Fic: A Little Evil Comes A Long Way (Kahlan/Cara) 22/33
Title: A Little Evil Comes A Long Way
Author: raug_moss
Pairings: Kahlan/Cara
Rating: NC-17
A/N: modern AU
A/N2: just realized that I'll have to eventually edit every single header to take the question mark out of the numbers of chapters D:
Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Chapter 10, Chapter 11, Chapter 12, Chapter 13, Chapter 14, Chapter 15, Chapter 16, Chapter 17, Chapter 18, Chapter 19, Chapter 20, Chapter 21
Chapter 22
The date with Denna went better than anything Kahlan could’ve imagined.
After looking at wonderful photographies and having an amazingly delicious dinner, Denna takes her home and even walks her to the door.
Together they make their way across the barely lit sidewalk to the door that has seen better days.
It is all so very unusual for Kahlan that she has been able to forget about her problems and concerns for several hours.
So when the platinum blonde steps hesitantly closer, Kahlan doesn’t flinch. She smiles and watches Denna lean forward until she can feel the blonde’s breath on her lips.
“Cara.”
Blue eyes widen with abject horror.
Denna stops and retreats, her eyebrows traveling up to her forehead.
“That was… unexpected.”
The platinum blonde’s voice is slow, almost hesitant.
Kahlan raises her hand and rubs it across her forehead. She knows that she has just done something incredibly stupid that most women wouldn’t forgive her for, but the last things she wants is to hurt Denna’s feelings.
“I’m sorry … but I can’t do this. I mean I really like you Denna, you are amazing, and you deserve someone who can fully appreciate that…”
Kahlan halts for a moment.
“Sounds a little cliché?”
Denna nods silently, waiting patiently for the brunette to continue.
“Alright, it’s like that… there’s someone else I can’t get out of my mind. And though I know that I can’t… that she wouldn’t… I don’t think it’s fair if I kissed you and thought about another woman while doing it.”
Kahlan takes a deep breath.
“I know I’m going to regret this, but I’m sorry, I can’t.”
“I’m sorry too.”
Denna smiles sadly.
“I think we would’ve been great.”
She moves in to kiss Kahlan’s cheek.
“I hope she deserves that you’re carrying a torch for her.”
Kahlan tries to return the smile despite feeling awful.
“I guess she does.”
“Well then, goodbye.”
Denna turns around, quickly walks back to her car and drives off without another glance back.
“Oh god, I’m so stupid,” Kahlan mumbles and opens the front door of Dahlia’s building.
She doesn’t even have a moment’s time to think about what she has just done when Rahl comes bounding down the stairs.
“There you are! It’s time to move out. Let’s go, c’mon, no time to lose.”
He throws a bag into her arms, almost causing her to topple over.
“What the hell you think you’re doing?! I’m not going anywhere with you!”
Rahl pushes her out of the door and toward a black Range Rover parked across the street. “Oh you will, or there are going to be consequences. You most definitely don’t want to anger Mr Dewitt.”
She can’t even utter another protest before she finds herself thrown onto the backseat of the car. Rahl slips into the the passenger seat and turns to look at her. “I really like what you’re wearing right now by the way, you look great, but there are some clothes in the bag you should change into.”
“I can’t fucking believe this…”
Kahlan keeps on cursing and glares at Rahl with the most evil look she has.
“You better turn around right now, or I will poke your eyes out.”
She then addresses the driver. “Same goes for you.”
“Yes ma’m.” The driver replies and Kahlan can hear a little tremor in his voice. That’s at least something.
“Exactly the attitude we need.” Rahl comments and sits back in his seat, eyes on the road.
She quickly slips out of her dress and puts on the black tank, jeans, boots and leather jacket Rahl has gotten for her. Not too bad of a choice really, but she would rather swallow her tongue than admit that.
When she feels something hard on the bottom of the bag she realizes that her hand is wrapped around the handle of a gun. She pulls it out and with a few quick movements checks whether it is loaded or not. She releases the safety catch and flips it back after a moment.
Rahl is staring at her over his shoulder.
“Damn, why do you know how to handle a gun?”
“A woman has many secrets,” Kahlan answers with a dark smile.
“But why do I need a gun anyway?”
“You look more badass with it.”
Kahlan raises an eyebrow.
“Alright fine. It might get a little heated and you’re better safe than sorry.”
“You’re the one who will be sorry if you don’t start sharing details…”
Kahlan narrows her eyes at Rahl.
