Hi I am completely new to this. I have been thinking of starting a fanfic for a while now and I decided to give it a go. Also English isn't my first language so there probably will be some mistakes.
I don't own Glee.
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Chapter 1 Introduction
(Brittany's POV)
With a sigh I drop the last box in my room. I had been bringing boxes up to my room the entire day now. Sure, I could have finished hours ago, but have you seen the view from outside my window? It's amazing. So naturally I got distracted.
The trip here was exhausting, to say the least. First we had to drive to the airport near Amsterdam, then way too many hours in a plane. It was fun the first few hours, than I got bored. And when I get bored I start to play silly, annoying games with my younger brother and sister. But yeah, those two takes these games way too serious. We were playing I spot and my brother, Dylan, knew for sure that my sister, Gracie, meant a cloud. She insisted that it was something entirely different but Dylan didn't believe her. Not that it matters but I was on Dylan's side on this one. Anyways the two started having a heated argument so I tried to jump in between, saying we could just play another game because I spot started to bore me. Besides Hide and Seek is way more fun. Let's just say the passengers and the stewardesses do not agree with me.
So here I am now. In my new room, in my new house in Lima, Ohio. Beside the fact that I totally love it already here, I kinda miss my friends back in Holland. See, I am not American. I am Dutch. And I would be totally lying if I said that I'm not gonna miss my friends and family. Mama said that I would make new friends here, but I doubt that. You see, talking English has never been really hard for me with a dad who travelled between Lima and Rotterdam and is American himself. But still, I am new kid in town. The girl from the Netherlands. So I wouldn't blame them if they didn't want to hang out with me. That thought brings a frown to my face. Come on, Brittany, happy thoughts.
"Britt! Come down here for a second!" I hear my mom yelling. Since we're now living in the States, my mom wants us to talk American too. Even at home. It was about improving our speaking or something. I think it's kinda dumb, 'cause what if we forget how to speak Dutch? Huh? Ever thought about that?
"Brittany, now!" Oh yeah.. my mom. Oops.
I run downstairs to not piss mama off more. But since I'm not completely used to the new stairs I fall. Pretty hard, actually. When I look up, I see my mom trying really hard not to laugh. It must have looked really funny but it still hurts. I get kinda embarrassed for falling like that. That's when I notice the other people staring at me. There are two men, with both amused faces looking down on me. There's also a girl around my age looking at me with a sweet smile on her face . To not embarrass myself more, I quickly stand up and look down, suddenly finding my shoes rather interesting.
"Britt, these are Mr. and Mr. Berry and their daughter Rachel." Mama tells me.
Still embarrassed, I look up, stretch out my hand and shake hands with all three of them, while mumbling a quiet "nice to meet you".
Mama and Mr. and Mr. Berry start talking about boring grown-up stuff while walking to the living room which leaves me and Rachel. I look up at her face and she's still standing there with that same smile on her face. I cough awkwardly and ask if she wants to go to my room. She nods and follows me upstairs.
By the time we have reached my room I already know a lot of things about her. Seriously Rachel is really nice and stuff but it wouldn't hurt her to talk a little less and maybe a little slower. I know that she's been dating a guy named Finn Hudson who is quarterback. She is gonna be a junior just like me and she is in Glee Club. I wanted to ask her what a Glee Club is but she had already moved on to the next subject.
"- what about you?" Crap. I hadn't really listened to what the brunette had been talking about. You see, sometimes I just zone out. I can't really help that. It's just that when people talk so much and so fast and also in a language that I'm still learning it gets hard, you know?
I look at Rachel and I realize I still haven't answered her question. So I decide to put on my most innocent smile.
"What about me?"
Rachel chuckles softly. "I asked if you're dating anybody."
I freeze and my eyes widen for a second. Should I answer her honestly? I mean I'm not dating anybody right now and that's what she had asked. But simply saying 'no' is kinda rude.
"No, not at the moment." I hope that's enough and she would just change the topic.
"Oh, but were you dating anybody before you moved here?" God is not on my side, I see.
