Chapter 13
Ran to the arms of a boy you don't love / But you pretend that it's there / Admit you don't love me and I'll walk away forever /Admit you don't need me and I'll leave you with him
After Glee Club Mandy stayed back to talk to Mr. Schue about a certain song, while Santana went back to the choir room because she lost her earring.
"Oh, sorry, I didn't know anyone was still in here." Santana said looking at Mr. Schue and Mandy for the first time.
"It's okay; we're done here, right Mandy?"
"Yeah."
Mr. Schue smiled as he grabbed his briefcase and exited the room.
"Lose something?" Mandy asked watching Santana look under a chair.
"Yeah, my earring. Have you seen it? It's a gold hoop one."
"Hmm…"
As Santana turned her back to Mandy, Mandy made her way towards the opposite direction and dug in her pocket and pulled out an earring and laid it on the ground. Then smiling to herself, picked it up.
"Is this it?" She asked, holding up Santana's earring.
"Yes!" Santana jogged towards her and grabbed the earring, "I don't even remember sitting over there."
Mandy shrugged.
Santana put the earring into her ear and eyed Mandy for a while.
"Thanks." She finally said.
"No problem."
Mandy walked away and grabbed her sheet music.
"I really liked the song you sang today; I'm a huge Amy Winehouse fan."
"Me too, what's your favorite song?"
"Valerie."
"Mine too!" The two girls stared at each other for a moment and smiled innocently at each other.
"Um…I, uh, better get to class." Santana stammered.
"Right, me too."
They awkwardly walked towards the door, they both tried to get through but found it impossible. Their bodies touching each others, they giggled awkwardly.
"You go first." Mandy said.
"Thanks." Santana made her way out of the door and Mandy followed.
"What class are you going to?" Mandy asked her.
"Ms. Tank's, US History."
"Me too." Mandy said, "Mind if we walk together?"
"No, I…I'll like that…" They both smiled sweetly at each other, as from a distance Brittany watched them and sighed sadly.
One month later…
Santana stood at her locker, fumbling with the lock when she spotted Brittany out the corner of her eye. She was pushing Artie down the hallway, yet her face didn't show any signs of happiness as it used to. Santana made a mental note as she fumbled with her lock yet again.
"Hey!" Mandy's excited voice filled the hallway.
"Hi." Santana replied, still fumbling with her lock as she saw Brittany and Artie passing by.
"Need help?" Mandy asked.
"Please."
"Combo?"
"35…7…10…"
"There you go." Mandy said handing the lock to Santana.
"Thanks."
"I got something for you…" Mandy went into her book bag to pull out a long thin blue jewelry box.
"What's this?"
"Just open it."
Santana cautiously opened the box to discover a gold heart shaped necklace that glittered and sparkled.
"It's beautiful." Santana said in a sigh.
"I'm glad you like it."
Mandy reached behind Santana to unhook the silver heart shaped necklace that was around her neck but Santana jerked back.
"What are you doing?"
"Taking off the other one, silver and gold clash."
"Yeah, I know that…"
"Then let me take it off." Mandy tried again but Santana jerked back.
"It's just someone special gave this to me and I don't want to take it off. I never take it off."
"Just like how you never take off your friendship bracelet?" Santana looked down at her wrist and put her other hand over it.
"You do realize she's not going to break up with Artie anytime soon? You're wasting your time."
"What are you talking about? I just don't want to take off my necklace, no big deal."
"I bought you this one out of love and you're just ignoring it."
"Love?"
"What do you call our relationship, Santana?"
"Uh…"
"We've been hanging out, singing duets, talking late on the phone. I call that a relationship, what do you call it?"
Santana shrugged, "I don't know…"
Mandy sighed, "I'll see you at Glee Club…"
Later in Glee Club…
"You and Mandy on the rocks, huh?" Joey asked with a smirk to Santana.
"We're not together to be on anything."
"So, you and Mandy aren't together?" Brittany asked randomly. Santana and Joey looked back at her.
"No." Santana said, "And why do you care? You chose Artie remember?" Santana said in a whisper.
"I know…" Brittany said sadly, "And I want to talk to you about that…"
"There's nothing to discuss, Brittany. You made your choice."
Brittany sighed sadly.
Mr. Schue entered the room with Mandy behind him, with a smile on her face.
"Mr. Schue before we start I have a song that I'd like to sing." Mandy said.
"That sounds fair, the floor is yours."
Mandy made her way to the center of the room.
"I know this is going to seem like a shock to most of everyone here but I can't hide this any longer."
Everyone turned to look at each other.
"I have these feelings and…"
"Oh dear God." Santana whispered to herself.
"…I can't deny these feelings anymore, so I dedicate this song to one Ms. Santana Lopez."
Santana shook her head and sighed heavily.
"Brad if you will…"
"So many people gonna say that they want you,
To try to get you thinking they really care,
But there's nothing like the warmth of the one
who has put in the time and you know is gonna be there,
Back your border when she knows someone crossed it,
Don't let nobody put you down, who your with
Take the pain of protecting your name,
from the crutch to the cane to the highwire
I'm in love with a girl who knows me better,
Fell for the woman just when I met her,
Took my sweet time when I was bitter,
Someone understands,
And she knows how to treat a fella right,
Give me that feeling every night,
Wants to make love when I wanna fight,
Now someone understand me,
I'm in love with a girl (I'm in love with)…"
Mandy winked at Santana who scratched her head in embarrassment.
"…After many broken backdoors and windows,
Through the valley of the love of the lost,
Is a hole that is cut through the souls falling down
from the thrones without any innuendos,
But you drown in a piece for the moment,
The moment was over in time,
Then its gone the hit and run the guiltless one has a short life
I'm in love with a girl who knows me better,
Fell for the woman just when I met her,
Took my sweet time when I was bitter,
Someone understands,
And she knows how to treat a fella right,
Give me that feeling every night,
Wants to make love when I wanna fight,
Now someone understand me,
I'm in love with a girl (I'm in love with)…"
The music died away and there was complete silence in the choir room.
Song: I'm In Love With A Girl by Gavin Degraw (Sung by Mandy)
Author's Note: This is how I kinda see Santana's storyline going after "Original Songs". She meets a new girl and the new girl clearly really likes Santana and Santana kinda likes her too but she's still not truly over Brittany. :) Review please!
