Llanview Lives

You only get one life to live. It's pretty easy to forget that in Llanview with people constantly coming back from the dead and all but in life you learn and acquire wisdom. You try to pass all of the good things down to your children. You can only do your best but there comes a time where you must let your children soar. Well…the children of Llanview are all grown up.

It was just before lunch at Llanview High and the art class was in session. This particular class included all the grades, not just one specific one. Everyone was in the middle of expressing themselves through their art. Most students felt that it was the most enjoyable class of the day.

Ryder Ford who was now sixteen had grown up to be a very handsome young man, he had his mother's hair and his father's eyes and happened to be very popular. He noticed a beautiful, curvaceous, red headed girl that he had never seen at school before. He could only see her from behind but was curious to know who she was. He leaned over to his cousin, Miracle Buchanan, Matthew and Destiny's daughter who is now fifteen.

"Miry, who's that girl?" Ryder asked.

"I would think you'd know. That's Millicent McBain, Liam's cousin."

"Oh! Michael and Marcie's daughter, that's Liam's family. I really haven't had a chance to get to know them but I did hear that they had moved back to Llanview."

After class Ryder approached Millicent.

"Hello there." Ryder said.

"Hello. Aren't you Liam's cousin?" Millicent asked.

"Unfortunately but me and you are of no relation."

Ryder and Liam aren't exactly the best of friends.

"Oh." Millicent said, nonchalantly and started walking away. Ryder followed.

"Wait. It's lunch. I thought we could possibly have lunch together. You're new here and I'm popular. I can help you make friends."

"I think I can survive. I've already made friends."

"Who's that?"

"Miracle, Leon and there's always Liam."

Leon is Leon Lord, son of Tea` and Victor Lord Jr.

"They're cool but they're not popular like me."

"Again, I think I'll survive. Goodbye Ryder." She said as she walked away.

The art teacher walked over and gave Ryder a tap on the shoulder. He was startled and turned around quickly.

"Jaime! You scared me!"

"Sorry, gosh. You're a trip and Ms. Vega in school, remember?"

"Oh please, we're not in class."

"So you have a little thing for Millicent McBain, huh?"

"Yeah, she's hot."

"I think you should back off, she's a sweet girl."

"A sweet girl for a sweet guy."

"You have your moments. Just find another target because you aim right at the heart just so you can break it."

"I'm insulted. You would think my own sister would have faith in me."

"I do but I know you, leave Millicent alone." Jaime said then walked away.

About thirteen years ago, Jessica and Antonio got back together and got married after Antonio and Jaime came back to town. Now, along with Jaime, Bree and Ryder they have another daughter named Faith Vega who's now eleven years old.

-v-

That night Hope Manning, now nineteen years old went to Ultra Violet with a group of her friends. They were all very attractive, dressed to impressed and were looking for a good time. Hope noticed a hot guy with thick black hair and a toned body sitting in a booth so she went over to flirt with him.

"Hi! I don't think we've met before." Hope said.

"I don't believe we have." The guy said.

"Mind if I sit?"

"Go ahead."

"So how old are you?" Hope asked.

"Nineteen."

"Ugh. You can't even buy me a drink…Oh well. You are hot."

"And you are arrogant."

"Excuse me? Arrogant?" Hope said, defensively.

"Yes, so you can go on back over there to your friends."

"Do you know who I am?" Hope asked standing up.

"No but I'm pretty sure you're about to tell me."

"You're damn right. I am Hope Manning Thornhart, daughter of Starr Ford, niece of Victoria and Dorien Lord, Granddaughter of Todd Manning and don't you forget it."

"Oh, I know Vicki…I love Vicki, honestly, but are you sure you want to go around blurting that you're related to all these psychos and murders, I'm just saying."

"Excuse you!"

"I don't care who you're related to. It won't make me like you. Goodbye." He said, then got up and walked away after he noticed his date walk in.

Hope walked back over to her friends angrily.

"How'd it go?" One of her friends asked.

"Ugh! Who is that guy?" Hope wondered.

"That's Gabe McBain, John McBain's nephew." A stranger beside her said answering her question.

Hope glared at Gabe.

"No one disses me and gets away with it."

-v-

Bree Brennan was now twenty-two and as beautiful, intelligent and sweet as her mother Jessica. She had become a supermodel and although her family owned a newspaper and a tabloid she wanted to go in different direction and start a fashion magazine which was almost ready to be launched.

The Llanview police department was working on a serious case and it was late so she stopped by to take her step-father Antonio some dinner. On her way in she ran into her cousin Sam Manning who's now a well respected police officer because of how honorable of a police officer he's been in his first year on the force. He's almost like the new generation John McBain which is kind of needed since John is now the Police Commissioner.

"Hey Sam. My dad is here, right?"

"Yeah, he's in his office."

"Thanks."

Bree goes to Antonio's office, who's the Lieutenant to surprise him.

"Hey dad!"

"Hi sweetie! What are you doing here?"

"I thought you might be hungry so I decided to bring you something to eat."

"You're right. I'm starving. I appreciate this. I have a second. How was your day?"

"It was fine. I had a photo shoot and spent some time with mom and Faith."

"Cool. Tell your mother I will be home to her soon and give your sister a kiss on the cheek for me, please?"

"Will do. Here's your dinner and I'll see you later." She said as she handed over the dinner and gave him a hug, then left.

-v-

Leon is at home hanging out with Miracle. Leon and Miracle were born just a few months apart so they have become best friends. They grew up together. Destiny and Dani were best friends and Tea` and Shaun actually became so close that they eventually got married but that was after Destiny found out that her mother Charlene was alive and Shaun was actually her dad, not Greg. Greg was accidentally killed by Charlene after Destiny married Darren ten years ago. Destiny and Darren now have a five year old son named Darren Jr. a.k.a DJ.

Leon looks a lot like his big sister, Dani but at fifteen has already passed her in height.

Miracle has long black curly hair, is her great-grandmother Phylicia's complexion, pretty curvy for a fifteen year old and looks like a cross between both her mother and her father.

"Miry, your birthday is coming up. Do you have anything planned?" Leon asked.

"We were planning a sweet sixteen but I don't know."

"What?"

"Who's going to come? Our circle is pretty tight."

"It isn't that tight. We know enough people from school and a round town and your family is huge."

"That's the other problem."

"Why?"

"Anytime we have anything with my entire family, it is extremely awkward. Everyone walks on eggshells with my grandmother, Charlene because she killed my Uncle Greg even though it was an accident. What's even more awkward than that is that my dad is still in love with my mom and my step-dad can't really stand my dad although he acts civil and who knows what Buchanan drama may come up. I just don't know if I want to deal with all that for my sweet sixteen."

"I don't think it'll be as bad as you think."

"IF I have this party, I hope you're right. IF I have this party, do you have a date in mind?"

"Actually, I do."

"Really? Who's that? Tell me, tell me tell me!"

"Ok. Millicent."

"Ooh," Miracle said, raised her eyebrows and looked away.

"What? You don't like her?"

"No, that's not it at all. It's just that Ryder has his eye on her."

"So?"

"So you know how Ryder gets when it comes to what he wants."

"So? She's not property."

"I know that but I'm not sure if Ryder does."

"All the more reason for me to make my move on Millicent, if he doesn't know by now he will."