Twice the Trouble
Disclaimer: I do not own any rights to Glee or any of it characters. I don't have a beta so all mistakes are mine.
Chapter 7
She arrived at the school right as Rachel was pulling in on her bike, Royal right behind her. Santana returned the wave they threw her and got her bags moving on inside so she could put things in her locker and be ready to go when Rachel got there.
She was just shutting her locker when Rachel stopped beside her alone. "Good morning Santana. I trust that your evening was pleasant and you slept well last night. My evening was rather satisfactory as Royal and I worked on a project together."
Santana recognized the rambling for what it was. She noticed toward the end of sophomore year that when Rachel was really nervous or upset she rambled on in big words and often very long sentences. Hoping to calm her she took her hand for a moment. "Hey, calm down Rach, it's just a meeting with coach. She's honestly not that bad if you get to know her and with being co-captain you'll get to know her well. I promise it will be fine."
Rachel took a breath trying to calm herself. "Sorry, I didn't mean to bring out my crazy so early in the morning but that woman scares me to death."
Santana chuckled and pulled her down the hall. "No worries just follow my lead and it'll be fine."
Rachel just let herself be led and they entered the locker room. The main gym locker room was set up so that the first bay of lockers was set aside for the volleyball team during their season and the basketball team during theirs. When they entered they found Coach Sue in the bay with a bunch of bags putting them in lockers.
She looked up as they came in. "Good you're early. Go to the supply closet and start grabbing practice and game uniforms. They are already bundled and labeled for each girl. Just start bringing them out and put them in the assigned locker." She handed them a copy of the locker assignment and turned back to what she was doing.
The girls moved to the locker room and Santana showed Rachel what needed to be done. Rachel noticed that a letterman jacket already hung in each locker. They all worked silently until coach finished putting the duffle bags she had been filling in the lockers before they finished and told them to come to her office when they were done.
As they put the last set of uniforms in the lockers Santana looked to Rachel and decided now was as good a time as any. She shut the locker turned to her. "Hey Rachel, can I ask you something?"
Rachel closed the locker in front of her and turned around. "Sure, what's up?"
Santana took a breath looking a little apprehensive and rushed out her reply. "Um, it's kind of a favor and I know I have no right to ask you for anything because I've always been such a bitch to you but it would mean so much to him…"
Stepping forward she took her hands and interrupted her midsentence. "Ok, now it's time for you to calm down. Just ask, the worst I could do is say no."
Santana sighed. "My brother is having a birthday party at the end of September and he wants to know if you would be willing to come and sing for him at his party."
Rachel just looked at her stunned. "When did he hear me sing and why would a little boy want me to sing for him?"
"He heard you sing at Regionals when you sang Get It Right last year and said you sing like an angel so he wants you to sing just for him. You don't have to I just promised him I would ask."
"I…"
"Sandbags, Streisand get in here I don't have all day for you two to waste my time jawing on. I have a meeting to get to with Figgins about the fumes that waif off of Shuester's head. They are playing havoc on my sinuses." Sue yelled before Rachel could answer, storming back into her office and they rushed to follow.
Once they came in Coach motioned them to the chairs in front of her desk then handed them a sheet of paper and a bunch of strips of paper. "Now, that is the list of who made the team and the strips are the locked assignment and combination for you to hand out."
She looked down writing something down. "There is a table and chairs set up outside the locker room for you to hand out locker assignments. I want you two to have them all meet in the gym and I will be there to let them know who is in charge then I have that meeting. It's then up to you two to make sure they know the basic rules of the uniforms and what came be worn during school hours."
Rachel opened her mouth to talk but coach stopped her. "I know you know nothing yet. In your locker is a binder of all the rules and regulations. Everything else Lopez will teach you." She turned and leveled a glare to Santana. "I will hold you personally responsible if she doesn't have everything that she needs to know memorized by Friday's practice."
Santana nodded confidently and Rachel looked at her concerned as Sue continued. "Ok Berry, your letterman is in your locker and as co-captain I expect you to wear it or one of the other approved captain's attire you've been given. Lopez has to wear the Cheerio's uniform every day except for volleyball game days where she will wear the same thing as you. I will allow volleyball gear today as well Lopez to show the school who the volleyball power is. They already know that you're in charge of Cheerio's."
She looked Rachel up and down in all her leather. "I suggest that if you are going to be riding that beast of yours every day that you bring extra shoes and start wearing jeans because that," she motioned up and down her body, "is not acceptable to wear with your volleyball gear."
She looked her over for a moment and sighed looking back to Santana, "Make sure she knows what is acceptable and make sure she is presentable before everyone gets here. Now get out of my office and have everyone in the gym in an hour. We are having our meeting during homeroom and the teachers have been informed of who will be absent and why."
With that she waves them out of the room and Santana pulled a still stunned Rachel behind her. Once they were back in the locker bay Santana opened Rachel's locker then her own. I love days I can wear my volleyball stuff."
She started pulling things out and handing them to Rachel. "Here we need to hurry; the girls will be arriving soon. I think we should wear full gear today and make the others as well."
She started changing into a new pair of black jeans and her nicest captain's shirt. She also put on a new pair of socks and a pair of black and red volleyball shoes. Rachel was struck dumb at her beauty and just gaped at her. Santana looked over when she hadn't moved and chuckled.
