Couples:
Santana + Brittany (obvs!)
Quinn + Rachel
Jake + Marley
Puck + ? (Open for vote)
Okay so I know with Darling everything's on fire I shouldn't start another one but I just wanted a variety and I was listening to one of my itunes playlists when I thought of this.
So enjoy and please tell me what you think, I also want some ideas of who Puck could end up with cause I really haven't got a clue!
Brittany sighed as she listened to Rachel and Kitty preach, once again!, about the importance of keeping up the Academy's professional standards.
"Rock" Brittany didn't think she had ever heard such hate in one word before.
"What's the problem with rock?"
Kitty and Rachel spun round and stared at her.
"Britt look we go to an Academy. Right?"
"yes..." she answered slowly still unsure what the problem was.
"look Britt there is no place for rock where we are its loud, messy and... Disgusting"
Kitty nodded agreeing with Rachel, "these people that like rock. Well they're... They're just a bit..."
"yes?..."
Brittany wanted to push the subject because in all honesty she wanted to know what the hate towards rock was all about. Don't get her wrong she couldn't stand rock but she didn't understand why rock wasn't accepted at a music Academy. It's still music right?
"No Britt it's not" ok so apparently she has said that out loud, "Rock is reckless and disrespectful towards everything we represent at McKinley"
Brittany nodded. In all honesty she didn't want to be associated with people who liked rock because they scared her but she decided that beliefs were beliefs and music was music.
"Look Britt my cousin is going to this club tonight and it's a rock house. Why don't we take you so you can see what we mean?"
Brittany nodded she did want to see what the fuss was all about after all. The bell rang and the three of them pulled themselves up to make their way to the next lesson.
"So Rachel how's Finn?"
Nice one Kitty distract her!
"Oh you know same as usual we're going strong and anxiously awaiting his football scholarship. After that our future will be set with a shoe in for NYADA and all you know? Oh my. Last week Finn bought the loveliest pair of earrings..."
Sighing Brittany followed her friends and tuned Rachel out. She didn't need to hear how wonderful Finn was or what the latest thing he'd bought her was.
"Hey babe" looking up she grinned as her boyfriend Sam made his way towards her. Along with Finn and Jake.
"Hey!" she leant up and pecked his cheek grinning. She turned around only to scrunch her face up as Finn and Rachel practically sucked faces. Gagging Kitty turned towards her boyfriend Jake, leading him by the hand they stalked off. Sam grabbed Brittany's hand and led her off as well.
"So what are you doing tonight babe?"
Brittany smiled, "Rachel and Kitty are taking me to the rock house."
Sam frowned, "but that place is full of hot heads and you could get hurt?"
"Well Rachel and Kitty will be there but if you're worried then you should come too?"
He scoffed and shook his head, "No thanks, look my breaks over and I better find Finn and Jake. Get back before coach notices we are gone. I'll see you after school."
Kissing her cheek he walked off. How he had time to travel half way across town to see her every lunch break was beyond her but Brittany didn't mind it showed love and devotion something she was a sucker for. Grinning and biting her lip Brittany spun on her heal and made her way back towards class. She was determined to have a good time tonight.
"Order up!" Santana yelled across the diner and watched as a middle aged man made his way towards her.
"How much?" he grunted taking his food.
"12.35" She grinned at him as her threw down the cash on the side and walked away.
Counting up the money she frowned and yelled after him, "what no tip?!"
The man just flipped her off and carried on walking. Grumbling she pulled out a cloth and started to wipe down the tables.
"Ten minutes and then the lovely preps will be here!"
Santana grunted and turned to face the pink haired girl, "oh cause I just live serving people who go on about not being able to have the next Lexus for another week."
Quinn shrugged, "It brings the money in don't complain"
Santana shrugged and watched as her other friend Puck played the air guitar to whatever track he was blasting in his ear.
"Oil Puck wipe the tables!" Quinn threw him a cloth and laughed as it hit him square in the face. Their grins disappeared however when the first groups started to arrive.