"Yeah. Yeah I was."
"Britt, we need to talk for a second."
Mama looks really serious while saying that so I hope it's nothing too bad.
"Mama, what's going on?" I ask before I assume the worst. I didn't do anything wrong right? I mean sure I haven't been the perfect daughter but I just broke things off with my girlfriend, I mean ex-girlfriend. So of course I haven't been in my best moods.
"Britt honey, you know how we're all so supportive of your sexual orientation. Everybody here; your friends, family even opa and oma."
Opa and oma? Is it about them? Why would my grandparents have changed their minds?
"Yeah… They haven't changed their minds right? I mean, of course, I know they weren't completely thrilled with the idea of me having a girlfriend but still, they would support me and-"
"Honey, stop. It has nothing to do with them. What I'm trying to say is…" Mama pinches her nose and I know she's really struggling to say what she wanna say.
"Just say it mama."
Mama takes a deep breath and looks at me before she speaks.
"Not everybody is as supportive as we are. Certainly not where we're gonna live. People are not as understanding as people are here. Maybe you should wait with telling that you also like girls and that you've been in a relationship with one."
I just blinked. How could you not be supportive of that? Of me? Sure, I mean some of my female friends haven't been that close to me since I'm out but they had just found other friends. Friends who are straight and 'wouldn't try to do anything'. But I have never been bullied with it.
Why would they do that? I didn't do anything wrong to them. But mama is usually right about these things so I just nod and walk back up my room. I lock the room and lay down on my bed when I let the tears fall freely.
"Brittany! Are you still there? Hello…" I blink and realize that again I zoned out. I blush and look down. She must think that I'm really stupid or something. Nice one, Britt. So much for making a good impression.
"Listen Brittany, I just asked what his name is and why you broke up. If you don't want to answer me, you could say it, you know. I understand that you don't want to talk about these things with complete strangers but you can trust me." Rachel tells me with again a smile on her face. I smile too, but it soon disappears when I don't really know how to answer. Mama warned me about telling these things but Rachel seems super nice and plus she has two gay dads.
"Her name is Jamie."
Rachel's eyes widen for a moment but it's soon replaced with a kind smile.
"We had been dating for almost a year but at the end things got difficult..." I sigh. I don't like talking about sad things. They make me… well, sad. "We decided to break things off right before I moved here. A long distance relationship is not something that we could handle."
When Rachel realizes I'm finished she starts ranting again. I really try to follow her, but it's becoming incredibly hard.
"Maybe you could join Glee?" she asks me after she has finished her entire life story.
"Sorry, I don't really know what Glee is. We didn't have something like that back in Holland."
The next five minutes she explains what Glee is about. When she's finished she asks if I know a little better now.
"You mean a club where you sing and sing songs at competitions, right?" I say with a confident smile on my face.
"Yes almost. But it's not only about singing the songs. It's about performing. Singing these songs with your whole heart and in the mean time doing some dance moves. It's about belting out notes that shock the audience and the judges. It's about pushing yourself further so you get better. It's about so much more than just 'singing' songs."
My mouth is probably wide open now. I thought my explanation was pretty good. Simple but good. I was pretty proud of myself for not zoning out while she explained it the first time.
"Uhm.. okay. But I don't know. I can dance but singing is something I do in the shower. But Lord Tubbington thinks I'm good so yeah, maybe I'll join."
Rachel looks content with herself and opens her mouth again to probably start another talk. But that's when mama decides to call us. I shrug and sigh a really relieved. Don't get me wrong Rachel is nice and stuff but here talking exhausts me.
I walk downstairs carefully with Rachel following me. I'm not planning on falling again.
I give Rachel a big hug when she leaves and tell her we should hang out again. She nods enthusiastically.
When the three Berry's have left mama closes the door and wraps an arm around me and we walk to the living room. Next week high school starts for me and I'm really nervous, but I'm just gonna make the best out of it. I mean I already made a friend and if the others are like Rachel it's not so bad. Watch out Lima, its Brittany, bitch.
