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Hey guys, so here it is! The first chapter of the sequel. If you haven't read RISE, then you're probably gonna need to as you won't understand what's going on here. To everybody who read the first one, welcome back! I've taken the break I needed and wrote some other stuff, but I'm back and ready to give you this! I'm so excited, and I don't know how long it's gonna be, but bare with me. Also, same as last time, I don't ask for reviews, it's not the way I roll, but they're welcome. Enjoy!
Update day: Saturday
"This may hurt a little"
The world melted away in those few precious moments as Santana bit down on Brittany's jugular. The blonde gasped when she felt the intrusion, gripping the vampire's biceps tightly and soon relaxing into the feeling of the steady suckle of Santana's mouth.
Her hands steadily moved up to Santana's neck, and she gripped on tightly to keep her in place like she always did. She knew this was for the best, and she knew that this was the moment when her whole life would change.
As Santana continued sucking on Brittany's blood, she could feel her slipping away, like she was drinking the very life from her. As soon as she felt it, she wanted to instantly pull away and run, as it was a completely foreign and uncomfortable feeling for her. But, she knew she had to continue, not for herself but for Brittany and their baby. She had to do everything in her power to make sure that they were ok, even if that meant turning her.
Everybody in the room watched with bated breath as Santana continued to suck the blood from her girlfriend. Rachel had grabbed Quinn's hand and squeezed it as tightly as she could, feeling the blonde sweating. Tina wasn't much better, Marley either. They knew this was risky, but they had to let Santana do it. It was their only option. Brittany wouldn't have survived long enough to get home so Santana did the one and only thing she knew would save her girlfriend. Making her one of them.
As Santana sucked a few more times, she knew when she had to stop, and as soon as she felt that moment, she pulled back and released Brittany, taking one of her limp hands into her own. A tear ran down her face as she brushed a stray piece of hair behind the blonde's ear and kissed her on the forehead before kissing their baby, then checking the two fresh fang marks. She wiped the blood away with one of her thumbs, sucking it clean before picking Brittany up in her arms without a word.
The team knew exactly what Santana wanted them to do and followed behind her out of the house in silence.
Quinn hung back along with Tina to talk to Britt's family, who were in a state of shock. "What you just saw back in there, you don't tell anyone. We'll update you on your daughters progress. In the meantime, you don't say a word."
Everybody knew Quinn was serious, and could tell by the tone of her voice that this was serious. They nodded in agreement and watched as Quinn and Tina shared a knowing look with each other before leaving the house.
Everything was a blur as they traveled back to the house. As Santana cradled Brittany in her arms tightly, she barely even noticed when Quinn told her that they'd arrived.
"S!" Santana's head snapped up in surprise.
"What?"
"We're home"
"Thanks Quinn"
Quinn nodded and helped the Latina out of the car, Santana heading straight for her and Britt's bedroom. There, Ling and Artie did extensive checks to make sure that both of them were alright, Artie then leaving the Santana and Ling on their own.
"Ok, Brittany should be fine but I can't check the baby over until tomorrow" Ling said.
"Why?" Santana asked.
"Because I need to know for sure that she's turning. Once I know that, then I can check the baby"
"So what do we do now?"
Ling sighed. "Nothing. We just have to let Brittany make a decision and hope that her body responds to what you've done."
"What about when she wakes up?"
"She'll wake up in three days. When she does she's going to be extremely disoriented and wondering what happened. When she does, I want you to have at least two other people in the room plus me, just in case she turns aggressive."
"Won't she want to feed? I remember being extremely thirsty when I woke up."
Ling nodded. "She will be. That's why I want Alicia here too. She's extremely healthy and perfect for Brittany's first feed. Just make sure none of you and the team feed on her before Brittany wakes up."
"Anything else I should know?"
"Yes. When she wakes up, I want you to call me straight away. I'll be staying here for the next few days just to make sure Brittany and the baby are ok, so I won't be far. Then, I want Alicia and two other people in the room with us. We have to make sure that we do this right, as I don't want Brittany hurting herself or the baby"
Santana nodded. "I know what you mean. I'll let you know if anything happens" She stood up. "Thanks Ling. It means so much that you're here." She said, hugging the other vampire.
