'Hey Moe' he wasn't sure if Santana was still with her friend Brittany but he wanted to get reaquainted with his friend.
'Curly.' Santana quickly tapped back before tossing her phone on her bed, her clothes were seperated by Cheerios uniform, real clothes (which was mostly short skirts and dresses) and church clothes. A simple dress with a sweater she looked more like Quinn when she attended church, the longest part of her morning was straighting her hair, putting on a simple black headband she sat on her bed pulling on what her grandmother deemed church appropriate boots.
'Free today?'
Grabbing her phone when it pinged she replied 'Church.'
'So that's a no lol'
'Sorry' Santana tapped out on her phone.
'Monday? Before school?' he was trying to get more then a one word response.
'Cheerios.' Santana replied before typing 'Bye'
Her eyes were barely open but at least she wasn't driving, Brittany was beaming in the front seat, Quinn was driving her Volvo and Santana was in the back seat, sunglasses on and her empty travel mug clutched in both hands. Quinn didn't have to lift the sunglasses to see the glare the Latina had, after two years of Cheerios every cheerleader knew she wasn't a morning person. At the moment Santana was extra bitchy, practice had been canceled so she was up early for nothing, the only thing keeping her in check was Brittany asking to go to the Lima Bean.
Once they arrived at the coffee shop Quinn held the door open as Brittany tugged Santana in, "I hate when she pulls this crap, she always says practice makes perfect and then this." Santana muttered. "Like Monday doesn't suck enough."
"Let's get breakfast and go watch the boys." Quinn suggested. "Or we could go to the library and study."
"Ugh." Santana grimaced snapping. "Neither. You needs to stay away from Finnocene, he's a second rate football player for a shit team, who left your pregnant ass for Man-hands." pushing her sunglasses up Santana glared at Quinn "And why in hell would I go to the library when I don't have to? You hitting Puckerman's stash?" Santana gruffed at the shorter of the blondes.
"Look Sanny our turn." Brittany tugged Santana towards the counter to order. "Hot chocolate with whip cream," Brittany happily bounced then looked at Santana, biting her lip she asked the brunette. "chocolate coffee?" Santana nodded giving Brittany a small smile "aaaand..." Brittany glanced at Quinn "mocha frappachino?" Quinn nodded, smiling as well.
"One hot chocolate, one cafe mocha and one mocha frappe?" the girl behind the counter asked, the trio always ordered the same drinks, rarely Quinn would order a hot coffee or tea.
"Yes." Quinn nodded looking at her phone, "1 blueberry muffin and 2 chocolate chip muffins as well." smiling she handed over money while Brittany tugged Santana over to a table in the corner.
"We should go watch Mike, he's sad without Matt." Brittany said leaning her head on Santana's shoulder. "We could cheer him and Shane on, Shane's nice maybe they could be friends, maybe Mercedes can get him to join Glee." Brittany rambled on,it didn't matter that Mercedes didn't know Shane.
"Fine, we'll go watch Mike." Santana mumbled, she was trying to stay away from Jason when she was with Brittany but the blonde was making it difficult.
"Yay!" Brittany clapped.
Quinn carried her own drink and the bag of muffins while Santana carried her and Brittany's drinks "How you two can drink hot coffee and hot chocolate in the heat is beyond me." Quinn shook her head. "Hey Tina!"
"Oh...hey Quinn," Tina looked confused "I thought you guys had practice today?"
"Canceled." Quinn shook her head. "We figured we'd come back and cheer on our Michael." Quinn smiled dropping down next to Tina, Tina's eyes narrowed.
"Beiste is having everyone try out again." Santana mumbled "With Matt gone, Puck in juvie again and Sam being the quarterback from his old school and now Jason joining she just wants to make sure everyone's in the right spots."
"Makes sense." Quinn held the bag out to Brittany as the other blonde sat next to her.
"Muffins!" Brittany squealed opening it, Santana smirked dropping beside her leggy blonde, it didn't take much to make Brittany smile. "You wanna share San?" Brittany pulled out one of the chocolate ones before giving the bag back to Quinn.
"Sure B." Santana nodded, seeing the brunette's hands full Brittany pulled back the wrapper and held the muffin close enough for her to take a bite. Setting her coffee down Santana took a bite before taking the muffin from Brittany and giving her the hot chocolate "Careful, okay?"
"I will." Brittany blew into the small opening of the cup.
