A/N - Hey guys and gals, didn't really give any kind of intro to the first chapter so i thought I should. I have been reading Brittana fanfiction for quite sometime, and thought I'd give it a go myself! This is basically gonna be a multi chapter story that kind of documents Santana and Brittany's relationship, and also their friendship with the other characters. It's basically a story of growing up, with all the bad times and the good.
This chapter is kind of a filler, just to thicken the plot, I promise there will be a lot more Brittana interaction in the next few chapters. Thanks for reading you guys. Would appreciate feedback, ideas, all that jazz. Take it easy!
Chapter 2- I Only Get Up For You
At some point in our lives, we all take a step back. We view what's happening with us, and the choices we're making, as though we are a person on the outside looking in. We know exactly what we should do. We see clearly the mistakes we are making. And yet, the minute we step back in to our lives, our thoughts, we make the same mistakes. Over and over again.
Santana Lopez was walking down the corridor of McKinley High. Senior year timetable in hand, and a fake, authoritative smirk plastered on her face.
When she reached her locker, she turned away from the over animated student body, and let the smirk slide from her face. She felt warm hands wrap around her waist, and she spun around quickly to meet the gaze of the only person who could ever put a genuine smile on her face. It had been three months. Three blissful months of just the sun, love, and Brittany. Three months of not worrying about who she was, and what other people thought. Three months since she had fallen in love with the tiny freckles on Brittany's shoulders, or the smell of sun tan lotion on her girlfriends arms, or the way her nose would go the cutest shade of red when they spent too many hours lounging around at the park.
"Hi" Brittany breathed, a breathtaking smile on her face. "Hello to you too" Santana smirked, forgetting the fact that Brittany's hands still rested on her waist in a corridor bustling with the smelly students of McKinley. She chuckled lightly at their behaviour. It was as though they hadn't seen each other for weeks, when in reality, Santana had only left Brittany at the principal's office moments ago.
Santana scanned her girlfriends face. She was still wearing that toothy grin, and her eyes sparkled with excitement. Her hair was tied back in her usual Cheerio's ponytail, which only gave Santana a better view of her stunning face. She found it extremely difficult not to lean in and kiss the never ending milky skin on her girlfriend's neck. As per usual, Brittany took her breath away.
"What's your timetable like?" Brittany asked, as her and Santana began to walk down the corridor together. Brittany's hand lightly brushed the back of Santana's. Santana looked down guiltily, knowing exactly what her girlfriend wanted. So much of her wanted to give it to her. So much. But not quite enough. She moved her hand up to fix the strap on her school bag. I hate myself, she thought.
"It's a piece of shit. But I knew it would be, so I had mentally prepared myself for opening it" She said casually. She didn't notice the brief flicker of disappointment on Brittany's face.
"Well lucky for you, cause I got a piece of shit that I hadn't mentally prepared for" Brittany joked. Santana laughed and nudged her girlfriend lightly with her shoulder. Brittany looked at her, as though she desperately wanted to say something but was torn. Santana's smile faded, and she looked at her girlfriend questioningly.
"San, I-" Brittany was interrupted by a cold, sneering voice.
"Welcome back ladies" Sue Sylvester taunted, nothing welcoming about her tone. "Lopez, can I see you in my office?" she said raising her eyebrows. Santana turned to frown at Brittany. "Now" Sue said, a little sharper. Santana gave Brittany an apologetic look, and in an act of bravery, picked up her hand and gently kissed it. Santana followed Sue towards a place she had grown to both fear and intensely hate, her office.
"Take a seat Sandbags" Sue said, taking a seat herself whilst indicating the other seat in front of her desk. Santana sat without a word. She was more worried about the look she had seen in Brittany's eye right before the coach had interrupted them, than by what she was about to hear. It was probably just something to do with the Cheerio's anyway.
"Senior year Lopez. That's a big deal. Soon you and the rest of your little friends will be leaving this school, and possibly Ohio", She eyed Santana knowingly, "forever".
Santana continued to look away from her, waiting for her to get to the point. Sue sensed this and sighed. "I want you and Brittany to quit Glee" She said.
Santana's head snapped up. "What!" She shouted. This was starting to get ridiculous. "Look, coach, I thought that I made myself clear in the past. Britts and I put glee before Cheerio's. You think you can make us quit Glee? Tell us we're off the squad? You're wrong. We'll quit your stupid little cheer squad" Santana said triumphantly, crossing her arms and sitting back in her chair. She knew that Sue needed them to have any chance of winning anything.
Sue leaned across the desk and looked at Santana for what seemed like forever. "I. Know." She stated slowly, emphasizing each syllable. Santana's stomach plummeted. She knew instantly that Sue wasn't talking about the Glee Club, or the Cheerio's. She knew what? She couldn't. She couldn't know anything. Santana's lip trembled. "I, don't know what you're talking about" Santana stuttered. She could feel her heart pounding against her rib cage. And that feeling. That overwhelming feeling of dread, that something bad was going to happen.
Sue grimaced. Truth is, Sue didn't want to have to do this. But if Lopez was going to stand in her way, she would tear her down as cruelly as she liked.
"How would you feel, Santana" She started tenderly, looking concerned, "if your dear friend Brittany, were to get slushied every day?" She asked. Santana shook her head fiercely, and felt angry tears of denial stinging her eyes. Her whole world was plummeting.
"How would you feel if she got labelled a dyke? If those mean bullies on the football team tried to force her to play on their team again?"
Santana felt bile rise in her throat, and once again shook her head fiercely. "I would never, ever let that happen" She tried to sound strong and intimidating, but her voice came out as a mere broken whisper. Images of Brittany being shoved against lockers flooded her mind. Images of a sad Brittany, a broken Brittany. Subconsciously, she stood up quickly, knocking the chair to the floor.
Sue smirked. She knew, she knew she had found Lopez' weak spot. She had broken her. Santana's fierce expression quickly turned to one of pain. Her face crumpled and traitor tears rolled down her cheeks. She looked her coach in the eye.
"Please. Don't. I'll do anything for her. Anything" She begged. Sue's smirk grew wider. "All you and your little girlfriend have to do, is quit the Glee Club. Then, as long as you can control yourselves in the changing rooms and showers, your little secret is safe with me" Sue sat back in her chair, satisfied.
Santana was torn. She loved Glee, and she knew that trying to convince Brittany to quit would be one of the hardest things she could possibly do. She knew it may even put a huge strain on their already risky relationship. But then the image of a crying Brittany, soaked by a slushy, and completely miserable, entered her head once again.
She nodded mutely before leaving the office.