Summary: First Erica was raped and had her rapist baby; Kendall. Than Erica's youngest daughter was raped and had her rapist baby; Miranda. Now Erica's child of rape; Kendall has been raped and finds out that she is pregnant.
Rating: R: Due to the subject of rape, mild foul language, mild graphic sexual content, subject of abuse.
Authors Note: I don't own All my children; Angie Nixon and ABC takes the credit. This is a fan fiction and so be treated as such.
KANE FAMILY LEGACY
Chapter One
"Hey there sleeping beauty. It's time to open those beautiful brown eyes of yours." Bianca looked at her still as life half sister. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. Kendall's face had been completely bashed in, as her entire body had been. When Bianca looked at Kendall's closed eye lids all she could see where the dark black and blue bruises that Brandin had left. She knew from what Erica had told her Kendall's entire body was black and blue. All she had to do was look down at her sister's neck, arms and hands to confirm this.
Bianca sat down in the vacated chair; she could still smell her mother's perfume in the air. She knew that Erica had been in this room with Kendall since Kendall was brought in a week ago. She knew her mother wouldn't have left her oldest daughter side for the world; expect for Bianca. Erica knew that if anyone could reach Kendall to make Kendall fight for her life again it was Bianca.
"I'm sorry that I couldn't get here sooner; but I was in Genova visiting with Queen Amelia.1 You remember that I told you that Maggie, Miranda and I were invited to the castle from Queen Amelia's own mouth." Bianca said cheery. "Mia; that's what the Queen likes to be called; told me that you are to come next time we come and visit. So Kendall you have to wake up now so you can meet a real live Queen."
"I came home as soon as I heard Kendall." Bianca said with tears running down her checks. "I know this is scarey, I know it's easy to give up the fight and just go home to be with Mono. But Kendall you can't give up. Not now, not ever. You are a fighter, your entire life's fight has come down to this one moment. So fight Kendall; fight." She gently placed her right hand over her half sister's life less right hand on the hospital bed. "Time for you to say goodbye to grandmother Mona; time for you to come back to us."
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Maggie held the frighten Miranda even closer to her as she stared into Erica's eyes. "Kendall will be fine Erica, she's a fighter; she'll come back to us."
Erica wanted to hold Miranda close to her; she needed her granddaughter in her arms. But she saw the frighten look in Miranda's eyes. She also saw the peaceful look in her eyes as she snuggled even closer into Maggie's chest. Miranda eyes told her that she did in fact love her grandmother very much; but she didn't feel comfortable in her arms yet.
"I know that Kendall's a fighter. But maybe this is too much of a fight for even her. I mean it's been a week since Brandin raped my precious daughter; and left her for dead. It's been a week since Kendall had been in the coma." Erica chocked out. "I don't know if Kendall even knew that I had never left her side the moment that Maria and Anita had brought her into her room. I don't know if Kendall can feel my love for her."
"Of course she can." Maggie reassured the older woman. "Kendall feels your love for her even if she can't tell you herself." Maggie knew deep inside her that Kendall was fighting to come back to them; she knew it just as she knew that Bianca was fighting to come to them when Bianca was in the coma the past Christmas. "She'll come back to us." She said even more firmly. She felt Miranda's heart quicken on that note. She bent her head and gently kissed the fourteen month old baby's head.
"Maggie's right; Erica, Kendall is a fighter. Why she fought with me the first second she set eyes on me. Not that I didn't give it right back to her." Greenlee said walking up behind Erica. "All of Kendall Hart's life has been one big fight; she wouldn't allow a K.O. to end her life. She never allows anyone to win by unfair measures."
Erica turned around quickly. "Non of this would have happened to Kendall; if you hadn't kept Ryan from my daughter."
Greenlee jerked her head back at Erica's words. Not the anger behind the words or the words themselves; but the truth of the words. She knew that Kendall had never stopped loving Ryan; although for months now she had been loudly claiming to anyone who crossed her path that she loved Ethan Cambias. Kendall did love Ethan in a way; but not in the soul mate ever after way. No that was saved for Ryan Levrey. Greenlee's husband. "This happened to Kendall; because of Ryan." She said firmly. "Do you honesty think that as Ryan's wife; Kendall would have been safe from Brandin Levrey. My God Erica; Brandin hates Ryan. If Brandin couldn't kill Ryan; than he would go after those who Ryan loved most; Jonathan, me, Kendall, Bianca, Maggie, Miranda, Lily."
Erica heard the truth in Greenlee's words. She knew that even if Ryan and Kendall had been husband and wife; her daughter wouldn't have been safe anyway. But she hated this fact that Kendall had been hurt. That Greenlee been hurt at all even. "Jonathan is the one who hurt Bianca, Miranda and Maggie. Not Brandin."
"Don't you think that if they hadn't moved to Paris; Branden wouldn't have gone after them?" Greenlee pointy asked.
Miranda whimpered softly as she heard the hard tones between her grandmother and her second cousin. She wanted her mother and her aunt. She knew that something bad was going on even through she didn't fully understand what. She didn't understand all the words that other people say; expect for her mother, Maggie and Aunt Kendall because they knew what words to use with her. But she understood feelings. The feelings she was experiencing in the air was fear, anger, sadness. Mostly Fear. She didn't like Fear. She was scared of fear. She whimpered a little louder as she tried to get closer to Maggie; the woman who besides her mother and Aunt made her feel the safes.
Both Erica and Greenlee looked at Miranda and saw the fear in the little girl's eyes. They shut their mouths but knew that the damage was all ready done.
"Look, I'm going to take Miranda into the room that Anita and Maria had set up for her next to Kendall's." Maggie said as she held Miranda a little tighter. She left the main waiting room where Kendall's family and friends where waiting for any news at all on Kendall.
