It's 1940's england. The Pierce's and Lopez's have had their differences, but they're finally willing to settle them at a lovely dinner.


Santana is an only child living in the castle covered hills of Yorkshire, England. Her mother, Sara Lopez is a dress maker. She is always on trips during weekends, designing dresses for some of the most famous people in all of England. Santana's father, Fredrico, was well known for his work in the Army. Now that he's retired he's been working on selling and buying properties throughout Yorkshire. Being an only child does have it's perks. Santana get's anything she wants but unfortunately is always blamed for everything. Her best friend Brittany Pierce lives just over a large hill and the two spend most of their time together. Their parents however despise one another and can't be in a room for longer than 10 seconds. It wasn't always that way though. The Lopez's and Pierce's did get along once, but it was very long ago.


"Don't go so close to the water Brittany!" Mrs. Pierce yelled for her 11 year old daughter who was stepping on unsteady stones that lay around a large river.

"C'mon Brittany, let's go inside," Santana whined, crossing her arms.

She watched as her best friend leapt from one stone to another with perfect balance.

"Done!" Brittany cheered, lifting her arms in the air.

Santana couldn't help but giggle and cheer along with her best friend. Seeing Brittany smile made the little Latina so happy.

Both girls then skipped off back inside with their pinky's linked.

"They might as well be joined at the hip," Mr. Pierce joked.

The other 3 adults laughed as they lay on their deck chairs in the sunlight.

"I'm afraid that it's going to rain tonight, our dinner will have to be called off," Mr. Lopez frowned, turning the nob of the radio to hear the weather report.

"Oh god that's a shame, the girls will be heartbroken! They so very much wanted to see Quinn, Finn, Kurt and Rachel again," Mrs. Pierce replied.

"Such a shame," Mr. Pierce agreed.

The adults then packed up their bags and headed for their seperate houses.

"We'll have to do this another time!" Fredrico called out to the Pierce's. They all nodded and continued walking opposite ways.


Brittany Pierce is also an only child with two loving parents. The Peirce's are more protective of their daughter and allow her less freedom than Santana gets. The two girls are complete opposites but manage to find such a connection and trust within eachother. Richard Pierce was brought up without believing in any religion until he met his wife Holly. The two attended church every sunday and were known as the sweetest and kindest people around. When they gave birth to Brittany, the same time as the Lopez's gave birth to their daughter Santana, they soon found something to bond over and became close ever since. Growing up in household full of Catholics Brittany didn't really understand why her parents devoted their time attending church and preaching to her about the religion. But Brittany was not about to disobey her parents and she walked in their shadow until she was finally able to make her own decisions.

As soon as Santana and Brittany turned 18 they knew what it meant; freedom. Although both their parents were reluctant at first they knew their daughters were old enough to look out for themselves. They spent most of their nights out at Quinn Fabray's house with their other friends. The kids would discuss their parents in full detail. They knew their whole town was full of betrayal, lust and honor and they discovered this after Rachel Berry's dad had an affair with one of the men he was working on a farm with. Santana and Brittany knew that their father's honored their mother's and they wouldn't let anything bad happen. But they had to deal with their own emotions and hormones. The kids disagreed when their parents said that the best times of your life are around when you turn 18. They just wanted to be adults and drink wine on a sunday afternoon, unfortunately being an adult wasn't as simple as they'd hoped it would be.


It poured buckets of rain about 3 times a week for the next 4 years, but that did not stop the kids from meeting in their own little cave, under a hill a few miles from their houses.

"C'mon San just jump!" Brittany whispered from below the 2 story house. Santana was edging further out her window but couldn't find the courage to actually get her whole body out.

Finally after 20 agonizing minutes, Santana made it out of the house and down the tall tree that stretched up towards the clouds. She took each step closely knowing that when she got to the ground, Brittany would be there to embrace her.

They ran up and down miniture hills seperating their houses and finally reached their secret hideaway. The rain had died down a little but the girl's hair remained soaked for the whole journey.

"Hi guys!" Brittany squealed. She was always more easy going than her best friend. The Latina would say hi with less of a cheeryness to her voice, but her friends accepted that that's just who she is.

Quinn sat in the corner on a stool, twiddeling her thumbs nervously. Kurt was playing blow ball with Finn and Rachel was reading a novel. Santana approached Quinn first, while Brittany watched the boys play their game.

"What is on your mind?" Santana raised her eyebrows and tried to grab her friend's attention.

The blonde swallowed hard and rubbed her sweaty palms along her slacks before speaking.

"Noah is coming to visit for the weekend tomorrow."

Santana knew that Quinn and Noah had been in love since child hood and the two were made for eachother. She couldn't help but giggle noticing a blush appear on Quinn's cheek as she spoke about the boy that obviously made her heart melt.