"How's Mike doing?" Quinn asked taking out the other chocolate muffin, looking to the field she cringed as Santana laughed.
"Whooo!" Santana cheered "Give 'em hell!" Jason was bearing down on Finn "Run Finnocence! Run!" Brittany giggled which made Quinn and Santana smile.
All four girls, Santana included, groaned when Jason tackled Finn it had been a loud hit so they knew it was a hard hit. "Hope he's okay." Quinn watched as Jason stood up and Finn just laid in place. "Ow." Quinn held her bicep looking in Santana's direction only to see Brittany looking slightly guilty.
"We need to find you a guy that's not Finnocence or Puckerman." Santana shook her head taking another bite of the muffin before offering it to Brittany. "See Stay Puff is fine." Santana said pointing at Finn as Jason helped him up.
"What about Sam? He's pretty." Brittany chirped before taking a bite of the muffin. "You could be pretty together." Quinn smirked at Brittany's logic.
"Could do worse." Santana shrugged pointing out. "He's a better quarterback, Mike's catching everything he's throwing."
"We don't know anything about him." Quinn shook her head.
"He colors his hair, you color your hair." Brittany said leaning to Santana for another bite.
"He has Steven Tyler lips." Santana added holding the muffin to Brittany.
"Finn's trying to get him to join Glee." Tina added.
"You three are not helping, I'm not looking for...why is Man-hands here?" Quinn practically snarled seeing Rachel walking to them on the bleachers.
"Nope, let's go." coffee and muffin in one hand Santana grabbed Brittany's free hand "We're going to the field, I am not sitting with her, Q let's go." Santana knew Coach Beiste wouldn't throw them off the field.
"Sorry Tina, gotta go." Quinn agreed getting to her feet, at the moment her reaction to Rachel was just as bad as Santana's.
"We'll tell Mike you say hi." Brittany said following Santana.
"Oh this is from Mike." Quinn handed Tina the bag with the last muffin before quickly catching up with the girls.
"Oh." Tina peaked inside the bag, smiling at the blueberry muffin, Mike knew they were her favorite.
Santana lead them to the field, straight to the benches giving a nod to Coach Beiste, nodding back the coach knew the girls wouldn't disturb practice some of the boys might try harder with the Unholy Trinity watching.
Getting a quick drink Mike waved at the girls, Brittany beamed waving back.
"How'd you get Brittany to like you?" Jason asked Mike when he rejoined the boys.
"Why?" Mike asked suspicious of Jason's motives.
"She doesn't like me." Jason frowned. "Santana won't hang out because Brittany doesn't like me and Tina says Santana doesn't want to upset Brittany."
"You wanna get with Santana?" it was Mike's turn to frown.
Jason blanched "Not like that. We've been friends since kindergarten, we lost track when I went to juvie and her and Tina moved. Just want to catch up, she's like my little sister." Jason said honestly.
"Today ladies." Coach Beiste yelled pointing to the field cutting their conversation short.
Tina didn't want to wait with Rachel alone but she knew Santana and Quinn would likely beat the hell out of Rachel so she waited by the locker room door while Rachel rambled on about some solo she was working on for Glee, even though she'd already heard all of it already. Mike was always the first one out, he didn't like Tina waiting for him, they may have been dating but some football players were still bastards. However this time Jason was with him, "Hi." Tina smiled at Jason before jumping into a surprised Mike's arms squealing "Thank you for the muffin!"
Mike smiled wrapping his arms around her, "I know you like blueberry."
"I do, do you want to share?" Tina asked taking his free hand.
"Sure." Mike nodded leading her to the quad and away from Rachel.
Jason followed behind, he really hadn't made any friends yet, he just knew Tina and Santana. "Did you get the text from Mr. Schue he wants to see us before first period."
"I'm not sure how much more of the Rachel show I can handle." Mike muttered, it wasn't fun without Matt. "I know I can't sing well but I can dance and I'm tired of just swaying in the back with Brittany."
"You, Britt and Santana are wasted and so are the rest of us." Tina leaned her head against Mike's shoulder, Jason frowned. "Is it wrong to wish she would lose her voice? I mean does that make me a mean person?"
Mike chuckled "It makes us human."
Tina waved to her fellow Goth's as she sat down with Mike, Jason joined them at the table. "We need to find you a girl." Tina said pulling off a piece of the muffin.
Jason straightened up stuttering "N..no that's okay."
