Just a Walk in the Park

You’re in complete shock, you don’t even notice that Joey has snuck away,

‘Kirsty, what are you doing here?’ Darren says in a not so polite tone as you shy away behind him.

Kirsty doesn’t say anything she just walks into the house and points to you,

‘More like what is that doing here!’ she says with disgust,

‘Don’t say that about (Y/N), you have no right to be here.. just leave, please.’ Darren says desperately as he protectively puts his arms around you,

‘Oh I’m not going anywhere.’ She says crossing her arms,

‘Kirsty leave… nobody wants you here, I already told you we were over. For good!’ he says getting angry,

‘No you still like me. You always come back to me and you will this time too.’ She says trying to grab him into a hug,

‘No! Kirsty I think it’s time for you to go.’ Darren says trying to get her out the door,

‘All your fans hate her,’ she says pointing to you with hatred, ‘they want you and me back together because they think she’s just a silly little fan. You’ll soon get bored of her and then you’ll be the one coming to my house. Why don’t you just end it now with her?’ she says almost reducing you to tears,

‘Darren.. I- I should go.’ You say not wanting to make things worse,

‘No… (Y/N), you don’t have to.. please stay.’ He says grasping on to you,
‘I can’t.. you should work things out.’ You say regretfully as you head out.

Once you get home you burst into tears,

Who does she think she is going to Darren’s house and trying to split us up? She’s so horrible!…

You think as you stumble to your sofa,

Maybe she has a point… maybe I’m just going to cause Darren a whole load of annoyance from the press.. I should just break it off while I still can…

You sit there not wanting to think this but you just want what’s best for Darren and if you were going to get him into a load of trouble then you didn’t want to be in his way. You decide to take a nap to try and forget about what just happened.

When you wake up you see you have a load of missed calls and texts from Darren, you also had one voicemail that was from Darren but instead of playing it you just delete it,

I have to stay strong. I can do this.

You think as you make yourself some pizza and once it’s ready you sit down on your sofa and pig out on any junk food you could find. You seem to mope around for what seems like ages with your phone constantly beeping at you but you just ignore it knowing who will be on the other end.

After you’ve cleared up you realise your phones stopped but then your doorbell rings,

What should I do? I can’t face him he just needs to realise he doesn’t need me and then he can live his life without all the fuss I would cause him…

You think as you here Darren’s voice call out,

‘(Y/N)… please… I’ve sorted everything with Kirsty… she’s not going to bother you anymore,’ you hear him say desperately as you feel bad for leaving him out there,

I can’t just leave him out there now, can I?

You think as you try to decide what to do. You walk over to your door and slowly open it peeking round it to see Darren standing there helplessly, you finally open the door all the way and you’re both left standing there staring at each other,

I can’t believe I’m about to do this!

You think as you start to talk,

‘Darren what are you doing here?’ you say not knowing how to tell him.

‘(Y/N), it’s okay now.. nobody’s going to get in our way now. I put Kirsty in her place and she won’t be coming around anymore.’ He says as he leans in to bring in into a hug.

You just put your hands out to stop him, ‘No, Darren, you shouldn’t have come here… I shouldn’t be with you.. I’m just going to cause you so much trouble. None of your fans like me and they never will. Let’s just face it… I’m no good for you it’s just going to end in disaster.’ You say as your eyes start to water,

‘No.. (Y/N), please don’t do this.. we can work this out. I promise.’ He says starting to cry to,

‘I- I think you should go.’ You say looking down not wanting to see him cry otherwise you might break,

(Y/N)… please.. I love you.’ He says with so much emotion you don’t know what to do,

‘And I love you too which is why we have to stop this… you have to get over me and be with someone who people like.. not me.’ you say just wanting to jump into his arms,

‘But you are the only one for me (Y/N), don’t you get that.’ Darren says pushing your chin up so you look at him,

‘No.. don’t say that.. you’ll find someone else. You don’t need me.’ you say looking in his eyes, it pains you to say these things but you have to, for Darren’s sake,

‘Darren,’ you breathe out not wanting this, ‘please just go.’

Darren just looks at you heartbroken as he pulls you in for one more kiss, it was short and sweet but left you yearning for more. Darren then turns around slowly and walks away from your house,

‘I love you so much.’ You say knowing he wouldn’t be able to hear but saying it anyway.

You lean against your door-frame and burst in to tears, as you sink to the ground,

What have I done? I’m never going to find someone like him again he was perfect and made me smile every day and he always listened when I was upset and he just loved me for who I was,

You think as you decide to finally go back inside. You go to your bedroom and slam the door. You’re so annoyed with yourself you just want to sleep when you see a box sticking out from under your bed. You go see what it is. As you open it you see what’s inside,

It’s filled with photos of you and Darren, all the memories you’ve made with each other. As you empty the box you find underneath all of it the note if gave you when you couldn’t see each other because of Glee,

‘(Y/N), these are to brighten your day, I know you’ll miss me. ;) Love D’

Your heart wells up as you remember all those times Darren surprised you and you look down at your arm as you see Darren’s bracelet on your arm. You spend the rest of your day looking through the photos and crying your eyes out.

You spend the next couple of days cooped up in your house not wanting to see anyone you haven’t even looked at your phone to see if Darren’s tried to call you. You get up after 3 pyjama wearing, junk food eating, sorrow filled days as you realise you have your first proper gig coming up. It was only in a small pub but you were really nervous anyway.

You get ready and head off early to get set up and organise what songs you were going to sing,

I’m sure no one will turn up.. I mean it’s not been advertised that much.

You think as you walk through the pub and go backstage to set up. You finally decide what songs you’re going to sing and you feel it’s a perfect set of Disney songs, your own stuff and even some Starkid ones. You have some Darren songs in the list as ‘possibilities’ because you’re still pretty upset about what happened and his songs just remind you of it but you do sing his songs the best.

It’s finally your turn to go on stage and as they announce your name you prepare yourself as you walk on stage and hear a round of applause. You set your guitar down and walk up to the mic. You look to the audience as you introduce yourself,

‘Hi everyone.. so I’m (Y/N) and I’m gonna sing a mix of my own songs and some covers.. I hope you guys enjoy!’ you say with a grin as you grab your guitar, ‘I hope you guys like Disney songs.’ You say jokingly as you start singing ‘When Will My Life Begin’ from Tangled.

The audience seems to be enjoying your songs and they even sang themselves if they knew the songs. You start getting more confident as you prepare for your next song as you decide to play ‘Not Alone’,

‘Okay this next song is very special to me, it’s more than just a song and even if I’m feeling down I know this song will brighten up my day… so this is ‘Not Alone’ I hope you enjoy!’ you say as you play your acoustic version and hope you don’t burst in to tears half way through.

You start singing the song and as you get to the chorus you look to the audience to see some girls at the back screaming as they must know who Darren is, you scan the audience some more when you’re awestruck as you stare into those familiar eyes you know so well, your heart suddenly beats faster and you feel so much pain in your chest as you feel so guilty about what you put Darren through but as you’re staring at him you see his eyes glisten and you see a small smile on his face. You manage to get through the rest of the song but then you tell the audience you’re having a small break,

What is he doing here? He’s supposed to be out of my life. Maybe he came without knowing I was here,

You think as you start doubting your thoughts. You sit down on your chair with your guitar as you hear footsteps behind you. You turn around to see Darren standing there looking down at you.