Yo folks. So, I'm still sulking over being injured. Although I did manage to fit a swim session...so yay! It's getting close to midnight here so this will be the last one till tomorrow, also tomorrow I've got some light training to do so there'll probably only be a couple of chapters up.

We all fall down.

"Brittany"

It all happened so fast. She had barely spoken the blondes name before a blur appeared in front of her. Addison. The next thing she knew, her best friend had Brittany pinned against a nearby tree. Her shaking left hand wrapped around the dancers throat.

Santana quickly stood. This isn't happening. This isn't happening. This isn't happening. This isn't happening. She repeated. Her feet frozen in place. 30seconds ago everything was ok. There was hope...and now? she looked on in fear as her best friend gripped the person her whole being once upon a time, proudly belonged to.

"Wha...who are you" Croaked a scared Brittany. Her back was painfully pressing into the uneven bark of the tree and the scary stranger had her left hand tightly around her neck. Brittany was strong. Very strong. She was a professional dancer, but this girl seemed stronger. The blonde wasn't sure if it was the shock, fear or the fact the person pinning her to the tree had a bruise around her temple, a cast travelling from her left hand to her elbow and pink? Stitches. Plus the tattoos . She knew she wouldn't win this.

"Addy stop...please"

Britt knew that voice. She heard it in her dreams...or her nightmares. The dancer felt the scary girls grip loosen a little. She saw green eyes soften.

"babe if you hurt her you Know the cops will put you away this time."

Brittany saw her. The one. The girl she lost five years ago. She looked smaller. Fragile almost. Her once tanned skin was now pale. She had dark rings under her eyes. Where stunning curves once accentuated her features, now sharp angles and bone jutted out. Did I cause that. The blue eyed girl was torn from her thoughts by the scary stranger, Addy.

"I...I don't care Tana. Bitch deserves a beat down." Growled the tattooed girl. Her grip tightening up again.

Babe...Tana ...are they...of course San has a girlfriend. She's the most amazing girl in the world.

"No..Addy, ju..just don't." Santana was scared. She was now stood at the side of her best friend. Chocolate eyes flicking between the two girls in front of her. She saw fear on her ex girlfriend's face, but what scared her the most was the look on Addison's. It was the distant look she got before she 'went hulk' on someone or something. The brunette knew were the younger girls mind went in these times and she hated it. She hated the man that did this!

Gently, she placed a hand on the angry girls left arm. Slowly gripping it whilst rubbing comforting circles with her thumb. "Babe, please...If they put you away again..." The latina cut herself off. Memories invading her mind.

Santana had been living at Addison's apartment for almost 2 months now. She was too scared to sleep alone at the moment, never mind live alone in her tiny apartment.

Her friend had been a rock.

Addison would hold her tightly at night till she fell asleep, would comfort her when she woke from nightmares and would take her mind off her flashbacks by distracting her any way possible. She even quit her bar job and started working at a gas station because she could pick up more shifts to provide for them.

What happened to the latina was horrific and would never go away, but she was so grateful she had someone there for her.

Then it all went wrong.

It was a rare day off for the tattooed girl. The two friends were lounging on the tattered sofa watching spongebob repeats when an insistent knocking came from the door. It startled the latina, but like always, Addison managed to calm her.

The knocking got louder.

Santana noticed her friend stiffen. 'San..."

"OPEN UP. POLICE!"

Santana was confused and scared. 'the police?'

"San, babe...I..I did something and I gotta go away for a while". A tear trickled down the taller girls cheek as she desperately grabbed at the brunettes hands.

"WE KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE. OPEN THE DOOR!"

"I got Buck to let you take over my job...It's crappy but.." The mousey blonde shook her head. "Please promise me you'll be ok..you have to be ok!" A whimper escaped Addison's throat.

Santana squeezed her hands tightly. "Addy ...what..?"

The door crashed open and Addison tore her hands from the latinas. Quickly she stood and raised them into the air.

2 cops pushed her too her knees and slapped cold metal cuffs around her wrists. Roughly dragging her to her feet, the tattooed girl looked guiltily at the brunette.

All Santana could do was watch as the younger girl pleaded for her to be ok whilst she was dragged out if the broken door. The latina left with a tired looking detective and the words 'attempted murder' echoing through her mind.

"you can't leave me Addison." Santana didn't care if she sounded needy. She had to get through to the girl. She sighed in relief as her friend lowered her hand, stepping back away from Brittany.

Brittany coughed and rubbed her neck as her circulation began to flow freely again. She avoided looking at the green eyed girl, completely focusing on the latina. "Thanks San". She husked.

A bitter laugh escaped the brunette s mouth. "I didn't do it for you."

The blonde felt winded. She hoped Santana would have forgiven her over time. Especially if she had a girlfriend now. "San...I'm sor.."

"Don't you dare apologize Brittany" Growled the shorter girl. "You have no right" Anger boiled in her stomach as she surged forward getting in Brittany's personal space.

