Hello, here is another chapter, by the way, the song of Yuri is "Clarity", from Zedd. Hope you enjoy, and please, no flames.

Spyro found himself into a dim-lighted room, it was hard to see, but he was able to. "Hello?" Spyro called into the room, but receiving no answer. A cold breeze blew; washing over Spyro's body and making him shiver.

"Hello?" Spyro tried again meekly, and there was silence. Spyro was all alone in the room, as he could not see anybody. And yet, he heard someone's voice.

"You pathetic excuse for a dragon, watch what you're doing." It was Terrador's voice. Spyro looked around "Dad?"

"You insignificant worm, what do you think you're doing." Followed Nova's voice in a tone of reprove.

Then it was the turn of Blast's voice "Well, if it isn't Spyro, the rejected dragon."

Spyro looked frantically to all sides, trying to find the source of the voices, but they seemed to come from all sides and from anywhere at the same time. And they just continued.

"Get out of my sight."

"How would you even known if you're as dumb as the brick we stand upon-"

"You stupid piece of shit."

"You know you're too weak to get away."

"You're not fit even to be considered a dragon."

"You pathetic use of scales."

The voices seemed to be turning louder. Spyro, with tears in his eyes, was able only to curl over himself, and cover his face with his paws, trying to block it all away.

"Stop!" he cried "Stop it, please! Stop!"

Spyro seemed defenseless, and then, one sound started, it was the sound of music, and then one voice, different from the others, one calm voice, was singing

"Walk on through a red parade and refuse to make amends."

Spyro opened his eyes, he was able to see something shinning in the dark as the music continued.

"It cuts deep through our ground and makes us forget all common sense."

As the song grew, the other voices seemed to vanish, as if chased away by the music. And Spyro was able to see the light in front of him, taking the shape of a bipedal creature.

"Don't speak as I try to leave, cause we both know what we'll choose."

The figure stepped forward, and reached out for Spyro's face, whipping out his tears.

"If you push then I'll push you deep and I'll fall right back to you"

The light figure then patted Spyro's head, Spyro looked at it, as it leaned over, and hugged him.

In this moment, Spyro groggily opened his eyes, and he could hear a familiar voice singing. "'Cause you are, the piece of me, I wish, I didn't need. Chasing relentlessly, still fight, but I don't know why."

Spyro blinked a few times, and looked to his side, from where the song was coming, and saw Yuri, the wolf he meet before, and he was playing the guitar as he sang, "If our love is tragedy why are you my remedy? If our love is insanity why are you my clarity?"

The wolf played the guitar for a few more moments, before stopping. And he looked over, and noticed Spyro was awake.

"Spyro!" He said, leaning over to the purple dragon "Oh, thank the heavens you're okay! I was worried about you." Yuri said as he checked Spyro. Only in this moment, Spyro tried to move, but a sharp pain in his body made in wince and groan.

"Easy now." Said Yuri "Your wounds are not fully healed yet." Spyro looked over his body, and saw he was all wrapped in bandages. There were then in his chest and in his whole wing. Then Spyro remembered the events of the past night, and he wondered why his body didn't hurt as much as yesterday, or as much as they should considering his injuries.

Spyro then noticed that he was laying in a bed, and he was inside a room, a nice furniture one, with most pieces seemingly hand made, including the bed he was in, that was soft. "Where am I?" asked Spyro, and Yuri said "In my house. I brought you here after I found you last night. What happened to you?"

Spyro checked his own wounds, as he spoke "Oh, it was nothing. My parents just punished me a bit more than normal."

Yuri's eyes widened when he heard that "Your parents did that to you!?" He nearly shouted, sounding completely scandalized "Why they would do such a thing!?"

Spyro shrugged "They got angry because I lost the money from the food." Spyro said like it was the most natural thing in the world. Yuri was completely shocked "But… This is not right!" the wolf exclaimed "They cant' do that to their own son just because of it!"

Spyro looked at him, he seemed very indignant for this. Actually, he was the first one who seemed to not like Spyro being treated like this by his parents. But Spyro faced this kind of treatment since he was little, so for him it was normal. "Okay, I admit that they kind of overdid it this time-"

"This time!?" said Yuri "They already hurt you before!?"

Spyro nodded, and Yuri said "Why you never went away?", and Spyro said "Because they needed me." The purple dragon seemed sincere "I did everything in the house for them, I cooked, I cleaned, I fixed a few things. I am their son."

"Yeah?" said Yuri, with doubt "It seems more that you're their slave." His voice denoted anger. Spyro was about to reply, but the pain of his wounds made him flinch a little. Yuri noticed and said "Don't try to move, I'll get you something for the pain."

So the wolf left the room, and came back one minute later. He brought as few herbs with him. He handed it over to Spyro with a glass of water, and told him to eat them.

