"It's too early." Santana muttered.
"It's an hour later than we normally go." Quinn reminded before asking Brittany "Zip me up?"
"Still sucks." Santana muttered stepping beside Quinn to zip her up, she'd already zipped up Brittany "Might have to get a bigger one Q." Quinn shrugged. while the girls were all in their Cheerio outfits, Santana was in black leggings with Brittany's over sized McKinley red sweatshirt. "Are my shoes tied?"
"You're good Ducky." Quinn promised "Now Cheerios let me see those high ponies."
"I feel naked." Tina admitted, hugging herself.
"You look good." Rachel promised "Thank you for letting me come along." she was the only one not on the Cheerios.
"Just don't..."
"Freak out when he's tackled." Rachel nodded patting her purse "I have my books to study."
"Okay, you can watch our purses." Santana said.
"Okay." Rachel nodded following the girls out of Brittany's bedroom.
They all arrived with in a minute or two of one another, the only surprise was Mrs. Chang, Mike blushed at the sight of his mom, Quinn snatched the coffee from Santana's hands. "Good morning Mrs. Chang."
"Good morning Quinn."
"What are you doing here?" Mike asked quietly.
"Just dropping off papers on my way to work, actually..." putting her briefcase down Julia popped it open handing both Mike and Quinn packets "If you two could deliver these to the coaches that would be appreciated. I'll see you for dinner Quinn."
"Of course." Quinn smiled, waiting for Mrs. Chang to leave the parking lot Quinn handed Santana back her coffee.
"I was about to cut a bitch." Santana chuckled taking a sip, she hadn't seen Mrs. Chang.
Finn was grinning at the sight of Rachel with the other girls, he hadn't expected her to show. "I hope you don't mind, the girls said it was okay, I thought it might help me to understand what it is about this game you love so much."
"Thank you, it means a lot." taking her hand Finn lead Rachel to the football field.
"Looking hot ladies." Puck winked before starting to push Artie towards the field.
"Tina is...wow." Artie was at a loss for words at the sight of the Goth in the red and white outfit, glancing back over his shoulder Puck found Tina next to Mercedes, nodding in agreement with Artie he didn't say anything just continued pushing.
Once they reached the track the girls separated from the boys setting Rachel up in a spot where she could watch practice. In full HBIC attitude Quinn clapped her hands yelling "If you are trying out for the Cheerios get your asses off the bleachers and on the field."
"Move it ladies!" Santana yelled.
The ones who knew Santana and Quinn eyed them as they stepped onto the field with the girls from the bleachers, Sue was pulling up in her golf cart just as she heard one sneering at Santana. "Why you here Lopez? No way Sue wants to see you, or you." the brunette glared at Quinn.
"Now Bree is that anyway to speak to your Captains." Sue said climbing out of the golf cart.
"Seriously!" Bree practically screeched "How is that a Cheerio?" Bree threw her arm towards Santana who growled.
"Whoa girl." Mercedes grabbed Santana's arm stopping her forward movement "You can't beat her ass."
Brittany glared stepping close to Bree "Bullying is not allowed, it's mean and insensitive and I won't tolerate it."
"And what are you gonna do about it?" Bree stepped to Brittany.
"B." Quinn tugged Brittany's elbow "Go to S, I got this." Brittany instantly wrapped around Santana who slipped her free arm around the lanky blonde's waist, Mercedes was no fool, she kept a grip on Santana's other arm.
Eyes narrowed Bree waited as Quinn called to the others "Laps to loosen up ladies now." wanting to get away from the tension on the field the girls the girls scurried to the track. "I am your captain, she is your captain." Quinn said icily "If you can't handle that then get off my field we have no place for you."
"I'm not leaving."
"Entonces corre perra." Quinn smirked.
"Coach!" Bree stared at Sue.
"Save it, I don't speak Spanish." Sue held up her hand ignoring the girl, "On the track or off my field." Sue's attention was already on the packet in Quinn's hand and not the glaring Cheerio. "Asian, red instead of blue good team spirit."
