Legend of the Seeker fic: Kisses

[meridian_rose]

Title: Kisses
Fandom: Legend of the Seeker
Pairing/Characters: Cara/Dahlia, Cara/Darken, Cara/Leo, Cara-Richard friendship
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 333
Prompt: For the writerverse prompt: write a story exactly 333 words long
Summary: From pre-series to post-"Tears", fragments of Cara's life with the theme of 'kisses'
Warnings: None


Cara's mother kissed her cheek before Cara dashed out to play by the river. It was the last time she saw her mother.

Dahlia snuggled up close to Cara one night in their dormitory, just before they completed their training. She kissed the back of Cara's neck and then Cara's cheek and finally, Cara's mouth. It was the first time she'd been kissed by another woman, at least in that way.

Lord Darken Rahl studied Cara, circled her; smiled. He cupped her chin, and kissed her. It was the first time she'd been kissed by a man. "This one," Rahl said to the watching Nathair, and Cara felt pride blossom in her breast that he had chosen her.

Rahl often summoned her to his bed and bade her to delight him. She did so, never failing to bring him pleasure. At the end of it, he always kissed her - usually roughly -before dismissing her. One time he kissed her softly, gently, and let her sleep the entire night at his side. Cara had never felt so proud, nor so loved.

Leo kissed her with a desperate passion, his tongue in her mouth, teeth catching at her lower lip, his hands everywhere. Later she wondered if he'd known (maybe Seekers had some sort of premonition) that it was the only chance he'd have. At his funeral pyre she said her goodbyes silently and committed every kiss to memory.

Cara kissed Darken Rahl, but her eyes were on Dahlia. He might have her loyalty, but no longer her heart.

Richard slipped one arm around Cara and kissed her cheek. "Don't look so sad," he said. "The rift is closed." He mistook her expression of misgiving for grief, when the truth was that Cara wasn't convinced that this was over. Yet she had to admit that she did feel a sense of loss, as if something had been taken from her. Watching Richard and Kahlan embrace passionately only intensified the feeling; made her feel alone.

Comments

[eternal-moonie.livejournal.com]

*Sniff*

So AWESOME honey! *hugs you and Cara*

[meridian_rose]

Thank you :D Hugs back!

[hrhrionastar.livejournal.com]

Aww, this is so good :D

I feel for Cara so much, and I love the theme of kisses, and the bit about Leo actually made me feel for him - I wonder if he did have any premonitions? Seeker senses are strong, after all.

And I love the end, too, even though it's so sad, because Cara's not part of R/K and their intimacy, and yet Richard is such a good friend. I love that he kissed her cheek :D

[meridian_rose]

Thank you :D Yes, I may have talked (written?) myself into a better appreciation of Leo there. The whole thing came out more angsty than I'd intended - and yes, Richard is doing his best :)

[brontefanatic.livejournal.com]

This was lovely - A journey through Cara's life by comparing the way others have kissed her. The last paragraph made me feel so sad for her.

The kiss between Darken and Cara at the rift in "Unbroken" always interests me because while Cara is looking at Dahlia, and we know they have a relationship, in my head!canon, Darken, Cara and Dahlia are pretty much a threesome here, and were probably together before they set out. Especially given the way Darken caresses Dahlia before he kisses Cara. But with Cara under the thrall of the Dark Magic, it's hard to tell.

Maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part. D

[meridian_rose]

Thank you :D It came out more angsty than I'd intended. Poor Cara ):

I think it's my faulty impression/memory of the scene at work there. When I saw the look Cara gave Dahlia I was expecting Cara to betray Darken just as he was about to betray the Sisters of the Dark (magic is unpredictable as you suggest here). But I was wrong of course! So when I see it again, I'll probably interpret it differently. And I'm intrigued and excited by the idea of a threesome partnership :D

[meridian_rose]

Thank you :D You know how I feel about R/K's Epic Love and how it overshadows things, so I'm glad you like this focus on Cara that she has a moment to reflect on her life and how things have changed.