I'll Defend You If You'll Defend Me?
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Summary: Becky Jackson is trying to survive high school the best that she can. While Santana Lopez is struggling to accept herself and be proud of the person she has become. Can these two people become friends and help each other succeed?
Pairings: Santana Lopez and Becky Jackson. Other pairings: Rachel Berry and Santana Lopez. Brittany Pierce and Santana Lopez. Quinn Fabray and Brittany Pierce. Also other characters have small parts.
It's important to note, that I do not have Down syndrome, but I am "different". I know what it feels like to feel unworthy at time and like no matter what I try to do it's useless.
I hope you enjoy!
~ Puck ~
You gotta show her you care about her, Puckerman. Actions speak louder than words.
I've been trying to figure out how I could do this for my new girlfriend, Becky. I want her to feel proud that she's with me.
I got it!
I pulled out my laptop and searched for the lyrics to a song I was sure she'd love. It told her that I thought she was beautiful even if, at times, she didn't. I printed them out, grabbed my guitar, my overnight bag, and ran out of my house and into the car. I sped off to her house and honked the horn when I arrived.
She ran out alone. I was somewhat relieved. Not that I didn't want to see her parents, but because I was already nervous. And Noah "Puck" Puckerman didn't do nervous.
"Hey, Noah," she said as she threw her stuff into the backseat and then got into my car. Once she was settled she leaned over and kissed my cheek.
"Hey, Becky," I said and gave her an air kiss against her cheek. Then I put the car in drive and sped off.
"You ready to have a blast," I asked her excitedly.
"Of course. Hey did you know that this'll be our first hangout as a couple," she said and smiled brightly at me.
"Yes, I did. I can't wait!"
"I think I'm gonna like bein' your girlfriend," she said happily.
"I sure hope so," I whispered to myself.
Once we got to Santana's house, I turned off the car and ran to her side to open the door for her. I extended my hand and she grabbed it. "Thank you."
"No worries!"
I shut her door and went to the backseat and pulled out her bag and my guitar.
I slung my guitar strap cross bodied over my shoulder.
"What's with the guitar," she asked.
"Let's say I have a little surprise for someone very special," I said as I looked down at her.
She smiled.
We walked up to Santana's house hand in hand and her Mom saw us coming.
"Hello, Becky…and Puck!" Mrs. L. said.
"Hey, Maribel," Becky said.
"Hi," I said also.
"Go on up," Mrs. L. said and pointed to the staircase. Becky took off up the stairs and I followed right behind her.
She banged on the door until we heard Santana, "Ok, ok, keep your pants on!"
"They are," Becky replied as the door was opened.
"That's good, I guess," Santana said.
Becky opened her arms for Santana and they both wrapped themselves in the hug. "Thanks for inviting me. I was going insane!" Becky said while still in the hug.
"Haha! You're welcome. Come on in," Santana motioned. When we walked into her room, Rachel was on the bed. She got up and glided over to Becky and hugged her. "Hello, Becky," she said.
"Hello, Rachel," Becky said as the hugged broke.
"We're just waiting on Quinn and Brittany," Santana said.
As soon as the last syllable escaped Santana's mouth, Brittany made her grand entrance and yelled, "What about Quinn and Brittany?!"
"Nothing! You're here," Santana announced and clapped her hands.
They hugged.
After a few minutes we got settled on the floor with the various snacks, candies, and drinks around us.
"Ok, ok, I gotta do something before I lose my nerve," I announced. All ten eyes were now focused on me. Two of those eyes mattered. The other eight not so much right now.
"Ok, Becky, since is our first time, uh, no, first party-ish as a couple I wanna do something for you that I'm hopin' you'll like. So please just sit back and enjoy," I said nervously.
I tuned my guitar and then I unfolded the piece of paper that had the lyrics on it. I was going to try not to look at the piece of paper, but it was there just in case.
Then I began to play.
My life is brilliant.
My life is brilliant.
My love is pure.
I saw an angel.
Of that I'm sure.
She smiled me on the subway.
She was with another man.
But I won't lose no sleep on that,
'Cause I've got a plan.
