Metal Kingdom

22. Sweet Leaf PT 1

Sweet Leaf-Black Sabbath

Hunter watched as Frankie inhaled deeply on the joint. Wondering how something so minimal could look so attractive and enticing to him.

He watched as she held the smoke in for a while and just barely parted her full lips to blow it back out. Passing the joint over to him afterwards. Their fingers grazed as he took it from her hand. 

Here goes nothing. Hunter took a puff and felt the smoke enter his lungs. Immediately coughing it back out. Frankie cackled as she watched him struggle. She got up to walk over to her mini fridge to grab him a pop to drink. Grabbing herself a beer.

"You really weren't listening to anything I told you. Did you?" Frankie asked as she passed him the drink and returned to her spot on the couch.

"Not a damn word." Hunter admitted. Chugging half of the Mountain Dew bottle after he stopped hacking.

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Frankie was surprised to see Hunter smoke the entire joint with her. Once he got his coughing fit under control he didn't do too bad. The two had been eating snacks and laughing over the dumbest things together. Now laying on opposite ends of the couch. With their shoes kicked off and feet kicked up.

"Hey when shit head was bitching at you in the lunch line he said a couple names. I know you dated Chester Elliot before he went ape shit and got sent away. But why does the name Lee Jordan sound so familiar?" Hunter's mind bouncing all over the place as he was now buzzed.

"Oh yeah that, thanks for reminding me." She sarcastically thanked him. Not caring to talk about her past flings. She started describing the other boy anyways for him. "I don't know. He's blonde, maybe like your height. Should've been a senior this year but got held back like us." 

Hunter was trying to picture the boy in his mind but came up short. 

"Ugh. Plays bass." She was hoping he wouldn't put it together.

"Noooo. Not that guy! The shitty bass player that came to our band audition??" Hunter couldn't control his high pitched laughter.

"Talk about an actual weirdo. You fucked that guy?" Hunter was shocked but kind of impressed that Lee must have been smooth enough to sleep with her. He had no idea how though.

"Can you not say it so vulgar?" She laughed while raising her head from the couch armrest to look at him slightly. Hunter chuckling back at her as he held his hands up in defense.

"Can I tell you something that I know you would get pissed at if you were sober?" Frankie asked as she tried to hid her face in her hands.

"Don't tell me you had him call you Princess during too?" Hunter grimaced jokingly. 

"Ugh! No!!" She slapped Hunter's leg that laid near her side. Hunter still cracking up at her discomposure.

"I obviously can't stop laughing. So doubtful I could be mad at your pretty face right now. What is it?" Hunter stared at the ceiling. Interested to hear what she think's would make him angry. Frankie trying to not panic and ignore the fact that he just called her pretty.