So I'm feeling pretty festive at the moment and this is one of the results, and I might add another chapter if I get any more festive.
The timeline is a bit weird but it basically happens a year after the Bram kiss at Christmas time ...I think lol I love brittana but I'm in a Pezberry mood
Glee hasn't started yet in the UK so I only know what's going on from tumblr/twitter ect so I've probably made a lot of stuff up so just go with it…
About the Bram situation I personally feel that they should take some of the fanfiction writers on this site as apprentices to show them how to write a good story line lol
I wish all my readers a very Merry Christmas (or whatever holiday you celebrate) hope Santa is good to you all and you get everything you wish for.
Disclaimer:- I don't own Glee
A loud banging woke Santana from her peacefully slumber on Christmas Eve. Groaning she looked at the clock, it read 7.20pm. She let out a louder groan to show her displeasure, hoping that whoever was making that rude noise would get the hint and shut the fuck up, but sadly the noise persisted and got even louder. Looking up she seen a mass of blonde hair before the smiling face of her best friend, Quinn Fabray invaded he vision.
"Seriously what the fuck Q" Santana groaned burying her face in to her pillow.
Quinn stopped smashing the two pans she had in her hands together and smirked down at the Latina. "Get up San, I want to do something...you do realise that it's nearly half 7 at night on Christmas Eve?"
"Yes I am very well aware that it 7.30 in the evening and I'm also very well aware of the massive hangover that I'm now supporting...on Christmas Eve" Santana mumbled in to her pillow.
Quinn shot the Latina a sympathetic look and sighed. Santana had been on a downward spiral since she found out about Brittany and Sam. When Quinn first heard about Santana and Brittany's break up she held her breath for the destruction that would come from the heart broken Latina. Santana was an all or nothing kinda girl and Quinn knew that when Santana finally found the courage to be herself and love the other blonde cheerio, she did it with passion that Quinn was jealous of, so Quinn knew how hard it was for Santana to break up with the girl she grew up with, the girl who she let willingly have her heart. Surprisingly the destruction that Quinn was expecting never came and Santana was actually being mature about everything or at least acting like nothing was wrong.
She had phoned Quinn after she had got back to Louisville and Quinn knew from the sound of her voice that she had been crying. She told Quinn that she was done with Louisville and that with her parents blessing she was transferring to NYU to finish off her course there and be a step closer to following her dream. It was nice to have Santana closer to her and she was sure that Santana was also grateful to have someone she knew closer to her as well that would help her take mind off Brittany.
However after Christmas and the New Year Quinn heard from Kurt, who heard from Blaine that Brittany and Sam were and item, Quinn had guessed that Santana knew since Brittany would've told her and had mentioned it over the phone, the silence on the other end made Quinn's heart drop and her heart broke at hearing Santana's sobs, clearly it was new news to Santana and Quinn instantly felt guilty. That weekend Quinn made a trip to New York and had stayed with the Latina consoling her. Ever since then Santana started the downward spiral that Quinn had been expecting since the break up. She went to enough classes to pass but didn't hang out with anyone anymore or makes trips back to Lima to see any of her old friends, though Quinn understood why and she had started drinking more than she did before.
Now nearly a year later Santana was still was in her post break up funk and Quinn was determined to get her out of it. Brittany had moved on, she was in California at a dance school living her dream, though Quinn still suspected that the dancer was still hurt about Santana's absence in her life, she had told Quinn enough times that she still wanted Santana in her life as a friend but Quinn knew that the air would have to be cleared between both Santana and Brittany for them to move on.
"Come on get up...I want to go out and do something please...I won't stop banging the pans until you're up" Quinn said banging the two pans in her hands as a warning.
Santana just groaned and pulled the pillow over her head to block Quinn out. Quinn huffed at her friend and place the pans on the ground before walking to the end if the bed and yanking the covers off Santana. Quinn winced before rolling her eyes at the fact that Santana was wearing very little under the blankets. Luckily Quinn was used to seeing the other girl in next to nothing due to being on the cheerio's with her.
Quinn grabbed Santana's foot and pulled, successfully pulling the other girl off the bed. "I'll give you 10 minutes to get dressed" Quinn said the human lump on the floor.
15 minutes later Santana dragged her body through the kitchen door way hearing Quinn hum while she made coffee. "That's the last time I'm letting you stay for the holidays Fabray" she grumped and sat down on the stool next to the kitchen island.
"Oh shut it scrooge, you'd be all alone if it weren't for me" Quinn said as she placed a steaming cup in front of Santana.
