FIVE

"WHAT THE HELL?"

Gina Schumacher yelled as she noticed a large box wrapped up in wrapping paper in the middle of her bedroom, in the apartment that she shared with her best friend, Lennox Knight.

The Schumacher woman slowly stepped towards the large box with caution, since she was well aware of pranks that either Lennox or Mick would do to her.

Her eyes were squeezed in to narrow slits as she squinted in suspicion, eyeing the box and the surrounding area, very carefully.

She had an idea that the box had something to do with a prank.

Her hands slowly ripped open the wrapping paper, and pulled the box open, to see a smaller box inside of it.

The second, slightly smaller box was pulled out of the larger one, and opened, to reveal another box, which was smaller than the previous two.

Gina repeated the movements, finding that there was a total of seven boxes packed inside of other boxes.

As she reached the last box, which was small enough to fit in the blonde's hand, she heard the sound of giggles coming from her wardrobe, causing her to gently place the small box on to her dressing table, in fear of being pranked.

Her hands wrapped around the handles of her wardrobe, before she quickly pulled it open to reveal a electronic tablet sitting on top of a box.

The screen of the tablet suddenly came in to life, revealing a giggling Lennox Knight and smiling Mick Schumacher, who were sat beside each other.

The pair waved through the camera to the elder Schumacher sibling, seeing Gina's confused face staring back at them.

"Where are you both?"

"In hell." Lennox giggled as she wiggled her eyebrows at her best friend, seeing a small smile start to form on the face of the female Schumacher.

"You're in my car." Gina laughed loudly, knowing instantly what Lennox had meant by her words.

Lennox always hated being in the car of Gina Schumacher, since the car was always filled with rubbish and food since Gina always forgot to clean it or could just simply not be bothered to.

"I had to practically drag her in your car, Ginny." Mick Schumacher spoke to his sister through the tablet, hearing a groan of disgust leave the Knight girl as she moved away from an old sandwich wrapper.

"What's in the box?" Gina questioned her brother and best friend as her eyes glanced back to the small box that was laying on her dressing table.

"Open it, idiot."

Lennox stuck her tongue out at her best friend, seeing Gina's face light up from how care free she seemed.

Mick's ocean blue eyes slowly glazed over as he stared at the best friend of his older sister.

For some reason, his gaze didn't seem to want to leave her since he noticed her happy and bright smile that was currently glued on to her face.

It was a pleasant feeling and experience to see her happy and actually smiling, excluding the faces of disgust that she pulled when she would spot the left over food that Gina had left inside of her car.

Gina eyed her brother carefully through the tablet as she noticed the puppy dog eyes that the boy was giving her best friend, before she took in a deep breath of oxygen and grabbed a hold of the box that was laying on her dressing table.

Lennox and Mick watched as the older Schumacher sibling pulled open to the box, squeezing her eyes shut in fear of something flying out and hitting her in her face.

As nothing hit her, she peeled her eyes open to see a small silver key sitting in the bottom of the small box, causing her to furrow her eyebrows together.

"What's the key for?"

Lennox rolled her eyes at her best friend, releasing a small scoff from her lips.

"To unlock a lock. Duh." Lennox muttered teasingly at her best friend, seeing the female Schumacher returning the gesture of rolling her eyes.

Gina used her eyes to scan her surroundings for something that would need to be unlocked, and found a box on her shelf, which looked very similar to a jewellery box.

She side glanced the tablet where Lennox and Mick seemed to be quietly whispering about something to each other, before she placed the small silver key in to the lock and turned it.

The lid of the jewellery box was carefully lifted up by the older Schumacher sibling before she was forced to flinch as she felt her face being hit with something.

Mick and Lennox watched through the tablet as their home made catapult that they had used to throw whipped cream in to Gina's face had worked, and widened their eyes, with their faces snapping to stare at each other with their mouths open.

"Oh, you're so dead!" Gina gapsed as she was forced to wipe the cream from off her face as Lennox rapidly ended the face time call that they had been on.

"Do you think that she'll come and hunt us down?" Mick questioned the best friend of his sister, seeing her nod her head up and down with a small smile on her face.

"She will probably strangle me first, and possibly let you off with a glare." Lennox giggled, since she was well aware that Gina knew that it was her idea.

"She knows that we're here, what do we do?" Mick questioned as he laughed, having found his sisters reaction hilarious.

"We run and we hide."

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Lennox Knight was back at Haas.

But this time, without that of her best friend, Gina Schumacher.

Mick Schumacher had made a promise to his sister that he would look after her best friend, and he was determined that he would not break that promise.

The two of them were approaching the garage of Haas when suddenly Mick could hear somebody shouting his name, making him turn around in order to find the voice.

"Hey Mick, who's your friend?"

Sebastian Vettel smiled at the boy who he had grown to love, before his eyes drifted over to the curly haired brunette girl who was biting at the skin around her finger nails.

Mick shifted his gaze over to the Knight girl, seeing her already glancing at him nervously, since she didn't know who the man was.

"This is Sebastian, he's my friend and was a friend of my dad's." Mick spoke gently the the nervous girl, seeing her eyes flickering between the two.