“Damn woman, stop glaring like that. I always feel like spilling my guts when you have that look. I’ll tell you what’s going on, so listen. The car you were supposed to drive out to the meeting place was on enemy territory, that is why we needed you to get it. Mr. Dewitt runs a very profitable business but others want to have their share of the pie too and that inevitably leads to some tensions. Anyways, the car contained something very important that we needed delivered and now some very unpleasant people have it.”
“What is it?” Kahlan throws in exasperated.
“Diamonds.”
Rahl shrugs as if it isn’t that big of a deal
“What?”
“You know little shiny stones…”
“I know what diamonds are. Why the hell would you hide them in a car and send me to get it? … you know what? Never mind, I don’t want to know.”
Kahlan slowly shakes her head.
“Fine with me. The less you know the better for you. What we’re going to do now is getting the diamonds back. Your task is to open up a way for us. Those idiots have decided to hide in an apartment above a casino, but we don’t know in which one. You’re going to have to find out before we come in and get our stones back.”
“You do realize that I’m not one of your henchmen?”
She already knows that she doesn’t have a choice in this, but she still has to try to make sure that Rahl and Dewitt aren’t completely dragging her into their business.
“And yet you’re partly responsible,” Rahl shrugs yet again.
“You offered your services and here’s your chance. Keep on doing what Dewitt wants for a while longer and you and you’re cousin will be fine in the end.”
“Says you…” Kahlan mumbles.
She tucks the gun into waistband of her jeans and looks out the window. Houses are rushing past them and she stares sightlessly at everything while she tries to make heads and tails of the entire situation.
The driver takes them through the entire town until they stop in front of a large house in the middle of a busy street. A blinking sign above reads ‘Casino’.
“I’ll go and find out which apartment it is and then give you a sign.”
“Shouldn’t I be the one giving instructions here?” Rahl asks, raising his eyebrows.
“Let’s just get this over with,” Kahlan grumbles quietly and gets out of the car.
She quickly crosses the sidewalk and simply enters the building without further ado.
There is a small foyer but she ignores everything and everyone and simply continues on into the main room where crowds have gathered around card tables and one or the other slot machine. It’s all rather run-down and the people look more like gambling addicts than high-class poker players.
For some reason she doesn’t feel a sliver of fear while making her way past the tables. No one even attempts to stop her as she walks toward the stairs at the other end of the large room. A man on a chair nearby looks like he is about to get up when he sees her, but a simple glare from crystal clear blue eyes stops him mid-movement. All tension leaves his body and he sits back down while averting his eyes. Good for him.
Taking it all in a stride she ascends the stairs and soon finds herself in a dimly lit hallway. There are several doors on either side and no numbers or letters to indicate which one might be the one she is looking for.
She decides to take this head on and knocks on the first door.
Worst that can happen is some criminal with a gun opening and then she would just pretend to be drunk or in search of bathroom.
Knowing that she is not the type for being reckless she briefly wonders why she is not in the least concerned for her safety. Maybe it is because this feels like she is more in her element, in control of the situation.
When there is no answer she tries the lock of the door and finds it open. Inside, the room is plain and stuffy. There is a single bed and a table. No bathroom, nothing that would resemble a kitchen. But on the other far end there is a door to her right, obviously connecting this room to the next. It is locked when she tries it but the doorknob is loose and with a little effort she manages to pull it out completely. The room is just as empty as the last one but she can hear noises coming from the next one.
“Let go of me!” A woman yells.
Kahlan hesitates for a moment. There are sounds of a fight coming from the next room.
Instead of trying it quietly she puts her booted foot against the door and uses her rather considerable strength to disable this doorknob as well. The door swings open and a woman stands above a half-naked guy. She has a broken vase in her hand that matches the shards scattered around the man’s head. He is unconscious and groans quietly as blood seeps through his dark hair and into the carpet.
The woman turns to Kahlan and drops the vase, another scream already on her lips. With a few quick strides Kahlan crosses the room and backs the woman against the nearest wall, a hand placed over her mouth.
“Don’t make a sound,” she hisses.
The woman stares wide-eyed at her but nods, as much as she can with Kahlan’s hand still pressed against her lips.
“I’m not going to hurt you. In fact I’ll let you go if you don’t scream, understood?”
Another nod and Kahlan slowly takes her hand away.
“What about him?” The woman asks, nodding toward the unconscious guy on the floor.
“I don’t care about him. You won’t get into any trouble if you tell me in which apartment a group of men are hiding. I’m sure you know who I’m talking about.”
