Authors Note- So I was watching Empire season 1 and 2 and since I don't see that may fanfictions about the Lyon's having a daughter on here I decided to make my own and see how it turns out. But if people like it then fav, follow, and leave me a review telling me what you thinks about it and if a lot of people like it then I will post more chapters. This is gonna take place from season one since I love that season the most but then again who doesn't love the first season anyway I hope you like it, enjoy!
A picture will be up of my OC also her and any others belong to me but other then that I DO NOT own anything about Empire but onto the story.
Episode 1 - Pilot Pt 1
As usual it was like a party day on the Empire yacht, A girl walked pass some people on the boat and looked around for at least one of her brothers but it was hard to spot them in the crowd of people that were constantly moving and dancing. She had on a pink and white stripped two piece bikini set with a pair of jean shorts unbuttoned in the front and white long gladiator sandals, her brown hair came down to the center of her back almost to her waist it was straightened out into a bang wrap for the day while a pair of white Ray Bands rested on top of her head.
Walking inside the inner part of the yacht she looked down and saw her brothers dancing and singing on the lower level, she walked over and got halfway down the steps. "How is ya'll gonna start without a sister?"
Jamal smiled back at her before starting to sing. "Things are lookin' up, I'm ready for the night I feel good, real good, can't nobody hold me down, Gonna take advantage of all these flashing lights." Hakeem danced over to the steps letting his sister hop on his back as he was still singing, he came back down on the lower level and let her down as they started dancing. "Cause it's the best time the best time for it, we can do it all right now can't nobody tie me down if you want it I got it, tomorrow's not promised. Come on tell em Kayla."
She put her shades on. "So live inside the moment, tell me, what are we waiting for?" Her voice was soft but powerful at the same time and it still demanded that you listen to her, she put her arm around Jamal. "What the hell are waiting for? I wanna live inside the moment tell me, what are we waiting for? What the hell are waiting for? I wanna live inside the moment, moment. Moment I wanna live inside the moment, I wanna live inside the moment."
Andre and Rhonda walked up on the upper level he looked down at his three siblings dancing and singing which was nothing new with the three of them if it wasn't all three then it was just two of them. He was the oldest, Jamal was the second oldest, Hakeem third and of course the last sibling the only little girl their mom had the baby of the Lyon family Kayla Lyon who was only a year younger then Hakeem but was still the baby.
"Look Andre there your brothers and little sister go showing off again." Rhonda said shaking her head at them.
Andre simply smirked. "That's what they always do Rhonda." He said as they continued to watch.
Hakeem turned his hat backwards. "When I was five years old I realized there was a road at the end, pretty girls, cars, and big rolls gold and platinum plaques, a couple million sold. Fans screamin they love me sellin out my shows, I put in hard work If you don't give your all then it won't work been waitin' on this day since Luscious gave me birth, gotta believe in yourself and gotta know your worth." He ruffled Kayla's hair making her giggle. "I did it clean as a whistle, stayed away from dirt I told you I'ma get it. Everybody they're talkin I dreamt about how I'm livin reality was written, I put effort in my vision that's why I hustle so hard to be the best that ever did it."
"I'm a little surprised to see Hakeem and Kayla performing without my dad around though." Andre said still looking down at them. "Speaking of my dad why don't we go find him." He said as they slowly walked off.
Jamal ended the song. "Man that was sick and you always know when to come in, don't you big head?" He said pulling his little sister in a side hug.
"I guess you can say I follow the music." She shrugged with a laugh.
"Come on ya'll already know when it's the three of us performing it's nothing but fire." Hakeem said, he took his shades off. "And were your clothes at Kayla yo?"
"Why don't you ask the same question to your little groupies by the pool." She said with a raised brow.
Jamal chuckled. "I don't know why you about to start with her fool."
"I got this." Hakeem said. "And one YOU my little sister not them I don't care what they got on."
"Ooh I think I hear my phone ringing bye, bye." Kayla waved and speed walked away.
"She think she slick, we not done talking get your ass back over here!" Hakeem called out as he followed her.
