First and foremost, I want to apologize to everyone who's been waiting on this chapter. This chapter started out by me pulling a Bella and spilling hot stew while on my way to the table and badly burning both of my hands. It took a long time for me to get use of my hands again. Once I finally did... I came down with the flu. 2 weeks of being curled up in bed, no muse, but LOTS of stories to read. I have Chapter 7 finished & it's with my beta now. Chapters 8, 9 and 10 are laid out and ready to go.

Disclaimer: Things I own: Season 1 of Dollhouse on DVD

What I don't own: Twilight (though I'd sell my soul for an hour with Jasper) or Dollhouse. They belong to Stephenie Meyer and Joss Whedon respectively. I wish I were that lucky.

Special thanks to my wonderful Beta, lada_8, without whom, my grammar and mistakes would be glaringly obvious.

Also a huge thank you to katmom who's been there when I've had silly questions.

For those of you who haven't seen "Dollhouse", they tend to focus only on short times within the house, more flashes, with some longer periods where they focus in on one person. I wanted this chapter to follow that feel. Also, the show starts in the 08/09 time frame; where as New Moon is more based in 06. For those of you who have been asking, I am keeping with the time frame of New Moon, so there will be some characters that are more prominent, and some who are missing from the next few chapters. There is also a break in time in this chapter. You never really get a feel for how much time has passed while in the Dollhouse, which is something I'm trying to portray.

I am putting a shout out to Joss in this chapter (if you've listed to the commentary for episode one on the DVD you'll understand).

Chapter 6 - Delta

"Hello Delta. How are you felling?"

She opened her eyes and looked to her right, "Did I fall asleep?"

"For a little while," he answered her.

"Shall I go now?" she sat up in the chair, moving her body as if to get up.

"If you'd like," he motioned towards the door, "Dr. Saunders would like to see you soon."

She was already on her feet and moving towards the small changing room off to the side, to get into the comfortable clothes that she seemed to know were waiting for her there, "Okay," beaming him a smile over her shoulder before disappearing behind the screen.

She ran her hand along the wood of the banister as she moved down to the main floor of the House, her eyes taking in everything that seemed new and wonderful, yet constant and comforting. She barely registered the man who was walking behind her, gradually guiding her towards office on the other side of the large room, while talking to another woman who joined them.

"Who's going to be her handler?"

"DeWitt hasn't said yet, I expect it's going to be Carter, his charge finished its contract a few weeks ago." Delta stopped at the pond that was situated under a large platform, looking into the water, "Come on Delta, the Doctor is waiting for you." She nodded and continued walking.

"Isn't he on leave?"

"He'll be back tomorrow, until then, I've babysitting duties."

"Yeah, she's probably not going out for a few days yet anyway. We need to make sure she's fitting in first."

They stopped in front of a large set of wooden doors, which he reached out to slide open, "In you go Delta, Dr. Saunders is waiting for you."

She nodded her head again and walked into the warm office, the dark wood and decorations making her feel even more comfortable. There was an older man standing off to the side, "Hello..."

"Hello Delta, welcome. Come in, come in. I am going to need you to put a gown on from the other room, then, please take a seat on the table over here. I need to check you over and make sure that you're okay." He gave her a smile, "If you're good, I'll even give you a lollypop."

"Am I not at my best?"

"I'm sure you are, but we just want to make sure you're okay. Is that alright?"

"Okay," there wasn't any reason to fight this.

There was a soft knock on the mahogany door, before he walked into the large office, "Adelle, I finished the work up on Delta."

"Was there anything we will need to keep in mind while she stays with us Richard?" She stood and walked over to the small liquor cabinet, pouring both of them a small portion of scotch from a crystal decanter before handing him one of the glasses.

"We're going to have to watch her for injuries. She's had some recent breaks that will take a little longer to be fully stable, even if they've completed healing. There are also some older fractures that have healed, but look like they were accidental in nature. I'm more concerned with the recent one in her leg, there are two 8-inch plates holding the tibia and fibula together. I would say the break is almost a year old, however, she will not be able to do overly strenuous engagements for at least another three months. I also will not be able to remove the plates for at least 2 years, to give the bones a chance to fully repair themselves."

"Three months? Well, if she wasn't expected here for four months, I'm sure we can find some lighter engagements until that time. I did see the scars during the initial wipe."

"It will be repaired within the next few days. As long as you don't put her out right away, the scaring is old so can be fixed easily."

"Is there anything else?" She took a sip from her glass, watching Saunders do the same.

"She's a virgin."

Cocking her head to the side, "Well, it has been a long time since that's happened in here. There are a few clients who have asked for that as part of their engagements. It's surprising though, it is known she had a boyfriend for quite some time and they were very serious."

"I don't want to see her coming into my office broken, Adelle. Make sure it's at least one she'll enjoy. I have enough of the other kind come into my office."

"Richard, I've never seen you so protective of one of the volunteers." She eyed him, while taking another sip of her scotch.

"She's different; she came on her own here. This one doesn't have a background that you're exploiting here. This is a simple school girl who for some reason was sold into this place. At least let her enjoy her first time, even if she'll never remember it in the future."

"This is about Tracy and Julia isn't it?"

He threw back the scotch and slammed the glass down on the table in front of him, "Don't ever bring up them again, Adelle. Just for once listen to what I have to say and do it. My family has nothing to do with this."

"Of course Richard, I'm sorry to have upset you. I'll find the right engagement for her first time. For now, keep an eye on the leg, and let me know if any other issues come up."

He didn't wait for her to say anything else before walking out the door, heading back to the office that had now become his home.

