Two weeks later...
Brittany's POV
BrittanyP: R u ready?
SantanaL: I think the real question is: r U ready?
BrittanyP: lol! I was born ready baby! We're gonna kick so much butt when you come here. I can't wait for u to meet Quinn.
SantanaL: Hope they don't make fun of my accent. :/
BrittanyP: If they do I'll punch them in the throat! :)
SantanaL: YAY!
I smiled to myself. It had been three weeks of conversation with Santana and I have to admit that everything about our conversations made me wish she didn't live so far away. The end of the month was in two days and I get to see her for the first time, well, in person anyway. We had been sending each other videos of us dancing and us singing over the course of two weeks and every time it felt like our dances grew slower and our songs grew more intense. Though I doubt she saw the subtle meaning behind each of the songs I selected. I adored Santana, probably more than I adored Artie, who happened to be my boyfriend...Don't ask. Being able to see Santana finally in person was becoming an anxious feeling and as the days grew closer I found my stomach doing back flips.
Santana's POV
I was excited to finally be seeing Brittany in person. Though the video clips and songs she sent me gave me a taste of what she could do I was ready to see what she was capable of in person. I wanted to see the Brittany behind the charming chat room messages...
BrittanyP: Only 2 more days!
SantanaL: I can't believe its been a month already.
BrittanyP: Me either. But look at the bright side; we won't have to message anymore. We'd have face-to-face communication
SantanaL: Have you decided what song and dance we'll be doing?
BrittanyP: No, have u?
SantanaL: No ideas come to mind
BrittanyP: That's okay, maybe when we see each other we'd have figured it out.
SantanaL: Maybe...Hey I wrote you something
BrittanyP: ?
SantanaL: It's a song type thing
BrittanyP: Awww you wrote me a song! How charming!
Brittany's POV
I felt my face grow hot with shock and gratitude. She had written me a song, the thought that she had thought about me outside of this chat room made my heart soar.
SantanaL: I'm sending it as an audio clip
BrittanyP: U sang it?
SantanaL: Of course.
I waited as my message chimed a few seconds later; I plugged in my earphones and let her voice drown out the world around me. I had to play it at least three times so I could fully understand the lyrics...
"You make me feel different...
You make me feel special...
Hands on my heart
You shuffled the cards
Now I'm stranded, because we're far apart...
But in time you'll see
What it all means to me
To have a friend like you..."
"Friend?" I found myself saying out loud after the song had ended. "She called me her friend?"
Quinn turned her attention to me and eyed me curiously, "Of course you're her friend. You two talk often enough, what did you expect her to think of you?"
I shrugged, "I don't know...I...I don't know..."
I knew perfectly well what I wanted to be called and friend wasn't the name I was hoping for, but maybe it was better this way. Quinn said that I only needed Santana as a dance partner for my dance scholarship. Maybe its better that we don't have any connections other than a long distance friendship. Besides after this whole thing is over I'll never see her again let alone hear her singing again...
Santana's POV
I waited on the other end of the computer hoping for Brittany to reply back, but she didn't seem like she was going to. Did I offend her? It took me so long to figure out the perfect way of describing how I felt for Brittany and true, I did think of her everyday after I left this gloomy computer room and true I talked about her way more than I talked about any boyfriend or best friend, and it was also true that every night I listened to her beautiful voice sing to me before I fell asleep, but it was impossible for her to even think that's what I did. It was impossible to even dream that she felt the same way I did, but then again...How did I even feel?
I thought she was beautiful and that her dance moves were like those of an angel. Her voice was soft and gentle; it was like a breath of fresh air every time I played it. Maybe it was lust? Lust for her amazing talent, but I loved her talent. I loved her talks and her sense of humor and the way she squeaked when she tried to hit a specific high note. It was adorable. But I would never tell her that. I'm not Maria. I don't want to feel like I'm falling for her only to learn that the feelings aren't returned. Besides Maria was right. Brittany is only using me for a dance partner in Ohio and once everything was said and done I would never hear or see her again...Maybe its better that way...
Song: Unknown by RomanceQueen11 (Sung by: Santana)