"Leave me alone Keem, Jamal! Get him!" Kayla cried out for him.
Jamal shook his head at them like everybody said they should have just been twins because it was weird of how they were born both of them had the same birthdays but was born a year apart from each other and they acted just alike except Kayla was the more laid back quiet girl unless she was around family and friends then she would come out her shell. The only way you would see the real her is if she was singing or hanging around him and Hakeem and he liked that because when it came down to her that wasn't a person he played about especially since he promised their mom when he was little that he would always protect her from anybody that would try to hurt her.
Hakeem didn't play when it came to her either he didn't want any boys around her he even kicked one of his friends to the curb when he tried to get her number but the only reason he did that was because he made it clear that he didn't mind having his boys around but he had one rule 'Stay away from Kayla' and as long as you did that you was cool with him.
The next day Lucious had invited all four of his kids to his house even though Kayla already lived their she didn't really have to go far but downstairs, she had on a white v-neck crop top that showed her stomach, ripped cut up white jeans a pair of black Tims with a gold chain hook on the side of each one. A silk black blazer, a black choker necklace, diamond studded earrings with her hair up in a high bun and her bangs falling to the right side.
Walking downstairs she hugged Jamal who was sitting down at the dinning room table with his head phones in. "Hiya Mal."
"Hey Kay." He reached up from his seat and hugged her.
"Wassup big head." Hakeem nodded before drinking his soda, he had his shades on with his tan timbs propped up on the table.
Kayla patted his shoulder walking pass. "Hey Keem and you better get your feet off daddy table before he knock that new fade out of line." Kayla sat next to him pulling out her I-Pad that had a pretty fluffy hot pink case covering it.
"He be aight." Hakeem waved it off before going back to playing on his phone.
"Rd." Kayla shook her head knowing better then that, Rita the worker in the house had set a small bowl of fruit in front of her she sent the older woman a smile. "Thanks Rita."
"Gimmie one." Hakeem reached for a piece and quickly got his hand slapped. "Ouch you a stengie little midget."
"You not digging your dirty little fingers in my fruit bruh you just not, I don't what you or them nasty things been up to or up in." Her nose scrunched up as she looked at his fingers making Jamal snort out a laugh. "And two I'm not a midget I'm five foot four even thank you very much." Taking her fork she picked up a piece of watermelon and gave it to him. "Here."
"Ohrd better have." Hakeem took the fork eating the fruit.
"Don't make me shove that fork down there to." Kayla sent him a look.
Jamal shook his head. "Ya'll two is a mess."
"That be her." Hakeem pointed the fork at her she just stuck her tongue out at him. "Sticking your tongue out, my little sister play for that team?" He smirked.
"Stop playing with me." She kicked his thigh.
"Rita did you bring the hummus?" Andre asked as he walked in fixing his suit jacket Hakeem and Kayla looked at each other before over at Jamal, Hakeem tilted his shades down a bit and Jamal shook his head knowing why the two them were giving him that look. "Hey, ya'll."
"What up." Kayla nodded eating a piece of fruit, she looked down when Hakeem put his fork back over and took another piece making her stop in mid motion of eating. "Put that fork back over in this bowl and watch what happens."
"Girl." Hakeem rolled his eyes. "You don't scare me."
Andre shook his head at them. "Jamal how's that friend of yours?"
"Good." Jamal plainly answered. "Why you flake on dinner last Tuesday? Hakeem and Kayla was the only two that showed up."
"Schedule was crazy." Andre said with a shrug.
Jamal shook his head. "But you could have at least called or something, like we cooked and everything that's so rude."
"I forgot." Andre voice raised.
"No need to get loud we are all in the same room and I'm pretty sure Dre will be at the next one you have Mal so don't trip me and Keem still came." Kayla said trying to ease the tension that was slowly starting to build.
Lucious walked down the steps and into the room with a couple papers in hand. "I'm glad ya'll here, and boy get your big ass feet off my $40,000 dinning room table we eat there." He raised his voice as he smacked his feet with the papers making him put his feet on the floor.
"Told you." Kayla shook her head as she continued eating her fruit.