"You fake dated me for months Britt. Made me fall in fuckin love with you! I...I trusted you and I bared my soul..". The latina stepped further forward and raised on her tip toes to get right up to the blondes face. "I told you somebody had broken my heart...you promised it was safe with you! FUCK!". She laughed as she stepped back a little. "I m..I made love to you. I got lost in you. I gave everything to you...and you took it all. For fifty crappy dollars.".

The blonde could see nothing but pain and regret in Santana's eyes and it broke her. "San...I..I fell in love with you too.." she was cut off as her head snapped to the right.

Santana looked at her left hand as if it wasn't hers. Her palm stung as she watched tears fill Brittany's eyes. "You took my heart, my soul, my friends...my self respect...my ambition.". The latinas voice wobbled . "you never loved me.".

Addison stepped forward holding her bike helmet and leather in her good hand as Santana finished. She wrapped her other protectively around her friend and glared at the frozen blonde. "I see you again, you'll know true pain" she spat. Turning the brunette with her and walking away.

They made it to the bike on a nearby side street before the latina broke down. The taller girl scooping her up in a comforting embrace. "Shhhh honey." she soothed whilst rubbing the girls back. "you did great" she whispered. Kissing the too of her friends head. Santana let it a gut wretching sob as her knees went weak. The tattooed girl lowered them to the groung and pulled the smaller girl onto her folded knees. "I got you S. You were so brave.". She carried on whispering comforting words as she typed out a txt message, her arms still wrapped around the girl who was crying it her neck.

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Quinn's phone buzzed against the glass coffee table. The blonde groaned at how far away it seemed.

She was currently curled up on the window seat, her tears only just stopping a few moments ago. She had closed the door on a sobbing Brittany just over two hours ago. Her legs ached from being curled to her chest for so long as she stood. Picking up her phone, her heart sped up.

Received: Addy(bitch) - Q. I need your help. I took San out on my bike, we bumped into Britt. Can't get her back to hsptl in the state she's in. We're next door to the closed up Rijo cinema. Can you come get her. Please.

Quinn frantically typed out a reply.

Sent: Of course. I'm on my way.

With that she was out the door.

It was all a blur as she sped through the streets of New York. Her mind running a thousand scenarios. In some Addison had killed Brittany and that's why Santana was crying. In others Brittany had said horrible things to the brunette. But after what happened with Finn, the blonde was sure her ex best friend would be hurt. It made a pressure build up behind the Yale graduates eyes.

She worried for Santana's health and state of mind.

She worried if Brittany was broken and bleeding on the floor.

She even worried for Addison and how the girl was handling all of the stress.

There was too much worry!

The former cheerleader sighed with relief as she saw the red and white yamaha R1 pulled up near the cinema. Sat on the ground reclining back against the wall was Addison, she was holding Santana. Quickly parking her mini, Quinn jumped out of the car and ran to the girls.

Addison raised her finger to her lips as a frantic looking Quinn approached, signalling the laying in her arms was sleeping. She smiled gratefully as the blonde slowed and knelt beside them quietly. "She cried herself to sleep". Whispered the tattooed girl quietly. Quinn nodded and ran her eyes over both girls looking for blood, bruises, scratches...anything that signaled there was a fight. "She wouldn't let me hit her...I had the bitch pinned but...". The taller girl shook her head.

"You wanna put her in my car?"

"yea, Just help me stand up. I've got her from there". Quinn supported Santana as Addison stood, the taller girl giving a thankful nod before carrying the sleeping latina to the car.

The hazel eyed girl opened the rear passenger door and ran around the other side so she could help settle the smaller girl in.

Addison slowly lowered her best friend onto the back seat. The brunette stirring slightly. As she went to close the door she heard her friend begin to mumble.

"Don't leave me Q"

The blonde ran a shaking had over dark hair. "Never my sweet." She whispered. Emotion flooding her voice.

The half asleep girl reached out and Quinn took her hand.

"forever and a day?" She questioned quietly. Sleep gripping her again.

Quinn leaned down and pressed a soft kiss to her cheek. "Forever and a day San...I promise."

Addison gently closed the door. She knew at that moment everything was about to change. She didn't know how it would work out for herself. But she knew that it would be a good change for her best friend. And that put a smile on her face.

Hey guys! Sorry this is short. I will try and get another up in the next hour or so for ya.

Being hugely accident prone I decided to go to the gym with my injured foot (without my coach knowing) Had an awesome workout, then heading to my bike afterwards dropped my phone! I've smashed my screen pretty bad and it's my phone that I type my stories up on. I think it was the world telling me I shouldn't have gone to the gym! :"( I will push on and try to update. But please don't hate me for any errors as I can't see the words very clearly!

Anywho hope ya liked. I know Addy didn't get to beat up Brittany..but hey, there's still time right? Lol.

I really do love you guys! Thanks for everything :)

Daisy x