AN- Okay I'm going away for a few days and I couldn't leave without giving you this ;)
(And because I don't know when I'll update next...but shhh)
I would say it's a filler. But like It's not really. (I hope that made sense)
eeep and thanks to Rosetoast, RabbitSniper, Freddrick Lou-Zar, Guest (who is not Ivy), Ardwen and mushaboom21 for reviewing and just being so nice to me in general.
Guest (aka Ivy haha) - I know! I totally just think 'Heather' when writing for Britt
R41N-bow- I know you weren't being mean :) and I honestly forget you guys aren't me...and have no idea whats coming muhahaha. Oh believe me I can't wait for the lady loving part. But that's not for a while...maybe :P and aww a kitten! (I'm normal too)
Disclaimer-I keep telling you I don't own Glee. All mistakes are mine.
M- for ass kicking, language and lady loving in later chapters.
"Us. US?" Sue shrieked into my ear. Okay seriously this bitch is going to make me deaf. "You're bringing it back with you"
"Her. I'm bringing her back with me." I said as calmly as I could, literally biting my tongue to stop me from screaming at her. I couldn't care less if Brittany was an experiment…I wasn't going to let anyone call her an it. Speaking of Britt… I look and see that she was still asleep on my shoulder, her light breath tickling the right side of my neck. If it was anyone else I think I would have pushed them off by now. I gently shrugged her off to sit her down on the bottom step of the cold metal staircase. While I paced the room waiting for a reply.
"Listen Jugs, the experiments aren't capable of emotions." I can hear Sue let out an angry sigh "You can't just keep one as a pet" Sarcasm biting through each word.
At that comment I very nearly bit through my tongue. She's lying. Turning my whole body to look at the sleeping form of my new friend It seems strange that it's only been a few hours and if you consider the fucked up circumstances that we met, that I'd consider her a friend. I suppose fighting bad guys together will do that to you. Her head's limp against the wall, yet her body has maintained a seating position. I smile at how strange it looks and watch as the few blonde strands that have fallen over her face swing forwards each time she exhales.
"Sue" I bit back acidly, Calm down or you'll never get us out of here I take a deep breath and look up towards the roof "It really isn't up for a debate" The line went completely silent on the other end after that. Great she's hung up and left me here. Tapping the device in my ear to try and get a response.
"What the hell are you doing! Are you trying to break my equipment" Oops that tap might have been a little hard. But good to know she's still there.
"Sorry" I mumbled sheepishly "You wanted proof and I'll bring her to you. Just, help us get out of here…Please" I had actually shocked myself with my complete submissiveness in this conversation You even said please but the truth was I was getting quite worried about Brittany. I know how exhausting it is the first few times you use your powers, but I don't think I've ever seen anyone down for this long. But then again how many ice elementals have I seen before…
"Okay" Sue replied, she also seemed shocked by my sudden kindness. I should start saying please more often if it gets me what I want. Oh who am I trying to kid. I'm a Lopez, I always get what I want. "You better get up to that damn roof as quick as possible, because if you aren't there when that chopper comes I'm leaving you to live in this wasteland with the rest of these misfits" Well she got over that quickly. Before I heard the familiar crackle of her disconnecting from the conversation before silence fell again. Wait silence. Where did all the sirens go? Now does that mean people are going to start coming back in or do they think we've already escaped…or maybe it's because there's no fire anymore. I wonder how that frozen guy's doing, cause that's going to be a bitch to get out of. Sighing I made my way over to Brittany, sitting down carefully on the step beside her. I leant my body backward to view above winding frame of the staircase. It shouldn't take too long to climb. Well that depends if Britt's going to wake up or not My eyes focusing onto the distant roof, where in the dim light I could make out a small maintenance hatch that would lead outside. Better try and wake her up. Shuffling closer to Brittany, I felt awful that I was going to disturb her especially after all the trauma of the day. But there was no way I'd be able to carry her up all of these steps without either doing myself an injury, dropping her or giving up completely.
"Britt" I whispered, shaking her shoulder as gently but as firmly as I could. "C'mon wake up" I got nothing in response but a small mumble of incoherent words. As she stirred slightly, only for her to curl up away from me and push closer to the wall. Did I forget to mention how damn cute she was. "Britt" I hissed a little louder "We really have to get going" continuing my attempts to shake her awake. I watched as this time her eyes fluttered open before closing again. "I swear I'll leave you here Miss Pierce" This time when her eyes gradually opened, they didn't close again. She moved slowly away from the wall, her body lethargic after being woken up. I watched as she stretched her arms above her head, her right hand still encased in ice, twisting and turning her back to try to loosen her muscles after her power nap.
