One Step Closer

'Morning guys,' Mr Schuester said as he walked into the choir room.

'Hey,' mumbled some of the glee clubbers, still none of them wanting to do much singing.

'Mr Schu,' Brittany said, as she and Rachel sat with the rest of the girls at the back of the room, 'did the hospital find out who's blood it was?' He could see the tears that had recently dried over her cheeks, he sighed.

'Yeah, they called last night.'

'And?' Puck said.

'And, it was a match to Santana, it's her blood.' He looked down, hearing his kids crying was heartbreaking enough, he couldn't bear to see it. He wiped his eyes before turning back round to face them. 'The police called me too. Rachel,' he looked at her.

'What is it Mr Schu?' She said eagerly.

'The police called and said a van matching the number plate and description you gave was found.'

'That's a good thing, isn't it Mr Schu?' Finn said, more cheerfully than anyone had spoken for ages.

'Well, it means the police are one step closer, but I'm afraid I have some more bad news.'

'Come on Mr Schu, how much worse can this get?' Mercedes asked, 'We need our girls back.'

'I know Mercedes.'

'So what's the news?' Mike asked, squeezing Tina's hand.

'The van was called in because it was one of two vehicles involved in a collision, on a highway about nine hours north of here.'

'Collision? What does that mean then?' Lauren asked.

'It means that there was an accident. They found no one at the scene.' Brittany began to cry again, Rachel putting her arm around her.

'Hey B come on, it could be good that they didn't find anyone, it means they're still alive.' She tried to smile at the blonde.

'The police also wanted me to ask you guys something.' Mr Schu added finally.

'Anything Mr Schu, how can we help?' Puck said firmly.

'Okay, so have any of you noticed anything unusual around school lately? Like someone hanging around the gates, or watching the students?'

'No, I don't think so Mr Schu,' Finn looked confused, the rest of the kids simply nodding. 'Why?'

'This might be difficult for some of you to hear,' he looked at Brittany, Rachel pulling her closer. 'The police found, pictures, of Santana, and other information about her. They were in a bag found in the van when the police cleared it.'

'What? Who would have pictures of Santana?' Mercedes asked.

'Yeah I mean, do the police think someone was watching her?' Rachel wondered.

'They do Rachel, but the strange thing was the pictures were of her when she was younger. The police are looking for people to come forward with any information. They're looking for someone who knows Santana, maybe a family friend, or.. Brittany?' Her eyes had gone wide, a realisation of some sort.

'Oh God,' She whispered.

'What is it B?' Rachel asked.

'Mr Schu! Mr Schu I need to call the police, right now.' She jumped down from her seat and made her way into his office, almost ripping the phone off the hook as she filled Mr Schu in.