fic: 2 minutes and 17 seconds of bliss 2/?
Title: 2 minutes and 17 seconds of bliss
Fandom: Glee/Flashforward
Pairing: Santana/Brittany, mention of Finn/Rachel and Puck/Quinn
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1319 (Chapter 2)
Summary: Crossover between Glee and Flashforward. Everyone blacks out and gets a glimpse of their future six months from now, Santana and Brittany deal with their vision.
Spoilers: Glee: 1x04 Preggers, 1x10 Ballad, 1x13 Sectionals / Flashforward: 1x01 No More Good Days, 1x02 White to Play, 1x07 The Gift, 1x10 A561984, 1x11/12 Revelation Zero
Author's Note: Thanks again for all your great reviews on the first chapter, made me really happy! And thank you to Charmedfan90 on fanfiction.net for beta-reading it.
Chapter 2: Destiny?
The next day things at the William McKinley High School had gone back to normal - or at least they were supposed to. But everyone knew that nothing would ever be the same. People had caught a glimpse of their future, 2 minutes and 17 seconds to be exact.
Some people had enjoyed their visions or “Flashforwards” as they were being called in the news. But others not so much. The FBI had even created a website called “Mosaic” where people could post their Flashforwards in hope of finding answers to confusing or unclear visions.
Here at the William McKinley High School some students had started a group called "Flashforwards Anonymous" to talk about their fears and anxieties caused by what they saw. There were flyers hung up all over school.
Santana grabbed one as she walked by on her way to Spanish. “Do not fear, your future isn’t set in stone!” she read. I sure as hell hope mine is.
She walked into the classroom and her eyes immediately searched for Brittany. She found her in her usual spot in the middle row. She never wanted to sit in the back row because then there were too many people in front of her ("All these heads, it’s distracting!"). But front row was also out of question because she’d feel intimidated by the teacher ("He’s too close, I feel like he’s always watching me!"). So the middle row was just perfect.
The seat next to the blonde was empty, of course. Everyone knew that seat belonged to Santana and nobody dared sitting there. The Latina approached her place and carefully sat down, all the while looking at her friend. Brittany was writing something down in her notebook, it wasn’t until she felt a familiar hand on hers that she turned her head to see the other girl.
Santana let out a soft "Hi".
Brittany retrieved her hand and smiled weakly at her. "Hey" she simply replied.
Santana didn’t quite know how to interpret the look Brittany was giving her. It wasn’t the usual happy face she had come to know so well. It was a troubled look, and Santana didn’t like that at all.
“Brittany can we talk after class?” Her eyes pleading.
“Sure” was Brittany’s short answer before she turned her head again and directed all of her attention to Mr. Shuester.
Well, it’s a start.
***
Brittany was walking down the hallway, with her backpack on and slowly sipping on a straw of a strawberry flavoured Slushie. She wasn’t in a hurry because the blonde was on her way to meet Santana to have a “talk”. While she was thinking of what exactly to tell the Latina, a familiar singing voice took her out of her thoughts. She looked around, spotting Rachel at her locker.
“My girl, my girl, my girl, talkin’ bout my girl,” the brunette shut her locker with a quick motion and flipped around “My girl!”
“Oh!” Rachel was startled when Brittany appeared in front of her.
“Don’t stop, I really like that song!” The blonde gave her a wide smile.
Rachel smiled back. “I’ve been singing it all day and I just can’t stop!” she was beaming now, making Brittany curious.
“Does this song mean something special to you?” It does to me
The look on the brunette’s face got more serious now. She came closer to the blonde, slightly leaning in. “Brittany can you keep a secret?”
“Sure.” I’m keeping one right now
Rachel moved even closer and whispered: “In my Flashforward, I was in the auditorium, and Finn was serenading me with this song,” Rachel’s face lit up and a huge grin formed on her face, “and then we kissed! Isn’t that the most romantic thing you’ve ever heard?”
Brittany’s eyes widened in surprise while Rachel pressed her hands to her chest where her heart was beating and looked up with a big smile, mouthing a “thank you”.
Rachel then noticed Brittany was staring at her. “But Finn is Quinn’s boyfriend,” the blonde simply stated.
Rachel moved closer again to Brittany. The brunette had a special expression on her face, it was the kind of expression that Rachel Berry always had when she was about to make a life-changing speech:
“Brittany,” she put both of her hands on Brittany’s shoulder and looked her right in the eyes. “You can’t fight destiny! What we saw is the future, it has been written down! Now I know that it’s my destiny to be with Finn, just like it’s destiny for me to be on Broadway one day! Whatever you saw Brittany, don’t fight it, it’s inevitable! We just have to be patient now,” Rachel waved her arm slowly around “while we navigate towards our destiny!”
This had obviously been too much for Brittany to process, so she just said what she always says when she doesn’t quite get something: “Okay.”
“Hey,” Rachel continued “What did you see? Come on you have to tell me now, I told you about my vision.”
Brittany looked down, memories of her vision coming back to her.
