A/N: I will have to say, this is going to be the longest A/N I have made so far (and may be the longest A/N you may ever see), but I have to say some things to clear things up. You could skip this if you want. I hope everyone will bear with me this time if he/she continues to read on through this. Thank you to Emoen (Hehehe, there's going to be plenty of surprise in this story. Hahaha, great idea on the Largo brothers being spies and using a music theme, I'll keep that in mind and use it as an extra bonus on the next chapter. Hopefully, I will remember to credit you since I'm kind of forgetful recently. I will have to apologize to you beforehand if that happens, so please remind me), The Nobody Prince (thank you. Yeah, I do like mysteries and try to the solve them as it progresses, and it's a great opportunity to add it in. Though if I followed through my original, I don't think the mystery would exist because I don't think Shilo would be able to handle it all by herself, even with Graverobber helping her), collective2220 (Hahaha, I guess I'm a romantic at heart, so Pavi isn't as narcissistic as he should sound or as selfish as he should be. But of course, I am very glad you liked the Pavi I created), and Ice T (If you ever read this, I understand, and I do thank you for reading as far of my story as you could. I don't think it's a pity at all for the change I've done. I'm quite happy with the story as it is even if it may not to be to your liking. And of course, I can't always meet to everyone's standards or expectations. But once again, I do thank you for your reviews. It shows how much you appreciated the story enough to give out your opinion) for the reviews. As one of the reviewers mentioned before, the focus was originally supposed to focus on Shilo and Graverobber, but this is not my original plotline. If it was, there would be no Lina or Mia and the Largo brothers will have a minimum appearance, which they will only be used when necessary while Amber Sweet may make more appearances than the brothers because she is supposedly the main villain in the story. When I came onto this site, I found my original storyline was rather overused and changed it into the current story which is this one. Also, this story isn't just about Shilo and Graverobber though Shilo was supposedly the main spotlight. I do apologize for her lacking appearance in the story but since Graverobber and Shilo are already together, I thought I might as well focus on the harder relationships between my OCs and the Largo brothers. If you feel that I have cheated your time by shifting the focus then I apologize for wasting your time and hope you had fun reading my story as far as you have read it. I will continue this story (if you like it or not) because I am having fun writing it and posting for those that may be interested in it. I do not regret changing the storyline or making it as far as I am writing it. For those that think the same as one of the reviewers and pity the story for going in a different direction than originally planned and not ending it at the right time, I appreciate you guys for reading as far as you could manage, but I do NOT feel any regrets for going in the direction I am going. As a writer, I do know when to end a story (it's my story, so I should know when to end it). It is just that this story (not my original) could not end with just the romance between Shilo and Graverobber. There are connections in the story that needs to be explained. I found the need to continue this story with such mindset. I do apologize for the long Author's Note, but I feel the need to explain the mindset in which I made this story. You may like it or hate it; either way, I am writing this story as it is. I do thank those who are continually supporting me and read my story to the current chapter. It brings me great happiness for the kindness for the continuous support. As for this chapter, I actually wrote it when I was (still kind of am) tired, so it isn't the very best though I found it good enough to post. And once again, I thank all the readers, and I deeply apologize for making such a long Author's Note. Now, I hope you all enjoy this chapter.

Chapter Twenty-Seven

It had been three days since their last meeting. Things seemed quite busy with the chaos from behind the scenes, but the busy events had taken a toll on the three women. Lina had come home one early morning and immediately fainted on the couch while new scars were evident on her arms. Mia had stayed in the room most of the time working on strategies that will come in handy while looking through the evidence that Lina had found for her to help make connections. Because of it, she even stayed in her room for meals, making her health more depleted even when she knew it was bad for her. As for Shilo, she had to keep up with the housework and taking care of the children while studying the case and writing down the most important facts for Mia to study on.

