Take me to Rio, Then Immortality
I was just looking for a vacation time and see the world "explore while I was still young". That was the perfect excuse for my parents leave me alone when in my third year of college I just drop off everything and tell them: "Mom, dad I'm gonna make a trip." I never thought that I'll have to die to find a new life. Especially that she'll give me one.
The reaction I got it wasn't what I was expecting. I could imagine my mom yelling like a crazy woman, telling me where I have my mind for drop my career in Advertisement and Publicity at just two years of finish it just because I want to start a "sabbatical journey" when I've never consider before. Meanwhile dad will just be there looking at me with a silent look, more like question me or himself where all the money that he'll give me for this travel go. If I asked for it in first place of course.
Well…. It was quite the opposite… the one yelling like a crazy woman, or a crazy person was dad. Asking me if I was using some sort of drugs that make me take random decisions and of course remind me the fact when I was in high school I used to say that my biggest was become a famous singer and never shut up about it. Mom on the other side really surprise me, I don't really know what make her change her mind but what came out of her mouth was: "Santanita if you think that you have to make this travel, then do it. I don't see why she can't Carlos? Beside she almost finish college a break will do her good. Maybe one for us too. Don't you think?" That what she said the last part talking to my dad whit a smirk of her face something to familiar in mine as well, that's what I've been told.
-"Well Santanita and where is this travel you're planning?"
-"Well…. About that I'm still not sure" I say whit a little of embarrassing because my intensions was one hundred percent strong.
-"Ay Santana….. There's only one thing that worries me the fact that you're travelling alone. If you were at least doing whit someone from your college or a family member I'll be more confident" said my mom with a very concern expression in her face and give it also to my dad.
-"Your mother has a point, you don't even know where are you going to yet. In that case maybe you should take a couple of days to see if you could travel whit someone instead of doing it alone"
-"The point of all of this is that I do it alone!" I said whit a little of frustration in my voice and took sit at my mom's side
-"Santana…." My mom hold my hands whit her owns and came close to me "This journey…. Is because of Katherine?" I could see sincere concern in her eyes
-"Maribel…" I could hear my dad's voice calling like telling her like avoid the subject.
-"No dad it's ok, and mom no it's no about Katherine….. besides it's been a year. It's just…. I need to get some time for myself for a while, clear my mind, there's a couple of things that's been going on in this few months that I haven't talk to you, that's why I came over to tell you this before I have to said goodbye"
-"What's wrong Santana? Do you have money issues or something?" The first thing that my dad ask like always worrying about my economics and not for something more personal. Not like the fact of hi's concern doesn't bother me at all, I kind of glad he does.
-"No dad it's not that…. it's other kind of things" This time I look at my mom I think she understood whit out me having to say anything.
-"Still Santana…. I'm worry that you're making this trip alone to….. well where ever you're going to" For what it looks like my mom won't let this one go that easy, so I'll have to give her something in exchange to make this a quite visit or this conversation will go on forever.
-"Ahh…. Ok, you'll be calmer if I'll go whit some friend or someone familiar?"
-"Yes Santana, you know that I only want you to be ok, that's all"
-"I know mom, I know"
And making that promise to my mom I had a week and a half to program my trip. In this moment I was walking through the hallways of a travel agency that Quin recommend me. She and Puck had travel to Cancun in our vacation breaks last year to celebrate their three years as a couple. Quin told me that Cancun was the best, beautiful hotel, etc, etc, etc. Cancun….. It dons't sound bad, but… I don't know… it seems just to cliché or honey moon destination for me and after all I don't even know who I was going whit.
Quin would be the perfect companion if it wasn't for her preaches of half an hour that I had to stand whit. She had the same attitude of my dad, telling me that what I was thinking about if I have the idea of travelling in the middle of the year of college, if I was getting high or something like that, if some onestand night had put strange ideas in my head or just I didn't care for all the plans that I make for my future anymore and I have some estrange desire to just wonder without destination around the world.
