'Eragon!' Sofia cried again as Eragon continued walking away, 'Eragon!' Her shoulders slumped as he ignored her completely, just because I had that stupid premonition…! She though angrily, then yelled 'it's not my bloody fault!' He spun round and walked towards her, his hands clenched into fists and his jaw clenched. Backing away slightly, Sofia looked up and found fires dancing in his eyes, anger slowly bubbling away in them. 'What have I done?' she asked him helplessly, 'what have I done?' she cried louder, her shoulders thrown back and her own eyes flaming into his.

'You're just…' he spluttered as though unable to find words that could describe her, 'you're just too weird!' He ended up yelling, 'you're strange and random and just plain weird! I can't deal with you, just keep out of my face!' and with that he barged past her and away into the forest. She watched him go, her soft face crumpling as tears began to flow down them. She was just about to leave when Arya burst into the clearing with murder in her eyes. 'What have you done?' she yelled running at her, 'first you distract Eragon and now you mess with his head! What have you done you useless child?!'

'I…didn't do anything.' She whispered shocked, 'I…I just…' Arya stared at her, angry passion flaring in her eyes, 'well' she snapped shortly, 'you've certainly done something!' Her hands were biting deep in Sofia's arms where she'd grabbed her and now she started to shake Sofia screaming in her face. Sofia had never seen someone lose control like this, her young face was terrified and pale as she tried to pull away. 'Where's he gone?!' Arya screamed again, spittle flying from her mouth. Wordlessly Sofia pointed to her right, her slim finger shaking as she closed her eyes wondering what would happen next. With a hard push Arya turned and ran after Eragon, leaving Sofia sitting on the grassy floor.

She stayed silent as the tears flew down her face, she began rocking slowly back and forth with her knees tight under her chin. She felt just like she was 15 again, alone and terrified in a cold world where no one cares. Her sobs became stronger and soon her whole body was wracked with them as the sorrow coursed through her veins. She had thought here it would be different, she'd thought she'd fit in for once on 20 years but obviously it was not to be. Everywhere she went she inspired hate envy and fear, even here with the fair Midnight elves. Even here she was the odd one out.

Eragon sat upon Saphira, the wind flowing through his hair taking his worries and anger as it past them by. He sighed and said to Saphira I have been a fool.

We all are in our life times Eragon, it's just your turn now.

Yes but that doesn't make it feel any better or give me a solution to my problems. He said hopelessly.

How about apologising to Sofia?

How can I apologise when I was telling the truth? I don't get her! He cried out frustrated, one minute she's a happy normal person or elf or whatever, than the next she's having premonitions, crying and acting all superior! She freaks me out.

Do you always have to understand someone to be there friend? Saphira asked lightly,

No, of course not but how can I be someone's friend if you they put me on edge? I can't act like I'm pleased to see her and lie to her. I'm, he paused, realisation dawning on him as he said quietly, I'm not an actor.

Sofia had begun walking a while ago, she didn't know where she was going she was just following her feet as Meiren used to say. She sighed and wondered what life would be like if she'd stayed at home, probably the same as it always was she thought despondently. She'd still be the fair little elf with boys fawning around her and girls bitching about her behind her back, then smiling as she walked by. Never truly accepted and never truly rejected just sort of hanging on in the middle, not even being able to let go. She'd reached the edge of the forest and looked around her, no one was there so she was alone. She took one last look behind her and wondered away towards the Hardarac desert, once she had finished crossing that she would be near Uru'baen, Galbatorix's capital. Then she would see what would happen, they would all see what would happen.

Arya stood watching Eragon fly away over the trees, earlier she'd found him sitting beside Saphira looking ill. She'd run over and gushed 'are you all right? That little fool didn't hurt you did she? I'm sure mother will send her away.' Eragon stared. Her hair had fallen out from behind her leather band and covered part of her face, she was panting and her face had turned a slight pink. But it her eyes he was staring at, the pupils were huge and black surrounded by wild whiteness with small red veins close to bursting. He gaped, he'd never seen her look so feral and wild and with all that nonsense she was gushing about Sofia he felt his anger well up once more. He stood quickly and she ran her hands over his face gushing about how horrible Sofia was and how she was here now and everything would work out fine, once Sofia had gone of course.

His patience snapped and he grabbed her hands and yelled 'shut up, woman and get your hands off me!' she just stared at him her huge eyes pleading him to say something nice and comforting. Like how much he liked her and hated Sofia. In his anger Eragon threw her down on the floor and spat at her feet before turning on his heel and mounting Saphira who took off immediately, her mouth opened in a roar of rage and disbelief. Now Arya watched him sailing away, she clutched her arms and stood in the same place he had left her waiting for him to return. Since when did I go so crazy asked a little voice in her head, but it was ignored as her desperate eyes searched the sky combing for a sign that he was coming back. He's got to be coming back, she repeated in her head, he's coming back, he's coming back, he's coming back…

Sofia raised her head and looked to the sky as she felt something stir the air around her. Looking up she saw Eragon and Saphira curving through the sky, twisting and turning and flying fast then slow. She let out a sigh of longing, how she wished she could be that free, soaring through the sky with the chance of just being able to leave your problems behind on the ground. Of just being able to leave this place and fly forever. She raised her head and began to sing

Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hands
Sail away with me honey now, now, now
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now

Eragon was still flying with Saphira when he heard her clear beautiful voice echo across the plains to him. He looked back and found himself staring into her eyes as she stood at the edge of Du Weldenvarden, her voice lamenting her longing to just be able to leave and be free from the whirlwind that is her life.

Crazy skies all wild above me now
Winter howling at my face
And everything I held so dear
Disappeared without a trace
Oh all the times I've tasted love
Never knew quite what I had
Little darling if you hear me now
Never needed you so bad
Spinning round inside my head

Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hands
Sail away with me honey now, now, now
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now

I've been talking gibberish
Falling in and out of stars
Trying to find some explanation here
For the way some people are
How did it ever come so far

Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hands
Sail away with me honey now, now, now
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now
Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hands
Sail away with me honey now, now, now
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now

Sail away with me honey
I put my heart in your hands
Sail away with me honey now, now, now
Sail away with me
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now

Sofia finished the last line at a whisper, her eyes caught on the figure hanging in the sky. He stared at her and then Saphira hovered low to the ground and Eragon wordlessly held out his hand. She walked cautiously forwards and he grasped her hand in his strong grip, pulling her onto Saphira and in front of him. Standing up he grasped her around the waist and pointed into the distance, without any further prompting Saphira took off and they headed towards the sun set. Elves watched as the two figures silently stood beside each other staring into the distance, with Saphira glittering softly underneath them.

Authors notes

shall i finish it here or what? please review and give me some advice, pretty please! I hope it makes sense and thanks for the reveiws on my last chapter, it's kinda thanks to Greekfire how this chapter turned out. I didn't want this to be your average Eragon love story so i changed it from what was going to happen, the endings not that good but i added a bit of a twist with Arya going mad and Sofia leaving. Hope you like!

EllemayXxxX

P.S the rights of that song belong to David Gray.