A/N Let's try something else...

Chapter 10

Brittany's P.O.V

I watched Santana walk away like everybody else. I couldn't bring myself to say anything. Even when I heard Mr Shue and Quinn calling after her I stopped myself. I didn't want her to get even more upset.

Mr Shue turned to face us with a disapproving look in his eyes. "What the heck was that?" He almost yelled looking between Rachel and Artie. No one said a thing. The bell rang and everybody went out the class but and Artie. Mr Shue went to his office and closed the door. When I was sure he couldn't hear, I got up and faced Artie.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" I spat in his face. He couldn't bring his eyes to mine. "I don't even know who you are anymore." I whispered on the verge of tears.

"What? What does that mean?" He asked, finally able to look at me in the eye.

"It means, this" I used my hand to gesture at him "Is not the guy I care about. What you said to Santana was just mean." At that moment I hated myself for not being able to find a better word. "And for a song? It's pathetic." I nodded, relieved at myself for being able to find that word.

"Why do you care?" He asked, slightly raising his voice. "You don't even know her." He said as a matter of fact.

I felt myself smile. He was making this so much easier. "You're right." I waited for a second. "But I don't know you either. We're done." I said and I started to walk towards the exit.

"What?" You're breaking up with me?" He almost yelled at me. "Because I said something mean. It's so stupid!" That time he was yelling.

I flinched at his choice of words. "You're making this easier than I thought it would be." I said and walked out of the room, leaving him alone with his guilt.

I walked in the halls trying to find Quinn. I finally spotted her against a locker that wasn't hers. "Hey." I whispered as I got closer to her. Her eyes snapped up to meet mine and she just looked at me, probably unsure of what to say.

"I broke up with Artie." Quinn's eyes got wide.

"Because of what he said to Santana?" She asked me.

I mirrored her position, resting my back against the lockers before turning to her and lowering my voice. "He was weird ever since she got here. Today was just the last straw. I don't wanna be with someone like that. I'm not that dumb." I said as a matter of fact.

Quinn smiled at me. "Damn straight, you're not." I smiled back at her.

I was really glad I could call Quinn my friend. Then I remembered what happened. "Have you heard from Santana?" I asked in a whisper. She shooked her head.

"No. I really don't like it. I mean she just got here. Nobody deserves to be treated like that. I'm kinda worried about her." I nodded, I couldn't have said it better myself.

"You shouldn't, though. I'm a big girl I can handle myself." Both of our heads shot up when we heard her voice. Santana was standing right besides us. I quickly looked at her and saw that her eyes were a bit red. Like she had been crying.

"Are you okay?" Quinn asked, putting her hand on Santana's arm.

"I'm fine." She answered without missing a beat. I wasn't convinced but I didn't say anything. It was the first time Santana was close to me and talking to me (even though she was more talking to Quinn) since what happened on the docks and I didn't want to mess it up.

But I had to. "Santana, I'm so sorry." I whispered.

She took her eyes away from Quinn and looked at me without saying anything. I didn't like the way she was looking at me, it was like she was fighting something in her head.

"What Artie said-"But she cut me off.

"You didn't make him say anything, Britt. Don't apologize for him."

I smiled an inside smile. She had just called me Britt. But I don't think she realised it. Still I liked how she said my name.

"Can we just get out of here?" Santana asked looking back at Quinn and then me. We both nodded. "Coffee?" I asked and they both nodded.

A/N I know it's a really short chapter and it's more like a filler but I needed Brittany and Artie not together for the next chapter. I'm already on the next chapter.