Actually it wasn't any of the options that Quin just mention. I just need some time to relax and get away from my actual surroundings. I felt that the days keep on going and all that I was doing just was study, work in the agency, go out the weekends whit Quin, Puck or Kurt. But beyond that nothing had change in my life in a year. Maybe I was asking for to much, I had a job, studies, friends, who won't be happy about it? But me, Santana López, I wasn't. I wasn't even remotely happy whit my life since a year ago. But that story is to long to tell any details right now….. so….. were was I? Yeah Cancun, no Cancun definitely not.
I still was in the travel agency, siting looking through some brushers waiting my turn to talk to a receptionist when a familiar voice got my attention.
-"Santana?"
-"Kurt? What are you doing here?" From all my friends I didn't remember mentioned Kurt where I will be today. Actually I haven't told anyone about my suppose trip, only Quin knew about this.
-"Well I'm actually whit a friend, he's parking his car outside" He said to me whit one of his typical manners and quickly took site by my side.
-"Friend ehhh?" I asked in a inquisitor way to make him nervous, to my knowledge he didn't go out whit anyone in months.
-"Yes, Santana a friend. In fact now that you mention it last week I did met someone" He smile proud while crossing his legs and looking one of the brushers he took of my hand. "But the way what are you doing here? Do you plan to travel or something like that?" He asked like it was the most obvious thing.
-"Well….. I suppose if I dind't tell you my self Quin will sooner or later. I'm gonna make a trip so I'm here to buy a ticket pick a destination" I say in the most easy way possible.
-"So let me see if I get this, you're here to buy a ticket…. To a destination that you don't even know yet" He say making some gesture whit his hands and fingers and his voice was starting to get this tone that was causing me some annoying, typical of Kurt when he want to make me doubt of my decisions.
-"When you said like that it doesn't sound so interesting anymore, but it doesn't matter if you're opinion is the same as Quin that it's a waste of time and something stupid…."
-"No Santana!" He interrupt me of nowhere "Actually…. I think it's a great idea believe me if I could make a trip like you I would. But my job in the design agency keeps me whit my agenda full and tight.
-"Really?" I answer whit a smile. Part of me was happy that at least one of my friends was on favor of the decision I was making.
-"Sure, but tell me where do you want to go? Cancun? El Cabo? Mexico's beaches?..."
Kurt keep talking and talking, actually I stop giving attention when my sight went to a poster in the office, one whit big letters: RIO DE JANEIRO – LIFE THE PARADAISE
Rio de Janeiro eh? It wasn't a bad idea. Brasil….. It was sunny about this time of the year I think, beaches, bikini, fruit coctels, tourist, my tan and the best part miles away from here. Actually I always liked the idea of get to knowing Brazil and I never got the chance so why not? Everything was perfect. The perfect place to get away from any drama, just relax, without tensions and worries. Only me, my tan, my sunglasses and a fruit coctel until I decided the opposite. I could see it already, me in the beaches of Rio de Janeiro….. yeah Brazil was my destiny.
-"Rio…" I whisper between my lips while my eyes were still in the poster.
-"Brazil? Well now that you mention it…. Yeah why not?! And you know who else has been saying that is buying a plane ticket to Brazil?"
-"What? What are you talking about?" I asked him really intrigued because I already lost track of our conversation all thanks to the decision I just make on my mind moments ago.
-"Hey Kurt!" I heard someone calling him that's when I turn around to see who it was. I could see blond hair, clear eyes and a big smile on that face.
Well here is my first fic of Glee. Since a while ago I wanna to start it. I'm gonna keep it whit short charapters and try to keep the updates not to distance from eachother. If you haven't notice or you wanna know is a 100% BRITANNA fic. Love the couple. I accepte suggestions of other couples too. The theme of the fic will be reveled in the third or fourth charapter just to keep in interesting and maybe you'll be surprise or maybe not. Hope you like it.