"No problem Santana. You're a friend, consider it me paying you back for helping me"
Santana nodded and sat back down on the bed next to her girlfriend as Ling exited the room. Looking down at the mother of her child, she couldn't help but let a sigh pass her lips. They'd been through so much in the past few months and now it had come down to this. She had so many questions, like how did Brittany get so beaten up that she was on the verge of death? What did Finn do to her? What happened in the time that they were apart? They were all important questions, but she knew she wouldn't have them answered until the blonde had woken up and settled into the new circumstances, if she ever did.
Sighing, she clutched her side where Finn had managed to hit her and stood up, stripping herself of her weapons and clothes, changing Brittany as well. As she studied some of the new cuts and scrapes on her body, she sighed and carefully limped over to her dresser, the nights events finally catching up to her and wearing on her already battle-worn body.
Painfully pulling on a pair of sweatpants and a wifebeater, she limped over to the bed and laid down beside Brittany on the bed, wishing that the blonde was ok and excepting the new gift that she'd given her, hoping that somehow it had saved her life. Placing a hand on Brittany's stomach, over their baby, Santana sighed as a silent tear ran down her cheek and she allowed herself fall into asleep, hoping that somehow she could at least get a little bit of a rest before she had to face the next day and find out the fate of the love of her life and their baby.
Brittany on the other hand was having a less than peaceful sleep, experiencing a dream that she knew she couldn't wake up from, having to face the haunting images that were now coursing through her brain.
Brittany rushed along the sidewalk, hoping that she could beat the lunchtime rush at her favorite diner, named 'Sugar's'. As she hurried in, she sighed in relief when she saw only a few people dotted around the diner. Pulling the duffel bag that was slung over her shoulder up higher, she joined the line until she found a seat at the counter and sat down, glancing around her as she waited for Sugar to serve her.
As she glanced around, she saw the most beautiful Latina at the end of the bar, and froze, wondering how somebody could be so perfect. She quickly turned her head back towards the front and tried to stop herself from glancing over at her. She was broke from her thoughts by none other than Sugar herself.
"Hey Brittany, what can I get for you today?"
"Just the usual" She said, her gaze unconsciously turning back to the Latina.
"Like what you see?" Sugar grinned, putting the money that Brittany had just handed her into the cash register.
Brittany blushed a deep shade of red and turned back to her friend. "Shut up"
"You like her, don't you?"
"No I don't" Brittany said defensively.
"Yes you do. If you want to know, she's single"
Brittany and Sugar gazed at the Latina before Brittany realized what she was doing and turned away. "Shut up" She growled, blushing even more.
"Say what you will, you like her"
Brittany just ignored her as she focused on waiting for her food. A while later after Brittany had gotten her food, the Latina finished and paid.
"Thanks Sugar. I'll see you tomorrow"
Brittany melted at the sound of her voice and dreamily watched as she left the diner. Turning back to her food, she finished and got up, pulling the duffel bag up onto her shoulder.
"Bye Sugar"
"Bye Britt"
Brittany walked out of the diner and turned to leave, only to walk straight into someone, making them drop whatever they were carrying.
"I'm so sorry" Brittany said, crouching down along with the other person to help them pick up the stuff that they'd dropped.
Their hands brushed against each other and when Brittany looked up, she smiled, finding the Latina that had left the diner not too long ago.
"Sorry" She blushed, handing the tanned woman one of the folders that she'd dropped and stood up along with her.
"It's no problem. Hey, weren't you in Sugar's just a few minutes ago? You were sat at the counter weren't you?"
Brittany found herself blushing again. "Yeah. I wanted to beat the lunchtime rush before I was due to meet my best friend."
"Really? I always go in there to beat the lunchtime rush as well"
"You do?"
"Yeah. I usually go in earlier but I was a little late today. Oh, by the way my name's Santana" She said holding out her hand.
Brittany smiled and shook it. "My names Brittany"
"Pretty name. Look, I've gotta go, but I'll see you tomorrow?"
"Yeah, see you tomorrow"
"Bye Brittany"
"Bye Santana" She said, grinning as she watched Latina walk off and disappear into the crowd of people heading away from the diner.
