The Truth

I awoke early that next morning to the sound of birds chirping. I also felt my unborn child kick me a few times and that brought joy to my heart. I sat up and stretched out my arms before getting out of bed. Kane was in the kitchen eating some breakfast he cooked. When I looked in to see him, I nearly jumped at the sight of his face. He wasn't wearing the mask, so I thought he was someone else.

"Who are you!" I asked. "Where is Kane?"

He laughed, "I am Kane silly…I just decided to take off my mask today."

I looked at him awe struck, "Oh…I see. Well is there any breakfast left? I need to feed the little one you know."

He smiled and pointed towards his microwave. When I opened it up there was a freshly made plate bacon, eggs, and two pancakes. I took out the plate and then joined him at the table.

"Thank you," I said with a smile.

He fixed his gaze on me for a split second. "You're welcome, Leah."

As I ate my food I felt him watching me with a slight grin on his face. I didn't know it at the time, but Kane seemed to have me all figured out.

"Is something wrong Kane?" I finally asked when I caught him staring at me again.

He chuckled, "It's nothing…I just feel like I'm connected to you somehow. There something very familiar about your eyes."

I smiled, "Maybe we met in another life,"

He laughed, "I don't know maybe…"

"I really appreciate everything you've done for me this past two days. You don't know how much it means." I told him as I finished my food.

He nodded, "It's no problem. I kind of felt like I had to help you."

"Why?"

"I'm not sure…listen you better go take a bath so we can get going. I don't want to keep your mother waiting."

I looked at him blankly, "Does she know I'm coming?"

"Yes…some girl named April stopped by here and told me that your mom is aware that your coming."

I gasped, "April! Did she look alright?"

"Not exactly…she looked really pale and almost sick. I gave her some food before she left."

I sighed thinking about the last time I saw her tied to that symbol. She looked so scared…and it was all my fault. I felt tears fall from my eyes and I quickly wiped them away.

"He sacrificed her…all because she wanted to help me."

"I'm sorry to hear that. The Undertaker tried to sacrifice me but I escaped it."

I shook my head and then turned and headed towards the bathroom.

"Leah?"

I stopped and faced him, "Yes?"

"You still love him don't you?"

I looked down at my belly and then placed a hand on it, "I loved him when he showed me affection…"

He nodded and I turned around and went into the bathroom to take my bath. When I was done I put on a pink jump suit that Kane gave me and then brushed out my hair. Once Kane was ready to go, I followed him out of the cabin and we headed towards town. We walked for what seemed like an hour before we reached a clearing. We followed the clearing all the way to a cliff, which stood above the town…my home town.

Kane picked me up and began to descend the hill. We reached the bottom within seconds and he put me back down.

"Do you know where your house is from here?" he asked.

I looked around and spotted the library I used to go to for studying. "Yea…I live down the street from that library."

He nodded and then we walked across the street to the library and then followed the road down to my neighborhood. As we came closer and closer to my house, memories of my last fourteen years here filled my mind. I was such a happy girl and it sucked that I had to miss the last four years because of what my father did to me.

I stopped walking and Kane looked down at me. "Are you alright?"

I sighed, "It's just been so long…I can't believe I haven't been here in four years."

Kane placed his hand on my shoulder, "Don't worry you can do this."

I nodded and then continued walking until I reached a light blue house with a white picket fence and a white porch swing. There were red roses growing in the garden in front of the porch and a woman with long light brown hair watering them. She had a large pregnant belly and a soft smile on her face. Excitement filled my heart as I walked up to the gate.

"Mom?"

The woman stopped and turned around. Upon seeing my face she dropped her watering can and ran up to me with tears of joy in her eyes. She opened the gate and threw her arms around me.

"Leah my baby! I'm so glad to see you!"

I started crying, "I'm glad to see you too mom…I missed you so much,"

She pulled back and looked into my eyes, "I missed you too sweetheart and I see you have a bun in your oven,"

I nodded and then touched her much larger belly, "I see you have one as well."

She nodded and then turned her attention to Kane who had the biggest look of shock on his face.

"Leanne? Is it really you?" he asked.

She looked at him blankly for a few seconds, "I'm sorry, I'm not sure who you are…"

He reached up and pulled off his mask slowly. Once it was completely off she nearly started crying, "Kane?"

"Yes…it's me."

She then threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly, "I was so scared that The Undertaker had killed you."

"No…he just banished me from the castle."

"Wow wow wow! What is going on here?" I said. "Kane…this is the woman you told me about?"

He nodded, "Yes…when I saw you I knew you looked familiar and know I know why."

"Wait can we go in the house and talk about this…" My mom said.

We all agreed and went into the house. I noticed that a lot of my dad's stuff was gone and I quickly got worried.

"Mom…what's been going on since I left."

She sat down at the kitchen table and started to cry, "Listen Leah…there is something you and Kane should know."

We both looked at each other and then looked back at her, "What is it Leanne," Kane asked.

She sighed, "Kane…when the Undertaker banished us, I ran to this town and I met Shawn. He offered me a place to live as long as I agreed to sleep with him…"

"Did you?" he asked.

"Yes…and shortly after I found out I was pregnant with Leah. I didn't know if Leah was yours or Shawn's so I kept it quiet."

Kane looked at me and I kept my eyes on her.

"When you turned fourteen I noticed that Shawn started acting really strange towards you. He never wanted to spend time with you and he refused to do things for you. Then one day he took you out on a trip of some sort…but he never brought you back."

My mom broke down into tears and I held her hand, "What happened next?"

She sniffled, "Do you remember that day when you got a cut on your finger?"

I nodded remembering how I had cut myself in the kitchen a few months before I was turned fourteen.

"Shawn had taken some of your blood and had a blood test ran against his own…he found out that he wasn't your father."

I looked at Kane and instantly everything began to make sense. Kane felt connected to me because he is my father.

"Wait…so he gave me up because I wasn't his child?" I asked in disbelief, "I can't believe this."

My real father, clinched his fist, "How dare he…"

My mother cried harder, "Don't blame him it was all my fault. I should have found out if you were his child earlier. "

"Kane slammed his fist on the table, "I'm so sorry you had to go through that Leanne…if only I was there."

"It's alright Kane. I'm alright now that she's home."

I sighed, "I don't know if I can stay here mom. The Undertaker will surely come after me here…"

"So what are you going to do?" she asked.

"She's not going back to him," Kane said.

I looked at him, "Why not?"

"Because he took you away from your mother knowing perfectly well who she was…he was using you to get back at us Leah! Think about it, why would he torture you for years and then all of the sudden he wants to marry you."

I thought about it and then started crying, "I don't want to hear anymore of this!"

"Listen to your father Leah," my mom said. "The Undertaker was in love with me and I betrayed him…you are his way of seeking revenge and you'll only be playing right into his hands if you go back to him."

I sighed and then wiped my eyes, "But…I'm pregnant. I don't want to give up this child."

"We aren't asking you to sweetie. We just don't want you to go back to him."

I sighed, "Can I go upstairs and think about it?"

They looked at each other and then nodded. I got up and quickly hurried upstairs where I broke down into tears. There was so much to take in and now I was stuck making a decision that would change me and my baby's life forever.