Chris' face fell. When did he start grinning like an idiot? Did he just hear that? Had Darren called him Kurt?
"What did you just say?" He asked just to be sure.
"Kurt? What happened? My head hurts. Where am I?" Darren asked, a confused expression appeared on his face.
He tried to look around, but every time he moved his head it hurt. Why did that hurt so much?
Chris opened his mouth to explain he wasn't Kurt when the doctor and the nurse came in.
"How are you feeling, Mr. Criss?" The doctor checked something on his clipboard.
Darren didn't respond and looked a little confused.
"Mr. Criss, how are you doing?" The doctor tried again. Again no response.
"Darren, he's talking to you. Can you hear him?" Chris asked him slowly. He was not sure what was going on, but it was definitely no good.
"Of course I can. Why are you calling me that?" Darren looked confused at Chris.
"Is this a joke? Because if this is a joke, it's not funny. Not in this situation." Chris told him in a serious voice.
"What are you talking about? What is going on?" Darren started to panic a little.
"What is he talking about?" The doctor asked. Chris cornered him so they could talk in private.
"I think he thinks he is his character, Blaine Anderson." Chris whispered. "Is that possible?"
"That's weird." The doctor looked thoughtful. "Ehm, was he in character when that stage light fell?"
"Well, yes we were in rehearsal." Chris' voice broke a little. It had been the scariest moment in his life.
They had been in dance rehearsal in the auditorium for a group number. Zach was showing Darren a move and then it happened. An enormous stage light fell right on Darren.
Everyone had been starring at him in shock. Chris had almost passed out and he had screamed at the staff until they let him in the ambulance with Darren.
Darren had lost consciousness. Now, ten hours later, Chris was still there. He hadn't left the room.
Even thinking about it made Chris feel sick.
"I'm not sure, I've never had this situation before. But I think, because of his memory loss, he might have forgotten that he is an actor and he actually thinks he is his character." The doctor told him. He was not whispering anymore, so Darren could hear every word.
"Okey, what are you two taking about?" Darren was a little annoyed now.
Chris walked over to the bed and began to explain. "You're not Blaine, you're-" The doctor cut him off.
"I think it would be a better idea if you played along till it's over." The doctor whispered to Chris.
"For how long is he going to be like this?" Chris asked in horror.
"I think a few days, a week tops." The doctor assured him.
"Okey." One week. He could do that. Only one week and Darren would be himself again.
Darren had to do some tests. The doctor walked up to Chris who was nervously playing with the hem of his shirt. "I don't see any reason to keep him here any longer." He told Chris. "He shouldn't be alone at any time. Does he live with someone?"
"His roommate is out of town, but I guess I can stay with him." Chris told him.
"What roommate? I'm not at Dalton anymore." Darren asked from the other side of the room.
"Did I say roommate? I meant mom and dad." Chris lied. This whole Blaine-thing was going to take some getting used to. "They are out of town for an emergency conference." He told him in a unsure voice.
"Can't they come back?" Darren asked, but he had little hope in his voice.
"I've called them, but it's a really important one. And since you're fine now, they don't see any reason to come home right now." Chris knew that Blaine's parents weren't supposed to be very carrying about him, so this probably wouldn't be to much of a shock to him.
Darren nodded a little disappointed. "But who's gonna take care of me?" Darren asked.
"I am." Chris simply told him.
Darren smiled, but then he realized something. "Your dad would be okey with that?"
"Yeah, I'm going to New York, so this would be a great opportunity to show him how responsible I am." Chris was really impressed by his own lies, but it didn't feel right to lie to Darren. They had always been honest about everything with each other.
"Here is his medication." A nurse told Chris and handed him a small jar with pills. "Twice a day."
Chris nodded at her. "Thank you"
They walked out of the room. It really was a miracle that Darren was fine. He could have been in a way worse condition, but he seemed to be okey physically.
Darren slipped his arm around Chris' waist. That was when it hit Chris. He was Kurt and Darren was Blaine now. They were hypothetical boyfriends.
Chris had absolutely no problem with acting couple-y with Darren. But this wasn't Darren. This was Blaine and not the guy he had had a crush on since day one.