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It was lunch time when Rachel started to really process what Santana had said earlier that day during their Algebra time. She remembered not being able to concentrate because she can feel Santana's eyes staring at her back. She wondered if Santana ever listens to teachers. Rumor has it that Santana barely goes to every class. Some can see her practicing in the choir room or sometimes dancing on herself- probably some cheerleading routines.
"Well, that answers why she's still on Algebra class with some freshmen even though she's already a junior." Rachel whispered, not being aware that she has said her thought out loud.
"Huh? What were you saying?" Tina, who was sitting beside her, asked with confusion in her face.
She broke her staring contest with her notebook and looked at Tina, also with confusion. "What? I did not say anything." She asked wondering what Tina was thinking.
"Who are you talking about being still on Algebra class and such?" Tina asked in a very whispering manner because their teacher was already looking at them.
Her mouth formed a large "O" upon realizing that she has said her thoughts out loud. She wondered how much Tina heard. Because if Tina has heard too much, it was enough for Tina to know that she was thinking about Santana. And it is going to be really embarrassing.
"How much did you hear?" she asked Tina suddenly.
"Just the Algebra class stuff." Tina answered, almost ignoring her because their teacher was already discussing a new topic in the board. Well, Tina really likes Math. She wonders how people can ever like the subject. But she heard that most Asians, especially Chinese, are really good at math. She hopes to be one of them too. But anyway, people won't use "x" when buying or selling stuff, right?
She turned herself completely in Tina's direction without worrying about their teacher anymore, she needs to let out her thoughts before it crash her insides. Besides, Tina must know too much about Santana because they are in Glee together.
What was really her intention? Sure, she thinks that Santana is hot and a very attractive girl. She is a Latina. Tan skin, beautiful toned body, dark hair, and dark brown eyes. She is really beautiful. However, Santana and Quinn have their own uniqueness. Santana's face is sexy, while Quinn's is sweet and adorable.
BUT she must not be comparing Quinn to Santana. She's interested about Santana but it's Quinn that she loves. She may have misinterpreted Santana when she said that she likes her. Because really? Santana is really popular. She has many achievements. She may not be popular in a pure good way, but atleast she's still popular.
"Tina, can I ask you a favor?" She asked Tina nervously. She tried her best not to glance at Santana's direction, but she still has that feeling that Santana's still staring at her every motion.
"Can it wait? This quadratic equation formula's kind of long. I will definitely fail if I miss any of it." Tina once again answered her without glancing at her direction.
She frowned when she saw Tina's lack of reaction. She decided it will not be worth it if she ever said something to Tina right now.
"Okay, I will talk to you at lunch, then?" She asked Tina for assurance.
"Okay. Please listen to Mr. Smith now. He's like, glaring at you at this moment."
She can only nod and then when she can't help herself anymore, she glanced at the back to look for Santana. And she did not fail because the moment she turned around, her eyes instantly got caught with another pair of brown eyes, a little shade darker than hers.
She wanted to smile but she felt her face go numb when she saw the longing look on Santana's eyes. They had a few seconds of staring contest before Santana smiled genuinely at her. She was about to smile back when Mr. Smith's voice startled her.
"Ms. Berry, if you are not interested in this class, you are always free to leave." Mr. Smith told her putting on a mocking smile. Sarcasm in his voice was also evident but she does not seem to care anymore.
"I am interested, Mr. Smith. I apologize that I just got a little distracted by someon—something." She answered Mr. Smith then she turned her attention back to her notebook then she started taking down information that was written on the board.
When lunch rolled by, Tina was already on their usual spot at the cafeteria. She was about to wave at her when she noticed who sits beside Tina. She felt her whole body shakes when she realized that Santana was already waving at her, with that longing look again. Or maybe she was just imagining that look.
She smiled when she reached the table and sat beside Tina. Tina gave her a questioning look but she also answered her with the same look.
"Okay please just stop communicating like deaf and speak." Santana suddenly said. Her gaze shifting between Tina and Rachel.
Tina looks a little uncomfortable having Santana across the table but she can see that Tina was trying to hide it off with a smile. She, too, was feeling uncomfortable but she was also eager to know why Santana's there, sitting with unpopular kids.
