Sorry if this chapter is kinda boring. I promise the next chapter will be more exciting

Chapter 4

"Is that...Is that Brittany's time machine?"

"Ummm...yes," Sugar answered in a shaky voice, unsure of how her mom was going to react.

"Is this what you've been doing for the past two weeks?" Santana asked.

Sugar looked away from her mom, avoiding eye contact. She didn't respond because she didn't know what to say. She couldn't figure out how her mom felt about her using the time machine since Santana's voice was monotonous and her face was expressionless.

"So, I take that as a yes?"

Sugar finally looked back up at her mom and slowly nodded her head.

Santana remained quiet and just stared at her daughter, trying to take it all in and figure out what she was going to do.

"Sugar...Why...Why have you been doing this?"

Sugar just bit her bottom lip and went back to staring down at the floor, not sure how to answer.

"Sugar," Santana started, "Please just tell me what you've been doing with it."

Sugar just closed her eyes for a moment, trying to figure out how she was going to explain it all to her mom.

"I was trying to save mama…" Sugar mumbled.

Santana's eyes widened at the word 'mama'. She hadn't heard any mention of Brittany in the past few weeks and she was grateful for that. She didn't think she could handle anyone talking about her. This was the first time Sugar had mentioned the blonde. "What?"

Sugar held her hands together and looked back up at her mom. "I mean, that's what I wanted to do, but then something happened. It took me to the wrong time and I ended up just going back there every day since it was so cool to see you guys when you were in high school…" Sugar rambled.

Santana just stared at her daughter with her mouth open. "What?"

Sugar sighed and decided to just come out with it. "I've been going back to when you and mama were in high school."

Santana just continued to stare at the girl. "But...why?"

Sugar shrugged. "I don't know...I didn't mean to go there...it just sort of happened. What I really wanted to do was go back to the accident and save mama. But for some reason, it took me back to when you guys were in high school."

"And you've been doing this for the past two weeks?"

"Yes..."

Santana still couldn't wrap her head around it. Does it really work? Or does Sugar just have an overactive imagination like Brittany did in high school?

"Does the time machine really work?"

"Yes..." Sugar had an idea. "Did you want to try it?"

"What?" Santana asked.

"Did you want to try it? I could take you somewhere...if you wanted."

Santana just looked at her in disbelief. "Are you sure?"

"Yup! I could take you to where I've been going, if you want."

"You mean, go back to when I was in high school?"

"Oh, wait, that sounds bad. Who would want to go back to high school?" Sugar thought aloud.

"I would...I think…" Santana said.

"Really?" Sugar questioned.

"Yeah…" Santana said, still a little confused about the whole situation.

"Well then, let's go," Sugar said as she stepped into the time machine.

Santana nodded her head and began to step into the time machine as well, but then stopped when she remembered something. "Wait!"

"What?" Sugar asked when she turned around to face her mom.

"I can't go back to when I was in high school, can I? Because then won't I see my past self? Won't that create, like, a paradox or something? That's what happened on that one show your mama always used to make me watch with her."

Sugar just stared at her mom, her eyebrows scrunched together in confusion.

"What the hell are you talking about?"

Santana just stared at her daughter, a little confused herself about what she had just said. "You know what? Nevermind. Let's just go."

Santana stepped out of the time machine, following closely behind Sugar, and looked around.

"What...Is this...Is this my old house?" Santana asked once she realized where they were.

"Yup. This is Abuela's house," Sugar answered as she looked at the house. Once again, there was a red Mini Cooper and a black Mercedes in the driveway. Sugar pressed the button to make the time machine disappear, and then took her mom's hand, silently telling her to hide behind the bushes with her.

"And that's my old car!" Santana exclaimed as they hid, a little too excited to see everything from her past again.

"Yea...and look!" Sugar pointed to the window looking into the house, "There's you, mama, and Abuela."

Santana just looked inside, trying to remember what happened on this day years ago.

"Oh," Santana said once she realized what day it was since her, Brittany, and her mom talking together was a rare thing.

