A/N: Thank you to Ice T, PyramidHeadTheRepo, and CupcakeMonster123 for the lovely reviews. I couldn't help but smile at your review, PyramidHeadTheRepo. I guess I did a good job in making Angel so dislikable. I actually wanted to post this on Thanksgiving along with my other Repo story, but Thanksgiving is all about spending time with family and friends. So instead, I am posting this today on Friday. One question: Is Lina Masters a distraction to the story?

Chapter Nineteen

It was Angel's second day here, but how did Graverobber get into this situation? Here he was lying on the ground with Angel on top of him... inside his room! Shilo watched in horror when she was passing by. There was a glimpse of hurt written on Shilo's face. Graverobber turned to face her on time to see the look she had before she ran off. Obviously, Graverobber was surprised. He looked over at Angel and pushed her off of him. He was about to go after her, but Angel held his arm. She held a smirk as if she achieved something.

"So I was right. She likes you, though she has some terrible taste to like a grave robber like you," Angel said demeaningly. Graverobber glared at her before pulling his arm back and left the room to chase after Shilo.

Shilo couldn't believe it. She just couldn't. She had thought it would be fine to just ignore whatever Graverobber did, but with Angel? She just couldn't let it be. It angered her. And for some reason, she felt betrayed as if she was stabbed in the back. Shilo just didn't understand. She just didn't understand how she could feel this way? There was nothing between them, right? Shilo sighed. She couldn't deny it anymore. She does like Graverobber, but she never knew she loved him to this extent.

"Mommy? What's wrong?" Ryan asked worriedly.

"Oh, nothing, Ryan. Mommy is just thinking," Shilo answered. Ryan frowned before he went on the bed and used his thumb to wipe away her tears.

"But Mommy, you're crying," Ryan told her. Shilo was shocked before she wiped the rest of her tears and smiled.

"Oh, I am. Huh, I didn't even notice," Shilo said with a sad smile.

"Mommy, don't worry. Lina said that if Mommy is sad, we just need to give you a hug to make it feel better," Ryan said with a smile before hugging Shilo tightly enough. Shilo smiled and hugged little seven year old Ryan back.

"Lina is right. Mommy feels much better," Shilo said to Ryan. Ryan let go of her and smiled brightly at her. She couldn't help but feel so warm inside. These children were her saviors, and she would never allow anyone to hurt them.

"Does Mommy want to play too?" Emma suddenly arrived towards them.

Shilo shook her head before getting off one of the children's bed and said, "Mommy has to do some other things."

"Okay," Ryan and Emma said in unison before running off to the other children. Shilo looked over at the children warmly. She didn't know why, but she could see a halo on each child. Angels. They were truly angels.

She left the children's room to meet the gaze of Graverobber. Both of them froze at the spot. Shilo's mind flashed back to Graverobber and Angel. A pang of hurt once again hit her chest. Graverobber just stared at her, wondering what to say. He felt guilty, and he doesn't understand why. He just felt like he needed to explain, and so he did.

"Kid, it wasn't what you were thinking," Graverobber started. Shilo just stared at him as if waiting for him to continue. "I was about ready to get out of the room, but that woman suddenly barged in. She suddenly pushed me on the ground for no reason, and that was when you saw us." He waited for Shilo's reply, which was quite excruciating since she didn't seem to react at all.

It took three minutes before Shilo let out a sigh. She looked over at Graverobber seriously before she close in on him. Their bodies close to each other.

"Will you get down to my level?" Shilo asked.

Graverobber was a bit alarmed at first but settled down. He did as she asked him and bent his knees, so he was face to face with Shilo. It was then he realized how beautiful her dark brown eyes were. He almost felt hypnotized by it until his mind told him to wake up and remember how shocked Shilo was when she saw Angel on top of him. He suddenly closed his eyes and thought Shilo was going to slap him. And for some reason, he thought he deserved it. But the punishment he was going to receive wasn't something he expected.

