Make Me Smile || Kurt Cobain

Chapter 3 - Intros

Welcome back

A week later, still July 1992

Ashlyn

Okay a little bit of info since our last interaction (4th wall be smashed)

A lot has happened since that day in January aka Chapter 1. For one I turned eighteen in May, Kyle and I had broken up, I graduated High School, Krist was now a friend and Mike... Mike was just as jerky as usual...

"Ashlyn!" Michael yelled.

"Yes Michael, whatever can I do for you?" I said in a sweet sarcastic voice.

"Help me pass that bottle of water right there" He asked.

"Of course. The one right next to you right?"

"Bingo, you know you're beginning to get a better attitude towar..." I didn't even let him finish before throwing the bottle to the other side of the room. "Hey!!"

"Jude" I replied with a giggle.

"Whatever you're just lucky in a good mood today" He said. "And you did a good job tidying here up"

"Let me guess Krist is coming? You only ever ask me to tidy up when he's coming. Or do you have any other celebrity friends I don't know about?"

"As a matter of fact yes. Krist is coming with his band mates. I don't really know them but think of the publicity we'd get here" Mike said and for a second I could had sworn I saw dollar symbols in his eyes.

Wait did he just say Nirvana is coming?

"Kurt Cobain? And Dave Grohl?!" I asked excitedly.

"No another Nirvana" He replied sarcastically. I rolled my eyes. "Yes Kurt and Dave."

"Amazing. I think I have a few old books and CD's they can sign out back. I'll go get them right now!"

"Whoa, slow down tigress. From what Krist tells me they don't like all that whole hype and well... you know" He said trying to explain in a nice way. I scrunched my eyebrows, confused.

"What are you saying? I shouldn't be myself or what?"

"No! God no! I never said that. Just tone down the excitement a bit. Wouldn't wanna scare them off. Especially Kurt" Mike said winking. I couldn't help my blush.

What? The guy's attractive and I have a thing for guys who sing and play guitar. Stop judging.

"Alright I got it. I'll be cool. Slick. Calm. Collected. Refined. Behaved. Composed..."

"Just go get what you want them to sign already. No need to show off with your extensive vocabulary" Mike scolded. I giggled.

"Jealous?" I teased.

"Pfft. Hardly" He said. "Now run along"

And I did just that. Because of Mike, I only got a songbook. Hopefully I could get Kurt and Daves' autographs. I already had more than enough from Krist.

But one more wouldn't hurt.

It was a Wednesday and for some reason we didn't have many customers on Wednesdays, weird huh?

So Mike and I just lounged around the store chatting and making jokes while I strummed on a guitar. Typical Wednesday.

"Here's Krissy!" Krist ' voiced boomed outta nowhere seriously making both Mike and I jump.

"Well that just took away 3 years" Mike mumbled once he'd finally regained himself.

"Hi Krist!" I said walking up to him and hugging him. "Don't mind Michael, he's just a scaredy-cat"

Though my back was facing him I could literally feel him rolling his eyes.

"I know right. Anyways how are you short stuff?" Krist asked.

"I've been better. What about you, gentle giant? It's been a while" I replied.

"Same. We actually just arrived in Seattle yesterday. That's me and the guys."

"Oh are they here now?!" I asked my eyes lighting up. Krist laughed.

"Yeah they're outside. Dave's naturally slow at walking!" Krist said yelling out the last part as if to tell Dave to get here faster. I giggled. "And Kurt... well Kurt has been been really pissy since we got to Seattle so..."

"I'm here. I'm here and I heard you" Dave said looking a bit unhappy. "And I'm not slow at walking I just enjoy taking my time."

"Okay" Krist said probably deciding not to argue. "By the way, meet Ashlyn. Ashlyn this is Dave" Krist introduced.

I noticed how Dave's initial semi-annoyed expression changed to a calmer and friendlier one once he set his eyes on me.

Meanwhile I was trying my best not to freak inside. Just like Mike said.

Speaking of which, where the hell is that joker?

"Nice to meet you Ashlyn. Krist failed to mention how strikingly beautiful you are" Dave said also placing a kiss on my hand. I blushed. "I'm smooth. I know"

"Hands off. Michael will definitely cut your balls off" Dave's' eyes froze when his eyes fell on Michael for a second before shrugging it off.

"Fucker" He mumbled. I chuckled.

"Thanks for the compliment. I'm Ashlyn and it's such an honor to meet you. I'm a huge fan of your work" I said politely.

"Oh really, well I am pretty good at what I do" He said with a wink.

"Okay break it up. No flirting with Ashlyn." Michael said. "Nice to see you again Grohl"

"Ditto Stone, looking good" Dave acknowledged. "Been a while"

"Yep, I barely see you and Kurt again. Where is he anyways?" Mike asked.

"That is a good question actually" Krist asked almost looking worried. "Are you sure he didn't go back to the airport to get a plane outta here?"

"No! We came here for a reason and he has to honor it" Dave said.

"Are you guys really sure about that? I doubt an interview is really important to the extent of..."

"We came here for a different reason Mike. This store especially" Krist said. That got my attention.

Did something happen? Were we in trouble? Were they gonna shoot a music video here? Cause that would be cool as hell.

"I'm here. Sorry. I had some issues parking." A voice called out making all of us turn to him. My breath hitched in my throat.

It was the one and only, Kurt Cobain. At our small little guitar store.

After all this is over and done with, I'm gonna kill Michael for knowing all these people and never saying a word.