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Wherever I Belong...; Metallica AU with a twist... James/OFC, Kirk/OFC
Topic Started: January 24, 2010, 3:50 pm (46,579 Views)
the_mighty_het
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Smart Meg :P
Now James and Alex will be closer!!! :nanner: :nanner3:
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Awesome! Nothing quite like a long car ride to truly get to know someone else! :biggrin

:wink I freakin love this fic so much!!!!!!!!! :D
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can james and alex do something really nice on the back sit? :cool :cool :cool

:lol: :lol: just kiding

love it Olya :heart: :heart:
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Thank you girls!
Love you!
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More.












XXVII



(Alex's POV)


We agreed on taking Meg's Ford for one reason and one reason only, it was the only car big enough for a long trip. I wish we could take my Trans Am but whoever was unlucky enough to sit in the back would suffer for ten hours squeezed into an uncomfortable position.

James decided to drive all the way, refusing to let Kirk or Meg take turns. I took the passenger seat in the front, turning half way to the back so I could see Meg and Kirk, I hated talk to people that I couldn't see. James grabbed a few cassettes from his car right before we left, and we loaded up on snacks and started our unexpected and spontaneous trip.

We just talked, listen to the music and enjoying the beauty of the coastal highway. The ocean was on the right, with huge live oak trees growing on the hillsides, changing time to time with grape vines on the left.

“Hey James, you think we should let the girls hear what we play?” Kirk pulled between us and started searching though the cassettes.

“Yeah! We never heard any of your stuff and I should, since I'll be there with you on the show.”

“Here, Ride The Lightning! Let's see what you think...” Kirk pushed the cassette into the car stereo.

The beginning sounded so serene and soft, and I just opened my mouth to say that's it's nice when the first heavy and fast riffs flooded the car, taking over my senses. James' voice came next and I felt my heart speed up with music, magnetized by his rough singing. Wow... not what I expected, not what I expected at all!

“James is that you? You sound kind of... young...” Meg stuck her head between us, turning the volume up.

“That album is from four years ago, before James' balls dro-... um... when he was younger....” James glared into the rear view mirror, changing Kirk's answer mid-sentence.

“That is so sick! I love it! Do you sound different now?” Meg handed me a beer and giggled when Kirk pulled her back. She hung onto back of the James' seat, waiting for the answer and making eyes at me.

“Just heavier... still sound like a drunk sailor... hehe...” James smirked.

“Cool! Are you sure you don't want me to drive a bit? We all can change places...”

“Nah... I'm fine.”




(Kirk's POV)


Meg dropped back into the seat and started to move her head with music. Great, she likes it! Let's see what she'll say when my solo comes. I joined her in the metal head dance and smiled when she stopped and stared at me.

“Wow! Kirk is that you? Oh my God it's so amazing!” She moved closer to me and placed playful kiss on my lips. I pulled her closer and deepened it into a passionate kiss. Mmnnn... so sweet... so hot... too bad we're not alone.




(James' POV)


In the rear view mirror I saw Meg and Kirk kissing and smirked to myself. Tease! I want to do that too. I looked at Alex. She had her eyes closed, moving her head with the music and smiling. It's a good reaction, so she likes it. Wonder what she thinks...she didn't say anything... maybe I should ask.

“So, Alex what you think?”

She opened her eyes and turned to me.

“It's angry, fast, loud and great! Not what I expected...”

“What did you expect? I hope you didn't think we played something like Poison or Bon Jovi.” I smirked and saw her smile grow wider.

“Ha-ha. I can imagine James singing, Shooot in the heart and yyoouu're tooo blaaame, you giive loooove a bad name.. hahaha.” Kirk sang in a high pitched voice from the back seat.

“Or even better, Talk Dirty to Me!” Meg joined him in laughter.

“Hey, Poison is my favorite band of all time! You know, awesome deep lyrics, make up, I just love it all!” Alex laughed.

“Yeah in James' case it would be, talk dirty to me and you're dead.” Kirk deepened his voice, imitating James.

“I saw how much you love them. What was it? Hit the face or crotch for ten points.” I remembered Alex's favorite target and the memory of what happened next in that garage flashed in my mind. Mmh... God that was so... fuck, it's so hot in here!

“Yeah... that was fun, I guess, I wish I remembered that part...” Alex's voice sounded differently and I looked at her. She lowered her head and was threading the bottom of her shirt, then turned to the window. Oh... shit! Great going you dumb ass, she just felt comfortable with you and you had to remind her of that night. Fuck!

