Maiden- This is a collection of oneshots staring KevinxGwen and BenxVera. Vera being my OC, featured in 'Holding Out For A Hero'. Each oneshot is set to a particular song. This chapter's song is 'Right Where You Want Me' by Jesse McCartney. And F.Y.I, all of these oneshots are set either during Alien Force of after Ultimate Alien. Please review if you have a song request for either couple. I don't own Ben 10 or any other media featured. Enjoy ;)
Ben 10; Alien Force
Gwevin and Bera Oneshots
Chapter 1- Right Where You Want Me
"Just do it, Tennyson." Ben coached to himself. "You've faced intergalactic aliens, actually been half of them, saved the universe time and time again, and sent Vilgax to the Null Void. So you can soo do this!" His little pep talk didn't do much more than raise his nerve. Sure he could battle galactic evil any day, but the girl inside this house was much scarier and much more important to the boy.
So the still jittering brunette raised his hand and knocked on the door in front of him. Swallowing what was left of his fidgeting anxiety, Ben patiently waited until Nova Lakota appeared in the doorway.
"Ben." she smiled warmly, opening the door wide enough for the teen hero to enter her home. "What do I owe the honor? Thier isn't any more alien mishapps are thier"
"Oh no, nothing like that, Mrs. Lakota. I was just wondering if Vera's home?" he asked sheepishly. The natvie american woman smiled knowingly and nodded.
"Yes, she's up in her room studying." Ben thanked the kind mother and assended the stairs. He walked along a dark hallway, following the constant stream of loud music until he reached a door marked with multiple metal and rock band posters, skull stickers and a few bird feathers. Ben knew knocking would do him no good since the music was still loud. So with a cunning grin, he slapped his hand down on the Ultimatrix.
Inside the room, a native american girl around Ben's age and height laied across the bed. She wore short green athletic shorts with a '10' stamped on the left leg and a black tanktop. Her loose, shoulder lenghth, obsidian hair fell in whisps around her face and her golden eyes scanned across a literature book. Tanned feet drummed along with the base of her stereo. This was one of Vera's favorite song. Breaking Benjamin's 'Without You', but just as the track was getting to it's climax, the sounds stopped; alerting the young girl.
"What the...?" she muttered to herself, climbing off the bed to investigate. Her stereo was a six disk interchangeable player with four surround sound speakers placed carefully around the room. She opened the disk changer and found everything to be fine. But when she pressed play, the disk changed by itself. Can't Be Tamed pumped through the speakers instead of her intended Breaking Benjamin tune. Vera overlooked her system as the song played on to check for any faulty wires, but found none. Can't Be Tamed didn't get the chance to finish before 'Hanging By A Moment' began to play. This seemed to tip the girl off, grinning as she unplugged the system.
"Okay, Tennyson. Where are you?" she called, somehow knowing this was Ben's doing. Hanging By A Moment is the song the emerald eyed hero always said reminded him of Vera. Gray Matter came out from behind the stereo, laughing.
"The Lifehouse song did it, huh?" he asked in his high and squeaky tennor voice. Vera giggled slightly and leaned down to press the Ultimatrix insignia on the Galvin's chest. With a green, black and white bubbling flash, the small creature transformed back into Ben Tennyson.
"So what are you doing here?"
"Can't a guy come visit his girlfriend without having a motive?" he asked smugly.
"First, i'm not yer girlfriend." Vera corrected rather sharply, although the glint in her eyes told otherwise.
"Might as well be. I mean come on! You're wearing shorts with my insignia! And they're quite sexy if I do say so myself."
"Coincidence! Always so concurred, Tennyson! Not everything is about you!" Vera sputtered with a blush. "Besides, you always have a motive for the things you do."
"Hmm...so I do." Ben replyed, laying down on Vera's bed, his hands crossing behind his head. "And I would imagine you'd like to know what it is?" his mouth twisting up into a cheshire grin. The Thunderbird folded her arms across her chest and raised an elegant eyebrow in curiosity. "Well, if you must know, my school is having a semi-formal dance this weekend."
"And how does that concern me?"
