"Gwen, what the hell is that?" Kevin ask her, staring at what she held in her hands.
"this is Ben... he well... there was an accident, I was meditating and he was being loud in the other room and I muttered a spell to make him be quiet and I guess I said it wrong cause now he's... this." Gwen said, holding the child, who could be no more then two out. "and I have to go to school, so you get to keep him today." Gwen said, dropping him into Kevins hands. green eye's looked up at him curiously, before looking around the room.
"I can't take him, I have to go to work." Kevin said.
"well... take him with you. from what I remember, Ben was not really a trouble child." Gwen said, then ran down the side walk to catch the bus, after throwing him a diaper bag. "take care of him or I'll destroy your car!" Gwen shouted. Kevin held the child and pulled out his phone.
"hey Ratch, I um... I got a guest coming with me to work today... yeah Gwen had an accident with her powers and now I'm stuck with Ben." Kevin said. "no he's... he a little different. you'll see what I mean when I get there." Kevin said, heading out to his car. he paused looking at the child. Ben squealed happily looking around. "you should be fine." Kevin shrugged. he tossed the diaper bag into the floor boards and layed Ben in the seat. "just, don't roll." Kevin said. Ben watched him curiously while he drove, laughing as he slid around the seat. Kevin kept an eye on him while watching the road carefully.
*the garage*
"oh my god, Levin did you have a kid?" Richard ask shocked.
"no, Gwen did something wrong while meditating and now this is Ben." Kevin replied, holding him out. "I tried to convince her to take him to school with her, but for some reason taking him to the garage was a safer idea to her." Kevin said. a loud squeal and Katy ran over snatching Ben from Kevin.
"awe he's so adorable like this!" Katy giggled. Ben whined trying to wiggle away.
"want him? take him." Kevin shrugged and headed to change into his coveralls. Ben screamed trying to shove away from the strange woman cuddling him.
"kids got a nice set of lungs." Ratch snickered. Kevin came back headed for a car waiting to be fixed.
"why's he screaming? whats wrong?" Nick ask, glaring at the screaming child.
"hell if I know. he didn't do it when Gwen threw him at me, maybe he just doesn't want to be squished up against her like that." Kevin shrugged, opening the hood. Nick glared at Kevin and walked over, handing the child a wrench from his work bench.
"here, play with this and shut up." Nick huffed. Ben got quiet and looked at the item, glaring and swinging it at Nick. Nick yelped and rubbed his head glaring as the entire garage seemed to snicker, even Kevin who hadn't seen what had happened.
"idiot." Kevin snickered. Ben laughed evily at Nick then chewed on the wrench.
"you know, I think I like him better like this. normally he just puts up with Nicks crap." Katy laughed. Nick snatched the wrech from him, getting ready to swing it at Ben, but a tight hand around his wrist stopped him. he turned his head and Kevin glared at him, practically crushing his wrist.
"I may not know much about babies, but do know that if you hit that baby, I will break your neck." Kevin said, prying the tool from his hand and giving it back to Ben. "I will not have my car destroyed because you hurt him." Kevin added, shoving Nick away. Nick glared at him, rubbing his wrist. Ben laughed hugging the wrench tightly.
"you didn't bring any toys or anything for him?" Ratch ask. Kevin shrugged.
"only what Gwen threw into this backpack." Kevin replied, pointing to the backpack on his work bench. Ratch walked over and looked through the diaper bag.
"no toys, no clothes, no baby food, no bottle or sippy cup?" Ratch raised an eye brow. "just like two or three diapers that are definately too big for him and some baby wipes." Ratch muttered.
"I take it those are things you need?" Kevin asks raising an eye brow of his own.
"wow you really don't know anything about babies do you?" Ratch ask. Kevin shrugged.
"I spent most my life on a street alone, living by myself in an old train station, the only reason I know what babies are is because they were annoying when their cries echoed through out the station." Kevin deadpanned. Ratch nodded slightly.
"thats fine I needed to go into town and get you guys lunch anyway. I'll pick up some baby stuff. Kevin can I borrow your carseat for him?" Katy ask. Kevin blinked at her and shrugged slightly.
"don't have one." Kevin replied.
"how'd you get him here this morning then?" Richard ask.
"lay'd him in the front seat and told him not to roll." Kevin shrugged.
"well, I guess he'll have to stay here until I go get a carseat." Katy said.
"what about that thing on your work bench Ratch, didn't that used to be your sons carseat, I bet Ben could fit in it." Richard said. Ratch nodded and walked over to his workbench, dumping out everything that was in it.
"I should have the straps and cover in my car. Katy if you want to get them out." Ratch offered. Katy nodded handing Ben to Kevin.
"why? just let him crawl around on the floor." Kevin said.
"yeah cause drinking oil and antifreeze off the floor won't kill him." Nick huffed. Kevin glared.
"can I see that?" Kevin ask Ben, pointing to the wrench. Ben laughed letting it go and Kevin huffed, chunking it at Nick and hitting him in the back of the head with it.
"OUCH! HEY!" Nick hissed. the toddler roared with laughter and Kevin shrugged.
"hey, Gwen told me to keep him happy." Kevin smirked smugly. he leaned back over the car and reached in with his free arm. Ben reached for one of Kevins tools. "don't even think about it Ben." Kevin glared, not looking up from what he was doing. Ben pouted, kicking at the tools with his shoe and knocking them to the floor. Kevin looked down at the tools, then turned back to his work. Ben, still held tightly in his other arm, looked around the garage. Ben cooed, sucking on his hand as he looked around.
"Kevin, when Katy gets back, you're taking him home." Ratch said.
"I have work to do." Kevin replied.
"well it can wait until Ben is back to normal." Ratch said. Kevin glared at him.
"Katy can watch him." Kevin glared, setting Ben on his work bench and turning back to the car. Ben laughed finding another tool to play with. he crawled towards the edge of Kevin work bench. "Ben, no." Kevin warned. Ben paused at his voice and looked over at him, then went back to playing with the ratchet he'd found. Katy came back in and tried to put Ben in the carseat. it was a little small but that was fine for now. Ben let her put him in, but screamed loudly when she took the ratchet away.
"wow, never would have guessed that such a quiet guy, was a loud screaming kid when he was younger." Richard chuckled.
"give it back to him Katy." Kevin muttered, crawling under the car.
"aren't you going to need it?" Katy ask.
"I have two. just let him take it with him so he'll stop screaming." Kevin replied. Katy shrugged and handed the tool back, once she'd buckled Ben in. he got quiet and laughed waiving the tool around in victory. Katy strapped the carseat into her backseat and headed out. Ben continued to play with the tool he'd been given.
*the store*
it had taken about thirty minutes, but Katy had managed to convince Ben to leave the tool in the car. she put him into the shopping cart and headed to pick up some stuff for him. though, taking him to the baby isle might have been a bad idea, especially when he picked up one of the sippy cups off the shelf and tried to drink out of it.
"that doesn't have anything in it." Katy said, taking the cup. Ben glared at her, but stopped when he noticed something behind her. he squealed excitedly, reaching for it. Katy, confused turned around. a little green bouncy ball sat in a display not far away. Katy grinned and grabbed the ball. "if you can be good, then you can have this." Katy said giving it to him. Ben immediately started chewing on it. Katy just shrugged, figuring it would keep him busy while she shopped.
*the garage*
Katy brought the guys food and Ben in first, then brought the bags in. Ben was still happily playing with his ball.