A/N: requested by purrpickle, who has AMAZING one-shots. In honor of that, part of this chapter is based on two of her one-shots, chapter 163 and 164 in her story Pieces.
A/N: The Cheerios in Glee Club never quit cheerleading.
Finn Hudson walked into the choir room to see the girl Santana Lopez, the girl he lost his virginity to, and Rachel Berry, his ex-girlfriend, sitting closely together and talking quietly. Santana whispered something that caused Rachel to blush and giggle. When Santana had told Rachel that she and Finn had slept together, Finn had expected Rachel and Santana's behavior toward one another to grow even more tense and filled with hatred, but it had had quite the opposite effect. The two girls had grown extremely close since the Finchel breakup and it actually seemed as if they were... friends. Finn would never understand that and he stared at the two as he sat down immediately behind him, oblivious to the eye rolls the two girls were giving him as he cleared his throat loudly.
Rachel and Santana had snuck into the choir room early for a few minutes of alone time before Glee Club began. For some reason, instead of causing the girls to hate each other even more, Santana revealing that she and Finn had slept together resulted in a friendship, which (unknown to the Glee Club) quickly turned into a secret relationship. The reason they were keeping it a secret was because Santana didn't want Rachel to have to deal with Finn attempting to convince her that Santana was just using her to try to make him jealous and Rachel didn't want Santana to have to deal with everyone saying how wrong it was to date Rachel after sleeping with her boyfriend. When she first suggested it, Santana had been afraid that Rachel would think that it was because she was Rachel Berry and that was not the case. Over the five and a half months that they'd been together Santana had grown to admire and adore all of the qualities that made Rachel Berry, well... Rachel Berry.
Santana was totally loving how Rachel was giggling in her ear as she whispered to her smaller companion. She loved being able to be the one to make Rachel smile and laugh the way she did when she was happy. Santana had grown quite familiar with both actions and she loved them more everyday. She was telling Rachel how they were going to spend their spring break, and most of her plans didn't involve people or well... clothes. At first, Rachel had been apalled by Santana's dirty talk, but she quickly learned to have an appreciation for it, especially when Santana went through with her promises that she made.
FLASHBACK
Rachel and Santana were on Santana's bed, making out. Rachel was lying on Santana, who was holding the diva very close with her arms. She pulled her lips away from the other girl's and moved to whisper in her ear. "Babe, someday I'm going to fuck you so hard you're going to see stars." she rasped. Gasping, Rachel pulled away slightly. Santana groaned internally, knowing she'd just killed the mood. Suddenly, Rachel was back on her, hips grinding into her own. Rachel smirked when Santana moaned as she latched onto her neck.
"Mmm... did you like that?" she asked, her voice taking on a husky tone.
"Mmhmm... oh fuck!" she yelled as Rachel continued grinding into her. Rachel leaned down and put her lips to Santana's ear.
"I wish you would." she whispered. Santana's eyes flew open and she searched the diva's eyes. Beyond the darkness of lust, she saw trust and want... and she thought she may have saw a hint of love, but she wasn't going to dwell on that because that would definitely kill the mood. She didn't have to ask Rachel if she was sure. She knew. As if answering an unasked question, Rachel nodded slightly before kissing Santana softly. Santana gently flipped them over.
"I'm going to make this good for you, Rach. I promise." she whispered. Rachel nodded. "And then I'll fuck you until you see stars." she continued, wearing her signature Santana Lopez smirk.
END FLASHBACK
Rachel was blushing so much that Santana couldn't help but smile. Out of the corner of her eye, Rachel saw a rather jealous giant and sighed. "S, Finn's here." she whispered. Sighing, Santana nodded.
"This conversation isn't over yet." she whispered, rolling her eyes as Finn cleared his throat from behind them. The rest of Glee Club started to file in and began discussing the possibilities of what the "surprise" that Mr. Schue had told them about would be.
"Maybe the Glee Club's budget has been expanding and the school is buying us all cars like Carmel did for Vocal Adrenaline." Kurt Hummel, Rachel's best friend, said.
"That'd be pretty sick." Santana agreed.
"Yea, but there's no way in hell Coach Sylvester would let that happen. If the school was going to be getting anyone cars, it'd be the Cheerios." Mercedes Jones, Rachel's other best friend, said.
