Chapter 7:
"You're right!" Rachel exclaims. She presses seven on her speed dial. Quinn answers on the first ring.
"RACHEL!" she shouts into the phone.
"Hello, Quinn. Can you come over?"
"Of course, Rach. I'm actually in your neighborhood. I've been freaking out ever since you texted me and I was waiting for you to come home. I'll be there in a minute, and then we can talk." Exactly one minute later, Quinn bursts through the front door.
"Rachel!" she shouts.
"Quinn, I am right here! And please refrain from shouting, Santana is sleeping upstairs." Rachel scolds.
"Oh, sorry." the blonde apologizes.
"Its quite alright, Quinn. Now come sit." the brunettes orders. Quinn obeys and the girls sit in silence until Quinn blurts what she's been holding in since she showed up. "What happened to Santana?"
"She, um, she was going to commit suicide today."
"What?" Quinn breathes, tears springing to her eyes.
"She was going to jump off the roof, but I stopped her." Rachel sniffs.
"Oh my God, Rachel, you saved her life! What did you say that made her stop?" the blonde asks.
"I told her I loved her, and that she's stronger than that."
"I had no idea she would even think of doing something like that over what the glee club said to her."
"It wasn't just the glee club, Quinn. Her dad has started hitting her because she's gay."
"Oh my God." Quinn says again, this time letting her tears flow. She can't believe her best friend has an abusive father. "I think I heard someone say that today in glee, but I was too mad to really comprehend it. I can't believe I didn't know, or figure it out! I'm the worst friend in the whole fucking world!" Quinn cries quietly.
"Quinn, this is not your fault! You know that Santana is one of the most guarded people in the world. How could you have known that?!"
"But-"
"No, buts Lucy Quinn Fabray! Santana is fine. Now stop, okay?!" Rachel asks.
"Okay."
"Now, I just wanted to let you know that Santana and I will be quitting glee club. I don't want to be in the same room as those people if I don't have to. And I'm pretty sure Santana feels the same."
"That's cool. Me, Britt, Puck, Finn, Blaine, and Mike already did." Quinn shrugs.
"Really?! How did Mr. Shue take it?" Rachel asks, intrigued.
"Oh, it was hilarious." Quinn laughs.
*Flashback*
"SANTANA!" , Puck, Brittany, and Quinn here Rachel scream for Santana and follow the sound. They all end up in the choir room.
"What the hell happened?!" Mr. Shue exclaims when he comes into the classroom, seeing seven of his members looking embarrassed and sad. Puck, Brittany, and Quinn run into the room.
"Where's Santana?" he asks. He has a bad feeling that something big just went down.
"She left." Artie says.
"Why?" Quinn asks.
"We might have been saying some bad things about Santana, when she overheard and confronted us." Kurt says.
"What?! Why would you do that? Santana has been nothing but nice to you ever since she apologized." Mr. Shue lectures.
"We're really sorry, Mr. Shue. Some of the things we said struck a nerve for Santana, and we really regret that. After all, she doesn't have it easy."
"What do you mean?" Puck asks.
"Rachel said that Santana is abused physically and verbally, and her mom died when she was fourteen." Tina explains.
Mr. Shue's eyes bulge out of his head. "Are-Are you serious?" he asks, shocked.
They nod. "Do you know what you have done?! I want you all to go home and think about what you have done." he lectures.
"Mr. Shue, before we all go, I just want to say that Britt and I are quitting."
"Me too. No one messes with my best lesbro like that." Puck says.
"Me three! Kurt, I can't believe you said those things about Santana. We're over." Blaine says, taking his promise ring off of his finger, and throwing it at Kurt. Kurt looks absolutely mortified.
"Oh, me too. I've gotten to know Santana and she's not the person you guys think she is." Finn says. Everybody turns to him. When did he get there?
"See guys? You just lost five members, not to mention Rachel and Santana, because you couldn't keep your mouths shut. Now go home, I'm incredibly disappointed in all of you." Mr. Shue says.
Damn, I really need to start getting here on time, he thinks.
*End Flashback*
"You should have seen their faces!" Quinn howls.
"That is hilarious." Rachel laughs. After their laughter dies down, Quinn asks if she can see Santana.
"Of course, Quinn. Come on up, she's in my room." Rachel leads the way up the stairs.
"Now, I need you to be as quiet as possible. Santana hasn't had a full night's sleep in forever, and I would really like for her to get some rest." Rachel says quietly to the blonde once they reach outside of the brunette's room.
