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How We Became Fire; James short story
Topic Started: September 2, 2010, 5:12 am (19,031 Views)
Karla Hetfield
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Dinner was really nice... they are getting along now, and this is so good...
I want more, of course! Love this story!
Thanks for the update!
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Next day was work day. I haven’t seen James in the morning nor during the afternoon until their time to show up in the venue was due. I had all my work done when they got there. James arrived dressed n faded blue jeans and white shirt, flip flops on his feet. He looked rejuvenated and greeted me with a simple smile that stole my peace.

“Hi.” He said.

“Hi.” I said almost choking looking at him. Lars and Kirk scrutinized us in a awe because we’ve had such a normal and quiet greeting. None of them knew we had dinner together the previous night.

“Am I missing something here?” Lars hushed when I was walking to my control table to rehearse the sound with them.

“Peace. Peace is finally here.” I told him winking an eye. Our rehearsal went with no incidents. They played, I remade the sound, no fights at all. James listened to my advises quietly and even agreeing with me. Now work was going good. When it all came to an end and everything was prepared for another metal night we all left the stage. James delayed his pace so he could join me on the back. Katy who was by my side walked fast so she could leave us alone.

“Don’t you think the acoustics here are weak?” He asked me. I nodded.

“That’s why I made all the adjustments. You guys are having a hard time with that, New York was also bad.” I told him. I had to agree with him, our rehearsal took a bit longer because of all the adjustments I had to make and they were late for the meet n’ greet with the fans. “Aren’t you guys late for the meet n’ greet?”

“We are but this was important. Rob is already going there, I am the last one I still have some time.” I looked at him and smiled and we reached the corridor filled with Metallica’s gear. I thought our way would separate there. “Do you wanna have a drink and talk a bit before I go there?” I stopped walking reluctant to accept his offer. He read my expression. “If you don’t have anything else to do that is.”

“No, I am free now until the show.” I said. One drink and a chat wouldn’t hurt so I thought. James opened the door of his own room and held it for me, I stepped inside.

“I have apple juice and water, sorry not much to offer you.” He joked.

“Water is fine.” I said sitting on a bench. James handed me a bottle and took one for him sitting right in front of me straddling his long legs and stretching his arms which made me see part of his belly. I shuddered at the view, I had ran my hands through there once and I felt like doing it again. I had to control my body not to jump off my bench and sit on his lap. Once again my desire was betraying me. He leaned forward killing my view. “Are you alright?” He asked. That wake me up from my trance.

“Sorry, I am just a bit tired.” That was all I could come up with. James gave me another one of his murdering smiles. I was feeling weird things for him, weird for me as I could not figure out what they were. It was not just desire, I also simply liked the moment I was just sitting with him and talk, listening to the peaceful tone of his voice. Friendship, that is.

“You have enough time to rest a bit until the show. You still have some hours.”

“Then it comes the party at the club and that will ruin me. I know I can choose not to go but I never resist.” James laughed loud.

“Then you’re not really tired otherwise you wouldn’t go young lady.” He teased me with a smile.

“I don’t want to let people down by refusing and invitation.”

“Really?” He asked me, I nodded. Then his expression became rather serious. “Then I think I can ask you out again because I know you don’t want to let me down.”

“Really?” I teased him, he nodded. “Where do you want to take me?”

“Where I want to take you is a different story.” He said with a grin that made me jump a little.

“Where you can take me is another thing.” I completed his thought. “Let’s not go that way…” I asked him in a honest tone.

“Yeah…but would you go out with me again?” I finished my water and rested the bottle on the table by my side. Right there Lars knocked on the door calling James for his duty. We both stood up and before we reached the door James grabbed my hand. “You didn’t answer me.”

“Yes.” I simply said, mentally knowing I was making a huge mistake.

Dinner, the show and then, obviously club party. I couldn’t say no to people that took me in as if I was family. The club was crowed with rock lovers but we were taken to the top floor where we had our own private area big enough to lose some people out of sight. I was trying to see where Katy was when a familiar voice made me, literally, jump.

“I brought you this.” He said handing me my favorite beer.

“You pay attention to details.” I said surprised taking the beer off his hand.

“Some details aren’t really details.” James said.

