Rock And Metal One Shots

James Hetfield #1

Synopsis:
Fate decided to bring Shosha and her school crush, Metallica frontman James Hetfield together after years.
Shosha had fallen for the sweet charming shy boy when he became her bench partner. She never told him her feelings out of fear.

*1983*
Shosha was now a college student. She had been studying really hard, hoping her feelings for James would vanish, which they had almost completely. She was very regular in attending classes and was getting good grades.
One Saturday, her roommate, a noisy metalhead, Syd, tapped her shoulder when she was reading a book. "What is it Syd?", asked Shosha. "DUDE! You gotta come with me to this concert tomorrow night!", squealed Syd. "Ugh why are you taking me though? I hate that loud music and those noisy crowds!", replied Shosha. Syd's face went down, "Nobody else wants to come and... I don't want to go alone. Its my second concert of that band... Metallica!"
Shosha knew nothing about metal bands except that Black Sabbath was the very first one to introduce metal music. She felt bad to reject Syd's offer so she agreed to join him. Syd started jumping. "YAAS! Thank you Shosha! Thank you!" Seeing Syd so happy made Shosha happy too. She decided to prepare herself to face that noisy metal crowd and get some knowledge obtained about Metallica. "Who are the band members? Anybody we've heard of before?", she asked. "You might not be knowing em. My cousin and I had gone to their club show when they weren't famous and said they rock! There's the two foundling members Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield...then there's the new line up of Kirk Hammett and Cliff Burton.." Shosha gestured Syd to pause. "Did you say James Hetfield?!" "Yeah...why? You know him?", asked a curious Syd. "Is he um like a blonde haired guy with tiny blue eyes?", Shosha asked with pink cheeks. "Yeaahh that's James. You DO KNOW him!!", replied Syd. Shosha opened up about how she knew James.
Syd put an arm around Shosha and said, "Well well. So that's how you know James. Thankfully I have all access passes. You two must meet!" "No! No! Don't do that! I'm nervous...", squeaked Shosha. "Naww come on it'll be fine! James is really cool. We drank a beer with the guys once. They're chill with fans. You have to tell him who you are!" Shosha slowly nodded, afraid what would take place...

*2 minutes before the gig*
Shosha and Syd had front seats. Shosha was already sweaty. She couldn't believe she was going to see James. She stood nervously at the tip of the stage. She heard a roar of fans as four figures walked out onstage. The drummer was short with brown hair, the guitarist was short with black hair, the bassist was tall and had a cute face...and the frontman was a really tall guy with greasy blonde hair. "Which one is James?", whispered Shosha. "The frontman", replied Syd. "WHAT?!" Now all eyes were on Shosha, including James. He came close to his mic. "Hello there! What made you scream babe?" Shosha got a mic from a roadie and said, "I uh...nothing... sorry guys carry on!" James didn't start the show. He kept looking at her. Syd decided to fill in. "She didn't know the pass was all access haha that's all!" The band giggled. James said, "Ah okay then. Cheers! ARE YOU READY EVERYBODYY!" The crowd went wild as they started playing away. Shosha yet could not believe this was James.

*Post gig. Backstage.*
Syd rushed Shosha through the  female crowd standing all around James. Shosha beamed when James looked at her. "Heyyy the girl who didn't know it was an all access!", he said. "Haha yes...", said Shosha and bent to whisper "I actually shouted because I got to see an old schoolmate" James smiled, "Ooh sweet" Shosha took a deep breath and continued, "Its you. James Alan Hetfield. The shy kiddo." James' eyes lit up. It seemed like he had recognised her too. "That's what I'd been thinking! You're a familiar face! Hi sorry I don't remember your name." Shosha smiled wider. "I'm Shosha, your bench partner in 9th grade." James hugged Shosha and she started to cry. Kirk Lars and Cliff went aww and Syd was happily watching. Lots of girls were eyeing Shosha with envy but that was nothing to care about at the moment.
"Man this is so cute!", Cliff said and Syd walked up to the three boys and introduced himself and told about Shosha. "Ooh so she crushed on him?", asked Lars quietly to avoid chaos. "Yeah. After she told me this, I thought a reunion like this would be perfect. Maybe not for a confession but to just see him", said Syd.

James and Shosha talked for a good thirty minutes once he was done signing posters. They even had a photo taken. It was getting late. Shosha got up and signaled Syd to star his car. She looked at James and said, "It was great to see you James! I never thought I'd see you." James hugged her again. "Well that's fate for you. Doing unexpected things. Nice to see you too Shosha." Shosha and Syd bid farewell to the band and left.

While getting in the car, Shosha said,  "Thanks for bringing me along Syd. It turned out to be the best day of my life! James has found his place! They're a great band! I'm looking forward to their next show." "You're welcome Shosh! I'm glad you got to meet James and the boys!'', replied Syd. They went to their apartment, both with smiling faces.