I do not own glee, Darren, Chris, Lea, Lauren, Joe, Joey, Ryan Murphy, or starkid productions

AN: This is the frist time I've ever done anything like this. It is based on a dream that I had and i wrote it down so my friends could read it and then it kind of turned into this. Enjoy! comment if you want, but please be nice.

Well I met him on a Sunday...
Well, actually, it was a Wednesday

Tuesday

I had one of the busiest schedules out of everyone on the team and coach FINALLY gave us an afternoon off of practice on Wednesday. I was excited because once I finished my Calc class that day I could go back to my room and do whatever I wanted until 6:15 when my roommate and I were meeting our friends in the commons, our school's dining hall, for dinner. Of course that couldn't happen for me, of course Matt would see me on the way to class on Tuesday and beg me to give a campus tour to "some famous people" who he wasn't allowed to name who would be helping in the theater program this year and who would possibly be working in the school during the summer and the next year at least.

It was Matt so, naturally, I thought he was joking about the whole "famous people" thing, but because he had always had my back when I needed his help I of course told him that, yes I would give the tour for him tomorrow at 2:30.

I have class until 2:20 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday so he said he'd start the tour by showing them commons and the athletic building while they waited for me to arrive to give them the tour of the place they were really interested in.

I was very excited to see if they were actually famous and what for seeing as they were going to be working in the theater department. I am an athlete so it may be unexpected that I have as much of an appreciation for the theater as I do, but when most of your best friends are involved in preforming arts it's something that just kind of happens.

Wednesday

It just so happens that my Calc professor would pick today, of all days, to go late. I sent a frantic text to Matt letting him know I'd be there ASAP and when class was done I ran to commons, which is all the way across campus, and got there in record time. Three minutes!

I ran in and read a text that Matt had just sent letting me know that the actors had taken more interest in the gym than he had anticipated. So I used that extra time to run into the bathroom.

When I came out again a few minutes later my jaw almost dropped looking at the crowd that was assembled and waiting for me outside of the school store.

The Starkids AND the glee cast along with Ryan Murphy! Needless to say I am a huge fan of both and I did a little happy dance in my head.

"Oh! There she is!" Matt said chuckling a little at the look on my face as I made my way toward him. I greeted them and they all said their own variations of a greeting, I earned a "yo" from Joe Walker and I was grinning as Matt let them know that he had class so I would be taking over as their guide.

Someone, Chris Colfer maybe (Chris Colfer! Squeals!), asked if they could check out the school store and Matt replied that of course they could and that he needed to fill me in on some things before we went out on the tour anyway. The group went into the store, all except for Ryan Murphy. He apparently had some things to tell me as well.

I had noticed that the one person who connected both groups was missing and I was hoping I'd be filled in as to why that was. I was not disappointed. "Darren," Ryan said, "is running late because his flight was delayed and he therefore had to take a later train." I was told that Ryan had just received a text, though, that said he would be arriving momentarily to join the group. I schooled my face into a cool smile and nodded saying, "Okay, that's fine. They all seem to be enjoying themselves in the store anyway."

Ryan laughed shaking his head and said something under his breath that sounded like, "shouldn't have let them in there unsupervised." Matt and I just laughed and followed him into the little store.

While the group was checking out I decided to go sit in the yellow pleather chairs outside the store and wait until I was needed. Honestly I was still trying to wrap my head around the fact that I was giving a tour of my school to the glee cast and the Starkids and that DARREN FREAKIN CRISS was going to be included in that group.

I pulled out my phone to text my friend who is also a huge Starkid fan and she freaked out sending me a garbled text because she was so excited. I was laughing when I heard a soft voice behind me asking what was so funny. I knew the voice instantly and my head whipped around to see Darren Criss just staring at me and the phone in my hand. I explained that I am a huge Starkid and glee fan and the situation with the text messaging. He nodded but still looked at me in a way that I was unfamiliar with. It wasn't mean, just different, amazed almost.

Darren's POV

The whole way to the New Jersey school I was cursing the stupid tropical storm coming up the coast. My flight had been delayed and so I had to take a train that was two hours later than I was supposed to have arrived in Madison.

When I finally got into the car waiting for me in the cute little town I sent Ryan a text and he said that was good and that the group was waiting for me in the commons. It was a good thing I had printed a map last night and I knew that the commons was where the dining hall, school store, and school post office were located and more importantly I knew how to get to it. Ryan said that the group was in the campus store and that the girl who would be finishing our tour, Catie was her name, was sitting outside the store waiting and he had proceeded to tell me what she was wearing and what she looked like. She sounded kind of attractive but I shook that thought away because I was here on a mission and she was probably a lot younger than me anyway.

When I walked in, I saw a girl that looked like Ryan's description, but who I thought was even more beautiful than I had imagined. I tripped on a rug on the way in, luckily she was texting and it didn't seem as though she had noticed.

I heard her laugh, though, it was one if those laughs that puts a smile on your face and makes you wish you knew the joke too. It made me want to laugh with her even though I'd been having a VERY frustrating day so far.

I walked up behind her quietly and leaned toward her ear and whispered "what's so funny?" Her head whipped around and she looked star struck for a moment before smiling and explaining to me the situation with her and her friend and their love of Starkid and her love of glee.

