Ahh three review in an hour. THANK YOU GUYS!
Lolathe17th: You pretty much nailed it for the direction I'm going in and Thank you for the review. It will kind of explain itself as it goes so don't worry.
santanalover: Don't worry I'm not going to disappoint you as much as I do ship Brittana it has no objective here. It's only a little bit Brittana, and very much a Beth/Santana story.
Wednesday passed as Santana grabbed a few books out of her locker and went to find Beth. She found her walking down the hall toward class, the hood of her hoodie was up,
"hey" Santana greeted with a hug. Beth returned with wince. "What's wrong?" Santana asked,
"Nothing it doesn't matter" Beth's voice was thick and hoarse but equally cold as she began to walk away,
"Beth" Santana grabbed Beth's wrist but Beth was quicker. Beth twisted her wrist from Santana's grasp and pinned Santana against a locker. Santana's breath caught when she saw Beth's face. Her eye's were red and bloodshot, there was a cut the ran through her eyebrow that had stitches in it and she had a split lip. Her cheek was grazed. Beth's eye's were cold, colder than Santana had ever seen them. "What happened to you?" Santana asked she had saw Beth four day's ago,
"It doesn't matter" Beth's voice was cold and hard. Beth pushed off the locker and walked away from Santana leaving her scared for anyone who got in Beth's way. She immediately went to find Blaine.
Santana found him at his locker talking with Kurt,
"Blaine" Santana called as she approached him,
"hey Santana-" he stopped when he saw how scared she looked, "what's wrong Santana?" his voice hardened amazingly quickly,
"It's Beth" Santana told him of her injuries and temper,
"I'm gonna kill her" Blaine stressed as he paced, "I told her not to go" He was talking to himself, Santana knew, she shared a glance with Kurt,
"why she acting like this?" Kurt asked,
"Last night there was this group of, I don't even now how to describe them but they knew Beth somehow, they began talking about her mum I managed to get her away but she must have gone looking for them" Blaine muttered to her,
"It was today wasn't it?" Santana asked. She wasn't asking if they had done it today she was asking if Beth's mum had died today,
"six year's ago" Blaine told her.
Beth sat in the corner of the bleachers. She hadn't gone to practice, she hadn't gone home last night either. She sat with her arm perched on her bent knee.
"Your skipping practice? It must be bad" Beth turned to see Santana in front of her,
"Leave me alone San" Beth told her, laying her head on her elbow looking away from the Latina,
"No" Santana told her as she sat next to her,
"I mean it Santana" Beth's voice was harsh and cold, "go away" it was like a whip,
"No" Santana told her firmly. They sat in silence for a short while before Santana asked softly, "will you tell me about her?" Beth abruptly stood, at first Santana had pushed her to far,
"Not here"
Beth held out her hand, Santana took it and was led to Beth's car. Beth drove them to just out of Lima. She drove them up a dirt track and into a cemetery, Beth got out not waiting for Santana as she walked through the masses of gravestones. Beth walked up to a white grave stone put out just a little from other's a large tree positioned next to it.
"Tara Whitney Reese,
1968-2006
Tender mother, a faithful friend"
Beth sat at the tree base of the tree, Santana joined her,
"we had just moved from Seattle to here, she had been sick for weeks and we didn't know what of, at first they thought it was meningitis then it got worse, soon she was hospital bound, they started kemo and it seemed to work she got better we thought it was over. One day she was driving to pick me up from practice when she was hit by a drunk behind the wheel" Beth's tone got colder by the minute, "She had fought it only to be killed instantly by some idiot" Beth's face was streaked with tears,
"Beth-"
"Don't say your sorry" Beth snapped making Santana flinch, "Cause I've heard enough sorry's for a lifetime"
"I...I don't know what to say" Santana told her tears in her own eyes,
"You know she was the first one I told. I thought she was going to die so I thought what the hell right" Beth was talking about her coming out Santana could tell, "She was the only one to really accept what was going through my head. My Dad didn't have a clue, no one did"
"I never knew it would be this hard"
"Coming out?" Beth asked looking at her, Santana nodded and huddled closer to Beth the chill of the winter air catching Santana. Beth wrapped her arm's around Santana,
"Will you tell me how you did it?" Santana asked,
"I was sat in the hospital chair, my dad had gone to get coffee"
"I knew then she wasn't going to make it so I kinda just blurted out, "Mom I like girls" and she burst out laughing, I was petrified, when she stopped she smiled and held my hand, she told me she knew it didn't take much to work out, she said, "Considering when you see the big boobed nurse you aren't exactly tame with the oggling" and we laughed and joked about it" Beth looked at the ground refusing to let anymore tears fall.
