Counterpart × Bugsey AU

Chapter 3. The Kids Aren't Alright

"Well, I'm going to refill. Be back, and maybe we can discuss activities." Kasey said with an adorable smile before she seemingly floated off into the mass of people surrounding her and Stiles.

Stiles' heart was racing as he still felt the warmth radiating off of his chest from where her fingers grazed him while she was tugging on his tie. The fact that Kasey had actually done such a flirtatious act towards him had his head spinning. He couldn't believe that she was actually interested in hanging out with just him, and doing things together. Granted, they have had classes together and done things with Scott and Bugs for years, but the two of them together haven't done much.

His eyes lingered on where she had disappeared into the crowd momentarily, before a warm body brushed up against his. His eyes widened when he recognized Jamie Beck, one of Lydia's loyal followers. He could smell the alcohol on her breath as she leaned into him. He felt uncomfortable as he tried to push her off of him, he didn't want this from her.

"You look so cute tonight," she slurred as her arms wrapped around his shoulders.

Stiles was beginning to panic as he grabbed her arms and lifted them off of him, "Really? You usually make fun of my clothes." he responded sarcastically.

Jamie smiled, "You would look really cute with longer hair."

"Thanks," Stiles grimaced, "I'll take that into consideration."

The temperature in the room was rising, or maybe it was just him because of how uncomfortable he was feeling. Kasey would be back any second and he didn't want her to see this and think something of nothing. He doesn't like Jamie, he likes Kasey. He would kill to have Kasey all over him like this right about now.

Just as he turned his head to try and maneuver his way out of Jamie's hold, he caught sight of Kasey. Her eyes were wide and she was just gawking at the scene in front of her. He could tell by the look on her face that she did not like what she was seeing at all. Stiles panicked, and pushed Jamie off of him with more force than he had intended. Jamie nearly fell to the floor and he felt obligated to help her up before he darted after Kasey.

She was moving so fast and he couldn't get through the clusters of drunk teenagers fast enough to keep up with her. He definitely would be able to pick her out of the crowd the moment he saw her, it was just a matter of catching up to her first. He could kill Jamie right about now. Any other time, the females in Lydia's clique would ignore him like he had the plague... but of course the night when Kasey was interested in him, that was when they would be too.

Stiles, stumbling over someone's shoe, fell out of the crowd and grabbed onto a table to steady himself. As he glanced up, his eyes locked on a couple clad in black making out up against the wall beside him. He didn't have to look twice to know who the couple was, hell he was related to one of them and he was head over heels in love with the other. They couldn't look like more of a couple in this moment. The way that their bodies fit perfectly together and how she had her hands wrapped around the back of his neck and his were secured around her waist.

His mouth went dry as he tried to rationalize what he was seeing. Kasey wouldn't kiss Bugs, would she? Well, she is so there is no reason to question it. He's seeing it with his own two damn eyes. He wanted so badly to scream, to say something--anything, to make them break apart. The knife in his chest was driven deeper as Kasey pressed her body up against Bugs even more, you couldn't fit a sheet of paper between them they were that close.

Without thinking, Stiles shook his head from side to side and went to run straight out the front door. His knee bumped the table that had been beside Kasey, and the jolt of motion broke her out of the kiss, well that or she decided to come up for air. Her brown eyes locked with Stiles' golden ones, and her face paled. Stiles let out a breath he hadn't realized he had been holding and he bolted from the scene. He ran straight for his jeep, praying that nobody would stop him on his way out. Unfortunately, as soon as he got out the front door, Allison stopped him.