A/N: Don't hate me - there is no rose in this chapter! I just really wanted to do a bit of fluff to show their friendship grow. Also I needed to update to let you guys know that I haven't given up on this! I've had a lot of personal issues lately, but most of those are over now. I hope you enjoy!

Also, the start is in Marley's POV but the second part in just in 3rd person, sorry for any confusion!

Please review, it gives me loads of motivation to write quickly!

Marley's POV:

I grinned as I strode out of school that Friday - my hair being tossed in the wind, and eyes sparkling. It had been a pretty awesome week in all honesty. Kitty had been texting me ever since she got my number from Jake (who only gave it to her on the condition that Kitty asked me to speak to him, which in all fairness she did ask... I just declined).

She was so different than how I imagined - not at all the ice queen bitch she pretended to be to the outside world. She was sweet, funny and admittedly was extremely dorky occasionally - but I didn't even care, her dorkiness was adorable.

There was, however, an issue that was still pending - Jake Puckerman. I had been ignoring him all week, and I'd had no more roses so maybe it was him, and he was just a Starkid geek. After all, who else could it be?

I was pulled from my thoughts by a buzz from my phone - it was Kitty, surprise surprise.

Kitty :D - Hey you, I've got the house to myself tonight, so do you want to hang out?

I blushed slightly and grinned. Out of all her friends and the hottest boys, the popular girl thought to ask me if I wanted to hang out. I wondered what we'd actually do there - if I went and just sat there awkwardly she would realise how lame I am compared to her friends. My brow furrowed as I imagined her returning to her old, lock-everyone-out self. I shook my head, no Marley Rose. Quit worrying - you'll be fine.

Marley xoxo - Yeah sure, I'd like that (:

I cursed after I hit send: I sounded like such a loser, but to be honest part of me didn't even care - I was going to visit Kitty Wilde's house and one question was hugely more important than all the doubts running through my head.

What was I going to wear?

Kitty's house was huge, grand white pillars stood either side of the oak wood door, giving the exterior a classy and antique feel. The front garden was immaculate, with a large patch of shining green grass that was surrounded by rose bushes of all different colours - pink, white and red. A pond laid in the centre of the beautiful landscape, a statue of a fish in the middle which poked out just above the surface of the water and emitted a small trickle of water from its mouth. Ivy and climbing flowers grew up the walls, but were cut just before they reached the roof. It was extremely well kept, and looked extremely expensive too. Marley felt out of place there, in her homemade knitted jumper and her mum's battered car.

'Bye mum, thanks for the lift!' she called as she waved goodbye to her, still completely in awe of Kitty's picturesque house. It looked like it had just stepped right off a television show.

The brunette made her way up the cobbled pathway, up Kitty's porch and onto the doorstep before she pressed the gold doorbell which shone in the afternoon sun.

Kitty opened it, smiling, her golden locks cascading down her bare shoulders and glimmering in the afternoon sun, "Marley!" she almost squealed, a thousand watt smile lighting her face. She stood back and opened the door a little wider, motioning for the brunette to come in.

The house was huge, to Marley anyway, and she stared around in awe as Kitty led her through to the lounge. It was beautiful, much like Kitty herself.

She sat down on the plush beige sofa, feeling herself sink down into it. "Kitty... your house..."

The blonde jumped in before Marley could finish her sentence, "Thank you," she said gratefully and humbly, which to Marley was an unusual response from the seemingly egotistical head cheerleader.

"So let's cut to it: what are you going to do about Jake?" she asked the brunette bluntly.

"I...I..." Marley stammered, unable to answer the blonde's question because she hadn't even thought about it - she'd just avoided him.

"Come on, you can trust me," smiled Kitty, placing her hand on Marley's knee causing them both to shiver slightly from the contact though neither knew exactly why. But it was nice.

"I have no clue," Marley put her head in her hands like she'd given up all hope.

Kitty rubbed her knee comfortingly, "well that's what I'm here for - as your friend."

Marley grinned at that - that was the first time Kitty had referred to her as her friend. Marley didn't have many friends, aside from Unique and if she was being completely honest Unique tended to annoy the hell out of her sometimes. In Sparkling Diamonds, Unique didn't even let Marley sing her favourite line (The French are glad to die for love) but she went straight into it, which was extremely rude and the girl didn't even bother to apologise to Marley afterwards. She's just frustrating. "So what do you suggest, O knowledgeable one?"

Kitty giggled at the brunette's dorkiness, "Well, how do you feel about him?"

She shrugged, "I guess he's okay, as like a friend but I just couldn't imagine being with him."

The blonde almost let out a sigh of relief, but bit her lip to stop herself. Marley watched this action and couldn't help imagining what it would be like if she bit Kitty's lip, then shook her head - disturbed by her own thoughts.

"Well, if you don't like him then you can't lead him on," said Kitty kindly.

"But I don't want to hurt him!"

The blonde sighed and squeezed her leg, "Look, there comes a time when you have to be selfish and think about yourself - think 'what do I actually want?', and if the answer's not Jake then just let him go and figure out what you really want."

Marley smirked, "Who knew you were so knowledgeable?"

Kitty grinned, "I try and keep it on the down low, or I'd have crazy scientists kidnapping me and dissecting my amazing brain."

Marley laughed aloud, "and they'd probably dissect your impossibly large ego too!"

"Hey!" that earnt Marley a playful shove which she was not ready for, so she ended up on the floor.

They tackled each other and wrestled on the floor for a good 20 minutes before getting too tired and then going to lay on Kitty's bed and watch a movie; she let Marley choose.

"Do you seriously not have Moulin Rouge?" screamed Marley in disgust, ashamed to be friends with someone who had such a low taste in films

Kitty held her hands up in innocence, "I've never seen it before; I'm sorry!"

"Well next time, I'll have to bring it over then. It's time to educate you in the world of Nicole Kidman!"

"I'd like that," Kitty stated as she smiled at the brunette, but she smiled for a little too long and they both looked away awkwardly.

"Hallelujah!" Marley exclaimed, holding up a copy of Bewitched triumphantly, "Nicole Kidman!"

Kitty just chuckled to herself at the girl's enthusiasm, and how she was able to find a Nicole Kidman movie in her colossal and unorganized DVD collection. "I don't think I've ever actually seen the end of that - I got half way through and then Coach Sue threw an emergency Cheerios meeting so I had to stop it."

Marley smiled like a chesire cat, "Well now you get to see the end! It's my favourite non-musical film!" She jumped onto the bed beside Kitty after slotting it into the DVD player and she snuggled into the blonde's soft pink pillows. She felt something hard stick under her neck so she reached for the offending object, but when she retrieved it she dropped it from laughing so hard.

"Stop laughing! There is nothing wrong with a stuffed emu!"