Spring Fling

Chapter one - Anything can happen.

"Shine bright like a diamond..." Brittany sang softly as she threw another vest into her messily packed suitcase; she turned round and picked up her flipflops; "Marley!"

Upon hearing her name being shouted; she rushed into the adjacent bedroom, slipping momentarily on a single blue sock; "Britt, what's wrong?"

"Are you packing flipflops?" Brittany asked, wearing a small smirk; as she pulled her suitcase together in the hope of closing it.

Marley leaned over; to help Brittany close the bulging suitcase; "Yeah, I have."

Brittany squealed, releasing her hold on the suitcase to wrap her arms around Marley's waist; pulling her tightly; "I'm so excited."

Marley lightly patted Brittany's back; even with being close friends with the bubbly woman; she still wasn't used to the touchy feely nature of Brittany; "Oh... Okay... I'll meet you by the car. I think Quinn and Kitty are outside."

Brittany's lips curled up into a small snarl. She liked Kitty; They had became friends instantly when they met in freshman year at NYU; Quinn on the other hand, their friendship had been awkward as soon as they met. Quinn was the complete opposite of her; and those indifferences proved too difficult to overcome. As if remembering Marley was looking at her; she shook her head and nodded, trying to smile; "See you outside, Rose."

Marley smiled; and walked out of the bedroom. Brittany looked down at her suitcase; she picked it up and placed it down; before walking towards her chair; tickling Lord Tubbington, her pet cat underneath the chin.

"I'm going away for Spring Break, Tubs... But Mrs Kingston... She lives next door; she promised to come over every day to feed you... and let you out. I know you're gonna miss me... but Me and Marley planned this since... like Christmas." Brittany murmured affectionately; as she leaned down to kiss the top of Lord Tubbington's head; "See you in three weeks."

Brittany stood up; pulling her bag over her shoulder; and picking up her suitcase; she made her way down the hallway towards the front door; she stood watching Kitty and Quinn, as they talk animatedly in the front seats of Marley's vehicle. Brittany walked out; turning to lock the front door.

"Britt..." Kitty called, waving softly

Brittany smiled happily; "Hey."

Quinn looked over at Brittany's retreating figure, as she walked towards the trunk; to place her suitcase inside. Quinn cleared her throat, as she nudged Kitty; "Hurry up, Britt! We need to go..."

Brittany huffed underneath her breath before dropping her suitcase on top of Quinn with a loud bang; she smirked to herself as she walked to the back seat; and hopped inside, next to Marley.

"Let's go!" Kitty called, clapping excitedly; she turned to Quinn who winked and switched the radio on; and their journey towards California began.

Marley leaned over after they had begun driving towards the ferry; "Britt, you okay?"

Brittany felt Marley's breath on her cheek before she spoke; making her turn to look at her; "I'm fine... Just tired. What's time is the ferry?"

"It's at three." Marley said, checking her watch; she clicked her tongue; "I think Jake's getting this ferry too. He's supposed to; he hasn't texted me yet... Is everything okay with you and Quinn yet?"

At the mention of her name, Quinn glanced in the rearview mirror; not expecting to meet bright blue eyes staring back; Quinn turned her attention back to the road.

"We're okay... I guess." Brittany said

Marley smiled almost as if she was hopeful that any disagreements between the four of them were fading fast. It wasn't in any of their plans to spend three weeks together if they were only going to be brickering to each other.

"So Jake's coming at three?" Brittany asked, pulling her hair into a high pony tail

"Yeah... with Ryder and Sam." Marley said

"Really?" Kitty questioned; whipping round to look at her; "Wow... That boy is obsessed with me."

"Ryder?" Quinn asked, with furrowed eyebrows, as she took a sharp right turn down the next block; she followed the signs for the ferry's parking space.

"Yeah...That boy can't wait to pet my... kitty." Kitty joked, making Brittany and Marley groan; "Sorry... that was pretty bad."

Quinn let out a small giggle; "We're here... Where's the boys?"

Marley shrugged; "We'll find them in a short while... Let's grab the bags."

