Chapter 1

It was the first day of freshman year, we all know how awkward that can be, trying to find your friends and learn your way around the school. Santana Lopez looked around the gym where all the freshman were meeting to get there final schedule. She laid her eyes on the most beautiful girl she'd ever seen. The girl was laughing with her friends, pushing the blonde hair out of her breathtaking blue eyes to compare classes. Santana was shaken from her trance when her new principal Figgins tapped his microphone making a loud boom echo against the walls.

The new principal talked about school clubs and sports, and explained to the new students that should they get lost they can ask any teacher for help locating thier next class. Santana only half listened, she couldn't help but stare at the beautiful girl she had seen before.

After the freshman were dismissed the scattered to their classes. Santana met up with a couple of her friends who had been on her middle school cheer team with her the past three years. There was so many people in this new school, she wondered if she'd ever see the blonde again.

Days had passed without seeing the blonde, she felt she had to accept that she probably wouldn't be seeing her around, not with all these people.

Santana had tried out for the Cheerios and made varsity, she wasn't surprised. Today was her first practice, she was so excited despite the fact that the coach was a total bitch. She didn't have many friends on the team, just acquaintances because all of her cheer friends were put on JV. She was in line waiting to be sized for her new uniform when someone bumped into her.

"Hey! Watch i-". There she was. That beautiful girl she had seen this morning. Feeling a smile immediately tugging at her lips, Santana looked down to see blonde holding onto her forearms trying to regain balance.

The blonde looked up and met deep mocha colored eyes, she was almost dizzy from all the butterflies in her stomach.

"Santana." She managed to choke out.

She didn't think the girl she'd been daydreaming about could have gotten any prettier than she was that morning, but with out the thick eye liner that had smudged off through out the day, the girl's eyes looked even bluer.

"I'm really sorry, I wasn't paying attention, I'm not very good at that."

"Don't worry. No harm done! Are you on the Cheerios?" She felt stupid after asking that, of course she was on the cheerios, it was a closed practice. She had hoped the blonde wouldn't notice.

Brittany noticed that the Latina was standing alone. "Yeah I am! Are you waiting for someone? You can come stand in line with us if you'd like" Motioning her hand in the general direction of her friends.

"Oh yeah, that would be great thank you!" As they walked towards the other girls Brittany pulled another cute blonde from the group.

"This is my best friend Quinn!" She said, poking her blonde in her ribs. They both laughed. "Quinn, this is Santana, isn't she pretty?"

Santana felt her face get hot, hoping the two girls wouldn't notice.

Just then the groups of girls were silenced my the squealing of a mega phone. "Ladies! Take a seat! If any of you aren't ready to push yourself to the brink of death I want you out now. I refuse to waste my time on losers, because Cheerios are winners." Even tho a few girls laughed thinking she was kidding, no one left. Being a cheerio not only meant mega popularity, but for Santana, it now meant getting to know Brittany as well.

Most of the first practice was running and stretching and trying to impress. Brittany got everyone's attention when she did her no handed cart wheel, landing in the splits. Couch Sylvester called the girls together and handed out their brand new custom fit uniforms.

All the girls were leaving the locker room when Quinn and Brittany walked up to Santana.

"Hey, we're gonna go out to get some pizza! Wanna come?" Quinn got a call from her mom, gave Santana a quick smile and walked out of the locker room to get better reception.

"I would love that, but I have to watch my figure. I don't want to get to big for my uniform."

"Don't be silly, you're body is rocking." The blonde eyed the little Lanita's body closely stopping for a moment longer at her boobs. Santana just laughed it off, thinking she must have imagined it.

"Okay sure. That sounds great. Let me just call my mom."

Brittany must have been held back because she already had her license. The car ride there was fun, they listened to music full blast and laughed at how pathetic the other girls on their team were, even tho they were the youngest.

When the three girls got to the pizza place, they didn't really eat, they talked and picked at their pizzas. Santana loved that by the time they were in the car ride home, she felt like they've all been friends forever. Brittany dropped off Quinn first.

"Well you'll have to tell me how to get to your house from here."

"Oh yeah, okay just go to the end of the street and take a left." When they got to the end of the road Brittany stopped the car and had to look at her hands making L shapes, looking like she thinking real hard Santana decided not to interrupt her. Santana figured she must have had a hard time remembering her left from right. That kind of thing would normally annoy Santana, she was a short tempered Latina, but with Brittany, she just thought it was adorable.

When the finally pulled up to Santana's house they both got out of the car, Brittany finishing up her story about her cat she just got, naming it Lord Tubbington. When they reached the door Brittany gave her a huge heart felt hug that seemed as tho Brittany would never see her again. Santana hugged her back liking the way the slightly taller blonde felt against her. Brittany gave her a quick kiss on the cheek, just like the one she gave Quinn, only this was more of a corner-of-the-mouth kiss. Santana wasn't sure if it was on purpose or not. Just then her mom opened the door and Santana rushed inside giving a small wave and smile to Brittany, brushing any excitement of the small peck away.