Chapter 4: I'm Coming Out

Rachel was standing in front of her locker, talking to Kurt and Mercedes. They were gossiping about something when Blaine walked up to them, wrapping an arm around Kurt's shoulder as he smiled at the girls, "Hey, what are you three talking about?"

"Oh nothing just some high school drama," Kurt smiled at his boyfriend, kissing his cheek.

"We were debating whether or not Santana was going to get back at Karofsky or not," Mercedes told Blaine.

"Which I don't think she will. I mean why would she?" Rachel looked at them.

Mercedes shook her head, "She has her badass rep to keep up. I mean he was the first one with enough balls to slushy Santana, she won't let people think it's OK to do that."

Blaine looked at Rachel, "I hate to say it Rachel but they are right. She won't let him get away with it."

As if right on cue there was shouting a few feet away from the group. The small group made it through the crowd to see Karofsky standing with cherry slushy running down his face and staining his white shirt underneath the letterman jacket.

Santana stood in front of him with a sneer on her face, dropping the empty cup, "You thought you could get away with throwing a slushy at me? You really are as dumb as you look."

Karofsky glared at the Latina as everyone stared at them in shock, "What the hell Lopez?"

Santana stepped closer, with the biggest glare she could muster, "You will not slushy me or anyone else in Glee Club again or I will remind you of all the razor blades I have hidden in my hair."

"You're sticking up for Gay Club?" Karofsky looked at her incredulously.

"Damn right," Santana crossed her arms. "And just because we aren't scared to get up in front of people and sing and dance, doesn't mean we are gay. You are the ones who jump all over other guys."

Karofsky glared at her for a second before walking away from her to get cleaned up. Santana glared at everyone else and they walked away.

The four stared at Santana as she turned around to face them. Mercedes was the first to speak up, "You defended us? And stood up to Karofsky in front of every one?"

Santana shrugged it off, "Well I figure that if I'm going to keep people away from me I might as well help the people who have... helped me sometimes."

Rachel smiled, "While I don't condone violence I do find it very nice that you did that for us. I want just want to say thank you and that I speak for everyone when I say that it means a lot to us that you would do that for us. And if we are being completely honest-"

Santana cut her off, "OK Berry don't make me regret telling them not to slushy you."

Kurt smiled, "Of course. Thank you Santana."

The other three led the diva away from Santana before she could say anything else. They went their separate ways to their classes.

When it came time for Glee, Rachel was sitting excitedly right in the front row. She couldn't wait to perform.

Santana walked in and looked at Rachel's excitement, laughing as she sat next to her, "Excited?"

Rachel grinned and nodded, "I have a feeling this is going to be one of the best performances Glee Club has seen."

Santana smiled and was going to answer her but was interrupted my Finn sitting on Rachel's other side, "Hey Rach, Satan."

Santana rolled her eyes and went to retort with an insult but Rachel cut her off, "Hi Finn, what do you want?"

"I wanted to apologize about the way I acted with the whole Puck situation and I was wondering if you wanted to go out. Get back together," Finn looked at her, his usual grin on his face.

"No Finn," Rachel sighed as she crossed her arms, watching as the rest of the members filed in.

Finn looked at her with wide eyes and sputtered, "W-what? I thought you wanted to get back together."

"I wanted to then I changed my mind," Rachel turned to looked at him, ignoring everyone's stares and Santana smirking at Finn.

"You changed your mind?" Finn looked at her.

Rachel sighed, "Finn can we not do this?"

"No, I want to know why you suddenly changed your mind about us," Finn turned in his seat to stared at her, raising his voice cause everyone to stare in silence.

Rachel sat there for a second, staring at the board as she debated telling him what it was that changed her mind. When he uttered a "well?" She turned to looked at him, "Because you are a hypocrite. You got mad at Quinn for cheating on you but you cheated on her first, with me. That day in the auditorium, when you kissed me, then walked out and never told Quinn. Then with me, we were sort of dating after you broke up with Quinn, you kind of cheated on me when you went on that date with Brittany and Santana. Then you break up with me so I move on with Jessie then all the sudden you wanted me. And because of that you went to Santana and slept with her then lied about if for months and I only found out because Santana told, you weren't ever going to tell me. Also when Santana insulted me, with you standing next to me, you just laughed and said she was right. So no Finn, I don't want to get back together with you."

