Come for Me

Chapter 16

Beneath all the pleasure

All you are is pain

And you deserve every second

Of your suffering...

Hunter almost didn't feel right doing this and knowing that Blake was watching, and knowing now how Blake felt about Chris. Hunter still had no idea how Chris felt. Did he know Blake had a thing for him? Was he thinking about all of this too? What would happen if Hunter told him? How would Blake react? God, this was turning into the kind of drama you would see in high school.

But yet I can't stop

Crawling to your doorstep

Every time you beckon

I'm self-destructing

Trust in nothing

Save me!

Chris held Hunter close to him during certain parts of the song. Other parts he had his hands on her hips or around her throat, inches away from her, so tempted to kiss her. A little stage-kiss wouldn't hurt anyone, right? He'd done it before with other female singers or dancers that had joined the band on tour. How would this be any different? Well, for one thing, Hunter wouldn't understand why she didn't know it was coming. She was just so fucking sexy. Chris wasn't just lusting after her though. She was sweet, she had a big heart, she took such good care of her band and of her family, she was a good leader...but that part had the potential to lead to trouble with her and Chris if they were more than just friends.

See, with Hunter's past, she'd learned how to dominate the world around her; no way would she ever be willing to submit to someone else's will. Now, Chris was no manipulator and as much of a control freak as he was, he would never try to literally control someone he was in a relationship with. However, he did prefer to be...in charge of his relationships. This could be difficult with someone like Hunter. Especially because a lot of the bad things from Hunter's past were still affecting her today and she was still just a tad bit nuts from it. Chris had had his fair share of crazy women and wasn't sure he could handle another one.

A relationship with Hunter would also be an inter-religious one. Chris had no problem being friends with someone with different beliefs than him, but a relationship with someone of a practicing faith had the potential to not go well. Hunter definitely didn't seem like the kind of person to try to go around saving people that don't want to be saved and was obviously okay with other people's beliefs given the fact that Alice was Wiccan and her dad was a Satanist. Chris could even recall Hunter saying she'd dated a Buddhist at one point. Chris just wasn't sure...

And then there was Blake, who was almost an entirely different species, which Chris loved. Blake was smart and cute and funny and totally sexy in a way that Chris had never seen before. Chris knew that if he were to start dating Blake, it would cause an absolute uproar between fans. Dating Hunter would do that too, but it'd be different with Blake. Blake was different. The way Chris felt about Blake confused him. That didn't stop him from feeling the way he did though. Blake was spunky and witty and cool and beautiful...whenever they were near each other, Chris felt like he just had to have Blake.

Yet, whenever Chris was around Hunter - especially the way he was now - he felt like he just had to have her. He wanted her so bad. Everything about her turned him on like the light switch to the fucking sun. Her body, her voice, the way her makeup was just faintly running down her face. It was so hard not to bite down on her red lips.

Chris could see Blake watching from backstage though. Chris wondered what it would be like that have that short, red hair in his fist with those legs wrapped around his torso...

What the fuck has gotten into him today?

Chris comes back to reality for the end of the song.

We beg like dirt, flesh dissolved

Building up to fall apart

Even the honesty was fake

Concealing the crimes on your face...

Chris and Hunter end the song with their foreheads pressed together as the audience cheers. He could do it. He could kiss her. He could do it right here, right now. She was so close to him. He could do it...He was gonna do it.

Chris goes to lean in, but Hunter steps back - not noticing that Chris had the intention to kiss her - and waves to the crowd. Chris mentally facepalms, but puts a smile on his face as Hunter hugs him before she goes to walk off.

"Make some noise for my girl Hunter DeMonic from Tag, You're It!" Chris says into the mic.

Hunter smiles and takes a bow, then she walks back stage. Hunter gets a water bottle and begins to chug the water.

"So you're his girl now?"

Hunter nearly chokes on the water, but manages to swallow it down before turning to see Blake behind her.

"Oh. No, no no no no, no he just said that because - but it's not - we're not - no." Hunter says.

Blake just nods, unconvinced, "Okay."

Blake then walks off.

x

After the show, everyone was working on getting their things and their equipment out of the club. Chris notices Blake was looking a bit upset, so he decides to walk over.

"Hey."

Blake looks to him, "Hi."

"You doing okay?"

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?"

Chris shrugs, "You just seemed like you were upset."

Blake gives a small smile, "Well, I'm perfectly fine."

"You sure?"

"Yeah, Chris."

Chris stares at Blake a moment.

"I just...wanted to make sure you were doing alright."

Blake finally smiles, "Well, thanks for caring, I guess. You're a sweetie."

Blake kisses Chris' cheek. Blake the looks up at Chris, heart pounding, noticing how close they were to each other.

"You really are a sweet guy." Blake says, quietly, putting a hand on Chris' chest. Chris puts both his hands over Blake's, taking a step closer.

"You have a really big heart." Blake continues.

Chris smiles and goes to speak, when Hunter appears. Chris then remembers Hunter's rule and takes a step back from Blake. That wasn't how Blake saw it though.

"There you are." Hunter says to Blake, "We're ready to head out."

Blake nods, "Okay. See you later, Chris."

"Bye..."

Blake walks off.

A/N: God, that was shit. Look, not next chapter, but the chapter after that, things are going to come together REALLY well and really fast. It'll be one big spiral of chaos and from then on, everything will sort of start to come together. Just be patient with me. I know this story is kind of slow and most of you are probably going nuts waiting for Chris to make his decision, but he'll figure it out pretty soon, I promise.

Let me know what you think!

xoxo, Scissorhands