Meeting by chance

Hey guys

Thanks to everyone who review and followed the story. This chapter there's a bit of Pucktana friendship and Pezberry will meet.

In this chapter I wanted to establish the friendship between the crew. Like I said before this idea is based off of ladder 49 but I won't necessarily be following the story line some bits will be like the movie though.

Also I'm sorry if this chapter is crude I don't mean to offend anyone.

Disclaimer- Don't own nothing

Santana was drifting in and out of consciousness. She didn't know how she was going to get herself out this mess but she trusted her team. She was just drifting away again when her radio crackled back to life with her captain's voice brining her back to reality.

"Santana you there? Please respond" Sue's voice came through. Santana smiled at the voice, no matter the situation whether it be commanding her squad or talking to child Sue always sounded like she was giving you in to trouble.

"Captain I'm here..." grunted Santana, the pain she was feeling was becoming unbearable again. She looked down at her body again and instantly regretted it.

One of her legs was at a funny angle, most defiantly broken and the pain she was feeling when she sucked in air possibly meant that she had a few broken or cracked ribs. Santana was sure there would be more since her whole body felt like it was broken, every bone, muscle and pore screaming in pain.

"Just hang in there Lopez, we've got a rescue team coming for you and we will get you out...Ok? Santana you just need to stay with us." Sue's voice crackled over the radio "Can you look around you...we think you fell near a boiler room...I need you to try and get in there ok? Can you do that for me Lopez?"

"Captain...Urgh I'm in pretty beat up from the fall...one of my legs is broken" Santana whimpered through the pain as she spoke putting pressure on her damaged ribs with every breath.

"Can you move? I just need you to try and get near the boiler room if you can...that's where the guys will be coming from, they're coming from the other side"

"Yeah I think so...I'll try captain...I promise" Santana said as she looked around as much as she could without actually moving her body.

"Good Lopez, don't give up on us...we're not giving up on you...we'll get you home to Rachel I promise"

Santana chuckled but quickly stopped with a pained groan "I'ma be in sooo much trouble with Shorty if I get outta here"

Rachel...That put a smile on the Latina's face, her little diva would through a fit when she found out what happened to her but Santana wouldn't have it any other way. Having a job like hers which meant mostly taking risks on a daily basis to save the lives of other people and Rachel's dramatic nature usually meant arguments and small fights that almost always ended up in great sex. Santana couldn't count the number of times she had to stay at one of the guy's houses or at the station or on the couch, depending on how mad Rachel was but they always made up...always.

If someone had told Santana a few years ago that she would settle down and have a monogamous relationship with someone she would've of laughed in their face and told them to get a grip, especially if they told her that she would settle down with a tiny Broadway nut who was the biggest drama queen ever. Back then Santana would've never of thought it was possible to settle down and give up her Casanova like reputation, she just loved the ladies too much.

Santana believed in fate and meeting Rachel had been fate. Rachel was smoking hot when Santana had met her...like literally smoking hot, since her sleep clothes were on fire and Santana had to pull them off.

Meeting Rachel had been the best thing to happen to Santana in her life so far.

(FLASH BACK)

After clocking in Santana made her way to her locker, quickly pulling out some work out stuff and after changing she fired her bag back in to her locker. She got about three steps toward the door before she halted and groaned, a familiar body was blocking the door. Looking up at the massive grin and twinkling eyes of one Noah Puckerman made Santana slightly nervous.

"How long have been in here, You better not have been checking me out Puckerman" Santana said and raised a challenging eyebrow at the mohawked boy.

"Of course I was you're a hot piece of ass Lopez ...but I know that you don't like what I have to offer. Which is a shame because see the fire hose on the truck...it puts that to shame" Puck winked and grinned at Santana's disgusted face. "And plus I know from experience to never try anything with you it...didn't end well for little fireman Puck, his helmet was sore for days"

Santana grinned "Please the size of the hose...remember what we talked about? Giving people unrealistic expectations...I've seen it and it's no bigger than my thumb" Santana smiled and held up her thumb.

"Well it seemed to impress that blonde chick I pulled at the bar...gots myself another date, a proper date" Puck smirked, thinking he had out done the Latina.

"What the blonde chick in the suit?" Santana asked thinking back to the weekend and the girl Puck had been hanging around like a lost puppy.

"Yup that's the one; she's a lawyer for some big shot firm or something. Beat that Lezpez" Puck crossed his arms with an arrogant smirk on his face and looked at Santana expectantly.

"One word Puckerman" Santana smirked "Threesome"

She smiled smugly at the look on Pucks face, it was a mix of admiration and jealousy "What, when...with who" Puck spluttered looking at the laughing Latina.