He felt soft lips on his, a gentle kiss. And as if his self control left him, he kissed back. He was gentle at first until he started putting more force into it. His hands were on her waist as he pulled her closer to him to deepen the kiss. Shilo held him around his neck. Graverobber had to stand up several seconds later, which in turn made Shilo stand on her toes. They didn't break their kiss until Graverobber suddenly found his mind again. His eyes widened in suprise before he stopped and broke the kiss. Shilo opened her eyes, not even knowing when she closed them. Graverobber looked horrified while Shilo looked like she had found a conclusion to an answer.

"What the hell, Kid?" Graverobber yelled.

Shilo smiled though sad did it look.

"I like you, Graverobber," Shilo said quietly for only Graverobber to hear, "I tried to deny it until I couldn't anymore."

Graverobber was speechless at her sudden confession until he finally had something to say about it.

"Kid, you deserve better. You know how many scalpel sluts I've been with and how many times I've done it with Amber Sweet? It's more than you can count. And I'm just not the kind of guy for you," Graverobber told her. Shilo sighed in reply.

"I know, but who are you to judge if I deserve you or not? I can't deny my feelings anymore, Graverobber. I just... when I saw you and Angel on the ground, I felt betrayed. I felt defeated and hurt. And I know you don't like me the way I do for you. I just wanted to let it out," Shilo said. Graverobber paused for a minute before he growled in irritation like Luigi would do.

"This wasn't supposed to happen, Kid. I can't stay here. I need to leave," Graverobber told her in frustration. Shilo's eyes widened for a moment before her head lowered, hiding her expression. She turned away from him as her back faced Graverobber.

"Be safe," Shilo quietly told him.

Graverobber clenched his hand into a fist before saying, "You too, Kid."

Graverobber was about to make his way to exit out from the living room to the hallway before Mia stood in front of him. She noticed Shilo's back turned away with her shoulders slumped. Mia turned back to look at Graverobber. She had noticed how he looked irritated and looked down to see one of his fists trembling. Mia stood to the side and allow Graverobber the chance to leave. Graverobber looked at her for a moment before taking a step. It was by that time Mia spoke up.

"You still have a chance to turn back. Are you ready to give up before it even starts?" Mia asked quietly for only him to hear before she walked in front of him. "You walked away from her once already. Are you willing to leave her again? There's no third chance, Mr. Rave. Once you leave, you can never turn back."

Graverobber froze before looking up at her. Mia was serious, not that he could tell. She always looked like that, but the way she stared at him like that gave him a hint. For some reason, he felt like his gut got punched when she told him he could never turn back when he leaves. Does that mean he was not allowed to see or visit Shilo again? Will she prevent him from being near her? Graverobber didn't know why, but he didn't want that.

Even though it had been four years when he last met Shilo, he always thought he would meet up with her again, and here he is living with Shilo. But did he ever thought about leaving? Maybe, but he never really wanted to. He liked it here with Shilo and sometimes with the children, but there was a limit. Nothing lasts forever; Graverobber knew that and it made it that much harder to leave.

Graverobber looked over at Mia and said with equal quietness, "I have to."

"You have to? Or are you too much of a coward to try?" Mia asked, "Don't think Lina will help you the next time, Mr. Rave. She hates it when people take their second chance for granted. Once you're gone, you are gone. Heed my warning, Mr. Rave. Because the next time any of us see you, you are merely like any other stranger and will be treated as such. And by the time when you regret it, it would be too late to go back."

Mia left without another word, making Graverobber stand there dumbly. He felt like his gut had been punched again and a few needles stabbing at his heart. He shouldn't be affected by it, but damn it, he was!

"The hell with it!" Graverobber yelled in his mind before making his way back to Shilo.

Shilo was startled when Graverobber forcefully turned her around to see him. He found her crying, making him feel guilty. He wiped them away gently with his fingers. They stared at each other for a minute before Graverobber kissed her. Shilo was once again surprised but she followed the flow as she kissed him back.

