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| Fight Fire With Fire; James/OFC, Het, 1999 | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: February 17, 2013, 12:58 pm (18,432 Views) | |
| myparanoid | March 2, 2013, 8:58 pm Post #61 |
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Frantic
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James what have you done??? Loving the story
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| Powerslave | March 3, 2013, 1:26 am Post #62 |
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Bad Seed
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Damn it James, not cool.
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| Broken, Beat & Scarred | March 3, 2013, 5:19 am Post #63 |
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That damn Maxine! I just hope she hasn't got anything else planned... He better do something to fix things! He could start by firing Maxine... Great update! More soon, I hope!
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| Shayniz21 | March 3, 2013, 10:59 am Post #64 |
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Poor Twisted Me
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I can't believe he did that. And of course Maxine was behind it. Seriously, he needs self control. Why he could just jump at opportunity to be with that girl is beyond me. He said he really liked Ruth and when you really like someone you don't just throw it away like that. I feel bad for Ruth. I know this sounds crazy but I wanted to cry for her LOL I'm such a sap its horrible I really want you to update now.....like right now
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| -DJ- | March 3, 2013, 12:21 pm Post #65 |
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Blackened
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Update? You got it! Italy, June 1999. Things were very awkward between James and I. There was tension between us all the time and he couldn’t stay in a room with me for longer than five minutes. He never attempted to speak to me. The whole crew knew about our break up too but thankfully they didn’t say much about it. Maxine was nowhere to be seen on this leg of the tour and I didn’t bother to find out why. I hadn't seen him with any other girls since we broke up either. We arrived in a scorching hot venue in Milan and I got to work on Kirk’s guitars. A girl kept following me around since I stepped off the plane that morning. We had had a break for a few weeks so this was the first time I’d seen new crew around. She seemed pretty shy and looked really young so I took the opportunity to get to know her. I needed some female company. “What’s your name?” I smiled opening a new packet of strings. “Shauna” she whispered. “Are you new? What do you do?” “Yeah…I’m James’ new guitar tech” I guess he took my advice and got a new tech. A female one too. Taking a leaf out of Kirk’s book. “Huh…how do you like it?” “He’s scary…” she stared at the floor. “He’s a big softy really. Why do you find him scary?” “Well he’s not like angry scary he’s just very forward…I’ve worked for him for two weeks but he’s already asked me out and I can’t go out with him…” Was he looking for a date or someone to tune his guitars? “Why not? You don’t like him?” “Let’s just say he’s not my…type” she laughed softly. “Oh…well just tell him then he’ll leave you alone” I got to know Shauna a little better over lunch at a local cafe. She just graduated from college after studying music. Her dad was friends with one of Metallica’s managers and figured she needed experience. It just so happened she could play guitar. “What do you think of the guys?” “They’re cool. Jason and Kirk are really nice, Lars is a little strange and well…you know about James. Was he like that with you when you first met him?” “Haha something like that…we went out for a while” she went wide eyed at my answer. “Really?! You don’t anymore?” “No…things didn’t really work out” “Oh I’m sorry…how long did you go out for?” “A week” “Wow…” We headed back to the venue and I went back to the tuning room to move Kirk’s guitars to the side of the stage. I saw James talking to Shauna and she couldn’t look him in the eye the whole time he was speaking. “I wanna show you something” I grabbed her wrist and took her away, rescuing her I guess. “I was talking to her, Ruth! That’s fucking rude!” “She doesn’t want to talk to you!” I yelled over my shoulder at him. “Thanks!” she laughed as we walked backstage. “No problem. You have to know how to talk to him, he doesn’t like attitude” “I’ll remember that” We sat backstage on a road case talking more. She lived in LA with her girlfriend and didn’t really like rock music. Classical was more her thing. “Happy birthday, Ruth!” Kirk came around the corner and put a pointy hat on my head with happy birthday written on it. Lars followed him holding a paper plate covered in shaving cream. I hopped off the case as soon as I saw it. “Don’t you dare, Ulrich!” I warned him standing up. “C’mon it’s tradition!” he walked closer to me. I looked at Shauna and she hadn’t got a clue what was going on. “I swear to god, Lars!” “You may as well just let me do it, I’ll get you sooner or later!” he flung his arm forward and aimed for my face but I ducked. It hit James who was coming around the corner instead. Right in the middle of his chest. I saw the rage build up in his eyes and he directed it at me but he knew he’d scare Shauna off if he started to shout. He threw the plate on the ground and marched off stamping his feet. “Anyway, happy birthday. I’ll