Another quick update!! I'm goind really well with this fic!
Also, for no particular reason, I included a bonus story about the locket that was mentioned in the last chapter.Man, this chpater was hard. I can't write in Hector's point of view well ::cry::
Ah well.

Matthew gasped as he saw who was lying on the ground. It was Leila, his dear beloved Leila. She was still like the Leila he remembered, except she didn't have the locket that Matthew gave her. In the moonlight, he didn't notice how pale her skin was.

"Leila, is that really you?"

The woman on the ground stirred. Her eyes slowly opened. They were still the fiery red eyes that Matthew remembered. As she saw Matthew, her eyes widened.

"Matthew.....?"

"Leila, I thought you were dead....What happened?" Matthew asked. He wondered if this was a dream. She seemed real enough, though something was missing.

The red haired girl jumped up.

"How, how, how do I know you?!?" Leila stammered. Her face was confused. "I don't get this!!" Leila ran away, leaving Matthew behind.

And now, I lost her again. Matthew felt helpless as he walked back into camp.

"What happened Matthew?" Hector asked. "Who was spying on us?"

Matthew just said, "Was is real? Was she really there?" and ingnored Hector completely. Even as he went to sleep, those same questions circled through his head.

Leila sat in a hole inside of a tree. For once, she felt safe and secure. Yet she couldn't get her mind off Matthew. She must have been close to him in some way. She even knew his name.

As Leila went to sleep, she realized who was calling her name when she first woke up. The person who she kept on hearing inside of her head. It was that thief, Matthew.

Tommarow, I'll go see if I can join the camp. Then maybe I will get more clues.

Leila woke up early the next morning and set out for the Lycia army. She put on her hood to cover her face, so she wouldn't be reconized. Then, as she neared the camp, her beat began to beat a little bit faster, since she was afraid of running into Matthew.

I've better just keep an eye out then. Just look for Hector and join the army. I'll figure everything out after that.

She found Hector easily. Just follow the big loud booming voice, and there he is. He was asking Eliwood, the other guard from the other night, if he had seen anything. When Eliwood said he saw nothing, Hector just disappeared into his tent. Before going to talk to Hector, Leila made sure the coase was clear and no one was there. Then she went into Hector's tent.

Hector had just went into his tent. Who could've gotten so close to the camp without Nils sensing anything? Whenever some spy from Nergal tried to come to the camp, Nils would always sense the person coming. Why didn't Nils sense this person coming?

As Hector went into the past, something about the spy was familiar. For some reason, Hector knew that this person was a girl. It was just so familiar.

"ARHGG!! Hector yelled at himself. "This isn't making any sense!!"

"Um, are you Lord Hector of Ostia?" A person in a hood and cloak entered the room, so his or her features where unseen. "I would like to join your army."

The voice was a female, a familiar one. Could it be they spy from last night? Yet why would the spy come now? Any spy, even Negal's dumb ones would know not to come back soon or in such an obvious way. Still, Hector went on his guard.

"So what if I am? How am I supposed to know that you're not some assasin sent to kill us all?" Hector said, his face stone.

"You don't." The voice under the hood said. "How do you know you can trust me? What if I betray you? That is your choice to make." The voice was smooth, and the offer was tempting.

"First take off your hood. I need a look at your face." Hector demanded.

"What?!?!? But...I can't." The voice had suddenly become a scared female, as if running away from something.

This might be an act, Hector told himself. Still, even the best actors can't make the right atmoshpere unless they're actually feeling the emotion.

Hector was not sure what to do. His soft side was pitying the poor girl, wanting to allow her to join. His fighting side said no, for this might all be an act. Finally, he made a decision.

"Unless I can see who you are, I can't allow you to join." Hector said.

"Oh....nevermind." The voice said, as if all hope of doing something was gone. As the figure walked out the tent, Matthew walked in, bumping right into her. Her hood fell off.

"Oh sorry!" Matther said, embarrased. "Didn't see..." Matthew stopped in the middle of his sentence. Hector and Matthew gaped at who it was.

"So, I wasn't dreaming." Matthew said softly.

It was Leila, her face pale white, eyes wide with terror.

Bonus This taked place somewhere after Matthew and Leila first met

Matthew stared into the wall. No matter how many times he tried to think of something else, she popped up in his mind. Leila. The name sounded nice, like a flower. Luckily for Matthew, she was to be his new parter with his jobs at Castle Ostia, ever since his old partner retired.

A knock was heard on the door.

"Come in."

Leila, beautiful as ever, entered.

"You know, this is your room too. You don't have to knock."Matthew said.

"But, I want to be proper." Leila protested.

Matthew sighed. "Whatever, its your choice."

"Oh yeah! We have another job." Leila said, trying to change the subject. "Lord Uther said that this job was going to be hard."

"Like that brightens up my day." Matthew said grumbling. Leila laughed. Matthew just pretended to grumble again, but really, he was kind of excited. He would be going with Leila. "What is it this time?"

"Well, a child got lost in the woods. We have to go find it." Leila said. "I just hope it survived..."

"Don't worry," Matthew said, trying to cheer Leila up. "Everything will be fine."

"I sure hope so." Leila said, a worried look on her face. Matthew turned away, hiding his blush. Even worried, she was still so beautiful.

One Hour Later......

"Augh! Not another mosquito bite!" Leila cried out. "How come you are not getting anything?"

"Well, I have more experience so I learned to be prepared and brought a charm to repell bugs." Matthew said, trying not to sound like he was bragging yet still be impressive.

Leila blushed. "Yeah, I was always forgetful when I was young and I still am."

Matthew turned around, looking through the thick tress for any signs of human life. He then heard a someone cry out.

Matthew turned around, to see if anything happened to her. Leila shook her head.

"Not me." Leila said. Then she brightened up. "What if it the lost child?" Leila ran ahead, but since the trees were so plentiful she soon disappeared. Matthew tried to follow her but found himself lost. Soon, he heard Leila's voice cry for Matthew.

"Leila!" Matthew yelled. He soon cam eto a clearing, and found some bandits surrounding Leila. She was doing pretty well in fighting them but she was outnumbered. Matthew started to help her too. Soon, all of the bandits were dead. Matthew turned to Leila.

"What happened?"

Leila had an expression of anger on her face.

"It was a trick. The bandits spread a rumor that there was a lost child to lure people out here to look for it and to rob them. How low can people stoop?" Leila said angrily.

"Hey, at least we're alive and now we know that there never was a child." Matthew said, trying to brighten up the atmosphere.

Leila smiled a pure smile. Matthew turned his head away, so Leila wouldn't see his blush.

"Yeah, you're right."

The next day

Leila came into the room, this time without knocking.

"Another job." She said. "This one won't be so hard at least."

"Yeah, that's true." Matthew said. Then his face brightened. Out of his pocket, he took out a necklace. It was a beautifully carved locket made out of silver, and on it was a design of ivy made into a pattern. When Leila opened it, a small burst of fire came out.

"What was that for?" She cried.

"It's to help you remember to be prepared. It's what my old teacher did to me, except he got a charm so Elfire would come out instead."

Leila smiled blushed and smiled as she put it on. "So now you're my teacher huh? Well, teacher, how does it look."

This time, Matthew didn't look away as he blushed.

"Beautiful."

Okay, maybe the bonus story had no theme, but now you know about the locket!! Also, this chapter was longer!!! Anyone who calls this chapter short will D-I-E!

Also, thank you for those who reviewed. I respond later...........cause I'm lazy for the moment.