"Get off her Karofsky." Seriously, what was up with that line? And calling her miss? This wasn't a western.
I had always tried to protect others of the school-it was, well, an instinct to do so-but I felt the need to guard this red headed girl for every second of her life.
I walked through the hall towards my next class and a blond and a Latina girl slipped in next to me.
"Sam," The Latina, named Santana, also one of my closest friends, said edgily. "It's here."
"What's here?"
"The Aura. Something's happening." She said, keeping perfect pace with me.
"Nothing's happened in nearly twenty years, Santana," I said, rolling my eyes. "You're just on edge because Brittany's sick."
"It's not just that. Someone here has the Aura. I've never felt it before,"
"Even I felt it, Sam. I'm right," Quinn snapped her hand on my arm forcefully.
"And I'm in charge, Quinn," I snapped at the bitchy blond and yanked her hand off my arm. "I need to-"
We all stopped outside our classroom door, feeling that buzzing and glowing feeling I had felt earlier.
"It's here," Santana said quietly, her dark brown eyes trailing the floor and following up to the door. "It's a girl,"
"You feel it too?" Quinn asked, biting her bottom lip. "I don't know who it is."
"And we won't…" I said, and caught the red-headed girl's eyes through the doors window. She smiled and blushed, her golden brown eyes shocking through me and then it clicked. "I know who it is,"
"Who?" Santana said, peeking into the window.
"Her," I said, breathlessly and slightly happily, staring at the beautiful girl in the room. "We need to keep an eye on her."
"Her?" Quinn said, grimacing.
I nodded angrily. "Yes, her. There's nothing wrong with her, you go-"
The door swung open then and an angry teacher greeted us. "Maybe you'd like to join us in class instead of standing outside the door like a bunch of bimbos,"
"Sorry," We all mumbled and shuffled into the only remaining seats-one next to the girl, and two behind. I slid into the one next to her and smiled.
"Sam, remember?" I said, smiling at her. She looked up from doodling in her notebook and smiled lightly.
"Yes, I'm Rachel." She stuck out her hand and I took it and again a jolt of electricity coursed through me. She must have felt it too, because she pulled back and her large eyes widened.
Our teacher continued talking about science, but all I could feel was the electricity sitting a few inches away from me. I inhaled and exhaled slowly, feeling content and knowing she was the one. I slipped a note back to Santana and it read 'meet tonight at six at my place'. She showed Quinn who passed it around and showed everyone else in the group. I knew that Santana was right-something was happening.
I had just barely managed to get through the rest of the day without losing too much focus. At six o'clock, nearly exactly only a few seconds after the time, everyone was there, sitting on the floor of my basement, waiting anxiously.
I cleared my floor and began. "This meeting is in order," As soon as the words were out, the group burst into chatter.
"What's that feeling going on?"
"The Aura's here, isn't it?"
"What can we do to help?"
"We may need more people!"
"Stop it, everyone!" I shouted, silencing them all. "As leader, I suggest going one at a time. Artie?"
The faux wheel chair bound boy with super smarts and thick glasses cleared his throat. "It's happening again. A repeat sign, the Aura's back."
"It is the Aura," Mercedes said, her eyes widening. "I knew I wasn't just envisioning it."
"I know. This is the real deal," Finn, my right hand man said. "I don't know exactly how, but it's here."
"We need to destroy it," Quinn said. Everyone nodded.
"No, Quinn! I don't care if you're second in command, but I seriously don't think killing someone will make us clear things up with the council."
"To hell with the council!" Puck said. "We're the ones with the better planning, we can do it! The chief is an idiot anyway-"
"Watch what you say about my father, Puck, before you lose more than just your Mohawk," I said, growling lightly. He rolled his eyes and put his hands up defensively. "What we need to do is protect her, so no one can take it,"
"But the Aura's the strongest and most sought after thing in the world. Don't tell me it's no big deal to just watch her! We're putting our lives in danger for some stupid girl all because you find her hot!" Quinn snapped at me.
"Listen, Q, calm your claws would you?" Santana snapped.
"That's our job to protect others and when someone's kind of important, we protect them, got it Quinn? Quit slacking off!"
"Then quit acting like you know everything when you keep making mistakes!"
"Mistakes wouldn't be made if you'd follow them!" I snapped back at her.
"You know what? I'm out." Quinn stormed out of the room before I had a chance to reply. I shot a concerned look at Finn and he nodded and ran after her.
I knew that what I was doing was risky, but I knew that the greater cause was more than anything we'd ever handled before.
***QUINN AND FINN told from Finn's POV***
"Quinn!" I said, calling out into the dry darkness. I heard silence then a sniffle. I headed towards the sound silently before it had the chance to escape and grabbed her wrist in mine. "Quinn, listen it's just Finn."
She sniffled and hid her face. "What do you want?"
"Sam's really sorry. He made a mistake. He's a good guy…he just gets worked up sometimes."
"Yeah, well, I guess screwing up is in my skills."
"Don't say that," I said, releasing her wrist. "You're amazing Quinn."
She turned to face me. Despite crying, beauty still possessed her, from her gold hair to her hazel eyes to her large lips to her tiny nose. "You mean it?"
"Absolutely. I mean, come on-you're smart, funny, passionate, determined, forceful, quick, giving, beautiful-"
"You-you think I'm beautiful?" She interrupted, and my heart started beating.
"I-uh-yeah, but, I mean, you-knew that, right?"
She chuckled. "Thanks Finn, now let's go back before Sam sends a search party out for us." She wrapped her tiny hand in my large one and yanked me back towards the house.
I almost slipped up today. I almost let her know.
Because, like Sam, I was fighting for something-or someone.
OH God, it's been forever! I'm back, guys! haha, I've been busy :) bUt i'm baaaaack! RnR, dolls!