"That long haired red head and the short haired blonde couldn't decide who I wanted to take home more so I decided on both. Honestly one of the best nights of my life"

Santana pushed past Puck, still laughing and headed to the workout room. She was just about to pull open the door to the workout room when Puck came chasing after her.

"Wait, hang on, don't start yet" Puck called before catching up with her.

"What now Puckerman, you are not getting details you sick perv" Santana said as she stared at Puck waiting for him to explain himself.

"We have a new rookie starting today" Puck said a sly smile coming across his face, one that matched Santana's.

"Really well I guess I could forgo my workout for now...you know to help him settle in and stuff"

"My thoughts exactly, wouldn't want to make him feel left out" Puck smirked.

It was supper time at the station when the new rookie finally appeared standing in the doorway. He coughed and smiled before entering the room.

"Hey guys I'm Blaine, I'm the new rookie" A fresh face Blaine Anderson entered the mess hall where Santana, Puck, Mike, Sam, Tina and Artie were sitting around a table while Finn was at the kettle making everyone coffee.

Blaine walked up to Finn and stuck his hand out for Finn to shake, but Finn just stared at the offered hand with a raised eyebrow.

"Captain's office is upstairs to the right" said Santana from the table "You gotta check in with her first" and she jutted her chin upwards indicating for Blaine to head upstairs before continuing her conversation with Puck about the weekend events.

"He seems...I dunno...weird...like too happy" mumbled Finn from the kettle moving to the table and giving everyone their cups.

"That's 'cause he's gay" Santana said with a confident smirk.

"No way...I don't believe you" Puck said from across the table, shaking his head.

"Want to put your money where your mouth is Puckerman? Gays can be fire fighters too, look at me" Santana said raising her eyebrow hoping puck would take the bait. She needed some extra cash.

"Well yeah but you're a lesbian...it's different" Puck said as he reached in to his pocket and pulled out some notes.

There was a collective "ooooooohhhhh" given by the others and Puck coloured slightly knowing he was walking a thin line. Santana had the potential to rip his head off...both of his heads and little Puck didn't deserve that not when there was a smoking hot blonde to impress.

"How is it different Puckerman?" Santana growled and Puck gulped.

"Well...i...uh mean...it's just emm...different 'cause you know you're a woman and he's a guy?" Puck stuttered making it sound like a question, he looked at the guys around the table hoping that someone would helping him out but he was just met with amused stares. "Just take the money Lopez, 50 bucks that he's not gay" He said throwing the notes on the table.

"Well prepare to lose Puckerman because my gaydar is never wrong, he defiantly plays for my team" Santana said as she chucked some notes on the table.

Artie, being the best at math and the unofficial bookie of the group, pulled all the notes together and started to sort them out "Anyone else wanna put in to the pot?" he asked around the table where everyone shook their heads not wanting to be on the end of Santana's or Puck's gloating Spree.

A few minutes later a pale faced Blaine came in to the room "Emm I've been told to inform you by the captain that my new nickname is Hobbit junior...is she uh...always that..."

"Intense"

"Crazy"

"Rude"

"Crass"

"All of the above"

Blaine looked around at the table of his new crew and nodded at the implied descriptions of his captain.

Puck stood up and walked over to Blaine and threw an arm around his shoulders "Don't worry you'll get used to her, she a tough chick to crack even the Puckasaurus couldn't get a smile off her." Puck said "So tell me Blaine what team do you play for?"

Blaine looked at Puck confused "I don't understand what you mean"

"I mean...do you prefer the bat and ball to play with or do you like to stick your fingers in the glove?" Puck said wiggling his eyebrows and fingers.

"I...uh don't play baseball sorry" Blaine said looking even more confused.

"What the ferret head means is, are you gay?" Chuckled Santana and started laughing gleefully when he went red and nodded.

"Yes! Suck it Puckerman my gaydar is never wrong" Santana whooped and held out her hand for the money.

Puck sighed and shook his head letting go of Blaine. "Damn Lopez" he muttered walking over to the table where Santana had started to chant "You suck" and "I am the champion"

Blaine rubbed the back of his neck and looked at the table and mumbled "Is that a problem?"

Santana stopped chanting her victory song and looked at Blaine "I'm gay and I don't believe in double standards so if these guys can accept me they can accept you too"

There were nods of agreement and understanding smiles around the table before Sam spoke up "We don't care what you are or who you like, at the end of the day the only thing we care about is you being a good fire fighter and that we can trust you to have our backs"

There was another murmur of agreement and Blaine smiled this was going to nothing like the academy.

A shrill ringing sliced through the now happy atmosphere and everyone was up and rushing towards the poles that lead to the fire trucks below within seconds. Blaine stood in the middle of the mess hall watching it all unfold stunned, it wasn't until he felt a tug on his shirt did he move. He turned to follow but nearly collided with his captain.