"You can't just follow me around looking like you're going to beat people up." Tina chuckled handing the muffin piece to Mike as she spoke to Jason.
"Worked until juvie." Jason mumbled.
"I know," Tina patted his fisted hand "but I have Mike to protect me now, we have to find you a girl."
"It's no use, the girl I like has a boyfriend and I'm not gonna mess that up for her." Jason shook his head his eyes momentarily connecting with Mike's "But if he hurts her I'll break his legs." Jason tilted his head narrowing his eyes, Mike swallowed knowing the threat was for him.
"No breaking anything." Tina chided picking at the muffin again "That's what got you sent to juvie in the first place."
"It was just an arm, and he shouldn't have picked on you." Jason mumbled looking down at the table, Mike couldn't help but smirk it was identical to Santana when Brittany scolded her.
"So what happened this last time, why were you sent here?" Tina asked eating the muffin piece as she handed another piece to Mike.
Jason sighed running his hand over his buzz cut, he missed his curls but it was better without them in juvie, nothing for others to grab onto in a fight. "I may have broken someone's arms...again."
"You have to control your temper." Tina shook her head.
"They were picking on him." Jason shrugged "I mean really who goes after someone smaller than them?"
"Karofsky." Tina frowned thinking of Kurt.
"Azimio." Mike grumbled, keeping those two and a few of the other football players away from the Glee kids was a full time job.
"Those guys are on the team." Jason frowned looking at Mike.
"Yea. They don't slushy Tina because she's my girlfriend, but our friends aren't as popular and they go after them, especially Artie and Kurt." Mike explained. "I do my best but they go after them when I'm not around."
"Little dude in the wheelchair? And that skinny vampire looking kid?" Jason asked Tina, she nodded. Mike chuckled at Jason's description of Kurt.
"They've thrown them in the dumpster and locked them in a port-a potty, Puck used to but he's changed, Finn's just always stood by." Tina shook her head, Jason scowled.
"We better head to Glee." Mike stood up.
"Come on." Tina jerked her head in the direction they were going "You promised."
Rachel was already in the room standing by the piano practicing scales when Mike and Tina walked in followed by Jason. "Oh hello." Rachel smiled walking over to the towering teen as he sat in the chair on the other side of Tina "Are you here to join Glee, I'm Rachel Berry lead singer and reason we even have a Glee club these days." Rachel extended her hand.
"Jason Emmett." he shook it.
"He doesn't sing." Tina shook her head "He's just here to meet new people, look there's Artie and Mercedes." Tina beamed waving at the duo.
Jason leaned in front of Tina asking Mike "Isn't she the girl Shane talks about?" Mike nodded.
"Shane? Who's Shane?" Tina looked at Mike.
"New football player, transferred the end of last year." Mike explained. "I think he goes to church with Mercedes."
"What's he saying?" Tina asked the boys.
"Nothing bad." Mike promised "He thinks she's cute, I think he's afraid to talk to her though."
"Come on Wheezy I needs to sit and finish my coffee." Santana gruffed behind the curvy black girl.
"Doesn't help you're still a bitch." Mercedes laughed rolling Artie through the door before heading to her seat. Jason frowned but smirked when Santana came back with.
"Someone has to be, Quinn joined the dark side." Santana quipped leading Brittany into the room, Quinn right behind her.
"Being nice is not the dark side." Quinn chuckled. "You should try it some time."
"I'm nice." Santana scoffed "I'm honest with you people if that's not nice I don't know what is." shaking her head Santana glanced at Jason confused as to why he was in the choir room. Brittany scowled at him as she followed Santana up to the seats in the back.
"See." Jason whispered to Tina "She hates me."
"It's fine." Tina promised grabbing his hand and trying to pull him to his feet, after a few tugs that did not budge him in the slightest she smacked his shoulder laughing "Get up. Jerk." chuckling he got up following her to Mercedes and Artie.
"Oh." Mercedes looked up at Jason.
Spinning in his chair Artie squeaked as his eyes continued upward until they met the towering blonde boy's eyes "Please don't break my chair."
"I'm Jason." he held his hand out to Artie "Tina and Santana's friend."
"F..friend?" Artie slowly held out his hand.
"Yea." Jason carefully took the tiny boy's hand giving it a shake "Tina's showing me around today and introducing me to her friends."
"Mercy." Mercedes rested her hand on her chest.
