So here's the second chapter!

Disclaimer: I don't own Darren Criss, Meredith Stepien, Team StarKid, or Mario Kart. Sigh, the life of a writer...

Noon

Darren finished putting the pillows on top of the blankets in their blanket fort and he grinned widely.

"Hey Mere, did you find any fluffy blankets?" He called out from the blanket fort, expecting Meredith to reply, but there was no answer, only silence. He frowned and crawled out of the blanket fort to see that he was in a completely empty room. "Mere?"

"I'm...I'm coming!" Meredith's voice sounded strained, and Darren went out into the hallway to see her trying to carry the giant tv in the room. He quickly took it from her hands and carried it into the room.

"Now, as much as I love tv, why exactly are you moving it in here?" Darren raised an eyebrow and Meredith smiled widely.

"We are going to have a Mario Kart tournament!" She squealed and ran to get the Wii. Darren nodded in understanding and placed the tv on the ground, right in front of a wall plug fit for the cords. Luckily, this spot was in front of one of the openings in the blanket fort, so they would be able to sit in the fort and play the racing game.

"I've got this plugged in already, Mere, so just bring in the wifi and the controllers!" Darren yelled out to Meredith and she got the two controllers with the console, entering the room with her hands filled.

"Got it!" She kneeled down and helped Darren put the Wii in a good spot, and Meredith plugged it into the tv. She handed him the hot pink controller and he frowned.

"Hey, why do you get the black one?" Darren whined, and Meredith had to hold back a giggle. "I don't want the girlie one!" She giggled and pointed to his sunglasses, which were now resting on top of his hair.

"You've got girlie sunglasses, Dare. I wouldn't complain if I were you." She ruffled his hair and the sunglasses fell to the ground, but neither of them noticed it as their eyes were locked together in an intense gaze. Meredith couldn't look away from his smouldering eyes, and she thought she saw something flash in them, but before she could try and figure out what it was, Darren cleared his throat, and with difficulty, they both tore their eyes away from each other, looking down at the ground.

"Oh, I almost forgot!" Meredith almost shouted and she stood up quickly, running into the kitchen. "Dare, come help me!" Darren sighed dramatically and he stood up, walking towards the kitchen. As soon as he entered the kitchen, Meredith shoved a few bags of chips, Red Solo cups, and a 2 litre bottle of Coke into his arms.

"What is all this?" He looked at what she was carrying, and Meredith shooed him towards the empty room.

"We are going to have a Mario Kart tournament while eating junk food for lunch! Like we always used to do!" She held tightly onto the giant bag of chips and the random bags of various chocolates and candies and dropped them all in front of the tv as soon as they entered the room. Darren set down the soda carefully and dropped the rest of the food on the ground, taking a spot on a pillow inside of the blanket fort. Meredith sat down next to him on another pillow and grabbed her remote, turning on the Wii.

"This is gonna be so much fun!" Darren said, and she nodded in agreement, nudging his arm with her elbow gently.

"Don't forget, I get first dibs on a character since this is my game!" Meredith stated, and he groaned.

"But you know Peach is my favorite character, Mere!" He whined and crossed his arms, sticking out his bottom lip in a pout, and she poked his bottom lip gently.

"Oh stop it, you can be Daisy. I finally unlocked her!" Meredith squealed and Darren huffed, resorting himself to the lesser awesome princess.

"Fine, I'll be Daisy." Darren said, but as soon as the character screen came up, he immediately chose Peach, and Meredith groaned.

"Not cool, Dare!" She said with a frown, and Darren laughed as she chose Donkey Kong, the manliest character out of the whole bunch. They fought over which course to play first, and then they both decided on Rainbow Road, a racing course that both were horrifyingly terrible at.

"Haha, I got a head start!" Meredith taunted as they started, and then she fell off of the edge. "Shit." She shook her head as she was dropped onto the course in last place, and Darren laughed at her, only to get pushed off of the course by Meredith.

"Hey! That's no fair!" He frowned and tried to catch up but completely missed an item box—his only chance—and Meredith laughed.

"It's Mario Kart, smart ass." She retorted and gained a cannon from her item box. She cheered as she rocketed from 11th to 3rd and Darren groaned. "There's literally no way you can cheat in Mario Kart, Dare. You of all people should know that, you've tried and failed ultimately before." Darren picked this time to unleash his cannon from an item box he had just found, and he ran Meredith's character over.

"How you like me now?" He taunted her as he got into first, and he finished the race three minutes later, Meredith frowning at her huge fail.

"Dammit Darren!" She threw her controller on the ground and Darren laughed at her. She hit him with a pillow, and then stood up, running away from him.

"Oh, it's on!" He stood up and chased after her with a pillow, and she squealed, running around the apartment. They were both laughing and Meredith ran back into the room with the blanket fort, tripping over a bag of chips and falling onto the ground. Darren saw this and took it to his advantage.

"Come here Meredith!" He fell to the ground on top of her and started poking her sides, causing Meredith to laugh.

"No! Stop, Dare!" She laughed loudly and Darren found himself laughing with her, and after a few minutes they were both out of breath, laying down on their backs and looking up at the ceiling.

"That was fun." Darren whispered, and Meredith nodded her agreement, resting her hands down at her sides. Her hand brushed his and she started to pull hers away, but Darren placed his hand on hers to stop its movement. She looked at him in slightly confusion, and he grinned at her, threading their fingers together.

"Dare." She whispered, slightly confused as to what was happening between them, and he rested his other hand on her cheek, smiling her worries away. They both leaned in closer, ready for the kiss that they knew was inevitable...

BRIIIIIIIIING!

Darren's iPhone rang loudly, and it startled both of them. They backed away from each other on the floor with a bit of difficulty and blushed pink, not able to look at each other.

"I have to take this." Darren stood up and pressed a button on his phone. "Hello?" As he walked out of the room, this assumption only made by the sound of his voice getting softer, Meredith stood up on shaking legs, and she took in a deep breath.

"What just happened?" She blinked for a moment and then smiled. She almost kissed Darren! She shook her head, trying to get that idea out of her head, and then looked at her watch.

12:57 P.M.

Meredith sighed, not sure what to do at the moment, and then she walked into her room with a brilliant idea, putting on her shoes and her jacket.

Darren walked by her room towards the empty room and then stopped to look at her. "What are you doing Mere?" Darren looked extremely confused, but Meredith didn't care. She just grinned at him and passed by him, headed towards the front door.

Put your shoes on, Dare." She said, grabbing a small and obviously almost broken umbrella, and he frowned, but he put his shoes on anyway. "We are going on a little shopping trip."

Most of this chapter was written on my phone and I just tweaked a few parts here and there when I finally stopped being a lazy ass and uploaded it onto the laptop. I must say, I am impressed with how I'm doing.

~Lady Legend