Thank you so much guys to everyone who has followed and favourite the story! You all give me motivation to keep going and to keep writing. Even though I love writing I'm going to try and put in more time to write but forgive me if there isn't updates weekly like some people do. I'll do my best as I really enjoy writing this story! Also thank you to all the people who review. It means a lot that you have told me what you think of it. I am hopefully getting better and I am making the chapters longer. Anyway enough of me. Here's the reply to the reviews then on with the chapter :)

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Chapter Eleven

After Brittany had spent time with him and his friends they decided on going back to school. She wanted to invite Santana and Rachel to the bonfire that was happening tonight. She was glad that she had gone with Sam because, for the first time, no one questioned her about why she didn't talk. Whenever people found out that she didn't talk the first question that was asked was 'why?'. It was none of their business but they just enjoyed being nosy. But the fact that Sam's friends just accepted it was something new, and she loved it. She really wanted to go to the bonfire tonight because it meant she could meet new people. She knew that it wasn't exactly normal not to talk or not to want to be touched, but she couldn't just change. She wished it was that easy but it wasn't. Brittany was looking in the mirror at herself in the locker room. They were about to have gym and she was part through getting changed. She had her top off and was stood in her gym shorts and her bra. She knew she looked hot but she just needed to take that confidence and self esteem and put it into wanting to talk and wanting to be able to hug and hold people. She was so caught up she didn't hear Santana walk in.

"Britt, coach is wondering where...oh my god you're topless." Santana says shocked turning around. "I'm so sorry."

Brittany laughed. She put her gym top on and started doing her laces up on her shoes. She looked at Santana since she had her back to her. She couldn't help but move her eyes down to her ass noticing how firm it looked. She wondered how it would feel in her hands, but she took that idea out of her head when she notice her turning around. She looked up at her and smiled whilst she did her laces then stood up looking at her.

"Santana it's fine. Seriously." Brittany assured her smiling. "I know I'm hot and just so you know...I was wearing a bra."

Santana nodded looking up at her smiling. Brittany was right. She did look hot. She had always wondered what the blonde looked like under the clothes she wore and now she knew. It wasn't the ideal situation but it happened now so she can't change it. Now that she would anyway as now she didn't have to imagine. It was great.

"I didn't mean to walk in on you but Coach Beiste was wondering where you got to. I volunteered to come get you as I knew you'd be more comfortable with me than with anyone else."

Brittany smiled. Santana was so sweet sometimes.

"Thank you for coming to get me." Brittany appreciated standing up straight. "Come on lets go."

If there was one subject that Brittany would drop it would be gym. It was the lesson that was the perfect opportunity for the popular kids in the school to bully the less popular ones. Especially when it came to dodge ball. That should be a sport that gets band, but it wouldn't happen as it is a popular sport to play in gym. At her last school she was one of the people that went home with bruises on her body due to people hitting her on purpose and throwing the balls at her hard. The teacher just left them to it as she had a crap teacher. Brittany didn't think she even knew what she was doing. She couldn't control the kids so she gave up and let everyone to it. She hated it. Brittany was so busy thinking what happened at her old school she didn't hear Santana calling her name.

"Brittany!" Santana shouted looking at her.

Brittany heard Santana's voice and turned her head. When did she start talking exactly?

"Sorry I was thinking to myself," Brittany blushed apologizing looking down. "What were you saying?"

Santana smiled. "I was just asking if you were okay. You looked deep in thought and I was right."

Brittany smiled and looked up. She looked at everyone in the gym running around. She sighed and walked inside with Santana. She heard the teacher tell them to join everyone in running around the gym so she did. They both began running joining everyone else. Since Brittany did running and dancing to keep fit, she was one of the people who didn't get tired so this was nothing for her. She saw other people who she passed struggling to keep up. Seriously some people should just work out more.

"Right girls come together once you've ran the perimeter of the hall." Coach Beiste announces watching us all run. Seriously she should get down and start running herself. She wasn't exactly skinny.

