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Quinn had decided to walk by Mariann before school. She stepped into the old lobby and immediately saw the older woman sitting at the desk, reading.
"Good Morning, Mariann" The older woman looked up from her paper and smiled to her.
"Good Morning, dear. Did you sleep well?" She asked with a smile. Quinn nodded and answered.
"Yes, thank you. I´m sorry I haven't come by sooner. I´ve been busy with school" Mariann smiled as she shook her head and raised a hand for Quinn not to worry.
"Oh, that's fine. Is everything going alright?"
"Yes. It´s weird starting at a new place and getting to know new people and such, but it´s going fine" Quinn said and Mariann nodded in understanding.
"Have you got any friends yet?" Mariann asked curiously. Quinn chuckled lowly. "Oh, I´m acting like a parent. Sorry about that" The old woman said apologizing.
"It´s fine. It´s nice having someone to ask about my life for once" Quinn told her sincerely. It was true. It had been a long time since someone had been caring for her like a parent. She had friends, but it wasn't the same. "I´ve met this girl, Rachel Berry" Mariann lighted up at the name and smiled knowingly.
"Ah, yes. Miss Berry"
"You know her?" Quinn asked.
"Indeed, I do. This town isn't that big, you know" Mariann chuckled. "Yes, I was her teacher in elementary school. Back then she was very ambitious and determined about her goals in life. Unfortunately, most children found her rather insufferable, but I just found her adorable and curious about life, so I always made sure she had a good day in school or at least tried" Mariann said. "She´s such a sweet girl and always helpful. I sometimes sees her in town, but I don't think she recognizes me"
"If you want to meet her again, I could bring her sometime? I think she would be happy to meet you again" Quinn suggested. Mariann smiled widely as she nodded.
"That would be sweet of you, dear" Quinn smiled and looked at the clock behind Mariann.
"I better get moving or I will be late for school, but I was thinking if I could invite you out to dinner tomorrow evening? I could bring Rachel" Quinn asked the older woman whose smile widened even more.
"I would love to! It´s been a long time since I´ve been out for dinner"
"Great! I´ll come by tomorrow with more information, if that´s alright?" Quinn asked and Mariann nodded. They said their goodbyes and Quinn went on her way to school. She knew it wasn't a part of the plan, but the woman had done quite a lot for her to be here, so it was the least she could do. Quinn made it just in time, which meant that she didn't had the chance to meet up with Rachel as she had intended. Instead she was forced to sit in a classroom with Finn and Sam. Why was she always having classes with those two? Finn was growling at her while Sam just looked indifferent at the teacher. Quinn ignored him and looked at the teacher who was trying to make history interesting, which she failed at. The blonde knight needed to figure out a plan on how to tell Rachel about Everdale. Time was running and Quinn didn't know how long she had left. April had told her she would get a signal when it was time to get back, so Quinn was in a hurry. Soon the bell rang, and she stood up to pack up her books when she felt a presence behind her. She turned around and faced Finn. "What do you want?"
"I want you to leave my girlfriend alone. Ever since you have arrived, she has been acting all weird!" Quinn frowned at the boy.
"I don't think it´s my doing that had caused the breakup, but rather your own" She looked at the growling boy. Quinn sighed. "Finn, I´m sorry for what I did yesterday, I shouldn't have let it get out of hand or harmed you" Finn looked surprised at the blonde. "Rachel´s my friend and I don't want anything happen to her" She put the last book into her bag. "I think you should give her some time and talk to her when you´re calmed down" Quinn advised him and then turned to leave the classroom.
"I think she´s right" She heard Sam say.
"Shut up" Finn responded, and Quinn couldn't help but smile as she walked down the hallway. She looked around amongst the students but couldn't find Rachel. She cursed a little on the inside of the girl's tiny statue until she spotted the girl down the hallway with Santana. She smoothly went through the crowd and soon she was by the Princess´ side. Santana stopped talking which made Rachel look to her right. Her eyes brightened.
