An Unexpected Romance
A New Friendship

Santana Lopez thought things would be easier when she graduated McKinley. She thought college was what she wanted, but she didn't like she belonged there. She started to re-think her life, she even broke-up with Brittany, something she now regrets. She dropped out of school and moved to New York. She's living with Kurt and Rachel, and Brody. Santana's trying to act like she's okay, but she's not. She misses Brittany and that was clear when she saw her with Ryder at Mr. Shue's wedding.

Living with Kurt and Rachel was getting a little intense, so Santana decided to head to her parent's for a while. She's at the Lima Bean waiting for her coffee when someone comes up to her.

"So, I thought you left."

Santana turns to see the last person she ever expected. "Sebastian."

Sebastian smirks. "Didn't think you knew what my real name was."

Santana shrugs. "I like to use nicknames more than real names."

"So, what brings you back here?"

"Visiting my parents. Why?"

"Just wondering." The cashier hands Santana her coffee and she walks over to grab a straw. Sebastian follows. "So, why don't you come sit with me?"

Santana turns to face him. "Why would I do that?"

"Why not?"

"Because I hate you."

"Oh, hate is such a strong word."

"You hurt my best friend."

"Yeah, but I never meant to." Santana rolled her eyes. "Come on, sit."

Santana takes a sip of her coffee as Sebastian walks over to a nearby table. She follows him with her eyes but stays put for a minute. She gives in and walks over and sits down. "So, what's the deal?"

"Nothing. I can't just want to talk to you?"

Santana takes another sip of her coffee and sets it down. She leans back and crosses her arms. "Listen, I really don't know what your game here is. So why don't we just skip all this foreplay and get down to it."

Sebastian smirks. "Alright, fine. This isn't any game. Look, I have changed you know. "

"Yeah, cause cheating at Sectionals was you changing? Steroids, really?"

"That wasn't my idea, it was Hunter's."

"Right." Santana rolls her eyes. "So, what is this about." She picks up her coffee and takes another sip and sets it down.

Sebastian leans closer to Santana. "Maybe I want to be friends."

"Friends? Seriously?"

"Why not?" Sebastian smiles.

"I have s few reasons I could give you."

"Listen, I know I was a douche last year-"

Santana scoffs. "That's an understatement."

"Can I finish?"

"Fine." She makes a gesture with her hands.

"Like I said, I know I was a douche, but that was the old me. You'd like the new me."

"Why?"

"Because I'm not a douche."

Santana takes another sip of her coffee. "So I'm suppose to be friends with you because you're not a major douche anymore?"

"Yeah. I mean, you don't have to." He shrugs. "But why not?"

Santana squints her eyes at him. "Not sure if I believe you."

"You don't have to. Just, wait and see?"

Santana picks up her coffee and takes a sip. She sets it down. She looks at Sebastian for a minute before speaking again. "Ok. You know what, fine. Why not, right?"

"Exactly." Sebastian smiles. "So, friends?"

"Why don't we just hang out. Wouldn't go to friends so quickly." She takes another sip of her coffee. "Wait and see, right?"

"Right."

The next day, Santana's sitting on her bed scrolling through Brittany's Facebook page. She sees all the post from Ryder and wants to just dislike each one of them. She scoffs at every picture of the two of them as well. She sees one of them kissing and closes the laptop and tosses it to the edge of her bed. She lays back and tears start falling down her cheeks. She wipes them away and gets off the bed. She sits down at her desk and looks in the mirror. She hears a knock at her door and her mom enters.

"Hey sweetie."

"Hi mom." She wipes more tears from her face.

"Everything ok?"

"Uh, yeah. Yeah, I'm fine. It's just- I was just on Britt's Facebook and I saw all the pictures of her and her boyfriend." She sighs and wipes her face again. "It just sucks." She gets up and walks towards her closet. "I know I broke up with her, but I didn't expect her to just move on like that. And with a guy."

Her mom looks at her and frowns. "I know sweetie." She walks over to Santana. "It'll be ok."

"Yeah." Santana grabs a sweater and puts it on. "Look, I'm gonna go out for a bit, ok?"

"Alright, sweetie."

"I won't be too long, promise. Bye mom." Santana walks out and grabs her car keys and heads out the door. She gets in her car and starts it. She sits there. She has no idea where she thought she was gonna go, but she gets an idea.