Brittany and Santana ran what they needed to and stood in the middle of the hall with everyone waiting for the slow ones who obviously needed to get into shape. She watched everyone come together then looked towards Coach Beiste. She really hoped dodge ball wasn't the sport they were doing. She would seriously find a way of getting out.

"Okay so now you are all here we can start." Beiste began looking at the class. "We are going to be doing gymnastics. Now get into pairs and get to stretching."

Santana smiled and stood beside Brittany. She looked up at her. "Will you be my partner?"

Brittany beamed and smiled nodding. Everything was fine until one of the Cheerios walked up to Santana. Brittany knew instantly that it couldn't be good. She saw the smirk on her lips. Her name was Simone or something, and since she was one of the Cheerios it meant she was manipulative who was used to get her own way. One of the reasons Brittany hated them so much.

"San why are you working with that loser?" Simone asked moving closer to Santana putting a hand on her chest. "How about you work with me? I'm much sexier and I actually talk."

Brittany saw Rachel about to swing for her but she gave Rachel a look to get her to stand down so she did. She trusted Santana which meant that hopefully she would defend her and tell her to get lost. Well here's hoping.

"Okay there are two things in that sentence that are wrong." Santana snapped looking at the cheerio glaring at her pushing her away. "One. Brittany is not a loser. She is the coolest person I know which makes you the loser. Two. If you have a problem with Brittany not talking, then take that up with me! Frankly, not talking can say a lot more than words can at times. So you can just piss off and leave us alone, as I am Brittany's partner."

She saw everyone looking at Santana, shocked. No one expected it and she didn't either. Santana always seemed so calm and collected but now she saw this side of her, it was shocking. But it was so hot and she couldn't help but feel special knowing Santana had done that for her. Santana would rather work with her than a hot cheerleader. Okay, it made Brittany feel amazing and the butterflies in her stomach that were usually there when Santana was around got worse. She felt like more butterflies had just got added to her stomach but she couldn't help but grin at Santana. She looked back smiling. How was this girl so amazing? The both of them walked with Quinn and Rachel to the edge of the gym and stretched. Brittany couldn't stop herself from smiling.

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The next day, Brittany saw couples everywhere so she knew it was Valentine's Day. To her, Valentine's Day was just another day so she never celebrated it since she never had anyone to share it with. Last year, Rachel and Quinn spent it together but she spent it alone since she didn't fancy being a third wheel. Rachel ended up feeling bad and coming over after the date to spend time with her. She didn't mind her spending time with the one she loves because it was important to her with it being her first Valentine's Day with Quinn. Usually they spent it together and watched romantic films, but she knew it was important to Rachel to impress Quinn. It's not like she minded but Rachel was stubborn. This year though she has Santana. Well not has exactly, but she definitely enjoyed having someone to crush on. She realized how bad she had been. She had ended up stalking Santana's Facebook at night which consisted of looking through her friends to see if she was friends with any of her ex's and looking through her pictures. Not too bad, right? She was sat with Santana, Quinn and Rachel at the lunch table currently. She was with Santana mainly since Rachel and Quinn were in their own little world. Figures. She turned to Santana.

"San? Can I ask you something?" Brittany asked shyly.

Santana turned to face her. "Course. What's up?"

"Well Mercedes invited me to a bonfire tonight," Brittany began looking at Santana to make sure she wasn't going to freak out. Once she knew she wasn't going to she continued, "and I was wondering if you wanted to join me."

Santana looked at her friend and thought about it. She did want to spend time with Brittany and she knew she had been wanting to make new friends so what better way to spend time with her and look after her all in one? She could also make sure no one touches her. She didn't know why she was so protective but she liked the blonde. She was different to everyone else and she loved that since she wasn't a bitch like most girls around the town. She could even admit that she was a bitch at times but just by looking at Brittany, she could tell that she wasn't like that. She smiled at the blonde and nodded.

"I would love to," Santana replied looking into her eyes. Damn, her eyes were beautiful. They were definitely going to be her weakness just like they had be lately. "What time is the bonfire?"

