Okay I'm sorry for taking so long to update but it's only because of Exams and another story that I'm working on. It will be a Quinn fic if anyone id interested. So this chapter is a little longer than the last two have been. Hope you enjoy it.
Beth let the scolding water run over her sore muscles, an hours run hadn't helped her clear her head like she had hoped. She stood there, tears rolled down her cheeks not because of her aunts death, they had only spoken twice in the past three years, but because of the fact that she was 800 miles away from Santana and she had to leave without saying goodbye or at least to re-assure her that she would be back. She hated her family at this point for taking her away from Santana, away from her friends, her life. She hated it and was desperately trying to find away to get back to Lima Ohio. Who would have thought that thought would ever come across anyone's head.
Santana walked down the corridor her head held high,
"Did you hear about Karofsky?" She heard a cheerio, "he's gay did you not know?" The buzz around the school was typical when gossip was there but it was trembling with news about Karofsky. Santana walked into the choir room once Kurt text her to come and meet them,
"What's so important, Lady lips?" Santana asked as she walked in. Only to be stopped at the sight of Blaine, Kurt and Karofsky sat in a small circle of chairs,
"Have a seat Santana?" Karofsky said "Please" he added. Karofsky looked so small and Santana could tell he regretted coming out.
"Why are we here David?" Kurt asked from his seat,
"I wanted to apologies" Karofsky began, "For shoving you and making both of your lives hell, especially you Kurt" Karofsky looked genuinely honest, "And I'm sorry for the whole prom thing" he added to Santana who shrugged, she was long over it. "I wanted to ask you all something, if you could help me"
"help you?" Blaine asked,
"help me to be myself" Santana looked at the ground she hadn't been herself since Beth left and know she was being asked to show someone else.
"Of course we'll help you Dave but the slushies have got to stop as does all the bullying" Kurt said staring directly into Karofsky's eyes. Dave faltered under Kurt's gaze and nodded. "It's settled then we'll have a gay-vention at my house tonight"
"I'm so going to hell" Santana said to herself quietly.
Santana walked into the Hudson-Hummel house. "Carol and Dad are at a spa retreat and Finn is at Rachel's so we have the house to ourselves" Kurt explained as they all took seats in the lounge,
"So David, did everyone take it well?" Kurt asked curling up next Blaine.
"I guess my mum and dad were really shocked but everyone just seemed to be shocked. Z especially then he completely freaked out started assuming things" Karofsky trailed off
"They do that but then they see it's not something you can help" Blaine explained.
"Santana you haven't said anything yet?" David asked,
"I never really had your problems my parents were okay with it and my friends already knew"
"What about the looks?" Karofsky asked that shocked Santana she had had Beth to stop them or at least to hep her ignore them.
"Excuse me" Santana said getting up and walking out the room as the memories of not just Beth but Brittany to came back. Arms wrapped around and she fell into Kurt as the tears came back.
"So what are you doing about Prom this year?" David asked when Santana came back with Kurt,
"Well Blaine and I will be going together of course"
"What about you Santana? Are you not going with that baseballer?"
"She probably won't be here" Santana said staring at the floor,
"Why?" David asked,
"Because she's in Boston and she probably won't be here" Santana explained biting back her sobs,
"You could with me I mean as friends this time not Beards" David suggested with a gentle smile,
"That'd be great thank you" Santana said.
Santana walked into the gym it was decorated in respectable prom attire and it looked great, an upbeat song that Santana wasn't listening too was playing and she could see Brittany dancing with Artie.
"You're going to have a great time tonight Santana I promise" Blaine said to her as he walked past. Santana frowned before Dave led her to dance. After a few hours a slow song began and Santana sat it out with Dave. A familiar voice began on the stage:
Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry
You don't know how lovely you are
I had to find you, tell you I need you She walked up to Santana and knelt down at the Latina's feet
Tell you I set you apart
Tell me your secrets, and ask me your questions
Oh let's go back to the start
Running in circles, coming up tails
Heads on a science apart
Nobody said it was easy She sang as she stood and pulled Santana into her
It's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be this hard She sang to Santana looking into her eyes
Oh, take me back to the start.
