LOTS - CARA/KAHLAN

Life Ordinary

XavAcid

Title: Life Ordinary

Author: XavAcid

Pairing: Cara/Kahlan

Rating: PG

Disclaimer: Legend of the Seeker and its characters do not belong to me, they belong to their respective creator. I have no Beta therefore any mistakes made are my own.

A/N: This is my first LotS fic, after such a long time not writing much of anything, and so.. some OOC might occurred. Oh yeah, and this is AU.

Life Ordinary

XavAcid

“Miss Kahlan!!”

“Yes? What is it?” Kahlan looked up from the assignment she was grading, a few children were running into the classroom, giggling all the while. “Someone’s here.” One of the little girl pointed at the entrance where she spotted a blonde head looking in from the entrance.

“Cara.” Kahlan stood up from her desk and went over to her.

From behind, sounds of children’s giggling followed her.

“Hi,” Cara handed her the flowers. Kahlan beamed at the sweet gesture. “Thank you,” she took a moment to smell them and then on impulse she leaned forward to nuzzle the blonde’s cheek.

“You’re so sweet.” She murmured, against the downy cheek.

Cara ducked her head down slightly to hide the rising blush on her cheek. The school teacher had been doing this to her regularly for months now, and still, Cara couldn’t help the pitter patter of her heart whenever it happened. She silently took her hand and led her away from the one room building that was the town’s school.

“I didn’t expect you to be back so early.”

“Well, we got good games today.” Cara finally smiled at her, and Kahlan’s smile got all the brighter for it. “Rosa said she’ll make some venison stew for me later.”

Rosa was the proprietor of the town’s largest inn and a very good cook, Cara always delivered her the best cut of meat, since she paid better than the rest of the establishment in town. And for whatever reason, Rosa seemed to adore Cara Mason.

The blonde was not the most talkative person around, in fact she could be down right anti–social, most people could not get more out of her than a few words at the time. Rosa, on the other hand, was the polar opposite. So, it was no small wonder that they even got along.

Kahlan grinned, knowing that there was a dinner invitation working into that statement somewhere.

“You like venison stew.” Cara stated.

“Yes I do.” The school teacher replied with a laugh.

“Good.”

* * * * *

They first met when Cara came into town about a year ago, and Kahlan had only just started teaching at the town school, after the only other teacher retired. They met when the school needed the roof fixing, and the town’s only carpenter was unavailable. Cara had offered her service then for a very reasonable price, and the teacher could not say no.

They became an acquaintance then, they talked, or rather Kahlan talked, and Cara listened while she worked. There’s been mutual attraction, then, but no opportunity, since there were always children around. So, nothing was happening, until the night of the town’s summer festival, with Kahlan dancing with a few of her friends, and Cara simply observing the festivity around her.

And despite what other people may think or what Cara would admit to, Kahlan was the one who stepped forward and pulled Cara to dance.

The festival went on for three nights.

They spent the entire of those three nights with each other. Dancing.

Flowers started showing up at the classroom every morning, without any accompanying notes. Kahlan didn’t need the note to know from whom the flowers were from.

Sometimes hunting trip would take the blonde a few days, or even a week, and on those days Kahlan missed her more and more. And though Cara never said a word, the school teacher knew she felt the same way.

It took only three days this time when the blonde entered the town’s gate with, and Kahlan–– with a bit of bribe to the sentry to notify her the moment that Cara was even a spec of dot against the horizon–– went and wait for her.

“I miss you.” Kahlan breathed the moment she leaped into the blonde’s arms, then smiled widely when Cara ducked her head to hide the ruddy pink on her cheeks. From beside them a fellow hunter –– Chase, Kahlan remembered his name–– took the deer from Cara, promised that he would take care of it, and she should not worry about anything.

The school teacher gave him a grateful smile, and wave when he walked away.

When they started walking Kahlan tucked herself against the lighter form, intending to lead Cara toward her house.

“You know, my sister wanted to meet you.”

“She met me before.” Cara said with a slight exasperation in her tone.

“Yes, but not formally. She wanted to get to know the person I love.” Kahlan exclaimed with bright smile.

Cara went stilled at the word. True that she knew Kahlan loved her, and she felt the same way, but neither of them had ever said it out loud before. And in public, no less, where everyone could hear them.

“I...” Cara turned to the school teacher. “I feel the same way,” the last part was softly spoken, so soft that she could barely heard above the din of the crowd.

For her part, Kahlan’s smile turned soft and sweet. She knew Cara, and knew that it would take a long time before the blonde would ever say it back to her, but she didn’t mind.

Right now she was more than happy to hang onto her arm.

“So, how about tomorrow?”

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