A/N: I don't know but the chapters don't get longer. So today there is another chapter to make up for the lack of words. However I have faith in future chapters ;) !

A/N: Thanks for everybody who is still reading! Hope you enjoy!

Ballad

Finally the Hudson-Fabray pregnancy scandal reached its peak. Quinn was kicked out of home by her parents. Of course in Lima this event is the talk of the town for the time the next big sensation hits the town. This time it should be something big like an alien invasion or something similar to forget about the newly homeless chastity queen and her bastard child.

"I can't believe she didn't tell her parents when she found out!" Dave's mother says for the probably fifth time. "Earlier and they probably could have done something about it."

Naturally the news also reached the Karofsky home. The situation called for one of the famous family talks. Now Dave is still sitting in the living room listening to his parents talk about it. That's the only good thing about these mandatory meetings. He can sit through them without saying much.

"Russel is known to be very liberal!" His father responds eye-rolling. "He surely would have supported an abortion."

Someway between another talk about always using protection when he someday in the far, far future decides to be intimate with a girl, and the reassurance that they would never do such a thing like the Fabrays, the conversation on some point turned to question who is responsible for Quinn's lack of a home.

Talking about his possible future girlfriend and the things he may or may not be doing with this imaginary girl was bad enough. But the turn of the conversation isn't any better. It is Quinn's fault to get pregnant by Hudson or Puck or who knows. She is in the Chastity Club but she sure has heard of condoms.

His mother discards the argument with one gesture. "The Fabrays are a conservative bunch of hypocrites. And I'm pretty sure they would have supported an abortion in favor of a pregnant teenage daughter. By dealing with her condition she wouldn't have been in this situation."

His father gives in. "Yes, she probably should have told them earlier."

It seems that his parents not only think that Quinn is responsible for the pregnancy but also for her being kicked out. That is kind of unfair. She's dealing with crazy hormones, an unwanted baby, a stupid boyfriend and the complete loss of her popularity in school. However even Dave knows that Quinn should be safe at home. The school harassment only goes so far and when she's starting showing it probably would stop again. No one wants to bully a pregnant girl.

"Maybe she wasn't ready to tell them!" As soon as the words leave his mouth, Dave regrets them. His parents attention is back on him. Until he decided to speak up, they probably forgot that he was still sitting there on the couch waiting for the gathering to end.

"What do you mean? Not ready?" His mother asks sharing one of these parental looks with his father.

"I don't know! Perhaps she wanted to try to deal with it on her own. Trying to figure it out without her parents making a decision for her. Sometimes it's difficult to talk to your parents about your life..."

Oh, why couldn't he just keep his mouth shut. Everything was fine and suddenly he puts himself in the spotlight. He doesn't want to talk about it. It! He would much rather just push it aside!

"Is there something you want to talk about, son?"

"No!"

Yes! There is nothing worth talking about, just these confusing feelings he has. These feelings that keep being more and more difficult to ignore.

"You can tell us everything that's bothering you, you know!"

"I know, mom!"

He knows that he can't and won't talk about this with them. He doesn't want it to become real. No way! It's a phase, that's going to end. Like his obsession for wanting to drink Pumpkin juice after reading Harry Potter. It's going to pass. No need to drag his parents into it.

They share another of these annoying looks. He's right there. Dave sees them communicating non-verbally. Today he doesn't wait to be dismissed. The danger to be forced to share his feelings is to prominent and that is the last thing he needs right now.

"I have some homework to finish!"

He leaves the living room and stubbornly ignores their confused and questioning stares in his back.