Sidenote: Hey guys kinda a short chapter sorry about that I will try and make it up to you with the next one. I wanted to let you know that since this is my first fanfic I was nervous and followed very close to the story this is based on but as this story goes on I most likely will be adding to and taking out from the story it's based on.

-Rules of Engagement Chapter Eleven-

Yesterday Puck called and invited my family and I over to Pucks house for a BBQ and pool party. So I am in my room getting ready to head over there. I choose to wear my Pink swimming suit. It has pink and white thick strips and on the bottom there is one thick brown strip followed by the pattern on the top half. I know I am going to go swimming so I pull my hair up so that it won't get in my way. I throw on a white T and short jean shorts with my white Nike air force ones.

When we pull up to the house I was impressed with how nice and big it was. Its bigger than our house but not as big as Santana's. We walk up to the door and wait soon the door was opening and Puck standing in board shorts was greeting us and welcoming us in. He house had a modern look but still is bright. He escorts us to through the backdoor and into the back yard.

As I step through the sliding doors I see a bean shape pool big in side with a hot tub attacked to the right was basketball court and the left was a huge table under a canopy. All of our friends were here it seems like we were the last to arrive. I glace to the left and see that there are recliners with Santana and Tina sun bathing. I walk over to them and sit in the vacant one in the middle of the two girls.

"Hey lady's" I say

"Hello" Tina answer's

"Hey Babe" Santana says

In a low voice that only Tina and I can here. I was glad that we can be a couple when Mike and Tina were around they were supportive of us and it gave me hope that maybe someday soon we could be like this in front of everyone. I turn my head in Santana's direction and slowly move my eyes up and down her gorgeous body trying to not make obvious of what I am doing. She is wearing a different bathing suit then the one she wore to the beach. This one is army print green and the bottoms like mine having thick strip on the top but hers is pink.

Santana turns her head to look at me and I quickly but slowly move my eyes in front of me.

"Hey you wanna swim?"

"Sure"

She gets up and takes my hand in hers as she guides me to the pool she jumps in and I follow. We splash around and puck comes over to us.

"Hey lady's"

"Hey we answer at the same time

"Having a good time?"

"Yeah this is amazing thanks for inviting me" I say

"Well let me know if there is anything you need but feel free to help your self's"

With that he swam over to Lauren. We swam from the shallow end to the deep and got out. I though we are going to go lay down on the chairs again but I was wrong cause the next thing I know I am splashing back into the water and Santana is following. Really did she just push me in?

"That's it San! It's on" I scream

"Ouu scared"

I start a water fight sending waves of water in her direction when I noticed that it wasn't bothering her I slip under the water as she splashed a huge wave back at me. When the water calmed and I was not longer in view she started looking all around and moving in circles. I could see her from where I was under the water and began to swim towards her. She has no Idea where I am so when I emerge from under that water standing right in front of her face she lets out a gasp.

"Holy crap Britt you scared the crap outta me"

"That was the point" I said laughing

I noticed that her lip was starting to shiver so under the water I grabbed her wasit and pulled her closer

"You wanna get out?"

She looked at me with sweet eyes and motioned from me to follow her. On her heels we walked in the water towards the steps leading out of the pool. We walk over to our seats and pull the towels over our backs, I stand over a sitting Santana and rub my hand up and down her back trying to create warmth.

After we had been sitting there for a few minutes it quickly began to be warm again. The heat poured down on us and I remembered I still hand not but sun block on. I reach down and grab the lotion

"Hey can you help me?"

Looking in to mocha eyes I see a glisten and she shakes her head reaching out her hand to take the lotion. I turn around and prepare my body for the cold lotion to hit my shoulders. Even though I was excepting it, it still sends shivers down my spine. Soft hands pressed against my back begin to make circles and spread over my body. It felt so nice and I was grateful it didn't look to suspicious because friends put lotion on each other's backs all the time. After a few minutes the hands lift off my body and I feel a sense of loss. I turn and lower my body back on the recliner.

A couple hours later and we sit poolside feet in the hot tub

"If your mom keeps staring at me I'm gonna start thinking she wants to date me too"

"Not uh mom don't swing that way" Artie steps in

"Uh god… I am gonna go… call me later?"

I nod my head

"Talk later" Artie says in a girl voice

"Get a life ass eyes"

"God she just makes me feel all funny inside, you?"

"What is your problem?"

"I'm not the one with the problem"

I turn my head to the sound of my dad's voice

"Come on lets go"

"Coming"

"You know what Artie you are being a real ass"

"Maybe this is something we should talk to mom and dad about?"

"Yeah like your pill popping problem?"

"Hey I got it under control"

"Truths? Nothing about Santana and I for nothing about the pills"

"Fine"

We shake on it

This Monday is clubs day at school so during lunch Santana and I walked along the tables for the clubs looking at every one. Suddenly music started playing and our heads turn towards the sound. Quinn and Rachel were standing on top of the cheerleading table breaking it down to gain attention. I do have to admit I really miss dancing. After their routine was over we turned around I stopped Artie over at the Army table but didn't think much of it. We started walking around again andstopped for a minute at the LGTB table.

We were talking to the guy running the table he was telling us there mission was to bring gay and straight students together, to make them as one. All of a sudden I hear the sound of a guy's voice I turn my head around to see a tall buff blond guy

"What are you looking at?" he asked the guy running the table.

"Nothing" the guy replies

Really he was looking at me so I have no idea what this guy's problem is.

"Yo faggot quit looking at me" he continues

"Don't worry you're not my type"

The aggressive guy comes at him flipping the table into the air he pulls back his arm so that he can punch the guy making jokes and hits me with his elbow knocking me to the floor. The guy who hit me didn't even know he had as he continued to bet on the other guy. Before I knew what was happening I was being picked up by Santana and walked to the car.