Sebastian stared gently at the woman, offering her a caring smile and he could see the smallest of smiles on her lips as she attempted to return the gesture.

"Sebastian, this is Lennox." Mick introduced his mentor to the Knight girl.

Sebastian could see the nerves radiating off the woman that was standing in front of him, though she was practically cowering behind the Schumacher boy.

"Hello Lennox." Sebastian gave the girl a small wave, since he did not want to force the woman in to giving him a handshake.

"Hi, Sebastian." Lennox spoke quietly as she gave the German man a small wave in return, before her hand nervously shot to the hand of the Schumacher boy for comfort.

Mick's eyes widened slightly as he felt her gripping his hand tightly, and used his thumb to draw small circles on her hand to offer her comfort, giving her hand small squeezes after every couple of seconds.

Sebastian rose an eyebrow at the two of them as a small smile coated his features, because he was very well aware of the fact that the two of them were currently holding hands.

He noticed how the Schumacher boy practically zoned out from his presence and was therefore concentrating solely on the nervous girl who was clinging to his hand like it was the only thing that was keeping her alive.

Lennox could feel her heart beating rapidly as she stood behind Mick, since for some reason her mind felt safe knowing that he was inbetween Sebastian and herself.

She knew that Sebastian meant her no harm, but she was still very aware that she did not know him, and found herself uncomfortable around him.

It wasn't a feeling like she had with other people though, because for some reason rhat she didn't know, she felt a lot more at ease knowing that Mick knew Sebastian.

It made her less anxious.

Less scared.

Both Mick and Sebastian noticed the Knight woman freeze as another person made their presence known, causing Lennox to shuffle a lot closer to Mick than she had previously had been.

She wanted Gina.

She had no idea why she had decided to risk going to Haas without Gina being with her and at her side, but she felt like she could trust Mick and she believed his promise that he would make sure that she was okay.

Tears threatened to leak from her eyes as her breathing began to slowly become heavier, causing her hand to tighten her grip on the hand of her best friends brother.

She was worried that her iron grip was going to hurt his hand.

Much to her relief however, she noticed the small smile that she was recieving from the young German as well as the multiple squeezes to her hand that he was giving her, since he was not bothered at all about how hard she squeezed at his hand.

She could break his hand for all he cared and he still couldn't care less, because he would still smile at her as if she was the only thing in the universe.

Mick could feel her hand starting to shake as his team principal stood beside the Vettel man, engaging in conversation with the driver who was driving for a team called Aston Martin.

Mick used their conversation to his advantage, and turned his body around to see the shaking figure of the brunette staring at the ground in order to stop her tears escaping from her eyes.

The Schumacher boy brought his other hand up to lift her chin to meet his eyes, and gave her the smallest of smiles, however one smile that was filled with such understanding and comfort.

Mick used the arm that he had used to lift her chin to open his arms slightly, allowing a gap big enough for the Knight girl to step in to.

Lennox had to force herself to take a deep breath of oxygen before she stepped in to his arms, and immediately felt herself calming down as his hand that wasn't clutching her own, started to rub gently up and down her back.

Sebastian, whilst talking to Gunther, glanced out of the corner of his eye to see the boy who had practically become a nephew to him, comforting the anxious girl and smiled proudly at him.

Michael would be proud.

Mick gently rubbed his hand up and down her back, drawing circles with his fingers along her spine as he did, and smiled to himself as he felt her body relax against his chest since they were of a smiliar height.

Lennox's breathing slowed back to normal as she found comfort in his arms, as she rested her head against his shoulder as a migraine began to form in her skull.

"Mick, I need you for a briefing."

Gunther spoke to his young driver, seeing the young boys eyes quickly filling with panic.

"But, I said that I would look after Lex because Gina isn't here." Mick stared in concern at his team principal, with his gaze flickering in between the Italian man and the woman who he cared for.

"Bring her with you."

Mick shook his head at his team principal, since he was very aware that it would not be just his team principal and himself, and that there would be many other people in the briefing too.

"I can't! She'll have a panic attack."

Gunther couldn't hide his eye roll at his young drivers words, since he was aware of the woman's anxiety, however he was not aware of how fond the German boy had become of her.

"She can wait outside."

Mick shook his head again, because he knew for that as well that it would cause her to panic, since she would be by herself and in a whole new place and he knew that he couldn't put her in that position.

"Lennox."

Lennox carefully lifted her head from Mick's shoulder at the sound of her name, since she was trying to rid herself of her migraine that was burning agonisingly in her skull.

"Would you be okay if I took you somewhere that you know is safe?"

Mick stared in confusion as the words left the lips of Sebastian Vettel, who stared at the woman in concern and worry, having been able to tell by Mick's fear that her anxiety would be severe.

Lennox forced her eyes to squint at the pain in her head, with her brown eyes settling on the guilty looking face of the Schumacher boy.

She could see the guilt that he felt and she knew that he would be feeling awful at having to leave her, and she knew that he would not go to meeting if she was not completely okay with going with his mentor.

"I think so." Lennox muttered quietly as she turned to give the Vettel man a small smile, though it didn't hide the fear that filled her.