"He's on the football team with Mike." Tina chirped proudly.
"Are you sure he isn't the football team? No offense." Artie nervously smiled.
Jason chuckled "None taken."
"Jason's going to join us for lunch." Tina patted the towering boy on his bicep.
"Are you sure?" pushing up his glasses Artie admitted "That's like social suicide, even Santana's not that brave."
"I heard that Wheels." Santana growled, she'd promised Brittany she'd stop calling him McCripple Pants.
"Um, hey I know you're new here." Finn shoved his hands in his pockets "Outside of Glee we stick to our own groups."
Jason smirked asking "I thought Glee was a group." Quinn coughed trying to cover up a surprised laugh. "I'll tell you what, you sit with your group and I'll sit with Tina and Mike and whoever else they sit with." Jason patted Finn on the shoulder "It was nice to meet you Mercedes... oh Shane says hi." smiling Jason gave Santana a wave and Tina a kiss on the top of her head. "I'll see you later."
"Shane?" Mercedes asked Tina as Jason left the room.
"Tinsley." Mike piped up "He's on the football team."
"Heeey." Artie teased Mercedes.
"Boy shut up." Mercedes blushed shoving Artie's head she laughed, wheeling him over to his usual spot she took the now empty chair next to Tina.
"Look alls I'm saying is the more of you with boyfriends on the football team that's one less guy that's gonna throw me in the dumpster." Artie admitted, Mike nodded.
"I mean, I've seen him at church but we don't talk."
Clapping his hands as he walked into the choir room Mr. Schue called their attention to him "We need to practice..."
"Practice makes perfect." Rachel sang out.
"Oh shut up Hobbit." Santana rolled her eyes, Quinn offered the Latina her frappe knowing the other girl had finished her own coffee and could use more. Santana gave a quick head lift taking the cold coffee. Quinn knew it was a thank you.
"Ladies." Mr. Schue held his hands up. "I have set more times to meet and practice, this should work around all your other activities, if it doesn't come see me." handing out papers he reminded "Test today in Spanish."
Yawning Santana mumbled "Excuse me, where is the restroom?" before repeating the phrase "¿Discúlpeme, dónde está el baño?" earning a giggle from Brittany and low chuckle from Quinn, they'd learned more Spanish from Santana than they had from Mr. Schue. First bell ringing the group split heading to their first hour classes.
Santana sat in the back of her math class, because why the hell not, she could file her nails or whatever else she wanted to do in peace. Jason sat in the back because he felt bad about blocking the board, he grinned taking the seat next to her teasing. "Brittany's not gonna pop in here and try to kick my ass is she?"
Santana shoved his shoulder "Ass."
"So she hates me." Jason said bluntly.
"She doesn't." Santana shook her head pulling out her nail file.
"She glares at me, Tina said she likes everybody but obviously that's not true." he grabbed his pencil and notebook out of his bag.
"I'm her best friend, it's been us and Quinn against the world from the day we met, Brittany gets confused when things change." Santana said softly "Everyone else was afraid of me, but she was never afraid of me."
"That's a nice feeling." Jason agreed. "So how can I make friends so we can all hang out?"
"I don't know." Santana said honestly. "How about you and Tina come to Breadstix tonight, I'll bring Britt and Quinn, Tina can bring Mike. Maybe in a group she won't see you as a threat."
Tray in hand Jason followed Tina to the table, Mike was tutoring, "He's like a big puppy." Brittany tilted her head watching as the blonde boy sat at the table with Tina, Mercedes and Artie. Santana chanced a quick glance in their direction.
"Between Cheerios and Glee there's barley any time for the other clubs." Quinn muttered sitting down "I swear if my grades drop..."
"We'll just study group and homework with Mike." Santana said poking at her lunch with her fork "Is it even legal for them to feed us this crap?" pushing her tray away Santana frowned.
"You need to eat something." Quinn said softly.
"I will, tonight at Breadstix, you two are coming."
"It's not Friday." Brittany said confused.
"You need to eat before that." Quinn frowned, Santana rolled her eyes. "Do you want me to drive?"
"Yea, my car's still in the shop." Santana nodded before turning her attention to Brittany "Brittany, sweetie, I want you to get to know Jason, he's a nice guy. So we're going to dinner with Mike and Tina and Jason."
"Why?" Brittany frowned.
"It would mean a lot to me B."
"K." Brittany mumbled.