"May I have this dance?" She asked tears in her own eyes. Santana nodded. And Beth began to waltz in the centre of the dance floor with the Latina
I was just guessing at numbers and figures
Pulling the puzzles apart
Questions of science, science and progress
Do not speak as loud as my heart
And tell me you love me, come back and haunt me
Oh and I rush to the start
Running in circles, chasing our tails
Coming back as we are
Nobody said it was easy
Oh it's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be so hard
I'm going back to the start
Beth sang gently before running her thumbs over Santana's cheeks. Santana wasn't sure if she wanted to slap Beth or kiss her.
Ooooohhhhhhh
Ooooohhhhhhh
Ooooohhhhhhh
Ooooohhhhhhh
As the song finished Beth led Santana back to her seat. Santana launched herself at Beth pulling her tight,
"Don't ever do that again"
"I promise you Santana, I'm not going anywhere" Beth said resting her head against Santana's. Santana hid her tears from everyone by tucking her head in the crook of Beth's neck, Beth's arms securely wrapping themselves around her. Taking in that the baseballer was wearing a black shirt with black trousers and heels with a red waistcoat.
"What happened to you?" shouted from behind them. Santana felt Beth being jerked around. Santana looked up to see Finn,
"It's none of your business Tubs" Beth said before turning back to Santana,
"It is when Santana goes all depressed for four weeks"
"Good, you did a lot to help her, I can see that" Beth said sarcastically pushing Finn away from her,
"You don't know what she was like, you didn't care, you just got up and left" Finn yelled over the protests of Rachel.
"the fuck do you know about what I felt, I didn't want to leave, I didn't have a choice" Beth yelled back,
"No you don't you were probably to busy getting into the city slicker's pants to care about Santana's-" Finn didn't finish his rant as Beth tackled him to the ground.
"Beth" Santana's scream made the baseballer retract her incoming punch on Finn's face. Removing herself from the pathetic boy Beth closed her eyes trying to calm herself. Santana placed a hand on the baseballers arm calming the blonde.
"You know absolutely nothing Finn so don't try and know what you're talking about" Beth said slowly. staring at Finn who had stood back up fixing his tux.
"Look let's just have a good night its prom and we're all together" Rachel cut in. Everyone nodded before going their separate way's,
"Come with me" Beth whispered in Santana's ear leading the Latina out the hall and into a girls bathroom. No one was there. "Santana you have no idea how sorry I am" Beth told her, for the second time Beth looked truly defeated. "I didn't want to leave but when I was away all I could think about was 'Is this what it's going to be like after graduation' wanting to find away back to you, to high school. I wanted so badly to come home but I couldn't then, stupid Arlene decided to stay for a few more weeks, I begged to come back Santana" Beth told her forcefully,
"I believe you Beth, don't think I don't because I do. Blaine told me what had happened, sure I was down for a few weeks but we're back right?"
"Yeah we're back" Beth said as Santana kissed her. Santana hadn't remembered kissing Beth like the way she was. Beths hand slid through Santana's loose locks, her other on Santana's hip. Santana's hands tangled Beth's locks. Beth's lips softly caressing Santana's. pulling apart they leant their heads against one another, "I'll never leave you San" Beth whispered.
Sitting in Glee the following week, it was nearing the end of Glee forever for a lot of them and it was hitting home for a lot of them. Rachel was holding Finn, Tina was crying into Mike, Quinn held Pucks hand, who was rubbing re-assuring circles on her back. Brittany was tearing up into Artie who was trying to soothe her, Blaine held Kurt who was crying into Mercedes, Santana was huddled into Beth the tears beginning to form. Beth ran her hand through Santana's hair. They didn't want to admit that they were the most dysfunctional family that they had become,
"Guys I know this is difficult but-" Mr Shue couldn't finish, probably because he was going to cry. Beth looked around to catch Pucks eye, he rolled them at his team mates. After a few minutes Puck had enough,
"Get a grip" He said to them, "We've still got nationals, its not the end of the world"
"but we're never going to see each other again" Tina squeaked
"It might not be" Blaine butted in,
"What are you talking about Borat?" Beth asked,
"I'm still not talking to you" Blaine muttered, "I'm talking about a road trip" He said to them all,
"After nationals and graduation" Blaine added,
"That sounds like a great idea Blaine but where would we go" Quinn asked
"My aunt has a lodge in Maine it's huge it holds our whole family" Beth added and Blaine nodded. There were 'I'm in's and 'sure's'
"That's great but I had a song I wanted to sing Mr Shue?"
