A/N: Sorry for the late chapter. Pretty busy with stuff and all. Thanks to stiffkittens101, Moonlight, and Moongurl736 for the reviews. Thanks Moongurl736 for the helpful correction. I also tried to find your username, Moongurl736, but I couldn't find it. As for the story, this is the Graverobber and Shilo moment with the children. For some reason, my mind works funny and thus this chapter is made. If you don't like it, I could delete this chapter and make a different one, but I kind of like this chapter though. Sorry if this chapter is short.

Chapter Fifteen

Graverobber was bored. Totally and utterly bored. After Shilo's friends went out with the Largo brothers, Shilo went back in tending the needs of the children, which left Graverobber with nothing to do. He spend most of his time in his temporary room. He still felt a little awkward being in the ex-Repo man's room, but it didn't stop Graverobber from sleeping on the warm bed. He thought about going out, but he was too lazy to even do just that. He could have helped Shilo out, but he was no good with children. Oh well, he could still catch up on some sleep. After tossing and turning several times, he sat back up on his bed and sighed. He could just watch Shilo with the children. No harm in watching, right?

He made up his mind and left his room to go to the children's room. When he opened the door, he saw the children sitting on the rug while Shilo seemed to be teaching the children how to do math. Graverobber entered quietly, walked on the far side of the room and watched with interest. He noticed the children watched Shilo with complete concentration. He could see some of the children writing in their, what seems to be, notebooks as they tried to figure out the problem she gave to children. And for some reason, Graverobber tried to solve the problems with the children quietly. Sadly, there were some misses when it came to three digit multiplication.

He was amused to see how great a teacher Shilo seemed to be. If he didn't know any better, she looked smart. Well, in other words, smarter than she seemed to be. And of course, it turned him on.

It took a an hour and a half before Shilo finished teaching the children and allowed them to play. She still did not notice Graverobber in the corner until she looked up and met his stare. Shilo was rather surprised but smiled at him. She made her way towards the door and waited for Graverobber. Graverobber understood before they both left the room. It was only Graverobber and Shilo now.

Their eyes met and silence fell upon them. They just stared at each other before they felt a little spark inside themselves. And slowly, they felt a little awkward. Well, Shilo did. Graverobber's conscious kept nagging at him to do something and telling him he was starting to like the young woman in front of him. But of course, he denied it. This, in turn, made Graverobber argue against his conscious. Shilo couldn't take the silence anymore so she spoke up to break the tense air.

"Why did you stay?" Shilo asked suddenly. She still remembered what Lina said about him staring at the house instead of running away like he wanted.

"Huh?" Graverobber sounded.

"Why didn't you run away again? You still have a chance," Shilo told him. She wanted to hear his answer. She wanted to hear his reason to stay here when he could have been safe away from the troubles.

"Well..." he started, trying to think of a good reason while rubbing the back of his neck nervously.

"Well?" Shilo's eyes stared at him intently. For some reason, her eyes lit in anticipation and something inside her started to stir faster inside her.

"Well, you know, your friend is one persuasive lady. And well, she scares me," Graverobber lied. How could he tell her that his feet wouldn't let him? He won't be Graverobber if he had feelings for a girl like her. Graverobber told himself long ago he gave up his feelings and only thought for himself and how to survive this forsaken world.

Shilo looked over at him for a moment and wondered if it is the truth, but there was something off about Graverobber. She noticed how he rubbed the back of his neck while he looked to his right instead of staring straight at her as he spoke. Why would he be nervous? Shilo thought for a while before she just let it be. She will take that excuse for now.

"Why do you want know? You like me or something," Graverobber attacked back while smirking. It was meant to be a joke, but Shilo found it hard to think it that way when she knew he was joking.

Shilo stood shocked for a moment before a blush slowly formed on her face. She puffed her cheeks like a child and stared at Graverobber angrily.

"Stop teasing me," Shilo said loudly before punching his arm.

Graverobber chuckled and came close to Shilo's face before he held his arm and whispered seductively, "You're beautiful."

Shilo's eyes widened for a small moment before she punched his other arm. He winced and found out the punch hurt like hell. He never thought she would hit him that hard and wondered if she really did take a liking to him. After all, some love stems from hate or pain, mostly pain.

Both were in their thoughts that they did not notice little Emma looking up at them in wonder. Slowly, she smiled while holding her teddy tightly in her arms before she took Graverobber's hand. Graverobber flinched before he noticed the little girl holding his hand while Shilo came out of her thoughts when Graverobber moved back. She followed his gaze to see Emma. Shilo looked at her confused but not at all surprised her holding Graverobber's hand. Little Emma was quite the unpredictable one so Shilo slowly got used to the little girl's unpredictable behavior, kind of.

"What are you doing, shortie?" Graverobber asked, feeling rather uncomfortable at the small hand holding his. It was too small he was afraid to crush it.

"Shortie?" Emma and Shilo asked in unison.

Graverobber shrugged and said, "I can't use the same nickname I use for you to call this short one the same thing. It would get confusing."

Shilo sighed before she poked him on his chest.

"Call me Shilo then," Shilo told him flatly, "I'm good without being called "Kid" all the time."

Graverobber chuckled before he put his arm around Shilo's arm and said, "But it's my pet name for you, Kid. It wouldn't be special between you and me if I called you Shilo if everyone calls you that."

Shilo rolled her eyes and pulled his arm away from her. Emma watched in fascination between the two adults. Little did Shilo and Graverobber know that their uneasiness suddenly disappeared into thin air and is replaced by a comfortable atmosphere. Emma still held Graverobber's hand, though Graverobber didn't seem to react as uncomfortable as he did before. Oh yes, Emma can do wonders.

