This story is rated M for mildly explicit sexual scenes between Saphira and Eragon. If you don't approve of this pairing, hit the back button now.
I have decided to write this story as an experimental phase. I have another MUCH longer Saphira & Eragon pairing that I've been reluctant to share so I made this mini-story as a test to see how this kind of material is accepted in this community. This might be 10,000 words max if people seem to like it. I'm not saying that this is trash. In fact it could be turned into a 100,000 word + story if I wanted to continue it. But the other story I wrote is the real deal. This is pretty much just a test to see how this kind of material is going to be accepted and to see if I need to publish this story elsewhere besides .
Please note that this story is not yet complete. I have more I can publish. This is just the first chapter.
Eragon rushed through the large doors to their shared chamber. That party had done him good, but of course, he had to get drunk. He cursed himself as he approached the large bed he and his dragon shared. I wonder where Saphira is? He thought to himself. Probably still getting drunk and having fun….. Setting his thoughts aside, he lay down on the bed and closed his eyes. His head pounded and he slapped his forehead to try to ease the intense numb feeling deep in his skull. Of course this did nothing but put a red mark on his forehead and he cursed. Why did he always have to get so drunk? It was then he heard the large double doors open. He turned around as Saphira walked through the doors and shut them behind her.
Why aren't you at the party little one? She asked, a hint of concern in her voice. Is Arya still getting you down? Eragon smiled up at her. If only you knew Saphira…. He thought, forgetting the mind link. If only I knew what? Saphira asked. "Oh uhhh…how horrible I feel right now". Eragon said quickly. Saphira looked at him suspiciously before responding. I'm sorry little one. She said. I know love can hurt sometimes. "No it's not that. Eragon said. I've got a bloody headache." Oh… Saphira said, trailing off. "Saphira…I really don't care about Arya anymore." He said. Shit what the hell am I doing? He thought to himself, trying to shut his mind off to Saphira. Damn I'm drunk…
He was drunk. So drunk in fact that he was having a difficult time concealing his thoughts from his beloved dragon. Normally he could not only hide his thoughts but keep Saphira in the dark about his efforts to conceal them. Unfortunately for him, he could do neither at the moment. Saphira looked at him with concern. What are you keeping from me little one? She asked. "Please go Saphira." Eragon said softly. She was taken aback by this. He never told her to leave his presence. I can't let her find out about how I feel. He thought to himself. Damn! What the fuck am I doing thinking things like this? Being so drunk, Eragon couldn't control his thoughts nor could he conceal them. He was in trouble and he knew it.
How do you feel? Saphira asked softly. "No! Eragon screamed. Leave me alone!" He got up quickly and tore out of the room. Saphira was left to ponder the strangeness of his actions. What could he be keeping so secret? She thought. Why is it so important that I not find out? She lay down on the cold stone floor and contemplated the meaning of his actions. After a few minutes, she decided that she would go find him and demand that the information be given to her. It was for his own good. She could tell that he had been keeping this from her for quite a while and it was tearing him up inside. She got up and headed towards the doors, following his scent.
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God, what am I going to do? Eragon thought to himself. I'm sure she didn't get all the information, but what if she got enough to get an idea? In that case I'm screwed. He had run out, fearing she would figure out the secret he had been keeping from her for years. He was sure she would be hurt and confused by his actions, but he didn't care. She could never find out the truth. He cursed as he fell, tripping on the thick foliage on the forest floor. He heard rustling behind him and knew instinctively that it was his dragon. He got up and shut off his mind almost completely.
"I thought I told you I wanted to be alone." He said. Please Eragon… She said. Please tell me what it is you feel you have to keep so secret from me. "You mean you haven't figured it out?" He asked, his back still turned to her. How could I with you blocking me out like that? She asked. "I'm sorry Saphira but there are just some things you can't know." He said. We've shared everything so far Eragon. She said. Why can't we share this? "You don't understand…" He said. Then help me to understand. Saphira begged. Keeping this secret is hurting you and I can't bear to see you like this. She took a step forward and turned him around with her snout.