"Quinn!" She said and wrapped her arms around the blonde, which took her by surprise. Quinn hugged her back and Rachel released her.
"Hello, Rachel" Quinn responded and smiled back to the girl. She looked the Hispanic girl next to her. "Hi, Santana".
"Hi" Santana said with her arms crossed.
"Sorry, was I interrupting something?" Quinn asked not wanting to interrupt the two of them.
"Nope" Santana answered as she leaned against the lockers. "What´s up, blondie?" Quinn smiled confused at her and Santana noticed. "What? Shorty here" She motioned to Rachel "Asked me to be nice to you, so here I am. Being all nice" Rachel shook her head smiling at her friend.
"I just told Santana a little about you. If that was alright?" Rachel asked the knight. Quinn looked at Santana and then at Rachel before smiling.
"It´s alright, but she could just have asked me herself is she wanted to know something" Quinn said and smirked at the Latina who shrugged carelessly. Quinn knew it had been Santana who had asked the brunette about her. "What do you want to know?" Quinn turned to said girl as she crossed her arms, ready for whatever she would ask her. Santana just smirked as she looked at her. As the two women stared at each other, Rachel just shook her head. The bell interrupted them, and Rachel quickly closed her locker.
"If you´re done with this power demonstration, it´s time for class" She said. Both looked a bit sheepishly at her.
"Sorry, Rach" Quinn apologized and ran a hand through her hair. Santana rolled her eyes but muttered an apology to the girl. "I better get going. I´ll see you at lunch?" Quinn asked and Rachel nodded. Quinn smiled to the girl and went down the hallway towards her class while Santana and Rachel went the other way.
"I´m just saying, there´s something shady with this girl"
"What do you mean?" Rachel asked Santana with a frown. Santana had asked several questions about the blonde girl and Rachel had of course answered all of them, but Santana acted weirdly.
"Don't you think it´s weird that that she just shows up here? And she´s almost targeting you, I mean she haven't shown any interest in anything else but you" Santana looked at the brunette. "I don't know how to explain it"
"Are you jealous, Santana?"
"Jealous? No way, I just can´t read her and what her purpose is" Rachel let out a small laugh.
"Purpose? San, she´s a teenager, a student. What purpose could she possible have other than to get through high school like the rest of us?"
"I don't know, but I´ll find out" Santana said determined to figure out the newcomer. Rachel just shook her head and sat down at her table in the classroom. Santana sat down next to her, away in her own thoughts. Rachel couldn't understand Santana. Quinn was a sweet girl and Rachel really liked to spend time with her. What intentions could she possibly have?
Quinn was sitting in class bored as hell. She needed to do something physical and better sooner than later. She wasn't used to sit still for hours and three days with nothing, was tearing at her body. She looked out at the window and wished she was back home. She and Brittany training together, riding Eros through the woods and get the wind in her face. Spending time down at the lake, just sopping in the water while looking out on the horizon. She sighed heavily and looked back at the teacher. She couldn't even remember what class she was attending. She wasn't so sure it had been a good idea to attend school, yes it brought her closer to Rachel and made it easier, but the nagging question was how she was going to tell Rachel about it. It was the only thing she could think of all the time, it almost drove her mad. The bell rang and it was lunch time. Quinn easily found Rachel in the auditorium where she always had her lunch. She had quickly figured out that Rachel liked to use this time to practise her voice. She walked into the auditorium and immediately heard Rachel singing to herself. It wasn't loud but Quinn could easily hear her.
Warm sand underneath my feet
No promises left for you to keep
Fortune smiling back at me
Forgetting the things that couldn't be
Rachel was humming as Quinn stepped up on the stage.
"Hi Rach" Rachel turned around and smiled at the blonde. "I´ll never stop being amazed by your voice" Rachel looked away, trying to hide her blush. Quinn smiled softly at her. Rachel took a step forward and gave Quinn a hug. As they parted Rachel briefly kissed the blonde's cheek.
