A sigh had escaped from Sharon's tight clamped lips, she had tried to ignore Fran for the past day already and it did not go well. First of all, she kept on feeling that someone was staring at her during her meal at the dining hall. And when she always looked up, Fran was just looking at her with mild interest like always. Who's the one to blush and look quickly at their food, it was Sharon. Her face in gloom, she remembered the other times she tried to ignore him. All ended up in failures.

"Maybe, I should just CONFRONT the problem rather than AVOID it?" Thinking that this was the best idea ever to cross her head, she decided to get out of her cabin and went towards the deck to where Fran was most likely at. No doubt about it, he was sleeping in the sun by the pool again. Sharon shook her head, he was bound to get skin cancer one of these days and it is not going to be her fault. She gulped down her nervousness, and went up to him. He woke up when she tapped him lightly on the frog hat.

"Yes, Sharon-chan?", he said in his normal unemotional tone. Obviously, he wasn't expecting what she said at all, because he flipped into the pool. He then burst through the surface of the pool in a big splash. Fran started coughing up the water and then looked up to her again in the same face as always.

"A date. A date. A date?" He tried to keep his face neutral, but this was so surprising that he forgot to keep his composure. He then blushed, which was a very rare sight to see on his face. Giggling, Sharon pulled him out of the water. This was so worth asking that unexpected and embarrassing question to him.

"Well? I think you've been creeping me out these days. So, why not? I should get to know you, so I won't feel as uncomfortable." She shifted on her two feet, she had never done this type of thing before. Ask a boy out, it was always the other way around, but she just had to take the initiative this time.

"Sure. But, on one condition." He leaned closer and tilted her head towards his blank face and continued saying, "You have to tell me things about you too."

He let her go and strode back to the coolness of the shadows of the hallway and walked to his cabin. Fran didn't know why, but his heart started beating faster and faster. Perhaps he was having a heatstroke right then, and now? Unfortunately, he was right; Sharon had watched from afar and immediately ran up to him and helped him up.

"You idiot! That's what you get for sleeping in the sun these days!" There was no doubt about it, she was very concerned. Since her cabin was closer, she helped him to her room first. Then, she laid him down and got an ice pack from the fridge. Nervousness spread through her, she didn't know the first thing about treating heat stroke or fever. She just didn't have any parents to teach her at all.

"I'm sorry for bothering you, Sharon-chan." He looked away in guiltiness and fiddled with his thumbs obvious that he was nervous. Sharon sighed again, this was going to be tough. What if he doesn't respond to anything?

"No worry. I'll be right back and call for your mafia members, okay?" Suddenly, Fran was remembered of one night when he was sick and nobody was there to take care of him. He grabbed Sharon's hand before she could leave from her chair. One look from his eyes to hers made her understand. He was lonely, and she was the only company there for now. She thought of any risks that could've come if his Familigia wasn't informed. She found none, and just sat there holding his hand. Hours passed and Sharon dozes off on Fran's lap.

"..Fran..sorry..", she muttered in her sleep. Fran looked at her surprisingly and thought again, that she was very interesting. Chuckling lightly, he sat up and faced Sharon's sleeping face. He leaned in really close, and kissed her lightly on the lips.

"I'll go on the date with you, dear Sharon." The light from the window was shining at his face, and the sky had finally cleared of the clouds. He then used his free hand to stroke Sharon's long silver hair. Fran observed that it smelled of lavender, and inhaled the scent completely. He had never felt so calm in front of somebody before. He had started to feel quite sleepy, so he decided to lay back to sleep for an hour or two.

Sharon woke up to the gentle upward and downward motion of the body. He had started to sleep deeply, and she was supposed to be the one to take care of him! She gasped and sat up suddenly and tried to pull her hand away from Fran's hand, but he tightened his grip around it.

He then said softly, "Sharon-chan. Please, please don't go?" Shocked at his sudden showing of his weak side, she just couldn't bear to leave him.

"I won't. Ever." She then laid down next to him and snuggled really close to his chest. His heart was beating weakly, but it was still there. It continued to beat, getting stronger every second. Sharon laid on his chest while being calmed and soothed by the gentle ba-bumps from his heart. He was also, surprisingly warm and comfortable to be laid on. Fran pretended to sleep, but was actually quite shocked that Sharon would actually do this when he was weak and useless. What a scary woman.

Hours passed like this, neither one of them moving at all. They didn't want to break that position, it was just so warm like a family. Sharon knew that Fran had woken up and told him that the date was tomorrow at 8 pm, and to dress formal. It was a ball she was attending, and because her idea had come to her at the same time to when the ball was going to start, she thought she might as well.

"Okay, I'll be sure to dress decently, I suppose." Sharon was disappointed, what if he doesn't look handsome enough to some of her snobby friends that were attending the ball. She then decided, he was weak so it is ok if he doesn't do anything that impressive.

The night ended with them both spending the night at her cabin, and Lussuria was very shocked at the development and cried that they were both growing up. Oh, children, they will leave their nest one day, the Varia thought.