Joey's POV

Golden sunlight floods my eyes instantly as I open them,  vision blurred by endless tears. I take a while to focus but once I do I can only see one thing, green. Green, forest eyes staring deep into mine. 

I throw myself upwards and latch onto the boy hovering above me. I bring him back down with me.

Daniel- Whoa! Joey, sweetie, are you alright?

I tried to speak but was choked by emotion.

Daniel- Awe sweetie, did you have a bad dream or something?

I shuddered as the memories and images flash through my mind of the dream.

Joey- The worst!

I say pulling him even closer. (So baby pull me closer)

Daniel- Awe J! It's okay, I'm here!  Do you wanna talk about it?

Joey- No. I just wanna hold you, forever.

He lightly pecked my forehead and looked at me with sorrow in his beautiful eyes.

The sorrow quickly left.

Daniel- Well then you gotta catch me!

He grinned before leaping off me, taking all of the blankets with him. Leaving me exposed to the cold, in only my boxers.

Joey- AHH! DANIEL!

Daniel- AAWWE! Is Jojo cold?

I give him a death stare but he just laughs and runs to the other side of the room with my bedding still in his arms.

Joey- I'm going to get you!

I leap of the bed and run towards him.

Daniel- Ah! The beast is up! HAHA! 

I was about to run at him when out of the corner of my eye I see something glistening in the light. I pick it up.

Daniel- Hey! What are you doing with that?!

I smirk and proceed to approach the foolish boy.

Daniel- No! Joey don't do this!

Joey- It's what you deserve!

He screams as I dump the bottle of water over his head. It saturates his hair and drips down his face onto his bare chest.

Daniel- Joey! 

Joey- Awe, you're a little wet sweetie!

He glares at me and I kiss his cheek.

Joey- Oh, you're REALLY wet... whoopsies!

He shakes his head vigorously like a dog, spraying water from his hair all over me.

Joey- Hey!

Daniel- That's what YOU deserve!

Joey- Fair enough... Hey why are you still here? It's late and you're usually at the stables by now.

Daniel- Oh right, that's actually why I woke you up. You said we could go for a ride today and so I thought you could come down to the stables with me now, help me with my jobs and then we can go for a ride. Is that okay?

Joey- Sounds perfect and thank goodness you woke me up, I couldn't stand another second in that nightmare!

Daniel- Are you sure you don't want to tell me about it?

I sit us down of the bed and lean my head on his shoulder.

Joey- All I want to say is that I want you to know just how much I love you. Daniel Luke Christopher (this is his adoptive name) You are everything to me, my entire life. Everything I've ever needed I can find right in your beautiful eyes. You are so beautiful and don't ever forget it. You mean so much more to me that words could ever express and I would die without you. 

I finally said everything I wish I had in the dream. 

Daniel- Wow, that nightmare was crazy wasn't it! (What do you's think??) 

I nod sorrowfully. 

Daniel- I don't think you would die without me... 

Joey- I wouldn't be too sure. 

I say depressingly, the remembrance of my dream still in the back of my mind.  

Daniel- Hey, J. 

He lifts my head by my chin so I am looking into his glistening eyes that were filled with care and tears beginning to form upon his waterline. 

Daniel- Joey, I love you. I love you so, so, so much!  You are the most handsome boy I've ever met. You are also everything to me and I actually would not be alive without your love and care. I never told you this but the day your Dad brought me to the castle... 

A tear drips from his waterline and I wipe it with my thumb and softly and sweetly kiss him. Then he continues. 

Daniel- I couldn't handle life anymore. Everything I ever cared for was gone, my parents, my home, my freedom. My own birth parents didn't even want me, they gave me up as a baby, took one look at me and decided the didn't want me. The first chance I got I was just going to go down to the bridge over river ravine and jump. I was actually planning to sneak out from the stables that very first day. I didn't go. I didn't jump. Something was telling me not to. I believe that something was the hope of meeting someone like you. You saved me Joey. You've saved me so many times and I can never thank you enough. I've never been happier than every moment I am with you so just thank you Joey. 

I don't know how he was keeping it together. Silent tears were continuously flooding my cheeks.  

Joey- I- I don't know what to say... I love you so much Daniel, I'm so glad you didn't go. 

He smiled a little crooked grin while looking me in my eyes. 

Daniel- Now, let's dry those eyes and go for that ride! Shall we? 

Joey- We shall! 

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Daniel's POV 

Joey- Hey Danny, can you pass a strawberry? 

Daniel- Sure sweetie. 

I reach into the basket of picnic foods that Jerold sneaked us from the kitchen. I grab a chocolate dipped strawberry but instead of handing it to him I hold it to his mouth and he takes a big bite. 

Joey- Mmm, yummy. 

I eat the other half of it before reaching for another. 

The view was breathtaking. We hadn't been up the mountain in too long. 

The golden sunrise glistening on the blanket of snow covering the forest floor. The sun peaked warmly over the horizon, painting the sky with a marvelous display of pastel colors. Wrapped in warm clothes and each other's arms we managed to stay warm on this cool winter morning. 

After watching the sun ascend into the peach colored sky for a while longer we decide to return to the castle. 

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Joey's POV

I clambered up the vine and Daniel followed. Once I had pulled myself up onto my balcony I grabbed Daniel's hand and pulled him over the ledge. We went inside my room and Daniel plonked on the bed. I was about to go sit with him when I saw something out of the corner (as I wrote that my song said corner) of my eye. It was placed upon a chair and I paced over to it.  

It's a box? 

It looks familiar... 

Oh!  

This is the box Daniel and I found in the mountain cave years ago! 

I haven't seen it since that day. 

How and why is it here now? 

It's the box!

(A/N: .........I hope you were satisfied. We still don't know what this mysterious box is!?!?! What do you guys think it is???? This Janiel drought is actually killing me! Word count; 1265 words. WELLLLLL thanks for reading! Please add, vote, comment, follow, share, eat, etc. Thanks, love you, see you soon, Good Janiel Bye!!!)