'Oh my god where- OW! Major headache!' Imogen thought. The brunette was lying on a hospital bed with needles in her arms and an oxygen mask. Her heart rate rapidly increased and called for help "Nurse!" A women came running in "What am I doing here?"
"Ms. Moreno, you and your father were involved in a car accident"
"Dad" Imogen whispered "Dad..I need to see my dad, where is he?!"
"Miss calm down. Your father is fine, the doctor is with him" The nurse left the room.
Suddenly a tall brunette came in, Imogen couldn't tell who it was since she didn't have her glasses "Excuse me Miss? Can you find my glasses, please?" The woman looked around and found them on the counter. She handed them to Imogen her vision became clear and her eyes widen "Fiona?!"
"Hey Imogen" Fiona's voice was a bit shaky
"How- what- when did you get here?"
"I left last night, but arrived this morning" Fiona walked over to Imogen and held her hand "I'm so sorry Imogen, I wish I was with you when it happened"
"You were with me" Imogen squeezed Fiona's hand
"How?"
"Look in my bag and find my car keys" Fiona followed her instructions, it took a while because Imogen had so many objects in her purse. Finally she pulled it out; Imogen pointed at the coin attached to her keys "See. It's a Fiona Coin, I bought it in Chinatown"
Fiona chuckled "I see what you did there"
After a while of Fiona and Imogen talking and catching up on things, the nurse came in and politely told Fiona that Imogen has to take her medicine which will make Imogen a bit dizzy. Fiona kissed the top of her head and told her she'll be back in a couple of hours. The brunette took a cab back to her loft and rest up. She really did miss her own condo.
'Maybe i should stay here for christmas?
Why? I thought you wanted to spend it with Rachel and Quinn?
I did- I do, but I'm already here so might as well stay
But you told them you'll be back...
Shut up and lets rest'
When she opened the door she heard water running from her bathroom; someones taking a shower. Fiona headed to her kitchen and grabbed a knife, she slowly walked towards the bathroom she tried to open the door, but it was locked. Fiona fiddled with the knob one more time then the water stopped running. The sounds of the knob unlocked and it opened, instead of Fiona attacking the intruder, it was the other way around.
"Fiona!?"
"Holly J?!"
Holly J gave Fiona a cup of tea, but she refused and looked away
"Fiona..look at me"
"No"
"Look if you let me explain-"
"What is there to explain?" Fiona exploded "You had me waiting for you at New York, you stayed in my condo, and the worst part is you never told me! You practically broke into my home"
"But I had my spare keys so technically I didn't break in"
"My house, my rules" Fiona fought back
"Okay I'm sorry I didn't tell you..If you hear me out you wouldn't be so mad"
"I'm all ears"
Holly J explained why she stayed: her parents wanted her to spend the holidays with them. As much as she wanted to go back with Fiona she couldn't deny her parents, so she used the condo without informing anyone on her understood her intentions, but she could have at least called instead of making her wait in New York. Now that Holly J was done with her story it was Fiona's turn to tell her why she came back.
"Oh my god! Is she okay?!" Holly J asked
"She's fine, for now. I'm going back to visit her, wanna come?"
"Of course"
Back at the hospital Imogen was recovering from the medicine the doctor gave her to reduce the pain. She still felt stunned, the crash happened so quickly.
"Thanks for the ride dad, we haven't gotten donuts in a while" Imogen was holding the donuts on her lap and a side present
"No problem sweetheart, is that gift for me?"
"I told you it's for Fiona, your gift is the donuts"
"I love donuts"
Louis was driving pretty fast for a school zone in the dark, they were getting close to an intersection, but Louis drove even faster.
"Dad! The brakes!" Imogen screamed
"I am pressing the breaks!"
"That's the fucking gas pedal!" Imogen was never the one to curse, but in this moment she had to. Then it all went blank.
The doctor came in with food and her medical charts "How are you Imogen?" The nurse asked
"I'm fine Natalie"
Natalie was Imogen's mother till Louis and her split their marriage therefore ending their mother-daughter relationship. To this day Imogen calls her 'The life ruiner'
"Fine? After that crash I don't think so"
"Alright I'm- wait hows my dad?"
Natalie hesitated "He's- he's fine, but Imogen hows your dad overall?"
"He's fine, why?" Imogen furrowed her brows
"Imogen..your father has early onset dementia"
Imogen didn't say a word after what Natalie had told her. It's all falling into place now: The forgotten car keys, forgetting that she was on vacation, and everything else. Natalie saw Imogen's expression change so she stepped out to give her some time to process all this. Imogen could help the tears that were streaming down her cheeks, she has held it in since the car crash.
