A/N: Thank you to Ice T, PyramidHeadTheRepo, and Madie for taking their time to review. I'm not trying to make Pavi or Luigi look nice or bad. I'm still testing out their characterization and see what works best for the story. As for Madie, I do know my grammar is terrible. I keep on changing my tenses, using commas where it isn't necessary, etc. Okay, Angel may be a bit Mary-Suish by her outward appearance, but it is because she is such a cliche that it adds up with her terrible personality to make her the most perfect dislikable character. I hope I managed to succeed in this department. Well, happy reading! Edit: If the readers don't mind, I would like to challenge you guys with something. But of course, it is not necessary. I just wanted you guys to find a character song for the characters. Of course, it could be more than one person if you want (doesn't necessarily need to be my OC). I just wanted to see what you readers think of the characters and music helps my creativity to keep flowing. Thank you, and I do apologize for the long A/N.

Chapter Eighteen

Angel was quite the beauty. She had great curves on her body in the right places, and she had quite a chest most woman would envy and most men would want to touch. She had luscious locks of blonde hair that went down to her elbow. Obviously, she had surgery to have it all fixed to her liking since she boasted to Graverobber, who greeted her first. Thanks to Lina, she dressed up nicely enough not to show too much cleavage though some areas were hard to manage, especially the chest area. Oh, how that makes men swoon. And like always, Pavi was very much into the new lady though his face was hidden by a plastic white mask.

Just as Shilo and Mia went out to greet Angel, it was Angel that spoiled the chances of Shilo and Mia ever coping with her.

"Oh my, I see the young girlie still looks as plain as ever. And as for you, Mia. Your what? In your fifties or something? You need some change. Your beauty is way out of fashion," Angel drawled on and on how imperfect Shilo and Mia were.

"I'm only thirty years old, Angel," Mia said coldly. She looked over at Angel distastefully.

"Oh really? Then you really need surgery to look your age or younger. It would be a waste for such a beautiful body with an ugly face," Angel said, not holding back any opinions.

Shilo tried so hard to hold her tongue, which thankfully, she managed to be in control of. Four years of being with Lina had helped her manage to keep her cool in most occassions, but Shilo has never met anyone as annoying as Angel. Every time Shilo meets her, Angel always has something demeaning to say. She tried so hard not to strangle the vile woman before her, even though she knew Angel could break her without trying. Shilo is, afterall, still frail from being poisoned too long from her father's supposed medicine. Even though she had looked almost healthy, her fragile bones and her pasty white skin were long-lasting side-effects of her father's poison. Mia could do nothing to help her with it except to have a cure to flush out most of the poison inside her.

It was then Angel looked around Shilo's house as her nose scrunched as if she just stepped on something nasty.

"Yuck. This place is so plain. You really need to change the decorations in this house, Wallace. It's so plain that I'm surprised your younger than me. But then again, you are friends with the boring Silver and the unfashionable Lina. Really now, it's so dreary it makes even the ghosts want to run away," Angel continued to complain and then looked at Shilo's furniture in disgust. "And what are these rags? It looks like it's been used for a hundred years!"

"Does she ever shut the fuck up," Luigi asked Mia, annoyed at Angel's continuous complaining. At first, he was like Graverobber and Pavi in being lustful for her, but the moment she kept on talking and talking made it a turn off for him.

"Sure, if you found a way to make her mute," Mia said sarcastically though she had wished it to be true.

Luigi growled and felt his hands itching to stab something. It was enough when Lina irritated him, but he could not handle a yapping woman that doesn't know when to shut her trap. Mia noticed this but pretended not to notice.

The only person that could handle Angel was Pavi. His eyes were always on her face. That beautiful, smooth face. He could feel the soft skin on his. Oh, this made Pavi yearn for her face very much.

"Ah, yeah. I almost forgot to mention. You can't communicate with Lina, so it would be useless if you try contacting her," Angel said coolly.

"What? Why not?" Nate asked, suprised.

Angel rolled her eyes and said, "Training is about the senses, boy. She can't be distracted or else things will get awry. Unless you want her to die right on the spot, you can ignore my warning."

Nate frowned before looking over at Shilo. She also held a concerned look that made Nate feel very uncomfortable. Even though he had Shilo, he had wished Lina to be here as well. He needed to see his savior alive and well. He could never forget her bleeding on her side when the Repo Man stabbed her.

