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Hey guys, next update! Just to let you know that the car designs are coming along and I'm working really hard to get them finished and put up on my Tumblr for you!
I would just like to point out that even though there is no Brittana just yet, I'm taking it slow and things will happen when they happen. With that said I would like people to know that our beloved pairing is coming and I am really enjoying development of the their storyline and of the characters individually.
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The crew were all sat around joking when Brittany's RX8 pulled into the yard, Santana's Supra not far behind. Letty was the first to stand up, Quinn and Dani following closely behind. Tina and Marley smiled at the Latina as she stepped out of her car, sending a subtle thumbs up to the both of them as Brittany followed.
"Well, well, well, you escaped?"
"I did"
"Good work Lopez"
"Thanks?"
"You make it sound like you're unsure. You made it in!"
"A police chase though? With a stolen database computer?"
The crew leader grinned. "You made it didn't you?"
"I guess"
"Then you don't need to worry about it!"
Santana just nodded as Quinn walked up to her with a smile on her face. "I didn't think you'd make it back" She stated, shaking the Latina's hand and pulling her in for a hug.
"Really?" She asked as she pulled away.
"Of course not!" She exclaimed, slapping her on the shoulder. Her grin grew even wider as she got a slight smile out of the other racer.
Mia walked over and pulled her into a hug. "Good work. I knew you'd make it"
"Thanks"
The smaller brunette squeezed her tighter before letting her go, Rachel the next one in line to congratulate her. "Well done."
"Thank you" She replied, the small brunette hugging her tightly.
"My pleasure. Maybe we can finally race together now my sister has finally took that stick out of her ass and let you on the crew"
"Hey! I don't have a stick up my ass!"
Rachel was about to reply when Mia cut in, the dark brunette grinning as she turned to her girlfriend. "Yes you do. You may not think so but sometimes it can get really annoying. At least you took it out for just a little bit"
Letty had no comeback as Mia continued smiling, Rachel sticking her tongue out at her from her place next to Dani and Quinn.
"So, the newbie made it out alive?" Dani grinned, raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah, I guess I did"
"Then my handy work is done"
"Huh?"
"I stole that computer dummie"
"You did?"
"Yeah, and I nearly got my ass busted for it."
"Then I guess...thanks?"
Dani just rolled her eyes and pulled her in for a hug. "Just kidding newbie. Congrats"
Santana just shook her head as she moved onto the next person, Holly.
"Congrats dude."
"Thanks Holly"
"Congratulations Santana" Shelby said, pulling her into a hug when her blonde girlfriend had finished.
"Thank you"
She then moved onto the next one, which just so happened to be Tina. As soon as she was pulled in for yet another hug Marley joined in on the action, the rest of the crew following.
"Group hug!" Marley cried, everybody swarming around them.
Santana squealed as she was mobbed by the other racers, happy that she was finally being welcomed into the crew properly. When she pulled away she walked over to Brittany who smiled sweetly at her.
"Thank you." She beamed, pulling the blonde in for a hug. "For everything" She added as a whisper so the rest of the crew didn't hear.
Brittany's grin grew even wider, her eyes closing as she felt Santana's arms tighten around her waist. "No problem"
Santana smiled in appreciation as they pulled away, unable to deny the sparks that ran throughout her entire body as Brittany brushed her arm with her hand. She was broken out of her daze when Letty called from behind her.
"Now that's cleared up let's go celebrate back at the house!"
"Get your Supra into the garage and drive the Skyline" Burt announced. "We can finally start working on this car for real"
Santana nodded and turned back to Brittany. "What?" She questioned, referring to the blonde's unfaltering grin.
"You're one of them now. Be prepared"
The Latina stayed unmoving, her eyes never leaving the spot Brittany had just been occupying. When she shook her head and turned back to the garage the rest of the crew were heading to their cars. She then heard the loud roar of an engine and turned back to see Brittany following Letty out of the yard.
She took that as her cue to head back to her own car and carefully drove it backwards into the garage so that it was how she found it this morning before grabbing all of her stuff, including her Nos cooler bag, and headed over to the black loaner Skyline.
Sliding into the vehicle she strapped herself into the racing harness and started up the car. A few revs later and she was pulling out behind Quinn and heading to the place the crew called home.
She had made it halfway when she got a call from Cassandra. Making a mental note to buy herself a headset she managed to unlock her phone to answer it, throwing the device on the passenger seat as soon as she pressed 'speaker mode'.
"Hello?"
"Santana?"
"Yeah?"
"Are you ok?"
"I'm fine."
"Where are you now?"
"Heading back to the crew's house"
"So you're in?"
"Yes"
"Good. I'll keep this brief but tomorrow I want you to come by the police station to give Roz an update on our progress. We can then discuss where we go from here."
"Fine by me"
"Then I won't keep you. Have a nice night Santana"
"Will do"
"Goodbye"
"Bye"
Reaching over and ending the call she turned her music up louder and let herself enjoy the feeling of having made it onto the crew completely. No matter what Cassandra said she actually genuinely liked them as people and she couldn't deny her feelings for Brittany. Things may be complex but what she felt was real and for the first time since she'd admitted to herself she liked girls she wanted something more than a one night stand. Today just proved to her how much she really did like the bubbly blonde, not as a racer but as a person. She just hoped Cassandra's operation didn't get in the way of that.
She smiled when she saw the house come into view and a minute later she was pulling up behind Quinn's Skyline, blocking the driveway that currently housed Letty's Plymouth, Mia's Silvia, Tina's 350Z and Marley's Camaro. Turning off the car and getting out she found Brittany's RX8 parked in front of Dani's Ford GT and Quinn's Skyline but behind Holly's Racer's Edge truck, everybody now accounted for. Making sure she had her phone she locked the car and pocketed the keys before heading inside to find Letty and Mia in the kitchen.
"What's going on?"
"Celebratory dinner. I'm cooking" Letty grinned, taking a tray of pre-prepared chicken from Mia.
"Cool"
She watched the Latina exit through the back door before looking over at Mia. "I don't think I've ever seen her this excited."
"Please, she's been waiting all week for this. When she's not racing Letty's like a goddess on the grill. Trust me"
"I'll have to take your word on that"
"You won't be disappointed. Here, have a beer and go and chill with everybody out back. It shouldn't take long"
"Thanks" Santana took the offered beer and exited through the back door finding everybody sat around and relaxing.
With a quick glance at Brittany she walked over to where Quinn was calling her. Plopping herself down in the empty chair she smiled, finally able to relax after a tense day of insane driving.
