Well, look at that. I finally updated! That's my longest vacation in a while. :D Here's the Leila x Matthew (and Legault x Isadora) chapter. This might be a little random, and I might still be suffering a little from writers block, but hopefully it'll be ok! :)

"So where exactly did you two want me to drop you off?" Legault asked as they sped along.

"The fair!" Leila repeated. "God, Legault, is your hearing going? You're turning into an old man!" Matthew laughed.

"Humph," Legault grumbled, running his hand through his almost white hair. "Just because my hair is light..."

"It's almost WHITE, Legault!"

"It's purple!" Isadora said, coming to his defense.

"He dyes it," Matthew said with a grin. "Every morning, like that girl in Final Fantasy. It's actually white, like Marcus'. Remember him?"

"Yes," Leila said, rolling her eyes. "He was annoying. He couldn't do anything, and he wouldn't let anyone else do anything." Isadora didn't say anything.

"Is he still alive?" Legault asked, turning out of town.

"Last time I checked," Leila said making a face.

"I could change that, if you'd like," Matthew joked.

"Don't you dare!" Isadora glared at him.

"Whoa! You like him Isadora?" Leila asked.

"How about respect him, then?" Legault asked, trying to help her.

"Fine. I respect him. He IS stronger than anyone else."

"And a hog," Leila said, rolling her eyes. Isadora glared.

"So, how long 'til we get there?" Matthew asked, sensing the tension between the girls.

"With these two in the car?" Legault grinned. "Not soon enough."

After what seemed like a long time, the car pulled up to the Exhibition Fair.

"I never understand why they put all the way out here, in the middle of nowhere," Leila grumbled as she climbed out of the car and stretched.

Matthew pointed to a gas station. "It's because that gas station is part of the fair, and after driving all the way out here, you gotta but gas at inflated prices before you're able to get back into town."

"You're probably right," Legault admitted as he eyed the fuel gage. "It wouldn't make any sense to go back into town without going on some rides – feel up to it, Isadora?"

Isadora eyed the park. "Well..." she sighed. "Sure, why not? So long as we're out of here at a decent hour?"

"Don't worry Isadora!" Leila smiled. "They close at midnight!" Isadora looked almost stricken.

They bought their all-inclusive tickets and stood for a moment by the booth. The fair grounds weren't quiet – there was music from all sides as the different rides moved, and there were still bands of high school and college students wandering around, or kissing on the top of the Ferris wheel. Leila seemed to be eyeing that.

"So, should we split up, or stick together?" Legault asked.

"I think splitting up should be good," Matthew shrugged. "We could meet back here at...? What time?"

"Hm. 11, I think. Or 11:30. Not too late, I've got someone to drive to a play tomorrow morning at a wonderful hour of 7 in the morning."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, whatever. We'll see you in a while!" Matthew waved as Leila dragged him off towards the gigantic spinning wheel. Legault sighed, then the two of them headed for the brightly lit roller coaster of doom.

Matthew sat on the railing as the two of them waited for the line in front of them to thin. It was kind of stupid, Matthew thought, since every other ride was free. But Leila wanted to go on this one, and although he wanted to go on some of the faster rides, the fringe benefits of this one appealed to him. It took forever – forever being fifteen minutes – before the iron railing, which seemed pretty skinny and not at all safe to Matthew slammed shut and they were finally on a ride. It wasn't going very fast, and Matthew found himself very bored before they were even halfway up their first pass.

"Oh, lighten up Matthew, and see if you can help me spot Legault and Isadora!" Leila said, scanning the sparse crowd.

Matthew sighed and looked longingly towards the roller coasters. "They're over there, I think. In line for the Mine Buster."

"Mine buster?" Leila asked, looking over.

"A wooden roller coaster. Creepy as hell, because you think it's going to collapse on you when you get on it."

"Cool! Let's go on that next," Leila grinned as they reached the top.

"Yeah, let's," Matthew said, resting his head on his hands, which he had folded on the iron bar. It wasn't very comfortable, but he was bored. They were starting to go down the back – or whatever terminology was used for the Ferris wheel – when Leila leaned over and kissed him. Matthew gave her a sideways glance and soon the two of them were in stitches laughing. Even he wasn't sure why it was funny, but hell, who the hell cared?

By the time they were on their third pass, they were getting calls from the people in line to "get a room", but Matthew didn't think they really meant it, from the laughter of the people watching. So they ignored them. They were forced apart by several people when their turn can to an end, and they walked off with several people trying not to laugh as they passed. One guy made an inappropriate comment to Leila, and found himself eating dirt after Matthew clobbered him.

