A/N:

Here's another chapter…Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I still don't own Glee or it's characters.

Shortly after 7:30, Santana pulled up to the Cheerio's house for the party. She usually was never on time to these parties, but this was a very special circumstance since she had somewhere much better to be. Santana convinced herself that this wasn't really a party, more of a little gathering. She decided not to dwell on the fact that these little get-togethers have a history of turning into parties that turn into people getting into fights and end up with cops being called.

She looked at the time and thought that she could leave the party at 8:15 and make it to the movies by 8:45. She'd tell Artie where she really was later. She was embarrassed that these girls thought they could trick her into coming to a party. In reality, she's not phased by what they think, but she knows she has play both sides. As much as she enjoys glee club, (it is the best part of her day after all) she also loves the Cheerios. Santana hates to be in this situation, but she has no choice but to go back and forth between glee club and Cheerios. This is exactly what she is doing.

As soon as she walked into the house, she instantly regretted showing up. Not a lot of people were there, except for a few Cheerios and hockey players. Santana walked over to the girls. "I thought it was just football players and Cheerios." She made it clear that she didn't like being lied to.

"The hockey team isn't so bad." Six shrugged.

"Where's Quinn?" Santana asked while completely ignoring the girl.

"She'll be here soon." Seven replied. "Have a drink. Relax." She added as she handed her a bottle of some fruity alcoholic drink.

"Those drinks have empty calories." Santana said as she looked them up and down. "Just keep that in mind." She walked away to find some people she could actually bear to be around for longer than 5 minutes.

After hanging out with a few friends, Santana was getting ready to leave when she spotted Finn, Puck, and Matt joking around with some Cheerios and other guys on the football team. Santana didn't realize how quickly the house seemed to fill up.

"Santana, what are you doing here?" Matt asked. As she walked over to them, the girls moved away from the guys. Santana kind of had that effect on girls.

"Aren't you supposed to be at the movies with everyone?" Finn asked.

"I'm about to leave actually." She answered, a bit confused. "Who is at the movies? I thought it was just Brit, Mike and Artie."

"Rachel and Kurt decided to go. Rachel cancelled on him." Matt pointed towards Finn with a bit of a laugh.

"Tina and Mercedes are there too." Puck explained.

"And you're here at a party…with Quinn…again." Santana addressed Finn as she looked over at Quinn who had just walked into the house.

"So now I can't even be in the same room as her?" Finn was getting a bit frustrated with all of these dating rules.

"Yeah, San." Matt spoke up. "She's not here alone. It looks like big-lips is keeping her company." He nodded over at her direction to see Quinn and Sam in the midst of a make-out session.

"She moves fast. Good for her." Santana shrugged as she decided to leave. Santana looked around before leaving and saw other girls anxious for her to leave so they can go back to flirting with Finn, Puck and Matt. She rolled her eyes at how desperate some girls really were. "Listen, I think you guys should come with us to the movies." Santana suggested.

"Why?" Matt asked.

"Because Finn and Puck are stupid to be here without their girlfriends." Santana added.

"You're not here with Artie." Puck defended, not liking that they were singled out.

"Why do you think I'm leaving?" She answered curtly.

"You're leaving?" Sam asked as he approached them while holding Quinn's hand.

"I thought everyone would be here." Quinn stated.

"They're at the movies. Those Cheerios made it clear that they weren't interested in having anyone else here." Santana explained. "We're going to the movies, if you want to come." Santana mumbled, hoping Quinn would say no.

"This is Sam's first party…" Quinn explained.

"Ever?" Matt asked.

"No, but the first one with girls." Sam answered

"He went to an all-boys school." Quinn added.

"I'm running late, so who's coming?" Santana asked, deciding to cut this short after realizing she didn't really care to learn more about Sam's history.

"We're coming." Puck said in reference to him and Finn.

"All of you are leaving?" Quinn asked. She was expecting people to stay. Even though she was working her way back up the social strata in McKinley, she was still insecure around Cheerios and jocks since they were the first to turn their backs on her.

"I'm staying here." Matt said as he shot Santana a little smile.

"Dude, you drove us here." Finn explained.