"Maybe he's getting us getting year-long all you can eat passes to Breadstix." Lauren Zizes said as she ate a candy bar. Santana's eyes lit up and Rachel put a hand on her knee to keep the girl from running to find their teacher.
"Maybe he's getting Lord Tubbington a new bed. His broke last night." Brittany Pierce, Santana's best friend, said. Everyone looked at each other. Quinn Fabray, Santana's other best friend, just closed her eyes as her boyfriend, Sam Evans, tried to understand what Brittany said.
"I doubt that that's the surprise, Brittany." Rachel said gently. The tall blonde shrugged.
"Then maybe he's getting us all ducks. I kinda miss having a bird in my locker." she said. Rachel raised an eyebrow at Santana, who shrugged with a smile. She'd given up trying to explain Brittany to people a long time ago.
"Maybe he's getting us some sheet music that isn't from the 1980s." Artie Abrams said. Tina Cohen-Chang nodded in agreement.
"Maybe he's finally letting us get legit revenge on Jesse St. Jackass and the rest of Vocal Adrenaline for egging Rachel." Noah 'Puck' Puckerman said with an evil grin. Rachel grimaced at the memory and Santana's eyes briefly flashed with fury.
"Or maybe we get to meet Barbra Streisand." Rachel said with a dreamy look on her face.
"That'd be pretty cool." Finn quickly agreed. Santana rolled her eyes.
"What do you know about Barbra Streisand other than the fact that she's Rachel's idol?" she asked. Ignoring her, Finn looked at Rachel.
"Maybe you can tell me all about her over dinner at Breadstix?" he asked. Before Rachel could answer, Will Schuester walked in.
"Sorry Finn, but you all are going to be a little busy tonight." he said.
"What are we going to be doing?" Mike Chang asked. Their teacher smiled.
"You all are going to be packing. We're taking a club trip to see Disney World over spring break. We leave in two days. I just got Figgins to sign off on it." he said. Santana smiled before she realized what that exactly meant. Her plans with Rachel were vanishing and she could tell by her girlfriend's expression that there was no way she could talk her into staying in Lima. Santana sighed as they walked to her car.
"San, Disney World can be just as romantic as your family's secluded cabin." Rachel said.
"Yea, I know, but we can't be ourselves at Disney World. I was looking forward to a week of alone time with you and only you." Santana said. Rachel smiled apologetically.
"I know, baby, but I promise we'll sneak away at some point. Maybe we can convince Mr. Schue to let us share a room." she said. Santana smiled at the suggestion.
"I guess that would be okay. I can still kiss you in private. I mean, we could have sex if it weren't for that fact that you're freaking loud when we do." Santana teased. Rachel raised an eyebrow. "I didn't say I didn't like it." the Latina continued. Rachel smirked a bit and Santana drove Rachel to her house so that she could have some alone time with her girlfriend.
When Rachel arrived to school the next morning, she went straight to the choir room as she normally did. What she wasn't expecting was to see Santana and Brittany in the choir room. She couldn't hear what they were saying, but she felt her jaw drop as she saw Santana - her Santana - gently brush a piece of hair out of Brittany's face and cup her cheek as she spoke softly before resting her own forehead on the blonde's. Rachel wanted to walk away, but she couldn't move. Suddenly, Santana pulled Brittany into a hug and squeezed her close, whispering something. Holding back tears, Rachel ran away.
Santana was waiting in the choir room to surprise Rachel with some Santana/Rachel time before school when her best friend walked in, obviously upset. Jumping out of the chair she was sitting in, Santana ran to the blonde. "Britts, what's wrong?" Santana asked, growing furious but at the same time concerned. She wanted to find out who hurt Brittany so that she could kill them. Santana/Rachel time could wait for a few minutes.
"Artie... he... we got in a fight." Brittany managed to get out. Santana's eyes narrowed.
"What did he say?" she asked.
"He said I cheated on him with you." Santana raised an eyebrow.
"We haven't made out in months." she said. 'Not since I started dating Rachel.' she thought. Brittany nodded.
"I know." she said.
"Well, why does he think we're sneaking around behind his back? Has anyone else said anything?" she asked, hoping the diva didn't hear this rumor. Brittany shook her head.