Mick stared at her in admiration, seeing her glance in between his mentor and himself.

"Are you sure, Lex? I won't go to the briefing if you want to stay with me." Mick noticed how the girl stepped out his arms with a small smile on her face.

Her hand released his own as she brought both of her hands to push at her skull, finding her migraine only getting worse.

Sebastian slowly approached her, though be made sure that he didn't go too close to her before he nodded in reassurance at the young boy who was staring at him.

"Go, I trust you that Sebastian is nice, so I am about 60% sure that I won't end up being murdered."

Sebastian released a laugh at her words, as he noticed the small smile that the girl was giving him and shot her a wink, seeing her smile widen.

"Make that 61%."

The Vettel man shrugged his shoulders with smile as he was preparing to take her to Mick's driver trailer, since he had figured out that if she was comfortable around Mick, that she would feel safe and comfortable inside his driver trailer too.

"I'll take that."

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A small knock sounded on the door of Mick Schumacher's driver trailer as Lennox Knight stirred in to consciousness, having fallen asleep wrapped in a blanket that smelt of the young Schumacher.

Sebastian Vettel sat in the trailer, at the other side of the room from where she was, since he did not want to leave her by herself.

He stood up to open the door of the railer, pulling it open to see a blonde haired man with blue eyes staring at him in confusion.

"Sebastian?"

"Kevin?"

Kevin Magnussen stared at the German in confusion as he noticed a curled up figure of a brunette woman in the corner of the trailer.

"Mick told me to bring Lennox this, he says that it's her favorite food."

Kevin noticed the brunette woman lifting her head at the sound of Mick's name, glancing up to meet his gaze.

"Mick told you to give me food?" Lennox questioned tiredly as she rubbed her eyes to rid herself from the sleep.

Kevin nodded his head up and down as he offered the girl a small smile, not wanting to enter the trailer in case that it made her uncomfortable since she was obviously comfortable in it.

He didn't want to ruin her safe place.

The Magnussen man handed his fellow Formula One driver the bag that contained food, and noticed how Sebastian immediately handed it over to the woman.

He had no idea that she had become comfortable around Sebastian.

"He said that he would be out of the meeting in about an hour, it's to do with some strategies so they want to make sure that he knows which one to do." Kevin informed the two of them, as he took a step back away from them.

"He's a Schumacher, of course he knows." Lennox spoke with confidence in her tone, earning nods and sounds of agreement from the two men.

"Now that is very true."

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Sebastian Vettel noticed the door to the driver trailer opening slowly, almost as if the person who was opening the door was trying not to be heard.

He sat up in alert, with his eyes shifting to glance at the sleeping figure of the brunette, seeing that she was fast asleep.

He rose to his feet just in case that he needed to protect her from an attacker or an intruder, only to breathe a sigh of relief as the door opened to see a tired looking Mick looking back at him.

"Is she okay?" Mick whispered to his mentor, seeing the older German smiling gently at him.

"She's been amazing, I see why you like her." Sebastian wiggled his eyebrows teasingly at the boy, seeing his cheeks flush pink.

"Do you think my dad would have liked her?"

Mick whispered to the Vettel man, seeing the man staring at him with a fond look in his eyes.

"Your dad would love her, Mick."

Mick barrelled in to his mentor and friend for a hug as tears threatened to leak from his ocean blue eyes.

He couldn't help the feeling of wanting his father's approval, even though he couldn't give him the approval that he so desperately wanted.

He knew that he had already developed some romantic feelings for the girl who was currently sleeping whilst wrapped up in his blanket, but he knew that he would not act on them, until she had confirmed that she had felt the same.

He wanted her to feel completely safe before he even considered telling her how he felt.

She was innocent, damaged and broken by the harsh World that they lived in and all he wanted to do was to help her heal and live a full and happy life.

That he hadn't even considered what Gina would think if she knew that he had feelings for her best friend.

Mick snapped out of his thoughts as he heard the door to his trailer close behind him, since Sebastian had allowed him to spend time with the girl.

He slowly and silently removed his shoes from his feet before he shuffled over to the girl, gently placing another blanket over her, though this one was extra fluffy to provide her with more comfort.

Mick gently laid beside her, making sure that he didn't get too close to her, and used his fingers to brush a stray curl out of her face before he placed an alarm on his phone so that if he fell asleep, that he wouldn't oversleep in his trailer.

He did however, make sure that the volume on the alarm that he had activated was not too loud since he did not want it to spook her and wake her up harshly and make her panic.

As he smiled fondly at her, he found that his eyes were slowly starting to flutter closed, before he fell completely asleep, dreaming of a beautiful brunette known as Lennox Knight.

He wasn't even aware that when he was to wake up, that he would find an arm wrapped around his torso.

That didn't belong to him.

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A/N

She's not just a giant ball of anxiety, she has a personality too

Is what I say to myself in the mirror every single day ;)

Once again, my own experiences and coping mechanisms so excuse me if it doesn't match your anxiety or anything, but everybody's anxiety is different and this is mine, just written down as a character.

I hope you all enjoy this,

I'm proud of all of you, my loves,

Love you all

-RUBY