"San, can you…" Matt began to ask if she can drive them.

"Yeah." Santana cut him off. "Let's go." She led the way to her car, with Puck and Finn following. Quinn, Sam, and Matt were left at the party.

Quinn pulled Matt aside. "I'm glad you stayed back." She whispered. "I don't know if I would've been comfortable here…alone."

"You're with Sam." He whispered back.

"Yeah, he seems nice but I've only known him for a few days and just…thanks for staying." She finally added. Quinn wasn't really close to Matt, but a familiar face was good to have around.

"Don't worry about it." Matt smiled.

Santana led Puck and Finn to her car. "This is your car?" Puck asked.

"Shotgun!" Finn yelled. "There's no way I can fit in that backseat."

"You think I can?" Puck argued.

"To be fair, Finn called shotgun first." Santana smirked as she got into the driver's seat of her two-door sports car. Once Puck and Finn got in the car, Santana sped off.

"Slow down…we have plenty of t-time." Finn spoke nervously.

"I know but now we have to get you two tickets. Artie and Brit aren't answering their phones for me to tell them you two are coming." Santana explained.

"It doesn't start for another 45 minutes, so slow down." Puck explained. Santana hit the brakes at the red light and bought the car to a stop.

"Fine." She let out.

"This backseat is like a death trap." Puck added while he shifted in his seat, trying to get more comfortable.

"We should really swing by Tina's house so Puck can find his balls." Santana shot back as Finn laughed. "Seriously, what's with all the complaining?"

"Santana, you were going pretty fast." Finn defended Puck.

"How long have you had this car? You never drive it to school." Puck added.

"That's because the last time someone drove a nice car to school, Mercedes threw a rock through the windshield." She explained with a little laugh.

"It's a sweet ride…" Finn said while playing with the sound system. Santana flicked his hand away. Finn was like a kid in a candy store.

"What can I say? My dad spoils me." Santana lied. She wasn't stupid. She knew that the only reason her dad bought her this car was because he felt bad for missing out on a whole bunch of Cheerios tournaments, dance recitals, and glee shows.

"Can Artie even get into this car?" Puck asked, not intending to sound mean. It was an honest question that Santana hadn't considered. "I don't think it's wheelchair friendly."

"But I am, and that's all that matters." Santana shot back with a smirk as she looked at Puck through the rear-view mirror. Puck rolled his eyes, completely calling her bluff. The truth is Santana didn't think about Artie getting into her car and tried to hide that she felt horrible. There were some things she still had to get used to.

Once Santana, Finn and Puck made it to the movies, they were looking for everyone.

"I can't find them." Santana said.

"That's because the movie started at 8." Puck pointed to the movie information on the screen behind the ticket counter. "And it's sold out."

"No, Brittany said it was at 9…" Santana glanced at her watch. She went over to the usher outside the screening room. "Hi, my friends are inside and they have my ticket."

"I'm sorry, but the movie already started. I need to see your ticket to let you in." The usher insisted. Santana explained the whole situation to him, but he couldn't do anything. Clearly frustrated, she walked over to Puck and Finn who had left her alone to argue.

"He wasn't going to let you in without a ticket." Finn stated the obvious.

"I have a ticket, but it's with Artie…inside. And why did Brittany say the movie is at 9?" She let out a deep breath as she ran her hand through her hair. She hated that she was spending a better part of her Friday night with Finn and Puck instead of Artie.

"Don't worry, we'll wait till they come out. The movie should be done in like an hour or something."

"Can't you call them to come and get you?" Puck asked.

"I tried, but none of them are answering." Santana replied am.

"That's because Rachel has them turn off their phones. She says something about it being rude…" Finn shrugged as Santana rolled her eyes. "I'm hungry. Let's go eat." Finn stated as he and Puck led the way to some restaurant across of the theater and Santana begrudgingly followed.

This was not how Santana wanted her weekend to start off. She took a deep breath and just hoped for the best. Artie would understand…

Right?

A/N:

So I worked Matt and Sam into these chapters a bit more. It all serves to develop Santana and Artie more. Let me know what you think (hint: that means you should review!) And as always…

R&R, P&TY!