"We—uh, I was just wondering why—uh, why.." Tina stuttered, not being able to form any coherent sentence when some popular teenager was sitting near her.
"Relax, Asian. Not going to bite, you know?" Santana answered smiling sincerely at them.
She can honestly say that Santana's sweet smile is second to the best smiles she has ever seen, but still, Quinn's smile is the first. No one can beat Quinn.
Who's battling with Quinn anyway?
Santana's reply made Tina relaxed but she felt that Tina was pinching her sides, signaling her to start talking. She suddenly got the message and tried to speak.
"Uhm, yeah. What are you doing here? I mean—not that we don't want you here but—what are you doing—I mean, why are you here with us?" She wanted to slap herself for stuttering when there is exactly no reason to be. She realized that her comment made Santana giggle, and soon, her giggles turn into laugh which made students from other table look at them. She glanced around nervously and realized that majority of the students were already whispering while looking at them.
But they stopped when Santana asked everyone. "What are you guys looking at?" However, it did not sound so authoritative or mean but rather curious. After Santana's question, the students shook their head and went back to their own businesses.
"Okay. As my answer, I am here to eat lunch with you guys." Santana answered smirking after she saw Rachel's face blushed when she gave emphasis to the word "you."
She really intends on eating lunch with them because her only real friend, Mercedes, did not attend class that day. This made her give another real excuse to be with Rachel, and hopefully, to get to know her.
"But why?" Tina questions Santana, this time, a lot more confident.
"No reason. Mercedes is not around so.."
Rachel finally succeeded in keeping herself relax around Santana before finally speaking. "Well, you're more than welcome to eat lunch with us, Santana, whenever you wanted."
This time, Tina turned to her feeling a lot more confused than ever.
"Wait, you guys know each other? Like, personally?" Tina asked pointing both to Santana and her.
She suddenly felt her face grew hot and she tried to focus her gaze on her pasta. She knows that Tina was expecting an answer but she does not trust herself for answering that question right now. She might embarrass herself further in front of Santana.
"Not really. But we met last month, and had a real conversation this morning." Santana said with confidence.
Tina mouthed an "oh" then eyed Rachel from her side. Rachel did not look up until she was aware that Tina was not looking at her anymore. Though she can feel that Santana's looking at her, she composed herself and met her gaze. Trying to strike a conversation.
"You and Tina are in Glee together, right? How was it? You must be enjoying it considering you're the captain." She smiled when she saw Santana blush a little about her compliment.
"Well, yeah. It was fun, you know? It's really nice letting out all emotions using a song. Especially if they were a strong ones." Santana once again gave her that look and she felt awkward.
"You're right, Rae. Santana's a really good singer. You should come to rehearsals sometime. It's fun." Tina told her while chewing her bagel. She was about to say "Yeah, I know about her voice. She sang to me this morning." but instead, she just nodded.
"Glee's really fun. You should really—" Santana was stopped short when her phone rang. She answered her phone while Tina and Rachel just looked somewhere pretending not to listen.
"Okay, I'll see you later. You owe me dinner." Santana said through her phone before ending the call.
"I have to go. Mercedes asked for some note- taking favors. Bye. Nice chatting with you." Santana said while getting up from her chair.
She was about to answer back when she felt Santana's hand on her chin and kissed her cheek afterwards. This time she was aware that her face is already as red as her spaghetti sauce. When she came back to reality, Santana was already out of the cafeteria.
"Ooookay. What was that all about? That was really weird." Tina asked her when she was sure that no one was looking at them anymore.
She blinked many times, realizing that everything really happened, before turning back to Tina. "I—I honestly don't know. That's what I was talking about earlier in Algebra class."
"Oh yeah? Well.." Tina thought about it for a moment before saying "I did not see that one coming!" Tina exclaimed suddenly.
"What?" She asked confused.
"Santana likes you! That's so cute! I guarantee she does!" Tina said and she's sure that she saw a twinkle in her eyes.