At the hospital my mom looked me over, I had a black eye and my eye brown had been split open not that bad I didn't need stitches.

"Are you ok?" Santana asks

As she lights brushes my forehead

"Yeah I might have a concussion though… I can't believe this happened"

"Stupid guys and there stupid testosterone"

"It wasn't just some random guy fight… why are people so mean"

Artie all of a sudden spoke

"This is all your fault"

His eyes glaring at Santana

"Excuse me" She replies

She looks just as pissed as he is and I am just waiting for the Spanish to come crawling out

"If you weren't this way my sister wouldn't have gotten hurt"

He walks up to her. I know my brother would never hurt a girl but this is all moving to fast and with the way my head is feeling right now I really don't want to have to pull my girlfriend off my brother because I am pretty sure she could take him.

"You must me high"

"Someone has to man up around here and do something… Come one Britt I am taking you home"

He reaches out to grab my hand and pulls me towards him

"Stop Artie"

Mike and Santana step up and pull him off of me

"Hey settle down bro" Mike says

"You're just an idiot for being ok with this"

"She's our sister our acting like she is trying to hurt us"

What comes out of Arties mouth next is almost worse than what happened to me today!

"She's not our sister she's my sister"

Everything was silent Mike, Santana and I just stare at him. I couldn't believe those words just left his mouth. After Mike had fully processed what was just said he slammed both of his hand down hard into Arties chest knocking him up into the wall.

"Stop it" I scream

Artie backs off the wall slamming into Mike

"Stop" I scream again

Santana is holding me up I can't even process what is happening in front of me but I know that it's not good and it needs to stop now. All of a sudden security is pulling them off each other. Mom comes running in the hall.

Next thing I know is I am at home on the couch in between my brothers getting lectured.

"I know who's fault this all is" Arties speaks

"Ouch my head hurts can I have one of Arties pain pills" I shoot back

"I don't get it you guys never fight like this what is going on?" mom asks

We all fall silent none of us welling to give the other one up

"Oh code of silence huh" Dad chimes in "Now you start acting like brothers… fine go to your room… No TV, no cell phone or computers… I don't believe this"

I go to my room and just lay on my bed there really isn't much I can do. Laying there in bed I think about Santana and how worried she looked when we were at the hospital and my belly fills with butterfly's it feels so good to be looked after and it makes me feel like I may be falling in love more. Soon I drift off to sleep with thoughts of Santana

Standing in front of my locker the next day at school I am looking for my books for the next period class.

"Grr"

Santana holds up a stuffed teddy bear with a bandage on its head.

"I know its outrageously hallmark and sweet but still… Grr"

Oh my god she's too cute she just got me a bear, I just wanna hug her and kiss her all over and if we were at home that's what I would do.

I smile looking in to mocha eyes and a can't help but giggle

"I love it"

I take the teddy and give it a hug

"She's gonna have to wait in my locker during class though"

"She can wait for you"

I place the bear into the locker grabbing my books and with my other hand shut the locker. Santana grabs the book out of my hand and places it on the other side of her, reaching back down to my hand she intertwining her fingers with mine as we walk towards class.

On the way we run into the guy that was getting be on, on club day

"Brittany right?"

"Yeah"

"How you doing?"

"I'm ok thanks how are you?"

He is standing up against the rails to a class room and he has one arm bandaged and two crutches under his arms, a black eye that matches mine and a split lip so I really can imagine how he is but I thought it would be nice to ask anyway.

"I will heal… we have a strategy meeting on Friday will you come?"

"Oh I don't know"

"Strategy for what?" Santana joins in

"For moving forward this whole thing really got people's attention you gotta come your one of the victims"

"Are you kidding? My girlfriend has a concussion and now you want her to be your spokes model?"

"That's not what I meant"

"Look you stay away from her you're the one who got her hurt in the first place you and your little club"

"I'm sorry"

Santana walks towards me and pulls me way

"Why did you just do that? You sound just like Artie"

I grab my book leaving Santana alone to think about what she just did. I don't speak to her for the rest of the day I just can't deal with people who are so anti- freedom for lack of better words right now.

Later that night I am at Tina's art studio, she is painting and I am just getting this off my chest

"Don't get me wrong I like having you here but who are you hiding from?"

"Everybody just been a little overwhelmed lately"

"yuh ya think"

"I just don't get it I mean why are people so freaked out it's not like we are hurting anybody"

"It's just ignorance people are afraid of anything that is different"

"God people can be so awful"

"It's just fear you gotta live your life I mean don't worry about people calling you names"

"Like queer or dyke"

"Asian"

"Yeah"

The door knocks and my girlfriend walks in

"Hey Santana" Tina says

"How did you know I was here?"

"Mike"

"Ok I am going to go run and get a coffee"

Santana walks up to me as Tina is walking towards the door she puts her hand on Santana's shoulder

"Maybe I will walk"

We just stare at each other until Santana breaks the silence

"Ok you're upset and hurt and I am sorry I know you think I was wrong Britt and maybe I was but here's the thing"

She sits down next to me turning her head and looking in to my blue eyes

"I was protecting you and when it comes down to having the choice of being right and protecting you I will always be wrong because it's just who I am"

I stare right back into those mocha eyes I can't stand that I can't stay mad at her because who could be mad after that speech. I place my hand on her thigh shaking my head lovingly and slowly lean in for a kiss. We kiss for a long time, not rough kisses but sweet loving kisses we were interrupted when Tina came back but we didn't mind. We all hung out and for the rest of the night talking.