Title: In Darkness
Pairing: Cara/Kahlan
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Sadness... night terrors oh and sexyteims?
Prompt Word Selection: beg, helpless, broken, tears, restraint, warmth, cave in, hurt, dark, night terrors, rats
Note: Any and all errors belong to me.
Disclaimer: Do not own. I don't even have a T in my name, Terry Goodkind does... and Disney has a D.
Written for the Pr0n Porn Battle XI.
Her body throbbed unpleasantly as she pressed her cheek into the jagged rocks, ignoring the slight pain as they scratched against her skin. Kahlan tried to push herself up but the weight on her back finally registered and she let out a groan of frustration, mind not yet ready to take in the current situation.
At least it wasn't until she felt a wet stickiness dripping continuously against her neck and panic began to set in. Kahlan used her arms to push herself up and roll whatever was on her back off, turning her head to squint into the darkness. She lifted her hand and frowned when she felt leather at her fingertips - wet leather.
It hit her.
The cave in.
They had taken shelter from the heavy rain in a cave hidden away in a forest; she and Cara had been traveling for days to catch up with Richard and Zedd. She didn't know what caused it but she knew not long after setting out their bedrolls the earth shook and rocks began to fall. Cara pushed her to the ground and covered her body with her own, shielding her from any danger.
"Cara?" She drew her fingers lightly upwards, allowing the leather to lead her to the blonde's throat. Kahlan ignored the sticky mess and focused on finding a heartbeat - something she found, weak though it was.
The weak heartbeat picked up lightly and Kahlan sighed with relief, "m'here..." Cara rasped, pain evident in her voice.
"What hurts?" Kahlan bit her bottom lip and moved towards her friend in the darkness, gently brushing the pads of her fingers against Cara's face, taking in every grimace. "Don't tell me you've had worse, either."
The silence lasted for merely half a minute but it felt like forever as Cara assessed the pain her body was in, "everything is sore... the spots the larger rocks hit on my back are throbbing though. I know I'm bleeding somewhere but I cannot tell where and I bit the inside of my cheek at some point so my mouth keeps filling with blood."
Well at least Kahlan knew the source of wetness on her neck from when Cara had been on top of her. "I'm going to try and see if there's a way out, alright?"
"Mm, I'm not going anywhere." Kahlan's eyes narrowed, she was not in the mood for Cara's sarcasm but at least it told her that Cara was a little okay.
Twenty minutes of crawling around on her knees and tearing up her dark dress later she managed to find a part of the cave that wasn't caved in but still could not find an exit. A small amount of light filtered in from a hole in the ceiling, rain steadily flowing in. Moving Cara in there would be better than the location her broken Mord'Sith was laying currently however - at least she could assess her wounds better and hopefully clean some.
She ignored the whimpers and pained grunts that escaped Cara as she helped into the cavern and onto a smoother piece of ground. Kahlan bunched her torn jacket up and gently placed it under Cara's head, letting her fingers run lightly through the blonde matted hair. The dim light was just enough to allow Kahlan to see the damage done to the body of her Mord'Sith.
Blood flowed freely from Cara's mouth, occasionally the flow would increase as the blonde used her tongue to push more out but she could tell it was not flowing as steadily as it had been. "I need to get your leathers off so I can look at your back."
Cara silently gave the Mother Confessor permission to do so with a nod of her head and closed her eyes. Kahlan's fingers worked naively on the laces, taking quite a bit more time than Cara or any other Sister of the Agiel would take. It took a while but finally the laces were unlaced and the leather was peeled away, Agiels placed respectfully next to the blonde. With Kahlan's help Cara turned onto her side so her back could be looked at, she ignored the sharp intake of breath from the Confessor.
Kahlan trailed her fingers tentatively over the dark parts of Cara's skin, it was hard to see but she could feel the imperfections. New bruises and old scars - at least the leather managed to protect her skin from being sliced into by falling rocks. At the blonde's lower back she pulled her hand away quickly, hearing a small whimper escape.
"Are you alright?"
"Hurts there." Cara grunted, spitting more blood out onto the ground.
"Okay..." Kahlan gently let her fingers brush against her skin again before lifting her hands towards the small flow of water coming in, wetting her hands enough to wipe some of the blood from Cara's face away. "Open your mouth sweetie, I need to clean it out."
"Don't coddle me." Cara snapped, rolling onto her back and glaring definitely up at the Mother Confessor.
