Unimaginable love.
I was circling above Surda with my rider, Eragon, sitting upon my back scouting the land on nausuda's request. We had been flying for about half and hour now. The land seemed clear to me so I reached out with my mind to eragons. There seems to be nothing out here little one. Lets land now and tell nasuada that there isn't anything to worry about. He was quiet for a few seconds scanning the land one last time. Yes, big one. He said jokingly, lets go and report to nasuada. I chuckled and curved back around to face the camp, then when up a little. Hold on. I warned my rider. I felt his legs tighten there grip around my middle as I tucked in my wings and dived straight down. Eragon let out a big 'woop' and threw his arms in the air enjoying the wind against his skin.
I was looking at the ground and a few people had gathered where we would be landing. Arya, nasuada, and orik among them. At the last second I levelled out and spread my wings slowing myself so I was almost hovering and landed on the ground with a 'thump'.
It looks like we have a welcoming committee. I laughed to Eragon through our mental link.
So it would seem. Was his reply and he also laughed causing our welcoming committee to stare at him. He dismounted me and walked over to everyone to give his report.
"Saphira and I," he motioned towards me." Scouted the sky for about half an hour and found no signs of soldiers or any signs of immediate danger." He said mainly towards nasuada. They all nodded and were quiet for a moment. Then Arya stepped forward.
"Eragon shadeslayer, and saphira bright scales, would you come with me. I need to talk to you." My rider looked to me and blinked while dipping my head a little. He turned back to Arya.
"We would be glad to." We bid our good byes to everyone and the three of us started walking towards the lake that was surrounded by trees, and delish animals. I wasn't paying attention to the pair in front of me. I was thinking of food, I really need to hunt. I told myself. I brushed my mind against aryas and eragons but they didn't notice, I tried again pushing harder and yet they still didn't notice. So instead I blew a puff of smoke at them. The both turned around and asked;
"Why did you do that!?" whilst coughing and trying to get rid of the smoke.
Because neither of you, would answer me when I was trying to talk to you. I told them poking them both in the chest.
"Sorry, what did you want?" Eragon asked and the smoke finally cleared.
I was trying to tell you that I was going to go hunting. I'm starving.
"Ok, well will be at the lake when you return." Arya told me. I nodded and jumped into the air, spreading my wings and flying deep into the forest to fin some good game.
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Arya and I walked to the lake in a comfortable silence. It was nice, we were just enjoying each others company. We had become closer than ever, and my love for her just grew stronger. I didn't say anything though, knowing it would ruin our friendship that we had built up. I figured there was some Arya had to tell me but I decided to wait for her to tell me.
We reached the lake in about 20 minutes, a safe spot to not be overheard I guess. I saw Arya walk over to a log and sit down. She looked up at me and motioned for me to join her. We just sat there, until she started speaking.
"I've been thinking about something Eragon." She looked up to meet my brown eyes with her emerald ones for a second then lowered her gaze to the dirt. I put my hand on her motioning for her to continue, and to let her know I was listening. "I realised that in dreams and in love there are no impossibilities." She looked back up to meet my eyes. "Eragon, I'm sorry for the pain I caused you." She looked back down to he ground. "I guess I never realised how much you mean to me. We've gotten closer these last few weeks and it's made come to my senses on how I really feel. This is hard for me Eragon. But I think I've……fallen…in love…with you." She finished. I sat in shock. Did she really just say that? I didn't realise that Arya had looked back up to me until she started squeezing my hand, I stared into her emerald green eyes.
"do you really mean that?" I asked, I didn't want to make a fool of my self again.
"I wouldn't lie about that." She told me, and even though I believed her, she still told me the same thing in the ancient language.
"I love you too." I told her and brushed my mind up against hers. Once she let me into her mind I let all my emotions flow into her. She seemed shock by all the things that I could, well was feeling. Once I poured my heart into her she let her emotions flow into me. From how bad she felt when she was pushing me away, to how happy she felt in the past few weeks as she came to love me. Or discovered she loved me. I was so happy right then, a tear leaked down my check as one ran down hers. I put my hand on her cheek and with my thumb wiped away her tear.
I moved closer to her and embraced her. She moved towards me as well and leaned into me, resting her head on me shoulder and wrapping her arms around my waist as I wrapped mine around her waist. I leaned back a bit and smelled the air. It smelled of her, crushed pine needles, and me, sweet corn and a bit of wheat. I looked deep into her eyes before we crushed our lips together. It was the most beautiful sensation I had ever felt. My heart felt as if it had been ripped out of my chest. It was beating so fast, and I'm sure Arya felt it against her chest too. We pulled back at the same time and moved of the log to sit on the ground. We sat the leaning against the logs, arms wrapped around each other.
It felt like forever, sitting there with her. Yet I knew it couldn't last forever even though I wished it could. Then I thought of all the other things I wished for. For the war to be over. For gallbatorix to be dead. For murtagh not to have to serve that evil 'king', as he called himself. I sighed and Arya looked at me.
"What is wrong?" she asked me. I looked back at her and smiled.