Music blared from an iPod dock as Letty worked on the grill, smoke rising in curls into the warm summer air from the food she was taking her time perfecting. A few moments later she called out.
"Mia! The chicken's dry already!"
"Alright!" The brunette chuckled as she exited the back door, laughing at something Brittany had said. "I'm coming out already!"
The Latina waited patiently and as soon as she was close enough she wrapped her semi-free arm around her girlfriend's shoulders, Mia laughing as they hugged despite the fact that both their hands were full. With a kiss to the smaller girls forehead Letty accepted the bowl of specially made seasoning sauce and got to work on applying it to their food.
As Letty finished up every seated themselves at the table, a smirk adorning Mia's face as she directed Santana to sit next to Brittany. When Letty had finished and placed the large plate of food down on the table she reached over and held out her arm in front of Dani who was sat opposite Mia.
"Hey, hold up. Because you were the first here out of everybody to reach in to get the chicken, you say grace"
Dani nodded and held her hands together in front of her face, Kitty smirking from beside her as she did the same. "Dear heavenly..."
"Spirit" Quinn offered when she drew a blank.
"That's good, thank you" The other blonde nodded in acknowledgement. "Um, thank you for providing us with direct port nitrous, uh, injection, four core inter-coolers, ball bearing turbos, and um, titanium off-springs" She finished, clapping her hands together.
"Amen!" Quinn smiled, clapping her own hands together.
"Not bad" Letty grinned, pointing at her before clapping her hands.
"Amen" Santana added from her place beside Kitty.
"Praying to the car gods man" Holly said as she grabbed the salad bowl in front of her, Mia laughing from her seat next to the shop owner.
Santana watched as Letty placed a kiss to the side of her girlfriend's head before reaching in to get a piece of chicken for herself, Holly slapping Quinn on the shoulder.
"Let's eat some grub man"
As the sun began to set, painting bright oranges across the skies, the crew moved inside to chill and talk. Letty pressed a sweet kiss to Mia's forehead before getting up off the couch, directing Santana outside to where it was now dark.
Santana followed the older Latina out the back door and towards her car, leaning up against the hood which was facing the small garage/shed at the very back of the extended driveway. Letty took a sip of her beer and Santana lent up next to her.
"You wanted to talk?"
"Yeah, about today"
"Oh," She started, picking at the corner of her bottle label. "Are you kicking me off already?"
"No." The crew leader chuckled. "In fact, I just wanted to talk to you"
"Ok. What about?"
"Today was a bigger test than I ever gave the others."
"I kinda figured that."
"Santana, I needed you"
"How so?"
"I needed a new racer to shake things up"
"I guess you don't just add members to your crew everyday though"
"Exactly. I consider my crew like family, as you know, and I don't just add people all the time. I haven't since I first started the crew. We have a set of races coming up called Race Wars. It's where the top race crews of the city go up against each other to win a prize car at the end. Matter of fact that's where Dani got hers a few years ago"
"Really?"
"Yeah. Hence the reason why she has such an expensive car. We won it."
"Cool"
Letty nodded, taking a sip of her drink. "This year Puck's determined to win and I know that despite how good we are we needed someone to help boost us up."
"And that's where I come in?"
"Yes. I want to help you get on your feet and get your car up to our standards and I want to get you racing so that I can start making some money off your ass."
Santana laughed. "So that's how it goes?"
"Uh huh, I just brought you in to make money" Letty replied, laughing as she took a gulp of her drink. "Nah, I believe you were the person I was looking for. I hate changing things up, especially when it comes to family but after today I believe we can win this, with a bit of fine tuning that is. So welcome to the crew"
Santana clinked her bottle with the older Latina's in a sort of salute. "Thank you for having me."
Meanwhile, in the house Dani and Kitty were in the kitchen by themselves discussing the day before.
"So you really put yourself through all that just to get the computer inside?"
Dani nodded, taking a sip of her beer. "Yeah, it was worth it though"
"How?"
"To see the look on your face when I drove it into the yard"
"Hey!" She exclaimed, playfully slapping her on the shoulder.
"What? It was cool! You had to be there"
"Oh really? And nearly get myself killed in the process?"
"Hey, I'm not a bad driver!"
"I would beg to differ"
"How?"
"I was in your car today, you nearly ran us off the road when we were heading back to Lima!"
"It was fun though!"
"I don't see how. You nearly crashed head first into a bus!"
"That was because Mia swerved out in front of me!"
"Don't blame someone else! You were going too fast and nearly killed both me and you as well as crashing that expensive car of yours!"
"Oh come on, you love my car!"
"Yeah, when you're not driving like a lunatic and nearly killing me the entire time."
Dani shook her head as she took another sip of beer, the two of them falling into a comfortable silence. For some reason though she couldn't stop the smile that spread across her face at the sight of Kitty's own unique grin. When she looked up and caught sight of Kitty's expression she couldn't believe that she was actually enjoying spending time with her. When Kitty looked over at her, a smile still clear on her face, something in the air seemed to suddenly click into place.
The two of them started drifting in closer and closer until their lips finally connected, their bodies moving closer second by second. Just as Kitty reached her hand up to the taller blonde's jaw, the moment it connected with her skin Dani pulled away as if she had been burned.
"I-I'm sorry"
Kitty was left standing in a daze as Dani rushed out of the room, immediately heading upstairs. All she could do was reach a hand up to her lips and wonder what exactly had just happened.
Santana laughed as she entered the house once more, Letty heading to the living room to find Mia whilst Brittany met her in the now-empty kitchen, kitty having now retreated back to where the rest of the group were located.
"Hey" The Latina greeted upon seeing the blonde.
"Hey. How was your talk?"
"Good."
"You didn't get kicked off the crew?"
"Nope"
"Well, I guess that's-"
Meoooooooooooow.
Brittany looked down to see her pet cat waddling into the kitchen.
"Lord Tubbington!" She cried out, reaching down and picking up the freakishly large brown striped cat.
"And this is?"
"Oh, this is Lord T. He's the pet of the house although he only seems to like me and Mia."
"He does?"
"Yeah, but it's only because he doesn't like making friends. He'd rather be smoking cigarette's without my permission"
"Cigarette's?"
"Yeah, cigars too. I've tried to get him to quit but he doesn't listen to me. He's in a gang too"
"Okay..." The Latina replied, taking a sip of her beer as she realised that she was seeing what other people thought of as stupid. To her she saw it as carefree and cute but for other people it wasn't the same story. Deciding to change the subject she took a step closer. "You want something to drink?"