"I thought he didn't like Yorkshire anymore," Santana said suspiciously, waiting for her friend to reply. Quinn was however distracted with something beside her and when she pulled it out Santana's eyes widened in surprise.

"Enough talk about Noah, let's all have a sip!" The blonde tried to find excitement beneathe all her anxiety but the kids could see right through her.

Finn noticed the bottle and snatched it from the girl's grasp.

"Hey! Finn Hudson, you have to share that," Quinn yelled, pointing at the boy who was trying to pry the bottle open.

As he was loosening the lid, Brittany snatched the bottle, grabbed Santana by the wrist and bolted out of the cave.

Quinn gave up, she knew she didn't have fitness of her two friends. She just glared at Finn for the rest of the evening while Finn would occasionally sneak a peek at Rachel. The girl's skirt flew up a few times but Rachel didn't think anyone had noticed.

"Brittany, your mother would kill you if she smelt your breath. Alcohol stays in your system you know." Santana tried to convince the blonde of her childish ways but Brittany just spun around on the grass and sped along the hills. Santana wasn't far behind.

"San c'mon," Brittany noticed a large willow tree that gave them plenty of shelter. "This is perfect." The blonde grinned.

After taking a few sips she passed the bottle to Santana, who seemed uneasy about it all. She didn't want her parents to notice a change in her when they woke her up in the morning.

"Ew, it's much too strong!" Santana pushed the bottle away and patted her lips together a couple of times trying to find the wonderful taste that Brittany had found.

People all over the town would be asleep by now, but Brittany was a risk taker and always got Santana to come along with her. It wasn't easy sneaking past their parents, but by 10:30 they were always dozing off into a deep sleep.

"I'm going to marry a gorgeous english boy when I grow up, he'll be my prince," Santana whispered, as she lay beside her best friend.

Brittany chuckled and turned on her side. "Are you planning on living in a fairytale your whole life?"

"Ofcourse not, I know none of that's real. I just can't wait to fall in love," Santana replied, smiling to herself and closing her eyes.

Brittany wasn't that fussed about falling in love. She was focused on what her parents wanted her to be focused on at that age and didn't plan anything in the future because she knew, so many things could change.

"I'll see you tomorrow," Brittany swayed back and forth on the heels of her feet. She had walked Santana all the way home before setting off back to her own house.

"Yeah," Santana began. "I'll ask mother if we can travel into town together." Brittany grinned at her friends words. They were both so excited when they planned things together.

"That sounds great!" Brittany leaned into the Latina and hugged her tightly. Santana closed her eyes instinctively and pressed her cheek against the blonde's shoulder. When the contact broke, Brittany walked off into the night and Santana climbed back up the tall tree leading to her bedroom window.


The girls had an ideal childhood. They managed sneaking out when they pleased and getting tipsy on their parents most expensive wine. There wasn't a day that Santana and Brittany spent apart. After going into town so much with their mother's the girls became familiar with the route and rode their bycicles their after dark.

After the town found out about Rachel's father having an affair, the brunette was so embarrassed she barely left her house. She then finally came to the conclusion that none of this was her business or fault so she was invited to the cave most nights.

Although she would sit alone, as soon as one of the kids would talk about music, Rachel would instantly throw her book away and join into the conversation. Brittany and Santana wanted to give her space to try and deal with what had happened and with the fact that her family will never be the same. But they also made many attempts to try and make the girl happy. The wine was the only thing that worked. Rachel enjoyed the taste and felt free as she sipped the liquid down with ease.

Trouble was about to hit the town that day in summer, 1945. In the form of a 14 year old boy with a gentle but cheeky smile that could melt any mother's heart.


"He's here," Quinn's eyes widened, noticing the boy stepping out from his father's car.

"Finally!" Finn growled. He ran towards his friend and high fived him before leading him over to the other kids.

Quinn stood frozen and tried her hardest to avoid eye contact with the boy, but those hazel eyes were impossible to avoid.

"Hey Quinn." Noah's voice was flirty and husky. Quinn wondered how quickly his voice had broken since they saw eachother last summer.

"H-hi, nice t-to see you a-again," Quinn muttered, still staring wide eyed at the boy.

Santana stepped forward from behind Quinn to get the boy's attention.

"You remember the cave right Noah?" The boy nodded and Santana snapped her fingers infront of Quinn's eyes, trying to get her attention.

Santana explained that they would all meet under the big willow tree her and Brittany were familiar with. Noah had broke into his dad's liquor cabinet before he left, so they were with more of a chance of becoming fully intoxicated.

When the sun set, all of the kids snuck out of their houses undetected. Santana was slowly becoming more okay with her rebelious ways. Brittany had influenced her in bad ways and good ways, but Santana could never blame the blonde if they got caught.

Noah and Quinn were discussing what they had done all year spent apart while Rachel read part of her novel to Finn who didn't seem too interested in the book.

An hour passed and every body was feeling the hit of the wine. Quinn had said goodbye to her friends as she waddled up over a few hills towards her home.