"You didn't let me finish...I want you to be my date."
The silence that followed was both nerve racking and unbearable for the boy. He sat up to stare at Vera and saw the girl chewing thoughtfully at her lower lip. She didn't look mad- which was a good thing -and she hadn't phased into hero mode yet, so his internal organs were safe...for now.
"I mean, only if you want to," Ben sputtered, trying to fill the silence with nervous babble." I mean, it could just be as friends? Or maybe we could show up separately? Separate cars, separate people just at the same place; which isn't technically-"
"I'll be needing a blue rose corsage," Vera said blanly, cutting off the boy. The teen hero felt his face heat up and twist into a hopeful smile." Because that will match my dress. And I expect you to have a blue tie, so we match too. And you'll be driving us to the dance, as well as dinner before."
"I think I can deal with that."
Ben knew he could more then deal with that, so long as Vera was by his side.
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"You mean 'ol Benji finally grew the balls to ask you out?" Kevin laughed, almost doubling over in laughter. The girls sat on the top of a table in the Mr. Smoothie parking lot, waiting for Ben to come back with thier drink orders.
"He asked me to go with him to his school's dance." Vera deadpanned, her gold eyes glaring hard at the Osmosian. "And before you laugh up your diaphram, no, i'm not his girlfriend."
"You might as well be." Kevin chuckled. "I mean he's head over Ultimatrix for you."
"He dosen't like me like that." Vera muttered, looking away with a light blush dusting her cheeks.
"He really does, Vera." Gwen smiled, sliding closer to her raven haired friend. "I mean can't you tell?"
"...I have noticed he's grown rather...fond of me."
Kevin scoffed and rolled his eyes. "Ugh, just watch this..." he waited till Ben was within earshot. "Ey Tennyson! Do you like Vera?"
"Of course I do, Kev." he replied without missing a beat. His left eye didn't twitch like it usually does whenever he told a lie, and the stunning smile he wore told the trio he was completely honest. Veridian's blush deepend instantly when Kevin shot her a smug look.
"Well, look who it is!" snickered a voice from behind Ben. The brunette turned to grimace upon seeing his old school bullies. Cash and JT. "Looks like Benny-boy has a girlfriend!" JT laughed.
"I'm not his girlfriend." Vera spat, her voice a little colder than intended.
"Oh, sorry. Shoulda known Ben couldn't get a gal as hot as you." Cash snickered. "So how bout the two of us show you a good time?"
"How about you go get eaten by something?"
Kevin, Gwen and Ben chuckled at the remark, seeing the disgusted face on thier thunderbird friend.
"Like Tennyson here?" Cash rebuttled.
"Perhaps...I mean he could easily change into Humungasaur or Way Big."
"Aww come on, babe." the taller boy cooed. "Don't be such a gank. You should count yourself lucky that we've taken such an interest." Vera growled low in her throat and quickly transformed. Obsidian locks changed to feathers, delicate hands and feet elongated into talons, large silvery black wings sprouted from her shoulder blades and her normal street outfit morphed into a high necked, sleeveless, navy unitard. But what caused Cash and JT to step back was the sinister glow in her amber eyes.
"You two would be lucky if I didn't shove a lightning bolt up your asses." she spat, her taloned hands glowing with an electrical discharge. This seemed to do the trick, fore the two boys took off screaming.
"Nice one." Gwen complemented as Vera's human form took over again and sat back down.
"It's nothing." she replied, flipping her obsidian locks behind her shoulder. "Guys like that disgust me."
"But yet you can tolerate Benji? Your taste in men is all over the place." Kevin stated, earning a punch from both Tennyson cousins.
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"Ya know I stashed a few 'contraceptives' in the glove box just in case." Kevin snickered over video chat. Ben's face turned three shades of red as he listened to his best friend's snide remarks. His emerald eyes kept his focus on the road in front of him. The green Charger flying across the asphalt of Bellwood's roads.
"Thanks, but no thanks, Kev." Ben responded, his voice steady dispite his glowing face. "I just want to take her out for a romantic and normal date without any interuptions."
