Author's Note: Ok so here is chapter 8! A big thanks to these reviewers! Emeraldeyedragon, purpleangle, pottervsendvagon, teenchic2004( I am not saying anything, smile evilly.) Anyway, here is chapter 8, enjoy!
Green Dragon
Chapter 8: White is for Magic
"Good Eragon, very good."Elemmire said as he blocked her attack, "You have gotten much better."
It has been two weeks since they had taken that walk, and two weeks since he had learned that he was in love with Elemmire. Within those two weeks, they had spent a lot of that time together. Eragon wondered why it had taken him this long to realize that he was in love with her. He had told Saphira about his feelings, and she was happy for him. She asked if he was going to tell her, but Eragon shot that idea down. He wanted to wait for the right time.
Elemmire's blade came over his head. He went up for an attack, she caught his blades with hers. She slid hers down where they were together. This moved had made them move closer to each other. They were so close that he could see sweat on her face.
Elemmire pushed away, making Eragon stagger back, but he recovered quickly. He lunged at her, but she blocked him easily. She twirled her knife, catching one of his knives. He dropped one of his knives, but fought on. They did this for some time, and Eragon managed to retrieve his forgotten knife. He ducked under her knife and moved up, catching her chin beneath his blades. They stared at each other, both shocked by what had just happen.
"I think you just won."Elemmire said astonished.
Eragon lowered his blades, "I did?"
She smiled at him, "Yes you did, that is the first time that you have beaten me. You learned really quick. Congratulation."
"Thank you, I owe it all to you, you are a wonderful teacher."Eragon replied.
"Thank you, but you should give yourself created. A teacher can only teach you so much, it is the student that puts all of the effort into it."She said, putting her knives onto her back.
He shrugged his shoulder, "It still takes a good teacher, otherwise the student won't know how to become great."
"Very wise, it seems that you have also learned logic, Oromis has taught you well."She said smirking.
"He has."Eragon said, putting his blades into their sheath.
They walked over to where Saphira was. You did well Eragon.
Thank you Saphira.
You have gotten very skilled at the blades. Now you know another weapon for battle.
It is good to know the short knives.
They left the training field. Saphira walked besides Eragon, Elemmire on his other side. A cool breeze played across his face. Even thought it was autumn, it was still slightly warm out. They walked around Ellesmera for awhile, talking about training, lessons, and about things they had done.
"When I was a child, Arya and I would ride around Ellesmera. That was before she got captured and I became a spy. It was so much fun being with her. She is like my older sister."Elemmire said.
"She is fun to be around, before the battle at the Burning Plain, we would walk around together. We had so much fun."Eragon proceeded to tell her about what they had done.
For some reason, Elemmire's lips tightened as he talked about her, "She is fun."
Eragon looked at her, "Are you alright?"
She looked at him and smiled, "Yes, I am."
Eragon knew that she wasn't, he wondered why she had gotten that way when he talked about Arya. He decided not to talk about it. It went a different path.
"What is your favorite flower Elemmire?"
She thought about it for a second, "Candor Minarius, it is a beautiful flower. It is pure white with gorgeous petals that fall open like a bell."
"It sounds beautiful."
"Also white is one of my favorite colors."She added.
"And why is it one of them?"
She shrugged her shoulders, "Because white is for magic."
Eragon looked at her confused, "White is for magic?"
"Have you never heard of the saying?"She asked.
"No, I have not."
"White is for magic is because it represents things like, special things, beauty, love, and of course magic."
"Why magic? It is just a spell and they come in all colors."
"To you it is just a spell. I sort of see it that way to, but I also see it in a different way."
"And what way would that be?"He teased.
She hesitated, "Well, I see magic as when you meet the one for you, the one who you are going to be with for the rest of your life. The one you see and fall in love with. This is why I think white is for magic."
I never thought it could mean so much. Saphira said.
"It can mean many things, it just depends on how you look at it."She said, looking at Saphira.
"It is a wonderful thing to see things or people in different ways."Eragon said.
Elemmire looked at him, he looked away, not wanting to look at her for what he had just said.
I think you have finally controlled your blushing. Saphira said smug.
What are you talking about, I don't blush.
Eragon don't lie to me, what you had just said to her would have made you blush.
Fine, I can't help it, but I am getting better.
I do not understand why humans would blush at words. Just tell her how you feel.