“Great show you guys had tonight.” I told him straying the conversation.

“It was god indeed but I didn’t come here to talk about the show.”

“Why did you come here for then?” I defied him smiling.

“I don’t know…” He sighed. Now things were getting a bit weird.

“I think you need to rest.”

“Wanna go for a walk?” He suggested. Once again he surprised me. I looked around me and felt a bit dizzy with all the noise happening on that place. My crazy self took over and I just shrugged.

“Sure.” I rested the beer on the bench half full and we left without saying anyone we were leaving. I’d rather have a quiet moment than be in a place filled with drunk people. James shoved his hands in his pockets as we began to walk down the street side by side.

“They’re gonna miss us inside.” I told him.

“Probably…” He said being vague then awkward silence took care of us and we walked a bit without talking.

“Wanna go to that park?” He broke the silence pointing at a dark park on our left side.

“Is that safe?” I said unsure.

“I don’t know but I think I can still manage to punch some guys if they try to mess up with us.” He said with a laughter.

“Even then…” I said laughing too. We ended up crossing the street and we dived in the darkness of a quiet and somehow cozy park. Not wanting to go much further we sat on the grass under a big tree.

“So I guess this is our going out again.” I told him.

“We can look at it that way OR we can think this is our escape away.” Again I laughed. He was funny. His sense of humor was fabulous. I was more relaxed in his presence than I ever thought.

“It looks more like an escape indeed.”

“That’s why I put it that way. Anyway I’m glad you accepted my offer.”

“Last night made it easier.”

“I am sorry for everything I said and done to you, I really am.”

“We’re past that or so it seems.” I shrugged. James face was lightened by the moon, he looked incredibly mysterious under the moonlight and again irresistible.

“How old are you Ade?”

“It is bad to ask that to a lady.” I joked. “I am 30.”

“Just like I thought, you are pretty young.” I wondered what he meant by that comment since he made it serious and almost sighing.

“Is that a good or a bad thing?” I asked him.

“I guess age doesn’t really matter.” He said not really answering my question.

“No it doesn’t.” I agreed with him.

“I miss my kids.” He confessed. So was that why he wanted to have a walk with me? So he could talk?

“Do you wanna talk about them?” He smiled again in that tender way. “How are they?” I asked making things easy for him.

“Cali is an artist. Her drawings are amazing, she got that from me and she’s growing really fast, she’s almost a teenager. Castor is calm and quiet like his mother, he likes cars as I do though and then Marcella, well, Cella is a girl but is the tiny version of me…” He began to laugh. “She likes everything I do. She could have been born a boy.”

“Why don’t you ask your wife to bring them here? I think she would do that.”

“They’re on vacation in Argentina.”

“Oh…” As I said this I shivered as the night was getting fresh and I was just wearing a strapless top. Seeing that James took his jacket and leaned over me. I tensed a bit and his eyes hit mine as he covered my shoulders with his jacket.

“Hope this makes you feel better.” He said with his face still so close to mine. I could breathe his breath and taste it in my mouth.

“Thank you.” I told him. James came back to his place leaving my heart beating a mile per second. Again we went silent. I felt tension between us that moment.

“Do you ever think about London?” He broke the silence in the most horrible way I could think of.

“James…” I said. “I don’t want to talk about that, please.”

“Come on Ade, we’re both adults and it happened. We can’t ignore it.”

“It happened because we never thought we’d see each other again.”

“I agree but do you ever think about it?”

“I don’t think we should be having this conversation.” I said. The fact that he was insisting was leaving me nervous.

“Why?” He played the innocent. I noticed there he was testing me. Why? I didn’t have a clue.

“Because we’re working together and we’re trying to be friends.” I was beginning to feel a real discomfort.

“It’s impossible to forget it.” He gasped. I stood up quite fast hearing his confession.

“I think we better go back to the hotel.” I said. James didn’t argue he got up and followed my fast pace. He left me almost in panic. What was he trying to do?
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elena
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The friendship between them start working :)
I think James wants more by asking her about London :D
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4everJamie
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Nice update!! :heart:
Yeah James, tell us...what are you trying to do? :biggrin
:lol:
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September 16, 2010, 6:23 am
Yeah James, tell us...what are you trying to do? :biggrin
:lol:
Jump on her pants again? Isn't that a possibility? :lol:
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Karla Hetfield
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He's soo into her! I love that!
Amazing chapter!
Thanks for the update! :wavey
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Scorpion Flower
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I won't be updating today, sorry:) College has started and i'm short on time.

