HEY EVERYONE. JUST DROPPING BY WITH THIS CHAPTER... I'M GOING TO BE WORKING ON MY OTHER STORIES CAUSE I'VE NEGLECTED THEM LONG ENOUGH THEY'RE GETTING RESTLESS SO BUT FRET NOT MY GLEE LOVING PEEPS I SHALL RETURN
CHICAGO IL, October 29 1994
BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG.
"I'M GOING I'M GOING." Eric Shouted down his hallway. "Son of a bitch." He cursed as he stubbed his toe on the corner of the bathroom door. "Who ever the fuck is waking me up at three thirty in the morning better have a fucking good reason." He kept stumbling through his hallway blindly swiping at his wall until he found the light switch. "Success." Eric's triumph is quickly dissolved as the loud bangs are once again echoing in the apartment
BANG, BANG, BANG,
"YA VOY." He yanked the door open and was about ready to tear the person a new one.
"E-Eric." The twenty old looked up to see his sister standing outside of the apartment door soaking wet and covered in bruises. He looked down to her arms that were currently holding a sleeping six month old Santana. He quickly moved aside and guided Shelby inside his small apartment. "I-I didn't know where else to go." she whimpered as she took a seat on the red couch. She kept rocking back and forth as she held on to Santana and sobbed.
"Shell…. W-What happened?" He asked fearing the answer. She shook her head as she held Santana tighter. "Shelby talk to me." Shaking her head more forcefully. He took a small step forward and went to touch his sister, but she violently jerked back making him retract his hands quickly. "Shell."
"It's my fault…. It was my fault I didn't have dinner ready." she whispered as she continued to shake her head. "If I would've had dinner ready."
"Shelby... Did.… are you telling me that Gerardo did this to you?" Anger began to consume the young man who was staring at the beaten and bruised face and arms of his sister.
"Eric what's going on?" He turned to look at his mother standing by the hallway her robe tucked close to her. Her eyes we're still getting used to light and couldn't recognize Shelby who was trying to cover her face with her long black hair. "What's with the noise." She asked stepping further into the living room.
"It's nothing Ma." Shelby said trying to keep her voice normal.
"Shelly why are you here so late?" The woman walked closer. "My baby girl what's wrong?" Eric was shaking his head as he tried to control his anger. "Oh my. Shelly what happened?" The woman had tucked a strand of hair behind Shelby's ear and was greeted by the sight of dark purple, yellow and green that was around her daughters eye.
"It was my fault mama." Shelby cried as she held Santana closer to her. "I should've had dinner ready, I should've." Eric watched as his mother wrapped her daughter into a hug and kissed her head. He could tell the older woman was trying to hold back tears.
"Stay with her." Eric said as he went into his room. He looked around for a moment until he found what he was looking for. He quickly grabbed the wooden bat and a black hooded sweater that zipped up. He walked past the hallway and into the living room. He gave the three most important women in his life one last glance before putting his shoes on and walking out of the apartment. The walk to Shelby's apartment was short considering they only lived four blocks away from him. He noticed two other cars and realized that Gerardo must've called some of his drinking buddies.
"Mr. Eric what it's nice to see you." He noticed the elderly woman sitting by the window on the first floor who was staring back at him with a warm smile.
"Buenos Dias Mrs. Gonzales." He answered with a smile. "Could you buzz me in please." The woman nodded as she got up and walked to the door. Eric quickly walked up the steps of the building and waited a couple of seconds before the sound of the buzzer sounded. "Gracias." He shouted as he made his way inside the apartment.
"Would you like some Breakfast?" Mrs. Gonzales asked as she stepped out of her apartment. Eric looked over to the woman and smiled.
"No thank you I'm just here to see Gerardo." He answered calmly as he held the wooden bat. Mrs. Gonzales sat the object but just nodded as she walked back into her building. He opted for the stairs instead of the elevator since he knew that the elevator stopped right in front of Shelby's apartment. The three flights of stairs were a breeze and he quickly found himself standing right in front of apartment 209. He took a calming breath before he reached up and knocked on the door. Knowing full well Gerardo never asked who was at the door he waited for the sound of the door clicking open before he kicked it in the rest of the way.
