Death.
As much as I tried to avoid the thought, I've always believed that I was going to die a healthy old age. I feel myself grow pale and I need to sit down.
"All I know is that they want to take you guys out one by one so that you lose power. If your ability is good enough, they planned to brainwash you with a machine into working for them. But I saw that it didn't work so they tried to get into contact with some guy who controls brains. Last I heard he was in hiding. I don't think he wants to be found." Sugar explains.
Mike hums and nods his head.
"Did this guy sound powerful? And did you find out his name?" he asks.
"Yes, very. But to me it sounded like he had a new life. Maybe a family? I think that last thing he'd do is turn to their side. His name was Captain something, but I think he's deactivated himself as a 'superhuman'. "
"We'll search his name on the titan database immediately. We will need your help though, okay?" Mike asks and Sugar nods.
"What did you mean he's deactivated himself?" Mike questions again.
"I don't think he's a registered superhuman? So like, he might not be on your database because the Brotherhood couldn't find him on theirs, you know?"
Mike smiles.
"Oh, don't worry, we will definitely have him. They only keep the data of people they've captured. Even if they've escaped." Mike explains.
Brittany suddenly speaks up.
"So they have information about San and I?" I blush as she says my nickname out loud to everyone.
"Unfortunately so." Mike says before turning around to walk out the room. "Training starts same time tomorrow. It will be slightly different this time. Be there. Sugar, Tina, please come with me." He says and he's out of the room within seconds.
Sugar panics and hand the baby that she was holding to me. I hate kids.
"That's it? We find out that we're going to be slaughtered like animals and that's all he has to say?" I shout.
The baby starts crying so Starfire takes him from my arms and flies off with Robin. I'm pissed and I don't even care that the titans are watching me. Some make a hasty exit before things get ugly. Good on them, it's a smart decision.
"Santana, calm down." Brittany says as she places her hand on my shoulder. I angrily shrug her off and walk away from her. She looks hurt. I glare at Cyborg and Beastboy as they share a bag of popcorn. I'm glad they find my fear amusing.
"No Brittany, I can't! I've only just found a reason worth living for and now I find out that it will be used against me!" I hear something in the room break and I know that my powers have probably done it.
"Relax S-Lo." I look around to see Beastboy sprawled out on the couch. "We got your back, us titans stick together."
"Yeah girl, we won't let nobody hurt you." Cyborg agrees.
How can they be so calm? Somehow it does slightly relax me. It's nice knowing that the some of the titans actually would stick up for me. I turn around to apologize to Brittany and I notice she's gone. Damn it. I hurt her feelings and now I feel like the nastiest person in the world. Brittany's been so good to me and I shout at her like she's nothing.
I start searching for her around headquarters. I head for her room first and I'm surprised to see that she isn't there. I walk around listening in the titan's rooms. No one really seems to be in the house. I walk past Starfire's room and I hear her talking to the baby and it giggles and babbles in reply. I knock on her door to see if she knows anything. I hear her shout for me to come in so I walk into her room.
"Hello Santana. How are you on this beautiful but oh so wintery day?" Starfire asks. I frown in response.
"Not so good, Star. I shouted at Brittany and now she's pissed off with me." Starfire smiles sympathetically.
"Do you know where she is? I need to apologise to her." I ask.
"I last saw her 5 minutes ago. She came back from shopping for clothes and other equipment for this one." Starfire says as she points to Teether who is currently crawling up the wall. I give her a horrified look and she giggles.
"Oh he's fine. He likes to do that. He was upside down on the roof earlier. You should have seen it! It was marvellous." Starfire says joyfully.
I try not to smile but I fail. That does sound kind of cute.
"And in answer to your question, I don't know where she is, but I know that she hangs out on the roof during her thinking time." Starfire says.
Brilliant. I give Starfire a hug before running out of her room.
On the way up to the roof I walk past Bumblebee. I ignore her and she ignores me too. Praise the lord. I roll my eyes. I open the door to the roof and the silence is deafening. All is forgotten though, I see Brittany all the way on the other side, dangling her legs over the edge as she sits watching the sun setting over the city.
When I sit down next to her, Brittany looks up at me and frowns.
"Hey." I mumble.
"Hi." Brittany replies.
So maybe this will be a little harder than I thought. I don't think I've ever apologised to someone and meant it.
"Look Brit, I'm sorry I shouted at you earlier. I know you were only trying to help me." I say.
Brittany nods her head as she agrees with me but her frown stays plastered on her face.
"Come here." I coo as I wrap my arm around her waist and pull her closer to me. Brittany rests her head on my shoulder and I think she's warming up to me again.
"I was scared Brit-Brit. The thought of losing you -I just can't even comprehend it. I wasn't thinking straight." I tell her and it's probably the most truthful thing I've said in my life. I feel her nod against me again. Brittany's not speaking yet so I guess she's still a little upset.
"Look, what I'm trying to say is, I- Um." I scratch my head. This is so difficult to say.
"Brittany, I care about you so much. I've never cared about someone as much as I care about you. The way I feel about you is strange⦠I've not ever felt like this before. You've changed me for the best and I don't know if I will ever be able to make it up to you."
"You don't have to Santana. I like you because you're you. How many times will I have to tell you that before it sinks in?" Brittany rubs her head against my neck. I just want to pull her close and cuddle her. There are so many things I want to tell her, so I settle with one.
"You're perfect."
I feel her lips smile against my neck and it sends shivers up and down my spine.
