Walking With Me Towards A Midnight Swim

Kahlan cried out Cara's name, the agiel pressing hard into her. Cara fought against her binding, shouting obscenities at Dahlia. Dahlia looked up into the Mother Confessors eyes to claim her victory, Kahlan would submit to her and her power. Kahlan's eyes went black and Dahlia's followed suit. She collapsed onto the ground in front of the Mother Confessor, her agiel fell to the ground.

"Command me Mistress."

Kahlan panted, regaining herself. Cara relaxed, panting out a smile, broadening as Kahlan looked up into Cara's eyes and down to her cute relieved smile revealing her dimples. Kahlan needed to kiss Cara so badly right there and then.

"Untie me." Kahlan instructed while never taking her eyes from Cara, Dahlia did so. Kahlan wanted to untie Cara herself. She moved slowly to where Cara was tied up, leaning up she cupped Cara's face in her hand. Cara's smile faded as she licked her bottom lip, her breath came out staggered.

"Kahlan?" Cara's voice nothing but a hushed whisper. It may have only been one word but in it, in Cara's tone, in Cara's eyes and the way she moved ever so slightly against Kahlan's palm, Kahlan knew there was so much meaning behind it. She brushed her lips over Cara's, feeling Cara's part beneath hers. She took Cara's top lip gently between hers, nibbled, and tugged. There was a moan, low, guttural, and neither woman was sure which one of them had made it.

Dahlia fussed around Kahlan. It made Kahlan break the slow kiss. She untied Cara, and Cara gave Kahlan a small smile in thanks, but it soon faded as her eyes met with Dahlia's.

Cara's eyes grew furious. She grabbed a hold of the back of Dahlia's head, pulling her down, cracking Dahlia's back across her knee.

"Stop, Cara, don't." Kahlan cried out, moving quickly to them. Cara's head whipped up, she looked confused and dug her hand harder into Dahlia's head.

"Do you want a go?" Cara's smile returned, devilish grin revealing glistening teeth. Dahlia's eyes looked up to Kahlans, hopeful. Pleading.

"Mistress?" Dahlia's voice like a child's whisper, pain ripping through her.

"I want to be left alone-"

"-but Mistress!" Dahlia doubled over, clutching her waist, her eyes looking up with passion at the Mother Confessor.

"...Leave." Kahlan spoke sternly. She had little to no patience left.

"Oh Mistress, I'm sure there's a more fulfilling way I can please you." Cara let the tiniest 'pft!'

"Go." Kahlan's tone was very serious, Dahlia stole a kiss from Kahlan. Kahlan had to beg with eyes to stop Cara from doing anything to Dahlia for stealing the kiss.

"Yes Mistress." She bowed her head to Kahlan, a sly look over to Cara. Cara simply stood in her usual bad ass way, hands on her hips. Dahlia took off on her horse.

"You just let her go, I wanted to see her die in excruciating pain," Cara's hands clenched and unclenched repeatedly at her sides. "...Kahlan? Have you lost your-"

"I could not watch another death. That's all we are now. Pain and suffering." Kahlan moved to Cara then, hand upon her cheek. "Going through death with you by my side has..." Kahlan kiss Cara lightly. "You have changed me," Cara's eyes studied Kahlan's. There was freshness, clarity, newness in them that Cara had never seen before. "You have changed everything."

"Kahlan?" Cara was at a loss for words, all thoughts about wanting to see Dahlia die her horrible death vanished as Dahlia herself vanished out of sight amongst the trees. It was then Kahlan kissed her. Long. Hard. Deep. "Kahlan?" She repeated her name, a whisper against Kahlans lips.

"Cara I need you." In Cara's eyes lay confusion, with a dash of hope. "Just you." Kahlan planted a lighter, softer kiss this time on Caras full lips. Cara still didn't lean into it, wanting to know more. "Cara, we could die today, tomorrow, years from now and I want my time left to be with you. I cannot go on doing anything else." Kahlan leant back a little, allowing herself to search Cara's face for a reaction. "Cara?"