Okay so it's been like forever since I last updated, but who really reads my crap anyways???

Everything is still owned by SMeyer. Except my OC, and well this chapter is some what shorter than the others, but I updated so stop bugging me, geez.

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Was it Fate, Or Coincidence?

In her corner the voices were twice as bed, she wasn't no where near in the mood to concentrate. She huddled in the farthest corner she could get to to clutching her palms to her ears. Suddenly there was a hand on her shoulder and words in her head again.

Darla please just let....

Edward was cut off by Darla whipping her arm around and gripping his forearm with enough force to break it, and feral eyes.

"If you touch me again with out asking me first, you won't have a fucking arm, got it?" Darla snarled.

Edward looked stunned but pull reluctantly away from her, causing the voices to come back and her to huddle and whimper.

"I think you'll just have to give her some time, son." Carlisle said softly.

"But- I know what she is going through, Carlisle, remember? I could barely move when I was changed, I can help her." Edward whispered.

"Bro, you can only help those who want it." Emmett threw in. "Trust me, she'll come around if she ever wants to function again." Emmett patted Edwards' shoulder sympathetically.

The Cullen's mostly left Darla where she was, Esme occasionally checking on her. They tried to keep their thoughts under control to help some what. Edward sat in his room and listened. Darla would shift and whimper, occasionally Edward would pick up a few of her thoughts here and there, it was too hard for her to concentrate as the days went on. Please make it stop. I can't even cry. Can I just die now, please? She would beg. After several more days Edward couldn't take it anymore, even Jasper tried to help out but all he got was feral growling in return, he stopped trying after that.

Edward left his room and made his way to the nearest sofa to Darla, staying quite as possible. Darla knew he was there, she ignored him. But as more days past and she grew more and more thirsty and could barely function, she opened her eyes to find Edward hadn't moved and inch. She didn't know how long had passed since she had seen what she had seen, but she couldn't take the constant noise anymore. She got up and crossed the room in seconds, all Edward did was open his arms. Darla wanted to cry. She curled up into his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck with bone crunching strength. Edward wrapped his arms around her waist and said nothing as she cried tearless sobs.

I'm sorry. Was the only thing thought by either one of them. As the voices in Darla's head became non-existent.

When Darla's sobs quieted Edward loosened his grip on her slightly, she reached up and wrapped her arms around his neck and hid her face in his shoulder. As images raced through her head, hands around her neck, scratches down her hips, glimpses of their faces, red eyes and burning.

If it was even possible Edward help on even tighter than before and pushed his own thoughts into her head.

Emmett and Jasper wrestling and Emmett's sour face when he looses. Or Emmett playing around whilst running and 'accidentally' running into a tree.

Darla let a smile play on her lips, More?

Esme and Carlisle scolding Emmett for scaring human again, then the world FAMILY flashing in her head

You're safe here, you're part of the family now. Then Emmett and Alice and Carlisle and Esme and Jasper being overprotective of her. Edward thought.

I know. She thought and nuzzled harder into his shoulder, Edward smiled.

The rest of the Cullens' had heard Darla get up and were standing in the door way to the living room, watching. "Finally, I thought I was going to have to hold her down or something." Emmett chuckled.

"I could take you." Darla growled.

Emmett looked around, every body seemed to trying to suppress laughter.

Darla turned her head slightly to look at him, "Of what I just saw, I could have you 'accidentally' running into a tree... again." Edward was laughing before she finished her sentence.

If it could Emmett's face would have been beat red, "It was an accident." He grumbled.

Darla hid her face in Edwards shoulder and laughed, Emmett turned and left. They all heard a door slam rather loudly up stairs. When the laughing has subsided, the rest of the Cullen's dispursed, Darla waited for the right moment. Alice and Rosalie were shopping on line, Jasper and Carlisle were talking new cars, Esme was washing bedding, and poor Emmett was sulking up stairs.

Go talk cars with Jasper and Carlisle, you know you want to. Darla smiled against Edwards shoulder.

And what are you going to do? He asked.

I'm going to have fun with Emmett.

He heard what she was planning on doing. I don't think that would the best way to control the voices, Darla.

No it might now be, but it will be fun and I might learn a thing or two. She jumped up and swayed as the voices hit her.

"Are you sure?" Edward asked concerned.

Darla waved him off, she turned and headed for the stairs, she reached the bottom stair just as Alice had a vision, she stumbled and arms caught her before she hit the ground. Edward.

"Alice." Darla grumbled. "Nice timing."

"Sorry." Alice said from a few rooms away, "I don't have control over when I see things. Oh and don't go easy on him." She laughed.

Darla looked at Edward, he was smiling.

With Emmett. He thought.

Darla smiled, I wont.

She headed back up stairs and towards Emmett's' room, she could make out the faint noises of the TV. She reached his door and knocked.

"Come in." Emmett said casually.

He didn't look up as she made her way in and closed the door, it was too long with out Edwards' touch, she swayed and closed her eyes.

"Emmett." He shot up in a flash and grabbed her elbow, she opened her eyes and looked at him. 'Will you teach me how to fight?" She asked.

Emmett looked a little shocked, "Uh, why?"

She looked him in the eyes, "Oh, okay. I'll teach you, but why me?"

"Cause you're the best, Jasper has an unfair advatage," she smiled. "Plus it gives me some thing to focus on, and helps with the voices. I can't be attached to Edwards' side every moment of every day." She sighed.

"I actually think Edward doesn't mind." Emmett smiled, there was a feral growl from down stairs and Emmett's smile faded, it was Darla's turn to smile.

"Me either." she mouthed.

"When do you want to start?"

"Now is as good time as any, it seems I have eternity stretched out before me now."

"Eternity can be a long time." Emmett sighed.

"At least we're not alone, right?"

"Right." Emmett agreed. "lets go."

Emmett carefully helped Darla to the railing over looking the living room, she turned and smiled at him as she leaped gracefully over, and landed lightly beside Edward in a crouch. She looked back up and stuck out her tongue at Emmett as he made a face and leaped also, landing beside Darla on the balls of his feet, and let a smug smile play across his face. Darla flashed up and grabbed Edwards' hand.

Any pointers?

Edwards' eyes went from Darla to Emmett to Darla again.

"Come on, no cheating Edward." Emmett whined.

Stay low and light on your feet and let your instincts guide you. And you'll do fine.

They all headed out for the show, all the Cullen's, and to see what Darla had in her. Edward led her to the clearing in their back yard and Emmett circled her a few feet away.

"You ready." Emmett asked.

Darla nodded, Edward let go of her hand and stepped back, and as the voices came back she swayed and Emmett pounced. She landed flat on her back.

"Okay, maybe I wasn't entirely ready." She growled, as the Cullen's laughed.