Set Fire To The Rain

"Hey! Stop it!" Danni giggled as he tackled her onto the floor. He pinned her down playfully.

"So you are ticklish!" He chuckled. Danni squirmed and pushed him off her.

"Doofus." She laughed. He raised an eyebrow.

"Danni, no one says 'doofus' any more!"

"Gimme a break, dude, I'm British!" He smiled at this remark and punched her gently. She punched him back. Then they started to play fight, until they both fell over. They both burst into peels of laughter and then... it just stopped. He locked his eyes with hers, and she blushed a bright red. He moved in... Foreheads... Noses... Li-

"DANNI!" Danni shot up like a rocket. He backed off immediately. She sighed.

"What Mum?"

"We have to go!" Danni looked at him and smiled.

"I'll, um, see you tomorrow?"

He grinned.

"Yes. Bye." She stood and left the room, only peeking back to mouth something to him.

He smiled and nodded, as if he understood, but when she'd gone he frowned.

'Ah, well, I'll ask her tomorrow.'

. . . . . .

Danni gazed around the apartment, taking everything in. She felt miserable, but she had to forget about the past and make a fresh start. And moving to America was the best way to forget about everything. Her parents had been killed in a car crash six months earlier, and she was still struggling to get used to them not being around. But she had to try. She was 17 now, she had to grow up.

She looked up as her Dad's best friend walked in and handed her a cup of coffee.

"Thanks."

"No problem." Will Schuester looked down at the teenager sat on his couch. She looked so much like her Dad. She smiled weakly. 'Hmm, putting on a brave face.' He thought. "So," He said aloud, "You said on the way here that you like to sing?" For a brief moment her face lit up.

"I like to dance, too." Her face fell. "Dad... he paid for me to go to hip-hop classes." She chuckled suddenly. "Mum always said it was an atrocious style of dance, but then she'd come to my performances with Dad and she'd be completely blown away. She couldn't believe that I'd kept up with the others on stage." Will laughed. Then he looked thoughtful.

"Have you ever considered joining a Glee Club?" Danni looked confused.

"Huh?"

"Like a show-choir?"

"Oh, yeah that could be fun." 'May as well give it a shot...'

She loved the delighted look on Will's face. She liked making people happy. "Um, Will... Do you think I'll fit in at McKinley?" He looked surprised by her question.

"I don't see why not." Her face beamed.

"Oh good." She sipped her tea quietly. Will bit his lip. If she joined Glee Club, she wouldn't 'fit in'... Sure she'd fit with the Glee kids, but... He shook these thoughts out of his head. She'd be fine.

He'd make sure of that.