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Just a note that I forgot to put in the last chapter, just because that the Kings have their Queens that doesn't mean that they are in a romantic relationship. I apologise in advance to any USUK, FRANADA, CHIPAN and RUSPRUS shippers. I am sorry.

Before the fall

Vanya

A muffled shout in the distance interrupted the darkness around him.

Vanya

This time the shout was closer and he could make out the words Va and ya.

Vanya!

This time he felt something push him.

VANYA!

He opened his heavy eyelids to find a small girl slapping his head with her tinny hands.

"Vanya wake up! Wake up! I'm going to be late and you have to make breakfast!"

He closed his eyelids and turned away from the girl.

"No."

"VAANYA!"

This time she punched his back several times with her tinny fists.

"VAANYA!"

He pulled the covers up and covered his face with it.

"SLEEP!"

Then with a swift movement the little girl threw the covers on the ground.

"WAKE UP!"

There was a moment of silence as if both of them were planning on what to do next.

"Fine I'll go."

The little girl smiled and ran out of the room. He stretched and stood up to change his clothes. He walked to a small pile of carefully folded clothes that lay on the floor next to the door. He changed his clothes and before he left the room he wrapped his beloved scarf around his neck, the only time he wasn't wearing it was when he took a shower and went to bed.

He opened the door that led directly to a room with a small stove and furnace and in front of it was a small dinning table with three chairs that were placed around it. At the back of the room was a small fireplace and near it was a door that let to a room that belonged to his sisters.

He opened a small cupboard that was above the stove and took out a frying pan and he set it on the stove. He then left from the front door of the house and walked to the back where there was a small chicken pen. He went inside and in the tiny house was a nest with three small eggs, which he took and he walked back to the house. He cracked the eggs and started to cook them on the pan. Right on cue someone came in.

"Sestra you're back I was just cooking breakfast. How did you sleep?"

"Very well thank you Vanya. Maybe you could add this to it."

She handed him a small packet that was wrapped in paper. He took it and opened it slowly.

"It's ham!"

In the small packet was three thin slices of ham.

"How did you get it?"

"I traded some flour for it."

"Thank you Sestra! This is amazing!"

"You hurry and make breakfast you have work and Natalya needs to go to school."

"Yes Katyusha."

"I'll go help her get ready."

He nodded and proceeded to cut the ham into little pieces and added them to the egg. After a few moments it was ready. He took out three plates and added equal amounts of egg to them. He then set the table.

"Breakfast is ready!"

A few seconds later his sisters entered the room and as soon as they stepped foot inside Natalya ran to her brother. She was wearing a small dress that was dark purple and she had a matching ribbon tied so that there was a bow on top of her head.

"How do I look Vanya?"

He chuckled and hugged his little sister.

"You are going to be the most beautiful girl in the whole town."

"Really?"

"Yep! But first you got to eat breakfast."

She nodded and sat down on one of the chairs, her siblings following tail. They sat down and had a quick breakfast. When they were done Natalya made her way outside the house after saying goodbye to her sister and was followed out by her brother.

They started to walk away from their small house and continued walking down a small worn path.

"Here let me carry your bag."

"Thank you big brother."

"Your welcome."

They continued walking until they reached a small schoolhouse.

"Hey Ivan!"

Right in front of them was a boy with white hair and red eyes who was waving at them and by his side was a small boy with blonde hair.

"Hi Gilbert."

"Hi Gilbert, hi Ludwig"

"Hi Natalya!"

The little boy hid behind his big brother.

"Come on Luddy say hello what did I say about being rude to ladies."

The boy peeked at Natalya from his hiding spot.

"Hello."

"How about you take Natalya to class?"

The boy nodded.

"That's okay with you Ivan?"

"Yes of course I see no problem with it."

"Then off you go! Go on Luddy be a gentleman."

The little boy appeared from behind his brother and stepped forward.

"Bye big brother."

"I'll come pick you up."

Ivan handed her bag back. Just before they left the little boy extended his hand towards Natalya.

"Let me carry your bag."

Natalya handed him her bag without saying anything and they were off. Gilbert chuckled.

"His really trying to be a gentleman now. But after he can be a real pain in the neck!"

"I wonder who he got that from?"

"Hey! No need to be mean!"

Gilbert gave his shoulder a playful slap.

"I must get going now Katyusha is waiting for me. I've got work to do."

"You know man you should defiantly take a break, you work non-stop everyday! You keep pushing yourself one day you're going to push too far."

"Well someone has to make sure they have something to eat everyday. Ever since we left the last kingdom it hasn't been easy."

"I know, I'm just saying go easy on yourself."

"Maybe later, right know I have work to do."

Ivan then walked away from the small schoolhouse and returned to his home. There he went to the back where there was the chicken pen, a cow, a small pony and a very small vegetable garden consisting of only three rows of plants. He started by feeding the only two chickens with what little grains they had. Then he cleaned out the small wooden house that served as a shelter.

