Summary: While prowling the local cemetery Santana runs into an odd blonde girl who has links to Santana's past that neither one of them know about.

A/N: Ok I've scribbling bits of this story on scraps of paper for the last few weeks, so I finally decided to try and get it typed up.

Disclaimer: I own nothing and I'm glad because I don't think I would write it as well as they do.

Chapter 1

Strawberries and garlic.

Santana Lopez stalked through the cemetery, which sat on the outskirts of the small town of Lima, Ohio, pulling her jacket close to ward off the uneasy feeling in her gut. For approximately a week she'd been coming here, trying to keep unwanted visitors from taking up residence and attacking the locals. A light powdering of snow covered the ground and she could see her footprints appearing with each step she took. To the left of her own footprints she noticed two more sets that seemed to belong to some people who were extremely inebriated. Santana followed the footprints to find a girl, a blonde who looked like she was no older than 16 leaning heavily against a mausoleum, and a boy, wearing a letterman's jacket, rubbing his hands under the girl's shirt and kissing her neck roughly.

"I don't feel so good" she slurred as she tried to push him off.

"Shh it's fine"

"No I'm cold I want to go home" this time when she tried to push him he pushed back causing her to slam hard into the concrete wall. Santana growled under her breath and was behind the jock in a matter of seconds. Slipping her hand into his back pocket she pulled out his wallet, without him noticing, and began to flip through it.

"Michael Albertson" she hissed causing him to turn abruptly to face her. "You have one choice you can take that girl safely home right now and make sure no harm comes to her or I can kill you."

"What the fuck? Who do you think you are bitch?" Santana lashed out and quite literally grabbed him by the balls.

"I think I'm the person that can rip these off and shove them down your throat so you choke on them." She hissed dangerously into his ear, "and now I know where you live so you take her home safely or I'll come after you, do we have a deal?" He nodded quickly and she gave one last squeeze before letting go and chucking his wallet at him. Santana scoffed as they walked away and continued through the cemetery, kicking up clumps of snow.

A breeze blew past Santana and she caught the distinct smell of vanilla and strawberries mixed in with, was that garlic? Before she could seek out the source of the smell, the source found her.

"Die evil scum" Santana spun around in time to find a tall blonde girl flying at her, wooden stake in her hand, chain of garlic around her neck. Santana only had enough time to grab the girl's wrist as they both tumbled to the ground. Santana regained her sense first and pinned the girl beneath her holding her arms above her head and throwing the stake away.

"What the hell are you doing?" Santana growled staring into a pair of fearful blue orbs.

"Slaying you" the girl tilted her head to the side "you have really pretty eyes" Santana faltered giving the girl an opening, the blonde knocked Santana off and jumped to her feet. Santana followed suit and they began circling each other, the blonde pulling a sword from god knows where. Santana grinned at the unsure look on the girls face.

"Do you even know how to use that?"

"I stab you with the pointy end" she replied with a scoff.

"I'd like to see you try" The girl took a swing but her movements were clumsy, she wasn't used to the weight of the weapon, so Santana easily dodged it. She swung again but this time instead of just dodging, Santana grabbed the blade and yanked it out of the girls grasp throwing it across the cemetery just like the stake. Santana stepped behind the girl and wrapped one arm around her chest, pinning her arms to her side, and another around her neck. "Nice try" she whispered in her ear.

"Are you going to kill me?"

"Is there a reason why I shouldn't?"

"I told you, you have pretty eyes"

"To distract me" the girl leaned her head back against the brunettes shoulder.

"Yea, but I still meant it." Santana loosened her grip before realizing it was a trick and tightening it again.

"You just did it again"

"Well you are going to kill me so excuse me if I'm playing a little dirty" She sighed.

"I never said I was going to kill you"

"So you're not going to?" She asked confused.

"I haven't decided"

"Well if you're going to kill me can you do it quickly its cold out here, I wore this tank top so I could kinda look like Rambo, but I forgot it was winter."

"How did you forget… uh never mind" Santana rolled her eyes "Why do you want to slay me?"

"Because you're a vampire and vampires are evil" Santana stared in shock at the girl in front of her.

"What makes you think that?"

"You moved really fast behind that guy before, you're really strong and I have a spidey sense about these kinds of things." Santana gaped at the girl for a moment, how was she able to sneak up on her, before replying.

"You know you sound like a crazy person"

"You say crazy I say genius" she replied a smug expression spreading across her face.

"It's funny how often those two get mixed up." Santana loosened her grip around the blonde's neck but kept her arm tightly wound around her body. "If I'm so evil then how come I didn't kill those people before?"

"Maybe you're not hungry" At first Santana had thought the girl might be a little thick, but now she had the feeling she was smarter than she seemed. "Hmm" she felt the girl start to shiver against her and a strange instinct seemed to take over, Santana didn't want the girl to be cold in fact she didn't want her to suffer in any way. So in a very not Santana like fashion she released her hold, pulled her jacket off and slipped it onto the taller girls shoulders. The girl flinched at first probably expecting the worst, and then when nothing else happened she turned around to find Santana now standing a few meters away from her, with a curious expression on her face. The girl slipped her arms into the jacket and pulled it closed around her. "Thank you."

"You're welcome" Santana straightened up and stared at the girl seriously "Now, go home and learn how to fight properly, I don't want to see you out here getting yourself killed." Santana turned to walk away

"I'm Brittany by the way." Without turning around the brunette called over her shoulder,

"Santana" The brunette headed away from the girl then looped back so she could follow her and make sure she got home okay.