Once upon a time there was a fairy called Yurochka plisetsky. Yurio as he was more commonly known was a forest fairy who lived in the deepest forests of Russia, for, he hated people.

One day a knight called Otabek Altin, a traveller and explorer, was searching through Yurio's forests.

Yurio sat in his home, a nest of sticks and twigs, high up in the tree tops. It was lit by fireflies, the pretty fairy's only companions.

He heard a rustle from the canopy bellow and the lights suddenly went dark.

Yurio listened, his heard pounding with fear. His breath curling in front of him.

Otabek's horse stopped by the fairy's home and the knight looked up. Wasn't there lights on a moment ago? He thought that these forests were uninhabited, that it was cursed. Why would someone chose to live here?

The knight jumped off his horse, his armour clanking as he inspected the 'nest'. It was beautiful in it's own unique way, workmanship beyond his own abilities. He looked through the branches and saw a pair of striking blue eyes, so someone was living out here!

"Is there anyone there?" The knight called. He was nervous. He had been on many adventures and had been attacked more times than he could remember.

Yurio looked at the attractive knight warily. He gulped and searched for his voice, he rarely needed it living among the fireflies.

"What do you want?" Yurio demanded cautiously.

Otabek paused, he was only investing the rumours of the cursed forest.

"Nothing, I am merely a traveller wandering through. I'm known as Otabek." The knight confessed.

The fairy looked at him, he did not seem to be lying but Yurio was still distrustful.

"How do I know you're not lying. . . I've lived among your kind, I know of your cruelty." Yurio said.

"I'm not like others; I try to stay on the move as much as I can, avoiding them." Otabek said glancing at his horse.

There was a pause between the pair, both outcasts in their own way.

"May I see you properly?" Otabek asked. The fairy seemed unsure. "I promise I won't tell anyone you're here."

Yurio looked around his home and nodded. What was the harm?

Suddenly the tree was lit with hundreds of fireflies.

Yurio slowly emerged through the doorway, his red, pink, black fiery wings fluttering like a newly hatched butterfly.

Otabek stared at the creature before him.

"Call me Yurio, people don't come to these forests." Yurio stated coldly.

He was as curious as the knight before him.

"There's a rumour these forests are cursed." Otabek explained.

Yurio smiled to himself, how the fireflies spread rumours for him.

"Why do you travel here?" The mesmerising fairy asked.

"I search for adventure where I can find it and a cursed forest is hardly a challenge." Otabek explained.

"You lied to me." Yurio said flying further away from the knight.

Otabek paused, Yurio had a point. "I didn't want you to fear me." Otabek said "I honestly won't tell anyone . . . they would be too dumb to believe it anyway."

Yurio smiled at the final part, finally someone who speaks his language.

He flew closer and inspected the knife playing with his armour. Otabek smiled and stayed as still as he could. Yurio looked at his reflection in the knight's shiny breastplate; mesmerised by his own reflection.

"Why do you wear this?" the blonde asked.

"To protect myself." Otabek said.

Yurio nodded, "Isn't it heavy?" he asked curiously.

Otabek nodded, "A bit." He said with a slight smile. "Did you make up the curse?"

"The lie protects me." Yurio defended.

"How do you live out here? What do you eat?" Otabek asked.

"I've learnt to survive."

Otabek nodded. "So there is no curse?" He asked.

Yurio shook his head, proudly.

Otabek sighed and sat down on a nearby rock. His horse came over and Otabek stroke it's nose. Yurio lay on a tree branch, his wings folding in as he lay his head against his folded arms.

"What will you do now?" Yurio asked.

Otabek jumped and looked up, forgetting where he was. "I guess I'll have to find a new adventure." He said smiling sadly.

Otabek stood up and got onto his horse.

"Otabek?" Yurio asked.

"hmmm." The dark haired knight said.

Yurio smiled and flew down, with cold eyes he looked at the knight. "Tell no one that I'm here. My existence must remain secret."

Otabek nodded and smiled. "Keep it secret, keep it safe." He said, stroking his hand across Yurio's pale cheek.

Yurio pulled away and blushed, touching his cheek.

Otabek laughed.

Yurio looked aggressively at the knight; he flew forward and gently poked Otabek's cheek. "I hope you find a new adventure."

Otabek nodded and smiled.

Yurio watched as the knight rode off in the forest. The fairy sighed with relief, but also unexplainable sadness, and flew back into his home. He called the fireflies all around and told them to follow the knight and keep him updated on his location.

Yurio didn't like people but somehow . . . this knight was different. He felt that Otabek was something worth caring about.