Morpheus slept, he knew very well where he was, though he didn't know how he had gotten there. He was within the dream of Sally, a girl he liked from school.

He ran a hand through his black hair and shaded his eyes from the bright dream sun. It felt warmer on his pale skin than the normal sun. He had always been bigger than everyone his age, and that reflected well in this dream in which he was a giant. Sally picked flowers around his feet, every so often, waving up shyly at him, and tossing them on his shoes.

Sally was a little redheaded girl who always got made fun of for her freckles, but Morpheus stood up for her. He stood up for all the kids he could see.

Morpheus looked at his clothes, far from his usual black clothing, he was clothed in a rainbow that wrapped around him. He reached down for Sally, placing her in the palm of his hand and looking at her closely. She shied away, hiding her face in his fingers.

He woke up. He breathed in, his picture of his mother and grandfather with him in Disneyland on his nightstand. He looked like his grandfather, tall with large shoulders and black hair. Today was his twelfth birthday and the previous night he had lost his second to last baby tooth. He looked under the pillow and found his quarter. He pocketed the money and went downstairs to the kitchen where his mother cooked.

She had made breakfast, eggs, chocolate chip waffles and sausages with gravy and syrup. There was a note next to the plate, "Sorry I couldn't be here when you woke up on your birthday, had to leave for work early today."

He poured the hot gravy and syrup onto his plate with the food and ate it all. He went to the bathroom, brushing his teeth. He had one baby tooth left and it wasn't quite ready to come out. Putting on his backpack, he went to wait for the bus. He got on and got to an empty seat, people around him were cajoling each other but he just stared out the window. He thought about the dream. He knew well it wasn't his, but he didn't know how.

They stopped to pick up more students.

"Hey there dweeb!"

Who says dweeb anymore, thought Morpheus, he looked up and saw Jimmy Fowler. One of the guys who made fun of Sally. Morpheus sighed, "Jimmy, we're in Sixth grade. We're middle schoolers now. Come up with an insult that didn't die out years ago." Morpheus said dryly.

"Dork?" Jimmy said, a grin on his face as if he knew something Morpheus didn't.

"Five" Morpheus said.

"Geek?"

"Four."

"What's this little Morphy?" Jimmy mocked, "Counting down for me?"

"One." Morpheus said.

"What, can't you even count?" Jimmy laughed.

"Just letting you know how old those are, in years." Morpheus said with a sigh.

"Why you!" Jimmy pulled back a fist.

"Jimmy!" The bus driver shouted, "Get to your seat, or you'll have to explain to your parents why they have to give you a ride to school from now on!"

Jimmy growled, "Insect." He said going back two seats.

"Jimmy, that only works if I'm smaller than you." Morpheus said smugly.

Next stop, Sally got on and sat across from him, "Hey..." She said shyly, looking to the back of the seat in front of her.

"Hey Sally." Morpheus said, looking at her, Could it have really been her dream? He shook the thought from his head.

They got to school and Morpheus looked out the window all day, daydreaming. The vision flooded his mind of Sally throwing petals down to his massive feet, him picking her up. He was thinking of her before bed... Maybe there was something to it. She had been shy that day. He had to test it.

The bell rang, interrupting his thoughts. He got in line for lunch and sat down at a table, he got an extra pudding and chocolate milk on account of it being his birthday. Sally sat next to him and pulled a brownie out of her packed lunch, setting it on his tray, "Hey, happy birthday." Sally said with a smile.

"Thanks Sally." He took a bite of the brownie, it tasted terrible, "Mmm... Did you make this yourself?"

Sally nodded, "Yes, I'm glad you like it."

He chewed thoughtfully and swallowed, ate the rest of the brownie in a single bite and washed it down with a full carton of milk "Very rich. Thank you."

Sally blushed, shying away.

"What's this? Aww, Sally like-" Morpheus turned and swung at Jimmy, hitting him on the chin and quickly sitting back down to eat. Jimmy grunted, "Why you!"

"Jimmy Fowler!" A teacher called loudly to him, "Starting another fight with Morpheus?"

He grumbled and went over to the teacher, head hanging low.

Morpheus rubbed his own chin.