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Santana's POV

I couldn't move my body. I thought that maybe my body finally gave up on me and died. Everything seems so peaceful, calm. I've haven't this way in a long time. Not since…. Not since before Brittany died. Brittany, just her name brings tears to my eyes. What I would give just to see her one more time. You know how most people say you have that one moment in life that's completely perfect. Well every moment of my life that I spent by Brittany's side was perfect. She saw life in a way that no one else could see it. And her heart, geez her heart was the biggest I've ever felt before. It warmed me to my core; bring me out of the shadows in my darkest hours. She was my light, and even when I didn't want to fight for myself, she would always fight for me.

My body finally began to wake up, slowly but surely. I could feel my wounds begin to heal themselves, everything except my wings. The dull ache where they had been cut still lingered there, and I wince trying to move the bloodied stumps. I opened my eyes to take in my surroundings, but panicked when I didn't recognize where I was. Using what energy I regained I pushed myself up on shaky legs and looked around until my eyes landed on a lone figure in the distance. Carefully I started to walk up to it, or more so a women. My breath hitched when I was close enough and knew exactly who I was standing behind. I didn't even register the whisper living my lips as I stood there in shock, Brittany.

Quinn's POV

"Rachel stared at me with confusion written all over her face. "What do you mean she burnt down you guys church. Has she always been a… abnormal person? I mean is she some type of demon. I've studied these types of things before in basic religion class, but I never begin to believe they were real, let alone meet one in person. She isn't really your cousin is she? Did she kidnap you, is she holding you against your will. Well I guess that can't be right seeing as how she saved you. Oh my gosh are you two lovers, because that would be so…" "Rachel, Rachel you have to calm down. You're asking too many things at one time. You're very excited to say the least, and you're beginning to go on one of your mini rants again." Before Rachel could protest Quinn held up her hand, "look just let me explain and I will cover all of your question, you just have to promise to listen alright?" "Yes I am all ears, go on I apologize." To my surprise Rachel sat there quietly like she promise waiting for the story to unfold. I began to retell the events on what happened that faithful day Santana burned down the church. Going into detail how Santana and I would travel from place to place enrolling in different schools so I wouldn't fall behind. I even went into a little detail about Santana's different powers that we knew about and the ten year contract. Rachel sat there stunned for a little bit before she opened her mouth, "OMG, your Quinn, Quinn Fabray. The burning of the church in Baltimore. Claims of a winged beast stilling the pastor's daughter. That's you; I can't believe I forgot about that story. Sometimes I read world news and I remember that story getting a lot of attention. That was you, but more importantly what is going to happen when the ten years are up?" "I don't know and neither does Santana. I don't know what she is planning and honestly I don't want to know." "So did she every tell you why she was burning down the church?" "She never told me, but I wasn't blind. I might have been young but I wasn't stupid. That day the person whose funeral was going on was her best friend. From what I can gather I think they use to be lovers but Brittany was really sick. She didn't take her death very well." "I guess not seeing as how she planned on burning down the church and in the midst of it made a deal with the devil. I say that's the understatement of the century that she didn't take the death very well. But what I don't understand is, why you went with her, like I get that she saved you and you all have some sort of connection, but I mean she gave you a choice. You could have left, why choose to go with her?" I thought about this for a moment before turning to face Rachel again. Before I could give my reply a piercing scream rang through the house. "Santana."

Santana's POV

"Brittany, Brittany is that really you." It's been seven years since Brittany died, and yet even when she turned to face me she still manages to take my breath away. That smile, her ocean eyes, god how I've missed her eyes. Before I could get a grip on what I was doing I begin running the rest of the way towards Brittany. She opened her arms and engulfed me in all that was her. Everything came rushing through me. Happiness, pain, anger. It was like a hurricane was roaring through me and I could barely keep it together. Tears were streaming down my face and by time Brittany pulled away to look at me I was full out sobbing. "Brittany it's really you. I can't believe it. I missed you so much, please, please don't leave me again. I love you Britt I'm sorry I couldn't give you everything you needed just come back please." I couldn't control my breathing and Brittany was rubbing small circles on my back whispering in my ear. I would flinch every time she got too close to my severed wings but she sensed my discomfort and moved her hands away. "San, San babe you have to calm down." After what I assumed to be ten minutes passing by my breathing was regular and I was just staring at Brittany. "How are you even here? Where am I?" "I'm not too sure where we are sweetie, I just know that you were calling for me and I could feel that you really needed me. So here I am. You got yourself in a lot of trouble this time San. What am I going to do with you?" She had on her fake scowl, but her smile was forever present and for the first time in years I truly smiled. "I really missed you Britt. I did some really bad things Britt and I don't really know what I'm doing anymore. I need your help. You know I'm lost without you." Britt smiled at me and shook her head. She grabbed my hand and we began to walk, where, I don't know, but with Brittany I didn't even care.

