Fran gave a small yawn as he lifted his head from his desk. He blinked his eyes a few time to get rid of the sleep in them before he stood up and left the classroom to go home.

Since Takashi and Haru were absent, Takashi was at a Kendo training camp for the week and Haru had a doctors appointment, Fran left the building alone and climbed into Evelyn before he started the car and drove off to the tracks.

As soon as he arrived he was glomped by Ken who eagerly began to tell him about how Chikusa had just downloaded some awesome videogame on his computer.

Fran listened with little interest, trying to keep himself awake as Ken went on and on about the game before Chikusa pulled him away, flashing an apologetic look towards Fran.

Fran sighed and leaned back in his arena seat. He could feel a weeks worth of sleepless nights hitting him harshly.

"Hey, Frog," Bel greeted as he took a seat beside Fran.

"Hmm," Fran groaned and shifted his eyes so he was staring at his lap.

"Well aren't you miserable today."

"I'll be miserable for as long as you're in my life."

"Che," Bel scowled and turned his head away from the green haired teen, deciding to watch Chikusa and Chrome race instead.

Suddenly there was a light pressure on Bel's shoulder and the blonde turned his head to see that Fran was resting his head on his shoulders, eyes closed and breathing lightly.

Bel swallowed nervously and placed a hand over the teen's forehead to check for a fever. Once he confirmed that Fran was indeed not sick and only sleeping, the blonde relaxed and looked around for Spanner.

He finally saw Spanner when the elder blonde came from the garage and waved to get his attention. Spanner took one look at them and was sprinting off in their direction.

"Is he okay?" Spanner asked when he reached them. He took Fran from Bel's arms and cradled the teen on his lap.

"He looks paler than usual but his temperature is normal," Bel answered with a shrug.

"He hasn't been getting enough sleep," Spanner muttered mostly to himself as he held Fran tighter and brushed the boy's bangs from his face.

"Is it always like this?" Bel asked. "His insomnia, I mean."

"It only gets like this if something is troubling him, normally he gets 3 to 5 hours of sleep though" Spanner replied.

Bel nodded and flashed a look at the sleeping teen before he shifted his gaze to the tracks.

"I'll take him home now," Spanner said to no one in particular. He wasn't really sure himself as to why he was trying to assure Bel that Fran would be okay.

The young blonde nodded and watched as Spanner carried Fran bridle style to the Accord and drove off.

Bel sighed five minutes later and stood to leave. He was stopped by Levi before he could go anywhere.

"Where are you going?" asked the spiky haired male.

"Library," Bel answered before he stepped past Levi and headed towards his car.

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"Hey, can I ask you for a favor?"

"Sure."

"Can Fran stay with you for a few days?"

"Of course."