The juniors were let out for a fifteen minute break before their next class began. Santana pulled Quinn aside. "So here's the deal, Fabray. Tonight after that Glee Club meeting and dinner, I want you to ask Rachel if she wants to go get ice cream with you, Sam, and Finn." Santana said.
"Uh... okay... but one quick question. Since when are Finn, Sam, and I going to get ice cream?" Quinn asked.
"Since now. Anyway, while you guys are gone, I'm going to make our room all romantic and stuff. Then I'm going to head to the ice cream place and text you when I get there. When I text you, get up, say its time to leave and walk out. When I see Rachel, I'll make up some story, offer to walk her back to our dorm and then when we get back, I'll ask her to be my girlfriend." Santana said. Quinn nodded.
"Its subtle, yet still flashy and romantic enough to catch attention. I like it." Quinn said. Santana smiled. "And I'm sure she will too." Quinn continued.
"I hope so. I'm really nervous." Santana said.
"Why? You already know she's going to say yes." Quinn said.
"I know... but its different with her than it was with Brittany." Santana said.
"That's because Brittany wasn't willing to only be with you. Rachel is." Quinn said. Santana nodded and the two walked over to Rachel. "Hey Rachel. Finn, Sam, and I are going to get ice cream tonight. Do you want to come with?" Quinn asked.
"Sure, I'd love to... are you not going, Santana?" Rachel asked. Santana shook her head.
"I have plans with some other friends that I haven't seen all week because I was spending time with my new roommate." Santana said, smiling. 'Also known as my future girlfriend.' Santana thought. Rachel nodded and smiled, though clearly disappointed that the Latina was going.
"That's cool. Sure, I'll go Quinn." Rachel said. Quinn nodded and went to talk to Finn and Sam.
"What's up?" Sam asked.
"We're taking Rachel with us to go get ice cream while Santana sets up her romantic gesture so that she can ask Rachel to be her girlfriend." Quinn said. Finn nodded.
"Cool. When?" he asked.
"Tonight after dinner." Quinn said. They nodded. Finn looked back over at Rachel and Santana. The only time he'd ever seen Santana that happy was when Brittany was at Westerly. The warning bell rang and everyone made their way back into the building. After all their classes were over, they headed over to the music building. Quinn had convinced Sam and Finn to join. Santana walked very closely to Rachel, which Noah, Kurt, and Mercedes didn't fail to notice.
"So, I still don't get the difference between show choir and regular choir." Santana said. Rachel sighed.
"For the twentieth time Santana, regular choir is when the singers stand still. Show choir involves choreography." Rachel said. Santana nodded.
"I feel like I'm frustrating you by asking a question that I already understand." Santana said. Rachel looked up.
"Wait... you understand the difference?" Rachel asked. Santana nodded.
"I got it the first time you told me." Santana said, laughing.
"You're such a brat." Rachel said. Santana smiled and entered the building. Noah, Kurt, and Mercedes caught up to her.
"What the hell was that all about?" Mercedes asked.
"What?" Rachel asked, confused.
"You and Santana. You've been flirting with each other all day." Kurt said. Rachel shrugged.
"Santana and I are friends." Rachel said, walking into the choir room. Mr. Schuester was in there along with four other people that Rachel didn't know. Two boys (Santana introduced them as Matt Rutherford and Mike Chang) were making up hip-hop dance routines, there was an Asian girl (Kurt introduced her as Tina Cohen-Chang), and a boy in a wheelchair (Mercedes introduced him as Artie Abrams). Mr. Schue motioned for everyone to sit down.
"Welcome to the Glee Club!" Mr. Schue said. Everyone clapped, Rachel especially. "This is just an introductory meeting, so its shorter, but tomorrow we start full force. Our first goal is Sectionals, which is in about two months. I'd just like to say that I think we can really be successful. Now, your first assignment is to choose a song that expresses your feelings about the new school year." Mr. Schue said. After about fifteen minutes, they were free to go. Santana hadn't been expecting the meeting to be that short, so she was able to go to dinner with the group. After dinner, Rachel, Quinn, Sam, and Finn headed to the ice cream shop. Quinn had strategically chosen the one that she knew took Finn and Sam forever to choose at, because it had so many flavors. Waving goodbye, Santana practically sprinted to the outlet mall type area that was on campus. There were a bunch of different stores where students could pick up necessities or quick gifts. Santana carefully picked out a few different items and bought a box of chocolates and a single red rose at the store. She also bought a brand new package of markers and a poster board for the sign she wanted to make and went to her room to set everything up. About forty-five minutes later she had everything set up the way she wanted and quickly changed clothes. She put on a jean skirt, a blue top, restraightened her hair, redid her makeup, put her jewelry on, and grabbed the pair of flip-flops that matched her shirt. After she was ready, she quickly made her way to the ice cream shop that Quinn, Rachel, Sam, and Finn were at. She stood on the side of the building and texted Quinn. Santana looked around, noticing for the first time that the sun had set. She didn't mind though, because that worked to her advantage. When the group walked out, Santana gently grabbed Rachel, covered her mouth, and pulled her behind the building. She pushed Rachel up against the wall and used the hand that wasn't covering Rachel's mouth to text Quinn and let her know that she had Rachel with her. Only after Quinn responded did Santana uncover Rachel's mouth and allow the girl to begin berating her.