Finn stared at her for a second before standing up and going to the back of the room, sulking. All the other Glee members stared with wide eyes except Santana, who was trying to hold in a laugh as she turned to Rachel, "Damn, I didn't think you had it in you Berry."

Rachel just rolled her eyes as she stared forward. Mr. Shue and Miss Pillsbury walked in, not noticing the tension in the room as Mr. Shue started the day, "OK, today we have our last performance. Rachel, Santana, show us what you have prepared."

Rachel stood, pulling Santana up with her. Santana stood in the center as Rachel went to the band to tell them the song. She stayed by the drum set as "So Emotional" started playing.

Both girls hit their legs to the drum hits and Santana started, "I don't know why I like it, I just do." They moved their hips to the beat as they walked closer to each other, "I've been hearing your heartbeat inside of me, I keep your photograph beside my bed. Livin' in a world of fantasies, I can't get out of my head."

They passed each other as Rachel started, "I've been waiting for the phone to ring all night. Why you wanna make me feel so good." She bent over slightly before coming up, causing the guys to cheer. She turned to the group as she continued, "I got a love of my own, baby, I shouldn't get so hung up on you."

The two girls met in the middle as they sang together, "I remember the way that we touch, I wish I didn't miss it so much. I get so emotional baby, every time I think of you, I get so emotional, baby. Ain't it shocking what love can do?" They were dancing around each other, smiling.

"Ain't it shocking what love can do?" Rachel sang by herself the first time then Santana joined in the second time. Both sang as they walked closer to each other, "I got to watch you walk in the room, baby." Santana walked away from her as they sang, "I gotta watch you walk out." They turned to each other and walked slowly to each other, "I like the animal way you move and when you talk I just watch your mouth." They turned from each other and ran around the other members up the steps before meeting in the middle, going down together as they sang, "I remember the way that we touch I wish I didn't like it so much. I get so emotional baby, every time I think of you, I get so emotional, baby. Ain't it shocking what love can do? I get so emotional baby, every time I think of you, I get so emotional, baby. Ain't it shocking what love can do?"

Rachel smiled as they danced around each other, "Ain't it shocking what love can do?"

Santana took over after her, "Ain't it shocking what love can do?" At the musical interlude they danced together, holding hands and twirling around to the tune. Smiling at each other, letting go when they started singing together again, "See, I remember the way that we touch, I wish I didn't like it so much." They smiled as everyone cheered them on, "I get to emotional baby, every time I think of you. I get so emotional, baby. Ain't it shocking what love can do? I get so emotional baby, every time I think of you, I get so emotional, baby. Ain't it shocking what love can do? I get so emotional," they held out the last word a little bit. Santana wailed out, "Oh baby." Before they both sang, "Ain't it shocking what love can do?"

Santana sang, "I get so emotional." Rachel came in as Santana sang the word, emotional, "I get so emotional." Santana came in again with an, "Every time I think of you. Oh yeah." Rachel sang, "I get so emotional baby." They both sang, "Ain't it shocking what love can do? Oh yeah!"

They both smiled as the song ended and everyone cheered. Rachel went and gave Santana a hug who tried to step away. She finally managed to get away from the diva as everyone calmed down. She put on a smirked, "And that is how you do a duet."

"Girls that was amaz-" Mr. Schuester was cut off when Finn spoke up, "The only reason it sounded any good was because Rachel sang."

Santana rolled her eyes, "Don't be jealous because Berry and I are a truckload of awesome while you sing like you are getting your prostate checked. Why don't you just go crying back to your mommy and tell her how we kicked your ass."

"Why don't you come out of the closet," Finn stood, glaring at her.

"Finn," Rachel warned, trying to get him to shut his mouth.

Finn just pressed on, "Is that why you insult everyone else, so we don't see you insulting yourself? You are ashamed of yourself and maybe you are hurt because you are in love with Brittany but she doesn't want you. She would rather be with Artie then you, what does that say about you?" He paused for a second as everyone stared at him in shock, "On second thought maybe you should stay in the closet because it has been fun seeing you hate yourself every day."

