"Damn," Britta mutters under her breath. This earns her a glare from a nearby mom. Britta squints at her. "What do you want from me?" she rasps. The mom glares back, shooing her kids on. "People," the blonde scoffs and checks her phone.

"Hey, Britta," her lanky friend greets her cheerfully.

"Hey, Abed," she responds monotonously. "Troy…" she begins warily. He turns his gaze from the sand tiger shark to the petite blonde. "Don't tease the shark."

"Sorry, Britta," he apologizes, stepping closer to them, his face illuminated by the dim blue glow. "The Denver aquarium is one of the nicest aquariums I've ever been to," he comments.

"How many aquariums have you been to?" Abed inquires. Troy begins to count on his fingers. He furrows his brow in concentration. Britta pivots on her heel and begins pacing.

"Where are Jeff and Annie?" she groans. Abed looks back and forth from Britta to Troy with increasing interest.

"What's the matter, Britta?" Abed asks and steps toward her, leaving his best friend deep in thought.

"Nothing," she answers hastily, stopping dead in her tracks. She looks at him with doe eyes. "Why would you think there's something wrong?"

"Because you asked that question," he responds simply. She shifts uncomfortably.

"It's nothing," she fidgets. "I promise," she reacts to his doubtful glare.

"Guys," Troy interrupts. "The Denver aquarium is the only aquarium I've been to," he panics.

"It's a good thing we're on this field trip then," Abed remarks. Troy nods, relieved.

"As long as we get back in time for dinner," a rotund woman quips, approaching the group.

"Shirley!" Britta exclaims. "Have you seen Jeff and Annie?"

"No, I haven't Britta," she lilts. "Why?" her expression shifts to a dark yet concerned one, her tone dropping. "Are they missing together?"

"No, it's nothing like that. They're just taking forever to get here," Britta assures her.

"What do you need them for?" Troy gazes at her suspiciously.

"I forgot to tell them something," she explains. He looks warily at Abed.

"Sure you did," he steps toward her, morphing into his bad cop persona.

"I did," she agrees.

"I'm getting a vibe that you're hiding something, Miss Perry," he lunges.

"Troy, that's enough. Obviously she isn't hiding anything," Abed interjects, stepping between Troy and Britta. "Right, Britta?"

"Of course not," she laughs nervously.

"Of course yes!" Troy howls, earning a few glares from passersby.

"It's nothing," Britta insists. "It's a surprise."

"Oh, that's nice," Shirley smiles.

"It's a surprise? I love surprises!" Troy cheers. Abed makes an obscure reference to a surprise that went awry.

"It's not going to be bad, Abed," Britta swats playfully toward Abed. At least, she hoped it would not be bad. "Look! There's Jeff and Annie!"

"Praise the Lord," Shirley adds soulfully.

"Yes, we're here, sorry we're late," Annie rushes toward the group.

"I'm not," Jeff smirks. Shirley frowns at him warily and Annie shoots him a warning glare. His smirk turns into a crooked yet apologetic smile.

"I have something to tell you guys," Britta informs them. "Could we go somewhere that isn't here?" she pleads.

"Sure, Britta," Annie smiles and follows her into the next exhibit. Jeff trails both of them, leaving the other three behind.

"No, wait, I've been to one other aquarium," Troy states smugly, "the aquarium in Greendale."

"Troy, I don't believe there is an aquarium in Greendale," Shirley informs him sweetly.

"And yet you believe in Jesus," an elderly man interjects. He acknowledges Troy and Abed. "What's up brother? And A-bed."

"Pierce," the three of them chorus. Abed pretends to be interested in the sharks, moving closer to the next exhibit. Troy follows, genuinely interested in the sharks. Abed stops by the door to listen to Britta talking.

"And you're sure?" Jeff panics.

"Yes, of course I'm sure," Britta insists.

"You're sure that it's a maybe?" Annie clarifies.

"That's what I said!" Britta cries.

"This can't be happening…" Jeff shuts down.

"Look what you've done, you broke Jeff!" Britta cries.

"I broke Jeff?" Annie asks incredulously.

"That's what I said!" Britta cries again. "Don't you ever listen?"

"Of course I do!"

"Do you?"

"Who isn't listening now?" Annie mocks her.

"Oh shut up!" Britta hisses. "You are most definitely the one who broke Jeff. You broke Abed. You're good at breaking people."

Abed smirks at Britta's logic and turns to Troy. "Remember when Annie broke my brain?"

"Good times," Troy chuckles.

"I guess it was worth it. Wasn't it?" Abed clarifies.

"Uh, sure, I guess," Troy answers, not really sure what Abed is getting at.

"Britta seems to like you a lot," Abed prods. Troy nodded.

"I sure hope so. I like her a lot. Her hair, her eyes, her voice…" Abed tunes Troy out to listen to Britta and Annie again.

"I'm not broken!" Jeff wails. "Just… shocked. Are we going to tell the others?"

"Yeah, I kind of have to," Britta sighs.

"Shirley is not going to approve," Annie comments.

"Shirley? What about Troy?" Britta's tone softens. "He'll be crushed."

"Troy, crushed?" Jeff scoffs. "What about Annie? Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. It's not my problem."

"Isn't it?" Britta poses. Annie bites her lip.

"Is it?" she whines.

"No, it's my mistake," Jeff assures her.

"Mistake?" Britta wails. Jeff cringes at his choice of words.

"How else could you describe it?" he counters.

"You think I'm a mistake?" she pouts.

"Jeff, how could you?" Annie retorts, hugging Britta's shoulders.

"Women," Jeff groans, covering his face with his hands. Abed chuckles lightly.

"You don't think Britta's like that shark, do you?" Troy concludes, interrupting Abed's listening.

"No, of course not. Like you said, she's beautiful, smart, and independent. That shark isn't beautiful," Abed recites. Troy smiles.

"You always know exactly what to say, Abed. How do you do that?" Troy inquires.

"I dunno," he shrugs. "Hey, you hungry?"

"Nah, not really. I just ate a bag of funyuns."

"You know those are just onion flavored rings, not actual onion rings, right?"

"Yeah, I figured that after my third ring," he answers despondently.

"Rings…" Abed whispers.

"What?" Troy asks.

"Nothing," Abed responds as Britta walks by. Troy's eyes widen slightly, and then turn back to the sharks.

"Let's go get some lunch," Britta suggests to the group. "Then I'll tell you my surprise."

"That sounds nice."

And there's my first Community fic. It's my favorite show. I hope I did it justice. Let me know what you think.