One Shots - Formula 1 [REQUESTS CLOSED]

The geography test - Sebastian Vettel

For JoZann 💖

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Sebastian couldn't wait to come home. Japan had been exhausting, both physically and mentally, and the only think he wanted at the moment was to snuggle with his girlfriend.

Zann was tired too, and of course she missed her boyfriend, but the only thing in her mind were her exams. Tomorrow afternoon, she would start a week full of exams, the last ones she'll ever get. If she passed, she would get her master's degree and she would finally be able to work.

She never stressed before an exam. She was a good student and she knew it, she worked and just trusted herself. But these last exams were getting on her nerves. She was doubting herself and she didn't know how to focus on her lessons. Chemistry was alright, and she spent all her time revising physics and social studies, leaving her only a night to learn the world's geography. Mission impossible.

Sebastian was careful not to make any noise when he entered his house in Austria, but he was surprised to find light in the living room. It was 2 in the morning and Zann was still up. He was even more surprised to see that she didn't even seem to hear him, her head intensely staring at papers full of writing. There were papers everywhere, lessons and maps, on the couch and on the ground where Zann was sitting.

"Schatzi." Sebastian spoke quietly to not startle his girlfriend. She raised her head and sighed in happiness when she looked at him. She let a few tears escape her eyes when he took her into his arms. She was tired, the pressure was crushing her, and she missed the racing driver like crazy. "You should sleep, you look exhausted. You need to be fresh for you exam tomorrow."

"I need to study! I'll never be able to write anything if I don't learn the geography of freaking planet Earth." Zann ran a hand in her hair in nervousness. She was aggressive in the way she talked, she knew Sebastian didn't have anything to do with it but he was the only one she could take it on.

"What can I do to help?" Sebastian said after he took his coat off. He knew Zann wouldn't go to bed until she finally felt like she studied enough. He also knew her enough to know she didn't mean to act like that. Her face was so tired and she was a nervous wreck. He couldn't blame her, God knows how he could be before an important race or after he had a terrible Grand Prix. And she was always there to support him then, so he would do the same that day.

"Nothing." She sighed in desperation. "You just had 10 hours of plane, you should sleep. I'll be ok." She sat back on the ground and stared at a map. Sebastian took a sit next to her and took the map from her hand.

"You supported me more than I can count, so now it's my turn. I won't be able to sleep knowing you're here all by yourself anyway. So, what do you need to know?"

Zann stared at him with loving eyes. He just had a bad weekend, didn't finish on the podium and lost more points to his rival, spent half a day in a plane, and still he wanted to help her study. She couldn't believe how such a man was hers. He always put her before everything else, even his own wellbeing. What kind of proof that he loved her was that?

"I need to know the capital cities of all the countries in the world."

"Alright, let's go then. Afghanistan?"

"Kaboul."

"Good. Azerbaijan?"

"Ugh I don't remember..."

Sebastian saw she was about to cry again, so he linked his hand to hers.

"Hey, stop that ok? You're a winner, you're freaking Zann, alright? You can do this!" She took a deep breath and nodded. "Remember, the capital of Azerbaijan is where the GP takes place. It's the urban circuit of..?"

"Baku!"

"Yes, that's right! Next one: Bahrain?"

It took them an hour to go through the 193 countries in the world. As Sebastian expected, Zann knew them all, or almost. She was stressing for nothing.

"Are you ready to go to bed now?" He asked her when she yawned.

"I didn't even ask you about your weekend, I'm such a bad girlfriend." She whined and snuggled into Seb's arms.

"We'll talk about it tomorrow. Come on brainy, let's get you to bed." Zann didn't have the time to protest that Sebastian already took her in his arms bridal style, to lie her down on the bed. She was already in pyjamas, so she slipped under the duvet quickly while he undressed and stepped into the bed with only his underwear.

His body was warm and she sighed in comfort once she laid her head on his torso. He played with a strand of her hair like he usually did.

"Thank you for helping me, Seb."

"Bitte. Anything for meine Liebe. You'll do great, like you always do."

One last kiss on the lips and both of them fell asleep, finding some comfort in each other. They were the kind of couple to be good separately, but great when together.

Like Sebastian expected, Zann nailed her geography exam, and the three other ones. She got her degree and started the job of her dreams, with the support of her incredible boyfriend.