A/N: Thank you to The Girl With The Silly Smile, stiffkittens101, and araanne for reviewing. Stiffkittens101, I am quite honored that you mentioned me in your story. And of course, this story is dedicated to you. I hope you like Mia in this story, though she may be a cliché character.

Chapter Four

"Shilo, for crying out loud, I said I'll take the couch and watch those two Largo brothers. They could sleep on the floor for all I care," Lina's voice boomed in the kitchen to the living room, "I've got experience with this, Shilo. It's not like they can do anything anyways being tied up like that."

"But how can you be sure," Shilo said worriedly.

"That's the thing. I'm not sure at all, but you've got to take the risk in order to know. That's how the world goes, Shilo. Even you must understand that concept," Lina says with a heavy sigh.

"I guess you're right. It's just that I'm afraid to lose someone again. I can't help but feel cautious," Shilo explains with a frown.

Lina chuckles before patting Shilo's back lightly as a comforting gesture.

"I can handle it. Don't you worry your pretty little face," Lina teases her once more. Shilo elbows her before she chuckles as well. They entered the living room to watch the Largo brothers.

"Still asleep. You know we could draw on their faces while they are still unconscious," Lina says childishly.

"No," Shilo immediately replies.

Luigi and Pavi Largo woke up slowly after two hours of being unconscious and found themselves inside Shilo's living room, tied up and sitting on a mediocre couch. They, of course, wiggled and found out the one that tied them up did a good job. There was no way neither of them were able to escape their binds. Before them, they were stared at by Shilo. Meanwhile, Lina walked just in time, holding a mug at hand.

"What the hell," Luigi yelled before yelling out curses and threatened to kill the two women.

"Why is the Pavi tied up," Pavi cried, "I can't see my face. Where's my mirror?"

"Oh, the face-stealer and the crazy stabber are awake," Lina says in a rather bored tone before sipping her drink.

"What did you say? Say that one more time, bitch," Luigi yelled before Lina came before him and poured the liquid inside her mug on top of his head.

"Lina," Shilo yelled. Lina rolled her eyes in reply.

"It's just water. Be thankful I was too lazy to make hot chocolate," Lina tells her before she yawns a bit, "One more hour until Mia comes."

"Why did you do that bitch," Luigi yelled once more in anger.

"Boredom," she says plainly before she sat the opposite side of them with her arms crossed while staring at the two brothers.

Shilo sighs before she went upstairs and came downstairs with a towel in her hand. She gently dried Luigi while he yelled curses at them and at his sister for making him stay here.

"But let's get down to business. What is the real reason why you two are here," Lina interrogated, not taking any more time to wait for the question.

"And what do you mean by that, bella," Pavi finally speaks up, "There is nothing for us to gain here."

"Lina, for now, let's just take it as it is. I am quite tired from trying to figure it out in my head," Shilo says as Lina shrugs rather annoyed.

"Guess I've got to do security precautions then. That means I've got to call that guy," Lina says before shivering at the thought. "If he makes another pass at me, I'm sure I'm going to give a few broken bones on his body."

"If you are talking about Pierre, he makes passes at everyone. And is it that hard to remember his name," Shilo says before chuckling.

"One, the guy practically tried to grab my butt. Of course, I'll try to beat him up. Two, he kissed my hand every time he greets me, which I hate… a lot. Three, that narcissistic attitude of his pisses me off. He should be glad I only punched him in the face and gave him a bloody nose," Lina ranted angrily. Shilo gave a smirk and crossed her arms.

"Now you have the taste of your own medicine. That's what you deserve for always teasing me and stuff," Shilo tells her. Lina growled before she stood up.

"I'm going to take a breather. Need to vent out my anger," Lina says before she leaves the house.

After she was gone, Shilo looks over at Pavi. Pavi stares at her back with a confused look. Suddenly, Luigi laughs rather loudly.

"Brother, I'm glad I'm not in your shoes," Luigi says before he continued with his chuckle.

"What do you mean, brother," Pavi asks. Shilo sighs before she looks over at Pavi, wondering if he was usually that slow.

It was another hour before a silver car stops in front of Shilo's house. Out came a rather beautiful woman, opposite of the more plain and outgoing Lina. She had an air of confidence about her in a rather business-like manner. Her black medium-length hair flows with the wind as it blows. She wore sunglasses, hiding her eyes. She strides confidently while pulling two rolling luggage towards Shilo's gate before pressing the button that rang the bell.