Kahlan's own eyes narrowed and she lowered her head, nose-to-nose with the woman. "Do not tell me what to do, Cara. You are in no position to care for yourself at the moment so you will either remain complacent or you will remain here on the floor, cold and alone until Richard and Zedd rescue us. That could be a very, very long time" her voice was cold and hard as she continued, "am I understood?"
Minutes passed in silence before Cara reluctantly opened her mouth and Kahlan moved her hand back under the water. She brought her hand gently to Cara's mouth and let some of the fresh rain water drop flow in. Kahlan helped her tilt her head to the side and watched her swish it around - spitting it out onto the cave floor.
"Thank you..." Cara mumbled and Kahlan moved her now wet fingers into Cara's mouth, checking to make sure the cut was not bleeding as much.
When Kahlan was satisfied that there were no other cuts inside of the blonde's mouth she lifted her hand; Cara's lips locked around her index and middle fingers - lathing them with her tongue for what seemed to be an eternity. Kahlan inhaled slowly through her nose and was thankful for the near darkness - blushing deeply.
By the time Cara released her fingers her own breathing was labored and she was struggling to keep from releasing her Confessor magic. "Just thought I would show you some of my appreciation..." Cara breathed, smirking lightly up at her Confessor.
"You shouldn't do things like that, Cara. I could Confess you.."
"You wouldn't have. You are in control, Kahlan... you are not ruled by your gift."
Kahlan sighed sadly and moved around to lay on her back, pulling Cara on top of her gently. "The Creator would damn me in such a way... to be a Confessor and to love a Mord'Sith..." she smiled as Cara's head found her chest, using it as a pillow. Kahlan gently lifted her hand and brushed her fingers through the matted, blonde locks. "Sleep, I'll keep you warm." Cara nodded against her chest.
She had no idea how long they had been asleep for but she was pretty certain that Cara's trembling woke her. Kahlan frowned, feeling wetness upon her neck once more - she moved around trying to figure out where she was bleeding from now.
"No..." Cara whimpered, trembling even more - body cold.
"Cara?" She brought her fingers to Cara's hair trying to get her to wake up, "Cara? Wake up."
"Make them stop..." Cara begged, her voice breaking, "make them go away, Kahlan. Make them go away."
Never before had she heard Cara sound so... helpless.
It clicked.
Cara was crying.
The wetness on her skin was from tears this time, not from blood.
"Make them go away..." Cara begged into her chest, trembling worse.
She tightened her arms around Cara, not caring to mind her wounds, "Cara? Who is it? Who's hurting you?" The Mother Confessor tried to shake her awake to no avail.
"Make the rats go away..." Cara whimpered, tears falling faster now; Kahlan moved her hands down and gently caressed her sides. "Make them stop..."
Kahlan held her even tighter, kissing the top of her head, "I'll keep you safe from them... you need to wake up sweetie... wake up..." she shook her lightly.
"They won't stop..." Cara sobbed, trembling worse now than before and attempting to squirm out of Kahlan's hold.
Kahlan moved quickly and forcefully restrained Cara with her arms, trying to keep her from injuring herself even more. "Wake up Cara. Please!" Kahlan shouted and Cara went slack against her, panting hard. Eyelashes fluttered against her neck and Kahlan loosened her arms, drawing soothing patterns against Cara's bare back.
"R-ra-r-rats." Cara forced out, stuttering hard as she moved lower again, resting her head on Kahlan's chest.
"It's okay... I'll keep you safe from the rats. Any rat that comes near you I will personally kill with one of your Agiels." Cara nodded into her chest and took a calming breath - trying fall back to sleep and failing. She focused on Kahlan's soothing hand movements but was still unable to drift off. "How can I help you relax, Cara?"
Kahlan brushed her fingertips against Cara's back, letting her woman think in silence, "there is no way... you won't..." Cara mumbled, her voice cracking.
"I won't what?"
Cara took a breath, she was not one to be shy of her sexuality, "bring me to release."
It was Kahlan's turn to remain quiet for a few moments, hundreds of things running through her mind such as: what if she couldn't bring Cara to release? what if she herself released and confessed Cara?
"Cara..."
"I shouldn't have said it... I'm sorry..." Cara mumbled into Kahlan's chest - inhaling sharply as Kahlan's fingertips grazed against her hips.
