𝐀 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞-𝐈𝐧

James Hetfield x OC

A/N: This is based on an actual experience that Metallica and friends, minus Lars, had. I've changed some details to fit the story. Spoilers for the evil dead if you haven't seen it.

𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞

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Veruca and James' first official date was in the summer of '83. Kirk, Cliff, and Scott Ian had all decided that they were finally going to see the infamous Evil Dead that had been released two years prior. They had always been so busy with band rehearsals and the production of Kill 'Em All that they never had the opportunity to see it when it was originally released. When the trio had heard that it was being shown at their local Drive-In, they freaked. James had caught word of it and figured that it would be a good opportunity to share some quality time with this awesome babe who he'd recently met.

So there they were, Veruca and James had just pulled up to the middle row of the "theater" in James's 1967 Barracuda Plymouth Fastback. In an attempt to calm his nerves, James has already had one and a half bottles of beer. This was enough to give him a buzz and help his confidence but not enough to intoxicate him yet. The pair crawled on top of the hood of the car, their hands barely touching.

Kirk, Cliff, and Scott were all piled into the backseat of Scott's car that was facing the screen. As the movie started, James had already smashed his most recent beer bottle and had fetched another. The purple-haired girl gently touched the blonde's hand in an attempt to get closer to him.

When the movie reached the part where Cheryl is attacked by the trees, Veruca's hand flies over the singer's eyes when her breast is exposed. He laughs as he removes her hand once the scene is over. "What is it? What happened?" The girl simply shakes her head. "It was nothing..." James shrugs off her response. The other two members of Metallica were happily watching, occasionally popping popcorn into their mouths.

Towards the climax of the movie, Shelly had just been possessed and Ash was simply standing there with an axe in his hand. James chuckled to himself and threw another bottle at the screen shouting, "pussy!" Kirk and Cliff walked over to him and hit him playfully. "Dude, shut up! We're tryna watch the movie." Kirk scolded him. By this point they were all a bit tipsy except for Scott who was driving his friends back to their house. Veruca had decided not to drink, knowing that she would probably have to drive James home. She'd barely known him for more than a day and a half and she could already tell that his drinking habits were out of control. That was typical of them, though.

Now nearing the end, the movie had turned out to be scarier than Veruca had expected. She gave props to the special effects guy, he did a great job. She loved horror movies but this one was freakier than she'd originally thought it was going to be. Out of fear, Veruca buried her head in James's chest. He laughed as he put an arm around her. "Hey, hey, it's okay. I thought you liked movies like this." She nodded and lifted her head to look at him. "I do but this shit is scary." He chuckled as he leaned in to kiss her nose. "Well, I'm here to protect you from the demons." She smirked at him as they both leaned in to each other.

It was a quick kiss but it was definitive to them in the sense that they knew that the date had gone well. When they broke for air, they simply rested their foreheads together. "Well, shit, that was nice." James laughs and he wraps an arm around her shoulders.

Before they left the theater, James and Kirk fist bumped each other. It was rare that James would get a girl because the only ones who were after him weren't his type. This one was different. It was embarrassing for him because she had to drive him home but other than that they had a good night.