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Chapter Eight

"Aright guys it's been a few weeks since I've seen any progress so let's start with Lauren, Tina, and…Santana with your group please." Mr. Schue asks pointing to the empty chair next to Tina.

"You know Mr. Schue if you weren't my teacher I would have to go all Lima Heights on your vest wearing butt for interrupting Brittana time." She gets up and sits next to Tina folding her arms and crossing her legs letting out a heavy exhale.

"Great to know Santana…so what do you guys have."

"Well Tina and finished our up-beat song and are about half way done with our ballad."

"And how much of this has Santana written?"

"Uh…" Tina looks at Lauren and then Santana.

"That's what I thought; how about this Santana…if you don't start participating with your group I will not allow you sit anywhere near Brittany, talk to Brittany, sing with Britt…"

"Oh my God Mr. Schue I get it and that's really mean."

"I have to do what I think is best for the team. Mike, Finn…what do you guys have?"

"Up-beat is done and we just started the slow song."

"Kurt and Puck?"

"I plead the fifth," Puck answers with his arms folded.

"Alright…Mercedes and Britt?"

"What do you think Mr. Schue?" Mercedes answers pointing at the blonde with is making hearts in the air to Santana.

"Right…and Quinn and…Rachel where's Quinn?"

"I wish to not comment on that subject right now due to the fact that Quinn hasn't been answering me ever since…" she stops and looks at Finn.

"Ever since what Rachel?"

"Ever since we had a disagreement on the ballad," she quietly states keeping her head down.

"Okay…well everybody has fights and that only makes you stronger as a writer and performer. Now I don't want you guys to think that since the song writing is going so well that you can slack off or anything; Sectionals are closer than you think so I need you guys to continue to concentrate and stay focused." He walks into his office and everyone turns to look at Rachel.

"What did you do to her Rachel?" Puck asks finally looking up.

"I thought you were pleading the fifth?"

"Only when it comes to the songs, but when it comes to this hell no; so Rachel did you tell her she looked fat or something?"

"No I have not made any comments told her in any kind of way…"

"That's the problem," Santana whispers shaking her head.

"What are you talking about Santana?" Rachel asks snapping her head towards her.

"Why does everyone always ask me what I'm talking about? It's clear as the glass I pour my wine into every Friday night, but none of you guys are actually looking to see it."

"I see it because I'm at your house every Friday night," Brittany adds in smiling.

"Okay Santana…please elaborate what you mean; is that better?" Rachel asks leaning her head forward.

"You want me to elaborate what I know in front of everybody?"

Rachel looks around to find everyone moving to the end of their chairs, "hell yeah Santana do it."

"Huh Rachel?"

"I don't know of anything that would be shocking to the rest of the class so…" Rachel stops as Santana whispers into her ear making her squirm.

"Yeah I didn't think you wanted me to say that out loud." She motions her head to the side as her and Brittany leave. Rachel looks around at everyone looking at her, stares at the ground then grabs her bags and leaves bumping into Santana as she turns the corner. "That didn't take you that long."

"What did Quinn tell you?"

"Nothing…I swear," walking away with her cocky smirk Rachel follows her as Brittany walks out of the bathroom to join them.

"Then what you just whispered in my ear about knowing the truth about what happened a few weeks ago at Breadsticks?"

"Yeah…"

"Oh my God Santana you told her about what we did in Quinn's car?" Brittany stops.

Rachel looks at Santana and closes her eyes turning her head, "ewe."

"Britt, sweetheart, do you mind giving me and Rachel some girl time alone. I love you and I know you know that, but right now I have to talk to Rachel…girl on girl."

"Okay S, but you owe me a lot of sweet lady kisses tonight."

"Deal," she gives Britt a quick peck and then walks away with Rachel. "So the truth…do you think you can handle it?"

"Santana while I am not quite sure where you are going with this, I was there as you well know and nothing happened. Quinn was just helping me out so that Finn wouldn't get mad that I ditched him because no one wants to start a fight."

"Oh you and Q need to get real; I know that there is something more going on between you two and I find it extremely frustrating that you two are too stupid to admit it."

"I honestly have no idea what you…"

"Are talking about yeah I know it's almost as if you and Q read out of the same book. I know that you and Q like each other."

"Yeah we are starting to become friends and that is really neat you know with everything that her and I have been through…"

"I'm not talking about being friends, I'm talking about you and Q getting it on and liking it."

"We don't…"

"I saw you when you walked away from her that night; you hesitated a little and the smile that the both of you had…that's not just a 'hey I'm glad we're finally friends' smile, that was a 'wow you're actually kind of a cool girl that I possible might like more than a friend' smile."

"Why do you are so much…why are you telling me this stuff and everything?"

"Cause I know what it's like to be where you and Q are; not sure and not wanting anyone to find out because you don't want to be labeled."

"I understand that you might want to help Quinn right now, but why me?"

Santana takes a deep breath and sits on the stairs outside of the school, "you might be annoying 99.9% of the time Rachel, but when I actually look at you, I see a girl who is scared about the future, scared about what she's going to become and scared about who she is."

"How can you tell?"

"Because what I've learned about people is that the truth is in their eyes and not how they act in front of people. Why am I helping you…because Brittany is a kind soul and sees the good in everybody."

"So she really has changed you."

"I guess but I'll deny it to save my Lima Heights roots."

"Here we go again," Rachel stands up and starts to walk away when Santana takes her arm.

"Just know that if you need anyone to talk to…Brittany is just a phone call away." She smiles and walks away from Rachel.