This is the first fanfic I have ever wrote! I hope you like the first part/chapter. Please review because it would help me out greatly.

Ohh and all rights belong to Christopher Paolini.


I was lying in my bed, unable to sleep, because today was my 10th birthday. Both of my parents were asleep, for dawn had barely broken the horizon. A mouse scurried across the wood floor of my bedroom, and for a second my breath caught. As it broke my concentration of thoughts, I decided to crawl out of bed and get some food to satisfy my ravenous stomach. A shiver ran up my spine as my bare feet touched the cold floor of my room. I quickly walked over to the door, knocked on the frame three times, then headed towards the kitchen.

Upon entering the room, I was surprised to see my mother, Nelda, sitting at the table.

"Happy Birthday darling. Why are you up so early?" She spoke softly.

"I can't sleep mother, and my stomach won't stop growling!" I exclaimed.

She laughed in her comforting voice, while fetching me some bread and cheese. Before she even set the food down in front of me, I was grabbing it out of her hands and shoving it into my mouth.

"Oh my, you weren't exaggerating when you said you were hungry!" She said laughing to herself again.

Right as mom finished speaking, I heard father knock on the frame three times and enter the kitchen with a huge grin stretched across his face.

"Happy birthday my son!" he exclaimed while giving me a hug, "I have some good news to tell you."

The excitement of my birthday was finally starting to hit me as I exclaimed, "Please tell me!"

"Ok I will, just calm down," my father, Holcomb, said smiling. "I have heard rumors that a rider will be visiting Kuasta today bringing a dragon egg!"

I jumped up out of my seat with excitement, knocking over the chair I was sitting in during the process. "What! Are you serious?" I yelled.

"Yes my boy, I am as serious as a werecat," he retorted.

I sprinted out the front door, still in my sleeping clothes, barely remembering to knock on the door frame. As soon as I stepped out of the house, I noticed that there were too many people on the streets this early for it to be a normal day. A congregation of people was gathering in the center of the town, so I decided that was my best bet to find out more information.

Strolling over to the mass of people, excited whispers about the dragon rider was on everyone's lips.

"Daddy, I want to be the next dragon rider," one girl exclaimed.

Another said, "When I was a young boy of ten years old, I got to touch the dragon egg to see if it would hatch for me…"

I heard bits and pieces of the conversations around me while I anxiously stood waiting. My eyes were peeled on the horizon, searching for any sign of movement. The whispers from the crowd grew louder, until someone finally shouted,

"Look! Over there!" the boy pointed to the horizon.

I scanned where he was looking till I saw a flash of silver far in the distant. Everyone began roaring with excitement. Many of the citizens had never seen a dragon rider before in their life. This was a proud day for the people of Kuasta, especially to think that the next dragon rider could possibly be among them.

'I really hope it's me…' I thought to myself.

After three and twenty minutes of waiting, the silver dragon was finally upon the town. We all made a large circle so the dragon and rider could land. My parents came up behind me and each put a hand on my shoulder. I glanced back at them and flashed a wide smile.

The silver dragon hovered over the clearing we made, decending slowly. In the morning sun, the dragon looked magnificent. The silver color of its hide dancing in the sunlight took my breath away. It let out a menacing roar that made the people of Kuasta all jump back a step, including me. Finally it came to a safe landing, and the rider on its back gracefully leaped down. She took a few long strides to the center of the clearing, then announced in a clear voice,

"Good morning people of Kuasta, My name is Kialandi and my dragon is called Argeton. We are here carrying a dragon egg with us to see if it may hatch for a citizen of your town."

I could not take my eyes of her. She was more beautiful than any girl I had ever seen, yet at the same time she didn't seem quite human. Her voice was high and clear, she was graceful, and had pointed ears. She had long, silver hair with sparkling blue eyes. She bore a sword sheathed at her hip while wearing silver leggings and a tunic. Her body was slender and angular unlike a humans. I turned to my father with a confused look on my face. He bent down and whispered in my ear,

"Brom, what you see in front of you is an elf."

A shocked look came over my face. I had never seen an elf before. I was taught to believe that they were just a myth.

"An elf!" I exclaimed back.

The elf shuffled around in her bag until she found what she was looking for. She pulled out of her sack a sapphire blue dragon egg. Even from the distance I was at, I could see the striking, white veins breaking the silk, blue color. I was in awe at what I saw. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would get to see a dragon rider, or an elf for that matter.

The silver dragon let out another roar and a plume of smoke puffed out of its nose. The elf set the egg on a table in front of her and told all the children that were of the age of ten to form a line. I looked back at my parents, who nodded in approval, then dashed off to join the forming line of kids. One by one, boys and girls walked away disappointed, some even with tears in their eyes when the egg didn't hatch for them. As the line grew shorter, I grew more anxious and excited. I didn't know of the world outside of Kuasta or what it was like, and that thought brought a fear into my mind.

Soon there were only three children left in front of me, then two, and then only one. The girl in front of me nervously stepped up to the egg, slowly placed her palm on the top of the clear, liquid blue, and held her breath. I didn't realize until then that I also had stopped breathing. My heart was pounding inside my chest and that drowned out all other sounds. Distracted by my thoughts, I didn't notice the girl collapse to the ground and start clawing at the dirt, sobbing. Her parents came and dragged her away screaming and kicking. The next thing I knew, the boy behind me pushed me in the back saying it was my turn. I stumbled forward, the blood in my veins racing. As the tension built up inside me, I slowly reached out towards the egg. I held my breath as I placed my palm flat on the crystal blue surfaced interrupted by the white veins running through it.

A sound, a small crack echoed through the town. At first I thought someone had stepped on a stick, until the elf started speaking to me.

"What is your name child?" She asked with a kind smile on her face.

" My-my name is Brom Holcombsson," I stuttered nervously.

She laughed in her high, trill voice, "Well Brom, it looks like we have found our new rider."


I know I ended it on sort of a cliff hanger, but I didnt want to first chapter to become incredibly long. Let me know what you think!