The Pierce family

The Pierce family were a bunch of warm hearted, caring people. They were as happy as their family portraits showed them to be. A family of four consisting of the happily married couple with their little boy and girl. They had it all and wanted to spread their fortune with a new baby but they couldn't conceive, so instead Mrs. Pierce decided to look into foster care. Now two months after filing for it, and getting a spare room in their house prepared, Santana Lopez would be their new addition to the family. The Pierce's were ecstatic well almost all, all except one, Brittany.

Now Brittany was used to getting everything she wanted, she knew how to work her charm, except for when it came to getting that extra room. For years she had begged her dad to let her use it for a hang out spot, somewhere her and her friends could watch movies and play games, tells secrets. A room she could use to hook up with her friends Artie, or her best friend Quinn. Somewhere she could be at serenity without hearing her parents at night because the walls up stairs are paper thin and they don't know how to be quiet, gross.

She didn't mind that Santana would be living with them, however she did mind that Santana would be living downstairs, in the room she wanted. With the easy access door to sneak out, the private bathroom, the small living space that worked as a kind of living room that was separated from the bedroom by a door, it was like an apartment in a house, and Brittany was desperate. So she had a plan. She would pick Santana up from the airport and Brittany would try to convince Santana that sharing a room wouldn't be bad, and that Santana could pick the decorations if she wanted. As long as they kept the fact that they're sharing rooms a secret, Mr. and Mrs. Pierce respect privacy so they would never go into Santana's room uninvited, Brittany's plan would work, as long as Santana wasn't some kind of crazy. Brittany wasn't so sure if foster kids were genuinely fucked up, but she hoped Santana wasn't.

Departing from the terminal Santana was anxious. She wasn't sure how living in Lima would turn out, but she hoped for the best. She had yet to see anything she didn't like, but to her dismay she had only been there for a couple minutes. Almost instantly Santana realized she has no idea where to go. She didn't know who she was looking for, had no idea what they looked like. She decided she needed to go get her bags first and then start the panicking. She went over to the bagging section and waited for her luggage. After a few seconds she saw her bag coming down the line. It was red and didn't carry much. Her most valuable possession, her guitar, was already with her so she didn't have much to worry about. But once the bag got closer to Santana she reached for it, what she didn't see though was that a pale arm was already pulling it off the belt.

"Ummm, what are you doing?" Santana asked.

"You're Santana?" The pale stranger replied.

Santana crossed her arms, and proceeded. "Have we met before? What are you doing with my stuff?"

The stranger gave a toothy grin, Santana noticed her ocean blue eyes had a shine that she had never seen before, suddenly she didn't feel like tearing this strange girl a new one.

"Wow I didn't think you'd actually be hot… I'm Brittany Pierce you know, from the" Brittany

"Oh yeah okay … Are you the only one here?" Santana questioned, ignoring the weird comment.

"Yep, now let's get going hot stuff, I have a lot to show you."

The two girls headed off to the car, Brittany plugged in her iPod and pressed play on her summer anthem.

I threw a wish in the well don't ask me I'll never tell, I looked at you as it fell and now you're in my way.

"Oh god." Santana mumbled

"What was that?" Brittany asked.

"How far are we from your home?"

"Just a little over an hour."

It was about to be the longest hour ever Santana thought.

Too many pop songs later and Santana and Brittany were finally at the Pierce residence. The house was in a gated community and each of the houses looked alike. Brittany came to a stop and parked her car in what seemed to be a combined garage with her neighbor. Santana got out and went to the trunk of Brittany's car. Brittany gently moved Santana out of the way by bumping her hips into Santana's.

"Nuh uh gorgeous, that's my job." Brittany spoke.

"I'm pretty sure I'm more than capable of rolling a suitcase." Santana argued.

"Yeah well, excuse me for not wanting me to get my new bed pal tired just yet." Brittany finished off with a wink.

Santana didn't know how to reply so she just stood there, twiddling her thumbs together while staring at the ground.

"Don't worry it's just temporary. I'll have Artie and Sam move your bed upstairs when they come back, it'll be fine. Just think of it as a week-long sleep over." Brittany explained.

Santana and Brittany walked into the house. Brittany showed Santana the living room, the kitchen, the backyard, the bathrooms, the garage, the upstairs guest bedroom, she also pointed out her father's office that they were not allowed in, her parent's bedroom and her little brother Tyler's room.

