Fic: A Light That Never Went Out (Cara/Dahlia, Legend of the Seeker 9/12)

[fembuck]

Title: A Light That Never Went Out
Author: Janine (fembuck)
Fandom: Legend of the Seeker
Pairing: Cara/Dahlia
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I don't own them.
Summary: After defeating the Keeper our band of heroes heads back to D'Hara, and on the way Cara meets a familiar face.

( Part One ) ( Part Two ) ( Part Three ) ( Part Four ) ( Part Five ) ( Part Six ) ( Part Seven ) ( Part Eight )

Part 9

The Next Night

"Close your eyes," Dahlia breathed out as she stroked her fingers gently over Cara's cheek, luxuriating in the feel of her skin.

"That would leave me vulnerable to attack," Cara deadpanned as she held Dahlia's gaze.

Dahlia just controlled the urge to roll her eyes.

"You're not afraid of a village girl are you?" she asked a moment later, smiling down at Cara overly sweetly before bending to place a soft kiss on the blonde's lips. "I thought that you were a big ... uh, 'slightly above average height', fearless warrior. Surely nothing in these parts poses a threat to you."

"First of all, Kahlan is abnormally tall. She's practically a giant," Cara groused making Dahlia smile, "Secondly, there is nothing around here that I could not dispatch with my eyes closed ... and one hand bound behind my back," she boasted, looking Dahlia in the eyes as she spoke, daring her to disagree.

Dahlia didn't.

"Then close them," Dahlia responded looking and sounding quite pleased with herself.

"Fine," Cara grumbled as Dahlia smiled down at her indulgently and then she closed her eyes. "What are you going to do to me?"

"I thought I'd decorate your nails and then take your measurements so I can sew a nice new pink dress for you," Dahlia responded, laughing softly when Cara's eyes immediately opened and then narrowed at her suspiciously. "It's a surprise, Ca. I promise you'll like it."

Cara watched her for a moment, and then her eyes trailed down to the neckline of Dahlia's dress.

"Does it involve nudity?" Cara asked as a wicked grin began to form on her lips.

"If you're good," Dahlia responded.

"I'm never good," Cara replied looking and sounding quite pleased with herself.

"You were very good to me this morning," Dahlia said, blushing though the darkness of the night sky helped to mask it.

She had woken up to the sun warming her face and Cara between her legs. She thought that waking up that way every morning might end up spoiling her, but she was not averse to the thought of being surprised awake that way once in a while.

"I thought I was very bad this morning," Cara responded, running her hands up Dahlia's thighs much as she had that morning before she reintroduced her tongue to the sweet spot between Dahlia's legs.

"More ... naughty," Dahlia breathed out, sighing softly as Cara's hands moved over her body. "But I like you that way, so when you're being bad, you're actually being good," Dahlia whispered, her voice hitching slightly when Cara's hands found her breasts.

Dahlia leaned down and brought her lips to Cara's, sighing again as Cara took possession of her mouth, dominating the kiss in a way that never failed to make Dahlia shiver and throb.

"Your surprise," Dahlia murmured against Cara's lips when the blonde's hands began to venture beneath her clothes.

"Did you plan for me to have my way with you in the middle of your parent's vineyard?" Cara asked, hands still moving as she gazed up into Dahlia's eyes.

"No," Dahlia exhaled softly.

"Then this is a surprise," Cara murmured smiling. "And I do like it. Let's keep doing this."

Dahlia laughed softly and allowed Cara to kiss her thoroughly once more before she pulled back.

"You're worse than a teenage boy," Dahlia declared affectionately a few seconds later. "It's a good thing you were born a woman."

"Why?" Cara asked curiously.

"You'd have knocked up half of Stowcroft if you'd had a cock," Dahlia responded, biting down on her bottom lip coyly as the word 'cock' fell from her lips.

Cara was silent for a moment as she considered Dahlia's words.

"I wouldn't have," she said finally. "I'd just have knocked you up," she continued, her words and tone light, though when she met Dahlia's eyes her gaze was surprisingly serious.

"Really?" Dahlia asked softly.

Cara nodded.

"I had you in my bed when I was five. Why would I have strayed?" Cara asked, surprising herself a bit with her response though she did not doubt the truth of her words once they were out of her mouth.

Cara was who she was, but if she had been left to grow up in Stowcroft she would have been a different woman and that Cara would have had no reason to look elsewhere for companionship with a woman like Dahlia in her life. When they were children the sun had rose and set for her with Dahlia, and Cara couldn't fathom what could have changed that except for the Mord'Sith.