That was true; Santana's parents had wanted to spend Christmas with her and Santana had invited them to come and stay with her but recent snowy weather had caused all the flights in and out of New York to be cancelled but her parents had promised to see her after New Year, so Santana had asked Quinn to spend Christmas with her and after begging her mother Judy finally said yes.
"Yeah but I would be warm and alone" Santana grumbled as she took as sip of her coffee.
"Just finish your coffee there's somewhere that I want to go" Quinn smiled
"NO" Santana growled holding her position as Quinn tugged on her jacket "Defiantly not...I'm not going out there I'm just going make a fool of myself"
"It's too late for that, your panicked shrieks have already done that" Quinn said placing her hands on her hips and arching her eyebrow as she waited on the ice for Santana.
"Fuck you Fabray" Santana said through clenched teeth as she held on to the side of the wall. She wasn't even on the ice yet and she had nearly broken her ankle just walking towards the rink with those damn death traps on her feet and Santana reasoned that if she couldn't walk on solid ground with the skates then there was even less of her change of her skating on the ice, she was still unsure how Quinn had managed to get her this far near the ice...well she did, she had agreed to go just to stop Quinn whining and when they got there she had hoped that Quinn would leave her on the side while she did a couple of laps on her own.
"San come on please it will be fun, I promise I won't let you fall" Quinn said as she held out her hand for her friend to take.
Santana sighed, there was no way she was going to win this argument and she was already there wearing the get up, she reached out and took Quinn's offered hand trying to repress the memories from long ago and that exact promise being broken. Santana shuddered as she got her first foot on to the ice remembering her 8 year old self in this exact position except with a teacher who weighed at least the same amount as a small elephant. She shuddered again as she remembered her 8 year old self tripping and bringing said small elephant down with her. She left that school field trip with a broken wrist and a promise to never go anywhere near an ice rink...oh and to buy her teacher some diet pills.
Quinn giggled as Santana finally made it on to the ice and starting puttering forward as Quinn effortlessly glided next to her still holding her hand. Quinn had to stifle a giggle when a little kid zoomed past them making Santana loose her balance. It was funny until Santana latched on to her for dear life screaming like a banshee right in her ear.
"Jesus Christ Santana, I thought you weren't trying to make a fool out of yourself" Quinn grunted as she tried to steady herself on the ice with Santana wrapped around her.
"This is all your fault Fabray…you're gonna have my death on your conscience I hope you're happy" Santana said as she re adjusted her grip on Quinn's neck.
"Stop being so dramatic Santana you're not going to die" Quinn said pushing Santana off her and grabbing her arm. "Sometimes you're worse than Rachel"
"DON'T compare me to Berry…that's like comparing apples and oranges…totally different" Santana righted herself and started shuffling herself forward still holding Quinn's in a vice grip.
The pair did a few laps of the rink with Quinn pulling Santana most of the way trying to muffle her giggles every time Santana stumbled.
"It's not funny Q" Santana muttered as she righted herself after stumbling to a stop.
"It is though…you're worse than a blind Bambi on ice" Quinn giggled as she helped Santana over to the side of the rink.
The two friends stayed at the side and chatted for a few minutes before something sparkly caught Quinn's eye.
"Oh my god there's Kurt and Blaine" Quinn said pointing to the other side of the ice rink. Santana grunted an acknowledgment at spotting Kurt wearing a hideous but fashion forward sparkly jacket and let out a squeak of protest as Quinn let go of her and skated off to catch the boys.
"Q wait don't go please I need you…Quinn help " Santana shouted at the retreating back of her blonde best friend.
"Bitch" Santana mumbled to herself as she was left alone. She figured that Quinn would take the two broke back boys to her since she had very little mobility on the ice and moving away from the side alone would most defiantly result in certain death. However watching the trio for a few minutes and seeing Quinn get comfy leaning against the side of rink, Santana came to the conclusion that she would have to go to them. Sighing she pulled herself up right and started to pull herself along the side of the rink grumbling all the way.
Everything was going fine, Santana had managed to get herself in to a good rhythm of pull, glide, pull, glide and was making good progress around the rink, until she got stuck next to a couple that were leaning up against the side sucking face. After unsuccessfully trying to get their attention Santana realised what she had to do to get to the wonder twins and Quinn.
Steeling herself she pushed off the side and puttered forward trying to organise her feet so that she would glide forward like Quinn had showed her. She had just gotten past the couple and was just starting to feel proud of herself for getting so far on her own away from the side when she met the ice face first as someone smacked in to her making her thump her head off the ice.
"Oh my Barbra I'm so sorry, are you ok?... Santana?" A voice said next to Santana.