"Santana Lopez! What on Earth is your problem?" Rachel exclaimed. Santana smiled.
"I was heading back to our room and saw you guys leaving. I thought I'd use this as my opportunity to ask you to be my girlfriend." Santana said.
"And you thought kidnapping me was the way to get me to say yes?" Rachel asked. Santana nodded. Rachel sighed. "Its having the exact opposite effect. In fact, its making me want to cancel our date." Rachel said. Santana frowned.
"Rachel, wait. Don't do that. Please don't do that. I'm sorry. Really, I am. Can I walk you back to the room to make it up to you?" Santana asked. Rachel nodded and the two began to walk to their dorm room. "So... how was ice cream with Finn, Quinn, and Sam?" Santana asked.
"It was nice." Rachel said. Santana could tell that the smaller girl was still upset with her.
"What'd you get?" Santana asked.
"Chocolate..." Rachel said. Santana nodded.
"That's cool. I like chocolate." Santana said. They walked in silence for the rest of the journey. Santana was internally grinning. When they reached the door, Santana paused before unlocking it. "So... I have a confession to make." Santana said.
"Okay..." Rachel said.
"When I was getting ready, I was kind of in a hurry, so I left a mess. When I was looking for an outfit to wear I just kind of threw my clothes out of my closet and I think a lot of my stuff landed on your bed. So... the room looks like its been robbed." Santana said. Rachel looked up.
"Santana!" Rachel said.
"Calm down. I'll clean it up." Santana said, rolling her eyes and unlocking the door. She allowed Rachel to walk in before her. "Be careful where you step. Who knows what's lying around the room." Santana said as she stepped into the room and turned on the light. Rachel looked over at her bed and gasped. On Rachel's bed was a giant stuffed frog holding a heart that said 'Be Mine' on it, a gold star that said 'Shining Star' on it, a rather large box of chocolates, a single red rose, and propped up against Rachel's pillows was a sign that Santana had made that read 'Rachel Barbara Berry, will you please be my girlfriend? xoxo - San' Rachel turned around and saw Santana leaning up against the closed door, arms crossed, with a smile on her face.
"You... you tricked..." Rachel trailed off.
"Did you really think I was going to ask you to be my girlfriend by kidnapping you? I'm not a crazed psycopath." Santana said, smirking at the smaller girl. Rachel looked back at the bed. Santana bit her lip in anticipation. She pushed herself off the door and started to walk to the couch to sit down. As she passed Rachel, she felt herself being pulled into a kiss.
"Yes." Rachel whispered against Santana's lips. Santana smiled.
"Really?" she asked. Rachel laughed.
"You already knew the answer." Rachel said. Santana nodded.
"Doesn't prepare you for when you actually hear it." Santana said, hugging Rachel close to her. "Do you like it?" Santana asked.
"Yes." Rachel said. Santana smiled.
"I'm going to protect you, I'm promise." Santana whispered. Rachel smiled.
"You don't have to. Maybe if we were in Lima, you would, but here no one knows Lima Rachel. And I plan to keep it that way, because Lima Rachel isn't very popular and probably wouldn't have gotten you." Rachel said. Santana shook her head in disagreement.
"Any Rachel Berry would have gotten me." Santana said. Rachel smiled and leaned into the hug. "You're beautiful, Rach... you're perfect." Santana said, resting her chin on Rachel's head. "You're so amazing." Santana continued.
"So are you, Santana." Rachel said. The two stayed like that for awhile before Rachel spoke up again. "So was the ice cream thing all a part of your plan?" Rachel asked. Santana pulled away and nodded with a smile.
"I'm just that sneaky. And Quinn knew that Finn and Sam would take forever in there." Santana said. Rachel laughed.
"They did. Quinn insisted that she and I go first so we'd actually be able to get ice cream before the shop closed. We were almost halfway finished before either of them had chosen a flavor." Rachel said.
"Sounds about right. Whenever Quinn, Sam, Finn, and I would double date Quinn and I wouldn't let them pay for us because we didn't want to wait on them. I may or may not have made Finn reimburse me later, but that's beside the point." Santana said. Rachel laughed. "I'm kidding. I never made him pay me back... well there was one time, but that was when they took me out for my birthday." Santana said. Rachel nodded.
"I'll excuse that one. When is your birthday anyway?" Rachel asked.
"Its in March. Yours?" Santana asked.
"Decemember." Rachel said. Santana smiled and kissed Rachel... her girlfriend again.