"Whass goin' on" I heard her ask, blinking her blue eyes towards me. Her voice still heavy with sleep. Lowering her arms from above her, using her non-iced hand to rub the sleep from her eyes. Then looking around the unfamiliar room and back to me. "You remembered my name"
"Erm..yeah" I was really confused by this comment, I'm not that forgetful "Brittany S. Pierce…right?"
"Yeah, the 'S' stands for Susan" she grinned at that, I nearly blurted out that it could stand for 'sexy' but that would be awkward and weird. Not to mention cheesy. then she started to frown "Wait I don't know your full name" she said quietly, beginning to pout. Oh god don't pout. I'll give you anything, a hug, a puppy, my life savings…just please don't look upset.
"Well" I said standing up and stretching myself. "I'm Santana Lopez" I said giving my most dazzling smile "and we are getting out of here. Our chopper awaits." Offering my hand towards her to help her up. She took it and I gradually eased her off the step. Reluctantly letting go when she got to her feet, after she shook me off when I tried to support her. She's still a little shaky on her feet. I debated on trying to convince her to let me help, but she seemed pretty determined to do this on her own. I gestured my arms up towards the stairs and let her walk up them ahead of me, watching as she kept to the side using the arm rail to help take each step. I trudged along behind, knowing that at least if she fell I could at least try and catch her.
After what seemed like an age we managed to be nearing the very top. During the climb Britt had stumbled a couple of times, still exhausted. But each time I was there with a guiding hand across her back so she never hit the floor. It was worth it for the grateful smile I received before she righted herself and continued. For the last few flights we had been holding each others hand, mainly just to guide Brittany along, but also for the comfort that small gesture brought with it. The third time that she'd missed a step I was adamant that I was going to carry her the rest of the way. However as I reached towards her, her hand tangled with mine and pulled it to her side as she took a deep breath and took the next few steps, our hands still linked. I had to stop myself from grinning like an idiot, until I realized she was dragging me up the stairs. Pulling at my hand lightly as she looked over her shoulder and sent a dizzying smile down to me. Which did cause me to break into a grin as I hurried the few steps towards her.
We finally made it to the top, the hatch that would lead to our freedom just above us. Rusted rungs of an old ladder clung to the edge of the wall leading up towards it. Bring it on. I reluctantly let go of Brittany's hand, walking towards the small door.
"So do you want to go first?" I asked looking over my shoulder towards her. Watching as she rung her hands together nervously Which must have been awkward considering one was like a damn iceberg. avoiding my gaze and looking at the floor"I'll take that as a no then" I said to her teasingly. She looked up, unshed tears welling up in her eyes. Smooth move Lopez. Wait…I'm sure I didn't actually do anything wrong there I rushed over to her side in an instant. Enveloping her into a hug, although she only hugged me back with her de-iced hand.
"I'm scared San." She whispered as I pulled away from her, my arms still gently resting on her shoulders. My heart clenched at the sight of her looking so downcast and frightened. "I don't even know where we're going. But I was so willing to just escape with you" Now guilt began to creep its way into my body. Good point you could have told her something before whisking her away "I mean why anyway?" her voice cracked and a few tears escaped "I'm a freak" she choked out, gesturing her arm towards me.
"Britt you're not a freak" I whispered back softly, lifting my hands up to brush away her tears gently with my thumbs. "Because if you are then I am. I mean how many people have you seen that can shoot fire? 'Cause if you have you're going to have to tell me so I can meet up so I can get some tips or something" she chuckled lightly at that and I smiled a little knowing that I'd at least made her smile a little. "I'm taking you to a place where there's loads more people like us, when you first get there it might be all crazy and confusing. But you'll make friends, I bet you will. I mean I'm your friend already" She gave me a watery smile and sniffed.
"Really?" she gasped "You're my friend"
" Well yeah" I said with a wink "I don't fight bad guys for just anyone and I certainly don't bring just anyone home with me" Did that make sense probably not. Her smile had changed to that beautiful grin that I had deemed was a special one reserved only for me. It just suits her so well, maybe that's why it hurts when she's so sad. "you're really special Britt" Lifting my hand up again to wipe away any stray tears that had been missed. My hand lingering on her cheek for longer than I intended. Our eyes locked together, blue and brown, just for a moment. Before I cleared my throat, breaking our eye contact. "Now come on we gotta get going before we miss our ride" I spoke, annoyed that we actually had to leave. I could look into her eyes for hours Reluctantly moving away towards the ladder, hoisting myself up towards the few rungs towards the hatch. I could hear Brittany climbing after me as I slowly prised the old door open. Feeling a blast of air hit me as our exit finally swung open.
