Saphira rubbed her butt after Eragon literally kicked her out the door. She slowly walks down the cold steps of the apartment building where trash littered the floor. She stops to stare at a rat gnawing on… whatever it is eating until it felt the presence of being looked at, and it too stares back at her. Saphira gave it a scowl and it quickly scurries away. She chuckled to herself as she walks out onto the street.
POV Saphira
The Alagaesia High School, one of the most prestigious schools in the country, is not too far away from the building where we live. I hate school. People always made fun of my dirty clothing and the sparse lunch "brother" took the time to make. The only highlight of it is my friends Katrina, Murtagh, and Thorn who all live in the same apartment building as I do., well… other than Kat.
Katrina came from a wealthy family, and honestly, I don't know why she bothers to hang out with us. Unlike Murtagh, Thorn, and I, who live in a dump, Kat actually has a nice million dollar home and a warm bed to sleep in. She's so different compared to the other high school snobs, she's so sweet and sensitive, and if there is anyone in the world I would be willing to die for, it would be Katrina and without a doubt, Eragon.
It has been a week since the house had burnt down, Eragon, Roran, and Saphira are now resting in a temporary foster home since they have no existing relatives. Every so often, weird people with paperwork would come by and some decision would be made. One day, the same weird people came by again but this time they took Roran away, and no matter how much the three children protested they cannot beat the strength of the adults. Every night Saphira would cry herself to sleep over the loss of not only Garrow, but now Roran, and as the days continue to pass, Eragon notices that another strange group of people started to show up and was constantly pointing at him. He realizes what he has to do and one night, he woke Saphira with the smell of cookies he hid under his pillow and took her by the hand and snuck out of the house. Eragon was only ten years old and he was already burdened with the responsibility of taking care of Saphira. It has been 2 days and they were very hungry and were growing weak, but their luck changed when they sat down to listen to an odd man telling stories. The man called himself Brom and he took pity on the small things and invited them to live with him. They quickly settled down in the apartment they live in now, but soon after-..
"Hey! Hello? Earth to Saphira" Saphira blinked twice until he realized it was Thorn snapping his fingers at her.
Thorn, with his fiery red hair, towered over Saphira. With a playful smile he flicked her hard on the forehead.
"Ow! What the hell is that for?"
"Oh, I thought you needed helping waking up. I never knew you can sleep while standing."
Saphira reached for his hand and Thorn's face reddened "Um… what are you - OW!" He never got to finish the sentence before Saphira bit hard into his hand.
"Whoa Saphira, chill, I don't want to have to pay for my brother's hospital bill." Thorn turned to look at Murtagh with a hint of tears in his eyes.
"He deserved it."
"I know, I know, but promise me that you won't bite him again."
"What are you? My mother?" Saphira let off a sigh before glaring back at Thorn "Fine, I won't bite his hand again"
"Thank you, I don't mind you punching him in the stomach or kneeing him in the balls, I just don't want him to have visible marks on him otherwise our mother would go mental." An image of their mom, Selena, scolding him the last time when Murtagh got hurt. She nagged at him for not taking care of his brother the entire night. He shuddered at the thought of that happening again.
"Just tell Thorn to keep his grubby hands to himself." Saphira stalked away while rubbing her forehead.
Grubby? Are my hands really like that? Thorn looked down at his hands and saw the teeth marks that were clearly visible between his thumb and forefinger. His face reddened again. Saphira's mouth was on my hand!
"She really got you good this time, just how long are you gonna keep getting pushed around by a girl?"
Thorn turned to see Murtagh whistling at the sight of his bite mark on his hand. He punched him hard in the shoulder before sprinting to catch up with Saphira.
Murtagh let out a huge sigh before running of after them too.
It is almost eight in the morning when they neared Alagaesia High, and despite the fact that school starts exactly at eight, there is still a lot of students outside. As they approached the school, they passed by the parking lot where rows and rows of Mercedes, BMWs, and other name brand cars are parked. The group passed by a few girls laughing at some jokes unknown, and ducked as a they walked between two guys throwing a football. Finally, they reached the entrance but only to find their path blocked by a group of students.
Saphira looked up to see Faolin and the rest of his jock friends blocking their way. Did I mention how much I hated school?