Everyone was staring between the two, expecting Santana to yell at him but instead tears were brought to her eyes. Her voice broke as she whispered, "That wasn't your secret to tell." With that she ran out of the room, passing everyone outside the room, not caring if they saw her.

Rachel looked at Finn, "You had no right to say anything about her and Brittany or her sexuality. You're a jackass." She turned and ran after Santana.

Everyone turned to look at Finn as Quinn stood to yell at Finn, "I can't believe you just did that. You know how long and hard she has been trying to come to terms with her sexuality and Brittany rejecting her. She should have come out when she was ready."

No one knew what to say about the fact that Finn just revealed Santana was gay, only Miss Pillsbury, Quinn, and Brittany knew that she was gay. Artie was trying to calm Brittany down who had started crying because she had hurt Santana.

Rachel ran to catch up with the Latina, "Santana wait!"

Santana kept running until they were at her car and when Rachel called her name again she turned around, wiping her tears angrily, "What do you want Man-Hands?"

Rachel stood in front of her, "Santana I'm so sorry. Finn had no right to say that."

"But he did, now everyone knows that I'm a dyke and I was rejected by my best friends," Santana spat. "That I'm such a bitch that even Brittany doesn't want me. I am a horrible person."

Rachel sighed, "You aren't a horrible person Santana. You protected the Glee Club today. You tried to help us."

Santana scoffed and shook her head, "Yeah, all the good that did me."

Rachel looked at her, "It meant a lot to us Santana."

"You all still hate me," Santana looked down as she felt more tears fall.

Rachel hugged her, "Santana, we don't hate. I don't hate you. I will help you get through this as will everyone else."

Santana hugged her back, crying for a few more moments before pulling away and wiping her eyes. "I think I'm just going to go home. Go back in there and accept our win."

Rachel stared at Santana for a second before nodding, "OK, I'll call you later."

Santana nodded before getting in her car. Rachel went inside to see everyone sitting and glaring at Finn.

Brittany looked up at Rachel, "Is she OK?"

Rachel shrugged, "I don't know, she's pretending she is." She looked at them before glaring at Finn, "But she's going home now so hopefully she will be better when she comes back on Monday."

After that everyone sat down and the two teachers walked in, "Alright, so we have come to a conclusion and the winner and the pair singing the duet at Nationals is…"

"Santana and Rachel," both teachers exclaimed at the same time. Everyone clapped except Finn and Rachel. Miss Pillsbury looked at Rachel, "Is there something wrong Rachel?"

Rachel shrugged, "I just find that having your partner here to accept the victory is more fun."

Mr. Shue nodded, "Alright well, then that is the end of Glee for today. I will see you all on Monday."

Everyone stood and left the room to go home. When they were out of the room, Rachel called Santana, "We kicked their asses."

Santana laughed, "Hello to you too. And I knew that we were going to win so it's no surprise."

"You know what that means right?" Rachel asked.

"That we are the two hottest bitches in Glee," Santana said, the smirk practically in her voice.

"That and we are performing together at Nationals," Rachel said.

Santana was silent for a second before saying, "Damn, so we are going to win Nationals too."

Rachel laughed, "Damn right. Well I'll see you on Monday."

"Yeah, see you on Monday," Santana hung up and Rachel went home.

I just wanted to say thank you again to everyone. To the guest who reviewed I just want to say I'm glad you like it and the build up to the relationship is the best. It's no fun to just jump into them dating. Also wanted to say another thanks to Nanflb, I'm glad you like the bipolarness of their relationship. There will be more Pezberry moments and not just at her house. There is your duet in the choir room, hope you like it. I also wanted to say that all of you who are reading it, favoriting it, and following it, you all mean a lot to me. I would be writing without you guys so thank you and I hope you continue reading. Also I wanted to let you know that I am naming my chapters after one is "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross. The one before was "It Wasn't Me," by Shaggy and chapter two was, "So Emotional," by Whitney Houston. The first one wasn't named after a song though.