"Is he one of your orphan children, Wallace? You should teach him respect. I hate it when young children think they can say or do whatever they want," Angel said disgustedly.

If anybody noticed, Shilo was completely ready to go beserk. The way she speaks to other people pissed her off. Mia was about ready to lose her cool as well but knew better. Luigi and Graverobber had to admit, Angel made Lina look like a saint.

"Eck, I'm just glad I'm not sleeping here. Only idiots would want to live with brats," Angel continued to complain.

Actually, this happened to be good news for Mia and Shilo. It would have been horrible to imagine what it would be like if she slept here. There would be no end to her complaining and putting people down with her words. It was just unbelievable to find a woman like her could be just as good as Lina when it comes to fighting and planning but be more terrible in personality. To Shilo though, Lina would always win against Angel any day. Lina is, after all, Lina Masters, a woman who kicks butts for entertainment.

"If you are wondering where I'm staying," Angel started.

Almost everyone in the room thought, "Nobody cares."

Only Pavi thought, "Hm... I wonder if the Pavi gets the chance to have her face."

"I'm staying at the Geneta Star Hotel. It's better than this mess of a hell hole," Angel said snobbishly.

"The Pavi recommends the Gold Deluxe suite. It has all the necessities to make a beautiful bella like you more beautiful," Pavi tells her, fancying her face quite a bit. Angel merely smiled before getting close to him as her finger trails against his chest.

"So you are Pavi Largo?" Angel asked, purring as she did so.

"The one and only!" Pavi yelled in delight.

Mia suddenly got in between the two by pulling Pavi to the side. It was sudden, but Angel and Pavi could be the worst nightmare imaginable. Angel could use this pairing to an advantage and create a force against them. Mia knew Angel hates them, and she knew Angel was jealous of Shilo's and Mia's beauty. Mia isn't being vain for thinking that, no not all. She just knew Angel all too well through Lina.

"If you had enough Angel, we should get to the point. Lina will come back after she finishes her three day training. You are only here as a temporary bodyguard to all of us staying here. You can say or do things all you want but don't cross the line," Mia explained.

"What are you? My boss?" Angel asked mockingly before she laughed, "I'm not working for you, Mia. If Lina hadn't blackmailed me, I would have no reason to set foot in this ugly house or watch over pathetic people like you."

"I may be pathetic, but I am rather successful for it," Mia fought back.

"By owning a small clinic? Don't make me laugh," Angel replied, her head held high as she stood up straight to show how powerful she is.

Mia, being the classy lady that she is, wasn't foolish to follow her idiotic ways but she wanted to give a taste of how scary she can really be. Mia is a dangerous force to be reckoned with.

"I own more than a clinic, Angel," Mia said with a smirk. Almost everyone there had to admit, Mia's current smirk is just plain scary, but they were more curious by what she meant even Shilo doesn't know.

"Hah, your threats are nothing to me," Angel said, not backing away.

"Oh, really?" Mia taunted before she started walking around Angel. She looked intimidating and dark that could send shivers to a man like Graverobber. Her eyes were hard to find an expression, void of any weakness. She looked relentless. Shilo and Nate were just completely shocked at Mia's tactical advances. "Don't forget, Angel. I am an observer. I can tell by just the smallest things. I use common sense and conclude my basis through evidence and facts. I can even find out the binds in which Lina kept you under control with. Don't try me, Angel because I have ways. I could make people shiver with their own worst nightmares."

Angel froze at this threat. Mia smirked darkly once more when she noticed how scared she looked. Too bad about what Mia said earlier was completely bogus just like she did with Luigi Largo. She used her manipulation technique like always. It was one of her qualities that made her survive for so long. If one were to lie, he or she must do it with composure and confidence throughout or else people could see through the lie. But then again, even though Mia made it up on the spot, she did have ways to find out Angel's secret that Lina subdued her with. Yes, Mia always has a way. This may even be the very reasons Lina calls her a genius. She is like a poker player. With the right cards, she could bluff into winning without even trying.

"You don't..." Angel started but couldn't finish. Her mind was fighting back and forth, wondering if Mia was bluffing or not. It took only a few seconds before she folded, giving up the challenge. Angel couldn't risk it. "Fine, I won't go out of line."

