A/N: Hello again and welcome to chapter seven, I love each and every one of you. I always appreciate your reviews, they really keep me inspired to keep writing, so let's have fun. Ok that's enough for now.
I do not own Glee or the cast, once again I just Storme's family and plot. I hope you enjoy the story, because nothing is fun unless you enjoy it in the process.
Santana didn't realize that there was something already in the room when she and Rachel walked in. But the now growling growls and snarls were beginning to scare her, and to make matters worse, Santana's back was turned, so she couldn't see what was behind her.
"Rachel, what's making that noise" Santana asked with a cracked voice. Rachel moved her head so she could get a better view, but Santana was blocking the way. So Rachel thought for a moment before the realization dawned on her.
"Santana" Rachel said in a quiet voice. Santana looked at confused.
"Why are you talking so quietly" Santana whispered loudly. Rachel took one of her hands and used it to make the quiet down motion.
"Santana, Zero is in here, you need to be quiet and move slowly" Rachel said quietly.
"Why" Santana asked starting to quietly freak out.
"Zero is a Doberman, he doesn't really like when unannounced people come near him" Rachel hissed quietly. Santana slowly turned her head until she caught sight of the dog. He was one of those traditional colored Dobermans. Black on the outer coat brown on the inner and on her paws; so he basically looked like a thinner version of a Rottweiler, but something was off about him. He was looking at Santana, but not directly at her. His ears were twitching and his nose was flaring, like he was looking for something.
"Rachel, is he blind" Santana asked a bit loudly by accident, making the blind dog rise from where he was laying down on, which was Storme's bed and snarl menacingly.
"Put the box down and slowly move away" a new voice said. Rachel and Santana saw that Aunt Tiana had entered the room now, so they did as they were told.
"Zero" she said with a calm yet stern voice. Zero now looked in Tiana's direction while sniffing the air. His tail started to wag and the growling and snarling started to fade, but it never went away.
"Come Zero" Tiana ordered before the dog cautiously walked to Tiana. When he touched Tiana and recognized her more, the growling deceased. Tiana sighed with quiet relief before turning to the girls.
"I'm sorry about Zero; he has a few issues that we've been trying to work out since Storme found him" Aunt Tiana said as she gently patted the blind dog's head.
"Wait she found him" they both asked at the same time looking at the blind dog. Tiana nodded,
"Yes indeed, but that's a story for another day, come on we got work to do, lets hussle ladies" Tiana said ushering them out. As they went down the stairs, Rachel commented on how scared Santana looked when Zero started growling at them.
"Please, I'm Santana freakin Lopez, I don't get scared of dogs, they get scared of me" Santana said with pride, but Rachel laughed,
"Whatever, you looked like you were hoping to be saved" Santana scoffed before playfully pushing the other girl. When they had gotten outside, Brittany was holding a framed painting.
"There you guys were, I thought the house goblins got you" Brittany exclaimed with a clear face of worry.
"No we weren't, but Santana nearly peed herself when Zero started growling at us" Rachel laughed.
"I did not" Santana said in fake outrage, though there was a hidden blush on her face.
"Oh no, Zero didn't hurt you did he" Storme called from the van before jumping off and running to the three girls. Rachel sighed,
"Well, I was alright, but I thought for sure Zero was get Santana" then a huge smile broke out onto her face.
"You should have seen the look on her face, I swear Santana was about to pee herself" Rachel laughed. Storme fought to keep her face in a calm yet worried expression, but she really wanted to laugh. But Brittany did that for her as she started to crack up. The Latina did not appreciate how her friends were laughing at her. Except for Storme of course, she public enemy number one on Santana's list and she needed to be eliminated.
"Santana, I'm so sorry Zero scared you, he still has people issues, but I promise you he would never intentionally hurt anybody, he's just scared" Storme said reassuringly with an apology woven into it.
"Whatever ok, so when's break time anyway" Santana said trying to change the subject. Suddenly Aunt Tiana, from the house, yelled,
"ALRIGHT YOU FREE LABORERS ITS BREAK TIME" before going back inside, Puck and Sam, put down a couch they were getting ready to bring in and Mike put down two table lamps.
"Sweet break time" Puck said before jogging inside. Sam and Mike grinned before high fiving and jogging in after their friend.
"Race you guys inside" Storme challenged before she, Brittany and Rachel made a run for the door laughing like young children, while Santana just rolled her eyes and repeated what Storme just said in a mocking manner.
"And when we went to the lake to fish, Rachel stood over a bank, and a otter swam out, Rachel screamed so loud, I swear she just about fell in" Storme guffawed, everyone else busted out laughing, except for the furiously blushing future Broadway star.
"I didn't know that creature took residence under the bank" Rachel huffed cutely before drinking her glass of water. Aunt Tiana laughed,
"The park ranger warned everyone that there were animals around, clearly you weren't paying attention"
"I was nine" Rachel almost shouted uncharacteristically.
"Yes you were" Aunt Destiny agreed before picking up a sandwich from the plate Aunt Tiana had made. There was a variety of sandwiches on the plate, so if you didn't want one thing, then you could get something else.
