(A/N) This double update is dedicated to my dear wifeband who has found the place she wants to be (other than by my side) ^^.

Enjoy~!

After three days of being handcuffed to Ken, Fran was beginning to get used to being dragged around by the dog-like boy.

Ken would run into the bathroom first thing in the morning and he and Fran would do their normal clean up routine before going off to meet Chikusa and Bel. They would spend the majority of their day with the two of them and then Fran would grow tired of being near Bel and forcefully pull Ken away from Chikusa. Fran would pull Ken to any part of the house as long as it was far from where Chikusa and Bel were at and would deal with Ken's whining.

The one thing Fran still could not get used to was being near Bel. Thanks to Ken's need to always be with Chikusa, Fran was around Bel quite often and he couldn't stand it. They would either bicker or just sit there quietly while Chikusa and Ken cuddled together. Mammon and Shoichi would join them occasionally and then Fran and Shoichi would have to deal with both Chikusa and Ken and Mammon and Bel being coupley. Sometimes Spanner would step in and save them with promises of snacks or a meal for the couples or he would just assign the handcuffed groups chores.

The only couple who was okay with being handcuffed together was M.M and Chrome. They had no complaints and would always compromise. Fran was jealous that they got out of having to be around couples being well, couples. Though he did have a suspicion that there was something going on between the two girls. He just really didn't want to know if he was right or not.

On the fourth day, Fran was walking down the stairs with Chikusa to get breakfast when he noticed Mammon talking to someone at the front door. He curiously walked towards Mammon, dragging a hungry Chikusa with him. Fran made a motion to tell the other to stay quiet and Ken frowned but obliged. The green haired teen and dog-like teen crept up behind Mammon to see who he and Shoichi were talking to. Fran's eye nearly went wide when he saw who it was.

"Oh, Fran, good morning," Verde greeted as he squeezed passed Mammon and walked towards Fran, embracing his nephew and ruffling his hair. Ken decided he wanted in on the family moment and wrapped his arms around the two of them, earning himself weird looks from two pairs of green eyes.

"Why are you here?" Fran questioned his uncle as he pulled away from the elder.

"Mukuro called me and said you could use my company and then Spanner called and asked if I could stop by so here I am," Verde replied.

"You came, you saw, now leave," Mammon ordered as he pointed at the open door.

"Mammon, no need to be so cruel," Verde said, smiling a bit, "now be a dear and close that door, it's going to get cold in here and our little Fran is in shorts."

Mammon looked Fran over, examining the sweater his nephew wore and the long sleeved under it and then he looked down to see that Fran was indeed wearing ball shorts and socks. He sighed and slammed the door shut before tugging Shoichi away from the area and heading towards the kitchen.

"We can talk later, I want breakfast," Fran said as he tugged on the chain to snap Ken out of his dreamland and began to walk with the dirty blonde to the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Bel and Chikusa sat side by side with Mammon sitting next to Bel and Shoichi next to Mammon. Spanner was flipping eggs and pancakes at the stove and Fran went to his side and began to help him. Spanner gave Fran a smile of gratitude and Fran simply nodded before shoving a piece of egg into Ken's mouth. Ken happily ate the egg and showed appreciation by leaning on Fran's shoulder affectionately. Fran reached up to pat his head before flipping a pancake.

"Looks like the frog is trying to steal your boyfriend, Chikusa," Bel said as he took as sip of juice.

Fran simply rolled his eyes and continued with his work.

"I don't think so, Ken is loyal and Fran is a good friend, he's fed us before," Chikusa said sticking his tongue out at Bel.

Bel frowned and leaned into Mammon.

"Who's trying to steal whose boyfriend?" Fran asked as he turned around with two plates, his eyes unintentionally meeting Verde's. Fran's eyes narrowed a bit when Verde flinched but he ignored it and placed a plate in front of Mammon and Verde before going back to grab more.

"Stop pretending you weren't paying attention, frog," Bel muttered as he peeled piece of pancake off of Mammon's plate and popped it into his own mouth.

"I was too focused on spitting in your food to pay attention to your stupid conversation," Fran said as he placed a plate in front of Bel and another in front of Chikusa. He bit back a grin when Bel pushed the plate away and glared at it.

"He didn't spit in it, Bel," Spanner sighed as he put plates for everyone else on the table and sat down.

"I don't trust you either, you're an accomplice," Bel said and pointed at Shoichi who flinched away, "you too."

Mammon rolled his eyes before he switched plates with Bel and silently ordered him to be quiet.

"Where are M.M and Chrome?" Fran asked as he cut into his pancake.

"They went out to the local mall, they said they'd be back after dinner," Spanner answered and reached over for the syrup, pouring some onto his pancakes before handing it to Fran. He watched as Fran nearly drowned his pancakes in syrup and snatched it away from the boy before he could flood his plate with the sweet substance.

Shoichi's eyes went wide when he glanced at Fran's plate, "Oh gosh, is he gonna get sugar high again?"

"Maybe, that's fine though 'cause he'll just lay there and not argue with blondie over there," Spanner said as he gestured to Bel with his head.

"Who's calling who a blondie?" Bel growled and glared at Spanner.

Spanner just shrugged and attempted to remove some of the syrup off of Fran's plate only to become involved in a fork fight with the younger.

"Will you be staying?" Mammon asked Verde.

"Unfortunately, I can't stay," Verde replied and a smirk appeared on his face. "Did you want me to stay, Mammon?"

"No," Mammon said quickly before shoving a piece of his egg into his mouth.

Bel turned his glare from Spanner to Verde, his arm moving to wrap possessively around Mammon's waist.

"I want you to stay," Fran muttered as he pushed a syrup soaked pancake slice into his mouth.

"I want you to stop taking in so much sugar," Verde said as he watched Fran eat.

"It helps wash away the awful taste of Spanner's cooking," Fran shrugged and ate another slice.

"What?" Spanner snapped his head to look at Fran who was practically inhaling his food.

"I think he's gotten there already," Shoichi said as he poked Fran's cheek only to get no response from the teen.

"Alright," Spanner said as he pulled away the fork from Fran and placed it down on the syrupy plate, "you're going to take a nap, okay?"

"No nap, I want fruit snacks," Fran said softly as he was pulled out of his chair, his eyes hazing over as the sugar began to act up.

"This looks fun," Ken said as he watched intently with Chikusa.

"I just learned something new about my nephew, great," Verde said as he watched Fran argue with Spanner about fruit snacks.

"He's very unique," Mammon said proudly, a smile on his face.

"Okay, nap time," Spanner uncuffed Ken from Fran and threw his friend onto his shoulder.

Fran became tranquil and just rested his cheek on Spanner's back. He sunk his teeth into the fabric of Spanner's shirt and poked Spanner's butt but didn't protest to being carried out.

"That kid is weird," Bel said as he watched Spanner and Fran leave before going back to his pancakes.

"You can't speak," Mammon said, poking Bel's cheek, he continued, "you curl up and mutter about blood when you get sugar high."

Bel pouted and whined, "Mammon!"

Mammon simply smirked and continued to eat.