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Chapter Four- Friends/Enemies
Sue strode through the halls of Mckinley High with a huge determined grin on her face. One thing was on her mind; payback to Will Schuester.
Entering his office, she slammed the piece of paper down on his desk with a triumphant 'ha!'
Will jumped up in surprise. 'Sue what the hell? What is this?' He asked, snatching the paper and scanning it with angry eyes.
'It's your resignation form.' She sighed with a happy sigh.
'What? Why?' He stuttered standing up all confused.
'Well the way I see it grease monkey, you either resign gracefully and your little secret stays between us two or I tell the whole school your filthy secret.' She seethed with a grin.
Schue looked at her with a mixture of confusion and outrage. 'What are you on about Sue?' He finally spat.
'You are dating two underage girls at this school.' She stated simply.
Schue was speechless.
'Santana Lopez and Brittany S. Peirce.' She continued with a disgusted look. 'My trusting Cheerio's at that.' She added with spite.
Schue was shocked into silence for a second before shaking his head desperately. 'No! No, no, no you have this all wrong Sue. Please, sit down, listen to me.' He said, forcefully grabbing her arm and forcing her to sit.
'I'm acting as Santana's guardian; she's got a situation at home. Please let me explain.' And with the nod reluctantly given by Sue, Schuester continued and explained the whole story from beginning to end, being sure to include all the vivid details to shock Sue that little but more.
By the time he had finished, Sue was dabbing at the corner of her eye with a tissue. Feeling guilty for how she had jumped to conclusion and feeling absolutely awful about her Latina Cheerio. She knew better than anyone what it was like to grow up with a proper mother or father, and she was lucky because she had Jeanie, Santana had no one.
'Oh my god, I never knew, she never said.' Sue spoke sadly, looking at her Frienemy with wide eyes.
'You wouldn't have known, she keeps the whole thing secret, she's got this tough and frightening little exterior, but underneath she's soft and fragile as a kitten.' He said, giving up their feud for a moment to wrap an arm around the somewhat disheartened Cheer leader coach.
Eventually the two had to move to their respective classes and Sue left with a heavy heart to the pitch, where she was to train the cheerio squad. As soon as she spotted the feisty Latina her heart jolted somewhat painfully.
She watched as Santana laughed happily at Brittany's foolishness on the pitch and Sue smiled herself when she saw Santana do a cartwheel and land with her arms out, ready to grab Brittany from the other direction.
They looked like two little girls as they played on the pitch, and that's when it hit home to Sue; Santana was only a little girl. Her whole cheerio squad was. Children, that was all, and one of 'her' children was in need of a mum.
Sue decided there and then that she would try to become a figure of sorts to replace that longing in Santana. Quickly sending her Cheerio's home early, she hurried off to find Schue and ask (Sue hated to ask but she had to) if she could help and be a guardian too.
Schue agreed on the condition that she comes round that evening and speak to Santana.
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'I want the chocolate one!' Brittany chirped, cuddled close to Santana, looking in at all the delicious looking ice cream options. Due to being let of early from practise, Santana had decided to treat her best friend with an ice cream sundae.
'Great choice Britt-Britt, chose one for me?'She asked with puppy eyes, leaning her head on her taller friends shoulder.
'I think you should have the sweep maple mix, because you're sweet and your skin is maple coloured.' Brittany answered like a child. Santana rolled her eyes at Brittany's reasoning.
Santana paid the lady and led Brittany to a booth where they ate happily for a few moments in silence. 'Sleep round my again tonight?' Santana asked, without looking up from her sugary treat.
'Sure.' Brittany replied, slightly confused as to why Santana even bothered asking, she always slept there anyway.
They finished their treats, did a little window shopping and bought a film with the left over money Santana had on her before heading home. Dressed in their Cheerio's outfit, the two cheer leaders strolled happily through the hour long walk back to Lima heights adjacent.
Eventually Santana convinced Brittany to give her a piggy back the last three minutes in the adjacent lot.
They were laughing happily as she unlocked the door and stepped inside.
Then the world came crashing down.
'Dad.' Santana squeaked in a shocked tone on seeing the man of the Lopez house sitting on the sofa.
'What...what are you doing here?' She asked, unconsciously edging closer to Brittany.
'Well that's a nice way to greet your father.' He said, standing up his full height. Brittany noticed with a wince how much smaller Santana looked when compared to the giant dark man before her.
'Sorry. Hey Dad, it's great to see you. I was just...shocked.' She said, tentatively reaching forward to hug him. He returned the hug stoically.
Just then Mr Schue entered the small apartment and noted the scene in front of him with a stunned expression. 'Oh Hello, you must be Mr Lopez.' He said cringing at how posh and ridiculous his voice sounded. However he did notice how Santana briefly let a smile free on seeing her glee teacher's arrival.