"Look, everything will be ok. I'll teach you everything coach wants you to know but you need to hurry and get changed."
She totally mistook Rachel's silence as nervousness and for that Rachel was glad and shook herself out of it. "Thank you Santana." She moved over and started changing as well. "I must say that this is a rather nice outfit."
Santana shrugged. "Coach only orders the best for Cheerios and the volleyball team. These are actually our Game day outfits. The squad is required to all wear this and match on game day. We have two pairs of shoes. Once we break them both in one pair is for practice the other for games. Keep them nice." Doing her best to not watch as Rachel changed she hung her Cheerios uniform up and pulling things out of the duffle getting her locker arranged just the way she liked it.
As Rachel finished dressing and put the clothes she just took off in her locker she looked over and saw her putting on her letterman so she took out her own and put it on as well. Santana smiled as she turned around and grabbed her hair brush. "Well you look like one of the team. You just need one more thing."
She held up the brush and ponytail holder in her hands. Rachel sighed but nodded and allowed her to put her hair up in a high pony. "Luckily you only have to wear the high pony in this outfit and during games. Let's head out and pin-up this roster sheet. Bring your binder and we can go over some of this while we wait for the girls"
Rachel grabbed her things and followed her out. Just outside the locker room doors they pinned up the roster sheet and sat at the table across the hall. Santana pulled out Rachel's binder and started going over all the things about proper school dress.
Rachel sighed, "So I have to wear the captain's shirts every day?"
"No, if you wear or at least have your letterman on you at all times you don't have to wear the captain's shirts except on game day." Santana shook her head and chuckled at the relieved look on her face. "I'm not sure I'd push wearing your leather pant with your letterman but the rest of your wardrobe should be fine as long as it follows school dress code."
Rachel nodded looking over another page on uniform code for practice and games. "Ok, this is all pretty straight forward."
Santana looked over her shoulder. "Yea that stuff is mostly common sense stuff."
They read over a little more before the others started coming in. Quinn came in first talking to them and Rachel handed her locker assignment to her telling her she could go ahead and change really quick if she wanted to. She looked around seeing the others still coming in and she ran off to do that.
When she came back out and stood beside Santana's side of the table. Once she was settled there Santana stood and Rachel watched in awe as she went from the calm girl she had been talking things over with a little bit ago to the HBIC in a second. "Ok losers, if your name is on the board line up at this table to get your locker assignment. Newbies to the left, everyone else to the right."
She watched as they all looked at the sheet and either left or went to their assigned line. When only the team was left and lined up she looked down writing on her clip board as Rachel stood to get their attention. "Ok now when you come up you need to give your full name and class. We will be pairing up 5 of you from last year's team with one of the new players each. It is your job to make sure they are squared away this morning and ready for our first meeting during homeroom."
"What the hell is this Cap? Why is Man hands telling us what to do? I'm not listening to the tranny." Gasps were heard from some and Quinn looked sharply to Santana sensing the impending blow up.
Santana looked up and located the smirking girl. "Johnson, come here." The girl sauntered up and glared at Rachel before looking back to her. Santana stood and rested her palms on the table. "You need to take a good look at the shirt she is wearing."
Marah Johnson looked at her confused then back to Rachel. It took longer than she thought it should but Santana knew the moment the girl figured it out because she paled dramatically. Santana straightened and crossed her arms. "That's right idiot. She's your new co-captain taking Lawrence's place from last year."
The girls was starting to visibly shake knowing how Santana dealt with disrespect. Santana smirked at the fear in her eyes. "Now, Berry has been given captaincy so I don't care what you think you will show her the respect she deserves. Every one of you idiots saw her yesterday so if you cannot figure out why she is in power you are just plain stupid now shut the hell up and listen to what she has to say or have hell to pay after practice."
They all nodded or vocalized their understanding and Johnson tried to move back into line but Santana stopped her. "Johnson I will be dealing with you after practice." The girl just nodded her head in defeat and took her place in line.
Rachel looked to Santana whispering in her ear. Santana nodded slightly and Rachel looked to the team. "We are handing out your locker assignment now and you are to go and get in to your game day outfits like we are wearing. Upperclassmen we expect you to help the newbies know what to wear and how to fix their hair. If any of them are out of dress code everyone is being dropped during practice. It's on all of you to help each other."
She turned to the freshman in front of her and got her name. She grabbed her locker slip and handed it to her looking back to the team. "Johnson," The girl came forward and looked to Santana warily then back to Rachel. "This is Amber Miller. Help her get squared away."
The girl looked sharply to Santana who just shrugged. Johnson didn't care how good Rachel was she didn't think she should be captain and couldn't believe Santana was doing nothing and letting it happen. There wasn't a lot she could do about it right now and she was already in trouble so she took her slip with a huff as she drug the girl behind her. Johnson was a senior and normally the seniors did not deal with the newbies, the juniors did but Rachel was proving a point.
They moved on and gave everyone their locker slips. Santana, Rachel and Quinn moved into the locker room and Santana stood on a bench. "Everyone needs to meet at the table again and line up in 15 min. We are doing our first team walk through the halls. We will break off after we stop at my locker and then you are free to go to your own. After that you are to report to the gym instead of homeroom for our first meeting with coach."
She jumped down and headed out the door, Rachel and Quinn following close behind.
A/N: Up next the team march and Royal's first morning as captain.