Only Metal Can Save Me Now//Metal Lords •Hunter Sylvester•

You Hate Kiss

Hunter and I still stood there starting at each other. I was going to say something so I opened my mouth, but as soon as I did I lost the words so I closed it again. What was I supposed to say?

Guy in the sky? What am I supposed to do when my arch nemesis and I had a moment...a confronting one at that...where it makes us not enemies at all anymore...I think

I had to look away from him so I looked down at my sock covered feet. I wonder if I'd be here if my dad hadn't kicked me out. I looked at him again. He was still looking at me. "I-" I started, but I honestly didn't know what I was going say, and even if I did, I didn't get very far because Hunter cut me off.

"Want to listen to Kiss?" He questioned out of no where. I cocked my head to the side a little. "You hate Kiss." I told him. He shrugged. "So?" He replied with furrowed eyebrows. I smiled a small smile. "Okay." He returned the smile.

Hunter and I then sat down across from each other like when we work on the speech project, except now we were listening to Kiss and we were both there because we actually wanted to be.

"Can I say something?" Hunter asked, surprising me as he broke the silence. "What?"

"This is weird." He admitted. I laughed. "I know, but honestly? It's not like, a bad weird..." I said. "Now that, that was weird." I he said. I smiled at him. "Oh, shut up Sylvester."

He looked at me and faked being offended. "Make me." I glared at him. "Fine, next time I make eggs I'll actually poison them this time." I told him.

He laughed at that. "How long are you going to stay here?" He asked me. I shrugged. "I don't know. My dad seemed very admit of me not being welcomed back into the house anytime soon." I told him truthfully.

"Your mom didn't stop him?" He questioned. I sighed. "Our family dynamic is kind of fucked up." He looked at me as he nodded. "That's understandable." He replied.

"Yeah." I said, we then fell into a silence again. Kiss still playing.  The lyrics to Tomorrow playing lightly.

And tomorrow, we're gonna fall in love, fall in love

Tomorrow, we're gonna fall in love, fall in love, tomorrow, tomorrow

I honestly didn't know how long we were sitting there, just listening to the music and staring at each other. "What do you want to do?" I asked him. "I don't know. It's usually just me here. I just play guitar and listen to music." He explained to me.

"Then I don't know." I told him. He sat there thinking. After a little while, he looked back at me. "I have an idea." He said. "What's the idea?" I questioned.

"Want to go to Guitar Center with me?" He questioned. I laughed. That is such a Hunter idea. I nodded. It's better than doing nothing.

I got my shoes back on and Hunter and I walked up stairs and out of the house, to his car. Megadeath quickly began to play as he started the car.

When we got to Guitar Center, it was still raining. So we booked it to the door. I was thankful Hunter held the door open for me.

"I've never been here before." I told him as we walked around. "Like ever?" He questioned. I nodded. "I come here all the time." He stated. I laughed. "I can tell."

We walked around more until Hunter laid his eyes on a guitar. It was white. "Oh my god." He said. "Don't you think you have enough guitars?" I questioned. He looked at me like he was offended. "No one has enough guitars, Eden, in fact there is no such thing as 'enough guitars'." He explained.

He put it back anyway. Said something about not wanting to get yelled at by his dad for spending more money. We looked around more. "How's everything going for battle of the bands?" I questioned him.

He rolled his eyes. "Everything would be fine if Skullfucker had a bassist and Kevin would stop trying to get me to let Emily join the band." He said frustrated. "Why don't you want her to join your band?" I asked as we left, trying to see a reason as to why he seemed so hell bent on keeping Emily out of Skullfucker.

"She plays Cello." He said I rolled my eyes. "I think she'd be a cool bass player. I think the cello might add something." I said, giving him my two cents on the topic even though he didn't ask.

We got into his car. "I just don't want her in the band." He said. I let the subject go. No way was I fighting with him right when we're starting to not hate one another and get our shit together.

I sighed and looked out the window as Hunter drove back to his house.

We went to the basement and the music was still playing.

Tomorrow,fall in love, fall in love, Tomorrow fall in love, fall in love

We're gonna fall in love, fall in love, fall in love, fall in love with me

We sat were we were before. "Now what do you want to do?" I questioned him. He did the weird thing he did when he opened and closed his mouth like he was going to say something.

Eventually he did say something. "We can continue to listen to music." He said. That was fine. We sat there like we had before we left. Staring at each and listing to various songs by Kiss even though Hunter hates them.

We sat there for a long ass time. It eventually got dark and I was tired. We decided to leave the music on. I got under the covers and Hunter did the same. We were facing each other.

The song Beth by Kiss was playing.

And we just can't find the sound

Just a few more hours

And I'll be right home to you

"Eden?" Hunter questioned as we faced each other.  "What is it?" I asked as I stared at him. "I wasn't going to say we should continue listening to music earlier." He admitted.

"Then what we're you going to say?" I asked. It took him a little while to reply. He didn't say anything. Instead I abruptly felt a soft kiss on my lips. Not going to lie I was fucking surprised by that.

He pulled away and I opened my eyes. "I was going to say Kiss." He said awkwardly. Who was this and what has he done with Hunter Sylvester. "...you hate kiss." I sort of stammered. He nodded against his pillow as he looked at me. "I know." Is all he said then he rolled over.

What the fuck. Like what the fuck. What the fuck, what the fuck.

Jesus, what the fuck!?

I rolled over, our backs now facing each other. I tired my best to go to sleep but fucking Hunter Sylvester kissed me. What the fuck?

The end of the song was playing out as I finally fell asleep.

And I hope you'll be alright

'Cause me and the boys will be playin'

All night