Santana let Alex get out of the car first, and then waited a few minutes before going into the school. She got in and was met by Brittany at the door.
"Hey babe." Santana greeted the blonde, wrapping her fingers in between Brittany's. Brittany pulled her hand free and glared at Santana, who was shocked. Brittany never glared at anyone.
"What did you do to Alex?" Brittany asked loudly. Santana tried to shush her, but was ignored.
"What do you mean?" Santana replied, trying to keep from attracting attention.
"You beat her up, didn't you?" Brittany yelled, gesturing to the 14 year old who was halfway down the hall. Santana realized what was going on.
"Britt, I didn't do that! When we left her at the house yesterday, she got caught by a gang-" Brittany cut her girlfriend off.
"Alex is your sister! You're supposed to protect her!" Brittany screamed. By then everyone in the hallway had stopped and was watching the two girls fight.
Santana's jaw dropped and she stared at Brittany in shock. Had she really just announced that Alex was her sister to everyone in the hallway? Yes, she had. Students were already whipping out their cellphones and typing.
Alex felt her heart skip a beat when Brittany shouted her name and the fact that she was Santana's sister. A lot of people turned to look at her widened their eyes at the bruises on her face. Alex put two and two together and realized that they thought Santana had done it.
"No. It's not what you think guys." Alex said quickly, gesturing to her marred face. People looked at her skeptically and she shook her head again.
"Britt." Santana's voice cracked as she realized how upset the blonde was with her. Brittany's eyes teared up a little as she realized how upset her girlfriend was.
"San, why don't you like her?" Brittany asked quietly. Now that the screaming was over, students became bored and began moving again.
"You don't get it Brittany. She came from a rapist." Santana said. They started to move towards Mr. Shuester's room. He would call their teachers and let them stay; he had done it for them before.
"That doesn't mean she's a bad person San." Brittany replied quietly. She took hold of the Latina's hand again and squeezed it. Santana looked over at her.
"Why do you care about her Britt?" Santana asked as they entered the chorus room. Mr. Schuester saw the expressions on their faces and understood. He left them alone in the room after nodding quickly at them.
"It's not that I care about her Santana. I care about you. And I don't like seeing you so upset by her, especially when you don't really need to be." Brittany said, sitting down with Santana on a red chair.
"You don't get it Brittany. She's only alive because a man raped my mom." Santana emphasized, her voice breaking when she thought of her mother having to go through that. It absolutely disgusted her.
"It's not Alex's fault though." Brittany argued back. She felt herself get angry again, which was unnatural for her.
"I never said it was. It's just that she is the daughter of….him and, I just don't know. She's my sister, but she's not my sister." Santana had to admit it felt good to get that out in the open.
"Have you even tried being nice to her?" Brittany questioned innocently. She tilted her head to the side.
"No." Santana admitted. She averted her eyes when she discovered how much of a bitch she had been.
"Why don't you start? Maybe let her come to Glee today?" Brittany suggested hopefully. Her eyes perked up and Santana couldn't bring herself to say no.
"Fine." Santana mumbled, finally relenting. She would do it, for Brittany. But she wasn't just suddenly going to accept her into the Lopez family. She would simply act civil.
Santana and Brittany went their separate ways, one feeling better than the other. Santana kept her eyes peeled in the hallways, and she finally spotted Alex, who saw her too. The freshman quickly ran into the bathroom and slammed the door behind her.
Santana sighed and followed Alex into the ladies room.
Alex felt her heart skip a beat when the door opened behind her. She turned around hesitantly to see Santana.
"I didn't say anything to her Santana, I swear." Alex insisted, taking a step back from the Latina.
"I know Alex. I'm not here for that. I wanted to say that I'm….sorry." Santana had to force the apology out.
Alex raised her eyebrows in surprise.
"I'm sorry I slapped you and then left you at the house yesterday. It's my fault you got beat up." Santana continued, averting her eyes to the ground.
"It's fine." Alex said quietly. She didn't quite understand what was happening, but it probably was being fueled by Brittany.
"Come to the choir room ninth period, if you want." Santana offered, before turning around and leaving the bathroom. Alex shook her head and then followed, heading towards her next class.
Ninth period came too fast for Alex, and she struggled with a decision. She had a feeling that Santana didn't actually want her to come to the Glee club, but on the other hand, it would make Brittany happy, which would in turn make Santana happy.
As the bell signaling the end of 8th period came, Alex finally made the decision to go to the choir room. She was the whole way across the school and by the time she reached the classroom, the bell had already rang. Alex stood outside of the door for a few minutes before taking a deep breath and walking in.
Hey guys, sorry for the wait. I couldn't get on the computer yesterday. If I get a lot of reviews, I'll update again tonight!