"You were really close"
"Yeah she was my first true best friend" Beth told her. Santana shivered from the cold again. Beth shrugged off the leather jacker she was wearing and slid it on Santana's shoulders. Santana lay her head on Beth's shoulder. They sat like that until the sky became dark and Santana's shivering becoming evident. Beth drove her home,
"Stay with me tonight" Santana asked as she was sat outside her house,
"San I should go home"
"Please? I don't want you to be alone" Santana confessed. Beth smiled and nodded. Santana fell asleep cuddled into Beth.
Santana woke at 3am to find herself holding Beth. the baseballer had her arm wrapped securely round Santana's waist, her face huddled into Santana's stomach, Santana brushed the hair from Beth's face. Beth had a bruise of her cheek but the left of her face was absent of injuries. She lay back down and fell asleep. Santana rolled over, sleep still clinging to her, she wanted to cuddle into Beth. She was met with a sheet of paper. Santana sat up and read the sheet: You know nearly all my weakness's and so you own my heart, no matter what I say when I'm angry. Go back to sleep I'll see you at school. B x
Santana couldn't help the smile that spread across her face as she rolled over.
Santana was stood at her locker when arm's circled her waist. Santana leant back knowing from the scent that it was Beth. "You can't sneak out next time" Santana told her,
"And why's that?"
"Because I need to get my cuddle on before school"
"I suppose I better make it up to you" Beth whispered as her lips began to nibble Santana's pulse point.
"As much as I would normally not complain about this, we are in school" Beth whines and continues, her hands pulling Santana closer.
"Hey San" Santana ripped away from Beth at the sound of Brittany and she blushed violently,
"Hey Britt" Beth leant against the locker as she watched the two. Sure they had been best friends but the fact that Brittany had threatened her and was now BFF'S again with Santana only posed trouble. Beth slid an arm around Santana's waist showing Brittany that Santana was her's and Brittany didn't miss it she shot a glare at Beth before going back to talk about ducks to Santana who nodded idly pretending to know what Brittany was talking about. Santana's phone buzzed. She read the text quickly before looking up at Beth and smiling devilishly something Santana had never done before,
"Grace has asked me if I want to meet them at the mall on Saturday for some shopping"
Beth gave her a confused look, "and you need me because..."
"I need a carrier" Santana said as if it was obvious, "And I think Jen's going as well"
"probably dragged more like it" Beth muttered, "Fine I'll be your baggage carrier."
"why don't you tag along to Britt" Santana offered seeing the dancer look disappointed. Brittany looked up happily. Santana didn't miss feeling Beth stiffen.
"Course" She told Santana, "I have to go talk to Couch Sue" Brittany skipped down the corridor as soon as she was out of ear shot Santana turned to Beth. The baseballer's jaw was stiff as she watched Brittany walk away.
"Your jealous?" Santana asked as she watched Beth,
"What? No" Beth said quickly,
"You are" Santana teased,
"No I'm not, I just don't like the fact you are suddenly best friends again after what happened" Beth explained as she leant against Santana's locker,
"relax I've already told Brittany: back to when we were like ten. no touching." Santana joked. Beth didn't laugh she just frowned and walked away from the Latina. Santana rolled her eye's and let her walk away. Beth could probably turn any girl gay if she wanted and never pictured her as a jealous type so why was she jealous of Brittany? Santana shrugged it off and walked to class.