"Yeah, sure. Whatever's cold"
Santana nodded and led the blonde through the house to what she had found out was like a dining room, not that the crew had ever used it. With the hot Lima sun they always preferred to eat outside. She couldn't blame them, she had missed the heat and the beautiful sunsets every day. As she made her way over to the mini-fridge located next to the liquor cabinet Brittany trailed behind with Lord Tubbington in her arms, resting up against the dresser by the door.
"You know, Letty likes you. Usually she doesn't like anybody"
"Yeah, she's a complicated woman"
"Yeah, what about you?"
Santana smirked as she turned around, walking over to the blonde as she opened a cold drink. "I'm simpler"
Brittany chuckled as she took a sip of the cool liquid Santana had offered. "You're a shitty liar"
"Well, I'll take that as a compliment" The other racer replied, moving in closer and placing an arm over the back of the dresser behind Brittany and smiling goofily.
"There's a problem" Brittany husked, moving in a little closer.
"What's that?"
"You need to get some sleep and you definitely, definitely need a shower. Come on, I'll walk you to your car"
Santana was at work early the next morning ready to start working on her car, pulling her Skyline into the yard and parking up behind Dani's black Ford GT. She took off her sunglasses and grabbed her backpack of tools as well as her cooler bag of energy drinks and headed over into the garage where the entire crew were waiting.
"You got the keys?" Letty asked. Santana nodded, fishing out the said items from her jean pocket. "Good. Let's start stripping this thing."
When Santana returned from lunch at Shelby's with the others Marley called her into a small area at the back of the garage that housed a high-tech computer.
"Hey, you didn't get lunch?"
"I went across the street and got a sandwich. I've been here ever since."
"Really?"
"Yeah, anyway I have something to show you. Sit down"
Santana did as she was told and sat down in the free chair, watching as Marley clicked around a few times on the computer before sitting back a little.
"I sat here and worked on some concepts based on the parts you picked out and this is basically what it could look like when it's finished"
Santana sat forward in her seat and looked at the screen, smiling when she saw what Marley had come up with. "You did this?"
"Yeah"
"That's so cool. Crew vinyls?"
"Yep. Unique but they go with everybody else's."
"Nice. So you'll paint this with Kurt and make the stickers?"
Marley nodded. "Once the car is completely stripped down to the body we'll tape it up and me and Kurt will paint it. In fact I got a text from him not ten minutes ago that him and Blaine are on their way over to help with the deconstruction."
"Nice. You finishing up here?"
"Yep. I'll save it and send both you and Kurt a copy and then I'll be out to help"
"I'll see you in a minute then."
Santana exited the room just in time to see Brittany making her way into the office at the back. Frowning she decided it was none of her business before making her way over to her car where work had already began to start gutting it ready to start a complete remodelling of it.
Brittany wrung her hands together nervously as she entered the office to find Letty pouring over some paperwork.
"Letty?" She asked quietly.
The Latina looked up and smiled. "Hey Britt. Something you need?"
"Yeah, it's something important actually"
"Take a seat and maybe I can help you"
Brittany stepped forward and sat down in one of the seats across the desk, watching as Letty lent back in her own chair.
"What do you need?"
"Yesterday, watching Santana, I had a thought"
"Go ahead"
"I thought that maybe it's time I become a full member of the crew."
"You sure you want that?"
Brittany shrugged. "I'm practically a member already, I just don't race as often as you guys. Seeing you initiate Santana kinda gave me that last push and I realised that maybe it's time I commit myself to the crew properly."
"You want in?"
"Yeah"
The Latina took a few moments to think about it before nodding. "If this is what you really want then yeah, you can be part of the crew"
"Just like that?"
"Britt, you're like family. Of course I can get let you in just like that"
"Can I ask you something else?"
"Go ahead"
"Can I have an initiation?"
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah"
"Ok, what did you have in mind?"
"I heard from Rachel talking to Mia that Mike Chang is back in town. As he's part of Puck's crew I thought that I could race him like Santana did with Rory so I can show you that I can handle racing someone skilled."
"Good point. Tell you what, I'll let you race Mike but I won't give you an initiation like the others. When do you wanna do it?"
"Tomorrow?"
"I'll call Puckerman and set it up. We'll pick out a track and take the crew out tomorrow without telling them exactly what we're doing until we arrive. That cool with you?"
"Yeah."
"Then I'll get it set up."
"Thank you Letty"
"Hey, I'm just doing my job. Don't tell the others"
"My lips are sealed"
"Good. Get your car ready when we have some time in between stripping Santana's. Matter of fact, why don't you ask her to take a look? I've heard she's a master at fine tuning. Just don't tell her why you really want her to do it"
"Gotcha."
"Is there anything else?"
"Nope, that was it. I'm gonna get back to work"
Letty nodded in acknowledgement, sitting forward in her chair and grabbing her phone. "I'll be out when I've set things up"
"Cool, I'll see you in a minute"
The crew leader nodded and watched as Brittany exited the office before dialling Puck's number.
"Ortiz, what a surprise. I didn't ever expect to get a call from you after you stole my racer from me..."
Brittany made her way back into the garage to find Santana preparing to lift the car up onto the scissor lift.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
Santana looked up at the sound of Brittany's voice and stood up, wiping her hands on her work rag. "Preparing to lift the car. I need to get at the tires so I can take them off and work on de-constructing the suspension ready for new parts."
"Cool. Have you got a minute?"
"Yeah, sure. What do you need?"
"I was wondering if you could help me tune up my car. Letty said you're like a fine tuner and I think it might do it some good if it was properly tuned"
"Ok. Well, obviously I'm tied up for the rest of the day but tomorrow morning when I come in the first thing I'll do is take a look at it."
"Thank you!"
Santana barely had time to register what was happening before Brittany had launched herself upon her, wrapping her arms around the Latina and squeezing tightly.
"Excited, huh?" She smiled as they pulled away.
Brittany nodded. "Yep! Is there anything I can help with?"
"Yeah, I need help clearing up before everybody comes back from lunch"
Just as Santana was packing up for the day, her car now nearly stripped down completely, her phone started ringing. Taking it out of her pocket she headed out into the yard and over to her loaner car, resting up against the hood as she slid her finger across the screen to answer.
"Hello?"
"Miss Lopez"
"Cassandra. Anything you need?"
"Yes. Roz wants to meet with you this evening. Can you make it?"
Santana glanced over her shoulder and watched as the crew started packing up their tools for the day. "Yeah, I think so" She replied, crossing her free arm across her chest, doing the same with her feet.
"Are you at work?"
"Yeah, we're just finishing up for the day. By the end of tomorrow we should have everything stripped down completely ready for the re-do."
