Hunter Hayes Imagines

Just Another Bluebird Gig

You are excited because tonight you are going to play the one and only bluebird cafe! It is your first time to be included in writers night with Luke Laird, Troy Verges, and a special artist who isn't going to be revealed till that night to the crowd but you'll see this person a few hours before the show. It could be anyone because Luke and Troy had written with so many artists, including yourself in that bunch. You are very fortunate to have them as good friends too. You pull up at the bluebird around lunch since Troy said that he, Luke and the other guy are ready to write and to get your creative side switched on. Well now you at least know it is a guy. You lock your car and walk in, hearing music in the small cafe.

Even empty, the atmosphere in here is amazing! You follow the sound of music and round the corner to where the 3 sit, Troy and Luke are facing you, the third guy is not. It doesn't matter, you recognize him anyway. You stop short and turn on your heel, back behind the corner. No way, the breath catches in your throat and you hold back a shriek. It can't be. You peek around the corner, they didn't see you, they are too into the music. Yep, it is him. You step back and put a bright smile on your face, you can do this. You walk around the corner for the second time.

"Hi guys." You wave as you take your coat off and toss it onto a nearby chair. You pick up your guitar and head for an empty seat.

"Hi there, finished freaking out yet?" Luke jokes.

"Oh, you saw me... Uh.. Um..."

"Hey there, nice to meet you. I'm Hu'ner Hayes." He stands and extends a hand.

"H..hi." You stutter.

He grins at your flushed face. Oh gosh, could this get anymore awkward?

Thankfully Hunter goes right back into writing mode and your cheeks lose their red color after a moment.

Luke and Troy give some input of tempo and you find yourself bringing up lyrics that you can't hold back, "How about this?.." you strum and find yourself strumming the tempo Hunter was using putting in a few words, "..Like lightning and storm clouds pour, I always find myself wanting more...?"

Troy nods, "Good lyric..." they toy with it and you catch Hunter watching you with a smile, making you turn your eyes to him.

"Yes?"

He jumps a bit, like you weren't supposed to catch him staring. "Nothing, it's just, normally it takes longer for someone to impress me."

"Oh come on, it's not that good."

"Well, no... I mean yeah! The lyrics are good, but I'm talking about how fast you picked up what I was playing."

"Oh that... Thanks." You give Hunter a genuine smile as Troy and Luke rejoin the conversation.

Now that you know you have hunter's attention you hang back a bit, he's been a huge influence on your own music. You keep catching Hunter's eye, you try to focus on the music and forget about the gorgeous boy with the golden voice that is sitting a mere 4 feet away.

You get the song done quicker than expected and you look at your phone seeing it had only been thirty minutes, it being about one thirty. You smile and Luke excuses himself to take a call, along with Troy saying something about checking with a sick friend.

Hunter checks his watch and you start strumming one of your old songs out of habit. You catch his attention and he smiles, "That's..Gone By Moonlight right?"

You blink surprised, stopping your hand, "That's right.." it hadn't really been released just made itself known to the fans, the really big fans. "...how did you know?"

"Let's just say I've heard it before before."

"But where? I only played it twice in public and one was at a anniversary party." You blink, confused. As far as you know it wasn't even posted on the Internet, not in its entirety anyway.