Glee | The Encyclopedia Brittanyca: On Truth | Brittany (7 of 7)
Started my daily ficlets to make the hiatus pass, then decided to keep going with a second cycle, and then a third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eigth cycle, and ninth cycle.
Now comes the tenth cycle. And since that feels like it should be special, this is what I'm doing: Cycle 10 will feature my top 15 of some favorite things from Glee. Characters, ships, friends... It will be daily ficlets for numbers 15 down to 2, but number 1 will be a 7-chapter story :) Here we go!
Coming in at number one! - Part 7 of 7
"THE ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITTANYCA: ON TRUTH"
Brittany
Brittany had taken Peter to her place. They had no clothes for him there, so she’d called Mike. His clothes would fit. He would bring a clean pair of pants, a shirt and jacket as well as shoes. She would take care of the rest. She waited as Peter finished taking his shower, by finding what she would need. She considered the scissors… Maybe it wouldn’t be wise for her to play hairdresser. She put the scissors back.
“You never know how good a shower can be until you don’t get one for a while…” Peter spoke as he found her. She looked back, and she chuckled and grinned, for two reasons. The first of these was how different he looked now, clean. The other was due to the fact she’d had nothing else to give him except a fluffy pink bathrobe.
“Looks weird…” she admitted.
“Doesn’t feel it,” he smiled. “Thanks,” he nodded. She indicated for him to sit at the table. She had to fix his nails. There was a knock at the door minutes later.
“It’s open!” she called out. Mike came in the door, with all he’d brought, and came into the kitchen to find… manicure hour, with Brittany and the pink-robbed homeless man. “Hi.”
“H-hey…” Mike frowned, confused. “I brought what you asked, and I threw in a razor.”
“Thanks,” Brittany and Peter spoke at the same time.
“Do you need me to…” Mike looked to Brittany. She hesitated, confused. “Do you need help with anything?” Brittany smiled, looking back to Peter, then to Mike.
“Can you cut hair?”
It would take about an hour for them to perform the haircut, nail fix, and beard shave. Peter had gone to change, and when he’d come out, Brittany and Mike were left amazed. He looked so much younger now, he looked… his age.
Brittany had sent Mike on home… she wanted to help Peter get to Miss Farrell on her own, only once she’d called on one more person. She had a way to reach Mr. Schuester, they all did… So she called and asked that he meet her outside McKinley.
When he arrived, Brittany waved to him as he approached. “Hey, Mr. Schue…” He looked confused and concerned.
“What’s going on? It’s… Saturday, are you…” He had spotted the man standing a couple paces behind. He looked slightly awkward, nervous… kind of familiar? Brittany looked back, signalling for Peter to step forward.
“This is…” she looked to Peter for a moment, then leaned in toward Mr. Schuester. “Patches…” she whispered, standing back again. “This is…” she started again, but then was interrupted.
“Peter Geller,” he addressed the man. He nodded. “I don’t…”
“Tell him,” Brittany nodded to Peter.
“I’m the one who’s been putting things around the school,” he admitted. “I didn’t want to get anyone in trouble, it’s a…”
“He’s in love with Miss Farrell,” Brittany revealed with a nod.
“… long story,” Peter finished slowly. Will looked to him, then back to Brittany. She smiled… He knew the whole, real truth now, and it had just chased away the doubt she’d seen in his eyes after her library escapades. That was good.
“We need to go back inside, but I wanted to check with you first. I don’t want to get Glee Club in trouble again,” she spoke carefully. Will nodded and smiled to himself.
“Thank you, I… I appreciate that,” he patted her arm. “I need to know though… What do you have in mind?” She smiled giddily before telling him the plan. She didn’t know the whole plan, part of it was still only in Peter’s mind. After they’d gotten the go from Will though, Brittany helped Peter prepare, and he told her a bit more.
“I always thought one day I could find her, and… I could do what I used to do best… I would sing to her. Being in Glee Club, it would make me so happy… Well, you know,” he looked at her. She smiled and nodded. “I’ve had her song stuck in my head for weeks,” he spoke to himself. Brittany heard him, smiled quietly.
“Good luck,” she told him when they were set. He hesitated, then hugged her.
“Thanks… I’ll get your friend his clothes back, I promise.” He took a breath, and he headed into the auditorium.
Brittany headed back outside, following the trail made from the folded paper flowers.