"Good. Keep up the good work. I'll see you as soon as you've finished up"
"Will do. Bye"
"Bye Santana"
Santana ended the call, sliding her phone back into her pocket before standing up straight and heading back over to the garage where Rachel and Dani were watching her.
"Important call?" Rachel asked.
Santana shrugged. "My abuela wanted me to pick something up for her. Are we nearly finished?" She asked, changing subject.
Rachel glanced over to where the other crew members were packing up. "Yeah. You can go if you want"
"You sure?"
Rachel nodded. "Go ahead. There's nothing more you can do today"
"Thanks"
Santana grabbed her backpack before saying goodbye to everybody. She then fished her keys from the front pocket of the bag and unlocked her Skyline. Throwing the bag onto the passenger seat she buckled herself into the harness and fired the vehicle up, the engine roaring to life and making her smile at the pure power it possessed.
Moments later she was peeling out of the lot and heading straight for the police department downtown. 20 Minutes later she had parked down the street and was heading inside, still in her work clothes which consisted of a dirty pair of jeans, her Converses and her garage work shirt. Right now she couldn't be bothered to change, she just wanted to get this out of the way as fast as possible so she could go back to her motel room and relax.
She made her way to the front desk and as soon as she said her name she was given clearance to head upstairs to where Roz and Cassandra were supposedly waiting for her. When she stepped into the room the two women were already sat waiting for her. Well, Roz was. Cassandra on the other hand was stood as usual, her signature whatever inch heels clicking along the floor as she walked over to her and rested up against the desk, crossing her arms.
"Santana, I'm glad you could make it. Please sit" Roz smiled, watching as the Latina sat down on the far end of the table just like the day she had been arrested.
"Hi"
"So, I wanted to call you here to discuss your progress. I've heard good things from Miss July here. As I understand you're now part of Letty Ortiz's crew?"
"That's correct"
"What's next?"
"We're working on my car. Letty wants me to start racing so we're trying to get work under-way so that I can start racing against Puck's crew"
Roz nodded in acknowledgement. "Good. I must say Miss Lopez, you got much further than I anticipated given the time bracket you've been undercover. Keep up the good work and you can be out in no time. Is there anything you require?"
"Uh, yeah. I would like some time to take care of some personal stuff."
"Like?"
"I want some time off to visit my grandmother. I already asked Cassandra but she refused. You see, she's the reason why I even came back to Lima in the first place. Without her I wouldn't have even thought about coming back and I would like some time to spend with her whilst not undercover. I've kinda missed a lot in five years"
Santana gulped hard as Roz took a few silent moments to think about it. When she glanced over at Cassandra's face it was emotionless but she already knew better than to trust it. She knew inside the blonde was fuming at her having asked for something she had already refused her permission to go and do. But she knew she had an advantage over the FBI agent for the first time since they had started working together. She had already been to see her grandmother, granted it had resulted in a stolen computer being put in her car, but she had been able to put her mind at ease for the time being allowing her to focus when it came to the task at hand, her initiation.
After what felt like hours Roz finally answered, sitting forward in her seat. "Ok, permission granted. Just don't let it get in the way of the operation ok?"
"Fine by me"
"Good. Now, on to our next topic of business. Cassandra, I do believe you wanted to announce something?"
The blonde nodded and spoke up for the first time since Santana had entered the room. "Yes. Seeing as you're now part of the crew I want to make sure I can keep track of you at all times instead of waiting for you to be flagged on the police chase calls. I'm going to give you a GPS tracker so that I can keep my eye on you. Here," She handed Santana a small white box. "Inside is a tracking device. Once your car is up and running again make sure you wire this in so I can start watching you as you race against Puck's crew. That means I can help you escape from the police department, no offence Chief Washington"
"None taken, as long as it doesn't kill any of my officers I'm fine with it"
"So, can you do it?" Cassandra asked, turning back to Santana.
"No problem"
Santana had just changed into a fresh pair of jeans and a t-shirt when her phone started ringing. Walking over to the night stand she picked it up and slide it open to answer.
"Hello?"
"Santana, mija"
"Abuela. Is everything ok?"
"Yes, I'm fine. I just wanted to know if you wanted to come over for dinner. I made your favourite, tacos"
"Really?"
"Yes. Do you want to come over?"
"Sure. I'll be over in ten"
"I'll see you soon. Bye mija"
"Bye abuela"
Ending the call she slid her phone into her pocket and slid on her Converses, grabbing her jacket and car keys before heading out of the door and down to her car. Firing it up she headed over to her childhood home, parking up outside and making her way up the front path and knocking on the door. Moments later Alma Lopez was stood in front of her with a wide smile plastered across her face.
"Santana! Come in"
The younger Latina followed her inside and was directed to the kitchen where dinner was laid out for her. Smiling as she sat down she sniffed the air, her stomach rumbling in hunger.
"Wow, I haven't had a meal like this since well, you know"
"I do" Alma agreed, sitting down in the free chair. "I thought you could do with a proper meal in your stomach. Are you hungry?"
"Definitely"
"Then let's eat"
They ate in content silence, exchanging a few compliments about the food before finishing up and heading into the living room.
"I must admit, I had an ulterior motive to this evening"
"Oh?"
Alma took a sip of her coffee before placing it down on the coffee table and looking over at her granddaughter. "I know you haven't been back in Lima very long but I know you must be staying in a motel so since our talk the other day I thought maybe you would like a better place to stay, maybe here with me"
"Are you sure? I don't want to impose"
The older woman waved a hand. "Nonsense, you're my granddaughter, you're family. It wouldn't be a problem at all. Santana, I know I haven't been the best grandmother to you, I kicked you out for being who you are, but I thought that maybe if you stayed here we could really start healing"
"But what about me, you know, are you ok with that?"
"I've made peace with it Santana. I know you are being who you are, just as long as you don't bring any girls home, you know, for..."
Santana blushed bright red. "Definitely not"
"Good, is that a yes?"
The street racer shrugged. "I guess so"
"Good. You can get your things and move in soon"
"Ok"
"Now, is there a girl in your life now?"
Santana shook her head. "No, not really. There is this one girl though, her name's Brittany"
"And you like her?"
"Yeah, I guess."
"Why don't you tell me about her whilst clean the dishes away"
"Sure"
Santana had arrived to work as usual the next morning to try and get as much work done as she could so she could tune Brittany's RX8. She knew it would take about half a day and if she was going to have any chance of finishing it by the end of the day she needed to finish stripping her own car first.
When Brittany pulled in at eight later that morning she smiled when she saw Santana taking off the last part of the car, which just so happened to be the front bumper so now all that was left was the main body of the vehicle and it's basic structure.