Imogen turned to the door and saw Fiona talking to another women. The women looked familiar, but she couldn't see her face. Then Imogen squinted her eyes and gasped, it was Charlie. Imogen furrowed her eye brows in jealousy and anger. Then Fiona came in she didn't say anything, but Imogen knew something was bothering her girlfriend.
"Everything okay, Fiones?" Imogen asked
Fiona looked down for a moment "Yeah. Imogen there's something you should know"
'Oh no she's gonna leave me for..for HER..brace yourself Imogen'
"The person you crashed into was Charlie's uncle"
Imogen suddenly felt really sick to her stomach she almost didn't believe what she just heard. Her eyes started to water.
"Charlie? As in ex-girlfriend Charlie?" Fiona nodded at her girlfriend's question
"Small world.." Imogen wiped her eyes
"The doctor said he'll be fine though"
"This is my fault"
Fiona arched her brow in confusion "No it's not..it's not like you were planning it"
"I know, but if I haven't forced my dad into driving that night none of this would've happen"
There was a knock at the door; it was Holly J carrying flowers and a few balloons.
"I'm so sorry to hear about your accident" Holly J set the flowers on the counter
"It's alright, I guess" Imogen gave her a weak smile
Holly J went over to Fiona and whispered something in her ear, Fiona shifted her eyes to Imogen then to the door. The brunette nodded and headed out
"I'll be right back" Then she was gone
"Where did she go?"
"To do some errands, don't worry I'll keep you company"
As much as she liked Holly J, she really wanted to spend time with Fiona. The only thing on Imogen's mind was: Why would she leave when she is in the hospital? Maybe it's not errands.
"Holly J, where did she really go?"
Holly J gave her a funny look "What do you mean?"
"Fiona came from Ohio just because I got into an accident..why would she leave to do 'errands'" Imogen air quotations the word errands
"She has a meeting she'll be right back"
Imogen sighed and decided to drop the subject. After a while Holly J and Imogen were playing Gold Fish, Holly J taking the lead. Imogen kept glancing at the clock and it's been an hour since Fiona left.
'What's taking Fiona so long?'
On cue Holly J received a text from Fiona
"She's here, I should be going only four people can be in a room"
"It's only you and Fiona?" Imogen sat up and fixed her posture
"Not for long, bye Imogen"
Before Imogen could ask what's going on she already left. She sighed and laid back onto her pillows wishing she was back in her own bed with her dad watching TV. Imogen replayed the memory while it was still fresh into her brain: Going to get donuts, laughing, getting Fiona's present- The present! Imogen suddenly remembered she had Fiona's gift on her lap in the car, by now it's probably broken or lost somewhere in the rubble. She felt furious yet depressed knowing she went through all the trouble to get something for her girlfriend for it to be lost again.
Her girlfriend. Imogen lingered at the word how it felt funny saying it, in a good way. A moment later a blonde came into the room, she looked lost, but yet she looked like she wanted to be there. She glanced at Imogen and frowned
"You look exactly like how Lord Tubbington was when he got hit by a car" Her voice sounded so innocent and calm
"Umm.." Imogen scanned the blonde some more "Who-"
"Britt! You can't just go into people's room like that" A brunette came in and claimed her
"I'm sorry about that, Brittany loves to wonder around"
"It's alright, who-"
"Guys get out, you're not-" Quinn came in and caught sight of Imogen "Oh, Imogen. How are you?" She went over and touch her forehead checking her temperature
"Who are you people!?" Imogen snapped since they interrupted her twice and are complete strangers
The blonde stepped back to her friends "Well, my names Quinn; we met on video chat when Fiona called"
Imogen nodded, now she remembers her..sort of.
"This is Brittany" She pointed to the taller blonde
"Like your shirt" Brittany commented
Imogen chuckled "It's a hospital gown"
"And this is Santana. Brittany's girlfriend"
Imogen didn't know why, but she felt intimidated by her. Maybe it was her looks...or the fact that she held an angry face towards Imogen.
"Where's Fiona?" Imogen asked
"She's with Rachel getting a coffee"
"The little hobbit needs her energy" Santana commented
"San be nice" Brittany poked her girlfriend's nose
The next 10 minutes they made some small talk, Imogen felt really nervous she never had a good time making friends. Like the time Fiona tried to befriend her in the beginning of the year and Imogen shot her down. Or the time she wanted to be friends with Eli and she ended up obsessing over him. Finally Fiona and Rachel came to join them.
