I'm baaaaacccckkkkk ;). Hello my lovelies. Yours truly has finally returned and is ready to start posting some chapters out for ya . I know I said that I was gonna wait to start on the sequel buuuuuut….I couldn't wait. I started writing it and got really happy, so I'm posting the first chapter now. But this will probably be the only one you guys get for now because I really do want to get my others stories either finished (The untitled kluck story) or get more chapters out to get the story rolling (Second Chance). Soo without further ado here is the first chapter of The Next Step. Read, Review, Enjoy .

Santana's POV

I opened my eyes to see brown ones staring at me.

"Why must everyone stare at me while I sleep?" I said as I sat up. "I mean, I know I'm hot but it's getting creepy."

Rachel rolled her eyes. "Shut up, Santana. I need to talk to you about something."

"Can't it wait? Today is my last day here and I wanna get out of here as soon as poss-"

I closed my mouth when I saw the look on Rachel's face.

I frowned. "What's wrong, Rach?"

Tears started streaming down her face. "I just feel like I'm betraying her." She cried.

I reached out and grabbed her hand with my right hand and wiped her tears with my left.

"Betraying who? What are you talking about, Rachel?"

"I found my mate."

"Okay?" I said slowly. "And that's a bad thing?"

"It's not Quinn." She said as more tears made their way down her face.

My eyes widened. "Oh, that is bad. Does Quinn know?"

"No," She snapped. "I can't tell her. Do you know how devastated she'd be?"

"Rachel," I said. "If there is anyone who can read people well, it's Quinn. And it's better she hears it from you now than from some other way later."

Rachel nodded her head. "I know, but I don't want her to hate me."

"She won't hate you." I said.

Rachel scoffed.

"No seriously." I said. "If you're her mate, which you obviously are, she literally can't hate you. At most she'll just get really angry. She'll most likely hate the other person more than anything though."

Rachel sighed. "I have to tell her, don't I?"

I nodded. "Who's the lucky girl or boy that has caught your wolf's attention?"

Rachel looked down and mumbled.

"What was that?"

Rachel looked back up at me. "It's Ashley."

My eyes widened. "Ashley? Elder Sylvester's daughter, Ashley? That Ashley?"

Rachel rolled her eyes. "No, the Ashley from South of Nowhere." She said with mass sarcasm.

"Wow." I said.

"Yea, but it wouldn't matter anyway. You are her mate. I could hear it in her thoughts."

I looked at Rachel.

"This is the most fucked up pack I have ever seen." I said.

Rachel choked back a laugh.

"I mean seriously. You're Quinn's mate, but Ashley is your mate, but I'm her mate even though Brittany is my mate. And then Puck still hates Blaine beyond all belief even though Kurt chose him. But I can tell Kurt is confused about everything."

"This is like some bad soap opera." Rachel said.

"Exactly." I exclaimed. "It's like some bad gay soap opera." I chuckled.

After our laughter had died down I got serious again.

"So are you going to tell Ashley?"

She shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. I mean considering the circumstances, I feel like it would be a bad idea."

"Well in the end it is your decision."

Rachel nodded.

"But let me tell you something." I said. "You remember what I told you when you and Quinn first started going out?"

Rachel nodded.

*Flashback*

I pulled Rachel aside from the pack as we walked down the hall to our next class.

"So how are you and Quinn doing?" I asked as they had been going out for about a week now.

Rachel smiled. "We're doing really well. She makes me very happy and I've been doing all I can to make her happy."

I nodded my head. "That's good."

"Why?" She asked.

I looked to my other pack members, as they were engrossed in a conversation about our hunting routine.

"Listen," I told her. "I have known Quinn pretty much since we were in diapers. She's like my little sister."

Rachel nodded.

"I know that she has strong feelings for you and you have those same feelings for her, right?"

Rachel nodded in confirmation. "Yes, yes I do."

"Ok, well I don't want to see her get hurt and if you do even the slightest thing to hurt her, I will make sure you regret it deeply. Do you understand me?"

"Yes I do." She answered back, a little scared.

"Good," I said. "I don't need to have a brokenhearted sister and a messed up pack on my hands."

"I understand completely." She said with a firm nod. "But I would never do anything to hurt her." She looked at Quinn as she smiled. "I love her."

I smiled. "That's all I needed to know." Rachel looked back at me. "And just know that none of this is personal."

"I know," she said with a small smile. "You're just looking out for you're family."

I smiled as I put my arm around her.

"I knew we would become good friends Rach."

"Yea, it only took since preschool."

We both laughed as we entered our classroom.

*End of Flashback*

"Yea, I remember."

"That still applies to now." I said.

"I know," Rachel nodded. "And what I said to you still applies to now. I won't hurt her."

Moments later, Rick, my doctor, walks in.

"How's my favorite patient feeling?" He asked with a big smile.

"I'm your only patient, Rick." I said as I rolled my eyes. "And ready to get the hell out of here."

Rick chuckled.

"Well you're in luck. Everything seems all in order and your shoulder seems to have healed very well."

He said as he examined said shoulder.

"Hmm," He said. "That's weird."

"What?" I asked, getting nervous.

"There's no scar."

"Is that a bad thing?" Rachel asked.

"Well I don't know. I mean when another wolf bites you there should be a scar. Maybe it's nothing." He said as he wrote down something on his notepad.

I groaned. "Don't tell me I'm gonna have to stay here longer."

"No, no you won't." Rick said. "Like I said, it's probably nothing. If anything no scar is probably a good thing. You're free to go you just need to remember to go pick up you're essence before you leave. You and your friend."

I smiled. "Thanks Rick."

"No problem." He said. "See you around, Santana."

I nodded towards him as he walked out of the room.

"Well." Rachel said.

"Well, it's time to get out of here. I'm going to get dressed and go get Blaine. You go back to Quinn and please think about telling her. I really don't want to see her heartbroken if she finds out by herself." I said as I got off the bed and stood up.

Rachel nodded. "I know."

There ya have it folks; the beginning of The Next Step. Made it extra long for ya just cause I love you guys lol. Be on the lookout for my other stories and another new story I started writing before summer vacation .