Driving Me Crazy...

(Jack P.O.V.)

"Hey, Barakat!" I turned on my bar stool to see Mike and Vic walking towards me. I've been at the bar for about an hour now. I usually find some bar or club after my sets lately. Some way to get off of the venue, something to get my mind off things. I smiled back at the Fuentes brothers.

"Hey, Mike, Vic." I greeted and turned back around. Vic grabbed a stool next to me, Mike next to him. I'm not sure anyone actually knows what's up. They all know I've been a little off, they've even brought it up. I just haven't told them yet. Not even Alex. I guess they decided instead of trying to get it out of me, they'll just hang out, make sure I'm okay. They're respecting my decision to keep it to myself. Most of them anyway. They know I'll come out with it eventually.

They got the bar tenders attention and ordered themselves a drink. Vic turned to me. "So, how're things?"

"Things are good. Things are.. Things." I shrugged. "Where are the other guys?"

"Rian and Zack are staying with Dani, Alex, Tony, Jaime, Justin, Kellin, and Hayley are on their way." Mike answered.

"Hayley?"

"Yeah, Williams. She wanted to get out of the bus. Taylor brought a girl on and Jeremy was out with some friends, so she asked to tag along." Vic replied. "She didn't wanna be around if Taylor hit home." He laughed. The bar tender handed them their drinks as I ordered another. I was planning on getting shit-faced tonight. I've been holding back this past week and I just need to let go. I need to numb this shit out.

"Jack Bassam Barakat. What's up, man?" We turned around to meet the oh, so beautiful face of the devil herself. Hayley walked up, Kellin and Justin close behind, and gave me a hug. "I saw you around the venues, never got the chance to say hi. How've you been?"

"Hey, I've been doing okay. You?"

"I'm alive. That's good, right? Hey, Vic. Hey, Mike." She gave each of them a hug. Kellin and Vic shared their 'man hug' and they all ordered a few shots. Jaime and Tony soon walked in and did the same. Not too long after did Alex walk in and to the sight of who followed behind, my face fell almost instantly. Dani. I immediately faked a smile and gave her a hug as she greeted me. I turned back to the bar as Alex dragged her off to introduce her to Hayley. I ordered another drink, something stronger.

Oh, yes. I am getting SO drunk tonight.

Dani and Hayley seemed to hit it off instantly. It was like they were old friends, just catching up. You could already tell they would be close. No surprise there. They're alot alike. What really caught me off guard is when Dani came up to the bar and ordered a drink. Not just a little shot or even a weak drink either. She went for something strong. With a quick look around, I wasn't the only one that was shocked by this. Alex, Vic, Mike, Tony, Jaime, Justin, Kellin and I all were looking at her like she had grown another head.

"What? There's a first time for everything, right?" She shrugged and took a drink. We all just exchanged looks for a moment and shrugged it off as well. It was 20 minutes later when I saw Justin eyeing her down. He was checking her out, like, hardcore. Like he was stripping her with his eyes. I could already feel my blood start to boil.

"Jack?" I felt someone lay a hand on my shoulder, causing me to jump.

"Dammmit, Victor! What do you want?" I questioned the man who snuck up on me. He had a fairly concerned expression on his face.

"Come talk to me for a second." He grabbed me by my forearm and led me away from the group who were slowly getting more intoxicated, little by little.

"What's up?" I asked though I was pretty sure I already knew what this was about.

"What's wrong with you, Jack? Everybody's worried. You've been avoiding almost everybody for the past two weeks. You've been drinking alot and you mostly sit up in that little head of yours, not paying any attention to what's been going on around you."

"Just have alot of shit on my mind, man. I'm fine." I answered briefly before turning to walk back to the group before Vic caught my arm. I wasn't in the mood for this. I was already getting pissed off by Justin and Vic had been the more persistant of everyone when it came to wanting to know what's been bothering me. I've been getting quite annoyed.

"No, Jack. You're not fine. If you were fine, you would have been socializing instead of giving Justin the death stare. Yeah, I saw that." I rolled my eyes and looked away from him at nothing in particular. "If you were fine, you would be partying your ass off and I wouldn't have to pull you away and talk to you. I you were fine, hell, you probably wouldn't even be here. You would have probably found some girl, applied a bit of that 'Barakat Charm' and made your way back to th-"

"I don't want just some girl, Vic! I want Dani. I want her and only her. I want to be able to call her mine and I want Justin to back the fuck off and stop eye raping her for fucks sake!" I rushed, the words tumbling off of my tongue before I even had the chance to catch them. My eyes widened. It all slipped out before I could even think about what I was saying. Vic didn't even really seem surprised at all.

