ETHEREAL - glee!

one.one five

"so, i was supposed to sing the ballad with delilah, but she doesn't want to sing in front of you losers, so i'm going to sing this too her," santana said with a small smile and the girls where sat on the stools. "i love you lilahs, you're the best thing that's ever happened to me," santana whispered, so no one else could hear of course.

"iI'll keep you safe, try hard to concentrate," santana began to sing, her eyes locked with delilah's blue ones as she began to sing i'll keep you safe by sleeping at last. "hold out your hand,can you feel the weight of it,the whole world at your fingertips," she sung interwining her fingers with delilah's, she caught brittany and quinn's huge smiles as there 'otp' finally got there heads out of their asses as accepted their feelings.

"don't be, don't be afraid,our mistakes they were bound to be made, but i promise you I'll keep you safe," santana continued, meaning every lyric. she knew she made mistakes, she knew pushing her feelings aside was wrong, she knew that she'd continue to make them, but what she knew was that she'd never leave again, she needed delilah to be safe.

"you'll be an architect,so pull up your sleeves,and build a new silhouette," santana continued, as delilah had tears forming in her eyes, santana's heart broke at the girl cryin, even though she wasn't upset, she still felt a bit bad. "in the skylines up ahead, don't be, don't be afraid,our mistakes they were bound to be made," santana sung, gripping her hand tighter pulling her closer. "but i promise you i'll keep you safe,i'll keep you safe," she sang, looking right into delilah's eyes.

"and darkness will be rewritten,into a work of fiction, you'll see,as you pull on every ribbon,you'll find every secret it keeps," santana sung as she reached over to wipe her tears from her eyes with her thumb.

"the sound of the branches breaking under your feet," this line reminded delilah about the first time the girls had kissed, she took santana to 'her spot' where she wrote songs, played her guitar and went when things where getting too much. as she walked through the forest to the tree, santana kept stepping on branches, the snaps would make delilah jump and santana would splutter out apolgies. she remembered how after an hour of talking, they locked eyes before leaning in closer and santana iniciating the kiss, of course she wasn't opposed.

"the smell of the falling and burning leaves, the bitterness of winter or the sweetness of spring," santana sang, this kind of reminded delilah of them. santana was like the bitter winter and delilah was like the sweet spring. "you are an artist, and your heart is a masterpiece," she said smiling.

"and i'll keep it safe," santana said, locking her pinkies, as if she was pinky swearing to protect delilah no matter what. the glee club was shocked by their 'acting', the two cheerios being the only people who knew what was going on. for a second, delilah forgot the rest of the choir room was there, she knew that it would take a lot of work for her to fully trust santana again. and she knew that it would be a long time until santana would be comfortable with 'putting a label' on what they had. she knew that santana made her confidence better.

"dismiss the invisible,by giving it shape,like a clockmaker fixes time," she sang with santana as the applause and cheers glee club gave her snapped her back as she pulled even closer, if it was even possible, suddenly growing nervous. "fuck it," she whispered, she already sang so why not keep going. "by keeping the gears in line,don't be, don't be afraid," she sang, locking eyes with the brunette once again. "god knows that mistakes will be made,but i promise you i'll keep you safe," they sand, their voices fitting with each other perfectly.

"as you build up your collection, of pearls that you pulled from the deep,a landscape more beautiful," they sang, both now smiling. she knew that santana made her feel like she could do anything. she knew that her and santana would take a lot of time, but in the end it would all be worth it. "than anything that i've seen,the sound of the branches breaking under your feet,the smell of the falling and burning leaves," they continued remembering the day.

"the bitterness of winter or the sweetness of spring, you are an artist," delilah sung on her won, causing her to go red and her heart to race, until santana held her tighter, she felt better as they both finished the song, "and your heart is a masterpiece, and i'll keep it safe," they finished and the room errupted in cheers and applause.

"girls, that was amazing, you really took the lesson and made an excellent ballard, see everyone, it's not too hard to connect through a song even with someone you don't share the feelings with," mr schue explained,causing the three cheerios, excluding brittany, to stifle a laugh. "but mr schue, lilah and santan-" brittany went to say before quinn pratically shoved her arms around her head, to stop her talking. "eww!" she exclaimed, "why the hell did you lick me britt,"

"delilah, i know that it's going to take time for you to forgive me, and it's going to take time for me be okay with who i am, and to tell people how i feel, to tell you, but i ment everything i sung, no matter what i want to protect you, i love you lilah," she whispered, giving her a hug.

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delilah, her sister elodiey and quinn were sat on the coach in there small two bedroom apartment for their weekly movie night. they had come acustomed to spending time together as a trio since quinn had moved in. elodiey didn't mind, quinn pratically lived their after the accident. elodiey, being 24, had a job in a coffee shop, and was working towards being a firefighter so she could support delilah and try to look after her, like her parents would be able to do.

she wanted to be their for her little sister, she had gone through so much, being there when the fire happened, blaming herself for not helping more, seeing her parents be dragged out of the house, covered in burns and soot. sitting in the hospital rooms, waiting for them to wake up, constantly re-living the moment, hearing the words the officers and firefighters and paramedics said, the screams triggering the flashbacks. she hated that her sister saw it all, she hated that her sister couldn't forget, her eleven year old sister was torn after the accident.

she hated watching her sister not talk afterwards, she hated her sister not speaking in public, but she was happy that she was the loudest in the apartment. "fun fact, lion king is the highest-grossing hand-drawn animated feature of all time with a total box office of over $987 million movie ever made," delilah said, eating a handful of cotton candy. "full of interseting crap aren't you," her sister joked as nala and simba started singing 'i just can't wait to be king'.

"i'm gonna be the main event, that no king was before, looking out im working on my," delilah sang and danced around the living room as the other girls joined in on the 'roar' part. halfway through the song they were all singing, laughing and dancing. "i love you guys," delilah whispered, slightly out of breathe.

"i sang in glee club today," delilah said, as elodiey's smile grew wide. "you go girl," she smiled.

maddie hasson as elodiey acosta

so yall got to see delilah's past a bit more and i introduced elodiey to you guys, she was mentioned in the last chapter but you'll get to see more as she and quinn's friendship develops. also, how would you guys feel if she had a closer friendship with rachel? thanks so much for all the support - i appreciate all the comments and everything. also, i hope you guys enjoy the little delilah and santana moments - idk for a name with them both, maybe deltana idk - let me know if you have any ideas.