Girlfriends to Frenemies
Chapter 2
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It's been 18 hours since Rachel moved out, but hey, who says I'm counting?" Santana thought that morning on her way to work. Yes, I miss Rachel, a lot, but…no, no buts, she left it was her choice.
Yeah, but you could've stopped her…
I am not finna have an inner argument with myself like crazy people do! What is wrong with me? I wonder were Rachel is staying now?
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"Okay, so I want to start at the overture, then I want to do the entire show from top to bottom. Maybe two or three times. Oh my gosh! Elliot, hi! Come on in!" Rachel said talking to her band before greeting Elliot.
"Hey. Sorry, uh when you said you were going to be rehearsing on your day off, I assumed it would just be you running scales." Elliot said walking in to the NAYADA room.
"Well, you know, since I have Gina Gershon Jr. nipping at my heels here, I had to have Rupert, my director, ask Sidney, my producer if I could have a full band on retainer, at all times, so I can sing full voice just to keep my instrument really sharp." Rachel rambled off explaining to Elliot why she had a band. She had been trying to keep busy, so she wouldn't think about Santana.
"Wow, you have your own band. That's impressive."
"Oh yeah, you can borrow them anytime you want."
"Haha. Thanks, but in the meantime I got your rehearsal clothes dry cleaned, green tea with honey-lemon, and I got your very own key to my apartment." Elliot said handing Rachel's belongings to her.
"Aww Elliot! Seriously, what would I have done if your had turned me away at your door? I was like some heroine from a lost Tennessee Williams play." She replied thinking of when she knocked on his door late at night:
"They kicked me out…" Rachel said to Elliot "I had nowhere else to go."
"Umm...Yeah come in you can stay here…you can sleep on the couch" Elliot said moving to make up the couch. When he turned around he saw Rachel starring at the couch like she disagreed with her sleeping there, then turned her head to the bed.
"Elliot, I really appreciate this, but after everything, I believe that the only way I can recover is by sleeping in a warm and comfy bed." Rachel explained to Elliot.
"Yeah sure…" He said moving to gather his stuff so he could sleep on the couch.
"Thank you." Rachel said moving to his bathroom to get ready for bed, then going to sleep.
"So you're sure you're ok with me living with you, like indefinitely?" Rachel asked him.
"Yeah, it's cool. Like I said, my rent is so high, and I've been looking for a roommate anyway and-" Elliot replied back trying to see why they would kick her out. He's been trying to ask all week, but she'll change the subject.
"And now you have one, and I have a new best gay!" Rachel yelled opening her arms wide.
"Haha. Yeah, I kinda hate that term; it makes me feel like a pet." Elliot replied tying to sound friendly.
"What do you mean? It's so funny. You have done more for me in the past 24 hours than that traitor Kurt Hummel since graduation. I was just about to sing the entire funny girl score. Do you want to watch?" Rachel said rambling.
"Uhh.."
"Oh please, you could sing all the chorus parts if you want?"
"Tempting, and I do want to sing with you, but how about something a little more Rock and Roll? I was going to suggest this for Pamela Lansbury, but maybe you and I should give it a try?" Elliot said hanging Rachel the lyrics to the song.
"I think this is going to be a great start to a wonderful friendship. Hit it!" Rachel yelled tossing the paper across the room grabbing a mic.
Elliott:
So this ain't the end, I saw you again today
I had to turn my heart away, eeh
Smiled like the sun, kisses for everyone
And tales, it never fails, alright!
Rachel:
You lying so low into the weeds
Yeah, bet you wanna ambush me
Elliott (and Rachel):
You have me (down, down, down, down on my knees)
Now, wouldn't you (Barracuda)
Oh, yeah (Rachel: Oooh!)
Back over time we were all trying for free
You met up with porpoise and me, uh uh-huh
Rachel:
No right no wrong, selling a song, a name
Whisper game
And if the real thing don't do the trick
Elliott and Rachel:
You better make up something quick
(Elliott: You gonna) burn, burn, burn, burn, burn to the wick
Now, woo, Barracuda?