"PUTA MADRE." Gerardo shouted as he fell onto his back crashing with the coffee table in the middle of the living room. Eric made his way in and quickly swung the bat hitting one of the men who was coming at him from the kitchen. He swung again and hit another man who had stood up from the recliner across from him. Eric saw Gerardo get back to his feet and dropped the bat.
"You shouldn't have done that to my sister Pendejo." He growled as he tackled the smaller man to the ground. The two men wrestled around before Eric got the upper hand and pinned Gerardo to the ground and began punching him over and over in the face. He felt a pair of arms wrap around his midsection and yank him up to his feet. He quickly turned around and delivered another punch to the persons face hearing the bones crack as his knuckles connected with the fat guys nose and cheek. The guy that was in the kitchen lunged at him but he quickly stepped to the side and shoved him into the wall making him crash with the TV that was set up in the corner.
"Son of…. Oh god my ribs." Gerardo groaned as he held his torso. Eric walked over and watched as the man rolled on to his stomach and tried to get to his feet.
"Don't you ever." He kicked him right in the ribs and Gerardo wheezed as the air was sucked out of his body. "Lay a hand on my sister." he gave the room one last glance before he grabbed his bat and walked out of the apartment closing the door behind him. Four days later he was arrested and charged with breaking and entering, and assault with a deadly weapon. He was sentenced to four years.
KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK,
"WHO IS IT?" Eric shouted as he walked towards the door of his two bedroom apartment.
"Your favorite nephew." Came the response from outside his door.
"I don't have any of those." He answered as he looked through the peep hole. He smiled when he saw a curly haired teen with black glasses and goatee staring back at him. "You must have the wrong house."
"Probably…. Oh well whatever shall I do with this box of Tamales and this large jug of Atole." Eric quickly opened the door and smiled. "You food whore."
"Yeah well sue me for loving your mama's cooking now what kind of Tamales are we talking about?" He asked rubbing his hands together.
"Well we got Pollo con salsa verde, rajas con queso, mole, spinach and cheese, and Rachel's favorites, Dulce and Pineapple." He answered as he handed the heavy box to Eric who took it into the kitchen. "How was the drive down here?"
"Long as shit. God did you really have to move to the middle of bumblefuck U.S.A." Dro commented as he followed his uncle into the spacious kitchen with the jug of Atole. "It's chocolate incase your wondering."
"Good to know and it wasn't my idea it was your aunts so take it up with her. Speaking of which she should be here in an hour so let's get things set up. Did you call the girls?"
"I texted them when I made my way into Ohio….. What time do they get out of school?" Eric looked down at his watch.
"Rachel should be getting out of Glee club in about twenty minutes and Santana stayed after to watch her sing."
"Glee club?" Dro asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I'll let Rach feel you in on that….. Want to go pick em up?"
"Damn right I do." Dro answered as he made his way towards the door. I haven't seen those two in a long, long, long minute and I wants my time with them before having to see Tia Shelby." He opened the door and took a step out before turning back around. "I'll be back in a little while…. And don't eat any of the tamales." He said before closing the door to the apartment. Eric waited a few moments before he felt his phone vibrate.
WHERE'S THE SCHOOL?- DRO
Eric laughed as he typed in the directions and sent them to his nephew. For a seventeen year old, Alejandro had been through a lot. Hopefully this new environment would help him forget all the pain from his past just like he hoped it would Rachel and Santana.
"Alright everyone great practice Kurt you still need to work on your cues and Mercedes you were sounding a bit flat on that solo try and work on that please." Mr. Shue said with a smile on his face as he looked at the eight members of the New Directions Glee Club with a satisfied smile on his face he still needed four more people to be eligible to compete but now with the addition of Rachel who had blown everyone away with her performance he felt like the rest of the search would go a lot more smoother.