see you later” The guys walked off to the dressing room to get ready. After the show we had a small party in the venue. Well when I say party, there was just me, Shauna and the guys in the dressing room with beer and cake. I don’t know how Kirk found out because I hadn’t told anyone. James sulked in the corner with a beer the whole time we were there. His eyes were on Shauna the whole time in her baggy jeans and wooly hat. I put a slice of sponge cake on a paper plate and took it over to him. “Cake?” he raised an eyebrow and gave me a ‘fuck off right now’ look. I decided to piss him off and sit down beside him. “She’s gay you know” “What are you talking about?” “I’ve seen the way you’ve been looking at her. I was talking to her earlier and she said you asked her out already but she lives with her girlfriend in LA” I told him eating the slice of cake I just offered him. He huffed and stormed out of the room. “What’s Hetfield’s problem?” Lars shouted over the music that was coming from the stereo. “I have no idea” We didn’t ‘party’ for much longer and I went back to the hotel with a headache. I got my key from reception and the lady behind the desk told me I had a message. She gave me an envelope and a white rose in plastic wrapper. I waited until got to my room to open the envelope. I sat on the bed and ripped open the paper. Inside was a small sheet of hotel stationary paper folded in half. It read: “Happy birthday Ruth! J” in James handwriting. |
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| HellHathNoFury | March 3, 2013, 12:28 pm Post #66 |
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Poor Twisted Me
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He still likes her!
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| Shayniz21 | March 3, 2013, 4:55 pm Post #67 |
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Poor Twisted Me
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Its definitely obvious he still likes her. Which is good but, what I don't understand is why he was trying to date Shauna. Men are so confusing and they are such a pain in the ass. An why is he being so distant towards Ruth? You would think he would be trying to patch things up. Now I know you just updated but I want you to update really son again I love this story and must find out what happens next. I am dying to see where this goes.P.S. I think the way Ruth is handling this with James pretty well. She is showing a lot of strength but I think deep inside it still hurts
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| HannahBanana | March 3, 2013, 6:13 pm Post #68 |
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Poor Twisted Me
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James should lighten up. Why is he mad at Ruth when HE'S THE ONE THAT CHEATED IN THE FIRST PLACE??? I think the only reason why he's pissed is because Ruth is handling the situation way better than he is. Anyway I found it hilarious that James was trying to make a move on Shauna, but turns out that she has a girlfriend Sorry James Can't wait to read more! |
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| myparanoid | March 3, 2013, 7:50 pm Post #69 |
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Frantic
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^ Totally agree |
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| Verde Manzanita | March 3, 2013, 7:56 pm Post #70 |
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I have no feelings in my soul, where most have passion I got a hole
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C'mon, it's obvious he still likes her, which makes me wonder why the hell he cheated on her... |
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| CarpeDiemBaby | March 4, 2013, 4:49 pm Post #71 |
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// Sunglasses indoors.
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Damn you James! A freaking note is not enough for all wwhat you have done to Ruth. I need more!!
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| Shayniz21 | March 4, 2013, 9:27 pm Post #72 |
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Poor Twisted Me
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POKE! I'm pokng because the wait is killing me
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| -DJ- | March 5, 2013, 1:02 pm Post #73 |
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Blackened
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Sorry for the delay Shay! I ate breakfast with Shauna the next morning in the restaurant of the hotel. I didn’t get much sleep after thinking about the rose and note James left me for my birthday. I didn’t know what he meant by his little present but I did appreciate it. Maybe he wanted to give us another try…? “Ruth? Ruuuuuth?” she waved her hand in front of my face to snap me out of my gaze. “You alright?” “Yeah…just thinking about stuff” “James?” “Pfft…no” “Don’t lie; you haven’t stopped staring at him since we got down here and you haven’t touched your food” she laughed but she was right, I watched him pick at his breakfast and check out the dark skinned waitress any time she went over to him. “He left me a happy birthday note and a rose at reception for me last night” I told her. “Aw that’s so cute!” “Yeah…” “You ever think about giving him another chance? I’m sure he’s a nice guy once you crack his shell” “I don’t wanna be rude but let’s not talk about James…he’s history now” I concluded. “I’m cool with that. I stayed up talking to Jason most of the night. He’s