I'll be back tomorrow for sure:)
Thank you all.
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Gaby de Trujillo
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I love this story!!!! I really love it.

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LittleVirus
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That's okay! :D School's a bitch, I know... :lol:

Besides, I'm working on something I thought giving you for this story actually... :biggrin
*playing mysterious...*
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LittleVirus
September 17, 2010, 10:47 am
That's okay! :D School's a bitch, I know... :lol:

Besides, I'm working on something I thought giving you for this story actually... :biggrin
*playing mysterious...*
ME? :blink: Why me?
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I wish you the best at the college. :horns2
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Scorpion Flower
September 17, 2010, 10:57 am
LittleVirus
September 17, 2010, 10:47 am
That's okay! :D School's a bitch, I know... :lol:

Besides, I'm working on something I thought giving you for this story actually... :biggrin
*playing mysterious...*
ME? :blink: Why me?
Because your story is the best! :D
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LittleVirus
September 17, 2010, 11:00 am
Scorpion Flower
September 17, 2010, 10:57 am
LittleVirus
September 17, 2010, 10:47 am
That's okay! :D School's a bitch, I know... :lol:

Besides, I'm working on something I thought giving you for this story actually... :biggrin
*playing mysterious...*
ME? :blink: Why me?
Because your story is the best! :D
I am far, far away from being the best... :lol: Anyway, thanks for the complimment.
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Scorpion Flower
September 17, 2010, 11:03 am
LittleVirus
September 17, 2010, 11:00 am
Scorpion Flower
September 17, 2010, 10:57 am

Quoting limited to 3 levels deepknow
Because your story is the best! :D
I am far, far away from being the best... :lol: Anyway, thanks for the complimment.
I've read hundreds of stories here already it seems, and yours IS the best. :nanner5: (though I have a terrible crush at James, so I really love this story... :drool :lol: )
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Next morning it was the usual rush towards the airport. Chicago was our destiny. We had to wait a while because the band was flying with us and James was late. It took some time sat on the plane waiting for him to get there. When he finally arrived, looking especially gorgeous he looked for me and sat by my side. I began to worry as every day I’d find him more and more attractive and secretly I wished he’d sat right where he decided to, on the vacant seat I had next to me.

“Mind if I sit here?” He asked rather casual. I shook my head and looked at him by the corner of my eye. James pulled out a newspaper and began to read. I decided not to interrupt his reading and I ended up reading his paper too. Suddenly I saw some announcement of classics exhibition in Chicago. I ripped the paper off his hands.

“Oh my god!! I have to go to see this.” I exclaimed excited.

“No one ever taught you that is a bad thing to take things off people’s hands without asking first?” He said smiling at me.

“Oh I am sorry…” I told him almost blushing but the excitement of that car exhibition got the best out of me. “It’s just that…well I have to go there.” I said looking back to read the text. “It ends today!!” I said rather sad.

“You like cars?” He asked me not caring with my words.

“I do.”

“I want to go there too.” He said. “Maybe we can go together?” I looked at him as he popped the question. His gaze met mine and I began to get lost in his blue eyes, almost forgetting what he had asked me. He had some hypnotizing power on his gaze and I couldn’t stop staring at him. He was staring at me the same way.

“I’d love to go with you.” I said. Then I almost slapped myself for using the word love instead of just like. Since when my mouth could not hold the truthful words and replace them for a simpler one? “But it ends today.”

“We still have time, we just have to go there as soon as we land.” I smiled. I wanted to go and if I was going to share that with him, the better. I liked his company after all, in fact, I thought I liked his company a bit too much.

“Ok.” I said. James turned around on his seat so he could face me.

“Ok? Like that? It’s a public place, you’re gonna be seen with me.” He teased.

“You can always say I am your assistant or something.”

“Right.” He laughed. I gave him back his paper and he went back to his reading which left us in silence. I saw Connie and Lars looking back at us and smiling then they just hushed with each other, I could only assume they were talking about us. I felt a bit ashamed. I was wondering what they were talking about when James’s voice woke me up.

