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Long chapter you guys, but it sets the things up for the next chapter and the rest of the story. Enjoy!
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It was four days after she had proposed to Brittany that Santana decided that she was going to tell the blonde about the wedding traditions that she had pledged herself to. She was currently on her laptop with Brittany curled up next to her, the blonde watching her with her head on her shoulder. Thinking to herself, she sighed.
"San? Is something wrong?" Brittany asked, sitting up a little so that se could look at the Latina.
Santana closed her computer and pushed it to the end of the bed with her foot. "Britt, I need to tell you something"
"What is it?"
"Now that we're getting married, before we start planning anything, I want to tell you something that means a lot to me"
"Go ahead"
"Britt, when I pledged myself to be a Kobejitsu warrior, I didn't just pledge myself like Quinn and Tina did"
"What do you mean?"
"I wanted to follow all of their traditions, an that included weddings"
"How does that effect us?"
"It means we would have to travel all the way to Japan"
"What else?"
"It lasts over a period of six days and each day you do something different. For example; one day you would do a blood ritual and on another day you'd do a hunt with the actual ceremony being on the sixth and final day"
"So we'd have to go all the way to Japan to get married?"
"Yeah, but we don't have to if you don't want to. I know it's as much my decision as it is yours"
Brittany sat up so that she could look the Latina in the eyes. "Santana, we can if you want too."
"Yeah, but what about you?"
Brittany just shrugged. "Santana, I don't really mind. As long as I actually get married to you, I don't care where we are in the world"
"So you would really want to get married under Kobejitsu tradition?"
"Yes. You really care about it, I can see it in your eyes. I know that you're not part of your house anymore, but I can see that you still care about following a tradition that you pledged yourself to and I know that once you pledge yourself to something you give it a hundred percent and focus on nothing but. We're a couple Santana, we're having a baby together, and I want to do what you want to. I want to pledge myself as a Kobejitsu vampire by marrying you."
"Really?"
"Yes"
"You're sure about this? Because I don't want to go ahead with it if you're not happy-"
Brittany cut off Santana's ramblings by capturing her lips with her own. Santana soon lost her train of thought as she was pushed to the bed and straddled by the blonde. When Brittany pulled away, she smiled as she looked down at the dazed Latina. Soon enough Santana was broken from her daze by Brittany's giggles.
"What's so funny?" She asked, her hands automatically drifting up and resting on Brittany's hips.
The blonde just shrugged. "You're cute when you ramble."
"But what about what I was talking about?"
Brittany grinned. "I'm happy as long as you're happy Santana. That's how it's gonna be. It may take me some time to adjust to this new information but if you give me some time and explain it to me, I'm sure I'll be fine."
"OK, good. So, lets change the subject. What do you want to now?"
Brittany thought for a few seconds. "Tell me what you want to do for your birthday"
"Why did we ever decide to let her choose what we did for her birthday?" Rachel asked, shaking her head as she walked behind the main group alongside Brittany.
They had allowed Santana to choose what she wanted to do for her birthday and she had chosen to go to a basketball game with some of the team. Namely Brittany, Quinn, Rachel, Tina, Marley, Blaine, and Puck. Everybody else had opted to stay back and relax. Now, here she was dressed in a custom 'Lopez' basketball jersey, Tina and Quinn wearing matching ones with their own names and numbers on the back.
Brittany shrugged at her friend. "I wanted to let her choose. She's the leader, I think she should have been allowed to choose freely after all she's done for us"
Rachel nodded. Brittany had a point. "You have a point"
Santana turned around to see both Rachel and Brittany looking at her, so she smiled and slowed until the two friends caught up to her before letting Brittany loop her arm through hers.
"You OK?" She asked.
Brittany nodded. "Yep"
"Good" She replied, kissing the blonde on the forehead as they walked. She then turned to Rachel and offered her other arm.
Rachel thought about it for a few split moments before smiling and happily taking Santana's arm. Smiling, Santana walked with both girls on her arm towards the entrance of the arena.
When they got inside and were seated, Quinn knuckle tapped her best friend. "You ready S?"
Santana grinned. "More than ever"
The game turned out to be surprising. Just not in the way you'd expect. The more surprising out of the two wasn't the game itself, but Santana and her friends who got extremely competitive.
"Pfft. I can totally beat them with my eyes closed" The Latina boasted as she walked out of the arena arm in arm with Brittany.
Quinn nodded. "Yeah, me too"
"Even you guys were better than them, and that's a miracle" Puck jibed.
Santana shot him a glare. "Whatever Puckasaurus. Just remember whose supplying your bottles of blood. Then think about telling me who's better than me"
Puck gulped and nodded, deciding that he'd rather not have his supply cut off, or anything else for that matter by the way Santana was looking at him. Turning back to her girlfriend, she asked where they were going next.
Brittany smiled mischievously. "We're going to Sugar's for dinner"
"Cool"
When they arrived at Sugar's, Santana parked in the parking lot next to the building before getting out and helping Brittany get out. Hand in hand, they walked in front of everybody else, only to be surprised as she opened the door by the rest of the team.