"So. Where was it we were going to go?" Matthew asked, brushing his hands off, leaving the guy behind in the bushes.

"I think it was one of the roller coasters." Leila said, pointing to the Mine Buster.

"Oh right!" Matthew grinned. "C'mon, let's go."

"Whoa!" Leila yelled as her arm was almost jerked out of the socket by Matthew.

They were both out of breath when they got there, but it was a lot faster to get on than it had been for the wheel, and they sat in the low seats of the coaster gasping for air. There was a sudden jerk as the coaster started moving forward, and the train started up the steep initial hill.

"I – hate – this – part!" Leila said as they were jerked into position and started the long journey up the rise.

"Why? What's the worst that can happen?" Matthew asked. His question was rewarded by the roller coaster coming to an abrupt halt. There were muttering and a mother with two children started going into hysterics after about .3 seconds. Matthew sighed. "Never mind."

Leila laughed a little and snuggled under his arm. "Well, at least we're not going backwards. That's what I hate," she paused and looked at the woman in front of them. "That, and hysterical mothers who can't shut up."

"I hear ya babe," Matthew said, kissing her. They didn't notice the people behind them snickering, or pay any attention when the mother and her children were led off by a worker. They broke apart only when, with a jerk, the train started moving again.

"Dammit," Leila muttered. "How long was that thing stuck for?"

"Hmm..." Matthew looked at his watch. "Apparently, 10 minutes."

"Really? It didn't seem that lOOONG!!" Leila's voice went up as the train suddenly dropped and the ride began.

Leila's body slammed into Matthew's as they went around a corner, and Matthew ended up getting a mouthful – or several – of Leila's hair. They kept their hands in the air when they went down long hills, screaming as loudly as they could with the people behind and in front of them. It was almost disappointing when the coaster jerked them to a stop. Matthew rose to get out but found he could. "Hey, what the - ?"

"For the inconvenience of the riders," a loud, metallic voice came through the speakers, "on the breakdown of the last ride, we will be sending you through again, courtesy of the Fair."

"Oh good," Leila said with a bright smile. "Another chance to get stuck."

They didn't get stuck this time, but Matthew's sides hurt a little bit after Leila get thrown into him three more times. Normally he would have loved it, but there wasn't a lot he could do on a roller coaster.

"So, where do we go now?" Leila asked brightly when they – finally – got off.

"How about the games?" Matthew suggested. "I like conning the conners out of prizes."

"Sure. Race ya!" Leila said sprinting away.

"Huh? What? Hey! Leila!" Matthew yelled, running after her. He finally caught up to her outside the gaming area, where she was clutching a table, laughing. He grumbled a bit, then started to explore for a good game.

"Hey Matthew – bet I can beat you on this one!" Leila said, pointing to a shooting gallery.

"Really? What are you betting?"

"The usual."

"Fine then," Matthew said, hading the expectant merchant across the counter the money. "Let's go!"

The first time went to Matthew, the second time to Leila, and the last time went to Leila too, because Leila decided to play dirty and knocked his legs out from under him. He glared up at her – jokingly, of course – from where he was sprawled on the ground.

"This means WAR, Leila!"

The next game they picked was a little booth where you had to cover a circle with a whole bunch of little ones. Matthew and Leila walked away smiling while the man tried to figure out where the extra disc had come from – and where it had gone. After that they visited the arcade, located inside a long, dark tent. Leila and Matthew competed to rack up as many points as possible, and then spent about 45 minutes trying to pick the stupidest gift they could with all their points. The people behind the desk looked a little nervous when they approached, since the two of them were carrying almost a box load between the two of them. A very large box.

They ran into Legault and Isadora once, and the four of them – although Matthew wasn't sure that Isadora really knew what was going on – scammed the guy behind the counter for some 100 dollars each. Isadora couldn't believe how much money they'd won gambling on the wheel. Matthew and Leila decided – for Legault's sake, of course – not to mention how they'd fixed the wheel. Legault let Matthew and Leila dump their stuff off in the car, and then the four of them headed for the fun houses.

"Hahahah! Matthew!" Leila gasped for air. "You look hilarious!" Matthew glared at her in the mirror as the wavy lines of the plastic glass skewered his image.

"Ha, ha, ha, veeeeery funny Leila." He said dryly.

Next to them, Isadora was killing herself laughing, as Legault flexed in front of a mirror that made him look like a fat pig. Leila then took her turn and posed in front of a mirror that cut her image in half, leaving only her legs and head.

"Hey, Legault," Matthew called. "Do you want to go in the maze next?"

"The maze? What do you think, Isa?" Legault asked Isadora.

