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A tall, quite build man sighed as he had just finished moving in all his boxes from his car. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and messed with his slick backed, jet black hair. He had decided to leave the big city of Hermitville, wanting to live in the outskirts of the area, as he noticed the big city wasn’t really for him.
Of course, he kept in contact with his friends and family still, there was no doubt about that. He simply just didn’t want to be in such a noise of a city. The house he had bought was a beautiful wooden cabin. With a two story floor, it was framed beautifully with oak and spruce wood from what it seemed. The front of the house surrounded by rose bushes, giving the house a warm, comfortable feeling to it. The house may seem big for one person, but Mumbo needed the space so he could have rooms to contain his redstone contraptions that he loved to build.
What he loved most about the house, was that it was surrounded by beautiful trees, most likely leading to a forest. It gave the rural area such a beautiful feeling, the nature of it all making him feel so welcomed.
“Well...I might as well set up my bedroom for now, and slowly work into the rest of the house.” Mumbo said to himself, grabbing the boxes he needed that were labeled ‘Bedroom Items’ and walked up the stairs, going to the master bedroom and beginning to place his bed down and making the room more to his liking.
As he had finished his bedroom, he walked downstairs and sighed softly, sitting on the couch that came with the house. He took a look around in the house, the beautiful wooden staircase formed a spiral when walking up the stairs, as the railing instead of being made of medal, looked to be made of tree branches, as the railing looked to have been handmade. The living room was decorated beautifully, a beautiful red and golden rug was placed neatly in the middle, a wooden coffee table in front of him, as two recliners were in front of him. The overall room was decorated with small plants, and the walls seemed to have been decorated with spirals of tree branches and each corner of the branch on top had lamps, dim lamps that gave the room a form of comfort, and golden fairy lights hung from the windows, where he could see the outside world. It was a beautiful place, and it was his own place he could call home.
He sighed happily as he leaned more into the comfort of the couch. A small nap wouldn’t hurt, right? He could get back to organizing once he awoke. Just a thirty minute nap, nothing more. Mumbo let his chocolate brown eyes flutter close, as he breathed in and out gently, slowly falling into a deep slumber.
Outside, a small built frame male was watching Mumbo from afar, hiding behind the tree as he stared into the window, clearly being able to see Mumbo in a deep slumber. The smaller male had beautiful brownish blonde locks, beautiful hazel eyes that shone with the rays of sun that were hitting the forest entrance where the male was standing, watching the taller male nap. The smaller male adorned a beautiful red and golden ombre top, simply covering most of his chest area as his stomach area was exposed. For bottoms, matching the red and golden ombre top, he wore a knee-length skirt, a slit cut on his right side, as his calves adorned beautiful golden leaves. His sleeves he wore were long, as they went from being tight on his arms, to flow down beautifully as the light breeze in the forest let the end of the sleeve flow beautiful, as the sleeves were slightly transparent of the same red and gold ombre. To pull it off, the smaller male adorned a beautiful silver tiara on his forehead, as the tiara swirled beautifully around his foreahead, as in the middle adorned a beautiful golden sunstone.
Although the smaller male looked human, what was quite noticeable was his pointy ears, unlike any normal human that would have round ears instead. His elven ears sported beautiful, dangling golden earrings.
“Grian? What’re you doing, love?” A soft, feminine voice called out. Grian gasped and jumped slightly, turning around and sighed softly as he recognized who it was. It was his elven friend, Stress. Just like him, she was also an elf. A Spring Elf to be exact. She wore a beautiful, long white and ombre pastel pink dress, instead of sleeves, she wore a transparent, glitter cape that slowly flowed in the breeze, her elven ears wore beautiful diamond earrings. Unlike Grian, the name of the smaller male who wore the elven tiara, she wore a beautiful flower crown, as her short, light brown hair framed her face beautifully in loose curls.
“A new human moved into the house…” Grian said shyly, as he pointed towards the window. Stress looked towards the direction Grian had pointed at, seeing the taller male in a deep slumber on the couch, as she pinpointed the boxes that were scattered around in the living room.
“Oh...It’s been so long since anyone has moved in there.” Stress said softly, surprised that someone had moved so far. “Grian, you know you shouldn’t be out here. Your mother and father would be devastated if something happened to you, love.” She told him gently.
