WOW I haven't updated in aWHILE!! I am so mean to you guys who acctually like my story, I'm really sorry to those faithful reveiewers and those who were really sweet to me in their reveiws. I know I am so evil to you, but here's an acctual chapter! It has alot to do with Eragon and Jaide, So I hope you like it, and here I go again with the love triangles!! Thank Utada Hikaru's songs and my friend Anna, and also EvaliaPoison who all contributed to me getting enough inspiration to write. Thank You!!

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The Next Generation

Chapter Fourteen

Plans And A Falling Out

Jaide awoke the next morning with Eragon's arms wrapped around her still. She felt his steady breathing and it made her want to go back to sleep for the rest of the day. She knew she couldn't do that, so instead she stirred gently, knowing it would wake Eragon. It did. His breathing quickened, and he squeezed her tighter with his stretch. He gently leaned over her shoulder and kissed her cheek.

"Good morning, Jaide." He whispered into her ear.

"Morning, Love."

Jaide stretched and sat up, swinging her legs over to the edge of the bed. She scooted off the bed and put her feet on the cold floor. She shivered. I don't want to get up, but I must. Gosh it's cold this morning. She put her socks and boots on, and slipped her arms into her vest. Meanwhile Eragon jumped out of bed and put on his boots and jacket. When they were done washing their faces and Jaide had combed her hair and pulled it back into a tight bun, they strode out the door.

They soon met up with Murtagh and Alavar, and soon thereafter Arya too. They all walked to the kitchens to get some breakfast, discussing parts of their plan over again, just to make sure everyone knew what their part was. (Of course they all knew what their parts were, but they had nothing better talk about, and they were getting anxious of what was to come.) Along the way to the kitchens, they met up with Orik, and was telling him of the plan when Kale came running up to them, (well, Jaide really) and put his arm around Jaide's shoulder.

"Hey! Did you sleep good?" He asked a little over anxiously.

Jaide stole a glance from Eragon, and replyed,

"Yeah, I did. And you?"

"A little restlessly, I was just so excited that you were here, I couldn't wait for morning to come so I could see you again!"

Yeah I didn't want the night to end…thought Jaide secretly.

She looked at Kale, who was looking expectantly at her, and she started and replyed,

"That's sweet, yeah I slept really good, sorry you didn't." And she looked back to Eragon, wishing to go back to sleep, too.

When they arrived at the kitchens, They had hot porridge with honey, and very good breakfast tea. When they were just about finished, a messenger came to their table, bowed, and said:

"Lady Nasuada wishes to see you, as soon as you have finished breakfast. She must speak with you about your mission to Uru'baen. I am to escort you to her."

Arya spoke back to him,

"Very well. We are mostly done. We shall go to her immediately."

"Very good, lady Arya."

"Can I join you?" Asked Kale hopefully, looking at Jaide.

Eragon was the first to reject this idea, and retorted almost immediately, as if he sensed that was what Kale was going to ask.

"NO this is a private political matter. Only members of the mission party and the leaders of the Varden and Dwarves may be there."

"Oh," he said looking down, obviously embarrassed and disappointed. "Well, that's alright he said with a small, very pathetic smile. I have to take care of some things anyways."

"Too bad, Kale. We will catch up with you later, then, huh?" Said Alavar, who was sitting next to him and patted him on the back.

Everybody got up to leave and was exiting the kitchens in the direction of Lady Nasuada's office, and Jaide was in the back of the group, when Kale grabbed her arm and pulled her back and into a hug, squeezing her rather hard.

"Will I see you later, then?" He asked her.

His tone was so sad that Jaide gave in, telling herself that she wanted to see him anyways, later. But right now she just wanted to be with her group and discuss the battle tactics with Nasuada…(and with Eragon of course…).

"Yes, I promise. I will come find you when I am finished with my political and personal matters here."

"Okay, cool. Catch ya later then!" And he took off walking in the other direction with a smile.

What was up with that hug…? Jaide thought, staring after Kale. And then Eragon was walking back towards her to drag her back up with the group, slightly miffed. (His grip on her arm was rather firm.)

"Ow, Okay I'm coming!"

"What was that?" Asked Eragon in a jealous mood.

"What was what?...Oh you mean the hug? That was just a good bye hug, Eragon. Don't be so childish. He is my friend."

"Mmmhmm."

"Oh stop it. Your just acting this way because your just jealous."

"What! Of him? No I'm not. I'm just…concerned…He was squeezing you rather hard."

No, you're just jealous. Interrupted Saphira, (so that everyone could hear her) who had been listening to the conversation from behind, along with Thorn. (We're just going to pretend that I didn't forget to introduce them into the picture earlier okizay? P)

"Be quiet, Saphira." Said Eragon sharply, irritated.

Fine, Saphira sniffed, Just trying to make a point.

