Disclaimer: I don't own iCarly or any of its characters.

The words in italics are comments on the iCarly website.

After filming another successful webcast and purchasing some drinks from the Groovy Smoothie, the iCarly cast decided to check out the comment feed on their latest upload. Sam sat between Freddie and Carly on the Shay couch nursing her Banana Smash smoothie. She has lost her appetite after reading some of the comments on the iCarly website.

sam is so ugly I bet even gibby wouldn't date her LOL

Carly 10/10 would bang. Sam? Not so much

i wonder how Freddie deals. I mean like he has like the hottest gurl in seattle on 1 end and then fat and ugly sam on the other

honestly y is sam even on icarly. Shes so annoying. I hate her personality an her fat ugly face

omg sam is like super fat. You can see her chubby belly through her penny tee. Who even let her on the show

it's a fact that carly is the reason we all watch these webcasts. She is so hot. Sam is just a fat blonde pig

Those are some of the typical comments one would find under a recent upload. Of course there were some kind words from fans, but for every sweet comment, there was one about Sam. This wasn't the first time. Every single time the gang decided to browse though the website, these horrible words were found. Carly always tried to comfort Sam, she told her that the comments weren't true, it was just people being mean, and Freddie always agreed with her, albeit awkwardly.

Sam never liked to dwell on her problems, she always bore her tough exterior and it never faltered. She tried to pretend the words didn't bother her, but it got harder after countless times hearing from people calling her fat and ugly. One could see the cleverly masked hurt in her eyes. "haters gonna hate," was what she said after they concluded their comment reading session.

Now the three friends awkwardly sat on the couch trying to enjoy a special feature of ugly cow. Carly tried to lighten the mood several times. She brought some snacks and joked around. But, she was oblivious to the melancholy of her best friend. Freddie on the other hand noticed a shift in Sam's behavior.

He regretted ever coming up with the idea to browse through the website's comments. He enjoyed seeing all the nice comments from fans, but didn't realize how rude some people could be. He decided that they wouldn't ever be doing this again, because he couldn't bear to see Sam so glum. Her smoothie sat unfinished in her hand, and she hadn't touched any snacks even though she was usually excited for any type of food Carly gave her.

The majority of the rude comments targeted Sam, there were a few about him and his dorky attitude, and even one or two about Carly. Although Freddie wouldn't admit it, he had a soft spot in his heart for the blonde devil Sam. After years of enduring her harshness towards him he began to develop feelings for the girl. She was a challenge, a girl he deemed he could never have. She would flat out reject him if he dared to try. That's why he settled for Carly. Carly was easy to pursue, she was kind and shy like himself, and he couldn't deny that she was pretty.

Speaking of Carly, she was currently singing along to the commercial on the T.V. seemingly oblivious the inner turmoil of her friends. Though she acted care free, she had noticed how Sam had gotten a little upset over the comments. But she knew Sam would not admit it, especially in front of Freddie. That's when she had an idea.

Carly quickly turned around, and addressed her blonde best friend. "Hey, Sam do you want to stay over tonight? Spencer is going to be with Socko all night so we can have the house to ourselves,"

Sam usually loved a sleep over with Carly. She would rather stay over at the Shay's residence than her mother's junk trailer almost any day, except today. The comments made her feel like a vile and disgusting pig. Why else would viewers repeatedly mention her apparent fatness if it wasn't true? For Sam a decision had been made. She wasn't going to be fat anymore. She would change, and she hoped that one day she would be as likeable as her best friend Carly.

She felt Carly tap her shoulder, "Well Sam. What do you think? Are you up for a sleep over?" Sam was going to accept, but then remembered her decision. If she stayed with Carly they would be snacking all night, but Sam needed some alone time. A lie easily left her tongue, and she found herself denying Carly's request and on her way out the door a few minutes later.

Freddie decided it was too awkward to stay with Carly. "Well I'm going to go, I need to fix some things on the website," he mumbled and picked up his lap top. "Wait Freddie," he heard Carly from beside him. He looked over at her raising an eyebrow. She fumbled with her hands for a second before asking him, "Do you think Sam's okay? What if these comments are getting to her?"

What he wanted to say, was that he knew Sam wasn't okay, and that they should comfort her. He wanted to grab Sam and hug her. He wanted to tell her she was beautiful to him. But he knew he could never do any of those things because Sam would break his bones and call him a stupid nub. His fear that Sam would find out and ruin the small friendship that he had with Sam had him muttering a harsh reply to Carly's question. "Sam? Pssh yeah. Of course she's fine. She bullies me all the time; she should try getting bullied for once,"

Carly frowned at him, and he continued, unable to stop the harsh words leaving his mouth. "So? they called her fat. What's the big deal? Man if it bugs her so much maybe she should lose some weight," Freddie instantly regretted his words as a gasp escaped Carly's mouth. "Freddie!"

He shook his head, angry at himself for looking like… like a douche bag, he thought. "Uh… I mean. Um... I have to go now. You know how my mom is," he laughed uncertainly, excusing himself from Carly's upset gaze. As he approached the door he could have sworn he heard someone running down the hall, but once he opened the door he found nothing. Little did he know that his words fueled the start of a horrible journey, one that would to lead much pain and regret.

Author's Note: Well first, I want to thank you for reading through the first chapter of my first fanfic ever. This idea has been lingering in my head for a long while, and I finally decided I would give it a go. I'm not going to beg for reviews but it would be nice to know if you guys like the story so far. Does every one seem in character? What do you want to see more of? Okay anyways thanks again for reading. Chapter 2 will be up soon. XX Monkey