Chasing light~James Hetfield x Y/N

Start of the tour

Y/N= Your name

It was 5am and Y/N's alarm was blasting in her ears, but all she could think of was how the hell did she manage to be able to tour the whole country with two of her favorite bands. A couple years back, she was running off with Becky the U.S, talking about their dreams of being in a band and worrying about their futures, and now, she was right where she wanted to be. She had the support she needed and got to do your favorite thing of all time for a living..DRUMMING!!

Eventually, the loud buzzing sound in the background got to her nerves and she clicked on her phone to stop it. Getting up, Y/N heard a buzz on her phone, it was Sofia. "Hey berry! Don't forget to be at the lot by 7am at the LATEST! I'm so excited for this!!! I'll see you soon:)". Berry was the nickname given to you, cause you once had a strange dream about blueberries that you told to them, it scared you, but they couldn't stop laughing. It also comes from your love for the song by Hole.You groaned loudly, it was too early for any of this, yet you still made your way to the kitchen to grab yourself a bowl of cereal to bring back to your room like this you can also pack your bags. "Fuck", Y/N whispers, she only has two hours to do a lot so she got to it, playing some Metallica and Murderdolls in the background.

After sliding on her black turtle neck and baggy navy blue jeans, she called a taxi to go meet her bandmates. It was a 10 minute drive, but it felt like hell, she was so nervous that she was feeling nauseous, calming herself down at the  fun sleepovers she was going to have in the bus with Sofia and Becky, reading stories at midnight and overall having fun with them. Adjusting her  round glasses while grabbing her stuff, Y/N noticed her friends and ran towards them, squeezing them tightly in her arms. You had been wearing glasses for a couple years now, it hurt your head a little, but you loved how they complimented your face, making you look like a little less tired and more adorable.

You were told to go to the bus you were assigned to with a piece of paper sticker onto the door of each busses."I can't wait to hang out with you guys on the road, you say, it seems even cooler than the usual practice or random sleepover." "Hey!", Becky and Sofia scream, but their attention slowly turns from Y/N's snotty comment to the names written on the sheet of the first vehicle. Becky started reading them out,"Dave, Sofia, Becky ,Pat ,Josh, Nate, Chris and Rami...you're not here berry.." Looking at them panicked, you ask them to look again, and it was still the same thing. You weren't with either of them? This was horrible. You all run towards the second door and sure enough, your name is among the list with four names you recognised all too well. They were the main cause for all of your worries, everything from their first impression of you to your chops.

Y/N felt her stomach twist and churn in agony, feeling like it was going to explode at any second. "Are you ok Y/N?", asks Sofia. You quickly respond to her, "Yeah, I think I'm just going to go in and put my stuff down. I'm feeling a little dizzy so I'll take a couple Advils afterwards." Both of them told you it was going to be ok and to just relax, suggesting to read a bit, it usually calms you down. You all parted ways and Y/N stepped inside her bus, going directly to the beds to have her pick. You chose the bottom bunk the closest to the room's entrance on the right side. Putting your backpack down, you grab your book and earphones, going back to the main area to put the acoustic guitar you had in the corner. There was no one there yet, so you sat on one of the two benches. It didn't take you long to notice that your friend's ride was packed and that after all, you were pretty lucky, cause you'll have a bit more space. Taking a few deep breaths, you opened your book and continue reading from the page you were at before. Y/N brought 3 books with her, one about hauntings, another about romance and Cujo, her favorite book ever since she read it as a teen.

Suddenly, voices were coming closer and a few seconds later, the four men were in, going to the bedding room to choose their beds."I call first dibs!", shouts Kirk as he runs next to you."Not if get there first!", responds Rob, following closely behind. It was as if they were kids almost, they had way too much energy."Uhhh James, who is she? Do you know her?", before the tall man could answer he continues asking you questions, "Are you part of the staff? Are you a groupie? I thought those didn't exist anymore.." He hit him behind the head, "Ow!!", Lars grunted."It's Y/N, they added her here with us cause the other bus was full to the brim. Way to make us look like jerks man." At this point, you were just starring at them with big eyes, not exactly knowing how to respond to whatever just happened. "Great! We freaked her out. Hi, I'm James, sorry for all of this, I think it was as shocking for you as it was for us." He extended his hand and you glad fully shook it in return, "Well as you said I'm Y/N and Im part of the third band on tour, so you don't have to worry about me being a disturbance to you at all." The way you said it made them think you were a little frustrated at them, so they let you back to your reading. You weren't mad, you even gave them a smile, but that remark by Lars did rub you the wrong way. The driver says that we're leaving now and everyone got seated. All four of them were on the other bench talking and making jokes. This was going to be an experience you'll never forget.

( This is is probably not great, but I promise that I'll make the next ones better! Hope you enjoyed:) Many parts are to come...It's also midnight so I'll revise this in the morning)