Please tell me Eragon…I - Saphira said, being cut off by a vivid vision from his mind. She was speechless. She looked over to Eragon to see a horrified expression on his face. Eragon……. She said, almost inaudibly. "Saphira, you were never supposed to see that. He said. I'm so sorry…" Oh my god Eragon… She said, almost passing out. I never knew…how…I….shit…. "Now you know. He said. I wish you wouldn't have pursued this matter." I'm sorry Eragon. She said. I should have just left well enough alone and…oh god. She turned her head and vomited off into the bushes. "I'm sorry…" Eragon said. Enough apologies. Saphira said, turning back to him. We both know now and there's nothing we can do about it.
"I'm sorry the idea disgusts you so." Eragon said. It doesn't…I just…. Saphira said, trailing off. It was then that the thought occurred to her. The idea didn't disgust her. Her feelings scared her. "It doesn't?" Eragon asked in a surprised tone. No it doesn't but Eragon…it could never work. Saphira said softly. "So you feel nothing for me?" He asked. I didn't say that! She exclaimed. "Then you do feel something?" He asked. Eragon….I…. She said, trailing off. …I do feel something. But regardless of the way we feel, it can't be that way between you and I… "I see…" Eragon said with a hint of sadness in his voice. I'm not rejecting you. Saphira said. If things were different -. "Please Saphira, don't say anything more." He said. He turned and began running back towards the castle. Saphira didn't follow.
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"What am I going to do?!" Eragon screamed. He wasn't afraid of being heard. Their room was basically sound proof. He couldn't stay there. How could he sleep with his beloved dragon tonight when she knew the awful truth? "She must think I'm a pervert. He said aloud. I can't believe I let her see those visions." She had seen the truth laid out and in the open. He had never said the words, but the vision told all truths. He was in love with her. He had been for as long as he could remember. Since their first true battle. "Of course she had to see the most vivid vision I had. He said aloud. It figures." Why couldn't she just have seen a vision of them engaged in a kiss? At least that didn't involve such graphic detail. "FUCK!" He screamed.
He heard the sound of the doors opening as the echo of his outburst resonated off the walls and looked back to see Saphira. He turned back towards the window, ignoring her. Eragon we need to talk. She said. "No. He replied simply. There's nothing to say. You chose a pervert as your rider. I'm sorry. You should have chosen someone else." He heard the sound of her soft pads on the stone floor as she approached. He sensed that she was only a few feet away from him. Look at me. She demanded. Guilt riddled his face as he turned to look at her. Her face was mere inches from his. As soon as he had fully turned, she brought her mouth into contact with his. They closed their eyes as they experienced the "kiss" to the best of their abilities. As she brought her mouth away from his, they opened their eyes. Eragon was speechless.
I do love you little one. She said. In more ways than one. "Saphira…I don't know what to say." Eragon said, still in shock. Saphira watched as his visions of her shattered. There was no longer any need for fantasies. They would create their own reality. I'm sorry you felt that you had to keep this from me for so long. Saphira said softly. I just wish I could be the woman of your dreams. But I can't. "Why not?" Eragon asked. We can't mate. She said simply. We're just too different. "I don't care. He said. I love you and I never want to be without you. I don't want anyone else." But don't you want a mate? She asked. I can't fulfill that role. "What good is a mate you don't love? He asked. I'd much rather have a mate that I love even if we can't actually mate."
Maybe it could work. She said. We might not be able to produce an egg, but that doesn't mean that -. "No. He said. You're a dragon and I'm human. We were never meant to mate. Regardless of how we feel about each other, we can't…" But your visions… Saphira protested. Don't you want your visions to come true? "Fantasies are different than real life." He said. I see… She said. Then you don't want to actually mate with me? "Well…I would but it's just so wrong…" He said. What if I agreed to it? She asked. Would it be wrong to you then? "Saphira, you said yourself we couldn't mate." He protested. A poor choice of words. She said. We can't produce an offspring. That doesn't mean we can't mate. "Are you saying you want to mate with me?" He asked. Do you want to? She asked. "We can't…" He said. Why not? She asked.