It had been a month since Brittany and Santana had first met and now they were hanging out like best friends were, and Brittany couldn't help but want them to be more. She really liked the Latina, but she didn't know if she felt the same way.
They were currently sat on the Blonde's bed watching TV. Brittany's attention drifted from the show that they were watching to the Latina that was sat next to her.
"San?"
"Yeah?"
"Can I ask you something?"
"Go ahead" She said, focusing away from the TV and to Brittany.
"Do you like me?"
Santana froze before realizing she had to answer. "Um, what do you mean?" She had to make sure Brittany was talking about 'liking, liking' her
"I really like you Santana, and I know we're supposed to take things like this slowly, but I want to be more than friends"
Santana gulped as the reality of the situation sunk in along with Brittany's words. Taking a deep breath, she answered. "Yes, I do like you"
"So...do you want to like, go out? Maybe be more than friends?"
"I would like that"
Brittany squealed in happiness. Looking in each others eyes, they smiled, suddenly both becoming nervous. Brittany let a smile tug at the corners of her lips and moved forward slightly, closing the gap between them. They nervously ducked their heads and slowly moved closer together until they could feel each others breath on their faces. Both smiling, they finally closed the gap and their lips joined together in a breathtaking kiss.
When they pulled away, they both smiled at each other, knowing that what they had just shared was better than any other kisses that they'd experienced. It was something special and from that moment on they were inseparable.
A few months later...
Santana and Brittany were both sat on a bench viewing the sunset as it set over the sea in front of them. Brittany was happily curled into Santana, her head resting on her chest as the Latina had her arms wrapped around her holding her tightly.
Santana gulped nervously and held Brittany just that little bit tighter, the blonde instantly noticing.
"San? Everything ok?"
Santana nodded. "Yes, of course it is, why wouldn't it be?"
"It's just that you hold me tighter when you want to tell me something. Is there something you want to tell me?"
Santana sighed, knowing she had to do it sometime or another, or else she would never do it. "Britt, we've been together for a while now and you're really amazing and I just wanted you to know something"
"What? Whatever it is you can tell me Santana"
Santana took a deep breath. "Brittany, I love you"
Brittany smiled at the Latina and sniffled as she wiped a stray tear away from her face, knowing that she'd waited to hear those words come from Santana's mouth since the day they'd met.
"I love you too" Brittany smiled, wrapping her arms around Santana's neck and pulling her in for a breathtaking kiss.
"You really love me?" Santana asked as she looked into Brittany's eyes.
"Yes. I love you Santana. More than anything else in the entire world. Proudly so."
Santana slowly woke up to find herself in the same position she'd fell asleep in. Her hand was still resting on Brittany's stomach and she was still facing the blonde, who was still unconscious.
Painfully sitting up, she felt yesterday's events catch up with her body, all of her bumps and bruises and scrapes protesting as she got up and moved across the room to get changed. The adrenaline had definitely worn off since the previous night. Thinking better of it, she knew a shower was in order as last night she'd went straight to bed. Maybe it would do her good. So she entered the bathroom and had a shower before getting changed into some casual clothes, desperate to find out whether her and Brittany's baby were ok.
She limped into the kitchen and clutched her side as she headed for the fridge, only to be stopped by Rachel placing a hand on her back.
"Take it easy Santana. I'll make you breakfast. Sit up at the bar and rest. Quinn will be here soon"
"Thanks Rach" Santana said, hugging the brunette.
"No problem."
She limped over to the breakfast bar and sat down, watching as Rachel went about making pancakes.
"How is she?" Rachel asked, mixing the batter.
Santana sighed. "Still unconscious. She seems fine but we won't know until she wakes up in three days time"
"That's how long it takes to turn?"
"Yep. Three whole days of being out of it"
"What do you think goes on in their mind whilst they're blacked out?"
"Anything. It can be nightmares, memories, dreams, anything you can think of. In Brittany's case it will more than likely be memories that are extremely personal to her, like meeting me etc. I just hope she's ok"
"She will be Santana. You did all you could."
"I hope so."
"Is Ling going to check your baby today?"
"Yeah. She's gonna do it after breakfast."
"You and Britt's baby will be fine Santana. I just know it"
"Thanks Rach."