"I see you found the room" Fiona joked
"Ooh snacks" Brittany grabbed the skittles from Fiona
"Sure have some"
"How are you Imogen?" Rachel asked
"Better than yesterday"
Imogen could see the frown on their faces, that's the one thing Imogen didn't like; for everyone to feel sorry for her. Yeah, it's to show respect and care, but it makes her feel more vulnerable than she already was. She wanted everyone to treat her as if she's not injured.
"Guys don't look at me like that" Imogen gave them a gloomy look
"Like what?" Quinn asked
"Like some injured puppy" Imogen stretched and wiggled around "See I'm fine, it's just-"
"The cuts and bruises making you look horrible?" Brittany chimed
"Brittany!" Rachel said indignantly
"No she's right. These injuries make me look weak"
"Ha!" Brittany stuck her tongue out
Visiting hours were over, it's 10 p.m, and Imogen took her medication. Tomorrow will be Christmas Eve and she will be spending it with her girlfriend and new friends. Imogen was so excited that she couldn't sleep, even with the medicine. The brunette kept looking at the clock and wished it could go faster.
Suddenly it stopped.
'You're kidding me, right?' Imogen thought
Then the lights went out Imogen looked around to see if the nurses turned it off, but no one was in sight. She felt like she was in a horror movie, also it's the main reasons why she hates hospitals; they're scary. The door flew open and there was a shadow figure standing at the entrance, Imogen covered herself thinking she's in some sort of nightmare.
She heard the footsteps come closer, became louder with each step, then it stopped.
"You know why I'm here" The voice was feminine, but angry
Then the figure pulled the covers off and covered Imogen's mouth with her left hand while holding a knife with the other.
"How dare you do that to my family" She said holding the knife to the brunette's neck "You hurt one of mine...now I hurt one of yours" And with that being said, she was out the door leaving Imogen panting in fear.
It was now Christmas Eve, the time for love, food, and joy, but not for Imogen. She spent the night crying and thinking about the situation she's in. Imogen grabbed the phone, now that it's working, and dialed Fiona's number. Once Imogen could hear that Fiona had picked up she spoke quickly "I n-n-need you please! Hurry! P-please come quick"
"On my way"
Ten minutes later Fiona came running in and closed the door "What's wrong?"
Tears began to run down Imogen's face and tried to form the words she was trying to say "C-ch-"
"Imogen breathe, what's going on?"
"Charlie! She-she threaten to hurt someone" Imogen's tan skin became pale, and her hands started to shaking
Fiona furrowed her brows "Who?"
"I-i don't know. My dad? You? Someone that I care about"
Fiona sat on the chair and processed the information she had just been given. The blue-eyed girl was scared herself and to think it's her ex just makes it even more terrifying.
"No one's gonna hurt you" Fiona assured her
"B-but she had a knife and-"
"Do you trust me?"
Imogen gave her a confused look "Of course I do"
"Then don't worry about it, I have a plan" Fiona smirked
After their talk Fiona went back to her loft to talk to her friends, but when she got there she found Rachel and Quinn making out on her couch
"You guys!"
Rachel quickly pushed off Quinn causing her to drop on the floor. They fixed their hair and un-wrinkled their clothes
"Sorry we were..uh.."
"At least we weren't having sex like Santana and Brittany" Rachel said bluntly
Fiona's eyes widen "They're WHAT!?"
"Relax, it's just a comparison. They're not really doing it"
"So..if I go into my room right now, I won't find them naked"
"They're in the kitchen" Quinn pointed
"Santana, Brittany, can you guys come here" Fiona called
The couple joined their friends in their chat. Fiona explained to them the supposed 'killer' is after her or Imogen's dad. Santana slowly put on a smirk then somehow the smirk jumped from one girl to the other. They all had the same idea, now it's time to put their plan into action.
Imogen was freaking out, it was almost closing time and Fiona still hasn't called or came back! Imogen held tighter to the plastic knife she save since lunch. She kept looking around the room to see if anything moved or looks weird. Then a nurse came in not facing Imogen, the nurse didn't have her regular uniform. Her uniform has an inappropriately short skirt.
"Ready for your check up Miss Moreno?" The nurse purred
"Fiona?" Imogen smirked
"It's nurse Fiona to you"
"Why are you wearing..that?" Imogen tried to look away from her girlfriend's legs, but it was impossible
"It's part of my plan"
"To seduce me?"
"That's later" Fiona winked "We're gonna keep an eye on you"
"We?" Imogen furrowed her brows
"Our friends, Rachel's with your dad. Quinn, Santana, and Brittany are wondering the halls. I hope they're okay"
"San, I'm scared" Brittany held onto her girlfriend's arm
"It's alright Britt. You have your taser don't you?"