Shilo came out immediately and smiled at the woman. The woman returned the gesture with a small smile of her own. Shilo opens the gate for her before the woman enters through the opened gate.

"I assume the Largo brothers are tied up by Lina," the woman asked in a rather monotonous voice.

Shilo nodded before saying, "I'm sorry that involved you as well, Mia."

Mia answered through a gesture of a hand as if telling her it was okay.

"You've got your reasons. Nobody is hurt, right? Lina didn't try to kill one of them did she?" Mia immediately questioned. Shilo closed the gate before she walked with Mia to the door to Shilo's house.

"Thankfully, not as of yet," Shilo replies to her.

"Make sure she doesn't go anywhere near Luigi Largo alone. She hates him with a passion," Mia tells her. Shilo looked at her questioningly.

"What do you mean? She doesn't look like she really hates him," Shilo tells her. Mia frowned and shook her head.

"That's because you are there, Shilo. She doesn't want you to witness how scary she can really be. I've seen that side of her once, and I promise you it isn't a pretty sight," Mia says before they both enter the house.

Shilo looked quite unconvinced that Lina could be such a scary person as Mia described her to be. Even though she likes to break a few bones here and there towards people she didn't like, Lina was quite a soft-hearted person. She was great with the children as she seemed like a child at heart. But then again, she never thought her father could be the Repo Man for all the years she's known him.

And just like that, Shilo felt her body run cold, thinking about her father. The scene of her holding her father in her arms at the Opera replayed in her mind. That scene would always haunt her and the pain was still there. And after taking care of the children, did she finally realize how her father felt. Just like him, she wanted to protect her children from harm just as he did for her. Though their methods were different, they had the same concept, the safety and well-being for their loved ones was more important.

"Shilo? Are you okay," Mia questioned. Shilo looks up at Mia for a moment before she smiles and nods.

"I just had a flashback, that's all," Shilo tells her. Mia nods and says nothing more.

They both continue to the living room before Mia sees the Largo brothers tied up rather professionally. When Pavi caught sight of her, a smile widens on his face. Mia takes off her sunglasses and replaced them with regular glasses. Her eyes were an almond color as she looked over at the brothers rather unemotionally. No fear at all.

"Such a beautiful bella! Her face would be most suitable to my own," Pavi yelled, forgetting the circumstances he was in. Mia rolled her eyes before taking something out of her luggage. It was a brown bag she took out before lightly placing it on the opposite couch where the Largos laid.

"Are the children hurt," Mia asked her, her voice void of all emotion. It was as if her face wouldn't allow it.

"Thankfully, no," Shilo answers. Unlike Lina, Shilo doesn't understand Mia as much. She was one of those quiet, introverted ones that only speak when necessary or whenever she felt like it.

"So the genius is finally here," Lina speaks out before she comes downstairs with a towel placed around her shoulders. Her long copper-colored hair was obviously still wet from it still being damp, making her hair have a darker shade. She tries to dry her hair with the towel while walking down.

"I don't say the same for you," Mia replies back. Lina didn't look at all bothered by the statement before she suddenly smiles and throws the towel at her.

"There's a vacant room upstairs so that would be your room. I'm taking downstairs and watch these murderers from trying anything," Lina tells her before Mia nods. Mia had a hint that the murderers she was talking about were the Largo brothers, though she didn't seem to care at all.

"I'll check up on the Largos now to see if Lina tried to kick one of them while they slept or something," Mia says before Lina chuckles nervously.

"You do that," Lina says before she suddenly started stretching.

"One other thing, how are those brothers going to use the bathroom tied up like that," Mia says as Lina rubs the back of her neck, thinking.

"Never really thought about that," Lina says with a shrug.

Shilo watched the exchange between the two friends. She wonders sometimes how they became friends but found it better not to as it always manage to give her a headache. Unfortunately, Shilo had been thinking a lot lately from today's events. Too much was happening and she didn't want the children to be involved with it, yet it was too late. Amber Sweet threatened her; the Largo brothers were going to stay with her for a month; her two friends were here and she doesn't know what to think about it; and she managed to have flashbacks of her past. It was all too much for Shilo.

"Oh shit," Lina yelled, taking Shilo off all her thoughts. "I forgot to make the delivery. I'll do it now. I'll be back in thirty minutes."

