Yeah I know, i suck in updating.. I'm so sorry... that's all i can say... oh and time is not my friend.


BRITTANY

"Okay… Let's run over it again." Santana said for the 5th time. I rolled my eyes coz I was getting a little impatient. I know she's nervous but she's not the only one. Rachel was obviously getting tired of Santana's nervous state as well but she didn't say anything. Instead, she sighed and placed her hands in her chest. "So Rachel will take Quinn on a date, right? She will soften her up… Making her ready and open for what's about to come." She rambled on.

"Then Rachel will take her to the hotel that we prepared where Britt and I will be waiting. And that's where we'll tell her." She faced me and anxiousness was evident in her eyes. I nodded meekly so that she would get reassurance which I hope that she'd have.

"Are you done babe?" I asked careful not to upset her more but I did the opposite.

"How can you be so calm?" She said, her voice cracking at the beginning. "I mean Britt, we might not survive this! We could die!" I chuckled at her over the top reactions. So I stepped into her personal space and cupped both of her cheeks, her eyes never leaving mine. "I know. But as long you're beside me, I have nothing to fear." I said boldly. I thought if I say it out loud, I could convince myself. It did somehow but of course, it didn't ease the heavy feeling in my chest. But Santana smiled at me. The kind of smile which made her dimples show.

I suddenly felt lighter so I kissed both of her cheeks which made her close her eyes like she was savoring the moment. I would've kissed her lips but Rachel interrupted us by fake coughing, making her presence known. "As much as I would like to see you two consummate your love, I must get going. I should prepare for our endeavors as well. So if you may, I want to excuse myself." We both raised our eyebrows at her and just agreed to whatever she said. Santana and I still couldn't get over the way Rachel speaks sometimes.

"Alright. We'll see you on Friday okay?" I said. We agreed that it's best for us to execute the plan on Friday so we'll have plenty of time to mentally prepare ourselves of what's to come. It's only Tuesday and my nerves were already acting up.

"Yes. I'll see you guys then." Santana nodded and I showed Rachel to the door. We were at San's apartment which we thought was the safest place to be in at the moment.

I went back inside the apartment and saw my girlfriend sitting on the couch, her head on her hands. My heart broke a little in the sight. I made my way over to her, sat beside her, and run my left hand on her back. Her tensed body immediately relaxed at my touch so I continued with my ministrations. Aware of my presence, she faced me and said, "We'll be alright, right?"

I didn't hesitate to say, "Yeah. We will." At that she kissed me like it was the last we're gonna share.


"I'm just saying what if." I heard Nick's voice coming from the dining area. He's clearly arguing with someone but he's at the losing end. I carefully descended the stairs, trying to eavesdrop, which I know was wrong but I couldn't help it.

"Why are you suddenly bringing this up?" Quinn's irritated voice followed Nick's defeated one. What are they discussing so heatedly? I stopped to descend midway to listen to them talk. "Sis, Britt's all grown up now. It doesn't matter if she's in a relationship! She can take care of herself." Nick defended himself.

"Yes, she's an adult but I still feed her, she's living under my roof. She doesn't have a job and for pete's sake she's still studying! I won't allow her to have a relationship unless she can fend for herself. That's that! So you better not make this an excuse for you to have one coz god forbid Nick I'll castrate you if you get someone pregnant!" Quinn lashed out but I ignored it. My eyes widened at what she said that I couldn't be in a relationship. What?!

My hand tightened its grip on the metal railings of the stairs until it was white. All she said was true. I'm not yet independent and she has a hold in my life but that's not the sole reason. I could be off on my own if I wanted to but I just love her too much. Whatever happens Quinn will always be my sister but I can't believe she doesn't want me to be happy.

I composed myself before making an appearance downstairs. I saw Nick's glare first to Quinn who has her back on him. My sister was looking at me and she tried to rearrange her facial reactions, clearly not wanting me to get involved in the discussion.

"What's going on?" I feigned innocence. I made my way towards my siblings.

Quinn cleared her throat and wore a fake smile. "Uh, nothing. Nick and I was just uhmm… talking about the reality show on TV. We were fighting who would win the uhhmm.. competition." Yeah, real smooth Quinn. She was obviously lying. I glanced at Nick who was shaking his head. I decided to play along and didn't say anything.

"So I'm off. Just order take-out for dinner." Quinn stood up from her seat heading towards the door. I glanced at her outfit and it was pretty normal looking. Very casual in fact. Ever since that incident when I thought I saw her near San's apartment, I slightly became paranoid. I'm not accusing her of anything but there's just this feeling that won't go away.

I shifted my thoughts to whatever Quinn was trying to say but I couldn't help but ask, "Hey, where are you going?"

"To work Britts, duh?" She laughed light heartedly.

"Oh right. Well, then take are." I automatically replied.

"Catch you guys later!" Then she disappeared from the door.

