"EJ… go check on Lexie, I'm okay." Kylianna said, knowing that EJ hadn't left her side since he brought her in here three days earlier. Lexie had left a while ago, having decided to call her son Theo and husband Abe again.
EJ lightly kissed Kylianna on her forehead and stood up, leaving as Kylianna stretched her legs out and turned onto her left side, closing her eyes in another attempt to rest her tired mind, having had night terrors since being admitted… of course, she wouldn't find the peace she hoped dreams would bring.
Footsteps woke her up and the tiny 15 year old sat up, seeing a very much alive yet heavily bruised and stitched up Andre, who closed and locked the door.
"Did you honestly think I'd let you get away? Oh no, you are much too important in my plans, little cousin." Andre responded evilly, Kylianna ripping off her blood pressure cuff and the wires hooked to her as well as the I.V and needle out.
"You were willing to let me die in that damn house of horrors… so I returned the favor, Andre. And it was justified because you wouldn't let Lexie go." Kylianna replied after standing up, her body still frail and her weight having dropped from 105 to 99 pounds over the past six weeks, although Kylianna was back to 102 pounds because of the feeding tube the doctors put in her I.V... and she was determined to make sure that if she died at Andre's hands, she'd take him straight to hell with her.
Andre tried to respond but Kylianna slammed a metal tray into his head and bolted for the door, Andre grabbing her… but once again, he hadn't paid attention.
Andre let out a piercing scream as a scalpel was stabbed into his right side and fell to his knees as Kylianna unlocked the door and bolted down the hallway, pushing past doctors and interns who shouted at her to get back into her room.
But Kylianna had a different plan in mind… taking Andre Dimera down once and for all.
She had heard the stories about the times Andre and Tony had allegedly killed each other and one had taken the other's place and caused havoc afterwards… only to find out that the plane Tony and Anna were on in 1985 crashed and Tony… the real Tony was never found.
If she was going to find Tony, she had to stay alive… she was on the 5th floor of the hospital, the 6th floor was next… and then the roof.
Kylianna ran into the northeast stairwell and up several flights of stairs with Andre not too far behind her. With another surge of energy, she pushed the roof access door open and ran onto the hotter than hell ground, stopping and turning to see Andre.
"Unless you're gonna go jumping from building to building in your fragile condition, you're trapped, Kylianna Michelle… nowhere to go." Andre responded.
"That door triggers an alarm when forced open, Andre!" Kylianna replied with a satisfied smirk as Andre tried to open the door, screaming in rage when he realised it had automatically locked.
"You bitch!" Andre yelled after turning back to Kylianna.
"Whole hospital's on lockdown, police will respond to the distress call… I've had my issues with the Salem PD but so have you and you've done a whole hell of a lot worse than I have. You want to try to kill me, take your best shot!" Kylianna responded, yelling midway through and Andre lunging at her and tackling her to the ground.
Kylianna slammed her right knee in between Andre's legs several times and managed to turn him over to his back, repeatedly slamming her small fists into his head before grabbing his head and slamming it into the ground until Andre snatched the scalpel out of his side and sliced Kylianna's face with it, kicking her off him… Kylianna jumped up and the two wrestled over the weapon, Kylianna knocking it over the ledge and once again punching Andre.
And with all of her strength, she ran at him and crashed into him before throwing him over the ledge.
Andre screamed until he crashed onto an ambulance, the sickening thud echoing and Kylianna looking over the ledge.
"Hope you like hell, you twisted bastard." Kylianna responded quietly before she looked out at the midday sky…
Kylianna's eyes snapped open, the young girl pulling her quilted bed cover closer to her.
It had been a while since she had woken up like that, she had thought she was finally feeling like herself again.
A part of her also thought that yesterday was all a bad dream… until she saw the door to her restroom slightly opened and stood up, adjusting her pajamas.
She walked over and opened the door completely, closing it behind her and picking up the First Response box that was still on the countertop before reading the instructions once again… and retrieving the remaining test.
"Most accurate results if taken first thing in the morning, wait five minutes before checking the screen…" Kylianna responded quietly before taking the second test.
After doing so, she set the test on the countertop before she washed her hands and waited.
But when she checked it, it had the same results as the one she took yesterday evening… and she threw it and the box away and lightly rested her trembling hands on her stomach.
"Okay… I grew up without my mother, I'm not gonna let that happen to you. I don't know how I'm gonna tell your extended family about you… aside from your toddler cousins, we Dimeras are a really messed up bunch. But I'm not gonna let that happen to you, little one… Mommy's always gonna be there to protect you, kiddo." Kylianna whispered.
She stood up and started getting ready for the day… when she had finished doing so, she was about to head downstairs but opening the door revealed Tony with a breakfast tray.
"You didn't have to do this for me, Tony." Kylianna replied as Tony set the tray on the nearby table before he helped her sit down.
"You didn't look like you were up to seeing anyone else this morning when I checked in on you and you still look pale." Tony responded as he sat down next to Kylianna when she ate the banana flavored pancakes and strawberries.
She finished them and the orange juice and her and Tony hugged.
"I know you're not used to having someone protect you, Ky… but I'm always here, no matter what's wrong. And if you feel like you can't put whatever it is into words yet, just take your time." Tony responded before he kissed her on her forehead and they let go.
Tony stood up and was about to leave to let her finish getting ready for her day but then Kylianna spoke.
"Tony, I'm pregnant."
Tony turned back in shock… but he sat back down and pulled Kylianna into his arms, the two embracing each other.
"Please don't tell anyone else yet…" Kylianna whispered as Tony had brushed her tears away.
"I won't, I promise… but you need to be checked out by a doctor, to make sure that the baby is okay." Tony responded quietly before they let go and she went to go finish getting ready before she and Tony left.
Kylianna felt that she could breathe a little easier now that her brother knew.