"Oh my God" She gasped, a hand flying up to her mouth. "Thanks you guys"
"No problem. Happy B-Day Santana" Sam said as he walked up to her and gave her a hug, followed by Mercedes.
"Happy birthday girl, you deserve it."
Santana smiled, hugging her friend before she got around to hugging everybody else. Brittany watched on and smiled as her fiancé was hugged and greeted happy birthday. When it came to her, Santana smiled.
"And the best 'til last"
Brittany grinned, wrapping her arms around Santana's neck. "Is that so?"
"Hmm" The Latina mumbled, leaning in to kiss the blonde.
Brittany pecked her lover's lips before puling away slightly. "So, do you like your surprise?"
Santana nodded as their foreheads rested together. "Yes. I love my surprise"
"Hmm...but it's not the only one"
"What do you mean?"
"I have something else for you"
"Like what?"
"Sugar!"
Soon enough the quirky girl exited the kitchen seemingly wheeling a wheelbarrow around the counter. Everybody looked surprised as the girl came to a stop in front of Santana, barely able to keep from grinning widely.
"Britt, what-"
"It's a wheelbarrow full of bread sticks"
"Are they-"
"Yes, they are Breadstix bread sticks"
Santana's smile grew impossibly wider as she lunged towards her fiancé, pulling her in for a tight hug. "I love you so much!"
When they were all seated, Quinn shook her head and looked at Brittany. "How the hell did you get a wheelbarrow's worth of bread sticks?"
Brittany smiled. "Easy. Santana's Breadstix's most loyal customer. Plus, she has a loyalty card. I simply told them that it was her birthday and I was planning something special and they gave them to me on the house"
"When did you even do this?" Rachel asked.
"A few days ago"
"Wait" Santana said, cutting in. "So you did this all on your own?" Brittany nodded. "I told you you were a genius Brittany" She grinned leaning in to kiss the blonde.
Brittany smiled. "Duh" She mumbled before kissing the Latina sweetly.
"OK, who wants to eat?" Sugar asked happily as she came up to them holding menu's.
"I do!" Santana called out, being the first one to be handed a menu.
By the end of the night both Santana and Brittany were exhausted. Entering their room, they both started stripping themselves of their clothes. Once in their underwear, Santana walked over to Brittany and pulled her in for a hug.
"Thank you. This was the best birthday ever"
"Really?"
"Yeah"
"I'm glad you enjoyed it" The blonde smiled, brushing some stray strands of hair from Santana's face.
"Me too"
They pulled apart and changed into their pajamas, Santana grabbing a wife beater and leaving her boxers on. They both sat atop the bed and Santana curled up next to Brittany's stomach, placing her ear up against it. Brittany's hand drifted down to the side of her head and stroked the side of her face as the Latina listened to their baby.
It wasn't long before it reacted and the both of them felt a distinct kick. In the realness of that moment, Santana couldn't have asked for anything more. She was right next to the one person that meant more to her than anything else in the world and she was face to face with a life that both her and Brittany had created.
Knowing that Brittany was going to be hers forever and have the perfect blend of the both of them, Santana smiled as a tear ran down her face as she sat up, both of her hands resting on Brittany's bare stomach.
"Santana, you OK?"
She nodded. "Yeah, it's just that I'm really happy right now. This really has been the best birthday ever. Thank you"
Brittany smiled as the Latina kissed her, their baby between them. "You're welcome"
The next big event was Brittany's birthday. To celebrate, her and Santana had spent the day with Brittany's family, and also announced that they were getting married at the same time. Although happy for her daughter, Mrs. Pierce was curious why they had waited to tell her. They simply answered that they wanted to keep it to themselves for a while before telling everybody. Mr. Pierce just smiled in the background and winked at Santana, giving her a thumbs up. The rest of the day was spent explaining that they hadn't set a date, but it would be overseas and under strict Kobejitsu tradition. After that the day had run smoothly and Brittany had enjoyed her birthday nonetheless, having enjoyed it with the most important people in her life, her fiancé, and her family.
Then came Valentine's Day, which was nothing short of hilarious. Everybody had gotten into the spirit and Santana couldn't help but laugh at how sappy her team really was. Sure, they were tough and bad-ass to everybody else, but behind closed doors they were all sucker's for romance and love.
Four accidents happened that day that Santana would never forget. Whilst she spent a quiet and romantic day with Brittany in the city, Quinn had told her that Puck was wooing Lauren for the day, doing all sorts of crazy stuff, Sam tried singing to Mercedes only to have fallen over and embarrassed himself trying to do a dance routine to a Justin Bieber song (to which Mercedes loved nonetheless, even if she did laugh). The other two escapades included Mike trying to sing to Alicia and failing, and Tina trying to make cupcakes for Marley but burning them instead.
