Brittana: cannon

Chapter 8: the truth is i love you

Junior year sucked so far for Santana. Quinn had told Coach Sue about her boob job and reclaimed her spot as Head Cheerio. Santana lost some status and had to endure more torture from Sue in the form of name calling and being demoted to the bottom of the pyramid. And Sue kept pushing the girls to spy on the glee club, so she tried getting in her good graces by continuing to provide intel to the crazy coach. She was freaking out and tried to regain some of her status the only way she knew how. She acted more slutty than ever, hinting at her promiscuity and hot body in order to try to show that she was wanted, and to make more people want her.

The week they did Britney Spears in glee club was fun, especially since Brittany gained some confidence in her performing and singing abilities. Not to mention that the fantasy she had under anesthesia was super hot. But she hadn't really hooked up with Puck since before her surgery, and Brittany seemed to think that their near exclusivity gave her the right to talk about their feelings and what their sweet lady kisses meant.

This caused Santana to panic because she didn't want to think about the meaning behind what they did together, and she definitely didn't want to think about what she felt for Brittany. She wasn't sure if she would have chosen Brittany to do a duet with even if she hadn't prodded her to talk about things, because she really wanted to win and Wheezy's voice blended well with hers. She loved singing with the dancer, but when Breadstix was involved she would do what it took to win.
She felt really bad though about hurting Brittany when she rejected being her duet partner, but the blonde really did freak her out with the hints about their relationship being more than just friends with benefits. And then she had to go and partner up with Artie and even start dating him. They didn't date people. That just wasn't them. She was so jealous that someone would take her place in the blonde's affections that she ripped them apart easily before it ever really even started.

Things with Brittany were okay for a little while after that, and their relationship seemed to go back to mostly normal. Santana knew Brittany was still hurt by what happened, but she was glad that Brittany seemed to know not to talk about their feelings again. Puck, however, was locked up and the only person Santana was still having sex with was Brittany. She didn't know what to do, because she really didn't want to start sleeping with other guys again but she was afraid her popularity was declining further as she started ignoring guys' attempts to make out at parties. Finally, Puck got out of juvie and she was glad she got a boy to hook up with again.

Unfortunately, her hooking up with Puck led to him getting Brittany and Artie back together. She knew that this time she wasn't going to get them broken up so easily, particularly since she was afraid that forcing them apart a second time would cause people to wonder why she was so adamant about them not being together. She wasn't even sure of all of the reasons why she didn't want them together. It also seemed to be understood between the dancer and her that their intimate moments would stop once Brittany got with Artie, and Santana didn't know how to handle that.

To make matters worse, Puck didn't seem that interested in hooking up with her anymore, and she tried to gain some control over Finn to maybe stop her spiral. Watching Kurt get bullied by Karofsky and then decide to transfer schools caused more chaos. Glee club was no longer a safe haven for her, as each week their status was up in their air with losing members and trying to find new members. And seeing Brittany sitting and cuddling with Artie in the choir room hurt worse. Glee club was no longer the best part of her day.

Brittany tried to keep their friendship the same after she started dating Artie. Getting a solo at Sectionals helped take her mind off of her problems, and she could act mostly normal around the blonde for a little while. Being able to dance with her and watch her shine on stage made her heart soar, and she was happy for her.