Here's the second chapter! Hope it pleases.
I followed her down to the dining hall. Hanging from the ceiling were multiple chandeliers, they were a bit smaller than the one in the entry way, and they gave the whole place a nice glow.
There were two rows of wooden tables where groups of girls sat together talking.
Santana led me over to the lunch line and we stood at the back waiting for our turn. She didn't say much as we stood there and I wondered what her story was. Why had she come here, to this school? I don't think I even knew her last name.
"What's your last name?" I asked blurting out the question before I realized that it may be kind of an odd question to bring up just out of the blue.
As I expected she gave me a weird look but answered anyway. "Lopez…Santana Lopez."
I laughed feeling embarrassed. "Sorry for the random question I just realized I didn't know it; and you are my roommate so I figured we should probably get to know each other."
"Good point" She said following my lead. "So what brought you to Dalton?"
I knew I'd have to talk about this eventually but bringing up my mother's death, not only depressed me, but I realized that it was a huge mood killer. Plus I hated that look people get when they find out, like they feel bad for you.
"My dad works a lot, so he figured that sending me here would be a good thing." For him, I added mentally. "You know so I wouldn't be alone all the time." I decided a little white lie wouldn't hurt. I'd tell her the whole story eventually, when I was ready.
"Absentee parents huh…sound good to me. I feel like I can never escape mine."
"Yeah" I said. But what I really wanted to say was, 'I wish my problem was that my mother was around too much' But I knew that she hadn't meant anything by what she said, she didn't know.
After paying for our dinner Santana told me to follow her as we walked down between the tables. I looked around at the girls wondering which group could possibly, maybe, become my own when Santana stopped setting her plate down in front of three girls.
I recognized Quinn immediately and she smiled at me when I looked at her. The other two were completely unfamiliar.
"Everyone this is my new roommate Brittany." She said as we sat down. "Brittany this is Rachel…" she pointed to the girl sitting beside Quinn. Rachel had long straight brown hair, which was almost as long as Santana's, and rich brown eyes. "And this is Tina, Rachel's roommate." She said motioning to the long black haired Asian girl sitting beside Rachel.
"Hi!" They both said almost in unison.
"And of course you already met Quinn this afternoon."
I said Hello to them all and picked up a couple grapes from my plate plopping them in my mouth.
"Where's Mercedes?" Santana asked Quinn.
"She'll be here soon; she had a phone call from Sam."
"Ohhh I see" she laughed turning to me.
"Sam is Mercedes boyfriend. He goes to Dalton's all boys' school right across town. So does Tina's boyfriend, Mike."
Tina smiled at me through her mouthful of food happily.
"Do you have a boyfriend?" Tina asked swallowing down her food.
"No. I mean over the years I liked a couple people but it never really worked out." I failed to mention that it was because they were all my 'straight' girl friends and they had no idea I was ever even interested.
Just then a girl ran up to the table clutching her phone to her chest and sat down next to Santana. "Hey everyone! Sorry I'm late, had a call." I guess this was Mercedes. She was curvy with dark hair, dark skin, and shoulder length hair.
"Yeah we know it was from Sammm" Santana teased and the others all laughed.
"Oh whatever, please! I am not even half as bad as them." She said pointing across the table and I was immediately confused.
Then I noticed Rachel's arm slip underneath and around Quinn's and knew that if I looked underneath the table I would see their hands linked together. So they were a couple. Huh, I never would have guessed that…
I instantly felt drawn to them. I had known for a few years now that my preference, when it came to who I was interested in sexually, was women; however, I still wasn't too comfortable sharing. I was thrilled and even a little scared that maybe I would find someone at this school I could finally confide in.
Quinn must have known I'd be confused because she looked to me immediately "Rachel and I are together." She said and the joy in her voice was impossible to miss as she said the words. Rachel smiled and kissed Quinn's check.
I wanted that.
"Who is this?" Mercedes asked finally noticing me sitting on the other side of Santana.
"This is Santana's new roommate Brittany." Rachel said.
"Finally got a roommate huh? I thought you'd have the room to yourself forever!" Mercedes said waving a nice hello to me.
"Guess not" Santana sighed unhappily. Then she smiled and gave me a wink letting me know she was kidding. "Quinn you have 3rd hour French right?"
"Yeah why?"
"Brittany was signed up for that class too"
"Oh that's great!" Quinn said and I was actually starting to feel like maybe this would all be okay. "Mrs. Yang is our French teacher. She's this little Chinese woman but she is pretty nice and doesn't give a lot of homework."
"What other classes do you have?" Tina asked.
I pulled out the paper with my class schedule on it and unfolded it pushing out the creases so it would lie flat. "I have History, English, French, Study Hall, Math, and Gym"
"History 1st hour?" Rachel asked trying to get a better look at the paper.
"Uhh ya…"
"You've got that class with me!"
"Cool!" I said happily.
We ate the rest of our meal and I listened to them talk about their day. They all seemed really nice and I was happy that I had been lucky enough to be placed as Santana's roommate.
When dinner ended I followed them all out of the dining hall. "Well I have a lot of homework to do so I'll see you all tomorrow." Mercedes said looking to Quinn, "You coming back up to the room?"
"No I'm going to the library with Rachel but I'll see you later."
Mercedes nodded and said, "Nice meeting you Brittany." Then she was gone.
Rachel leaned forward hugging Santana and then surprisingly, me as well, and said goodnight to us both. "We'll see you at breakfast!"
Quinn hugged Santana and waved to me walking away still holding on to Rachel's hand.
I couldn't take my eyes from them.
At my school seeing two girls holding hands almost never happened. I know staring was impolite and there should be nothing different about them holding hands, they were like any other couple, but it was.
I saw everything I wanted and everything I was afraid to ask for in them.
I finally turned away and noticed Santana waiting for me a few feet away.
I slowly ran to her side, hoping she hadn't noticed my staring, and we walked back up to our room.
I flung myself on the bed immediately already exhausted.
I heard Santana laugh and I lifted my head to look at her.
"Tired?" she asked from where she was seated at her desk.
"Yes! Aren't you?"
"Yeah, but I have a little bit more homework to do before I can go to sleep. Will the light bother you?"
"No it's okay." And it was. Light didn't bother me, I was a heavy sleeper. Even so it was nice of her to ask, after all I'd been the one to come in and take half of her room from her.
I got off the bed and reached into my still mostly unpacked bags pulling out a pair of shorts and a tank top. I changed quickly dumping the skirt I'd been wearing, as well as the rest of the clothes, onto the floor by the closet.
I crawled into the bed and shivered slightly at the cold sheets.
Before I could close my eyes Santana spoke, "I saw you staring at Quinn and Rachel…" my eyes moved to her immediately noticing her serious tone. It wasn't a question just a statement and I worried that maybe she had figured out my secret.
When I didn't speak she continued, "You can believe in whatever you like but those girls are happy and I won't allow anyone to hurt them."
It dawned on me that she thought my staring had been because I disapproved. "Oh no!" I said startling her a bit. "I have no problem with it, it's just that well…" I wanted to make it clear that I wasn't homophobic without telling her I was a lesbian. I still wasn't ready.
"It's not something that was so openly accepted at my previous school and it surprised me. That's all. But trust me I am not homophobic or anything, far from it, I was just surprised."
I saw her relax and then smile. "Good" she turned back to her work not looking over at me again.
I liked that she was so protective of the people she cared about. It let me know that she was a friend worth having.
I pulled the covers up around my shoulders and closed my eyes.
I was out in seconds.
What you all think!
You guys like the little Faberry I threw in there! I love them as a couple
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