This is my first Legend of the Seeker fic and I haven't write fics in ages. So I apology for all the kinds of mistakes you're about to see while reading. This maybe be a one shoot or not, I don't know yet.
I do not own Legend of the Seeker otherwise, we would be watching season 3 and I wouldn't have written this fic to fill my LOTS withdrawl.
Kahlan?" He asked softly. "Kahlan?"
She looked up at him and said: "Hum... Sorry, what?"
She was sitting next to the camp fire, looking at the flames, thinking. She wasn't sure for how long she's been lost in her thoughts, but he just called her back to earth.
"Do you want something to eat?" He asked. He was standing in front of her, he noticed her long staring but didn't want to ask questions. It's been a long day of walking in the forest, and she was probably exhausted. She just sat there ever since they decided to make camp. Richard knew she had something on her mind, something big and probably heartbreaking, but he just didn't want to push her, forcing her to open to him.
"No, thank you. I'm good." She responded with a soft smile.
"Kahlan, your last meal was two days ago, you need to eat something." He said kneeling down next to her.
"Richard... I-" She tried to said but he stopped her by placing his hand on her cheek, his thumb softly caressing her face. It was breaking his heart to see her like this… she seemed empty.
"You are exhausted, you need to eat something." He said looking straight in her blue eyes, trying to find the spark usually illuminating her beautiful eyes. She closed her eyes and sigh, feeling the warmth of his hand on her face.
"Richard, I'm fine." She mumbled. If he didn't know her better, he would swear she was about to pass out.
He kissed her forehead and said: "Well, alright then. I'm going to find something to eat for myself, just stay here and rest."
She nodded and he stood up. He knew that now wasn't the time to argue with the Mother Confessor, but that didn't mean he was giving up yet. He looked at her before leaving to find something to eat.
He came back a few minutes later, he had luckily found all sorts of fruits. Strawberry, blackberry, raspberry and even some hazelnuts but he wasn't a really big fan of it.
Sitting down next to Kahlan he stated: "I got lucky, look at all these fruits, there's plenty enough for two. Well, not if Zedd was here."
She smiled weakly. If he wanted her to eat, forcing her to do so wouldn't be of any help, not with Kahlan. He had to be patient and smart. With everything she's been going through, rushing her wouldn't be helping.
He stood up, took the biggest green leaf he could find on the nearest tree, sat down again and proceed to place all the fruits on the leaf in front of him.
"I need to figure out which are my favorites" He stated. "Hazelnuts, you're out." He said, pushing the nuts at the other side of the leaf with one finger.
Kahlan was resting her left elbow on her lap, supporting her head with her hand, looking at Richard, motionless.
"If you were hungry, which ones would you eat first?" He asked.
She shrugged in return. 'This isn't going to be easy' He thought.
"Raspberry it is." He said, taking one in his mouth.
"Hmm, really good." He said, chewing. "You should try." He added eating another.
With no warning, he bend over her and kissed her, cupping her face with his hands, she finally responded to his kiss, deepening it, tasting raspberry.
He smiled to himself, although he would love to kiss her all night long, the aim here was to make her eat something. He reached for another raspberry with one hand, not breaking the contact with her.
He forced himself to stop kissing her and looked in her eyes. "So... do you like those kind raspberries?" He asked with a smile.
She smiled back at him and nodded, her first smile in days, not the weak smile or the sorry smile she was now used to give him, but THE Kahlan smile. The one he hoped she saved only for him.
He gave her the raspberry he had in his hand and gave her a peek on the lips. Everytime he was feeding her with a raspberry, he gave her a kiss, sometimes eating one himself.
Once they ran out of raspberry, he looked at her and smiled. He took a blackberry, looked at it and said: "I think I prefer blackberries than raspberries." And with that, he ate one.
"Hmm, yeah, it's quite better actually." He said, eating another and another after that.
This time, it was Kahlan who initiated the kiss to taste the blackberries.
He pulled away from her smiling and asked: "Do you want some?" She nodded and just like they did before, they ate all the blackberries they had, not forgetting the kisses.
He softly kissed her forehead, happy that she was finally eating and he had to admit it, happy that the eating went along with the kissing.
He finally took a strawberry and brought it in front of her mouth, she bit half of it and he ate the other half. Of course, their mouths joined into a kiss. Richard tenderly pushed Kahlan on her back, grabbed another fruit, eating half of it and giving her the rest. She was now laying down on the floor, with Richard on top of her. He continued to feed her, kissing her neck and jaw line when she was eating and returning to her mouth before giving her more strawberries.
Even though they quickly ran out of food, they kept kissing, their tongues either battling for control or caressing softly. They both knew they could lose control at any moment but they were managing to keep it strictly a kissing thing, until Kahlan rose her hips sending electrical waves of pleasure to Richard's body.
His hands started to roam all over her body from her tights to her neck, as Kahlan's hands made their way under his shirt, caressing his bare muscular chest.
As Kahlan's hands made their way lower, he summoned all his strength and broke their passionate kiss, making her stop her movements.
He kissed her forehead and looked in her eyes. "I think I like strawberries better." He said with a raspy voice, trying to catch his breath.
She smiled at him and said: "Me too."
Richard rolled on his back and pushed her closed to her, her head resting on his chest. He kissed the top of her head, humming the delicious smell of her hair.
After a moment, as Kahlan was tracing invisibles circles with her fingers on his chest, he stated: "You know, I could almost like hazelnuts with this feeding technique".
Kahlan smiled but got serious again and said: "This is a dangerous game Richard."
"I know, but I had to get you to eat." He responded.
Kahlan nodded and he added: "Now, tell me what's on your mind. I hate to see you so sad and distant. I miss your smile every second."
Kissing again the top of her head, he ran his fingers across her hair. He knew she needed food as much as she needed comfort.
