onlinespecial asked: A Bramtana fic where they all go out to an outdoor ice skating rink. Santana is really not very good at skating, Sam is decent because he takes his siblings to the rink quite often & Britt is really good because her dancing means she has amazing balance and flexibility. Sam and Britt take it upon themselves to teach Santana to skate, or at least loosen her grip on the side & move into the middle. Then they go for coffee after and Santana is impressed with herself whilst Britt and Sam just grin
âLet go of the side,â Sam says. Â âWe wonât let you fall.â
âI have a better idea,â Santana says. âHow about I hold on and then I definitely wonât fall.â
Seriously, at this point sheâd only let go to flip him off. Â And sheâd only do that if she had any sort of faith in her ability to stay standing. Â Brittany twirls in a circle in front of her, coming to a stop. Â She actually balances on one ice skate for a moment and how even?
âBabe, come on. Â You can hold my hand.â Â Brittany grins and holds it out to her, wiggling her fingers invitingly.
âWeâre not gonna let you fall,â Sam says again, like heâs actually offended by the very suggestion. Â He tries to pry her hand off the wood and she takes one very careful step sideways, one of her skates sliding a little until she bumps into the side. Â
Jesus.
âItâs against the laws of science for your whole body to remain upright balanced on fucking ice skates,â she says, and watches Sam laugh and Brittany hide her grin. Â She just rolls her eyes and says, âDonât argue with me Iâm the only one passing that class.â
Shit. Â She shouldnât haveâ
Thereâs silence while they exchange a glance and she bites at her lip. Â âIâm sorry,â she says, because sheâs getting better about it. Â âThat was mean.â
âI got a C minus last week,â Brittany says, spinning on the spot in a slow circle and Santana wants to go to her except for all the fucking ice.
âI know, baby,â she says softly. Â Brittanyâs totally passing that class if she has to tutor her all year, just to make her forget she ever said anything different.
It doesnât change the fact that ice skating is stupid though.
Sam uses the moment when sheâs distracted by Brittany to pull her away from the side and she actually screamsânot her proudest momentâeven though sheâs going so slowly that Artie could probably ice skate faster.
Okay, that was mean again.
The point is, this is the worst, and she has no idea why they have to come here at all, even if Brittany does take one hand and Sam the other and sheâs slowly being tugged along by her two favourite people in the world.
Sheâs not having fun, shut up.
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âSo,â Sam says, when he carries their drinks over in the Lima Bean. Â âYou had fun. Â Discuss.â
âI did not,â Santana replies instantly while Brittany just laughs next to her. Â âIce skating should still be against the laws of god and man.â
âRight,â Brittany says, straight faced, and sips at her cocoa. âSo you werenât shouting, âwheeee!â when we built up speed.â
âMust have imagined it,â Santana says, pouring sweetener into her coffee. âThat doesnât sound like something I would do.â
Brittany and Sam exchange a glance before they both say, âOf course not.â
She hates them both when they start to grin.
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âMaybe we could go next week,â Santana whispers into Brittanyâs ear when theyâre in the car on the way home and feels Brittany laugh against her cheek when she leans in to kiss her. Â Theyâd made Sam drive so they could share the backseat, and he glances at them in the rearview suspiciously.
âNo making out back there,â he says sternly. âThat was the rule.â
âI would never,â Santana says with an innocent smile, before she leans in and kisses Brittany, exactly where he can see it in the mirror. Â Â