"San, you don't need me. You have other people in your life that care about you. You just have to reach out to them and stop shutting everyone out. Your stronger then you think; I know you are. You're just broken, and you're missing some of the pieces to get put back together again." I laughed at the way Brittany was talking to me. She would always know exactly what to say, but this time I didn't know what she was really trying to tell me. "What do you mean Britt Britt? I'm lost. I don't know how to get out of this mess. Sometimes I don't even know what I'm doing anymore." We stopped walking and Brittany turned to look at me. "Your heart is broken. The missing pieces are the ones I use to give to you. I will always be in your heart but you also have to learn to let go. You have to let go and be willing to let someone else in who wants to give you your missing piece. Do what you think is right, and when the time come you will know what it is you have to do." I looked at Brittany and nodded my head, what I would give to feel her skin against mine again, and as if she was reading my mind, Brittany leaned over and placed a small yet gentle kiss to my lips. It was soft yet sweet and conveyed so many emotions that radiated throughout my entire body.

Brittany pulled back out of the kiss and I was already missing her touch. "You have to go back now San. I will always be with you so don't ever think you're alone. Take care of Quinn; she is going to need you, just as much as I know you need her. I love you San." Tears were in her eyes and I pulled her into a hug whispering in her ear, "I'll always love you Britt. Don't ever forget that okay." Britt nodded her head and then pulled away to look at me with her arms still around my waist. "San that bad person destroyed you beautiful wings, but they're going to grow back now. I wish there was something I can do because it's going to hurt a lot, just don't push Quinn away when she runs to your side. You'll need her more than anything to get through this." I nodded my head and starred into her eyes one last time, and then everything began to fade. The stubs on my back begin to burn and rip open, soon I was by myself again and I let out a scream when my wings began to take form.

Quinn's POV

Rachel and I ran to Santana's room and found San on the floor in a fetal position. Her eyes were still closed but I could see the tears shining on her cheeks. I went over to try and move her back on the bed, but then I saw the source of her pain. Her wings were attempting to grow back and I could see the flesh moving on her back. "San, San babe you have to wake up so you can tell me what to do." San's breathing was labored, and I was afraid she would go into shock soon. Rachel helps me lift her in a sitting position and ran to get cold towels. San eyes opened, glistened with tears. She scanned the room and then stopped when she got to me, "San, talk to me, what do you need me to do?" I was surprised by her next action; she grabbed my arm and pulled me into a bear hug, like this women had a vice grip on me. Rachel came back into the room and mouthed what was going on. I shrugged my shoulders but gripped onto San without squeezing too tightly. "San…" her voice came out hoarse, "just, I just need to hold on to you. So I won't slip away again. Please just stay with me." I nodded my head and just held her as her back began to spasm and her body shook harder. Rachel came over to wipe some of the sweat off of her body, but nothing seemed to calm her. Soon her body just froze and in the quietness of it all you could hear flesh ripping apart. San let out an ear piercing scream and I watch as darkness leaked out where the skin ripped and begin to form her wings that I had come to love. Soon everything just stopped. Her wings were finally formed and her back healed around them. All her other injuries looked as if they healed, but before I could ask her if she was okay, her body went limp and Rachel caught us before we tipped over.

"Quinn is she…" "She's alive. I just think that after everything her body is exhausted and just trying to recuperate itself. Help me lift her back in the bed. She needs to sleep. We'll lay her on her stomach and leave her wings uncovered to give them time to relax." Rachel nodded her head and helped me place her back in bed. As I was covering her from the waist down I watched Rachel stare at her wings in awe. I couldn't blame her, they were beautiful. When I looked a little closer I could see that her left wing had a lot more white in it then last time. I shook my head and decided to ask San about it when she was all healed. I saw Rachel going to run her fingers through San wings, but I grabbed her wrist before she could touch them, "don't do that." "Why what's wrong?" "Her wings are very sensitive, and I don't mean just because they just grew back. They have like nerves in them like any other limb. Accept these are very sensitive, and touching them could seem quite intimate if you know what I mean." Rachel blushed and then gently pulled her arm away, "sorry, I didn't know." Rachel left to go back into the living room and I stood there next to San. Kneeling next to her I wiped some of her hair out of her face so I could look at her, "oh San, what am I'm going to do with you. Your always getting yourself hurt trying to protect me. Rachel asked why I decided to go with you, and some days I ask myself the same thing, but I always remember why. One night when we moved into a new house, I walked in your room because I had a nightmare. You were sleep but it was clear that you had been crying. You looked so sad and you were whimpering in your sleep. I crawled into bed with you and you wrapped your arms around me. You held me the whole night. The next morning I told you I was lonely and didn't want to be alone. I knew you weren't an evil person. Your just heart broken, and lonely. I don't know the history between you and your friend but I know that you miss her. I'm sorry that your friend died and you're lonely, but do you want to know a secret. I lost someone very close to me too, and sometimes I'm lonely too. That's why I knew I needed to come with you. I was only eleven at the time but I could tell that you needed me just as much as I needed you. I promise to try harder to protect you. Maybe, we can heal each other's heart."

Quinn kissed San's cheek before walking out the room back towards Rachel. Little did she know was that Santana was awake and heard everything she said. A lone tear fell from her eye before she finally let fatigue take over, and fall into what she hoped would be a peaceful sleep.

A/N: Alright guys here is another chapter. i hope that everyone who is reading this is enjoying this story. i really like this and im glad that i have people alerting this story. i would love it if you all would slide me a review to let me know how im doing. i tried to really edit this chapter so let me know how i did. once again thanx for alerting and i hope you all enjoy the chapter.