"Dude, do you have any more stories about Rachel and Storme" Puck asked the matriarchs of the house. Tiana gave him a look,
"Call me or Destiny a dude again, I swear to Storme's grave" but Tiana was interrupted by Storme,
"Hey I'm not dead" Storme said clearly insulted. But Tiana continued,
"Regardless call us that again, and your gonna wake up bald kid" Tiana threatened lightly. Puck chuckled nervously before stuffing his face.
"Tia, that wasn't nice" Aunt Destiny laughed leaning into her wife's shoulder.
"I think I know where Storme gets her protective side from" Mike whispered to Brittany, who hadn't really been paying attention; she had been staring at something.
"Hey Storme, where is Zero" Aunt Destiny asked, Dinah and Terra had been lounging around the group since the break started, but Zero was nowhere to be seen. Santana went slightly rigid before Storme got to go find her blind dog.
"Hey, you look stiff Lopez, you ok" Puck asked looking at Santana. Santana snorted,
"I'm fine, probably just a muscle or something" Rachel just rolled her eyes before going to help Storme find her dog. Santana suddenly felt cold, since Rachel had been sitting next to her since the break started. So Santana moved to sit next to Brittany, since Storme was sitting by the blonde.
"You like her" Brittany whispered loud enough for only Santana to hear. Santana rolled her eyes,
"I do not" she denied quickly, making Brittany giggle.
"The Nile isn't just a river in Idaho" Santana gave her a confused look, looked away with confusion then back to her. What did that even mean? There are a lot of rivers in Idaho, as far as Santana as concerned. So she decided to forget it.
Eventually Storme and Rachel came back. It turns out; Zero had been on Storme's bed the whole time. Everyone thought that Zero was kind of scary, except for the Parker-De Luca family. But Storme had explained that he wasn't as bad once he's known you long enough, which made sense since Zero stayed closer to Storme than anyone else in the room. But soon stories continued to float around the room about the past and current events, and everyone seemed to be having fun.
As the day carried on, Puck had almost dropped the loveseat since Terra thought it would be a good idea to jump on it and take a nap. Sam accidentally broke a mirror, but Tiana and Destiny assured him it was alright. Brittany kept putting the boxes in the wrong room, but Mike helped her put them in their correct places.
Santana had become Rachel's heavy lifter. Whenever she had a box that was big, Santana would always insist that she carried it, regardless of the weight so that Rachel didn't get any smaller than she was. Rachel called it a chivalrous act. While Storme called it "rackin up the brownie points".
"Wait, so San gets brownies for helping Rachel, how come I haven't gotten any" Brittany asked with a pout. Storme and Rachel explained the phrase to her as best they could. So when she finally understood, which took about ten minutes, Brittany slowly nodded and asked if she could have brownies anyway. Rachel promised that she would make her M&Ms brownies, which got the dancer very excited.
"Hey, why am I the only girl workin here" Santana called as she saw the three girls standing by and on the truck. Rachel and Brittany quickly grabbed a box and shuffled inside while Storme ran into the back of the truck and started pushing things to the front again.
"Howdy Santana, what can I do ya for" Storme asked happily as she leaned over a small box. Santana snorted,
"Look, just give me a box so I can move on with my day" Storme smiled,
"Sure thing, what kind of box do you need, we got small boxes, big boxes, heavy and light boxes but I'm afraid we're short on fragile boxes" Storme said likes a sales clerk. Santana wasn't amused by the little act though, she felt the undeniable need to shake the girl and give her a few slaps.
"Gimmie a small light box" Santana snapped. Storme laughed,
"Chillax chica, I'm just playing with you, here you go" Storme handed her the box and waved her off. Santana grumbled something in her native language as she stomped inside. Storme giggled to herself before going to push more boxes up.
"Hey Fluffy" Brittany asked, as she came back with Rachel and Mike. Storme smiled,
"Hi Brittany, what can I help you with" she asked as she gave Mike a heavy box and Rachel a somewhat heavy box, and since Santana was still in the house, Rachel would be able to carry it inside.
"Fluffy, you should spend the night at my house" Brittany said excitedly out of nowhere. Storme stared down at the blonde with an unreadable expression and did not say a word.
"Who goes around and asks stuff like that out of nowhere" Storme yelled in her head. She barely knew the girl and she was asking something like that! What kind of town did Lima turn into when she left? Storme was about to say something but Brittany continued to speak.
"Don't you like sleepovers Storme" Brittany asked confused. Storme processed what had just happened before letting out a sigh of exaggerated relief. Brittany pouted in disappointment.
"All you had to say was no" before turning to leave, but Storme jumped off the truck and stopped her.
"No wait, yeah that sounds fun, but I'd have to ask my Aunts first" Storme said gesturing toward the house. Brittany shook her head,
"That's ok, I had Rachel ask for me since she's coming too" Brittany smiled. Storme smiled back at her, though her smile seemed to be brighter.