"I hear ya bud." Kevin chuckled over the line. "I haven't had the chance to take Gwen anywhere lately. Not with every alien and thier mom crashin' the town."
"So where is my cousin, anyway?"
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"You look perfect, Vera." Gwen smiled, looking over her handiwork that was Vera's makeup and hair.
"You really think this is alright?" the thunderbird asked, looking critically over herself in the mirror. Her golden eyes were shadowed with a smoky powder and lips painted bright red. Obsidian locks were contained on one side of her face in a loose braid. Her 'dress' consisted of a mid-drif bearing black long sleeved top with mesh and lace sleeves. The neck was rather low to accentuate the goth lace choker on her tanned throat. Her hips adorned a short black mini skirt with a black lace wrap skirt. Tied at her right hip, showing quite a bit of her long athletic legs. Five inch black stelleto boots adorned her feet and several fake black lace and rinestone floral tattoos decorated her chest and stomach.
"Of course!" Gwen beamed. "Ben's jaw is as good as dropped."
"You make it sound like he's my boyfriend or something." Vera drawled, leaning against her dresser to stare at her anodite best friend.
"Might as well be." Gwen responded, her voice meaningful. "I've never seen him get soo inthralled with a girl before." Vera was about to speak again, but was interupted by the sound of Ben's Charger pulling into her driveway. Gwen smirked knowingly and ushered Vera to the top of the stairs. The thunderbird could hear her mother letting the Tennyson boy inside, complementing him on how handsome he looked. Vera rolled her amber eyes, finding it funny how her mom seemed to always fuss over the boy.
"Veridian!" Nova called. This was her que, and for an odd reason, she felt extremely nervous. So with a shuttering breath, Vera made herself known. For the first time in Benjamin Kirby Tennyson's life, he felt as if he completely forgot how to breathe, let alone think, as he watched the raven haired girl desend the stairs. His emerald eyes drank in her feminine goth silouette and felt a familiar heat rise to his cheeks. When she was within touching distance, he took the blue rose corsage from it's box and slipped it on her wrist, letting the band sit against the mesh and lace sleeve of her top.
"You're beautiful." he whispered to her, making her blush resurface. "One thing, though..." he then reached forward and snatched the band containing her hair. Letting the locks unravel and fann out across her neck. "That's much better." he smiled, running a hand through her now wavy hair.
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"Not too bad for our first dinner date." Ben smirked as he opened his car's door for his date, once they'd gotten to the school.
"DNAliens disguised as waiters, a good date does not make." Veridian deadpanned, taking Ben's hand.
"Aww, c'mon! Give me a little credit. I defeated them before anyone got hurt or distroyed!"
"That's because you froze the entire resturant when you morphed into Big Chill."
"They'll thaw eventually." Vera rolled her eyes as he led her inside. Strobe lights of every colour and music that was too upbeat and loud for her taste painted the gym. Almost instantly, Ben was swept away from the thunderbird's side by a mob of fangirls.
"Typical." she sighed, moving to find an empty table. A few minutes had passed before anyone noticed the girl. A young man with broad shoulders, blonde hair, blue eyes and a bright smile approached her. Vera's own golden orbs glinted with familarity when she recognized the young boy, her lips curling up into a smile.
"Cooper."
"Good to see ya, Vera." the blonde man beamed. "Did Ben ask you here?"
"Yeah, ol Ben 10 dissapeared a half hour ago with a swarm of sluts."
"Ouch." he offered, his voice appologetic. "I'm sorry, V...Mind if I ask you to dance? Since, ya know, Ben's elsewhere?"
"Sure." Vera took Cooper's hand as they walked to the dance floor. A slower song, one that the thunderbird could actually tollerate, began to play as she and Cooper began to move in a leisurely pace. His battle worn hands rested on her waist, fingertips barely brushing the exposed skin of her torso. She felt soo frail and delicate in Cooper's arms, and this was a feeling Veridian didn't like. With Ben, it was like she was his equal. Ben wasn't the most 'macho' of all guys, but his physical abilities were still quite impressive. Conflict and confusion underlined Vera's golden eyes. Sure, she liked Cooper, but she felt wrong being in his arms and not Ben's.