To Santana, Quinn was one of the more sensible ones that day, opting to give Rachel a carefully hand-made scrapbook that included pictures of them from when they started dating up until the present. Rachel loved it, and she wouldn't admit it but she thought Quinn was exceptionally cute for going to such lengths for a Valentine's day present.
Santana would never forget that evening either. She had just finished sorting through some stuff in her and Brittany's room when the blonde entered holding her computer in her arms. Santana watched as she walked up to her.
"Happy Valentine's Day"
Santana glanced down at the computer and then back up at her girlfriend. "You're giving me your computer for Valentine's Day?" She asked confused.
Brittany grinned. "It's a playlist, with all the songs that I hear in my head when I'm with you, for when I'm thinking about you. I wanted to make you a CD for Valentine's Day but, this is as far as I got without any help, so..."
Santana couldn't help the huge smile that plastered itself over her face.
"Oh, and I made you a cover" The blonde added, spinning around so that her back was to Santana's front, letting the Latina see the cover she'd made.
"Brittany..." Santana trailed off, loving all the effort that her girlfriend had gone to to make her a cover for the playlist, also loving the random but so totally Brittany song selection. She swore her love for the blonde grew even more (if that was even possible) the moment she saw the name of the playlist, 'Santana and Brittany's Infinite Playlist'.
"Thank you" She said as Brittany turned around with a proud smile on her face.
"You're welcome" Brittany mumbled shyly as she closed her computer and faced the Latina.
Before they knew it their lips were touching and Brittany's computer was haphazardly placed on the dresser next to them. Gripping Brittany tightly, Santana used all of her strength to pick her up and carry her over to the bed. Gently placing her down, Santana smiled.
"You won't ever forget tonight, B. I'm gonna give you the best Valentine's gift of your entire life"
Later on that month, on the 26th to be exact, Brittany was exactly seven months pregnant to the day and she had an appointment with Ling at the doctor's office. That morning her and Santana had decided to shower together to save time, managing to get through it without it leading to other things, especially since lately they couldn't keep their hands off each other, or rather Brittany couldn't keep her hands of Santana.
By the time they had finished they had time to spare, so they took their time changing before grabbing breakfast and heading out the door. Once they were at the doctor's office, they sat in the lobby waiting to be called in, Brittany being given an extremely sugary fizzy drink in advance so that they could do some kind of screening, they weren't too sure. Looking over at Santana who was sat next to her, Brittany could see that she was visibly nervous. No matter what, at every doctor's appointment Santana always got extremely nervous. Reaching over, she placed a comforting hand on the Latina's knee. Looking at her, Brittany could only imaging what was going on in Santana's brain, but she had a pretty good idea already.
Ever since the moment Brittany started showing Santana had been worried about what people would think of her. Brittany had a good idea as to why. She knew Santana worried about people putting labels on them, and even though people didn't know about her condition unless she told them, she still felt as if they were disappointed with her for getting her girlfriend pregnant by accident. But every time the Latina felt the baby kick or looked at one of the many ultrasounds they owned, Brittany saw a change in her that she couldn't quite put her finger on.
It was as if nothing or anybody else but Brittany and the baby mattered. In those moments Santana knew that getting Brittany pregnant wasn't a mistake, it was a blessing. Now her and the blonde were engaged and about to get married, starting their family together. Now all they needed was for everything to stay calm, but they both knew better than anybody else that never happened.
Even though she knew that there was nothing to be ashamed of, it still didn't stop Santana from being nervous every time they had an appointment.
Feeling Brittany squeezing her knee in a comforting manner, Santana smiled, and she was just about to reach out her hand when she was interrupted by Brittany's name being called. Standing up she took Brittany's hand in her own and they made their way down the hallway to Ling's room.
Sitting down on the bed, Brittany instantly reached out for Santana's hand. Taking the hint, the Latina immediately heeded her girlfriend's request and took hold of it, shuffling in closer. It wasn't long until Ling entered smiling at the happy couple.
"Hey girls"
"Hey Ling" Santana grinned.
"Hi" Brittany smiled.
"So, how are you feeling?" The Asian woman asked as she busied herself around the room.
Brittany glanced at Santana before turning her attentions back to her doctor. "Umm"
Ling turned to face her. "Go on Brittany, you can tell me anything. Do you want Santana to be here?"
"Yes, definitely. It's just that my back really hurts and I've noticed that I've been short of breath"
"That's to be expected. The back pain's due to the increased weight of the pregnancy on your back. The shortness of breath is due to your uterus expanding below your diaphragm, which is pushing upwards on your lungs"
"But what can I do?"
"For the back pain, have you asked Santana for help? Prenatal massage is really helpful when it comes to back pain so give it a try. You can't really do much for the shortness of breath thing, but maybe sleep propped up on some pillows and take breaks in between tasks. Is there anything else?"
"Umm, yes. I'm actually a little worried"
"About what?"