"Wow you didn't tell me it was snowing outside" I could hear Brittany in awe. Looking around "It's so pretty. But I haven't seen snow like this in ages" I had to agree with her, standing on the rooftop, wind whipping through our hair as we gazed at our surroundings. Although it was mainly a canvas of vast white snow it still looked amazing It appears to look so much better when you're not trudging through it a light powder of snow was falling as well, although as soon as it made contact with my skin it melted instantly with a small hiss. I love that noise. I could see Brittany out the corner of my eye trying to catch the flakes with her tongue.
"Erm Britt you do know we're in the arctic right?" as soon as I said that her eyes bugged out, but before she could open her mouth to speak. I could hear the blades of our helicopter getting nearer and nearer. We both squinted up to the sky seeing a black mass flying towards us. The speed it was travelling was quite amazing, reaching us quicker than I thought. It hovered above us and we stepped back anticipating its landing. I looked around the smooth metal of the roof now covered in a layer of fine snow. The wind around us now increased due to the blades of the helicopter This landing is going to be cool as fuck. Wait what's that…
"Hell to the no" I shouted up at the pilot as I watched the rope ladder drop from the side of the helicopter.
Okay I'm scared I'm going to die. I'm going to die. My hands gripping the rope tightly with all the strength I had, slowly pulling myself upwards. I could see Brittany ahead of me, she had decided to go first this time. Making this whole ordeal seem effortless as she practically glided to the top. It wasn't long before she was inside. However I could see that she had poked her head out from the sliding door at the side, shouting encouragements that I couldn't hear because of the wind. I'm going to kill Sue. I thought moving upwards at a snails pace I mean I can handle heights but hanging hundreds of feet in the air on a fucking rope as it's swaying because of gale force winds is not my idea of fun. It's no ones idea of fun I sucked in a deep breath and closed my eyes, still continuing up the ladder. As I tried to go the old 'slow but steady' route because knowing my luck if I tried to race up I would fall to my death. It seemed like a lifetime but I eventually opened my eyes to see the entrance of the chopper just above me. With Brittany holding onto a handle at the side, her right arm held out towards me to help me get inside. I gratefully took it and pulled myself into our ride home.
I ran to the nearest seat and buckled myself in as fast as I could. Only looking up when I heard Brittany chuckling as she watched how fast I moved away from the open door. I examined how she took one last look outside before sliding the door shut and taking the seat on my left, buckling herself in. I could feel the helicopter turn away and accelerate away now that we were strapped in safely. I shuffled around trying to find a comfortable position. Why are these seats so rigid? When I finally settled, I saw Brittany reach for my hand then let out a short sigh.
"What's up Britt?" I asked turning my body to face her Please don't cry again She didn't but I raised an eyebrow when she began to blush.
"Erm. Well" I looked at her expectantly, waiting for the next words "I was, going to hold your hand…but it's my icy one on this side" she shyly managed to say, before turning her head to look away from me. You know what I'm going to be brave. I lit up my left hand to a gentle flame as Brittany was turned away from me. There are so many health and safety things to be concerned about right now as I slowly inched my hand closer to Brittany's I slowly stroked a burning finger over the back of her hand. Smiling at her when she turned round after feeling the contact. It just melts She smiled back after seeing what I was doing. As I continued to move my finger around her hand, tracing random patterns. My fire slowly melting the jagged layers of ice that covered her hand, watching as the water ran down her wrists before dropping to the floor. I lowered my flame to a warming temperature Didn't want to seriously injure her when all the ice melted. and clasped her hand in my own. Her cool fingers entwining with my warm ones. I could see Brittany just watching our hands with a smile. Feeling even braver than before I rest my head against Brittany's shoulder, smiling when I felt her squeeze my hand and rest her head on top of mine. Best. Helicopter. Ride. Ever. I thought stifling a yawn.
Okay. So you may/may not kill me because they aren't actually back at base yet, it's just that I had that all planned but it seemed really rushed and as I am beta-less I tend to just go with my gut...so you got this instead.
But I swear they'll get there next chapter. Which by the way I'm doing the day in the separate POV again (Like chapters 3/4). Which begs the question, Would you rather I wrote Santana's or Brittany's first OR kind of mashed them together in one big chapter? (which might take a bit longer)
So just review and tell me which you'd prefer first or just review because you want to yell at me about stuff or just review because you want to tell me you love me. Especially if you haven't before ;) I know some of you are creeping around and not saying anything haha.
ANYWAY I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I love everyone who has favourited, subscribed, reviewed and just even if you're reading and enjoy my story. Bye :)