[P] “She'll let you in her house / If you come knockin' late at night / She'll let you in her mouth / If the words you say are right / If you pay the price / She'll let you deep inside / But there's a secret garden she hides
She'll let you in her car / To go drivin' round / She'll let you into the parts of herself / That'll bring you down / She'll let you in her heart / If you got a hammer and a vise / But into her secret garden, don't think twice”
She wasn’t going to invade the moment, as curious as she was. Peter had waited long enough, and so had Hannah. It was about them now, not her ‘investigation.’ She’d get her answer. She wasn’t sure how, but she knew she would.
[P] “You've gone a million miles / How far'd you get / To that place where you can't remember / And you can't forget”
When she’d arrived at school Monday morning, everyone seemed happy, from the janitor to Figgins. There had not been a strike in days. She’d heard something about one paper flower, stuck behind a door, but that was it.
But then she’d gone to the library, and Mrs Wilkes was looking very distracted, had too much on her hands, because Miss Farrell had called in sick that day.
[P] “She'll lead you down a path / There'll be tenderness in the air / She'll let you come just far enough / So you know she's really there / And she'll look at you and smile / And her eyes will say / She's got a secret garden / Where everything you want / Where everything you need / Will always stay / A million miles away”
Brittany was the first to arrive for Glee Club that day. When that happened, she’d sit at the piano and play around with the keys. Eventually the others started to arrive. She wasn’t sure what she’d do now, but then…
“Guess who’s a no show in front of the library these days,” Kurt started, getting Brittany’s attention, as he spoke to the others. “Patches, he’s just… gone.” Brittany felt a flutter in her stomach and a smile on her face. Maybe… maybe… the absent hobo and librarian were taking their long-deserved break from the expected day-to-day. And that was how she knew.
She wouldn’t tell them… the rest of the club. Mr. Schuester, Mike, Santana, Artie, and Tina… They knew, they believed her. Miss Farrell and Peter, they were happy, together.
It was good enough for her.
THE END
* IN CONSTRUCTION! *
PREVIOUS DAYS
[Cycle 1] [Cycle 2] [Cycle 3]
[Cycle 4] [Cycle 5] [Cycle 6]
[Cycle 7] [Cycle 8] [Cycle 9]
[Cycle 10]
[190] [191] [192] [193] [194]
[195] [196] [197] [198] [199]
[200] [201] [202] [203]
[ [204] [205] [206] [207] [208] [209]]
Suggestion Drop Off
Title: "The Encyclopedia Brittanyca: On Truth"
Pairing: None; Brittany
Rating: G
Summary: [Part 7/7] Brittany knows what's going on, but no one believe her because... well, it's Brittany...
Spoilers: 112 Mattress, I guess ;)
Now comes the tenth cycle. And since that feels like it should be special, this is what I'm doing: Cycle 10 will feature my top 15 of some favorite things from Glee. Characters, ships, friends... It will be daily ficlets for numbers 15 down to 2, but number 1 will be a 7-chapter story :) Here we go!
Coming in at number one! - Part 7 of 7
"THE ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITTANYCA: ON TRUTH"
Brittany
Brittany had taken Peter to her place. They had no clothes for him there, so she’d called Mike. His clothes would fit. He would bring a clean pair of pants, a shirt and jacket as well as shoes. She would take care of the rest. She waited as Peter finished taking his shower, by finding what she would need. She considered the scissors… Maybe it wouldn’t be wise for her to play hairdresser. She put the scissors back.
“You never know how good a shower can be until you don’t get one for a while…” Peter spoke as he found her. She looked back, and she chuckled and grinned, for two reasons. The first of these was how different he looked now, clean. The other was due to the fact she’d had nothing else to give him except a fluffy pink bathrobe.
“Looks weird…” she admitted.
“Doesn’t feel it,” he smiled. “Thanks,” he nodded. She indicated for him to sit at the table. She had to fix his nails. There was a knock at the door minutes later.
“It’s open!” she called out. Mike came in the door, with all he’d brought, and came into the kitchen to find… manicure hour, with Brittany and the pink-robbed homeless man. “Hi.”
“H-hey…” Mike frowned, confused. “I brought what you asked, and I threw in a razor.”
“Thanks,” Brittany and Peter spoke at the same time.
“Do you need me to…” Mike looked to Brittany. She hesitated, confused. “Do you need help with anything?” Brittany smiled, looking back to Peter, then to Mike.
“Can you cut hair?”
It would take about an hour for them to perform the haircut, nail fix, and beard shave. Peter had gone to change, and when he’d come out, Brittany and Mike were left amazed. He looked so much younger now, he looked… his age.
Brittany had sent Mike on home… she wanted to help Peter get to Miss Farrell on her own, only once she’d called on one more person. She had a way to reach Mr. Schuester, they all did… So she called and asked that he meet her outside McKinley.
When he arrived, Brittany waved to him as he approached. “Hey, Mr. Schue…” He looked confused and concerned.