When she spoke something in my stomach fluttered a little. I asked her what she had been a fan of first, knowing I was flirting, but not being able to help myself.

Catie's POV

My head was spinning; DARREN CRISS was talking to me. I told him that I was definitely a Starkid fan first and this seemed to be an acceptable answer to his question. He teased me about it a little more and I couldn't help thinking "is he flirting with me?" I quickly told myself not to be so stupid that he was just a friendly, likable guy, who also happened to be "sex on a stick and sing like a dream." It looked like he was about to ask me something when Ryan walked up to us and said "I see you met Catie" Darren nodded smiling and he and Ryan ended up talking about some upcoming plans that Ryan had for the cast. I walked into the store to let everyone know Darren had finally arrived then I walked back out to find both men looking at me with question in their eyes.

Darren spoke first "why did you leave, just now?" He asked and looked a little hurt. This surprised me and I let him know that I didn't want to intrude on the conversation and that Joey had asked if I would get them when he, Darren, had finally arrived.

He seemed relieved and relied "oh okay" just as the group exited the small store. Ryan called for them all to settle and they looked at me expectantly. So I started with my normal shpeal.

"Hi, everyone! I'm Catie Randall and I'll be your tour guide today, but you probly already figured that one out. Normally I'd give the prospective student version of the tour, but I can give the friends only version if you would prefer." They all laughed and Ryan cleared his throat and I said, "what if I combine both versions" he smiled and nodded and Darren said, quietly, "I like her" with a small chuckle and Ryan said "I know. I do too, and I think your friends do too. I think they may have noticed that you like her just like I did. You might need to work on covering up your emotions they are written all over your face." He laughed lightly and winked as Darren blushed slightly. It was obvious to me that they didn't think I could hear them so I decided not to say anything, even though my heart was doing little flips in my chest. "He likes me," I thought, he must mean like a little sister or something.

I realized I hadn't been saying anything for about minute and so I said "Normally I start with my name, major and minor and the stuff I'm involved in on campus, but if there is anything else you would like to know don't be afraid to ask!" I happened to look at Darren first as I scanned the crowd and he shot me a quick smile as our eyes connected then he quickly looked away, almost like he was embarrassed, like he'd been caught looking.

"Right, well if no one has any other questions right now I'll just get on with it and we can get this tour going! So, as I mentioned my name is Catie Randall. I am a freshman here and I intend to be a Chemistry major with a premed focus and a Spanish minor. I am a civic scholar, a RISE scholar, a campus ambassador/ tour guide (I gestured to myself as I was wearing my tour guide shirt and they chuckled), and I am a member of the varsity swim team all here on campus. I was also here for a month this summer before school started as part of the HHMI summer research bridge program." Again I looked over to find Darren staring with an awed look on his face I blushed a little and explained what all of that meant and then got on with the tour as promised.

Darren's POV

I was about to ask her about the background I had seen on her phone, I thought it was me as Blaine, when Ryan walked up to us and said "I see you met Catie" I nodded and couldn't help but smile. Ryan and I ended up talking about some upcoming plans that he had for the cast. While we were speaking I noticed that Catie had walked into the store. I hoped she hadn't felt ignored, that she didn't feel upset or uncomfortable for any reason. I asked Ryan why she left and he said he wasn't sure. Then she walked back out and we both looked at her I was silently pleading that I hadn't offended her in some way and asked her with my eyes why she had left so abruptly. It had made me sad to think that I may have hurt her and I am sure I was showing on my face.

I spoke first "why did you leave, just now?" I asked her quietly. This seemed to surprise her and she told us that she hadn't wanted to intrude on the conversation and that Joey had asked if she would get them when I had finally arrived.

I was happy to hear that I hadn't done anything to upset her in any way and replied "Oh, okay" just as the group exited the small store. Ryan called for us to settle and we looked to her expectantly. So she started what must have been a very commonly used speech, she did it flawlessly.

When she was done I said to Ryan, quietly so she couldn't hear, "I like her" with a small chuckle and Ryan said "I know, me too, and I think your friends do too. I think they also may have noticed that you like her just like I did. You might need to work on covering up your emotions they are written all over your face." He laughed lightly and winked as I felt my cheeks heat up blushing slightly.

It was weird, how smitten I already seemed to be. I normally didn't feel this way so quickly, but she was treating me like a regular guy even though I knew she was a fan of the work my friends and I had done. Most girls, and guys for that matter, treated me like I was out of the ordinary, when really I'm just a weird dude who likes Harry Potter way too much and sits around with a guitar annoying everyone by doing covers of Disney songs.

She hadn't been talking for a moment and when she realized she began speaking again when she did she looked in my direction and I looked away quickly, I hoped she hadn't caught me staring. She told us a little more about herself and again she looked over to find that I was staring with what had to have been an awed look on my face. I couldn't help it; to say I was impressed would have been an understatement. She blushed a little and explained what all of that meant and then got on with the tour as promised.

While we were going around the campus I found myself just watching her speak and explain everything. It was obvious that she loved it here and that she was proud to call herself a ranger, the school's mascot.