Dalamar and Raist
The greatest gift an apprentice could give
Anubis the Great
09.00 AM
"Shalafi, Shalafi!" Yelled Dalamar. He was making a dramatic entrance to the lab. Raistlin turned around to face his excited apprentice. "What is it, Dalamar?" Raistlin asked, rolling his eyes. "Do you know what day is it?" Dalamar asked with excitement. "It is Tuesday, apprentice. Why are you so excited about?" "Guess what suppose to happen tomorrow." Dalamar said, smiled, folded his hands behind his back and rocked back and forth on his heels. "Surprise me." Raistlin said. "Your Day of life Gift, silly!" Dalamar said and giggled. Well, well...Raistlin did say "Surprise me" and so he did! "You were so caught up with studying you completely forgot about your own Day of Life Gift!" said Dalamar. Trying not to look like a fool, Raistlin raised his eyebrows. "What makes you think I forgot about my Day of Life Gift?" He said and looked down to the floor. "I just didn't want you to know." Apparently Dalamar took it too harsh. "Why don't you want me to know about your Day of Life Gift?" he said with a lump in his throat. "It's not personal.." Raistlin said and looked up at his apprentice. "Well, you just made it personal!" Dalamar said and ran out of the lab, crying his Dark Elf's heart out. Raistlin was so surprised by this sudden change that the only thing he could do was to remain seated in his chair and stare at Dalamar while he ran dramatically out the door, with raised eyebrows and wide open eyes, blinking. "Did I do something wrong?" He asked himself. "Yes!!!" Dalamar's voice came out from the shaft of the stairs.
17.00 PM
Raistlin and Dalamar sat at the table, eating their dinner. Well Dalamar didn't exactly eat his dinner. He was sitting at the far end of the table, as far away from Raistlin as he could, very quiet, not touching his food, only playing around with his fork. Raistlin noticed that his eyes were swollen and he was pulling his nose a lot. 'Was he crying all this time?' Raistlin thought to himself. Dalamar stood up abruptly, his head slumped. "I'm finished." He said with a low tone. He took his plate and went to the sink to wash it. Raistlin stood up too and went over to his apprentice. "Dalamar, I-"he tried to say but Dalamar just kept washing his plate ignoring him completely. "I'm so-"Raistlin tried to say again but Dalamar teleported himself out of the kitchen back to his room. He slammed the door behind him. Raistlin sighed and leaned over the sink. "This is nonsense!" He whispered to himself. "How am I suppose to become a god when I have an overly-sensitive Dark Elf on my hands!?" Raistlin heard Dalamar burst into hysteric crying. He rolled his eyes and went back to is work, leaving Dalamar to his crying, thinking it's better if he'll let it all out on the pillow, in his room, over a box of chocolates.
23.30
Raistlin was finishing his work in the lab. He could still hear Dalamar crying in his room. Raistlin left the lab, heading for Dalamar's room, worrying he might dried himself completely out of fluids. Raistlin stood out side of Dalamar's room, knocking softly on the door. "May I come in?" He asked. "No! Go away!" Dalamar's voice came out. It was somewhat muffled, apparently he sunk his head to the soft pillows. Raistlin came in anyway, shutting the door behind him. He sat on the bed next to Dalamar. Dalamar was laying, his face buried deep in the soft, red velvet pillows, covered in his blanket {Which was embedded with "I love my Shalafi" in golden threads} and his stuffed animal laying around on the floor. "I thought I told you not to come in..." Dalamar said. "We need to talk." Raistlin said and put his hand on Dalamar's shoulder. Dalamar shook it off. "There's nothing to talk about. You're mean!" Dalamar said and pulled his nose. "I'm sorry Dalamar." Raistlin said in a soft voice. "'Sorry' doesn't cut it. You shouldn't have said those things to me to begin with!" He said looked up from the pillows and gave an angry stare to Raistlin. Raistlin was so startled by Dalamar's angry, beautiful face that he could only sit next to him, not saying anything. Without noticing Raistlin was staring at Dalamar. When he understood what he was doing he looked away quickly, blushing slightly. He stood up quickly and left with haste to his room, saying a short "Good Night" to Dalamar. Raistlin went to sleep. He was afraid that Dalamar might have noticed he was blushing back than in his room. He fell asleep and had a sweet dream about something he forgot had.
Next morning
Dalamar was up and walking, studying in the lab. Raistlin thought he might got over this over the night but when he came closer to Dalamar, he just pulled away from him. "Dalamar! Why won't you look at me? I'm ordering you to-" "Happy Day of Life Gift, Shalafi. "Dalamar said in a low tone, his head slumped. He held a small scroll in his hand. Raistlin looked surprised. He looked at the scroll his apprentice was giving to him, looked at his apprentice and back at the scroll. Dalamar gestured to him that he'd take it. Raistlin took the scroll and opened it. Inside was written an inscription: "To the greatest master in all of Krynn! Happy Day of Life Gift." Under the inscription was written a text in the language of magic. Raistlin quickly read it, not giving a lot of mind to details and understood that it was a potion that will make the drinker a god. For the first time in many years Raistlin was emotionally broken. He hugged his apprentice so tight that Dalamar thought one more second will make him either pass out or pop up. "I'm so sorry, Dalamar! I should have never said those things to you!" Raistlin said with a lump in his throat. Dalamar hugged him back. "That's ok, Shalafi. I forgive you." "I don't need this God thing anymore! Not while I have you around!" Raistlin said and in an emotional rage tore the scroll and cast it into the fire while it burned to a crisp.
That night Dalamar was laying down on the sofa, his head on his Shalafi's thigh, staring into the fire and drinking hot tea. "Thank you, Dalamar. This was the best gift I could ever have had." "Thank you, Shalafi." Dalamar said and smiled. "Let's go upstairs."
