Chapter 3
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Flashback will be in italics
santana POV
I hurry down the stair with the roof collapsing behind me. We make it out with a dive and I crash into the ground. I look up and see the medic truck. Quinn and puck are both sitting inside. Quinn looks towards me and her little brother, horror crosses her face. She starts yelling towards me, and I try to respond but no words come from my mouth. Two soldiers come and grab Artie from me. I try to stand with the little boy in my arms but I fall back to the ground, the kids hitting the soil next to me. I don't know what going on. There was a sharp pain on my back. I reach behind to touch my back and when I look at it, its cover in blood. My blood, I blinked, and I was lying on the ground. I heard cries coming from Quinn, and then a constant ringing in my ears. I think someone is calling my name, and then I hear her. I had been thinking about her a lot lately. Those blue eyes, I can see them now. She's calling my name, Santana… hey Santana can you hear me. There you go silly, don't forget to keep smiling." Blank…I'm out.
I dried off and managed to change into some spare clothes in my locker. But now I'm on my way to the office because of my douche bag teacher Shue. I was late, I know I was late and I was in a pissed off mood. I figured I try and mind my business, but no he had to call me out in class on how a good student comes on time. I mean it was stupid Spanish class, Spanish, my native tongue. I don't even need to be in the stupid class, I speak it better than him.
I really don't want to see the principle. She threatened me last time. Like really, threatened me, and told me if she saw me in her class again she was going to beat my ass. I walk right pass the receptionist and straight into her office. "Santana, I thought I said I didn't want to see your ass in my office anymore." "Principle Sue it's not my fault…" "Save it I don't want to hear it. You have to options, suspension or anger management with the councilor. I tired of hearing complaints from students, teachers, and even parents about your temper. And frankly I see you too much because of it. "I'll take the suspension." "Alright counseling for the rest of the school year, now get out of my face."
This was such bull shit. I can't believe she is forcing this shit on me. Every day on free period. I walk in to see my favorite nervous red head sitting at the desk. "Hi Mrs. P." "Hi Santana, Sue told me you were on your way. You will be in that room over to your right and someone will be right with you." I take a seat and just close my eyes. The door opens and closes behind me. When I turn around I'm faced with my blond goddess. "Well hello again Santana, are you still smiling."
When I woke up I was in the hospital at base. I popped up but my back said otherwise. I was bandaged up. Wrapped up on my side and back. I get up slowly and balance myself on my feet. I feel like I'm on a ship. I look at my chart, apparently I got hit my some bomb fragment in my back. Burns on my side, and cuts and bruise from escaping the building. I pull the curtain away that's separating me from everyone else. I had to find my team. I walk two beds down and find puck lying in a bed asleep. Reading his chart, he has two broken ribs and a slight fracture in the arm. I left him to go find Quinn. I heard a crash and people shouting, Quinn cussing. I ran to where her voice was. She wasn't too fond of hospitals.
When I arrived they were trying to sedate her. It looks as if she broke from her bonds, and she was pissed. She grabbed the nearest nurse and a scalpel from a medic cart. "Where is my brother? Give him back and give me my uniform and gun." More soldiers begin to come in. they were beginning to see her as danger. I walked over to her. Soldiers were raising pistols at her. I blocked their clean shot, and tried to talk her down. "Quinn you don't feel well. Give me your weapon and let the nurse go." She looked at me and then at the soldiers with guns. From my position I could see she had a bandage around her head and where she was shot at. Quinn looked around confusion all over her face. I reached out to take the knife from her. "That's it nice and easy." I grabbed the knife by the blade and gently slid it from it grasp. Quinn let go of the nurse and simple stood in a trance, "San, I have to find my brother." I started to tell her the truth on her brother when an abrupt voice cancelled me out, "your brother is dead solider." Quinn and I turned towards the voice. All the other soldiers saluted. Sargent St. James, things were about to get interesting. Quinn stalked towards James. Men raised arms, I grabbed Quinn's arm. "You're lying. My brother is not dead." Quinn broke from my grasp. She charges towards James. Men prepared to fire, but James ordered them to stand down.
