A/N: I don't own Glee or its characters in any way.

Santana rolled into Rachel's driveway at exactly 8:10 am.

Just cause I'm starting to talk with Rachel doesn't change the fact that I'm a badass. Santana Lopez is always fashionably late.

She thought about getting out of her BMW F30 and ringing the Berry's doorbell. In the end, she decided against it considering that it would seem too nice. Santana honked her horn twice before she saw Rachel emerge from her house. The diva was wearing her usual attire of argyle and a short skirt.

"Good morning, Santana. I was beginning to think you weren't going to show up. I believe I made myself clear when I said eight o' clock."

"Hey, at least I showed up, right? I'm HBIC and no one tells me what to do."

Except maybe you, but you don't know that. Yet.

Rachel smirked, "That's not exactly true. You and I both know that Brittany has managed to make you do some interesting things."

Santana rolled her eyes in a true HBIC manner. "Whatever. Let's get going. We still have to pick up Quinn and Britts.

"San!"

"Hey, S. Is that…Rachel?"

Both blondes stood in front of Santana's car with surprised expressions. They loved Rachel, but they were almost positive that Santana didn't want anything to do with her. Brittany stood pouting because even though Rachel was her friend, she usually sat in the front seat next to Santana.

"Good morning, Quinn and Brittany! I see that you are shocked at this turn of events, and I understand completely. Santana and I have never really interacted or rather Santana refused to acknowledge my presence, but I can assure you that we have set our differences aside which is why I will now be joining you every morning on the way to school. I will also take the chance to make it clear that I still do not condone the frequent use of driving to places because it harms our earth. "

"Um, Berry? I don't remember saying that I would start picking you up every morning." Santana said as she quirked an eyebrow.

"Nonsense. You offered me a ride today, and I graciously accepted. It can be assumed that this will become a regular routine. Now hurry up, or we'll be late to school."

Quinn burst into a fit of laughter while Brittany erupted into giggles. They never thought the day would come when Rachel Berry would boss Santana around. The funniest part was that Santana was actually listening to her.

Badass wolf my ass thought Quinn.

"Wow, Lopez. I thought you never followed directions. This is great. I'm so tweeting this. Come on Britt it looks like you're sitting with me in the back today. Rachel's already claimed shotgun."

"Aww. San is so cute when she's being bossed around. Rach, I'm really glad you're gonna start riding with us to school. It's about time you and Sanny got along!" chirped Brittany from her spot in the back.

"Quinn, if I hear you tweeted about this, I'll make sure that Jewfro gets an 'anonymous' letter telling him about your undying love for him." Santana hissed.

"You wouldn't dare," challenged Quinn.

"Try me."

"Santana Lopez, you will be doing no such thing! How dare you risk Quinn to the annoying stalker mannerisms of Jacob Ben Israel?" accused Rachel.

"Hold on a second, Berry. You do not tell me what to do. If I want to send Jacob the letter then I will. You're not gonna stop me."

"You. Will. Not. Be. Tormenting. Quinn. Today." warned Rachel.

Ugh she's so sexy when she's mad.

"Fine. You guys better get out of my car; we're already here anyway."

Brittany and Quinn remained in their spots. Quinn was sure her mouth was hanging open. Brittany just sat there with a soft smile on her face. Rachel stood up for Quinn and made Santana back down from her threat. She could already see what was developing between the two. Quinn recovered and immediately started laughing. It's not every day you see the head cheerleader being yelled at by the school's resident diva.

The four girls started to make their way towards the school. Once they had been spotted, the halls of McKinley parted. Rachel used to be picked on before she became friends with the trio, but that quickly stopped once word had gotten around that she was on their good sides. The slushies had stopped and life was easier for her. The students were somewhat shocked seeing Santana walk in with Rachel next to her. Everyone thought they didn't get along, but things were apparently different now.

Brittany and Quinn muttered something about needing to talk to Coach Sylvester as they scampered off. Santana was left standing next to Rachel at her locker. At that moment, Finn Hudson, or Frankenteen as Santana had dubbed him, made his way towards Rachel.

"Hey, Rach. You look amazing."

"Thank you, Finn. That's very sweet of you."

