2 Backpack

When Brittany was in sixth grade, she got a new backpack. Normally she got a new backpack every year, the way she did when she was a child and her mom bought her a new backpack every year when she bought her brother one. Even though the little girl wasn't in school yet, her mother wanted her to be included.

However, from third to sixth grade, Brittany had kept the same backpack, because her best friend in the whole entire world, Santana Lopez, had confided that her favorite color was red. Brittany's backpack, at that time, was red, with little little hearts on the straps.

And for some reason, Brittany had decided that it would be best for her backpack to be her best friend's favorite color. Plus, Santana had a red backpack, too.

Brittany cried for a long time when she found out she was going to get a new backpack. Maybe that was the kind of thing that Santana would have said 'way to be mature' about. That made her stop crying, because even though Santana had never said that to her, and Britt was pretty sure she never would, she wasn't taking any chances.

So she let her mom brush her bangs and they went to the store. (With the small compromise that Santana was allowed to come along.) And there, in the very middle of the display, was a beautiful yellow backpack with a duck face on it. Brittany's face split into a grin. She grabbed Santana's hand and began to sprint towards it, when, shunk.

Noah Puckerman stood, holding the duck backpack. "Is that the one you want, kid?" his mom said in a bored tone, but not unkind. After he mouthed the words, "suck it, dumb girl" at Brittany, Noah opened his mouth to answer, grinning evilly at Brittany and Santana, the former of which was looking dangerously like she would burst into tears at any second, when Santana lunged him, grabbed the backpack, and gave him a swift kick in the nads just for good measure.

She handed it to Brittany, suddenly shy. "Tana, it looks like a duck!" said Brittany happily. She stuck her tongue out at Noah, who had his eyes squeezed almost all the way shut. His mom wasn't really paying attention so when he muttered. "No," she just took his hand and they wandered off. Brittany giggled and through her arms around Santana, who promptly turned red.