"Brace yourself. They've arrived" Quinn sand in Santana's ear while making ghost noises. Laughing Santana shoved her and sighed looking around she noticed it was the usual groups.
"Hey san look" Santana looked where Puck was pointing and gulped as she watched six teens enter the diner. They were all preps and she could. Not. STAND. THEM.
She turned around to ask Quinn or Puck to take their orders but growled as she noticed that they both were suddenly busy. Quinn poked her tongue out while Puck winked at her. Flipping them both off she grabbed her pad and tucked it into her apron. The uniform wasn't so bad a black polo shirt tucked into shorts with a red apron. Making her way over Santana grimaced as the couples locking lips. She might have an ever so slightly growing crush on the blonde girl. Brittany, but she was with same so she had no chance.
"Hey" they all looked up with disgust, great, Santana thought, more hate.
"What can I get you all?"
Kitty sent her a sickly sweet smile, "I'll have a latte" Santana half smiled at her then look towards the others.
"Same" they all said at the same time. Nodding she turned around sighing with relief that she had gotten away without any verbal abuse, "wait"
Cringing and gripping the pad tighter she spun around, "yes?"
Kitty's grin grew as she cocked her head, "so I realised we don't even know your name. I mean no name tag? Are you that poor that you can't afford one?"
Grimacing Santana kept her temper under control, "Santana… do you need anything?"
Kitty's smile vanished replaced with a look of disgust, "What I need is for a waitress with decent money and no chance of theft hanging over them"
Santana growled, "Excuse me! I have never stolen anything!"
"Oh please. Face it there's no way you could afford that top let alone that outfit without theft being involved."
Santana shook her head, "I'm no thief!"
Kitty stood up now, "Oh really?"
Santana looked at her in shock. Looking around her she noticed every pair of eyes on her. But Kitty was still going on.
"I know you took it!"
Now Santana was beyond confused. Did she just step into an alternate universe where she missed the memo about the script? Seriously what was going on? Santana met Brittany's gaze and was horrified to discover a look of disgust.
"My necklace Santana!" Kitty said her name with such disgust.
"Look I have never seen your necklace okay! I didn't take it. I don't know where it is!"
Kitty scoffed and Santana could only watch in horror as the manager came out and looked between the two.
"What's going on here?"
Kitty pointed at Santana. "She has stolen my necklace!"
Santana scoffed, "I didn't take anything!"
The manager sighed and rubbed his temple. "Look Santana if you didn't do it then turn out your pockets?"
Santana nodded and dipped her hand into her first pocket. Nothing. Grinning she dipped into the next one. Her smile faltered as her hand locked around a chain. No. Pulling it out silence spread across the diner.
Santana shook her head in disbelief, "I didn't do it!"
Kitty scoffed and snatched back the necklace, "either she gets fired or I sue!"
The managers eyes widened and he shook his head, "no please!" he turned to Santana, "Santana..."
She shook her head, "Please! I just had a few days left! Please I need this money!"
He frowned and shook his head, "I'm sorry..."
Santana held in the tears and looked back at the table. It was a mix of disgust and anger.
"Fine" Santana ripped off her apron and shoved it in his face.
She turned around and walked out of the diner shaking her head at Quinn and Puck who made to follow her, "forget it guys".
"I can't believe her!"
Brittany groaned Kitty had been retelling what happened in the diner constantly. It was starting to drive her mental.
"Kitty, no offence but why do you feel the need to repeat the story!"
"Because she was a thieving bitch Brittany and she deserves everything she got and more."
Rachel bit her lip and turned to Kitty, "did she really take it?"
Brittany sat up at this. She had been wondering the same thing.
"Of course she did Rachel, you think I'd make it up?"
"What to get her fired? Because it's not something you would do is it?"
Kitty grinned at them and shook her head, "guys she really took it and I would have called cops on her and have her locked up"
Brittany nodded but something still felt off about the whole thing. Right now they were in the car on their way to the rock house. Original name, still Brittany was nervous she had wanted to be there with Sam but she supposed a night out with her friends couldn't hurt.