The three men noticed the change in demeanor among the three women. Curiosity was evident on their faces, especially Luigi and Pavi. This may also be an advantage to the Largo brothers as it could answer the questions the Largo brothers so desperately needed to know. Is Shilo the mastermind behind and the leader of the rebellion? But for some reason, the brothers were taking their time to find out even if their reason to staying in the house was for that very reason. And with the recent change, Pavi and Luigi could not find a better time to find out than now when the three women were in their most vulnerable state. Graverobber noticed the odd looks on Pavi and Luigi. He wasn't blind or stupid. He knew something was up the first time they came here. It was also the very reason he wanted to get out of Shilo's house. He didn't want to get in the kind of mess that was going on or about to happen. He had enough on his plate as it is, but Graverobber had his principles as well. He couldn't leave Shilo, not like they are now. In the end, Graverobber made up his mind to find a way to prevent the Largo brothers in finding out whatever they were trying to get out of Shilo.

Nate had found out after his first lesson of self-defense with Lina that something was wrong. Lina had a strange look on her face when she saw how fast he managed to understand. Something rather rare for beginners to handle, she noted to him. Things became even much stranger for Nate when he asked Shilo if she had an anatomy book for him to read. Nate had watched Mia read an anatomy book once and he found himself curious about the subject. He thought it would help to learn how the human body works so he could better understand a way to take down a person faster with the lessons Lina gave him. But for some reason, the information seemed to seep in his mind faster than he thought. And for some reason, he felt as if it was déjà vu. And once, Nate told Lina about his findings. Lina gave him a strange look just like before, but she returned back to normal and ruffled his hair for a good job well done.

"Shilo, I've got to tell you something strange, and I think you need to listen to this as well, Mia," Lina said in a rather serious tone.

Lina had just walked into Mia's room just to have an important talk. Mia had just got done working on one of the strategic plans that may be useful for future purposes with Shilo assisting her by organizing all the stuff scattered around the room because Mia was too busy working on the case.

"What is it?" Shilo asked in a rather concerned tone. Mia just kept quiet and gave Lina all her attention.

"There's something weird about Nate. I'm not too sure if he's a prodigy, a genius, or something like that but the way he picked up my lessons is in a speed that I've never seen before," Lina said, "He also told me about having déjà vu from reading that anatomy book you gave him, Shilo. But for some reason, I get this bad feeling from it. The way he is well progressed in the anatomy had put shivers down my spine."

"Maybe he's good at picking things up faster than normal children. Maybe he is a prodigy, who knows?" Shilo said, not seemingly at all concerned about it.

Mia gave an odd look before she sighed.

"Shilo is right, Lina. He may just be good at anatomy. It doesn't mean that much of anything," Mia agreed.

Lina sighed, shook her head, and said, "But my gut feeling says there's something strange going on. I don't know when, but he looks just like someone. I just can't put my finger on it."

"If you feel so heavily about it, I will see it for myself," Mia said, "But first, I need to talk about the case. I've made a few plans, but none of them seem rather useful. I have tried to mix it to see if I could come up with anything, but nothing seems right at the moment. There is also not that much information that would be helpful in finding the culprits. Nobody has come knocking on Shilo's door, so I presume the plan for rebellion is not fully formed yet. We may have just enough time to figure it out."

Lina ruffled her own hair in distaste and said, "It sucks to be in the ISCDCSI, but we can't just toss this case away when Shilo may be involved."

"Lina, it isn't hard to say that we are in the Investigating and Solving Cases Department for the Citizens of Sanitarium Island," Shilo told her before smiling. Lina scowled at the name.

"Would it hurt just to call ourselves detectives? Why in the hell do we need such a long name for it?" Lina asked.

Shilo giggled and Mia just smiled.

"You know how Pierre is. He likes to make us sound important and make it flowery as he does so," Shilo pointed out.

Lina's right side of her lip curved upward in distaste.

"Never ever let that guy ever name anything," Lina said in aggravation.

"Lina?" Shilo started, suddenly feeling nervous. Lina looked over at Shilo questioningly.

"Yeah?" Lina asked.

"Your arms… I saw some new scars. Where were they from?" Shilo asked, a frown placed on her lips when she knew well enough it was from the case.

Lina shrugs as if it was nothing and said, "You've got to do what you've got to do when it comes to persuading some of my assassin acquaintances. But I've got to say, aren't these scars cool?"