"I'm not actually sure yet. Mercedes said she would text me and-" Brittany began then heard her phone. She opened her bag looking for her phone which she heard ringing at the bottom of her bag. She emptied it finally finding it and looked at the message.

From Mercedes: Hey girl. Sorry about rearranging. My Uncle's idea. Come to the beach tonight at 9 :)

She showed the message to Santana who read it. Now all they had to do is figure out how they would get there. Well they could take Santana's car since she couldn't drive but that was if she would be okay with that. She didn't want to ask though because she always thought that was rude, but they did need a way of getting there.

"Okay how about I pick you up tonight at 8 tonight?" Santana suggested looking at Brittany who smiled and nodded.

"Wait," Rachel interrupted finally pulling herself away from Quinn looking at the other two girls. "Where are you going tonight?"

"Bonfire."

"Bonfire? No one told me about that." Rachel says looking at them. "Where is it?

"The beach about an hour away." Brittany states then plays with her food. She had to admit she was going to ask Rachel and Quinn too so they can all be together, but she had been focusing on talking to Santana. Hopefully that didn't sound too bad. But it wasn't like she didn't care about the other two, she just cared about Santana more. "Mercedes invited me."

"Mercedes?" Quinn asked looking at her to confirm what she said. "As in the diva? Friend of Sam?"

Brittany nods. "I met her when Sam took me to get some lunch yesterday."

Rachel smiled at her friend. She was glad she was finally getting some friends because she had never been that good at forming relationships with people due to her not being able to talk or be able to be touched by anyone. The thing was that she was surprised that she had formed a close relationship with Santana. The blonde had only ever wanted to form a relationship with certain people even though she knew she never judged people, which was odd with how other people judged her. It really annoyed her the way people looked at her as all she wanted to do was do something to make them stop staring at her, but Brittany was against violence so she wouldn't do anything, but only for Brittany.

"I'm glad you met some new people Britt." Rachel says eating her food. "You've grown confidence since you came here. I'm proud of you." She added smiling at her.

Brittany smiles. "Thanks Rach."

Santana stood up and stretched. Brittany watched as her top rode up so her stomach was revealed. She couldn't help but see how toned her stomach was. Well Santana had seen her stood in the locker room standing in her gym shorts and bra. So it wasn't like she wasn't doing anything bad...right? She was staring at the brunette when she jumped hearing Sam's voice in her ear.

"Don't make it too obvious Britt. She'll notice." Sam smirked from behind her.

Brittany jumped in surprised looking at him. She glared as he sat down beside her. She was not happy he had just done that. He was the reason she had to look away from Santana's hotness and now there was a chance they could have noticed her staring. She turned to Sam as he sat down beside her. She felt eyes on her from everyone on the table but she ignored them. She got her phone and typed out a message showing it to Sam.

You better not tell anyone about my crush on Santana!

Sam laughed and nodded. "Don't worry I won't say a word."

She nodded and turned round to face everyone. She looked at Santana who was smirking at her. Damn. She noticed her staring. She could easily go find a hole and bury herself into it. She had to be careful with her leering but seriously, she couldn't stop thinking about how sexy the Latina was. Not her fault in her opinion as she was in the way of where she was looking. If she didn't want her looking, she should have been stood somewhere else. Okay that was a terrible excuse. She'll probably know soon that she likes her if she isn't careful.

Santana was staring at Brittany since she was deep in thought. She had noticed the blonde checking her out as her top had ridden up her stomach slightly. It definitely made her feel good that she had been staring at her stomach. She did work out frequently such as going for a run every day along with other sports during the week such as kick boxing and swimming which she usually did on Saturdays. It relaxed her after the week she had at school. She always noticed how beautiful the blonde was, but did that means she had a crush on her? Probably. But she was not ready to admit that to her right now. It was too early with only knowing her for a few weeks and even though she had often had sex way before a few weeks with girls before, Brittany was not like any other girl. She was special. Unique. She could literally imagine spending more time with her than just the usual ten minutes she did with other girls. Quinn, Rachel and Sam always said how unhealthy it was but she didn't care. It was her life and she wanted to live it the way she wanted. Plus, with her parents out all the time, she could have as many girls as she wanted in the house without them knowing. She never got to know the girl's name and usually forgot it by morning. She hated the reputation she had, but it was all on her. She didn't want to add Brittany to that. She wanted to make her feel special and like a princess just like she deserves. Not just have sex and never see each other again. Plus it was kind of hard with the no touching, so it wasn't like she could do that anyway even if she tried. Not that she would! But...you know...just saying. She was going to go and work out but the blonde stopped her. She loved the attention she got from her. She felt like they were the only two people in the room when she looked at her. She wished they were if she was being honest.

