Butterflies danced in Brittany S. Pierce's stomach as she prepared for her first day of William McKinley High School. She had awoken with a jolt, and now stood admiring her reflection in the mirror, a brand new outfit, a brand new school. She headed over to her bed, where Lord Tubbington was lying "This is it baby, big school! That William McKinley High School isn't going to know what hit 'em". Lord Tubbington purred with approval, as if to wish her luck. Hearing her mum call her name Brittany ran down the stairs, her mum had agreed to drive her to school on her first day.

Brittany's heart was in her mouth as she walked up the steps, and into the big school building. People rushed around her, talking and chatting. Brittany felt very small. She didn't know many people and she didn't know what to do. There was a notice pinned to the wall it read: "freshmen please go to the gym to collect your schedules." But where was the gym? Brittany looked around, confused; she didn't dare ask an upperclassman. Just as she was about to make a guess, someone tapped on her shoulder,

"Hi you're a freshman right?" The person speaking was a tall girl in a red cheerleading uniform; she had a friendly smile and pretty blue eyes. "I just thought I'd give you some directions."

She seemed nice and Brittany returned her smile saying "I need to go to the gym."

"It's just down that corridor through the double doors, I'll walk you, my name's Louise, sophomore."

"Brittany S. Pierce, freshman," Brittany replied. Whatever Brittany had said Louise found very funny, she let out a little giggle and then said, "Well, Brittany S. Pierce, I think you should join the Cheerios; you'd fit in perfectly."

Brittany waved goodbye to Louise and headed into the gym. Where lots of other 14 year olds, all nervous and excited, hurried around, finding their feet. Brittany joined one of the queues to a table where a teacher stood giving out some sort of folder and answering questions. Brittany received hers and sat down on the floor looking through her folder: schedule, locker number, map and extra-curricular clubs, Brittany saw, two lines down, the word 'Cheerios'. Louise's words echoed in her ears, "I think you should join the Cheerios, you'd fit in perfectly." Brittany had been captain of her middle school's cheer squad and she'd loved it. So Louise was right, it would be perfect. Brittany looked around the room, several people were already making friends, and cliques were starting to form. Brittany sat cross legged on the floor wondering if she should go and introduce herself, but her courage failed her. Brittany wasn't used to being unpopular, and she didn't like it one bit.

At lunch time, when Brittany went to put her name down on the Cheerios sign-up sheet, another girl was already there. She was very pretty with a slim nose and perfect blonde hair. Brittany stood behind her, twiddling her own blonde hair round her fingers. The girl looked up and saw Brittany,

"Are you signing up too?" she asked. Brittany nodded shyly. The girl offered Brittany the pencil.

"I'm Quinn by the way and you're…" she squinted at the sign-up sheet as Brittany wrote, "you're Britt...Brittany, nice to meet you."

Brittany grinned at the girl, she handed her back the pencil and said "nice to meet you too Quinn."

"Do you know where the cafeteria is?" Quinn asked.

"No." Brittany replied truthfully

"Let's find it together then." Quinn linked her arm with Brittany's and they walked off

Quinn and Brittany found the cafeteria and got lunch together, they talked about their middle school cheer squads and Brittany told Quinn about Lord Tubbington. Brittany had made a friend.

AN: I know this chapter was a bit boring (and no sign of Santana yet) but I just wanted to set the scene and establish the Brittany Quinn friendship first, stick around Brittana is coming.