Quinn soon entered the room and kissed Rachel, but they kept it quick, knowing that Santana would be upset at the fact that she couldn't do any of that right now.
"Hey San" Quinn greeted, sitting at the breakfast bar next to her best friend.
"Hey"
"How are you holding up?"
"I'm in pain and I'm anxious to find out whether or not my baby's ok. I need the both of them to be ok. They're everything to me Quinn"
"I know. And if I know Britt like I do, she'll be ok. She's tough"
"I know she is. But that doesn't erase the fact that she's unconscious and I don't know if she's turning yet"
"It doesn't. I wonder what the hell happened to her"
"Whatever it was, Finn paid for it with his life"
They were interrupted by Puck entering the room. He walked up to Santana and slapped her in the middle of her back, earning a large groan from the Latina who then coughed and wheezed in pain.
"Puck!" Quinn yelled, her hand rubbing Santana's back as the Latina coughed.
"What?!"
"Santana went through a hell of a lot last night and you just hurt her!"
"Sorry I didn't know. Chill Fabray!" He said, grabbing a box of cereal. "Sorry S" he apologized before leaving the room again.
"S, you ok?" Quinn asked once he'd left, still rubbing comforting circles over Santana's back.
"I think so"
"Did Artie check you over last night?" Rachel asked as she flipped another pancake.
"Yeah, but only for surface wounds. We were too focused on Brittany to really take the time to look at me"
"Maybe you could get checked over once Ling's had a look at Brittany" Rachel suggested.
"I think I might take you up on that. Oh, and before I forget, Quinn"
"Yeah?"
"We can't feed on Alicia until after Britt's woken up"
"Why not?"
"Because she wants Alicia to be untouched I guess, plus the blood will be more richer."
"Good point. Come on, let's eat" She said as Rachel placed a plate down in front of each of them.
Ling followed Santana into her and Brittany's room, closing the door behind her. Santana perched on her side of the bed as the doctor did a thorough check of her girlfriend. She couldn't bear to watch. When Ling was done, Santana looked up at her.
"So?"
"I can confirm that Brittany is indeed turning, and your baby is completely fine, which I have to say is a miracle."
"But what will it be?"
"As Brittany's blood and DNA changes, that will eventually run through your baby, slightly changing their DNA too. Your child will be a vampire, but won't start developing vampire traits until their tenth birthday. After that they will grow fangs and become a fully fledged vampire, or so we think so"
"What do yo u mean?"
"Santana, this has never happened before. A baby has never survived in its mother's womb as the mother has been turned. Last night you basically took Brittany's life and turned her from a human to a vampire. That was a massive change to Brittany's body, and they baby would have surely died as soon as Brittany stopped breathing. But, whatever God's blessed you, you should be thanking them right now, because as far as I can tell Brittany is becoming a vampire and your baby is completely unharmed."
"Thank you Ling. Thank you so much"
"My pleasure Santana. Take it easy. All we have to do now is wait for her to wake up."
Brittany could barely contain herself whilst she waited for her girlfriend to arrive. Santana had told her that she would meet her at the park that afternoon, as she had some stuff to do that morning. So, here she was: sat on a bench overlooking the duck pond whilst she waited for Santana to arrive.
A megawatt grin plastered her face when she saw the Latina come into view holding a large picnic basket and a small gift bag.
"Hey baby" She greeted, kissing Brittany softly on the lips.
"Hi. Is that for us?" Brittany asked, looking down at the basket in Santana's left hand.
"Yep. I spent all morning preparing it"
"Well, knowing you, it's most probably got lots of treats in it."
"You bet. Wanna sit by the duck pond?"
Brittany beamed. "Yes!"
Santana smiled, linking her right arm with Britt's as they started walking down the grassy bank until they were situated in front of the pond. Brittany went to sit down but was stopped by Santana.
"Hold on"
Brittany grinned as Santana laid out a picnic blanket, then helping her to sit down before sitting down herself and opening the basket. Sharing lingering looks and loving smiles, they happily ate the lunch that Santana had prepared for them before curling up next to each other on the blanket, Brittany resting her head on Santana's shoulder.
"I have something for you"
Santana looked down at her. "What?"
