Sunday 5th of September
"Santana!" Maribel shouts up the stairs for the third time.
"Coming Ma!" Santana hops down the stairs tying the laces of her converse.
The new next door neighbours had moved in and Santana and her family decided to go and welcome them to neighbourhood.
As Santana hops off the last step she receives a smack to the back of her head.
"OUCH!" She shouts
"You should have hurried up then" Maribel shrugs in a calm and collected manor. Her mouth curling up into a smug smirk.
Next door, Santana meets Susan and David Pierce who actually seem alright.
"And how old are you Santana?" Mrs Pierce asks.
"16, I'm about to start junior year at McKinley High School" Santana replies with an eye roll. Maribel gives Santana her signature glare and Santana gives Mrs Pierce and apologetic smile.
"Oh how lovely! Our daughter Brittany is the same age. She's starting at McKinley tomorrow. We also have little Zoe who just turned 6" Mrs Pierce explains while Mr Pierce just stands beside her and politely nods.
Santana just stands there thinking about how she could be out with Quinn right now but instead she's here listening to old people gloat about their kids. She lets out a barely audible groan.
"You should all come over for drinks later when the girls are back. It would be great if Brittany could go to school tomorrow knowing at least one person right?" Mrs Pierce states.
"Sounds like a great idea" Maribel replies. "Lovely to meet you Mr and Mrs Pierce" she says making her way to the front door.
"Please, call us Susan and David. Mr and Mrs Pierce makes me feel old!" Susan replies with a chuckle.
"And please call us Maribel and Raphael" Maribel counters with a friendly smile and a nod.
"See you later!" Raphael says as the front door closes and he's left with his wife and daughter. "See, that wasn't that bad was it?" He asks, trying to convince the teenager. Santana groans in reply, pulls her phone out and begins to tap on the screen.
A few hours later, the Lopez's are back at the Pierce house greeting Susan and David again. Santana is already bored and she's only been there 30 seconds. That is until she turns her head to see a stunning blonde sat on the couch.
"Raphael, want a beer?" David asks as he puts his hand on his guest's shoulder. "Yes please!" Raphael replies eagerly and walks off with his new neighbour. Susan and Maribel walk away deep in chat with the promise of a bottle of wine waiting in the kitchen leaving Santana alone.
The blonde stands up and Santana takes in the woman in front of her. The long legs, the pale, smooth skin, the long, flowing blonde hair, the soft pink lips and the mesmerising blue eyes. She snaps out of her day dream when a hand is extended to her.
"Hi! I'm Brittany" the blonde states in an energetic tone.
"Santana" the brunette replies with a charming smile. One she is yet to use around the other pierces.
Then Santana feels a tap on her hip bone, she looks down to see a small blonde girl smiling at her with adoration in her big blue eyes.
"I'm Zoe" she states in a shy and timid voice, her eyes staring at her toes.
Santana crouches down to be at her height. "It's a pleasure to meet you Zoe, I'm Santana and I live next door" she replies, extending her hand to the youngest Pierce.
Zoe smiles and shakes her hand with a giggle before running back to the couch to continue watching cartoons.
Santana rises back to her feet and makes eye contact with Brittany again. Both girls just stand there staring into the others eyes for a moment taking in the other beautiful girl.
"She's cute" Santana while pointing her chin to the younger Pierce sister to gesture who she was talking about.
"She can be... when she wants to be" Brittany states with a smirk. "Come on, let me get you a drink" the blonde says as she offers her hand for Santana to take. Santana happily accepts the pale hand and links it with her own tanned one. Brittany smiles and guides her to the kitchen.
Santana learns a lot about Brittany like how she recently moved from the neighbouring town, she likes to dance and her favourite drink is Dr Pepper.
Brittany also learns a lot about Santana like how her mom is from a place called Lima Heights Adjacent but Santana pretends she grew up there to scare people at school. She found out she plays a bit of piano and her favourite drink is lemonade.
The girls got along well and it seems to be the start of a new friendship. Santana even agreed to look out for Brittany at school the next day (which was very generous since Santana looks out for no one).
As the evening comes to a close, Brittany and Santana exchange phone numbers for 'school purposes' and say goodbye with a wave and a genuine smile painted on both of their faces.
As Santana climbs into bed that evening she checks she's prepared for school. Her backpack sits on her chair, her books are ready to go, her outfit is hanging up and her alarm is set.
When her face finally hits the pillow, her phone vibrates on the nightstand lighting up the room. A text appears.
From Brittany Pierce [22:17]
Hi.
Nice 2 meet U 2day :)
- B
Santana smiles at the artificial light she holds in her hand and types out a reply.
To Brittany Pierce [22:18]
Hey
It was fun. See U 2morrow :)
- S
She hits send and places her phone back on the night stand, rolls over and grins as she thinks of the blonde hair and blue eyes that belongs to the girl next door.