Chapter 1 : Hartfeld University
It's the first day of college, and Santana walks across a bustling campus. "Ugh. This suitcase weighs like a thousand pounds. Maybe I shouldn't have brought so much—" As Santana rounds a corner, she smacks right into a guy jogging by! "Whoa!" The two of them are both knocked on their feet. "I'm so sorry! Are you okay?" Santana pleads. A tall, dashing young man in red shirt answers, "My ego's a little bruised. If the other guys on the football team saw me get tackled by a pretty girl, they'd never let me forget it." He offers Santana a hand and helps her up. "I'm Puck by the way. Nice to meet you." "Nice to meet you too. I'm Santana" "Santana. For some reason, that rings a bell. So, are you okay? Do you need help?" "I'll be fine..my hand is just a little scraped up." "Is there anything I can do to make it up to you?" "Well, you could help me with my bag" Puck looks around and notices Santana's things all over the place. "Whoa, I didn't notice that!" Puck picks up several clothes and suddenly touches a black lace bra. His face turns red and Santana quickly grabs it into her suitcase. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to—" "No, no it's okay. There, everything's back in the bag. Now, to the suite". Suddenly, a blonde girl who looks like she just came out of Mean Girls came over and interrupted their conversation. "Puck! There you are! Don't forget the Kappa house mixer tonight!" "Oh..Quinn. Hey. I'd love to go, but I promised my roommates I'd hang out with them." "Too bad..I promise you'd have a better time with me.." Annoyed, Santana interrupts their conversation, "Uh, we're kind of in the middle of a conversation.." "It looked to me like you were just leaving." "Actually—" Just then, Quinn drops her iced coffee at Santana's feet, splashing it all over her. "Seriously?!" "Oops. I'm so clumsy!" Puck notices Santana's outfit and quickly dashes to find some napkins. As soon as Puck is gone, Quinn leans in close to Santana. "Just so you know, Puck is mine." "Oh, he's your boyfriend?" "Not yet. But he will be." "Oh yeah? Hate to break this news to you blondie, but Puck was clearly way more into me" "As if that would be possible!" Puck runs up with a stack of paper napkins. "This is the best I could do." "It's a good start… I'll just find my dorm and change. See you around, okay?" Puck curves a wide grin and replies, "You can count on it"
A few minutes later, Santana comes to a suite. "This looks like the place" She knocks on the door, which swings open to reveal a beautiful living room, complete with a kitchen. "Wow! This place is huge!" She is welcomed by a sweet voice from behind. "Aaaaahhhhh! New roomie! You're finally here! …and covered in coffee?" "Haven't you heard? It's the hottest look for fall." "Oh yeah? Well you're definitely pulling it off. Seriously, you're super pretty." "Thanks…You're super hot!" "Oh, wow.." Dani blushes and looks away, a slight smile curving her lips. "Too much?" "I'm gonna go with a no. But you probably want to get out of those coffee-stained clothes. Let me show you to your room!" Dani leads Santana through the suite. "Wait..do we have this whole place to ourselves?" "Ha! I wish. In case you haven't heard, the school's in a housing crunch. This is a six-person suite! We'll be sharing this place with one other girl…and three guys!" "That's….awesome! It'll be like having five best friends right off the bat!" "Just friends? They say the number one rule of freshman year is not to hook up with your roommates. But I don't always play by the rules." "I'll keep that in mind." Dani leads Santana to a room. "Here's your room. Hurry up and change, then we can hit the Welcome Week Fair! Oh, I almost forgot! Every year, they set up a massive slip 'n slide in the middle of the fair! It looks super fun…and it's a great excuse to wear a bikini!" "So..are you going to do it?" "Definitely. You only get one chance to make a first impression. Sliding through the quad in a sexy swimsuit is a great way to make an entrance. I'm gonna go change! Be back in a sec, okay?" Dani runs back to her room to change and Santana grabs her bikini out of her suitcase. "What do you think?" asks Santana while proudly wearing a bikini. "I think I'm roommates with the hottest girl at Hartfeld!" "You don't look so bad yourself" "Ready to make a splash?" "Let's do this!"
Outside, dozens of people are manning booths for various organizations. Onlookers cheer as freshmen coast down the slip 'n slide! "Here goes nothing" Dani gets a running start and jumps onto the slip 'n slide! The crowd goes wild. "Woo! I'm loving that confidence!" Rachel yelled after the glorious jump. Tripp blurts spontaneously, "Marry me!" And then it's Santana's turn. She sprints across the grass and dives head-first onto the slide. "This…is…college!" As Santana reaches the end of the slide, she hears people talking about her. Logan, a guy from the football team mumbles, "Who's that girl? She's like…a slip 'n slide angel!" Puck answers, "That's Santana! She's the one I was telling you about" "No fair. How come beautiful girls never knock me over?" Just then, Dani runs up with a couple of snow cones and hands one to Santana. "I don't know what flavor you like, so I just got rainbow." "Thanks!" Santana answers cheerfully. "I've never seen someone so happy to get a snow cone." "I'm smiling because..SNOW CONE! Hahahahah nah, just kidding! This morning, I ran into this super cute guy, and I just overheard him talking to his friend." "I'd love to meet him" Santana looks over to where Puck had been standing, but she doesn't see him anymore. "I guess it'll have to wait" "I'll look forward to it". After taking a few minutes to dry off, Santana and Dani check out the fair.
