When not so new girl Darcy Black becomes good friends with the boys from BTR, who knew she was hiding a dark past and a massive crush on Kendall Knight? But when Jo breaks Kendall's heart, Darcy does everything in her power to keep him happy, even if it means she's going to get pushed away from the group in the process

Kendall's p.o.v

The apartment was lonely as he sat in the dark with his own thoughts pounding in his mind. Nothing felt right in the apartment, it felt out of sync with himself, but he knew the apartment like the back of his hand. It was almost two in the morning, but Kendall couldn't sleep with all his thoughts pounding like they were, and they were all about Jo, the reason why he was in the apartment in the pitched blackness, the side light casting a dull glow. He didn't bother to wake the others, they, especially Carlos, would probably accidentally slip Jo's name and immediately sending him into a depression that he really didn't need. He wouldn't blame Carlos, or any of the others if they accidentally slipped her name, her face was a difficult one to forget, nevermind him getting over her so quickly after catching her swapping spit with Jett. A sharp knock on the door jarred Kendall from his thoughts, his head snapping up towards the already open front door of his apartment. A small smile couldn't help but lighten his face as he noticed who it was. The not so new girl Darcy Black, who had just recently come to Palm Woods looking for fame. She had immediately caught James' attention as soon as she had walked through the doors to the pool, but Kendall knew it was nothing to do with love. A brotherly look flashed in his eyes, he noticed something in Darcy's eyes that neither Kendall nor the others saw, and it was a shocking sight to see. She was apparently a good singer after finally managing to speak to them without stuttering like crazy, but Kendall had yet to hear her, but she was shy. It had taken a while just to get her to open up to the boys, but they were all determined to get Darcy into their little group, especially James, who felt like Darcy had been like a little sister to him.

"Hey" Kendall was the first one to speak out of the two of them, just staring into Darcy's grey eyes, willing her closer with just a look

"Hi" her small voice whispered, seeming louder in the silent room

"What are you doing here?" Kendall spoke, but flinched at the harshness in his voice as he spoke the words. It had been almost a week since he spoke to a female except his sister Katie, she was the only one that he talked to. He looked away from Darcy to stare at a spot near the sofa

"I just need some company" Darcy spoke, but Kendall's eyes immediately snapped back to Darcy's, the tone in her voice was harsh. Kendall had never heard Darcy use such a tone, not even when she was really angry with someone. With a sign, Darcy stepped closer to the sofa, twirling the fingerless glove on her right hand with her fingers, a sign that all the boys knew to tell that Darcy was nervous. Kendall had told Darcy that if she needed someone to talk to, she could just walk into the apartment and make herself at home. But when he told Darcy this, she had flinched, immediately going into the reasons why she couldn't do that. One of them was because she was too polite, and when she was about to tell someone something that would probably offend them, she would start with 'no offence'. The boys soon learned that when Darcy spoke those words, she was going to tell them something they probably didn't want to hear, but would make them feel slightly better when the words were out

"This is like a second home to you, no need to be so nervous" Kendall spoke, biting his tongue a little to stop himself from snapping at someone he knew was desperately trying to help him get over Jo. Darcy laughed as she softly slid down on the couch but not relaxing into it. Her eyes were downcast to the floor, just like his had been when she first walked through the door. Her whole body was tense, something Kendall didn't like about Darcy, she was too easily nervous around new people

"You can't stay indoors you know" Darcy spoke, her eyes moving to look at him in the eyes, but Kendall didn't move his eyes, he could see Darcy from the corner of his eyes, he didn't even need to look her way

"I just need time!" Kendall snarled, but instead of Kendall jumping up like he had wanted to in his mind, even picturing himself jumping up, Darcy had jumped up on her feet. Kendall flinched, half expecting Darcy to slap him hard across the cheek like Camille had when he couldn't get over Jo. Instead, Darcy had grasped his hand and pulled him to his feet violently. The unexpected move made Kendall screech out in surprise. When Kendall screeched, Darcy's hand had not moved, neither had the grip around his hand loosened. The blood quickly rushed to Kendall's head, making his vision go completely black for a moment

"Come on, I'm not going to watch as you sit around!" Darcy shouted, pulling on his hand that she was still clutched in both her hands

"No!" Kendall screamed, making Darcy jump out of her skin. The grip intensified, her nails digging into the skin of his palms. Kendall had looked into her eyes as he screamed, and for a moment he saw hurt and fright flash briefly through her eyes before completely disappearing

"No? Dude come on, you can't stay in the apartment all of your life! Jo is gone!" Darcy screamed back, her eyes growing cold

"Don't 'dude' me Darcy, I'm not in the mood" Kendall walked towards Darcy, getting into her face as he saw in her eyes that she wanted to take a step back. Kendall almost opened his mouth to dare her, to intimidate her about not doing it, but the single look in her eyes stopped the words dead on his tongue. Her eyes narrowed, a bright fire burning in them, but he also saw fear deep within her eyes that Kendall did not like seeing inside her innocent eyes, her teeth gritted harder, her nose flaring in anger

