Greetings! Here's a new story-actually, it's an old story that I had somewhere else, but it's here on ! So, you all know the drill-I don't own Ben10...Man of Action does!

This story explores what happens when a young, small town girl heads off to college- and all the things she faces! So happy reading!

The green and black sports car pulled up in the driveway. Kevin Levin knew this day was coming-yet there was nothing he could do to stop it. So, he wanted to spend the last few moments with Gwen Tennyson. He rang the doorbell, and a middle-aged man answered the door. "Mr. Tennyson? Is Gwen ready?" Kevin asked.

"Yes, son. She's waiting upstairs for you." Mr. Tennyson said. Kevin went upstairs, and knocked on the door. A voice on the other side said, "Coming!" The door opened, and Gwen was face-to-face with Kevin. Kevin asked, "Are you ready?"

Gwen said, "Sure. Just take those two bags." Kevin grabbed the bags, and put them into his trunk. Frank (Gwen's dad) brought out another smaller carry-on. He then hugged Gwen, saying, "Your mom and I are so proud of you. Do you best, and if you need anything…"

"Daddy! I'll be fine. I'm going to miss you a lot." Gwen said.

"Be sure to call us once a week. Take care of yourself. I love you!" Frank called out to Gwen as the car pulled away.

"Bye Daddy! I love you, too! Give my love to Mom!" Gwen called back.

Gwen turned to Kevin, and said, "Thanks for giving me a lift to the airport. It really means a lot to me."

Kevin answered, "Yeah. I still think that it's lame that you want to go…but I can't stop you. You have your own live to live."

Gwen sadly answered, "Yeah." Both teens were silent as the car drove onto the highway and headed towards the airport.

One hour later…

Kevin parked at the airport and helped Gwen with her bags. Once Gwen was settled and headed towards her gate, she turned to Kevin and embraced him. She pulled back, and kissed him lightly. She looked at him and said, "You know the one thing I'll miss more than anything?"

Kevin said, grinning, "What?"

Gwen answered, "You…and your roguish charm." Then, the PA announced, "Flight 2316 for San Francisco now boarding. Flight 2316 for San Francisco now boarding."

Gwen then said, "That's me. Well..I guess this is…goodbye, Kevin"

Kevin said, "Goodbye, Gwen. Have a safe flight." Kevin then turned and left the airport, and Gwen headed to her flight.

After a long flight, and a bus ride from San Francisco to Palo Alto, Gwen finally arrived at Stanford University. After the 'boring' stuff (like meeting the dean and her admissions officer),Gwen arrived at her dorm. She brought her stuff in, and saw a blond haired girl setting up her stuff. Gwen said, "You must be my dorm mate."

The girl replied, "Yep. Name's Jenny, by the way. And you are?"

"I'm Gwen. Gwen Tennyson. I'm from Bellwood." Gwen answered.

"Bellwood? I'm from Seattle. Pleased to meet you. But that name seems familiar." Jenny said.

"Uhhh… well, you may know about my cousin, Ben? Ben 10?" Gwen asked.

"Ah ha! That's why that name's familiar. And Ben's your cousin? How awesome…" Jenny said.

"Yeah…when aliens aren't trying to kill you" Gwen said, and both girls laughed at that. Gwen then put a picture on her desk, and Jenny asked, "Who's that guy?"

Gwen said, "Who? That? That's Kevin, my…boyfriend."

Jenny said, "Wow! And he didn't get upset you were coming out to Cali to go to school? The campus has a ratio of nearly 2 cute guys for every girl. That's almost a different date for lunch and dinner. Ooohh, I gotta start searching. Never know when I'll meet the next date."

Gwen chuckled at her new roommate, and as she continued unpacking, both girls talked about things like their hometowns, favorite foods, and what they'd miss most being away from home. And Gwen thought about a raven haired boy who stole her heart…Kevin, I miss you so much…

"Nope. Stop bugging me about it, cos I ain't saying it"

Julie looked back and forth, between her boyfriend, Ben, and her friend, Kevin. Both boys were arguing about Kevin's refusal to admit he missed Gwen.

Ben said, "That's fine. You don't have to say anything. If it was me, and Julie was thousands of miles away…I'd be missing her terribly."

Kevin retorted, "And that's because I'm not like you. She made her choice. I'm happy for her. End. Of. Story."

Julie came up, and grabbed Ben's arm. "Come on. Let's leave him be. We can go get some chili cheese fries and smoothies." Julie walked up to Kevin, and said, "It's OK. You'll probably feel like this for a few days. Sometimes, we have to let the things we love go…if they really love us, they will always come back."

Julie then turned and left with Ben. And Kevin after watching them leave, flopped down into his couch. But his thoughts turned to a beautiful red-haired girl who showed him how to love-and how to give his love to others…I never thought I'd actually…miss her…. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind. He reached over to his phone and dialed a number. A few seconds later, Kevin spoke into the receiver, "Hey mom. I'm doing good. Listen, I need a favor. A really big favor. See, I'm planning a trip to California…"

What does Kevin have planned? Find out next time!