"You could have had your choice of any man, and more than a few women, in Stowcroft ... and all surrounding areas, if not the whole of D'Hara," Dahlia whispered gazing down into Cara's stunning face, stroking her finger along her jaw as if to convince herself that such beauty could truly exist.

"Choice is only tempting if there's the possibility of attaining something better," Cara replied, scanning Dahlia's face with her eyes as she spoke. "I could not have found a better mate than you."

Dahlia breathed in sharply at Cara's words and she blinked a few times before responding.

"You're a flatterer," she accused a few seconds later, but the soft, breathy quality of her voice gave away the pleasure Cara's words gave her.

"Flattery is easy when the words spoken are true," Cara replied.

On the surface Dahlia seemed quite simple, but her exterior, what one could discern from simply looking at her, was quite deceptive. Dahlia was beautiful, there was no deception there, but Dahlia's was a beauty that grew even more impressive the more one came to know her. It was strange to Cara, that learning more about Dahlia and spending time with her should make Dahlia more attractive to her, but there was no denying that it was true.

In the past, if Cara had wanted someone and they had proven pleasurable in bed, she continued to want them, but they became no more beautiful or handsome in her eyes because they had brought her body pleasure. However, with Dahlia it was different. Cara found herself missing Dahlia when they were not together, and when they were together she would sometimes find herself studying Dahlia face, unwilling and unable to look away from her.

But it was more than Dahlia's looks that made Cara want her.

Dahlia's mind was sharp and cunning like Trianna's had been, but her heart was pure and compassionate like Kahlan's. Dahlia made Cara think and kept her on her toes which exhilarated Cara, but Cara could also trust Dahlia and be at ease around her, which gave Cara a feeling of peace she could never remember feeling before – at least not since she was a child.

Dahlia made her laugh and smile as Leo had, but Dahlia understood Cara's moods better than he ever did – perhaps ever could have. Dahlia knew how to tease Cara without irritating her, and though she was lively and talkative, Dahlia could also be still and quiet and she understood when Cara needed that.

Dahlia was compliant without being submissive. She respected Cara but she did not fear. Dahlia knew her own mind and would challenge Cara, but not in a way that provoked aggression. Dahlia had an innate understanding of her moods and how to deal with them that only Kahlan had ever come close to matching.

Cara had changed since they were children, and so had Dahlia, but the understanding that had brought them together as children was still at work as adults. They had come together seamlessly when they were little, and though Cara did not quite understand how after so much time they could still fit together so exactly, she could not help but admit that they still suited each other remarkably well. It seemed, no matter how impossible, that theirs was a light that had gone out.

"If we had grown big together, and if it had been possible, I would have gladly born your child," Dahlia breathed out, blinking rapidly to control the tears building in her eyes.

Cara drew her thumb across Dahlia's cheek softly, regarding her tenderly before she allowed a rakish smile to touch her lips.

"She would have been a very good looking baby."

"A very good looking, arrogant baby," Dahlia whispered, smiling down at Cara wetly.

"Very good looking baby who spoke the truth," Cara corrected. "It wouldn't have been her fault that she was so much prettier, and smarter, and stronger, and faster, and generally superior to those around her."

"In every way except humility," Dahlia breathed out amused.

"A useless character trait," Cara declared, waving her hand dismissively. "She would have been better off without it."

"Our imaginary child sound like a force to be reckoned with," Dahlia murmured as she gazed down at Cara gently.

"Of course," Cara replied. "She would have been mine."

Dahlia grinned and leaned down to kiss Cara softly.

"Whose imaginary child do you think would win in a fight, ours or Kahlan and Richard's?" Dahlia asked curiously.

"Ours," Cara responded without hesitation. "Kahlan and Richard's would inevitably become distracted by a kitten sniffing a flower and lose all focus thereby creating an opening for our child to annihilate her."

"Would our child really need to annihilate theirs?" Dahlia asked laughing softly.

"Yes," Cara replied, her eyes narrowing in thought. "The half-giant would probably cheat and confess her otherwise."

"I'm going to tell Kahlan you said that," Dahlia said pointing the tip of her finger into Cara's chest.

"No, you're not," Cara replied easily, "You're not a tattle-tale."

"You'd have gotten into so much trouble if I was," Dahlia said affectionately.

"Lucky for me you think I'm good when I'm bad," Cara drawled bringing her hands back into play, slipping them underneath Dahlia's dress and smoothing them up her thighs.