"I don't know why he thinks we're cheating, but we aren't. I told him that, but he didn't believe me." Brittany said.
"Oh, Britts..." Santana said, brushing a piece of hair that had fallen out of her face. She cupped her friend's cheek. "Look, just keep telling the truth and eventually he'll believe you. If he really loves you, he'll realize that you'd never cheat on him." she whispered, resting her forehead on her best friend's. Brittany smiled.
"Thanks, S. You're my best friend." she said. Santana hugged her and squeezed.
"You're mine, too." she whispered before pulling away. "You good?" she asked. Brittany nodded. "Okay... I'm going to go. I told Rachel we could hang out a bit before school started." she said. Brittany nodded.
"I'm glad you and Rachel became friends." the blonde said. Santana smiled.
"Me too, B." she said, waving as she walked out in search of her favorite girl.
Rachel tried not to look as she saw Santana approaching her in the auditorium. "Sup, Berry?" she asked, smiling softly though quickly frowning as she was met with a cold stare. "What's up with you?" she asked.
"I'm surprised you have time to talk to me. You seemed pretty cozy in the choir room." Rachel snapped. Santana raised an eyebrow.
"You saw that?" she asked. Rachel nodded. "Oh shit. I can see how that could look bad, but it wasn't what it looked like, I promise. Will you let me explain?" she asked. Rachel sighed.
"I guess." she said, leaning against the piano.
"Okay. I was waiting for you, actually. I wanted to surprise you and have some alone time before school. Anyway, while I was waiting, Brittany came in crying. She's my best friend, so naturally I was upset. Her and Artie got in a fight and I was letting her talk about it." Santana said. Rachel's face had softened a little. "He accused her of cheating on him and I was telling her that if he really loves her, he'll realize that she'd never do that to him. I know what that probably looked like, but I swear that's what happened." Santana said, conviently leaving out who Artie accused Brittany of cheating on him with. Rachel didn't need to know that part. Rachel looked down.
"I'm sorry. I should have trusted you." she whispered. Santana nodded.
"I'd never do that to you, Rach." she whispered. Rachel nodded.
"I know... I just... I know about you and Brittany and I know that this shouldn't be happening. Not just because you slept with Finn, but because of who we are. I'm the captain of the Glee Club and you're second-in-command. We shouldn't be together. We shouldn't even be friends so sometimes I freak out because I fear that you'll come to your senses and realize that you don't want to be with me and you want to be with someone cool and popular, like Brittany." Rachel whispered. Santana shook her head.
"I only want to be with you, Rach. I swear." she said, kissing the tiny brunette.
The next day, the New Directions were sitting in the airport, waiting to get on the plane to get them to Disney World. Santana and Rachel were sitting next to each other, looking at something on Rachel's iPhone. Santana looked up and saw Artie and Brittany talking. The blonde had texted her the night before as she was packing to tell her that they'd made up. Santana was honestly happy for her best friend. They may have had something once, but Santana was fully committed to Rachel now, even if they were still a secret.
"San?" Rachel said. Santana turned around with a smile on her face.
"Yea B... erry?" she said, stopping herself before she could say 'babe.' Rachel raised an eyebrow, but continued speaking.
"We're getting on the plane now." she said, standing up. Nodding, Santana stood up and grabbed her carry on bag, as well as Rachel's. "I can carry it." Rachel protested. Santana shook her head.
"Shut up and walk." she said, pushing the girl forward. They'd managed to score seats together and moved to find them.
"San, what's your definition of 'Happiest Place on Earth?'" Rachel asked. Santana smirked and leaned over.
"Anywhere that you and I are naked and gettin' our mack on." she whispered. Rachel shivered, but remained cool.
"Tonight... maybe." she whispered. They'd gotten their room assignments and Santana and Rachel were rooming together. A few hours later, they were arriving at their hotel. Santana grabbed their keys and the pair went to their room, Santana tackling Rachel on one of the beds as they entered the room and set their bags down. "I said tonight, Santana." Rachel laughed. Santana shrugged.
"I can do it anytime, baby." she said, smirking. Rachel rolled her eyes and kissed the Latina.
