"Hey, you must be Chris." A voice came from behind as he stood by the Diet Coke machine.

Chris turned around. He couldn't believe his eyes. It was Harry Potter. It was Harry freakin' Potter. "You're Harry Potter."

The guy laughed. "Well, actually I'm Darren...but if you'd rather call me Harry, I guess that works too."

Chris shook his head. "No, you're right. Hey Darren." he smiled some and held out his hand.

Darren looked at his hand for a second and shook his head. "Come here!" Darren embraced Chris in a tight hug. "Might as well get close and personal. Looks like we're gonna be working together for a while."

Chris laughed some and awkwardly hugged him back. Darren smelt amazing. Better than any of the other guys on set, even Mark. Chris bit his lip to stop himself from pointing that out. "Lets hope so, I'm glad Kurt's got a mentor."

Darren smiled. "Oh man, I'm just glad you're willing to work with me!"

A few weeks went by, and Chris and Darren became attached at the hip. They were practically always together. Ryan liked to joke about it, always refering to them as the "Dalton duo". Chris liked Darren, he was mellow and down to earth, and oh my god, could he be anymore of a puppy?

It wasn't until Chris came down with the flu over Christmas that it really hit him. He really liked Darren, like way more than he should. He'd been stuck at home for two days, doing nothing but watching movies and writing when Darren appeared at his door. He had a bunch of stuff with him. Movies, his guitar, a backpack full of god knows what.

"Darren, you can't be here. I'll get you sick."

Darren shrugged. "I don't mind. It might be good to get sick, then I can make myself slow down for a few days!"

Chris shook his head. "You're insane" he started walking towards his bedroom.

"Uh...where are you going? OH! Are we watching movies in your room?"

Chris shook his head. "No, I'm going to get dressed. I'll be right back."

Darren got up and dragged Chris back to the couch. "You're sick. If that's not an excuse to chill in your PJs all day, I'm not sure what is. Besides, if you changed, I'd feel stupid sitting here in mine." he reached into the backpack, pulling out his own. "I'll be right back!" He took off down the hall to change.

Chris shook his head and glanced around the room. Oh god, were those used tissues? When did he become such a slob? Chris was in the middle of picking them up and tossing them in the trash can when Darren walked back in. Chris nearly snorted at the sight of him.

"Are you...are those unicorns?"

Darren looked down at his pants and chuckled a bit. "Yeah, they're my favourite pants."

Chris started laughing hysterically before coughing uncontrollably.

Darren rubbed his back gently as he coughed. "Maybe you shouldn't laugh at people!"

Chris chugged down some diet coke. "I can't believe you're wearing unicorn pants. And what are you digging for now?"

Darren pulled out Mulan on DVD. "Mulan! It always makes me feel better when I'm sick. And its the best movie ever." Darren put the movie on and sat back down with Chris.

Chris woke up a little while later. He smiled some, moving around on his pillow. Oh, this is kind of a strange pillow. He opened his eyes and Darren was staring down at him.

"Morning sunshine, did you have a good nap?"

Chris shot right up. "Crap, I'm sorry. Being sick just takes it out of me, I guess."

Darren nodded. "Not a problem. So, I know when people are sick, they're not normally hungry, but I'm starving."

Chris nodded. "Yeah, I'm kinda hungry. Wanna order a pizza? There's this place around the corner that makes an awesome chicken pesto...thing? I don't know, its good though."

"Fuck Chris, that sounds amazing." He pulled out his phone, searching around for a second before placing it to his ear and placing the order.

Chris looked at him as he hung up. "Did you really just order 2 large pizzas and garlic bread? Are you crazy?"

Darren laughed. "Dude, you've seen me eat. Besides, who knows how long this cold is gonna last. You're gonna need some food in here. I don't want you dropping dead of hunger, you're my best friend!"

Darren threw his arm around Chris and smiled. "Now, think you can stay awake long enough to make it through another movie?"

Darren left the next morning. Chris had fallen asleep on him again around midnight, but as far as Chris could tell, Darren had stayed up watching movies the whole night. And he didn't seem any more exhausted than he had the day before.

Darren and Chris were constantly spending nights together, much to Chris' surprise. Guys didn't normally try to get close to him, like they thought he'd start hitting on them or something. But Darren wasn't like that at all. They'd had conversations about Darren's sexuality (straight, but comfortable with everyone. "You don't fall in love with a gender, you fall in love with a person." Is what he had said.) They'd talked about everything actually.

Darren had looked a little hurt when Chris made plans with Lea and Dianna for the night, but he got over it quickly, he had work to do with Starship.

Lea opened the door when Chris arrived. "Chris!" She practically tackled him. "Its about time, we were expecting you an hour ago."

Chris laughed and entered the house, closing the door behind him. "Sorry, Ryan kept us back for a scene."

Lea grinned at him. "A scene with Darren."

Dianna poked her head out of the kitchen. "He's been here 30 seconds and you're already prying!"

Lea stuck her tongue out at Dianna. "I'm not prying! All I did was mention him."