Spyro chewed into the herbs, making their sour taste staying his mouth. He cringed at it, and drank the water to wash it down, and he even coughed a little as a few of the taste remained in his mouth. He rubbed his tongue across his mouth to try getting rid of it.

Yuri chuckled "Yeah, the taste is not the better. But soon it will make effect and the pain will ease."

"Thanks." Spyro said, starting to feel better. He then got up and was about to jump of the bed when Yuri stopped him "Oh, oh, where do you think you're going?."

"Back to my house." Spyro said "I have to go back to my parents."

"For they to finish what they started last night? I guess not." Said Yuri very serious.

"But I have to go back." Said Spyro "I have lots of things to do in the house. Thye need me to cook and clean, they need me."

"Really? Then why they threw you by the window?"

Spyro was take back by this. He took a few moments to answer "They… They were angry." He tried to justify what his parents did "But is okay. They have calmed down by now and they will be happy to see me again. After all they love me."

Yuri looked at the poor, ingenious dragon for a few moments, he sighed "Spyro, do you really believe they love you after what they did?"

"Well, yes. They are my parents, of course they love me."

"Spyro, open your eyes!" said him to the young dragon "What parents in their right minds would do such a thing to their child if they loved it?"

This question stuck Spyro hard, for a moment he really remained silence, with his head down, thinking about what Yuri just said. The wolf continued "When you love someone you protect them and look for them. You don't hurt them, make them of slaves or try to kill them. This isn't love."

Spyro lowered his head and closed his eyes. Yuri sighed, and placed a hand in his shoulder. Spyro looked at him, and the wolf offered a sympathetic look. "But." Said Spyro "If I don't go back to my parents' house, will I have to live in the streets?"

"Of course not!" Said Yuri bluntly "You will live here with me!"

Spyro stared at the wolf "Really?" he could barely believe that someone was inviting him to live in his house. Yuri smiled at him "It is better than in the streets, believe me."

Spyro was lost of words "B-but… I'll not be a burden?" Yuri laughed "No sense! The house is big and I have enough money to a family of eight dragons!" He said to Spyros milling "Besides, where live two, can live three."

Spyro looked at the wolf "Three...?"

They heard the door opening, and turned to it as they could see someone entering the room. It was a dragon.

Actually, it was a dragoness. A black dragoness with a maroon underbelly and green eyes, and six white horns that curved backwards out of her head. "Yuri, how is-" she started, but trailed off when she put her eyes in Spyro, and they widened.

For a few moments there was a unnerving silence as the black dragoness stared at him. Yuri broke the silence "Yeah, our guess is fine, thank you for asking, Cynder. By the way, Spyro, I'd like you to meet Cynder, she sleeps in the room in the end of the hallway. Cynder, this is Spyro, he will live here with us."

Cyder stared at Yuri for a few moments, and then at Spyro, and back to him "Are you crazy!? You will let him live here with-" She began, but was cut out when Yuri got on his feet and said "Cynder!"

His tone made both dragons flinch, and his look was hard as stone. Cynder even tried to say again "But Yuri, he is-" but once again the wolf intermitted "Lets speak outside." His tone was firm, but yet gentle. Cynder looked at him, and sighed, turning around to go out, shooting Spyro one last stare. Yuri followed her "Is just a small talk." He assured Spyro with a smile, closing the door as he went out.

But the door remained ajar, and Spyro could hear then from outside "Why do you let that thing live here with us?" said Cynder's voice, and it's answer was Yuri's angry voice "Please, don't talk about him like that. I know perfectly well what I'm doing!"

"But he is like him!" said Cynder, and Spyro instantly knew that she was talking about Malefor. "Just because he is purple?" asked Yuri "Cynder, I really thought you were better than this."

"I am!" said Cynder "But we simply can't trust him! He probably is just like him!" Spyro lowered his head when he heard that, but then he heard Yuri's voice "He is your age! He is just a kid, he don't deserve being treated like a monster just because of his color!"

"But-" Cynder started, but Yuri's voice intermitted again "People live saying he is a monster like Malefor! But remember that they said the same about you!"

After this argument, there was silence. Then someone sighed, and Yuri talked "I know you may have your reasons to mistrust, but you have to give him at least a chance to prove himself worth. Just like I give you a chance." His voice was calm and very warm "And I did not give up you, nor will him. I already made my mind. He will stay."

Soon after those words, the door once again opened, and Yuri walked inside. He looked at Spyro, and gave him a warm smile as he walked and sat on the edge of his bed "Sorry for it." The wolf said "She is just a bit stubborn sometimes, but she is very nice when you got to know her."

Spyro nodded "What did you meant by they said the same about her?" he asked, making the wolf smile disappear as he looked at Spyro "The door was open. I didn't wanted to hear but-"

"Its okay." Yuri assured him. The wolf looked away and sighed "I guess that if you're going to live here with us you will know sooner or later." The wolf turned to him as Spyro looked at him, and he started to talk "Cynder is not very popular among people of Warfang. They think of her as a monster."