(Rachel: Awoo!) (Elliott: Oooh yeah!)
(Rachel: Oh yeah)
Elliott (Rachel):
Ooh, Barra-Barracuda (Barra-barracuda!)
Yeah! Yeah! Oooh noo woah! Oooh! C'mon yeah yeah! (Ooh!)
Yeah, yeah, yeah! Barracuda! (Ooh!)
Elliott and Rachel:
Oh! Oh! Oh! (Rachel: Ooh, hey)
Elliott:
Barracuda
Elliott and Rachel:
Barracuda!
Gosh that felt so good! It was great to get some steam out… Rachel thought.
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"Lady Hummel? Come here I need your tiny delicate elf-like fingers to help me fasten this weave?" Santana said while standing in the mirror after hearing the door open.
"Actually, it's Elliot…wow that's a lot of hair?" Elliot said.
"I take that as a compliment. It's all a part of my master plan to psyche out Rach-" She paused. "Berry so I can play Fanny Brice. First comes some amazing hair, she loves my hair, then I'll wear some incredibly sexy rehearsal clothes, because I know it'll turn her on which will distract her, and then I'm going to sneak into the theater and put up pictures of her in sophomore year when she was a little chunky, but she had the most adorable cheeks…ummm, to show her that once a fatty always a fatty. As God as my witness I will break her down. She needs to understand what she's missing. " Santana said, getting off track when she thought of the year she first started liking Rachel.
"Girl that's so high school. Why'd y'all break up?" Elliot asked but Santana ignored his question.
"Life is very high school, just with bigger stakes, and if you knew Berry the way that all of us do, then you'd be applauding me. In the beginning it's all sunshine and rainbows, but as soon as you go for something she wants there's a dark cloud that comes and whisks you away, and she will chew you up, and spit you out. She's like a Jewish Hillary Clinton." Santana said while placing the hair in her hands back down on the dresser.
"You know…I'm just here to get her sheet music, do you know where she keeps it?" Elliot said sighing.
"Up her butt." Santana replied turning back towards Elliot.
"Seriously, she asked me to come and pick it up. I mean she's moving into my apartment, and-" Elliot stated before getting interrupted.
"Whoa. Wait. What did you just say?" Santana asked. "How could you do this to me" Santana said starting to raise her voice. "You are such a traitor."
"A, I hardly even know you, and B, she needed the place to stay, and I needed the money." Elliot said defending himself.
"You need money?" Santana asked then continued once she saw him nod his head. "I think Auntie Snix can help you out with that." She said with a faraway look on her face.
"I have to get to work in a hour, and I still have to get dressed, but meet me at the diner later!" Santana yelled running towards the bathroom to shower.
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Santana and Elliot were at a booth talking about how 'Auntie Snix' could get him money by him helping with her lines, when Rachel walked in.
"Rachel you're late!" Their boss said.
"I know, sorry I was at a fitting, but I'm here now." She replied.
"Table five has been waiting for you." He told her before walking away.
"Here we go…" Kurt mumbled under his breath.
"Hey Rachel!" Santana said sarcastically cheerful.
"What is going on here? What's going on we have a plot going on against her remember?" Rachel said
"Actually I'm paying Elliot here to run lines with me, because they will be letter-perfect by the time you have a tragic accident leaving you on the sidelines horribly disfigured, or did that already happen? I can't tell." Santana said looking at Elliot then to Rachel.
"For the millionth time Santana that will never ever happen! I gave you the apartment, I gave you Kurt, and you'll never ever play this part, but you can't take my new best friend." Rachel said
"Rachel, you don't own him." Kurt butted in.
"I'm not speaking to you traitor!" She yelled back
"Rachel there's a couple at table three, who come here every year for the wife's birthday, and they request a number. Her name is Gloria and she requests a certain song…" Their boss said coming to the area they were at.
"Happy Birthday?" Rachel asked.
"No, Gloria by Laura Branigan?" He asked.
"Okay well, even though I'm on break, I'll take the lead on this one since Rachel obviously can't handle that song. Come on bestie, back me up?" Santana asked pulling Elliot with her.
