Be proud, I started this A/N
right after I posted the last chapter!
My dog fell in love with a yorkie...
I'll tell you if we get puppies!
But if we do...ugh.
They're gonna pee EVERYWHERE.
And I'm thinking of maybe a Rhys/Nolfavrel pairing,
since they're about the same age.
But what to do with Jay...
Hmm...I got something.

"What are you doing?" I asked my sister.

We had gone back to the tree houses. Mine was directly across from Eragon's, so that we could see into the other through the big entrance that the dragons used. The sun had started to set. I had no idea what the guys were doing, but Rhys was currently leafing through the copy of Brisingr that she had brought with her. Vrangr had passed out a minute after we got here, exhausted.

"Checking for something...Ah! Here it is, look!" She pointed excitedly to the page. I walked over to the bed where she was sitting. On the page, the book read,

My sister stepped up and took the volume.

"You never saw me." I told the reseptionist. She nodded slowly.

I walked out of the building, Rhys following happily. "So, why are you here? Are we going to get Jay? Did anyone come with you?"

"I'll have to tell you in a minute, we got him already, and yes. Eragon came."

"He's real!"

"Remember that? From when you came to get me?" She asked.

"Yeah, but..." I did remember something vaguely about the books rewriting themselves to fit my story. It was cool and all, but there were a couple things I didn't quite get. "How is the book still changing when it's over here? And what about the ending? Is it the same as before, or did it disappear or something?"

My sister flipped through the pages and stopped one she had reached her desired spot. "Right here. Look."

The page she had gone to was mostly empty, except for a line that said... "My sister flipped through the pages..."

"That's so cool! I said. "It's only about half a minute behind."

"Yep. I noticed that a while ago, that whenever you would appear in our world or whatever, it would be in the book almost immediately afterward."

"So you kept track of me the entire time?" I asked, touched.

"Of course we did! You're our sister! Jay and I couldn't just forget about you, even if our only connection could have been fake. Angie didn't realize what had really happened, but we tried to convince her. It worked, but not for long. Anje was the only wone besides us that realized you were you. Her, and...Jay said maybe Cody. But mom and dad didn't even ant to listen. They were heartbroken. I think... with you gone, and now us, they might...get a divorce."

What? What the hell are they thinking? My parents wouldn't - they couldn't. They were meant for each other.

That news disturbed me, but the part about my friends helped it make me not panic. Angie had always wanted to...be part of the 'in' crowd. Maybe now she got her wish, because wierd emo girl was gone. Cody, the boy I'd had a semi-crush on before the dreams started.

Anje, though. My best fried since sixth grade. Who I made join chorus. Who made me re-join band. Who, even when we strted to go to different high schools, I still saw every weekend. Anje, one of the strongest people I knew. Anje, the friend that helped me through...the unthinkable.

At least she cared that much. I'd had no idea any of my few friends back home did.

"They all miss you, though. Even the ones that couldn't see the truth." Rhys said, now a bit dejected. "All that time you were gone, I just wanted you to come home, even for a little while. Just to explain. Just...so I could hug you goodbye."

I smiled sadly, and put an arm around her.

My sister had seemed so joyous, and Jay so...Jay, when I had found them. It seemed as if my pain at the left-behind family wasn't ending with that.

"I am happy to be here, though." She continued. "All of this is more than I could have hoped for."

"There isn't a perfect fix to anything." I finally said. "No matter what, someone is always going to be hurt, or critical, or feel left behind. If I went back to stay, Eragon would be even more messed up than he was with Arya, Saphira would kill me, Vrangr would probably massacre a town, and I...wouldn't be whole anymore. I can't go back, Rhys. You should know that. What I was dealing with before the dreams started, it was getting worse. this world saved me."

"True."

"The other place I can't go back to. It isn't my home anymore. I'm not the same girl anymore. There, I was Onyx Rider, antisocial and overscheduled. Here, I am Onyx the Dragon Rider, Dramura, the future, the sky. I found where I belong. If somehow I had to go back, my life would never feel right again. Don't get me wrong, I miss everyone back there. But it's not like I can bring them through the Well." Now I felt on the verge of tears. Like the newly pathetic Max in the most recent Maximum Ride novels.