"You really care about her, don't you?" Quinn asks.
"Of course. She's the love of my life. Now go, Quinn. You need to hurry this visit up before your girlfriend starts asking questions." Rachel opens the door quietly and her and Quinn walk into it. Rachel smiles at the sight before her. Santana is curled up on the brunette's bed, wearing only Rachel's Wicked t-shirt and clutching her favorite bear, Sanny.
"Uh, Rachel? What's up with the bear?" Quinn whispers.
"Well, Quinn if you must know, the first time San came over here, we were doing homework. Well, I was doing my homework, San was just throwing my stuffed animals at me. But then she paused, and I asked her why she stopped, and she said it was because the bear was too cute to throw. And now, every time she comes over, she has to have Sanny or else she has a tantrum. Its quite cute actually. She looks like a little kid when she carries around the bear." Rachel chuckles quietly.
"Wow, badass Santana Lopez to nice, Broadway-loving, cuddle bear. What have you done, Rach?" Quinn jokes quietly.
"Oh be quiet, Quinn. Now are you satisfied." Rachel whispers.
"Yes." Quinn leans down and pecks Santana on the head. She gives Rachel a hug and says goodbye so she can have some sweet lady kisses with her girlfriend.
Rachel kisses Santana on the cheek and goes downstairs to find her dads sitting in the living room watching TV. The brunette walks over to them and sits in between them wordlessly.
"Hey darling. How was school?" Leroy asks.
"Absolutely terrible."
"Did you get slushied again?" Hiram asks.
"Did you not get a solo in glee club?"
"No, me and San quit."
"WHAT?!" they both yell in unison.
"Guys, ssh! San is sleeping upstairs!" Rachel scolds.
"Sleeping? Why?" Hiram asks.
"Santana was going to commit suicide today. But I stopped her just in time."
"What?" her fathers breathe.
Rachel gives her dads the low down on the rest of the situation. "Wow." is all they can say.
"Rachel, sweetie, why don't you go upstairs and keep Santana company while your dad and I make dinner?"
"Okay." the brunette agrees. When she gets to her room, she's surprised to see her best friend awake.
"Santana, you're up!" Rachel exclaims.
"Hi. I couldn't sleep anymore." The Latina says softly, bringing Sanny to her chest.
"That's okay."
"Can we watch a movie, and can you cuddle with me?" Santana says shyly. Aww she's so cute, Rachel thinks.
"Of course. What movie do you want to watch?"
"Rent."
Rachel rolls her eyes. "I should have known you'd choose this one." Every time Santana gets to pick the movie, she always choose Rent. The Latina is like obsessed with Idina Menzel. She's almost as bad as Rachel with Barbra Streisand and Funny Girl.
Rachel puts the movie in, and puts on her pajamas. Once she gets into the bed, Santana automatically puts an arm around her, and Rachel lays her head on the Latina's chest.
Halfway through the movie, Santana says "It would have been her forty-fifth birthday today."
Rachel automatically knows who her friend is referring to. "Oh, sweetie, I'm so sorry."
"She was the best mother in the world, Rach. The total opposite of my dad. She wouldn't have been ashamed of me. She would've been proud. Why did she have to die and leave me with him? God, Rach, I miss her so much!" Santana sobs.
"Its okay, San. It will get better I promise. I remember when I was about ten, my grandfather passed away. He was my very best friend at the time, besides my daddies. And then one day, he was just gone. I was heartbroken. But trust me, baby, it does get better. Okay?" Rachel asks.
After Santana calms herself down, she nods her head and says okay. Rachel wipes the Latina's tears with her thumb and gives her a kiss on the cheek.
At the end of the movie, Santana starts talking out of nowhere again. "Thank you, Rachel."
"For what?"
"For giving me a second chance, getting to know me, for being my friend, and for saving my life. I don't know what I was thinking I -"
"It's okay, Santana. And I'm not going to say 'you're welcome' because it's the least I could do. I love you San."
Santana leans down and connects her lips with the brunettes in a short sweet, but loving kiss. "I love you too." she says with a small smile.
Rachel beams and snuggles into the Latina some more. Rachel knows that Santana is still very upset from the day's earlier events, and that she is nowhere near okay, but she knows that as long as Santana is surrounded by people that love and care about her, things will eventually get better.
And it's done! I hoped you all enjoyed it! Thankyou all for reading! Please review :)