Lina showed her the scars with much pride. Shilo continued to look worried, but Lina wouldn't have any of that sympathy look. She ruffled Shilo's hair to help get rid of unnecessary thoughts. Lina gave her brightest smile when Shilo complained about messing with her hair. But in no time, Shilo smiled as well. Mia watched and smiled, though there was a faint sadness evident in her eyes. No one had noticed, and her sadness was only shown for a few seconds before Mia reverted back to being expressionless.

"If you both are rather finished, how about we do something with everyone including the children?" Mia suggested. Lina and Shilo stopped playing around and looked over at her questioningly. It was rather surprising since Mia rarely suggested going out.

"What do you have in mind?" Shilo asked.

"Going to the movies," Mia answered.

Shilo smiled and said, "That's a great idea, Mia! The children would be excited. They have never gone to the movies before."

Lina thought for a bit and shrugged.

"Hm… sure. I approve," Lina agreed, "Being cooped up inside the house for too long isn't good for anybody's health anyways."

Before they knew it, Mia had everyone in the living room with the children included and announced that they were going to the movies. Like Shilo had predicted, the children became rather excited. In a way, it would be like a field trip for educational purposes. Shilo had spoken about the movie theater once when the children were learning about history, and they were quite excited about the subject. As for Luigi and Pavi, they seemed to be the only ones reluctant to the idea.

"Why the stinking movies? It's stupid," Luigi said, trying his best not to curse in front of the children.

"Brother is right. The movies are quite boring to the Pavi," Pavi agreed.

Lina sighed and stood up.

"Funny you guys would say that because you are still coming anyways," Lina told the Largo brothers.

"While we all go watch a movie, you two can go someplace else and have fun," Shilo suggested. The Largo brothers looked over at each other for a moment and found themselves agreeing.

"Now that has resolved the problem, let's go," Lina said with much enthusiasm. The children agreed with excitement and eagerness on their faces while the adults looked over at her as if there was something wrong with their ears, even Mia looked over at her strangely.

"What?" Lina scowled at the sudden stares coming at her.

"You are allowing the Largo brothers to go their own way," Mia pointed out, "That, in itself, is something unusual for you to say."

Lina shrugs and said, "Like I said before, Shilo makes the decisions not me. If that's all, can we just go?"

Mia stared at her questioningly before she felt a nudge from Shilo. Mia looked over at the youngest of the three women.

"What's wrong with Lina?" Shilo asked.

"She must be tired from watching over them," Mia told her. Shilo stared at Lina for a moment but felt something more was going on. But for now, she allowed the excuse.

Most of the children, Shilo, Graverobber and Pavi went with Lina in her van while Luigi and Emma went with Mia in her car.

During the drive, Pavi stared at Lina's new scars when he took notice of them. And since he was sitting in the passenger seat, he could see clearly how many new scars she had on her right arm. So far, Pavi counted six of the freshly made scars. He wondered how and when she had them. Before he knew it, they were already at the movies.

"What should we watch?" Lina asked when everyone stood out in front of the doors of the theater and looked at the long list of movies.

"I was thinking of a family comedy," Shilo answered.

"Hm… I wanted to watch an action movie though," Lina said to her.

"I would prefer romance," Mia told them.

"Well, this is going to be a toughie," Lina admitted before her eyes widened when she saw the movie she liked listed on the board.

"That's the movie I wanted to see!" Lina and Luigi suddenly yelled in unison and pointed at the same movie. They immediately glared at each other in disgust. "What do you mean you wanted to see this?" They once again yelled in unison.

"What happened about movies being stupid?" Lina asked angrily.

"Well, how would I effing know that the movie was going to be on?" Luigi angrily argued back.

They started arguing towards each other, making Shilo smile. They looked like children when they argued. Pavi watched and frowned slightly. There was a sort of something boiling up inside him, but he could not figure out what it may be.

"Stop arguing. People are staring," Mia cut in and pointed out. Lina and Luigi growled at the bystanders. And of course, the bystanders immediately went back to their business. Lina and Luigi turned away from each other, huffed, and crossed their arms in such a synchronized and comical manner.

"Is it strange how similar they act right now?" Shilo whispered in Mia's ear.

Mia did not hear her but found her eyes staring at Luigi. Mia's brows slightly creased for a few seconds before she turned away and started to look at the list of movies. Shilo noticed Mia's odd behavior and wondered what it may be. It was only after a few seconds did Shilo realized Mia was staring at Luigi just before she turned away. Was this the sort of hint that Lina meant?