Santana's in the car for 45 minutes before she pulls into the parking lot. She finds a spot to park and turns the car off. She sighs before she gets out of the car. She stops and looks at the building. "What am I doing here?" She asks herself. She starts walking in. She enters the building and walks to to the woman at the desk.

"Hello. May I help you?" the woman asked.

"Yeah, um, I'm here to see someone."

"What's his name?"

Santana sighs. "Sebastian Smythe."

"His room is on the third floor. Number 318."

"Thanks." Santana heads to the elevator. She gets in and pushes number 3. The last time she came to Dalton, she bitched out Sebastian. Now she's coming to just, hangout. The elevator opens and she walks out. She walks down the hall untill she finds room 318. She sighs before she knocks. She waits a couple of minutes before the door opens.

"Santana." Sebastian smirks.

"Wipe that look off your face, Smythe. Let's go."

"Where?"

"Just come on." She grabs his arms and pulls him out to the hall. He closes the door and follows.

"So, where are you taking me?"

"Out."

"Got that part. But where, exactly."

"Not sure yet." They walk past the woman at the desk and Santana ignores her when she says Sebastian can't leave. She walks outside to her car. "Get in."

"I feel like you're kidnaping me."

"Just get in." Santana gets in the car. She pulls out her phone and pulls up Facebook. She goes to Brittany's page. She sighs and puts her phone down.

"So are you gonna tell me where we're going now."

Santana looks down at her phone. "Breadstix." She starts her car and heads out of the parking lot.

"So, why did you come kidnap me?"

"You said you want to be friends. Friends kidnap each other now and then, don't they?" Santana looks at him and smirks.

"Right, I guess." Sebastian looks down at Santana's phone and sees it's on Brittany's Facebook page. "So why Breadstix?"

Santana notices him looking. "Cause I feel like it."

"You sure?" Sebastian grabs her phone and reads Brittany's latest post out loud. "Heading to Breadstix with Ryder for a date. So Happy. And look, there's a smiley face and a heart." He holds up the phone to Santana. "Sure this isn't why?"

Santana grabs her phone. "So what if it is?"

"May I ask why you two broke up?"

"I don't want to talk about Brittany."

Sebastian holds his hands up in a defensive way. "Ok, fine. Just trying to make conversation."

"Anything but Brittany. Got it?"

"Got it." Sebastian looks out the window. "So, why'd you leave college?"

Santana looks at Sebastian. "Wasn't feeling it. Besides, I like New York." She shrugs.

"Hmm."

"How'd you know I quit college?"

"Are you forgetting we're Facebook friends?"

"Oh. Right. I did forget actually. Mainly cause I never knew why I added you in the first place."

"I dated your best friend."

"Right. And then you hurt her." She turns towards him. "Maybe I should've deleted you."

"Maybe you should've. And I never meant to hurt Quinn. Just so you know."

"No? I mean you just stole our Regional's idea, and then attempted to slushy her brother only to miss and get his boyfriend instead. Yeah, that sounds like something a boyfriend does." She rolls her eyes.

"And here I thought we put the past behind us." Santana reaches over and punches his arm. "Ow! What the hell was that for?"

"What? It's in the past." She shrugs and laughs.

Sebastian laughs. "Ok I get your point." He rubs his arm.

"Please, I didn't even punch you that hard. Baby."

"Would you like me to punch you?"

"Nah, I'm good." Santana smiles. They sit in silence for a few minutes before Santana speaks again. "I regret it, you know."

"What?" Sebastian looks at her confused.

"Brittany. I regret breaking up with her."

"I thought you didn't want to talk about Brittany?"

"I don't but- I don't know why I said anything. Just forget it."

Sebastian looks at Santana. He can see she's on the verge of tears. "You really loved her didn't you?"

"I did. I do. I mean, I always will I suppose. It's just-" She sighs. "The distance I guess. Being in Kentucky. And now New York. I guess it's true what people say. Long distances ruin relationships. Well at least for everyone in Glee. First it was Finn and Rachel, then Tina and Mike, Me and Brittany, Kurt and Blaine." She sighs. "Long distance just, sucks."

"Looks that way." Sebastian turns away from Santana and looks out the window. "So, how much longer till we're there?"

"A few minutes."

"And why are we going there again?"

"Cause, I just want to see Britt." She looks over at Sebastian who's now looking back at her. "I'm not gonna start any trouble, I just want to see if she's really into Ricky, Ronnie or whatever the hell is name is. And then we'll go."