Eragon and Jaide journeyed to Nasuada's Office in silence the rest of the way. But they were thinking in their minds, each about the same things but from different perspectives.

He's just being jealous. I mean, Kale is just my friend, isn't he? Is he? She asked herself.

I mean, before…we were kind of tight but now, I mean I haven't seen him in so long…

Meanwhile, in Eragon's head:

Women always confuse things. She shouldn't be going around hugging guys like that! I mean, she is mine, and he is just some guy that she used to know…

Soon they reached the Office, and they all went in, to yet again discuss every detail of their attack plan to Nasuada and the Varden's Consul, as well as the Dwarves' new Consul. Jaide walked in past the huge doors and sat down in a place between Eragon and Arya. As the gigantic doors closed with a thud that shook the tables and chairs, she had a sense of being trapped into this, and a sense of forboding.

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Four hours later, when the group had finally emerged from the office, Jaide was stiff and sore from sitting almost motionless for so long. Concentrating on what was being said and then saying her part as well had made her head hurt, and she just wanted to get this battle over with. She needed to clear her mind and not think about it for awhile. There was no need to worry about forgetting anything; they had discussed and talked and planned and talk talk talked about it so much in the past weeks, it was burned into her brain. She only need to think a few key words like 'Uru'Baen' or 'Galbatorix' or 'Plan' and it was all right there.

She remembered her promise to Kale, and then thought about how to avoid letting Eragon know. Its not that she was doing anything wrong, she told herself, it's just that he would get all mad and jealous and stuff and then she would have to deal with him. So she told Eragon that she was going to take a walk and be alone for awhile, and he kissed her lightly on the forehead, hugged her and said,

"Okay. I will come find you in a little bit. I want to walk around a bit with Saphira anyways."

As she walked away, she couldn't help but feeling that she was doing something wrong, getting away with something. But she forced herself to think that she was just going to see an old friend. That was all. But was it?

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Jaide sought out Kale's presence, and after about 20 minutes of searching, she found him on the sparring grounds. She walked up to him, smiling. When he saw her he stopped sparring with whoever it was and walked quickly towards her.

"Hey! What's up?"

"The sky." She said sarcastically.

They both laughed and Kale asked,

"Want to take a walk?"

"Sure. Let's go."

They walked off the sparring grounds and into a nice forest area. Kale started the conversation.

"So…how have you been? I mean, like in Alagaesia, have you been doing okay?"

"Yeah, actually I've had a lot of really cool experiences, some bad, some good, but It's all turned out okay in the end. I just hope that this new battle turns out okay. And what about you? Have you been okay since you came here?"

"I've been okay. This man who had a son that died took me in, and he found me work to do and I've made new friends. But I really miss our old ones. I bet they are all really sad about us."

"Heh, yeah…maybe they miss ME, but you they got over in the first month. I mean you were just annoying…" She said jokingly.

"What ever, they probably don't even remember you by now!"

They both laughed.

"But that's really good, that you've found someone to take you in, and friends too."

"Yeah, but I really missed you too. I thought about you every day, wondering and thinking that maybe this is what happened to you…but I never thought that that would be true!"

"Yeah it's really crazy, huh? I couldn't even believe this was real when I first came here."

"I still can't hardly believe it. It's just so insane to think that there was a whole different dimension or way to go back in time or whatever this is here."

"I know right?" Said Jaide, fully going back to her old self, when she said things like this, and didn't pick up an English accent.

They had come to a little brook, and the grass was thick and cool. Jaide sat down, and Kale joined her. They sat in silence for awhile just appreciating the sounds of the water. Kale slid closer to her on the grass.

"You know, Jaide, I really don't want to be parted from you again, now that I've found you, I don't want you to leave me again."

"Well, Kale, you know I have responsibilities that I have to take care of now, and I can't exactly spend a whole lot of time with you…"

"I know, you're a great dragon Rider and your mission in life is now to help re-build the dragon race. But, couldn't we just see each other from time to time? Like whenever you come to the Varden and have time to say 'hi'?"

"Well yeah sure but-"

He cut her off by leaning in close to her, and whispering,

"I'm glad,"

And then he kissed her, gently on the lips, and pulling her closer to him. Jaide didn't know what to do, she was getting confused, but then when Kale pulled away and she opened her eyes and looked past him, she saw Eragon staring at her from behind a tree.

She gasped and pushed herself away from Kale, who looked behind him to see Eragon walking away quickly.

Jaide gave Kale a venomous look and then ran after Eragon, calling out to him.

"Eragon! Wait Eragon please!"

She finally caught up with him and caught his forearm. He pulled it away from her, his face showed obvious pain.

"Eragon, it's not what it seems, he just- I mean I didn't-" Jaide stumbled with her words, searching for the right ones.

"Then what is it? Tell me please before I lose my mind." Eragon spat at her sharply.

