As far as Darren could tell, the shoot had gone well. He nailed his performance of Teenage Dream, which was no easy task with Chris staring at him like that. He felt like the chemistry was definitely there and hoped it spilled over into the acting too. Chris had been told to play the doe eyed love-struck teen and, damn, he did a good job. He spent the whole shoot fiddling with his bag and his jacket, making eye contact and looking away. The boy could act, that was for sure.

It had been so much fun learning the routine with the rest of the boys in The Warblers. They were all so talented and he felt so privileged to be able to perform with them. Of course, the minor mishap at the end of the first take, which saw him lying on top of Chris wasn't planned. But the electricity that coursed through him as he helped Chris to his feet wasn't imagined. At least not on his part. He really needed to sort his shit out and headed back to the trailer to take a shower.

Heading back toward the lot, Darren spotted Lea. He decided he should officially introduce himself rather than just oogling her, so called out to her to. "Lea! Hey,I'm the new kid" He stretched his hand out toward her and she batted it away and pulled him into a warm hug, smiling. "We don't shake hands here Darren. Well, maybe with the subs and one part wonders, but from what I hear...you're going to be sticking around! That makes you part of this crazy family".

Darren was completely taken aback. He'd read about Lea being a bit of a diva on set, but it just proved that you couldn't believe what you read. She was far from it. "Oh really? They haven't told me anything, from all I know I AM a one part wonder!" Darren grinned at her. "Seriously Darren, you need to start looking online more. I tend to find out my plot arcs from Twitter before I even see a script! And, from what I've seen, you look set to get cosy cosy with my boy Chris! I hear you killed your first scene today-they tell me Teenage Dream is set to sky rocket. Everyone loves guys in blazers, right?! How was it working with Chris? Isn't he a sweetie?"

Darren could feel the blood rushing to his cheeks and laughed in an attempt to distract Lea from his complete inability to control his damn hormones.

"Yeah, he's a sweetheart. He has so much positive energy-it's a breeze bouncing off it. I love this character, Blaine. I feel like the show needs a confident out and proud character to guide Kurt and I really love that idea. Plus, y'know, maybe one day I'll even get to sing with you. That would be super awesome". It was Leas turn toblush then, and she laughed and told him she'd love that.

"I'm going to keep my eye on you, Criss" She said. "You look like you could be a whole lotta fun and a whole lotta trouble rolled into one! But your right, it's definitely Chris' turn, I mean Kurts turn, to be happy. So what's your story? You got a lady in your life?"

Hello blood rush to the face... Darren mumbled away about how he was "Happy to be single" and "Wasn't looking" and bla bla bla. But in his head, all he could think was "She said Chris. It was CHRIS' turn to be happy". He said his goodbyes, and headed toward his trailer, with Lea waving franticly behind him.

Opening the door to his trailer, Darren exhaled. He hadn't even realised that he'd been holding his breath. He plugged his laptop in, and opened the screen. Taking a deep breath, he typed "Darren Criss Chris Colfer Glee" into Google. So Lea was right. Already, fans of both his and Chris' had already started putting two and two together.

From what Ryan had been posting on Twitter, the fandom had been researching their arses off and photoshopped pictures of the two had already started to appear before they had even been on screen together. This was going to be fun. Shutting down the laptop, Darren sighed.

He had one more scene to shoot today. The emotional scene where Kurt tells Blaine he is being bullied for being gay at Mckinley. Blaine is supposed to offer a shoulder and some words of wisdom which get Kurt thinking maybe he should leave Mckinley altogether. Darren was in two minds as to how the fans were going to react to that. There would be some that absolutely HATED the idea of Kurt leaving Glee club-he was an "original" after all. But the rest of the fandom seemed to already be gunning for a romance between the two. There really was no way of telling until when and if it happened. Hanging his costume on the inside of the trailer door, he hopped into the shower. He didn't feel unclean, but a cold shower never hurt anyone...

A few hours later, Darren wandered across the lot toward his trailer. He'd just finished shooting for the day and was getting ready to head home. The last scene had gone well. Chris nailed his part and made Darrens job so much easier. The emotions in the room felt so real-he felt like Chris had definitely had some experience with bullying of this sort and couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness as he looked into his eyes across the table where they were shooting. He'd "come out" in this scene, which was easier to do than he thought. He didn't stammer his way through it or forget his lines (much...), so that was always a bonus. The guys at "Dalton" had really taken him under their wing which made things so much easier for him being the new kid.

Packing his things away into his bag, Darren heard someone tapping at the door. He spun round, tripping over the strap on his bag and headbutting the trailer door. "Smooth Darren. Real smooth..."

Opening the door, he saw Chris laughing. "Did you just fall into the door Darren?" he said between laughs. "Well, yes. Yes I did. You wanna come in or are you just gonna stand there laughing at my charming clumsiness?" Chris smiled and walked into the trailer.

He perched himself on the edge of the couch, not really sure what made him go to the trailer in the first place. He just wanted to see Darren before he left for the day.

"So...drink?" Darren asked. "You got any diet coke?" replied Chris. "Yeah, totally...I just stocked the mini bar...nah, sorry man I have water, water or water. Your choice" Chris smiled, as Darren poured him a glass. "So, to what do I owe the pleasure of your company?"

Chris took a gulp of water and popped it down onto the floor next to him. "Well, I just wanted to make sure everyone was being nice to you really. I know how scary it can be, being the newbie, and some people say that we can be a bit clickey-it's never intentional-it really is just a family here. We're all so tight, and I just wanted to make sure that you're fitting in ok. I'm sure you will be-from what I've heard everyone loves you already" Chris smiled over at Darren, who was still standing by the door, still deciding if he should squeeze into the smallspace on the couch.

"No way man, every one has been awesome. Lea is a sweetie and the guys at the academy are just...well, they're all so talented and friendly. I feel like I'm going to have a blast here. If everyday is like today...yeah, I think I could get used to this place quite easily"

The two chatted for a few minutes, with Darren still staying by the door, forcing Chris to look up at him for the couch. Those eyes..the fans had something right. He really had grown into his looks over the last couple years. The "chubby" look of his face was disappearing, leaving an angular jaw line and incredible cheekbones. His eyes were so hypnotising, he could just stare into them all day. And then he realised he was. Awkward.

"So, yeah, anyway...I'm gonna head home. Brian's waiting for his dinner, and I promised I wouldn't be late tonight". Chris started to get up. "Brian?" Darren asked.

"Yeah. My cat. I'm a loner" chuckled Chris, his eyes lighting up. Darren couldn't help but smile as he opened the door to the trailer and stepped outside. "So, I'll see you tomorrow?" Chris asked.

"Definitely! I wonder what they have in store for us? You can only imagine what they're gonna make us get up to". Chris paused on the step of the trailer for a minute before saying "Just don't spend too much time online, k? It can drive a boy crazy". Darren wondered what he meant by that, but didn't push it any further.

He turned to head back into the trailer to grab his things, when he heard Chris. "Oh, and Darren? You might want to stock that mini bar". And with a smirk he was gone.

On the drive home, Darren turned the radio up as Katy Perry blasted over it. Not even needing the practice, he belted out the chorus as loud as he could, grinning to himself.

Maybe this song wasn't so bad after all.