“No consequences?” The woman asks with narrowed eyes.
“No consequences.”
“Alright. It’s the one right across from this one. The dude on the floor belongs to them. I think they must’ve robbed a bank or somethin’. Came in here bragging that they were going to be rich now, something like that. Got a lot of guns too.”
Kahlan jerks her head toward the door and the woman leaves without asking another question. The brunette knows everything she needs to know, all that is now left to do now is to make sure Rahl and his men storm the right apartment.
Quickly looking around she contemplates her options. There’s not much she can do, and she definitely wants to keep an eye on the upper story of this building along with the thieves and their prize.
So Kahlan makes sure that there is no other way out of the casino and then hurries downstairs again, back to the main room. She’d spotted a few women in a corner earlier, guessing that they were only here to earn some money with their bodies. Kahlan looks at each of them and catches the gaze of a blonde. She smiles and confidently walks toward her.
“You’re far too hot to be looking for one of us,” the blonde purrs.
Kahlan smiles grimly in return.
“I would even do you for free.”
Kahlan shakes her head and politely declines.
“I have a better offer for you. Easy money.”
“I’m listening.”
Kahlan steps closer to the blonde so that they’re standing only a few inches apart. She leans forward and lightly rests a hand on the other woman’s shoulder so that it looks like they’re talking business of an entirely different kind.
Strangely enough, this kind of closeness doesn’t bother Kahlan at all because she is still the one in control. She decides how far she wants to go and where she is going to end it.
“Make it look like you’re merely going to wait outside for me. Then go to a black Rover that is parked on the other side of the street and tell the man who sits in the passenger seat that he needs to move his ass, second to the right. Got that?”
The woman licks her lips and nods.
“Tell the guy to move his ass, got it. And what’s in it for me?”
A lazy grin spreads across the brunette’s features.
“You my dear will be generously paid by the gentleman in the car, I will personally make sure that he’ll reimburse you for an entire night.”
The woman nods, happy that she will be able to make some easy money. They part with a last glance and Kahlan quickly moves back up the stairs.
All she needs to do now is wait for Rahl to show up.
Chapter 23
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A/N3: yes I am aware of the awkward silence because some of you can't believe how quickly and painlessly I've just gotten rid of Denna. does it help when I say that she'll make another appearance eventually?
...
*crickets in the background*
Author: raug_moss
Pairings: Kahlan/Cara
Rating: NC-17
A/N: modern AU
A/N2: just realized that I'll have to eventually edit every single header to take the question mark out of the numbers of chapters D:
Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Chapter 10, Chapter 11, Chapter 12, Chapter 13, Chapter 14, Chapter 15, Chapter 16, Chapter 17, Chapter 18, Chapter 19, Chapter 20, Chapter 21
Chapter 22
The date with Denna went better than anything Kahlan could’ve imagined.
After looking at wonderful photographies and having an amazingly delicious dinner, Denna takes her home and even walks her to the door.
Together they make their way across the barely lit sidewalk to the door that has seen better days.
It is all so very unusual for Kahlan that she has been able to forget about her problems and concerns for several hours.
So when the platinum blonde steps hesitantly closer, Kahlan doesn’t flinch. She smiles and watches Denna lean forward until she can feel the blonde’s breath on her lips.
“Cara.”
Blue eyes widen with abject horror.
Denna stops and retreats, her eyebrows traveling up to her forehead.
“That was… unexpected.”
The platinum blonde’s voice is slow, almost hesitant.
Kahlan raises her hand and rubs it across her forehead. She knows that she has just done something incredibly stupid that most women wouldn’t forgive her for, but the last things she wants is to hurt Denna’s feelings.
“I’m sorry … but I can’t do this. I mean I really like you Denna, you are amazing, and you deserve someone who can fully appreciate that…”
Kahlan halts for a moment.
“Sounds a little cliché?”
Denna nods silently, waiting patiently for the brunette to continue.
“Alright, it’s like that… there’s someone else I can’t get out of my mind. And though I know that I can’t… that she wouldn’t… I don’t think it’s fair if I kissed you and thought about another woman while doing it.”
Kahlan takes a deep breath.
“I know I’m going to regret this, but I’m sorry, I can’t.”
“I’m sorry too.”
Denna smiles sadly.
“I think we would’ve been great.”
She moves in to kiss Kahlan’s cheek.
“I hope she deserves that you’re carrying a torch for her.”
Kahlan tries to return the smile despite feeling awful.
“I guess she does.”