"Eragon, I didn't kiss him, he just kissed me it was so sudden I swear I didn't-"

"Well you sure didn't pull away either! I saw him inch closer and closer to you and you didn't catch it! You were totally oblivious!"

"I didn't want to be mean to him, Eragon, I mean I have known him since I was like 6 years old and he's my friend! I'm close to him but not the way I'm close to you!"

"Apparently so. You must be very close to him to allow him to kiss you like that." Shot back Eragon, his voice full of emotion.

"Eragon-"

"No! Don't try and tell me that I didn't see what you were doing. Men on the sparring grounds said that you walked into the forest with him. Were you planning on meeting up with him?"

"Ah…yes." Said Jaide, admitting her mistake.

"I see. You lied to me."

"No, I-"

"No? You mean you didn't tell me that you wanted to walk alone, and then come and seek him out? Then I find you in a secretive place kissing him! No, don't tell me that you didn't lie to me. You deceived me."

Eragon started walking away, and Jaide tried to follow him. He pushed her back, away from him, and said harshly,

"Do not follow me. You are not with me. Not anymore."

And with that he turned away from her, and swiftly walked away.

His last words hit Jaide like a bolt of lightning. She stared after him, dumbstruck that he left her like that. Tears were softly and silently streaming down her face when Kale came up behind her. He put a hand on her shoulder.

"Are you alright? I heard you guys fighting-"

She spun around to face him, and stepped backwards, moving away from him.

"You should not have done that. I was with Eragon. He saw us, you, kiss me like that, and that is why he just left me. Kale, why did you do that? We've never been like that before, why now? So suddenly?"

"Jaide, I'm sorry, I should have told you before how I felt, and then you disappeared, and it was too late. But then when you were here, I thought…I just thought that everything could go back to the way it was before and then I could…"

"Well you thought wrong! I love Eragon! I love him.You are still too late, Kale. I don't feel that way for you. My love for you is that of a friend, nothing more, nothing less."

"But, Jaide-"

"I have to go now. Don't come looking for me. I will be gone tomorrow and this time you can't follow me."

With that she left Kale in the forest, running away from him and back to the quarters which she had been given. As she ran back, tears started streaming again down her face.

I can't believe I lost him…and all because I…I should have told him where I was going.

Jaide continued contemplating what had all just happened and when she got close to her room, she saw Eragon, Saphira and Orik. They were talking, and Orik was talking consolingly to Eragon. She tried to duck out of sight, but it was too late. They had seen her. She wiped at the tears on her cheeks, looked Eragon in the eyes, then bowed her head in sorrow, walking quickly past them.

She found the area where all the rooms were and confronted Arya, who was walking out of her room, which was across from Jaide's.

"Jaide! What's wrong?" Asked Arya, noticing that she had tears on her face and that her eyes were red and puffy.

"Nothing!"

Arya took Jaide by the shoulders, and tried asking again what was going on.

"No it's nothing, please just leave me alone!"

And with that she succeeded in pulling away from Arya and ran into her room, slamming the door behind her. She hit her pillow bawling, and stayed there for a long time.

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Arya found Eragon with Orik and Saphira, concerned about Jaide.

"Eragon, is there something wrong I just ran into Jaide and she was crying-" She stopped when she saw that Eragon had red eyes as well, but he had been holding his tears inside. But his face showed much sadness.

"What happened?" She asked concerned.

Eragon stayed silent, so Orik told her what Eragon had told him.

"Eragon found Jaide in the forest by the sparring grounds with Kale, and they were talking, and then he kissed her, and she didn't pull away. Then she saw Eragon and pushed Kale away, and came after Eragon. They fought and in the end Eragon left her, in more ways than one."

"That's awful. But I don't believe that Jaide would do that purposefully to you, Eragon."

"She lied to me!" shouted Eragon, the tears were pushing their way past his eyelids, even though he was trying his hardest to keep them in. "She lied. She said that she wanted to be alone and then she sought him out! She even admitted it!"

"Well then I think that she was trying to be honest with you after that." Said Arya, trying to start the mending of something crumbling apart. "She made a mistake of not telling you she was going to see an old friend. Things just got out of hand after that. And she was trying to be honest with you about it. That's what it sounds like to me. I think you need to go talk to her, calmly this time."

Eragon was silent for a long time. He was leaning against a wall, with his head down, arms folded across his chest. He seemed to be contemplating his boots.

She's right, little one. You need to talk. Saphira said gently to him, nuzzling his shoulder.

Eragon sighed, and took in a deep breath, then let it out slowly.

"I suppose your right." And he walked off in the direction of the rooms.

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Ok well there you go! Please reveiw and I know you will probably want to flame me for not writing for so long. Sorry a million times again!!! You good people put up with me so well! Ok well There you go and I hope to write more now that I'm inspired more. Please check out my Art on DeviantArt under the name of Adurna as well!