A/N: Made another chapter, whee! Usually, I get lazy, but I did it. Thanks 5Faces for reviewing. It's too bad fanfiction doesn't have the option of a prologue button then the chapters would be in the right order. I guess I had to rush the story a bit on this one because I need to get to the main story. I guess chapter one is a side story of sorts. Warning! Once again, there is a some gore, but it wouldn't be Repo if there wasn't. Enjoy!

Chapter Two

It had been two years since Phoenix officially became his friend. He had naturally become accustomed to the young lady ever since he met her, but the time at the cafe made it official. The days with her made Nathan feel quite at peace with himself and it may have been due to the fact that Phoenix never really rushed things and allowed him to decide whether or not he wanted to spend time with her if possible. And for some reason, it was hard to say "no" to her, but there were times he had to deny the warm invitation because of his blasted work. But even then, Phoenix didn't seem to mind. She respected him just like he respected her, and that is all he ever wanted.

On the other hand, the friendship between Nathan and Phoenix made Repo Nathan unhappy. It meant that he would have less time to corrupt Nathan and his goody-goody side, and he would have to take the back seat for a while. Oh, how Repo Nathan hated it.

But for now, Nathan Wallace was surprised. He had eagerly waited for Phoenix's arrival to deliver his food for the morning, but a different person took her place. And of course, he asked where Phoenix was? The delivery woman didn't know and left immediately after he paid her. Just as Nathan held the delivered food, he had noticed the bag wasn't warm and the fresh scent of the delicious food that usually hit his nose was not present. He wondered if it may have been due to someone other than Phoenix delivering the food had made it feel different. When he laid the bag of food on the table, he had found the food wasn't warm at all and he had to warm the food up.

As Shilo got up excitedly to eat her breakfast, she found after a few bites the taste was different. She only ate some of it before she pushed her plate away and looked at her father with a frown.

"Dad, it tastes different," she complained even Nathan noticed the big difference. He also ate midway before he had to stop himself. The food was still good, but it wasn't as good when Phoenix delivered it.

"I know, Shi, but you need to finish your food," Nathan told his young daughter.

Shilo huffed before she started eating again, but she could only finish halfway before she felt full. Nathan didn't force her either because even he felt unaccustomed to the new taste, but he was more worried about Phoenix. Thankfully, he would meet her later on tonight at his workplace to ask her. They usually get coffee together an hour before Nathan had to go to work. It had been a custom for them ever since they went to the cafe together, and it was one of those moments Nathan felt at ease. It was especially important that she would meet him on this day at his workplace because it was the time Phoenix made the payments for someone's organ replacement. She never missed those days even when she got a small cold in which Nathan told her to get some rest as soon as she got home.

Surprisingly, she never came today. Nathan even looked for her at the cafe before he had to go straight to work, almost being late. He couldn't focus on his paperwork because his mind was still on Phoenix. She would never miss the date to pay GeneCo. He knew something must be wrong. Repo Nathan took this chance to appear.

"Maybe she's avoiding you. You were always one to scare people away," Repo Nathan taunted in his raspy voice before he chuckled in Nathan's head.

"Shut up!" Nathan growled in his mind.

"Feisty, aren't ya?" Repo chuckled. "Maybe she's bored of you. You never talk. All you do is hide in the corner and wait like the poor sad boy that you are."

"I will kill you," Nathan threatened. His eyes turning dark to show he was serious.

"Yeah, you tried that. Didn't work. Remember, we are two-halves of the same whole. You kill me then you kill yourself," Repo said smugly. "And what would poor Shilo do when she finds out her father killed himself and left her all alone to fend for herself?" He asked in the sweetest voice Repo could muster.

"I hate you," Nathan replied gruffly.

"Like that's anything new," Repo replied before he suddenly have a thought, "Maybe your little Phoenix friend got killed off, ya know. A woman like her, in the middle of the night, something is bound to happen. I can imagine it now. She got raped and then killed on the street. She gets cut open and all her organs get sold off. Isn't that great? Oh, I would love to feel her blood on my hands. Hear her scream my name. Taste her fear. Watch her eyes wide open, staring blankly at me while her stomach reveals her insides as she lay naked on the ground."

"You monster," Nathan spat angrily. He could feel himself boiling up in anger at the fiend.

"Yeah. Yeah. Assassin. Murderer. Monster. I already know for the nth time," Repo replied boredly as if it was nothing unusual.

"Wallace!" A voice yelled, making Nathan stop arguing with Repo Nathan. His eyes looked up to find a fellow Repo man trying to get his attention.

"Yes? What do you need?" Nathan asked.

"Rotti Largo says we can go home. There's nothing useful for us to do here, and he will call us for any assignments that comes up," his co-worker told him. Nathan merely nodded before he watched his co-worker leave.

"Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. The Phoenix is dead," Repo Nathan sang.

Nathan clenched his fist as he walked into the lonely darkness. Before he knew it, he found himself in front of Phoenix's workplace. He went inside the restaurant and saw Phoenix's boss. When her boss looked up, he sighed.

"Are you Nathan Wallace?" Her boss asked. Nathan only nodded, wondering how he knew him unless he had a keen memory. "She told me in detail what you look like before she left. Phoenix must have known you will ask about her, so here's her address if you want to find her."

"Does she still work here?" Nathan blurted out before he even noticed. Her boss sighed and shook his head.

"Sadly, no. She quit after something tragic happened to her last night. She was actually one of my best employees. All of that hard work she's done. All of that will she had. All of it is wasted. When you see her, tell her that she is welcome to come back to work for me. This place is always open for her," the boss said before he handed a small parchment to Nathan.

Nathan thanked him before walking out of the restaurant. His mind started reeling from what her boss told him. Something bad had happened to Phoenix, but what could it be?

Without waiting until morning, he immediately went to her address. He found out Phoenix lived in an apartment complex on the third floor. He searched for her number and stood in front of her door. Nathan waited for a small moment before he built enough courage to knock on her door. There was no answer which made Nathan worried. He knocked a few more times, still no answer.

Repo Nathan started to flash violent images of what may have happened to Phoenix to Nathan. It amused Repo Nathan at how easily Nathan could be influenced. Nathan growled in reply, but he couldn't help himself from barging into her apartment room. The top hinge of the door went loose from Nathan's violent attempt to get through to the other side. The flat was dark and he could only see one single light. He made his way to it and found himself in front of another door, maybe a room. He called out Phoenix's name. Still, no answer. Thankfully, the door was opened a bit so he could sneek a peek before opening the door fully.

"Perverted, aren't you?" Repo Nathan mocked. Nathan replied with a hiss in his mind.

Nathan saw no one and completely opened the door. He went inside the room and looked around the room. Nathan confirmed it to be a bedroom. He was about to continue to search but noticed the bathroom door open. He knocked at the open door, no answer. He entered it and his eyes went wide. There, on the ground was Phoenix. He immediately went by her side, searching for a pulse. He let out a sigh of relief when he found one. A little faint but it meant she was still alive. He carried her bridal style and hurried to the nearest clinic he could find instead of going to GeneCo . He was afraid GeneCo would do more harm than good for his friend.

Thankfully, Phoenix was okay. It seemed the lack of food had caused her to faint. Nathan got up but looked reluctant to leave Phoenix's side. He wanted to spend the night by her side, but he could not allow himself to leave Shilo alone. Between Phoenix and Shilo, Shilo is still his number one priority. Before he left though, he had told the doctor and nurse to call him whenever she wakes up. Nathan took one more glance at Phoenix's unconscious body and left. His shoulders suddenly felt heavy and wondered what may have happened to Phoenix.