"Here" Brittany reached over to the pink bag next to the picnic basket and handed it to Santana.
Santana sat up a little as she inspected the bag. She carefully opened it and inside found a small toy cat the same color as Lord Tubbington with a red heart on its stomach and a pale pink nose.
"Now, I know you don't like Lord Tubbington, but I saw this and it reminded me of you"
Santana looked up at Brittany and smiled. "It's amazing Britt"
Rachel and Quinn were currently sat in their bedroom, enjoying the peace and quiet that it offered them.
"Quinn?"
"Yeah?"
"You should talk to Santana"
"Why?"
"Because from what I could tell earlier, she was pretty upset. I've never seen her like this. I think it would do her good to talk to somebody about it, and who better than her best friend?"
"I know. I guess I should. She gets crazy when she keeps stuff like this inside. Once Ling's checked over Britt I'll go talk to her" Quinn said, leaning in to kiss her girlfriend.
Rachel momentarily put down her book to kiss her back before picking it up again and starting to read from the place she left off. That was, until they heard a knock on the door. Rachel looked up at Quinn, who shrugged, and then at the door.
"Come in" Quinn said, turning so that her feet were dangling off the bed.
Santana peeped her head in. "Sorry, am I interrupting anything?"
"No, come on in" Rachel said, putting her book down.
Santana nodded an entered the room. "What is it S? Is Britt ok?" Quinn asked.
"Yeah, Britt's fine. In fact, she's more than fine"
"What do you mean?" Rachel asked.
"Ling confirmed that she's turning"
"Santana, that's great" Rachel smiled, standing up to hug her.
"That's really great S" Quinn said as she hugged her after Rachel let go.
"I also wanted to let you know something else"
"What?" The blonde asked as she put and arm around Rachel.
"That the baby's perfectly fine."
Quinn grinned and she carefully pulled Santana into a tight embrace. "S, that's amazing. I'm so happy for you!"
"Thanks"
"That's great Santana. That's amazing news. I told you they'd both be fine" Rachel beamed, pulling Santana in for a hug.
"Yeah, thanks you guys. I wanted you to be the first ones to know"
"We appreciate it" Rachel said, wrapping an arm around Quinn's waist.
"Go and be with her" Quinn said, smiling.
"I'll see you two later" Santana said, grinning as she exited the room.
Later on that afternoon, Santana was sat next to Brittany playing on her iPad, trying her best to amuse herself and rid her mind of the thoughts that wouldn't stop circling.
She heard a knock at the door and told them to come in. Quinn peeped her head in and saw Santana look up from what she was doing.
"Hey Q. Did you need something?"
"Yeah, I just wanted to know if you wanted to hang out."
Santana thought about it for a few moments, glancing over at Brittany and then back to her best friend. "Yeah, sure"
She got up and turned off her iPad before getting up and following Quinn out of the room, the two of them heading to the TV room, which was fortunately empty. Sitting down on one of the couches, Quinn turned to her best friend.
"You OK?"
Santana knew what Quinn was trying to do, and decided that whatever thoughts she had were probably best being spoken than being bottled up inside.
"Not really"
"Wanna talk about it?" Quinn asked, knowing that this conversation could go one of two ways. Santana could give in and talk about what she was feeling, or she could put her walls up and close herself off from the world, keeping all of those thoughts trapped inside.
"I guess so"
Recovering from her surprise that Santana actually wanted to talk, Quinn got on with it. "What's going on through your head?"
Santana sighed. "I don't know. I guess one of the things I've been thinking about is how Britt got in that state in the first place."
"I know. Same here."
"It's just that she was in such a state that I could feel her slipping away. Whatever the hell Finn did to her, we won't know until she wakes up. But, I'm gonna have to wait as I don't wanna push her. When she wakes up she's gonna be confused and scared and if I didn't turn her right, she could want to try and rip out all of our throats"
"That won't happen"
"Yeah, but it might"
"S, it won't. Trust me. As you're best friend, I know that you've done everything you can for your girlfriend, and I know that you as a vampire won't have turned her bad. Brittany's better than that, and I have faith that she'll be just fine"
Santana sighed in defeat, her shoulder's slumping. "I guess you're right. We'll just have to wait and see. Anyway, what about Tina and Marley? What's the situation on the babies?"