The four of them climbed out of the vehicle; and went to take their bags out of the trunk. Marley locks the car doors; before following after Brittany, Quinn and Kitty who were walking up the board; towards the queue of people for the 3pm ferry to Staten Island.

"Jake!" Marley called, waving frantically

Quinn eyed her from the side; a look of annoyance washing over her face as Jake wrapped his arms around Marley's waist; pulling her close; and pecking her lips only lightly.

"The guys are further in the queue. Come on..." Jake said, lacing his fingers with Marley's; who nodded, looking at each other of the girls; who don't object but followed Jake towards where Ryder and Sam were stood waiting.

Brittany ignores Ryder and Sam's welcome; noticing how Sam smiles brightly at her; she takes more notice in the people standing in the queue. Her eyes flickering to stay open as the bright sunrays burn down at her; she flinches only momentarily before recognising Kitty's bracelets hitting her forearm.

"Britt, you remembered your pass right?" Kitty asked, fumbling with her own bag

"I got it." Brittany muttered, pulling it out of her bag; she pushed passed Kitty and Quinn to hand hers to the conductor who was checking passes; before following after Ryder.

Kitty holds her pass out; before walking through the gate onto the ferry; she decided to wait for Quinn; as everyone else had walked ahead to find a space to sit.

"I have a pass." Quinn mutters as the conductor gives her another annoyed cough; her eyes widened when a slender tan hand slips into her bag; and pulls out the clear white pass.

"Here." the smooth tone says; making Quinn turn to look at the person; but also to accept the pass.

"Thank you." Quinn whispers; licking her lips as the beauty of the woman standing behind her is extraordinary; she quickly thrusts the pass at the conductor; who nods; letting Quinn walk to Kitty; not before looking back at the latina who helped her.

"Quinne's got a crush." Kitty giggles against Quinn's ear

"Shush... Lets find the others." Quinn said

Quinn and Kitty find Jake and Marley sitting on a large table with Sam and Ryder; they mention how Brittany wanted to write in her notebook. Turning the next page, Brittany clears her throat, sipping from her water bottle; she picked up her pencil and begins to doodle. Being a comtemporary Art student, Brittany loved to draw, doodle, scribble. Anything which ended up being something. Letting the pencil run along the smooth paper, it was free which is exactly what Brittany was.

"That's awesome." A raspy voice said beside her; Brittany turned to meet chocolate eyes and a liquid smile; in turn making her smile wider.

"Thanks." Brittany mumbled, flicking the pages over; so the cover was showing; "I like drawing."

"Well, you're awesome at it." the voice replied

"Thanks... I'm Brittany." Brittany said, letting her pencil tap against the cover of her book.

"Santana..." the voice answered, Brittany turned to take in the whole image; the tanned skin was mostly covered by her white t-shirt with a picture of the statue of liberty on it; and her tight black jeans.

"It's nice to meet you." Brittany responsed, knowing she spent far too long staring at the woman's body.

"You too, Britt... I have to go. I lost my friend... See you around." Santana said, with a small grin before walking off.

Brittany smiled to herself; as Santana walked off; her behind was hugged perfectly in those jeans; she let out a chuckle at how sexual her thoughts were just from one person. It had been more than a year since she had sex; and even that was only a one night stand. Her last partner was Harmony Perri; and that was a train wreck.

Brittany quickly put her book away before getting up; to walk back towards the table where the rest of her friends were. Kitty who was looking for Brittany, found her first.

"I just met someone, Kit. She was perfect... so beautiful." Brittany bragged instantly, as they walked towards the table; when they were only a few feet away; Brittany grabbed Kitty's arm firmly; "Don't tell Quinn, please."

Recognising the look in Brittany's eyes; one of fear, probably that Quinn would try to embarrass Brittany in some way; she nodded softly; "Don't worry... It'll be our secret. Was she really cute?"

"So cute... I'll tell you more later." Brittany whispered; as she moved to take a seat beside Marley; Kitty nodded and sat opposite next to Quinn.

"How long does this take?" Brittany asked, already feeling bored

Quinn rolled her eyes; "Another 15 minutes."

Brittany met Quinn's hazel eyes and nodded; "Wanna play I spy?"

