Para 001 || Plans
There was something about those eyes and the way they lit up. There was that pull again— Not the one San felt when she was wracked with guilt, but the other pull. The one she felt last time Charlie smiled. Mostly, it pissed her off that anyone had this much of an effect on her, but she hid it well. Nobody’d have any way of knowing that she was to taken with the littler girl unless they were inside of her head. As far as the rest of the world knew, Santana was nearly as bored with Char as she was with anyone else.
Tearing her eyes away from Charlie’s, she cleared her throat and slid the notebook across the table again. “Yeah, well….. Karofsky gives you any shit, you come to me. I’ve got a special nutcracker with that kid’s name on it, and it’s called my fist…. Not that I care…but I figure he should save his efforts for someone who’s more inclined to kick around a few babies or puppies, or….. something— Look, just tell me if he pulls anything with you. Affirmative, Charlotte Marianne?”
Charlie's smile was growing back on her lips again, as she took the notebook back, hugging it tightly to her chest. It wasn't a protective stance, she was just trying to control the incessant feeling that lived in her gut that made her want to hug anyone that was nice or made other people not sad.
And now, Santana was doing that. On purpose or not, she had just accepted she wanted to help in making Charlie not sad. Like protecting her. From Karofsky, aka one of the biggest bullies in their high school. Charlie's cheeks turned bright pink as her smile kept growing, even bouncing slightly on her chair. "Thank you. Thank you, Santana. That's really really nice of you. Like, really.", she babbled happily. "I don't kick babies, I like babies. I babysit sometimes for my neighbors. And... I got kicked by my grandma's dog once. He was taller than me. I would never kick a puppy— But, yes. Affirmative. Super affirmative. You used my middle name and my whole first name, so it's crystal clear. Just Charlie makes me just as affirmative..."