"We have to be downstairs in thirty minutes. Mr. Schuester wants to go to dinner and then go shopping. Let's get ready." she said. Santana sighed, but allowed Rachel to straighten her hair and do her make up, shamelessly flirting with each other as they did so.
"Okay guys. There's a restaraunt called Planet Hollywood across the street. We're going to eat there and then go shopping." Mr. Schuester said. They made the long walk to the restaraunt with Santana walking very close to Rachel. When they arrived, they put their names on the list and waited inside. As they did, Rachel moved to talk to Kurt and Mercedes and Santana moved to talk to Quinn and Brittany.
"Hey diva. How's your sexy Latina?" Kurt asked. Rachel blushed, wishing she had never slipped and told them about her and Santana.
FLASHBACK
Kurt, Rachel, and Mercedes were sitting in Rachel's room two days after Valentine's Day when Mercedes saw a box of vegan chocolates and candy hearts, a vase with what looked like a dozen - maybe more - red roses, a vase of yellow tulips - Rachel's favorite flowers -, and a card on the diva's dresser. "Rach, who gave you that?" Mercedes asked. Rachel looked over, saw what Mercedes was referring to, and blushed.
"No one." she mumbled. Rolling her eyes, Mercedes reached for the card. "Wait, don't." Rachel said, but it was too late.
"Hot damn. Is this for real?" she asked. Rachel bit her lip.
"What?" Kurt asked, grabbing the card. He quickly looked up. "Seriously?" he asked, turning the card around so that the note was visible.
Happy Valentine's Day superstar! I know it'll be as amazing as you are, especially if you say yes to this next question...
Will you be my Valentine? :)
God Rach, why do you make me want to be so freaking mushy and romantic all the time? And why am I okay with it? :) Whatever, I'll do anything to keep that adorable smile on your face. Happy Valentine's Day, baby! - Santana
"Are you and Santana dating?" Kurt asked, laughing with Mercedes. Rachel bit her lip and looked away. "Oh my god. You're dating Santana?" he asked. The small diva nodded.
"How long?" Mercedes asked.
"After Santana told me about her and Finn, she came over to apologize for the way she told me and we got to talking. We ended up hanging out for the entire day and we had a lot of fun, so we decided to start hanging out, you know as friends. A few weeks later, it became a lot more than that and I realized I started having feelings... real feelings for her and she told me that she felt the same way. She kissed me and well... I didn't want to stop and neither did she, so we didn't." Rachel said. Mercedes and Kurt nodded. "We're keeping it a secret, so please don't say anything to anyone. Especially Finn." Rachel said, looking at Kurt.
"We'll keep your secret, Rachel." Kurt promised.
END FLASHBACK
And they had. That wasn't to say that they didn't constantly tease Rachel about Santana or tease Santana about being whipped - Santana would start to get mad, but Rachel would usually just kiss her and she'd forget what they were talking about - when they were all alone. Thinking about that day, Rachel fingered the necklace and ring (Santana had been hesitant about getting Rachel a ring, but it was just a band with her name carved into it and Rachel loved it) that Santana had given her as well. She only took them off when she was showering or sleeping. "Santana is doing just fine, Kurt." Rachel said, glaring at the boy, who laughed.
Santana stood next to Quinn and Brittany, talking. "So, S, how are you and Rachel?" Quinn asked, lowering her voice. Santana smiled. Quinn and Brittany found out about the couple the same day as Kurt and Mercedes.
FLASHBACK
The Unholy Trinity was hanging out in Santana's room. The Latina had recieved a text saying that her girlfriend was hanging out with Mercedes and Kurt, so she'd invited Quinn and Brittany over for some much needed best friend time. Quinn walked out of Santana's en suite bathroom and looked over at the dresser, frowning at the box of Santana's favorite candy, box of breadsticks from Breadstix, a vase of pink tulips, a vase with a dozen red roses, and the card. Picking up the card, she looked at Santana.
"Who gave you this?" she asked, opening the card.
"Q, wait. Don't read that." Santana said, knowing she was too late as Quinn's eyebrows sky rocketed.
"Are you kidding? Rachel Berry?" she asked. Santana shrugged.
"I guess she's got a crush on me or something." she said. Quinn scoffed.