Marley giggled against Jake's chest; "Of course... You go first."

Brittany looked around the ferry before tapping her fingers along the table in front of them; "I spy with my little eye... something beginning with W."

Quinn laughed; "Water."

Brittany's face dropped when Sam and Ryder joined in and laughed; Kitty shifted in her seat as she watched Brittany's face flush in embarrassment; "Quinn... Don't."

Quinn snapped from Brittany to Kitty; "What? It was water, wasn't it?"

"Yeah..." Brittany whispered; standing up and walking away from the table; she walked to the nearest door; and leaned against the railing surrounding the ferry.

Marley placed her hand on Brittany's lower back; "Don't listen to her, Britt."

"She was right though. I picked water... The simple... the stupid choice." Brittany said; turning to look at Marley; "She doesn't like me... she puts up with me... because of you and Kitty."

"No, Britt. She likes you... She's being a bitch today." Marley said

Brittany sniffed loudly; looking out across the water; Staten Island could easily be seen in the background; "We're nearly there... Three weeks of Quinn... Sounds so great."

Marley laughed; pulling Brittany into a one armed hug; "It'll be fine... Just ignore her. You're awesome, Britt... Don't let her make you forget it."

Brittany smiled; resting her head on Marley's shorter shoulder; they remained in a comfortable silence as the ferry reached the port at Staten Island. Marley turned and squeezed Brittany's shoulder; "Let's grab our bags..."

Brittany followed Marley towards the table; Quinn had already walked ahead with Kitty. Brittany grabbed her bag; Sam wrapped his arm around Brittany's shoulders.

"Don't worry about Q, Britt. She's on her period, probably." Sam joked, his wide lips spreading into a grin

"Yeah..." Brittany mumbled, sliding out from underneath his arm; to catch up with Marley and Jake; "Are we getting a taxi to the hotel?"

"We can walk, Britt. It's only like 5 minutes." Sam said, walking beside her; "Guys, wait up."

Ryder pulled on Kitty's bag, making her halt along with Quinn; all of them then walked together off the ferry; and down the block towards their hotel.

Upon reaching a large sign 'Solar Hotel' Ryder announces this was it; and nominated himself to collect the keys; they decided that everyone was in pairs except Brittany who said she prefered to room by herself; meaning Ryder roomed with Sam; Kitty with Quinn and lastly Marley and Jake. Ryder returned, passing the keys to Jake, Quinn and Brittany.

"I'm gonna go for a nap first." Kitty mumbled to herself as they walked passed the outdoor swimming pool; Brittany dodged a topless guy who was running to dive into the pool.

"We should swim before it gets dark." Brittany said

"Sounds like a plan." Jake said; "How about in an hour we meet at the pool?"

Quinn stumbled against Sam's sandals; she pushed him hard; "For god's sake, walk properly."

"Easy!" Sam mumbled walking in front of her

Quinn stopped to sort her shoe out; she leaned down to pick her bag up when she came face to face with the same latina woman; "Are you stalking me?"

Santana let out a small giggle; turning to look at her asian friend; "T, I'll meet you upstairs..."

"Fine by me." Tina said walking off

Santana turned to Quinn; "Twice in one day... I would have guessed you were stalking me... Forgetting to know where your pass was... Your sandal coming undo... Seemed to be a conceindence that I'm always behind you when it happens."

Quinn's face flushed underneath the Latina's gaze; "Erm... Sorry..."

"It's fine... I guess I'll see you around..." Santana said, with a small smile

"Yeah... Probably." Quinn replied, brushing her hair out of her face

Santana walked ahead, following after her friend. Quinn released a shaky breath as she tried to walk to her room but her eyes were glued to the latina's behind.

Quinn arrived at her room, Kitty was stood outside; "Sorry... I forgot I had the key."

Kitty nodded and pushed the door opened when Quinn finally unlocked it; "I see you were speaking to your latina lover."

"Oh, please... I don't even know her name." Quinn mumbled

"What?! Oh you have to get it now." Kitty said, slapping Quinn's behind; "Go..."