"So, make yourself at home. I just need to go next door real quick to let Quinn know you're here and then we can go shopping in about half an hour."

"Shopping?"

"Unless you don't like free clothes, you can totally wear whatever you want, that's fine too."

"Uh-"

"Santana relax I'm kidding, I'll be back in a sec."

Brittany went downstairs and headed over to her best friend Quinn's house.

Santana put her suitcase on top of Brittany's bed and was going to unpack before she realized she had nowhere to put her belongings. She sat awkwardly on the bed and noticed a couple of frames on Brittany's dresser. She let curiosity get the best of her and walked over to them. She picked one up and seen a picture of four blondes, one of them being Brittany she could only assume it was a family portrait. There was a man with dirty blonde hair with the widest smile Santana has ever seen and the same ocean blue eyes that shine as well, but not as bright as Brittany's. Next to him is a blonde woman with hazel-green eyes, same beautiful smile and a few freckles just above her cheeks. Below the elder man is a young boy around the age of 7 who has the exact same expression as his mother, but same hair as his father. To the left of the young boy was an older girl, Brittany; she seem to be around the same age as Santana. Santana noticed how happy the family was and wondered if they were as real as their smiles seem. Next to the family picture Santana seen three blondes and a brunette. Brittany had her arm around a shorter blonde girl with green eyes, they both looked like they were yelling something, but had really big smiles on their faces. Brittany had her other arm wrapped around a taller boy with glasses and dark brown hair, the girl next to Brittany had her arm wrapped around a boy with green eyes, blonde moppy hair and possibly the biggest pair of lips Santana has ever seen. She wondered if Brittany photoshopped his lips for a second but shook her head realizing how ridiculous that would be. The rest of the frames consisted of her and the same blonde girl with green eyes, Santana finally concluded that was Brittany's best friend. Santana passed by a picture of her and her best friend wearing cheerleader outfits. Santana smiled when she seen the silly face Brittany was making. She eyes the girls full frame and realized Brittany's legs were endless and ridiculously toned. Santana isn't one to car about other girls appearance's but wow, Brittany's legs were hot and she couldn't for the life of her look away.

Santana heard a cough behind her.

"See anything you like Gorgeous?" Brittany inquired.

"Stop being a creep Britt, so… Santana is it? Would you care to join us for some shopping?" It was the blonde from the pictures.

Santana nodded and the three girls headed downstairs.

This time instead of going in Brittany's car they went in the other blonde's.

"My name is Quinn, I live next door." The newer girl began

"She's my best friend, basically my sister." Brittany explained.

"Britt gross we've done things most sisters wouldn't, don't introduce us like that."

"You're not some kind of crazy homophobe are you Santana?" Brittany started

Santana wasn't sure why, but she really liked the fact that Brittany said her name. She liked how it sounded from her mouth.

Santana gave a weak smile and shook her head no.

"Don't be too bothered by Brittany, the girls a skeeze."

"Hey!" Brittany shouted.

"I'm just kidding britt jeeze, don't get your panties in a twist."

"Even if I was wearing some I wouldn't. You're not exactly innocent either Ms. Fabray."

"Well, I never!" Quinn fake gasped.

Santana smiled from the back seat and looked out the window, she wasn't sure how these girls were going to affect her but she did think they were cool to be around with. They knew how to have a good time.

After Brittany and Quinn finished trying on clothes, Brittany asked Santana if she wanted to take anything home. Santana shook her head no, and headed outside to wait on a bench. She heard some music playing and followed it. She walked into a store and the music got louder. It was her second favorite band playing.

That's what you get when you let your heart win. Woaaaah I drowned out all my sense with the sound of its beating. And that's what you get when you let your heart win. Whoaaaa.

Santana walked around the store and noticed a lot of different band shirts. Those were the types of shirts she always wore. She had a lot of shirts from her favorite bands and enjoyed collecting different ones. She never sees the same shirts since she's always on the move so she tries to buy one each time she visits a music store. She has enough money for one this time so she heads over to the small section and grabs a black shirt with a simple band logo. Those shirts make her the happiest. The simple designs are her favorite because she feels like it's a representation of how the people are in the band. The simpler the logo, the more laid back the members are. It makes sense, well to her at least.

Brittany and Quinn walk in while Santana's getting her change from the cashier.

"There you are, we were looking for you, thought you ditched us for some of your cooler friends." Brittany said and flashed a smile to Santana.

