Rachel Berry walked down the halls of William McKinley High School with her chin up and her head held high. She spotted Santana waiting by her locker.
"Hey, chica," Santana said with a smile. Rachel gave her a half-grin in response. After she switched out her books, they started walking to glee. Her smile quickly faded as a tall blonde joined them and linked pinkies with her best friend.
"Hey, San," Brittany said with a wink, and Rachel tried her best to keep her breakfast down. It was no secret that the blonde had feelings for Santana; the Latina was just too oblivious to notice. Rachel and Santana exchanged their greetings with Brittany, and the three of them took their respective seats. Rachel, sitting in the front row, turned back to see her beautiful best friend giggling at something the blonde had said. It truly was melodious: her laugh. Rachel sighed and turned back around. Mr. Shue had just walked in. He dashed to the white board and by the sound of the deafening squeak of the marker, she could tell that he was writing something down.
"This week's theme is Prom! I've talked to Figgins and he has asked the New Directions to be the performers this year." He said with a toothy grin. Excited chatter could be heard from all around the room, and Rachel sported a small smile at the thought of performing at prom. She felt a hand on her shoulder, and turned around to find herself face-to-face with Santana.
"Hey Britt and I were going to head over to my place after school to think of some songs for glee. Are you in?" She looked at Rachel with hope in her eyes. Rachel's breath got caught in her throat as she took in every inch of her best friend's face. She truly was gorgeous. When she saw her friend's hopeful expression turn into one of confusion, she snapped back into reality.
"Yes, I would love to," She quickly said with a tight smile.