“I know...It’s just, the Ariel’s were talking about a new human moving into the old house...A-And I just got so curious!” He said, pouting at Stress. “While I understand your curiosity, remember last time we had been spotted by a human? They almost attacked Sililin!” She said to him, frowning as she remembered vividly on how their people were almost killed by humans, believing them to be witches of some sort as she could remember the gunshots being fired, remembering all the animals that had been killed that day.
Grian sighed as he looked down, remembering that exact day as well. All the faeries, the animals, having been killed by Humans simply because they existed.
You see, Faeries had always lived amongst humans, aiding Mages, Wizards, including aiding the ill of humans. However, they soon turned into nothing but a folklore...Humans had stopped believing in them as a whole. They became nothing but a fairytale that Mother’s and Father’s would tell their children. He always remembered his mother telling him about humans, as his mother has lived for centuries, being the Queen of the Forest Sililin, just being Queen of Faeries as a whole.
“That may be true...But, what if he’s different? What if he isn’t like the rest?” Grian said to Stress, as said girl sighed softly. “Grian...You’re too trusting. And too curious.” She told the male.
“Let’s go back...The Queen is most likely wondering where his son is. And The King is probably being his goofy self as usual.” Stress smiled, looking up slightly at the male. The blonde haired male sighed, nodding, reluctantly agreeing. Something about the taller human male was captivating him...Like a captivating flower he had never seen. The two walked back into the forest, as Grian gave one last look. The pair soon disappeared into the forest, as beautiful golden particles surrounded them, only to soon vanish.
Mumbo groaned as he awoke slowly, opening his chocolate brown eyes, his vision blurred. He blinked a couple times, adjusting his vision. He stretched and groaned, looking outside the window. He noticed the sun had slowly began to descend, turning the sky into a beautiful hue of purple, pink and orange. Mumbo smiled to himself, as he decided to get up and go outside for some fresh air. He walked towards the door and stared into the sky, watching the sun slowly descending and the moon beginning to rise, watching the sky slowly go into a hue of dark blue, filling the sky with the beautiful stars, that he could see so clearly. It was breathtaking.
He sighed softly to himself, feeling the cold night breeze flow gently, strands of his black hair that was once slicked back falling to the front of his face, as they blew gently in the breeze. He turned around to look at his home, smiling. He felt that he made the right decision to move here.
The black haired male blinked as he heard a twig snap, as if someone had stepped on it. He turned towards the direction of the sound, his eyes only to widen as a small blush crept around his cheeks, staring at the figure before him.
Grian had returned the wooden home, wanting to see the human once again. Out of all the humans he had seen or met. He had never felt this drawn to one before. He was so drawn to Mumbo, that he hadn’t realized he had stepped forward, snapping a twig with his bare foot. He looked up, his hazel eyes widening as he stared into the beautiful brown eyes that the taller male possesed, blushing slightly.
Mumbo then shook his head. He felt like he was in a trance. The smaller male before him was...Absolutely breathtaking. Never in his life had he’d seen someone so beautiful. He could’ve sworn he saw golden particles around the male, as if he was sparkling beautifully in the night. It was as if he was a ray of sunlight.
Mumbo stepped closer, only to notice the male stepped back slightly, as if he was terrified that Mumbo was going to hurt him. Mumbo could clearly see the fear in Grian’s eyes, as if Mumbo was going to kill him. As if he was some animal.
“Shh...I’m not going to hurt you…” Mumbo spoke gently, slowly walking closer to the smaller male, as the closer Mumbo got. The more beautiful the smaller male was, and began to notice the distinct features of the smaller male. Immediately noticing that the smaller male wasn’t human.
Grian’s hazel eyes still possessed some form of fear, but not as much as before. As Mumbo walked closer, he noticed the males pupils. Unlike being rounded like Mumbo’s, they were more of a slit pupil instead. His ears, instead of being round, were pointy, much like elven ears. He noticed the beautiful attire the blonde haired male wore, noticing they were very distinct from Mumbo. Almost like the Faerie Folklore his mother had always read to him as a kid. He had always loved the folklore of Faeries...Always wishing for them to be real. Could...Could it be possible that Faeries lived among humans? Mumbo wasn’t sure.
Soon enough, the two males were face to face with each other. Simply staring into one another’s eyes. Grian wasn’t sure what to say, nor what to do. He had barely interacted with humans at all, as his parents forbade him from interacting with them, since years ago the kingdom of Sililin was attacked by the previous humans that had lived in that house.
“Hello there.” Mumbo said with a gentle, warm smile. This caused the elven male to blush slightly and look away, his hazel eyes looking away frantically, as if not knowing what to say to the taller male.