"Sorry, I just really wanted a shirt form here. Didn't think you would be done so fast." Santana apologized

"Woah, that voice. Britt you mentioned she was hot, but you could've gave a heads up about the voice."

Brittany smiled at Santana.

"Maybe I want to know some things about her that you don't, Quinn."

"You selfish whore." Quinn teased.

Santana smiled at the interaction of the best friends.

The three girls walked to quinn's car and headed back home.

"See you tomorrow Santana, hope you like it here in Lima. It's quiet, but most of the people are nice." Quinn smiled at Santana.

"Thank you Quinn, it was nice meeting you."

"See you later bitch!" Quinn tossed over her shoulder, while walking to her house.

"Love you too quinnie!" Brittany replied.

Brittany and Quinn walked into the house and were greeted by Mr. and Mrs. Pierce's bright smiles.

"Santana honey, welcome! I hope the girls treated you nice. Now your allowance is 50 dollars a week and curfew is at 10:30 on school nights." Mrs. Pierce began.

"Honey give the girl a chance to breathe. Santana I'm going to hug you now." Mr. Pierce leaned in and gave the young girl a gentle squeeze.

Santana wasn't sure why, but she liked it.

The Pierce family walked towards the dining room and Santana followed. The young boy in the picture Santana seen earlier in Brittany's room kept staring at Santana.

"Tyler say hello to Santana." Mr. Pierce said.

"Hi Santana, you're really pretty, I know you're supposed to be my sister but do you want to be my girlfriend instead?" Tyler spoke so quickly Santana barely understood.

"Nice to meet you Tyler, and I would lo-"

"She's mine kiddo I'm sorry, you can get the next one though, I promise okay?" Brittany spoke to Tyler.

Mr. and Mrs. Pierce smiled at Tyler's frown and told him everything would be okay and that he can have an extra scoop of ice cream later to mend his broken heart.

Brittany caught Santana's attention and sent her a sly wink.

Santana felt the heat rush to her face and started playing with her meal.

Mr. and Mrs. Pierce announced that they would be heading to sleep and that they would answer any questions Brittany couldn't answer tomorrow. Santana thanked them and headed upstairs to Brittany's room.

Brittany was already putting Santana's belongings in a corner and told her she would help her move everything tomorrow because she was too tired today. Santana asked for a towel and went to go take a shower. While the warm water washed over here Santana began to think. She wasn't sure why, but most of her thoughts were about Brittany. The way Brittany's nose crinkles when she laughs, how she has the most beautiful pair of blue eyes she's ever seen. She wasn't sure why she noticed any of things, but soon enough she convinced herself she was weird and needed to stop being creepy. Her eyes began to swell with tears because her voices were right. Why would she notice things like that about a girl she barely met?

Santana had a weird day everything was weird. The feeling she got with Brittany was weird. Her head was silent when she's around her. No voices to call her worthless, pathetic or a waste of space. Just beautiful silence. Santana heard a knock on the door and turned off the shower. She dried herself off and put on a Pierce the Veil shirt, and some sweat pants.

"Didn't mean to rush you, I just really have to pee." Brittany said, rather embarrassed,

"It's fine, I was done almost done anyway." Santana reassured her.

Santana headed over to Brittany's room and sat on the left.

Brittany walked in. "We suck, I know. I'm so sorry, but our extra blankets are in storage right now. If you mind sharing I could totally go take Tyler's blanket. It always ends up on the floor anyway."

"No, it's okay. One time I had to share with 4 other kids. It won't bother me." Santana said.

Brittany gave Santana a sad glance.

Shit. Santana thought. I need to keep things like that to myself.

"Sorry... I didn't mean to make you feel bad." Santana tried to soften the blow.

"That must have really sucked, I'm glad you're not there anymore." Brittany replied.

It was a weird feeling for Santana. She didn't exactly know why, but the fact that Brittany said that made her feel warmth. It was a nice gesture that Santana hadn't had in almost 4 years. She forgot what it was like to feel cared for. She wasn't sure why she felt that Brittany cared, but she believed she did.

Santana laid down and told Brittany she was going to sleep. Brittany said she would join her after she called her friend Artie, and that tomorrow was going to be a long day so she needed rest. Santana shortly fell into a deep sleep, looking forward to her day tomorrow. She wasn't sure what it was about the Pierce family, but something about them made her believe they would be her solution into finding home, wherever that may be.