“Ade…” He called me gently. Gently enough to sooth my heart. He leaned his head against his seat. “I am sorry if I upset you yesterday.” He was talking low so no one could hear what we were talking about.

“I was not upset. It just bothers me, that’s all.” I explained. That subject didn’t just bother me, it panicked me but I couldn’t tell him that.

“I just think that we cannot ignore it, that’s all.”

“Are we really talking about this again?” He gave me such a smile that I felt the urge to ran my hand across his face. I actually had to control myself not to do it. His smile was beyond tender. “I think about it sometimes, ok? Now let’s not talk about this anymore.” I confessed. Again my big mouth betraying me in a shameless way. I didn’t want to tell him anything of that, but his smile had that power. I turned my gaze away from him as I felt I was blushing. Suddenly I felt the tip of his fingers on mine and I almost jumped on my seat. My heart began to race and I didn’t like the fact that I was liking he was doing that.

“There’s nothing wrong with that.” He told me holding my hand firmly. For a moment I felt safe, just by the fact I had him holding my hand and I had never felt that way before with a guy. I took my hand away a bit scared of that safety feeling. He was making me feel weird things, unknown to me. New.

“Thanks for saying that.” I smiled at him.

“We could have dinner after the exhibition.” He suggested.

“What are you trying to do?” I asked him not taking the pressure and confusion in my head.

“Nothing. I am just trying to know you better and I like your company. I am not trying anything.” He clarified but it seemed to me that he knew exactly what he was doing. He knew exactly how to deal with me, he had been like me once in his life. He was trying to pull me to him little by little, the only way he knew he could win.

“I don’t think we should.” I said. “I mean…”

“I know what you mean…” He interrupted me. “Have dinner with me, please?” James looked at me with such pleading eyes that I couldn’t say no to him.

“Ok.” I whispered. He just shot me another tender smile and turned his gaze back to the newspaper. Again I ended up doing what he wanted.

As we arrived sooner than we thought we went to the hotel to leave our stuff there. Surprisingly my room was right next to James’s this me. A short notice from Mr. Lars Ulrich, who shot me a suspicious grin giving me the card key. I changed to a air of blue jeans and white tank top. I needed comfortable clothes. A knock on my door made me jump in anticipation, thinking it was James already but at my door was Lars and Connie holding hands.

“We came to ask if you wanted to have dinner with us?” Lars said.

“Oh sorry, I…” I didn’t know what to tell them. “I have plans already.”

“You do?” Connie asked surprised and I heard James’s door opening. They both looked at him. James stopped right behind them.

“Are you ready?” He asked me. I could crawl into a hole that moment. Lars and Connie smiled at each other.

“Have fun Ade.” Connie said.

“Invite Katy, I don’t want to leave her alone.” I suggested.

“We did but she’s going out with Phil.” Lars informed me. It was my time to smile.

“She is?” I asked enthusiastically. They both nodded. I clapped with joy and burst into my room to pick up a sweater and my wallet. Lars and Connie walked up with us to the elevators. James’s was especially silent, I wondered if he was a bit bothered with the fact that Lars and Connie knew now that we were going out together. Our ways separated on the street.

“So Katy is going out with Phil..” James’s comment out of the blue but I knew it had pun intended.

“He’s her type, blond with blue eyes…” Suddenly I shut my mouth as I was describing James innocently. He smiled knowingly.

“And what’s your type?” He asked me.

“The opposite, dark hair, dark eyes…” I told him.

“Good to know…”He said laughing. I laughed too, his face was just too funny to resist. He was my type indeed but I could never tell him that.

The exhibition was just phenomenal. I was like a kid in the middle of a toys store, pointing and commenting about the cars with James. He was amazed looking at me, sometimes he’d just stopped watching me which made me feel awkward.

“Look at that truck.” I said pointing at an old truck needing to be restored.