"C'mon girls, let's leave these two love birds," Noah winked at Finn who didn't seem to take notice that the boy left with Santana and Brittany.

"There's still a little left," Brittany said, pouring whatever was left of the wine into her mouth. Santana looked at the girl's awkward motion and chuckled before settling down on a bed of fallen leaves under the willow tree.

"So is there anyone in your life girls?" Noah's voice seemed confident and Santana rolled her eyes as she watched Brittany fall for his lame excuse for charm.

"Nope," Santana replied bluntly.

"How about you Brittany," He said licking his lips. Brittany placed the bottle down beside her and began blushing. "Nope," She replied quietly.

Noah laughed and move in towards the two girls.

"W-we haven't even kissed anyone yet," Brittany admitted, looking from Santana to Noah.

Noah smirked and raised his eyebrows. Santana knew the boy was a flirt but he didn't know that he'd gotten so good at it. Brittany was hanging off his every word.

Before Santana could stop the boy, he leaned into Brittany, pressing his chapped lips against hers. Brittany didn't melt into the kiss like Santana expected, instead she shut her eyes tightly as her whole body tensed up. A few seconds past and Noah broke the kiss.

"Um, that kind of wasn't good," Brittany admitted, biting harshly at her lips.

"I could do better than that," Santana exclaimed.

Noah raised his eyebrows at the Latina and leaned into kiss her aswell.

Santana had her eyes open the whole time and Brittany couldn't help but giggle at Santana's awkward expression.

"I meant," Santana finally pushed Noah off her. "I could kiss Brittany better than you did. She clearly didn't like your roughness."

Brittany became nervous at her best friend's words but kept herself together.

"Tonight's my lucky night," Noah smirked and stretched before finding a comfortable position on the ground. "Go on then, do better than me." He pointed from Santana to Brittany.

Santana gulped and stared at an equally nervous Brittany. They knew they didn't have to do it, they could've just walked away. But Brittany knew Santana wouldn't just back away from something like this, she had to be proven right even if Brittany lied and said she enjoyed it.

"Okay, 1,2," Santana leaned in to Brittany, closing the gap between them. "3." They pressed their lips together gently while Noah looked on in amazement.

Santana closed her eyes this time and Brittany just let her body relax. It felt nice, and comfortable but neither one of them wanted to admit it.


Since they were 11, Santana and Brittany had remained close, but since their parents had slowly become enemies, they questioned whether they should remain friends or take some time apart for the sake of their parents.

They stopped sneaking to the cave after their 16th birthday. They were growing up and becoming more mature. Or so they thought. They didn't stop stealing their parents wine though and they managed to have countless amounts of bottles when Noah came to visit every summer. Him and Quinn's relationship had grown strong. They weren't together but Noah realized that Quinn was the most beautiful girl that he had ever seen.

Rachel and Finn remained strong together but their parents didn't allow the couple to see eachother all the time. So they wrote letters to eachother explaining their feelings, which was the only thing that kept the pair going.

Kurt had gone on a trip with his family for a few months but he had written to Rachel who would show it to the rest of the kids.

But kids they were no longer. They realized they'd have responsibilities and duties that their parents would lay out for them. Trust was a very large part of the Lopez household. That's why Santana was so hesistant to leave her house when Brittany tried ever so hard to convince her to go to the cave.

Finally they were old enough, wise enough, tought enough, to venture on their own. That's what they wanted to believe but Brittany and Santana knew in the back of their mind that life only became harder.

Brittany knew that college and work was a must but Santana knew that her parents would be happy with anything she did. They'd prefer it if the brunette found a job straight away and so did Santana. She was driven and wanted to succeed. Brittany was more relaxed at the thought of the future and didn't try to impress her parents.

Santana wanted to plan, so she took a gap year as did Brittany. Kurt had been the only one to go off to college straight away. Rachel and Finn wanted to spend a year just together, same with Puck and Quinn. It was nice being so carefree, having nothing to wake up to in the morning that made your eyes roll. But having nothing to wake up to at all became daunting. Santana and Brittany wanted so much to find love, but they had trouble letting anyone besides eachother in.

The girls had noticed a slight change in their parents attitudes towards eachother. They wouldn't have dinners every friday or brunch on sundays. They grew more apart each day and the girls found it difficult to sneak out and see eachother. As soon as Brittany and Santana turned 18, they felt an unsettling awkwardness between their parents everytime they were forced into the same room. Their parents avoided their daughters quizzicle looks and just sat in silence and tried to move on from whatever they were desperate to escape from.


A/N: This is a periodical fic and it's based on the lives of characters who betray eachother, cheat and eventually find the person they're meant to be with. Everyone in town has secrets and sometimes they're better left kept. If you enjoyed the first chapter then wooo! I'm really excited to write this fic, reviews are appreciated :)