"Hey, you're nearly finished?"
Santana placed the bumper down by rear bumper and side skirts off to the side. "Yep, everything's done. All we have to do now is make a list and get the new performance upgrades. Then I can help you with your car"
"There's no rush. Wait until this afternoon and finish organising your stuff first"
"You sure?"
"Yeah. You wanna start or wait for the others?"
"Wait for the others."
"Fine by me"
"Matter of fact, let me get a look at your car and I can spend the day thinking out what to do. You ok with that?"
Brittany handed her the keys. "Go ahead."
Santana had been given the keys to Burt's Dodge Ram truck and Mia got in as her passenger before they started heading over to Holly's. As Santana pulled onto the street Mia played around with her iPod and a few moments later heavy hip hop music was playing through her speakers. Santana smiled at the brunette's unusual selection of music but certainly wasn't complaining.
"Life ain't a game (nooooo)
If you feelin' me (say yeah-yea)
Flip the bird where (in the aiiir)
Fuck the world (we don't caaare)
It's time to ride out
Niggaz stash your cash at the hideout
The Murderous I-N-C's en route
(Y'all hear me) feelin my shit the same
(Y'all fear me) in every definitive way
(I'm really) the nigga that you need to get with
Cuz y'all pop shit nigga, I pop clips nigga
Hot, but not the black four-dot-six nigga
You know the Rule, thug heart nigga
And I don't need no fake friends, broke ties, loose ends
There they go niggaz is at it again
Tryin to befriend the nigga that they claim they love, but hate so much
And really all we got is us
But fuck it, it's the same way they fucked me
Now I'm fuckin your broad in the back of a Humvee, go figure
I'll have your niggaz pourin out liqour
All because you fuckin with the Rule nigga"
The crew escorted her to The Racer's Edge where Holly and Blaine were waiting for them. Loading all the parts sky high into the back of Burt's truck and tying them down they began their drive back to the garage.
"Life ain't a game (nooooo)
If you feelin me (say yeah-yea)
Flip the bird where (in the aiiir)
Fuck the world (we don't caaare)
Life ain't a game (nooooo)
If you feelin me (say yeah-yea)
Flip the bird where (in the aiiir)
Fuck the world (we don't caaare)"
As Santana was over-viewing her car, watching as Rachel and Quinn laid out all of the parts, Letty walked up to her.
"This is it. I've gotta get you racing again so I can make some money off your ass and Race Wars are where you're gonna do it. I tell you what, when you're not off doing your own thing you're working here. If you can't find a tool in this garage, Miss Lima Heights Adjacent, you don't belong near a car"
Santana watched as Letty grinned and walked out of the garage towards her car, Mia walking over to the new crew member and smirking with a clipboard cradled in her arms.
"She owns you now"
"Why, would a nigga with so much talent
Want to throw it all away to drugs and violence
I know not the answers but I ask the questions
Do all Muslims really study their lessons?
And how many Christians lie during confessions?
I know I did when I was just a kid
Never told about the guns my uncle hid
Under my bed, and at night I played with them
Kind of grew up to be sort of a loose cannon
Before my sins, I'm asking you to let me in
Lord help me, I been through all the pain
Now I wanna know who loves me"
That afternoon, as soon as Santana had finished lunch and the crew were taking a rest after working for a solid day and a half on stripping her car she walked over to Brittany.
"Let's take a look at your car"
They spent the entire afternoon working on the blue tuner car, Santana directing the blonde to help things move along quicker. Not that Brittany really minded, she was learning a lot of stuff she hadn't known before and she was sure it would come in handy when it came to her becoming a full member of the crew. All she had to do now was win against Mike.
"Changes, changes
My mind is going through
Changes, changes
My body's going through
Changes, changes
My life is going through
Changes, changes
Yo, looky here
I just wanna fuck all day, live my life
Get high all day, my life
Maybe one day, I'll live right
Fuck the world, it's my life"
Once Santana was sure she had covered all of the basics of her fine tuning she then told Brittany to strap herself into the passenger seat.
"Where are we going?" The blonde asked, watching as Santana slid into the driver's seat before buckling herself in.
Looking over at the blonde who was now also secured into her seat she smirked as she slid the keys into the ignition. "For a test drive"
Brittany had no time to reply before Santana was already peeling out of the yard, sliding out onto the road and speeding away from the garage.
"Did you have to do that?"
Santana laughed as she glanced over at the blonde, shifting up a gear as she focused back on the road. "Sit back and relax"
"Life ain't a game (nooooo)
If you feelin me (say yeah-yea)
Flip the bird where (in the aiiir)
Fuck the world (we don't caaare)
Life ain't a game (nooooo)
If you feelin me (say yeah-yea)
Flip the bird where (in the aiiir)
Fuck the world (we don't caaare)
Life ain't a game (nooooo)
If you feelin me (say yeah-yea)
Flip the bird where (in the aiiir)
Fuck the world (we don't caaare)
Life ain't a game (nooooo)
If you feelin me (say yeah-yea)
Flip the bird where (in the aiiir)
Fuck the world (we don't caaare)"
Santana grinned as she pulled back into the yard of the garage, the car coming to a stop before she shut off the engine. "You ok?"
Brittany looked over at her and nodded. "That was cool. I never knew my car could go so fast"
"Neither did I but it's up to my standards, at least enough for the time frame I had. It should be ok for now but when we have some more time I'll go back and really fine tune it"
"Thanks"
"No problem" The Latina replied, unbuckling herself and getting out.
"So, you have plans for tonight?"
"Not that I know of" She replied, locking the car and throwing Brittany her keys.
"You should come over to the house"
"Cool. I think I might just do that."
That evening, as planned, the crew were all at the house. Quinn, Dani, Santana and Tina were all in the living room taking turns on the Playstation whilst Mia, Brittany, Rachel and Marley were all in the kitchen. Letty finished up on her phone and entered through the back door into the kitchen, clapping her hands together.
"Ok, everybody to their cars!"
"What?" Marley murmured in confusion.
"You all heard me. We're gonna go watch a race. I just got off the phone with Blaine and Kurt. It's a go"
The other racers did as they were told and once they all had some sort of outerwear they made their way outside towards their cars. Letty then made her way into the living room where the remainder of her crew were located.
"Ok lazy scrubs, get up!" The others looked up from what they were doing confused. "That means now! We're going out"
"What?" Dani asked confused.
"We're gonna go and watch a race. The other's are already getting in their cars now as we speak. Come on!"