Never before in her life had she been so happy. Nothing else mattered but the girl she was with. Santana. Softly caressing her cheek. leaning in. feeling lips brush against each other. Heart racing. This was heaven.
Rachel noticed Brittany was somewhere in La La Land and snapped her fingers right in front of her face. With that Brittany jumped up in surprise, feeling herself blush.
“So?” Rachel questioned.
Don’t tell her Brittany.
Brittany and Santana had just joined Glee club not long ago, and even though many didn’t like Rachel, the blonde actually did, and for some reason she trusted the brunette.
I’m going to tell her.
No!
But I want to.
Why?
Maybe she can help me with Santana!
“Ok, but you too have to promise me that you’ll keep this a secret!” Brittany pleaded.
“I promise.” Rachel said firmly.
“Do the scout’s honor!” the blonde demanded.
Rachel couldn’t help but smile, and then she put up her hand: “I promise.”
Brittany then pulled Rachel closer to her, so that nobody could hear her.
“In my Flashforward, I…”
***
Santana was waiting outside, sitting on a bench. Where is she? The Latina was getting nervous. She looked over again and then saw the door open and a familiar blonde step outside. She felt herself tense up.
Relax Santana, this is Brittany, your best friend!
Brittany walked over and sat down next to her. The tension between them was rather awkward and something they were not used to. There had always been this natural chemistry and flow between them, sometimes no words were needed for them to understand each other. Right now, this was not the case.
Santana shifted uncomfortably on the bench. “So…,” she started, intertwining her fingers, they were moist. For god’s sake Santana!
“I’m sorry!” Brittany blurted out before Santana could even continue.
“I’m sorry I’ve been kind of avoiding you. I miss you San!” Those wonderful blue eyes then looked at her, softly, asking for forgiveness.
Right then the Latina melted. She just put her arms around the blonde and pulled her into a deep hug, Brittany only too happy to give in. Feeling the warmth of Brittany’s body against hers was the best thing in the world.
And with that all the tension was gone. At least for now.
After what seemed to be an eternity the two girls let go of each other again - very slowly. They were now simply looking at each other, no one dared to say a word as if it could ruin the moment.
Santana, with her newfound courage, was the first to break the silence.
“B what did you see?” her voice calm and soft. “Please tell me.”
Santana placed her hand carefully on Brittany’s shoulder, slightly rubbing it, waiting for a response. This is it, the moment of truth.
***
Ok, I know I’m really mean to leave you hanging like this, sorry! But next chapter will really start to kick things into gear, promise :-)
Fandom: Glee/Flashforward
Pairing: Santana/Brittany, mention of Finn/Rachel and Puck/Quinn
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1319 (Chapter 2)
Summary: Crossover between Glee and Flashforward. Everyone blacks out and gets a glimpse of their future six months from now, Santana and Brittany deal with their vision.
Spoilers: Glee: 1x04 Preggers, 1x10 Ballad, 1x13 Sectionals / Flashforward: 1x01 No More Good Days, 1x02 White to Play, 1x07 The Gift, 1x10 A561984, 1x11/12 Revelation Zero
Author's Note: Thanks again for all your great reviews on the first chapter, made me really happy! And thank you to Charmedfan90 on fanfiction.net for beta-reading it.
Chapter 2: Destiny?
The next day things at the William McKinley High School had gone back to normal - or at least they were supposed to. But everyone knew that nothing would ever be the same. People had caught a glimpse of their future, 2 minutes and 17 seconds to be exact.
Some people had enjoyed their visions or “Flashforwards” as they were being called in the news. But others not so much. The FBI had even created a website called “Mosaic” where people could post their Flashforwards in hope of finding answers to confusing or unclear visions.
Here at the William McKinley High School some students had started a group called "Flashforwards Anonymous" to talk about their fears and anxieties caused by what they saw. There were flyers hung up all over school.
Santana grabbed one as she walked by on her way to Spanish. “Do not fear, your future isn’t set in stone!” she read. I sure as hell hope mine is.
She walked into the classroom and her eyes immediately searched for Brittany. She found her in her usual spot in the middle row. She never wanted to sit in the back row because then there were too many people in front of her ("All these heads, it’s distracting!"). But front row was also out of question because she’d feel intimidated by the teacher ("He’s too close, I feel like he’s always watching me!"). So the middle row was just perfect.
The seat next to the blonde was empty, of course. Everyone knew that seat belonged to Santana and nobody dared sitting there. The Latina approached her place and carefully sat down, all the while looking at her friend. Brittany was writing something down in her notebook, it wasn’t until she felt a familiar hand on hers that she turned her head to see the other girl.
Santana let out a soft "Hi".
Brittany retrieved her hand and smiled weakly at her. "Hey" she simply replied.
Santana didn’t quite know how to interpret the look Brittany was giving her. It wasn’t the usual happy face she had come to know so well. It was a troubled look, and Santana didn’t like that at all.
