A NEW LIFE
Legend Of The Seeker Fanfic
By: Erica Contreras
I own nothing, I just love to write about them and am a huge fan
SAVE OUR SEEKER!!!!!
As I walk behind her I can't help but imagine what it would be like to feel her lips on my lips, to lay next to her holding her while she sleeps. I wish I could take her away from all of this death and despair, to keep her safe and make her happy. We defeated the keeper but for some reason she's afraid to be alone with me for more than 5 minutes. I dont understand we finally find out we can be together and she still wont budge.
"Richard!....Richard, are you alright?" She asks. All I could think about is the way my name sounds coming from her lips.
"Umm...Richard, are you alright?" she asks again.
I finally snap out of this trance i'm in "Huh..uh..umm, yea i'm fine...I was just thinking about something." I smile at her and she smiles back. The special smile i've never seen her give to anyone else. That smile makes me feel like the most luckiest man alive.
"Well, what is it you were thinking about before I rudely inturrupted you?" Kahlan asks.
"Oh..it..it was nothing." I tell her.
"Tell me. You know you can talk to me about anything" she demands.
" I know *sigh* I was just wondering what it would be like if we were to run away from all of this, to be together and safe." I know she thinks about the same things I do, I can see it in her eyes, in the way she creases her brow when she's thinking real hard about something.
"Richard, I would love nothing more than to run away with you and stay safe *whispers* and to be with you. But you know we can't. As the Mother Confessor, I have a duty to the people, to keep them safe and as the Seeker you do too. I'm sorry Richard." Her eyebrows crease together and I can see how afraid she is to hurt my feelings, to let me down in more ways than one. The truth is, she could never let me down or hurt me, I look to Kahlan for advice and understanding.
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I cant stop thinking about the conversation with Richard, I hated letting him down again. It seems like that's all I ever do is let him down. I hope he can forgive me for not saying yes and running away with him. Since we defeated the keeper it's been so hard not to, especially since Richard asks every other day. How could we leave Zedd and Cara behind, the old man would starve if Richard and I weren't here to feed him.
"Richard..." I nudge him.
"Richard...Are you awake?" I ask. Unsure if this is such a great Idea.
"I am now, what is it Kahlan?" He asks.
"I need to talk to you." I tell him, scared of how this talk will go.
"Okay." He says.
We get up to go for a walk, only to be stopped by Cara asking us where we are going. Like its any of her business what Richard and I do together in the middle of the night...alone...Maybe its not a good idea to go alone with him, with the man I love, but I have to, I have to tell him what I'm about to do, whats been on my mind all day.
"We'll be right back Cara, we're going for a walk." Thats all I catch as Richard takes my hand and strts walking towards the forest.
We finally come to a stop and I just stand there as Richard looks at me, worry clearly written on his face.
"What's wrong Kahlan? I know something has been bothering you today. I just can't figure out what it is. Did I do something wrong" How I could I possibly think that I could hide anything from Richard. He knows me to well, knows me better than I know myself.
"NO..It's nothing you did Richard, It's what I did." I can't even look at him.
"Okay, what did you do? I'm sure its not as bad as you think." He looks at me, straight into my soul and makes it even harder for me to tell him.
"I...I am pregnant......about 5 months" I finally say it "The baby is yours." I thought i'd feel relieved after telling him but I feel a whole lot worse than I did before.
"Wha..What..Pregnant..When, How?" The look on his face....Hurt.
"When I was split in two, Zedd came to me the day after and told me he lied and told us I wasn't pregnant because he didn't fully understand how I could be when we were just fragments of one another. He wanted to give me the option of telling you right away or waiting. I chose to wait so I wouldn't distract you from your mission. I didn't want you to worry about me while we were in a fight." He doesn't say anything for a while, I contemplate going back to camp, to let him process all of it but I cant move, i'm afraid he won't follow me back.
He finally speaks "What happened to everything you told me about duty Kahlan, you not telling me your with child has put your duty to continue the line of confessors in danger. I can't believe you would do this, not tell me."
"It wasn't easy, there were so many times I wanted to tell you but it didn't seem like the right time, we were either fighting or being chased by the keepers minions." I try to reach out to him, to hold his hand but he moves away.
"Zedd figured that, that was the reason why I couldn't confess you that day on the beach, the baby was protecting you....when I wasn't." I turn away as a tear escapes down my cheek, the memory that I killed the man I love, the father to my child, is to much to handle. I start to walk away only to be stopped by a hand on my arm. He pulls me to him, hugging me so hard I could barely breathe but I don't care.
I feel a tear fall on my face, I pull back just a little to see Richard is crying. "Richard, it's alright, everything's going to be okay." I wipe away his tears and hug him again. There's no where else i'd rather be at this moment than in his arms. I wish we could stay like this forever.
"I'm sorry Kahlan, I didn't mean to yell at you like that. Its just...all of this, is a lot to take in." I just nod in agreement..it's all I could do.
"I know Richard, how do you think I felt when I first found out. I was terrified that if I told you sooner you would of sent me back to Aydindril and I wouldn't of been able to protect you. even though I did the opposite all because of Nicci"
"You're right I would of sent you back to Aydindril with Cara of course." He laughs. His laugh is the most soothing thing ever. His laugh can make a bad situation better no matter how bad it is.
"So what do we do now?" I ask him. "The keeper is defeated, the world is safe for now, we could go back to Aydindril, if you want to!"
I can see him thinking about what he wants to do next. After a minute or so he says nothing he just takes my hand and leads me back to camp. He wakes up Zedd and calls Cara over. He kneels down and looks up at me with those beautiful brown eyes and says "Kahlan Amnell, Mother Confessor, Mother of my unborn child and Love of my life......Will You Marry Me?"
I stare at him in complete shock, I want to speak but no words come out of my mouth so I just nod my head and kiss him, hug him as tight as I can, never wanting to let him go. After what seems like forever Richard lets me go, looks at me and says "I Love You Kahlan Amnell!" I finally make my voice work and say "I Love You Too Richard Cypher." I am still in a haze when I hear Richard tell Zedd and Cara "We leave for Aydindril in the morning." Soon I will be home, with Richard, getting married and we will soon have a little one to take care of and keep safe. And keep her safe we will.