Not From Around Here- A Hunter Hayes fanfic

Chapter 11- Twist the Truth

***Hey guys! Who's seen TFIOS yet?! I saw it last night....the most beautiful movie ever. In my opinion, the book was sadder than the movie, but maybe that was because I already knew what was going on? My mom never read the book and she sobbed through the whole thing. I don't know. Anyways....here is chapter 11!***

Melody's POV

     "You got what you wanted, just like you always do." Hunter hissed into my ear, before walking away. I probably made a dent in the concrete from my jaw dropping from his words. "Melody? What is it?" Sam asked, concerned. "Don't talk to me, I'm mad at you right now." I seethed, angry. He backed away, defeated. Readjusting my purse on my shoulder, I stomp off after Hunter, my heels clickling wildly against the pavement. "Where are you going?" Sam called, confusion lingering in his voice. "Nowhere that concerns you." I shout back, snapping at him. I could make out  a head of short, blonde hair from about halfway across the lot. It was Hunter.

     "Hey!" I call to him. Picking my pace up, I start jogging across the lot. Not a very smart idea, considering I'm in heels, but oh well. Just when I'm no more than about fifteen feet from him, my heel gets caught in a crack in the concrete, and I fall to the ground. "Agh!" I shout, in a bit of pain. Hunter turns around, and jogs up to me. "I really don't want to be helping you right now, but it'd be disrespectful not to." he says, annoyance clear in his voice. He offers me a hand, pulling me up. "You alright?" he questions. I swear, I know he probably doesn't like me, but I could've thouht I saw a hint of concern in his eyes.

      "Yeah." I answer, dusting myself off. He stands there, looking at me. "Well? What did you want?" he asks impatiently. "Oh! Right. I came over here to say that I don't want you around Sam anymore. You're a distraction to him, I don't need him being distracted from me. So, while I'm around, you're gonna have to find someone else to pal around with. Got it?" I ask harshly. He looks at me bewildered.

      "Excuse me?" he asks. I roll my eyes, crossing my arms over my chest. "You heard me." I snap, before walking away. I don't bother looking back. Walking across the lot once again, I go up to Sam. Wrapping my arms around him, he looks down at me, confused. "I thought you were mad?" he asks, awkwardly hugging back. I nod. "Yeah, but I realized you aren't the one I was mad at." I answer, looking up at him. "Who was it, then?" he asks, still looking at me. "Hunter. He'd been flirting with me while you guys were on tour, even though I told him I was with you. That's why I was so confused seeing him here." I explain.

      His expression changes, he looks hurt now. "I can't believe he would do that." he said to himself. I bat my eyelashes at him, smiling. "Well, sometimes people turn on you. But he's gone for now, so let's go." I say, smiling up at him. "Actually, I was going to go back to my house to chill for a bit. Maybe we can do something tomorrow?" he asks, running a tired hand thorugh his hair. "Sure. See you later, babe!" I say, before standing on my tiptoes to kiss his cheek. He chuckled, before doing the same to me.

Hunter's POV

      So now she doesn't want me to hang around Sam. I honestly don't know what I'm going to do about all of this, I mean, part of me wants to tell Sam everything, to warn him, but part of me knows that if I do so, Melody will surely go out of her way to make me miserable. As I get into my car, I get a text from Sam.

She's mine, Hunter. Stay away from her.

      Whoah, that was wierd. I mean, I know Melody is his girlfriend, but does he really think I would try to steal her? I can't stand her! Why would I want to date her? I mean yeah, she's beautiful, I won't lie about that, but she's not so beautiful on the inside. Starting the engine of my car, I text him back.

Huh? Dude, you know I would never try to steal her.

       I start the short drive back to my house, grateful that we get a break for a few weeks. All I'm gonna do when I get home is take a shower and sleep. My phone buzzes from my pocket, but I know better than to text and drive, so I decide I'll read it at home.

20 minutes later-still Hunter's POV

     Pulling into my driveway, I cut the engine and get out of the car. I unload my suitcases from the backseat, and walk up to the front door, unlocking it as I let myself inside. "Home sweet home!" I exclam, tossing my keys onto the kitchen table as I walk inside with my bags. I haul the suitcases upstairs, setting them in my bedroom at the foot of my bed. "I'll get to that later." I say to myself, flopping down on my bed. I slid my phone from my pocket, reading Sam's text from earlier.

Really? Because according to Melody, she thinks different. Say what you want, but I don't want you near her.

      I stare at the screen in disbelief. Realization dawns on me, and I know what happened. Melody tricked Sam into thinking I like Melody, making him angry with me, hence her telling me to not hang out with him anymore. I frustratedly tug at the ends of my hair, rolling over so my face was buried into my pillow. I groan in confusion and frustration.

      "Why are girls so complicated?" I ask myself, before heading into the bathroom to take a shower. Thirty minutes later, and yes, I take thirty minute showers, I head out of the bathroom and change into a new shirt and jeans. I thought about calling Melody to clear this up, but I decided against it. If I tried to fix this, knowing my luck, it wouldn't work anyway. Maybe if I just let this blow over through the break, it will work itself out. I doubt it, but it's worth a try.

      Staring at the things around my room, I see a picture on my nightstand. Looking at it closer, I wish I hadn't. It was a picture of my ex girlfriend, Ivy, and I. We had dated for almost a year, when I caught her cheating on me with another guy. This picture was taken on one of our first dates, I had taken her to the local fair in town. In the picture, I had my arms wrapped around her from behind, resting my head on her shoulder. I was kissing her on the cheek, and she had a big smile on her face.

       It seems like it was just yesterday I saw her with him. It seems like forever ago when that picture was taken, almost a year ago, before my album was released. I guess I had set the photo there a few days after that carnival date, and hadn't taken it down since I haven't been her but maybe once since the tour started. Every other break we've gotten, I would go down to Louisiana and visiti my family there.

       I couldn't help but let a single tear roll down my face from the memory of her. I had been so good to her, always making sure she was happy and safe. I guess that meant nothing to her. Taking the photo out of it's frame, I tear it up and toss it in the trash. "Now, time to crash." I say to myself, before flopping face down onto my bed. Within minutes, I fall asleep, curling up to myself. I was too lazy to crawl under the blankets. Typical.

2 hours later-Melody's POV

     Yes, I know I lied to Sam. But what's a girl to do? I mean, I don't want Hunter and Sam together, Hunter will be a distraction to him. Now we don't want that, do we? No. If anyone gets attention from Sam, it's me, and me only. I'm not too worried about them finding out about  this, they only have a few weeks off. If I can keep my cover until then, I'll be fine. Besides, what's the harm in a little white lie? Plus, I know that this will drive Hunter insane, he deserves it. He'd always get on my nerves before, so I'm just giving him a taste of his own medicine.

        In case you haven't already picked up on it, I don't play to get revenge.

I play to get even.

***Oooohhhhhh well that escalated quickly! What do you think will happen? Stay tuned!***

all the love,

-ML312