Just a One-Shot about Elva's life.

It's my Life.

But it's a screwed up one.

My name is Elva. I am 10 years old.

But I am not supposed to be. By rights I'm only 2.

It's all Eragon the Dragon Rider's fault.

He cursed me. By accident though.

He was meant to bless me.

But as he was not skilled enough in the ancient language.

He mixed up the words for Shielded and shield.

He said "May luck and happiness follow you, and may you be a shield from misfortune." instead of saying

"May luck and happiness follow you and may you be shielded from misfortune."

Idiot. How thick can you get.

Skilor and Skiloro. Two different words. Two different meanings.

One word. One word made me what I am.

It is my job to shield people from misfortune.

No matter what the cost is for myself.

If some one is going to be shot with an arrow,

I take the arrow.

That's how it works. That's how it goes.

Eragon says he can fix it.

But he cant.

He really can't.

As I am still a child, I am looked after by Angela, the herbalist.

She always says that I eat like a horse.

I do. But saving lives burns a lot of calories.

I have saved many lives.

Some for the better. Some for the worse.

I have saved Nasuada, the leader of the Varden and the late Ajihad's daughter's, life.

I don't regret doing that.

But I have also saved the lives of men who work for the Empire.

By saving that one life, I have doomed many others.

I cannot save them all.

I wish I could, but I can't.

It is Eragon's fault. Eragon's problem.

Not mine.

I didn't ask for this.

Nobody would.

I miss my old life.

I miss my family,

I miss my mother,

I miss my ignorance.

Not knowing what was happening in the world.

I am still to young,

But that didn't stop me being throw into all of this.

This misery,

This problem,

This War.

If there was anything Eragon could do,

I am sure he would have done it.

At least, I hope he would have.

Most people would say I'm am being selfish.

Wishing this "curse" away.

And with it the ability to help others.

That they would love to have the ability to help people that I do.

But I have seen things.

Done things.

That no one should ever have to do.

Maybe I should appreciate this.

My gift. My curse.

Sometimes I do appreciate it.

But sometimes I don't.

Sometimes I wish it gone,

Sometimes I don't.

If only anyone would listen.

After all,

It's my life.

"It's my life
It's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just wanna live while I'm alive
It's my life"