"Apparently its mutual." she said, handing Brittany the card. Brittany smiled and showed Santana the card as if she hadn't read it a hundred times.
Happy Valentine's Day, beautiful! You don't know how much it means to me that I get to spend this one (and hopefully many more in the future) with you. I hope you like the candy, breadsticks, earrings, and bracelet that I got for you. You're so amazing and I'm so blessed that I get the chance to be with you. Happy Valentine's day, baby! - Rachel
"Look, Rachel and I started hanging out after I told her about me and Finn and it just sorta happened. I really like her, so could you try to be a little nicer to her?" Santana asked. They nodded. "Oh and can you keep it quiet. We aren't ready to come out yet." she said.
"No problem, S." Quinn said.
END FLASHBACK
Smiling, Santana absently played with the bracelet that was on her wrist. She jumped when Quinn snapped her fingers in her face. "Rachel's fine, Q." she answered.
"Apparently." Quinn said, looking past her. Santana turned around to see Kurt, Mercedes, and Rachel along with another girl who was standing really close to Rachel and flirting with Santana's girl.
"What the fuck?" she asked, moving forward. Quinn reached out, grabbed her arm, and pulled her back.
"Calm down, San." she hissed.
"Q, if you don't let go of me, you'll lose that hand of yours." Santana said, never ceasing her action of glaring at the whore in question. Quinn rolled her eyes.
"You don't scare me. And you can't go over there. First, you guys aren't out. Second, even if that girl is hitting on Rachel, she's not flirting back. She's just being Rachel, which involves talking. If you go over there and flip out, its just going to piss her off." Quinn said. Santana growled, but backed off, though she continued her glaring.
"That bitch better watch herself." Santana said, barely managing to smile as Rachel looked over, saw her staring, and waved with a smile. They were soon led to their table, and Santana may or may not have pushed the flirtatious bitch with her shoulder as she walked past. She sat with Brittany and Quinn on one end of the table and Rachel was with Kurt and Mercedes a few seats over. Throughout the meal, Rachel noticed that their waiter payed extra attention to her girlfriend. Frowning, Rachel glared at him every time he spoke to Santana.
"What the hell is he doing?" she whispered, standing up as he leaned close to the Latina. Kurt and Mercedes pulled her down.
"Rachel, calm down." Mercedes said. Rachel shook her head.
"I'm about to go tell that waiter to learn to shut the fuck up and leave my girlfriend alone." she whispered. He stood up and cleared his throat.
"Can I get you guys anything?" he asked, smiling at Santana with a wink. Rachel rolled her eyes.
"Don't you have other tables to attend to?" she snapped. Everyone turned to her with wide eyes. Blushing, Rachel looked at Santana and saw that she had an eyebrow raised in confusion. "I mean, can I get some more water please?" she asked. Confused, he nodded and took her glass.
"Rachel, you're acting like a jealous bitch. That's not you." Kurt said. Rachel gaped at him.
"No I'm not. I have every right to be upset. He's been undressing her with his eyes this entire meal!" she hissed. He raised an eyebrow.
"And Santana's been undressing you with her eyes the entire day. Even right now as she staring at you in confusion, which is understandable after that outburst. She's totally imagining you naked." he said. Rachel blushed again and turned to see Santana, who was looking at her. Rachel had a feeling Kurt was right, and her suspicion was confirmed when Santana unconciously licked her lips, smirked, and returned to her food. The waiter returned with Rachel's water before returning to Santana's side.
"So... what was up with dinner?" Santana asked when they were back in their hotel room. Rachel blushed and turned around to find herself face to face with the Latina.
"I was jealous." she mumbled. Santana raised an eyebrow.
"Want to know a secret?" she asked. Rachel nodded. "I got jealous when that whore was flirting with you." she admitted. Rachel smiled.
"I know. I could tell by the look on your face." she said. Santana grinned.
"Well, just know that no one can come between us, so you have nothing to worry about." she assured her small girlfriend. Rachel nodded and kissed the Latina.
