A/N: Hello once again, Audience. So, I don't actually know much about Gryphon except what you typically see in a Toby video, which…isn't much. Off the top of my head, I know he likes treats (and knows the word), and has a doggie door for going outside. Other than that… I've got nothing. So, you can deal with me fabricating a few things. After all, I AM the writer here, aren't I? Yus.

I also want to mention that no, I don't have the floor plan of Toby's house memorized, I'm just piecing together what I can remember from random videos I've seen where I wasn't really paying attention. No, I haven't sat down and drawn it out (as if writing a fanfic wasn't creepy enough, amirite?), so forgive me for anything that doesn't make sense. Not that anyone's caring/counting.

When we last left off, Toby introduced Jane to Minecraft...

"Get away from my house! Get away!" Jane ordered as she madly clicked at the Creeper who had slunk towards her cobblestone abode.

Toby laughed as on-screen her character swung wildly with an iron sword at the green enemy , knocking the Creeper back and away from her house.

"I thought you said if I built my house on water they couldn't get to me!" Jane protested loudly as she knocked the monster away a fourth time.

This made Toby laugh even harder, "You should know by now that you should never take my advice on a video game! I'm horrible at them!"

Jane grimaced in preparation for a 'bang' as she fended off the Creeper, unable to form a response.

"There's a reason why some of my older video playlists were called 'Toby Sucks at Gaming."

The Creeper finally fell over and Jane heaved a sigh, sitting back into the tall black chair.

"This game is super stressful."

"But fun, right?"

Jane smiled over at Toby, "Lots. Thanks for introducing me to it."

"Sure thing!"

Quickly moving a hand up to cover her mouth, Jane let loose a yawn.

Toby leaned back a bit in his chair to check the clock. His eyes widened, but as he opened his mouth to say something, he felt the need to yawn as well.

Jane caught him in the act and smiled a little, "How late is it?"

Toby looked guilty, hunching his shoulders over, but saying nothing.

Jane glanced around for a clock, but didn't see one.

"It's…after midnight."

Her eyes grew big, "Oh, wow. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to get so caught up in the game, I-"

Toby waved her apology off, "Stop that. I wanted you to play and you did and you had a great time doing it."

"Yeah, but, we were meant to get you back to your car and-"

"Shush." Toby put a finger up to his lips. "No more. What's done is done, gurl."

"Well," Jane stood up, and stretched her good arm towards to ceiling, her back popping in one or two places. "I can still take you back to your vehicle. Surely you look presentable now, hm?" Her burns were starting to itch and she had to forcefully resist scratching the skin.

Toby gave her a lopsided grin and ran his fingers through his hair, "At least my current clothes don't have huge, gaping holes in them."

He noticed her making a strange face.

"Are you…okay?"

She didn't respond for a second.

"My burns are starting to itch something horrible." Jane finally confessed, flexing the fingers of the arm that had been burnt.

"I think there might be some burn ointment in the bathroom cabinet. We can go check!" Toby stood up, but made the motion too quickly. His bruised leg had stiffened while sitting in the chair next to Jane and immediately gave out from underneath him when he arose. He let out a cry of surprise as he fell to his side onto the ground.

"Toby! Are you okay?" Jane pushed both chairs out of the way and knelt over him.

His eyes were squeezed shut in pain and he hissed air out between his teeth, his hands grabbing either side of his banged up knee.

"It just…gave out. I'm okay." He tried to reassure her, releasing one hand from his knee to wave her concern away.

Jane's eyebrows turned down into a frown, "You sat in one place for too long and after all of that running, your muscles are probably going to be really stiff."

"No joke." He bit his lip to keep from crying out again. After a moment, he opened one eye to look at her, "I wasn't kidding about the ointment though. You could go and check if you like. We passed the bathroom on the way in. Just check some of the cabinets. I'll sit here and writhe about all undignified-like in pain and agony as soon as you turn your back."

That pulled the snort of a chuckle from her lips, "Okay. I guess I can do that. I'll be back to help you up in a minute."

Toby kept his one eye open until he was sure she had left the room, then he opened his mouth in a silent scream and let a few noiseless curses loose into the empty air.

Feeling only slightly better, he sat up on the floor, hissing again as his stiff leg still refused to respond.

"Find anything?" He asked as he looked up and saw Jane coming back down the hallway.

"Some Neosporin. It helped a little with the worst of it. Um," Jane trailed off and slowed as she got nearer to the door. "There's…something wrong with your dog."

"Gryphon?" Toby called.