The next song sounded louder in the awkward silence that took over the car. Fade to Black, how fitting.




(Alex's POV)


I watched the side of the road, my good mood tarnished with the memory of my humiliation. Meg and Kirk were busy kissing on the back seat, everyone got quiet and the next song sounded so clear. I carefully listened to every word, letting the song speak to my heart. He wrote that? Gods, this is exactly how I felt before I met him in this world. Wonder what happened that made him feel so bad..

“You wrote this song?”

“I did, I was kind of down, we just had all out gear stolen and got thrown out of our manager's house. I felt pretty shitty. It just came out...” He turned to me with a sad smile.

“Sounds pretty deep and sad, to be just about stolen gear... maybe you channeled something from the past or from the future, you know, something very painful...”

“Maybe... every time I hear it now I think of Cliff...” His voice sounded quiet.

“Who's Cliff?” Something stirred in my memory but was gone in a second.

“He was our friend and our bassist. He was amazing, the best bass player ever. He died in a bus accident when we were touring in Europe... almost two years ago.” James almost choked on the last words.

“I'm so sorry...”

My memory woke up again and words flashed in my head with lines on the news paper.

-In September 1986, while riding on their tour bus to Stockholm, Sweden, their next tour stop, the band's bus had an accident, flipped on its side and killed Cliff Burton instantly.-

“Wait... Cliff... Cliff Burton?” I couldn't believe I didn't make the connection with the name of the band that I'd read in the old newspaper that I still had in my office. Metallica, how could I forget!




(James' POV)



Alex's voice sounded surprised. Wait, she knew Cliff?

“You knew him?”

“I met him once... he was nice to me when I was down... I just felt like I was lost... my world had varnished and I was in a new world that I don't know... I don't know how to explain it better... maybe it was just all that jager... I felt alone, like I'd lost someone... I was sitting outside of the bar and crying. Someone started talking to me, it was Cliff... he made me feel better... and probably thought I was crazy...”

“I don't think so... he was a pretty deep guy... for a pot head.” I smiled, remembering Cliff. I wonder when that happened, we always roamed bars together. I could've met her long ago...

“When did you met him?”

“Mid-summer of eighty-six... James, this is the exit we need.”

We were already here? That was so fast... Fuck. I want to talk to her more, yes I do, for the first time in my life, I want to talk to a girl. I mean I want all the other things too, but I'm enjoying just talking to her. Weird...



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Holding comment.
YEAH I'M HOLDING A COMMENT!
*writes*
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elena
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Great chapter! :horns2
Too bad that the trip is over.Can't wait for more. :heart:
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elena
July 10, 2010, 1:08 pm
Great chapter! :horns2
Too bad that the trip is over.Can't wait for more. :heart:
It's only one way, there still have drive back... :biggrin
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July 10, 2010, 1:12 pm
elena
July 10, 2010, 1:08 pm
Great chapter! :horns2
Too bad that the trip is over.Can't wait for more. :heart:
It's only one way, there still have drive back... :biggrin
Yes,and I hope this time Kirk and Meg will stay in front and James and Alex in the back.That way is easy for them to....get to know each other better. :biggrin
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Thanks for update.
Aww... James getting softie when they talked about Cliff. :heart:
Cute. :biggrin
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Olya, you make me able to imagine all the scenes details! I loved it! :heart: And I want more! :biggrin
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That was so cute ^_^
I hope James and Alex will get together soon!! :heart:
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Ooooh! I agree with elena, let Kirk drive and Meg ride shotgun :biggrin

Love this story! :heart:
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@ Torr, Holding a comment? Oh nows, I better write more! :biggrin

Thanks girls! :heart: :heart: :heart:


Here is a bit more. :)










XXIX




(Alex's POV)



After a short catch up between Tom and Meg, we were ready to leave, Tom walked us out and stopped by me.

“Alex, I hope you'll think seriously about my offer.”

“What did you offer her? And how come I don't know nothing about it?” Meg came from behind me.

Oh great going Tom. I didn't tell her anything yet...Shit.

“Just a new job, I'll tell you later.”

“What's wrong with your old one? You don't like it?” Meg wasn't falling for 'I'll tell you later'.

“Her boss is a pig and needs to be sued for sexual harassment.” Tom answered before I figured out how to get the conversation to a different subject.