Brittany clenched Santana's hand tighter. "I guess I'm just a little overwhelmed and anxious about having the baby. I've never done this before so it feels really weird. I know I have three months left, but I'm starting to get a little frustrated at the little things like not being able to sleep properly."
Santana listened intently to every word that Brittany said, feeling useless as her fiancé described her fears and anxiety about having their baby. Thinking about it, Santana had noticed a change in the blonde, Brittany snapping at the simplest of things and sometimes yelling at her, then being all happy and forgiving the next. To say it confused her was an understatement.
"It's understandable. It's your first pregnancy so you're bound to feel a little anxious. I suggest that you find a way to relieve some of that frustration. How about writing in a journal or occupying yourself with something else? Santana meditates, I'm sure she would love to help you do that as it could really help you"
Brittany looked at Santana, who nodded. "Sounds like a good idea." The Latina agreed.
"I would also urge you to start thinking about attending some birthing classes to prepare for when you go into labor and for the birth. They do everything from couples classes to classes just for the fathers-to-be"
Both girls looked at Santana. "What? No! No! I'm not going to a father-to-be class, I won't do it"
"But why?" Brittany asked.
"Because if I go in there, I'm gonna be the only woman in a room full of men talking about their wives and girlfriend's being pregnant. Aren't they gonna think it's a bit strange that I'm in there?"
"Good point" Brittany shrugged.
"It's not for everyone Santana. You and Brittany can attend classes together. Here, this leaflet has all the information you need on some local classes." The Asian woman rolled her chair over to one of the counters before rolling back and handing Brittany the leaflet. "I really recommend that you start looking into these classes as they can really help"
"Anything else we should know?" Santana asked as she skimmed over the leaflet Brittany had handed her.
"Yes, in fact there is. Around this time many women start experiencing what we call Braxton-Hicks contractions. They may get more and more frequent the closer you get to your due date and they are a sign of when your baby is planning on entering the world."
"How will I know what they are?" Brittany asked.
"They can be felt down in the lower abdomen or the groin area mostly. They come and go and they stay the same so they don't get anymore intense the more you have them. If they do get more intense and regular, please call me because they could be a sign of preterm labor. I also made a list of some things I want you to decide before our next appointment. Here"
She rolled over to another counter before rolling back and handing Brittany a checklist of different things to discuss.
"I want the both of you to discuss these together as they are some really important decisions that you need to make. Once you have, let me know at our next appointment. I'm just going to take some blood and then we should be able to get to the ultrasound. I'll just be a minute"
Once she had exited the room, Brittany looked back at Santana. "Britt, why didn't you tell me you were feeling anxious?"
"I didn't want to worry you"
"Yeah, but it's my baby too. I want to help you and you have to let me know or else I can't. Maybe we could try the meditating thing and I could give you a few massages. Would that help?"
Brittany nodded. "I like the sound of it already. Plus, maybe it wouldn't be so bad if we went to some of those birth classes. Don't they do positions and stuff for when we, you know..."
"Have sex? I think so, but wouldn't that be weird too?"
"Why?"
"Because we'd be going into a class full of straight couples as a lesbian couple. Sure, that would be OK, but wouldn't they start asking questions when we did all the positions like them and not like two girls would?"
"It would be fine Santana. We'd all be there because we're having babies. I'm sure they wouldn't notice because they would be focusing on themselves. I have a feeling you're not too keen on this class thing, huh?"
"It's not that, it's just that I need some time to think about it."
"Okay"
Ling them came back in the room and took some blood and explained how it was to do a glucose screening, and then they got to the good part, the ultrasound. The Asian woman squirted the cool gel on Brittany's growing stomach and looked at the screen.
"Is that our baby?" Santana asked, amazed as if it was the first time she were seeing it.
"That's your baby, and those are their fingers. Very well-formed" She said as Santana and Brittany gasped in awe.
"Aren't they amazing?" Brittany smiled, never taking her eyes off of the screen.
"I love you so much" Santana said as she clutched Brittany's hand tightly.
Brittany turned and smiled at her. "I love you too" She said as they lent in and kissed each other.
Later that day when they were back at the house, Santana was sat on the bed waiting for Brittany to finish in the bathroom. When the blonde came out, she nestled herself in between the Latina's legs with her back to her front so that they could view the pieces of information that Ling had given them that morning.
"OK, so what's first on the checklist?"
"Uh, 'Who do you want in the room with you during birth?'"
"Who do you want?"
"You."
"No one else?"
"Rachel"
"Understandable. Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"Right, so write it down" Brittany picked up the notepad and pen and wrote down her answer. "So whats next?"
"'What pain relief method would you prefer?' I don't know about that one yet"
"We don't have to decide it today, we have time. What's next?"
"'Would you like your partner present if you must have a Cesarean?'"
"Would you want me there for something like that?"
Brittany reached a hand up and cupped Santana's face from behind, pulling it into the crook of her neck. "Yes"
"Really?"
"Only if you'd want to be"
"Of course" The Latina replied, kissing her on the neck before letting her write down the answer.