Jane stopped short of entering the room as the Shih Tzu dashed in before her, collar clinking. He ran right into Toby's bad knee and stopped, trembling.

Toby let out an uncomfortable grunt, but reached over to his PC and started to turn its power off.

"There's going to be a storm tonight." Toby explained. "He only gets this way when it's going to have lightning and thunder."

"That's sweet of him."

"Yeah, not at the moment." Toby grimaced as the poor trembling dog kept hitting his sore leg.

Jane stepped into the room over Toby and held out her hands.

"Like pulling a band-aid. Do it fast."

Toby didn't seem too sure about it, but he grasped her hands anyway.

Jane waited until it looked like he would get his feet underneath him, and then she pulled up with all her weight leaning the opposite direction to try and get his lithe body off the floor.

His leg gave out again just as he stood up straight, but Jane planted her toes firmly in the carpet and when his body fell into hers, she was ready and the pair didn't tumble to the floor. She winced a little as his chest hit a portion of her burns, but Toby managed to grab her arms for balance and the two stood precariously for only a moment before Jane maneuvered underneath one of his arms, putting it over her shoulders, and supported him with her hand about his waist like they had done earlier that day.

"Thanks." Toby breathed after a second passed.

Neither one of them moved.

"So, uh, where are we going again?" Toby wanted to know.

"I'm thinking." Jane huffed.

"And just what is it you're pondering, hm?"

Jane stuck her tongue out at him, "I'm wondering how exactly you're supposed to drive in this condition."

"Ah." Toby fell silent. "I suppose I do pose a bit of a problem."

"You are a problem, yes."

Toby had to glance over at her face to tell if she was kidding or not.

In the meantime, Gryphon whined and laced himself between their feet.

"Oh, great."

"What?"

"He needs to go out." Toby explained. "And he'd better get out now while the gettin's good if it really is going to storm." Toby started to take a step forward, but wobbled and decided against it. "I…almost hate to ask you for more favors at this point, but would you mind going out there with him? He has a doggie door, but I don't think he'll actually go unless he knows there is somebody out there with him."

Jane raised an eyebrow, but didn't argue.

Toby took his arm from around her shoulders and leaned heavily on the black chair.

Waiting to make sure he didn't appear to be falling again, Jane started to walk out of the room.

"Go on, buddy!" Toby moved his uninjured leg just enough to nudge Gryphon with his toe. "Go on! Go piddle! Don't want you messing up the carpet tonight, you little biscuit!"

Gryphon seemed reluctant, but when he heard Jane flipping light-switches as she went, and finally opening the sliding door, he dashed off through the house and out of his doggie door, into the grass of the yard with his ears flapping out behind him.

Jane laughed as she walked farther out onto the wooden patio floor, looking up at the sky.

The sun had set long ago, but the stars were no where in sight and as she stood there, the wind started to pick up.

Peering out into the yard, Jane saw Gryphon running back from doing his business and he completely ignored her as he shot passed.

Jane followed the pup into the house, closing the sliding door behind her.

"Think you managed to turn on every light in the house?"

As Jane turned around, she saw that Toby had made it to the doorframe of the computer room and stood leaning against it, breathing hard.

"Oh, I guess I could manage to find a few more." Just to prove it, and because she felt like being silly, Jane walked over to another set along the wall and started flipping them.

Toby laughed from across the room.

When Jane flashed a grin over him, she suddenly saw the huge TV set up in the living room with its entertainment system and video game consoles and the couch across from it and her mouth turned more circular and surprised in nature.

"Oh, wow."

"Like it, huh?"

"Even if I didn't, it's pretty impressive!" Jane reached to turn off the last couple of light-switches and that part of the room became cast in darkness one more. She began walking back across the room towards Toby. "So, what are we to do with you, mister?"

Toby opened his mouth to say something, but quickly changed his mind, a mischievous expression on his face.

Since he stood with the light from the computer room casting shadows on his face, Jane didn't catch the look.

"Well, gurl, you've done so much already." Toby lifted his arm for her to scoot under as she turned and ducked by his left side when she got close.

Jane chuckled, "It certainly has been a most eventful day."

Toby yawned again, smiling.

"Let's get you to bed." Jane started to walk slowly forward, Toby grimacing with each step they took.

Gryphon weaved in and out of their legs as they moved, whining and huffing, obviously quite disturbed.

A crash of thunder reverberated nearby, and the three stopped in the hallway for a moment as they listened to the heavens opening up above them and pelting the house with a raging storm.

"Wow."

