When the Cheerio's arrived back at their cabin Santana started to get ready to go take a run and no one dared to approach her about what had just taken place. Her mind was reeling; she had no idea what that Brittany girl's angle was. The Ravens were not their biggest competition at Camp Nike, sure they were talented but they were definitely not the Cheerio's biggest threat. Santana thought about texting Quinn to see what she had to say about it but decided against it, assuring her that this was nothing. The head cheerleader pushed this to the back of her mind, grabbed her iPod, and walked outside ready to start her run.
The Ravens sat in a circle in their cabin chatting excitedly until Kate pulled their attention.
"Brittany, I want you to explain what happened."
"Well, I went over there and she didn't acknowledge me."
"Typical, they never acknowledge anyone" Jennifer interrupted.
"Stop talking Jen" said Kate annoyed.
"Anyways," Brittany continue, "I said 'hi' and introduced myself and stuck out my hand for her to shake."
The Ravens snickers, along with Brittany.
"Obviously she wasn't going to shake my hand. So I wished her good luck at the competition later in the month."
"Ha! Like they need it" snorted Jennifer.
"Really Jen?" snapped Kate, "Continue Britt."
Brittany cleared her throat making it known that she was a little irritated at the interruptions but she continued on.
"So since she was giving me one word answers I turned to the girl next to her and was like 'Not much of a talker, eh?'"
There were a few chuckles from the team before Brittany finished her story.
"The girl I said that to wasn't sure if she was supposed to say or do anything and Santana just stayed stoic. So I said that I was going to get back to my dinner but I knew I had to do something to make her remember me. As you saw I put my hands on her shoulders and whispered something to her."
The Ravens leaned closer as if they were on the edge of their seat.
"I sweetly whispered to her, 'If you ever feel the need to talk just know that I'm a good listener', making sure my breath tickled her ear."
"Oh I've felt that before!" blurted out one of the younger Ravens.
Everyone turned at the girl and shook their heads at her while she turned every shade of red.
"That's true you have" replied Brittany with a light laugh.
"So what's next, captain?" asked Jennifer as if she was in the military looking for her next order.
"Well, I think that is all we can do for today. Unless…"
As Santana continued her run on a trail through the woods, she tried to keep her mind off of the girl whispering in her ear and touching her. No one ever was allowed to touch her. Maybe the other cheer squads do not think that Santana has what it takes to lead them to victory. How could they doubt her? She led her team to win Nationals this year! Santana saw a bench on the trail and decided to take a break. She sighed furiously and plopped herself on the bench. The Latina was so frustrated with the situation and herself that she decided to do the only thing that would make her feel better. She scrolled through her iPod, found a song, and just started to sing.
Brittany arrived at the door of the Cheerio's cabin and knocked timidly. She thought that Kate was going a little overboard, pushing their luck. Back at the Ravens cabin Brittany argued that enough groundwork was laid, that if they pushed it anymore Santana was not going to give Brittany a chance. The blond listen to her order anyways and hoped for the best. No one answered the first time she knocked so she knocked again. Finally the door opened, a short brunette opened the door with a confused but angry look on her face.
"Are you lost?" spat the girl.
"No, I was just looking for Santana Lopez" the blond stated. No matter how nervous she was her voice was sure of itself and she was calm.
"She isn't here" the girl said in the same rude voice.
"Do you know when she will be back?"
"No, and what does it matter to you?"
Brittany shrugged.
"If you don't mind, please remove yourself from our door. You are not welcome here."
At this time the rest of the Cheerio's were curious to what was going on and gathered around the door.
"I just want to talk to her" the blond said trying to keep the conversation alive, she could not go back to Kate with nothing.
"I'm sorry if you are a little dense or something but she doesn't talk to us, so would she talk to you?"
This caught Brittany a little off guard.
"She-she doesn't talk to you?" the shock was apparent on the blonds' face.
"Not unless she is barking orders at us. No, so you can leave now."
The brunette girl began to shut the door before Brittany stopped the door from closing with her hand, pushing it back open.
"Wait!"
Surprisingly the Cheerio's waited, keeping the door open.
"She must talk to someone, I mean right?"
The Cheerio's looked around at each other not really sure of the answer.
"What about Quinn Fabray, they're friends right?" the blond asked when no answer was given.
"Yes…" the girl answered hesitantly.
Brittany knew there was more so she stayed silent. She gave the girl her best innocent smile, hoping that she would spill whatever else there was to tell.
"She has friends but they're not the type that we would like to discuss."
Brittany was confused at this statement, what type of friends would someone not want to discuss. The confusion must have been evident on the blonds' face.
The girl gave a chuckle that sounded like she was being humored but there was also a hint of evil in it. The rest of the Cheerio's looked around at each other, it looked like for a moment that they thought they were better than Santana, like these friends were some sort of flaw of Santana.
"May I ask what type of friends these are?" Brittany asked knowing quite well she was pushing her luck.
The Cheerio's all looked focused on the girl at the door, holding their breath.
"I think that's enough for today" the brunette said and swiftly slammed the door in Brittany's face.
Brittany stood there stunned, trying to absorb all the information. She slowly made her way back to her cabin replaying what just went on, in her head over and over again. When she walked in the doorway all the Ravens looked in her direction.
"So how did it go?" Kate asked.
Brittany stood there for a minute and then her face was soon taken over by an evil smirk.