"Thank you" She whispered and stepped away to get her lunch. Quinn stood still as she touched her cheek. It had been a long time since she had felt like this. Her cheek felt all warm, like her body. She shook her head and looked at the brunette.
"Do you remember a Mrs. Thatcher?" Quinn asked. Rachel looked confused at her.
"Why do you ask?"
"My aunt had a visitor yesterday and I mentioned you. It turned out she knows you. She was telling me how she was your elementary class and then she asked about. I promised to take her out for dinner, so I thought maybe you could join us?"
"I remember her clearly. She was a very nice teacher. I would love to join you" Rachel said with a bright smile. "When is it?"
"Great! It´s tomorrow. I´ve planned it to be after school. I was thinking about seven?"
"That's fine" Rachel said, and they smiled at each other. They heard the bell ring and Quinn sighed. Another meaningless class. They walked together out of the auditorium. "I´ll see you at glee?" She asked and Quinn nodded before Rachel skipped away. Quinn watched her for a moment before hurrying to her own class.
Quinn walked into the choir room, as the last person. A guy had tried to ask her out and kept holding her up. Quinn felt like punching the guy but knew she couldn't. She hurriedly sat down next to Rachel and put her bag on the ground
"Sorry I´m late" She said to Mr. Schue who just nodded and smiled.
"I almost thought you wouldn't come" Rachel whispered.
"I got held up" Rachel looked at her before hearing Mr. Schue traditionally clapped his hands to get their attention.
"Let´s get started. Finn came to me before class and told me he had a song he wanted to sing. Finn, come up and here show us what you got" He said and motioned for Finn to come closer. Finn, Sam, Artie and Mike got ready to perform.
"This song is for Rachel" Finn said and winked at said girl. Rachel crossed her arms as she rolled her eyes. Quinn chuckled at the sight of the girl. As the song started it was unknown for the blonde but apparently it seemed to be a very familiar song for other students.
"Fuck no" Santana groaned and rubbed her temples. Quinn was confused by the others reaction.
"The hell he didn't…" Mercedes muttered.
"He did" Kurt answered. Rachel was staring a him, mouth opened and all.
We're no strangers to love
You know the rules and so do I
A full commitment's what I'm thinking of
You wouldn't get this from any other guy
Finn sang and pointed at the other guys while shaking his head to make a point to Rachel. Quinn chuckled a little. This was ridiculous.
I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
Gotta make you understand
They watched as the tall boy awkwardly danced around the room with Sam, Artie and Mike, the latter moving around like a professional.
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Finn moved closer to Rachel to sing the next verse. He kneeled and took her hand.
We've known each other for so long
Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it
Inside we both know what's been going on
We know the game and we're gonna play it
He stood back up and Rachel rubbed her hands on her legs. They watched as he stood up again and moved around. The only thought the knight had in mind was, that while he flapped his arms around, he looked like duck while singing. Quinn admitted that he had a good voice, but along with his attitude, it just ruined the chance to enjoy it. Finn was panting as the song ended and stood in front of Rachel again with a big smile. There were a few claps here and there, but it was in sympathy.
"That was great, Finn!" Schue said with a bright smile as he clapped the loudest of them. "We´re going to cut the class short today, so I recommend you go out in your groups and talk about your assignment" Schue said.
"Do you want to find another place to work?" Rachel asked quickly as an excuse to get out of the room. Finn was staring at her expectantly, but she ignored him. Quinn nodded and followed Rachel out of the room. As they walked down the hallway, they heard someone behind them.
"Rach!" Finn panted and stopped as they turned. He gave her a bright smile, but it faltered at the sight of the blonde next to her. He eyed Quinn briefly before focusing on the brunette. "So, what do you think? Did you like my song?" Rachel closed her eyes and sighed heavily before opening them again.
"What did you think you could achieve with this choice of song, Finn?" Rachel asked him tiredly. Finn rubbed his neck sheepishly.
"Well, I wanted to make you see that we belong together and that you´re wrong about breaking up" Rachel sighed.