Handing the packet to Sue Quinn gestured for Tina and Brittany to follow her, "Go with Quinn sweetie." Santana nodded releasing Brittany. Quinn lead the girls out to the track, Mercedes pulled Santana to the bench watching as Quinn, Brittany and Tina surprisingly took the lead on the track.
"Aretha."
"Coach." Mercedes had gotten used to it.
"Sing to..." Sue gestured to Santana's belly "And you, trash can there if you have to hurl."
"Yes Coach." Santana nodded then smirked at Mercedes "You heard coach, sing to us." Santana gestured to her belly.
Laughing Mercedes lightly shoved Santana "What do you want to hear? You know what I got this." Standing up Mercedes cleared her throat. "Imma blow your socks off, clap with me." Mercedes set the beat before starting to sing 'This Little Light of Mine." her parents hadn't been happy that the practice was on Sunday, but Mercedes pointed out it was the only one because it was the first one.
"Excuse me Coach?"
Sue turned around ready to snarl for tardiness, Santana cringed causing Mercedes to stop singing, but Sue didn't yell she just said "Hello."
"My name is Becky Jackson and I want to be a Cheerio." the girl said hesitantly, Sue smiled, "I brought my jump rope to show you what I can do."
Mercedes watched as the little blonde girl with Down syndrome did a few jumps before missing, Sue nodded holding up her hand "I'm going to stop you right there. You're in."
"Really?" Becky wasn't the only one surprised by Sue, Mercedes and Santana were as well.
"Really, and for your first job you will hand these out to the other girls that make the team." Sue smiled handing her the packet that Quinn had given her.
"Oh wow, thank you." Becky beamed.
"Aretha did I say stop?" Sue pointed at Santana "Also, Becky I want you to make sure she sings to that one."
"Yes Coach."
Mercedes chuckled but started singing to Santana and Becky.
Coach Beiste took the packet from Mike "Thank you son." Mike jogged over to the other boys on the field, Karofsky was by himself, Azimo was one of the ones that had failed the drug tests. "This is tryouts, you go ahead and try out where you think you'll do best and then I'll put you where I think you'll do best." holding up the packet Beiste said "If you make the team you will take this home and fill it out, the team doctor will be waiting for a call from your parents. We drug test, they are random, I will not tolerate drugs on my team." A group of boys looked at Puck who growled at them. "Everyone here has passed." Beiste interrupted their stare down. "This is not a place for bullies, there will be no more slushies or you will be kicked off my team and I will make sure you are suspended from school. We are not here to push people down! We are here to inspire! Yes Coach?"
"Yes Coach!" the boys all shouted together.
"Artie is one of the teams tutors, Ms. Lopez has also agreed to tutor those failing Spanish." hearing a snicker at Santana's name Beiste glared at him "Take a lap." barking when he didn't move "Now! I will not tolerate that kind of behavior, you will start acting like gentlemen from this moment on or you will be off my teams! Yes Coach!"
"Yes Coach!"
She knew she was going to have to keep an eye on the boy running as Finn and Puck were watching him "Gentlemen, a word."
Puck sighed "No beating his ass, we know."
"But he can't say stuff like that." Finn frowned.
"And I will teach him that, as will you boys by speaking respectfully to the girls." Beiste glanced at Puck shaking her head. "No hot, no sexy."
"Gotta find a new nickname for Mercedes." Puck mumbled, Finn chuckled explaining to Beiste.
"He calls her Sexy Mama."
"Is she okay with that?" Beiste asked.
"She is but I was gonna have to find a new one anyway, Tinsley doesn't like me calling her that." Puck muttered.
"Just stick with Mama." Beiste patted his bicep. Moving away from Puck and Finn Beiste shouted "10 minutes of stretching and then hit the track."
"Hi Becky." Brittany smiled at the girl next to Santana.
"Hi Brittany, you look pretty today."
"So do you, I really like your hair clip." Brittany beamed before telling Mercedes "Coach wants you to come stretch."
"Oh hell, here we go."
Santana chuckled swatting Mercedes butt "You can do it Wheezy!"
"She wants you guys over there too."
"Fuck, help me up." Santana held her hand to Brittany who easily pulled her to her feet.