“It’s okay, I’m not going to hurt you.” Mumbo said to the smaller male gently, raising his hands in defense. Showing no form of weapons on the taller male. “I’m Mumbo Jumbo, pleased to meet you.” Mumbo said kindly, not wanting to scare the elven male off into the forest. Could it be that there was more in this forest than what Mumbo had expected?
“I-I...I’m G-Grian.” Grian said shyly, beginning to slowly look up at the taller male, as he couldn’t help but stare at the taller male. He had never been this close to a human before. Those beautiful, chocolate brown eyes seemed to be filled with kindness, his smile, looking so warm and gentle. The slick black hair shone with the light of the moon, as a few strands of hair fell in front of the man’s face. He was much more built than him, as Grian’s figure was slightly built, but much smaller, as his body gave more of a slight feminine appearance.
“Grian...Meaning the name of the sun.” Mumbo said, as Grian blinked, surprised anyone would really know the meaning of his name. His parents had given him the name Grian once he was born, saying he looked as beautiful as the sun.
“Grian? Where are you?” The two heard two males calling out to the smaller male. Grian frowned softly. Why did he feel so upset? He didn’t want to leave. But he also didn’t want to worry his parents at all. Grian walked closer to Mumbo, his smaller hands cupping the taller male’s face gently, as golden particles surrounded the two males. This caused Mumbo to blink, as if a difference was happening to his vision. What was Grian doing?
“I have to leave now...But, now you can see us Faeries.” Grian said softly as he stepped back. “Just...Please don’t hurt them.” He said softly, as he ran towards the direction where his name was being called.
Mumbo wanted to stop him. He wanted to know more. He wanted to know everything about them. He had always assumed they were nothing but a folklore...Nothing but mythical creatures. And here he was, having just talked to a Faerie.
Mumbo looked around, what once used to be a plain forest, was now filled with many Faerie creatures. He couldn’t believe his eyes. It was if he was living in an enchanted forest.
He looked towards where Grian had ran. He wished he had called out to him, to stop him from going where he needed to go.
Mumbo wanted to see the beautiful elven male again. Even for just one second. Little did he know, that Grian wanted to see him once again as well. To get to know him. Even if he disobeyed his parents, he was determined to see him again.
He was determined to see that captivating flower, Mumbo.
“Grian. What have I told you about leaving Sililin to go to the human world? It’s dangerous!” Said a smaller male, slightly taller than Grian, but built the same as him. He had shoulder length hair, as loose curls were tied loosely to the side. His forehead framed a golden swirled tiara, much similar to Grian’s, yet the middle held a beautiful blue diamond. The male wore a long, black dress, a cut slit on the left side as the more you looked, the dress would slowly take a golden affect. He wore a golden corset around his waist, bringing it out a much more feminine figure than Grian.
To top it all off, the male wore two golden cuffs on his wrist, as a transparent, golden fabric was tied to the cuffs, giving the male a royal appearance to him, as he also sported a beautiful golden collar, with small gems surrounding it. He looked very much like Grian, with elven ears as well and slit pupils, the corner of the strikingly beautiful emerald eyes, what looked like as if it was slight, light purple eyshadow.
“Now, now, Shiswammy, give him a break! He’s just curious!” Laughed another male, taller than the other two. He looked quite human. Save for the deer horns and deer hoof legs, instead of regular legs like the other two. His slightly darker brown hair was ruffled up messily, giving the male a quite shaggy look to him, as he wore a simple forest green loose jumper of some sorts, with slight golden designs, and his sleeves slightly puffy, as well as the bottom of the pant legs.
“He gets that from you.” ‘Shishwammy’ had said, glaring up at his husband as they walked over to a large rock, a beautiful dark purple portal appearing before them, as dark purple particles surrounded it.
“Oh, Xisuma...You know this was going to happen. Faeries are naturally curious. It’s in our nature.” Said the taller male, as the family walked into the portal. Soon entering a flower field, watching many Faerie species running and playing around, as Grian ran off to go play as well.
Xisuma sighed softly as he hugged the taller male. “I know, Keralis...I just, don’t want him getting hurt…” He said worriedly, looking up at Keralis’ golden eyes that he possessed. Xisuma hummed softly as his forehead was kissed gently.
“You know neither of us, nor the Faeries would ever let anything happen to our child…” Keralis said softly, calming down his queen’s nerves.