"You'll always be my sister. Nothing can change that. And Eragon. I get the feeling he loves you more than anyone has, ever. And you love him too. You need all of us."

"I know I do." We both sat there, smiling for a bit. "Umm...It's probably time that we go to bed."

And so we did. The both of us passed out quickly.

That night, I slept without dreaming.

Still on the schedule of a traveller, I woke up at dawn. Rhys, of course, had taken all the blankets into a corner of the bed. Vrangr was off somewhere, probably hunting.

Hey, V, you out there anywhere? I called with my mind. It took a moment for her to reply.

Yes. Well, I just found something to eat. So I'll be back in a little bit, all right?

Yeah. I'll try to wake up Jay...

Ha. You can try.

Rhys stretched and moaned beside me. "The relish is on the table..." she murmured. "Oh. Morning!" My sister jumped out of bed, staggering slightly when she realized she was tangled up in a bunch of cloth.

"God, your hair is a disaster." I said. "Here, I'll fix it."

I went over to the saddebags and retreived my improvised hairbrush.

"Who are you, and what have you done with my sister?" Rhys asked.

"Well, kid, when you've been through weeks of grimy travel, little things like untangled hair will do wonders for your peace of mind."

After finding the brush, I set to getting my sister's hair just right. A minute later I said,

"All right, done. You wanna go wake the beast?"

Rhys chuckled. "Jay's not going to like this. I don't have my ipod anymore, but we'll do just fine."

My sister and I would often wake up our older brother by using the ridiculously perky songs Rhys would download. It was hilarious. He usually yelled then hid back under his pillow, causing us to drag him out by his feet. If we were lucky, he would fall out of bed.

So I'm guessing that whoever reads this knows by now that we're not the nicest to each other. But hey, who gets along with their siblings all the time?

"Not to complain, but please don't tell me that we're going down the stairs, then up again." Rhys asked. I laughed. Who wants to go down two hundred feet of steps?

"Naw, I'll piggyback you over. It'll be...moderatley easy."

"Really?"

"Really really. Come aboard!" I crouched, took my wings out, and let my sister climb onto my back. She wrapped her hands tight around my neck. "Hold on tight!"

I walked over to the entrance. "Here we go!" I yelled, and jumped.

We dropped a few feet, because I wasn't used to such a heavy load, but then rose again. Rhys wasn't really that hard to carry, but I couldn't have done it for long.

Coming into Eragon's house, I didn't land right, so Rhys and I went tumbling over the floor. I ended up hitting Saphira's tail.

And good morning to you, She said, amused.

Someone started cracking up. Ah. It seemed that my brother was already awake.

Stupid Jay.

"Isn't it a bit early for you to be hitting things?" My brother asked innocently.

"Onyx..." Eragon said, a bit exasperated. "You're one of a kind." He walked over and held out his hand. I took it and stood.

"Well, good morning! What are we gonna do now? Can we go to the Menoa tree, or do we have to see Rhunon first? I wonder if Maud will be around!" Rhys spoke. Sigh. She was already excited.

"What do you mean about the Menoa Tree?" Eragon asked.

"Brightsteel. To make a new sword." Jay answered. "Rhunon doesn't use normal metal. There's some ore under the tree's roots, the only ore left that's known of. Solembum told you to go to the tree when you needed a weapon, right?"

And how do you know of it? Saphira asked.

"Books." My brother answered simply.

"It's worth a try." Eragon agreed. "If not, we can always go to Rhunon afterwards."

"Oh, and Saphira?" I asked, "Be patient."

What? She asked

"Never mind. Let's go!"

Vrangr? Can you meet us at the tree? I asked my dragon. who was still out.

Mmm. Yes.

"Vrangr will meet us there."

I turned around, and asked, "Well? Come on!"

Sorry about the filler-ness.
But you got some info on Onyx's character.
I feel like this fic isn't what it used to be.
I have so many other stories.

R&R, I guess.