It wasn't long before Emma dropped her teddy bear and held Shilo's hand. Shilo looked over at Emma with a motherly smile. Emma smiled in return before she intertwined Graverobber's hand with Shilo's. Graverobber and Shilo were surprised but little Emma was too innocent to notice their astonished look.

"Mommies and Daddies hold hands to let each other know they love each other," Emma said before she let go of their hands and picked her teddy bear up. She smiled brightly at both of them before she skipped back inside the children's room. When the little girl closed the door, Graverobber and Shilo looked at each other with the same shocked looks.

"What was that about?" Graverobber asked.

Shilo turned her head nervously before she said, "I guess she thinks you are my husband."

Because of the shock, they continued to hold hands. It didn't seem at all bad for a moment before reality hit them two minutes later. They let go of their hands and turned away from each other. They had a feeling things will be complicated from now on, but they tried their best to treat each other like they normally did. Well, almost.

Thirty minutes later, Graverobber found himself somehow playing with the children by carrying them up on the air while the children pretended they were flying. When he saw the children filing up to be able to fly too, Graverobber felt surprised and almost had fun too. Not like he would say that out loud.

Shilo was thoroughly entertained from watching Graverobber playing with the children. This almost made Shilo feel like he really is the Daddy of the group. Unlike what Graverobber said about him and the children, he is really good with the children. She couldn't deny the children loved him. Somewhere, Shilo was hopeful. What was she hopeful for? She wasn't going to answer that.

And then comes the strange part several moments after. Even if Graverobber playing with the children wasn't strange enough, it became much more stranger when Graverobber's body is suddenly on top of Shilo's body on the ground. The children watched in awe while Graverobber and Shilo stared blankly at each other, lost in each other's eyes. How did it happen? Well...

After little Emma had fun in the air, she noticed Shilo was watching the children and Graverobber having fun instead of her having fun herself. Little Emma walked towards Shilo and took Shilo's hand. Shilo watched her carefully and wondered what the unpredictable girl would do next. Emma pulled her hand, saying nothing but gestured Shilo to follow her. Shilo understood and followed the young girl. While Emma dragged her, Shilo almost stepped on but managed to dodge the pencil (from arts and crafts) positioned on the ground not far from Graverobber. And before she knew it, Shilo was in line and in front of Graverobber to be carried in the air by him. Shilo looked over at Emma, who smiled brightly at her.

"Daddy will make Mommy fly too," Emma said energetically. Graverobber froze, thankful he didn't have any children in his arms.

"Emma, I don't think that is a good idea. I am far too heavy for Graverobber to carry," Shilo answered nervously.

"Really?" The children asked in unison other than Tom. Tom just watched and wondered what was going to happen next.

"Daddy, try to carry Mommy," Amy said eagerly.

"For the millionth time, I am not your Dad or anybody's Dad for that matter," Graverobber told the children with a sigh.

"Carry Mommy," Jake repeated excitedly next.

Soon after, the children, other than Tom, suddenly chanted "Carry Mommy" over and over again. Shilo became surprised about the sudden outburst and Graverobber just felt lost. Never in his life had he ever felt so pressured until now. Graverobber stared at her as if telling her to do something while Shilo stared at him apologetically before finally doing something.

"Children, stop it this instant," Shilo said sternly. The children stopped their chanting and looked over at Shilo before their heads bowed down in shame when they made Shilo angry.

Shilo sighed. She was about to take a step back to give Graverobber some space before she slipped on a pencil on the floor. She was about to fall back while the pencil rolled a little closer to Graverobber, and Graverobber was about to catch her. But he slipped on the very same pencil when he took a step forward, Graverobber lost his footing as well before they both fell with Graverobber on top with Shilo on the bottom.

And that is how they got into that position. That blasted pencil!

And of course, they avoided each other even during lunch. There was quite an air of awkwardness between them. Usually, Graverobber wouldn't feel this way to any other woman, but Shilo was special. The first time Graverobber saw her, he knew she was special even if he did work under Rotti for a small bit. Not that he would tell her about it. She would have hated him, and that is why Graverobber would rather keep it a secret even after he dies.

Looking back, he missed that young, naive Shilo, not that she still wasn't naive just not as much as before. He truly thought the young woman before him would surely be corrupted by the world and changed. But maybe, her friends helped her through it and prevented her from being corrupted by all these sinners of the world. He never imagined Shilo would still be so different yet the same person after those four years.

Shilo looked up to see Graverobber taring at her strangely. It was as if he spaced out in his own world. Well, Graverobber wasn't really the kind of person to stay in one place for too long, may it be in imagination or reality, but even she wondered about his life for the past four years. Graverobber never changed at all. He is still the unpredictable type of guy she met those years ago, and he is still the failed smooth talker as always. She always wondered what made her like the man before her. She only met him for a short while before she never met him again. At first, she never took notice of him because she was busy occupying herself with fear and fascination of the outside world. But looking back in those four years, she grew fond of the memories with him and slowly she felt something for him from those memories. People may think it is impossible to fall in love with someone like that, but the world is full of surprises and complexes.

"Tommy, why is Mommy and Daddy staring each other like that?" Emma whispered to Tom. Tom shrugged and continued to eat his lunch, not at all bothered by the blank stares Shilo and Graverobber made to each other while only little of their food is eaten.

"Maybe Mom and Dad are being lovey-dovey. I read it in the books before," Tom answered while continuing to eat. Emma's eyes widened in awe, but she smiled ecstatically.

"Yay! Mommy and Daddy are being lovey-dovey!" Emma yelled excitedly, making Shilo and Graverobber come back to reality before they realized they were staring at each other.

They suddenly became nervous before they ate their food quietly. Tom noticed and rolled his eyes.

"Grown ups are so complicated," Tom thought, finishing his food.