"Okay so to stop the staring competition between you and Britt, how about we all get to class?" Sam asked standing up. Santana snapped out of it and looked at him nodding.

"Alright but just so you know, you are so on my list Evans!" Santana glared and walked out of the cafeteria hearing Sam laughing behind her. She was definitely not happy about that. She would get him for that for interrupting the eye contact she was having with Brittany. Damn him and his big mouth which was actually true. He did have a big mouth. Santana stormed off towards lesson having images of the blonde going through her head.

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Santana walked into her house closing the door. As per usual, no one was in. Well that wasn't surprising since her parents always worked and they didn't ever seem to care about what she was doing. She swears they know about how much she sleeps around, but they never say anything. The both of them were accepting of the fact that she was a lesbian which was great. She had dreaded the day she had told them about it as she was so nervous. She remembers it as though it was only yesterday. She had been 14 years old and even though that was quite young to know who you was going to love for the rest of your life, she knew. She had never been interested in boys in school and always looked at girls. She even knew she was into blondes because she remembers having a teacher called Holly Holliday as her substitute in History. She remembers how she always used to stare at her ass when she walked down between the desks and when she turned around to write on the board. Don't judge. She was smoking hot. So when she knew she couldn't hide it any longer she went home to her parents to tell them how she felt and they had totally understood and told her how proud they were for telling them. Since then, they had always teased her about any girl that came into the house. And she means every girl. Once her mum teased her when she brought Rachel home for a sleep over. She still had Rachel laughing about it.

She walked upstairs throwing her bag down on the floor. Santana's room was a mess but if it was already messy, what would her bag do to the mess really? She knew she had to tidy it sooner or later but as per usual, she chose later. She stripped off the clothes she had on at school going to the closet picking out her running clothes and trainers. Without fail, she always went for a run after school and on weekends. She had to make people want her, and in Santana's opinion, being chubby wouldn't do that for her. She could totally fall for someone who was, but she couldn't be chubby herself. Self esteem issue. Plus whilst she grew up, her dad had always said that you had to look fit and healthy for people to like you. She found out in school that it wasn't exactly true. But she knew, for her, she had to be fit and healthy. So this is why she went for a run every day. She needed to. She grabbed her headphone and iPod putting the earphones in her ear. She walked downstairs having a drink of water then stretched. She was not going to have sore legs and muscles by not stretching. It had happened before and she hated it. He always made sure to stretch after that. Once she was all stretched and hydrated she went out locking the door then switched her music on starting to run down the street. She loved the feeling of the wind in her hair whilst she ran and the ground beneath her feet. She just loved feeling her muscles at work and how what she had been eating was getting burnt off. It wasn't like she was anorexic or anything like that but she did like her figure. She was very strict on her diet. She doesn't eat junk food which meant no crisps, no chocolate and no take away's. Actually, she had never even had a take away before since her family was just as strict as she grew up. She enjoyed it though because they always worked out together as a family, but that stopped once they got more into their work. So now, she just did this herself.

Santana ran around the corner into the park when she bumped into someone. She ended up falling on her arm which hurt like hell. Whoever had done that would seriously be on her list! She stood up and turned to see the person she had bumped into, or in her opinion, bumped into her. But that all changed when she saw sparking blue eyes looking at her. She looked down her body seeing Brittany in a crop top and shorts. Fuck, she was gorgeous. She looked at Brittany who was smirking at her. She shook her head smiling

"Sorry Britt. My fault completely." Santana apologized dusting herself off. "I didn't know you ran."