Mia took a peek and smiled.

"At least, one good thing happened because of Angel," Mia thought before making her way upstairs. Change is inevitable, but sometimes change isn't as bad as one thinks.

On the other hand, Angel's appearance did nothing for the Largo brothers. Pavi and Luigi felt out of place for some reason in the Wallace household. When Lina was here, it felt so natural to the Largo brothers. All they felt now was awkwardness, silence, and fear. Shilo didn't even dare let the children get near them, and the children didn't dare oppose Shilo. Nate ignored Pavi now after what had he had said yesterday.

Usually, Luigi would argue with Lina and then she would hit him for it. And of course, he didn't try her the second time. He missed that crazy woman. He missed how Mia would tend to him when he got abused by Lina. But now, all he had was Angel trying to seduce him, which got on his nerves. Every time he tried to piss Angel off with his demeaning tone, she would always tell him that she liked it when a man resists her. He didn't get hit at all and so Mia no longer had any reason to tend to him because of it. Mia eventually stayed away from him whenever Angel was around. It kind of pissed him off when he didn't have her by his side, not that he cared, of course. Even when he was allowed to go outside, he just didn't feel like going anywhere at all. There wasn't any place he wanted to go in particular. It felt so damn lonely.

As for Pavi, he missed Lina abusing him for some reason. Most of all, he missed the late night massages she gives or the warm milk she made for him because of his nightmares. Pavi felt some sort of bond with Nate because of her, but the bond broke after yesterday. Now, all he had is Angel. He tried to be interested with her, but she made too many bad comments about Lina, the children, Mia, and Shilo. Eventually, her face wasn't worth it anymore. She was too ugly in the inside that it made her face that much uglier. When he was allowed to go out, he felt the same as Luigi. It didn't feel fun to go out, and he felt that no woman would want to go near him because of his plastic mask.

In conclusion, the Largos couldn't get close to Shilo because of Lina's absence. How were the Largos able to get close to Shilo when she was still afraid of them? The orders were so easy, but it was harder than the Largos thought. Pavi and Luigi tried to be nice with her, but she was still suspicious of them. And to add to that, Pavi and Luigi were too distracted. Angel kept on interfering with their plans. The more the brothers try, the more Angel got in the way. It was one thing for a woman to seduce a man, but it got annoying if she did it too much. She even tried to stick her chest in their faces just to get their attention.

Things worsened for the brothers when Angel wanted them to go to her hotel room. As much as Pavi wanted it, he had denied her request, though it's been a while he had been active and he missed doing it with a woman. And of course, he couldn't do it when he has this plastic mask. He didn't feel beautiful or confident enough without a beautiful face on his own. And for some reason, he didn't feel as turned on as he usually felt. He almost felt... tamed. Almost. The Pavi was still the Pavi. Afterall, he could make women swoon with his words. The master of romance still loved beautiful women and wanted to do it to them senselessly. But for now, he felt down on the dumps, and he has no understanding of why.

Luigi, on the other hand, denied Angel immediately for different reasons. One, she was annoying. Two, he wanted to stab her for being so damn annoying. Three, he didn't want her overall. She was nothing like Mia. If he had to choose, he would choose the challenging Mia than Angel's worthless ass. Uh... on the other hand, scratch out the last thought. Nobody needs to know that. He couldn't imagine in bed with Angel. He cringed at the kind of moans she would make. It would be too cruel to his ears.

Overall, only one good thing happened during Angel's appearance. It brought Graverobber and Shilo together. All the while, the Largos got the short end of the stick while Angel had continuously insulted everyone other than the Largos. In fact, Angel's plan to seduce the Largos backfired terribly. Angel wasn't going to get rich any time soon, too bad she doesn't know it not when Pavi was good at pretending to be interested while she thought Luigi was playing hard to get. But then again, it's better off if Angel continued to be delusional. For if she is ever angered, everyone will finally understand why Angel is considered on the same field as Lina. And of course, nothing good comes from hell.