A/N: Yupz. You got it. My pc's finally back so I'm officially back to my updates. Fast updates will most probably last till this week cause I'm off to school once more next week. So till then, enjoy! Oh yeah, and I had gotten rid of the 'annoying spell calls', as u ppl said. Hope you enjoy this review!

"He…doesn't recognize me."

The stark loneliness and utter anguish in those four words rang clearly in the still atmosphere. Biting her lips hard and gazing into the still water, Serenia Waters gripped the dewy grass sprouting from the ground tightly as she struggled to recollect herself.

"I…will…not…cry," she mumbled to herself fiercely, fighting back her tears and swallowing forcefully at the huge lump that formed in her throat.

"Why, Silver? Why can't you remember? Why can't you fight it?" she moaned, as memories crowded in her brain. Memories of the past…

"Eek!"

"Watch out!"

A newly fledged mage hurried along, summoning a few balls of psychic waves and targeted them onto the disgruntled willow. Surprised by the sudden attack, the crusty stump hardly managed to evade before the translucent orbs battered it. Shrieking in pain, it burst into pieces, as willows do when they're defeated. Picking up the items the wooden monster left behind, the mage stood up and gazed at the dazed thief.

"You ok?" he asked, stretching out a hand to help her up.

The raven-haired thief took his hand and stood up, wiping of the debris from her pants. "Yeah, thanks," she mumbled, feeling like an idiot. Smiling broadly, her savior said, "Not a problem. Need any help training?"

Looking at him for the first time, she suddenly realized how attractive looking the violet-eyed mage was. Surprised and a bit annoyed at the fact that she was blushing furiously, she nodded shyly. The mage split into a wider grin and extended a hand to her.

"I'm SilverBane, a mage as you can see. Just call me Silver will do," he said.

Picking up her cue, she shook his hand and replied, "Serenia Waters, a thief."

"Well Serenia Waters, shall we carry on?"

Smiling now, Serenia nodded and they went off together, helping each other as they trained their skills and strength.

"Hey, Rene! A little help here!"

Rushing forward, Serenia stopped in surprise and started to laugh uncontrollably. They were at the Payon underground caves at the moment, having decided to train there out of boredom. Indeed, the caves were a treacherous place to be at, especially when one is alone. The monsters there are aggressive and brutal, not to mention that they attack in groups occasionally. But at the first level of these caves are considered quite okay, especially for those that had just passed their tests in their first jobs, namely mage, thief, archer, swordsman, and merchant. At the moment, both Serenia and Silver were combating with the undead zombies and evil-looking bats there, with the help of the many bottles of potions to heal them. The reason why Serenia was unable to hide her mirth was due to the fact that Silver was running away frantically at the mob of zombies and bats he had obviously angered.

"Well? Hello, Rene! A little help here?" shouted Silver as he raced about aimlessly, dodging the attacks aimed towards him. Almost weak with laughter, Serenia ran towards the mob and began attacking them with full vigor. Enraged, they turned towards the grinning thief and tried whacking her. But being a thief as she is, Serenia was skilled at dodging attacks, especially slow ones, so she was barely touched by their snail attacks.

"Okay, Silver, you better start casting your namby-pamby spells now while I distract them," she called out cheerfully as she dodged a rotting hand that came sailing past her. Wrinkling her nose at the disgusting stench emitted, she quickly fended it off with another slash using her gauche.

"Hurry up, Sil!"

"Hold on, almost there…Okay, Rene! Move out of the way, now!"

In one neat move, Serenia evaded the clumsy attacks and ran to safety, looking back just in time to watch in fascination as the monsters were electrocuted to death by the mage's attack.

"Nice one, Sil! Maybe next time you should try on smaller mobs first, instead of taking all of them at once," she suggested slyly, a grin escaping as she watched in growing mirth at the expression on her companion's face.

"Ah, shut up Rene!"

"I did it, Sil! I finally did it!"

Cries of happiness and triumph rang joyfully in the air as a lovely rogue raced past startled faces and into the arms of a silvery-haired wizard. Laughing in delight, Silver hugged her and twirled her about, ignoring the amazement and amusement of the others around them.

"Congrats, Rene! You're finally a fully-fledged rogue, just as you dreamed of."

Smiling tremulously, Rene gazed at the violet orbs of her loved one and said, "I would never have done it without you, Sil." She gave him a tender kiss before detangling herself from his embrace, her cheeks red as a group of youngsters nearby hollered and catcalled at the lovey couple.

Chuckling, Silver gave her a quick hug and suggested that they should have lunch. "After all, you did take up a whole day just to pass this test," he murmured, his eyes twinkling. Blushing, Serenia retorted, "Hey, I'm not the only one with the slowpoke act! You took one whole day too when you went for your wizardry test, or didn't you remember?" Laughing, Silver raised both his hands in surrender.

"Alright, alright. You win, dear. Now come one, let's go have lunch. I'm starved!"

Tears trickled unseeingly past her cheeks as the bittersweet memories continue to flow steadily in her mind…

"Silver!"

"Serenia, get out from there!"

The alarmed rogue dodged a multitude attacks and ran for safety, looking back only once to check on her beloved. He's doing fine, she thought, relieved. Facing forward once more, she dodged yet another blow from the dark swordsman and quickly hid herself amongst the shadows.

Her heart beating fast, she recalled how they had gotten into this mess in the first place. The prophetess, worldly famous for her uncanny knack of predicting doom, had appeared in front of Silver and warned him about his past that is soon to haunt him once more. As usual, the stubborn wizard ignored her words and ruthlessly ignored his own safety in search for his supposedly dead parents. "I will stop at nothing to find my parents, nothing!" he had declared determinedly at the prophetess, failing to notice the glimmer of sadness in her eyes. But Serenia had seen it, and was touched by her concern towards Silver.

"Perhaps it would be wiser if we listen, Sil," she said tentatively back then, touching his arm. Facing her, Silver merely tightened his jaw and shook his head stubbornly. Sighing, the two women knew that they were wasting their breath. If he says he wants it, he will get it, no matter what the stakes are. And at the moment, the stakes were their lives. Lord Thantos strikes again. This time, he had sent his armies to annihilate Silver, for what reason she hadn't the faintest idea. Yet somehow she felt it had something to do with his past that the prophetess had nagged about.

"Oi, Rene! Snap out of it and get out while you can!"

Serenia snapped out from her reverie. To her utmost horror, she stood frozen at her spot as she watched Silver being smothered by swordsman and hunters alike. "Silver!" she screamed, leaving the shadows and dashed forwards, only to stop at his shout.

"No, Rene! Get out while you can! Don't worry about me, I'll be fine. Just GO!"

Torn between heeding his words and wanting to be beside him, Serenia stood her ground, biting her lip as she forced her tears back. At the next angry shout from the frustrated wizard, she finally made up her decision and ran for her life. "I'll find you, SilverBane. I'll find you no matter what! Pray that you'll still be alive then," she vowed silently, her tears blurring her vision as she stumbled blindly across the dense forest of Payon.

"Did I do the right thing? Was I right to leave Sil alone like that?" she whispered silently, tears racking uncontrollably throughout her body. She didn't bother to hold back her tears and anguish. Silver didn't recognize her. He didn't even know she existed. Furthermore, from what she saw, the boisterous wizard has a girlfriend, maybe even more. Should she just leave him be? Should she just keep the hurt all by herself? As much as she loved Silver and wanted him by her side, she knew she could never break apart his relationship with that priestess just like that. Serenia stared unseeingly at the panoramic views around her and pondered…