“What’s going on? It’s… Saturday, are you…” He had spotted the man standing a couple paces behind. He looked slightly awkward, nervous… kind of familiar? Brittany looked back, signalling for Peter to step forward.
“This is…” she looked to Peter for a moment, then leaned in toward Mr. Schuester. “Patches…” she whispered, standing back again. “This is…” she started again, but then was interrupted.
“Peter Geller,” he addressed the man. He nodded. “I don’t…”
“Tell him,” Brittany nodded to Peter.
“I’m the one who’s been putting things around the school,” he admitted. “I didn’t want to get anyone in trouble, it’s a…”
“He’s in love with Miss Farrell,” Brittany revealed with a nod.
“… long story,” Peter finished slowly. Will looked to him, then back to Brittany. She smiled… He knew the whole, real truth now, and it had just chased away the doubt she’d seen in his eyes after her library escapades. That was good.
“We need to go back inside, but I wanted to check with you first. I don’t want to get Glee Club in trouble again,” she spoke carefully. Will nodded and smiled to himself.
“Thank you, I… I appreciate that,” he patted her arm. “I need to know though… What do you have in mind?” She smiled giddily before telling him the plan. She didn’t know the whole plan, part of it was still only in Peter’s mind. After they’d gotten the go from Will though, Brittany helped Peter prepare, and he told her a bit more.
“I always thought one day I could find her, and… I could do what I used to do best… I would sing to her. Being in Glee Club, it would make me so happy… Well, you know,” he looked at her. She smiled and nodded. “I’ve had her song stuck in my head for weeks,” he spoke to himself. Brittany heard him, smiled quietly.
“Good luck,” she told him when they were set. He hesitated, then hugged her.
“Thanks… I’ll get your friend his clothes back, I promise.” He took a breath, and he headed into the auditorium.
Brittany headed back outside, following the trail made from the folded paper flowers.
[P] “She'll let you in her house / If you come knockin' late at night / She'll let you in her mouth / If the words you say are right / If you pay the price / She'll let you deep inside / But there's a secret garden she hides
She'll let you in her car / To go drivin' round / She'll let you into the parts of herself / That'll bring you down / She'll let you in her heart / If you got a hammer and a vise / But into her secret garden, don't think twice”
She wasn’t going to invade the moment, as curious as she was. Peter had waited long enough, and so had Hannah. It was about them now, not her ‘investigation.’ She’d get her answer. She wasn’t sure how, but she knew she would.
[P] “You've gone a million miles / How far'd you get / To that place where you can't remember / And you can't forget”
When she’d arrived at school Monday morning, everyone seemed happy, from the janitor to Figgins. There had not been a strike in days. She’d heard something about one paper flower, stuck behind a door, but that was it.
But then she’d gone to the library, and Mrs Wilkes was looking very distracted, had too much on her hands, because Miss Farrell had called in sick that day.
[P] “She'll lead you down a path / There'll be tenderness in the air / She'll let you come just far enough / So you know she's really there / And she'll look at you and smile / And her eyes will say / She's got a secret garden / Where everything you want / Where everything you need / Will always stay / A million miles away”
Brittany was the first to arrive for Glee Club that day. When that happened, she’d sit at the piano and play around with the keys. Eventually the others started to arrive. She wasn’t sure what she’d do now, but then…
“Guess who’s a no show in front of the library these days,” Kurt started, getting Brittany’s attention, as he spoke to the others. “Patches, he’s just… gone.” Brittany felt a flutter in her stomach and a smile on her face. Maybe… maybe… the absent hobo and librarian were taking their long-deserved break from the expected day-to-day. And that was how she knew.
She wouldn’t tell them… the rest of the club. Mr. Schuester, Mike, Santana, Artie, and Tina… They knew, they believed her. Miss Farrell and Peter, they were happy, together.
It was good enough for her.
THE END
* IN CONSTRUCTION! *
PREVIOUS DAYS
[Cycle 1] [Cycle 2] [Cycle 3]
[Cycle 4] [Cycle 5] [Cycle 6]
[Cycle 7] [Cycle 8] [Cycle 9]
[Cycle 10]
[190] [191] [192] [193] [194]
[195] [196] [197] [198] [199]
[200] [201] [202] [203]
[ [204] [205] [206] [207] [208] [209]]
Suggestion Drop Off
Title: "The Encyclopedia Brittanyca: On Truth"
Pairing: None; Brittany
Rating: G
Summary: [Part 7/7] Brittany knows what's going on, but no one believe her because... well, it's Brittany...
Spoilers: 112 Mattress, I guess ;)