A/N So I drafted this chapter many times and the boys ran away with me and it turned out quite different to my original plan when I said I wouldn't focus on filming but I like how this turned out. Setting focused on the real-time of filming of Series 2 Episode 20. Currently the story is running from Chris's POV but I will play around throughout this chapter so read closely. Let me know what you think!

Running Down the Tracks.

Chapter Two, Prom Queen

It had been months now since the filming of the valentines episode in which Chris literally poured out his heart and soul to Darren through Kurt. Kurt had become an outlet for Chris as the relationship between Kurt and Blaine, or 'Klaine' as the fans called it, had grown. However, Chris had made a pact with himself, he would never let his true feelings show, and it would be a performance, but a performance like no other. The persona of Kurt became stronger, even kissing Darren, ahem Blaine, was not Chris it was Kurt. He had to keep control.

Today was the first day of filming for the prom episode of Season Two. Which Chris was both looking forward to and yet was also very nervous, just as he had been filming the valentine's episode. That day he had let his feelings go and in a way Chris was nervous because prom was a big thing.

His own prom held memories for him, he'd had no one to go with and he had felt so very alone in the old Cliché alone in a crowded room. It had fitted perfectly. His friends had naturally taken pity on him and they didn't go with dates they went as a group and Chris had been glad he had those few close knit friends but he could see they really wanted to be with their boyfriends and girlfriends and crushes.

Chris would try his hardest to keep his memories and emotions hidden today but that sometimes just isn't as simple as it sounds.

Chris wasn't due on set until 1pm as the first scenes to be filmed were the performances including Mark, Kevin, Chord (Friday) Lea (Jar of Hearts) Darren, Heather, Jenna (I'm Not Going To Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You). Chris didn't have a musical number for the prom because the focus was on his character which he was glad of since this was going to be an emotionally draining scene and he supposed Ryan must have guessed that.

Despite this, Chris turned up early to watch Darren perform with Heather and Jenna. Chris loved to watch Darren perform, Chris loved how active he was all the time as if he were buzzing, and this often seeped through into his performance of Blaine, one of those personality traits it was hard to extinguish, Darren just had so much energy and Chris loved that.

Chris stood to the side of the set so he didn't get into the shot but the director spotted him "Chris what are you doing" he yelled across the room "get into makeup and wardrobe I want you back out here ASAP" he continued turning back to the small monitor in front of him and shouting "Cut" over Darren's singing.

Even though the songs were recorded and added over the top and he could just dub it was clear Darren preferred to perform, another thing Chris loved about Darren, his love of performance; singing live meant a lot to Darren as he had told Chris on many an occasion.

Chris hurried off to the makeup and wardrobe departments to get his outfit for the Prom.

It was a disaster, a fashionable disaster that was completely and utterly Kurt. It wasn't Chris at all; he was a lot less flamboyant than the overzealous Kurt. He rushed back to the gym hall set and back to the director, "where do you want me" Chris asked with a smile "Just get into the shot, mingle with the extras, Kurt is watching Blaine perform, admiring him, you get the idea kid?" the director smiled and chuckled, it was true, Chris was one of the youngest on the set at 21 and was often given nicknames, though some of them were more directed at his outlandish character Kurt since the character had been created especially for him.

Chris weaved into the crowd standing on his own as the couples had some lose choreography to work with he didn't want to get in the way so he hovered near Amber and Chord, though not distracting them. "ACTION". It wasn't hard to slip into the role of Kurt at this moment, admiring the gorgeous man on the stage in front of him who began to belt out the notes in that magical voice and practically jumping around the stage dancing to his own beat.

Chris stood still for a few moments before remembering he was supposed to be at a prom, standing still would defeat the point of the director pulling him into the scene. Chris had always been teased playfully by his co-cast members for pulling focus since the very first episode with his little shimmy that became almost Kurt's signature move throughout the show and this was his moment. The move drew a laugh from the extras around him but thankfully they were professional enough to work it into their performances and the director didn't say a word.

Chris's attention was entirely focused on Darren now, his passion and his enthusiasm, and then a glance, a glance at Chris which lit him up from inside. Chris knew all hope was just false hope; the director had probably filled in Darren on their little improv so of course he would be playing the devoted boyfriend, searching through the crowed for his beloved Kurt, and their eyes locking for a moment before the music overwhelmed him once more.

"Cut!" Chris looked up and back to where the directors voice had come from, he had forgotten he was on set, forgotten that the room wasn't empty, and it wasn't just him and Darren in the room. "That's a wrap on that scene, take a break and we will be doing the crowd shots with Cory, John, Lea, and Dianna, then it's Chris, Darren and Max with Amber and Naya doing the dancing scene" the director shouted over the buzz of chatter that began once he'd said cut. "Darren, Chris can I have a word guys" Ryan the producer and co-director called the two over.

Chris fought through the crowd of extras headed out of the hall to grab drinks and some fresh air before the next scene, watching Darren fighting just as equally, the both smiled as they met in the middle. "So you two are the only ones that don't know what song you will be dancing to, we chose Dancing Queen by ABBA" he said with a grin. A look of shock, you could say, crossed Chris's face for a moment before disappearing. "I'm wearing a kilt and a tiara, dancing with a boy to 'Dancing Queen'. Did I do something to offend you?" He laughed to indicate he was joking and was not angry or anything but unphased, and Ryan, Darren and the cast around them laughed too.

But Darren also moved in beside Chris, putting an arm around his waist. Darren sensed a hint of sadness in Chris's tone the others hadn't, no one but a close friend would have heard the slight off key in his tone. No one noticed Darren's movement to pull Chris closer to him. To them this was all very natural, the two had become irrevocably close since Darren had joined the cast and as Kurt and Blaine had become a couple. Darren considered Chris to be his best friend, he would never forget his Starkid friends, they were his best friends of course, but what he had with Chris this was different, more, they had a connection through Kurt and Blaine which no one could ever come between or even understand.

Darren still had his arm around Chris's waist as they walked out to get a drink before their next scene, it would be a big one for the fans Darren knew that as a fan of the show himself he loved any screen time that Kurt and Blaine had. Essentially this was being filmed back to front with the dance first then their hallway scenes to be filmed later in the evening. It was clear they wanted the happy scene of Kurt and Blaine's dance before the emotional scene in case it became too much for Chris.

He didn't let on but those close to Chris knew some of the storylines hit home for Chris and it was hard for him to stay composed, though he would never admit it but everyone tried to be there for him, always. Especially Darren, he was close to Chis and being his Blaine he was going through it with him and people understood that. They understood to an extent to when the two boys characters leaked into real life it wasn't a shock when they always would sit together, head resting on the other, occasionally holding hands and other signs of affection.

We watched from the side-lines together as Cory and John's scene with the stair down and fight and we chuckled together as the punch was swung but no one got hit and then it was a wrap. They got it all in just a few takes and then we were up. It was the dancing scene and Darren knew that he was going to have a hard time staying in character. "ACTION". He has the urge to just go a little crazy, swing Chris, ahem Kurt, around the room.

Darren was one of the most energetic people you will probably ever meet in your life and he loved to share that, it was a connection, like the connection he had with Chris. But they had choreography they were to slow dance, not too close, but yet intimate, loving. Darren could feel everything Blaine felt for Kurt in that moment. Darren never went to his own senior prom because he had been grounded; now he was making new memories. He wished this was his own prom; he was surrounded by friends and was dancing with the person he loved.

Wait.

What?

Loved.