She scrunched her face and realized that she was actually right about her implications. Santana really likes likes her. But why her? There are many pretty girls around her school. She may not be ugly but judging from Santana's look and status, she is not the one who will fit a very popular girl. She is not even knowledgeable enough for Santana.
But why was she worrying about that again? She must not. She already has Quinn. She likes Quinn. She loves Quinn. It does not matter if she does not fit Santana. They will never be together anyway. Quinn will never leave her. And she will never feel that way for Santana the way she feels about Quinn.
"Well, that was a very shocking news." She replied to Tina's earlier comment.
"I think that you two would look so cute together! That was like a fairy tale, right? A popular cheerleader falling in love with an ordinary student. Except you're both girls." Tina still has that glimmer in her eyes. Probably imagining Santana wearing a royal costume and her wearing a slave's costume.
"Stop it, Tina. It will never happen." She told Tina with total seriousness in her voice.
"Why? Don't you like her?" She never failed to notice the sadness that appeared in Tina's eyes.
"I—I'm just not yet ready for any of it, okay?" she tried to convince Tina and hoped that Tina will never ask for further information.
After a while, Tina nodded, understanding her. She thanked God for that and they ate silently for few more minutes.
"But I think that you should join Glee, you know? Not to get close to her or anything, okay? I just think that you should let everyone know about your talent." Tina told her sincerely.
She stopped chewing and thought about it for a moment.
She can never deny her talent in singing but she never had any confidence to let anyone hear her sing, aside from Tina. It was also accidental when Tina knew about it. She was at her shower that time and Tina was in her room, they had a sleepover at her house that night before. She suddenly sang inside the shower not being aware of the fact that her bathroom door is not really soundproof.
The outcome, Tina bribing her to treat her favorite ice cream if she sings again. So she did.
Even her parents and Holly do not know about it. She asked Tina not to tell anybody. But thinking about it now, she realized that she should not waste every gift from God. So after battling with herself, she settled with one final decision.
"Will there be an audition?" she asked with hopeful voice.
Tina instantly hugged and squeezed her tight before pulling back.
"Oh my God, Rae, are you sure?!"
"Yes. It's not yet too late, is it?" she asked again.
"Of course not! We have rehearsals on Wednesday! I can bring you with me and you can audition from there. After class." Tina informed her excitedly.
"Is—Is Santana the one who will be judging me?" she asked nervously.
"She's not the only one. Ms. Pillsbury, the mentor, is with her."
"Oh. Oh, I'm actually a little bit nervous about the idea." .
"Don't worry, Rae, I'm more than a hundred percent sure that you'll get in! Glee is open to everyone. If you can sing and dance, you are definitely in." Tina told her, trying to calm her down. "And Ms. Pillsbury is really kind. Santana's not really considerate with everyone but judging by her actions around you, Santana will never be a problem."
She thought again about her decision. Is she really ready for people to judge her? She's not really an outgoing teenager and school organizations are not really her thing. It will make her busy which will lead her to go home late, which will lead her getting punished by her dad.
But she has the talent. She must not waste it, and besides, she wants to impress people. She wants to be good for Quinn. She may be young, but she has to achieve something a little more mature. And maybe, participating in school organizations will solve everything.
The bell rang stopped her thoughts but before she goes to her after lunch class, she turned to Tina. "I'll see you guys on Wednesday."
Tina smiled at her and waved off to her next class.
Rachel was practicing her chosen song that night, the ballad version of "Without You" by David Guetta featuring Usher, when her phone suddenly beeped.
She smiled when she realized that it was a message from Quinn. However, there is another message waiting on her inbox but she did not open it yet, she opened Quinn's text first.
"Goodevening to my lady. Can I call you tonight? –Quinn"
She typed an immediate reply.
"Of course, why would you ask my permission about that? - Rach"
Seconds after she had sent her message, her phone rang and she was not surprised when she saw Quinn's name on it, but of course, there were still butterflies playing inside her stomach.
"I just don't want to interrupt you in case you're busy on something." It was Quinn's initial response when she answered her call.
"Well, I can't lie about being busy tonight but—"
"Oh my God, Rach, I'm so sorry! I'll just call you tomorrow night, yeah?" Quinn really sounded so sorry.