“Oh man…” James told me halting towards it. I had to run a bit to cope with his pace. “I want this.” He said. He called the guy and then he made the deal much to my surprise. So that’s how he worked? He wanted something and he’d get it? During his negotiation he had his hands shoved in his pockets and looked calm. I scrutinized every single inch of his body. His inked arms asking for my touch or I just wanted to touch them. His neck wanting to be kissed I had to turn around not to look at him. I had to distract myself looking at the cars again but then James was more attractive than any of the cars shown in there. My gaze ended up falling on him again and that time his eyes were on me too, he accepted my look with a soft smile for a moment the whole place went silent and there was only him in there. My brain shut down just to receive James’s cute smile. Something was wrong, really wrong. That was beyond desire.

“Did you really buy it?” I asked him when he joined me.

“I did. That is a beauty and I already have plans for it.” He said visibly happy. “I am starving, time for dinner?” He asked. We had been there for hours, we saw everything twice, I guessed it was time to leave.

“Sure.” I said. James’s hand burned on my back as he guided me outside to the driver who was waiting for us.

“Don’t forget I am dressed in jeans, don’t take me to some fancy place.” I said already in the car.

“I am in jeans too.” He said pointing at his own black ones. “Don’t worry, I don’t even like too fancy places. I am a simple guy.”

“Good.” I said. I looked out at the window watching the streets, distracting myself a bit.

“Do you like Italian?” James spoke against my ear which caused me to jump, when I looked at him, he was so close that we hit with our foreheads. We began to laugh but James complained a lot.

“Let me check it.” I asked him pulling his hands down. He held them not letting it go. “You have nothing there.” I told him trembling a bit considering the tiny distance between us and his fingers playing a bit with mine.

“So do you like Italian?” He asked not letting go of me even though I was trying to pull my hands away.

“Yes, I do.” I told him able to sit back again.

In the restaurant, a cozy place with a band playing live we ordered some pasta dishes. Dinner went quiet and peaceful with James and I talking about our life and making confessions to each other about private feelings. We had a lot in common, even in our unfortunate moments in life, we shared feelings. Our likes and dislikes were the same. After dinner, as we were close to the hotel, James told the driver to go and we walked. We took quite some time, I didn’t want the night to end. I was having a great time. We stopped near the door to my room.

“Well, see you tomorrow.” James told me shoving his hands on his pockets one more time and looking rather nervous at his feet. I wanted more of his company, somehow I just didn’t want the night to end and I had spent almost all of my day with him.

“Do you wanna come in and have a last drink?” I offered. James looked up at me and nodded with a soft smile on his lips. I opened the door happy he had accepted my invitation. The first one coming from me since we became closer. We sat on the couch sipping each on a bottle of orange juice.

“How is it like to get divorced?” He asked me breaking the loud silence.

“It’s not easy. Look if you feel like you are not ready to take that step then don’t. You have kids and all, it’s never easy. When he said he wanted to divorce me I was ok with it, I’ve also thought it was the best decision to take and even then I had a tough time because no matter what you always think about what went wrong and that will haunt you for a while.”

“I talked to her yesterday, she already has a lawyer and honestly, I feel like doing it too. I don’t feel like there’s anything to save in our marriage, our kids understood that was my main concerning but now I feel like…”

“You failed?” I added. James nodded. “I know, I’ve been there. I guess time will heal all wounds James and if the two of you manage to keep it nice, it is good for you.”

“Yes, I can’t say we’re in war or anything. We even stopped fighting since we decided to separate.”

“I don’t know what to tell you…” I sighed.

“I’m fine, don’t worry. I am really fine.” He said smiling. “Did you have a good time today?” He changed the subject.

“Yes.” I said firmly so there wouldn’t be any doubts.

“That’s great.” He said rather to himself than talking to me. He said it low. “I think I better leave you alone and I also need to rest.” He said standing up. I walked him to the door. Secretly I didn’t want him to go yet but I couldn’t ask him to stay. I opened the door and held it.

“See you tomorrow.” I told him. My heart stopped beating when he bent over me and kissed my cheek, pausing his lips on my cheek for a few seconds.

“See you tomorrow Ade.” He said with a soft smile then he ran his fingers through my face which made my heart accelerate. “You make me feel good.” He said. I ran out of words to tell him as I was controlling my emotions. James left and I closed my door confused, with my reaction and with his reaction. I walked to my room feeling a bit numb and I could not believe how hard it was for me to sleep and he ran through my thoughts. I never spent much time thinking about someone, so that was new to me.
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