"Because we're different species!" He exclaimed angrily. Eragon…I suggest you look deep inside yourself and see what it is that makes you think this is so wrong. She said. "Are you saying that it isn't?" Eragon asked. Well…to be honest I don't think it's wrong so long as we both desire it. Saphira said softly. There was a moment of silence between them as Eragon thought. "I can't talk about this right now. He said. I just can't imagine us actually having….that kind of relationship." Does the idea disgust you? Saphira asked. "I…I…I don't know! He exclaimed. All I know is that everything I know says that it's wrong….but somehow I don't feel as strongly against it as I should." It's okay Eragon. She said softly. I'm not propositioning you now. We have plenty of time to explore this new side of ourselves. We don't have to decide how far our relationship will go right now. Let's just explore what we have so far and go from there.
Eragon got up. "No. He said. I need some time to think. I don't think we should do anything until we've thought this through. Remember we still have our friendship and dragon/rider bond to protect. It would be stupid to throw those things away for something that could never work." Are you saying this will never work? She asked. "I'm saying we need to think about this more before we make any rash decisions. He said. I'm going to spend a few days in the forest. You can stay here. I think we need some time apart to think about this. Meet me back here in three days. Hopefully that will be enough time for us to come to some conclusions on our own." Saphira thought for a few moments then nodded. I'll see you in three days then. She said. Think hard on this and remember…. She reached down and nuzzled him affectionately. That I love you… Eragon lowered his head and murmured a curt "goodbye". He ran out of the room leaving Saphira to think about everything that had happened.
Three Days Later
Eragon stopped at the door, hoping she was inside. He didn't want to have to wait. What if she wasn't there? He took a deep breath and began pushing the door open. Hello Eragon. Saphira said from behind him. He jumped. "Oh god, don't do that to me Saphira!" He exclaimed. She laughed lightly. He looked up at her. It was just like the old days when they had just been friends and things were all too clear. Just kill the king and end the war. But now that the king had been defeated, things weren't so clear anymore. Even his relationship with Saphira had changed. He snapped back into reality as she looked back at him. She had changed. He had changed. There was something different between them. It wasn't a good change or a bad change, but it was change nonetheless.
He continued to push the door open and walked inside with her. They walked to the middle of the room where the bed was and lay down. "I've missed your presence as I slept." He said. She blushed slightly. "You've always been there for me. He said. We've had a perfect relationship up until now." Saphira tensed as he said this. What did he mean by that? "But things have changed. He continued. We've changed. And now our unfaltering relationship is in danger." There was a moment of silence before he continued. "I've come to a conclusion. He said. I do love you…and I believe you love me. But we can't put our existing relationship on the line for this. It was never meant to be. You were never supposed to find out about how I felt."
Saphira leaned up and looked at him. And what about how I felt? She asked angrily. Did it ever occur to you that I fell in love with you too? And how do you know this wasn't supposed to be? Everything happens for a reason Eragon. "Instead of arguing with my conclusion, why not state your own? He suggested. I really want to know what you've thought about these past few days." She was a bit surprised by his reaction to her outburst, but decided to follow his suggestion. Well I've come to the conclusion that I love you. She said. I found out about the way you felt about me because it was meant to be. I've also realized that things can never go back to the way they were between us. We know too much for that now. I've also come to the conclusion that I want us to have more than we do now. I want you to be my mate Eragon…and I want us to be together as best as we can. I believe that we can overcome our physical differences and we can make this work.
"Are you saying that you want to try mating despite the species difference? Eragon asked. Is that safe?" Saphira chuckled softly. Don't worry, I won't hurt you. She said. But what about the morality of this situation? If we both agree to it, do you have a problem mating with me? Eragon thought for several moments on this before responding. "No… He said. But what about the size difference?" There is something about dragons that you don't know. Saphira said. Once a female dragon falls in love…her…body is re-shaped to fit her mate perfectly. "What?" Eragon asked. My….body has already begun to form itself to you. She elaborated. There will be no size issues. "You don't look any smaller." Eragon observed.