"I'm so excited, I haven't slept over at anyone's house in almost forever" Storme squealed jumping in place. Brittany's eyebrows furrowed,
"Why" she asked,
"Didn't you have sleepovers before" Storme stopped jumping for a moment and chuckled humorlessly,
"Well when you like I do, people aren't exactly kind especially at our age" Storme said before grabbing a box and rushing inside. Brittany frowned; she didn't understand why people were mean to others, especially to those who did nothing wrong. Storme seemed like a great girl, that's why she invited her to the sleepover, poor Fluffy Brittany thought as she grabbed a box and went inside.
Finally the truck was empty and everyone was back inside. The boys weren't tired but they were sitting on the somewhat assembled living room furniture and texting. Santana was chilling next to Puck while Brittany and Rachel were in the kitchen helping the two Aunts cook. Thankfully the kitchen was the first room to be done today, so as previously promised, those who helped would get fed.
"Rachel, have you seen Storme, she needs to come set up a few plates" Aunt Tiana said looking over her shoulder from the stove. Rachel quit what she was doing and went to go look for her friend, but just before she could exit the kitchen Storme came in humming a familiar song.
"Really, you're humming Lady Marmalade" Rachel asked with clear amusement. Storme shrugged,
"Hey I'm in that kind of mood and it's a good song" Storme said before going to her dear Aunts.
"Where have you been Storme, I need you to set up a few plates for our guests" Aunt Tiana reprimanded. Storme rolled her eyes good humouredly,
"Sorry Aunt T, Terra and Dinah thought it would be a good idea to chew on a few unopened boxes, so I had to clean it up" Storme sighed before wiping her hands on her pants and going to get the plates. Once done, everyone continued to cook and clean.
"Come eat your food you lazy bums" Aunt Tiana yelled, suddenly three boys rushed in, but one fiery Latina calmly walked in.
"Alright, here are your food requests, I hope you enjoy" Tiana said gesturing to the various plates. Everyone grabbed their food and sat down at the table and counter. Puck and Sam had requested tacos, Mike asked for a chicken stir fry, Santana asked for spaghetti and Storme and Rachel shared a salad since Rachel was vegan and Storme didn't feel right wanting to eat hamburger helper in front of her, so again, they shared a salad. Brittany however asked for Dots, the hosting family didn't and couldn't understand why the bubbly girl had wanted Dots for dinner, but after a while of discussion, they let her have the Dots.
"Alright you offspring of unknown people of the community my beautiful wife and I can't thank you enough for helping getting the truck unloaded and so on, so thank you" Tiana said in an official voice. But Destiny didn't like the way she said it.
"Tia, I'm sorry about her, she tends to crass at random moments" Destiny said sending a light glare to her wife. Tiana smiled sheepishly.
"Eh, you love me anyway" Tiana shrugged before kissing Destiny. Storme made a face,
"Aw come on, we have guests guys, don't do that here" Storme whined hiding her face in Rachel's shoulder out of embarrassment. Rachel giggled at her friend's expense, while Santana snorted hatefully to herself muttering something rude about Storme. The girl was rubbing her the wrong way. And no, not what you're thinking either, dirty minded people. Santana glared at her plate before shoveling more food into her mouth. It tasted pretty good she had to admit.
Soon everyone had to leave to go home and after the last person left, Rachel, Brittany and Storme were left. Brittany was waiting for her mom to pick her up since Santana had to help her parents at home.
"Thank you for dinner Storme's Aunts, the Dots tasted really good, and your puppies are really nice, especially number" Brittany said as they lounged in the front yard. Everyone got quiet for a moment before Rachel said,
"I believe she was talking about Zero" the older women mouthed oh before Destiny responded,
"Well, you welcome dear, now I believe Rachel said something about a sleepover tonight" she stared at Brittany intently with a raised eyebrow.
"Yeah, I want Fluffy to spend the night with me and Rae bear tonight" Brittany smiled bubbly. Tiana and Destiny exchanged glances before looking at Storme, who had a pleading look on her face. She seemed to really want to go. Tiana nudged Destiny's shoulder,
"Very well, but remember to call when you get there, you know how Tiana gets when you forget to call" Destiny smiled, while the latter huffed with a blush. Storme jumped up and ran to hug her Aunts.
"Oh thank you" Storme said happily before rushing inside to get her things ready. Rachel smiled after Storme; she had forgotten how much she missed Storme's energy. It was good to have her back. But for some reason, she couldn't help but think back to the slushie incident and the events that followed after. Storme still seemed upset, even if she didn't show it to everyone. But when you knew Storme as long as Rachel did, you tend to pick up on traits. So when Rachel and Storme got the time alone at Brittany, she would confront Storme about it.
"Ok, mommy can pick you and Storme up at seven, she said to be ready" Brittany said as she closed her phone. Rachel didn't remember her calling her mother, but apparently she had.
"Sounds reasonable, I'll head home to let them know and get ready, see you in an hour, tell Cloud I said bye" Rachel said before jogging off the property and towards home. This sleepover would be fun.
A/N: There you go my fellow residents of the Glee world, that is chapter seven and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. See you in chapter eight!