"Morning baby girl." Lucious kissed the side of her head on his way pass.
"Morning." She nodded and sat up. "So why are we all here? Because I kinda have things to do."
"The mall ain't going no damn where." Lucious said making her huff and sit back in the chair, he looked around at his kids. "Your brother and I have been working hard to turn Empire into a publicly traded company. Now part of us going public means assuring a legacy for this company and right now it seems none of you are prepared to take over when I'm gone."
Kayla looked at him with sad eyes, she didn't like hearing that. "You going somewhere."
"Don't give me that look I'm not going anywhere on you I'm just saying." Lucious sent her a small smile before his look turned back serious. "Now it won't happen today or tomorrow but I start grooming someone soon and it can only be one of you." He said as they all looked at each other confused.
"W-What is this, we King Leir now?" Jamal asked.
"Yeah are we playing who's gonna be the king or queen of Empire game?" Kayla raised a brow in question with a small smirk.
Lucious eyed both of them. "Call it what you want smart asses, but over the next several months I'm gonna make the decision."
"Wait, wait, wait." Andre spoke up. "Were all in competition to be head of the company?"
He walked a little ways away from the table while still keeping his eyes on them. "In order for it to survive I need one of you negroes to man-" Lucious looked down at Kayla. "or woman up and lead it and nothing or no one is going to tear it down, you hear me?"
They all nodded in agreement as they all had a mini stare down with each other, a car horn brought them back to reality. "Welp my ride is here." Kayla stood up, she put her purse around her shoulders. "As much as I love Empire daddy you can count me out of running the company I love making beats and music. Besides I heard all that stress causes a bad heart and gray hair and I look to good to start looking like somebody's grandma so you three boys have fun." She headed out waving back at them. "May the best brother win, deuces!"
Lucious watched her leave, and drummed his fingers across the table he mostly wanted it to be Hakeem and Kayla teaming together even if he did choose just one he made it so the two them were like a package if you got one you got the other.
"Well I gotta head out." Jamal gathered his stuff and left out.
"Yeah me to dad, I'll see you later." Andre excused himself.
"I'm going to go catch up with Chicken and them." Hakeem stood up.
"Hakeem hang back a second." Lucious stopped him, he turned around but Lucious waited until he heard the front door close. "I need to talk to you about your sister."
"If it's about that song I told Kayla she was flat but she swore me up and down it wasn't." Hakeem said throwing his hands up in defense.
"No boy it's nothing like that, sit down." He motioned to the chair as both of them sat across from each other. "You know why I put you and your sister together?"
He raised a brow. "Because she can sing and I can rap?"
"That and because you two bring out the best in each other when it comes to music, the two of you would top any duo that could ever come your way and if I want to make you and her the next people to take over the company for me I need you to get her on the same page with you."
Hakeem sucked his teeth. "Man have you met your stubborn daughter? That is not going to be easy and she don't even seem interested in running the company any way."
"So make her I'm pretty sure you can do that...trust me if you wanna run this company one day you need a girl like your sister watching your back and behind you." Lucious said as he got a nod from him.
"Rd dad I got you." Hakeem stood up. "I'll call her later." He said before leaving out.
Lucious sat back as a small smirk appeared on his face.
Later
"Kay, look at these." Asia picked up a pair of heels showing them to her friend. "I wonder do they come in my size."
Kayla rolled her eyes. "You don't need no more heels your shoe closet is gonna start looking like a store." Taking them from her she put them back on the shelf.
Asia was her best friend since elementary school it was always the two of them against everybody they got in fights together, trouble together anything you name it they did it but they never left the other behind. She still lived in the projects back in their old hood and even though her father didn't want her going down there she still went or sometimes brought Asia to stay with them on the weekends. The two of them promised no matter what fame got them they would stick together and they been doing just that they had another friend Ciara but two years ago she had got shot by accident in a drive by gone wrong.
The only reason Kayla never talked about it was because she felt it was her fault that Ciara had got shot in the first place, Ciara was always two years older then her and Asia and was like the big sister of the group. She always looked out for them and was the one keeping the two of them out of trouble but when bullets started flying that day Kayla was struck with fear causing Ciara to push her out the way but she wasn't expecting her to get shot and neither her and Asia knew it until they saw she didn't get back up that day.
