A/N: There was no way I was passing up an opportunity to use this song for a birthday chapter. The song is Birthday by All Time Low
NO TW this chapter!
As usual, I own no lyrics or any glee properties. I only own my OCs.
Chapter 13: Birthday
Santana stretched her arms above her head with a yawn. She looks over to see Brittany sound asleep beside her. Although the blonde had moved back in with her parents, she still slept over as often as she could. They weren't fooling around: neither of them wanted to rush things nor were they ready because of their past. Brittany slept over because they both felt safer and slept sounder in each other's arm- plus making out was awesome. Santana grinned at that thought. She got out of bed, and after finally fully coming to her senses she realized what day it was.
"Holy shit! It's my birthday!" she shouted, quickly slapping her palms over her mouth. She looks over to Brittany and shakes her head at the girls smirk, despite her eyes being closed.
"Yes it is." the blonde grumbles "Now come cuddle with me and Asher before the alarm goes off for school." Santana groans. She forgot today was Friday.
"Do we have to go?" Santana whispered as she slid back under the covers.
"Yes. The Glee club is expecting you to perform. You claimed you were the only one who had the right to perform on this day, babe." Brittany snickers as Asher wiggles his way out from under the covers to lick Santana's cheek in agreement.
"No me gusta Asher!" the Latina pokes the dogs nose lightly and he just lets his tongue loll out of his mouth.
"Dios mio, you two are going to be the death of me!" Santana groans, spotting Brittany copying the dog.
"You love us." Brittany reminds.
"Genius." Santana remarks, planting a soft kiss on pink lips. The alarm starts to go off behind her, and she slaps her phone. That gives them 5 minutes for a makeout session before school. She leans back over and meets Brittany in a fervent kiss. The dancer happily kisses back, before stopping momentarily.
"San, our son is watching." the taller girl eyes the dog looking at them curiously.
"Go find your grand tia!" the tan girl urges and Asher huffs before jumping down from her bed and strutting out of the room.
"He gets his attitude from his Mami" Brittany snorts.
"Well he gets his looks from his Mama." Santana fires back, before continuing where she left off.
When her alarm goes off again, Santana drags herself out of bed. She goes to shower first, Brittany insisting on making sure Asher's taken care of and picking their outfits for the day. When she gets out of the shower she sees clothes folded and set on the counter for her. On top of the pile is a note.
Good morning Birthday Girl!
I know this is your first birthday without your parents but I want to make it a good memory. I made a shirt for you, it's a bit much so if you really don't like it I have a button as back up. Feliz Cumpelaños Sanny.
XOXO Britt Asher
Santana laughs and puts the note down and unfolds the black shirt that had bene made tie dye with bleach. Written in bright rainbow letters (made with glittery puffy paint) on the front it's says "It's My Birthday!" . Brittany had even taken the time to force Asher to put a few pawprints on it. She slips the t-shirt over her head: No way was she going to make Brittany put by not wearing the shirt. She realizes putting a jacket over it may be hard, so quickly slips a warm long sleeve shirt underneath. She tucks her thumbs through the holes in the long sleeve shirt happily before pulling on the black skinny jeans Brittany has picked to go with it. The girl had apparently "accidentally" let a paint pawed Asher walk on them. She better be getting a new pair as a present. After carefully blow drying and brushing her hair, Satana heads downstairs. Ali smiles and tells her to sit down and that breakfast is almost ready. She sees that Brittany has showered elsewhere and smiles at her girlfriends plan.
"So am I supposed to wear contacts or glasses?" Santana asks as she sits on the barstool next to Brittany at the counter.
"Glasses." the blonde smirks and Santana shakes her head. Brittany couldn't get enough of her in glasses. She slips them on and doesn't miss the cheesy grin that crosses her girlfriends face. It's not long before her girlfriend and Tia Ali are breaking into a less than Glee standard version of Happy Birthday, Asher even barking at the end. She blows out the 15 candles that had been shoved into her birthday pancake, before quickly eating so they can get to school on time.
