"Hi Sanny! Hi Quinn!" Brittany greeted as she bounced happily over to the couple. "I'm so glad you're ok now, Q. Lord Tubbington and I were so worried about you. He even stopped smoking, and that never happens. I'm happy he did though, because he won't ever get Hungarian cancer."

"I'm glad he finally stopped," Quinn said. "And I think you mean ovarian cancer, B. Don't worry, Lord Tubbington will never get that."

"Really? That's so great! Thanks for telling me that," Brittany exclaimed, throwing her arms around the shorter blonde for a hug.

"Hey Britt-Britt, as your best friend, don't I get a hug as well?"

"Oh course you can, Sanny!" Brittany said with a smile, tackling the Latina to the ground.

"Can I decorate your wheelchair, Quinn?" the taller blonde asked.

"Of course you can."

"Really? Even with rainbows and ducks?" Brittany asked excitably.

"As many as you want," Quinn answered.

"Cool!" Brittany said. "You're the best, Q!"

"We need to head down to the field now, B. Coach is going to make us run a set of suicides for each second that we're late," Santana told the taller blonde.

"Ok then," Brittany said. "Can Quinn come watch us practice?"

"If she wants to," Santana replied.

"I'll tag along," Quinn said. "Can I give my lady a ride though?"

The Latina smiled before situating herself on Quinn's lap, giving her girlfriend a kiss for the sweet gesture.

The blonde grinned and proceeded to wheel them down the ramp and to the field. Quinn was very glad that the money they had made during their cupcake sale had gone to good use, thanks to Artie's suggestion to make the school more wheelchair friendly.

"That was mediocre! Try fighting in the western front during World War I, that's hard! Hit the showers, you sloppy babies!" Sue yelled at the Cheerios.

All of the Cheerios with the exception of Brittany and Santana groaned and headed towards the changing room as fast as they could in order to escape the crazy she-devil otherwise known as Sue Sylvester.

The two best friends linked their pinkies together and walked towards where Quinn sat in her wheelchair, a beaming smile on her face.

"I used to think that you on the Cheerios was a horrible thing, Santana. When I saw you doing those amazing moves though, I was reminded of how much I love your flexibility," Quinn said.

"Of course you do, horn dog."

"Why are you calling Q a horn dog, Sanny?" Brittany asked. "She's not a type of food!"

"That's a corn dog you're thinking about," Santana told her friend.

"Lopez and Pierce, get out of here!" Sue yelled. "Your smell of failure is tainting me!"

"I love being head Cheerio, but that women just drives me loco!" Santana muttered under her breath as she sprinted to the showers.

"Fabray," Sue acknowledged the blonde. "Sorry to hear about the accident. How're you doing so far?"

"Pretty good," Quinn replied. "If it weren't for Santana though, I don't even know how I'd make it through this by myself."

"You know, there's a reason why I chose Lopez to be my captain. Treat her well, or I will personally hunt you down. Nobody messes with my Cheerios."

"I will," Quinn said.

"Good," Sue replied. "I always wondered why you chose to play soccer instead of joining my Cheerios. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad we finally have a winning team to cheer for, but you would have made a great cheerleader. You remind me of a young Sue Sylvester, just without my bone structure."

Quinn shook her head, unable to understand how Sue could go from caring and nice to insulting and intimidating in a matter of seconds.

"Hey babe," Santana greeted her girlfriend with a peck, fresh from a shower in the Cheerios locker room. "Are you ready?"

"I might as well get it over with," Quinn replied as she wheeled herself over to the front gate of the school.

The Latina nodded, opening the door for the blonde to go inside. Quinn was met with initial shock, stares, and sympathy from the majority of the student body. The Glee Club however, immediately rushed over and enveloped the blonde into a hug.

"I'm so sorry, Quinn!" Rachel said. "I shouldn't have been texting you while you were driving. This is all my fault!"

"Rachel, you need to calm down. This isn't your fault, ok? You need to stop blaming yourself. I am more at fault for even looking at your text while driving, let alone attempting to reply."

"You need to get over this guilt, hobbit. Embrace the fact that Quinn is sitting right there in front of you alive," the Latina said.

"That's right," Quinn said. "Why don't you just treat Santana and I to Breadsticks and get it over with?"

