"I want her out! I want her out of this damn house right now!", Daisy's voice echoed through Nora's ears and mind that faithful evening. Nora glared over at Linnie, who was sheepishly trying to look his parents and sister in the eye as they had tried to process what he had just said.

He just couldn't keep his damn mouth shut, could he? After about a week or two of constant barfing, headaches, and sporting around a small bump in his belly, Linnie had finally come to his parents about what had happened, sparing no details. The bar, the fact they didn't ACTUALLY go to prom, and the fact that all of this was because of Nora guilting him. Food nearly spilled out of Cassia's dinner plate while Gonzo just looked at everyone around, having a hard time grasping what Linnie had just told him.

"So…let me get this straight..", Gonzo said, turning towards Nora, "We trusted you with our son for possibly one of the biggest nights of his life and instead of taking him where we asked you to, you decided to drag him to a bar and get into his pants."

"I…uh…well I mean, we only stopped for a little while. I was going to take him to the party afterwards but things just got out of hand..", Nora tried to explain quietly, feeling the inner rage coming from Linnie's mother, alongside death glares from Daisy. Cassia, instead of saying something right away, shakily placed her fork down and rubbed her temples, her breath getting heavier and heavier.

"You three….you three….you three have no idea how much fucking trouble you're in!", she shouted, making Linnie and Daisy jump. Their parents hardly ever cursed, so hearing there mother shout the F-bomb, especially TOWARDS them, Daisy and Linnie gulped nervously.

"Wait? What did I do?", Daisy retorted, "I had no part in this-"

"YOU young lady, were supposed to bring your brother with you in the first place so that none of this would happen to him! That was the deal we made, remember? I'd let you go to prom DESPITE it being downtown if the two of you stayed together and that you protected Linnie!"

"Ok, but Linnie is perfectly capable of taking care of himself! Just because he's a boy doesn't mean-"

"I'm not worried that your brother is a boy! I'm worried because you know he's magically disabled! What if something were to happen and he couldn't defend himself! Pepperspray and tasers can only do so much!"

"W-well I'm sorry mom. I just got so caught up in the excitement, I kinda forgot he was supposed to tag along."

"That's not a good excuse, Daisy, and you know it! We're lucky your brother is even alive after the stunt you two pulled!", Cassia yelled, now glaring daggers into Nora and Linnie's souls, "and what the hell were you two thinking? Going to a bar UNDERAGED and having unprotected sex in said bar!? Never mind the fact you're pregnant now! Quite frankly, I'm surprised more women didn't try to take advantage of you!"

"Mama, I-I'm sorry! I'm really sorry! I-It's just…I…."

"Come on young man! Spit it out!"

"It's just…I felt so awful ruining Nora's night and I just wanted her to have fun.."

"Fun by endangering yourself AND breaking the law?", Cassia shouted, banging her fists on the glass table, "Have you lost your mind? Haven't your father and I always taught you not to go along with things that aren't right, no matter what anyone else tells you?"

"Y-Yes but…I just…", Linnie tried to explain but felt quiet, losing eye contact with his mother who just sighed, her tone calming a bit.

"Linnie, there's not an excuse in the world that's going to make this ok. I'm extremely disappointed in you.", Cassia said, earning a soft whimper from Linnie. His mother had always been his hero growing up, so hearing those words coming out of her mouth, she might as well have just taken her wand and shot his heart.

"So now what?", Gonzo asked, forcing himself to refrain from yelling, "What are Linnie's options?"

"Well, why won't we ask him? After all, he seems to think he can make decisions on a whim instead of doing what he's told.", Cassia asked bitterly, looking Linnie straight in the eye, "Are you keeping it?"

"I…y-yes of course. Despite everything that's happened, I do love this child. I-I've always wanted children. Just didn't think it would be this soon."

"In that case then, you're going to need to be looking for a job as soon as possible, the BOTH of you.", Cassia said, glaring at Nora, "Your father and I will help you take care of him or her as much as we can, because we love you and we know how big of a dream having children was to you. That being said, you are to find work and start saving up for baby supplies and a place to live."

"W-Wait…are you kicking me out?"

"We don't have enough room for another baby to live here permanently. We barely had room for Nora, which speaking of.", Cassia said, turning towards Nora, "You better be finding another place to stay soon as well, because as soon as you're 18,000 and out of high school, you're done."

"So I'm just going to be stuck on the side of the road? You know my mother won't take me back in!", Nora yelled.

"Well, you should have thought of that before you took advantage of my son.", Cassia said, crossing her arms, "Otherwise I will be pressing charges?"

"You can't press charges?! Only Linnie can do that!"

"Ah, but he's not 18,000 yet either, which means that his father and I are still legally responsible, and if we want to press charges, we will do so. Hell, you're lucky you're not sitting in front of a judge as we speak!"

"A-aren't we being kind of harsh?", Linnie stuttered, trying to argue, "I-I don't think Nora intended on any of this to happen. It's just that one thing happened after another..and well…"

"Linnie, you can't seriously be defending her right now? After all she did to you?", Daisy snapped, "Why I have half a mind to split her into two right now!"

"Daisy, that's enough! Just go to your room..you're grounded for the rest of the summer, as are you Linnie.", Gonzo said calmly, earning a loud groan from Daisy and a slamming door coming from upstairs.

"I…I just…I don't know what to say…", Linnie said, tears falling from his eyes, "I'm really sorry…I didn't mean for all of this to happen."

"Son, I know you didn't. I know it's not entirely your fault.", Gonzo said, glaring at Nora, "But this is exactly why your mother and I worry. We can't babysit you all the time, no matter how much your mother wants to. You need to start taking better care of yourself. What'll happen when mom and I aren't there for you one day when we pass? What'll happen then?"

"I…uh…."

"Gozno just…I had enough. I'm done with this conversation.", Cassia said, her voice drained and all the pride she had for her son, rapidly fading. She looked at Nora with the coldest expression she was ever seen. Hell, it could even beat her own mother's drunken glances, "Out by 18,000. Understood?"

"Uh…yes ma'am."

"Good. Goodnight Gonzo. Linnie."

"Goodnight Mama. I love you."

"Eh…"

As if things couldn't get worse, Nora and Linnie had found out both of them had just barely been able to graduate, both of them failing their AP Literature final, dropping their grades to C minuses, alongside both of them failing their AP Exam. While Linnie didn't worry too much about it, Nora cursed to herself as she crumbled the paper and threw it in the school trashing, alongside several college rejection letters.

Walking past the halls on the last few days before graduation, Nora shivered every time Linnie passed her coldly, rolling her eyes every time she caught him rubbing his stomach, as if he were going to pop at any moment. Despite thing, she desperately tried to catch up to him and discuss the new few months, only receiving a cold shoulder and the occasional "I'll talk to you later".

It's not fair! It wasn't like she intentionally ruined his life, and it wasn't like she was the only one responsible. Linnie agreed to it…didn't he? I mean..he did say yes after some convincing.

How in all of Fairy World was she going to take care of a baby anyways? She couldn't even find a place to live, let alone find the money to feed the little brat. As she passed through the halls feeling sorry for herself, she turned towards the front of the cafeteria where the bulletin board could be found in it's usual spots, full of documents for scholarships, graduation dates, cap and gown information, and all sort of other junk. Nora's cyan eyes widened however, as one particular poster seemed to catch her eye.

Enlisting now for Military Recruitment! Stop by the office at 101 Academy Street right across the rainbow bridge to enroll!