After a fun ride singing along to My Chemical Romance on the way to school, they park in their usual spot. Brittang quickly rushes around the car to open the door for Santana, before handing her her backpack. They lace hands and walk into school, Santana proudly showing off her handmade shirt. Brittany looks around protectively for any rogue slushy attacks, but see's no imminent danger. They head to class, Santana buzzing with excitement about her performance, Brittany wondering what it could be. Santana had been very secretive about what she'd be performjng for her birthday, much to the rest of the clubs dismay. Luckily, they weren't too upset because it meant the week was focused on preparing for sect up ball instead of one of Mr.Schue's ridiculous lesson plans.
When the last bell rang, Santana and Brittany both jumped out of their seats and ran to the auditorium, barley skidding to halt long enough to open the doors. Brittany saw the band was already there, since their last period was music anyway. Santana went up to talk to them while Brittany chatted with the rest of the club as they entered, all intrigued with what Santana, the dark and reserved girl, could possibly have prepared for her birthday.
"Is everybody here?" Santana asked, coming to the front of the stage.
"Yeah, this is all of us." Mr.Schue looked around "Finally ready to reveal why you hijacked a perfectly good lesson plan?" Santana rolled her eyes. Mr.Schue's lessons were subpar.
"Look, I know I'm dark and moody and like a total downer, but you're all going to like this song. And the best part" Santana paused and Tia Ali walked out on stage with a box of cupcakes "I brought you food. Now sit down and eat." Santana smiled, before pointing to the band.
I gotta a lot of things on my mind right now
A million ways to think about you
And can't say I anything different
Cause the way you complicate me's simple
Ba da ba da ba, ba da ba da ba
She didn't stutter, my chest flutters
Cardiac attack in the cradle of the summer
Ba da ba da ba, ba da ba da ba
I'm superstitious, the kid's vicious
Bubblegum smile, taste the cherry on her lips
You know I want you in the worst way
I need you like cake on my birthday
The way you operate is so sweet
I need you like cake on my birthday
The glee club cheered and hollered as the usually reserved girl broke out of her shell, dorky dance moves and not even singing to her full potential. When the performabce ended she smiled brightly.
"I thought we were all due for some fun before the stress of sectionals. My birthday has never been something I looked forward to. But since joing the Glee club and moving to Lima, I realize why. So, you're all invited to my house for a party tomorrow. There'll be food, music, and adorable puppy and I'll break out the video games and boardgames. My address will be in the glee groupchat with any other details. I want this to be a bonding experience for all of us, and I'm starting that by opening up to all of you." Santana hopped down from the stage finally sinking back into her usual reserved form as Brittany wrapped her in a hug.
"I liked your song. Does that mean you're excited for our date?" Brittany chuckled.
"It can mean whatever you want B." Santana blushed.
Brittany and Santana grabbed a casual dinner at the diner before they headed to the tree house grove. Santana wondered why they didn't stop at Brittany's treehouse until they stopped in a huge clearing. Far away from the city lights, the sky was cleare and the stars were brighter. Santana smiled and kissed Brittany's cheek. The blonde cheerily winked and laid a blanket out. They laced their finger together as they gazed at the stars.
"So why do you dislike your birthday so much?" Brittany asked "You seemed pretty excited this year."
"Thats because this is the first year I'm every celebrating it. My parents didnt believe in celebrating birthdays or Halloween for that matter. So October is a really hard month for me. The school would always ask my parents why I didn't bring in the customary birthday treats. Thats why I brought some for glee today." Santana explained.
"Well we can do Halloween too. My parents throw a party every year. Totally safe and they told me I can invite all my friends this year." Brittany smirked.
"That'd be nice Britt." Santana sighed.
"What is it?" the blonde gently moved the girls hair behind her ear.