"What? Do you know what they're talking about?" Sugar asked as she turned to face her mom.

"Yeah, I do," Santana said as she looked at the three of them sadly. "This was the day that we told my Abuela about Brittany and me."

"Oh," Sugar replied. Her moms had told her that Santana's Abuela wasn't very accepting of them, but she still didn't know exactly what happened.

"We could go to Breadstix, if you want. We don't have to follow you and mama the whole time, we could just eat Italian food the whole day," Sugar suggested.

"No...thanks but, it's okay. I want to remember everything that happened," Santana said as the seventeen-year old versions of herself and Brittany walked out of the house.

"So, then what did you want to do? Go to McKinley?" Sugar asked.

"No...no, I don't think so," Santana replied as she continued to look at herself and Brittany, a small smile starting show on her face. We look so happy. I wish I could just be happy again.

"You can go to McKinley...I think I'm just going to go visit someone."

"Mom, you can't talk to anyone here. They'll be confused and wonder why you look like an older version of yourself. And to be honest, you don't look as young as you used to," Sugar stated in a matter-of-factly tone.

"Excuse you? I'm only like, twenty years older. Plus, I am the hottest bitch in town," Santana retorted.

"You were the hottest bitch in town. Past tense," Sugar replied.

Santana just rolled her eyes. "Whatever. And I know not to talk to people here. I'm not that stupid."

"Okay...just making sure you know what to do."

"I know what to do," Santana assured her.

"Okay, so we'll meet back here after school?" Sugar asked as the younger versions of her moms drove off to school.

"Sounds good," Santana replied.

Santana had been walking around town for most of the day. Right now, she was on her way to Brittany's house. She wanted to save the place she was going to for last. Santana stopped walking once she got in front of the house, taking it all in.

Santana walked up to the side of the house and into the backyard. In the corner, there was a big tree that had a tree house up at the top. Once Santana reached the tree, she climbed up the ladder and went into the tree house. Inside, there were a lot of pillows and blankets on the floor. Pictures of herself and Brittany smiling and happy covered the walls.

Santana walked up to one of the pictures. It was of her, Brittany, and Quinn on their trip with the glee club to New York during junior year. Looking at it reminded Santana of when they were all in the hotel room and Brittany sang that silly song about her. My Cup is still my favorite song. I wish I could hear her sing it again.

Santana started to hum the tune to My Cup as she looked around the tree house one last time before deciding to head back to her old house to meet Sugar.

Once she got down the tree, she saw a grey minivan coming up the driveway.

Oh shit. I forgot Hayley got out of school earlier than we did.

Santana ran as fast as she could to the gate leading into the frontyard. Once there, she hid behind a bush and waited for Brittany's mom and sister to get inside the house. After she was sure they were gone and wouldn't be able to see her, she left and went to meet Sugar.

"Hey," Santana said once she saw Sugar.

"Hey. How'd that visit go?" Sugar asked.

Santana shrugged. "It was good. How was school?"

"It was so awesome! You and mama did this Whitney Houston song in glee club and it was so awesome! All the singing and dancing with the cheerleaders was amazing! How come you guys never did that at home?"

"Umm...I don't know. I guess we just never really had time," Santana answered.

"Oh, okay...Well, I guess we should go home now," Sugar suggested.

"That sounds like a good idea," Santana said as she followed Sugar into the time machine.

Santana walked out of the time machine and went back upstairs, into the kitchen to get a pudding cup from the fridge. Sugar followed her mom out of the basement. Ever since they left from Lima, her mom had been acting pretty weird.

"Mom, are you okay?" Sugar asked as she walked up besides Santana at the counter.

Santana brought a scoop of the chocolate pudding up to her mouth and answered, "I'm fine...I'm perfectly fine."

"Are you sure?"

Santana stayed quiet and ate a few more scoops of the pudding.

"Mom?" Sugar asked again after a few silent moments.

"I think tomorrow, we should go back and save mama," Santana finally said.

"Really?" Sugar asked, surprised.

"Really."