"I can't just forget about this!" Rachel protested.

"Too bad," Santana said. "Whatever Quinn says here at McKinley is the law."

"Fine!" Rachel said as she stomped her foot with a pout, making all the members of the Glee Club smile in amusement.

Once the lunch bell finally rang, Quinn wheeled herself to Coach Beiste' s office to discuss her condition and the team tactics they would use to defend their 3-time championship title while she was off the field.

"Hey Quinn," Coach Beiste greeted the blonde. "How are the legs doing?"

"I still can't move them, but I'm trying my best."

"Don't stress too much about it," Coach Beiste replied. "If you do, your body will not cooperate with you."

"Thanks for the advice, coach. I'm still going to continue with intense physical therapy though," the blonde said.

"That's fine. I just don't want you to overexert yourself."

"So have you decided who will take my place as captain?" Quinn asked. "I'm thinking Puckerman or Daniels."

"It doesn't matter," Coach Beiste answered. "I already chose my captain at the beginning of the season."

"But I can't even play," Quinn said. "All I can do is sit on the sidelines and watch!"

"That's exactly what I want you to do," Coach Beiste replied. "You might have lost the use of your legs for the meantime, but it doesn't mean that you won't have the ability to lead and inspire the team like you used to."

"Thanks coach. I won't let you down!"

"That's what I like to hear," Coach Beiste said. "And if you want, I can always appoint Puckerman as vice captain. Just remember that no matter what, you're always going to be my number 10 and the one wearing the captain armband."

"Welcome back to Glee, Quinn!" Mr. Schuester said. "We're so happy to have you back. And to celebrate your presence here again, the rest of the Glee Clubbers have prepared a very special performance for you."

"I know this song doesn't originally start with the guitar, but I think you'll still like this Q."

Familiar keys were played on the piano, before Puck started playing his guitar and sang the very first lines of the song.

I could stay awake just to hear you breathing,

Watch you smile while you are sleeping,

While you're far away and dreaming.

Quinn immediately recognized the song to be I Don't Want To Miss A Thing by Aerosmith and began to tap her hand along with the beat. Rachel took the next part of the song and obviously rocked.

I could spend my life, in this sweet surrender.

I could stay lost in this moment forever,

Where every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure.

Blaine was the third in line to sing the song, and like the 2 others before him, sang it perfectly in his own style.

Don't want to close my eyes,

I don't want to fall asleep,

Cause I'd miss you babe,

And I don't want to miss a thing.

Cause even when I dream of you,

The sweetest dream will never do,

I'd still miss you babe,

And I don't want to miss a thing.

Quinn smiled when Santana stepped out to sing. The blonde mouthed I love you to the Latina and earned a kiss from her girlfriend once she finished singing.

Lying close to you, feeling your heart beating,

And I'm wondering what you're dreaming,

Wondering if it's me you're seeing.

Then I kiss your eyes,

And thank God we're together.

I just want to stay with you in this moment forever,
Forever and ever.

Everyone in the Glee Club got to sing their own solo (with the exception of Quinn), and ended the song with all their voices combined.

I don't want to miss one smile,

I don't want to miss one kiss,

I just want to be with you,

Right here with you, just like this.

I just want to hold you close,

Feel your heart so close to mine,

And just stay here in this moment,

For all the rest of time.

"So how was your first day back at McKinley?" Santana asked as she flopped onto her bed.

"It was good," Quinn replied. "I loved the performance. You were obviously the best part."

"Really?" Santana said as she leaned up to kiss the blonde.

"Mhmm. And do you know what would make my day even better?" Quinn asked.

"No," Santana replied as she nuzzled the blonde's neck.

"Awesome sex with you," Quinn answered.

"Of course, horn dog."

"I'm your horn dog though," the blonde said.

"That's right," the Latina replied. "Mine and only mine."


Again, I apologize for the extremely long wait. Sorry to disappoint those who were expecting a flashback this chapter. I promise that the flashback(s) will appear in the upcoming chapters, hopefully the next one. That really depends on how I write the next chapters though. Anyways, I just want to thank everyone for reviewing the previous chapters. I really does mean a lot to me. Do continue to tell me what you want to see in the future though! I'll try to make sure it will happen later rather than never.