"Just, the only other time my birthday was acknowledged was with Emmy. Our birthdays were a few days apart, and our parents decided the two us could have our own tradition of trading gifts every year." the raven haired girl smiled at the memory "I miss her. You would've loved her."
"I bet babe. But you know, you love the stars so much but you forget what's most important about them." the dancer smiled.
"What's that?" Santana asked.
"Even when someone we love leaves Earth, that love still shines brightly up there among the constellations." the tall girl reached a hand down pulling the Latina up. "And it shines when our love gets too bright for the world too."
Brittany starts to sings softly gently swaying with Santana in the moonlight
Alright
We can go all night
'Cause we got a whole lot of fight in us
And I see a long road
That we gotta follow
Before tomorrow catches up
When the blonde finishes the song Santana leans up on her toes to delicately kiss her. They spend another hour enjoying the starlight before they head back to Santana's.
The next morning there's a hustle an bustle around the Lopez house. Diego is home again, and Santana knows he's hiding something but she doesn't want to ruin the mood.
At noon, the glee club arrives, at the same time as a very scared looking pizza delivery boy. Santana recognizes him from school, and realizes its because he'd tried to help her that day. He was the only good football player she knewShe steps aside to pay him
"You got to school at McKinley right?" Santana asks as she counts out the money.
"Uh yeah, I saw what happened. I wish I could've helped more." the boy flips his blonde hair out of his face nervously.
"Well, we could really use a member in Glee club...i know it lame but.." Santana trailed off.
"I'm in." the boy smiled.
"Really?" Santana asked.
"Yeah! Monday after school?" he asked.
" Yup! By the way whats your name?" Santana asked.
"Sam Evans. It was a pleasure but I have to go." the boy ran off and Santana smiled.
The party was going great. The boys were completely sucked into the game system Santana had set up in the living room and Ali was teaching the girls who to play Texas Hold Em. Quinn, however sat off to the side with Brittqny and Asher. Santana headed over there, armed with three sodas.
"Hey Q. Babe." she smiled as she cuddled into Brittany's side as Asher cuddled in her lap.
"Faberry is on the rocks again." Brittany explained.
"Fa what?" Quinn asked.
"Faberry. Its your ship name." Santana said.
"Um okay. Look. I don't know what happened. But all the sudden Friday she starts yelling through the phone at me. And she was Berry Blabbering so I have no idea what she said." Quinn sighs.
"I'll go talk to her then." Santana sees Rachel walk away from the poker table at that moment, bringing Asher along as bait to talk to her.
"Hey Rachel." Sanatana smiles.
"Santana! Wonderful to see you. Lovely party." Rachel looks at Asher who jumps up to ask to be pet. "And you sir are adorable."
"Right. Look, you've been good to me since day 1. But Q has really been working on her shit and I'm serious you messed her up." Santana sees the two blondes hugging and sees Rachel's nostril flare.
"How does that not bother you Santana!" the brunette points an accusatory finger toward the blondes.
"They're friends Berry." Santana deadpans.
"That looks more than friendly." the petitie girl crosses her arms. Santana sees Brittany stroking Quinns hair.
"Britt and I trust eachother. I know she comforts through physical touch. It doesn't bother me." Santana rolls her eyes.
"I fucked up didnt I?" Rachel groans.
"Now now, just come sit with us, we'll all just chat and let my gorgeous dog." Santana insists and in no time she has successfully repaired that doomed relationship. Asher is in heaven with 4 ladies surrounding him.
"Our son is a ladykiller." Sanatana snorts.
"Agreed" Brittany says.
Santana coudlnt have asked for a better birthday. Despite the short notice, everyone had brought some sort of gift, even if Berry's was in song and Finn has given her a twenty dollar bill from his wallet. Having friend was slowly becoming Santana's thing. She only wondered when it stopped being Diego's.
a/n the song that brittany sings on their date is Afterglow by All Time Low. XOXOXO-GEK