“Well then, goodbye.”
Denna turns around, quickly walks back to her car and drives off without another glance back.
“Oh god, I’m so stupid,” Kahlan mumbles and opens the front door of Dahlia’s building.
She doesn’t even have a moment’s time to think about what she has just done when Rahl comes bounding down the stairs.
“There you are! It’s time to move out. Let’s go, c’mon, no time to lose.”
He throws a bag into her arms, almost causing her to topple over.
“What the hell you think you’re doing?! I’m not going anywhere with you!”
Rahl pushes her out of the door and toward a black Range Rover parked across the street. “Oh you will, or there are going to be consequences. You most definitely don’t want to anger Mr Dewitt.”
She can’t even utter another protest before she finds herself thrown onto the backseat of the car. Rahl slips into the the passenger seat and turns to look at her. “I really like what you’re wearing right now by the way, you look great, but there are some clothes in the bag you should change into.”
“I can’t fucking believe this…”
Kahlan keeps on cursing and glares at Rahl with the most evil look she has.
“You better turn around right now, or I will poke your eyes out.”
She then addresses the driver. “Same goes for you.”
“Yes ma’m.” The driver replies and Kahlan can hear a little tremor in his voice. That’s at least something.
“Exactly the attitude we need.” Rahl comments and sits back in his seat, eyes on the road.
She quickly slips out of her dress and puts on the black tank, jeans, boots and leather jacket Rahl has gotten for her. Not too bad of a choice really, but she would rather swallow her tongue than admit that.
When she feels something hard on the bottom of the bag she realizes that her hand is wrapped around the handle of a gun. She pulls it out and with a few quick movements checks whether it is loaded or not. She releases the safety catch and flips it back after a moment.
Rahl is staring at her over his shoulder.
“Damn, why do you know how to handle a gun?”
“A woman has many secrets,” Kahlan answers with a dark smile.
“But why do I need a gun anyway?”
“You look more badass with it.”
Kahlan raises an eyebrow.
“Alright fine. It might get a little heated and you’re better safe than sorry.”
“You’re the one who will be sorry if you don’t start sharing details…”
Kahlan narrows her eyes at Rahl.
“Damn woman, stop glaring like that. I always feel like spilling my guts when you have that look. I’ll tell you what’s going on, so listen. The car you were supposed to drive out to the meeting place was on enemy territory, that is why we needed you to get it. Mr. Dewitt runs a very profitable business but others want to have their share of the pie too and that inevitably leads to some tensions. Anyways, the car contained something very important that we needed delivered and now some very unpleasant people have it.”
“What is it?” Kahlan throws in exasperated.
“Diamonds.”
Rahl shrugs as if it isn’t that big of a deal
“What?”
“You know little shiny stones…”
“I know what diamonds are. Why the hell would you hide them in a car and send me to get it? … you know what? Never mind, I don’t want to know.”
Kahlan slowly shakes her head.
“Fine with me. The less you know the better for you. What we’re going to do now is getting the diamonds back. Your task is to open up a way for us. Those idiots have decided to hide in an apartment above a casino, but we don’t know in which one. You’re going to have to find out before we come in and get our stones back.”
“You do realize that I’m not one of your henchmen?”
She already knows that she doesn’t have a choice in this, but she still has to try to make sure that Rahl and Dewitt aren’t completely dragging her into their business.
“And yet you’re partly responsible,” Rahl shrugs yet again.
“You offered your services and here’s your chance. Keep on doing what Dewitt wants for a while longer and you and you’re cousin will be fine in the end.”
“Says you…” Kahlan mumbles.
She tucks the gun into waistband of her jeans and looks out the window. Houses are rushing past them and she stares sightlessly at everything while she tries to make heads and tails of the entire situation.
The driver takes them through the entire town until they stop in front of a large house in the middle of a busy street. A blinking sign above reads ‘Casino’.
“I’ll go and find out which apartment it is and then give you a sign.”
“Shouldn’t I be the one giving instructions here?” Rahl asks, raising his eyebrows.
“Let’s just get this over with,” Kahlan grumbles quietly and gets out of the car.
She quickly crosses the sidewalk and simply enters the building without further ado.
There is a small foyer but she ignores everything and everyone and simply continues on into the main room where crowds have gathered around card tables and one or the other slot machine. It’s all rather run-down and the people look more like gambling addicts than high-class poker players.