"How about you back us both up while we sing and you tell us who's best at the end?" Rachel asked before they started singing…
[Santana, Elliot, Rachel, all, both E&S, both E&R, both R&S]
Gloria, you're always on the run now
Running after somebody, you got to get him somehow
I think you've got to slow down before you start to blow it
I think you're headed for a breakdown, so be careful not to show it
You really don't remember, was it something that they said?
Are the voices in your head calling Gloria?
Gloria, don't you think you're falling?
'No Elliot! Get off my baby' Santana thought as she saw them rubbing body to body
If everybody wants you, why isn't anybody calling?
You don't have to answer
Leave them hanging on the li-ine, oh-oh-oh, calling Gloria
'Santana and Elliot were way too close to each other, I had to break that up.' Rachel thought after she saw them leaning into each other, smiling hard.
Gloria (Gloria), I think they got your number (Gloria)
I think they got your alias (Gloria)
That you've been living under (Gloria)
But you really don't remember
Ooh!
Was it something that they said?
Ooh!
Are the voices in your head,
Ooh!
Calling Gloria?
Gloria!
A-ha-ha, a-ha-ha, (Gloria)
Oh Gloria!
Ooh (Gloria!) Oooh!
Ooh! (Gloria!)
I think they got your number Ooh!
(Gloria!)
Gloria! Ooh!
(Gloria!) Ooh-oh-oh-oh!
Gloria! Do-do
Uh oh!
Gloria! Gloria!
Ooh!
(Gloria!) They gotcha, they gotcha number!
Gloria!
Throughout the whole song Rachel and Santana was playing human tug-a-war with Elliot and battling each other while singing. Once it was over they were on stage, and before moving over to Elliot, Santana sneaked in a tickle towards Rachel, so she could get to him first.
"Alright Starchild, it's time to settle this once and for all. Who's better?" Santana said to Elliot once the song was over.
"You're both pretty, and…I'm not going to pick sides or choose favorites or whatever-" Elliot replied back.
"Yeah well sometimes you have to-" Rachel said
"Well maybe, but not me and not for this. You know what until y'all can figure this out; I'm out of the band. Santana you can find a new scene partner, Rachel you can still be my roommate, but I'm not your new gay, and Kurt you may be used to this craziness, but I'm not. I'm over it!" Elliot yelled before walking out of the restaurant.
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Kurt was starting to get tired off their arguing so he tried to sit them down to talk…
"There's no point in trying to make peace Kurt, I'm not interested." Rachel said.
"Neither am I, although if you could clear out some space here I'd be happy to do this Lima Heights style. Two men enter one man leaves."
"I'm going to give you both one last time to act like adults and put the stupidity away." Kurt said trying to help them out.
"OK my feelings are my feelings Kurt and they're not going to change even if Santana admits she was wrong." Rachel said . "You broke this, you broke us up."
"No, I didn't but I'm going to break something. You are literally the most selfish bitch, I've ever met, or dated for that matter." Santana replied back feeling bad for calling Rachel a bitch, but needing to get it off her chest.
"Ok we promised each we'd stick together for two years, you guys didn't even last for two months. You guys don't care about no one but yourselves. What about me, what about the fact that I lost a roommate or that you scared Elliot so much that he's thinking about quitting the band?" Kurt asked "This isn't about the band Kurt, Santana and I are both professionals." Rachel stated.
"Exactly, Blink 182 hated each other and still found a way to continue to suck as a band for years." Santana said. Kurt didn't know, but they were Rachel's guilty pleasure, she loved them, and when Santana made a comment about them she stared at her shocked, but chose not to say anything, and instead became even more mad.
"You know what; you guys don't have to worry about the band. You all are out. Pamela Lansbury is dead. I'm going to start a new band with Elliot and Dani, it's going to be trio." Kurt said standing up to leave.
"Wait so my own girlfriend has agreed to kick me out of the band?" Santana asked.
"Wait! What? When did you and Dani start dating?" Rachel asked. How could she just move on with someone else so fast? Did she really love me or not.