Santana sat in the food court they had been round almost half of the mall when Beth and Jen had started complaining that they were both starving. Grace finally caved to her girlfriends complaints and dragged her begrudgingly to the food court, Beth had only grinned at Santana who only laughed at the couple. Grace and Jen were anything but comfortable with who they were. Santana for some reason felt bad for Beth, she couldn't handle the looks that people would give them if Beth was to kiss her in public. An elderly woman had glared at Jen and Grace's joint hands earlier and Santana had changed and slid her hand through Beth's elbow instead. It had confused the baseballer at first but she quickly put it aside. But Santana felt bad for Beth, that she couldn't go out in public with Santana and openly make out with her in the park without Santana freaking out that they would be seen. Santana sat with Jen while Beth, Grace and Brittany got the food,
"Has Beth ever been jealous before?" Santana asked bringing up the topic that had been annoying her the most.
Jen laughed at Santana's question "you wouldn't expect it would you" She stated,
"Who was she with?"
"She and Grace were really close for a while, before Grace and me, they were out on a date when this guy started hitting on Grace, I mean not taking the hint at all, so Grace decided she would stand him up to make him fall kind of thing. Beth got so sick of it they never dated again" Jen explained,
"But now you two..."
"Beth and I are great friends. Do I still get this feeling that Grace regrets dating her? Sure. But what Beth feels for you is a hell of a lot deeper than you think. She calls you a challenge and she still hasn't won her prize yet" Jen glanced over at Brittany who was talking to Grace while they stood in the cue, "Your friend over there makes her feel more threatened than any guy did with Grace" Jen told her,
"why doesn't she just tell me?" Santana asked,
"She's Italian she's to proud to do anything" Santana gave Jen a look that told her it wasn't about pride,
"You've met her grandparents, her grandfather, where do you think she get's it from, her dad may not be a proud man but her mum was a very proud women she would stop people fighting in the streets because it was wrong"
Santana stared at Jen. "Did you date her?" Santana blurted. Jen through her head back and laughed harder than before,
"eh no I-" she said as she finally stopped, "I couldn't date" she looked at Beth, "Someone like me"
"alright stop trying to convert her into your footballing way's" Grace told Jen as she approached the table two trays stacked with food Brittany following with her own 'Subway'. Santana saw Beth talking to a blonde haired girl, who was clearly flirting with Beth however... Beth looked horrified at the girl. Beth eventually walked away from the girl looking terrified. Beth sat down and ran a hand through her hair,
"traumatised?" Grace asked,
"very" Beth mumbled,
"told you" the blonde told her.
"I'm confused why is she traumatised? and why am I missing out on the teasing?"
"Your missing out on the teasing because I told Beth that Angela, the girl she was talking to, -"
"Is a total psycho" Beth told them Santana couldn't hold back the laughter at the distressed look on Beth's face,
"So when's the next baseball game Beth?" Brittany asked changing subject completely, Beth looked at Santana then to Jen who looked perplexed by the dancer,
"Brittany the seasons finished we just train straight through now"
"straight through what?" Brittany asked,
"The year" Beth told her as if it was obvious, none of them had experienced Brittany properly. Grace looked humoured to continue a conversation with Brittany,
"Santana tells us you like cat's Brittany?" Grace asked,
"Yes Lord Tubbington" she turned to Santana, "He's been reading my diary again" she told her,
"what the-" Beth began and Santana kicked her, "ow" Beth stared at Santana as if she had lost it. Jen was having a laughing fit and Grace was trying not to smile.
"What's wrong Beth?" Brittany asked,
"Cramp" Beth said as she gritted her teeth.