Brittany sits up and looks a little confused for a second. She looks like she's about to say something, but then looks down at the streets below again.
"I'm going to take you on a date." I tell her.
"Really?" she gasps.
"Really, really." I smile. "I know it's not the best of times, but I want to take you out before the battle, because I know it will be the start of many more to come."
Brittany's smile has pretty much grown from ear to ear.
"Oh Santana, I'm so freaking happy!" Brittany shouts and I giggle.
"I'm sure you are." I reply.
We sit there cuddling, watching the sunset and then I hear Brittany's stomach growl. Someone's hungry.
"How about I make those Enchiladas I promised?" I ask, and Brittany jumps up in joy. She grabs my hand and we walk down to the main kitchen. Thankfully no one is really there, just a few titans playing some video games in the living room. As I begin to set everything up I notice that there are some ingredients that we don't have. Brittany asks me to write a list and she sprints off to the shop. It doesn't take her any longer than a few minutes before she returns.
Brittany takes me by surprise and lifts me onto the countertop. She kisses me hard on the lips. I gasp and she takes it as an opportunity to deepen the kiss. I gladly oblige, but then I suddenly remember that we don't have the privacy of her room. I pull away and lean my head out of the kitchen. The titans are still playing video games. No one saw. I'm glad because I don't think I'm ready for others to know about us yet. Hell, I don't even know if there is an 'us'. I need to talk to Brittany about it when the moment is right.
I feel a pair of arms around my waist and some lips against my neck. I hold back a moan.
"Geez Britt, what's gotten into you?" I ask.
"I missed you." Brittany explains like it's really simple.
"What? You were gone for like 5 minutes tops." I say, confused.
"I know. But it felt so much longer! And I missed you in another way too. I haven't had a sweet lady kiss since this morning, and then on the way home I remembered you had that dream earlier." Brittany smirks.
I feel my neck burning again, I can't believe she remembered.
"You know, the sex dream?" Brittany says, like I've forgotten.
"Yes Britt! I remember! Now shush and help me make dinner." I say and I playfully slap her butt, much like she did to me before. Revenge is sweet.
We finish making the dinner and sit down at the kitchen table. I'm starting to feel less awkward around the titans. The more time I spend near them, the more I feel used to them. I hope they feel the same way about me.
"My god Santana this food is better than sex." Brittany says with a mouth full.
I scrunch my face.
"TMI Britt. But thanks for telling me, you animal."
When our stomachs are full, we decided to head up to Brittany's room. On the way past I see Sugar sat painting her nails with Starfire. Somehow I think she's going to fit in a lot better than me. I smile and roll my eyes and I see a pout on Brittany's face again.
We make it to her room and she closes the door behind her.
"Do you have a thing for Sugar?" Brittany asks as she lies down on her couch and turns her TV on.
"Sugar? Hell no. She's like my little baby sister. I meant what I said earlier." I say as I join her on the couch.
I lie down next to her and a thought occurs to me.
"Oh my god, you're jealous, aren't you?" I gasp.
"No!" Brittany says a little too quickly, her face growing red.
"Someone's getting defensive." I tease.
"All I said was no!" Brittany mutters before hiding her face.
"Hmmm, but it meant so much more, didn't it Brit?" I tease.
Brittany groans and is gone from the couch in a flash. Where's the little bitch gone now?
I run into her bedroom and she's face down on the bed. Bingo. I crawl onto her bed and she still won't face me.
"I totally have to come up with a new name for you. Jelly? Ha, no that's crap. I'll think of one in my sleep." I joke,
I hear her mumble into the pillow. I decide to up my game. I crawl up her body and sit on the back of her thighs.
"You're gunna have to talk louder, I can't hear you." I whisper into her ear and give it a small, wet kiss. I feel her shudder beneath me. My body rises and falls as she flips over.
"I said, 'shut up'." Brittany smirks. Her hands make their way up my back as she pulls me closer.
"That's no way to talk to someone who's taking you on a date, now is it?" I ask.
"No, but this is." Brittany says as she claims my lips.
I sign contently; her lips just taste so good. I'm sure I hear a moan escape her lips and I feel so turned on. I push a hand through her hair and move my lips to her neck. I playfully bite her and this time I know I hear a moan. She unexpectedly flips us and pins me down. It's like we're fighting for dominance. Brittany bites my bottom lip as though she's telling me whose boss. It's fucking hot. I finally pull away needing to breathe. Brittany strokes my cheek as we both gasp for breath.
"As amazing as this is, we should probably sleep. I know that tomorrow will be more difficult than today was." Brittany says.
What a way to kill the mood.
"Mkay." I say, still out of breath.
We get changed and brush our teeth. I managed to catch Brittany staring at me when I took my shirt off. Of course, she blushed and looked away. This girl has seen me naked and she's blushing over this. Girl is crazy. We get comfortable in bed and I rest my head on her chest. She pulls on my thich so that it rests on top of her stomach. I can't imagine this being too comfortable for her, but she seems to be content.
Brittany's right in the end. It doesn't take long for sleep to come at all. I hear that Brittany's breathing has slowed down so I assume she's fallen asleep already. I feel so safe in her arms. I know that I belong with her. I'm so scared about these next few weeks but the last thought on my mind before I fall asleep is that I've never been happier.
A/N: Hope this isn't losing the plot. Things will start to get more interesting, don't worry! We've still got -
The Battle
Intense Training - what's in store for tomorrow?
Bitchy Titans - will they be friends before the battle?
Brittany's nightmares
and much more... ;)