"Nothing, I'm just thinking." I reassured her, and she smiled back. Ahh, I loved her smile reaching her eyes.
"well, would you like to go swimming?"
"sure." I told her. We both got up and walked over to a couple of rocks. I walked behind a different one to her to get unchanged. I'm not sure that out relationship was that far along yet. When Arya didn't say anything to stop me, I got unchanged. I was finished before her so I walked over to the lake and jumped in. The water was freezing!!! Quickly swam back up to the surface after another splash notified me that I wasn't alone in the water anymore. And I swam over to Arya who started shivering.
"I-itttss f-frreezzing." She said, I laughed.
"It was your idea to come swimming." She started to laugh as well.
"I guess so aye." I put my arms around her and rubbed her arm trying to warm her up a bit. After a while we got used to the water and started to enjoy ourselves. When she turned around, I quietly said the words in the ancient language to create a ball of water and sent it towards her. I made it stop over her head and released the magic. Her hair hadn't been wet yet so when she turned around her hair was dripping from the water. I started to giggle which sounded pretty weird and she just looked at me.
"Your going to regret that you know." She told me and started swimming towards me. My eyes widened, and I started swimming away. She looked like she was concentrating and was saying something. But I couldn't make out what. Then I felt something bite my but.
"What was that?" I said out loud, and Arya chuckled. "Oh, ooh." I said and started to swim for the shore as fast as possible.
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I licked my jaws happily, I just ate two dear and a bear! I was full. I was flying to the lake cause that's where Arya said they would be. Eragon had his link cut of with me but not all the. I could still feel his emotions. They were happy, scared? And love. Well of course love, he hasn't ever stopped loving Arya, and he is happy cause he is with her I bet. But the scared part I wasn't sure about.
I had flown a further away than I originally thought, so it was taking me longer to reach my rider than I intended. I hope he hadn't left the lake yet. I got to the lake in about 45 minutes, and started searching for Eragon and Arya. I could smell them, so I was in the right area. I looked over towards some rocks and saw two different piles of cloths. I chuckled. They went swimming; I thought it would to cold for them. I looked over the lake to see Eragon swimming away from Arya and…bitting fish? He was almost to the shore when Arya caught up to him, and the fish continued to bite him. I think I might just wait here for them. I said to myself. I wonder if they'll notice me….nahh probably not. Eragon looked at her terrified, then clenched his eyes shut. I heard Arya start laughing and he seemed to relax a bit. The fish must have stopped bitting him. He hesitantly opened one of his eyes and when he saw that she wasn't going to anything he relaxed fully.
I wasn't prepared for what happened next, Arya snaked her arms around his neck and pulled him closed. The kissed him! I saw Eragon smile against her lips and pull her even closed by the waist. My sapphire eyes widened and just stared at them. I was going to talk to Eragon later… I stood up and acted like a didn't know where Eragon was. Eragon!? I called out with my mind, I'm back! Where are you? I waited for his reply and out of the corned of my eye saw him look at me. I just kept turning my head pretending to look over the lake to find him. He separated himself from Arya and answered me. I'm coming. Well Arya and I are coming over now. I sat back down, he didn't notice me earlier. Good. Ok, ill wait here. I felt him withdraw from my mind and saw him and Arya swimming over to where I was.
When they got here Arya and Eragon got out of the water and quickly ran over to the different rocks where there clothes were. About a minute later they both came over and greeted me. ready to go back? I asked them. They looked at each other.
"want to stay the night here?" Eragon asked both of us. Arya nodded so he looked at me. Ok then. You two can sleep under my wing. I turned to Arya. Hope you don't mind having to sleep with him. I told her. She laughed.
"its ok saphira, I think I'll manage." I smiled at her, and Eragon looked at her.
"Umm…actually saphira there's something I…well we need to tell you." I looked at the two of them wondering how they would tell me. or try to.
"yes," Arya stepped forward next to eragons. " you see…arr." Inside my smile grew bigger and Eragon tried telling me again.
"well, the fact is…. " He was about to say it and I interrupted him laughing. Causing smoke to come out.
Its all right little one's. I'm pretty sure I know what your going to say. I saw you two. I had been sitting here for a while before I called you. Eragon! You looked so funny being scared of Arya and bitting fish!! I laughed more and Arya joined me remembering his face too.
"well that makes things easier. Seeming you already know were mates and everything." He said, his cheeks turning red. Arya stopped laughing a bit and walked over to Eragon and hugged him.
"its ok Eragon!" she told him.
Acctually. I said. I didn't know you were mates, I just saw you kissing and running away from Arya. I told him.
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I was happy that Arya and I were finally together and that saphira approved. This was the happiest day of my life I think. We were all sitting around a fire telling stories and different legends. We must have talked for hours. It was almost sunset now. Suddenly saphira stood up and looked towards the sky and started growling. Arya and I both stood up to reaching for our swords.
"what's wrong saphira?" I whispered.
Traitors. Was the reply I received. I looked at Arya and she shrugged, we looked up to the sky to see what had upset her.
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