A/N: Thanks for all the amazing reviews on the last chapter! You guys keep me motivated to keep writing! I hope the fluff in this chapter makes up for my lack of updates recently. If this one doesn't do the trick, I'm sure the next few chapters will ;)

Marley POV:

I stood in the shade of a big English yew, surrounded by tall grass that tickled my bare calves. The shade was cool, though not unpleasant. Still, I found myself wanting to venture out of the almost overbearing branches of the tree into the sunshine. I took a few steps forward, away from the trunk but just as I reached the edge of the shade, I felt a tugging at my ankle. Upon peering down through the grass, I discovered that a thin red ribbon was tied around me. I was unable to untie it so I traced it back to its origin. The ribbon was connected to a small branch extending from near the base of the tree and when I tried to remove it from there, I found that this end too was unable to be untied. Puzzled, I tugged at the ribbon, now more desperate to get into the sunshine than ever. Just when I was about to give up, a small creature unlike anything I had ever seen came bounding through the sunny field beyond the tree. It came to a halt at the edge of the shade and gazed up at me as if pondering my presence in this strange place then leapt over to the trunk. To my surprise, the creature began to chew the base of the branch that I was tethered to. I watched as the branch slowly broke off and I was released from the tree, though the branch was still tied to my ankle.

Just as quickly as the creature approached, it took off across the field. I watched as it ran to the top of a small knoll then turned around to look at me as if asking "Are you coming or what?"

Smiling a little at its almost cheeky expression, I stepped cautiously out of the shade and felt glorious warmth hit my skin. I began to walk toward the creature, marveling at how good the sun felt. But each step I took seemed to take me no closer to the patient figure on the hill. I quickened my pace, the broken branch still tethered to my foot with ribbon. Soon, I was jogging. Then running. I made no progress in these Elysian Fields.

Though I was getting no closer to the creature, it seemed as though I was getting closer and closer to the sun. The bright rays began to encroach on my field of vision and soon were almost blinding. The light continued to get brighter and brighter until it consumed me. The field was slowly slipping away. I no longer felt the long grass beneath my feet, but instead, I felt the soft warmth of a bed and a fluffy comforter.

I blinked.

The bright light was coming from the sun streaming in through my window. I thought it was odd that I could see the sun this morning; I could have sworn that my window was on the west side of the apartment.

After a few blinks, my eyes adjusted to the light and I was suddenly aware of the fact that I was not in my apartment. In a brief moment of panic, I sat bolt upright, but the haze of sleep cleared from my mind and I realized that I was still in Dan's room. What the hell? I was pretty sure nothing had happened between us the night before. The last thing I remembered was curling up on the bed, crying while Dan held me. I must have drifted off into sleep.

I looked around and saw no sign that Dan had slept here too, or of Dan himself.

As if on cue, Dan walked through the door.

"Good morning, Sunshine," he smiled. He was carrying a tray laden with pancakes, bacon, eggs and a large glass of orange juice. "I figured you would like some breakfast. I wasn't sure what you liked, so I made everything I know how. The pancakes are Delia Smith pancakes, so I would suggest you at least try them—what's wrong?"

I had not realized it until he asked, but there were tears in my eyes. "Damn it, Dan!" I said. "I have cried more since I have met you than in the last ten years of my life!" It was true. I never used to cry that much, but after all that had happened with Jake, it was as though some dam had broken and let the waterworks flow freely. It might not have been a big gesture, but the fact that Dan had taken the time to make me breakfast showed me that he cared. And feeling cared for made me feel overwhelmingly happy at this moment.

In response to his confused expression, I leapt out of bed, took the tray from his hands, placed it on the bed, wrapped my arms around his neck, and kissed him. "It looks delicious. Thank you."

He smiled, obviously relieved, and kissed me back.

"I'm afraid that I'm going to have to leave for class in half an hour though," I said glancing at the clock.

"I was thinking that after all you have been through, you might want to ditch school for a day and hang out in bed."

I thought about it for a moment then said, "I would absolutely love to do that."

"Great," said Dan. "You hop back in bed and start eating. I'll go get a DVD. Is there anything in particular you want to watch?"

"High School Musical!" I said immediately. I used to love the movies and I had not seen them in quite a awhile

"One, two, or three," Dan asked, smiling at my enthusiasm.

"Two."

"Good choice," he said, exiting the room.

I began to nibble on the pancakes, which turned out to be absolutely delicious. He had made a number of smaller pancakes on which he drizzled different sauces and placed different fruits. One had powdered sugar, one had bananas, and one even had strawberries and chocolate sauce. I could not believe how incredibly delicious they all were. As I began to sample my eggs, Dan returned and popped in the DVD. He then slid under the covers next to me and hit play.

Dan knew every single line in the movie. He could say every word accurately before the actor even opened his or her mouth, and he could sing every line of every song (though not completely in tune the entire time). About half way through, I reached over and muted the movie.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

"I would rather just hear you say the lines anyway."

Smiling, he looked at me and continued with the scene, imitating Ryan's voice. "Hey, I know everyone thinks I'm Sharpay's poodle, but I really think that—"

He interrupted himself with a high-pitched girly voice that was supposed to be Gabriella. "Hey. If they were thinking that, they aren't thinking that today." At this point I was giggling like mad. Dan's impressions were hilarious enough, but the funny faces he was making in an effort to raise his voice five octaves were the most ridiculous thing I had ever seen.

"How do you do that swing stuff you were doing last night?" He continued in Gabriella's voice. Switching back to Ryan's voice he said right on cue, "It's easy."

As Gabriella and Ryan began to dance on screen, Dan unmuted the movie, pulled me out of bed and began to swing me around. We could not stop laughing as we jumped and spun in each other's arms, dancing together in a very dramatic, High School Musical fashion. Sharpay and Troy's version of "You are the Music in me," was now playing on the movie and we danced faster and faster around the room, both of us singing along. Somehow as we spun at an increasingly faster and faster rate, Dan managed to keep me close enough to him so I would not knock anything over—which was saying something considering how cluttered his room was.

As Troy sung his final, "Oh, yeaaaah," Dan spun me around in circles, and we collapsed together breathless onto his bed on the final beat.

"Great rehearsal! Everybody break!" Dan said at the same time as Sharpay in the most ridiculously high-pitched voice I had ever heard, sending me into another fit of uncontrollable giggles.