Shit Tom, I told you about it because I needed to vent to someone, I guess I should've told you that Meg doesn't know about it, yet...

“What did he do?” Meg's eyes widened. I tried to figure out what to say and just opened my mouth when Tom spoke up with righteous outrage.

“He grabbed her ass! That dirty old fuck!”

Oh great, here we go, shit will hit the fan...

“He did what? You broke his arms right?” Meg almost screamed at me.

If only it was that simple...

“If you didn't, I can do it for you.” James voice made me turn.

That is just peachy, James will think that I let some old guy grab me at work... great.

“That is why I went on vacation... to think about what to do next...” I noticed James' eyes got darker.

“Just fucking quit! I can't believe you didn't tell me.” Meg put her hand on my shoulder.

“Meg, I didn't because I felt guilty.. your father had to pull many strings to get me that job, I didn't want to be ungrateful...”

“My father would be the first one to tell you to quit if he knew.” She rubbed my shoulder.

“Maybe all this will just blow over after I come back from vacation... it's a good job, great pay, and I can't afford not to work right now...”

“With your knowledge of history and eighteen languages, it shouldn't be so hard to find a job. Besides, I have a contract now, I can carry you till you find something, you did it for me for a year.”

“You know eighteen languages? Wow!” Kirk gasped.

“That's it. You'll go back there, or even better, call, and quit. Then we'll decide what to do.” Meg pulled me into a hug. “Okay?”

“Okay, now can we please stop talking about it and go home?” I wanted to get off this topic. I didn't want all this coming out this way. Especially not in front of James.

“Bye Tom!” Meg let me go and pulled Kirk to the car.

“Alex... I hope you're not mad at me... you didn't tell me that Meg didn't know... I'm sorry.” Tom stepped closer, giving me a goodbye hug.

“It's okay, no hard feelings, bye Tom.” I give him a big hug and walked to the car.

“I thought I'd drive, give you a little break, I have my license now.”

James gave me a funny look but didn't say anything, just opened the passenger door. Okay... I guess he is driving.

Thankfully no one continued talking about my job, Led Zeppelin's Mothership got us into a conversation about favorite bands and songs, then we jumped to the topic of movies. We talked, laughed, and snacked, and I caught myself feeling that I was back with my old friends, a thousand years back in the past.

There were just a few differences, it was a car instead of horses, chips and beer instead of bread and wine, more comfortable clothing and, of course, the fact that no one had called me My Lady. I smiled to my thoughts and let the memories of the past take over my mind.

I never allowed myself to think about what really happened to me. Every time I did I ended up with a crushing migraine, feeling lost and frustrated. But today I let my mind wander and it brought me back to the never answered questions. Who am I, where do I belong?

Was I born here and just trailed away in hypnosis to the other life, or was I born there and got transported here to this world? I have memories of this life from my childhood to now, I remember my father, working with him on the car, and how lonely I felt when he died. I remember living with my grandparents and my friendship with Meg when we were kids.

But ever since I met James, memories of the other life rose up from the depths of my mind. The castle, the hunting, the other father, no less dear to my heart than the one in this life. His death and my brother's betrayal. How is it possible? I knew it wasn't just a dream, I had my silver bracelets and royal pendant that I had on me when I cut the line between two world... that meant I was really there. But who is the real me?

What happened to the other me? Did we somehow switch bodies? She got transported there at the time of me coming here... and she was killed instead of me. Somehow, in the moment of transport our minds became one and got stuck in one surviving body. That would make at least a bit of the sense in this insane story. Good thing I never told anyone about it, I would be locked up in a psych ward right away.

If only James knew... wonder what he would say? I needed to stop thinking about it or I'd end up saying something wrong... like calling James My Lord. My Lord, my love, my heart... How I want to be in your arms right now...

I need to keep myself at a distance from him for now. It's so unbelievably hard to do! He is sitting right there, so close to me. Smiling, joking, laughing, looking and acting just like my James, same eyes, face, hair, voice, laugh.. everything.

I looked at James and noticed a few small pieces of chips that got stuck to his mustache and I unconsciously reached to shake them off, but just in time my mind came back to reality and I stopped my hand in midair.

Okay, snap out of it! The year is nineteen-hundred eighty-eight. I'm Alexia Troy. And this man beside me is James Hetfield and he is... the man I love. Shit! Someone smack me or pour a bucket of cold water on me, please!

James turned to me and I quickly pulled my arm back and lowered my eyes.