"It's okay, Quinn. You will never interrupt me on something. I'll always make sure to have time for you. And I'm not really that busy. It's not that important."
"Okay. It's just that I can't concentrate on my studying right now because I haven't talked to you since Saturday." Quinn stated sadly.
She suddenly remembered that Quinn has been studying for her quizzes for the last 2 days. She misses her a lot.
"I'm so sorry, Quinn. I just—I don't know. I just want to let you study so you can get high grades. That's what I'm supposed to do, right?" She asked nervously, doubting her actions.
"It's okay, baby. You're doing it right. I just—I really miss you. I can't wait till it's Saturday again. It's like the only time we get to see each other."
"I miss you too. And I can't wait, either." Rachel answered, smiling. But then she heard a sound from Quinn's phone.
"Hey Rach, someone's calling, I'll put you on hold for a while, okay?" she only nodded even though she can't see Quinn.
Quinn sighed annoyingly before answering her waiting call.
"Brittany, what else do you want? I thought you were already out of my life." Quinn asked through her phone, feeling instantly annoyed once she saw Brittany's name flashing on her phone's screen.
"I really miss you, Quinn. Please don't act like that. Actually, I was thinking maybe.."
"The answer is no. Move on, Brittany. We're done. Goodbye." She pressed the green button without waiting for Brittany's response then she went back to Rachel's line again.
"Rach, you still there?" She asked.
"Yes. Who was that?" Rachel answered from the other line.
"Oh. Uh, some—some friend asking for notes. It was nothing." She said trying to sound normal.
"Well, okay. But next time please can you tell them to take down notes on their own? It's really a bad habit when you depend on someone with regards to your studies." Rachel rambled.
"You're right, baby. So I was-" she stopped when she hears some acoustic music coming from wherever Rachel is.
"Rach, what's with the music? Are you at a party or whatever? You're aware that it's not yet Friday, right?" She asked worriedly.
"I am aware, yes. That was not a party music at all. I was actually practicing a song number when you called."
"Song number? For what? And you did not tell me you can sing!" Quinn asked feeling very amused with the thought.
"Well, yes. I can sing. And I will be auditioning on Wednesday to our school's Glee club. I need to practice to impress the judges." Rachel answered, and she can feel that Rachel was smiling proudly.
"I'm so proud of you, Rach. I know you'll get in. Trust me. They'd be in so much awe!" Quinn answered excitedly.
"I just keep my fingers crossed for now."
"Your win is no doubt! Hey, Rach? I'll let you practice now, okay? I just needed a little motivation in studying. The books are quite thick.." Quinn informed her.
"Sure. Good luck with your exams. Be good, alright?"
"Yes, Ma'am." Quinn answered. But she stopped herself from ending the call when she realized that Quinn still has something to say. "Rach?"
"Oh yeah?"
"Let me hear you sing on Saturday?" Quinn asked her, so hopeful. How can she say no to that?
"S- Sure. But, don't you dare laugh at me if it turns out bad!"
She heard Quinn chuckle before ending the call. She checked her phone once again when she remembered that she still has one more text message.
"Got your number from Tina. Please don't be mad at her. I was desperate ;)"
She instantly realized who the sender was and typed and immediate reply.
"I'm not mad. Have a good night ahead, Santana :)" She sent the message and saved Santana's number and she went to practice her song again.
After practicing, she went downstairs to eat her dinner and went back to her room once more. She was currently sitting on her bed now trying to remember that one thing that she was also supposed to do that night. She closed her eyes and rubbed her temples and then the information clicked. She remembered that she was supposed to search the web about the process of dating.
Of course, she does not want to freak out on Saturday, and also, she does not want to embarrass herself in front of Quinn. Saturday will be her first date. She already has some ideas but she wants to be sure.
Honestly speaking, she thinks that the upcoming date is a huge risk for the both of them. But they needed to move forward. Who wants to be stuck right?
She grabbed her laptop and starts typing some questions and keywords on Google. Sure, there were several results and she's not sure what to view first.
