The friendship between Natsu and Bester was very much like the friendship between their owners. For Natsu and Tsuna they were the little lion cubs roaring at the feet of a bigger much harsher lion that could eat them in one go.

For Bester and Xanxus it leaned more toward two older lions taking care of two cubs so they didn't get themselves killed.

On several occasions both Bester and Xanxus had to jump in the middle of a fight and save the baby lions sorry asses so they didn't die from an ambush.

When Bester and Natsu were let out to play Bester would entertain Natsu for a while and try and tire the little cub out so they could take a nap. Of course if that didn't work Bester would just lay on Natsu and take a nap anyway. For Tsuna and Xanxus the latter tried to make the baby bosses life a living hell, worse than his guardians.

Of course he had his "soft" side, if you could call it such a thing, where he would actually try and help the little lion. Most of the time when Tsuna asked for the mans help outside of a fight he didn't actually need it, he just needed an escape or an excuse.

It was only when Tsuna was too exhausted to even bat an eyelash at all the shit Xanxus did when the older knew it was time to step in. When he did step in the others knew not to mess with him regardless of the situation he had pulled Tsuna out of.

Xanxus would always either pick Tsuna up by his collar and throw him across his shoulder, or drag the younger behind him by his collar. Thinking about it now most animals pick their cubs up by the scruffs of their necks and since Xanxus can't exactly pick Tsuna up by the skin of his neck this was the second best option. Besides, Bester does it to Natsu all the time.

When Xanxus shows up with a limp Tsuna hanging over one shoulder or being drug behind their boss the Varia know not to make as much destruction as they usually do because Xanxus gets very protective of his cub and will not hesitate to eliminate anything or anyone making those protective instincts rile up.

When Xanxus gets in his office he drops Tsuna off on the couch and brings out Bester to lay on him for three reasons. One, to keep the kid from going anywhere, not that he usually does when he's this tired. Two, to act as an impromptu blanket that cuddles back. And three, having Bester lay on the kid makes him feel better because the liger acts as an outlet that he can provide his own comfort through by pushing harmony flames across his and Bester's flame link and circling it around the baby bosses own unbalanced flames.

Natsu always makes an appearance when Tsuna is situated and comfortable under the liger which makes him and Bester all the more content. Since this is one of the few times Xanxus is actually calm enough to do his paperwork and not burn it to ash he usually goes without a break until either lunch or dinner, sometimes both depending on what time he got the kid.

After Tsuna's nap, read coma, he always joins the others for the meals, unless he sleeps through lunch like he usually does, and is much more lively than when he was dragged in by Xanxus.

Tsuna never stays more than a night and is usually gone before the others wake, or go to sleep in some cases, but he always leaves a note taped to Xanxus' door with a simple 'thank you' knowing the man isn't big on sentiment.

The mans soft side doesn't last very long and the next week he's raising hell or causing trouble to "keep the baby trash on his toes" as Xanxus likes to say.

So sorry for such a long wait, I had a major case of writers block and it just recently passed enough to where I could write this.