"Your new girlfriend wants to sing, and she can't do that with you two arguing all the time." Kurt replied ignoring Rachel. "Look here is a flier for our first gig, I hope you guys can stop fighting long enough to come and watch us play." Kurt said starting to walk away.
"Thank you Kurt I know I'll be there, I don't know about Santana. She may not be able to rise above." Rachel said before he was completely gone.
'I'll be there, but just know to stay on your side of the room, dwarf." Santana replied, using the nickname she had for Rachel in high school.
"I think I saw a squirrel coming out of the back of your hair." She replied mocking her hair.
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At the gig:
"Okay, the way I see is that we have two options right now. We can start an all-out catfight right here in the middle of this bar-" Rachel stated before being interrupted.
"Which I would win-"
"Or, for the sake of Kurt, we can just pretend to be friends even if it's just for tonight." She finished
"Fine, but just for tonight, and only because I don't want to get your blood all over my outfit."
'She does look really beautiful in her attire.' Thought Rachel
Both had been joking about the fight, but both wore serious faces to appear as though they didn't care about the other as Santana sat down next to Rachel. Once she was settled Kurt came up to the microphone to address the crowd.
"Hello everybody, I'm Kurt, and welcome. I know most of you were excited to see Pamela Lansbury perform tonight, but unfortunately, I have some sad news. Pamela Lansbury… c'est fini." Kurt started.
"What?" Someone yelled from the crowd
"Do not worry, because rising from the ashes like a phoenix, I give you New York's new singing thruple 'One Three Hill'. You know, a year ago, if someone would've asked me if I ever thought I'd be a part of a trio, I would've said absolutely. Maybe not this combination exactly, as amazing as they are, but I guess it's like they say 'Life is one long and windy road, and you are never sure what might happen'. Speaking of which…" Kurt trailed of before starting to sing 'The Happening'
Rachel glanced at Santana when he spoke about being in a trio, before remembering she was mad at her, and turning away.
Kurt (Dani and Elliott):
Hey, life, look at me
I can see the reality (Beware of The Happening!)
'Cause when you shook me, took me outta my world
Kurt with Dani and Elliott:
I woke up.
Suddenly I just woke up
To The Happening!
Woah!
Dani (Elliott and Kurt):
One day you're up (One day you're up)
Then you turn around (When you turn around)
You find your world (You find your world)
Is tumbling down (Is comin' down)
It happened to me (with Elliott and Kurt: and it can happen to you)
(Oo oo) I was sure, (Oo oo) I felt secure
Until love took a detour (Beware of The Happening!)
Yeah! I'm riding high on top of the world
Dani with Elliott and Kurt:
It happened
Suddenly it just happened
The Happening!
Oooh!
Elliott (Dani and Kurt):
Now I see life (Now I see life)
For what it is (For what it is)
It's not of dreams (It's not of dreams)
It's not of bliss (It's not of bliss)
Elliott (with Dani and Kurt):
(It happened to me and) it can happen to you (Dani and Kurt: Once!)
Kurt and Elliott (Dani):
And then it happened (And then it happened)
Oo, and then it happened (Oo! It happened!)
Oo, (Uh!) and then it happened (And then it happened)
Oo, and then it happened (And then it happened!)
Kurt (Elliott and Dani):
(Oo oo) Is it real? (Oo oo) Is it fake?
Is this game of life a mistake? (Beware of The Happening!)
'Cause when I lost the love I thought was mine
Kurt with Dani and Elliott:
For certain
Suddenly I start hurtin'
Kurt (Dani and Elliott):
(The Happening!)
I saw the light (Oo oo) too late (Oo oo)
When that fickle finger of fate (Beware of The Happening!)
Kurt with Dani and Elliott:
Take care of,
Then you better beware of
The Happening
Woah oh!
xXx
The next day Rachel went to the loft because she didn't feel comfortable washing her delicates at Elliot's house, and she remembered that she left panties in Santana's new dresser, so she went to get some. When she went through the draw she saw Santana panties in there now and couldn't tell which were hers, and she also saw a candle.