"I can't believe you're not even a little bit curious about the surprise I have for you," Dahlia sighed though she made no effort to stop Cara's hand from settling between her legs.

Cara pressed her fingers against Dahlia's cloth covered sex and Dahlia's eyes closed as she breathed in sharply.

"My hand is between your legs," Cara whispered, stroking Dahlia gently, teasingly. "What could possibly be better than this?"

Dahlia's lips parted to respond, but before releasing a word she thought better of it and closed her mouth and sighed contently.

"Nothing," she whispered, allowing her lips to curve up into a smile.

"Actually ..." Cara began, smirking as her hand stilled against Dahlia.

"Actually what?" Dahlia asked suspiciously, arching a chestnut eyebrow down at Cara.

"Nudity would be nice," Cara breathed out, her voice both seductive and hopeful as she stared up at Dahlia.

Dahlia rolled her eyes at Cara, but raised her arms nonetheless, allowing Cara to lift the dress off of her.

"You're right," Cara whispered, running hands up Dahlia's nude torso until she was cupping her breasts. "These were excellent after dinner plans," she murmured, smirking for a second before she lowered her head to nuzzle at Dahlia's breasts.

Dahlia laughed and then urged Cara's head up so that she could kiss her.

This wasn't exactly what Dahlia had in mind for dessert when she had lead Cara out to the vineyard, but there was no doubt in her mind that it would be delicious.

To be continued ...

Comments are always welcome and greatly appreciated :D

Comments

[mayireadtoday.livejournal.com]

I love, love Cara in this chapter.

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you liked it! I love writing Cara In Love (though she won't call it that cause she's Cara)

[yukivampyra.livejournal.com]

That entire part about their imaginary child is amazing and absolutely hilarious. Distracted by a kitten sniffing a flower, oh I could definitely see that. I love this universe so much. This should have happened in the show.

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you liked the imaginary child discussion. You know Cara's smitten when she'll talk about having imaginary kids with you.

And Kahlan and Richard's kid would totally spend their youth chasing butterflies and hugging bunnies!

[kali-blue.livejournal.com]

Delicious and sweet. Cara and Dahlia are lovely together. Their connection is intrinsic seemingly effortless and destined. Your fic makes me wonder what might have been for them in pleasant, fluffy ways. Enjoying their erotic play and look forward to more.

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you're enjoying it :D

I'm a sucker for true love, so I'm happy that Cara and Dahlia have that fated quality (without it coming across as unbearably cheesy)

[bonobo24.livejournal.com]

Omigod, them talking about their imaginary child? Seriously the best part of this fic yet.

That could totally be a sequel you know. I'm sure Zedd could come up with someway for Cara to impregnate Dahlia!

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

Imaginary child discussion = true love ;)

I'm so glad you're enjoying it, and you know that Zedd could totally come up with a way for Cara to knock Dahlia up!

[bonobo24.livejournal.com]

SEQUEL!!!!! MAGIC CARA/DAHLIA CHILD AND CARA FACED WITH PARENTHOOD!!! IT WOULD BE EPIC!!!

*pouty face*

please?

[butchon.livejournal.com]

It amazes me how you make Cara so sweet yet very much in character.

"The half-giant would probably cheat and confess her otherwise."

I laughed so hard to this!

And- the sweetness and funny moments don't make the sexual tension any less hot.
I want this fic to go on forever.

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! I'm so glad you're enjoying it, and that Cara still seems like Cara even though we're seeing a softer side of her.

[jesterradiobird.livejournal.com]

This was both hilarious and nice. Cara always has to have her way but then again Dahlia isn't complaining so whatever. I reckon Dahlia wanted to show how her family made wine but they couldn't get halfway across the field before Cara got frisky.

Dahlia probably wanted to drink wine and lol when Cara was like 'It doesn't taste nearly as nice as you'.

Anyway nice chapter, look forward to the next one, thanks for writing!

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm so glad you're enjoying it.

Cara always has to have her way but then again Dahlia isn't complaining so whatever.

I know, right! Dahlia's like, "Fine Cara, I will allow you to sexually pleasure me. *smirk*"

[tornainbow.livejournal.com]

Lol! I love the hypothetical who's-kid-would-win argument! It's such a funny parallel/throwback to Eternity when Richard and Kahlan did it. xD Fun chapter. ;)

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

Hypothetical discussions about imaginary kids = true love! Richard and Kahlan would be so proud of Cara ;)