Captain Sue Sylvester stared down at her rookie "Hobbit Junior you're coming with us but just as a ride along for now to see the team dynamic and if one on my guys slip on the grease that's in your hair while doing their job I will shove you so far down your little hobbit hole that you will never see the light of day again got it?" which loosely translates to "Get in the way of my crew while they're working and I will end you"

Blaine nodded and followed his captain to the truck and got in the back. Puck turned around and grinned from the front next to Finn, who was driving "Watch and learn rookie this is how real fire crews do it, its better than any shit you'll see at the academy"

When they got to the building with expensive looking apartments Sue started barking orders "Right Santana, Puck and Artie you guys do your thing get in there and get everyone out, the fire looks to be on the top floors. The rest of you start taming the flames" and with that Sam and Mike and Finn unleashed the hoses on the truck and sent massive streams of water on to the upper floors.

The rescue team quickly put there masks on and got in to the building. "Right the fire looks to be consuming the top three floors...we'll take a floor each...keep in constant contact with each other and radio if you need extra assistance, ok?" The two Boys nodded "I'll take the top, Puck you take the middle and Artie the Bottom" Again the boys nodded and headed towards the stairs with Santana following.

When she got to her floor Smoke clouded her vision and her skin started to prickle with sweat from the heat. She took tiny tentative step along the hallway, testing to make sure she was walking on the stronger bits of floor that hadn't been weakened by the flames.

"Hello...Is anyone there...Can you hear me" She shouted over the roaring inferno.

She had just entered what looked to be a penthouse apartment when her radio went off "Lopez...It's Sue. The manager of the building just informed me that a Miss Rachel Berry hasn't made it out, he seen come in earlier but she not out here she's Stays in the Penthouse on your floor"

"Roger that Captain, I'll look for her" Santana started as she made her way in to the penthouse. After checking the living room and the kitchen she made her way quickly to the master bedroom. When she entered she saw a figure on the floor which she assumed was Rachel Berry and rushed over.

"Miss Berry can you hear me" Santana asked pulling off her glove so she could check for a pulse. After finding a weak one she gave Rachel a once over to make sure she didn't have any major injuries and quickly noticed that her pyjama pants we catching fire so she quick ridded Rachel of them before heaving her over her shoulder and walking back to the entrance of the penthouse trying to follow the same path she had entered with.

She shook her head of the thought that Rachel was the hottest thing she had ever seen and not just because she was on fire. Having Rachel's ass right next to her face wasn't helping matters but she was a professional and needed to get Rachel out of the building and forget about her libido.

She checked in with Artie and Puck, making sure they got out of the building safely before rushing out of the building and quickly giving Rachel to Tina, the EMT/paramedic for their crew, who took her in to the ambulance.

"Shit Tina is she going to be ok? She was out cold when I found her but I found a weak pulse" Santana quickly hounded Tina with questions as She tried to bring Rachel around.

"Santana I need space to work...you did everything right don't worry she just passed out from the smoke and her pulse is getting stronger by the second, you got to her just in time." Tina said as she fixed the oxygen mask on to Rachel's face and smiled at the anxious looking Santana. Santana loved her job, she did but it was situations like this that made the job hard where people's life could end with the snap of someone's fingers and there was nothing she could do about it.

There was a shout for Tina as Puck came in to view with someone who looked to have burns running down his arms.

"Can you stay with her until I treat this gentleman" not giving Santana a chance to respond Tina grabbed her medical bag and hopped off the ambulance and headed over to Puck and the injured man.

Santana sat next to the gurney that Rachel was on, bouncing her legs up and down with nerves. She was jolted out of her Panicked thoughts when she heard groaning next to her.

She looked over to the gurney Rachel was on and seen that Rachel was coming to. Santana was on her feet in seconds screaming for Tina "Tina! Tina! Tina! She's awake!"

Another groan interrupted her panicked thoughts and Santana turned towards Rachel "Miss Berry how are you feeling? It's ok you're safe now"

Rachel looked up into concerned brown eyes and felt her breath hitch and it had nothing to do with the smoke she had inhaled. The face above her was the most beautiful face she had ever seen, even with it was covered in black soot.

"Who're you?" Rachel wheezed out but it was muffled by the oxygen mask on her face, she wanted to know the name of the pretty face that saved her.

"Santana Lopez, Miss Berry" Santana smiled, she was nothing if not polite especially to beautiful ladies like the one lying next to her.

"Santana you're gonna have to get out so I can treat Rachel" said Tina as pulled herself up in to the ambulance and pushed Santana out of it.

Rachel saw Santana smile at her one last time before she turned and walked out of sight. Rachel groaned again but this time it was for an entirely different reason.