"What are you doing going through my panties Rachel?" Santana asked Rachel, not in the mood for an argument.
Rachel didn't know what to say so she made something up. "Well before you moved in and placed all you hooker panties in, this draw was full of my scented candles. Elliot's lovely but he seems to only know how to cook with cumin and curry." Rachel said
"Please you loved those panties, and can we just talk about how you had a draw full of scented candles?" Santana asked making jokes.
"Maybe another time. You know it's funny but I realized I didn't have any girl friends in New York City other than you, and now I don't have that." Rachel said to Santana.
"Yeah I guess you're right, you were my only girlfriend in high school. Brittany doesn't count because I kinda had a thing for her, and I guess I have Quinn, but seeing as she only lives an hour away, and I've never thought about calling her, should say something." Santana replied.
"Yeah, we were all so competitive and focused on fighting over boys and solos. I mean Kurt and Elliot are great, but it's just something about talking to someone who gets it. You know?" Ignoring the part about Brittany; she started to feel as though they were getting places so she asked her a question. "Santana I just don't get it, why my part? Why my understudy?"
"To tell you the truth, it was just supposed to be a surprise. I saw an opportunity to show you that I was trying. Then we got into the fight, and I realize that even if it is just the understudy, that this could be good for me. If you were me and you got the understudy you'd be doing anything to get the part, and that's just what I'm doing. It was never my intention to make you angry." Santana said trying to be honest.
Then the doors opened to the loft, and the new trio walked in.
"Wow you two in a room alone together and you're still alive? That has to be an improvement." Kurt said trying to be funny.
"We were just going to rehearse. Kurt picked out the best trio song ever." Elliot said, joining the conversation.
"I was just leaving…" Rachel said heading towards the door. She didn't want to be in the same room with Santana anymore, maybe it was because of her and Dani happening so fast.
"Yea, me too…" Santana replied moving to leave also. Rachel slowed down so she could walk with Santana when Dani started talking.
"No babe stay? Then I'll feel less guilty for being ok with Kurt kicking you out of the band." Dani said in a sweet voice. Rachel was starting to get very jealous.
"I have to go to work…" Santana said back sweetly. Rachel was definitely hurt by that.
"Hey for the record, I think you both are awesome, and if you could at least start working together and patch things up I would love to work with you." Elliot said trying to get them to stop their argument.
Santana glanced over at Rachel to see her reaction, but before she could she shot his idea down… "Well, I don't see that happening any time soon, and I have to go to rehearsal." Rachel said walking out, leaving Santana to have to agree.
"Yeah, me neither." She said, then turned to Elliot and Kurt muttering 'You're a trader', before kissing Dani's cheek, and walking out after Rachel, who heard and saw the whole thing.
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After rehearsal Rachel was listening to her iPod, and a song started playing. It was a song that herself and Santana used to sing all the time.
Santana also started to sing this after hearing during her shift.
Kurt, Dani, Elliot, and what felt like more, also song it at the same time.
Tina (with Artie, Blaine and Sam):
I know this pain
(Why do you lock yourself up in these chains?)
Blaine:
No one can change your life except for you
Artie:
Don't ever let anyone step all over you
Blaine with Artie, Sam and Tina:
Just open your heart and your mind (Blaine: Mmm)
Sam with Artie, Blaine and Tina:
Is it really fair to feel this way inside? (Sam: Oh!)
Kurt with Elliott and Dani:
Some day somebody's gonna make you want to
Turn around and say goodbye
Until then baby are you going to let them
Hold you down and make you cry
Blaine:
Don't you know?
Artie and Tina with Blaine and Sam:
Don't you know things can change
Things'll go your way
Artie, Blaine and Sam (Tina):
(If you hold) Hold on for one more day
Blaine, Tina and Sam with Artie:
If you hold on for one more day
Things'll go your way
Tina and Blaine with Artie and Sam:
Hold on for one more day
Rachel:
Mmm... You can sustain (You can sustain)
Or are you comfortable with the pain?