The three guys in the room had mixed feelings. Pavi thought Mia held such a beauty in her dark side. Scary but beautiful. Luigi found Mia intriguing but dangerous at the same time. He had to watch out for her. He knew she was too dangerous and he needed to find to out her (maybe). Graverobber just... well, he couldn't put into words. Mia was just too scary for his tastes. Shilo would always be his number one though. Uh... forget that he thought the latter.

"Good because Shilo is calling the shots," Mia said, unlike herself to use such vocabulary. Maybe she spent too much time with Lina. Luckily, it's only done once in a while.

Angel made a low growl before standing between the Largo brothers. She even started to seduce the brothers, but Luigi had to get away from the woman as he gladly let his brother handle the woman. Luigi walked over to Mia.

"I'm going out," Luigi told her.

Mia pointed at Shilo, hinting he should tell her. Luigi snarled before walking up to Shilo. Shilo flinched when Luigi walked towards her. She still felt uncomfortable with the brothers getting near her.

"I'm going out," Luigi repeated in annoyance.

Shilo just stared dumbly for a moment before noticing he was asking for permission. Shilo nodded nervously. Since Lina wasn't here, she didn't dare try to say no to the Largos. Shilo was aware Luigi going out was just as dangerous, but she felt more comfortable without the most dangerous Largo here. If she had to choose, she would rather let him go out and go on his own rampage, where he would be far away from the children.

"Thanks," Luigi said in an almost forced tone.

Was he trying to be nice? Shilo wondered why Luigi is becoming less hostile. Was it because of the influence of her friends? Did tying them up manage to make Luigi more behaved? It would have been a startling revelation if Luigi wasn't trying to gain her trust and betray her when he got what he needed.

"Ah, brother! Where are you going?" Pavi asked, striding towards Luigi.

Luigi looked at him in disgust and yelled, "It's none of your business!"

"Oh my, I like feisty," Angel said seductively. She licked her lips to add to her seduction.

"I almost forgot she's a gold-digger," Shilo whispered to Mia. Mia just smirked.

"That's how she could get so much surgery done on her," Mia replied quietly.

Thankfully, Nate was beside Graverobber as they talked. Nate found it incomprehensible as to why the women chose Angel to replace Lina when they don't like her at all. She didn't look the type to be able to fight like Lina. She had nothing Nate could compliment on, even her beauty cannot be compared to Shilo or Mia. There were no redeeming qualities Nate could find. None whatsoever. And so, Nate wanted to understand. Why did they choose Angel?

If only Nate knew, appearances are deceiving. He does not know the hidden qualities Angel has. If Lina chose her based on talent, he would understand she chose the right person. But of course, he was bias. To him, no one could compare to Lina. He looked up to her as a role model. He missed her ruffling his hair affectionately. Nate shook away the feeling. He needed to be strong when Lina comes back. He had to change into being more manly for her to be proud of him.

Nate looked over at Pavi for a moment before he went up to him and poked him on the back. Pavi turned around and looked at the boy for the moment before he smiled under his mask though Nate wasn't able to tell.

"What is it, ragazzo?" Pavi asked.

"Could I talk to you for a minute in the kitchen?" Nate asked. Pavi looked over at Angel who was seemingly trying to get Luigi's attention. He turned his head to look over at Nate again.

"But of course," Pavi told him.

Nate turned to walk to the kitchen with Pavi behind him. The kitchen door was closed before Nate looked up at Pavi. Pavi looked at him questioningly, wondering what the boy needed from him.

"Don't you care about Lina? Why are you trying to get that evil woman's (Angel) attention when she looks down on her?" Nate asked. Pavi stared at him for a moment and laughed.

"The Pavi cares only for his face and only himself. The bella is gone, and she can take care of herself," Pavi told him. Nate frowned and looked at him disapprovingly.

"You were so fond of her. Was that a lie?" Nate said angrily.

"But of course, ragazzo. Nobody should ever trust a Largo," Pavi said simply as if it was common sense.

Nate punched him in the stomach, making Pavi lean over and groan in pain.

"I almost had respect for you!" Nate yelled before stomping out of the kitchen.

After Pavi watch Nate disappear out of the kitchen, he sat on a chair and stared at the ceiling emptily.

"If Pavi ever cared, the Pavi would only hurt in the end," Pavi whispered only to himself.