The next morning, when Fran woke up, he was cradled tightly against Bel's chest. The man was still asleep himself, his breathing steady and peaceful, and Fran didn't have the heart to wake him; instead, he laid in the man's arms, closing his own eyes once again.

It was soothing in the room with just Bel's breathing and the calm rise and fall of his chest; Fran found it as calming as being with Mukuro.

Unsure of how much time had passed, Bel's phone eventually started beeping loudly as his alarm went off. Fran watched as the blond merely mumbled something unintelligible before he grabbed his phone from beneath his pillow and turned the alarm off, going straight back to sleep.

"Senpai..." Fran started wriggling in the man's arms, knowing Bel had at least attempted to wake up and get the boy ready for school. "Senpai, I have to go to school..."

"Five more minutes..." Bel murmured, pulling away from the younger as he pulled the blankets tighter around him.

"Senpai!" Fran continued to call for his current guardian, knowing he would eventually get the other out of bed – Bel hated being bothered when he tried to sleep, after all. "Senpai, wake up!"

Finally, the man got out of bed, albeit reluctantly. He muttered angrily to himself as he stormed into the bathroom, intending on taking a shower before he did anything else – despite his living conditions, a constantly-messed house and whoring around, Bel took very good care of his hygiene.

Fran moved into the spare bedroom he was supposed to be staying in – though he had spent more time in Bel's than this one – and gathered his school uniform. He just now noticed he was still naked from his previous bath, as if Bel hadn't bothered to dress him and just went straight to bed.

"Creepy senpai..." Fran whispered to himself as he slipped underwear onto his skinny legs. He grabbed his green pants next, knowing he still had a while to get ready. "At least have put some pants on me..."

Once Fran had dressed himself and grabbed his precious frog, he moved out to the kitchen and sat at the dining table, waiting for Bel to come and make breakfast.

Fran hated when Bel was too busy making his usual weird noises in the shower to actually clean himself – it made waiting so much longer.

~~XX~~

"You're not going to tell anyone about last night, are you?" Bel questioned as he placed a plate of French toast in front of the boy.

"Why shouldn't I?" Though Fran didn't mean it as a threat, Bel took it that way.

The blond tensed before he spat through grit teeth, "Because if you tell anyone, then we'll both be in trouble and they'll take you away from Mukuro and never let you see us again."

Fran frowned as he nodded; he didn't want that to happen, so he would keep it between them. "Okay, senpai..."

"Good Froggy." Bel sat down at the table next to Fran, a plate of sushi in front of him. "Does Froggy want to do it again today after school?"

"..." Fran looked down at his lap – while it was true it had felt good – too good – something about it told him it was wrong to do with Bel. "...I don't... know..."

"Why not?" Bel flashed an innocent smirk at Fran, trying to coax him into agreeing.

"...Because it... doesn't feel right..." Fran admitted. "...It..."

"Did it not feel good?" Bel feigned innocence and caring.

"I-it did, senpai, but..." Fran tilted his head as he tried to convey his thoughts, "...it feels like it's... it's bad..."

"It's not bad," Bel promised. "It's just a game two adults play. That's all."

"But I'm not an adult," the boy pointed out.

"I know, but Mukuro and I play this game all the time, and I thought it would be a good idea to teach you how to play now just in case you ever wanted to play it when you're older."

There was something about Bel the younger didn't trust in this moment, but he didn't question it – he could always ask Mukuro about it when the blue-haired man came back, anyway.

"...Does Master like playing it...?" Fran asked, deciding that just giving in would be the easiest thing to do – Bel was too persistent if there was something he wanted, after all.

"He does. He played it all the time with his stupid boyfriend. So, will Froggy play it with me again after school?"

Fran shrugged. "I guess..." It was then the boy noticed that, while the man was still wearing his favourite striped shirt, he had tamed his hair ever so slightly today and wore a black-and-beige coloured jacket with a fur-coated hood. He wore pants with the same pattern as the jacket, and there was a red emblem on the sleeve of the jacket. "What's with the getup, senpai?"

"I have classes today, and then I have to run out to Squ-Squ's company and head it until you finish school." Bel shrugged. "I get to boss people around for a few hours~ Pretty cool, huh?"

"If I had a company, I wouldn't leave you in charge of it – you'd probably burn the building down or wreck everything, senpai."

"Oi!" Bel waved his fork in the air in a threatening manner. "I do just fine running it! I was taught what to do when I was eight!"

"I'm seven, and I bet I'd do a better job than you would now."

"Little shithead..." Bel muttered in annoyance. "You're such a brat."

"I know." Fran offered a slight smile, showing that he appreciated what the other thought about him.

~~XX~~

"Did senpai have a good day of ruining his foster parents' company?"

Bel narrowed obscured eyes as Fran closed the car door, the boy having just finished school. "I didn't do anything of the sort, asshole."

"I don't believe you, but okay." Fran strapped his seatbelt in as he felt the man push down on the accelerator with more force than he needed to – especially since he was parked in a school zone behind a car he only just missed swiping. "How were your classes?"

"Boring as usual." Bel shrugged. "Too fuckin' easy."

"Is senpai almost finished his course?" the younger questioned.

"I would be, but Mukuro and I were late applicants. We started a few years after we graduated."

Fran clicked his tongue in disapproval. "Lazy senpai."

The blond snorted, knowing it was no use; Fran was just so snarky, he could twist almost anything back on you and piss you off.

At least if he were lucky, Bel would be getting a fuck tonight – he deserved it after having put up with Fran for so fucking long.