Then he checked on the cow and pony feeding both of them a turnip each. He then took the small bucket that was hanging from a hook and walked to a well and got some water. He then walked back home gave the water to the cow and then walked back to the well to get water for the pony. When he was done he took a small grooming brush that looked like it was used for polishing shoes and groomed both pony and cow.

After he checked on the small garden that was growing food. On one row there was turnip, on the other carrots and the last one was growing radish. He checked each one to see how they were going. It wasn't long until he would be able to collect them and hopefully be able to trade them for something more valuable like flour or meat.

He then went back inside the small house that they were able to afford despite having nearly nothing. Luckily Katyusha was able to get a job at the windmill that paid well and that helped buy the beds, blankets, clothes and kitchen appliances. The inside of the house was empty for his older sister had already left for work. He grabbed a small basket that he managed to learn to make with dried hay that he found one day. He then left the house and walked towards the small town, he passed it without giving a second glance and he soon arrived at the entrance of a forest.

The trees were tall, so tall that the branches were so high up you had to look up or even lay down to see them. Their leaves were a dark brown and the bark was dark almost black but it seemed to shine at night-time, the bark seemed to be filled with tinny bright stars. That's where the forest gets its name The Night Forest.

He continued to walk and entered the forest; there was a pathway that cleared his way. The light of the day was dimmed and the wind seemed to blow in the distance the only thing that was heard was the soft steps on the floor and the occasional snapped twig. He continued walking not straying from the path for the say if you stray from the path in Night Forest the elves and fairies will take you to their kingdom and they will keep you away from the path for everyone knows that the pathway is the only way in and out of the forest.

Ivan suddenly stopped and his sight fell to a low branch and there sitting was a small pixie. She had elf like ears and long sliver hair and extremely pale eyes and skin. It had long black butterfly wings and as soon as it took sight of Ivan it flew at lighting speed away from sight, leaving behind what felt like a soft breeze of wind. Ivan chuckled it wasn't the first pixie he saw, the first was sitting on a leaf and was completely green even her wings and eyes. He's seen many pixies but never a fairy and absolutely never an elf. They try to keep hidden from sight for they say if you catch a fairy they can give you a wish and if you spot an elf they will leave on your doorstep a box filled with gems so that you don't reveal them to anybody else. They say that pixies have a magical dust capable of doing anything. Seeing pixies wasn't rare in Night Forest but everybody is too scared to enter for they heard stories of the wind spirit that lives there.

It is said that the wind spirit was once the King of the kingdom but had fallen ill and everyday the illness got worse and worse until the king lay on his deathbed. There he swore to protect the Night Forest if the fairies promised to keep his family safe. The fairies agreed and he became the wind sprit and in return no harm came to the kings family.

Ivan giggled as he remembered the old tale his sister used to tell him so that he could go to sleep. He continued walking until he reached the exit that lead to a large clearing, here was Ivan's secret place for nobody knew about except him and the pixie in front of him.

"Hello Raivis!"

"Hello Ivan!"

The little pixie was in front of Ivan's face and was flapping his wings so fast that they were almost invisible. He has short curly blonde hair and violet eyes. He was wearing a hat that was made out of a red leaf and so was the skirt he was wearing and the small cape that was around his shoulders.

Ivan extended his hand and Raivis sat on it.

"Thank you, you have no idea how tiring that is."

"No problem. Where are the others?"
"I don't know?"

"Toris! Eduard! Where are you?"

"Up here."

He felt a soft pat on his head and on it were two other pixies. They then flew down and sat down next to Raivis.

One had long brown hair and had a big hat that was the top of a red mushroom with white spots and had a skirt made out of brown leaves and a small cape made of the same leaves.

The other had dark blonde hair and had a daisy flower as a hat. His skirt and cape were made of bright green leaves.

"Hello both of you how are you?"

"We're good. How are your sisters doing?"

"Well Katyusha is working and Natalya is still going to school so they are pretty busy but they're okay."

"Good!"

"We brought you something to bring back home!"

"Really? I was going to dig for some roots."

"Don't worry we have something for you."

The three of them flew off the first to come was Toris.

"Here show me your basket."

Ivan did as he was told. Then on it appeared three big grey mushrooms.

"Tada!"

"Wow thank you Toris!"

Toris smiled and then suddenly disappeared. Eduard appeared in front of him and handed him a small bunch of chamomile. Then he too disappeared.

"Thank you Eduard."

The last was Raivis who placed on his basket a big piece of ginger.

"You did come for roots."

"Thank you Raivis but this is worth too much I cannot keep it."

Ginger was very valuable and only the merchants from the kingdom of Diamonds had some. To own some was the same as having a diamond necklace.

"Please keep it. I have too much of it and it'll help repay our debt to you."

Ivan nodded.

"Okay. I can't thank you enough for what you're doing for me."

"It's all right you did safe our lives. This is the least we can do."

"Thank you so much. Goodbye Raivis, Toris and Eduard."

Raivis then also vanished. Ivan them left the clearing and began to walk back to the city.

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