"Kay?" Asia nudged her. "You good?"
"Huh? Oh yeah I'm good I was just thinking about something." Kayla said shaking away the sad memories. "Oh we should go if you gonna make it back home in time to get that nappy head of yours done."
"Girl please I just need a touch up this sew in is still on fleek." Asia flipped her hair back.
"Uh-huh." Kayla laughed as they headed out the mall, she saw a familiar face. "Uncle Bunkie?"
He had a bun in his hand as he walked over. "Wassup Kay." Bunkie hugged his niece. "Hey little Asia."
"Wassup Bunkie." Asia sent him a nod.
"What you doing out here?" Kayla asked, she looked down at his hand and smirked. "Besides eating."
Bunkie chuckled. "Just picking up some stuff, oh yeah remember that silver chain you wanted?"
"The one that looked like your gold one?" Kayla brow raised.
"Yup, well your uncle got you something." Bunkie handed her a bag. "Was gonna get it for your birthday but I didn't have no money."
Kayla looked at the chain with a grin, she hugged him but pulled away when she heard everything he said. "Wait, why didn't you just ask my dad?"
Bunkie waved it off. "It's alright I didn't need to but I gotta go you two stay safe and out of trouble."
"We will and thank you uncle Bunkie." Kayla hugged him again.
"Love ya'll." He patted her back before walking off down the street.
"That was weird." Asia said breaking the silence. "When is your uncle Bunkie ever known not to have any money on him."
"I know...and why didn't he just ask my dad I'm pretty sure he would have gave it to him." Kayla said making a confused face she shook her head and pulled out her phone when she felt it vibrate. "You take that ride my other one is like two minutes away."
"Okay, don't forget to text me later." Asia hugged her. "Love you Kay." Waving back at her she hopped in the black car.
Kayla watched it drive away before replying to a text on her phone.
Hakeem - We gotta talk tomorrow so stop by my place after your little so called workout
Kayla - What you mean little workout? Mine would put yours to shame but rd.
"Jamal said I would find you here." A female voice said.
Kayla froze in mid text, she knew that voice to well and turned around her eyes widened seeing Cookie behind her. "Mom?"
Cookie smiled looking at her daughter who was all grown up the last time she seen her she was a little baby crawling around the house. "Hey baby, you missed me?"
Wasting no time she ran over and hugged her mother crying, Cookie hugged her back tighter not wanting to let go even for a second. "I missed you so much."
Out of her and Hakeem she was the only that actually answered her mother calls and talk to her and so did Jamal but she wasn't really sure about Andre though but she was missing her calls lately since her dad was keeping her and Hakeem so busy all the time.
Cookie pulled away, using her fingers she whipped the tears that fell out. "Look at you." She slapped her stomach.
"Ouch what you do that for ma?" Kayla rubbed her stomach.
"For not answering my calls and two you showing to much damn skin." Cookie said sternly.
Kayla shook her head. "You and Hakeem kill me with that and it's not my fault dad has been keeping me busy so I been missing them but not on purpose, but when did you get out?"
"Today actually and I already saw your brother and his little partner." Cookie said.
"His name is Michael." Kayla said in a duh tone.
"Yeah him, but where's your brother?"
"Hakeem?" She asked and got a nod, Kayla shrugged. "Do not know and you think I would...and no offence mom but what is with the pony tail piece?"
"What you don't like you mothers hair?" Cookie raised a brow.
"No I mean I do but we gotta do something about the hair, come on with me." Kayla nodded to the black SUV that pulled up. "It will give us a chance to catch up and I haven't exactly got a chance to have any mother daughter time with you."
Cookie took her daughters hand as they walked to the truck. "Guess this should be a good time to start but don't be taking me to no crazy white girl that make me look somebody grandma."
Kayla rolled her eyes. "That is not how I get down I was raised better."
"That's what I'm talking about." Cookie said as they laughed getting inside before pulling off.