"Forgive me if i'm too forward, but you look gorgeous tonight." he blushed, looking away from the golden eyed girl.
"Thank you. And you're quite the looker yourself." the blonde man's cheeks flared pink at her sincere words.
Vera laughed softly, seeing the blush on Cooper's cheeks. She knew that most men were attracted to her because of her exotic beauty. Not many girls had her black/blue hair, amber eyes and caramel skin. But her feisty, tempermental and somewhat icy personality scared off many suitors. Ben Tennyson was the only boy Vera had ever met that didn't see these things as a turn off. When the dance was over, Cooper led her back to the table, offering to stay with her to keep the girl company. From across the room, two green eyes glared daggers at Cooper. Ben watched his date and fellow Plumber with a malevolent stare, as a blonde haired girl cuddled into his chest. Five more surrounded him from all sides, refusing to let him get away.
"Girls, I hope you know I am here with someone.." he tried, wanting to get away from the flock of harpies.
"We know." came a sickengly sweet voice. "But i'm sure she won't mind if we steal you away for a while."
"I'm not so sure about that." he sighed, looking over to Vera and Cooper again. This time, Vera's gaze caught his. And as if she'd read his mind, she rose from her seat, said something to Cooper, and saundered over to the boy.
"Excuse me, ladies." she spoke smoothly in the sweetest voice she could muster, "But i'm afraid you have my date in your filthy claws."
"And who do you think you are?" spat the girl in Ben's grasp. The smirk Vera wore, Ben knew all too well, and this wasn't going to end good.
"Someone who dosen't like to share." with a black flash, her figure transformed into her thunderbird form. Black/silver wings spread defensively and her taloned hands posed for battle. The girls' ran away screaming bloody murder, leaving a chuckling Vera and a stunned Ben. She returned to her human form and grasped the Ultimatrix user's hand. The festivities were slowing down, signaling the end of the dance, but the DJ was playing one last song. Vera led her date to the dancefloor, placing her hands on his shoulders and his hands on her hips.
"I'm sorry, Vera." Ben muttered in her ear. "Those idiots dragged me away and wouldn't let me go until I'd danced with them all."
"It's fine, Ben. Let's just enjoy what's left of this." Vera spoke coldly. Ben was too scared to reply, figuring it was better to enjoy what he could of her before she killed him.
"Come with me." she spoke once the song was over, her voice not changing pitch or tone. Preparing himself for the worst, the Ultimatrix wearer followed. Once outside, Vera turned around to face Ben, but was met with a silver box. "What's this?"
"What I should've given to you earlier."
Her nimble hands opened the lid to reveal a monogramed necklace. Veridian was spelled out in shiny amber, held by a gold chain.
"This is...how did you...where did you!" Vera sputtered, in complete awe of what she saw.
"Kevin owed me a favor and I asked him to get me enough Ambergris to make this for you. He said it was almost impossible consitering this stuff is ultra rare."
"It's beautiful."
Ben took the necklace from the box and asked Vera to turn around and lift her hair up so he could fasten it around her neck. It fell perfectly in the middle of her throat, complementing her naturally caramel tinted flesh.
"So, will you be my girlfriend?" he asked with hopeful emerald eyes. Vera's own gold orbs flashed playfully and smirked, walking towards the car. Her hand had just reached the handle, when a stronger one stopped her from opening the door.
"What is with you?" he asked, his voice steady but laced with dissapointment. "Why is it that every time I think we're beginning to have a 'romantic' relationship, you just smirk and walk away?" Ben's voice was starting to break. "If you don't like me, just tell me to my face. So we dont have to keep playing this game."
"And just when I thought you could read me, you prove otherwise." Vera laughed. "It should be obvious."
"That you don't like me..." Ben's responce came as more a statement than a question.
"No, you dweeb." Ben lifted his head to stare questioningly at the Sioux girl but was met with a soft kiss. Her ruby red stained lips pressed firmly to his for a few moments before she pulled back to grin at Ben's confused expression. "I do like you, Ben. I thought being the best friend to an ex-con would've given you the insight to read into hidden emotion."