"We don't belong together. This relationship doesn't work anymore. It used to, but I have been thinking about it a lot and how we have been in the last couple of months" Quinn took a few steps back from the former couple to give them some place but still so she could keep an eye on Finn. She wished the boy had listened to her. "Everybody has been giving me signs, but I haven't been listening, and now when I really see clearly, they have been right all along. Finn, I know you have seen it too" She gently put a hand on his arm. Finn looked away. "I´m right, aren't I?" Rachel asked the tall boy and he nodded slowly. "I know you have been looking at other girls and funnily enough, I haven't been jealous. It was like I already knew it was over"
"We can make it work, Rach" Rachel shook her head.
"You´re a really sweet and kind boy, Finn and a good friend, but a relationship isn't the way for us. Maybe we should work on being friends again instead" Finn nodded in understanding.
"Alright" He rubbed his neck again. "I guess. I´ll go back again" He smiled awkwardly. "I-I´ll see you around then?" He asked a bit cautiously.
"Of course" Rachel replied and watched him walk away. She sighed and turned around to find Quinn looking at her.
"Are you alright?" Quinn asked her.
"Yes, I think so. We both needed this, him mostly. Now he can do whatever his heart desire" Rachel said as they began walking down the hallway.
"What about you then?"
"I´ll be fine. It´s going to be weird but it´s the right decision" Quinn nodded, and they stepped out onto the football field. "I thought since the weather is nice, we could sit out here. I know there aren't any practices, so we won't get interrupted" Rachel explained as she walked towards the bleachers. Quinn just followed the girl towards a seat. They practised the song a few times, with Rachel interrupting to correct Quinn. The knight just chuckled and did as told. She noticed how Rachel often had a hand on her arm or thigh when she wanted to get her attention. Quinn found it funny how she didn't really mind it and how it gave her a bit of butterflies in her stomach. Just as the kiss earlier. "I think we have done quite good. Are you ready to perform tomorrow?"
"Already tomorrow?"
"Yes! We sound really good together and what proves it better than to show it to the others?" She smiled and Quinn returned the smile. Rachel took her sheets and put them back in her bag. Quinn looked at the brunette as she did the same. She had the opportunity to tell her the truth now. Nothing was holding her back, except for the rejection and maybe some anger, but anyway. How does someone start a conversation like that?
"Rach-"
"Oh, is that the time? I promised Kurt that I could give him a ride home" Rachel said and looked at the blonde. "I´m sorry, did you say something?" Quinn just smiled and shook her head.
"No, I guess I´ll see you tomorrow then?"
"Of course. Do you want me to pick you up?"
"I´ll walk" Quinn said still smiling. Rachel´s smile fell a bit. "I don't live far away from school" Quinn explained quickly.
"Alright. I´ll see you tomorrow, Quinn" Rachel took a step forward and quickly kissed her cheek again and went down the stairs. Quinn could still smell the cherry perfume from the small brunette even when she was out of sight. Quinn shook her head and picked up her bag from the seat. She looked up as she felt the small drizzle of rain hit her skin, the clouds were unusually dark, and she could feel the wind pick up. She moved away the hair from her face and looked over the football field. Nothing was to see, but something told Quinn that she should be on guard. She took tentative steps down from the bleachers and kept her eyes on the field. A second later, a portal opened in the middle of the field. Quinn sprinted down the rest of the stairs as she spotted two of Shadun´s soldiers appearing.
"Oh shit" She muttered and positioned herself, so she was ready to fight if needed and she knew it was. With no other weapons than herself, she was in a bit of trouble. One of them spotted her and immediately recognized her. He charged towards her with his buddy following him. Quinn ducked quickly as his sword swung over her head. She took the chance to punch him in his stomach and he doubled over, which gave her the opportunity to give him another hit, this time in the head. He fell to the grass, unconscious and she grabbed his sword before the other managed to hit her. The blonde took at roll on the grass, just as the other guy slammed his axe down on the spot where she had just stood. She whirled around and hit him in his side with the blade. He fell on his knees and she took another swing to knock him out. The tip of the sword was resting on the grass as Quinn stood heaving, with small speckles of blood on her hands and clothes. She heard another rumble and looked up. "What the- "She said before she felt a searing pain in her shoulder. She looked down and saw an arrow in her deeply into her shoulder. From the portal stood three, one of them with a bow and a new arrow, ready to fire. She turned and ran towards cover. She ducked as another arrow flew over her head and she quickly hid behind a small wall. Quinn could feel her heart beating heavily and she felt dizzy from the pain.
"You can´t hide!" A deep voice yelled. Her eyes widened as she recognized it.
"It can´t be…" She looked up from her hiding spot and yes, it was indeed Jesse St. James, the son of Shadun. She realized quickly it was a mistake as an arrow sliced her cheek and she could feel the blood beginning to run down her cheek.
"There you are" He chuckled wickedly. Just as he and his men were about to run towards her, a blast of blue made them flew backwards.
"Come on before they get back on their feet!" A voice said from next to her. Quinn looked surprised up at Tina.
"How?" She asked confused as Tina pulled her up from the ground.
"Not now. We need to get to safety" She wrapped her arm around the blonde and casted a shield around them as they ran away from the field. They heard a laughter from behind them.
"I will find you and your little princess! You can´t protect her forever. I´ll find her and I´ll kill you!" He yelled at their retreating backs. He growled as he watched them disappear. "Get up!" He said to Gerard and Terry who was getting on their feet. "We need to get out of her and not drawing any further attention to us" They nodded and followed their leader away from the field. None of the presences to this battle had noticed the brown eyes watching them from under the bleacher. Brown eyes that had decided to follow the two girls into the nearby forest.
Tina had guided Quinn through some bushes leading to a forest behind the school.
"Where are we going?" She panted, the pain getting a bit worse.
"To my home" Tina replied and led them into a darker area, before it opened and revealed a small hut between the trees. She opened the door and guided Quinn to a chair near the fireplace. "Stay here" She ordered and disappeared further into the hut. To say Quinn was confused, were an understatement. She had no clue about what was going on besides that Tina apparently have magic powers. The girl came back with supplies to rinse the wounds. She put the cloths and ointments on the table next to Quinn and gently pulled off her shirt. The knight winched at the movement. "This is going to hurt a bit" Quinn looked up at the Asian girl.
"What is-God dammit!" She screamed as she felt the arrow being pushed through her shoulder.
"Sorry" Tina said sheepishly before attending to the wound. "You´re lucky it didn't do any more damage" She said as she had inspected the wound a bit. "You´ll have to wear a sling to prevent further damage to your shoulder, but you shouldn't have any nerve damage" She added after having cleaned it. She used some ointment and then bandaged the blonde's shoulder. "I´ll have to check up on you tomorrow, to make sure that the wound isn't getting infected" She gave Quinn a cloth to clean the small cut on her cheek. She took the bloody cloths and threw them out.
"What are you? That sounded wrong, WHO are you?" Quinn asked after cleaning the small cut. Tina turned to her with a smile.
"I´m an ally"
"I figured but beside that. How could you do that-that thing you did?"
"You want some tea?" Quinn shook her head. "Coffee perhaps?" Quinn sighed annoyed. Tina filled the tea kettle with water and put it on the stove. Even though the hut was out in the woods, Tina had still managed to get electricity and water connected to the hut.
"I could use something much stronger" She answered, and Tina chuckled as she found some tea bags.
"Well, I don't have that, so tea it is" The tea kettle was boiling, and Tina put the tea bags into the tea kettle and brought it to the table with some mugs.
"You didn't answer my question" Quinn said when Tina sat down next to her.
"I´m aware" Tina said and poured them some tea. She sat the tea kettle down and looked at Quinn. Quinn noticed the golden specks in her eyes again. "I´m here for the same reason that you are" Quinn frowned, and Tina sighed. "To protect the Princess before something bad happens. Like the thing that happened today" Quinn just looked at her and nodded to make her continue.
"My real name is Teonora. I´m from Everdale and I am a witch and a guardian for Rachel. You see, I came here almost 18 years ago with baby Rachel- Ah. A visitor" She interrupted and stood up. Quinn looked bewildered at her.
"No one´s here" Tina opened the door just as Santana was about to barge in.
"Hello, Santana. Come in" Tina said calmly and walked back to her seat. "You want some tea?" Santana´s eyes were wide as she stood at the door, staring at them before she marched into the hut.
"What the hell is going on here?! What was that out there?" She pointed in the direction of the school. Quinn didn't even know how to answer that. Here she was sitting in her bra, all wrapped up in bandage and with dried blood on her skin.
"How about you sit down and then I´ll tell you everything?" Tina asked and took a sip of her mug. Santana eyed the girl sceptically but sat down next to them either way. "Drink" Tina said as she poured the girl some tea.
"Hell no! What if you have spiked it with some shit and I´ll drop dead?" Tina rolled her eyes at the dramatic.
"Don't be stupid, Santana. You have known me forever" Santana scoffed and crossed her arms.
"Have I? Apparently, I don't. Now that I think of it, I have never been to your house and I absolutely didn't know that you lived out here, did I?" Santana argued.
"No, you´re right. Santana, I´m a witch" Tina said earnestly. Santana raised an eyebrow.
"Really? A witch? So, you like to chant in front of a cauldron and turning people into frogs. Do you have pointy hat too?" She said sarcastically and quickly eyed the blonde next to her. Quinn rolled her eyes at the girl´s antics.
"Not exactly. I do have magical powers, but I don't use them for evil" Santana threw her hands in the air in exasperation.
"God, this is fucking stupid. Do you hear yourself? You can´t be a witch. They don't exist!"
"Santana, you saw what I did out there. It wasn't some powder I just threw in the air. I was very much aware of your presence, but I had to save Quinn. Therefor I did what I did, even if I exposed my powers" Tina explained. Santana couldn't believe this. She knew she saw Tina cast some blue lights from her hands, but it was so hard to understand.
"And what about you? You weren't even hesitating about defending yourself against those dudes and you used a fucking sword! Did you kill them?" She asked Quinn. Quinn winched as she moved a bit towards the Latina.
"Here" Tina said and handed her a blouse to cover herself. It hadn't bothered her at all, but she had noticed that Santana seemed a bit uncomfortable. She cleared her throat.
"I am a royal Knight of the Kingdom of Everdale. I´m here on a mission for my Queen" Santana shook her head.
"Fucking hell. Give me some strength" She mumbled.
"We are both from Everdale. I came here recently and Tina came 18 years ago with Rachel" She looked Santana in the eyes. "Rachel is a Princess of the Kingdom of Kosmia. I´m here to bring her back and to protect her" Quinn explained slowly. "There is a war going on in our homeland, a war that had been getting worse over the years and now we have no control over it. Before it was in Kosmia, but it had spread to all the Kingdoms and Shadun, their leader, had taken over them. The only one he hasn't yet, is Everdale and that must not happen. Apparently, my Queen has been aware of the solution all these years but didn't have the opportunity to do anything but keep Shadun´s army at bay. Until now"
"Why now?" Santana asked, trying to understand it all.
"Rachel is the key to save our Kingdoms. She conceals great magic that can save us all"
"Seriously? My Rachel can save your asses? Are you for real?" Quinn raised an eyebrow as she said her Rachel. "Rachel is so against any kind of violence and you expect her to just fight your enemy? Not gonna happen" Santana said with a chuckle. "I don't know what I should believe, but I´ve always had a good sense about someone lying and I don't think you two do" She crossed her arms as she took a good look at them. "I want to help" Quinn and Tina were surprised.
"No" Quinn said quickly.
"What, why not?"
"Because it´s too dangerous and I don't want to put you or anyone else in danger" Quinn replied.
