Brittany and Santana started doing better at the best friend only thing. They talked a lot more than they had been before, and Brittany enjoyed hearing about all that was going on with the Latina in New York. And she told Santana all about how she was getting contacted from these super smart colleges after her SAT scores were released. She loved that Santana told her that she always thought Brittany was a genius and she wasn't surprised about it. Brittany still wasn't so sure about the whole thing. She still thought it was a fluke, but if they wanted to talk to her or whatever then that was fine with her.
Brittany was having a lot of fun with the glee club. They tried to help Mr. Schue and Ms. Pillsbury get back together and she had a particularly fun time learning that Kitty's guilty pleasure was the Spice Girls on "Fondue for Two". Performing a Spice Girls song with the other glee girls was totally awesome. Things seemed to be improving for Brittany. And then the unthinkable happened.
She was supposed to be in the choir room for glee practice, but she really had to pee. So she was in the bathroom when the shots rang out. Brittany couldn't remember ever being more scared in her life. At first, all she could think about was if anyone was hurt and she hoped and prayed that Sam and the other glee kids were fine. She hoped that nobody had been hurt in the school. And then, as she continued to hide and cry and pray that the shooter wouldn't come in the bathroom and find her, Santana popped into her head.
It really shouldn't have surprised Brittany that she thought of Santana. She should have been thinking only of Sam. But the longer she hid, the more she thought of Santana. She thought of when they first met and how happy Santana made her being her friend. The memories of how their relationship progressed passed through her mind, and she couldn't stop thinking about how much she wanted to hear Santana's voice at that moment. If she were going to die, she wanted to do it telling Santana how much she loved her and hearing the Latina's voice one more time.
Thankfully Mr. Schuester came and rescued her and the other girls hiding in the bathroom. She was grateful to get back to Sam. He made her feel a little safer when he held her in his arms, but the guilt started crashing down on her when all she could think about still was her raven haired, chocolate eyed ex-girlfriend.
After the school had been cleared and they were okay to go home, Sam took her back to her house and cuddled with her in her bed for a few hours. She knew he wanted to be close to her after everything, and she figured he wanted sex. But she gave him an excuse that she was too traumatized to do anything, and she lied and said that her parents would probably want to have a family night after hearing the news. Sam reluctantly left then, and Brittany immediately called the one person she wanted to hear.
"What's up, BritBrit?"
Brittany immediately started crying at hearing Santana's beautiful voice over the line. She really thought she would never get to hear that sound again, and now that she was, she couldn't hold back her emotions anymore. She couldn't even respond to the Latina, and she kept trying to fight off her tears so she could talk to Santana.
"Brit? What's wrong?" Brittany could hear the concern in the brunette's voice. She knew that the happiness Santana had when the answered the phone was gone now, and Brittany was mad at herself for making Santana worry.
"Santana," Brittany managed to say, her throat closing up on her before she could get anything else out.
"Brittany, what happened? You're starting to scare me, babe," Santana said, her voice shaky with fear. Brittany started to calm at hearing the term of endearment from the Latina. Santana hadn't called her 'babe' since they broke up, and now Brittany wanted to comfort the other girl after clearly scaring her so badly.
"I just needed to hear your voice," Brittany whispered.
"I'm here, BritBrit," Santana said quickly, still concerned. "Please tell me what's wrong."