"Are you three going to join the Glee Club?" Tina asked the three Cheerio's who had stayed for the rest of the practice. Quinn and Santana shook their heads as they quickly got up from their seats while Brittany was in deep thought.
'Should I join the Glee Club? I mean I'm already a cheerleader and Mom seems to get along with Mr. Shue but what would she think of this? I suppose it wouldn't be so bad, I do like to sing and I love to dance. Maybe me and Mike could choreograph a routines asides from the obvious swaying in the back….. Wait a minute if I join Glee Club then that means I'll have to see Artie every other day. Ugh I'll have to put up with him glaring at me and Rach, and I'm about ready to snap and kill him…. Wait a minute what's Finn doing? Oh hell no he did not just check my girlfriend out. That's it I'm joining.'
"I'll Join." Brittany answered with a smile. Making the other two girls and her girlfriend all stare at her.
"You will?" Kurt asked being the only one able to find his voice at the moment.
"Yeah, I mean you could use the members right?" The boy diva nodded. "And I know how to dance awesomely so I could like teach you guys some totally cool dance moves." She quickly turned and looked at the two other cheerio's. "You two are joining too."
"What?" Quinn asked shocked.
"Hell Nah I ain't joining no damn Geek club." Santana said with conviction. Rachel stalked over and glared at her sister. The room all waited for what was sure to be some sort of bitch out but where surprised when they saw Rachel look down at ground for a second before looking back up big brown eyes and a pouting lip.
"No Rach not the puss in boots eyes anything but that." Santana groaned as she tried to look away. Rachel took a step closer towards her sister as she made her eyes go wider and her lips pouted even more. "Alright, I'll join just stop with the eyes already."
"Thank you." Rachel said with a smile as she walked back towards the rest of the team.
"Ha that was easy." Quinn said with a laugh. She turned around and was met with a pair of sparkling blue eyes. "Brit no." The blonde cheerleader saw tears starting to form around the eyes and her cousins lips started to quiver. "No Brit I'm not joining." She tried to sound forceful, but the tiny whimper that escaped the taller blonde finally made her crack. "FINE I'LL JOIN ARE YOU HAPPY." She shouted.
"Very much." Brittany responded with a smile as she skipped over to hug Rachel. The two cheerleaders looked at one another as the rest of the team laughed and giggled at them.
"Alright you three auditions are next week should be plenty of time for you girls to choose your songs." Mr. Shue said with a smile. Looks like his luck was finally starting to turn around.
"I can't believe this. First I get forced into joining the Cheerleading squad and now I'm forced into joining Geek club."
"It's Glee Club." Mercedes said with a huff.
"Whatever Aretha." Santana responded and rolled her eyes.
"Santana." Quinn and Rachel both said in a warning tone.
"Fine, fine." The older brunette huffed as she walked down the hall. "I can never say nothing." They all heard her mutter under her breath. The rest of the team followed her out the door and were all met with a Dark blue Chevy Suburban parked right in front of the school.
"Dude who's sick ride is that?" Chang asked as he and the rest of the guys minus Kurt walked down the steps and towards the vehicle. The guys all marveled at the tinted windows and chrome twenty four inch rims. Puck and Finn placed their hands on the windows and tried to peek past the dark grey tint to see the inside.
"Why are people staring at my car?" Rachel and Santana turned around and smiled when they saw Alejandro standing at the top of the steps. He was wearing a black polo shirt with white long sleeved undershirt, some black denim jeans, and some brown boots. "Hi." Both girls ran up the stairs and tackled the taller boy to the ground. "Oh crap. You guys get off your heavy." Both girls gasped and quickly stood up crossing their arms, they waited for Dro to get to his feet and wipe away the dirt from his clothes before they began hitting him.
"We're not heavy you jerk." Rachel punched the laughing boy in the gut making him groan for a second before he began laughing again.
"Alright I'm sorry your not heavy." He said with one last laugh.
"Damn right we're not." Santana huffed as she smacked the back of Dro's head. She glared as she caught the smirk that was on his face. "What Dro?"