Chris shook his head at the two of them. "Where are Ashley, Amber and Jenna?"

"Jenna couldn't make it, something about family and flying in. And Amber's stuck in traffic and Ashley is late, as usual."

Chris smiled and pulled both of them into a hug. "I've miss you guys"

Lea and Dianna hugged him. "Chris Colfer, you're gonna make me cry!" Lea laughed a bit and pulled out of the hug. "Now, I know you're gonna say there's nothing there, but tell us about Darren."

Chris grabbed a diet coke out of the fridge and sat on the counter. "There's nothing going on between me and Darren. We're just friends, and coworkers."

Dianna leaned against the stove, which was giving off a wonderful aroma. "But you guys spend so much time together. I mean, every time I drive past your place, his car is there."

Chris laughed. "Stalker." he shook his head. "He just gets lonely sometimes. And when he gets lonely, he appears at my door with food and disney movies. What's so strange about that?"

"Hey! I'm not a stalker, your apartment just happens to be between here and the studio." She smiled. "I just can't help but think how adorable you two would be together. Are you sure you don't have feelings for him?"

Chris shrugged. "So what if I do? Its not like anything's going to happen. Its just a thing."

Lea smiled. "Aww, I knew it."

"Its fine though. I'll get over it, and I'll find someone even more fabulous than he is!"

Later, after Amber and Ashley had shown up, they talked and fell asleep in front of the television, just like they always did. Chris was drifting off when he heard his phone vibrating next to him. Gdnght chris -DC He smiled before drifting off to sleep.

Chris got home the next morning and flung himself onto his couch for a nap. He loved spending time with the girls, but he never got any sleep.

And then his phone rang.

Without checking the caller I.D., he hit the answer button and placed the phone to his ear. "Hello?"

Darren laughed. "You sound like hell."

Chris smiled. "You should see me."

"Chris, if you look anything less that amazing, I'd be seriously shocked. You managed to make the flu semi attractive."

Chris laughed and sat up. "You're delusional. What's up?"

"Just wondering, have you had a chance to read the stuff we're filming this week? I left mine in my trailer, and you know how I am with my lines."

"Haven't read any of it, but its here if you wanna come read through it. Lemme just hop in the shower. Maybe we can run through it a few times?"

Darren nodded. "I'll be there in 20." he hung up.

Chris showered and read the few scenes he had in the episode and started to silently freak out. Ryan had mentioned there might be a kiss at some point, but he never said when. He hadn't even asked Darren if he was okay with it, as far as Chris knew. What if Darren hated the idea?

Don't think like that, just calm the hell down.

Chris was pacing back and forth in his kitchen, chewing on the straw sticking out of his can of diet coke. And then he heard a knock at the door, followed by the sound of his door opening and closing again.

"Chris? Are you decent?"

Chris smiled some. "Yeah, I'm fully clothed." He exited the kitchen, diet coke in hand.

Darren laughed. "You must be feeling better, you've got your friend there."

"Nothing makes you feel quite as good as a diet coke."

Darren shook his head. "So, where's this script? Did you read it?"

Chris handed it to him and nodded. "Uh...yeah. I read it alright. Its...interesting."

Chris stood silently while Darren skimmed through the script. When he was done he looked up at Chris, a huge smile on his face.

"KLAINE FINALLY HAPPEN? Oh my god, Ryan told me it was happening soon, I just didn't know when. This is so exciting!"

Chris laughed. "You're such a fanboy. Wait, so you're cool with the whole kissing thing?"

"Of course I'm cool with it. I'll even make sure to chew some gum or something before we shoot. And no overly smelly foods or anything. We should probably practice though."

"Whoa, wait, what? Practice?"

Darren nodded. "You have to practice this kind of thing. It's a huge moment for Kurt and Blaine. We have to make sure that its perfect."

Chris nodded. "Yeah, you're entirely right. Its just, I've never kissed another guy. I mean, I've kissed guys. Not guys, more like guy, but never on screen or anything. So I'm just a tad nervous and embrassingly so."

Darren tossed the script down on the table and put his hands on Chris' shoulders. "Hey, calm down. Its just me, Chris. No judgement or anything. Besides, I'll bet you're a great kisser. In fact, you're probably gonna rock my world. I'm just some bum."

Chris laughed. "You're not a bum, Darren." he took a deep breath. "Alright, lets do this."

Darren nodded and leaned in, kissing Chris passionatly on the lips. Chris was shocked, he thought they were gonna start with some dialogue, but Darren's lips were on his, and oh. Was that his tongue? Chris finally woke up enough to put something into the kiss. He opened his mouth slightly, inviting Darren's tongue in. Darren's tongue entered his mouth, slowly exploring. Darren pulled away a few seconds later and looked at Chris.

Chris had his eyes closed, and slowly opened them. "That was...uh, wow."

Darren laughed some. "I think I might have jumped the gun a little bit there..."

Chris nodded. "Yeah, I really don't think Ryan wants you mauling poor Kurt during a first kiss."

Not that I minded, he added silently.