A voice that Santana recognized but the ever growing lump on her forehead distracted her from putting a face to the voice. She was able to roll on to her back, the Christmas lights and decorations that covered the ice rink slowly coming in to focus. Then there was a big pink talking blur taking up most of her vision, Santana let out a another groan as the pink blur started speaking in long complicated sentences that Santana didn't understand.
Santana blinked and the blur started to look more like a face every time open and closed her eyes. Santana gave a load groan as the face became familiar and Rachel Berry was looking down at her.
"Berry just help me up" Santana moaned as she felt the icy wetness start to seep through her coat.
Rachel helped pull Santana in to a sitting position before sling her arm around her shoulder and pulling her to her feet. "Santana I think it might be beneficial for you to get off the ice and maybe see the medic"
"No I'm not seeing some stupid medic...I'm fine" Santana said only to stumble as another kid flew past her. "Beside this is all your fault Berry"
Rachel gave Santana a incredulous look as she helped pull her to the side "Yes I agree that banging in to you and making you fall over was my fault but if you were wearing appropriate skating clothes then you might not have got as injured" Rachel said as she motioned to the clothes that Santana was wearing.
Santana looked down at herself and agreed that maybe Rachel was right; a dress with no tights just over the knee socks and a jacket probably wasn't the best attire to wear while skating but in her defence she didn't know Quinn was gonna take her ice skating.
"You know what Berry you're right this isn't your fault it's Quinn's" Santana said as she tried to keep a hold of Rachel so that she didn't fall.
"Quinn? Is she here" Rachel looked for the familiar blonde hair cheerio before looking back at her injured companion "Santana are you alright? You look kinda dazed"
"Yeah I'm fine...jus' a lil dizzy" Santana mumbled as she swayed slightly.
"I think I should go and get Quinn...she'll take you home" Rachel said as she helped Santana off the ice and to a vacant seat.
"No...jus' leave her, she wanted to see the light's and everythin', get your two butt boys to take her, I can get home myself" Santana said as she caught Rachel's hand.
"Santana I really don't think you should be alone right now, you've suffered a severe head injury" Rachel said casting a concerned look at the Latina.
"It's fine , here phone her and tell her jus' to meet me at home" Santana handed Rachel her phone "Tell her to enjoy herself"
Rachel looked at the phone Santana handed to her trying to make her mind up on how best to proceed. She caught sight of the two boys that she came her with, glad that Kurt's Jacket was good at acting like a beacon in a sea of people. "I'll be right back" she said as she moved off to the side the rink.
Santana had closed her eyes and was just dozing off when a sharp "SANTANA!" startled her back awake.
"What! Berry" snapped Santana, eyes wide as she looked at the tiny diva in front of her.
"You're not meant to sleep if you have a concussion" Rachel said, arms on her hips.
Santana let a small smile cross her face at how cute Rachel was when she was mad but quickly made a disgusted face as the thought past through her mind.
Rachel Berry was NOT cute!
Rachel bent down and began untying Santana's ice skates "What'cha doing Berry" Santana frown at the diva below her "What happened to my knee?" she asked as she caught sight of her bloody knee next to Rachel's face.
"You must of scraped it when you fell, I'm just away to get your shoes...Don't close your eyes" Rachel said turning away and marching through the crowd to get to the shoe station.
On her way back Rachel had to stifle a giggle at the sight of the Latina, whose head was lolling to the side before being snapped back up , eyes wide looking around her as if to prove that they weren't shut.
"Here, do you need help putting them on?" Rachel asked handing Santana her shoes.
Santana shook her head and began pulling on her shoes frowning when Rachel sat down next to her and started pulling her boots on. "Where you going Berry"
"I'm taking you home, I phoned Kurt and told him to take Quinn to see the lights and the Christmas tree and that'll keep an eye on you until she comes home." Rachel said quickly pulling on her other one and bending down to help Santana tie her shoes.
"You don't have to do that Berry I can get home by myself" Santana mumbled as she took the hand that Rachel offered her and got to her feet.
"Yeah but I feel bad about knocking you over and I don't want to leave you alone with a possible concussion" Rachel said guiding Santana to the exit.
Rachel decided that getting a cab would be the better option since she didn't know where Santana lived and Santana was in no state to be giving her directions on the subway.
Getting in to the cab Rachel rattled off the Santana's address that she had gotten from Quinn and helped Santana buckle her seatbelt.
"Thanks Berry for all this...y'know helping me and stuff" Santana said as she grabbed Rachel's hand once she had finished buckling her in.
Rachel blushed at the thanks and the contact "You're...uh welcome Santana"
"Y'know Berry I like you...I think that's why Ima bitch to you all the time" Santana said slumping in to Rachel's shoulder.