"Fine, we're coming" The blonde groaned, picking herself up off the floor from where she had been sitting next to Quinn.
Once Letty was satisfied they were getting up she grabbed her car keys before heading out through the back door and over to her own car, seeing the others ready and waiting for the rest of the crew to exit the house.
Once the house was locked up and they all head their keys the remaining crew members headed to their cars, buckling themselves into their race harnesses and firing up their cars. Moments later Dani was the first person to pull away and soon enough the rest of the crew followed. It wasn't long before Letty overtook the cars in her way, due to her being at the very top of the driveway, and took the lead. The crew followed behind, the Latina leading the way to the arranged meeting place, and as they pulled into said location with Santana's added Skyline they looked like a force to be reckoned with, this time every single crew member arriving in their own cars for the first time in a while.
When Letty parked up the other cars followed and as Mia parked next to her girlfriend she was followed by Rachel, Quinn, Santana, Tina, Marley, Dani and then Brittany on the end. Little did they know she was there for a reason, hanging back so that she could easily get out and over to the start line.
As they all stepped out of their cars Blaine stepped out of his Porsche which was parked next to Letty's Plymouth, Kurt getting out of the passenger side and joining his boyfriend.
"Hey guys!" There was a mix of replies before he clapped his hands together.
"Ok, so are you guys ready for tonight? Who's racing?" Kurt asked, looking at the group of racers expectantly.
"Mike Chang's back in town" Letty said, hearing Tina sigh.
All eyes turned to the Asian woman, especially Santana. "Oh God, he's back already?" She groaned.
"Who's Mike Chang?" Santana asked curiously.
"First rate ass-hole" Marley offered.
"He can't control what he says, no filter. He's had it out for Tina ever since high school. It doesn't help that they both have the last name 'Chang' either."
Santana nodded at Quinn's explanation, curious to see who this Mike Chang was. "So who's the other racer?" Rachel asked from her place leaning up against Mia's hood.
"That would be me" All eyes turned to Brittany.
"What?!"
The blonde shrugged. "I'm racing tonight"
"But Britt, it's Mike Chang." Tina frowned.
"I know that"
"Then why-"
"Because I'm racing to become a crew member. I asked Letty yesterday and we set this up without you knowing. I knew if I told you before you would have convinced me to back out but I think I'm finally ready to become part of the crew permanently." As she said the last sentence she made sure to look at Santana, seeing the Latina smiling knowingly.
She knew that she was glad she was taking her advice, finally stepping up after years of being afraid to commit to something so huge. Now, with someone else having just joined, especially a person like Santana, it was the jolt she needed to wake her up and see that she was good enough to be one of them. She was broken out of her thoughts by Dani.
"Looks like you're not gonna be the newbie any more!" The blonde laughed, trapping her in a playful headlock.
"She'll always be the newbie to me" Quinn joined in, laughing at Santana's surprised face.
"Ok, enough" Letty grinned, stepping in. "Let's get things ready. I don't particularly feel like talking to Puckerman that much tonight after taking Lopez here for our crew. Let's get ready you guys."
It was then that Puck walked over, smirking with Brody at his side. "Well, look who it is. What's up Ortiz? Enjoying your new driver that you stole from me?"
"I didn't steal her from you, she joined us willingly"
Puck glanced over at Santana who was resting up against the hood of her black loaner Skyline parked next to Quinn. "Where's your car?"
"In the shop"
"You're finally upgrading that rust bucket?"
"No, I'm upgrading it so it can beat your sorry asses"
"We'll see about that. I'll see you on the track when the time comes."
"I look forward to it"
Puck shook his head at the newest member of Letty's crew before glancing over his shoulder. "Mike!"
Moments later the Asian man made himself known, Santana catching sight of him for the first time. He walked over to Puck's side with a smirk on his face, his whole demeanour screaming arrogance. He high fived Sam as he came to a stop beside his crew leader, his gaze falling to Santana.
"Is she the newbie who chose not to join us?"
Puck nodded. "That's the one."
"Then I guess she made a big mistake. I'm gonna wipe the floor with you"
"I'm not racing tonight" The Latina shrugged.
"You're not?"
"Nope, maybe you'd better ask who you're actually racing instead of jumping to conclusions."
"Fine. Who am I racing? Tina?"
The Asian woman in question sighed. "Oh please. Cut the crap Mike, I'm not in the mood"
"Not in the mood? You always love to spar with me"
"Yeah but only because you're an ass-hole!"
Before Mike could retort Letty stepped in. "Mike you're racing Brittany"
"What?! But she's not a crew member!"
"That doesn't matter, you're racing whether you like it or not"
"Fine"
"Hand over the pink slips. Both racers" Mike and Brittany did as they were told, handing the required documents over to the Latina crew leader. "Go and line up at the start line. Quinn will be around with your camera's in a minute. Go"
As she turned back to her crew Puck and his followers headed back over to their cars. She slipped both slips into the back pocket of her jeans and opened her passenger side door, pulling out two dashboard camera's and handing them to Quinn who immediately got to work.
Santana stayed lent up against her car as she watched the blonde work and admired how this time she was on the other end of the racing this evening instead of being the driver. As Quinn walked back over to them Santana took a moment to walk over to Brittany who was lined up next to Mike who was sat in a red and black '06 Subaru Impreza.
"Hey" She greeted, leaning up against the open window.
"Hey"
"I guess you didn't just want me to fine tune for nothing earlier?"
"No, sorry I didn't tell you"
"It's ok"
"Are you sure? I wanted to tell you why but I couldn't. Me and Letty wanted it to be a surprise"
"I'm sure" Santana chuckled. "Anyway, I'm glad I could help. Just maybe next time tell me if you're racing, ok?"
Brittany grinned. "Deal."
"Well, I just wanted to wish you luck. I don't know what this guys is like as a racer but he seems like an ass-hole so play it safe. I want you to make it across the finish line in one piece"
"I'll try, and thank you"
"For what?"
"Believing in me"
"No problem. I'll be watching from here so good luck"
"Thanks"
Santana nodded and tapped on the side of the car, Brittany watching as she walked back to the crew to lean up against her Skyline. Taking a deep breath she turned to her right and unscrewed the nozzle on her silver 5lb Nos bottle. When it let out a small hiss she let go and turned to her dashboard, lifting up her cubby hole cover in between her seats and flipped on both switches on either side of her cup holder. She then put the cover back down and faced back to the road, her hands gripping her steering wheel tightly.
It was then that Mia walked over to the center of the road, standing in between the two racers with a white rag in her hand.