The next morning, Rachel had to drag Santana out of bed, but they managed to get downstairs at the time that Mr. Schue had requested. The Glee Club spent the entire day riding rides, seeing the shows, and just being kids again. It was nice to get away from all the drama and stress that came with high school and a town as small as Lima. By the time that darkness came around, Rachel was tired, but she was determined to stay awake for the firework show at Magic Kingdom. As they waited, Santana sat next to Rachel on a bench and handed her a frozen lemonade. The rest of the club had gotten ice cream, but as a vegan, Rachel coudn't eat it. Smiling, Rachel accepted the treat. "You didn't have to do that." she said.
"Yea, I know, but I wanted to. I didn't want you to feel left out." Santana said. Rachel smiled softly.
"Well, how much do I owe you?" she asked, reaching for her wallet. Santana placed a hand over her small one to stop her.
"Let's see. It cost about four bucks, so you owe me... four hours of making out." she joked, smiling. Rolling her eyes, Rachel laughed.
"You're insane." she said.
"Rach, you don't owe me anything. I wanted to do that for you." Santana said. Rachel sighed, but put her wallet away. "Thank you. Now will you please just enjoy the view?" she asked, gesturing toward the fireworks, which were starting.
"I thought that's what I was doing." Rachel flirted. Santana raised an eyebrow and smirked as she gently turned Rachel's head to face the fireworks.
"That view, genius." she said. Rachel laughed.
"That view wasn't so bad either." she said. Santana chuckled and watched the fireworks. "Aren't they pretty, San?" Rachel asked.
"Yea you are." Santana said softly. Biting her lip, Rachel looked down shyly. "Rach?" Santana said.
"What?" Rachel asked, still looking down.
"Look at me." Santana said softly. Slowly Rachel looked up and saw the Latina's eyes filled with... love? No. It couldn't be that. "I love you." she whispered, kissing the diva softly. Rachel set her frozen lemonade down on the bench next to her and cupped Santana's face with her hands as she moaned into her mouth. They were brought apart by a cheer. Santana looked over to see Brittany clapping next to a smirking Quinn, Mercedes, and Kurt. The rest of the Glee Club just looked confused. Except Finn, who looked beyond pissed.
"Hey." Rachel whispered. Santana looked back at her girlfriend. "I love you too." she said. Santana smiled, loving how cliche they were with the fireworks in the background. Sometime in the last five and a half months, she'd become a secret mush head who loved romantic stuff, as long as it kept her girl happy. Finn stormed over.
"What the hell is going here?" he asked. Santana rolled her eyes.
"Santana and I were just declaring our love for one another, if you must know Finn." Rachel said, grabbing Santana's hand.
"That's right Finny. I got the girl this time." Santana said. Rachel looked over.
"That's mature." she said sarcastically, a trait she picked up from Santana. The Latina shrugged.
"You knew how I was when we got together." she said. Rachel smiled and turned her attention to the boy.
"Finn, after Santana revealed that you two slept together, she came over to my house to apologize. We began hanging out and we developed romantic feelings for one another and began dating. We've been together since before Christmas break." Rachel explained.
"That's not fair. I thought you loved me!" he said.
"I did. I truly did. But sometime in all of this craziness, I fell out of love with you and in love with her." Finn gaped in disbelief.
"How come you can forgive Santana for this, but not me?" Finn asked.
"Because she apologized. You never did. You defended your actions and your lies, but you never once apologized for any of it." Rachel said. Finn shook his head in protest. "No you didn't, Finn. Please just accept and support our relationship. I know and understand that the second one will be difficult, but please at least accept it, because its not going anywhere." Rachel said, surprised Santana had been keeping quiet. Sighing, Finn stormed off.
"You okay short stuff?" Santana spoke up. Rachel looked over with a smile.
"For someone so confrontational, you were pretty quiet." she said. Santana shrugged.
"Seemed like your territory, babe. I know he meant a lot to you and I know you wanted to handle that one." she said softly. Rachel leaned into her body and Santana rested her head on the diva's. "All that matters is that I love you." she whispered.
"And I love you." Rachel replied, kissing her girlfriend as a new set of fireworks appeared in the sky. After a few moments, Santana looked back at Rachel.
"I changed my mind." she whispered. Rachel looked up with hurt evident in her eyes. "No not about that." Santana said quickly.
"Then what?" Rachel asked.
"This is my definition of Happiest Place on Earth." Santana whispered. Rachel smiled.
"Mine too. I love you, Santana." she said.
"I love you too, Rachel."