"oh put some ice on it" she said. Brittany leant down to put her cup on on it,
"No" Beth said quickly, she knew it would make the bruise twice as bad as it was. Brittany sat back with a pout. They made idle conversation, before going to more shops. Beth and Jen carried all the bag's and began debating who was stronger. Brittany walked alongside Santana, Beth on her other side. Beth slid her hand into Santana's who held it loosely. Normal Santana thought to herself, It's normal. She walked a little closer to Beth who laced their fingers together. Santana didn't expect to have Brittany slid her arm through her elbow. She felt Beth's grip tighten ever so slightly on her hand. Jen and Grace looked at Brittany then immediately went to Beth. Jen noticed her friends back was stiff all her muscles tense she had to do something before Beth killed Brittany,
"Hey Reese the sports shop just here didn't you say you needed a new bat?" Jen asked desperately trying to get the three of them separated,
"It can wait" Beth told her easily,
"we're here no point waiting right?" Beth shrugged and nodded,
"Brittany and I can go to pet store I'm sure lord Tubbington needs a new collar or something" Grace said dragging Brittany in the opposite direction. Santana felt torn, did she go with Brittany and be a good friend or did she go with Beth, to show she had little to no feeling for Brittany which was a total lie,
"It's your choice San I won't hold you against it" Beth whispered in her ear, she released Santana's hand and walked with Jen toward the shop, she glanced at Brittany who was talking to Grace as they walked away Grace glanced back and nodded towards Beth. Santana ran after Beth and slid her hand into the taller girls, Beth turned and smiled at Santana,
"five minutes I promise, no torture" she told her. Santana had never heard two friends argue so much to the point where they almost hitting each other,
"give it up" Grace yelled at the two of them, Beth and Jen stood chest to chest with one another. Jen had gone bright red in the face as Beth had insulted the New York yankee's, repeatedly. "honestly you two are ridiculous when your not bestie's, your fighting and then you go back to normal. Your as bad as each other" Grace told Beth as she went to protest,
"Sorry babe" Jen apologised,
"you will be" Grace told her as she ripped the bags from Jen's hands and put them in the trunk of Beth's Cherokee Jeep.
Beth was halfway back to Lima when Santana lost it,
"I'm sorry I can't take it any more" She told her, Beth frowned,
"what's wrong?"
"I can't listen to this god awful music" Santana told her as she began to change the radio from the rock channel it was on,
"it's not awful, better than the crap you listen to" Beth told as she attempted to watch the channel change of the radio and the road at the same time. Seeing what was Santana was going to change to she jerked the car to the side then back. Santana screamed at plastered herself to the door, "Ma car my radio" Beth told her, Santana nodded and left the radio alone.
Beth walked Santana to her door,
"I'm glad you came into the store with us" Beth told her the key's in her hand suddenly becoming the main focus of her attention,
"I had an inkling to know what they looked like on the inside"
"and did they meet those expectations"
"Yes they were just as disgusting as I expected them to be" Santana told her as Beth slid her arms round Santana's waist as she laughed at the Latina. Santana's arms rested round her neck. Twisting Beth's hair between her fingers. Beth rested her forehead against Santana's,
"I'm sorry" Beth whispered,
"what for?"
"for being jealous" Beth eye's were closed, "I can't help it and I wish I could just shut it off"
Santana ran her hand down Beth's cheek her thumb running over the small scar at her eyebrow "I'm pretty sure I told you I loved you so..." Santana hated admitting it but it was true and it still tasted foreign to her,
Beth's eye's opened her deep blue eye's gazed back at Santana "So it gives me an exception to shout at Brittany next time she tells me to stay away from you" Beth didn't mean to tell Santana it just kind of slipped out.
"wait what?" Santana asked standing straight her hands gripped Beth's forearms,
"Brittany came into the locker room last week telling me to stay away from you and that I was bad for you"
"Brittany wouldn't do that" Santana told her,
"Believe what you want San but I'm not going to make something ridiculous up" Beth told her as she began to walk back to her car,
"Brittany isn't like that" Santana told Beth quietly,
"Maybe you haven't seen every side to her" Beth told her as she got in the car and drove away leaving Santana thinking about the two.
Please let me know what you think of Brittany's causing trouble because it's going to get worse. But alls well that ends well as they say so don't worry. R&R PLEASE :-)