"The next is 'What position would you like to give birth in?'"
"We can decide that maybe after we've gone to some of those classes"
"Good point. The next is 'Would you like a mirror available so that you can see the baby being delivered?' I don't think so. As much as I love our baby I wouldn't want to see that"
"Fair enough. What's next?" Santana asked, nuzzling into Brittany's neck.
"'Who do you want to cut the umbilical cord?' I think that's obvious" She said, a long pause following her suggesting exactly who she wanted.
"Me? Really?"
"Santana, it's our baby, of course I want you to cut the umbilical cord. The next thing on the list says that we should start preparing my hospital bag and there's some suggestions on what to put in there."
"Maybe we could do that some other time. I actually had an idea for what we could do this afternoon"
"What?"
"Maybe you could come along with me and we could meditate in my meditation room. What do you say?"
"Sounds good."
"OK, change into some looser clothes, like workout clothes and we'll go and start. I'll change and grab my sword."
Once the couple were ready, Santana headed to her newly refurbished meditation room and locked the door behind them.
"Why are you locking the door?" Brittany asked as she watched Santana place her sword onto the stand in the middle of the room next to her two matching daggers.
"It's a little more private that way. Take off your shirt"
"Why?"
"Because I wanted this to be a little more intimate. It's a lot more powerful that way and plus I wanna see our baby when we do this"
Brittany nodded in understanding as they both pulled their shirts off and sat down facing each other once the lights had been dimmed and the candles lit. "You ready?" Santana asked.
Brittany nodded and took Santana's hands into her own, the Latina breathing deeply before starting the both of them on some meditations.
Later on that evening Quinn found Santana lounging in the TV room in a pair of ripped blue jeans and an old 'New York City' t-shirt listening to music with her over-ear headphones on. Looking up, just seeing the blonde's body language she knew she wanted to talk with her. So, taking off her headphones, she gave her best friend her full attention.
"You OK Q? You look a little nervous"
"I need to ask you something important"
Santana watched as the blonde sat down. "What is it? Quinn, you know you can tell me anything, right? Oh God, please don't tell me you got Berry pregnant"
Quinn chuckled at the last part and shook her head. "You're out of luck, I haven't got her pregnant thank God"
"Then what do you need?"
"I need to ask you're permission for something. Ever since Brittany was turned me and Rachel have been talking and I wanted to run it by you first"
"What do you need to run by me?"
"Well, it was a few days after Britt's birthday..."
Quinn and Rachel had decided that they needed to get out of the house so they took a walk down at the beach. Quinn had suggested the idea of finally getting out, as they had nothing to do and it was making them crazy. Sure, hunting down the person that turned you was dangerous, but at least they were doing something.
So here they were, walking along the beach, Rachel snuggled into Quinn's side with her arm linked through the blonde's, the wind blowing slightly as sunset approached. Continuing to walk, the both of them realized that they were near the old warehouse base. Rachel pointed this out and they slowly started making their way to the nearby steps and when they got up onto the actual dock above they were outside the old warehouse. Sensing that the area was threat-free Quinn sat down and let her legs dangle over the edge of the cold, but dry wall, Rachel following suit and doing the same, resting her head on the blonde's shoulder.
"It's funny isn't it?" Rachel said.
"What?"
"A little over 4 months ago we were sat here discussing you're eating habits, remember?"
"Yeah, I do"
"Back then I never would have imagined that you were a vampire. Back then I never would have imagined that my best friend would have become one and be pregnant"
Quinn could hear something hidden in Rachel's voice when she talked about Brittany being turned. "You OK? I know it wasn't easy seeing your best friend turned"
"I know. It's just that..."
"Just what?"
"I don't know..."
Quinn sighed. "You want to be one of us don't you?"
"No, that's not what I said-"
"Yeah, but it's what you meant. Rach, I've known you for eight years now, I know when you want something. Do you really want that?"
"I don't know. It's crossed my mind"
"It's hard to think about and I can see it in you. You're afraid that we'll outlive you. That you'll grow old and pass away and we'll still be here. Forever. Am I right?"
"Yes"
"So what do you really want?"
"I don't know. I want to become a vampire like you"
"Rach, I have to know you want this or else I can't do anything. You have to be completely sure that you want this, it can't be just a phase, you have to really want this"
"I know." Rachel sat up straight and cupped Quinn's face so that she was looking at her. "Quinn, the only reason I that I will ever want this is because I want to be with you. You're the only person that's ever really loved me. When I'm with you, I know exactly what love is, it's you. You've loved me for so long already, and I can't think of waking up in the morning in anybody else's arms except yours. The way we make love, I know no one else could ever do the things to me that you do. I know I can be annoying sometimes, but I love you Quinn, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you, no matter how many years, or centuries that may be. You're the only one for me, and you're the only reason I would ever want to become a vampire"
"You're sure?"
Rachel nodded. "Yes." She pulled Quinn's face closer and kissed her softly, reaffirming her words and her want for this. "I want this" She whispered against Quinn's lips.