No no, when I say my body I really mean a part of my body. Saphira said, annoyed. Eragon still looked confused. She sighed. Look. She said, lifting her leg. Eragon looked at her area and was amazed. Her entrance was about the size a human's would have been! "Why did you do that? He asked. How do you know I'll be willing to mate with you?" I have no control in this matter. Saphira said. My body does it automatically for whomever I fall in love with. "How does it work?" He asked in amazement. I don't know, but does that really matter? She asked. We can mate if you wish it. Eragon sat up and put his head in his hands. "Gee, I don't know Saphira. He said. I don't think - ." He was cut off as she forced him down onto the bed. He lie on his back and looked up at her. "Saphira, what are you -? He was cut off again as their mouths came in contact. They closed their eyes and relished in the moment. After several moments, she took her mouth away from his.
Do you want this? She asked softly. He nodded. She reached down and made contact again, this time gently forcing his mouth open and allowing the tip of her tongue to go inside. Realizing he needed to breathe, she paused for a moment and separated from him. He gasped for air. "Oh Saphira…" He moaned. Take these off. She said, nudging him and tugging at his clothing. "Saphira…I don't know….I've never done this before…" He said with a hint of fear in his voice. Shhhhhh… She said. Trust me………I won't hurt you….. Eragon looked up at his dragon with trust in his eyes and lifted his shirt over his head. As soon as it was free from his body, she locked them into another passionate kiss. They slowly separated. Saphira kept the distance between herself and her rider very slim as she asked the next question. What about the rest of it? She asked. "I have to get up." He said. He was met with firm resistance from Saphira as he tried to get up. He laid back and didn't resist any longer.
She craned her neck down towards his pants and bit down on the waist area while being careful to avoid catching him between her jaws. She then tried to pull them off, ripping them in many places in the process. Normally Eragon would have been upset, but he was too blinded with love for her to even notice. She looked at his erection with desire. Noticing his uncertainty, she reached forward and kissed him passionately. She quickly took her mouth from his and traced her way down to his erection. He watched as it disappeared inside her mouth. The heat and wetness from her mouth in combination with their previous passion made him release almost instantly. Saphira kept him in her mouth as he pumped stream after stream out of his rapidly shrinking member. As soon as he had finished, she removed his member from her mouth and kissed him again, this time with much firmer passion. By the time she finally moved her mouth away from his, he was gasping for air.
Several moments passed before he was able to say anything. "I…I'm sorry Saphira… He said. I wasn't able to last long enough to return the favor. I can pleasure you now though." That isn't necessary little one. She said softly. I knew you wouldn't last very long. After all, it was your first time being so intimate with another woman, wasn't it? He nodded slowly. "But I can still pleasure you now, can't I?" He asked. Saphira shook her head. Please, don't worry about it. She said. I wasn't expecting it this time and you're really wiped out from this experience. Besides…I have to teach you how to do it properly. "Have you done this before?" He asked. She shook her head. No, but dragons have innate knowledge of these things. She said. Technically it's the male's role to initiate sex, but I took on that role myself due to your uncertainty. Do you regret it?
Eragon looked up at her and smiled. "No of course not. He said. I love you." I love you too Eragon. She said, leaning down and nuzzling him. So you don't have any problems if we go a little further next time? "How far do you think we should go next time?" He asked. As far as you're ready to. Saphira said. I want to eventually mate with you. But I can understand if you don't want to take it to that level by next time. "I'm really tired…" He said quietly. Sleep. She urged. You need rest. You've been through a lot today. "I need some new pants." He said, indicating to the shreds of fabric that were the remnants of his pants. Yeah, I didn't really think about where you were going to get a new pair. She said, blushing. "You're going to have to get me a new pair from the clothes room. He said. I can't leave here without any pants. And I'm going to have to find some way to explain how my old pants got torn like that." Sleep. Saphira repeated. When you're sleeping I'll go get you a new pair of pants. Eragon nodded and turned upright on the bed. He closed his eyes and went to sleep. The last sound he heard was the sound of Saphira leaving the room.