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92. James Hetfield // 2 x 4 PT.4

About a week later*
Fluff
James's Pov

I finished my song, 2 x 4 for the Load album just in time for our concert coming up which was my plan after all. I dedicated the song to Y/n, it still is, just because we have been hitting it off pretty well and she seems to take an interest to me. I was sat in the same studio booth from before, writing the lyrics to a song I thought about the day before. 'King Nothing', so as I was writing, bouncing my foot on the ground with my pen laid against my notepad, I was on a mind block. I scoffed and leaned back in my seat, tilting my head back, thinking of Y/n now. I missed her pretty self so much, she had been gone in San Francisco for a while for business. I couldn't see her since Metallica's studio was in Sausalito.

Suddenly, I heard the door click and squeak open, dragging along the carpet floor heavily just as I noticed Lars and Kirk walk in with Jason, "What's up, Hetfield?" Lars smiled at me while patting my shoulder before taking a seat beside me.

I groaned from the sudden company before sitting upright in my chair and turning to face the guys that just walking in.

"What's up?" I asked as I ran my fingers through my short hair before scratching the side of my beard.

Kirk shrugged and came over to see what I had written down, "Just coming to check on your progress. You've been stuck in here all day long. You should stretch your legs and come grab food with us."

Jason agreed before interjecting from the couch, "Yeah, we can get anything you want."

I sighed from their attempt to get me out of the studio but I shook my head, "We have to finish this album. The concert in fucking Las Vegas is in two days, I want to be able to perform some of our new songs there," I specifically asked my manager, Bob, if we could perform at least 2 or 3 songs from Load at the concert and he said yes.

Lars shrugged his shoulders and smacked his lips, "Well, James, you should take a break to get the wheels in your brain back on track, yeah?"

I paused and thought about it before nodding as I stood up and looked at all of them before they stood up and walked out of the room first, me following them and shutting the door behind me.

•••

We got to this burger joint and were eating our food there while I definitely felt like no regrets were made as I ate and overheard Jason talking about Y/n. It made me a little upset because I did really like her and wish she were here right now, but I only saw her beautiful face on magazines. I missed her like crazy.

"Hey, James? I actually got a call earlier today from Y/n, she was asking about you," Jason said to me down the table as I quickly looked up and at him to my right.

He sat next to me while Kirk and Lars sat next to each other. I shrugged my shoulders to act like I didn't care but internally, I cared a lot. I liked her like a fat kid loves cake, "What did she say?"

Jason took a bite out of his burger, chewed, swallowed, took a sip of his drink, then answered me, "She asked me how your song was going? The one she saw you writing. And also she asked how you were doing. I wonder why she asked about you."

I smiled a little and nod my head, "The song is finished and I'm going to perform it in Vegas, so I'm excited. It's called 2 x 4."

Lars gasped a little and nodded while shoving the food in his mouth already down his throat, "I remember that song, I liked it a lot."

I looked back at Jason, "How's she?"

Jason sighed and his brows furrowed while he set his burger down, "I miss her, man. She's doing great but she's asked about you and the band a lot. She said she liked meeting you guys and then said how she wants to go to our concert in Vegas, too. I bought her tickets and a hotel room next to ours."