Despite having talked it out with Mukuro and being granted a second chance, it still hurt to know that the younger male wasn't going to leave Fran alone with Belphegor any longer. A few weeks had passed by, and though Mukuro was slowly trusting Bel again, the blond wasn't sure if Mukuro would ever be one-hundred per cent with letting Fran near him again. Tsuna and Mukuro had eventually started dating, and though Fran didn't quite understand what the difference between friends and a boyfriend was, he could see how much happier Mukuro was.

Currently, Bel was lazing about on Mukuro's couch, keeping an eye on Fran as the boy did homework out in the living room. Tsuna and Mukuro were in the bedroom together, having promised they wouldn't be too long – Bel knew what they were up to, and he wondered who had been the horny one today.

"Yo, Froggy~" Bel sent his most charming grin to the boy as he tossed his phone onto the coffee table Fran was working at.

"Yes, senpai?" The boy looked up from his mathematics questions, his teal eyes curious.

"Froggy should grab me a drink~"

"Why can't you do it, senpai? I'm busy."

"I'll help you with your homework if you do it."

"I don't need any help, and if I did let you look at it, you'd give me all the wrong answers and make me as dumb as you are, senpai."

"Oi! I'll have you know I was always top of my classes, and I still am!" Bel got to his feet, crossing his arms against his chest in a stubborn manner. "Fine! I'll go get myself a drink! Maybe I'll bring out an extra glass to tip over you!"

"Well, you do think I'm a frog, and frogs like water." Fran shrugged, not bothered in the least. "Make it warm at least, please."

"Hmph!" Bel moved into the kitchen, a frown on his face. He grabbed a clean glass from the cupboard and poured himself some chocolate milk before he returned to the living room. Fran was still writing away, his tongue poking out of the corner of his lips as he concentrated. The blond reached out, pulling a sheet closer to him. "Equations? You're still learning this shit?"

"No, senpai; that's too easy for me, so they give me harder questions, like multiplication and division. My teacher said I'm too smart for my year level."

"So why don't you move up?" Bel suggested.

"Because I don't want to; I might get too ahead of myself and miss out on something I won't learn at a higher grade."

"Good point." Bel raised the glass to his lips as he leant back on the couch. He was relaxed, just happy to laze about.

Fran, however, seemed to be growing bored of his homework and instead moved to Bel's side. He climbed up onto the man's lap, hugging Bel tight.

Bel groaned and tried to push the other away, hoping that Mukuro wasn't about to walk into the room; he could only imagine what his friend would have to say about this. "Froggy... You'll get me into trouble..."

"Master should pull the stick from his ass," Fran mumbled as he made himself comfortable on the older male's lap. "Master is too protective. It's annoying sometimes."

Bel laughed, hugging Fran close. "I guess you have a point."

It was silent between them as the two embraced gently. Bel's hand gently caressed teal hair as he closed his eyes, preparing himself for a nap. Fran just curled in closer against him, still tired from a long week of school.

"Bel-senpai...?"

Bel blinked as he lifted his head, having jumped slightly at Fran's voice. "Yeah...?"

"Bel-senpai, I love you..."

Bel smiled softly as he raised his hand, patting the younger's back. "I know... When you get older, will you be my boyfriend if Mukuro lets you?"

"I still don't really understand what a boyfriend is, senpai," Fran admitted. "Master just tells me they love each other as more than a friend."

"They do~" Bel admitted. "When you're older you'll understand. So, think about it? Be my boyfriend? Because I love you a lot, Froggy~"

"I love you, too, senpai."

The two were quiet once again as Bel reached out for the TV remote. He flicked the set on and started changing through the channels, looking for something to entertain him. Fran was fast asleep on his lap, leaving Bel to his thoughts.

I can't believe Fran is the one I've fallen for... Bel caressed silky teal locks, his obscured eyes focused on the TV. I've never... I've never loved before... I thought I was incapable of it... I've only ever lusted, but with Fran... It's different... I don't feel good without him anymore... I'm happiest when he's with me, and he's the only one I don't particularly want to kill... He makes me so calm and relaxed...

