Forever And A Day || Season 1 || Quinn Fabray Story

26. Ballad.

Quinn

"Ballad" Mr Schue said as he turned away from writing the word on the board. "From middle english, Balade. Who knows what the words means?" He asked the group.

"Its a male duck" Brittany said from the back row. We all turned and looked at her strangely.

"Kurt" Mr Schue asked seeing as he had his hand up. As sis Rachel as always.

"A ballad is a love song" He claimed.

"Sometimes, but they don't always express love" Mr Schue clarified. "Ballads are stories set to music. Which is why their the perfect storm of self expression. Stories and music are the way we express feelings that we cant get out any other way." He said getting kind of really into it. I just watched on from my resting place on Finn's shoulder.

"Okay, sectionals are in a few weeks. And theres a new rule this year, we have to perform a ballad."

"Looks like my weekly letter to the Ohio show choir committee finally paid off" Rachel said with way to much energy as always. I rolled my eyes at the girl.

"Okay, so here's our assignment for the week. I'm going to pair you off, and I want you to pick a ballad to sing to your partner. Look them right in the eye, find the emotion you want to express." He said getting really intense with Artie on the front row. "and make them feel it" he finished.

"I pick Quinn" Finn said from next to me. I smiled at his words.

"No, no, no, Too easy." I frowned at that. "Your partners will be chosen by fate."

"Oooohhh" Was all the club said to that.

I really didn't want to be singing with anyone I didn't already know. I looked around the room at who I could possible sing with except Finn. I mean of course Santana or Brittany wouldn't be bad, since they are my best friends. Puck would be a nightmare right now. Then I would love to sing with Ryan, but I'm not sure I'd be able to sing a song that voices all my emotions for the boy. I barely understand them myself.

Then my thought process went to the possibility of Finn getting Rachel. I mean yeah, I have to sit here and watch them perform with each other every other day, but to sing a ballad to each other, voicing their feelings. That is definitely something I wont be able to stomach.

Then watching that Brooke girl fawn all over Ryan... I can't even think about that right now.

"Ohh yeah" Mr Schue said walking to the piano and picking up a hat. "I put all your names in this hat. Whoever you choose will be your partner"

"But Matt's out sick today." Santana said "He had to go to the hospital, 'cause they found a spider in his ear" She said with a chuckle. Poor Matt.

The club all grimaced at that.

"Um... I guess I'll just have to put my name in the hat for now. Who's up first?" He asked and Puck got up and walked to hat. I just kept repeating 'not me' over and over again in my head. We all did a drum roll as he picked a piece of folded paper.

"Mercedes" He said and I watched as Mercedes rolled her eyes at having to work with him. I felt her pain.

Artie went next.

"Quinn." He said happily and looked over at me. I raised an eyebrow and smiled also. I didn't expect that one.

Finn went next.

"Kurt" He said and looked a little shocked. A few members of the club laughed. He then spoke quietly to Mr Schue. I looked over at Santana and Brit and laughed with them. Kurt looked made up and Finn already looked terrified at just the thought of singing to a guy.