I faced Nick and he came clean. "You heard everything right?" I nodded sadly, sporting a small pout. "Sorry sis. I tried." I approached Nick and patted him lightly on the shoulders. "I know." I dejectedly said.

"I just don't understand why she's being so difficult!" Nick suddenly blurted out, frustrated. "I mean c'mon… She's just being unreasonable."

"Sshh.. stop. Don't, okay? You shouldn't be mad at her. She's just protecting us." I said even though Nick and I's feelings were mutual. I can't stand to know Nick being mad at Quinn.

"Sis, you should do something." He said.

"Yeah, I'm one step ahead of you." I tried to smile confidently but failed. I'm not yet certain of what will happen and false hopes were just not helping.

"Good luck with that." Nick said, catching on. "But whatever happens, I support you." I gave him a tight-lipped smile. Although I didn't like the idea of Nick taking sides, I was kind of relieved he was choosing to side with me.

Just a bit more, this would all be over.


I was walking towards the library in front of the university when I felt somebody was following me. I stopped and glanced behind my back. It didn't surprise me that there was no one there. I thought that it was just Santana following me but I told her to not visit me at school anymore. It's too risky. And even if it was Santana who was following me, she would've shown herself by now. But sadly and weirdly, she didn't. No one did.

I chose to ignore it for a while. There were a lot of important things I should be focusing on. Tomorrow is the day. We're finally gonna tell Quinn…

I'm excited and nervous at the same time. I can't wait to be free.

I visited Tina at our usual place coz I couldn't remember the last time I hung out with her. Ever since my internship, we haven't seen each other much. We exchanged text messages but that was just about it. Nothing beats seeing my only friend in person. So I was wearing this freakishly wide grin as I was approaching her.

She spotted me immediately and returned my cheeky smile. She dropped the papers in her hand and run towards me. We hugged and squealed in the middle of the hallway, ignoring the looks we're receiving from the other students.

"Oh god, I missed you!" Tina exclaimed.

"Yeah me too! You're looking good." I commented.

"Well yeah, I met this guy, his name is Mike and I'm kinda dating him." She breathed rapidly.

"What?! You have to tell me everything!" I'm so happy she's finally dating!

She relayed everything as we were walking towards her copying machine. I found out that he met this Mike guy at the café we frequent. She said that Mike spotted her all alone because I wasn't there to accompany her so Mike had introduced himself and sat in front of her. And the rest was history.

"I think I should thank you. If you haven't been with me, I wouldn't have met him." I laughed at Tina's unusual way of being grateful. Everything was upside down which made it more fun and exciting.

"I'm very happy for you Tina." I sincerely said after our laughter died down.

"Thank you Britt." A curved smile appeared on Tina's lips which I reciprocated. I was relieved that Tina had found someone who seemed to make her happy and alive. Who she could be with whenever she wants, kiss wherever they are, make love to when… Ugh.. I can't help but feel slightly jealous. I wish Santana and I could just be a normal couple.

"Hey, Britt, before I forget, someone dropped this for you. I was gonna text you later but it's a good thing you decided to drop by." She handed me an n envelope, slightly bigger than the usual. It was very thin and it seemed like nothing was inside it. I turned the thing over and my name was signed in bold letters. I couldn't recognize the handwriting though.

"Who's this from?"

"Dunno. A student just dropped it here. Said someone also asked him to deliver it to me so I could deliver it to you. Weird huh?" Tina rambled as she resumed photocopying some papers.

I inserted the envelope between the stack of books I was carrying. I'd open this later. It could wait.

"I'm off Tina! It was nice seeing you again." I waved goodbye and Tina gestured as well.

"See yah!"


It was finally Friday.

Santana and I haven't seen each other for the past few days. She had been really busy for a case she was currently involved in and I was also busy catching up with lectures and org duties. My finals were also coming up and I needed the time to study.

I woke up feeling nervous as hell and I think I would've gotten used to this feeling. I forgot how to act normal and carefree. It was like I drank a liter of coffee. It was a miracle I got some sleep.

My phone rang and I snatched it from my bedside drawer. My face immediately lit up when I saw the person calling.

"Hey."

"Good morning beautiful." Santana greeted from the other end. "Did I wake you?"

"Nope. But I just got up though." I said stifling a yawn.

"You sound really tired Britt. Did you get some decent sleep?" She worriedly asked. I couldn't help but smile at the thought.

"Yeah I did, but you don't sound as good. Were you able to sleep?"

"Not much." She said, I could hear her gulp and I assumed she was drinking coffee. "God, today is the day! Can you believe it? The thought alone kept me up all night. Not to mention, my brain wouldn't fuckin' shut up thinking about you."

I giggled at her attempt to be cute. "Language, San! It's too early for that." I joked, ignoring what she said.

"Now you're lecturing me over the phone?" She said with her voice laced with faux hurt. "And that was the only thing you got from what I said?"