She loved Yoga, it was calming and it made her feel good. It made her be her best and she wanted to be her best for everyone. Today, Victor, Whiskey and November were in this class with her, normally Whiskey was out for a while and it felt nice to see her. Whiskey was the best and she wanted to learn how to be just like her.

As they flowed from the Utkatasana pose to the Garudasana, she started to feel her right leg twist under her. Trying to untangle her arms quickly, she felt the world spin and the next thing she knew she was falling down, over the edge of the platform and into the water. She could feel the rocks jabbing into her back as cries erupted around her. Handlers coming for the others, and someone pulling her out of the water.

"Delta, are you alright?" The voice was calm.

"Hurt," she didn't want to get up; there were too many people around, looking at her. She wasn't at her best.

"What happened Delta, were you dizzy? What did you hurt?" He was much more insistent this time, she couldn't not answer him.

"My leg twisted, and I couldn't catch myself. I'm sorry." She still wouldn't look up, "my back hurts."

"Come on Delta, you need to see Dr. Saunders, he'll make sure you're okay. You have a treatment later today and you need to be at your best."

She perked up at that, "A treatment?" Taking his hand for support, she stood up; dripping wet; and went to see the doctor. He always had a change of clothes and a lollypop.

"Is she cleared for the engagement doctor?"

"She's got some slight bruising Adelle, and I'm going to recommend that she not do the higher level yoga for a few more months yet, but she's cleared for today. Until I clear her for that particular class, she is only to do the intermediate yoga for now."

"Understood, I'll inform Carter that she should either go to the treadmill or the pool for now."

"Both will help her with her endurance. Although she was in somewhat good shape when she arrived here, it was obvious that she did not exercise on a regular schedule. This is new for her body. As much as we've given her the muscle memory, her body isn't quite strong enough to handle everything quite yet."

"Delta, would you like a treatment?" The man came up to her again.

"Yes," she quickly cleaned up the small branches that she'd clipped off of the bonsai tree she was working on, before standing up and walking over to him. Letting him lead her to Topher and her treatment.

There was nothing like the feel of the hard body that flowed beneath her body. The strength excited her like nothing else ever had. She could feel the deep breaths beneath her breast as she leaned forward across the strong body. He always made her feel like she was flying. Delaney was like no other creature, his body moved in tandem with hers, his heaving sides as they pounded towards the finish, every breath bringing them both towards the end.

They were so close to the finish line, time was running away from then, the ending so close and yet so far. It almost hurt to know that this had to end; she wanted it to continue forever, even if she knew it couldn't. Inching forward, feeling his chest heaving beneath her knees, she could see the end in sight. Only one more jump and a turn to the finish. It was going so fast, yet so slow at the same time. Each time this happened, it felt like time was suspended for the two of them; never ending; yet it was never long enough.

She hoped that today would be the day she'd win this race. Hoped that all the training that she'd put in with Delaney was going to pay off. They'd been here so many times before, yet it never seemed to be quite enough. Never seemed to bring them to the ultimate end that they both craved so dearly.

The final lift, the feel of hitting the earth, no sound behind them. No splash. No sound of wood hitting the ground. They'd done it, now to that fast sprint to the finish. Laying her body flat to Delaney, she whispered inconsequential words into his neck, urging him to move even faster. His body pulsing under her own. She could feel her excitement growing, though she fought to keep it under control. She couldn't take the end as absolute, not until they actually crossed that line. Not until the score was tallied and the time calculated. She didn't think they'd made any errors, but she wasn't going to worry about that for now.

As they crossed that final line, she eased herself back into a sitting position, her hands gently stroking Delaney's neck, praising him for his hard work. Although she knew she should be listening for their score, but the adrenalin hadn't worn off just yet.

"Juliette," she looked around and grinned at the older man that was coming towards her.

"Daddy," laughing, she swung her leg across Delaney's back and stepped down lightly, as if she'd been doing this all her life, "how'd we do?" She started to lead him off of the green, towards where their stable area had been set up. All the while, nuzzling the stallion's muzzle.

"Right now, you have the best time. As long as no one else has a perfect run, if you get this, you're a shoe-in for the Nationals. Though we may have to start training a new horse if we want to be ready for the Olympics."

"No, Delaney can do it. He hasn't turned me wrong yet. Strongest Jumper we've had, I'm not giving him up to pasture just yet. He can make it 2 more years." She started to remove the English saddle that she'd had made especially for this magnificent beast before her. "You should have felt him out there today daddy, he's got more spunk now than ever. Though this saddle," she hefted it in her arms and passed it over to her father, "the seat doesn't feel right. After all those fittings to get the right sitting, it's almost like it was made for someone else. You think we got the right one?"

"It's the right one darlin', you just need to wear it in a bit so it will feel perfect. Maybe some practice runs with your boy with this saddle before the next competition." She never noticed he wouldn't look at her while he put the saddle away, her attention back on the horse while she gave him a good rub down.

"Sounds good daddy, keep an ear out for the end of the round please? This guy needs to be taken care of."

"Of course darlin'."

"Hello Delta. How are you felling?"

"Did I fall asleep?"

"For a little while."

"Shall I go now?"

"If you'd like."

Sorry, I promised I wouldn't have a ton of AN, and yet here they are.

There is now a forum on the Crossover section, which can be found here: http:// www(dot)twilighted(dot)net /forum ?f=34&t=6507 (or go to my profile and click on the link) I'm trying to answer questions that people ask there & sometime in the next day or so, I'll have a couple of questions answered that were asked privately, but I think everyone will want to know.

I want to thank Readergoof for the lovely banner she made for me, which can be seen on the Twilighted forums.

And hippogriff-tamer gets a huge shout out for helping me figure out "Delaney's" name.