Deiondre Lucas

**Deiondre Lucas** is a side character who is the father of Kira. He is also the uncle of Lionel, being the younger brother of Lionel's father.

## Biographical Information

### Alias(es)

* Dei
* Dre
* Andre

### Age

* 50 (Season 1)
* 52 (Season 2)

### Occupation

* Power Distributor and Dispatcher
* Bus Driver (former)
* Taxi Driver (former)
* Bus Boy (former)

## Relationships

### Familial

* Tavon Lucas (brother)
	+ Shandra Lucas (sister-in-law)
	+ Bashar Lucas (nephew)
	+ Arai Lucas (niece)
	+ Izumi Lucas (grandnephew)
	+ Umeda Lucas (grandniece)
	+ Tokuda Lucas (grandnephew)
	+ Lionel Lucas (nephew)
* Raylon Lucas (son)
* Kira Lucas (daughter)
	+ Cecilia O'Neil (granddaughter)

## Biography

### Early life

Deiondre had a relatively normal life for the time growing up that dealt with all the troubles which came up with the time. Being the younger brother of Tavon though had helped him out immensely; the brothers were best friends growing up. They got along extremely well and weren't the easiest to separate until Tavon met his girlfriend. Deiondre and Tavon were both two people who liked to party. They enjoyed going out on the town to different things. It was during one of those parties that Tavon had met his then girlfriend, now wife. She was not a party animal but a very serious woman. Professionality was her thing and the only reason she had been at that party was because she was searching for her brother to drag him home. He had lost sight of his brother as he pushed through and away from them.

While he lost sight of his brother in this scene, he continued on in the party scene himself. It was about five years later that while he was in a club while being cross faded was when Deiondre met Tamira. A girl who was a few years older then him who also loved the party scene almost as much as him. It had been exactly the kind of women he wanted, the two began dating not long later. In an out of parties had been a normal for them until one day she found out she was pregnant. This had put a halt on their plans as they tried to think of what they could do. Neither of them believed abortion was a choice at all and if they tried adoption, Deiondre knew that his mother would be beyond upset. That was when the thought had hit him; his mother. She loved kids and had wanted grand kids. They could have her look after their child while they worked and partied.

Once their son was born whom they named Raylon, they did exactly that. Dropped the kid off at his parents while they worked and late into the night while they parties. Life had worked out relatively well in that aspect and it sometime between all the partying, while drunk, they had gotten married. There was no complaints for Deiondre as he fell more in love with Tamira. She was alluring, fun, and knew how to party. The type of women who didn't try to change him or anything. About 7 months before Raylon's 6th birthday was when Tamira found out she was pregnant again. At this point, there was no panic because they had the answer already. Another kid was placed in his mothers arms before he ran off again into the world. It worked out decently well for him just as it did last time especially with how close their houses were from the city. It was a simple walk that Raylon had already learned.

That was until one morning a few years down the line when it was early that his wife and him entered the home of his mothers so that they could take the kids home for a few hours and get them ready for school. Deiondre and his wife were greeted by his mother turning on the lights to start lecturing in hushed tones. Their three year old daughter had asked her why her parents didn't love her. It was stated that the two of them had enough time acting like children and two babies to take care of. Despite not being happy about it, he knew his mother had been right. She had raised him and his brother and now he was expecting her to raise his own kids. When they took their two kids home, it had become clear that their consistent nights of partying had come to an end.

Once the kids were dressed and sent off to school, Deiondre began looking for a better job. At the time he had been working as a taxi driver that drove his cab around during the morning after he dropped his kids off to school where he would then sleep the afternoon. Finding a offering by the bus company willing to pay for a license in exchange for guaranteed two year contract was when Deiondre found himself applying. Not long later was when he got the notice for an interview and ended up getting the job. This had been a step in the right direction to changing into the father that his children would need. There were some doubts on if this was the path that he wanted but there was no other option for him. When something like this happened, the best thing was to step up and be the man that the people around you needed.

It didn't help that he had been a mama's boy who couldn't stand the shame of letting his mother down. Life took up a new normal as he got farther from the party life and more into the life of being a parent. A year after this change had started was when Raylon had announced that he had been promised summer camp. After double checking to find out that it was true, he agreed and sent his son off to summer camp. This gave them some peace as it left them with just Kira while he was gone. The following summers was something that Raylon had wanted to continue to go to. Outdoors had never been something that he was excited for but it made his son happy. It wasn't too bad in the life of being a parent either as he got to see his brother a lot more again.