Quinn's eyes closed as they rested their foreheads together. "I know you're sure, but I can't do it yet"
"Why?"
"This isn't something simple Rachel. There's stuff that we have to do first. We have to prepare, and I need to ask Santana"
"Ask her what?"
"Ever since the moment I first thought about maybe turning you, I thought about what I wanted to happen, and I knew that I would ask Santana for her permission first. She's like a sister to me and she's also my leader. I wanted to ask for her permission first and then I would turn you. Don't ask me why, but I need to ask her"
"OK"
Quinn opened her eyes, looking directly at Rachel. "I need to think about this first OK? I need to make sure I know what I'm doing because if I don't, I could lose you if I take too much or we don't handle you right once you've woken up."
Rachel nodded, understanding that Quinn needed time to process the thought of turning her. She knew that Quinn had to get over the thought of maybe losing her and she knew that the blonde had to make sure she was comfortable before she went through with turning her, meaning she needed to talk to and get advice from the one person she respected more than anybody else, her best friend, and more or less sister Santana.
"I will wait Quinn, as long as it takes. I want this, and I will wait for you"
"So, here we are. I would like your blessing to turn Rachel"
Santana grinned. "Why did you wait this long to ask me?"
Quinn shrugged. "I guess it was because I was nervous. You're our leader and you're like a sister to me. I'm nervous because I've never turned anybody before, you know that. It's not something you do every day and this is Rachel we're talking about. My soul mate. Did you feel like this when you turned Britt?"
Santana shrugged. "I guess so. I was so nervous when I was told that I had no other option. It's as if I freaked out. You're lucky because you get to take your time, but with me and Britt I didn't get to choose. I felt nervous when I turned her. The waiting is the worst though. It's like waiting for life to choose their fate for you"
"What was it like? Do you just know?"
"Know what?"
"You know, when you should pull away"
"Yeah. You keep going to a certain point and then you'll just know. That's when you pull away. Just know that it's gonna feel a little weird as you're feeding much deeper than you ever have before. How does Rachel feel about this?"
"She's OK with it. She wants me to take my time and she said she'll wait for me so now I guess I just have to choose when to do it."
"When do you want to do it?"
"I don't know. What do you suggest?"
"Maybe before me and Britt's baby is born, but that's just me thinking of myself. It's your choice though."
"No, I understand. I guess it's better to turn her before Britt has the baby. Maybe over the next week or so, what do you think?"
"Sounds good. Just let me know when you're about to do it and I'll be there for when you need me. You're not alone Quinn, I've got you're back on this and if you're really sure about doing this, you've got my blessing"
Quinn sniffled and hugged her best friend. "Thank you. You don't know how much that means to me"
"No problem. It's what I'm here for"
"So, enough about me. What about your appointment this morning?"
Santana smiled at the memory of that morning. "It was good. It still amazes me every time I see our baby on that small screen. It amazes me how me and Brittany could create life like that, you know? I never thought I'd have kids being a vampire, but this just feels different, like it wasn't a mistake and it was meant to be."
"It must be amazing"
"It is. I love it when I see Brittany's face light up and she squeezes my hand tightly in excitement. It tells me that I didn't do anything wrong, that she wants this too. I love her Quinn, more than anything else I've ever loved"
"What about me?" Quinn playfully pouted.
Santana lent over and playfully slapped her. "You know I love you as a sister. You're my best friend other than Tina. You're like the sister I never had"
"Same here. What else happened?" Santana laughed. "What?"
"Ling suggested we start going to these birthing classes"
"What's so bad about that? Loads of couples do that"
"I know, but she suggested I go to the fathers-only class. You can imagine how that would have gone down. Me, the only woman, in a class of men talking about their feelings on their partners being pregnant"
"I guess that would have been kind of weird."
"Yeah. Not to mention the couples classes"
"I can understand the guys class, but what's wrong with the couples class?"
"I don't know, it would just be weird for me. It would feel as if they would all be looking at me and Britt weird"
"What for? You're two girls, why would that be weird?"
"I'm not saying it would be weird like that, but what about these position things they do? Wouldn't it be really weird to see us doing the positions like everybody else and not how a lesbian couple would usually do it?"
Quinn thought about it for a few seconds, thinking about how their conditions would make them act like a normal couple instead of what was expected from two girls. "You do have a point. Maybe they won't notice and be focusing on themselves."
"That's what Brittany said."
"What did you say?"
"What do mean?"
"Did you say yes?"
Santana shrugged. "I guess not. I told Britt I needed time to think about it. I mean, this is my baby too so I want to be there for Brittany anyway that I can be, you know? And thinking about it, if that means going to these classes with her and it being awkward, then I guess I'm just going to have to suck it up and deal with it. It can't be that weird can it?"
"It may be awkward, but I'm sure every couple feels like that. Does Britt want to do them?"