"Let's see here…a capella? Nah. Can't sing. Student government? Nah. Don't care." Just then, Santana spots a familiar face at the Kappa Phi Sigma booth. "Quinn " Santana's expression changed as she sees the blonde who was flirting with Puck. "Santana. Could you not stand so close to our tent? We don't want people thinking Kappa Phi Sigma would associate with someone like you" "Wow, Santana is this girl serious?" "Unfortunately" Santana grits her teeth as she tries to think of a way to get back at Quinn . "Time to move along" Rachel interrupts, "Are you sure, Quinn? I mean, look at her bikini…it's pure hotness! Aren't we basically honoured if she signs with us?" "Rachel, would you please stop undermining me?" "Don't worry, Quinn. I'm not interested in joining any sorority that associates with someone like you." "That's what I thought. Buh bye." Quinn smirks at Santana and sips an iced coffee through a straw. "I see you got a new coffee, Quinn" Santana accidentally spills the coffee on Quinn causing a loud growl to escape from her. "How dare you!" "This is when I say, buh bye!" Santana walks away and flips her hair right in front of Quinn. "Wow, Santana! That was so cool! I can't believe you did that to her" "At this point, you do get the picture that she's the one who spilled coffee on me just now, right? And she's also the one who pulled the super cute guy away from me. Wait, I haven't told you how I met the super cute guy. It's okay, you got my point right?" "Wow, no wonder you were on fire! Now I feel bad for not doing something to her as well. I gotta say, I think Ms Queen Bee was completely jealous of your look" "Is that what happened?" "Totally. She knew you were a threat, and she lashed out. I can't believe it..your first day and you've already got a nemesis. You're so lucky!" As they both prepare to head back to their dorm, Santana looks across the quad. A well dressed guy caught sight of Santana. Dani notices the look on Santana's face. "See something you like?" "You mean that guy? He's not my type." The guy looks over at Santana. "Okay, he's definitely checking you out..and who can blame him? You look super cute in that bikini" A moment later, the guy walks into a nearby building and disappears from view. "Hey, it's getting dark, and I just got a text from our roommates! They're all home!" "Sounds like it's time to head back to the suite"
A few minutes later, Santana changes back into some regular clothes. As the sun sets, she walks into her dorm living room and finds a girl standing in front of a painter's easel. "Hey, you must be Santana. I'm Tina" Santana reaches her hand forward "Ah! Careful! I'm covered in paint, and I don't want to ruin your outfit!" "Oh, you're an artist?" "Wow..no, I'm a long way away from calling myself an artist. I guess I'm…a girl who paints? Anyway, the guys are all up on the roof. I'll catch up to you later." "No way! You're coming with us, Tina..you can finish your painting later!" Dani interrupts. "I guess I'm close to done. What do you think, Santana?" "Give me a second to fully appreciate your work" Santana looks at Tina's painting, her eyes swarms on the details put in the picture. Dani asks, "So? What's your review, Santana?" "It looks amazing Tina! I was just wondering, are you the girl in the painting?" Tina blushes and looks to the floor. "Maybe..I have always liked fairytales" "This is a picture of your dream. You long to live in a fairytale, just like the girl in your painting. She looks in the mirror and sees a reflection of a princess with magical creatures. I gotta say..it's really beautiful. Not only because you have amazing skills, but the purity of this dream, translated into a picture. A pure dream that has not vanished by the cruelty of the world" Dani looks at Santana in disbelief. "Did you really thought of all that within seconds?" "Well that's just my interpretation. Of course Tina here knows what it really means" "I have no words, I just feel like you just saw through me." "Lucky guess" Santana winks at both Dani and Tina. "So are you ready to join us now, Tina?" "Sure, but only if I get to pick the music" "Your wish is my command. Now let's go!" The three girls head up the stairs. "Nice. We got an amazing view." Tina ushers Santana as she was the only one who has not met any of the boys. "Ready to meet the guys? This is.." Santana looks up and sees the guy she knocks over earlier. "Actually..we've already met" "Puck? You're my roommate?"
A/N : Hey guys..this fanfic is based on a really cool game called Choices. Do check the game out if you're interested! It's very similar to Episodes. In case you have never played Episodes, do check it out too. You can choose how to react in the game and it will affect the storyline. I find the storyline very interesting and thought of writing it as a fanfic. Hope you enjoyed the first chapter!