Chapter 8

"Will you please chill?" I halted and it effectively stopped Santana from dragging me around.

"Come on, there's only a few minutes left of our break and we need to catch Mr. Schue" she whined. Truth be told, I haven't even agreed to us singing yet. We still have to discuss this.

"Does Britt even know we're doing this?" I asked. That seemed to have caught her attention. "No, I was going to tell her after." I urged her to continue, I knew just how she's panning for this to play out.

"I was going to tell her Mr. Schue wanted us to sing together." She didn't even bat her eyes. "Sure, make it look like you forced yourself to sing with me." I just knew it; she wouldn't even admit it to herself.

"Quinn, you knew Britt and I are not on a very steady state right now..." she started to explain. "I didn't want her to get the wrong idea; I didn't want her going after you." She encouraged.

"And you think that if it appeared to be an assignment, she would understand?" I asked with a tinged of sarcasm, which she didn't seem to catch "Yes, exactly, and you and me gots to have time together, unscathed." she beamed, like she was proud of herself.

Hearing her say these makes me wonder, what's so wrong with this person? Has she always been this evil? This selfish?

"First of, that's "YOU AND I" and second, wow San. JUST WOW!" I bit back, "Could you even be more dense?" I asked. And she looked taken aback, friggin hurt, like a kicked puppy. How dare her.

"Look Santana, I'm not one to sing duets all the time in Glee" I tried to make sense to her, "But if you really do want to sing with me…" she looked to be waiting for what I'll say next. "Ask me again next time, when you really are willing to and you need not ask anyone's permission, except maybe Mr. Schue" I continued and she seemed to be paying attention to me "Though, you never really needed that permission from him anyway."

I was on my way back from where we walked, thinking I could still find Rachel but Santana caught up with me and reached for my arm. I kept walking but she tried again and just walked beside me instead. She kept quiet until we reached the backyard cafeteria. I spotted Rachel not too far away and I was going to go sit with her when Santana tried and stop me again.

"What is it Santana?" I asked a bit frustrated with the Latina. "But you sang with Rachel weeks ago and ever since then…" she paused, urging me to say something. "Because she asked me to, after that whole nose surgery thing that happened." I reasoned. Not that it's any of Santana's business what I do with my life, but at least Rachel had the decency to really ask me to sing with her, albeit my voice range far off from hers, she wanted me, unlike her, who only wanted my attention, all of it.

"It's not just that and you know it, Q!" she said maliciously. "That dwarf likes you." She said reprovingly "She's only making excuses to get close to you." Santana said that as if it's malicious. "And that's so bad because?" I asked her confused as to what makes that so wrong.

"She has a motive, Quinn. She wants to be your friend" she said that as if it was to explain whatever twisted story she has on her mind. "And I actually feel sorry for her, because she was falling prey to your viciousness, I know you'll drop her once you get your status back at the top." she said obnoxiously and I just had to stop her, I shook her arm around mine and grabbed hers forcefully. "Hey, you listen to me, Rachel is my friend. She actually was more here for me than you and Brittany ever did since high school started, so just get away from me." I shook her and left her standing by the doorway stunned.

She stormed after me and stood in front "Q!" she said stopping me from walking pass her. "I'm sorry, I know what I said isn't true." she said calmly this time. "It's just that I miss you, you've been spending so much time with the rest of them and none with me and Britt." She confessed. "No, I and You time." She air quoted I and You and I just had to laugh. "It's you and I" I said back air quoting it.

Santana seemed to have thought we're okay again to sing that duet she so wanted to happen. "I was thinking we can sing Landslide" she hooked her arm around mine and sat me at the nearest empty table available.

I saw Rachel looked at us and she looked to be expecting my approach, but her face felt when Santana was successful with her goal. When we were sat at the table, Santana brought out plastics of food in front of me including a Tupperware full of strawberries, she even had a can of whip cream out. I was impressed.

"Are you afraid there's going to be an apocalypse happening?" I asked, she just gave me a half smirk. "I asked mama her recipe for that quesadillas that you like so much" she started "Nana gave me her tamales recipe too, and I remembered how you love those, that one picnic you stayed with us, so I made so too" she continued saying, and she looks so sincere, so relaxed and so proud of her, it actually made my heart skip. "Lastly, I know how you love strawberries." She said with a wink.

"Isn't this something you should be sharing with your girlfriend?" I asked. She stopped and looked at me earnestly. "You are my girlfriend." She beamed, and I blushed, dammit. I felt my cheeks burning, she smiled and said "You're a girl and my friend." And just like that, the smile vanished from my face. "My best friend and come to think of it, that's better!" she quickly appended. I let it go, I can't be delusional about us happening anyway.

When she was done putting out all of the, she handed me my plate complete with all she brought, including side chips. "Thanks" I said. She smiled at me and said "anything for my captain."

We ate in silence, all thoughts of catching Rachel gone from mind.