10 Years Old
Brittany and her parents made their way over to the Lopez Cottage, it was now a tradition that whoever got there first had to make dinner. They knocked on the back door, and before long Eric Lopez called for them to come in. They said all their hello's as Brittany kept looking around.
"Where's Sofia?" Emily Pierce asked.
Eric turned around and handed Steve Pierce a beer, and a glass of wine to Emily. "At home, with Santana. She got the chicken pox, she's just getting over them, they should be up in no time at all."
"Is she okay?" Brittany asked a little worried about her friend. "She's not going to turn into a chicken is she?
Eric smiled. "She's fine, just itchy and she doesn't really want to come out of her room because of the little red bumps, you know how she is and no she's not going to turn into a chicken." Brittany nodded and let out a little laugh.
One week later
Brittany was sitting down on the dock staring out at the water wondering when she was going to see Santana. It had been a whole year since she had seen her and she felt like she was going to burst if she didn't see her friend soon.
"What are you looking at?"
Brittany smiled. "The water."
"Just the water, isn't that like totally boring?" Santana sat down next to Brittany.
Looking over at her friend she smiled. "Nope, it's calm."
"Miss me?"
"Yep." Brittany leaned over and wrapped her friend in a tight hug.
"Careful B or I'll pop." Her statement only caused the girl to squeeze her a little tighter.
The next day the girl's fathers took them out on the boat fishing. "Brittany can you please sit still. You're not going to catch anything if you take the line out of the water every ten seconds."
Brittany bounced her leg up and down. "Sorry dad it's just mad boring."
"Mad boring?" Santana raised an eyebrow at her.
"Heard it on MTV, what are you gonna do about it?"
"Push you in the water." The brunette threatened.
Brittany laughed and left her fishing rod in its stand on the edge of the boat and got up. She walked over to the edge of the boat and turned around to look at Santana, their fathers not any paying attention as they were busy enjoying their beers.
"Come on doo it, chicken head." Santana folded her arms in front of her chest. "Oh you're such a chicken, I should feed you to the evil rabbits."
Just as Santana was walking towards Brittany, Eric told her not to even think about it, and Brittany started laughing.
"Brittany I think you might have caught a fish you should check it." Her father told her as he seen her line start to move.
At that moment Santana's line started to move in it's place. "Daddy help I can't pull it." Santana was struggling to reel the fish in. Even though Brittany was having no problems and was proud of herself for finally catching a fish she dropped her line and ran over to help Santana. "What about yours?"
"It's okay we can share."
"Okay." With that said Brittany put her hands on top of Santana's and the two girls tugged the pole towards themselves
With one more tug the girls were able to pull it into the boat where it flip flopped around.
Santana screamed. "Eww, oh my gawdd somebody kill it, Brittany it's going to attack me." The two fathers, along with Alex laughed at the girl who was almost in tears who was using Brittany as a shield.
Brittany went to step on the fish before her father grabbed her and picked her up, throwing her over his shoulder and Eric took care of the flapping fish.
"What do you think you're doing?"
"Protecting scaredy cat over there." Santana shot her a devilish look.
Steve Pierce laughed. "Well that's nice you but you don't step on the fish okay?"
"Me and the fish are tight though, he's cool with it." Brittany said as her father began to put her down.
"Tight? No more MTV for you."
A half hour later the girls and their fathers docked the boat and were greeted by their mothers who were sitting on the lawn chairs relaxing, sipping wine and sharing gossip.
"Mommy me and Brittany caught a fish."
"A big fish." The two girls smiled as Brittany held up the fish, making sure to keep it away from Santana not wanting her to start scream again.
The mothers looked at each other. "Congrats girls, to celebrate how about we get this camp fire going and make some smores. But first why don't you two…" Before Sofia could finish the girls starting running towards the Lopez cottage. "...clean up."
Next Night
The phone rang at the Lopez cottage and Sofia was the closest to it. "Hello."
"Hi Sof, is Brittany over there by any chance?"
"I'm not sure, let me check." At that moment Santana walked into the kitchen. "San, is Brittany with you?" Santana shook her head, the last she heard Brittany had gone home to change. "No she's not here Em. Everything okay?"
"We got into an argument, Steve is out looking for her but I figured the first place she'd go would be to see Santana."
