Naya Rivera Imagines

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Coach Beiste walked into the choir room confused as she saw the girls stood waiting for her.

The girls explained how they were sorry for what they had said before and apologised for the song. Sitting beiste down before Santana began to sing.

(Instead of Mercedes its Y/n)

"Regrets collect like old friends
Here to relive your darkest moments
I can see no way, I can see no way
And all of the ghouls come out to play

And every demon wants his pound of flesh
But I like to keep some things to myself
I like to keep my issues strong
It's always darkest before the dawn"

As the girls sang, a voice joined in fron the door. Looking over, Y/n Beiste began to sing along with a soft smile even though she was covered in bruises, just like her mother.

"And I've been a fool and I've been blind
I can never leave the past behind
I can see no way, I can see no way
I'm always dragging that horse around

Our love is pastured such a mournful sound
Tonight I'm gonna bury that horse in the ground
So I like to keep my issues strong
But it's always darkest before the dawn

Shake it out, shake it out
Shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa
Shake it out, shake it out
Shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa
And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off, oh whoa"

Y/n pulled a chair up to her mother and took her hands. She looked over to her girlfriend with a soft smile which Santana Returned.

" 'Cause I am done with my graceless heart
So tonight I'm gonna cut it out and then restart
'Cause I like to keep my issues strong
It's always darkest before the dawn

Shake it out, shake it out
Shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa
Shake it out, shake it out
Shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa
And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off, oh whoa

And its hard to dance with the devil on your back
And given half the chance would I take any of it back
It's a final mess but it's left me so undone
It's always darkest before the dawn
(Oh whoa, oh whoa)

And I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't
So here's to drinks in the dark at the end of my road
And I'm ready to suffer and I'm ready to hope
It's a shot in the dark and right at my throat
'Cause looking for heaven, found the devil in me
Looking for heaven, for the devil in me
Well what the hell, I'm gonna let it happen to me

Shake it out, shake it out
Shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa
Shake it out, shake it out
Shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa
And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off, oh whoa

Shake it out, shake it out
Shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa
Shake it out, shake it out
Shake it out, shake it out, ooh whoa
And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
So shake him off, oh whoa"

As they came to the end of the song Santana walked closer to both Y/n and coach Beiste, taking one of Y/n's hands and rubbingnthe back of it.

"Thank you girls" Beiste croaked out, tears falling. Y/n smiled and pulled her mom into a hug, rubbing her back.

The girls all smiled and joined in the hug, all giggling and laughing.
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As the day came to an end, Santana and Y/n walked out pinkies locked.

Santana looked up at her girlfriend's bruised face and frowned softly.

"Y/n/n?"

Y/n looked down at Santana with a smile "Whats up?"

"Are your bruises from cooter too?"

Y/n sighed softly but nodded.

"My mom said that he was just drunk and that this was the first time he tried to hit her, well its not. The only reason she got hit is because I was out that night with some of the guys practicing for the game. Usually I get in the way and take the hits"

Santana looked at her girlfriend with wide eyes.

"Why didn't you tell me? I would have helped you guys out" Y/n chuckled before kissing Santana's hand softly.

"I know, but hopefully my mom will get out of there as soon as possible. Until then, I will keep protecting her"

Santana's heart began to swell with love for the tall girl. This just set in stone that this is the girl she was going to spend the rest of her life with.