"I think so, yeah. God its weird, isn't it? Not too long ago we were chasing down one of the most powerful vampires we've ever met facing God knows what and now here we are a few months later planning baby classes and a wedding."
"How is that coming along by the way?"
"The wedding? Well, me and Britt have decided we're gonna wait a month and then travel to Japan to get married. I just need to call up Akinori and discuss a date for when we can do it."
"A summer wedding huh?"
"Yeah. I actually wanted to ask you something"
"What is it?"
Santana gulped and scratched the back of her neck nervously. "I guess I wanted to ask you if you could be my best man, or woman in your case. It would mean so much to me if you could. You're like a sister to me and if you could be there for me through this wedding I would really appreciate it"
Quinn smiled. "Of course I will. I'm honored. Here" She pulled Santana into a tight hug before letting go.
"Oh, before I forget, me and Brittany were filling out this checklist and one of the things on it was 'who do you want in the delivery room with you?' and Brittany said me and Rachel."
"Really?"
"Yeah, it's logical really. Best friend and girlfriend"
Quinn laughed. "You know it's gonna be crazy if Rach goes in right?"
"Why would it?"
"Because you know Rach, she's gonna be all, I don't know, 'Rachel'"
Santana nodded in understanding. "I know what you mean. Let's just hope she doesn't get too crazy"
The next day was relatively quiet, Santana had gone out that morning to pick up a few things from town and had come back to something she definitely wouldn't have expected. Holding two bags of stuff Brittany had requested in her hands, it ranged from candy to magazines. Santana would never understand Brittany's cravings. She was pretty sure that pregnant women craved some sort of food, but Brittany not only craved food, she craved magazines, which surprised the Latina. What surprised her more was that the blonde went through nearly three magazines a day. Shaking her head, she opened the door to her and Brittany's room only to drop the two bags and gasp in shock.
Brittany's head snapped up to the door where Santana was standing. "Santana?"
Santana just gaped at the scene before her. Paper and magazines were strung over nearly every part of the floor, surprisingly not touching the bed at all, and Brittany was sat on the floor in the middle of it with her computer in her lap.
"B-Britt? What the HELL have you been doing?"
"I wanted to find a good song but I couldn't pick one"
"But why is there paper all over the place?"
"I printed the lyrics and got mixed up. Then I got carried away and this happened."
Santana took a deep breath before picking up the bags she had dropped and placed them on the dresser. "Why are you looking for a good song?" She asked as she peeled her jacket off and hung it up.
"I've been looking at that pregnancy magazine you got me yesterday and it had some ideas for how dads could bond with their baby"
"Okaaaaay, and what does that have to do with us?"
Brittany shrugged. "I just wanted to find a way for you to bond with our baby. I mean, I'm the one carrying it, you don't have that connection so I thought I'd find a way for you to have something special with them" She said innocently, smoothing her hands over her stomach.
Santana turned to face her and in that moment nothing else mattered. The mess on the floor was forgotten and all she could focus on was her fiancé. This woman sat on the floor in front of her had gone to great lengths just to find a way for her to bond with their unborn child. It amazed Santana and the next thing she knew she was picking Brittany up and spinning her around in her arms.
"I love you so much" Santana panted as they came to a stop, holding each other close.
"I love you too."
"So, did you pick a song?"
Brittany sighed. "No"
"Wait, what was it for again?"
"One of the suggestions was singing to the baby. It says that it's more likely to recognize your voice when it's born."
Santana nodded in agreement. "Sounds good. I have the perfect song"
"You do?" Brittany asked surprised.
Santana grinned. "Of course I do. Britt, as much as I love you for going to these great lengths to find the perfect song, you could have just asked me. I've been thinking about singing to our baby for a long time now."
"You have?"
"Yeah, I just haven't found the right song until now. The other day it just clicked for me"
"OK"
"Here. Lift up your shirt and get onto the bed"
Brittany raised an eyebrow. "Are you trying to get me into bed Miss Lopez?" She purred.
Santana smirked. "Usually that would be a definite yes but this is totally serious."
Brittany nodded and pecked her on the lips before making her way over to the bed and bunching up her shirt above her stomach. Santana followed and grabbed the guitar Sam had bought her for her birthday and sat down cross-legged in front of her girlfriend, starting to sing softly as she strummed on the strings.
I hope that the days come easy and the moments pass slow,
And each road leads you where you want to go,
And if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.
And if one door opens to another door closed,
I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window,
If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile,
But more than anything, more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.
When she had finished singing her shortened version of the song, she lent forward and kissed Brittany's bare stomach before looking up and seeing Brittany sniffling, tears running down her face. Placing the guitar to the side Santana shuffled up to her and kissed away the tears.
"Why are you crying?" She whispered.
"That was so beautiful. You really did pick the perfect song"
"It says everything that I want it to. I want all those things for our baby Britt. It's definitely my wish and I can't wait for them to get here."
