AN: Dudes! Thank you so much for reading/reviewing so quickly! Once again, reviews are like writer's candy. The more I get, the happier I am, the faster I write.

AN 2: I don't like this chapter very much, it's more of a filler/explanation chapter more than anything, but I guess it's important otherwise I wouldn't know where it's going.

I will try to make it up to you, cos you're just my kind of awesome.

Human Nature – Toro y Moi (Michael Jackson cover)

"So, not like I don't appreciate all this, but you guys, I really need an explanation if I'm to stop wondering when this dream will end." Rachel said over a mouthful of vegan taco. Santana glared at her over hers, and said, "Look, Rachel, I knew this would come, but can you please wait until I'm done devouring this orgasmic food? How long has this place been open and I haven't known about it?" She demanded incoherently. Brittany giggled at this, and Becky chastised her for her 'poor table manners'.

"Well, Quinn established that you were totally persona non grata since like, day one of freshman year, and we all knew she was going to be head cheerleader cos she was the captain in junior high, and her family's old money and stuff, so we followed her blindly." "I think she was just jealous cos Finn smiled at you." Brittany interrupted. "Gee, Brit, thanks for cutting in, I was so not done there." Santana glared.

"I'm sorry for my interruption, but Finn? Smiled at me in freshman year?" Rachel was just looking back and forth between the two, puzzled.

"You lent him a pencil cos golden boy forgot to bring his bag," Santana explained exasperatedly. "Anyways, Quinn and I were supposedly BFFs since 7th grade, cos I was the 'prettiest', while she was the richest, although Brit and I were practically raised together. We were co-captains of the team in the 8th grade, but she still acted superior to me, but I liked her enough to let her get away with it. Not like I cared for the power anyways. It was just a lot of fun for me and Brit, so we stuck with it. Not like any of that mattered when we got here though. One look at Finn, and the Ice Queen was born." She shuddered.

Brittany hugged her best friend and smiled sadly at Rachel. "She was totally like, really mean, until Finn asked her out, but even then she only got, like boy, I mean, man- what?"

"Manipulative. Bitch would only care for her boo and her base, nothing else. By then, we'd become sheep, and I guess I didn't really care anymore, so I became her bitch. Poor Brit could only go along with it so much, until she broke down. That's when Becky saved her. Angel over there came along and just hugged her, and asked her why was the pretty cheerleader crying. That right there reminded us why we did it. To show people that we care, and that they should too. A cheerleader leads them, but ultimately, we remind people to keep on cheering too."

Rachel smiled at Becky, who was hugging Brittany and nattering on happily. "Um, that's um... I don't know what to say. But that's so not an explanation, I'm sorry, I'm still confused."

"How about this? Queen Bitch was dethroned, there was chaos, in the Cheerio world, school, and Glee. Even Puck dated you! No offence, just that Puck's, well, Puck. Dude's always only in it for the tail. I should know." Santana quickly explained, hoping she didn't hurt the diva. "Basically, the world was changing, and only you stayed the same, besides the Man Wonders right here," she gestured towards Matt and Mike, "You always stood firm for what you believed in, and even when you were being selfish, you were noble. You gotta love a classy bitch!" She grinned. "And, you just proved your awesome by not blowing us off today." She reached across the table and squeezed her hand. "Thanks, Ray."

"You're welcome Santana. Um, I'm sorry this will sound awkward, but I need Captain Obvious here."

"She's saying, she'd love to be your friend, and would be honoured if you considered her a friend of yours. Brittany and Becky too. I'm guessing Matt assumed you'd extend said friendship cos of me, but dude's gotta say that on his own, I don't speak for him." Mike poked

"Totally. Uh, Rachel-" Matt fumbled.

"I would be honoured. All of you. Thank you so much, you have no idea how much this means to me." Rachel gushed. "I just hope you guys can just grant me these two requests."

"Totally!" "What are they?" "No worries, Rachel." "I will not fake date you to please your dads Ray"

Everyone looked at Santana at the last exclamation. "What? Chick's hot, I know, but I got feelings too, and I refuse to be in an emotionless relationship. My kisses are real, so am I." She defended hotly.

Rachel squeezed her hand this time, and smiled at her. "No Santana, you do deserve a real relationship, and although my dads are gay, I'm only interested in boys. Men," she corrected, glancing at Mike and blushing. "No, I mean, firstly, don't ask about what happened between Finn and myself. Secondly, I hope you can be patient with me and refer to Captain Obvious regularly, as I find myself at a loss when people attempt vagueness. My dads have always encouraged me to be open and honest, so I never sought to understand double entendres and the like. I guess that's part of why I can't really portray mystery convincingly." She shrugged.

"But you're the star in my world!" Mike teased, sticking his tongue out at her and hugging her.