"Are you….. Give me a H. Give me a O. Give me-"
"I'll give you a freaking kick to the balls if you don't shut up." The group all watched in amazement at how the three relatives interacted. They knew very little of the two girls asides from the obvious Rachel's dating Brittany and Quinn and Santana are three seconds away from fucking in the middle of the school hallway, but other than that none of them including the two blondes really knew anything about their past.
"When did you get into town?" Santana asked.
"How long will you be staying?" Rachel added.
"How's your family?"
"When did you get out?"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa there slow down and breath you two." He said with an amused smile. "First answer. I got into town four hours ago, I'll be here for a while since I'll be living with Tio Eric, Family is doing great Mom, Mando and Karla are moving in with grandma in California, and I got out two months ago on good behavior." The two girls looked at their cousin for a moment before engulfing him in a bone crushing hug. The young man tensed for a moment before wrapping his arms around his cousins and awkwardly patting them on the back. Both girls knew he still had a lot of progress to make but were happy that he'd gone this far in allowing them to hug him.
"We uh…. We should get going I left Tio Eric alone with a box of tamales." he said with a nervous chuckle as he looked at the group of teens who were standing by his car. "Who are they?" he motioned to the group.
"Oh my god come on." Rachel grabbed Dro's hand practically dragged him down the steps. "Guys I'd like to introduce you to Alejandro Corcoran. Our cousin."
"Sup." The Teen said with a quick head nod. The guys minus Kurt all nodded back while the girls including Kurt waived back at him.
"This is Kurt, Puck, Mercedes, Tina, Mike, Quinn, Finn Artie." Rachel said the last name bitterly making Alejandro raise a questioning eyebrow at Santana who just shook her head. "Alejandro I'd like you to meet my girlfriend Brittany." The blonde cheerleader took a tentative step towards the taller boy who had an amused smile on his face.
"Hi." She said shyly. "I'm Brittany and I'm like totally respectful of Rach I don't pressure her or anything for sex so please don't kill me." Dro looked surprised at grossed out at this revelation.
"Jeez what the hell did you two tell them about me?" He asked looking over at his cousins. "And thank you for respecting her Brittany."
"So these Tamales." Santana cut in licking her lips. Rachel and Alejandro rolled their eyes at the brunette who was smiling at them. "Well let's get going big guy upstairs only knows how long Tio Eric's going to be able to hold out before he tears into those bad boys."
"Yeah your right…. I probably shouldn't have left him with that gigantic jug of Atole either." Rachel and Santana both grabbed the two blondes hands and practically dragged them towards the S.U.V.
"Your trying this food." Santana told Quinn who just nodded.
"Baby your going to love Tamales." Rachel gushed on as the four girls climbed into the vehicle. "My aunt Conchita makes the best Tamales and Atole I guarantee you'll be hooked."
"Well it was nice meeting you all." Dro said with a smile since he was left standing outside with the rest of the team. "This is awkward as hell."
"No kidding." Puck said looking around.
"Well…. I'm gonna…. Yeah." Dro shot the group one last smile and quick peace sign before getting into the vehicle and driving off.
"You think he's single?" Kurt asked.
"He was kinda cute." Mercedes chirped.
"Back off Woman I saw him first." The rest of the group all headed off towards their cars leaving the two friend to argue over who would get a shot at the new arrival. Mike had offered Tina a ride which she gladly excepted while Puck and Finn helped Artie into his mother's van who had pulled up a few moments ago.
"See you guys." Tina shouted out of Mike's window as they drove past the still bickering teens. Puck and Finn waived their goodbyes and past the still bickering duo who were currently listing the con's of trying to get to know The male Corcoran.
"Should we be worried?" Finn asked turning to look at puck who had an amused smile on his face.
"Nah man they're gonna be fine…. Besides something tells me those two aren't Dro's type. Come on man let's get our COD on." The two teens gave the still arguing duo one last glance before walking towards Puck's truck.