Disclaimer: As most of you know... I do not own Degrassi or any trademarked/ coptrighted item mentioned in my story. Okay? Thanks.

Summary: It was a legacy... her mother, her grandmother... but could Riley escape it? Or would she too, get caught in the moment?

Pairings: This is taking place about sixteen years after The Next Generation, so it'll be made up characters mainly, with cameos by my favorite Degrassi couples.

Rating: PG- 13 for some language, sexual content, and drug reference.

A/N: Okay, this is my second Degrassi story and I'm really excited to get it up and going, so here it is. Please R/R! I want your ideas, comments, suggestions, whatever. Just tell me what you think. Thank you!

Degrassi Community School was one of those places, you know, the ones that hold memories of years past. Most of my family had gone here, my mom, my dad, my grandmother, my aunt, my granddad, my stepmom, my stepdad, even my uncle, who was only a grade ahead of me.

I stood at my locker, looking at it's battered shelves. I put a book in my bag and was about to shut the door, when I felt a strong pair of arms wrap around me. I giggled. I couldn't help it, Haiden had a way of doing that. I turned around and gave him a quick kiss.

"Hello," I greeted, cheerily.

"What's up, baby?" he answered back.

"Well, you know, the usual. Why do you have to call me 'baby' you know it drives me nuts!" I laughed.

"Then, mission accomplished," he smiled.

.:Ring:.

"Ugh, time for class," I drearily remarked.

"Ok, let's go."

We headed for English, taught by Mrs. Kwan... the same teacher our parent's had. A lot of my friends' parents had gone here, too. And my boyfriend was no exception, his mother got pregnant at about the same time as my mom, which, my mom said shocked everyone, because his mom was raped when she was in grade nine. Nobody thought she'd do anything for a long while, but mom says Paige and Spinner were in love. Mom says her and dad were in love, too, at the time.

The teacher droned on and on and I just sat there and doodled. Haiden sat next to me, listening to his headphones, which were hidden beneath his hoodie. I had to give him props, Haiden never got caught by the teachers. He was slick. He was really hot, too. I mean, it may be kinda gross, but he's almost identical to his dad, well you know, a younger version. But, he had his mother's beautiful eyes, they were greenish- blue, it depended on the light. But, looks aren't everything. Haiden has a great personality. He has a great sense of humor, he's smart, fun, romantic, sweet, and everything else a girl could want.

My mother always liked Haiden. We'd been dating since grade eight, so about two years. But, she always warned me to be careful, it didn't surprise me. She had been only seventeen when she had me. She said that getting caught in the moment, was one of the biggest mistakes. She said that I wasn't a mistake,(I was unplanned, but not a mistake... yeah right) just her and dad doing what they did, was a big mistake.

After school was finally over Haiden and I started walking home, hand in hand. We only lived a few blocks apart, which was nice. But, mom doesn't let me have Haiden over until she is home, which is usually kinda late. Oh, well, some might call her over protective... I just call her experienced. She had gotten pregnant in my dad's garage, while they were home alone. I guess, I can see where she's comeing from. I walked to Haiden's front porch, gave him one last kiss, then headed home.

I opened the door to our empty house, well, unless you count our cat, Mu Mu. I headed upstairs and grabbed a few of my favorite makeup things, and put them in a make up bag, it's Tuesday night, on Tuesday's, Thursday's, and everyother weekend I stay with my dad and stepmom, Ashley. They just live on the other side of town. After I had all my necessities packed, I looked in the mirror. I looked a lot like both of my parents. I had my mother's staight, blonde hair, and I had her eyes, but I shared most other facial features with my father.

I sat down and did some homework. At about five o' clock I heard a car horn sound outside. Ashley was here. I really liked Ashley, she was a good stepmom. She always had a story starting with 'Back when I was in school...' or something like that. She shows me pictures of her and dad back in high school. She looked really awesome! She was kinda goth/ punk back in the day. It was a really cool style. She always wore a lot of black eyeshadow, and lots of eyeliner.

Dad and Ashley had dated back in high school, but dad cheated on her with mom's friend, Manny. My mom was the first to know about my dad and Manny, she caught them in her basement. But, Manny soon grew tired of sneaking around and told dad, to choose, her or Ashley. Dad was hesitant but told Manny he'd broken up with Ashley, but secretly hadn't. Ashley soon found out about them, and then both girls dumped my dad. My mom had just broken up with my now, step dad, Sean, and was completely devastated.

As if on cue, mom said her telephone rang. It was Grandma Caitlin. She needed a babysitter for my aunt. My mom agreed, thinking it might take her mind off of things. She went over and after Ang went to bed mom went to see what dad was doing in his garage. They started talking, then kissing, and as you can guess... one thing lead to another. Two months later mom realized she was pregnant. She worried about how to tell dad, but once she finally did, he took it quite good... Manny had just aborted the child, dad and Manny had "made". My dad always wanted a family. Well, as I was saying, dad took it well, but as for the parents... they didn't take it nearly as good.

Grandma and Grandpa Nelson were the first to find out...grandma found the pregnancy test. She, too, had gotten pregnant at a young age, about seventeen, also. She was in shock that mom would do such a thing... my mom was kind of a prude, as you may say in high school. Then grandma called Gradma Caitlin and Granddad over. Mom and dad had to tell the story all over again, not pleasing any of the parents. Well, my mom decided against an abortion... thank God! Or else my beautiful self wouldn't be here.

Hey guys,

I really hope you enjoy this, if not, tell me and I'll simply stop writing it. Well please R/R. Thanks again,

Shelby