Brittany lifted the hem of her shirt showing the Latina her weapon
"Guys look" Quinn whispered "I think it's her"
Santana rolled her eyes "Q, that's a coat rack"
The blonde squinted her eyes "Oh"
The Unholy Trinity, as they call themselves, were just going in complete circles. Nothings coming out, no noises or strange shadows.
"Hey, Imma go to bathroom. Be right back" Quinn said
Quinn walked down the hall, turned right two times and now she's lost. The blonde forgot she wasn't in Lima anymore so the bathrooms aren't near the Emergency Room. Quinn huffed and turned around and was now face-to-face with Charlie.
"Going somewhere?" The brunette had an evil smirk
"Actually, you are. Stay away from my friends"
"It's cute how you think you're tougher than me" Charlie pulled out a knife
Quinn notice it had blood on it then she chuckled "Looks like someone can't handle a weapon"
"This isn't my blood. It's from a certain brunette she didn't put up much of a fight, she's really tiny"
Quinn's eyes widen in horror "What you do to Rachel!"
"Lets just say she's lucky to be in a hospital right now" Charlie laughed
"Out of my way!"
Once Quinn tried to move Charlie to the side, the brunette had enough time to slice Quinn's hand. The former cheerleader had to hold in her pain and try to find Santana or Rachel. Charlie stood there in victory watching Quinn suffer from the massive cut, but Quinn didn't break that easily. Quinn clutched her right hand and took a good swing at the older woman's face.
Charlie fell to the floor, Quinn took the opportunity to escape and look for her friends; but first she needs to find Rachel. Once she got to Mr. Moreno's room she found Rachel on the ground, blood stains on the walls and furniture. Quinn ran over and dropped to her knees.
"Rachel! Baby wake up! Please wake up!" Quinn lightly patted Rachel's face
When Rachel opened her eyes, she was relieved to see her girlfriend. Rachel felt a sting on her side, she thought it might be a cramp, but it was the stab wound. Quinn lifted Rachel's shirt just enough to see the mark.
"Rach..I'm so sorry"
"L-lets go f-find Santana" Rachel said dryly
Quinn spotted a nearby wheelchair and carefully sat Rachel on it and rolled down the halls. Quinn and Rachel tried calling Brittany on her cell, but there was no service in the hospital. Finally they caught sight of them and yelled, "She's here!"
Santana looked at them dumbfounded "Q, Berry, she did this?!"
They both nodded. Now the Latina was pissed, no one hurts her best friend or her best friend's girlfriend. They may not know this, but Santana really did care about both of them. It was just easy for her to be a bitch since she finds it amusing to see Rachel angry. Santana took out her gun and the taller blonde whipped out her taser
"Where is she?" Santana asked
On cue they heard a loud scream coming from the hall, they all ran to where the scream came from. On their way there they saw Fiona running towards them, she seemed frighten.
"Are you guys okay?" Fiona said tremulously
They all gave her confused looks "We heard you scream" Quinn said
"I didn't scre- Oh my god Charlie did that to you?!" Fiona's voice hitched
They all felt like they were in this crazy scary movie, being in a hospital was the last place they would want to be in. They all kept walking, Quinn, Santana and Brittany were taking the lead and Fiona was rolling Rachel in the back.
They heard a few bangs here and there, but that's just to throw the girls off their game. Out of no where, Santana fired two shots down the hall
"What the hell are you doing!" Quinn hissed
"I just saw her!"
"Maybe it was a coat rack" Quinn mimicked Santana's response from earlier
Then again she fired another shot just to scare Charlie from her hiding place. The Latina saw shadow movement behind the wall "Bingo" She ran silently followed by her two Cheerios.
"Well, well, well. Looks like you're out numbered" The Unholy Trinity surrounded her
"It's not about how many people you have, it's about how you fight" Charlie growled
In one swift motion, Charlie got a hold on Quinn and forcefully tossed her at Brittany causing them to tumble-down. Santana rushed towards Charlie like a ranging bull and tackled her, giving Charlie clean punches to the face. Charlie elbowed the Latina straight at her jaw line then shoved her off. Brittany was boiling with anger, no one messes with her girlfriend
"Feel this, bitch!" Brittany tasered Charlie on her side
"You guys okay?" Brittany asked, as she helped them up
The Trinity just stood there watching Charlie squirm, Quinn went to go check up on Rachel. She was startled when she heard a boom-like explosion behind her. Brittany and Santana came out of the smoke coughing.
"She got away..AGAIN!" Santana threw her hands up as a sign of defeat
They all heard a cry for help from the direction Charlie went to, the girls all ran. They reached Imogen's room, but the door wouldn't open Charlie must have put a lock on it.
