Walk into the Dark

They were walking cautiously through the dark forest, the trees blowing fiercely on either side of them. Luckily the rain had stopped, but the wind was still howling through their ears. They were walking in pairs or threes, all of the couples linking arms either for warmth or a feeling of safety. Rachel looked like she was going to snap Finn's arm off because of how tightly she was gripping onto him. Mr Schu led the line with Kurt and Mercedes, telling them little facts about the woods that he knew from his conversations with Jeremy. Brittany and Santana hung at the back, linking arms and walking carefully over the dead tree roots and rocks. Quinn and Sam were just in front and they would occasionally glance back to see if the girls were alright. 'What's the matter San?' Brittany asked, when she looked at her girlfriend's face.

'Nothing babe, just thinking about, about everything.' She smiled, pulling her girlfriend in closer.

'Yeah this is really creepy.' She agreed, but then saw Santana's face change. 'What is it?'

'Didn't you feel that?' She said, stopping in her tracks.

'Feel what?'

'That cold, I don't know how to explain it.'

'San, you're shivering more than you were before, it was probably the wind.'

'No, this was different.' She looked around, not knowing what she expected to find, but then the same chill took her over again. She visibly shook all the way down her body and Brittany didn't know what was happening. 'San?' She looked at her worriedly.

'It's here, c…..cant you f…feel it?' She said, teeth chattering.

'San, you're so cold.' She said, gripping her hand. But then Santana turned towards a trail in the forest, and she started walking. 'Santana!' Brittany shouted, 'we shouldn't leave the group.'

'I know Brit, but something is pointing me this way, I have to go.'

'San, come on, this is nuts!' she protested.

'I know.' She chuckled. 'Just catch up with the others and bring them back here okay.'

'What about you!'

'I'll be okay, I think I'm just meant to see something, bring them back Brit.'

'Okay, I love you.' She said, running off in the direction of her classmates.

Santana had been walking for a few minutes, growing colder and colder. She didn't know what was pushing her in this direction. Simon? No he wanted her dead. 'It must be someone else?' She thought out loud. 'Maria?' She said, and the wind around her got colder and stronger, so she took that as a yes. 'What do you want to show me?' She whispered. All of a sudden her feet seemed to vanish from underneath her. She was falling down the muddy bank, hitting everything on the way down and couldn't help but let out muffled cries. She hit the bottom with a thump, banging her head on what she assumed was a rock. It knocked her out cold.

'Guys!' Brittany shouted. 'Hey, wait up!' She was extremely out of breath when she caught up to them.

'Brittany, what is it?' Mr Schu said, moving towards her through the group.

'S…San…tana, she….' Brittany had to catch her breath.

'Santana what?' Puck said, 'spit it out!'

'Puck please,' Mr Schu looked at him. 'Brittany calm down and tell us what happened.'

'You have to come back, have to find her, she followed the ghost!'

'What! Why the hell would she do that?' Quinn said, looking shocked at her friends incompetence.

'She thinks it wants to show her something.'

'Okay, Brittany, guys, come on.' Mr Schu said. And they all ran back in the direction they came from.

Santana awoke a short time later, her hand going straight to her throbbing head. 'Great,' she cringed as she saw the blood on her fingers. Before she could do anything else, she saw it. Maria's grave. 'What?' She said, lifting herself off of the ground and gingerly walking over to the gravestone. The last name was what caught her eye. 'Maria… Lopez? No fucking way.' She said out loud.

'Santana!' she heard someone calling in the distance, but was to shocked to call back. She just stood there staring at her, relative apparently. Who was she? She thought. My great grandmothers sister? Maybe. 'San!' She heard Brittany this time and called back, not wanting the blonde to worry any more.

'Down here.' She shouted, and then the collective heads of the glee club peered down into the muddy gorge.

'Santana what happened?' Mr Schu asked, 'You're bleeding.' He noticed the blood dripping from her head.

'I'm fine, I fell down here and hit my head,' she shouted back. 'You need to see this guys.' She added. With that, they all carefully made their way down the slippery bank. 'You look like shit Lopez.'

'Thanks Puckerman, I feel like shit to,' she smiled at him.

'So what is it Santana?' Mr Schu asked when they were all there, except for Artie because they couldn't get his wheelchair down the bank.

'The cold I felt earlier,' She looked at Brittany, 'was Maria.'

'What?' Brittany asked.

'Yeah, and she needed to show me this.' She stepped out of the way of the gravestone.

'Is that her grave?' Rachel said, pulling Finn more in front of her.

'Yeah, read the name.' she said, staring at it.

'Maria Lopez.' Mr Schu read out loud. 'Shit.'

'Mr Schu you swore.' Brittany pointed out.

'I know, sorry. You're related?' He looked at Santana.

'Apparently.' She laughed, 'that's why he wants to kill me, not because he think's I'm her, because he knows I'm a descendant.'

'This is getting too weird.' Lauren said.

'Yeah, I think we need to head back now guys, Santana you're shaking.' Mr Schu said, walking over to put a hand on her shoulder. 'I know, I'm cold and my head hurts.' She almost chocked on her words.

'Santana?' he said, seeing her body shiver and her teeth chatter. She was coming over in a cold sweat too, right before she could no longer hold herself up. She collapsed to the floor, Mr Schu the only thing saving her from a hard fall. 'Oh god, Mr Schu we have to get out of here!' Tina said.

'I know, come on back up.' He said frantically, picking Santana up and carrying her all the way back to the house.