**hi! No, I haven't forgotten about you, but school has been a pain lately and I have a research paper due in a few weeks for English, so if I don't update, there's my explanation. But today, I have time, so here's the new chapter. I actually had this done two weeks ago, but, as I said, I had no time. This seems filler-ish, and I apologize for that, but it has a great point that I was going to put in later, but I might as well drop it in now. I kind of want to get this story done AT LEAST before graduation in June. (; We are also introduced to two new characters, which are kind of like two OC girls from the n2n fandom that bullied Natalie. Also, thank you for 5000+ views! It's the most I've ever had during my two years on here (my anniversary on here was on 11/6)! I love you all! Enjoy**

The passing days were a blur for Jade and Beck ever since they found out the gender. They told their friends immediately after the appointment and all of their reactions were the same. "Aww, a little boy!" they all said. "I'm so happy for you guys!" Each day that went by seemed to be more and more unreal. For Beck, it was because he was excited to meet their little son. For Jade, however, it was more because the reality that she was really pregnant at sixteen had finally crashed on her rather than excitement. Recently, she started feeling the little guy kicking, making it hard for her to focus on other things.

One morning, Jade was heading for class. She heard intermittent conversations between people as she walked by. "Do you think she is?" "Who would the baby daddy be?" "I don't think so. She would have aborted or something." Jade shrugged it off. Probably some other slut, she decided. However, when two girls, Shannon Norde and Brenna Caruso, giggled at her, she knew something was up. Jade gave them a look. "What the fuck are you laughing at?" she said.

Brenna pointed at Jade. "Your face," she said, but then she gazed down at Jade's body and laughed again. "And your body!"

"And HOW is that funny?"

Shannon scoffed, "Well, jeez, Jade, you've certainly gained weight. You stressed or something?"

Normally, those comments wouldn't bother Jade, but whether it was because she was out of it or her pregnancy hormones were acting up, she would never know, but right there, she began to tear up. "Aww," Brenna said in a baby-tone. "Is wittle Jade gonna cry?" She snickered. "I guess the meanest girl in school isn't so bad after all."

Immediately, Jade's tears turned into anger and she threw her bag on the ground. "You listen here, you little bitch, Brenna!" she shouted. "I have a condition that makes me sensitive, and I will not stand for you messing with my…"

As if on cue, Beck came up behind her. "Jade, are you okay?" he asked as he took her hand lovingly. "What's going on?"

"I'll tell you what's going on," Shannon offered. "Your bitch was bullying me and Brenna. She said she would take a knife and kill us if we talked to her again when we were really wishing her a good morning."

Beck was appalled to hear such thing like that, but he knew that Jade would never say something like that (except to maybe Tori) and that Shannon was prone to lying. He looked at Jade, who looked ready to kill someone. "Jade, is this true?" he wanted to know.

"Of course it is!" Brenna said with a smile. "Would we lie to you?"

Beck gave her a one-minute finger and looked at Jade. "Well?"

"No," Jade said. "Beck, they were bullying me." She hugged him and he hugged her back kind of loosely. "They were making fun of my face and my weight."

"What?" He looked at Brenna and Shannon, who were trying to look angelic. "Were you being mean to her?"

"Well, you DO deserve so much better," Brenna said as she twirled her blonde curls. "And me and Shannon would be perfect for you. More perfect than that fat, hideous jerk."

"Cut it out, Brenna!" Jade shouted.

"Make me!" Brenna retorted.

"GIRLS!" Beck shouted. "This is getting us nowhere! Now, Brenna, I want you to know that I love Jade more than anything else on Earth. Her looks don't matter to me." He looked at Jade and put his arm around her. "She's everything to me." Brenna pouted and Beck continued. "And Jade, why would you listen to them? You know who you are, and I love you for it. Don't let a couple of bullies like Brenna and Shannon make you feel inferior."

"I know," Jade sighed. "These hormones are driving me crazy."

Beck smoothed her hair. "I love you, Jade." He looked down at her stomach. "And I love him too."

The two of them kissed while Shannon stood with her jaw-dropped. "What?" she exclaimed. "Oh my gosh… Jade's pregnant?"

"What?" everyone else around them said as Jade and Beck pulled away from each other.

"Is it true?" a voice in the crowd called out.

Jade knew she couldn't hide it anymore and she confidently shouted, "So what if I am?"

"Are you?" another voice called out.

Jade sighed. "Yeah, I am!"

The crowd gasped. "Wow, saw that coming," yet another voice said.

"I knew it!" Shannon shouted as she ran her hand through her brown waves. "Little whore."

Jade stood frozen until a teary-eyed Muffy came out from the crowd. "How could you?' she shouted, her accent trembling as she spoke.

"What?" Jade demanded.

"Why didn't you tell me you were prego? Friends tell, you know! I thought people were lying, since you never told me, but…"

"Mary Little, for the millionth time, we are NOT friends!"

"Fine!" Muffy said, her blonde hair swaying as she turned her back to Jade as she began to sob harder. "I hope you burn in Hell, whore!"

Jade looked around the crowd, where people were either glaring or looking surprised. She tore through the crowd and disappeared down the corridor. "Jade!" Beck called after her, but she didn't respond. He looked at Shannon, who was smiling, and Brenna, who was laughing so hard tears were rolling down her cheeks. "I hope you two are happy!" he said.

"Of course!" Brenna said as she tried to collect herself. "We never liked her anyway!" She erupted in laughter again. "I still can't believe it. Jade having a baby? That's priceless! What boy in his right mindset would think to put his…"

Beck cut her off. "The boy that loves her!" he said.

The bell rang and the crowd disappeared, along with Brenna and Shannon. Beck, on the other hand, ignored the bell and went to go find Jade.

**well, that was pretty messy. Ha, I kind of rushed the ending a little, so sorry for the bad quality of it. There might be another time jump next chapter; I haven't decided yet. Anywho, if I don't update on Tuesday or Wednesday night, I wish all of you a "berry" Happy Thanksgiving (reference to cranberries ha)! Enjoy eating your pumpkin pie, potatoes and turkey (unless you're a vegetarian, like me). See you next time :D**