"No speeding," Shilo warned. Lina frowned and shrugged.

"Make that forty-five minutes," Lina says before she ran out of the house.

"That woman," Mia says with a frustrated sigh. She then looked over at Shilo. "Why don't you rest? You must have had a long day."

"I can still handle it," Shilo tells her, giving a small reassuring smile.

"No. I could see you are tired. I can handle things here. Now, take a nap," Mia ordered before she waved her off to go upstairs.

"But..." Shilo starts but Mia put both her hands on Shilo's shoulders.

"Listen to the doctor. Get. Some. Rest," She told her with the last three words being emphasized. Shilo sighs before she nods and went upstairs. Along the way, she meets up with Graverobber. He looked obviously unsettled, and it seemed he looked like he was about ready to run away.

"Leaving, are you?" Shilo asked.

Graverobber rubs the back of his neck before saying, "I don't want to be anywhere near the Largos. They are bad news, Kid. And I can't risk my life living here."

Shilo looked over at him for a moment and nods.

"Be safe, Graverobber. I'll give you your extra clothes if I ever see you again," Shilo tells him before she walks again towards her room and closes it.

He wasn't sure if it was guilt that plagued his body, but he really couldn't move. The expression on Shilo's face seemed rather disappointed in him though he wasn't sure if it was really disappointment that he saw in her. She looked quite worn out. Who wouldn't? The Largo family are known to worn anybody out.

He sighs before he made his way to Shilo's door and knocked on it. It took a while before she opened the door. Graverobber was a bit surprised to see her eyes watering, and it seemed that Shilo tried to hide it as well.

"What is it? If you want to go, just go," Shilo says before Graverobber suddenly caught her wrist before she tried to close the door.

"Are you okay, Kid," he asked before Shilo finally let her tears fall. "Do you miss me that much?"

Shilo smiles before she lightly punched him on the shoulder.

"It's not about you leaving that I'm crying. It's just that... I can't forget about that day. It haunts me almost every day," Shilo says before she frowns and tears continued to fall.

Graverobber was at a loss of words. It's one thing to cry, but to cry in front of him is a different matter. He doesn't know how to comfort anyone at all. It wasn't until Mia came upstairs to check up on Shilo that things became more awkward. Mia suddenly took out her scalpel and stared at Graverobber venomously. It almost was hauntingly scary if she wasn't so pretty to him.

"Who are you? Why are you holding onto Shilo, and what did you do to make her cry," she interrogated. Graverobber immediately let go of Shilo's wrist and puts his hands up on the air to surrender.

"The name is Rave, and I'm Shilo's friend. Who are you," Graverobber questioned back.

Mia looks over at Shilo for clarification. Shilo nods her head in reply before she puts the scalpel in the cover before putting it back in her side pocket.

"My name is Mia. Mia Silver," she says to Graverobber before she looks over at Shilo, "Why were you crying?"

Shilo frowns a bit before she uncomfortably said, "The usual."

Mia nods before putting a hand on her shoulder.

"I can't do anything about that, but I do have a recommendation. Why don't you try reading or something you enjoy? It will take your mind off of things," Mia told Shilo. Shilo smiles a bit before nodding.

"Thanks, Mia," Shilo says before Mia nods again.

"I'm just here to check up on you," she says to Shilo. She then turns to observe Graverobber before she said, "Stay here and help out if you are Shilo's friend."

And without another word, she left to go downstairs. Graverobber stared at Shilo for a while before he heaved a heavy sigh.

"I guess I can stay a little longer," he told her before Shilo shook her head.

"It's okay, Graverobber. Just go. I've got Lina and Mia here, so you don't need to stay if you don't want to," Shilo told him and gave him a reassuring smile for good measure.

"You sure about that, Kid," Graverobber questioned her once more.

"Yes, I'm sure. Don't make me kick you out myself," Shilo told him.

Graverobber looked at her one more time before he walked down those stairs. All the while, he felt every step was getting heavier and heavier to him. Just as he opened the door to the house, he looked back one more time towards the stairs and left. One thing is for sure, Graverobber felt his heart become quite heavy. Was he too much of a coward? Was he no longer of use to Shilo now that she has friends? Should he have stayed like Mia asked him to? And the more important question was, where should he go now? Is there any place that would shelter him?