Wingo, Snot Rod, and DJ were hanging out near a camp fire. They were waiting for Boost to join them; He had gone off to be by himself and he hadn't returned yet.

"What's up with Boost?" Wingo wondered.

"What do you mean?" Asked DJ.

"He's been seeming sad lately," Snot Rod said. Wingo nodded his hood in agreement.

DJ frowned into the camp fire, his eyelids wrinkling thoughtfully. "I guess I know what you two mean."

"I think one of us should try asking him-Tactfully, of course!-what's wrong," decided Snot Rod.

"You thought it up so you get to do it," Wingo said, grinning at Snot Rod and gesturing with his tire in the direction Boost had gone.

Snot Rod's eyes widened nervously. "Can't you do it?"

"Boost would think that I was teasing him," Wingo said, "and DJ would get lost since he doesn't have a GPS."

DJ snorted. "You just think I'd mess up and get Boost angry."

"Guilty as charged."

Snot Rod followed Boost's tracks until he saw the glow of his friend's lights up ahead.

"Boost?" He asked a bit shyly.

The older car turned to look at him, looking exhaused and sad. "Yes?"

Snot Rod shuffled his tires a bit, unsure about how to ask Boost what was wrong. Finally he pulled himself together enough to say, "If you want me to go away, I can."

"Nah, you can stay if you want," Boost said with a small smile.

Snot Rod drove over to sit next to Boost. They sat and contemplated the night sky for a while.

Finally Boost spoke, "Do you remember me telling you about my teacher, Daniel Ford?"

"Of course I do."

"I just found out that he died. Two years ago."

Snot Rod had never met Boost's teacher, but he knew how much Boost cared about him. This must be a terrible blow for his friend. "Wow. That's awful," he said softly.

Boost started crying. "I never even got to say goodbye!"

Snot Rod patted Boost's tire with his own. "Hardly anyone does, not that that's any comfort."

Boost shook his hood. It really wasn't.

They sat together in silence for a long time.

The sky had started growing light when Boost finally spoke again. "Thank you."

Notes:

I felt like writing something sweet, so here it is. Not my best fanfiction in terms of plot, but it's a nice little friendship story. *Hugs Boost and Snot Rod*