James allowed Marquette to grab him. James starred at her with his cold eyes. "Your brother is dead." Quinn raised her fist to strike him down, but two soldiers grabbed her and wrestled her to the floor. James smirked and put his foot on Quinn's back. I tried to move towards them, but two other soldiers blocked my path. James pressed down into Quinn's back. Quinn tried to move, but was too weak to move. "Your brother is dead. If you ever raise a fist to me again, I'll crush you just so you can join your brother in the hell he's in. James lifted his foot and ordered the soldiers to take Quinn somewhere else. I pushed passed the others, "where are you taking her?" James raised an eyebrow at me, "she needs help, and so were going to go get her help." I looked into his eyes, and could just tell he was lying. "She is my solider I want to take care of her." He smirked then pushed pass me, "out of my way."
I run to the other side of the medical unit searching for a doctor. I finally come upon one, "where is private Fabray?" "He's in the autopsy room." I run over towards the room, I had to find him before they cut open my friend. I burst through the doors. The doctor jumps in my arrival. "Don't cut him yet. You can't cut him. The family has to see him whole. "Look an autopsy must be conducted." "I know but come on. His family deserves to see him whole. He's an American hero, he was fight for us." The doctor closes his eyes then takes a breath. "When a soldier dies they send him back to his family so he can be buried. I will send him home only if you go with him. I will send a letter saying an autopsy must be completed." I thanked him and rushed to find puck, I couldn't stand to be in the room while my friend was on a cold metal table, lifeless.
When I reached puck, he was awake and receiving medicine from a nurse. "Yo San where have you been?" "Sorry had to take care of some business. How are you feeling?" "Shit you know me, tough as a bull. They got me wrapped up, but a few weeks on light duty and I'm back doing my thing. Where are Quinn and Artie?" I put my head down and took a breath. I looked back up at him, "damn. What happened?" "Artie didn't make it. He died saving the little boy. Quinn didn't take the news so well, and got into it with James. They took her somewhere." Puck shook his head, damn this isn't good." I shook my head and lowered it. I could feel tears begin to burn my eyes. Puck looked up at me "hey, this wasn't your fault so don't you start blaming yourself. We couldn't control what was going to happen." I shook my head and looked back at him, but they were my men. You were my men and I was supposed to take care of you all. The doctor is sending me home with Artie so he can stay in one piece while he is here. If you want to come I might be able to get you out too." "No, I think I'll stay here. I'm more useful here but feel free to video chat with me when you can. Try and stay out of trouble. Artie and Quinn were from our neck of the woods right, Maryland?" "Yea, they were. Baltimore to be exact." "Mmm… so you're just going down memory lane. Will you be okay?" "Yeah, I will be fine. You heal and don't get killed while I'm not here." Puck laughed, and lied back down. I shook my head then went off to look for Quinn.
I found my uniform and gun, and collect Quinn things as well. After asking around, I found out Quinn was in James office. I didn't like this I needed to go get her. I ran to his office, but when I got the Quinn and James were coming out. Quinn was sporting a fresh bruise on her cheek. I clenched my teeth and balled my fist. Quinn turned and saluted James. James smirked then went back to his office. Quinn turned to look at me, "my brother is dead." I opened my arms and Quinn fell into them. Quinn was a bitch, but no one deserved what she been through for the past couple of hours. When we first met we did nothing but argue, but I think it was meant for us to be together. I took Quinn back to her bed station so she could change back into her uniform. I closed the curtain and turned to face her. I sit her on the bed and lift her shirt, "are you okay with me cleaning you up?" Quinn nods her head, and I go about patching wounds she may have reopened. "So we have to go back to Baltimore tomorrow morning. I'm going with you to watch over you. I finished patching her up and she stood face to face with me.
"You look like a wimpy girl when you sad," I say with a smirk. She smirked back. "Lift your hands in the air." I pull off her shirt to slip on a clean shirt and her jacket. "You're so comfortable around me half naked and vulnerable. What type of lesbian are you. I would think you would want to be all up on this." I laugh at her and she smiles. "You're like my irritating sister who I want to slap all the time, not sleep with. I love you as my sister, and my job is to protect you." She wraps her arms around my waist hugging me, "thank you san." "No problem." She wipes her tears and then push me away, "get out of here so I can finish getting dress lezpez. I'm no charity case." "Yeah well maybe you should get some ice for that cheek too." "Leave before you need some ice for your cheek." I laugh and leave to do some much need packing. I'm going home.
A/N: thank you everyone for the support. i try to update once a day at least. so next chapter we meet brittany and life back home. if anyone had something they might want to see happen in the story let me know and i might be able to throw it in for you. as always review. i love feedback.