A/N: Thank you for LittleRepoBoy, Moonlight, and stiffkittens101 for the reviews! You guys are awesome for having the time to review. Here is my newest chapter, and I hope you like it! I gave Lina too much of the spotlight as it is, so I've added a dislikable OC named Angel in the next chapter.

Chapter Seventeen

After dinner had been finished a few minutes later, Mia and Luigi had gotten back to Shilo's house. It was at that time Mia noticed Lina's change in demeanor. And as if she understood, the meeting among Shilo, Mia, and Lina started in the kitchen. There was a moment of silence before Lina spoke up.

"I'm going to be out for three days. I'll be leaving early in the morning tomorrow," Lina said straightforwardly. Her arms were crossed with a serious expression on her face. Shilo looked uncomfortable about Lina's announcement even when she knew beforehand.

"I see then," Mia only said. She didn't seem surprised or try to argue with Lina. In a way, Mia understood even though she never heard Lina's reasoning. "But we need someone to replace you, Lina. Among the three of us, you have the most experience in keeping everyone safe from violence. Even though Shilo and I can handle it by ourselves, we need someone with the skills that only you have that Shilo and I don't."

Lina nodded before having a thoughtful look. Shilo still seemed to be uncomfortable of the whole ordeal. She could never imagine anyone else other than Lina to do the job that she does. All the while, Lina was the only one that could make Shilo feel secure and safe.

"I guess the only one I could come up with that is just as good as I am would be the one you both won't like," Lina said with a sigh. Mia's eyes suddenly hardened when Lina said that.

"If it's her, I would not allow it," Mia said. On the other hand, Shilo became confused, wondering who Lina meant to make Mia unhappy until after a few seconds of realizing who it was.

"Don't tell me it's, Angel," Shilo said, surprised written on her face before she held a disgusted expression. Lina sighed and nodded.

"Sorry, but she's the only one I could come up with. Everyone else will do a terrible job. All the good ones will want a large payment, but they wouldn't be as good as Angel. And anyways, Angel owes me, so she would do it for free," Lina told them, "I didn't count the guys though, and the ones I think of are just too dangerous to tame, especially when there's two beautiful women staying in this house."

"But Angel is so..." Shilo started but couldn't finish. It made Shilo shiver just thinking about her. "And the way she dresses would be a terrible influence to the children."

"I will handle how she dresses," Lina assured her, "Blackmail always helps on those occassions. As for her personality, I don't have a way to change that. She is as stubborn as I am."

"But Lina, do you really have to go?" Shilo asked while she looked over at her, hoping and pleading that she would change her mind. Lina sighed at that look.

"I already made up my mind. There's no changing it," Lina replied. As much as she wanted to stay, she had to stay firm towards her decision.

Mia sighed as well as she showed her thoughtful look.

"I guess Angel would do since it's only three days," Mia answered, feeling aggravated by the thought of having a bodyguard like Angel. Shilo frowned and still looked reluctant before her shoulders slumped in defeat.

"I guess I will have to agree if Mia agrees. It's just that... Angel is too intolerable," Shilo huffed.

Lina chuckled before nodding.

"I'll call her right away then. But if there was the case of me not coming back in three days, I need you both to cope with having her," Lina told them. This immediately worried Shilo and Mia's eyes hardened once more.

"Is your training that dangerous?" Shilo asked. Lina gave a small smile in reply.

"I'm going to talk to Angel and then I'll go outside to get some fresh air," Lina said before leaving immediately.

This made Shilo even more worried when Lina didn't answer. She then turned to Mia for answers. Mia kept silent and just sighed before rubbing her temples in exhaustion.

Lina stood outside as she looked up at the night sky full of GeneCo advertisements after she called Angel up. Tears suddenly emerged in Lina's eyes as she clutched her shirt against her chest. There was some sort of feeling raging inside her. It actually made her feel disgusted at herself. She felt like gasping for air as if she is drowned by her rage roaring inside to be let out. There was another sort of emotion inside her as well, and that was fear. She was afraid of being engulfed into the darkness like she did so many years ago. She needed to escape somewhere so that she could let go of this rage and not try to hurt her loved ones while she did so.

When she saw Nate and Pavi on the ground and cowering in fear, her animalistic side had come out. Lina learned to surpress this side of her, but the animal inside her had engulfed her when Nate and Pavi left to handle the gangsters by herself. If it were not a small bit of her conscious present, she would have ripped the two of them apart. She had the power to do so if she wanted. She yearned to find a way for that part of her to disappear but it always lingered inside her. If Lina had to be afraid of something or someone, it was her dark side that would never fade and the memories of the lives she took away.

After a moment, she finally calmed down and entered Shilo's house once again. It was then she was suddenly met up with Nate hugging her close and tight but being careful of her injury. Lina was surprised, of course. She looked down at the young boy and let out a small smile. There was such sadness in her eyes that even she could not hide it.

"Are you really leaving for three days?" Nate cried. Lina ruffled his hair. Nate looked up as she nodded. She used her thumb to wipe away his tears.

"I'm going to come back, Nate," Lina said with a small smile.

"I want to come with you," Nate told her. Lina sighed before she unwrapped his arms and kneeled to his level.

"You can't. It's no place for a kid like you."

"But... then I won't be a kid then! I'll learn to protect myself so I could protect you!" Nate yelled, yearning to stay beside her. Lina frowned and let out a sigh before looking at him seriously. Nate flinched at her seriousness. This was a different side of Lina he never saw before.