"No kidding." Toby agreed.

The pair started off again and when they reached his bedroom, Jane pulled back the bedspread and sheets for him, helping him sit down.

Jane caught him pouting during the process.

"What?"

"I can't let you go out there by yourself!"

Another flash of lightning appropriately lit up the room, followed quickly by thunder that made their hearts cringed.

"I won't melt, Toby."

"Well, yeah but-" Toby fell silent, his face still full of protest.

"I appreciate the concern, but I think I should be more worried about you being okay." Jane's eyebrows knit together and she rested a hand absently on her hip.

Toby sat uncomfortably shifting his legs hanging off the side of the bed.

"I'll lay down. No problem. Just- …not until after you leave the room." He flashed her a winning smile and she rolled her eyes at him.

Gryphon whined at them from the door.

"Aw, poor buddy, it's okay!" Toby patted the side of the bed and leaned over as the dog trotted closer to be pet.

"Okay, I'm going to go grab my things and head out." Jane pointed a thumb at his doorway.

Toby threw his arms wide, "C'mere, gurl."

Jane gave him a funny look.

"C'mere. Co'mere!" He grew more insistent, jerking his head that she should get closer.

Taking a careful step towards him, Jane still had an expression of hesitancy about her, but Toby grabbed her into a hug that she returned after an awkward moment, both of them still aware of her burns and Toby resisting making the hug as tight as possible.

He released her and sat smiling, "I just wanted to say thank you SO MUCH for all that you've done for me today, Janey."

"Well," Jane adjusted her clothing after standing back up, "You're quite welcome, Toby."

His eyes sparkled at her, but he didn't comment on her suddenly more pronounced British accent as she moved towards his door.

Up until this point, Gryphon had been satisfied with the two humans' close proximity, though he sat trembling against Toby's calf. As Jane turned to leave, his little body tensed and Toby frowned over the bedside at him.

"What's the matter, boy? Huh?" Toby gave the dog's head a scratch.

He felt the dog start to growl and Gryphon took off out the bedroom door, barking wildly.

"Toby!" Jane called a few seconds after Gryphon disappeared, "Your dog is blocking the front door and I'm afraid he might bite me or something. He's acting funny."

In his room, Toby grinned.

"Good boy." He said under breath, not thinking and starting to stand up.

He hissed a breath in as the sudden movement sent another spike of pain down his legs and he fell back down to the mattress with a plop.

"See?" Toby said back to her, "Even he knows a lady shouldn't step outside unattended this time of night!"

"Very funny." Jane made it back to his room and stood in the doorframe. "Call your dog off."

Toby raised an eyebrow at her and shrugged, "Com'ere, Gryphon." He patted the bed beside him.

Gryphon, who had followed Jane back, trotted over to the bed.

Toby leaned down and picked up the pup, holding and petting him.

Jane shook her head at them, smiling. "I'll see you in the morning."

Toby nodded, crooning into Gryphon's ears.

Jane turned swiftly to get out to her car, dreading the walk to the driveway since she didn't have a coat, but wanting to get it over with as quickly as possible.

As soon as she turned the corner to the front door, she heard a dog tag clinking behind her and Gryphon started to bark angrily at her, dashing past her to stand in front of the door and growl.

"To-BY!" Jane protested.

"I'm sorry! I couldn't hold him!"

"Yeah, right." Jane mumbled. "What do I do?" She called back to him.

"Um… Stay here for the night?"

"Not helping!" Jane immediately shouted.

Jane wasn't exactly afraid of dogs, and maybe somewhere in her head she really did want to stay the night and not have to brave the current weather, neither the walk to her car nor the drive to her apartment. She could have just scooted the dog out of the way, he was no bigger than a couple of purses that she owned, but she didn't particularly feel like getting bitten for her troubles either.

She heaved a big sigh and tried not to smile.

"Alright. You win." She said down to Gryphon as she walked back to Toby's room with the dog at her heels.

Toby loosed a huge grin at her as she came back into view of the doorway.

"Where are some blankets that I can grab for the couch?"

"Oh no, gurl. You're sleeping right here." Toby patted the bed.

Jane felt her entire body flush at the thought.

"I'll go sleep on the couch!" Toby stood up abruptly, "Ah-ow!" His body stiffened in place and he couldn't move.

"That's very gallant of you, Toby, but I think the injured should sleep on the mattress."

"Never! I'll sleep on the floor if you take the couch!"

"Then I'll sleep on the floor too!"

"You take the bed!"

