Title: I Truly Love You (Formally Don't know. I'm open to suggestions.)

Pairing: Rachel/ Santana, maybe Quinn/Brittany

Rating: PG-13 for now

Summary: I truly do love you. I know at school nothing can change.

Warnings: Attempted suicide

Disclaimer: I own nothing

A/N: Hi. I don't really have anything snarky or enlightening or really anything to say except thank you for reading.

Part 10: We're Family

I'm standing by my locker with B waiting for Rachel and Q. They have their last classes together, so B and I usually wait for them at my locker then head home.

I notice a crowd gathering down the hall and for some weird reason I start to get this bad feeling in my stomach. I'm walking towards the crowd when it parts for a second and glimpse Karofsky with his big, meaty hand wrapped around Rachel's little wrist. She was trying to pull away. Her sleeve was pulled down. She has been wearing long sleeves to hide her scar.

I start running. When I get closer I hear a pissed off Quinn yelling at Karofsky to let Rachel go. I get to the edge of the crowd and in my most deadly voice I say one word, "Move."

Karofsky looks up and at me when he realizes the crowd has parted. He grins like he won a prize until he sees I'm not smiling. "Let her go." My voice is deadly calm. He drops Rachel as if burned. Rachel runs behind me to Brittany who followed me when I stated heading down here. I step forward and Karofsky steps back. We continue this until he is completely backed against the lockers. " If you ever think even think of going near Rachel again and when I am done with you there wont be enough of you left to identify your body." His eyes are wide as I turn away.

"You're protecting that freak." He asked shocked, as soon as I turn my back.

I moved so quickly he never saw it coming. He was on his back, blood allover his face covered in blood and my foot was crushing down on his boys. "NO ONE calls Rachel a freak. She is my girlfriend and therefore under my protection. I move my glare to the other students watching. "That goes for everyone." I press harder with my foot and feel satisfaction at the groan I hear emitted. "Unless you want to end up like the idiot here." I could feel the slight fear as the crowd dispersed after another glare.

I turned to where Rachel stood with her head buried in B's chest sobbing. Q was rubbing her back as both girls tried to calm Rachel down. My eyes soften as I step forward pulling the crying girl from B into my arms. I try and calm her down as I whisper words of love and reassurance. "Take me home, please." She whispered after we stood there awhile groaning, unmoving Karofsky behind me.

The four of us walk to my car. I hand my keys over to Q and get in the back with Rachel while Britt gets in the front seat. Quinn drives us to their and Rachel's house. The ride is silent. When we finally get to their house and walk through the door Rachel had almost calmed enough to stop crying.

Richard is in the living room playing with Beth. He works from home and is more then happy to play babysitter while Quinn and Puck are at school. Rachel just continues upstairs. I follow after her. I hear Richard asking what was going on. I don't hear their response.

I walk into Rachel's room and sit next to where Rachel has thrown herself on her bed. I rub her back without either of us saying a word. I can feel the muscles in her back slowly begin to relax. I know she is hurting and it kills me that that asshole was able to hurt her. I could threaten and beat the shit out of all the assholes of the word, but I can't stop them from talking, or her hearing. I feel helpless. I'm also pissed. I', going to try my best to make sure everyone leaves her alone tomorrow. What happened today should never have happened, will never happen again if I have my way.

I feel her shift so she can look at me. "He is right you know." She states in a sad voice," I am a freak only a freak would do this to her self." She holds out her arm to emphasize her point.

"No baby, he isn't," I slide down and lay next to her before pulling her into my arms. " He is so very wrong. You are beautiful and talented and so many other wonderful things. You are everything someone like him could never be, or even hope to understand. You're a good person. You just got sad and overwhelmed."

"What are we going to do? It was one thing when the glee kids knew, but the whole school is something else." She sounds so small and lost I can't help but hole her tighter. We had been lucky so far. Somehow we have kept this from the rest of the student body, come tomorrow everyone will know.

"Don't worry. I'll protect you. It will be okay." I whisper trying to comfort myself as much as her. I was strong enough for this. I could protect. There was no other option.

"S is right. We'll all be there for you." B whispers. I don't know how long her and Q have been standing in the doorway, I'm just grateful they're here. I hate to admit this but I need them as much as Rachel does.

Beth let's out a squeal of delight from where she is in Q's arms when she sees Rachel. "Hear that?" Quinn asks with a smile at her daughters antics. "Beth says she loves you to. We're your family Rach and we're not letting anyone hurt you."