Santana sneered. She didn't like Finn at all. He was always trying to get with Rachel and hello excuse you. Rachel is Santana's mate. Finn hitting on her girl isn't going to fly.

He's like a giant AND he has no game. What does Rachel see in him?

"So I was thinking maybe you and I could go out tonight. There's this really great steakhouse that opened up," asked Finn while looking hopefully at Rachel.

Santana scoffed. How did Finn not know Rachel was vegan? Finn glared at her. It wasn't a secret that he thought Santana was a bitch. He thought Rachel shouldn't be hanging out with someone like her.

"Finn, I'm vegan. I've mentioned it several times to you. I think I'll pass on your offer."

"Oh yeah. That's stupid how could you not eat meat? That's so weird."

"It is not stupid. It's a healthy lifestyle that –"

"Yeah, whatever. Just go out with me tonight," interrupted Finn while moving closer to Rachel and gripping her arm.

Santana did not like where this was going. First, Finn was incredibly rude to her mate. Now he was practically forcing her to say yes to a date with him.

If this oaf doesn't take his hand of my girl, I'm gonna go all Lima Heights on his ass.

"Frankenteen, I would stop right there. You have three seconds to let go of Rachel before I make you regret having arms."

"Shut up, Santana. You're not even Rachel's friends. She would never spend time with someone like you. So just back off," sneered Finn.

Santana was getting angrier by the second. Rachel could see the girl was about to make Finn sorry he even glanced in her direction.
"Santana, please. Let it go. He has no idea what he's talking about. We need to get to class," pleaded Rachel.

Santana was close to agreeing when she saw Finn grab Rachel again.

"Come on, Rachel. I'll walk you to class."

"No, stop it you're hurting my –"

The sound of a body being slammed into the lockers interrupted Rachel. Santana had somehow managed to push Finn off Rachel. The diva was startled. She knew Santana was crazy strong due to Sue's cheerio practices, but it seemed that the Latina was even stronger than she'd thought possible. Santana had lunged so fast at Finn that she was practically a blur.

"Listen up, Hudson. If you every lay a hand on Rachel again, I will ends you. You'll be sorry you were born. I'm glad we're clear on that," growled Santana.

She had to be careful. If she got any angrier, she would shift in front of everyone. In front of Rachel who would most likely be afraid and run off. She let Finn go, and the boy quickly ran away. Santana hurriedly ran over to Rachel.

"Oh my gosh, Rachel are you okay? Did he hurt you? I'll kill him. Just wait until I get my hands on him. That ass will be wishing he had never come to school today." Santana rambled while she made sure Rachel was fine and engulfed her into a hug.

Rachel was speechless. Santana, the girl she was in love with, defended her. Finn had been bothering Rachel for a date lately no matter how many times she turned him down. She was still a little confused as to how Santana was so strong and fast, but she was distracted from her thoughts when Santana hugged her.

Dear Yahweh, she smells incredible. I feel so safe in her arms.

"Santana, I'm fine now. Thank you for defending me. I think we should go to class. We're ten minutes late. Without a doubt, I'm sure that your confrontation with Finn will be front page in twenty minutes on Jacob's blog." Rachel smiled.

"Probably. I'll walk you to class."

Both girls began walking to class. Neither noticed they were still in each other's embrace.

Brittany and Quinn stood rooted to their spots in the hallways. As soon as they had finished their meeting with Coach, they were met with the sight of a very angry Santana. They witnessed her go crazy on Finn for touching Rachel.

"Britt, do you think…?"

"Yeah, Santana and Rachel totally like each other."

"Exactly what I was thinking. She nearly shifted in front of her! "

"Sanny needs to figure out when she's gonna tell Rachel about being a wolf. I'm sure she'll be fine with it."

"Yeah, I think so too. Plus, she has to tell Rachel about her little friend, too."

Quinn smirked.

"This is gonna be hilarious."

A/N. I finished this chapter early, so here it is. :) What do you guys think about Heather's pregnancy? I'm really happy for her, but I'm sad about what it'll mean for Brittana. I love them (even though both my stories are Pezberry, lol) and it's sad to know they might not be endgame. :(
On a happier note, don't forget to review!