Quinn pouted at Kitty; before placing her bag on her bed; and walking back towards the door; "An hour, Kitty... Don't fall asleep for more."

"Get your lady!" Kitty called, climbing into bed

Quinn closed the door behind her before walking towards the hotel bar; mentally squealing like a dying goat upon seeing her latina sitting at the bar, nursing either a coke, or coke with some form of alcohol.

"Can I have the same as her, please?" Quinn asked, the bar tender with a small smile as she sat next to Santana

"Well, It's offical... You're my personal stalker, aren't you?" Santana joked, twisting her body to face Quinn

"I guess fate wanted us to meet." Quinn said, taking a sip of her drink; the warmth of the rum tickled her throat before soothing over by the coldness of the coke; "I'm Quinn..."

Santana stifled a giggle; before nodding; "I'm Santana..."

Quinn smiled, her cheeks keeping a little blush to them; as she let her eyes run across Santana's face; the smooth cheekbones, her small nose, adorable dimples when she smiled; "Beautiful name... After the band?"

"I wish... Old family tradition." Santana replied, twirling her straw in her glass; "Quinn... sounds old..."

"I don't know. My dad liked Harley Quinn." Quinn said with a small smile

"That's cute, I guess... In a nerdy comic kinda way." Santana said

Just as Quinn was about to reply; Santana's phone rang; she smiled softly, revealing her dimples again before answering.

"Hey, Tina..." Santana said

"Hey, Are we going to a late dinner now?" Tina asked

"Sure... I'll be right up." Santana said

"Cool... See you in a minute." Tina replied

"Okay, see you." Santana said as she hung up; she clicked her tongue against her teeth; "Well, Harely Quinn... I have dinner plans... Raincheck this talk?"

"Sure... I'm here for three weeks... I'm sure we'll bump into each other again." Quinn said

Santana smiled, hopping off her chair; she placed a twenty beside Quinn's drink; "That ones on me, Harely Quinn... See you around."

Santana walked away; Quinn watched as she bumped into Brittany; they spoke for a few minutes before parting. Brittany bounced beside Quinn; "Kitty said you were down here... Marley's gonna join us for a drink."

"What the hell? Were you flirting with Santana?" Quinn asked

"Well, we spoke on the ferry... She's super cute right. I thought... well, I think she likes me." Brittany said, smiling bashfully towards the end.

Quinn felt a spark of competition burst inside her; "She invited me for a drink." Quinn smirked as the smile was wiped off Brittany's face; "I saw her first, Britt... I like her."

Brittany sucked a sharp intake of breath in; she hated the fact that Quinn seriously believed that she would beat Brittany; it irked her the wrong way; and she sternly glared at Quinn; "I like her too... And I'm having her."

Quinn felt annoyance rippled through her bones; before smiling smugly; "Britt, she won't pick you over me... but if you want to try and beat me."

"It's not about beating you... Even if that is a bonus." Brittany said; "I like Santana... and I'm gonna date her."

"Good luck!" Quinn quipped in sarcasm; "I'm not letting her go unless she tells me to back off."

"You really think you can beat me? You tried before, Quinn! It didn't work... People don't like your personality." Brittany said

"And people love how child like you are. It's refreshing... but people want to be other people who are actually liking in the real world. Not in Brittany world where ducks are cute little pets... Santana doesn't look like the type to date miss fantasy... especially when I'm an option." Quinn snarled

Brittany's bottom lip trembled as she tried to keep the tears at bay; it was one thing to talk to Quinn about anything but to show any emotion was seen as a weakness which Quinn would eventually use against you.

Marley walked through the entrance of the bar; she took a seat on the other side of Brittany; "Wanna order a drink?"

"I'm not thirsty... I'm not letting go... not on this." Brittany called as she stormed out of the hotel bar, leaving Quinn with an annoyed expression and Marley with a confused one.

"What's going on?" Marley voiced loudly, snapping Quinn from her glaring at the spot Brittany was last in.

"Nothing!" Quinn said, before she stormed off, leaving Marley alone.

Marley looked back at the bartender and announced with a small innocent smile; "I'll have a Long Island Iced Tea."