Later on that night Kayla was sitting in the living room that was lit up by the fire place, she was excited that her mother was back but knew Hakeem wouldn't be so happy to hear that not to mention her dad still didn't know but he would figure it out tomorrow. Her and Cookie practically spent the whole day together she was able to get her hair done and took her back to the mall so she could pick up some clothes and stuff to wear and she saw where she got her sense of style from. She didn't blame Cookie for not being there especially when Jamal really told her why and if anything she felt bad that her mom had to get taken away and it didn't help that her father never took her to see Cookie. One day she planned to go by herself but he booked her for an event that day on purpose so she wouldn't have any time to go but he was famous for keeping her and Hakeem away from their mother she just never knew why.
Hearing a sound she looked up from her I-Pad and saw Anika and her father walking through the door. "Kayla, what are you doing up hun?" Anika asked taking off her fur coat, she turned the lights on in the living so it was brighter. "You got a photo shoot to do for Empire in the morning."
"Yeah, I just couldn't sleep that's all." Kayla smiled. "I'll go up in a minute."
"Baby give me and Kayla a minute, would you?" Lucious asked.
Anika nodded. "I'll see you in the room, night Kayla."
"Night." She waved.
Once Anika walked out Lucious walked over and sat next to her on the couch. "Tony said you missed dance rehearsal earlier and not to mention I texted you to get in the studio today so you could work on that new song I got for you."
Kayla sighed moving her hair to all rest on her right shoulder. "Sorry daddy my phone died and I was out with Asia all day."
"I see, well tomorrow no Asia no nothing just work since you missed all that stuff today you will make it all up tomorrow." Lucious said getting a nod from her. "You and your brothers are dropping albums this year and I need ya'll to make sure your on track with this stuff, remember when you first started singing?"
"You were playing 'Your so beautiful' on the piano and I started singing in front of everybody and you all looked like your jaws were about to fall off." Kayla chuckled. "I forgot all ya'll was there for a minute and just started singing."
"I need that happy little girl who fell in love with singing to come back...now I know after loosing Ciara you heart isn't fully in music like it used to be." Lucious said making her smile turn into a frown. "But don't you think she would want you to keep your singing dream alive?"
"Yeah." Kayla answered lowly. "She would probably yell at me for slacking up."
Lucious nodded. "Exactly and I hate to say it but sometimes baby girl you gotta use that pain to your advantage in music, we all did it before so your not alone."
"Yeah, yeah your right." Kayla nodded. "Thank you daddy and I saw uncle Bunkie today, is he okay?"
"Don't you worry about your uncle Bunkie he's going to be fine and you know that." Lucious said.
"Your right, but could you stay with me a little longer until I get sleepy?" She asked.
"Yeah." Lucious sat back and got comfortable, he pulled her in a side hug after a couple minutes of silence and started humming. "You're so beautiful, you got me watching you like a camera do." He started singing one of his old songs like he used to when she didn't want to go to sleep. "I still wait for you..." Looking back down he saw she was fast asleep and was shocked it usually would take a little longer then that but she must have been really sleepy and just trying to fight sleep like normal.
Turning off the fire place he picked her up and took her up to her room he wouldn't say Kayla was his favorite child but she was his only little girl that him and Cookie had. He was devastated when Cookie had a miscarriage before and their first child died and it was weird because it was supposed to be a girl but then they had three boys after that and when they had Kayla they thought she was a boy until she was born. Happy wasn't even the word to describe that day, him and Cookie had got there girl after all and she came the same day Hakeem was born just a year later but he figured that she just wasn't meant to be the first born. But he was happy that she was the baby of the boys, she was his little girl and he didn't care who you were if you as so much as made a threat to her you had something coming your way and he promised that.
Laying her down, he covered her up and kissed the side of her head. "Goodnight Kayla." Turning off her light he made his way to the door, looking back at her he nodded. "Ain't nobody gonna hurt you as long as I'm around or even when I'm dead...I promise you that baby girl."
That was chapter one, next chapter is the rest of episode one but leave a review, fav, and follow if you wanna see more.
Episode 1- Pilot Pt 2