I took a glance up quickly and noticed that Santana had pulled Rachel close to her. Brittany had Quinn's back against her chest. Brittany's long arms were wrapped around Quinn. They were cuddling.
Then I looked at my girlfriend. She had tears in her eyes, but she was smiling through them. She quickly brushed them away. Her head was tilted to one side. I focused all of my attention on her as I sang the chorus of the song.
You're beautiful, You're beautiful,
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you.
Then I lowered my head to concentrate on my guitar playing and my singing.
Yes, she caught my eye,
As I walked on by.
She could see from my face that I was,
Flying high,
And I don't think that I'll see her again,
But we shared a moment that will last till the end.
I decided to improvise here with the lyrics.
Becky, you're beautiful, You're beautiful,
You're beautiful, it's true,
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you.
She smiled widely at what she heard.
You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
There must be an angel with a smile on her face,
When she thought up that I should be with you.
But it's time to face the truth,
I will never be with you.
I played my guitar a few extra seconds after I stopped singing. Once I finished, the room erupted with applause and hoots. I think Brittany even yelled, "That was hot!"
"Some of the lines weren't true to our relationship, but I hope you got the gist."I said and blushed.
Becky got on her knees and pulled me closer to her by my shirt. She tilted her head slightly to the right and closed the gap between our lips. She gave me an opened mouth kiss. I was shocked so it took me a few seconds to register what was happening. Once I finally did I kissed her back. It didn't last long, but first kisses aren't really supposed to. The most important part to me was that she felt comfortable enough to kiss me.
~ Mrs. Lopez ~
I had heard a weird sound coming from Santana's room so I jogged up the stairs and was about to knock on the door, when I heard Puck begin to sing. I pushed the door open a little to watch his performance. He played with so much passion not only for the song, but for Becky as well. I watched her as she listened to her song. I saw her brush away some tears from her eyes. The whole thing was endearing to me. I wanted so much to applaud his efforts, but I didn't. The kiss between them was very cute also.
My opinion of him was slowly changing, though.
~ Santana ~
"Hmm," I cleared my throat.
"Oh, sorry, San," Becky said as she broke the kiss and turned her head in my direction.
"Don't apologize for that," I said, "Did we all just witness the first kiss?"
"Yea, Lopez, ya did," Puck replied and blushed as he began to breathe and communicate again.
The room erupted with an "Aww!"
Then we clapped our hands.
~ Becky ~
Once the applause died down from my boyfriend's song to me…
Wow! My boyfriend!
I looked over at Quinn and Brittany. Quinn noticed me looking with a strange expression on my face so I asked, "What's happening over here?"
"Well, remember when we played 'Truth or Dare' here the last night," Quinn reminded me.
I nodded my head.
"Well, because of Santana's little, um, 'push', Britt and I have begun to hang out," Quinn said with a big smile.
"Hangout?" I asked.
"We've spent every night together this week, which has been awesome…My parents are away. In fact, they just texted me saying that they'd be away until Monday night…So," Brittany said and tilted her head down and said to Quinn, "You're not going anywhere…"
"Wasn't planning on it," Quinn said as she looked up a little. Brittany lowered her head and Quinn raised hers and their lips met and they both stayed like this for awhile.
"Ah, the strength of my power was strong on that one," Santana said and patted herself on the back in celebration.
Brittany broke the kiss and she and Quinn smiled at Santana warmly. They didn't stop smiling at her for a few minutes.
"This just got odd," Noah announced and we all laughed.
We then decided to watch a movie. Brittany wanted a Disney one. Rachel of course, Streisand. Noah, an action movie. Quinn didn't care. Santana also didn't care.
"Ok, Jackson, you're the deciding vote," Santana said and they all looked at me.
"Um…Um…I think I want the Disney one," I finally said.
"Woo hoo!" Brittany yelled and leaned over to high five me.
"Are you gonna tell anyone at school that I watched a Disney movie," Noah asked.
"No, Puck," we all sang out in unison. Santana winked at him.
"I got my rep, ya know," he said.
I leaned up to kiss his cheek before I said, "You're my teddy bear."
