Rachel and Santana walked into Breadstix and immediately found Finn and Kurt waiting for them. Smiling, Santana led the way to the booth. Rachel reached out and grabbed her sister's arm. Santana got concerned. "What's wrong? Are you feeling okay?" Santana asked, knowing that Rachel still got headaches sometime. Rachel quickly nodded.
"You can sit by Finn if you want to, San." Rachel said. Santana smiled at her little sister.
"I'm sitting by my baby sister, okay? This is still our night, Rach." Santana said. Rachel smiled. "Come on. Let's go." Santana said, walking over to the table. "Hey guys." Santana said, hugging Finn as he stood up. "Hey, I'm gonna sit by Rach, okay?" she whispered. He smiled and nodded, kissed Santana, and sat down next to his brother. Santana allowed Rachel to slide in first, and sat down next to her. After they ate, they headed over to the movie theater. As they were about to walk to the ticket booth, a group of jocks stepped in front of them. Finn pushed Kurt behind him and Santana pulled Rachel closer to her. "What do you want, Azimio?" Santana asked as Finn stepped in front of her.
"Well, well, well... if it isn't Lopez, Hudson, the homo, and the hobbit diva. You two really can't go anywhere without your bodyguards can you freshmen?" Azimio asked. Santana rolled her eyes and Finn pushed the large boy back.
"Don't talk about my brother and Rachel that way." Finn said. Azimio laughed and pushed Finn back. The boy landed on the concrete.
"Finn!" Santana yelled, running over to her boyfriend. Azimio took that opportunity to grab Kurt and throw him into Rachel. Santana whipped around at hearing her sister's cry of pain. "You fucking son of a bitch!" she yelled, helping Finn up and running over there. Santana ran to get Rachel and Kurt out of the way and Finn ran to Azimio. Suddenly, Puck, Mike, and Sam were running over to help out. Quinn and Brittany showed up and helped Santana get Rachel and Kurt out of harm's way. "Rach, are you okay?" Santana asked, sitting on the ground and pulling her sister in her lap (something she hadn't done since Rachel was a kid). Rachel shrugged. "You're not bleeding, are you?" Santana asked. Rachel shook her head.
"Kurt, are you okay?" Quinn asked. The boy nodded. Security ran over to break up the fight. "Looks like none of us are seeing a movie." Quinn commented.
"I think Rachel and Kurt have had enough excitement tonight anyway." Santana said. They all went home after that. Rachel didn't say anything the entire drive home. When they got into their house, Rachel went straight to Santana's room and laid on her her bed. "Rachel, are you sure you're okay?" Santana asked, placing a hand on Rachel's back. Rachel winced at the contact. "Rach, stand still." Santana said, lifting up Rachel's shirt. Her eyes widened at the bruises on Rachel's back. "Azimo's ass is fucking dead. I swear, Rachel, he's going to pay." Santana said. Rachel nodded and willingly went into her sister's arms.
"Why do people hate me?" Rachel asked. Santana looked down.
"Because people hate me and you're my little sister." Santana said.
"People didn't hate Melody." Rachel said. Santana shrugged. "Its not because of you. Its because of me, isn't it?" Rachel asked. Santana looked down again. "I'm sorry that I brought down your rep, San." Rachel said.
"Don't. You don't ever apologize for being yourself, do you hear me? And you should never be ashamed of who you are, Rachel. You're an amazing person Rachel, and I'm not just saying that because I'm your sister. I'm so sorry for what happened at the beginning of the year. I shouldn't have done that to you. I shouldn't have allowed myself to care so much about my reputation that I tried to keep you a secret and I should have stopped it the moment that first slushie was thrown. Actually, I should have stopped it before the first slushie was thrown. But you should know that I will always kill for you. Even if I do want to set your clothes on fire, I will always be there for you." Santana said. Rachel nodded. "You will never have to worry about being unsafe, because I'll always protect you." Santana promised.
"What about college?" Rachel asked. Santana raised an eyebrow. "You're leaving at the end of the year, San." Rachel explained.
"There's colleges around here, Rach." Santana said.
"No. You're supposed to go big places." Rachel said.
"And I will. The day you graduate, you and I are out of this cow town. You and me together forever, baby sister. That's how its going to be. Deal?" Santana said.
"I ca-"
"Deal?" Santana pressed. Rachel sighed.
"Deal." she whispered.
"Okay... now go to sleep, okay?" Santana said. Rachel nodded and fell asleep in Santana's room. "You and me forever, Rach." Santana whispered.