They parked down the road and made their way up. It was just a rundown building on the edge of the city. It was a rundown part of town and she had never been here before. They made their way through the entrance. The crowd was rowdy and they shoved but inside was even more manic. People were climbing the beams and hanging off the banisters to the second floor. While staring at the stage where a band was in the middle of performing. Brittany bit her lip and looked to her friends.
"Let's go and get some drinks!" Kitty grabbed Brittany's arm and led her over to the bar.
They found an empty section at the end. Away from the crowd. Suddenly a massive roar and cheer erupted throughout the awaiting crowd.
"No bloody way!"
Looking up Brittany noticed her. Santana. She was working behind the bar. A shirt that was torn and came to just above her stomach and mini shorts that really covered nothing. Along with black boots. Her hair was down as opposed to the diner and she had smoky black make up on.
"Isn't that the girl from the diner?"
Brittany nodded and looked at Kitty who looked shocked and furious at the same time.
"But she can't be much older than us right?"
"Old enough to work here!"
Kitty shook her head, "still look at all this pigs called men any one of them could do something to her!"
Rachel shrugged, "her choice Kitty and it's a bit late to start feeling sorry!"
Brittany bit her lip and caught the girl's eye. Santana looked shocked for a moment and disappeared behind the back. She returned a moment later with the two others from the diner. Santana seemed to make her way over ever so slowly.
"Look if your here to get me fired leave now okay? I really need this job!"
She yelled over the music and crowd.
Kitty smirked, "we just want drinks"
Santana nodded, "what can I get you?"
"Surprise us!" Rachel smirked and began talking to Kitty. Complaining again about rock music.
Brittany stood there and watched Santana for a while as she worked. A few moments later she brought back their drinks and accepted the money off Kitty. She then turned around and served more customers.
"Hey Britt come dance?"
Brittany looked at Rachel and Kitty and shook her head. They both shrugged and swayed into the crowd with their drinks. For two people who hate rock they really were having a good time.
Brittany just sat there drinking and watching Santana. The girl handled the whole thing really well. She got the job done and avoided the drunken hands trying to grab her. After meeting Brittany's gaze for a few moments the girl pulled back and whispered something into the pink girl's ear. The girl nodded and the next thing Brittany new Santana had jumped over the bar and occupied the seat between Brittany and the wall.
"Do you stare at people often?"
Brittany scoffed and shook her head, "don't let it go to your head it just confuses me how someone can lose and gain a job in one day"
Santana laughed and poured herself a beer. Shaking her head she took a sip and replied "I worked two jobs before!"
Brittany frowned, "but? How?"
Santana smiled again "one during the day and one till three in the mourning"
Brittany's eyes widened, "what this one?"
Santana nodded "well I wasn't working at the diner till three"
Brittany gapped at her, "how log was the shift?"
Santana frowned and thought for a moment, "diner was 8 till 5 this is 6 till three"
Brittany gapped again "but that's like a few hours' sleep"
Santana shrugged, "I needed the money"
She stared at the girl and shook her head, "why work here though?"
"It pays well"
"But they're pigs" she indicated to the crowd.
Santana nodded, "but I needed the money and it's a rock bar. I love rock!"
"Do you perform?" she nodded towards the stage.
Santana shook her head, "no. Employees aren't allowed."
Brittany cocked her head then realised something, "you keep saying you needed the money? Don't you still?"
Santana sighed and put down her empty beer bottle, "no I got accepted for a scholarship and they're paying for my lodgings now"
"So you can quit working here?"
Santana shook her head "I still need food and the times are good"
"But you need to rest if you're going into education! You can't do that with night shifts!"
Santana suddenly became angry, "look I don't have mommy or daddy buying me cars left right and centre okay! Open your eyes this is the real world for me where I have to work every hour just to scrape buy and work myself to the bone just so I can have a shot at life!"
Brittany opened her mouth but closed it again in shock.
Sighing Santana pulled herself up and over the bar again, "I gotta get back to work. See you around. Or not"
Brittany nodded and shrugged walking off to find her friends.
