AN: In my excitement to post this, I forgot an author's note! So here I am, disclaiming and all that, wishing my lovelies a good read :) please review if you have any ideas, or criticism, I love both equally :D
"Rumor has it that you're in love with me?"
That sentence rang through Darren's mind like he was standing under a bell. He stood rooted to the spot, mouth slightly agape, hazel eyes darting around frantically as his mind raced, trying to come up with a response. Its efforts were unfruitful.
"Uhh….." Chris's blue eyes crinkled as he half-smiled, trying not to laugh at the shorter boy's stunned face. Deciding it would be a better idea not to have this conversation under the harsh scrutiny of the girls right behind them, who were no doubt intently watching, he took Darren by the arm, tugging him down the hall. "Come on, come with me." Darren's mind raced through possible scenarios; maybe he'd be pissed, maybe he'd do that thing that Chris did, trying to be nice, but making it all too obvious he was faking….
Oh god, this can't end well.
Chris stopped at the end of the hallway; it looked kind of like the door to the principal's office. Darren snapped back to reality as the taller boy turned him around, grasping his shoulders tightly, his bright blue-green stare boring holes into him inquisitively. When no response came forward, he dropped his hands and plopped down on the floor, patting the space next to him. Darren nervously joined him, leaning against the glass door.
"Chris I'm sorry you had to hear about tha-"
His apology was cut off quickly as Chris just stared a single dagger at him.
"Darren, relax, I'm not mad, I just….want to know. Are they right?" His voice was soft, he almost sounded...nervous. Darren sighed, avoiding the teal eyes intently watching him by looking at his knees.
Oh god, what am I supposed to tell him? "Yeah, your friends are right; I am kind of hopelessly falling for you." No, I can't do that…..but…I can't lie to him either….but maybe Naya was right…
"Yeah, they're right," he blurted, clapping his hand over his mouth after the words escaped his lips. "Oh god, Chris, I'm so sorry, that just slipped out…" A slender hand on his arm shut him up, and he brought his eyes up to meet his friends', terrified of what he would see. Gentleness and a sweet smile was definitely not what he expected.
"No, its fine, I'm glad you told me…" Cold fingers under his chin brought Darren's face up to the other boys'; fearful eyes meeting compassionate ones. Dropping his hand and staring at the floor, his chest pushed against the fabric of his shirt as he inhaled nervously. This time it was Chris's turn to blush and speak softly. "Um….I kinda… like you too…so…we're even?"
Wait.
What?
They were both blushing, staring awkwardly at the floor, neither knowing what to do next, minds still racing frantically. Out of the corner of his eye, Darren saw Chris bring his bright blue stare back to him. Inching closer, he slowly turned the shorter boy to face him. Looking at his eyes, he noticed those bright green orbs were fixed nervously on Darren's lips, breath shaking slightly. Still apprehensive, Darren rested a hand on the other's arm, gently encouraging him.
God, I have no idea what I'm doing….
He felt the muscles in Chris's arms tense as he leaned in, nervously closing the distance between them. It shouldn't have been hard; they'd kissed numerous times on set….but it was different. Instead of the repeated, monotonous, simple pressing of lips they did on camera, Chris was actually kissing him, capturing the nervous boy's mouth. Sighing into him, Chris readjusted the angle of the kiss, parting his lips slightly. Darren brought his other hand up to rest on Chris's chest, which deflated as he sighed. Curling his fingers against the fabric of his shirt, Darren found himself leaning forward slightly, barely opening his mouth. He felt Chris smile against his lips.
Releasing him, Chris shuffled awkwardly, blushing deeply and staring at the ground. "I-I'm sorry, I shouldn't…shouldn't have done that."
Squeezing his arm slightly, Darren smiled encouragingly, not releasing their eye contact. "No, it's fine, don't be sorry… I'm glad you did…"
A muffled squeal broke the silence, followed by the unmistakable sound of girls shushing each other. Chris sighed in exasperation, but Darren welcomed the distraction. Chris stood up and began looking around for them.
"Come on, girls, I know you're here somewhere…." Darting up the stairwell, he almost crashed into Dianna, who had her hand over Lea's mouth. Amber and Heather were barely holding in laughter behind them.
"You ladies are such stalkers." He playfully slapped them each in turn before they broke out in squeals again.
"You two just kissed!"
"See? We TOLD you!"
"Bet we aren't so annoying now, are we, white boy?"
Chris dove behind the wall of the stairwell, pretending to be dodging cannon fire. Mercilessly, they swarmed him again like bees to honey. Occasionally poking him in the side, they continued to brag about how they "were so right," and "yes, we do know everything." Chris tried unsuccessfully to fight them off, but he lacked enough hands to restrain them all at one time. Being ticklish didn't help matters either.
"OKAY, LADIES, CHILL. Just go back to your stalker spot, which, by the way, I'm very impressed you got into without us noticing, and I'll fill you in on all the lovely details later. Now SHOO!" He swatted them away, herding the girls back up the stairs, planting the little flock back where they were. Sliding down the railing, he sighed again. He loved the girls, but they really knew how to ruin a good moment sometimes. Darren was leaning against the glass box that made up the office, arms crossed, a grin spread across his face. Chris met his gaze, exasperated. The other just quirked an eyebrow, pointedly looking at the wall the girls were hidden behind.
"Isn't our audience going to say something if we try to have any more legitimate conversations?" He almost shouted audience at the wall, earning a snort from one of them, followed by the sound of whoever snorted being smacked by another. Chris laughed; it came out embarrassingly high pitched.
"Yeah, they probably will, they know how to get in the way. Why don't we just…pick this up later?" Chris looked hopeful, hoping his friends hadn't been intrusive enough to scare him away.
"Of course…it's a date." Darren winked, making Chris blush and the wall giggle incessantly. At the sound of the giggles, Chris rolled his eyes, took Darren's hand, and dragged him up the stairs. Four pairs of curious eyes met them at the top. They stood up, looking at Chris like he was nuts. Darren had a similar expression.
"I know you all; if I kiss him in front of you, you'll leave us alone, right?" They nodded eagerly, giggling like fairies again. Darren just stuttered in surprise.
"Wait, wha-"
He was cut off as Chris took his mouth again. This time it was different; somehow it was even sweeter than the last, even with their audience. Cold, long fingers slipped up to the back of his neck, securing their bodies together. Whistles and fangirl squeals barely registered as Darren felt himself melting into the taller boy, wrapping his arms around his small waist.
Eventually the girls quieted down, but the two didn't break apart. Lea coughed, which had no effect.
"Uh, guys? GUYS." Heather waved violently at them, but they just kept kissing.
"Alright y'all, this is getting awkward…" Amber finally piped up after Chris slid his tongue into his partner's mouth in an unnecessarily showy fashion, moaning. Dianna nodded, and then slipped around them, calling over her shoulder. "Come on, we can go talk about this in the choir room." Laughter and giggles broke out once more; a sound Chris was a little too familiar with.
After he was sure they were securely in the choir room, Chris released his grip on Darren, who rested his head on the taller boy's shoulder, breathless.
"That…was…amazing." He separated the words with kisses to Chris's neck. He laughed, gently pushing Darren back to look at him proper.
"You know, that's about the only way to get rid of them effectively…." Their foreheads rested together, catching their breath and grinning stupidly at each other, still a good bit stunned by the kiss.
"Yeah….rumor has it…"