It's just a shame about our age gap, or maybe Mukuro would have let me date him... Damnit, Froggy, why'd you have to be so young...?

Bel blinked as he was snapped out of his thoughts by the sound of Mukuro's bedroom door opening. He grinned before he laughed to himself, wondering who was the top of their relationship – if this was ten years ago, Bel would have laughed at the idea of Tsuna taking Mukuro, but now that the brunet had grown up in a strong, confident and fairly tall adult – though still shorter than Mukuro - that idea didn't seem so ludicrous now.

"What are you doing, Belphegor...?"

Bel looked up with a huge smirk on his face, finding Mukuro standing in the doorway of the living room. He shrugged, pulling Fran closer to him. "I'm not hard or anything if that's what you're thinking."

Mukuro frowned for a few seconds before he nodded – Bel knew better than to assault Fran again, having been promised that if it happened once more, the outcome would be far more severe than it was previously.

"Did he get his homework done?" The blue-haired man asked as his lover came to his side. He wrapped his arm around Tsuna's waist as he waited for his friend's reply.

"I think so; I'm not sure if he did it all, though." Bel shrugged. "Shishi~ I have a question, though; who's the one getting fucked out of you two?"

Tsuna blushed and looked away while Mukuro just rolled his eyes, having expected such a question. "Does it matter?"

"Yes, because what if I want to have a threesome? I'll need to know how things work with you guys~"

"And who said we'd be having a threesome with you of all people?" Mukuro drawled.

"You let me join in when you were dating the skylark~ Shishi~" Bel held Fran close to him, his groin slowly hardening at the memories. "Surely the tuna-fish wouldn't mind?"

Mukuro sighed. He was about to reply back, but the doorbell ringing caught his attention. He pulled away from Tsuna as he went to answer the door, returning only a minute later with an out-of-uniform police officer by his side.

Bel tensed at the sight, having never been fond of police at all; as a teenager – especially in his delinquent stage – he had often been escorted to the police station where his foster parents had been called in about his behaviour. The resulting thrashings from Squalo and Xanxus were enough to make the blond despise all forms of authority, blaming them for his behaviour and consequent punishments.

Tsuna had moved to sit on the couch beside Bel, obviously confused as to why there was a cop here. Mukuro sat on the chair against the opposite wall, gesturing for the officer to take the other one.

"I've been following up on your report," the burly man said softly, his dark eyes shining with sympathy as he addressed Mukuro. "We arrested Daemon and took him in for questioning, and we also reviewed the tapes. Analysis was done on them, and we've sided with you for this part. During the statement, you explained he had paid for you the shifts you had missed, which had led to this – we've also investigated this and found that you had indeed been paid, which only makes his case weaker. We think we have enough evidence for this, so would you like to take this to court?"

Mukuro bit his lip before he looked to his friends, knowing he couldn't do this alone. He frowned as Tsuna nodded at him, almost too scared for people to know what he had done with his boss – he was terrified of being labelled as a whore, or something of the sort, but he also didn't want to endure the torture that was work any longer; Daemon was more persistent than ever, and almost always got his way with blackmailing Mukuro, saying he would show the footage to his friends if Mukuro didn't agree.

Bel sighed as he rested his chin on Fran's hair. "You should do it; it's not right what he's done."

Mukuro nodded, knowing Bel was right. Turning back to the officer, he said, "Please..."

While the two talked more about the case, Bel couldn't help but scowl; Fran didn't understand what his guardian was going through, and it confused him when Mukuro would come home from work early, looking as if he had been crying. He didn't know the reason Mukuro would be grumpy at times was because the man was stressed to the maximum, unable to sleep as nightmares of work plagued his mind. He didn't get why there were moments Mukuro would tense and pull away as the boy touched him, thinking it was his fault he seemed to have made his guardian nervous.

Bel resented Daemon for what he was doing to his friends, and if it were up to him, he would have tortured the older male into oblivion by now – the only reason he hadn't was because he knew he couldn't let anything happen to Mukuro, and if staying by the younger's side was what he needed to do, he would do it.

Froggy... Bel squeezed the boy's hip as he frowned. Froggy will get through this... So will the pineapple... I just wish I could help more...