For some reason she doesn’t feel a sliver of fear while making her way past the tables. No one even attempts to stop her as she walks toward the stairs at the other end of the large room. A man on a chair nearby looks like he is about to get up when he sees her, but a simple glare from crystal clear blue eyes stops him mid-movement. All tension leaves his body and he sits back down while averting his eyes. Good for him.
Taking it all in a stride she ascends the stairs and soon finds herself in a dimly lit hallway. There are several doors on either side and no numbers or letters to indicate which one might be the one she is looking for.
She decides to take this head on and knocks on the first door.
Worst that can happen is some criminal with a gun opening and then she would just pretend to be drunk or in search of bathroom.
Knowing that she is not the type for being reckless she briefly wonders why she is not in the least concerned for her safety. Maybe it is because this feels like she is more in her element, in control of the situation.
When there is no answer she tries the lock of the door and finds it open. Inside, the room is plain and stuffy. There is a single bed and a table. No bathroom, nothing that would resemble a kitchen. But on the other far end there is a door to her right, obviously connecting this room to the next. It is locked when she tries it but the doorknob is loose and with a little effort she manages to pull it out completely. The room is just as empty as the last one but she can hear noises coming from the next one.
“Let go of me!” A woman yells.
Kahlan hesitates for a moment. There are sounds of a fight coming from the next room.
Instead of trying it quietly she puts her booted foot against the door and uses her rather considerable strength to disable this doorknob as well. The door swings open and a woman stands above a half-naked guy. She has a broken vase in her hand that matches the shards scattered around the man’s head. He is unconscious and groans quietly as blood seeps through his dark hair and into the carpet.
The woman turns to Kahlan and drops the vase, another scream already on her lips. With a few quick strides Kahlan crosses the room and backs the woman against the nearest wall, a hand placed over her mouth.
“Don’t make a sound,” she hisses.
The woman stares wide-eyed at her but nods, as much as she can with Kahlan’s hand still pressed against her lips.
“I’m not going to hurt you. In fact I’ll let you go if you don’t scream, understood?”
Another nod and Kahlan slowly takes her hand away.
“What about him?” The woman asks, nodding toward the unconscious guy on the floor.
“I don’t care about him. You won’t get into any trouble if you tell me in which apartment a group of men are hiding. I’m sure you know who I’m talking about.”
“No consequences?” The woman asks with narrowed eyes.
“No consequences.”
“Alright. It’s the one right across from this one. The dude on the floor belongs to them. I think they must’ve robbed a bank or somethin’. Came in here bragging that they were going to be rich now, something like that. Got a lot of guns too.”
Kahlan jerks her head toward the door and the woman leaves without asking another question. The brunette knows everything she needs to know, all that is now left to do now is to make sure Rahl and his men storm the right apartment.
Quickly looking around she contemplates her options. There’s not much she can do, and she definitely wants to keep an eye on the upper story of this building along with the thieves and their prize.
So Kahlan makes sure that there is no other way out of the casino and then hurries downstairs again, back to the main room. She’d spotted a few women in a corner earlier, guessing that they were only here to earn some money with their bodies. Kahlan looks at each of them and catches the gaze of a blonde. She smiles and confidently walks toward her.
“You’re far too hot to be looking for one of us,” the blonde purrs.
Kahlan smiles grimly in return.
“I would even do you for free.”
Kahlan shakes her head and politely declines.
“I have a better offer for you. Easy money.”
“I’m listening.”
Kahlan steps closer to the blonde so that they’re standing only a few inches apart. She leans forward and lightly rests a hand on the other woman’s shoulder so that it looks like they’re talking business of an entirely different kind.
Strangely enough, this kind of closeness doesn’t bother Kahlan at all because she is still the one in control. She decides how far she wants to go and where she is going to end it.
“Make it look like you’re merely going to wait outside for me. Then go to a black Rover that is parked on the other side of the street and tell the man who sits in the passenger seat that he needs to move his ass, second to the right. Got that?”
The woman licks her lips and nods.
“Tell the guy to move his ass, got it. And what’s in it for me?”
A lazy grin spreads across the brunette’s features.
“You my dear will be generously paid by the gentleman in the car, I will personally make sure that he’ll reimburse you for an entire night.”
The woman nods, happy that she will be able to make some easy money. They part with a last glance and Kahlan quickly moves back up the stairs.
All she needs to do now is wait for Rahl to show up.
Chapter 23
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A/N3: yes I am aware of the awkward silence because some of you can't believe how quickly and painlessly I've just gotten rid of Denna. does it help when I say that she'll make another appearance eventually?
...
*crickets in the background*