"I didn't know you did either." Brittany stated smiling. "And it was my fault San, don't worry. I don't look where I'm going usually. It's not the first time its happened."

The Latina nodded smiling. She knew it was her fault but she didn't want to blame her for it. She was too innocent and she liked that about her. Innocent and beautiful, but she knew that if she got to know her more, she would be far than innocent. It made her curious and excited at the same time and want to know her more. She knew they were getting close and she also had a feeling that Brittany had a crush on her too but she wasn't going to act on it as she knew it was too early for that. She wanted to be positive about it before she acted upon it.

"I'm still sorry Britt. But how about we run together?" Santana suggested taking her earphones out. "I'd love to see if Miss Brittany Pierce can keep up with me."

Brittany smirked stepping forward standing close to her signing to her friend. "I think the question is if you can keep up with me." Brittany then ran ahead leaving a shocked Santana behind. She knew she had shocked the Latina just then as she ran but before she knew it, Santana had caught up with her. Wow. She definitely had competition now.

"Nice move Pierce. But let's see how fast you can run. Race you to the other end of the park. Ready?"

Brittany nodded. She got ready then ran as Santana said three. She had always loved running because it was soothing since it allowed her to clear her head about everything when Motocross couldn't. She hadn't raced in a while, but she seemed to be doing pretty well right now. Santana was slightly behind her so she picked up the pace running through the park jumping over the bench running through the playground dodging everyone. She saw Santana going around smirking at her. This was actually pretty fun running with her. Brittany finally got out the park jumping over the bushes in the way. She was pretty good at that in school but she didn't want to brag. High jump was one of the things she was actually good at. Brittany was now back on the path running to the finish line. She felt Santana behind her and she was not a person to lose so she sped up and made it to the other end of the park with the Latina just behind her. She was panting so she grabbed her bottle of water having some then handing it to Santana who was panting just as much.

Santana took the bottle having a drink. She had actually gotten beaten by her. She was impressed. "Woah, I didn't know you could run like that!"

Brittany smiled. "Thanks. You are pretty fast yourself."

Santana laughed. "Thanks. You run often?"

Brittany sat on the bench with Santana following her. "I do. I run every morning usually but I forgot this morning, so I just decided to now. I didn't know you did though."

"My family are pretty big on fitness, so I do every day." Santana admitted taking another sip of the water before handing it back to Brittany. "We're pretty healthy."

"That's really cool. You exercise a lot then?" Brittany asked taking a sip of water too before putting it on the side looking at Santana leaning her head on her fist. She saw her nod.

"I do. We don't have any junk food and it's all about keeping healthy. I agree though because I don't eat junk food either." Santana admits looking at the blonde. She looked shocked.

"Wait, so you never have pizza? Or just decided to go to McDonalds?" Brittany asked surprised. How can she never have junk food?! Being healthy is important but eating junk food is important too. Such as eating ice cream when you're upset. Seriously, ice cream is her savor sometimes.

"No. Never."

Brittany stood up. She shook her head. This was definitely not acceptable. She had to introduce this woman to junk food so she did let her constant diet go occasionally. She knew it would be stressful being healthy all the time. You had to be careful about what you ate constantly and that was no fun at all. Santana looked at her questioningly.

"Get up. We're going to McDonalds."

Santana stood up and shook her head. "Brittany do you know how many calories are in a McDonalds? No I can't."

"You can and you will. Live a little. There is more to life than dieting and exercising."

Santana looked at her. She did have a point. It was tiring dieting all the time, but she knew she would feel awful if she did this. But then again, it was for Brittany. That was her excuse. She decided that if she was going to have to eat junk food then she would be doing something for her.

"Alright I will eat junk food, but on one condition." Santana concluded looking at her friend.

"Okay that's fair." Brittany replied nodding picking her water up again drinking some. "What is it?"

Santana stepped up to her and smirked. "You have to admit you have a crush on me."

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