Noah pulled me closer to him and wrapped his arms around me. "Yes, Becky, I am!"
He looked at Santana and she pretended to be cracking a whip.
"Haha, Lopez, I'm more romantic than you are," he challenged.
"Ok, hold up…no he didn't!"
"Santana, Santana, calm down," Rachel began, "I assure you, Puck, Santana is the best at romance. She's even willing to wait. And considering what happened last night, I'm utterly shocked and humbled that she would wait…"
"Um, Rachel," Santana scolded a little.
"What happened last night," Quinn asked.
"Nothing," she said very quickly.
"Yeah, okay, Rachel," Noah said teasingly.
"Back off, my girl, Puckerman," Santana yelled. He threw his hands up in defense.
"Whateva, we gonna watch this movie," he said and looked at the screen.
When "Finding Nemo" ended, we were all crying, including Noah.
"You're so a softy," Quinn teased him as he wiped the tears away with his palm.
"Shut up," he snapped back, but she smiled.
"Hey, Puck," Brittany called out to him, "Just keep swimming…just keep swimming…"
Quinn chuckled and kissed Brittany's hand.
We ordered food afterwards and had a great time. We talked, laughed, and playfully picked on Noah.
Then there was a knock on the door.
~ Mrs. Lopez ~
"Come in," Santana yelled.
"Hey, all, I'm sorry to break this up, but if you don't have boobs, it's time to go," I said.
I then saw all of the girls grab their chests. Some wore big smiles…Santana! Some just smiled. I'm just glad that they didn't try to grab each other's boobs. When my eyesight landed on Puck, I saw him grab his chest. I chuckled out loud.
"Ok, Puck, get out," I said and held the door open for him. He packed his stuff up, but before he left he turned to Becky and gave her a kiss. The kiss lasted for several minutes and they both smiled when it broke.
"Call me tomorrow and I'll come to pick you up and drive you home or whatever," he said to her.
"Or I can drive," Santana offered.
"Ok, thanks," Becky said.
Puck started to get up, but Becky grabbed his shirt and pulled him to her. She attached her lips to his again. Their heads tilted back and forth for another few seconds.
"Get a room," Santana yelled out.
"Santana!" I yelled at her.
"No, Maribel," Becky said as she broke the kiss, "It's an inside joke!"
Santana smiled angelically at me and I smirked.
"Good night, Noah," Becky said and smiled at him, "Thanks for singing to me."
"A lot more where that came from, babe," he said as I yanked him out of the room by the back of his shirt. I wanted to grab the Mohawk, but then I thought about all the hair products in that thing. I shuddered as I thought about it.
I pulled him down the stairs and out the door.
"Good night, Puck," I said as I shut the door.
"Good night, Mrs. L.," he yelled after I closed the door. Then I relaxed on the couch and must have fallen asleep.
I awoke after midnight and decided to go to bed. As I was turning off the light by the window, I saw Puck's car in front of the house. I grabbed my robe, put it on, and went outside.
When I got to his car, I saw the strangest, but cutest thing. I saw Noah "Puck" Puckerman awkwardly asleep in his backseat.
He must really care for her! I thought.
I lightly tapped on his window. He jumped up and yelled, "Don't touch the car!"
I jumped back, but waved my hand. He frantically opened the car door and said, "I'm sorry, Mrs. L."
"No problem. Um, why didn't you go home," I asked curiously.
"um, um, um…"
"Noah, I'm a Mom so don't try to lie to me," I demanded with a smile.
"I wasn't sure if Becky was comfortable with sleeping in other people's houses," he replied honestly.
I shook my head with a smile on my face. "C'mon," I said as I walked back to the house.
He quickly followed after a few seconds.
Once we were inside, I pointed to the couch and said, "There's already a pillow there. Hope it's okay?"
"Yes, it's perfect, Mrs. L."
"Good night, Puck!" I said as I ascended the stairs to my room.
My opinion of him has changed because of what he'd do for Becky!
Good job, Puck! I thought.
Second Author's Note: "You're Beautiful" is sung by James Blunt. Hope you enjoyed this.