I looked around our current campsite trying to find something to do. Richard and Zedd had gone into the closest town to help another family in distress. He had suggested that Cara and I stay and rest but now I was regretting that I did stay. It was incredibly boring.

Cara seemed to sense how bored I was. She walked over to me and put one hand on her thin hips, "Want to go for a ride?"

I stuttered, "W-what?"

"I mean a horse ride. I'm terribly bored and I think you must be too."

"Oh," I said surprised at her idea. "This could be fun."

We hopped on our horses and were off. Cara started at a leisurely pace and I rode next to her, admiring her riding stance. They trained the Mord'Sith well, although cruelly.

Cara turned to me with her usual smirk on her face. "Kahlan, how about a little race?"

I knew she was planning something but decided to go along with it. Without answering I shot off.

She must've known how I would react because she wasn't too far behind. I directed the horse to swerve through the trees and I felt free. We weren't being chased by some evil tyrant we were just riding and it felt good.

Suddenly, I saw a blur of red shoot past on my right. Cara. I leaned forward on my horse and galloped after her. I was catching up when she made a sharp turn to the right. I followed suite but I found that my horse was no longer beneath me. I was falling. I let out a shriek before hitting the water.

I had landed in a small lake. I looked around for Cara but she was still on top of the cliff standing next to her horse and mine, which had stopped when it saw the drop off.

"If I had known you wanted to go swimming, I would have suggested it," she shouted down to me.

"Oh don't play so innocent. You knew there was a lake here!" I yelled back at her.

"I never denied my knowledge," she held her hands up defensively.

"Well then, it is only fair if you join me," I said smugly. I didn't think she actually would but I was pleasantly surprised when there was a large splash next to me.

Cara surfaced smiling a sincere smile and I couldn't help but smile back. She was beautiful with the water sparkling around her. She looked like a goddess.

I knew then that we could never be friends. I wanted more from her, much more. We would have to be something more. I had thought that our relationship had been growing into friendship but that was obviously just the beginning.

I was lost in my thoughts until I began shivering. The sun had gone down and with it, the temperature. Cara noticed and suggested we head back to camp. Once we were there, we laid our wet clothes out by the fire to dry. This did not help me at all because now Cara was only wearing short leather shorts and a small strap of leather across her chest.

I lunged on top of her without warning attacking her lips. She pushed me off just as quickly.

She looked at me with a worried expression, "Kahlan are you alright?"

"I would be if you would let me kiss you," I pouted.

She laughed, "You are definitely not alright." She felt my head. "You must have caught a cold in the lake."

"I am not sick!"

"Well then, what is it?"

I looked into her sharp, green eyes and moved closer again. I leaned down until I was only an inch away from her lips and whispered, "You."

She flipped me over roughly and glared into my eyes. I froze under her intense stare. She looked upset but I couldn't tell much because her face was in shadows, "You don't mean it." She then got up and stalked off into the forest.

I couldn't move. She completely understood what I meant but she denied me still. I laid there for the rest of the night in silent pain.

I wanted to get this out real quick but perhaps I should continue? I'm not sure.