Well, I was reading my Dragonlance book today (Dragons Of Autumn Twilight) and got a spark of inspiration. This is a story about Tanis, Laurana and Gilthas when they were young and carefree. I hope you like it, please review!!
Porthios walked slowly down the marble stairs of the Tower of the Sun. how he detested chasing after his siblings. They had no respect for their father and always went to play even when they were told to stay in one spot.
"Gilthanas! Tanthalas! Lauralanthalasa!" he called. Hearing no reply, he grumbled and continued walking, heading towards their usual play area.
He began to grow a but uneasy when he got closer. Usually they were laughing, talking or shreiking as they played whatever game they could devise.
Still not hearing anything, he came to a halt jut outside the ring of bushes that surrounded the cleearing they played in.
Suddenly, he heard what sounded like a stifled giggle. However, before he had any time to react, a large amount of water fell on him, running into his eyes and soaking him from head to foot!
"Get out here now!" he shouted angrily.
There was a movement in the bushes to his left, then out came two of the three culprits.
First was Tanthalas. He was the 'adopted' son of Porthios's father, The Speaker Of The Sun. tanthalas's mother had been raped by a human warrior and she had died shorly after the birth of her half-breed son. The Speaker had taken the child in, and now it really was like he was part of the family.
Tanthalas was a skinny youth with chocolate brown eyes and unruly chin-length auburn hair. Being half-human, he was a trifle more mature, but only when seriousness was of great importance. The rest of the time he was a sparkling-eyed curious little boy.
The other was Porthios's younger sister Lauralanthalasa. She was the youngest of the four children and had just been deemed 'old enough' by Tanthalas and Gilthanas. That meant that she was now allowed to play with them and was accepted into their little 'gang.'
She was tall and graceful with long honey coloured hair, full putting lips and large liquid blue eyes. Her sweet nature was captivating and helped get the three trouble-makers out of trouble.
There was one problem though, Gilthanas was not present.
"Where is Gilthanas?" Porthios asked, trying to control his temper as he wiped the water from his eyes.
The two children looked at each other briefly then clamped their hands over their mouths to keep from laughing.
Porthios noticed that Tanthalas' gaze went from the ground, slowly up to above Porthios' head.
Porthios gazed up to find a surprised looking Gilthanas.
Gilthanas was like the middle child. He had brown hair and the same bright blue eyes as Lauralanthalasa. He was bright and came up with most of the plans that the three put into action. Gilthanas was also very protective of his younger sister.
He seemed to be struggling, then Porthios realized that Gilthanas was stuck up in the tree branch he had been hanging from. It was obvious that he had dumped the water, for he was still holding the bucket in his hands.
"Porthios," Gilthanas began, "Help me!"
Porthios sighed, then stood on his tip-toes and un-hooked Gilthanas from the branch that had snagged him.
Tanthalas and Lauralanthalasa had given up trying not to laugh and were rolling on the ground nearly breathless form laughing so hard. Gilthanas soon joined in and pretty soon even Porthios let out a chuckle.
"Come now, father wishes to speak to the three of you," Porthios said suddenly, making them stop abruptly. They got up and followed Porthios, who led them back to the tower.
"That was a great prank!" Lauralanthalasa commented, seeming as thought it had been her idea.
"Yes, but Tanthalas almost gave it away when he giggled," Gilthanas made a face at the auburn haired boy.
"No!" Tanthalas argued. "He was even more surprised when I giggled, he was not suspecting it!"
The other two considered it for a moment, then nodded eagerly in agreement.
"But next time, the prank will be even better!" Gilthanas proclaimed. They all nodded in agreement.
Porthios sighed. He would probably find a snake or some other creature in his bed.
Arriving at the tower, he ushered inside, made sure he hadn't lost one, then led them to the Hall of the Speaker.
Ya, ok so it was a little short. That is only the first part though, so if people like it, then I will write a whole little set of some of the adventures they have. I hope you liked it, and please, don't hesitate to email me. Hey if you want to, you can suggest an adventure for them to have!! My email addy is Laurana_16_elf@hotmail.com so write to me!! And remember, REVIEW!!