That evening, as the sun was setting, Marley and Tina had decided to drive into the city and have a picnic at a small secluded waterfront that Tina came to to clear her head. Once they had finished, Tina put the basket into the trunk of her car and grabbed an extra blanket to wrap around them, the air having turned a little colder as the sun set in the sky.
Walking up to her girlfriend, Tina was welcomed with open arms. Sitting down, Marley positioned herself in between the Asian girls legs and lent back as Tina wrapped the blanket around them and wrapped her arms around her stomach, her head resting on her shoulder.
"Tina?"
"Yeah?"
"Can I tell you something?"
"What?"
"I know it's been a long time, but I think I'm finally ready to tell you how I ended up in that well" She felt Tina's arms tense around her waist. "Tina?"
The Asian girl shook her head of her thoughts. "Sorry. Are you sure? I know it's hard to talk about"
"I know, but I finally feel as if it's the right time"
"Go ahead. Take as long as you need"
Marley nodded and took a deep breath. "I was in that well because I was kidnapped. I was taken from my home and I haven't seen my family in a long time. Joe took me and I was moved from place to place before I finally ended up at Sea-Arama, where you found me. I was examined to be a test subject but everywhere else I was rejected. When their main research facility rejected me I was thrown down that well. There was a lot of bones down there and I don't know how long I was down there, I lost count because it was so long. I was lucky you found me when you did"
"What were they testing?" Tina asked, rubbing Marley's stomach comfortingly.
"I think they were trying to see if they could turn human's without actually biting them to do it"
"Makes sense. Immaculate turning. So you were rejected? But why?"
"I was so skinny that they said I wasn't strong enough and didn't have enough fat on me to survive what they were planning to do. It was only a matter of time before they threw me out like a piece of trash."
"So you haven't seen you're family in a long time?"
Marley shook her head, instinctively snuggling into Tina a little more. "No."
"But why haven't you reached out to them? If you don't mind me asking."
"I've found my family. It was only me and my mom, and they took the both of us. I've seen what Finn was capable of and I know that something must have happened to her, but I don't want to know"
"Why?"
"Because I don't want to find out what they've done to her. Maybe one day I might look, but for now I'm content being here with you and your family."
"You really consider me family?"
Marley turned around completely so that she was facing her girlfriend and wrapped her legs around the Asian girls waist tightly, pulling them closer. Wrapping her arms around Tina's Neck, she looked directly at the Asian girl, kissing her softly.
"I love you Tina. You've shown me what it's like to have a family, which I've never really had before. You welcomed me in and I've never felt more at home than I have in your arms. Sure, we're not married like Santana and Brittany will be, but I know that we're meant to be, Tina. We're family."
"I love you too" The Asian girl said, leaning in to kiss her. "There's something else on your mind, what is it?" She asked as they pulled away. Marley sighed, playing with the loose strands of hair on the back of Tina's neck. "Marley, you can tell me anything. I'm right here" She said, gripping her waist a little tighter to reassure her.
Marley smiled and kissed her forehead. "I wanted to ask you if you would do something for me. Tina, I know we haven't been together as long as some of the others but I've realized something since we've been together that I've never felt before, and that's love. I've never been loved like this before and I know that I want to spend the rest of my life with you, however long that may be."
Tina processed her words before looking directly in her eyes. "You want me to turn you?" Marley nodded.
"Yes"
"Are you sure? Do you really want that?"
"I love you Tina, that's all I need. I want to be with you for the rest of time. Please"
"OK" She relented.
"Really?"
Tina nodded. "Things between us seem to happen really quick don't they?"
Marley chuckled. "They do" She said, leaning in to kiss her.
Tina just smiled as their lips met, sealing their decision.
The next few days were filled with Tina making a decision and she finally got the courage to ask Santana if she could go through with it, the Latina asking why in the hell everybody was asking for her permission to do things. She complained about how a few weeks ago Puck asked if he could date Lauren, and how Mercedes asked if she could by some expensive tech for the tech room.
Nonetheless she had said that as long as both Marley and Tina were completely sure about it, she could go ahead and turn her.
It was only a few days later that Quinn had told Rachel that she was ready. They were sat on their bed, Rachel reading a magazine and Quinn sat on the edge twiddling her thumbs.
She said it out of the blue.
"I'm ready"
Rachel looked up at her. "What?"
Quinn turned to face her. "I'm ready"
Rachel knew exactly what she was talking about and put her magazine to the side. "Are you sure?"
"I've never been more sure about anything in my entire life"
"OK"
That was all Quinn needed to move into action. The blonde turned and crawled up to the brunette, making Rachel lay back into the pillows underneath her.
"I love you"
Rachel reached up and gripped Quinn's shirt. "I love you too" She said, letting her hands wrap around Quinn's neck and pulling her in for a kiss.
"I love you Rach" She whispered against her neck, her fangs detracting.
Two days later Quinn was alerted, rushing to her door and shouting down the hallway to Santana and Brittany's room next door.
"Santana! She's waking up!"
TBC
Song used : 'My Wish' - Rascal Flatts