This chance to see his brother had came to a halt when Kira had turned six years old that Tavon told Deiondre that he was moving. The city was too dangerous for his boys so they were packing up to move to Red Lieu. Tavon assured him that he would still come to visit occasionally and that Deiondre and his family were also welcome to come visit whenever they wanted. Deiondre knew that if he had wanted to move, his brother would help but moving wasn't in his ideal life. The city was the place he was comfortable in and his home was a easy short walk to his parents place. Leaving didn't feel like an option so he bid his brother a farewell and stuck to seeing him on Holidays as well as the occasion summer. Life settled and nothing new happened until he managed to get out of the bus driving job and into a better job with better pay to do with the power company. Kira had only been 12 years old whereas Raylon was 18 years old.

Once Deiondre got his new check and his son had saved up al ittle bit more money, they made a deal that he would pay for half of a car for his son. The two went down to the used dealership as they browsed through before Raylon decided on what car he had wanted. Taking it for a spin as he said he had wanted to go see someone with it, he didn't argue it. Unaware to the young love that his son had been blooming at the time as he worked hard at his new job. Keeping a steady working hand as the party days seemed to fade from his memory. They faded until they came jolting back when, after a summer visit to Red Lieu, his daught had announced that she was pregnant at 16. When Tamira had first gotten pregnant, they may have acted like kids but they weren't. They both had jobs and were in a committed relationship which with they were both dedicated to work at. High school had been at the very least finished but his young daughter had not finished high school.

An argument had broken out within the household where Diondre, in his anger, had said that she would have two choices. Either get rid of the child or get on the streets because he would not let his daughter be like that. Living a life like that wasn't acceptable to him for someone her age. Kira had stormed off crying to which he simply yelled after her that she had until tomorrow morning to decide. A few hours later there was a pounding at the door to which he found his son standing there. An argument broke out between the two as his son shoved his way into the home. Raylon had moved out and into an apartment with his girlfriend. One of the very few apartments that were in Red Lieu and on the way out, towards the city. Seeing him here had shocked Deiondre but he wasn't going to give in that easily.

It was Tamira who came down to silence the argument. Demanding that both the men get some sleep so they could discuss it like adults. Raylon was welcome to stay in his old room and he was told to get the hell into bed. The next morning was when they all sat down with Kira to have a conversation. His elder child had made good points that were hard for him to argue against. Finally he had agreed and agreed that Kira wouldn't have to move out. If she wanted to keep the child then she could and they would do their best to help her. Of course when he asked for the name of the father, Kira refused to give that information out. A frustrating end to his morning as Deiondre went off to work. Leaving behind the house for Raylon to return home and Kira to head to school as she was supposed to. Months flew by as his daughter's pregnancy started showing.

It was two months of the school year left when Deiondre helped her with the paper work to have the rest of her school work sent home. They would work through the difficult parts together and figure it out. If someone would've told Deiondre that he'd be a grandfather at 47, the first person he would look at would've been his eldest son. Someone who was in the age for having kids at the time as well as had just moved into a place with his girlfriend about two years beforehand. Instead it had been his youngest daughter who had been under their roof. Shaking off that thought though, he did his best to help his youngest child raise his grandchild. Going through the motions of a lot that he had missed with Kira with Cecilia. It was ironic that this was his life when years ago now, he was dropping these two off at his mothers house. This had been something that stuck out to him.

When his daughter had passed graduated high school through the missteps and difficulties that they had to overcome, she had started going to college. This provided a new set of difficulties as he did his best to help pay for college for what was left over scholarships and her forking over what she could from her job. It didn't help with all of the troubles that came through from the town his brother lived in. There was a lot happening in which his brother and nephew had probably needed the support but he simply couldn't do it. Deiondre was working over time in his hours as well as his wife. They had to support both Kira and their granddaughter so all he could do was offer a phone call once in a while with someone to talk to.

### Season 2

Once she finished the first four years and obtained her bachelors degree was when she had come to him with a decision. The decision had been that she was going to take Cecilia to meet the father of her child over the summer and possibly move there. This had caused an argument because Kira still had her masters degree to get and wouldn't tell him how far she was. After a few hours of arguing though, she gave in and said that the father was in Red Lieu. From there he began demanding who but she said that he would learn after she went to talk to him so he begrudgingly agreed with her.

Watching his daughter leave and packed the car up the moment after her graduation with her bachelor's, all he could do was wave to his granddaughter. It would only be a few hours drive away but that had still felt so far away. With both of his kids gone, it was just his wife and him. The two of them were too old to get back into the party scene at this point. They started their own party scene, using that word loosely, where they invited fellow parents over to drink and talk. A social gathering to fall into as they got used to the quiet house until recently when his granddaughter was dropped off at the door step with Kira stating that she, and the father who Deiondre finally met, had things to take care of while side mentioning that they had been engaged.