Santana was laying in her bed, watching a movie, when she heard a commotion by her window. She could see a flashlight beam and suddenly wished she hadn't left her window open. She sat up slightly and just sat there because she didn't know what else to do. Glancing at her nearby dresser, she saw a paintball gun Puck had left at her house and grabbed it. At least she had some form of protection.
She bit her lip as the light got closer and suddenly she saw someone falling into her bedroom. Jumping up, she aimed the gun at the person. "Wait... Rachel?" she exclaimed. Rachel glanced at her girlfriend.
"Hi." she said.
"I do have a front door." Santana said. Rachel shrugged. "Hey... What's wrong?" Santana asked, noticing something was very off with the tiny diva.
"Someone trashed my music room." she said quietly.
"Rachel, we talked about this. The choir room isn't yours."
"No. I mean someone broke into my house and trashed my music room in my basement." Rachel explained. Santana raised an eyebrow.
"When?"
"While my dads and I were away for the weekend." Rachel said. Santana put the paintball gun on her desk and pulled Rachel into a hug.
"I'm so sorry baby." she whispered.
"I just... I feel so hated. So... Rachel Berry."
"Stop right there. You're not hated. You know I care about you. I wish you knew who it was so I could beat the crap out of them." Santana said. Rachel nodded slightly and Santana kissed her girlfriend.
"They smashed the guitar." Rachel whispered. Santana froze.
"The... My grandfather's guitar?" she managed to get out. Rachel nodded and Santana sat down in shock.
"I'm so sorry. I let you down. I promised nothing would happen to it and it did." Rachel said trying to get Santana's attention.
FLASHBACK
"Rachel Berry!" Santana said in a sing song voice as she climbed down the stairs to Rachel's music room. Rachel was tuning her guitar and smiled as she heard her girlfriend's voice.
"Hello, my dear." she said. Santana grinned and set down the guitar case she was holding. "What's that?"
"A guitar." Santana said, taking out the most beautiful guitar Rachel had ever seen. "It belonged to my grandfather. I want you to have it." Santana whispered. Rachel froze.
"Oh no no no no. I don't want that on me. What if something happens to it?" Rachel asked.
"I trust you babe." Santana said, kissing the diva lightly.
END FLASHBACK
"Santana I am so sorry." Rachel whispered. Suddenly, Santana started crying. "San..."
"It's not your fault." Santana whispered, wiping her eyes. Rachel frowned as she held her crying girlfriend.
"You're sure you can restore it to it's original state?" Rachel clarified. The man nodded.
"Yes Rachel. It should be done in about three hours. You're our best customer, so we will make sure it's perfect." The diva smiled her appreciation and paid the amount due. Her phone rang and she looked at the Caller ID.
Incoming Call
Santana
"Hello?"
"Hey Rach. What are you doing?" Rachel smiled.
"Nothing really. Just kind of hanging around." she said.
"Are you at home?"
"No. It's too depressing to be there right now." Rachel answered.
"Okay... Well Brittany wanted to know if you'd go to that multiplex two towns over with her today."
"Sure... I'd love to. Are you coming as well?" Rachel asked.
"Not this time, love. Next time, I promise." Rachel's heart skipped a beat at the word 'love' but didn't say anything about it.
Santana was calling out orders to the Glee Club members. All of them except Brittany and Rachel were gathered in the divas basement to renovate it. They'd chosen Brittany as the distraction because they were afraid she would injure herself on the power tools. She had gotten a key from Rachel's fathers and was determined to finish the entire thing in one day.
"Brittany exactly how long are we going to be here?" Rachel asked six hours later. Brittany shrugged just as her phone vibrated.
New Message
S
Bring Rachel back now.
"We can leave now. I've got enough stuff." the blonde said smiling. Rachel silently cheered and they made their way back to her car.
"Brittany I have to make a quick stop." Rachel said when they reached Lima. Brittany nodded and Rachel pulled into the music store parking lot. Five minutes later, she returned with a guitar case.
"What's that?" Brittany asked. Rachel bit her lip. She was afraid that Brittany might tell Santana.
"I had to get my guitar tuned."
"I thought they all got broken." Brittany said innocently. Rachel winced.
"I left this one at Noah's house." she lied. Brittany nodded. "Is it okay if I drop this off at home first? I have plans with Santana after I take you home." Brittany smiled.
"That's perfect." she said.
Santana made everyone park their cars in the elementary school parking lot when she texted Brittany. She heard Blaine yell that Rachel was back and everyone ran to the basement.
Rachel walked into her house with Brittany in tow. "Let me go put this in my basement." Rachel said. Brittany frowned at her saddened expression and gave the diva a hug.
"Can I come?" she asked softly. Rachel nodded and the two went downstairs.
"Oh my god." Rachel whispered when she saw the renovated music room. There was a corner dedicated to the glee club, another to Rachel's other awards, a stage that was double the size of what Rachel had previously had, a corner for Rachel's piano and guitars (which had all been replaced with brand new ones), and a couple of couches and chairs for people to sit on.
"Do you like it?" a soft voice asked. Rachel turned around and came face to face with Santana Lopez.
"I love it." she said truthfully. Santana smiled and hugged the small diva. "Thank you so much." Rachel whispered.
"We even put a desk so you can write songs." Santana said excitedly. Rachel grinned at both the room and the excitement of the girl she now knew she was completely in love with.
"Now you have a place for your guitar!" Brittany said reaching for the case.
"Wait! Don't open that yet." Rachel exclaimed. Brittany jumped back with tears in her eyes and bit her lip. Santana glared at her girlfriend and took her best friend in her arms. "Britt, I'm so sorry. I just... I'm not ready for it to be opened just yet, okay?" Rachel said softly. Brittany nodded and hugged the diva.
"It's okay." she whispered. Santana was still glaring at Rachel.
"Why'd you yell at her?"
"I didn't mean to. Just hold on a second." Rachel said, grabbing the guitar case and handing it to her. Raising an eyebrow, Santana opened it and gasped.
"Rachel..." The diva took her girlfriend's face in her hands.
"I love you more than I've ever loved anyone." she whispered. Santana nodded.
"I love you too." she whispered. Rachel smiled and kissed the Latina. "Thank you do much for this. It looks exactly the same." she said. Rachel hugged her.
"You're amazing. I truly love you."
"I love you too." Santana said, kissing her girlfriend.