End
09.00 AM
"Shalafi, Shalafi!" Yelled Dalamar. He was making a dramatic entrance to the lab. Raistlin turned around to face his excited apprentice. "What is it, Dalamar?" Raistlin asked, rolling his eyes. "Do you know what day is it?" Dalamar asked with excitement. "It is Tuesday, apprentice. Why are you so excited about?" "Guess what suppose to happen tomorrow." Dalamar said, smiled, folded his hands behind his back and rocked back and forth on his heels. "Surprise me." Raistlin said. "Your Day of life Gift, silly!" Dalamar said and giggled. Well, well...Raistlin did say "Surprise me" and so he did! "You were so caught up with studying you completely forgot about your own Day of Life Gift!" said Dalamar. Trying not to look like a fool, Raistlin raised his eyebrows. "What makes you think I forgot about my Day of Life Gift?" He said and looked down to the floor. "I just didn't want you to know." Apparently Dalamar took it too harsh. "Why don't you want me to know about your Day of Life Gift?" he said with a lump in his throat. "It's not personal.." Raistlin said and looked up at his apprentice. "Well, you just made it personal!" Dalamar said and ran out of the lab, crying his Dark Elf's heart out. Raistlin was so surprised by this sudden change that the only thing he could do was to remain seated in his chair and stare at Dalamar while he ran dramatically out the door, with raised eyebrows and wide open eyes, blinking. "Did I do something wrong?" He asked himself. "Yes!!!" Dalamar's voice came out from the shaft of the stairs.
17.00 PM
Raistlin and Dalamar sat at the table, eating their dinner. Well Dalamar didn't exactly eat his dinner. He was sitting at the far end of the table, as far away from Raistlin as he could, very quiet, not touching his food, only playing around with his fork. Raistlin noticed that his eyes were swollen and he was pulling his nose a lot. 'Was he crying all this time?' Raistlin thought to himself. Dalamar stood up abruptly, his head slumped. "I'm finished." He said with a low tone. He took his plate and went to the sink to wash it. Raistlin stood up too and went over to his apprentice. "Dalamar, I-"he tried to say but Dalamar just kept washing his plate ignoring him completely. "I'm so-"Raistlin tried to say again but Dalamar teleported himself out of the kitchen back to his room. He slammed the door behind him. Raistlin sighed and leaned over the sink. "This is nonsense!" He whispered to himself. "How am I suppose to become a god when I have an overly-sensitive Dark Elf on my hands!?" Raistlin heard Dalamar burst into hysteric crying. He rolled his eyes and went back to is work, leaving Dalamar to his crying, thinking it's better if he'll let it all out on the pillow, in his room, over a box of chocolates.
23.30
Raistlin was finishing his work in the lab. He could still hear Dalamar crying in his room. Raistlin left the lab, heading for Dalamar's room, worrying he might dried himself completely out of fluids. Raistlin stood out side of Dalamar's room, knocking softly on the door. "May I come in?" He asked. "No! Go away!" Dalamar's voice came out. It was somewhat muffled, apparently he sunk his head to the soft pillows. Raistlin came in anyway, shutting the door behind him. He sat on the bed next to Dalamar. Dalamar was laying, his face buried deep in the soft, red velvet pillows, covered in his blanket {Which was embedded with "I love my Shalafi" in golden threads} and his stuffed animal laying around on the floor. "I thought I told you not to come in..." Dalamar said. "We need to talk." Raistlin said and put his hand on Dalamar's shoulder. Dalamar shook it off. "There's nothing to talk about. You're mean!" Dalamar said and pulled his nose. "I'm sorry Dalamar." Raistlin said in a soft voice. "'Sorry' doesn't cut it. You shouldn't have said those things to me to begin with!" He said looked up from the pillows and gave an angry stare to Raistlin. Raistlin was so startled by Dalamar's angry, beautiful face that he could only sit next to him, not saying anything. Without noticing Raistlin was staring at Dalamar. When he understood what he was doing he looked away quickly, blushing slightly. He stood up quickly and left with haste to his room, saying a short "Good Night" to Dalamar. Raistlin went to sleep. He was afraid that Dalamar might have noticed he was blushing back than in his room. He fell asleep and had a sweet dream about something he forgot had.
Next morning
Dalamar was up and walking, studying in the lab. Raistlin thought he might got over this over the night but when he came closer to Dalamar, he just pulled away from him. "Dalamar! Why won't you look at me? I'm ordering you to-" "Happy Day of Life Gift, Shalafi. "Dalamar said in a low tone, his head slumped. He held a small scroll in his hand. Raistlin looked surprised. He looked at the scroll his apprentice was giving to him, looked at his apprentice and back at the scroll. Dalamar gestured to him that he'd take it. Raistlin took the scroll and opened it. Inside was written an inscription: "To the greatest master in all of Krynn! Happy Day of Life Gift." Under the inscription was written a text in the language of magic. Raistlin quickly read it, not giving a lot of mind to details and understood that it was a potion that will make the drinker a god. For the first time in many years Raistlin was emotionally broken. He hugged his apprentice so tight that Dalamar thought one more second will make him either pass out or pop up. "I'm so sorry, Dalamar! I should have never said those things to you!" Raistlin said with a lump in his throat. Dalamar hugged him back. "That's ok, Shalafi. I forgive you." "I don't need this God thing anymore! Not while I have you around!" Raistlin said and in an emotional rage tore the scroll and cast it into the fire while it burned to a crisp.
That night Dalamar was laying down on the sofa, his head on his Shalafi's thigh, staring into the fire and drinking hot tea. "Thank you, Dalamar. This was the best gift I could ever have had." "Thank you, Shalafi." Dalamar said and smiled. "Let's go upstairs."
End