Two hours later and she came up with some reliable comments. She found out that she has to dress up and put some natural make up on. She believes that there's not much to change since she stopped doing pigtails on her hair. All she needs to do is ask Holly for some make up help.
She was certain that they are going to watch a movie before eating dinner but from what she had researched, they are supposed to watch a romantic movie. She considers herself as a very romantic person but she really wants to watch the movie "Apparition", and it is a horror movie.
She is not very fond of horror movies, that is why the idea of Quinn holding her in place while she screams is very romantic for her. So she figured that horror movie is the best movie choice on first dates.
She has seen a page telling tips on how to have a kiss on first dates but she did not open it anymore.
Tuesday morning and Santana was early again for school today because Mercedes has not recovered from sickness yet. She does not want to befriend others because she thinks that they will just make her life complicated. One is enough. Mercedes is enough for her. They help each other. Everything is fair between them.
She was expecting no one when saw Rachel walking few steps ahead of her and by the looks of Rachel, she was struggling if she should go inside the auditorium or not. She thought that maybe Rachel just needs some kind of motivation.
"Hey! I heard that you're going to audition for Glee club." Santana approached Rachel and Rachel jumped out in shock.
"Santana! You scared me!" Rachel said holding her chest. "But yeah, you heard right. I'm going to try my luck."
"Well, why don't you go inside already and make yourself familiar with it. It's going to be yours soon anyways." Santana answered with a sincere smile on her face.
"I'd love to. But—uh, having you here makes it a little, uh, difficult. I mean, it's not that I don't want to be around you or—" Rachel struggles with her
words.
"Hey, hey. I understand. It's okay, believe me. I just saw you and thought that maybe you need to be pushed inside." Santana guided Rachel inside the auditorium and through the stage. "Guess I will see you tomorrow, then?" Rachel can only nod in response because Santana was already caressing her cheeks and they were soon got kissed by Santana's lips. Before she could react, Santana was already storming out of the auditorium with that cheeky grin.
Rachel was thankful that she doesn't have Algebra today which means she won't get to be around Santana until tomorrow. She's just isn't sure if she could still act normal around her after she kissed her cheek. But then, what is it that she has to worry about? It must be just a friendly kiss. She and Tina do that all the time.
There was another note without a sign when she opened her locker. But of course, after what happened yesterday, she already knew who was it from. She opened the note and read.
"I'm sorry but I'm not really sorry for what I did. I've wanted to do that in a while. Please don't make it feel you uncomfortable. Xo"
She just shrugged to herself and kept the note in her notebook holder then she proceeded to her Geography class.
Quinn just finished her class early today. She was able to finish her quiz in a short amount of time and it made her really proud. Maybe that's what being inspired feels like. She feels so incredible and carefree, like no one could hurt her. But it's not yet the end because there are still other quizzes for tomorrow. Ugh.
She immediately got her phone from her pocket and texted Rachel. Again, she does not want to call her because the other girl might be in class still.
"Finished early with the quiz. I am really inspired by a certain someone. In return, I want to surprise that someone soon. ;)"
She put her phone back to her pocket and went to the library to research.
She had already planned her date with Rachel on Saturday. She settled with a typical teenager dates: watching movies and eating dinner. She does not want to force Rachel to match her age level because it is quite far.
Usually, when she and Brittany hold their adult dates, all they do is eat somewhere and talk about Brittany's colleagues and work, and sometimes her own studies too. She was certain that dating as an adult is very different from dating as a teenager,r, especially when it comes to gestures and the talk itself.
And maybe this time, she needs to bring back her teenage self.
But her big problem is the kind of movie that she thinks will suit Rachel's taste. There are many movies on the list but they have different genres. She wanted to watch a comedy movie but Rachel might not love some adult green jokes. Romance is fine, too, but horror is most certainly not. She does not get scared by horror movies, but she thinks that her money will just be wasted from it because they're not scary at all.
At the end, she just decided that she would just let Rachel choose. She felt her phone buzzed and instantly knew who sent her a message.
"That someone is really excited right now. Xo"
Of course, she already has an idea on what to do to surprise Rachel. So she searched for Holly's number on her contacts and called her.
