42. Cheerios
When Santana arrives home the first thing she is welcomed by is the sound of yelling.
"What's going on?"
"Your son is ruining my life" Mia replies.
"No I'm not. I'm just expanding my extracurricular activities like you suggested Mami"
That's when Santana notices that Brice is wearing a cheerleading uniform.
"You joined the Cheerios?"
"You told him to do this?" Mia asks.
"No I told him to try out for football or basketball. Not cheerleading."
"I thought about trying out for a sport but then I saw the cheerleaders practicing and I knew I wanted to do that" Brice explains.
"Cheerios was my thing and you've just come in and ruined it for me."
"I'm sorry okay. I didn't think you'd care."
Santana enters Brice's room and sees the cheerleading uniform in a pile on the floor which looked out of place in his pristine room. Santana picks up the uniform and sits on Brice's bed.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have forced you to join something else and I should have supported your decision to be a cheerleader. I didn't even get a chance to ask you why you wanted to be one."
"I like gymnastics, but McKinley doesn't have a team so the closest thing is cheerleading.
People don't understand the complexity of some of the moves we have to perform, plus it combines dancing too."
"If you like dancing why didn't you join the glee club?"
"I can't sing and I know you've told me story about people being in glee club even though they can't sing, but can dance but I'm just not into show choir."
"So you're serious about cheerleading?"
"Yes but I'm not going to do it if you and Mia doesn't want me to."
"You shouldn't let people stop you doing what you love. Do you think your mom would have made it to Broadway if she had listened to half of the people that told her she couldn't make it? If you want to be a cheerleader then that's fine by me and don't worry we'll speak to Mia and make her understand. Now, you better hang this uniform up if you want to wear it for school tomorrow" Santana says handing Brice the cheerleading uniform.
"Thanks Mami."
Santana smiles at her son and exits his room. As she closes the door behind her, she turns around to find her wife standing there.
"Why does Mia have a face like thunder? I asked her what was wrong and she just yelled at me to ask Brice."
"We'll talk in the bedroom" Santana says gesturing for her wife to go first.
When they enter the bedroom Rachel takes a seat on the bed whilst Santana says standing up in front of her.
"Brice became a cheerleader" Santana says.
"Please tell me you didn't freak out on him."
"I might have a little bit at first, but I talked to him and I accepted his decision. We might have a harder time trying to convince Mia though."
"So she isn't happy about it?"
"Nope. She thinks that Brice is ruining her life."
"Should we call a family meeting? It'll be better to sort this issue out sooner rather than later."
"Okay. I'll get Brice and you get Mia and we'll meet you in the living room in five minutes."
"How come I get the angry child?" Rachel asks.
"Because I'm the angry parent and sometimes it doesn't bode well when you put us together. Do you remember her quinceañera?"
"Okay fine, I'll get Mia."
"Okay so we are about to begin the Berry-Lopez family meeting regarding Brice's decision to join the cheerleading squad" Rachel announces.
"Do we have to do that every time?"
"Santana, honey be quiet. So Brice had made this decision that both your mother and I accept and this is an opportunity for Mia and Brice to talk this out. So Mia, Brice wants to be a cheerleader, but he said he wouldn't if you didn't want him to."
"I don't want him too."
"Would you care to explain why other than just repeating you don't want him to?" Rachel asks.
"Cheerleading was my thing and now you're going to come in and ruin that. People already think you're weird and now you're a cheerleader people are going to think your gay too" Mia answers.
"I don't care what people think and I don't get why it makes me gay. I get to spend most of my time around hot cheerleaders" Brice says.
"The boy's got a point" Santana says.
"Yes well we all know of your infatuation with cheerleaders" Rachel states.
"I was just saying the boy had a point, but if we're talking about my high school experience then there were also a pretty hot glee nerd too."
"That might have been sweet if you hadn't called me a nerd."
"Moms you're kind of getting off track" Brice interrupts.
"Sorry Brice. It's your turn now to tell Mia why you want to be a cheerleader."
"I like dancing and I like gymnastics so cheerleading sounded like a good choice. Coach said I had potential."
"If this is something that your brother is passionate about then you should support him.
"That's what we always say, we are a family and we support each other no matter what. Brice was willing to give up something that makes him happy just because it didn't make you happy." Rachel explains.
"You really want to be a cheerleader?" Mia asks.
"Yeah but mom's right I won't do it if you don't want me too. I know Mami said that I shouldn't let people stop me from doing what I want but you're my sister and I don't want you to hate me for it."
"I don't hate you" Mia says walking over to her brother and pulling him into a hug.
"McKinley better get ready because they've just acquired the best bother sister cheerleading combination ever."