"But why?" asked Spyro "She seems like a normal shadow dragoness to me, why they would consider her a monster?" Yuri sighed "they think it about her just because of her father." He said with a tone of anger. Spyro looked at him "Who was her father."

Yuri's answer was only one word "Malefor."

Spyro gasped when he heard that, and Yuri quickly turned his head to him with a hard look "Don't start!" he said harshly "She has no fault of who her father was. She has nothing to do with him, and is wrong to judge her just because of that, as well as judging you for the color of your scales."

Spyro was taken back by his tone, but he soon saw truth in his words "Yeah, I guess you're right." After hearing this, Yuri smiled to him again "Just give her sometime, and you will got to know each other better. I'm sure you two will stick together very nicely" he said as he patted Spyro's shoulder, making the young dragon wince. Yuri removed his hand as he quickly said "Sorry."

"Its okay…" said Spyro "But… How did I healed that well? Didn't you said you brought me here yesterday?" Yuri then answered "I understand a lot of medicine, my father was a healer back in my home village. And else…" he said, picking up one red-colored crystals "I used some of those."

Spyro looked curiously at the crystals "What are those?" Yuri looked surprised at him "You never used of those?" he asked, and Spyro choke his head. Yuri sighed "Well, those crystals are very special, when they're broken, they allow healing and even recharge energy." The wolf said, and he demonstrated that by smashing that on the ground, the shards of it then flew to Spyro, entering his body and making a good sensation spread from his wounds. "But they only work in dragons." Yuri completed.

"Wow." Was all Spyro was able to say. Yuri chuckled "They're a bit hard to find, but I know were to search. Normally I sell them for the dragons in Warfang, but I keep some here, just in case. BY the way, you exhausted our supply."

"Oh! Sorry." Said Spyro, but Yuri shrugged "Its okay, I rather expend all my crystals then let someone die to spare them." He smiled to Spyro "Someone's life is more valuable than money."

"Even mine?" asked Spyro, Yuri laughed "Of course!" Spyro looked at him, he was touched. He leaned over, and nuzzled his chest, startling the wolf a bit "Thank you." Spyro said as he nuzzled the wolf. Yuri then smiled, and hugged him softly "You're welcome."

He broke the embrace after a few seconds, and looked smiling the Spyro "Well, is almost dinner time."

"Dinner?" said Spyro, and Yuri nodded "the sun will set in a few minutes. You slept the whole day." Spyro was surprised, his wounds must have been worse than he thought. Yuri said "Well, I'll cook dinner and bring some to you. Have some asking?"

Spyro's heart skipped a beat when he heard that. Was the wolf really…? "You will bring me food?" his voice sounded a bit disbelieving "Cooked food?" Yuri nodded, and Spyro said "You… You will not throw it in my face, will you?" His voice denoted fear.

Yuri seemed surprised by this "Why would I do that!?" Spyro looked down, and Yuri's expression softened "Your parents did it to you?" he asked, and Spyro simply nodded.

The wolf's face hardened, but quickly he shook it off and smiled again to Spyro "Don't worry, I'm too nice to do something like that. I'll bring you some chicken, hope you like."

Spyro smiled back, and then a thought crossed his mind "Where will I sleep?" asked the young dragon to the wolf, who gestured to the room "You're in it. This was one of the guests rooms, but I guess it can be yours now."

Spyro looked at him speechless, and moved in the bed he was in. It was soft and warm, very different from the cold floor he was used, the mantress were long and very warm, and the pillows made him feel exactly what he once imagined to lay on clouds.

"I…" Spyro said "I never had one."

"What? A room that was only yours?" asked Yuri, and Spyro, absently minded answered "A bed."

Yuri looked to the young dragon for a few moments, and then said "Well, I'm going to prepare the dinner. And Spyro…" he said, making the purple dragon look at him, and he smiled "Don't worry. Because here, you will not be mistreated. I promise you." Was all the wolf said before walking off the room and closing the door behind himself.

Spyro for a moment laid there, looking to the door, and around himself, it was a nice sized room, with a nice atmosphere. The next minutes, Spyro took to convince himself that it was really happening.

No one had ever been this nice to him before. And now, he was helped, healed, given home, and offered some good food. Spyro was now afraid of suddenly opening his eyes and seeing himself back to the dark and cold place that he used to call home. And in this, his mind fluttered back to his parents.

Yuri was really right, his parents did not loved him? This thought would plagued Spyro's mind, until later, when Yuri brought him a plate of roasted chicken with rice. It was the most delicious thing Spyro ever ate, and it was even more because someone had offered it to him.

This erased most of Spyro's fears, as suddenly, for the first time, his future seemed brighter.