Chapter 4

Santana walked into the school, slightly on edge. After the kiss with Rachel the day before she was nervous about seeing her. She had thought that if she kissed her again it would somehow resolve everything, or maybe deep down she just wanted to kiss her and didn't want to admit it.

She knew she couldn't be in love with Rachel, she already loved Brittany and you can't love two people at once. She was just lonely since Brittany broke off their kisses and just wanted some lips. Santana assured herself this many times but it didn't assure her at all.

She saw Brittany alone at her locker and started to walk up to her, but before she could approach the blonde Artie wheeled himself over to her. With a frown Santana made her way to her own locker.

At the same time Rachel was about to approach Santana, but saw the look on her face when she saw Artie and Brittany together. Of course Rachel knew Santana was in love with the blonde, most of the Glee kids knew they were just waiting for Santana to admit it to them, though she didn't like it much. It wasn't that Brittany was a bad person, it was Rachel loved Santana. Despite the years apart and the constant trying to get over Santana by fighting with Quinn over Finn, she was still in love with the Latina.

Therefore when she saw the heartbroken look in Santana's eyes the diva calmly walked over to the two that were upsetting her friend. Brittany saw her coming and gave her a big smile, "Hi, Rachie."
Rachel couldn't help but smile, "Rachie?"
"It's your new nickname!" Brittany smiled.

"What's up?" Artie asked.

"Well, since today is Friday I was hoping I could possibly borrow your girlfriend for the night." Rachel proposed.

"Borrow my girlfriend?" Artie looked up at her puzzled.

"Yes, see, now that Santana and I are friends she wouldn't mind as much as she used to about Brittany and I hanging out together so I was hoping-"
"See, I told you Brittany. Santana's controlling you and picking who you're friends with for you. You shouldn't let her do that."

"But you're doing that now." Brittany frowned.

"Santana's just a bi-"
"Artie!" Rachel snapped, bring all eyes on her. "You need to stay out of their business and do not ever let me hear you finish that sentence. I would have no regret of knocking a certain someone out of his wheelchair if he deserves it."
"Wait, you're defending her and threatening me? Well of course you are, I see how you look at her. You look at her like she looks at my Brittany."
Rachel managed to contain her flinch of shock to just a finger twitch, "She's your girlfriend meaning you should trust her with other people. The looks I give Santana or anyone else are none of your concern. Now-" She turned to Brittany, who was standing there looking confused. "How about you and I go see a movie tonight? I'll let you pick it."
Brittany gave Artie a look and Rachel saw him slightly nod his head. The blonde smiled at Rachel, "Sure!"
"Great so I'll come and pick you up around seven that way we have a chance to look at what is playing first.." Rachel smiled at the blonde before turning and walking away. Part one of her plan finished. Now for step two.

Rachel waited at the door to the choir room for Santana. The Latina had ducked her at every time the diva approached her. This time she couldn't avoid her.

As soon as Santana walked in the choir room Rachel grabbed her arm and pulled her to a corner of the room. Everyone else who had already arrived gave them odd looks and quieted down to try and hear their conversation.

"Rachel, what the hell?" Santana stared at her.

"You've been avoiding me all day! This was the only way I could get you to address me."
Santana sighed, "Look, I'm sorry okay. It's just yesterday-"
"Forget it ever happened. I know you don't have any feelings for me."
Santana saw the sad look in Rachel's eyes, but knew the smaller girl would just deny it. "Okay…"
"I want to take you to a movie tonight."
"A movie? Star, you just said-"
"Not a date. Just two friends seeing a movie together."

"Oh. Okay sure. What'd you have in mind?"

"No, no. Don't worry about that now. Just meet me there at seven thirty so we can decide then."
"All right."

That night Brittany eagerly hopped in Rachel's car and gave the petite girl a hug. Rachel couldn't help but giggle as Brittany pulled back and got buckled in.
"I've really missed you Rachie." Brittany said, as Rachel pulled away from the curb.
"You see me everyday at school and Glee, Brittany." Rachel said.

"Yeah, I know, but you used to be friends with me and Sanny then you just disappeared one day and when I saw you in school Sanny and Quinn said I couldn't be your friend."
"Wait you remember us hanging out when we were thirteen?"
"Uh-huh! I met you and Santana when all my ducky friends left me." Brittany pouted at the memory.

"I didn't mean to leave on purpose. It was just-"
"You kissed Sanny." Brittany said.

"I-I-how did you know?"

"Santana told me once. She doesn't remember telling me but she said that you kissed her and she enjoyed it to much and made you leave us. Sometimes I wish she wouldn't have. Then maybe you and Sanny and I could've been friends through high school."

"Why wouldn't she remember?"
"Oh! She took a bottle of tequila from her parents and we drank it. It was our first time drinking. Well hers, she was kind of hogging it."

Rachel chuckled, "So, you're okay with me being Santana's first crush?"
"Rachie, you were her first crush, her first kiss and I think you were her first love."
Rachel resisted the urge to slam on breaks and instead chose to keep glancing at the blonde, "You think what?"
"Mhm. I used to see her staring at you and when I accidentally read her diary once five pages were all about you and how she missed you. Now I see you giving her those stares though."
For once Rachel Berry was stunned speechless. She couldn't find the words to protest, or even to talk to the blonde. Brittany rubbed her shoulder, "It's okay Rachie."

"Brittany…you don't have to answer if you don't want too okay? I was just curious to what happened between you and Santana. I mean I know you two were secretly dating."

"No. She wouldn't date me." Brittany said sadly. "I told her I wanted to be girlfriends but she would say no. Then after I started to date Artie she came up to me and told me she was ready to be with me in secret but I couldn't hurt Artie."
"Oh…I understand. That you didn't want to hurt Artie I mean. But do you love him or Santana?"
"I don't know." Brittany frowned. "I miss her a lot but Artie doesn't like me around her."

"Well then I have a surprise for you tonight." Rachel grinned.