"Dani, huh? I thought all that was just a simple attraction. I thought it was all lust. I guess I was wrong."
"I don't even know, Vic. I'm lost." Vic had an expression on his face, which I couldn't decipher. He didn't look angry, but he didn't look too happy either.

"Why Dani? Out of any girl, why Dani?"

"I don't know, man. She makes me feel.. Different. Y'know?"

"Elaborate." He pressed. I thought for a minute, my thoughts jumbled. I took a seat on the chair in the corner of the bar. It took a while for me to gether my thoughts and put them into words. Vic was just staring at me intently, waiting patiently.

"I don't feel the same for her as I have for other girls. Fuck, I don't think I felt anything for them. But, Dani, man. She makes me want something more. It kills me, dude. I just want to be able to call her mine. But, no. According to the fans, she's property of Vic Fuentes, Kellin Quinn, and Alex Gaskarth. I know you guys didn't have shit to do with that, but I can't help but feel jealous. I want there to be some kind of slash name for us. Like, I don't know, Dacki, or something. I've known her for a month and she's driving me fucking crazy." I looked up to meet his eyes. He wore a blank expression. I sighed. "Can you blame me though? Look at her." I paused, looking at her as if I were telling myself to do what I told Vic. "She's fucking gorgeous. She's the most down to earth girl I've ever met. I get lost in her eyes, I melt when she smiles at me, and damn, her laugh. It's the cutest thing. She looks like an angel when she sleeps. I just have an overwhelming feeling to kiss her when we're together. I'm constantly finding myself holding back when she's around because I just want to hold her. It's killing me to take things slow. I'm not used to that, Vic." I brought my eyes back to meet his. "I'm used to girls trying to jump me left and right, but Dani isn't like that. I have the up most respect for that. I do. I'm just not used to that. Vic, I don't know what to do. I've been so lost and confused, I've been going out everynight to get my mind off of her, but it isn't working." I paused, taking a deep breath and exhaling before speaking again. "I've been trying to get over my feelings, to get over her. I've been pushing her away, avoiding her for two weeks. We stopped sleeping in the same bunk and we hardly talk at all. But, I still can't get her out of my mind. I don't know how to become anything more to her than a friend, I don't know how to take things slow. I don't know what to do."

"Shit, man." Vic sighed. "Kellin isn't going to be too happy about this. Nothing personal, he has issues with any guy who tries to get with her. Usually, I'm on his side and I was until now." I shot him a look of confusion before he continued. "You seem pretty sincere and I've seen the way Dani looks at you. I've seen the way you look at her as well. I always thought it was lust, sensuality, thirst." I looked down at my hands in shame. I was guilty of that. That is what he saw. I'll be honest, with myself not Vic, I'd fuck Dani in a heartbeat. But, I want more than sex with her. Way more. "But, as you explained your feelings, I realized that I was seeing something different." I looked up at him, meeting his eyes once again. "I saw desire, longing, love." With that one word, I felt heat rise to my cheeks. I've pretty much owned up to it, but it's still a new term for me. I wasn't even sure about it, seeing as I've never been in love before, but apparently, I'm not the only one who thinks so.

"I think this would be good for Dani." Vic continued. "She needs somebody, a guy, who actually loves her as more than a sister or best friend. But, she needs somebody who will treat her right, Jack. There are a lot of guys in her life, including me, who will be more than willing to kick your ass if you hurt her. Don't do it."

"Never. I'd kick my own ass."

"Good. As for this 'taking-things-slow' problem you've got, just take her out on a date or something, talk, get to know eachother. I can tell you right now, she won't get with a stranger." He smiled at me.
"Thanks, man." I stood, patting his back before turning to find Dani.

I froze in place at the sight of Justin. Justin with his arm around Dani. Justin making Dani laugh. Justin hitting on my Dani. I felt my blood boil and my fists clench. Dani was wobbly, finding it hard to balance on her own legs. She was drunk. Dani was drunk and Justin was walking with her to the exit.

That's when I came undone.

Notes

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