"You shouldn't become attached to me, Nate. You've only known me for a day," Lina started before her eyes softened a bit, "Shilo will take care of you. She is a better influence than me."

Nate shook his head in defiance before tears started to form in his eyes.

"I heard someone is going to replace you. I don't want anyone to replace you, and... and you're hurt! You need to stay and recover," Nate said before his tears fell from his eyes. Lina sighed before wiping them away again.

"This injury is nothing to me. I'm not changing my mind, Nate. Whether you like it or not, I'm leaving. Your opinion doesn't matter," Lina said harshly. Nate's eyes widened before he ran away to where Shilo was. Lina sighed before she held her head from the sudden headache.

"Bella, isn't that a little harsh on the boy? The Pavi never knew the bella had such a side. Why has the bella changed suddenly?" Pavi asked, standing between the connection of the hallway and the living room.

"It's none of your business. Since I'm going to be gone, don't get out of line. Even if I'm not here, there's someone coming to replace me to watch over you guys. You'll like her quite a bit actually. And of course, you have to follow the rules. If you want to do things with her, you need to be outside of the house to do it and away from the children and Shilo, understood?" Lina said, standing up. Her expression more serious than usual. Pavi was shocked, not because of her harshness but hearing she was going to be leaving and being replaced.

"Replaced? Where are you going, bella? Is this permanent? The Pavi demands to know," Pavi said in an expression unlike himself. He was obviously shocked.

"Don't tell me you've become attached to me as well?" She said with a smirk but suddenly turned serious again. "And anyways, it's none of your business. I actually thought you would get excited at me leaving. You don't need to go through my harsh treatment."

"But what about the Pavi's face?" Pavi asked. Of all the things, he was concerned about his face. It actually relieved Lina though for reasons unknown to her.

"You will still get it back at the end of the month," Lina told him reassuringly, "Whether it is me or not, you will get it back for sure. I never go back on my word."

Lina left without another word as she felt her boiling rage starting to form again from her being too tired. This was bad to her, and she may have to leave earlier than she had thought. She could feel her control slowly slipping away from her, the control she had so hard to make to shield her from making unnecessary bloodshed. She hurried herself to Mia's room and opened the door right away before slamming the door behind her. She fell to the ground, clenching her shirt where her chest was. Her eyes suddenly darkened but reverted back to a pained expression.

"Damn it! I should have known not to stress myself too much," Lina whispered before she sighed and got up. She wobbled as she did so. "I won't let you appear even if it means both of us dying."

Even before Shilo had woken up, Lina had already gone before anyone noticed. By the time breakfast was finished, it was finally the time Shilo had a talk with Mia concerning Lina. Mia had understood and knew there was a day that they would have to talk about her. She was actually surprised that Shilo didn't ask about it sooner.

"Mia, about Lina..." Shilo started, but didn't know what to ask with her mind reeling with questions. Thankfully, Mia understood.

"Lina... has psychological problems, Shilo," Mia answered.

"Psychological?" Shilo asked, surprised. "But Lina, she doesn't look like she has any problems."

"She learned how to supress it to an extent that it weakens her control."

"But what kind of psychological problems does she have? Where did it come from? Is there any way to cure it? What kind of training is she doing?" Shilo asked worriedly. To hear Lina have psychological problems was a great shock to her.

"Shilo, calm down. I'll answer them one by one," Mia told her. When Shilo took in a deep breath and then let it out, she seemed a bit more calm. It was then that Mia started again.

"I don't know much about pyschological problems, but I think Lina may have a mulitple personality disorder. The only way it can be triggered is if she sees the one she cares about is in danger or hurt. This disorder she has may stem from her upbringing and the environment she has been brought up in. You don't know this but ever since Lina was young, she learned how to kill and become merciless. She was supposed to be a perfect killing machine until..." Mia paused as she pinched the bridge of her nose, gesturing her tiredness.

"Until?" Shilo asked becoming rather impatient. She needed to know what had happened to Lina.

"Until she learned to feel. Her original existence was to become a child suicide bomber, but Lina showed potential. She could have been the perfect human sacrifice of destruction. A body used only to kill, but the moment she had emotions is the moment she had failed to become a killing machine. When Lina learned to have a conscious, she was able to try her best to supress her urges to kill. She did a good job until her full animalistic side was triggered. I was able to watch the experience first hand, and I wish I never did. You would have never thought she would be like that until you see it for yourself."

"Is it that... bad?" Shilo asked. As she asked that, she suddenly had a flashback of her father in his Repo suit. She could feel herself shivering as she thought about Lina being the same as her father.

"Yes. She is like an animal on a rampage, and that is why I never stopped her from leaving to go train. She becomes far too dangerous to stay."

"What kind of training does she do? It sounds like she might never return," Shilo told her. She doesn't care if Lina used to be a crazy rampaging killer. Lina is her friend, and she will always will be. And the thought of losing her friend is too much for Shilo to bear.

"I don't know what kind of training she does, but Shilo... Lina may never," Mia started, her expression filled with sadness. Shilo could feel her chest tighten before she shook her head, not believing her friend may never come back. Before Mia could say anything else, Nate barged into their meeting.

"Shilo, someone by the name of Angel is here," Nate said bitterly. He was still obviously upset about Lina leaving. He was even more upset to see Lina gone without saying goodbye. "I don't like the new lady."