"Stand back" Santana ordered
They all stepped back, the Latina pointed the gun to the knob and shot causing the door to open.
"Hands where I can see them!" Santana yelled pointed the gun at Charlie
The brunette didn't give into Santana's commands instead she got Imogen into a head-lock and placed the knife near her neck. They were all in a life or death situation, Santana was doing most of the threatening while the other girls coward in fear behind her.
"Let go of her" Quinn growled and took out her very own gun
Then Brittany decided to step it up "You hurt her, we'll hurt you right back"
"You're trapped. So if I were you I would give up now" Santana smirked
"Don't make me laugh, I would kill all-"
As Charlie was about to finish her sentence, a ninja star penetrated the brunette's skull. The girls froze in horror, it's not everyday you see someone get killed. Rachel limped her way to Charlie and took out the weapon, all the girls just looked at Rachel as if she was the bad guy.
"What? I told you...stars are kind of my thing" Rachel smirked, cleaning the bloody star-shaped blade
"Wow hobbit, I never thought I would say this, but you're not so boring after all"
"Thanks Satan" The tiny brunette went back to her chair next to her girlfriend
Fiona walked over to Imogen, whom was still paralyzed by what just happened "Hey"
"Hi" Imogen breathed out
"I told you we could handle it"
"Never doubted you for a second"
Fiona thought this might be the right moment so she cupped her girlfriend's face and brought her lips to hers. They kept kissing for a couple of minutes till Santana cleared her throat
"You know we're still in a hospital with a dead girl, right?"
Fiona thought about stopping the make-out sesh, but then she remembered Rachel and Quinn kissing in front of her multiple times so this was just a little pay back. And to show them that they can be cuter than them.
After their alone time on the hospital bed, Fiona and Imogen went looking for the other two couples. They found them talking in the waiting room.
"It's about time" Santana said
The Latina and her girlfriend stood and walked over to Fiona.
"Well it's time for Britt and I to go back home. We promised the others we would spend Christmas with them" Santana half-smiled
"We gotta go, too. Fiona, are you gonna come with us?" Quinn asked
Fiona totally forgot to think this out, actually, she forgot it was Christmas Eve. The brunette could feel a pair of angry confused eyes trying to get her attention. Fiona didn't pat attention to those eyes so she kept looking at the four girls with a clueless expression. Then Imogen smacked her arm.
"I thought you came back to spend Christmas with me?"
"I did!"
"Or did you come just cause I was in an accident.." Imogen's tone made it seem like it was the answer
"Nice going Q! You just started an argument" Santana hissed
"Don't act like you haven't" Quinn bit back
"I know when I start something, but you don't!"
"Is that so?" Quinn gets a bit defensive
"That's how you got yourself knocked up, isn't it?"
"Enough! Instead of arguing ourselves, lets stop them from getting worst" Rachel yelled
"You guys!" They yelled at the arguing couple
"Fiona, I get why you can't make up your mind, but it's okay. You don't have to come with us"
"It's not about that!" Imogen snapped "She came all the way from Ohio just cause I was hurt. If I wasn't hurt then she wouldn't be here"
Fiona suddenly felt a wrecking ball of shame slam into her body, having your girlfriend feel like she needs to be hurt just to get her attention. Imogen was half right; Fiona wouldn't be there now, but that didn't mean she doesn't care about the quirky girl. If Fiona knew it was easy leaving New York she would have left sooner.
"Imogeniloveyou!" Fiona blurted out
Imogen's eye brows rose up to her hair-line, she couldn't find words to describe how she was feeling in that moment
"I love you" Fiona continued a bit more softly "I know its way too soon to be shouting it out, but it's true. You're the first girl who hasn't given up on me. You trust me. So that's good enough for me"
Imogen's heart clenched at the loving words, she just wants to wrap her arms around her girlfriend and just kiss her senselessly
"I love you, too"
Later that day, the police did some investigation on the crime scene. All the girls played the victim card, which was easy since they all had cuts and stab wounds. The police did a background check on Charlie and her uncle, apparently, they were in the drug cartel for several years now.
The girls didn't get any criminal charges since they caught the drug dealers,but they were off with a warning. After a few hours of medical aid, the quartet went back to Lima to celebrate with their families and friends. Rachel told Fiona about their Regionals coming up soon, so she gave them two tickets to the show and one way passes from Toronto to Lima.
Fiona and Imogen went back to the loft to finally have some alone time. Fiona popped in a movie and cuddled next to Imogen
"You're the best, Fiona Coyne"
"I know" Fiona winked "You are, too"
A/N- Sorry for the long update, ive been really busy. Sorry if this chapter was crappy.
