( DESIRE )

viii

Rubbing on his head as he glanced up at the person he'd just bumped into, he then stopped all of his movements once he realized that he was face to face with a familiar raven haired boy that glared down at him, a look of realization growing over his features the longer the redhead maintained deep eye contact with him that also had him growing uncomfortable. He could've sworn that he was dreaming just by the gingers face.

"Jackson, is that you?" He blurted out as he pushed his own hand up to his forehead, a wicked grin forming on his lips as he took in every inch of the redheads appearance while he quietly noted how underdressed he was.

The man slammed his hand back down to his side as he bit on his bottom lip and looked off to the side for a quick second before he glanced back at the dark haired man, "Uh... Yes.. it's me.. hi."

"I would've never expected to see you here! How'd you even get in...?" The well dressed male took a few more steps closer to the nervous ginger that didn't even bother to take any steps away from him.

"I... actually came with Y/N, so.." Jackson shrugged as he pushed both of his arms behind his back, his mannerisms seeming confident but his facial expression seeming as though it was full of fear and shock at who he was seeing.

Tilting his head to the side as he kept on inspecting the mans clothes, the darker haired man then snapped his eyes back up to the redheads face, "Oh! Is that right...?"

"Yes... I met her at the thing she was having, and.. We spoke alot before, so she just invited me here with her, then they let me in with no problems, now here I am..."

The man in front of Jackson sent him a fake smile that caused shivers to go down the redheads spine, "Aren't you supposed to be all excited? I mean... Ever since we were kids, you've always loved Y/N."

"I know. I am excited, I am... I just didn't expect to see.. you here..."

"Are you upset by me being here??" There was a loud chuckle that came from Jackson's enemy, but he just shut the sinister look in his eyes out for the one he loved.

He huffed out as he glanced at the pearling floor underneath both of the two men, "No.. I just-"

"Oh, here's the youngster!" The sound of Y/Ns cheering voice hit against both of the men's ears, causing them to snap their heads towards the girl that practically tackled the dark haired man in a tight hug that he gladly returned.

During their warm filled hug, Jackson's enemy shot him yet another sinister grin, and that really broke something inside of the ginger, but of course he didn't want to make a scene since he didn't want to embarrass himself in front of the celebrity that seemed too latched onto the man that Jackson knew all too well.

Once the H/C haired celebrity finally let go of the well dressed man, she tilted her head to the side and gave him a teeth showing smile, "I thought you decided not to come, Hamza! What are you doing here??"

"I changed my mind," Hamza laughed out at the excited expression that formed over Y/Ns features while he continued to hold his glass up to his chest, showing the girl that he was confident.

"Well I'm glad you did! This would be so boring if you weren't here... When are we gonna get this party started??"

"Soon, soon... But.. I met your little friend Jackson here," Y/N took her eyes off of the dark haired male to spare a glance at the redhead that awkwardly stood in front of the two that didn't pay him any mind, "He says you brought him here with you... Is that true??"

Turning her eyes back onto the male beside her, that's when she nodded her head a little, her spirits seeming much more lifted, "Yeah! He's a pretty cool guy."

Jackson shuddered at the sound of the love of his life calling him cool in front of one of the many men he wanted to prove wrong. It was clear she only thought of him as someone who wasn't that important, and that hurt.

"I agree. He is a pretty cool guy." Hamza chuckled before he lifted his glass up to his lips to take a shower sip out of it while Jackson just balled each of his hands up into fists.

"Alright, youngster. We're gonna go over there to see-"

"What is up with you and calling me youngster?? You know I hate it when you call me that, right?"

"Yeah, but that's exactly why I call you it, youngster."

"Why do you even call me that? It's not even that creative yet you have everyone laughing at me when you do."

She giggled a little at the genuine annoyance showing on his face while she crossed her arms, "Because you're eighteen, duh. Little youngster you are."

Rolling his dark eyes before they set back in front of the ginger in front of him, that's when the smile that was once on his lips returned, "And by we did you mean you and Jackson... Together?"

"Uhmmm, yeah.. why do you ask??" She raised an eyebrow at the skepticism that was clear over Hamzas features and demeanor, "Do you two know eachother? Or did I just miss something..?"

Eyes scanning all over the redheads features that stayed the exact same, that's when Hamza realized he caught Jackson in a lie because he knew Y/N would've mentioned something about Jacksons age as well, "Hmmm? Oh...! No, no.. I was just thinking, sorry about that..."

Jackson's heart was running all around in his body once he noticed the smirk that grew across Hamzas mouth because he already knew that he knew about his lie, but he was confused because he didn't say anything to the older woman next to him.

"Uhmmm, okay, then... Awkward much..? Anyway, let's go Jackson,"