"Hello Quinn. What's up?" Holly immediately answered her.
"Hey, not much. What about you?" she asked Holly back.
"Here, trying my luck at some coffee shop. Just to kill time until it's time for Australia again."
"Being lucky is not a question for you anymore, Holly." She answered Holly, smiling even though the other girl can't see her.
"You know, Quinn, if Rachel's not into you, I would totally woo you." Holly said trying to act serious. She laughed at that.
"Whatever. Well, speaking of Rachel, I wanted to ask you something."
"Anything, my dear."
She gulped before asking once more. "Can I get her school address? I wanted to surprise her tomorrow. She'll be auditioning for her school's glee club and I wanted to be there for her." She explained.
"What? Glee club? Rae can sing?" Holly asked really shocked.
"I know right? Are outsiders allowed at her school?"
"Well, yeah. Tell them you're visiting someone. I'll text you the address."
"Okay, thanks Holly!" She added then she ended the call.
Soon after, Holly's message arrived.
It was finally her audition time and Rachel was feeling a lot more nervous than before. She actually still has ten minutes to prepare herself but she can't seem to relax.
She went to her locker and found two notes there. She was suddenly confused why there are two notes waiting for her instead of just one from
Santana. But she just shook the idea off eventually and read the first one.
"You don't have to be nervous. I will still approve of you being in Glee no matter what. ;)"
Well, that one's from Santana obviously. She can't help but smile. Santana will definitely make a good friend. Why does everyone feel so intimidated by her? She thinks that Santana is very modest.
Anyway, why does Santana have to use two different stationery? It's not like there is not enough space anymore with that short sentence, because there is! After a while, she realized that her question cannot be answered if she will just stay in her place, and besides, her time is running out so she immediately opened the second note and realized that it was not Santana's handwriting, but she knew that ink and handwriting and those words too much.
"Do not be afraid if you're RUNNING down the never- ending path of a TEMPLE, because I'm sure you are hiding many RESURRECTION WINGS there. ;) I wish you all the luck, Rach."
She wondered how Quinn was able to send that note to her, but she can't allow herself to have any negative feeling right now. She felt herself relaxed with Quinn's words and she realized she was already sprinting to the auditorium where her future awaits.
Inside the auditorium were what she suspects as the glee club members and in the middle seat- where a table with microphone was placed- sat Santana and a redhead girl with rounded eyes whom she thinks was Ms. Pillsbury. She also saw Tina sitting with Kurt- one of their friends.
She instantly caught Santana's gaze and she saw the pride in her eyes. She realized that Santana really believes in her that much and this better be a good performance.
"Hi. My name is Rachel Berry. I'll be singing the ballad version of Without You originally sung by Usher."
She signaled the band that she was ready and she braced herself.
Before the first words come out of her mouth, she makes sure that she closed her eyes.
"I can't win,
I can't reign,
I will never win this game without you.."
She started singing and she opened her eyes to look at her audience. She saw the sparkles in Tina's eyes as well as the adoration in everyone's eyes. Santana, on the other hand, has her mouth open, and was continuously blinking.
When she was about to mouth the next lyrics, she saw that Quinn was speeding from the entrance of the auditorium looking so much in a rush. She followed Quinn with her eyes and realized that Quinn actually sat behind Santana and she was holding a bouquet of tulips. So this was Quinn's surprise? Well, Quinn did not fail, she was really surprised!
She nearly cried in joy except for the fact that she was in a middle of a performance. When she continued singing she made sure to fix her gaze at Quinn, then look occasionally between Ms. Pillsbury and Santana.
During the bridge of the song, she made sure to look into Quinn's eyes.
"I won't soar, I won't climb.
If you're not here I'm paralyzed
Without you."
She felt a tear fall to her cheeks when she saw how proud Quinn is for her just by looking into her eyes. By the time the song finished, she instantly wiped her eyes and smiled confidently. She knew she did well. Judging by her audience's reaction, she was really amazing.
She got a standing ovation, including Quinn with the loudest clap. She noticed Santana turned around to face that loud someone. She saw how Quinn rolled her eyes at Santana and just continued to clap. She did not figure out what Santana had told Quinn, though.