The four of them sat and talked for barely ten minutes, Schue simply introduced himself as the Glee teacher and then was swiftly silence by Mr Lopez and told to wait until he had had a talk with his daughter. Both Schue and Brittany caved under the command and sat silently at the small table, both looking fearfully over at the two Latina's.
'Want to explain this?' He said, producing a school report from his brief case.
Santana flinched.
'Take that as a no. When we learn to take control of your rebellious and quite frankly stupid behaviour?' He said and his voice sounded deadly serious.
'Dad, look that fight that fight was because some jerks were picking on Britt-Britt, I couldn't just stand by and...' She was cut off by his angry growl.
'No hay excusas Santana!' (No excuses Santana) He shouted in Spanish and Santana jumped backwards violently. It was a moment of fight or flight and Santana was braced for both.
'No te acerques a mí viejo!' (Don't come near me old man!) She shouted bravely back and that was the final straw.
Mr Lopez strode angrily towards his daughter and grabbed her roughly around the waist, hoisting her up sitting down and pulling her over his legs in one swoop. She yelped in panic, turning her head to lock eyes with Mr Schue. They pleaded many different things at that moment, but the main one was, help, for heaven's sake help.
However Mr Schue was stunned into silence by the sudden ferocity in which the man turned. It took him a second to watch the scene before him and second longer to act on his protective instinct for Santana.
'Mr Lopez, wait, what are you doing!' Will yelled in the hope to get Lopez's attention; however the man simply spared a glare at him before tightening his hold on Santana's skinny waist and flipping up her Cheerio's skirt. With his other hand he instantly began to spank any area he saw fit to.
The sounds of the impacts were loud and unforgiving and Santana instantly started to cry and beg for him to stop.
'Dad please, I'm sorry, Mr Schue!' She screamed in a muffled choked sort of way, but it was almost unheard over the din of Mr Lopez's grunting with exertion in his actions and Mr Schue's insistent angry yells for the man to stop. Brittany ran up and bashed him on the back with all the force she could muster but Lopez simply shrugged her off.
Schue finally stepped in, after what felt like a millennia but in actual fact was only a minute since the whole thing began.
'Mr Lopez please stop, you're hurting her! She's just a child!' Schue yelled, grabbing the man's arm before it landed again and pulled strongly. Lopez spun round with the force and now stood face to face with Mr Schue. Santana had gone tumbling to the floor.
'What the hell are you doing? Who even are you! Some fucking pervert trying to take advantage of my daughter.' He accused shoving Mr Schue roughly with every word.
Santana on the floor sobbed into Brittany's lap, who had pulled her so tightly in her arms, she was certain her grip would break the fragile looking Latina at that moment. .
'I'm her teacher, her guardian whilst she's abandoned and left alone by you, some pathetic accuse for a father. Now get out Mr Lopez, before I phone the police for child abuse.' Will yelled angrily, but it was too late, Mr Lopez had pulled his arm back and had slammed it into Schue's face.
Santana screamed against Brittany, Will stumbled back by the impact. Then suddenly, and thankfully, out of nowhere appeared the strong but feminine slap of Sue Sylvester. Mr Lopez's cheek burned with the slap he just received.
'Miss Sylvester!' The girls cried happily and Schue smiled wifely through blood teeth to show his thanks.
'The police are on their way. I suggest you leave this house you bastard.' Sue said with the authority of a hard coach. The two teachers stood shoulder to shoulder, determined and ready to the fight the tall Latina and they must have looked scary for he finally bowed down.
He begged them to let him talk and the three adults sat at the table letting him explain his actions before he went.
'I'm sorry. I've got anger management issues. I'm sorry baby girl,' He said looking over at Santana who was now silent in Brittany's arms. She nodded. 'I' m sorry too dad.' She spoke in whispers. 'I'll see you in the Christmas month.' He smiled at his daughter then turned his attention back to Schue and Sue. 'Please look after my daughter till then, I'll pay you. It's about time someone gave her the attention she deserves. It's just this...' He gestured around at the apartment. 'This life was never meant for me. But I tried, I tried to make a life for her, I gave her everything but parental support.' He shrugged and that seemed all he would say for now.
He left shortly after, leaving the stunned four to pick up where they left off.
Sue instantly went and scooped up the shaken Latina in her arms. 'Shush now. Come on, let's go get you see to.' She said, carrying the Latina to the bathroom with Brittany scurrying worriedly behind.
Mr Schue nodded, understanding it was a female thing and he waited patiently on the sofa.
Sue gently tugged off the trade mark Cheerio's costume and winced at the bruising blooming up the Latina's back and across her thighs. She helped Santana lower herself in the bath; full with hot water to bring the bruises out and dull them as fast as they could.
She let the Latina keep her knickers and bra on. Brittany gently ran a soft sponge up and down her best friends back and the two blondes had the Latina soothes and back to herself in no time.
That evening, the four would sit around the table eating happily in each other's company. It was a strange little odd ball family, but it was her family, Santana thought with a smile as she watched her three life savers smile and chat away.
Chapter five coming soon:)
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