"Will it help you sleep?" The nod from Cara gave her all the encouragement she need and made her decision for her. "How do you want me to...?" she bit her bottom lip and massaged Cara's hips bruised hips lightly.
"Whatever you are comfortable with..." Cara whispered, moving up some - planting small kisses against her throat and neck.
Kahlan took a slow breath and nodded, letting her fingers decide where to go - she moved her hands up and palmed the sides of Cara's breasts. "I love you, Cara..."
"I... love you too..." Cara whispered, "at least I think it's love. You described love... it is something similar to what I feel for you."
A chuckle escaped her lips, only Cara could manage to be so... Cara...
She trailed her fingers down Cara's sides lightly and bit her bottom lip as Cara arched slightly into her touch. "I am not going to enter you..." she decided blunt was the best option for the situation.
"Okay..." Cara whispered, continuing her small series of kisses against Kahlan's skin.
Kahlan moved her hands further, grasping Cara's bruised backside firmly, palming the flesh there. Cara's legs spread as she let her knees drop onto either side of Kahlan's thighs, "tell me if you don't like what I'm doing?"
At Cara's nod she maneuvered a hand between them, letting her fingertips ghost between bronzed thighs, feeling her wetness. She brushed the pads of her fingers against Cara's folds, enjoying the way her Mord'Sith began to squirm.
"You like this then?" She let her index finger graze over Cara's clit, emboldened by the indiscreet buck of Cara's hips.
"Yes..." Cara breathed, her voice thick with arousal.
"Do you like this as well?" Kahlan trailed her finger slowly down, teasing her entrance and gathering moisture.
"Yes..." Cara whimpered, bucking slightly once more - lips locking on Kahlan's throat, sucking and nibbling lightly.
Kahlan's lips twitched upwards and she moved her middle finger next to her index finger, drawing both of them at an agonizingly slow pace to Cara's clit once more. "I don't know what to do to you... I'm going to do what I do..." her voice was husky but not foreign, "... what I do when you've worked me up so much that I'm forced to bring myself to release."
Cara gasped into her neck and clamped her eyes shut, her body heating up with arousal, "when you're collecting wood and come back with twigs?"
"Yes..." Kahlan smiled and slowly began rubbing small circles against Cara's clit, enjoying the small moans her Mord'Sith made.
She tightened her arm around Cara's waist, enjoying the feel of Cara's body twitching and squirming against her, "you do this to yourself?" Cara breathed, her breath catching as she pictured Kahlan getting off in the woods. Leaning against a tree to keep herself steady.
Kahlan nodded her head and continued her slow circles, speeding up slowly, "more often than I should... but you make me feel so alive..."
"Can I watch next time?"
"If you're good." Kahlan grinned and dipped her fingers down lightly, gathering more moisture and returning her attentions to her clit. She sped her fingers up this time and Cara started to squirm against her, breath hitching as she began to pant into her neck.
Kahlan increased the pressure behind her fingertips, reveling at the power she held as such a powerful woman was reduced to a squirming mess on top of her. "Kahlan..." Cara panted, clamping her eyes shut, "I..." she arched, back tightening more than the string of a hunters big game bow.
Cara hadn't released yet but she was close and Kahlan could feel it, "I don't want you to hurt yourself..." she teased, slowing her fingers only to speed up again when Cara begged her repeatedly in a low pitched voice, thicker than before with her arousal.
"Please... Kahlan..." the Mother Confessor continued her pace, slowing on occasion before building her up again - fully intent on exhausting the woman on top of her.
Ten minutes of teasing later Kahlan finally took pity on her, speeding her fingers up and applying even more pressure. Cara's thighs trembled, small cries of ecstasy escaping her lips, "Kahlan... please..." the Mord'Sith was begging her.
She pressed harder.
Rubbed faster.
A strangled cry escaped Cara, shattering against her as Kahlan continues moving her fingers - refusing to relent.
"Kahlan!" Cara almost screamed as her muscles tensed again, forcing another orgasm from her smaller body.
She slowly brought her fingers to a stop and smiled as Cara relaxed fully against her. Cara pushed her nose into Kahlan's neck, attempting to catch her breath.
"Relaxed?" Cara nodded tiredly, eyes closed already - body quivering on occasion.
Kahlan wrapped her arms around Cara's waist, wiping her wet fingers against the skirts of her dress. Cara whispered something incoherently and Kahlan smiled, feeling quite proud of herself - at least she managed to give her Mord'Sith release and tire her out so much.