Fran turned off the engine of his Accord and stepped out of the car. He could already hear the constant chatter of the guest who were all down on the tracks as he walked towards the crowd.

The first thing that caught his eye was the huge banner that read 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY BELPHEGOR & FRAN~!' Fran felt annoyed by the fact that Bel's name came before his on the banner.

"Fran!" someone called out his name and he turned around to see Kyoko and Ryohei coming towards him with a little bundle in Kyoko's arms.

"Hello" Fran greeted before he took Kirino into his arms.

The orange haired baby stared up at him and Fran stared back. They would have stayed that way all day but Kyoko stepped in by giving Fran a light hug so she wouldn't crush little Rin between them.

"Happy Birthday" Kyoko congratulated with a large smile on her face.

"Happy Birthday to the extreme!" Ryohei said, patting Fran's shoulder.

"It would be much happier if I didn't share it with that stupid blonde" Fran sighed as he handed Kirino over to Kyoko who took her into her arms and settled her against her chest.

"Oh Fran, when will you learn to get along with him?" Kyoko said with a small pout.

"Never" Fran deadpanned before he walked off with the excuse of needing to find Spanner to kick his ass.

Once he found Spanner he marched up to him and gave him a big hug.

"I expected you to punch me, throw me to the ground, straddle me and rip my guts out" Spanner said as he wrapped his arms around Fran, "I did not expect a hug. However, I don't mind."

"Shut up" muttered Fran, pulling away from the hug, "I'm kicking your ass later."

Spanner smiled and pecked Fran's forehead before he went to stop Shoichi from blowing up Ken's car.

Fran sighed and rolled his eyes before he made his way towards one of the walls. On his way there he received many birthday wishes from everyone. From Chrome and M.M who wished him a 'Happy Birthday' to Ken and Chikusa who attempted to give him birthday punches and Xanxus and Squalo who told him to 'have a happy fucking birthday.'

Fran finally made it to the wall where Mammon and Bel were standing. Bel had his arms wrapped around Mammon's waist and he was smiling down at the purple haired male while Mammon smiled back a bit and caressed his cheek.

"Ehem" Fran cleared his throat and waved when the couple turned to look at him.

"Fran! Happy Birthday!" Mammon said excitedly as he pulled himself away from Bel and wrapped Fran in a tight hug.

"Yeah, thanks" Fran muttered and patted Mammon's back.

"OI MAMMON!" Squalo yelled from all the way across the track, "What the fuck is this shit you cheap bastard!"

"It's lemonade!" Mammon shouted back, pulling away from the hug at the same time Fran did, the young teen trying to get away from Mammon's suddenly loud voice.

"It tastes like lemon juice!" Squalo shouted, "Get your cheap ass over here!"

Mammon growled and stomped across the track towards Squalo, leaving Bel and Fran alone.

"Happy Birthday, brat" Bel hissed as Fran walked passed him and pulled himself skillfully up onto the wall.

"Same to you, idiot."

"I'm not an idiot."

"People get dumber with age."

"It's wiser with age, who's the idiot now?"

"You."

"Get down here so I can kick your ass" Bel growled staring at Fran right in the eye, the wall allowing Fran and Bel to be almost the same height.

"What you can't get up here?" Fran asked, pointing at the wall, "You must be older than I thought."

"I'm only 20, that doesn't make me old" Bel said proudly.

"It makes you two years older than me" Fran said with a shrug.

Bel growled and glared at the teen.

"You have no comeback, I win" Fran said in mock excitement, his monotone making it sound anything but excited.

"Shut up, you're still a brat" Bel said and leaned against the wall, folding his arms across his chest.

"And you're a Grandpa."

Bel reached out and pulled at Fran's ankle. The green haired teen gave a small, almost inaudible gasp as he pressed his palms down on top of the wall so he wouldn't fall off.

Bel stared at Fran's ankle which still had Bel's hand wrapped around it before looking up to Fran who still looked blank. The blonde smirked and gave a small tug to Fran's ankle. Fran's grip on the wall tightened and his eyes flashed into a glare before they went back to being neutral. The teen kicked his foot out of Bel's hold, nearly hitting the blonde.

"Oi! Watch where you're kicking that thing!" Bel growled, glaring up at Fran.

"My foot his not a 'thing', dummy."

"Dummy? Really? Are we in first grade or something?" Bel asked, giving Fran a questioning look.

"You sure as hell aren't."

"I'm not that old!"

"But you're old. Soon you'll have gray hairs and wrinkles and Mammon will have to make you oatmeal. Yuck."

Bel tugged on Fran's leg. Fran kicked him away.

"Have nothing to say to that, gramps?" Fran asked in a slightly playful tone which surprised Bel.

"I'll beat your ass with my cane if you don't shut up."

Fran made a breathy noise which Bel guessed was the monotone version of a laugh. Bel smiled and leaned against the wall.

"What are you smiling about?" Fran asked as he looked over to where Chrome and Ken were playing a hand game.

"Nothing" Bel grumbled, turning his head away from Fran to look at where Squalo, Lussuria and Xanxus were all sitting on the arena seats.

The three of them were apparently arguing about something and Bel briefly wondered what it was all about.

~0~0~0~0~

"Is he seriously messing around with the lifeless kid again?" Squalo growled as he looked over to where Bel was standing with Fran.

"What's wrong with it?" Lussuria asked, "Franny and Bell are getting along."

"No, that brat is fucking around again!" Xanxus scowled, "He's gonna be leading the Varia in 3 years and there he is messing with Mammon's nephew."

"3 years is enough time for Bel to mature" Lussuria protested. "He's already maturing."

"Don't know why the hell you're making us retire with us you son of a bitch" Squalo grumbled, ignoring Lussuria and targeting Xanxus, "I could take over."

"You're useless" Xanxus spat at Squalo.

"VOOOOI!"

~0~0~0~0~

Bel removed his attention from the three arguing eldest when Fran left the wall to stand beside him.

"What?" Bel asked, looking over to the green haired kid.

"I just…" Fran started off feeling rather awkwardly, "Thank you…for, y'know."

"Whatever" Bel grumbled and shrugged.

"Hey!" Shoichi called from across the track, "Come on, we're cutting the cake!"

Bel and Fran looked over to each other simultaneously.

"I'll race you."

(A/N) THE END!

For now.

The second part will be around sometime soon, it'll be titled 'Just A Little Faster' so look out for it, okay?