When they reached the stretching Cheerios Sue pointed Santana to a chair "I need ten minutes of stretching before you move onto tumbling." handing Santana the megaphone Sue headed for her golf cart "Becky, you're with me."
"Yes Coach."
"Satan their is no way I can do that." she pointed to the other Cheerios, Quinn included with a leg on another girl's shoulder, Quinn's partner was Tina.
"You're my partner." Brittany giggled.
"So I just stand here while you stretch like that." Mercedes pointed at Quinn.
"Yep."
"Are you ever going to ask her out Big Man?" Puck asked Shane.
"I don't know if she likes me like that." Shane said stretching to the right.
"She does." Kurt chirped.
"Do tell." Puck chuckled "What was talked about last night?"
"I've said too much already." Kurt shook his head "Just trust me when I say, she thinks you're really cute and hopes you will ask her out."
Puck chuckled "Go get her Big Man," adding in a more serious tone "but know if you break her heart I will have to run you over with my truck, she a sweet girl."
"Got it." Shane nodded, Puck was a good friend to Mercedes. "I'm gonna ask her to Church."
"Ummm, don't you attend the same one?" Kurt asked confused.
"It's a thing Kurt, you ask to take her to Church to show her family you're respecting her and them." Puck explained.
"Have you?" Puck laughed, Kurt rolled his eyes "Of course not."
"I'm not the one they date, I'm the one they make out with in the parking lot as a finger to their family." Puck said truthfully.
Sue was back with Becky in a Cheerios uniform, the girls all went quiet "As you see only a few of you have uniforms, they have already made the team, we also have Porcelain back to sing with Aretha, this one," she pointed to Tina and then Santana "will be in that one's spot until I say otherwise. You drop her and you are permanently banned from cheerleading and I don't mean just here, and believe me I have the power to pull it off." holding her hand out she took the mega phone from Santana.
"Ran them through flips and simple choreography, those are the best." Bree stood at the front with her head held high, she was still glaring at Santana and the girls in uniform next to her.
"Brittany!" Brittany glanced around Santana to see Sue "Cartwheel!" without thinking Brittany launched herself into a no hand cartwheel landing perfectly. "Excellent a different cartwheel." thinking for a second Brittany did the same no hand cartwheel before landing in the splits. "Can anyone other than Brittany do this?" Sue waited as the Cheerios glanced around at one another before a tall blonde in the back of the group slowly raised her hand. "Let's see it." Almost as flawless as Brittany the girl performed the same identical cartwheels "Back handsprings." Brittany was faster but the other girl could do them. "She is the best. You are all just good." Sue pointed at Brittany who had bounced back next to Santana. "Pierce, get your sister a uniform." Brittany looked around for her sister. "Pierce!"
"She's not Brittany's sister Coach." Quinn answered.
"Seriously?" Sue looked at the two girls, she couldn't be the only one seeing it, they could pass for siblings "Okay. Give Becky your name, Pierce get her a uniform." Sue pointed to the back of the golf cart. Bree was not happy she wasn't the first one picked, arms crossed she glared waiting for Sue to call her. "For those of you who make the team there have been a few changes, one of which is the slushies situation, they have been banned from school grounds. If you are caught throwing one at a fellow student you will be expelled."
Bree rolled her eyes huffing she demanded "What's the use of being top bitch if you can't rub it in someone's face?"
"Follow my rules or get off of my field." Sue growled pointing off the field. "That rule hasn't changed." with Brittany and the other girl walking side by side Sue asked Quinn "Are you sure they're not sisters? I mean if she can't remember her middle name..."
Santana growled. "Her only sister is 8."
"Stop upsetting my future Cheerios." Sue glared at Santana glancing down at the Latina's stomach, Santana scowled "Aretha practice!" Sue pointed at Santana "Brittany! Work with, your name escapes me." Sue looked at Tina. "Singing Asian, name."
"Tina."
Sue waved her towards Brittany "Q! Drill them! Becky with me." Sue handed the girl her clipboard and megaphone.
"Line up and give me back hand springs to coach!" Quinn shouted pointed down the field to where Sue had a table set up.
"I can't do those." Tina quietly told Brittany.
"Neither can Santana." Brittany shook her head.