Brittany dragged herself out of the club. She wasn't drunk but she had managed to lose Rachel and Kitty during the night so now she was alone on a Friday night without a ride.
It didn't take long for her to walk into trouble either apparently.
A few of the men from the club were still hanging around outside. Smoking and drinking. They noticed Brittany straight off and started calling to her. When she didn't respond they crossed the street and made their way over.
"Hey there. Where are you going on this fine evening?"
One of the men grabbed her arm whilst the other went behind her and handed the last one her bag. She was took afraid to speak so she shook her head and tried to pull away. They just held tighter and laughed at her efforts grinning at her failed attempt.
"I don't think she wants to play Josh?"
The man named josh stepped closer and now Brittany could smell the drink on his breath. It made her feel sick.
"Oh she will. Trust me"
Now Brittany was crying and terrified and she had every right to be.
"Oil! Leave her alone!"
They all spun round and Brittany recognised Santana walking over. She had changed into a pair of ripped jeans with a black top and leather jacket.
"Oh I'm sorry did you want to join in too?"
Santana just scoffed and shoved her way through them. Grabbing Brittany's bag she pried josh's hand off of her.
"C'mon Brittany"
Santana started to lead her away but it was clear that they weren't giving up that easily. Josh followed on behind them until Santana came to a stop. She shoved the terrified blonde behind her and glared at the man.
"You're a pig! Piss off!"
Grinning josh grabbed Santana's arm and tried to move her. She must have been stronger than she looked because she didn't budge.
"I said piss off"
Josh growled and back handed her across the face. Santana held her cheek for a moment before she shoved him away from her.
Josh seemed to laugh before facing her again, "You shouldn't have done that"
Josh grabbed Santana's shoulder and punches her in the face. Brittany cried out as Santana stumbled back. Shocked with the blow and holding her bleeding mouth.
"You've managed to ruin my night now Santana. Thank you for that but this isn't over." with that josh turned around and stalked off.
The moment they were gone Brittany twisted Santana around.
"Oh god! Please let me help you!"
Santana shook her head and placed her hand over her bloodied lip. She started to walk away but Brittany grabbed her arm.
"At least let me drive you home!"
The younger girl seemed to think about it for a moment before nodding. Grinning Brittany led them over to her car.
The ride was quiet with the occasional direction from Santana. Brittany noticed the lack of houses and the increase in apartments and she wasn't surprised when they eventually pulled up outside one.
Turning towards Santana Brittany smiled weakly, "can I please come in just to check out your lip?"
Santana stared at her for a while before slowly nodding and leading the way out of the car. She led Brittany up a flight of stairs and another until they reached the fifth the floor. She led her to the number 29 door and pulled out her key from her pocket, still holding her lip. She then opened the door and led the way inside.
After closing the door Brittany looked around. It was a small apartment. To the left was a sofa by a small window with a coffee table between it and the TV. To the right was a kitchen with two doors leading off. Santana returned from one with a first aid bag which Brittany guessed must have been the bathroom. She then opened the second door and indicated for Brittany to follow.
This room was fairly small with a double bed cramped in with a small window to the left and a wardrobe squashed to the side. Brittany noticed a guitar case propped up against the wall as well.
Santana was sitting on the bed still holding her lip whilst trying to open the box. Brittany grinned and sat cross legged in front of her. She leant forward and opens the box.
As she began clearing up the blood she tried to avoid the warm eyes searching her. It was then that Brittany noticed how deep the cut was. Santana hissed as she dabbed at it and Brittany rubbed her arm sympathetically.
"I'm sorry does it really hurt?"
Santana shook her head but grimaced with the movements causing Brittany to chuckle and carry on with cleaning it up.
After she was done and had binned the bloodied material she made her way back into Santana's room. The girl was sound asleep and completely out of it. Smiling Brittany knelt down and stroked the girl's hair noticing the way she smiled in her sleep at the touch. Realising she should probably get home Brittany wrote out Santana a quick note and left it, along with some painkillers, on her bedside table. With one last look at the sleeping girl Brittany made her way back home.
So again please tell me what you think! E x