“Brittany can we talk after class?” Her eyes pleading.
“Sure” was Brittany’s short answer before she turned her head again and directed all of her attention to Mr. Shuester.
Well, it’s a start.
***
Brittany was walking down the hallway, with her backpack on and slowly sipping on a straw of a strawberry flavoured Slushie. She wasn’t in a hurry because the blonde was on her way to meet Santana to have a “talk”. While she was thinking of what exactly to tell the Latina, a familiar singing voice took her out of her thoughts. She looked around, spotting Rachel at her locker.
“My girl, my girl, my girl, talkin’ bout my girl,” the brunette shut her locker with a quick motion and flipped around “My girl!”
“Oh!” Rachel was startled when Brittany appeared in front of her.
“Don’t stop, I really like that song!” The blonde gave her a wide smile.
Rachel smiled back. “I’ve been singing it all day and I just can’t stop!” she was beaming now, making Brittany curious.
“Does this song mean something special to you?” It does to me
The look on the brunette’s face got more serious now. She came closer to the blonde, slightly leaning in. “Brittany can you keep a secret?”
“Sure.” I’m keeping one right now
Rachel moved even closer and whispered: “In my Flashforward, I was in the auditorium, and Finn was serenading me with this song,” Rachel’s face lit up and a huge grin formed on her face, “and then we kissed! Isn’t that the most romantic thing you’ve ever heard?”
Brittany’s eyes widened in surprise while Rachel pressed her hands to her chest where her heart was beating and looked up with a big smile, mouthing a “thank you”.
Rachel then noticed Brittany was staring at her. “But Finn is Quinn’s boyfriend,” the blonde simply stated.
Rachel moved closer again to Brittany. The brunette had a special expression on her face, it was the kind of expression that Rachel Berry always had when she was about to make a life-changing speech:
“Brittany,” she put both of her hands on Brittany’s shoulder and looked her right in the eyes. “You can’t fight destiny! What we saw is the future, it has been written down! Now I know that it’s my destiny to be with Finn, just like it’s destiny for me to be on Broadway one day! Whatever you saw Brittany, don’t fight it, it’s inevitable! We just have to be patient now,” Rachel waved her arm slowly around “while we navigate towards our destiny!”
This had obviously been too much for Brittany to process, so she just said what she always says when she doesn’t quite get something: “Okay.”
“Hey,” Rachel continued “What did you see? Come on you have to tell me now, I told you about my vision.”
Brittany looked down, memories of her vision coming back to her.
Never before in her life had she been so happy. Nothing else mattered but the girl she was with. Santana. Softly caressing her cheek. leaning in. feeling lips brush against each other. Heart racing. This was heaven.
Rachel noticed Brittany was somewhere in La La Land and snapped her fingers right in front of her face. With that Brittany jumped up in surprise, feeling herself blush.
“So?” Rachel questioned.
Don’t tell her Brittany.
Brittany and Santana had just joined Glee club not long ago, and even though many didn’t like Rachel, the blonde actually did, and for some reason she trusted the brunette.
I’m going to tell her.
No!
But I want to.
Why?
Maybe she can help me with Santana!
“Ok, but you too have to promise me that you’ll keep this a secret!” Brittany pleaded.
“I promise.” Rachel said firmly.
“Do the scout’s honor!” the blonde demanded.
Rachel couldn’t help but smile, and then she put up her hand: “I promise.”
Brittany then pulled Rachel closer to her, so that nobody could hear her.
“In my Flashforward, I…”
***
Santana was waiting outside, sitting on a bench. Where is she? The Latina was getting nervous. She looked over again and then saw the door open and a familiar blonde step outside. She felt herself tense up.
Relax Santana, this is Brittany, your best friend!
Brittany walked over and sat down next to her. The tension between them was rather awkward and something they were not used to. There had always been this natural chemistry and flow between them, sometimes no words were needed for them to understand each other. Right now, this was not the case.
Santana shifted uncomfortably on the bench. “So…,” she started, intertwining her fingers, they were moist. For god’s sake Santana!
“I’m sorry!” Brittany blurted out before Santana could even continue.
“I’m sorry I’ve been kind of avoiding you. I miss you San!” Those wonderful blue eyes then looked at her, softly, asking for forgiveness.
Right then the Latina melted. She just put her arms around the blonde and pulled her into a deep hug, Brittany only too happy to give in. Feeling the warmth of Brittany’s body against hers was the best thing in the world.
And with that all the tension was gone. At least for now.
After what seemed to be an eternity the two girls let go of each other again - very slowly. They were now simply looking at each other, no one dared to say a word as if it could ruin the moment.
Santana, with her newfound courage, was the first to break the silence.
“B what did you see?” her voice calm and soft. “Please tell me.”
Santana placed her hand carefully on Brittany’s shoulder, slightly rubbing it, waiting for a response. This is it, the moment of truth.
***
Ok, I know I’m really mean to leave you hanging like this, sorry! But next chapter will really start to kick things into gear, promise :-)