Sofia sighed. "I'll ask Santana, she's right here. San?"
"Mhmm." The girl took a bite out of the cookie she had just gotten out of the cupboard.
"Do you know where Brittany is?"
Santana shook her head. "Why?"
"She got into an argument with her parents, do you know where she could be then?"
She thought for a minute, going over all the places in her head that Brittany might go. "I think I know where she is."
"Em, she thinks she knows where she is." When Julie looked back at Satana she was on her way out the back door. "Wait where are you going?"
"Boat. That's probably where she is so just come down and check for us." With that said Santana headed down to the dock, as Sofia finished her conversation with Emily.
Dock
Santana was careful to watch where she was going as she walked down the steps of the hill on her way to the dock. Once she reached the boat she was sure to be quiet so that Brittany wouldn't realize she had been found. She wasn't on the back of the boat near the seats so Santana looked over the captains seat and found her laying on her back. Smiling she carefully made her way over the blonde girl.
"What are you looking at?"
Brittany wasn't startled at the voice, she knew that if anyone was to find her that it was going to be Santana. "The stars." Brittany moved over, allowing Santana to lay down next to her. "I can't really see them from L.A." Santana didn't say anything. "Aren't you going to ask if that's all I'm looking at?"
"Nope, I love looking up at the stars." The girls smiled at each other and went back to looking up at the clear sky.
Their mothers stood at the top of the hill. They had been keeping a close eye on Santana and when she didn't come off the boat they figured she had found Brittany.
"Should we just leave them?"
"Let Brittany cool down, they should be alright, not like anyone else is around."
An hour later the mothers came back to get the two girls to come in for the night. When they got to the boat they found their daughters fast asleep, huddled together. Smiling the women gently picked up their daughters and carried them to the tent they shared just outside the Pierce cottage.
Couple Weeks Later
Santana ran up the steps of the Pierce's deck and tapped lightly on the glass doors. "Hi, Santana, come on in, she's up stairs in her room, just follow the music." Steven Pierce told her.
When she finally got to Brittany's room she knocked on the door. No answer. She knocked again. Still no answer. She shook her head and rolled her eyes at the loud music coming from inside the room. Deciding to now care what Brittany was doing, she pushed the door open and tried her hardest not to laugh at she watched the other girl.
Brittany stood with a stuffed pig in her hand, eyeing the dolls on the other side of the room. She danced a little before stopping, lining up her shot and throwing the pig, she knocked down all the dolls. She did a happy dance, as the song changed to Shake ya tail feather. Santana couldn't take it anymore and busted out laughing causing Brittany to turn around.
"What you be laughing at?" Santana started to laugh even harder and was almost on the phone in tears, because she was laughing so hard. "I'm kidding, what's up? I thought you guys already left?"
The brunette tried to catch her breath but every time she looked at the blonde she started laughing again. Finally five minutes later she was able to speak.
"Were you having fun?" She snickered.
Brittany shot her a look. "I was actually. Now what's going on?"
"I wanted to give you this." Santana took the ring off her finger and handed it to Brittany.
Brittany looked at the ring in her hand. "You're mood ring, you love this thing though."
Santana shrugged. "It's just I don't get to see you all year so I want you to remember me somehow, you don't have to wear it if you don't want."
Walking over to the other side of the room Brittany picked up the pig she was using as a bowling ball. Looking at the pig then back at Santana she handed it to her.
"No I can't." Brittany went to take off the mood ring. "Okay fine, but are you sure. It's Mr. Oinky."
"I'm sure, he can protect you from all the crazy people you tell me about that live in Laguna, when I can't."
Santana hugged the stuffed pig before hugging Brittany. "I better get going before mom has a hissy fit."
"Okay dawg."
"What are you Randy Jackson." The two girls laughed before hugging again.
Santana headed for the door before turning around. "I'll see you next summer… Britt!" With that said she took off running back to her cottage.
"You're so going to get it the next time I see you." Brittany screamed after her down the hall. Walking back inside her room, she sat on her bed and played with the ring on her thumb, already waiting for next summer to start.
A/N: the scene where Brittany is bowling with the pig I got that from the Mary Kate and Ashley movie It Takes Two. Also thank you for the reviews I'm happy to know that some of you are enjoying this, it's fun to write.