"You can't make me." She stuck her tongue out at him. "And just for being a pain, you can stand there and think about what you've done before I come back and push you back down."

"Janeeeey!" Toby whined as she left the room to search for extra blankets.

Jane ignored his pleading as she moved for a suspicious looking hall closet. She wasn't disappointed when she opened it to find a pile of blankets, pillows, and even bed sheets. Satisfied with her loot, she took a pile to the couch in the living room, flipping on one light to see.

As she worked to make the couch into a makeshift bed, Gryphon huffed around her and the rain continued to pour onto the house outside.

"Janey!"

She looked over her shoulder to see Toby, face contorted in pain, making his way across the hall to her.

"If you insist on sleeping on the couch, I swear I will lie down on the floor and sleep there, gurl."

His knees started to give out and Jane jumped up to grab a hold of him.

"Toby Turner, we are marching your sorry butt back into bed and you are going to stay there until morning, you hear me?"

Toby shook his head, "I refuse to let you sleep on the couch! I will collapse right here! I'll do it!"

Jane's eyes widened as he started to relax his body and she couldn't hold him up.

"Toby!"

He stopped.

"You'll just hurt yourself worse if you sleep on the couch!"

He relaxed again.

"Toby!" Jane protested louder.

"What?" He raised an eyebrow at her. "I wasn't kidding. You go sleep on the bed, I'll sleep on the couch. I'll feel really bad if you don't." He pouted at her.

"And if I sleep on the couch, you're just going to park it on the floor, huh?"

He nodded vigorously.

Jane sighed, "It was hard enough getting you off the floor earlier. Are you sure this is the moment you're choosing to be chivalrous for? I would tell everyone that you were the one to sleep on the couch if it meant preserving your honor!"

Toby shook his head. "Nope! Not the same. Now, put me down on the couch."

He started to move forward, and Jane made noises of protest, but felt forced to follow his whims as he led her to the couch.

Getting there first, Toby started to sit, one arm still over Jane's shoulders. The fall was farther than he remembered, and he ended up pulling Jane down with him.

He laughed to try and ignore the pain that shot up his legs, looking over at Jane, her face not far from his own.

Jane knew as soon as she felt him pulling down that she was going to fall with him and there wasn't anything she was going to be able to do about it. They landed neatly on the couch, though since he had been the one to yank her down with him, she actually got pulled up against his body in an awkward hug-like position.

"Oh! Sorry." Toby laughed again, letting go of her shoulders.

Jane stood up suddenly to mask her blush and started to move for the kitchen, "Do you have a bag or something? We should get some ice on that knee."

As Toby gave her directions for getting a bag, a towel, and some ice, he shifted the covers on the couch around so that he'd be able to lie underneath them. Leaning back into the pillow, he smiled as he watched Jane come back around the edge of the couch.

Jane grabbed an extra pillow from the floor and indicated that Toby should lift his leg. She stuffed the pillow underneath it and when he relaxed his leg back down onto it, she put the towel down, and then the sandwich bag full of ice on top of it.

"There. Hopefully that will help. Are you all set?"

Toby nodded, "Just turn the light out when you go, please!"

"Sure thing." Jane shook her head, smiling, and made her way back to his room, turning off the light in the living room and hearing Toby shuffling the blankets around behind her.

She felt more than a little awkward when she got into his room, but arguing with an injured man had proved more fruitless than she thought it would. She left his bedroom door open and flipped off the light, climbing in between the sheets and blanket and snuggling up for the night. She hoped it wasn't weird that she liked how the room smelled, and that she noticed his pillow held the scent of the shampoo that he used.

As her head hit the pillow, Jane felt certain she would lay in the bed awake for the next hour because of the strangeness of the room and the way her thoughts kept sliding back to the fact that she found herself somehow in Toby's bed. Thankfully, the length of the day wore on her mind and she slipped quickly into sleep.

Sorry if you got two updates for the chapter or something. I posted it and then realized that I hadn't written what was in my notes about this chapter, which would have messed up my plans for the next chapter. Whoops. Went back and rewrote the ending really quickly and hoped that no one noticed, so if the end seems a bit rushed, it's because I was trying to get it done as quickly as possible! Okay, I gotta go. Bless your face. If you sneezed during this chapter, bless you. Peace off. Ba-da-do-do-do-do-do-do-do REVIEW! OUTRO OF DARKNESS THEN REDNESS THEEEN WHITENESS. THEN...BOOP!

EDIT, Sept. 17, 2013: I changed all the occurrences of 'Griffin' to the correct spelling 'Gryphon.'