Quinn shrugged. "I think they're looking now, but from what I've heard they haven't found anything"
Santana nodded, and said person walked through the door. "Hey guys" Tina greeted, sitting down on Santana's free side.
"Hey T" Santana and Quinn greeted.
"So, what's going on?"
"Quinn here was just helping me get some things off my chest"
"Like what?"
"Like how Brittany got so beaten up, and how I don't know what she's gonna be like when she's turned."
"She won't be bad"
"That's what Q said"
"Anything else?"
"Yeah, I was just wondering where you were at with babies that your girlfriend found."
"I've already been looking, but I haven't found anything. It's looking like we're not gonna find anything at all, no matter how hard I try"
"Tech freak Chang can't find anything?" Santana joked.
Tina grinned. "Shut up"
"Sorry. Anyway, if you can't, you're gonna have to make a decision soon"
"I know. I've gotta talk to Marley about that. She's in the kitchen if you wanna go see them. You haven't really left Britt's side since you got back"
"I know. I think I might just go and see them"
Tina smiled. "Be my guest"
Santana grinned and stood up, Quinn and Tina following her out of the room and to the kitchen. She walked towards Marley and her smile grew even wider, Tina and Quinn standing in the doorway watching from a distance.
"Hey Marley. I haven't really had a chance to greet these two since we got back."
Marley looked up at Santana. "It's ok Santana, I understand. You wanted to make sure that Brittany was ok. Here"
Marley handed Santana one of the babies and smiled as she held the other one. Santana grinned as she watched the small baby look up at her with wide eyes. "Hey, baby girl." Looking up at Marley, she asked; "Is that her sister?"
"Yeah"
Tina looked at her girlfriend, who met her gaze and shared a knowing look with each other before looking back down at the baby in her arms.
As Santana looked down at the baby in her arms, she couldn't help but think about how this would be her own baby in her arms in a couple of months. For a few moments she'd thought that her and Brittany's baby might not survive, but she had been blessed by the God's above and her baby had been spared. Not to mention her and Brittany. They had both been spared the pain of losing a child, and Santana swore that she would do everything she could to make sure that her Brittany's baby would live safely and unharmed.
Quinn watched her best friend wipe a stray tear away from her cheek as she started rocking the baby in her arms. She smiled, feeling a pair of arms wrap around her waist from behind.
"Did you talk to her?" Rachel whispered, resting her head on Quinn's shoulder the best she could.
"Yeah." She nodded. "She seems to be a little better now, so it wasn't for nothing."
"How did you get her here?"
"Tina"
Rachel looked over at Tina expectantly. "Santana was asking about whether or not we'd found anything on who these babies might belong to, but we hadn't and then I suggested that she come and see them as she hasn't really left Britt's side since she got back. Then, here we are."
Rachel nodded and kissed Quinn's shoulder lovingly. "It's good to see her happy. I haven't seen her this happy in a while"
"Agreed" Quinn said, smiling as Santana handed the baby back to Marley and then took the other one.
Brittany's consciousness fought for dominance over her dreams, but she couldn't break free of this never-ending dream. It felt as if she was being forced to view these events over and over, like they were on a never-ending loop and it was driving her crazy.
Once again failing to gain control of her own mind, she slipped back into the images that were plaguing her. The longer this constant blackness of no control carried on, she felt the dreams getting more and more darker, turning into some kind of never-ending nightmare. Her mind skimmed over even more important memories, this time more recent.
Thoughts of Santana getting hurt by the wooden stake assaulted her mind, and she felt the desperation of knowing that she might not survive seep into her soul once more, wondering whoever could make her relive that horrible aching pain that she thought she'd buried when Santana got better.
Then thoughts of them moving house and Santana telling her what she was seeped into her mind, and then that led to thoughts of the Latina feeding on her for the first time, the utter bliss she felt, as if nothing else could ever beat that feeling of ecstasy.