"Wow. Rachel. I'm honestly speechless with your performance. All I can say is that it was really incredible!" Ms. Pillsbury exclaimed once everyone was seated.
"Thank you, Ms. Pillsbury." She answered feeling so happy than ever before.
"What do you think, Santana?" Ms. Pillsbury asked the captain of Glee club who is seated beside her.
"It must not be questioned anymore, Ms. Pillsbury. She's in already, because I think that no one is better than her when it comes to that. Rachel, that was really amazing. Wow!" Santana praised her with an enthusiasm in her voice which made the other Glee members, and Quinn, clap again.
"I can't thank you enough." She answered sincerely.
When rehearsal meetings were already discussed with her, Ms. Pillsbury dismissed the whole club. She was about to go down from the stage to where Quinn was when she realized that Santana stood up from her seat to approach her, instantly blocking Quinn's way.
She saw Quinn's face turn into annoyed and she's sure that Quinn was just trying to be patient with a disrespectful teenager. She never got the chance to look at Quinn even more because Santana was already standing in front of her and pecked her on the lips.
She instantly got shocked, angry, annoyed, and afraid at the same time, but again, she can't bring herself to talk when situations like this with Santana occur.
"Congratulations. I told you you'll kill it." Santana winked at her before storming off without giving her a chance to respond again.
When she was sure that Santana was nowhere in sight anymore, she turned her attention back to Quinn who was standing awkwardly between seats holding the bouquet of tulips, and controlled tears in her eyes.
"Quinn, I'm so sorry.. what you saw is not what you think it is.." She started explaining while making her way towards the girl.
Quinn smiled genuinely at her and handed her the bouquet of flowers.
"These are for you. You did great, Rach. Words aren't enough to explain how amazing you were on that stage." Quinn said then kissed her shyly on her left cheek.
She burrowed her eyebrows in confusion with Quinn's reaction. "Are you not mad at me?" she asked while getting the bouquet from Quinn's hands and brought it to her nose, the good smell made her sigh.
"Well, you told me that what I saw was not what I think it was right? I'll let you explain, Rach. I'm not a stubborn kid. I give chances." Quinn caressed her face trying to ease her confusion.
She smiled awkwardly and explained to Quinn. "She's just—she said she likes me but I really don't—"
"Rach, I get it. You don't have to continue if it makes you uncomfortable, I understand."
"Quinn. Trust me, I don't like her that way. I did not kiss her back. She just suddenly—"
"Rach. I saw everything, okay? The kiss was stolen by her. I believe you." Quinn smiled at her reassuringly.
"I..Well, thank you so much, Quinn for all of these. And most especially for watching me." She said while blushing.
"This is an important even for you, Rach. I would never miss it."
When she can't help it anymore, she stood on her toes so that her height is leveled with Quinn, and then she pecked Quinn's lips. It was just a soft peck where their lips barely even touch.
"I hope it's not stolen." She said, trying to release the tension but she was also shy with what she did.
"It wasn't. That was amazing." Quinn answered, blinking many times. "Well, um, can I drop you home?"
"My pleasure." She answered before dragging Quinn to the parking lot of her school.
Hiram Berry was already fixing his things ready to go home when his phone rang. He stopped arranging his things and went to pick up his phone.
"Good evening. Hiram Berry speaking, how may I help you?" He answered his phone politely.
"Well, hello, Mr. Berry. I hope you'll still have a good evening after you hear what I'm going to say." A girl's authoritative voice said from the other line.
"What? Who's this? What do you mean?" Hiram asked feeling afraid and confused.
"It doesn't matter who I am. Call me a concerned citizen."
"WHO ARE YOU?!" Hiram yelled over his phone.
"Relax, do you want to hear something important about Rachel?"
"Wh- what about my daughter?"
"Well, do you know what keeps your little girl busy these past few weeks?" the girls from the other line asked with a light devilish chuckle.
"What are you saying?!"
"Apparently, your daughter's been dating an adult, Mr. Berry. A. FREAKING. ADULT.I suggest you take care of her and guard her from now on."