"Ok."

They're silent for the rest of the ride. Santana pulls into the parking lot and parks the car. She shuts the car off. They sit in the car for a couple minutes. Santana sighs. "Ok. Let's go." Santana gets out of the car. Sebastian follows.

"Hey. If you just wanted to come here to see Brittany, then why'd you come and get me?"

"I don't know. sometimes I just do things and don't think." They walk into Breadstix and Santana looks around for Brittany. When she finds her she smiles, untill she sees Ryder. "Come on." Santana grabs Sebastian's arm and leads him to a table close enough so she can see Brittany, but not close enough Brittany can see her.

"So this is what you wanted to do tonight. Spy on your ex-girlfriend?"

"Please, like you never did this with Quinn."

"Wha-"

"You're not so subtle you know. Quinn told me she saw you a couple of times when she was out with Sam." Sebastian just looks down. "That's what I thought. So, I have a question for you. Are you like, totally straight now, or just hung up on Quinn?"

"Uhm, I don't honestly. Maybe a little of both."

"Well, you're out of luck with Quinn you know. She and Sam are pretty solid. And, well engaged. Looks like you lost out on that one."

"Yeah, maybe."

"So why not just move on? I mean, you know she's happy."

"Why don't you?" Sebastian looks up at her.

"When, and if, I know Britt's happy with this guy. I'll think about it. Untill then-"

"You'll just spy on them?"

"Yeah. Why not?" Santana shurgs. "I'm good at spying on people. I was working on spying on someone in New York."

"Who are you spying in New York?"

"Rachel's new boy toy. I was gonna check out Kurt's too, but Adam's too nice of a guy to hide anything, maybe it's the british accent." She shrugs. "Brody however, total douche bag."

"Nice guys can hide things too."

"Yeah, but it's more the vibe I get from Adam. Brody, I just get the worst vibe off the guy. I know something's up with that. When I get back to New York, I'm totally searching that place for clues. I'll find something."

"What do you think you'll find?"

Santana shrugs. "I don't know. Maybe I'll let you know." Santana smiles. She hears Brittany laugh and looks over. She notices the way Brittany's looking at him. It's the same way she used to look at her, and at Artie. Brittany was truly happy. She sighs. "I guess she really is happy." Santana looks back towards Sebastian but down at the table. "Maybe it was a bad idea to come here. Let's just go." Santana and Sebastian get up and start to leave.

"Tana?" Brittany calls to her.

Santana stops and pulls herself together and puts on a smile. She turns to face Brittany. "BrittBritt."

"I didn't know you were back." She smiles and gives her a hug. Santana smiles.

"Uhm, yeah. Just for a few days. Berry's getting on my nerves. So I decided to come see my parents for a few days." Santana watches Ryder walk up. Brittany looks over Santana's shoulder and see's Sebastian.

"Sebastian's here?"

Santana looks back and looks at Sebastian. "Yeah. We're uhm, hanging out."

"Really?"

"Yeah." Santana looks at Ryder. "So, you two really are...together."

"Yup." Ryder says and grabs Brittany's hand.

Santana fights the urge to go all Lima Heights on him. "Well I think that's just-" She pauses for a second. Ryder and Brittany look at her waiting for her to finish. "Great." Santana smiles. Brittany smiles back at Santana and her heart almost melts. She missed seeing that smile everyday. "Well, uh, I should get going. I need to bring Seb back to Dalton."

"Ok. Bye Tana."

"Bye BrittBritt." Santana smiles and grabs Brittany's other hand and just holds it for a few seconds. She let's go and turns to leave. "Come on." Santana says to Sebastian as she walks past him.

Sebastian looks at Brittany and Ryder and then follows Santana out to the car. They both get and the car and Santana drives off. They don't say a word to each other for 20 minutes before Sebastian finally breaks the silence.

"You called me Seb. No snappy nickname?"

"I didn't feel like it. Besides, we're suppose to be friends now, right?"

"Yeah, but I thought you said we wouldn't go there yet? Wait and see, remember?"

"Maybe I lied" Santana looks at him. She sighs. "I don't. Maybe I could just use a friend right now."

"Don't you live with two friends?"

"Yeah, and they're always with their boy toys."

"Oh." Sebastian looks back out the window. They don't talk for the rest of the way to Dalton.

A/N: So, what do you think? I've always secretly shipped these two together so I decided to write a story for them.

Let me know what you think (: