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Rachel woke up the next day feeling happy and rested. She hummed to herself while she got ready to go to school. It was Friday and she had a date with Quinn. Well, not exactly a date since Mrs. Thatcher was coming along, but she got to spend more time with the blonde. She brushed her head and smiled to her reflection before leaving the bathroom. Kurt had asked several questions about her and the blonde and their deal, but even though Rachel wished there was something there wasn't, much to the gossiper's dismay. Rachel had decided to wear one of her usually short skirts with a striped shirt. She wanted to impress Quinn. She picked up her bag and went downstairs. Her fathers had left before she had woken up, so she made herself some breakfast and ate it in silence. She hasn't heard from Santana like she used too, even the annoying text about her height didn't come. Perhaps she was busy with whatever she doesn't want to tell her. Rachel put her empty bowl in the sink and saw it was time to leave for school. She locked the door and walked out to her car. The radio was running as she drove to school and she was singing along to the songs. At a red light she stopped, and the news got on.
"Several citizens have made calls to the Lima Police about three men acting strangely throughout the night. It hasn't been possible for the police to track them down, but they encourage the citizens to call about information if you should stumble upon them. They are wearing medieval costumes. Do not make contact"
Rachel shivered at the thought of meeting men like that and hoped she didn't get to meet them. She parked her car on the schools parking lot and walked inside. She was early as always and used the time to go to the auditorium to practice. A while later, she walked to her locker to get her books. The halls were filled with students, but Rachel couldn't spot Quinn amongst them, but saw Kurt and walked towards him.
"Have you seen Quinn?" She asked the boy. He turned towards her and raised an eyebrow at her.
"Well, Good morning to you too, Rachel. How are you?"
"Sorry" Rachel said sheepishly. "Good morning, Kurt"
"And to answer your question. No, I haven't seen Quinn yet" Kurt said as he closed his locker. Rachel sighed and nodded. Kurt just smiled at her. "Don't worry, Rach. She´s probably on her way and you´ll see after class" She nodded and followed him as they had first lessons together.
Quinn opened her eyes slowly as she tried to adjust to the bright light in her room. She groaned as she rested her arm over her head. Why was the room so bright? She winced as she felt the throbbing pain in her shoulder. She sat up as she remembered the fight yesterday and immediately regretted it as she both felt dizzy and the pain got even worse. She groaned loudly and cursed herself for her recklessness. She tried to move her arm. It still hurts a lot, but it was possible, but she shouldn't do anything foolish.
"Good morning, sleepyhead" A voice said from the chair next to the bed. Quinn jumped and looked to her side and found Santana sitting with a tiny smirk on her lips. Next to her was two cups and a small paper bag on the coffee table. "You´re a heavy sleeper. You slept through rest of the day and all night" Santana said and offered her a cup. "I figured you could possible use some coffee and something to eat after yesterday. You have coffee where you come from, right?" Quinn nodded smiling. "Great. How are you feeling?" Quinn brought the cup to her lips to get a taste and hummed in appreciation of the warm beverage.
"That´s good" She mumbled from behind the cup. Santana chuckled.
"I know" She took a sip of her own cup and swallowed. Quinn sat the cup down on the nightstand and looked at her.
"I feel better, it still hurts like shit but what to expect, right?" Santana just nodded and stood up.
"Alright, we need to change the bandage. I picked up some supplies last night, and it would be a good idea to check up on the wound. At least thats what Tina said" She said and walked to the bathroom to turn on the light. "Well, come on then" She said when Quinn stayed on the bed. "We have school in an hour and a half, so get your ass out here blondie" Quinn hesitated a little before getting up and into the bathroom. "Sit" Quinn sat down on the toilet and let Santana help her take off her shirt. She hissed as Santana removed the old bandage. "Couldn't Tina had used some of her witch powers to heal you or something?" She said as she began to clean the wound. It didn't look infected and looked rather fine, but Santana as confused by why Tina hadn't brought her to the hospital instead of doing it herself, but then again, how could they explain how a presumed teenager got hit by an arrow and how she´s not in the system.
"I don't know, but I don't think she has the abilities to do it. Not all witches can" Quinn said and clenched her teeth together as the Latina applied a thin layer of antibiotic cream.
"Huh. What do I know" Santana mumbled and helped the blonde wrapping new bandages around her shoulder and upper torso to secure that the bandage wouldn't go loose "Done" She took a step back to look at her work. "Do you need help to get clean or?" Quinn shook her head.
"No, thank you" I´ll try on my own" Santana nodded, stepped out of the bathroom and closed the door after her. Quinn stood up and looked at herself in the mirror. She looked like hell. She sighed as she turned her cheek so she could look properly at it. The rift has managed to bruise her skin and it was very noticeable. She wondered why Santana hadn't said anything. The blonde took a deep breath and turned on the water. After a few minutes there was a knock on the door and Santana stepped inside.
"I found some clean clothes, so I´ll just put it here" She said as she put it on a small bathroom cabinet. "Sorry I looked through your things" She said and turned to walk out again. Quinn looked at the retreating girl.
"Santana?" The Latina turned around. "Thank you for your help. I really appreciate it" Santana smiled softly.
"You´re welcome" Quinn looked at the clothes and smiled sheepishly back at the girl.
"Could you perhaps help me with putting on my clothes? I don't think it would be good for me to move that much with the shoulder" Santana chuckled and nodded. She released the door handle to help the woman in front of her. A little while later, and a lot of struggle, Quinn was dressed. They had tried to cover the bruise, but since Quinn didn't had much to do with, it didn't cover completely.
"Are you comfortable with your shoulder? Does it hurt?"
"It´s fine" Quinn told her. She had her arm in a sling, resting alongside her stomach and a zip up hoodie covering the sling, but not completely.
"Are we ready to go then?" Santana asked.
"Would it be a good idea to go? I mean, how can I explain this?"
"You mean, how can you explain it to Rachel" Santana said with a chuckle. "We´ll figure it out. If you don't show, Rachel would be worried and since I´ve heard that you don´t own a phone, she would track you down and you won`t like that" Quinn looked at her wide-eyed. "So, move your ass and come along" Quinn nodded and did as told. "Where´s your bag?" She asked as she locked the door. Quinn slapped her forehead.
"It´s still at the school. I forgot it yesterday at the bleacher, got a little distracted"
"Alright, we´ll pick it up once we get there" Santana walked towards the parking lot and her car when Quinn stopped her.
"I forgot something. How much time to we have?" Santana looked at her phone.
"Twenty minutes and then we really have to go. What´s up?"
"I always talk to Mariann before leaving and I should probably cancel tonight" Quinn said and walked into the lobby with Santana on her heels. Mariann looked up from her magazine, smiling brightly as she already knew who it was. Her smile fell instantly when her eyes fell on the blonde girl.
"Oh god, what happened to you, honey?" She stood up and walked around the desk towards Quinn.
"I had a minor accident yesterday" Quinn said a bit nonchalant. She didn't want to make a fuss about it.
"A minor? It looks like a rather big accident. Tell me what happened to you" Quinn bit her lip.
"I – er.." She looked at Santana who was leaning up against the desk with a smug smile. "I fell down some stairs and I landed wrongly" Mariann didn't looked convinced but nodded anyway. "I was thinking that maybe we could postpone our dinner to another day?" Mariann nodded quickly.
"Of course, sweetie. Don't you worry about it" The older woman said as she squeezed her upper arm gently. "You just come to me if you need anything"
"I will, thank you" She looked at the Latina. "We better get going, school you know" Quinn said with a smile. Mariann nodded and bid her a good day. Quinn returned the sentiment and the two girls walked out.
"Are you ready, now?" Santana asked. Quinn nodded and they drove towards the school. Santana parked her car and they stepped out of the car. They walked around the school towards the bleachers. They easily found Quinn´s bag and walked back down. Quinn looked out on the field suspiciously, but there were no one. She looked back at the dark-haired girl.
"Thank you again" Quinn said.
"No problem. Now, if we don't move our asses, we´re going to be late for class and I really don't have time for that" Santana said and quickly walked back into school. They parted and Santana walked into the classroom and sat down next to Rachel.
"Hello, Santana. How are you?" The brunette said as she smiled to her.
"I´m fine. How about you?" She responded as she took out her textbook. Rachel just stared at her. Santana wasn't the type to small talk and she always use some offending words to describe everything. "What?" Rachel blinked a couple of times.
"Nothing" She said and looked at the teacher that had arrived. Something was off with her friend and Rachel needed to find out what. Quinn was walking down the hallway after her second class. She still hasn't had the opportunity to see Rachel and she desperately needed to make sure she was okay. She knew that Santana was with her, so Rachel was somewhat protected. Quinn had quickly memorized the smaller girl´s schedule and she knew she wasn't nearby before after second class, which was now. She got a few looks as she passed the students. She knew she looked like crap, but it annoyed her. She still got a throbbing pain in her shoulder, even though she had taken some of those pills, Santana had given her. Quinn smiled as she spotted Rachel amongst the students. She was standing by her locker with Kurt, talking to each other. As Rachel turned around to face her, Quinn´s smile widened but it was shortened as she felt herself getting pulled into a very small room.
"What the heck are you doing?" She asked as she pulled her arm free from the grasp. Santana just smirked at her.
"Yeah, not sorry. I just wanted to know how you are feeling" Quinn raised her brow at the girl.
"And you couldn't have asked me that out in the hallway, like a normal person?"
"Nothing about this is normal, so no I couldn't. Back to my question" Quinn rolled her eyes.
"Like shit. Everything hurts. I thought you were with Rachel?"
"Sorry" Santana said frowning. Quinn shrugged her one good shoulder. "And no, obviously not, but Kurt it. So, what story are you going to tell Rachel? I mean, she will drill you for information, so you better have something ready"
"I think I´m going to stick with the story I told Mariann. I fell down the stairs" Quinn told her. Santana shook her head.
"As if she´s going to believe you. Rachel isn't stupid. She can tell if you´re lying" Quinn bit her lip. "She´ll humour you for a while and give you the chance to tell the truth, but if you don't tell her, she´ll get it out of you somehow"
"What do I do? Everything is so complicated. I never had to think this closely about things when I talk to people"
"You´re a knight in your world, so I bet you´re in charge of everything. Am I right?" Quinn nodded. "Impressive. Relax, blondie. She isn't mean or something. Rachel is so sweet; my teeth are basically hurting just by looking at her. You can't tell the truth just yet, I know that, so just stick with your plan and then we´ll tell her the truth later" Quinn nodded while she smiled softly. "Jesus, just do it already" Santana muttered, and Quinn looked questionably at her. "Never mind" The bell interrupted them. "Ah, sorry you didn't get to talk to the dwarf, but next break, right?" Quinn tensed at the nick name.
"Don't call her that. She´s a royal monarch!" Quinn told her seriously as she took a step towards her. Santana took a step back with raised hands.
"Dude, she´s my friend. I´ve always called her that. I don't mean anything by it" Quinn relaxed. "Come on before people make assumptions about us being in here"
"Why would they do that?" Santana sighed as she rolled her eyes. They walked out from the janitors closet and Quinn followed Santana. She looked after the Princess but couldn't find her. She sighed heavily and went to find her classroom. What they didn't know was that Rachel had clearly seen that Santana had pulled the blonde girl into the closet. She had also seen the sling and the bruised cheek and had wanted to check up on her, but she had felt a bit hurt by their actions. Santana usually only pulled someone in there to make out with them, but why would she do that with Quinn? She could bare tolerate the girl. Clearly something had happened since yesterday, but what, Rachel didn't know. Maybe she found the reason why Santana didn't text her yesterday.
"What´s wrong?" Kurt asked when he noticed her mood had changed. Rachel quickly grabbed her book and closed her locker, before she turned towards Kurt with a wide smile.
"Nothing. I just want to get to class. I don't like to be late" She answered and walked away from the boy. He watched her frowning.
"But there´s still ten minutes" He said as he followed her. "Rachel!" He yelled out but she kept going in a hurried pace. "Stop it" He put a hand on her shoulder to make her stop. She sighed and turned around to face him.
"What?" She mumbled and looked away.
"What is wrong? I mean, you were just smiling and laughing and now you´re acting weird. What happened in those two seconds I looked away?" He asked concerned. Rachel wasn't looking at him. She felt a bit stupid, because she didn't have any evidence that anything that had happened. She mumbled something that Kurt couldn't hear. "Can you repeat that?" Rachel rolled her eyes.
"I saw Santana pulling Quinn into the janitor's closet" Kurt just stared at her and then he smirked as he crossed his arms.
"And you´re jealous"
"NO!" Rachel said quickly which made Kurt chuckle. She cleared her throat. "I mean, absolutely not"
"Yeah, you are" Rachel huffed and turned to walk away. Kurt followed her. "You like her, don't you? I mean, it´s like obvious for all of us. Well, not for Finn and the guys" Rachel stopped next to their classroom and let out a sigh.
"Is it too soon? I just broke up with Finn and I´m already fawning over another, and it not just anyone, it´s a girl" Rachel ran a hand through her hair. Kurt smiled to her and shook his head.
"Rach, truth to be told, that relationship between you and my brother was over a long time ago. You knew that already" He put a hand on her arm. "Don't feel bad because you have feelings for Quinn. It´s not a bad thing and no one is going to hate you for it. Well, except for Finn, he may feel a bit hurt by it" He smiled to her and she gave him a small smile as she nodded. "And to solve your problem. Don't judge too fast. Maybe it´s nothing and you´re just getting worked up about nothing. It´s Santana and she wouldn't do that to you" Rachel nodded.
"You´re right. I will talk to Quinn when we meet for Glee club" Kurt smiled, and they walked into the classroom for their next class. Quinn couldn't believe it. How difficult was it to find one girl in this school and how was it possible that she missed every opportunity she had to find her? Quinn growled at Santana who was walking next to her.
"Hey, what´s with the hostility?" She smirked as they walked away from their last period. "I just wanted to make sure you were alright. And we did have last period together" Quinn stopped abruptly.
"I am Queen Holly of Everdale´s personal royal knight. I´m in direct control of the royal guard and I take my responsibilities very seriously. I´ve fought many wars in my short time in the royal guard and I´ve been hurt many times, not severely like this, but I still have scars. I´ve always taken care of myself and is not used to others doing it for me. I am not weak!" She said breathing hard. Santana stared at her with wide eyes. Quinn took a deep breath and sighed loudly. "Sorry" She looked around to see if anyone had been listening on their conversation. It didn't seem like anyone had.
"I never said you were. I just had to make sure that you weren't in pain or something. You don't have anyone here, besides Tina or me, who understands your situation and even though you want to appear invincible and all that shit, you´re not"
"I know. Sorry to lash out on you. You´re right-"
"I know" Quinn raised an eyebrow. "Sorry, keep going"
"You´re right about me not having anybody else here. I appreciate what you´re doing for me" Quinn said.
"No problem" Santana answered and continued their walk towards the choir room with a little smile on her lips. Quinn followed the Latina without anymore words. They stepped into the room and several eyes fell on the blonde.
"What happened to you?" Kurt asked as he looked at the blonde. Quinn had expected Rachel to be the first to come to her, but the brunette was standing behind the boy avoiding her eyes. Quinn frowned as she answered the boy.
"I fell down the stairs" She said as she looked behind him at Rachel who just raised her eyebrow at the explanation. Even the rest of them didn't look convinced. Maybe Santana had been right about it, Quinn thought. Quinn walked around the boy towards Rachel. Kurt walked away to give them some space and marched towards his Latina friend.
"I need an explanation" He whispered harshly and dragged her away from the others.
"Hi, Rach" Quinn said with a small smile.
"Hello, Quinn" Rachel answered politely. Quinn felt a bit confused by the situation.
"How are you? We haven't seen each other all day" Rachel sighed and looked away. She couldn't keep this façade; Quinn hadn't done anything wrong as far as Rachel knows. She pulled Quinn towards the piano.
"What is it with you and Santana?" Rachel spoke low so the others couldn't hear them. Quinn frowned.
"Between Santana and me? What do you mean?" Rachel sighed.
"I mean, do you-do you like her or something?" She asked nervously.
"Yes, I do- "Rachel´s stomach dropped, and she looked away. "I mean, she´s a good friend and she helped me when I got hurt yesterday" Rachel looked back at her. "She stayed with me last night, because she wanted to make sure I was alright" Quinn decided to almost tell the truth. Rachel looked back at her friend who was talking to Kurt and Tina. She wanted to ask about the incident earlier but decided not to.
"Why didn't you call me? I would have been there for you" Quinn smiled a bit.
"I didn't want you to see me like this" She looked into brown eyes. "I know, it´s a stupid reason" Rachel gave her a soft smile. "And I don´t have a phone, remember?" She chuckled as Rachel blushed.
"It´s alright" Rachel looked at the bruise on her cheek and raised her hand to gently turn Quinn face to get a proper look. "It looks pretty bad. Are you alright?" Quinn smiled as she nodded. She took the brunettes hand and held it.
"Yes, Santana had taken great care of me. She´s a good friend"
"She is" Rachel looked down at their joined hands and felt the butterflies in her stomach again. "But next time, and I hope there isn't, then come to me, alright?" Quinn chuckled.
"I´ll do that" Quinn released the brunette's hand and ran a hand through her hair.
"Good" Rachel answered, and they smiled to each other. "Are we still on for tonight?"
"I talked to Mariann about postponing the dinner, but I could come to your house if you want to?" Quinn suggested.
"I would love to. We could see a movie or something?" Quinn looked questionably at the girl. A movie? She didn't want to appear stupid, so she just smiled and nodded. "Great. I´m looking forward to your visit" Rachel said with a bright smile. "So, are you ready to perform our song?"
"I don't know. I have never performed like this before" She told the truth. She had performed in many other ways, if meaning being in several fights. Rachel put a hand on her good arm and squeezed it lightly.
"You´ll do great, I´m sure. Now, we must wait on Mr. Schue" Rachel sighed, and Quinn chuckled. "Quinn, can I ask you something?"
"Of course"
"Would you like to" Rachel sighed, but Quinn just smiled to her encouragingly. "Do you want to g- "
"Who is that?" Mercedes interrupted loudly as she was looking towards the door. They all followed her eyes, only to see a blonde woman standing there looking confused. She was wearing a dark brown leather surcoat, closed at the front with buckles and tied at the sides with black leather straps. She had brown knee-high boots and a pair of brown leather pants on. Her hair was braided and resting on her right shoulder. On her back was a big bow and an arrow pouch. On her boots there was a small sheath with a knife. The boys were staring at her with wide eyes and mouth open. Quinn´s eyes widened as she easily recognized the woman. She hurried towards her, leaving a confused Rachel behind her.
"What are you doing here?! How?" She had missed her friend but was very confused about Brittany´s sudden appearance in this world.
"Quinn, I needed to come. The mission is in danger" Brittany gave her friend and quick onceover and sighed. She put one hand on her hips and the other on her forehead feeling annoyed. "They´re already here, aren't they?" Quinn nodded. "Is it bad? Does it hurt?" She motioned to her shoulder. Quinn felt several eyes on them and decided to take this conversation to another room. She dragged her friend with her away from prying eyes. She stopped when they reached the auditorium and pulled her inside. "What is this room?" Brittany asked in awe as she looked around.
"Another time. To answer your question, yes it hurts like hell and no, it isn't as bad as I thought. I can´t use my arm properly because I need to give it time to heal" Quinn explained. Brittany looked worried.
"Did you get the healer to look at it?" Quinn smiled at her.
"They´re called doctors and nurses here and not exactly"
"She got my help" A voice said from the door. Brittany frowned when she looked at the two newcomers. Quinn sighed, of course they would follow them.
"Did anyone else follow you?" She asked them and hurried them inside and closed the door.
"If you mean Rachel, then no. Relax, dude" Santana said as she rolled her eyes.
"Good" Quinn replied and took a deep breath. "Brittany, this is Santana. She´s from here and a friend to Rachel" Brittany raised an eyebrow as she looked at the Latina. "I´ll explain later" She turned to Tina. "And this is- "Brittany now got a proper look at the Asian girl next to the Latina and her eyes widened.
"Teonora, the witch from the High Mountain" Brittany interrupted. Tina´s eyes widened, and she nodded slowly as Quinn just looked confused.
"Here I'm just Tina, but yes, how do you know me?" Tina asked.
"I have both read and heard about you and your abilities" She turned to Quinn. "Q, you can´t mean that you haven't heard of her" Quinn just bit her lip as she shrugged with her good shoulder. Brittany just shook her head. "You just disappeared" Brittany told Tina. "Now that I think of it, it was about the same that Queen Shelby and her daughter disappeared. You went here?" Tina nodded.
"She´s Rachel´s guardian" Quinn clarified. "I just got to know about this yesterday, when she saved my ass from St. James"
"Why weren't we aware of this?" Brittany asked.
"I don't know- "Quinn groaned and cursed for herself. "The Queen knew about this. It was April who send them to this place. I´m so fucking tired of them not telling us everything we need to know!" Quinn felt herself getting angry. "How difficult is to just give us every information to get this mission done?!" Brittany put a comforting hand on Quinn´s back and the blonde relaxed a bit. "Sorry, I´m just tired and hurting" She sighed. "I haven't even told Rachel about this"
"You have been here for four days. How can you not have told her yet?" Brittany asked incredulous. They all looked at the newcomer and before Quinn could answer, it was Santana who did.
"Seriously? You two come here with your `I´m not from around here but a whole different fairy tale world, and by the way, I´m here to take you to my world and stop some evil dudes who wants to kill you and oh, you´re a princess" The Latina had stepped closer to Brittany staring her down. The blonde felt uneasy. She had never felt like this before and she didn't like it. "There´s a war and witches and killing. Do you really expect her to just accept this and happily go with you?" Brittany timidly shook her head as she stared into angry dark brown eyes. "Quinn has used the time to get close to Rachel and find the right time to break it to her. Give her some slack" Quinn smiled at the Latina and appreciated her defence. She put a hand on Santana and pushed a bit back from her friend. Brittany blinked a couple of times before swallowing.
"Yes, yes you´re right. I´m sorry, Q. It´s just, everything´s a mess back home and we need to get things done. Anderson discovered one of Shadun´s spies. That´s how we figured out that St. James and his cronies was here. The Queen forced the information out of the man herself. She got April to track you down and decided to send me here. She could tell something was wrong and I landed outside this weird building. I figured you were in here"
"So, you just wandered inside looking like that?" Santana smirked. Brittany looked down at herself frowning.
"Like what?" Quinn chuckled.
"She means that you look very different than they do in this world"
"Oh. Yes, you´re right. Is that clothes even comfy?"
Quinn nodded while smiling. "It is, but we´re not here to talk about clothes. Britt, we need a plan" Tina turned to look at the door.
"Somethings wrong" She stated worriedly. Just as she had said it, they heard heavy commotion and someone screaming.
"What is going on?" Quinn said and hurried to the door and opened it, just as two girls came running past them. Santana grabbed one of them.
"What the hell is going on?" The girl´s eyes were wide and scared.
"Some psychopaths came running into the school with weapons!" She screeched. Quinn stepped towards her.
"What did they look like?" The girl looked incredulously at her.
"Just tell us!" Santana said.
"They had old clothes on, like old armour and stuff and they were carrying axes and swords!"
"St. James" Quinn growled and took off in a sprint towards the choir room. Her shoulder was hurting by all the movement, but she needed to get to Rachel.
"Quinn!" Brittany yelled and ran after her along with Santana and Tina.
"I need to find Rachel" Quinn yelled as she slid around a corner just to face Gerald. He smirked at her as he quickly knocked out a student.
"I´ll take him" Brittany said and made a run towards the man. Santana was impressed by the blonde stranger as she quickly dodged his attacks and slammed him to the ground. She shook her head as she stepped over him. "He´s always been slow, it´s a wonder he hasn't been killed yet" Santana just stared at her. "Let´s go find the Princess before he gets back on his feet" She said and pulled the Latina with her. Students were running in every direction, making it difficult to get to the choir room.
"Move it!" Santana yelled and pushed away a student. They got the choir room but both doors were locked. Quinn thought it was a good idea to lock the doors when madmen is attacking the school, but right now, she was annoyed. She pushed the handle several times, but it didn't budge.
"God dammit!" She yelled. Santana tried to the other one to Mr. Schue´s office, but it didn't move either. The Latina ran to where Quinn stood and looked through the small window in the door and saw someone hiding various places. "Open the door!" She yelled and shook the door handle again. They soon heard a small click and they rushed inside. Quinn immediately felt a small body slam into her own.
"Put this up on the window" Tina said and threw a blouse to Santana who did what she was told.
"Quinn!" The blonde wrapped her good arm around the small brunette and hugged her. "Where were you? What´s happening?" Rachel´s voice was shaking. They had been talking about the stranger that had arrived and who apparently knew Quinn, when they had heard screams and seen students running down the hallway. Finn had looked outside when he had spotted three men with weapons causing havoc and had decided to quickly close the doors before they noticed they were in there. Finn had ordered them to hide and be quiet and they all did as he told them.
Quinn looked down at the girl and smiled quickly. "Don´t worry. We got this" She released her, and Rachel was confused.
"What? What do you mean?" She looked briefly at Santana, Tina and the strange blonde who was talking to each other about somehow getting people out. Quinn gently made her look at her again.
"Just trust me, alright?" Quinn said with a small smile before a hammering on the door interrupted them. Rachel jumped, frightened by the loud sound. "Kurt, take her and make sure nothing happens to her" She said and pushed Rachel towards him. He looked scared at her but nodded either way as he grabbed the brunette.
"Quinn, do you have a plan?" Brittany came up to her. Quinn ran a hand over her face.
"We need to make sure that she is safe, and we need to get everyone out of here, without them getting hurt. I don't believe that we can get them out of the windows, they´re too small. There are two doors, one to Mr. Schue´s office and the other directly to the hallway and I know that St. James are aware of this by now. I think we need to defend ourselves; they are three and there are four of us, well three and a half" Quinn motioned to her shoulder. The pounding continued.
"What is going on?!" Mercedes yelled.
"Fabray!" A gruff voice sounded from behind the door. "I told you! You can´t hide!" St. James yelled and pounded on the door again. They all looked at the blonde except for Santana, Tina and Brittany.
"They´re after you?!" Finn yelled and took a few steps towards the girl. Quinn bit her lip.
"Yes and no" She answered as she looked at her fellow students.
"What the fuck do you mean?"
"Finnept, shut the fuck up!" Santana yelled. "Tina, can´t you cast some shit or something to prevent them from coming in?" Tina nodded.
"I can, but it can´t hold them for long. After being here for so long and not using my magic often, it had been a bit unstable" Quinn and Brittany stood with them as Tina took a step forward and chanted some words as her hand began to glow and a dark blue light filled the room. It was over before it begun, but the others stood in awe.
"Wow"
"What the-" They muttered as they stared at the girl. Rachel closed her mouth and looked at the four girls who were talking to each other and pointing to several things. She huffed and marched up to them.
"What is going on and I want you to tell me the truth!" She huffed with a stomp with her foot. Tina and Santana looked at her and then at Quinn. Brittany stared at her.
"Is this-"She started.
"Yes" Tina said and pulled her away along with Santana. Brittany looked behind her, staring at the Princess. "Stop staring and help us" Brittany looked at them again, blushing slightly. Quinn stood with the brunette, sighing loudly.
"Rach, I promise to tell you everything if you just do as I say and stay with Kurt" The small brunette just glared at her with her arms crossed. "Please, Rachel" Quinn begged. Rachel rolled her eyes as she let out a huff. She turned around without a word and walked back to Kurt. Quinn ran a hand through her hair and walked over to the others. "Alright, I bet both of his cronies are with him now. Tina and Brittany, I want you to separate his buddies, get them away from St. James" Quinn told them and looked at Santana. She knew the girl was smart, but she didn't want to put her in danger, well more than she already was. "Santana, I need you get the others out of here as fast as you can, that includes Rachel, alright?" She took a deep breath.
"What are you going to do?" Brittany asked, already knowing the answer and not liking it.
"I´ll deal with St. James"
"But your shoulder!" Santana protested loudly.
"I know, but we have to do something. Make yourself ready" She said and stepped away from the small group towards the door. Rachel looked puzzled at her. What was she doing?
"Quinn! What are you doing?!" She screamed at the blonde as she tried to get free from Kurt´s grasp. Quinn nodded to Tina and suddenly the door slammed open. Rachel watched as three guys walking inside, the guy in the front smirked wicked at them all. He was wearing strange clothes, like the blonde that had arrived earlier, but it was all black. The two others were wearing the same kind. She immediately saw the weapons in their hands and felt the colour drain from her face.
"Hello, Fabray. Long-time no sees, huh?" He grinned. "Got you good there" He motioned to her shoulder. "Gerald, Terry" His two cronies nodded and walked towards the group, but Brittany and Tina stopped them. They watched as Gerald flew backwards and landed hard on the floor. "You got some help? He smirked as he watched his friends ran towards Tina with a roar.
"Where the fuck is the police?!" Someone yelled from their hiding spot.
"Oh, shut up, St. James" Quinn said and made a stance. He chuckled as he pulled out his sword from his sheath.
"What are you going to do?" He said and sprung forward, swinging his blade in a wide arc. Quinn took a quick step back just avoiding the tip of his sword, before he made another advance trying to shove her off her balance. She twisted, catching her balance with her other foot just in time to step back and avoiding a slash at her face by a hair's breadth. St. James fell forward which gave her the opportunity to throw herself at him and tackling him to the ground. His blade clattered away towards the others which made Mercedes scream. He slammed his elbow across her face which made her stumble back. Quinn felt a warm metallic liquid pool in her mouth. "Bitch!" He yelled as he stood on his feet and made a move to kick her. She didn't manage to move and felt the impact with made her loose her breath and hurt like shit.
"Quinn!" Rachel screamed again as she watched how he had kicked her. She felt tears pool in her eyes as she watched the fight. Quinn was hurt and she couldn't do anything. Santana had managed to get some of them out, except for Mercedes, Kurt, Finn. Terry had blocked the door where he was fighting Brittany. Santana was stressed out as she watched her friend being kicked and made a quick decision. She ran towards St. James and slammed her fist into his face. He hadn't seen her which made the impact much stronger. He stumbled away from the blonde and Santana quickly helped her up. She saw that Quinn had busted a lip.
"For fuck sake, Quinn" She muttered.
"I know. Move!" Quinn pushed her away and dodged his attack. Her shoulder was hurting like hell, but she couldn't do anything about it. He made another move and she dodged yet again and hit him in his face. He made a quick comeback and decided to hit her on her shoulder. She screamed in pain and stumbled into the wall. St. James grinned smugly.
"Not so smart now, are we?" He said and made to hit her again. Just as he raised his arm, she kicked him in his stomach, and he bent over. She kneed him in his face.
"I´m not some easy target" She growled and looked at the others. Tina was dealing with Gerald, while Brittany had Terry. They were both hurt but fighting either way. She looked around the room and found Rachel who was looking at her with frightened eyes. They widened and Quinn knew that St. James was back on his feet, but before she could do anything, he had her in a tight grip right on her bad shoulder. She winced in pain. He followed her eyes and smirked.
"Is that your little princess?" He spoke into her ear. She involuntary moved and he knew. "Oh, it is. She´s pretty" He grinned and pushed her away, so she landed on the ground. He took a few strides and now was in front of the small brunette. "Yes, you are indeed the princess. You look just like your useless mother" Rachel eyes widened. What was he talking about? "She hasn't told you?" He grinned and made a move to grab her when he got pulled back. Quinn didn't hold back, as she managed to pin his shoulder with her knees. She slammed her fist into his face, hearing a loud crack from his nose. She reared back striking him again and he felt unconscious. She was breathing hard when she finally stood up. Brittany had magically found a rope and had tied Terry and Gerald together.
"Let's get the fuck out of here" Santana growled. Quinn nodded and looked at Rachel who was staring at her. She grabbed the smaller girl and walked hastily out of the choir room, before St. James wake up.
"Quinn…" Rachel said, but Quinn couldn't stop to talk. They needed to get to safety. Santana, Brittany and Tina were walking right behind them along with the others.
"Santana, get us out of here without anyone noticing us" Quinn ordered, and Santana nodded. She led them away from the front doors and towards the cheerio´s lockers room. She knew there was an exit door. Quinn didn't release Rachel´s hand at all. She wanted to have her close. Rachel was shocked about what had happened but knew now wasn't the time to stop and get an explanation. Once they were outside, Quinn stopped. "Santana, could you get us to my place?" Santana nodded. "Finn, Kurt and Mercedes. Get home to safety. Nothing is going to happen to you, but I beg you not to tell anyone about what happened in there"
"Why should we be quiet?" Mercedes asked. Santana took a step forward.
"Just do as she says" Mercedes decided it wasn't worth to begin a fight with the Latina and walked away. Finn was growling.
"Rachel, come with me" He said and motioned for her to join him. "I´ll get you home" Quinn pulled the smaller girl closer to her.
"No, she´ll stay with us" Finn took a step towards them.
"No, she´s not safe with you. You did all of this. Rachel, come with me" Rachel looked at him and then at Quinn. She was so confused by it all that she didn't know what the safest choice even was. "Rach?" Finn said as he reached out for here once more. She took a step back from him.
"Finn, I´m going with them"
"What? Rachel- "
"Just get out of here, Hudson" Santana said annoyed. Finn huffed and gave Rachel one last look before walking away. "Kurt- "
"Nope" He said and crossed his arms, looking at them. Santana rolled her eyes and began to walk towards the parking lot. She cursed as she watched as the parking lot was filled with police.
"We can't take my car and neither one of yours. What do you suggest we do now, blondie?"
"We could use our legs and walk?" Kurt told her as he shook his head. Santana glared at him.
"Come on" Quinn said and began walking towards the motel. They all followed, Santana and Tina already knowing where to. Kurt and Rachel were walking silently next to each other with Quinn walking behind them with Brittany.
"Do you think this is a good idea?" Brittany asked her quietly.
"I need to get us to safety, Britt and that is where we headed to" Brittany nodded. Quinn winced and briefly stopped. "I´m sorry" She bent over as she rested her hands on her knees. "I just need to get my breath. That son of bitch hit me harder than I thought"
"Do you need a hand?" Brittany asked her worried as she looked at her friend.
"Quinn? What´s wrong?" Rachel asked. Quinn closed her eyes and stood back up.
"Nothing, I´m fine. We need to hurry" The blonde said and began walking.
"Quinn" Rachel said and glared at her.
"Rachel, just a little more and then I-we´ll explain it all. I promise" Quinn said as she looked at the girl. Rachel nodded and followed the blonde, walking close to her. Soon they were at the motel. Rachel and Kurt glanced at each other as they followed the others. Brittany was staring at it all, trying to figure what purpose the building had. Quinn was surprised that she hadn't asked any questions on their walk, but when Brittany was on a mission, she put everything aside and focused on it. Something that they had in common, but Quinn had gotten on bit of a side-track on this one. She hadn't expected Rachel to be so sweet, charming and yeah, she couldn't explain it. She had fallen for the small princess and that could jeopardize the mission. Quinn opened the door to her room and stepped inside. She motioned for the others to come inside and quickly looked around before closing the door again. Santana made herself comfortable on the chair while the others looked around the small room. Quinn turned around to look at them all. She caught Rachel´s eyes and sighed heavily. Now, she got some explaining to do.