a cool guy. We have a ton in common. He didn’t try to make a move on me or anything” “Jason’s awesome! You can talk to him about pretty much anything and he’ll always listen. Anyway, you ready to go?” “Yeah…it’s our last day in Italy so maybe we should walk and see the place?” Shauna suggested. “Sounds like a plan” I agreed. We began to stroll to the venue under the hot Italian sun but I decided it was way too warm to be out so we got in one of the vans bringing the guys to the venue. I leaned my head on the tinted black window and looked at the amazing architecture on the way and stayed quiet. James was sitting beside me in the van and stared at me until he finally spoke. “The fuck is your problem?” “I’m tired” “Well so am I but a ‘thank you’ would be nice” he scoffed. “Thanks” I sighed as the van parked outside the arena. “Wow. Sure sounded like you meant that” he said sarcastically. “I give up” he got out of the van and stomped towards the door. I looked at Shauna and she just shrugged like she wasn’t surprised by his behavior anymore. Shauna and I lazed about backstage with guitars on our laps that we were meant to be tuning and chatted for a while before doing any work. I felt awful and I wasn’t in the mood of doing anything at all. My head hurt and I was sweating even with the air conditioning on indoors. “Fuckin’ roadie broke my bridge. Do you think you can fix it, Ruth?” Kirk came into the room carrying his black ESP now with a busted bridge. I couldn’t avoid doing work anymore. “Uh…yeah sure just leave it on the stand. I’ll do it after this one” I yawned. “Are you okay, Ruth? You look a little pale” “I’m fine, Kirk” “Well if you’re sure” he patted my shoulder and left again. I easily fixed the broken screw on his bridge and put it in its case ready to be moved to the side of the stage. “Five minutes guys” Mike warned us in the tuning room and we moved James’ and Kirk’s guitars to the stage. I leaned back against a wall in a corridor as my head started to spin and saw James coming towards me. Suddenly there was two of him and he sprinted towards me. “Ruth?! Are you okay?” he gasped. “I’m really hot” I whispered and he felt my forehead with his hand. I tried to focus on his eyes but my vision was seriously blurred. The last thing I remember hearing was him say ‘fuck’ then I blacked out. -- I woke up later than night in a hospital gown and in an uncomfortable hospital bed with a nurse beside me fixing a machine I was hooked up to. I looked to my left and saw Shauna sitting in the corner. “What happened?” I attempted to speak but a gurgle came out instead. I felt exhausted. The nurse started talking to me in broken English. I couldn’t understand a word she was saying. “Hey! Thank god you woke up!” Shauna came over to me. “You passed out right before the show. They said you’re dehydrated and they’ve taken some blood to do some tests” I looked at my arm and there was a band aid where they had taken blood and an IV in my hand. “James couldn’t come obviously because he had to do the show but he told me I could come here. He said he’ll come visit if you’re not out of here by tomorrow” “Who’s helping Kirk?” “Don’t worry about that right now! Oh there’s something else I should tell you too…” she looked at the floor while she spoke. “They think you might be pregnant…” “You’re kidding” Shauna looked me in the eye and shook her head. An English doctor in a white coat came into the room. “Ruth?” he confirmed who I was. “How’re you feeling?” “Tired” “Well, you were very dehydrated when they brought you in, it’s to be expected. You knew you were pregnant, yes?” “I’m pregnant?” my heart skipped a beat when he confirmed it. “I’ll take that as a no then. You haven’t had morning sickness or anything?” “No” “Hmm” he looked at his notes. “Pregnancy can affect different women in different ways. You can leave here in the morning but I suggest you get more rest and take it easy at work. Make an appointment in your local hospital to get a scan as soon as possible. Take care” he smiled sympathetically and left the room. I brought my shaking hand to my mouth and began to cry. Shauna hugged me in an attempt to comfort me. “It’ll be okay, Ruth” “How could this happen?” I asked stupidly, of course I knew how it happened. “You and James didn’t use anything? It’s his, right?” “No, we didn’t use anything because we were dumb…fuck” “Are you going to tell him?” “How could I tell him something like that when he hates my guts? You saw how he spoke to me in the van earlier” I wiped the tears from my face. “I’ll be there for you…if you want. I’m going home after this leg of the tour so I’ll give you a hand with anything you need when we’re back in California. I'll come back to get you in the morning. Get some rest for now" |
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| Broken, Beat & Scarred | March 5, 2013, 1:11 pm Post #74 |
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Oh man! She has got to talk to James now! He should know. Then they could fix things, if that's what they both want! More?
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| Sol | March 5, 2013, 3:15 pm Post #75 |
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Frantic
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I'm truly in love with this story! ![]() Just caught up all the chapters and I'm addicted! Ruth needs to tell James about her pregnancy. Otherwise, I don't know what's gonna happen but it sounds like drama to me! Great job Becca! More, please.
Edited by Sol, March 7, 2013, 11:09 am.
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