"Go ahead Puck" Mr Shue encouraged,
"Beth you mind" He gestured Beth nodded.
Beth and Puck picked up the guitars and began to strum hard on them,
Beth: whoa, black betty (bam-A-lam)
whoa, black betty (bam-A-lam)
Puck: Black betty had a child (bam-A-lam)
The damn thing gone wild (bam-A-lam)
She said "It weren't none of mine" (bam-A-lam)
The damn thing gone blind (bam-A-lam)
I said oh black betty (bam-A-lam)
whoa, black betty (bam-BA-lam)
Puck: whoa, black betty (bam-BA-lam)
whoa, black betty (bam-BA-lam)
Beth: She really gets me high (bam-BA-lam)
You know that's no lie (bam-BA-lam)
She's so rock steady (bam-BA-lam)
She's always ready (bam-BA-lam)
Puck:whoa, black betty (bam-BA-lam)
whoa, black betty (bam-BA-lam)
(Guitar solo) Beth and Puck strummed the guitars around the room. To the glee club it was the hardest guitar solo they had heard from Puck.
Beth and Puck: Whoa, black betty (bam-BA-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-BA-lam)
She's from birmingham (bam-BA-lam)
Way down in alabam' (bam-BA-lam)
Well' shes shakin' that thing (bam-BA-lam)
Boy she makes me sing (bam-BA-lam)
Whoa, black betty (bam-BA-lam)
Whoa, black betty
BAM-BA-LAM
Beth and Puck began to laughing at one another while the Glee club broke into an applause,
"woah you two, that was amazing you didn't even need an assignment"
"We figured since it's been all depressed what with graduation, we would have a little fun" Puck explained,
"well it was great you guys"
"I actually have an announcement" Puck said staring at the ground, "I can't perform at nationals" he said, "Due to my bad grades and repeated offences on the school Figgins has stopped me from going"
"Puck what are you talking about?" Mr Shue burst, the whole glee club were in shock,
"I'm sorry Mr Shue, he said that I won't graduate if I go" Puck burst,
Mr Shue seemed to compose himself "well that's a shame Puck"
"we'll just have to find a replacement" Rachel told them all,
"I already have that covered" Puck told them, "I managed to convince Zizes to come back just for Nationals and she said she'd do it" Puck explained looking proud of myself. At that point Zizes walked in,
"I did say on one condition" She said staring at Puck who looked at the floor,
"oh yeah"
"What was the condition?" Beth asked, she quickly regretted it,
"You have to kiss me" Zizes said with a smirk. Her eyes went wide,
"What?" The whole glee club asked,
"Beth Reese. the baseball captain, has to kiss me and then I'll join New Direction for Nationals" Beth felt sick she had just gotten back with Santana she didn't want to break everything again.
"Oh for gods sake, kiss her" Rachel exploded.
Beth looked at Santana who was glaring at Berry. Beth had become a stuttering mess unsure of what to do, usually calm and collected. Beth looked at Santana who looked challengingly back.
"No" Beth told them all, "find someone else" Beth said before walking out.
Sitting in the bleachers, Beth lay back and stared at the clouds, she would guess what kind of animal the clouds looked like with her when she was a kid.
"What are you depressed about know?" A voice came, Beth sat up to see Amanda standing over her,
"Your sympathy for me is just amazing Amanda. What a great friend and sister you are" Beth said sitting up,
"Sorry" she apologised sitting down next to her, "so what's wrong?"
"everything" Beth muttered,
"well not everything is wrong" Amanda stated Beth raised her eyebrow at her, "I mean you're baseball captain, your team loves you, the glee club loves you all though that doesn't seem hard and you have this sexy piece of eye candy on your arm as well as that ex-cheerio" Amanda said with a smirk. Beth shoved her playfully,
"what happened to us?" Beth asked in all seriousness,
"our parents married each other" Amanda replied staring at the floor. Beth could feel her quilt, "I never meant to hurt you"
"I know" Beth whispered,
"I just didn't have anyone to blame and you were there trying to be calm about it all and I freaked out and know we live together like sisters" Amanda admitted, Beth wrapped and arm round her as her previous best friend broke down in tears. After a few minutes Amanda sat up wiping away her tears.
"What's really going on Beth?" She asked, her voice still thick.