Shilo sighed when she realized today seemed rather strange with all this odd behavior going on. Shilo knew there was something up with the Largo brothers and her friends. And even though the Largos had made her life miserable by taking away her father and godmother, she seemed not as affected by them like she had been four years ago. In all, she seemed to not let her tragic past find its way in making her miserable again. And instead, let things happen as they were while fighting to protect everything and everyone that gave her the happiness she has now. And if it means that the Largo brothers were the happiness of her friends, she would let it be and hope that the Largo brothers would not betray them like those magazines would normally say about the Largos.

"How about we all go in groups to the movies we want to watch?" Shilo suggested before things became chaotic.

"Sure," the adults said in unison.

In the end, the Largo brothers had gone to the movies with the rest of the gang. The groups had already been decided with Lina, Nate, and Luigi going for the action movie; Shilo, the children, and Graverobber were going for the family comedy; and Mia and Pavi were going to watch the romance movie. Everyone seemed okay with the groups except for Lina and Luigi. By the end of the movie, they came out arguing once again.

"The main guy killing the mafia boss is the better scene," Lina told him. Luigi scowled in anger.

"No, that part wasn't as good as the main guy slicing that one guy's neck while he was writing a message," Luigi argued. Nate rolled his eyes and felt like banging his head to get some relief from their never ending argument when the movie had finished. If anything, Luigi and Lina were acting like quarrelling siblings.

Shilo giggled when they got out and continued their spat. After her group had finished, the children couldn't stop talking about the movie. Even as the children spoke about it, she had no idea what the scenes the children were talking about, all because of Graverobber.

During the movie, Graverobber's arm was always on Shilo's shoulder through the whole movie. Once in a while, Graverobber teased Shilo by whispering some sexual content whenever the parents of the movie went to bed. With him distracting her, Shilo had no way in concentrating on the movie. All Shilo could think about were dirty thoughts that Graverobber spouted to her.

The ones that seemed not at all ecstatic were Mia and Pavi when they came out. For some reason, they looked bored. Mia was understandable, but Pavi was a different matter. He had been quiet the whole time before and after the movie. It may have been his face was still bandaged up while people were staring at him when he walked by, but Lina handled the problem quite nicely for him.

"What cha guys lookin' at? You want to stare at something? Why don't you stare at my fist as it hits your face?" Lina threatened. It was rather effective since no one dared to stare at Pavi again. Pavi smiled at her for being immediately by his side whenever he felt small compared to other people.

Luigi laughed suddenly and nodded with approval at Lina's way of dealing things.

"That was great! I never knew a crazy woman like you could be great at threatening commoners. You've got them scurrying away," Luigi said with satisfaction.

Lina rolled her eyes.

"Look here, loud mouth. I have always been like this," Lina told him.

Pavi had once again frowned at the similarity Lina and Luigi had. Heck, the first letters of their name were the same. And in some odd way, Mia felt the same. Her brows creased again, but this time it stayed a few seconds longer and enough for anyone to care to notice it.

And of course, Shilo noticed it. She sighed and wondered if any of the four people involved within this romance had noticed they were falling for each other. Lina denied she liked Pavi, and Mia seemed not at all interested until now when Lina and Luigi were together. For the Largo brothers, Shilo didn't know them enough to know what they were thinking though she had noticed how temperamental Luigi got whenever Mia ignored him. Pavi was still a mystery. He seemed fond of Lina, but there was a peculiar feeling about Pavi. As if under the fondness, there was reluctance to it. Shilo wondered if it was her imagination, and she had hoped it was. She didn't want any of her friends getting hurt.

When the rowdiness was over, everyone went back to the two vehicles with the same groups as before. While Lina was driving, Pavi finally spoke after a while of his silence. He felt the need to ask Lina a question that bothered him quite a bit. While he was afraid to ask it, he couldn't ignore the question bottling up inside him.

"Bella?" He started.

Lina glimpsed towards him questioningly before turning back to the road.

"What?" Lina asked.

"Does the bella like my brother?" Pavi asked. This suddenly caught the attention of Shilo and Graverobber.