“Something's wrong?”

I looked back at him and tried to act as normal as possible, even managing to pull on a half smile.

“No, you just have some crumbs right there on your mustache...” My fingers slid over my upper lip.

He brushed his hand over his mouth.

“Did I get it?”

“Not all of it...”

He rubbed his mustache with his fingers, trying to look at himself in the rear view mirror and keeping his eyes on the road at the same time.

“How about now?”

“Almost..” I hardly held myself from helping.

“I can't do it when I'm driving, if you can help...”

Yes, My Lord! Fuuucckkk!!!

Before I knew, my hand eagerly flew to his face, and as soon as my fingers touched his skin an electric charge splashed a heat wave over my body. Oh... Gods...

My fingers shook the pieces of chips off and slowly ran over his lips. What am I doing? I need to stop this! I have to... oh, now I miss those lips...

He turned to me and when his eyes met mine I felt myself melting into his blue haze. I have to... I need to... I love you... if you only knew how much I love you and how much I want you to love me...

HE doesn't! Alex, you have to slow down, he is not there yet... just one kiss... my lips parted...

“God dammit!” Kirk's voice shook me back into my senses.

“There...” I broke the eye contact, bringing my hand back from his face and trying not to show what was happening inside of me. I turned to the back seat, trying my best to slow down my pounding heart.





(James' POV)



Her fingers ran over my lips and I felt my heart trembling in my chest. I held my breath, afraid that if I moved or breathed she would let go and this amazing moment would be over. I felt drowning in her beautiful sea colored eyes and gripped the steering wheel tighter.

All I wanted right now was to hit the brakes, pull her to me, and kiss... a long... tender kiss... enjoy every moment of it... I felt every bit of my body shivering with desire. As to respond to my thoughts, she slightly parted her lips... yes... just like that...

“God dammit!” Kirk's voice spooked Alex's eyes away from mine. Fuck!

“There...” She pulled her hand from my lips.

Mental note to myself. Kill Kirk. Slowly and painfully.

I turned my eyes back to the road, quickly pulling the car back in the right lane. Good thing no one noticed that I drifted into the opposite side. I tried my best to concentrate on driving, but my mind refused to let go of what just happened. If only I wasn't driving, I would've kissed her... too soon or not, I would've...

Did I imagine it or did she wanted that too? Did I hallucinate again... just like I did when we first met. I could've sworn I heard her saying my name when I held her in my arms and I know that was impossible, she didn't know who I was back then.

And now, when she touched my lips... she wasn't just brushing crumbs... it was...just one touch and it made me forget about everything.. including driving.





(Kirk's POV)



I accidentally dropped the bottle of beer and it's splashed all over my tee and jeans.

“God dammit!”

Meg's elbow immediately hit my side and I looked at her, surprised. She shook her head at me, giving me a 'nice going' look and pointed with her eyes to the front seat. I saw Alex pulling her hand away from James' face. What did I miss?

“There...” She turned to us and I noticed a lost expression on her face.

“What happened?” Alex's eyes wandered from me to Meg.

Yes, I wonder, what happened there between you two? Did I ruin someone's moment? Oh, this is just great! James is going to fucking kill me now.

“Nothing... I just spilled beer all over myself, and now I'm all wet... and sticky...” And I'm so sorry I did that at the wrong moment...

Meg ripped a few paper towels off the roll and started rubbing my wet clothes, pushing a little harder than necessary. Is she mad at me too? Oh shit!

“I didn't do it on purpose... it just slid...” I caught her hands and she looked at me. Her face softened and she smiled.

“I know, good thing we're almost home. We can get you out of this wetness.” Her hands pressed to my groin and she giggled when I gasped.

“I'm thinking, since it's kind of late and we're all tired, we'll just crush in our house, I don't think you guys want to drive any longer, I would hate for you to fall asleep while driving home. So what you say?” Meg looked at me with conspiracy written all over her foxy face.

“That is a great plan! I'm sooo tired and I wasn't even the one driving, since James hogged that all to himself.”

“I got you there and back just under nine hours, didn't I? All though it kind of took its toll on me, so, if you're okay with it...” At the last words James turned to Alex, but before she could answer, Meg giggled.

“Of course we're okay, we have plenty of space and a few guest rooms.”



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Now they are going to sleep together!!!
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That was a great chapter, Olya.
Wow... that moment between James and Alex was so powerful... I'm melting.
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