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Regular POV

Matthew quietly slipped his sword back into its sheath. Hesitantly, he lifted up her small figure; surprised at how light she was. As he took a light step on the ground; she rolled over in his arms, grasping at his cape.

"No…A, I'm sorry…" she mumbled; with a troubled expression on her face. Contentedly, she sighed and curled up against Matthew's chest. He looked down at her milky, white face, almost sympathetically and drew out a long breath into the air.

Matthew's POV

So…she's got someone, has she? Peering down at her again I could almost see Leila in my arms again…

-Flashback-

Matthew snapped around, scanning the forest scenery behind him. He could hear her hushed steps vanishing into the depth of the woods.

"Oh, Matty!" Leila called out teasingly as she poked her head out from the never-ending cluster of bushes. "Your skills are failing you. Or is my presence enough to strike you dumb?" He could see her smirk, almost evilly, as she continued. "You're becoming a disgrace to House Ostia and our Lord Hector. We can only keep the best of the best in our service, Matty; so polish up those skills if you plan on sticking around."

Matthew pulled off a sincerely, hurt face that softened Leila's expression. "…Hey dope, since when did you decide to take offense?" All she received was a distant gaze into the vibrant horizon. His brows were furrowed in deep thought. It was rare that her fellow spy showed emotion, but now it was written all over his face. She could see the hurt, the sorrow… and serenity that occupied his features.

"Since you-" Matthew began but cut off abruptly. He turned his stare to her face that now held a look of concern. She was standing across the clearing ruby hair swaying melodically in the cool breeze. Leila lifted her crimson eyes and peered into Matthew's amber ones, but quickly averted them to the ground. A quick flush of pink appeared on her pale cheeks.

"Matthew what are-" She started before Matthew swiftly appeared behind her. Gently, he draped his burgundy cloak around her shoulders.

"It's getting chilly out, Leila; we should head back in." He whispered more to the fading sunset than to her.

He gradually began the long trek back to the castle grounds leaving Leila clutching tightly onto his smooth cape. She had a desperate…longing look that followed his every footstep.

"M-Matthew!" Leila called out, before nimbly racing up to match his pace. Slightly out of breath she caught up to the thief and stared into his calm eyes. Tenderly he directed his gaze back at her. His eyes boring into hers. Slowly but surely a wide grin spread across his features. Relief graced over Leila's worried face.

"Yes…this is the Matthew I know…the Matthew I…love." She thought, a peaceful smile occupying her lips.

"Matthew…I-I just…Matthew…" She breathed as he wrapped his powerful arms around her shaking figure.

Affectionately, he murmured back. "Leila…you know I never did start taking offense." He could feel her beam into the fabric of his shirt.

"Yeah…I should've known."

-End Flashback-

How's you guys like the flashback. Personally I think that it's the best part of my fic so far! Anyways...I really don't know where this fic is going. I have about say 2 more chapters I've already written out after this and I'd post them earlier if you review:) As a little note I just want to say that most of my chapters will be about this long because I really can't keep up with weekly updates if they're like really huge. Well...actually you guys can PM me on what you'd think you'd like. For me to update once a week with short chapters or once every two weeks with longer ones. Really it's your chioce and remember to review!

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