"What did you tell my sister? She's been on my ass ever since you and Santana left the other day." Quinn had cornered Rachel during lunch. It was true, Brittany had asked Quinn a lot of questions. One that stuck out most to her was "What do you need to protect Rachel from?" Whatever Rachel had said must have hit a nerve in her sister. Now Quinn had to deal with the twenty questions.
"I don't know why your getting mad at me Quinn. You were just as close to telling Santana about us." Rachel spat back at the girl.
"That was a moment of weakness, I'll admit that. She just made me feel safe for a second, it wont happen again."
"What happens if she makes you feel safe again Quinn, you going to tell her about all this?" Rachel used over dramatic hand motions. "It was your idea to keep it away from them so at least try to follow through on the plan."
"Listen Lopez." Quinn was backing Rachel into a wall, towering over her. "You don't worry about me, you just worry about keeping your mouth shut or this situation will be the least of your worries. Think about how destroyed our sisters are going to be when they find out. Think about how pissed of San is going to be when she finds out. They will never forgive themselves. So just keep your mouth shut."
With that Quinn walked away from the girl leaving her to her thoughts. Quinn was right, she had to keep her mouth shut, she had to do it for her sister. Santana had protected her all these years now it was her turn. Even though Santana had left her and hurt her, she couldn't let her older sister feel the things she is feeling. It would be all to much.
"I'm not going to ask you again Quinn. Just tell me what's going on." Brittany said to her little sister.
Brittany had gone up to her little sister's room after dinner to try and discuss what was happening. Brittany was just as confused and she needed some answers, and she needed them now. Whatever was happening was serious and B just wanted to protect her baby sister.
"Leave it alone Brittany, it's for your own good." Quinn said, trying to work out her homework.
"For my own good?" Brittany asked, clearly shocked. "What about Rachel's own good? Santana told me about the bruise she found on her little sister. Someone is hurting her, Rachel already told me you're protecting her from something."
"Stay out of this Brittany."
"Take down the walls Quinn. I know you're hurting I can tell. You think that closing yourself off will make it better but it's not. It's tearing you apart. I can see it." Brittany placed her hand on the smaller blonde's shoulder. "Let me help you Quinn."
"You can't help me!" Quinn spun around and screamed in her sister's face. "You can't help! Stop acting like you can! I'm screwed up in the head Britt, nothing you say or do is going to help! You think that coming back is going to make everything okay but it's not making everything okay. It hurts seeing you back again, I can't deal with it. It's one thing when your away but its totally different when you're here. It's harder!" Quinn was breathing heavy at the end of her rant.
"Me being here Quinn is supposed to make dad being in the hospital easier on everyone." Britt tried to explain to the younger girl.
"This isn't about Dad Brittany! Open you damn eyes!"
Quinn quickly walked out of her room and went out the back door, needing to be alone she went into an old tree house the Pierce's had for awhile. She couldn't be around her sister right now. She was getting that feeling inside her again. If she felt that then she might tell her what's going on. She couldn't. Things were better without feelings. She couldn't breath in that house anymore. It was like the walls were closing in on her. She needed to be alone and let her mind wander and make sense of her screwed up life.
"What's Quinn protecting you from Rachel?" Santana asked her sister as she was in the shower, she didn't want Rachel trying to run away. She needed some answers, and she couldn't think of a better way of getting them.
"Santana, please, I am trying to take a shower." Rachel said from the other side of the curtain.
"It's not like I haven't seen it all before Rae, but that's besides the point. Will you please answer my question?"
"Just drop it Santana, this doesn't concern you." Rachel said, remaining strong.
"Doesn't concern me?" San laughed, "Rachel someone is hurting you and you told Britt that Q was protecting you. Tell me who it is, I'll take care of it for good." Rachel chose to give her older sister the silent treatment. She wasn't doing this, she couldn't do it anymore. "Is it dad?" She questioned unsure.
"No!" She screamed, "Dad would never do that to me. God Santana you are so stupid sometimes."
"What am I supposed to think Rach? You have bruises all over your tiny body and dad has a temper. You wont talk to me, I don't know who's doing this to you Rae just tell me."
"I can't tell you." Rachel said softly, hoping that the sound of water will drown out her voice. It didn't though and Santana heard her.
"You can tell me anything Estrella." Rae's heart felt warm when San called her estrella. "I'm your Tana, remember?"
"Don't do this Santana. Please don't do this." Rachel whimpered. She wasn't sure how much more of this she could take. The double teaming only started yesterday and she was already falling weak.
"All of it can be over baby, all this mixed emotions you're feeling it can all end. Just tell me what's going on. I can't fix this if you don't let me in." Santana pleaded through the curtain.
"You don't know what I'm feeling Santana." Rachel stepped out of the shower, rapping the towel around her body. She tried her best to hide the new bruise forming on her shoulder blade.
"What the hell is that Rachel?" Santana asked, seeing the new bruise Rachel failed to cover up. "Baby…" She ran her fingers over the bruise. "Please tell me who it is Rae, I can't stand to see you like this. It hurts me to much."
Rachel looked directly into her sisters eyes, "The truth is going to hurt you a whole lot more Santana. You not knowing is for the better."
Rachel then left to her room to get changed for the night.
Brittany and Santana where meeting up at Breadsticks the next day for lunch. They were planning on exchanging the information that they had just go from their sisters. So when they sat down in the booth the quickly exchanged the news.
"Quinn thinks I need to open my eyes." Brittany said, picking at her salad.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Santana asked, clearly confused. "Why can't they just be honest with us? They act like telling us is going to hurt them or something."
"I don't know San. This is all just to much to handle right now. I have Quinn's problem, my dad is in the hospital…" Brittany let out a defeated sigh.
"Hey." Santana cooed, taking her lovers hand. "it's going to be okay, I'll be with you every step of the way. We'll figure out what's going on. They can't hide this from us forever. We'll out smart them sooner or later." Santana kissed Brittany's knuckles, this got the blonde to smile.
"What did Rachel say to you?" Britt asked trying to see if San knew anything new.
"She said that the truth was going to hurt me more then me seeing Rachel hurting. That doesn't make any sense." Santana sighed in frustration.
"Hey, like you said, we'll figure it out sooner or later."
"Yeah." Santana gave a small smile. "Lets split them up again. I think I was close to getting Quinn to crack until Rachel came down. Like really split them up,
"Yeah." Santana gave a small smile. "Lets split them up again. I think I was close to getting Quinn to crack until Rachel came down. Like really split them up, you take Rae to the park and I'll take Qball to ice cream place." Santana suggested.
"I just hope this works." Brittany sighed, continuing to eat her salad.
"Me to baby, we'll figure it out."
Hopefully sooner rather then later.
So I hope you all liked the chapter. It actually all just came to me. It was so easy to right this chapter.
Questions.
Who wants to find out what's up with the sisters?
Who's cracking first Rachel or Quinn?
Who thinks they actually know what's happening to the girls?
Once the older sisters find out how do you think they should react?
Mr. Pierce. Should he live or no? Should his death bring Brittany and Quinn's relationship closer or further apart?