As Rachel was singing she thought of the good times when she would come home from work, and Santana would have a nice dinner ready for them, and the days when she worked overtime and would come home late, how Santana would be on the couch, and she'd grab her hand and let her cuddle with her in her bed, and so much more. She was just wishing that everything could go back to normal, and how she couldn't wait for that day.
Santana:
You've got no one to blame for your unhappiness (No baby)
You got yourself into your own mess (Rachel: Oooh)
As Santana sang, she was thinking how everything going on between Rachel and herself was her fault. If she just hadn't auditioned, or shouldn't have talked and yelled back at her. She wished she could erase everything that happened and try it again, but she knew she couldn't fix things with Rachel. They were too far messed up to be fixed, and that made this song bittersweet.
Kurt with Elliott:
Lettin' your worries pass you by (Dani with One Three Hill: Lettin' your worries pass you by)
Baby, Don't you think it's worth your
Kurt, Elliott and Dani:
Time
To change your mind? (Elliott with One Three Hill: No! no!)
As Kurt was singing he thought of how he wished things were better between Rachel and Santana, don't get him wrong he liked Dani, but Rachel and Santana or Pezberry, it's what Brittany calls them, was true, once in a lifetime love, and he couldn't wait for the day when they started to get back together.
Artie, Blaine, Sam and Tina:
Some day somebody's gonna make you want to
Turn around and say goodbye
Until then baby are you going to let them
Hold you down and make you cry
Blaine:
Don't you know?
Artie, Blaine, Sam and Tina:
Don't you know things can change
Things'll go your way
Artie, Blaine and Sam (Tina):
(If you hold) Hold on for one more day
Artie, Blaine, Sam and Tina:
If you hold on for one more day
Things'll go your way (Rachel: Things'll go your way)
Tina with Blaine, Artie and Sam:
Hold on for one more day
Kurt with Elliott and Dani:
Some day somebody's gonna make you want to
Turn around and say goodbye (Santana: And say goodbye!)
Until then baby are you going to let them
Hold you down and make you cry (Santana: Oooh)
Blaine:
Don't you know
Artie and Tina with Blaine and Sam:
Don't you know (Kurt: No!) things can change (Kurt: No!)
Things'll go your way
Tina with One Three Hill, Sam and Artie (with Blaine):
If you hold (Blaine: Hold on) (for one more day)
Rachel (Tina):
(Yeah) Just hold on! (Blaine: Hold on) (Hold on!)
(Don't you know!) (Santana: Hold on)
Blaine:
Don't you know?
Artie, Blaine, Sam and Tina:
Don't you know things can change
Things'll go your way (Dani: Way!)
Santana with One Three Hill, Artie, Blaine, Sam and Tina:
If you hold (Blaine: Hold on) (Tina with Blaine and Santana: for one more day,)
Santana with One Three Hill and Artie, Blaine, Sam and Tina:
Hold on
Artie and Tina with Blaine, Sam and One Three Hill:
Hold on for one more day
'Cause it's gonna go your way
Elliott and Dani with One Three Hill, Blaine, Sam, Artie and Tina:
Hold on for one more day
Elliott with Dani and Kurt:
Things'll go your way (Rachel with Artie: Things'll go your way)
Kurt, Elliott and Dani:
Hold on for one more day
As everyone finished singing, they all thought the same thing: Keep holding on to hope, and never give up.
xXx
A couple weeks later, everything was going great, there weren't any big arguments with Rachel and Santana. Everything was going great, well until Kurt came from the back of the diner…
"Oh my gosh!"
"Now what? Did your band get a gig playing a huge show at the union square subway station?" Santana asked mockingly.
"Why do you want to know? So you can still his dream too?" Rachel yelled at Santana
"Exactly" Santana replied
"Its glee club. They've been disbanded. They didn't win at nationals, so Sue is turning the glee room into a computer lab or something, and she's not backing down. It's over." Kurt said interrupting their banter.
They all stared at each other grimly before making a plan to go back to Lima. To go back to the place where good and bad things happened in their lives.
xXx
-K