"You never are Kendall" Darcy snarled through gritted teeth "you've sat in the apartment for almost a week since you found out that Jo was cheating on you with Jett" Kendall opened his mouth to object, demand that Darcy never speak his name, but the look on Darcy's face was murderous "Don't forget that there are others in your life Kendall, like your band mates. You're hurting them by keeping them out of the loop" Darcy snarled

"Guys!" James shouted from the bedroom, the tone of the shout sounding like he was worried incase one of them would throw a punch at the other. James quickly came between them, pushing slightly on Kendall's chest, but he never touched Darcy, only allowed his hand to hover over her body from what Kendall could see, but the anger he felt was directed at both James and Darcy for being against him trying to get over Jo in his own way. It boiled like water in a kettle, steam almost flying from his ears he felt so angry. Kendall had to grit his teeth to stop himself from saying something to Darcy that he would never forgive himself for saying, he only watched Darcy's grey eyes begin to calm, the fire dispersing from the calm look in her eyes that Kendall could see. She looked like she was going to cry, and Kendall had to stop himself from saying something that would make Darcy cry

"I was leaving anyway" Darcy spoke with gritted teeth again, slapping James' hand away before storming off. Kendall watched her stomp her feet to the already open door, her hands going for the door handle before she slammed her hands down to her side and continued to storm off

Darcy's p.o.v

As soon as she walked out of the apartment, Darcy's temper had vanished from her system, leaving her feeling stupid. She had shouted at her crush Kendall to try to get him to get out of the apartment, but it had only made things worse

"God damnit!" Darcy cursed, hitting herself in the forehead and collapsing on her sofa. Crushing her face into the cushions, Darcy thought back to when she had first become friends with the guys. On the first day she had slipped near the pool, almost cracking her skull if James had not caught her. Darcy didn't feel anything when she was in James' arms, and by the look on his face, neither did he. When the others came to see if she was okay, her eyes had gone to Kendall's

"Darcy! I'm home" Mike, her father, called from the front door, but Darcy only muttered a response into the cushions

"What's the matter?" Mike spoke, the sofa dipping slightly as he sat down. Darcy relaxed more into the cushions as her father stroked her hair

"Nothing dad" Darcy spoke as she turned her head out of the cushions, staring at the blank t.v screen hoping her dad got the picture

"Is this about that boy you never shut up about? Kendall?" Mike spoke smartly, Darcy could hear the snigger in his tone as he spoke. Darcy's immediate reaction would have been to glare at her dad, refuse flat-out that no, it was not about Kendall, but something stopped her. The look on her dads face was one of hurt, because as soon as they had come to the Palm Woods and she made friends with the boys of Big Time Rush, she had shut herself away from even her father, not telling him things that had happened

"I-I just wanted to help a friend get over a break up, but I guess I made it ten times worse" Darcy muttered, slamming her cheek against the cushions again

"Kendall?" Mike only had to say the same to make Darcy's eyes water, but she refused to let them fall, already feeling stupid for screaming at Kendall

"Yeah. He found out that his girlfriend was cheating on him with a co-worker" She was surprised that she managed to hide the hurt in her own voice

"I've not seen him around the Palm Woods. He been cooped in his room?" Mike knew the answer, she knew just by the sound of the question in her dads voice

"Hmm" Was Darcy's reply, not bothering with a proper reply. The stoking stopped, a low grumble filled the room

"What about dinner?" Mike spoke, patting Darcy's head before the sofa returned to its original position. Darcy felt bad immediately after her dad gave her a response, she had pushed him away so many times in her life, and every time he would be the one to say he was sorry, it was never Darcy

"I love you dad" Darcy called, pulling herself from the sofa so she could stare into her dads eyes, show him that she really was telling the truth

"I know sweetie" Mike replied, giving her a good proper smile before returning back to the food. In Darcy's eyes however, it was not enough to make the guilty feeling leave her stomach. It still continued to pulse with guilt

"Do you have any advice?" Darcy spoke out of the blue, startling her dad so much that he dropped the knife. It clattered to the table, giving off a metallic ring before staying still on the counter. The surprise on his face would have been funny if the situation was not so serious. His green eyes were wide with surprise, his mouth open like a fish out of water

"Let him deal with it on his own, in his own way" Mike replied quickly, picking up the knife and pointing it at Darcy, waving it slightly as he shrugged

"He's pushing away his friends by dealing with it his own way, dad. I'm not going to watch him fall out with his friends over her" Darcy spoke but the words sounded bitter in her mouth as soon as she spoke the words, pulling one of the cushions closer to her chest, dragging her knees up so that she could rest her chin on her knees. She watched as her dad sighed, putting down the knife and rest his hands down on the counter. His face was stern, an emotion that he often used when he was going to tell someone something serious. Her dad was a police officer, and with the job came the point where he would need to tell family members about a death in the family. It had not been an easy emotion to control, especially after everything that had happened in their family. Darcy knew how much he had trained himself to stay calm even though the family he just broke the news to was brawling their eyes out.

"You've already stepped in and made the situation worse. Don't try to make it better, make him feel better about the situation. Convince him to step outside and do something fun that he would enjoy" Mike spoke, his face still stern, but a small smile was creeping up at the corner of his mouth. A small smile littered Darcy's face

"Thanks dad"