"You know the rules, two lap circuit race. Winner gets 15k standard winnings. Mike, you ready?" She turned to the opposing crew member and he nodded with a loud rev of his engine. She then turned to Brittany. "Britt, you ready?" The blonde did the same and nodded, revving her engine loudly. "Ok then, one your marks...get set...go!"
As soon as Mia lowered the flag, falling into a crouching position, both racers were already off the line. The first leg was a good sized straight, Mike's clearly more powerful car pulling ahead. However, Brittany didn't worry. He may have had the more powerful of the two cars but she knew he wouldn't be able to handle the corners like her, despite the fact that he was driving a similar tuner vehicle. Tonight would be the first time she had shown something she had kept for only herself, apart from Santana that is.
As they fast approached the first turn she saw Mike swing wide as he tried to keep his speed. He was desperate not to let her win and it was costing him already. As she approached the turn she braked early and came out fast, making up some distance and coming up feet behind the other racer. As Mike dodged a battered Dodge going in the same direction as them Brittany tried her hardest to keep to his back, the blonde feeling the difference Santana's tuning was already making from earlier that day. When she had been the passenger she hadn't felt it until she took the wheel, a driver's position making all the difference.
Back at the start/finish line the two crews plus a few extra local street racers watched from their phones and tablets as the next turn fast approached. Santana smiled knowingly from her place in between Dani and Quinn as she watched Brittany's dashboard cam, her car sliding around the large bend as she easily handled her speed and control.
"How did she do that?" Tina asked surprised from her place beside her girlfriend.
The rest of the crew, including Santana, didn't answer as they continued to watch one of their own race for a place as a permanent member.
As Brittany caught up to the Asian racer and pulled up beside him he glanced over at her surprised. As they made a slight turn to the left and then suddenly to the right Brittany swung around him, about to take over when he shifted up a gear and sped ahead once more. Growling the blonde shifted up a gear herself and pressed her foot down even more on the accelerator, her car coming up beside Mike's Impreza once more.
Swerving to the right to avoid a brightly coloured work van, as soon as he had cleared it Mike swerved back to the left but instead of stopping beside the blonde he rammed into her, the RX8 losing some control as she struggled to straighten up. When she glanced up she could see him laughing at her, a smirk on his face as he swerved out again and back to try and hit her a second time.
Instead, knowing where she was, Brittany saw the fast approaching right turn and pressed her foot down on the accelerator, her car pushing ahead slightly. Tapping on the brake pedal she threw her steering wheel to the right and as soon as she was in position her timing was perfect as she snapped it into the opposite direction.
Her breath, and everybody watching through both dash cams, seemed to catch as her car slid around the large turn like something from another planet. Her drift was perfect, her many nights of practising paying off and coming to fruition in the race that would secure her welcome permanently to the crew.
As she came out of the turn she checked her rear-view mirror to see Mike struggle around it, the Impreza finding it hard to find the perfect balance between control and speed, Mike now trying his hardest to keep up with Brittany who was pulling ahead. As he came out of the turn he saw the blonde throw her RX8 into a left slide, car and owner drifting seamlessly around the corner. As she cleared the second turn she snapped back into a straight position, shifting up a gear as she sped down the road towards the final turn of the first lap.
Deciding to add a little more flare and keep people impressed she mashed her foot down on the gas pedal as she approached the corner, managing to keep control as she hit the brakes, the car flying into yet another perfectly timed slide. The crew watched from down the road as Brittany kept perfect control on the fastest drift she had ever pulled off.
Santana smiled as her car snapped back into a forward position and sped towards them. She had seen the blonde's drifting for her own eyes days before having been right behind her but seeing her from a distance as she stood with the rest of the crew she was even more impressed.
Seeing the blonde's determined face as she sped past and across the start line to start the second lap she could see that Brittany wasn't just any other driver who raced for fun. She was good but she had preferred to keep herself away from seriously driving for a crew, however Santana had a feeling that tonight that would end, the driver proving that if you put her to the test and actually went up against her she was just as determined to win as any official member of Letty's crew. This was just the point that she took matters into her own hands and proved she was a worthy driver of something more than driving for fun in her free time and on her own and that's what made Santana smile, knowing she had helped Brittany come to the decision to kick things up a notch.
As Brittany sped along the straight strip to the first turn of the second lap she knew that now she could finally let her hair down and tackle it in her own way instead of pretending to handle it like Mike was. She knew she could have drifted around them the first time around but she wanted to keep it tucked away for a turn that she could really show off on, i.e. the one where she had the opportunity to overtake the other racer. Now her secret was out of the bag, at least to everybody else except her and Santana, she was free to do what she did best.
When she slid around the first turn and sped to the next one, as she threw her car around the tight curves in the road she couldn't help but smile. A combination of doing something she loved and high on the adrenaline rush of an initiation race, surprisingly all she could think of was Santana. If it weren't for her she would have never been brave enough to take the step required to become a crew member. She made a mental note as she sped around the last turn before the long straight to thank her for helping her take that step. She had more than earned it.
Fast approaching the large turn where she had overtaken Mike she saw him appear in her rearview mirror, the car close enough for her to see him with anger plastered across his face. Knowing that he was mad that she was close to winning it was crucial that she kept control around the last few turns of the course. But, no matter how much he tried he couldn't keep up with her perfect handling of the corners and despite the fact that he had the better car Brittany had the better control over the course. She had used that to her advantage the entire way around and as she slid around the very last corner it was plain to see who the winner was going to be.
Just as he came around the last turn he saw the RX8 cross the finish line, Mia waving the flag to signify Brittany had won the race. Growling he came to a stop a few feet behind the blonde and watched as the crowd, including the entirety of Letty's crew, surround her car.
"Go Britt!" Rachel cried, pulling the blonde into a bone crushing hug as soon as she had unbuckled herself and got out of the car.
"Thanks Rach" Brittany smiled back, tentatively putting her arms around the smaller blonde and hugging back briefly before pulling away.
She then accepted congratulations from the rest of the crew, Letty one of the last people to hug her.
"Welcome aboard Britt"
"Thanks"
Patting Letty on the back she pulled away and finally came to the last person, Santana. Smiling, she pulled the Latina in for a hug, Santana feeling her squeeze her tightly as if she didn't want to let go.
"Thank you" She whispered in her ear only loud enough for the Latina to hear.
"My pleasure" Santana whispered in reply before pulling away, the two of them smiling brightly at each other. Or at least until Rory approached them.
"Brittany"
She didn't even have to turn around to know Santana was glaring at him over her shoulder.
"What do you want?" She asked as she turned around, noting the smirk on his face.