I heard Santana's voice slightly crack so I decided to stop playing around. I knew she wasn't hurt but I just have to say, "I miss you." There was a sigh over at Santana's side.

"You don't know how much I do."

"Oh, I think I know." I heard one of my favorite sounds in the world when Santana chuckled. It was soft but raspy at the same time. I think she's the only person who could pull that off as sexy. I can't wait to hear it while we—

"Hey, where were you?" I didn't realize I spaced off for a bit.

"Sorry, I've been thinking about you." I blushed, thankful that she couldn't see it.

Even though I couldn't see her, I can imagine Santana's eyebrows quirk in interest on what I said. "Really? What's it about?"

"You'll find out later." I tried to say seductively but I think I failed. I heard her laugh at the other end again.

"Alright, let's continue this after… you know…" She trailed off. The light atmosphere was brought down immediately.

"We can do this, kay?" I tried convincing her and myself.

"Yeah." She replied. There was a pause before she continued, "I love you Brittany."

"I love you too." I hang up my phone ready to face the day.


Santana and I were supposed to meet around 9 o'clock tonight. Basically, the plan was just to make Quinn show with Rachel at around 10 in a hotel room that didn't have any potential murder weapons inside. Then we'll tell her about us and see how she takes it.

After I ended my conversation with my girlfriend, I instantly called Rachel to check up on her.

"No need to worry Brittany. Everything's set. The both of you just need to show up. Don't be late this time." The brunette said over the phone. I agreed to everything despite the painful nervous heart beats my chest was currently emitting.

I was still at home. I glanced at the clock. It says 7:25. I still have more than an hour to kill. I looked around my room to see if I can do anything to pass the time. I decided against studying because I wouldn't be able to concentrate anyway. Watching TV was not an option coz it'll just cause a head ache.

My eyes averted to the stack of books on my desk. I saw the brown envelope I received from Tina. I almost forgot about it.

I stood up from my bed and I took the thing right off the books. I stared at the back side again. Who could've sent me this?

It seemed harmless so I just did what normal people would've done. I opened the flap carefully and pulled the white sheet of paper inside it.

My eyes widened at what I saw. At first glance, one could've thought that it was a threatening letter. It looked like a kid's art project but a really familiar and simple one. It had different letters cut out from colorful magazines and pasted clumsily together to form a message, like what people from the movies do when they decided to kidnap someone.

I read the message countless times before it sunk in.

It was threatening after all.


SANTANA

"Where the hell is she?!" I impatiently said to no one as I was pacing the hotel room. It was almost 10 PM and Brittany was not showing up yet. She wasn't picking up her phone as well. I texted her countless times but I didn't get any reply.

Did she decide to stand me up?

Did she change her mind?

Did she not want me any longer?

"ARGH!" I scratched my hair forcefully as I attempted to call Brittany once again, shaking out all the negatives thoughts inside my head. The phone kept on ringing and eventually, it went to voicemail.

I couldn't call Rachel up because Brittany hadn't given me her number. I really had no one to talk to.

Was the plan still on?

What if Rachel and Quinn showed up and I was alone?

Fuck, that would be awkward. And the situation would get worse.

Goddamnit…! What should I do?!

Then I had a brilliant idea.

I called up Kurt, knowing that he was still at the office, (because of the case we were supposed to be working on), I asked him to look for Brittany's contact numbers based on her resume when she applied for the intern job thing. My hunch was right. There was a local number. Her house's phone number.

Feeling brave and knowing that Quinn was out; I took a chance and called the number. A few rings later, a voice answered.

"Hello?" It was a male voice. Thank the fuck. Coz if it was a female, I would hang up.

"Hi, may I speak with Brittany?" I confidently said.

"Who is this?" Right… Should I tell him my name?

"Uhm, this is her friend—"

"Santana?" My eyes widened at the unexpected question.

"W-who is this?" I stuttered.

"It's me Nick." When I didn't reply he carried on, "Nicholas."

"Nicholas?" Oh, it was Brittany's brother! Of course I wouldn't recognize his voice. It was so different when we last spoke to each other when he was like what… eight? nine? Wait, does he know about Britt and I?

"Don't worry Quinn's not here." He said. Well that answered my question. "Britt's not here either. Why are you even calling here? It's too risky, even for you." What the hell was that supposed to mean?

I decided to ignore it and focused on the reason why I called. "Brittany isn't there? Then where is she? She's not picking up her phone. We're supposed to meet about an hour ago but she never showed."

"She left about three hours ago Santana."

"WHAT?! Did she say where she's going?"

"No. But I did see her holding an envelope and she was acting strange."

"Strange?"

"Yeah. She said she needed to find out something. I didn't really understood coz she was leaving in a hurry."

"Alright thanks."

Before I could hang up, I heard Nick call back. "Hey Santana!"

"Yeah?"

"Please take care of my sister."

"I will."

And with that, I grabbed my stuff and set out to find my girlfriend.


dundun.. everything will be settled in the next chapter... i hope...