A/N 1: Hi there,

I just wanted to let you all know I am still writing 'It Was You,' but since I saw the Dancing with the Stars salute to classic Hollywood and the amazing choreography by Derek Hough and Christopher Scott this story has been hoping around in my head.

FYI this story starts taking place two years before the all-star season. Oh, and for the purposes of this story the Lynch Family and the band R5 doesn't exist in the present timeline (even though I absolutely love the Lynch Family and R5)…

Enjoy! xo

Prologue

The formally dress crowd was on their feet as he and several other choreographers that he knew stood on the large stage in some of their best outfits. All of them were trying to catch their breath as they watched the beautiful blonde and brunette that stood in front of them. It was these two mysterious women though that put him completely at ease standing up there.

"And now, ladies and gentlemen, to find out which of these amazing choreographers will take home the Emmy," the blonde started and as the words left her mouth, Derek could feel butterflies erupt in his stomach. He was obviously at the Emmy's and he was nominated for something, obviously the blonde just said so. This had only happened once or twice before and now, for the first time he was standing in front of an audience waiting to hear whether or not he was the one bringing home the statuette.

"Please welcome to the stage," the brunette continued for the blonde, "This year's winners for Outstanding Reality Show Hosts Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum." The brunette and blonde walked off the stage as the presenters made their way to the microphone. Before the brunette stepped to her next mark on the opposite side of the stage, she grabbed Derek's hand and squeezed it. This simple gesture made all of the butterflies disappear and once again he felt calm, as he turned to listen to Tim and Heidi with baited breath.

"Hi everybody," Heidi greeted, "It is now our pleasure to present the Emmy for Outstanding Choreography."

"The nominees are the brilliant artists who did this fantastic work this season and created that amazing dance number we all just saw," Tim explained, "And they are for 'Dancing with the Stars' Derek Hough with two nominations - one solo nomination and one with Alison Holker. for Roger's and Hammerstein's 'Carousel' Live from the Lincoln Centre Warner Carlyle. For 'So You Think You Can Dance' Sonya Tayeh, Mandy Jo Moore, Napolean and Tabitha Dumo and Travis Wall." The audience cheered as each nominee wad announced. Heidi flipped the envelope around and broke the seal as she leaned towards the microphone.

"And the Emmy goes to," Heidi Klum paused for dramatic effect, "Derek Hough - Dancing with the Stars. Congratulations." The Nokia Theatre filled with the 'Dancing with the Stars' theme as Derek hugged the other nominees. In the audience, Derek could make out the cast and personnel of the show that made it to the show for him jump to their feet, screaming and hollering their congratulations as Derek made his way to the microphone. Shaking hands with Tim Gunn, Derek took the statue thatwas being offered to him by Heidi before turning to look at the audience, his complete shock all over his face.

"Wow, wow, wow, wow, thank you guys! I love you," Derek started, "I want to thank the BBC, Conrad Greene, Ashley Eden, um, the whole team at 'Dancing with the Stars.' My mom, my dad, all my sisters - Julianne, I love you. Um, Corky and Shirley Ballas, Mark Ballas and uh, holy crap. Kay, baby, I love you and you look absolutely gorgeous tonight. Thank you for putting up with my sleepless nights and craziness these past few weeks. Riker, I love you and I hope you're being good for your uncle. And thank you to the Emmy's for inviting us to this party. Thank you so much, I appreciate it. Thank you guys."

A/N 2: Alright, I received a review a couple of weeks ago that really made me rethink this story (which is kind of a good thing because reviews, when done right, can help an author get better) and I really think that I am going to rewrite this. Certain parts of this story just make me want to cringe a little bit and the character of James is so despicable even to me that I don't even want to continue writing him, which is kind of hard since he was needed for the previous version of this story.

So, please bare with me, this story is going to get better. Hopefully.