"To congratulate you of course"
Everybody was expecting Santana to pounce on him as soon as he wrapped his arms around her but she kept herself in check, determined to not cause any trouble on Brittany's winning night. When he pulled away Brittany had a thought.
"Rory"
"Yeah?" He replied expectantly, excited that she was talking to him past the simple and forced 'hi' greeting they usually exchanged.
"Where was that place you wanted to take me on a date? What was it called?"
"Breadstix?!"
Brittany smiled, nodding. "Yeah, that was it." She then turned to Santana. "Well, you can take me there. Friday at 7 sound good?"
Santana gulped nervously. "Yeah, that sounds great"
Rory's face fell as the blonde led him on only to ask out his somewhat enemy Santana. Brittany just grinned as she made her way back over to her car.
"Britt!" Just as she reached her car she looked up at the sound of her crew leader's voice. "You want his car?" She asked, referring to Mike's Impreza.
The blonde shook her head. "Nope. I'll see you at Kitty's"
Letty watched as the blonde slipped back into her car and buckled up, the tuner speeding off a minute later. When she looked at her girlfriend Mia just shrugged.
"Come on guys, I guess we're going to Kitty's"
Quinn grabbed the camera from Mike as Letty made her way over to her Plymouth, the rest of the crew following her lead. It wasn't long before they were all in their own cars and they were speeding off, Puck and his crew watching as the small fleet of cars followed after their leader to Kitty's to celebrate.
When they were out of sight he turned back to his followers. "What the hell is wrong with you guys!" He yelled before storming over to his car, slamming the door as he got inside. He then pulled out his phone and searched his contacts before holding it up to his ear. It wasn't long before the other end was picked up. "We have a problem"
Brittany had parked along the front outside Kitty's leaning up against the hood as she waited for the rest of the crew to arrive. Letty parked in one of the free spaces ahead of her and then Santana pulled up behind her RX8, the sleek black car looking especially good with the neon light of Kitty's sign bouncing off of it.
When they all started making their way inside Quinn turned to Dani who was stood waiting on the sidewalk.
"You coming D?"
"Oh, yeah. I just need some fresh air"
"Ok, we'll see you inside. I'll get Kitty to keep a beer back for you."
The blonde nodded and watched as Quinn went inside. Leaning up against the hood of her Ford and crossing her arms she seriously considered just going back to the house and locking herself in her room. Despite being a stone-cold adrenaline junkie behind the wheel, when it came to actually facing Kitty after the other night she was terrified.
She'd faced crazy-ass racers and wave upon wave of relentless cops but when she thought about facing the wrath of Kitty it really did make her scared. She'd never been in this position before and that was what was throwing her off. She'd never had relationships and when it came to something like this she was clueless as to what to do.
Knowing that her crew were inside waiting for her and would probably notice if she never came in she decided to swallow her pride and be brave, slipping her car keys into the pocket of her jeans and walked up to the front door. With her hand on the door handle she took a moment to take a deep breath in before pushing. She was immediately assaulted with the laughs and cheerful sounds of her crew as they celebrated adding yet another member, finally making themselves complete all round.
Taking a seat next to Quinn the other blonde handed her a fresh beer and smiled, Dani sending an identical one back at her before taking a large gulp of her drink and relaxing into the cushions of the large sofa.
Sometime later Santana had gotten up off the couch from her place beside Rachel to take a break from their excited energy, heading over to the bar and taking a seat on one of the stools. It wasn't long before Brittany noticed the Latina sat on her own and excused herself from her conversation with a very animated Rachel Berry, heading over to join her.
Smiling she sat up on the empty stool next to her. "Hey"
"Hey"
"You ok?"
Santana nodded. "Yep, I just needed a break from Rachel" She replied, taking a sip of her drink.
Brittany watched her carefully as she talked and took a sip of her own drink. "I know what you mean. She can get a little crazy sometimes, especially when she's buzzed on alcohol."
"I know, that girl can drink!"
The newest crew member laughed. "Definitely. In all this time I've known Rachel I still haven't been able to figure out how a woman so small can drink so much. Talking to her when she has a hangover isn't fun though"
"I'm not surprised. I'm glad I left early that morning before you all woke up"
"Yeah, that wasn't a pretty sight"
Santana laughed as she took another sip of her drink, turning to face the crew on her stool. She watched as Rachel had moved on to talking to Quinn, studying the blonde carefully as she placed an arm over the back of the sofa behind Rachel. Raising an eyebrow her thoughts were interrupted by Brittany.
"I know"
"What?"
"I know"
Santana turned back around and looked at the blonde. "What? Quinn and Rachel? What's the deal with them anyway?"
Brittany glanced back at the couple before turning away. "They both like each other. It's so obvious to everybody but them. It's unbelievably frustrating sometimes"
"That's rough"
"Sometimes I wish they would just kiss and put us all out of our misery"
Santana laughed. "Maybe now things are changing that might change too"
Brittany shrugged, watching as Kitty stared over at Dani from behind the bar. Nudging Santana the Latina looked up. Without words she directed her gaze with a shake of her head in the direction of Kitty. Once Santana had realized what the blonde was making her look at she lent in close.
"What?"
"They've been acting weird ever since we got here"
"What do you mean?" Santana asked, glancing back at Dani.
"You've seen the way they act. They don't usually avoid each other like the plague"
"Good point"
"Something's not right"
"Nope. I wonder what it is"
Brittany shrugged. "Whatever it is they need to sort it out because I can't stand Kitty when she's moody"
Kitty had had enough. Throwing her dishcloth down on the bar she stormed over to Dani and pulled the protesting woman up by the arm through the bar and into the back where it was quiet. Brittany and Santana both shared a look as they disappeared, the two new crew members wondering exactly why they were acting the way they were.
Meanwhile, Kitty let go of Dani as soon as they were in the back storage room.
"Hey, what was that for?" Dani protested, rubbing her arm.
Kitty rolled her eyes. "Explain"
"What?"
"Explain. Ever since the other night at the house you haven't answered my calls or texts and I wanna know what's going on. What the hell was that?"
"What was what?"
"Dani you kissed me!"
"..."
"Tell me!"
The slightly taller blonde growled. "Fine. You wanna know?!"
"Yeah, enlighten me!"
"I kissed you because no matter how annoying you can be I actually really like you. It may seem like I don't care but I do and I don't know what came over me. All I know is I like you and I fucked up!"
Kitty was left standing speechless as she stared at the spot where Dani had just been standing. Although she couldn't move physically her mind was running a mile a minute at the information that Dani may actually like her back.
Things really were changing.
Song used: Ja Rule – Life Ain't A Game
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