A/N; Here's a new story! Please enjoy!
It was another beautiful day in Bellwood as a 17 year old Gwen Tennyson knocked lightly on her Aunt Sandra's front door. Her cousin Ben hadn't showed up to his early morning soccer practice, so his teammates had called her and Kevin looking for him, and, needless to say, Gwen was mad about being pulled out of her early morning weekend studies and Kevin hated being stopped right in the middle of upgrading his car. They were going to rip him a new one once he came out of the house!
It took awhile for anyone to answer the door, until Sandra opened the door, looking exhausted, holding bowl of what looked like soup in her hand. When she saw Gwen, a kindly smile broke out across her face.
"Hello Gwen, I wasn't expecting you today," she said, still keeping her nurturing smile. She then set the bowl down on the small in table that right next to the door and straightened up to face her beloved niece. "So what do you need?"
"Aunt Sandra, is Ben awake?" Gwen said putting a hand on her hip. "His soccer team has been calling me and Kevin all morning."
"Oh honey, I forgot to tell you," Sandra said, hitting herself in the forehead with her palm. "He has a really bad fever today, he's really weak and he's been coughing like crazy, I spent all morning taking care of him."
"Are you sure he's not just pretending to be sick?" Gwen said skeptically, crossing her arms. "He's done it before."
Sandra shook her head. "No, Gwen," she said firmly, "this time it's genuine. Come in, I'll show you." She gestured for Gwen to follow her inside the house. Looking confused, Gwen turned around to Kevin, who was leaning quietly up against the mailbox the whole time, and gestured for him to follow her, and he did, closing the door quickly behind him.
Leaving the soup behind on the little table, Sandra led the way down the brightly lit hall to her only son's room. Once they reached the wooded door, Sandra opened it quietly.
"Ben, honey, Kevin and Gwen are here to see you," she said softly, sticking only her head in the room. In response came a low moan followed by some coughing. Sandra pulled her out and nodded to Gwen and Kevin as a motion that it was okay for them to go inside. Gwen stepped quickly in her cousin's room followed by a silent Kevin.
"I'm going to leave you three alone for a few minutes," Sandra said, checking her watch. "I wanted to clean the kitchen but I think I might need to make Ben more soup. I'll check in later."
She closed the door quickly and quietly, leaving Kevin and Gwen in total darkness, due to the curtains being drawn. Feeling very ridiculous, Gwen put her hands out in front of her, and felt her way across the room to her cousin's bed. As she approached, she began to feel that his mana energy was extremely high and was growing steadily larger by the second. Once she reached his bed, she gently sat down next to his covered form and put a hand on what she knew was his arm.
"Hey Ben, you okay?" she said gently. Suddenly she realized that her hand was going really warm and she quickly withdrew her hand from his arm. Her cousin temperature was through the roof. This was no ordinary fever, but what was it about?
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~Ellie~