I will not tell her, she may not even like me. Do you remember when I told Arya that I loved her? She didn't speak to me for a long time. It tore me apart, you remember the pain that I went through. I do not want this to happen to me again.
I understand, but this could be different, there isn't a big age difference with you and Elemmire. She is only three years older then you, not a hundred, it could work. Did you not see the way her lips tightened when you were talking about Arya?
Yes I did, but..I don't know, I will tell her when I am ready.
It is your choice, and yours alone.
Eragon looked over at Elemmire. She had taken out her sword and was examining it. She looped it around her back and caught it in the other hand. She did a few exercises with it for awhile. Eragon could see that she was not only very skilled at the knives, but also at the sword.
"Is there any weapon that you can't use?"Eragon asked.
" I can use all of them. The only ones that I really practice at is the sword, knives, and the bow. Sometimes I will use spears or throw daggers."She replied, she put her sword back into its sheath.
"It must be very hard learning all of them."He said.
She shrugged her shoulders, "Sort of, but I rather learn all of them so I am never without a weapon."
Very wise.
"Thank you Saphira. I cherish all the compliments that you give me." Elemmire said sounding flattered.
Elemmire you flatter me to much.
Now I know why you were happy for me when I told you that I love her. Eragon said looking at Saphira.
As I said before, it doesn't hurt to be complimented every once and awhile. Saphira said smug. And besides, I was happy for you for other reasons too.
Oh, like what?
I will tell you later.
Eragon glared at her, he heard Elemmire giggle besides him.
"What?" He asked, looking at her.
"It is nothing."She said still giggling.
"It is something, you just don't laugh at nothing."Eragon said.
She shook her head, "Just thinking." She looked over at Saphira. They stared at each other for a minute, then they looked away, both smiling.
"What?"Eragon asked.
It is nothing Eragon. Saphira said, her mouth curved into a smile.
He looked back and forth between them. They weren't telling him something. He tried to make them tell him what they had said, but they wouldn't say anything. Finally Eragon gave up.
"Fine, don't tell me what you were saying."He said.
"It is alright Eragon, you will find out some day."Elemmire said, she placed her hand on his arm.
A shiver ran down his arm at her touch. Eragon picked up her hand and kissed it, "I hope so."
Elemmire smiled weakly and looked away. Eragon dropped her hand and looked away too, blushing. He saw out of the corner of his eye that she was glancing at him, this only made him blush more.
Ah, the return of the blush.
Be quite.
Saphira made a noise in her throat, she was laughing at him. You know, if you weren't so busy blushing, you would have seen that she was doing the same thing.
Really?
Yes Eragon.
He looked over at her, she looked back. He saw that her cheeks were a little pink. They all walked in an awkward silence for awhile. They had reached Elemmire's room.
"Well good bye Eragon, Saphira, I hope to see you later on today."She said as she pushed open her door.
"I hope to see you later."Eragon said.
She nodded her head and went inside. Once he knew that she was gone, he banged his head against the near by tree.
Eragon, what are you doing?
I was so stupid, I kissed her hand.
It wasn't stupid, it was cute.
No, it wasn't. Why do I act so strange around women?
You don't act that way with me.
You know what I mean Saphira. Eragon snapped.
I have no idea why. Humans are very strange when it comes to their feelings.
And what about you? Don't you remember the way you acted with Glaedr?
Be quite.
They headed back to the tree, they both needed some time alone. Eragon laid down in his bed, his muscles sore from all of the training. Saphira laid down in her bed and fell asleep. He stared up at the ceiling for awhile, thinking. He hated himself for showing his feelings to Elemmire, but then again, she did show something when he kissed her hand. Maybe she did like him, she had gotten very quite when he had spoke about Arya. He got out of bed and went to the desk. He rummaged through the draws looking.
What are you doing Eragon? Saphira said lazy, one of her sapphire eyes open.
You will see.
He pulled out a feather, he ran his hand up the feather, "Devhen Candor Minarius" He muttered.
The feather turned a brazing white, it almost blinded him. The feather started to change. The feathers where starting to disappear and molded into petals. The end point became longer and green. Finally he released the magic. Now, in his hand was a beautiful flower.
Candor Minarius. Saphira said.
Eragon nodded his head. Elemmire was right, it was beautiful. The petals were a snow white and they fell open into a bell. The flower gave off a sweet sent that was seducing. In many ways, the flower reminded him of Elemmire.
