From Another Universe| d.m

Chapter 40

It had been a month since Sarah and I had shifted and the both of us could agree on one thing. We both wanted to shift back.

I couldn't wait another day , I was practically desperate to be back. I'd do anything. Once I had managed to get Sarah on the same page as me she also wanted nothing more to be back.

The main reason I grew so attached to shifting was Draco. Of course. I didn't expect to grow so close with him , considering we weren't even from the same universe but we did. I'm not sorry for how close we have gotten over the past two years that Sarah and I have been shifting back fourth , I'm actually glad.

Draco had caused a lot of happiness to my life but he also caused a lot of pain. The pain of shifting back here without him, the pain of leaving him, the pain of us being in separate universes constantly pained me.

But no matter how much pain shifting and Draco caused me I would never stop. Everything and everybody will always hurt you. It's just up to you to choose who you suffer for.

No matter how much I was in love with Draco and my life with him Sarah had convinced me my life here was just as important. I didn't want to agree with her but her nagging had made me give in to her opinion on life here.

It was obvious Jason liked me. The way he looked at me, talked to me, smiled at me. I would be plain stupid if I hadn't noticed it.

I wasn't the only one who picked up on Jason'a little crush on me. Sarah had too , and she took this as a very important matter.

Sarah had explained as this was "a perfect opportunity as to actually having a love life here , rather than slope around , relying on Draco who is no other than fictional in this would."

I decided to give Jason a try considering if I hadn't Sarah would just continue to nag me until I gave in.

It felt extremely weird dating him. We hadn't even gone on a date yet.

Dating Jason was definitely not the same as dating Draco. For Draco , I loved him. For Jason , it was more of a forced relationship. At least for me is was.

I admitted to Sarah I liked him at one point but now those feelings faded away. I was still hung up over Draco and I couldn't bring myself to liking somebody other than him.

Jason and Draco were also both completely different people with completely different personality's. They were no where near the same.

I stepped out of Jason's car , closing the door behind me. Jason had driven the two of us the local Mexican restaurant in town. This and the Italian restaurant were both my favorite places to eat.

"You hungry?" He asked.

He looked up at me and smiled. I couldn't help but choke on my spit. The compassion he showed me as if he was in love with me made me disgusted. I tried my best to convince myself that I liked him but at the same time it was Jason in the end. Jason was practically my best friend , not my lover.

"Mhm," I nodded as Jason opened the door to the restaurant.

I couldn't help but glance over to Jason. His mask was covering his face so I wasn't sure if he was smiling or not but it sure seemed like he was.

"Thank you," I smiled as I stepped into the restaurant.

Jason and I walked up to the waiting area. I looked into the dining section and acknowledged how few customers were here , probably due to the pandemic.

Jason and I chose to eat outside. We sat on the curb eating our food. Jason had ordered some fancy meal I couldn't pronounce , and me being the picky eater ordered chicken tenders and french fries.

I took a bite of my chicken tender as I tried my best not to choke at Jason's funny remark. This time it wasn't a sarcastic choke out of disgust but rather one out of laughter.

Maybe Jason wasn't that bad. Maybe he just needed me to give him a chance rather than compare him to Draco. After all , the three years I had spent being friends with him , he was no other than a funny , kind , and a caring friend to me.

As Jason and I finished up our last bites of food we started over to his car. It was pitch black out considering after all it was 11:00 at night.

I opened the door as Jason's hand stopped me. His face was in my face as he smiled into my eyes. I stood there awkwardly not sure what to do.

"This is close," I whispered awkwardly.

Jason ignored my comment as he pulled me into a kiss. I instantly backed away as I smiled up at him awkwardly.

"I just made this awkward didn't I?" Jason sighed.

"No, No! Don't worry! You're fine!" I laughed awkwardly not sure what to say.

Jason nodded as the awkward tension grew bigger.

I decided to just enter the car rather than stare at him to bring the tension down.

Jason drove me to Sarah's house who was waiting for me. The ride was completely silent and very awkward. The two of us didn't dare to say a word.

Jason pulled into Sarah's driveway as I exited his car.

"Look," Jason started. "I'm sorry about-"

"Jason," I cut him off. "Don't worry about it. It was only our first date and the only reason we're labeled is because of Sarah."

Jason laughed.

"I'll see you around," I smiled as I started up Sarah's door step.

I didn't have to ring the door bell. It seemed as if Sarah was spying on Jason's entire conversation with me as she pulled my arm into her house aggressively .

"So?" Sarah squealed. "How was your first date with him?"

I groaned.

"Awkward," I sighed.

"Oh," Sarah said disappointed.

"Yeah..."

"So tell me about it," Sarah insisted.

"No, Instead let's go to room and start shifting,"

"Fine," Sarah said rolling her eyes.

"Yay!" I clapped as we headed upstairs to Sarah's room.

That night I laid on the air mattress Sarah's mom had set up for me. I laid in the starfish position. It felt so good to be going back after the long dreadful month here.

I was finally going to see Draco and I couldn't wait. I couldn't express the excitement I felt as I started to begin shifting.

I closed my eyes as I remembered the words Draco had told me.

"I'm gonna marry you one day Kimberly Johnson."

The words replayed in my head. That was all I ever wanted. All I wanted was to have a future with Draco.

No matter how many reasons there were to why Draco and I could possibly not end up with each other , deep down I'd hope in the end him and I would one day end up happily ever after together.