"I'm sorry Erica. I forgot that Miranda was in the room." Greenlee said softly. "I wouldn't' have said what I said otherwise."
"It's all right Greenlee. I had forgotten Miranda was here also." Erica said resting a gently but firm hand on Greenlee's right shoulder.
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"How is Kendall?" Krystal asked as Tad sat down across from her in the visiting area of the women's prison. "All the women are pulling for her. For all the Kane family."
"So I take it you women are getting along better?" Tad tried to lighten the mood a little.
"Diana is the only one who is being kind to me." Krystal said truthfully. "She's the most compassionate of all in this place. She apparently is the ring leader around here; so whatever she says goes. That's why Chandler's hirings can't get near me."
Tad looked sideways and saw Diana Cole2 staring straight at him. He had noticed her the first time he had come to the prison to visit Krystal. He knew he should be bothered and angry at the intrusion of this strange woman; but oddly he felt a strong connection to her. "Why don't you come and join us Ms. Cole; seeing how you are listening to us talk." He stood to his feet and held his right hand out to the table in a friendly manner.
Diana shrugged her shoulders and walked over to the table and sat down in the seat next to Krystal. "How is Kendall?" She whispered with tears in the corner of her eyes as she looked Tad fully in the eyes. "The only thing the news headline is what they headlined a week ago. How is Erica holding up? Is Bianca back from Paris yet? Does Bianca even know about her sister?"
Tad wasn't surprised at Diana heartfelt concern for Kendall, and the Kane women. He knew he should be after Diana Cole was a total stranger. But in the four months since he been visiting Krystal he had seen her watching him. He had looked up from his talks with Krystal and saw her eyes squarely on him. He had read the compassion in her eyes. He knew that she had a compassionate heart. He also knew she was the sole reason why the other women in the prison and the guards haven't laid one finger on Krystal.
"Bianca, Miranda and Maggie arrived home this morning. I met them at the airport and took them straight to the waiting room where everyone who loves Kendall the most have been waiting for news all week." Tad said running his hands through his all ready messed up hair. "My father, Doctor Joe Martin, gently informed the two women that Kendall had been beaten beyond recognition by Brandin Levrey and that he had raped her." Tad could still hear Bianca's raw cry at the news of what happened to her sister. He could still see Miranda hurdle against Maggie's left breast as she stared wide eyed in fear at her mother.
Tears fell freely down Diana's checks. "How much can one family take."
Tad couldn't take his eyes off of Diana. Hard as he might try to turn his attention back to Krystal; he couldn't. Ever since the first moment he noticed Diana watching him he looked forward to his visits with Krystal even more; hoping that Diana was within sight once more. Ever single visit these past four months Diana had always been near. He felt her even when he couldn't see her. He was grateful beyond measure to this woman on protecting Krystal.
"First Erica Kane was raped when she was fourteen. Than her youngest daughter; Bianca was raped at nineteen. Than her very own 'child of rape' is raped at thirty one." Diana whispered. She shook her head. "I can't believe that the news hounds are printing and airing this information for the entire world to know about. My God don't they have any compassion at all."
Krystal shook her head. She wanted to speak but she had noticed that Tad had never taken his eyes from Diana from the first moment that Tad realized that Diana was in the room with them. Somehow she wasn't at all jealous about the lack of attention that Tad Martin had been paying her these past four months.
Tad heard Dixie's voice. "No they don't have compassion. But I'm telling you that if Eliza was still running tv network; she would at least put a stop to her staff from exposing the Kane family from this needless public pain."
Jealous rage flashed through Diana but she quickly quenched it before Tad could notice. She saw that he had noticed. She just prayed that he wouldn't question her about it. She wasn't ready to lay her cards out quite yet. She needed much more information before she told the truth. "So is JR in the waiting room also?" She asked.
Tad shook his head. "JR knows that he isn't welcomed. Not with his current vengeful attitude that he is in. Thankfully he still has his mother's sense of compassion and doesn't want to upset Erica anymore with his anger at the world. JR has been holed up in the Chandler mansion with Little Adam."
"Thank the Lord for one small favor." Krystal snorted softly. She saw that both Tad and Diana looked angry at her. She held up her right hand. "I didn't mean that to come out the way it did."
"Yes you did." Tad and Diana said in union.
Krystal blinked twice at how natural they sounded.
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Ethan just stared into his father's eyes.
"Why aren't you at the hospital by Kendall's side. I have noticed that you have yet been there since Kendall had been brought in." Zack said with a deep frown. "Kendall needs you; don't be a weaken Ethan; be a man and be there for Kendall."
"Kendall doesn't need me. She has Erica at her side. Bianca and Miranda will be home soon and Kendall will have them." Ethan shook his head. "I'll be in the way of the people who Kendall truly needs. My place is here and dealing with Brandin and make sure that bastard wouldn't come after Kendall any longer."
"Kendall needs your love Ethan. She thinks you love her; is she wrong?" Zack demanded softly. He searched his only son's eyes.
"How I feel for Kendall; how I feel at all is none of your business Zack." Ethan said roughly.
"Don't let your anger at me over cloud your feelings for Kendall, Bianca and Miranda. Don't let your anger at me over cloud you feeling anything else for other people." Zack said standing to his feet slowly. He turned and left the office.
Ethan looked down at the paper that he had been reading when Zack had come in. He forced on the words and his forehead creaked as he frowned at the words.
END CHAPTER
FOOT NOTES
1Taken from Meg Cabots Princess Diaries. Also the Queen reference is from Disney's "Princess Diaries 2: A Royal Engagement."
2Yes Diana Cole is Dixie Cooney Chandler Martin.