Rachel took a moment to ponder if that meant like as a friend or I bully you because I like like you. She looked down at the Latina resting her head on her shoulder and smiled before remembering that Santana was meant to stay awake.
She quickly gave the Latina a poke in the ribs making Santana squeak and flinch away from her.
"Stay awake" Rachel hissed.
Santana grumbled something unintelligible took to looking out the window until they pulled up outside Santana's apartment, where threw some cash at the taxi man and pulled Santana up all the flights of stairs until they reached her door.
Grabbing the key from Santana Rachel opened the door and pulled the cheerleader behind her. As Santana was pulling off her shoes Rachel stood in the middle of the hallway gawking at the apartment before her.
"Santana how can you afford an apartment like this" Rachel let out a low whistle as she peered in to the kitchen this was far better than her and Kurt studio apartment.
"My mami know someone from her office who's in to real estate and conveniently owed her a favour. So I'm getting a good deal on this apartment" Santana grunted hopping on one foot trying to pull her other shoe off.
"Do you have a roommate" Rachel asked spying another bedroom door.
"No...just me but I might be looking cause I need to split the rent or start pulling in more hours at the coffee shop" Santana said straitening up after finally pulling her shoe off.
"You have a job?" Rachel turned wide eyed, looking at the Latina like she grew another head.
"Yup only been there for a month though" Santana nodded "I didn't want to break in to the money my mom gave me so my Papi's been helping me pay rent the last few months since he feels bad about not being there for me or something...I dunno maybe it's cause I'm gay or something to do with my abulea"
"Right so maybe we should get some ice for your head" Rachel said knowing that Santana's grandmother was a touchy subject and wanting to get far away from it as possible.
Santana lead Rachel in to the kitchen and pointed to the freezer "I think there might be some frozen stuff in there"
Rachel rummaged around the freezer trying not to shudder at the frozen animals that Santana kept in there. She finally found success in a bag of peas and handed them to the cheerleader.
"Here put this on your head and ill clean your knee for you" Rachel said as she got up and started looking for a first aid kit.
"It's over there by the sink" Santana said pointing to the corner, her voice muffled by the bag of peas.
Rachel quickly made her way over to Santana after getting the first aid kit, she knelt in front of her pouring some alcohol on to a piece of cotton. Just before applying it to Santana's scrape she saw the Latina tense and whimper.
"Santana I haven't touched you yet" Rachel said fighting a smile as the Latina pulled the bag of peas away from her face to glare at Rachel.
"Just hurry the fuck up Berry afores I go all Lima heights" Santana growled and screwed her eyes waiting for the sting.
Rachel quickly muffled her giggle as Santana yelped when Rachel applied the alcohol. "Who knew you were a big kid when it can to cuts and scrapes, want me to kiss it better"
Without waiting for an answer Rachel lent forward and placed her lips just above Santana's cut on Santana's knee. She held them there for a few seconds mostly out of shock at her boldness. She quickly pulled away when she felt Santana shiver.
Rachel moved back on to her haunches and looked up at girl before her, Santana's eyes locked with hers and they suddenly weren't as dazed looking as they were before but were full of something Rachel was afraid to recognise.
"Maybe we should go and watch a movie until Quinn gets home" Rachel said as she broke eye contact and got to her feet holding her hand out to Santana.
The two of them moved in to the living area where Santana collapsed on the couch and Rachel sat on the other end pulling Santana's legs on to her lap.
"What we watching?"Rachel asked as the movie started.
"Miracle on 34th street" Santana mumbled.
The two fell in to a comfortable silence watching the movie with Rachel occasionally nipping Santana every time the Latina looked close to sleeping. When the movie was over Rachel stood up and took the defrosted bag peas on Santana's head. "I'll get you a new one" she said as she quickly moved out of the room.
When she got in to the kitchen she let out a big sigh, her mind still whirling with what happened in the kitchen earlier; why did one small kiss make her feel so weird and tingly and what was the look in Santana's eyes...did she feel what Rachel was feeling.
Getting another bag she entered the living room, she knelt in front Santana inspecting the bump on her forehead. She gently moved the bag to the bump and found Santana's eyes watching her every move. She moved her hand way from Santana and made to move away but Santana grabbed her wrist keeping her in place. Their eyes locked and Rachel found herself licking her lips. Slowly as if not to make a sudden movement that might scare her away Santana lent up and connected their lips in a sweet kiss.
Breaking away Rachel closed her eyes waiting for the joke to come but it didn't instead when she opened her eyes she found Santana staring at her with a soft smile on her face. She held up her phone for Rachel to see.
12.04 AM
"Merry Christmas Rachel"
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