"Why not?" She shrugged. "So long as Matthew and Leila promise to finish."

"What do you mean?" Leila asked.

"I notice the two of you seem to forget what you're doing when you start making out. And from the people I've heard, that's all you two have been doing all night." Matthew and Legault laughed as Leila turned a little red.

The group made their way towards the maze, then sat through a 15-minute film telling them what to do. Afterwards they were handed maps and a little card.

"Didn't you two LISTEN?" Isadora demanded when Leila asked her what the card was for. Leila and Matthew shook their heads. "Fine. Listen. You take the cards and go into the maze. The maze is divided into parts, and in each part there are four devices that you can swipe the card through. These slots record where you are, and how fast you're going. The point is to get as many swipes on the card as quickly as you can."

"Oh," Leila said with a shrug. "Is that all?"

"Yes."

"Well then, let's go!" Leila and Matthew took off, leaving a laughing Legault and fuming Isadora behind.

The first part of the maze was simply row on row of dividers. Leila and Matthew teamed up rolling under the dividers to swipe their cards and run. The second arena was pirate-themed, with people above with water guns firing on them as they ran. When they got to the end, Matthew took a few seconds to bribe one of the men to shoot Isadora as often as he could, then they ran on to the "garden" area. This one took a little longer, since it was hard to know what was on the other side of the hedges they jumped over. They ended up missing a card swipe on this run, and had to double back.

"I wonder where Isadora and Legault are?" Leila said as they ran.

"No idea. Hopefully not close." Leila laughed.

"Race you through the next area!" Leila challenged him.

"You're on!" Matthew grinned, and they sped into the – very appropriately named – race car area. Matthew zipped through the area, and just beat Leila to the gate. "Gotcha!"

"Jerk!" Leila said, swatting his arm.

"C'mon, one more to go, right?"

"I sure hope so, because I can't keep running too much longer!"

The last area was easy, because it was just the reverse of the first one, which they had doubled back on. They finally reached the glass door that would lead them out and almost fell through it, laughing and panting, handing their cards over. 5 minutes later Legault and Isadora came through, both of them panting as well.

"Well, well. Nice to see you guys again," Matthew greeted them with a grin.

"Why, Isadora, you look kind of wet!" Leila noticed, shooting Matthew a grin.

"Yeah, I know," Isadora said, shaking herself a bit. "The guys in the pirate area wouldn't stop shooting at me."

"That's horrible!" Matthew said, feigning innocence.

"They should be fired," Leila agreed, trying not to laugh.

"We'll deal with that later," Legault said, checking his watch. "Ohps, it's 10:58. Time to go, guys. Let's go."

Leila and Matthew grumbled, but the four of them headed for the car. It took a bit of squabbling, but everyone finally got in, and the car peeled out with a squeal, spraying the gravel of the parking lot behind it. A pair of dark eyes watched them go, then turned and started walking towards the parking lot, hands dug deep it his pockets.

::gasp:: stalker! Duh nuh duh nuh DUUH! heh, just kidding. Try and guess who it is, if you can!! Bwahahahahah!

Anyway, time for tons of Review Responces!

Bloody Mary: ::gobbles cookies:: No, I don't think I'd want to be Sain's "victim" either. Not that she has any choice though. Bwahah!

WildfireDreams: Yes, Dart was in this a long time ago. He was with Farina during one of the movie sceens, arguing the whole time. :) You should get your sister to play.

Nikoli Delphinki : They are. Very cute :)

xZero84x: I'm not even going to ask, lol. Hey! Maybe I should put THIS up as my next chapter. I'd get more reviews than ever!

elven-girl10: ::grabs money and runs:: I like all pairings. Even Marcus x Merlinius ones. I wonder if there are any fics on them.. not that I'd read them, but hey...

Firelien: Someone actually LIKES that thing? Oo I didn't know that. Ok, I'll put it back in :) ::sniff:: someone likes the way I do things... ::sniff:: yay!

flamefirefox : I'll try to clarify them all for you by the end.

Wandering Cat: I won't ask about the Teletubbies dream. Nope. And yes, there is an ass-guy, but I was planning on making him Sain. Just for fun. And because Sain is an ass.

Winteress: Yes Nino, you are special. Now go away, I have fics to write :)

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elven-girl10: Was there enough romance for you? I got writers block, soo....

Firelien: A cast party... hmm... I'll have to think about that. That's actually a good idea. I think I'll use that! :D

katelynn: :D Here's one thing I can tell you: Leila doesn't die. Not in this fic, anyway.I thought about it, but... she's just too good for my ratings.

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