"I keep thinking what it's going to be like after graduation. Without everyone around, no Santana or Jason or you." Beth said staring at the football field,
"I'm going to UCLA and you're going to Harvard I'm pretty sure our parents have earned bragging rights no matter what Damian does" Amanda told her,
"I know and now I have to find an extra for glee club because I refuse to kiss someone just so they will join the club" Beth stressed,
"I'll do it" Amanda said, Beth looked at her as if she had grown and extra head, "I'm sorry okay for everything I know I blamed you and spilt the whole you and warbles secret to the glee club and pretty much everyone after that and I'm sorry alright I'm sorry for making your life a living hell after what our parents did" Amanda said. Beth couldn't hold the smirk any longer,
"I think that's the first time you've apologised like that to anyone"
"well its the last" Amanda said in a huff. Beth stood,
"Come on" Beth said pulling Amanda to her feet,
"Where are we going"
"well we need to find out if you can sing first" Beth said with a smirk.
"You know I can" Amanda said looking offended,
"But the glee club don't" Beth stated, "Come on"
Beth led Amanda into the choir room and she had to admit the green eyed girl looked nervous. Beth went and sat in the chair,
"Amanda right?" Mr Shue asked,
"Uh yeah I was told you needed and extra member to even numbers so..." Mr Shue went to thank her but Blaine bet him to it
"Hold up you think you can just waltz in here after you made our lives hell" Blaine told her gesturing between himself and Beth,
"Look Blaine I've explained to Beth why I was like that I don't have to explain it to you to" Amanda told him with narrow eyes,
"I think you do" Blaine said getting up,
"Blaine drop it" Beth told him standing up,
"No you were always so whipped with her" Blaine exploded, Beth jaw got tight. And the glee club suddenly knew there was something much deeper between them all than they thought,
"I said drop it" Beth said walking close to him.
"What'd she drop?" Beth heard Brittany asked Artie but Blaine looked furious with her.
"You leave for weeks to be in Boston, you come back and hardly say two words to me. Santana has been the centre of your attention for months what happened to Best friends forever Beth? What happened to the Golden trio huh? The potter nerds?" Blaine asked, Beth frowned at him as did Amanda,
"You're jealous? Santana is my girlfriend, I was in Boston for a funeral and I thought you weren't talking to me. And we haven't 'Potter nerds' since we were thirteen Blaine" Beth told him,
"I'm not jealous" Blaine said folding his arms over his chest realising everything he had said could be heard by the Glee Club.
"You are so" Amanda added.
"So what if I am?" Blaine exploded. "So what if I miss having someone to talk to everyday? Or I miss going to watch the most random movies that you find in movie store" Amanda blushed, "Or I miss being a normal boyfriend and not always talking about NYADA" Kurt frowned,
"This is what all of this is about? The fact that Kurt is going to New York" Beth all but screamed.
"No! It's that everyone I care about is leaving me" Blaine screamed before running out of the choir room.
Amanda:
18 years have come and gone
For momma they flew by
But for me they drug on and on
We were loading up that Chevy
Both tryin' not to cry
Momma kept on talking
Putting off good-bye
Then she took my hand and said
'Baby don't forget
Beth:
Before you hit the highway
You better stop for gas
There's a 50 in the ashtray
In case you run short on cash
Here's a map and here's a Bible
If you ever lose your way
Beth/Amanda:
Just one more thing before you leave
Don't forget to remember me'
Beth:
This downtown apartment sure makes me miss home
And those bills there on the counter
Keep telling me I'm on my own
And just like every Sunday I called momma up last night
And even when it's not, I tell her everything's alright
Before we hung up I said
'Hey momma, don't forget to tell my baby sister I'll see her in the fall
And tell Memaw that I miss her
Yeah, I should give her a call
And make sure you tell Daddy that I'm still his little girl
Yeah, I still feel like I'm where I'm supposed to be
Don't forget to remember me'
Amanda:
Tonight I find myself kneeling by the bed to pray
I haven't done this in a while
So I don't know what to say but
'Lord I feel so small sometimes in this big ol' place
Yeah, I know there are more important things,
Beth/Amanda:
But don't forget to remember me
But don't forget to remember me'
Blaine sat in the audience with the rest of new directions, tears in his eyes.
Okay, so let me know what you think and what you think will happen next. I like people guessing. I can't help it. PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW? :) I hope you all enjoyed it.