Are you going to give that to her?
Yes, I think I am going to tonight.
Good luck with that.
Was that sarcastic?
No, I really mean it. I think tonight will be very interesting.
Why?
Just because. Where are you going to meet her?
Do you remember that lake we swam in that one day?
Yes.
It will be there.
That is a lovely place.
It is.
Shall I tell her, or do you want to?
What do you mean?
Where to meet you.
Oh, no it is alright, I will do it.
Eragon concentrated really hard on Elemmire. He got nothing. He tried again, still, nothing.
Do you need help Eragon?
Yes, I don't know how to communicate with other people with the mind.
I thought so.
Eragon waited as Saphira tried to contactElemmire. Finally after a few minutes Saphira told him that she would meet him there. Eragon sighed and laid down in his bed. He looked over at Saphira, she was smiling.
What?
Nothing.
Tell me.
No.
Why.
Because it is nothing.
If it was nothing then why are you smiling?
I just can't smile?
No.
I am still not telling you. You will find out later.
Why is everything later?
It just is.
He argued with her, but she wouldn't tell him. Finally he gave up and started to pace the room. Saphira watched him, her head following him back and forth.
Why are you pacing?
Why won't you tell me?
Because you will find out later.
I will tell you if you tell me.
I don't need to know that bad.
Eragon rolled his eyes and started to pace again. It seemed that Saphira had gotten bored with him and started to blow fire, trying to see how long she could hold it.
Your going to burn the tree down.
No, I am not, it is not that big of a flame.
It could catch on something.
I will put it out before it does.
I am sure.
You worry to much.
They continued to argue for a little while.The orange sun was kissing the horizon, leaving the sky a purple pink. Eragon could see stars popping up in the sky, it was time.
I am going to go.
Have fun, do you want me to come with you?
No.
Alright then, I will be waiting here for you when you get back.
Alright.
Eragon walked out the door. It was fairly cool out, there was a light warm breeze that was blowing. When he had reached the lake, the sky had turned black, dotted with white shining stars. The moon was full tonight which cast a faint glow, enough light to see. Flower in hand, Eragon waited nervously. He didn't have to wait long, a few minutes later, he saw her walk towards him.
He had to take in breath, she was beautiful. She had change from her tunic into a silver dress. Her honey brown hair was pulled back into an elegant bun, little bits of her hair had escaped from it, framing her face.
"Hello Eragon."She said coming up to him.
He stared at her, then remembered that she had spoken to him, "He..hello Elemmire."He cursed himself for stuttering.
She giggled slightly, "Saphira told me that you needed to talk to me"
"Oh, well, more like give you something."He muttered.
Her eyes fell, "Oh."
"I thought you might have liked this."He showed her the flower.
"Eragon, that is so sweet of you, thank you."She said taking the flower, her eyes bright.
He put his hands behind his back, "Your welcome."He found that he loved to see her happy.
They stood in awkward silence, both looking away.
He felt that he had to say something, "It is beautiful out tonight."
"It is." They watched as flier flies flew around them.
Eragon shuffled his feet, it was time to get his feet wet, "Elemmire, there is another reason why I asked you to come here."He said,
She looked at him, her head tilted.
"Well... you see, lately I have been getting some..."He stuttered, he hated that he was doing this.
"Yes?" She asked.
"Some feelings..."
Elemmire came up to him and took his hand in hers. Eragon stopped talking and looked at her. Her hands were warm and soft, he held them tighter.
"Eragon, I have gotten to know you over these past few months, and I love spending time with you."
Eragon felt his heart sink, she was going to tell him that she didn't like him.
"I understand."He said, he dropped her hands and turned away, but she caught his arm. She made him turn around to look at her.
She took in a shaky breath, "I think that I am in love with you. Eragon, I love you."
He just stared at her, his mouth slightly open. He didn't reply, he bent down and kissed her. Her lips were sweet and warm, she tasted like honey. He must have taken her by surprise, but she got over it and kissed him back. They broke apart, they looked at each other. He reached down and kissed her again, wrapping his arms around her. They stood there kissing, both not wanting to brake away. Finally they did, both breathing a little hard. She smiled up at him, he looked down at her.
"Now I know why you said white is for magic."
Author's Note: Yea their together! I am so happy, I have been planning this for about since the beginning. I hope you like that chapter! Anyway, if you liked it too, then Review! Please.