Lina laughed in reply. It seemed rather obvious at how lightly Lina took his question.

"What in your right mind would make you think I like that loud mouth?" Lina asked.

"Brother and bella likes to argue. And by popular belief, romance stems with hate," Pavi pointed out in reasonable logic. Shilo and Graverobber nodded in understanding.

Lina rolled her eyes.

"Well, I don't. If I were to love someone, it could be anybody except him," Lina answered immediately with a scowl. Pavi moved his head to the side.

"Why?" Pavi asked curiously. Though her answer made his body feel like rejoicing, he was rather curious about her reason for hating Luigi so much.

After a moment of silence, she said, "He killed my brother."

Pavi, Shilo, Nate and Graverobber were shocked by the sudden answer. It was by that time Lina continued.

"I could have killed your brother for revenge the first time he came to Shilo's house, and I was about to as well. But for some reason, I couldn't. I guess I didn't want to cause trouble for Shilo, and maybe because my brother wouldn't be too happy if I did," she told him. The adults and Nate kept silent once again. Thankfully, the children weren't able to hear the sudden revelation because they were loud enough for only the adults and Nate to hear it.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Shilo asked. Lina smiled sadly.

"Because you didn't ask," Lina answered simply, "It's hard for me, you know. To talk about him."

Shilo understood the feeling. She knew how it felt to think back about the Opera, the time she had lost both her father and godmother in one night. And to add to that, truths were suddenly thrown upon her from the lies hidden from her for so long after she had been born. All of it was too much to take for a teenager her age. It was a normal feeling not to talk about the painful past, and she understood. Shilo even felt a little better that there was something Lina and she could share.

Meanwhile, Mia, Luigi and the happy-go-lucky Emma were in Mia's car. They were silent most of the time until Emma broke the ice. Luigi was rather glad there was someone talking in the silence even if it may be an annoying brat.

"Auntie Mia, are you happy?" Emma suddenly asked after she talked about how great the movie she watched was.

"Why do you ask, Emma?" Mia questioned back.

"Because you look unhappy," Emma answered, causing Luigi's ears to perk up from the statement.

Mia chuckled and looks at the rearview to take a glimpse at Emma. Luigi was a bit surprised at her laughing. He had just noticed how nice it sounded, not that he would confess to that. And for some reason, he wanted to hear it again. Unlike other women who annoyed him when they laughed or giggled, Mia didn't sound that bad.

"For such a young girl, you have quite an eye," Mia said, admitting the truth even though it may have been vague.

"Mommy says I have a gift to understand people," Emma said proudly.

Mia chuckled again and nodded, but she knew Emma wouldn't be able to see it.

"It is truly a very precious gift, Emma," Mia added. Emma blushed shyly and smiled.

"Won't that just be annoying? What if she spouts nonsense and offends some people?" Luigi joined in, feeling the need to speak out now that Mia was talking. She glared at him for a second before turning back to looking on the road.

"Watch what you say, Mr. Largo," Mia said coldly. Luigi crossed his arms like a child when he got scolded. Emma didn't seem to mind at all about Luigi's comments instead she asked a surprising question that made Mia even shocked as well.

"Auntie Mia, how long have you liked Uncle Luigi?" Emma asked innocently. Luigi wasn't as surprised at being called uncle than he was with the question Emma asked. Emma was used to using familiarity terms on adults to show how much she had grown fond of them. By calling Luigi as Uncle Luigi, she had shown that she had grown attached to him.

"Emma, what makes you think I like Mr. Largo?" Mia questioned as she neither denied nor agreed to the question.

"But Auntie Mia, you look happier being by Uncle Luigi. Are you scared of being in love like Mommy?" Emma asked. "Auntie Mia, don't be scared to love. Love is a happy thing."

Mia's lips turned into a thin line and soon she drove in complete silence. Luigi was surprised by the shocking discovery. Mia neither denied it nor agreed once again to the young girl's statements. And for some reason, Luigi couldn't help but smile at that. But of course, he turned away before he did so. As for Emma, she just smiled sweetly in the silence.

"Everything will be all right, and all the adults will be happy and lovey-dovey," Emma thought happily, moving her feet up and down in a rhythm.