"But you put Rachel in danger!"
"It´s different with her"
"The hell it isn't. How are you going to get her back with you? She wouldn't believe this stuff" Santana said. Quinn sighed and nodded. She knew that.
"Quinn, maybe we could use Santana to help us with this?" Tina tried and Santana nodded while looking at the blonde.
"I said no. There´s no discussion about this" She turned to Santana. "You won´t tell anyone about this"
"Like they would believe me" The dark-haired girl muttered. Quinn stood up.
"I need to go. I can't sit here while St. James is running around out there. I need to figure out what to do about him"
"I could help you" Tina said. "I have some things to help trace any differences. That´s how I knew you were here"
"You knew all along?" Quinn questioned the witch.
"Of course" Tina just said with a smile. Quinn shook her head and walked towards the door. "Do you need help getting to the motel?" Santana who had been quiet turned to look at the blonde.
"You live at the motel?"
"Yes. It is not like I had anywhere else to live, did I?"
"Hey, no reason to get that tone at me. I was just asking"
"Sorry" Quinn said. She was in pain and in trouble. She hated when she hadn't control over things and she didn't had at the moment.
"I could give you a lift. If you want to?" Santana asked and Quinn smiled to her while nodding.
"I would appreciate that, thank you" Santana stood up and followed the blonde out of the door.
"Take care of yourselves. Do not hesitate to come to me if something happens tonight. If don't, I´ll see you tomorrow" Tina said, and they said their goodbyes. The two walked their way through the forest, no one saying anything until they got to the parking lot.
"Here´s my car" Quinn nodded and stepped into Santana´s car. "Do you have cars where you come from? The Latina asked curiously. Quinn chuckled. ¨
"No, we have horses and carriages. It was quite a surprise to see one of these when I got here"
"I bet. So, it´s like old-fashioned?"
"For me and my people, it isn't. but for you it would be. I have only read about your things in books, but it´s weird seeing it in real life and difficult to understand it"
"I could help you if you want to?" Santana offered. Quinn was surprised and Santana noticed. She chuckled as she stopped in front of a red light. "I can be nice, you know" Quinn looked out of the window as she saw the passing buildings. Soon Santana drove into the parking lot of the motel and stopped the car.
"Thank you, Santana. It was nice of you to offer me a ride"
"No problems" Quinn smiled and stepped out of the car. Santana followed.
"I think I can handle the rest" Quinn said.
"I know, but I think you need some company for the night. Just to make sure nothing happens and it doesn't get any worse" Quinn tried to protest but nothing helped as Santana followed her up to her room. She sighed as she opened the door. "Jesus, don't you ever clean where you come from?"
"I didn't expect a guest, so you´ll have to do" Quinn said and sat down on her bed. She closed her eyed shut as she felt a pang of pain from her shoulder.
"Does it hurt badly?" Santana asked as she removed a pair of pants to sit on a chair. Quinn nodded, still with her eyes closed. Of all the years she had been a knight and fighting, she has been lucky to not get severely hurt other than a few scars here and there. Nothing big but this, it hurts like hell. "Give me a sec" Santana said and walked out of the door, only to quickly come back with a bottle. She found a glass and filled it with water. "I don't know if you have this kind of things where you´re from but it´s painkillers. Take them" She handed Quinn the pills, who just stared at them. "They´re at not dangerous, but they´ll help with the pain. I promise" Quinn took the pills and swallowed them with the water, Santana handed her. "Good. Now lay down and relax. I´ll be here for the night" Quinn nodded and did as told. Even though she originally didn't wanted Santana involved, she was happy to have some company.
"I´m surprised of how understanding you are about all of this" Quinn said from the bed. Santana had turned on the TV and looked away from it to the blonde.
"It difficult to understand, but I believe you and I want to help you" Santana said. Quinn just smiled at the blonde as she closed her eyes. Lying down in the soft bed and the battle today had made her tired. She closed her eyes and soon felt asleep, feeling safe with Santana with her.