As the thoughts of Santana feeding on her for the first time washed over her brain and faded out, she was yet again bombarded by another important memory. The pain and fear that she felt when she found out she was pregnant coursed over her mind. That day she had felt nothing but fear, scared that the one person that she loved most in this world would reject her. That she would leave her lonely, no one but her to raise the baby. But then a small wave of warmth wormed its way under her skin, reminding her of how happy Santana had been and how accepting she was of her situation.
When she felt it, it sprouted into even more thoughts to something much more recent, Santana making her promise to make her her wife. Maybe the darkness was clouding her mind, but as Brittany dreamed of all these things, she knew that no matter how much pain there was, she would get through it and Santana would be waiting on the other side.
By the time Santana had made it through the rest of the day, she went back to her and Brittany's bedroom to find the blonde in the same position as when she left her.
She moved in closer and knelt on the floor by Brittany's side, taking the blonde's hand in her own. Looking up at her, a tear rolled down her face, eventually letting out a sob as she collapsed next to her, her forehead resting against the edge of the bed. This was the first time that she'd allowed herself to cry since she'd gotten back. Sobs racked her body as she let out all the pain and anguish she felt flow out of her.
She'd tried so hard to protect Brittany from this life. This was the dark side of her, and she'd once vowed to never even let Brittany on to what she was. But, things changed and life got in the way. It was inevitable that the business with Finn would make her life a living hell, but she didn't expect it to affect her and the team so much that it would threaten Brittany and Rachel's safety. She had never meant for it to get so out of hand. It just happened, and there was nothing she could do to stop it. That led to her doing the one thing she'd never thought she'd ever be doing, telling Brittany, sweet innocent Brittany what she was.
It had pained her to do it, but recently she had been thinking about their future, and she knew that she would have had to make a choice sooner or later. She lived forever. Brittany didn't. Life made that choice for her, and she had no choice but to tell Brittany what she was, hoping for the best that the woman that she loved the most in the whole wide world would accept her and not think she was a freak. When Brittany had accepted her, she had felt a feeling that she hadn't felt since she was human. The basic feeling of being accepted for exactly who she was, and she was determined to try and keep it to herself. Call herself selfish, but she wanted something for herself for once. However, that feeling hadn't lasted for long when the woman she loved had told her that she was pregnant.
At first Santana had felt nothing but pure fear run through her body, but looking into Brittany's eyes she knew that her girlfriend needed her more. After all, she was the one that was pregnant. She saw the fear and pain in Brittany's eyes and knew that she had feared that she'd lose everything if she told her the news. But Santana knew that Brittany wasn't like that. They way that they worked now was to never keep anything from each other, and she knew that Brittany would never keep something like this from her. It just wasn't in her nature. Knowing that Brittany had feared her answer, Santana decided to take it in her stride. Brittany was her everything and no matter what faced them, they would face it together, and she accepted the gift that they had been given.
The next hurdle she had to face was the fact that Brittany wouldn't be with her forever, no matter what she told her. Again, life made that choice for her, and Finn had done something to Brittany that took the very life out of her. She had felt her girlfriend so close to death that she knew that she had no choice but to try and turn her. It was their only viable answer and it had to be done. No one else but Santana had that choice, and she'd held Brittany's life in her hands. She had to make the call. She had risked it, and by taking that risk, she hoped that she'd spared herself the pain of losing not only Brittany, but their unborn child.
Now, she had made her choice, and they wouldn't know what Brittany had gone through until she had woken up. The few hours after she had woken up for the first time would be the most crucial in deciding what kind of vampire she would turn out as. They had to play it safe or Brittany would be lost forever, no matter if she was 'alive' or not. Santana didn't know what the next few days would hold for them, but she hoped to God that for once life would take her side and bring her some good news instead of bad.
Now, here she was, crying by her girlfriend's side. Tears of pain mixed with tears of relief that she had finally ended it with Finn, and she had put an end to the dark cloud that had hovered over her head the past few months. It was a big feat. She had killed her master, the one who made her what she was, and it hadn't been an easy task. Then again, it wasn't supposed to be. It was meant to be hard, impossible even. But with the help of her friends, family even, she had achieved something that she never had thought was possible. And she was thankful. Now, all she wanted to do was rest, but she knew she couldn't. She had to make sure that Brittany was safe, and she wouldn't rest until she was.
TBC
