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'Please note this is a rough cut I just wanna get an idea of if anyone will read this review favorite follow and ill fix this story up and finish if I get enough'
Ben stops talking he has stopped talking for about 2 or so months now.
He just can't take the constraint teasing from Kevin or Gwen always making him feel stupid. Maybe I should start from the beginning his breaking point was last month they were fighting the DNAliens again.
The omnitrix timed out again and he was surrounded now Ben having the slim agile body he does can't defend him self like Kevin can due to his muscles or Gwen with her ti Kwan doe moves. (sorry idk how to spell it)
He was helpless till the watch decided to work. Therefore Kevin decided to step in and said "what's wrong Tennyson big bad hero can't defend himself? Well hold on princess I'm comin'."
Ben hated not being able to defend himself. To top the night off of course Gwen had something to say so after the battle Gwen yelled at him saying " you know Ben that was really stupid of you!"
Ben being the playful 'hate to be blamed' self joked and said "I could have taken them" Gwen's next statement cut him like a knife "you know Ben if you can't be serious for once, Why do you even bother to wear the omnitrix and fight?" she walked away and got in the car Kevin following.
Ben decided right then and there that if he had to change to keep the very few friends he has. He would have to change. Which meant no more joking and way tougher training no more relying on his 'team' and no more talking, because he feared if he talked they would think he's joking. So he would only talk if absolutely necessary.
Ben quietly got in to Kevin's car and sat and looked out the window. Kevin dropped him off first which he was thankful for as he got out he mumbled a quiet 'thank you Kevin'
With his head down he got out of the car and went to his room and looked on his computer for a gym he could membership to. After searching for awhile he bought one and then looked for karate lessons and bought those for Monday, Thursday, and Saturday.
He then looked at the clock (7:30) he decided he would do his homework for the week and go to bed. The next morning Ben got up at 5 am unlike his normal 7 am routine.
He got up and went to . After getting a kiwi, strawberry, and kale smoothie. Ben proceeded to go to the gym.
He started on the treadmill for 30min then lifted weights for an hour. Then showered and changed and walked to school. When he got there Kevin and Gwen had just arrived. Kevin yelled "Hey Ben!"
Ben looked over and walked over to them Kevin spoke first "We went to your house to pick you up but you weren't there."
Ben softly whispered "Sorry that you had to waste your gas here Kevin."
Ben reached into his wallet and got out a 10 and gave it to him "Here this is for the gas you wasted, you don't have to pick me up anymore I'm going to ride my bike for now on. Good bye Kevin, Gwen."
Ben then walked off as he put his head phones in to listen to 'Neverland' by All time Low. Gwen looked at Kevin "That was...weird." Kevin looked at the 10 and furrowed his eyes "Yeah your tellin me Ben never pays for anything."
Gwen glared "That's not what I meant." Kevin nodded while thinking /I know. I hope Benji is ok/ "Well see you later." Gwen waved and walked to class.
Ben did all his school work in recoded time and at lunch he went to Mr. Smoothy and got a blueberry chiller and went to his 6th.
After drinking it he did all his work and asked to see his 7th period teacher. He was allowed and he ran to ask for his assignment. He sat and completed it in 5 minuets. Ben decided to leave school to go to karate practice for 3hours.
He rode his bike for an hour home and arrived at 5 and then he got a call to a robbery Ben left and was there in 30 minuets flat he beat the guy in another 30 and left.
Ben went back home at 7. Taking his time to get home. When Ben got home he went to bed, after saying night to his mom and dad.
Around 9 he got a call from Gwen "Hey Ben! Wanna go get a smoothie with me and Kevin?" Ben spoke in a monotone like voice void of all emotion "No, thank you Gwen. Go have fun and I may see you and Kevin tomorrow. Good night." And he hung up Gwen sat in Kevin's car with a shocked look.
Kevin asked "why the face?" "Ben just turned down a smoothie he said he might see us tomorrow." Kevin looked slightly upset and said "ok something is really wrong with Ben"
Gwen spoke what both were thinking "I hope he is ok." The next day went like the first Kevin went to pick Ben up only to be told by Sandra that he left early this morning. After that Kevin picked Gwen up and went to buy Ben a smoothie and went to the school. Again they run into Ben. Kevin shouted "Hey Ben!" Ben again walked over and said nothing.
Kevin handed him the smoothie and said "Here I got this for you." Ben looked up slightly to look Kevin in the eyes. Kevin could have sworn he saw pain in Ben's bright emerald eyes, but he couldn't tell because ben looked down as soon as he looked up.
Ben said in a soft voice, almost timid "No thank you. You can have it" He also paid Kevin for his troubles for stopping at his house and the smoothie. In all he paid Kevin a 20 and said "keep the change."
Then left to continue on with his day. Kevin and Gwen were really worried now. Ben's day went the same as Monday except instead of going to karate for 3 hours he went to the gym.
That's how Ben's week went for the next month till finally they had a mission and Kevin picked him up in his car. Ben sat in the back quiet and patient unlike his usual impatient hyper self this was the first battle he could show off his new moves.
After picking Gwen up they arrived and Ben turned into Big Chill. However he didn't shout the name or his phrase of 'Its hero time'. He just went into battle fighting strong.
The omnitrix finally timed out and Kevin shouted "Ben look out!" He went to protect the younger but Ben was fast, really fast!
He turned and punched the alien in the face and flipped him. Then went and took down 5 more all within a minute and then transformed into Wild mutt and finished the battle.
Gwen and Kevin didn't even have to do anything. Ben then transformed back and walked to Kevin's car passing an open mouthed Gwen and Kevin.
He got in and sat down, no gloating, no did you see that, no emotion or any hints of excitement. Just silence Kevin offered to buy smoothies after driving to .
Ben however got out said "Thank you Kevin, but I'm just gonna go home I will see you tomorrow" Ben jogged home. He didn't transform like usual he just jogged home.
Kevin was freaking out "what is up with him!" Gwen looked sad "I...I don't know but I think we did it." Kevin looked confused "what! what we do?" Gwen looked thoughtful "The battle a few months ago. We were pretty harsh. I mean all we do is belittle him. I don't blame him for not talking to us! He probably felt that in order to keep us he had to change."
Kevin looked deep in thought and said "Hey Gwen, Will you be ok if I just go home?" Gwen smiled "Yeah, i'll be fine bye Kev."
Kevin raced out of the parking lot and went to see Ben. He wanted answers and he wanted them now he knocked on Ben's door and his mom answered "Hello Kevin, May I help you?"
Kevin said politely ,as politely as he could manage, "uh Yes Mrs. Tennyson, May I come in and speak to Ben?"
She smiled "Oh yes of course he's in his room." Kevin walked in and went to Ben's room he didn't bother knocking and found Ben doing...homework!?
Kevin looked around and found that Ben's room was extremely neat and that worried him the last time he was here there were Sumo Slammer games every where and empty smoothie cups and chili cheese fry containers.
However unlike last time his tv was covered in dust like it hasn't been touched in months and no game station.
Kevin then looked at Ben he had developed some muscles. He looked like he could take Kevin on with out the omnitrix and win. He still wasn't nearly as big as Kevin but he looked good. Then he looked at his arm he was slightly paler too and way skinnier like he hasn't been eating like he normally does.
See Kevin never fussed that much about how much Ben ate, because he knew from when they were little that Ben had to eat more to be able to transform. It took a lot out of him, so he never made a big deal out of paying for his food. He only pretended to to keep up the whole tough guy act in truth he would do anything for Ben and Gwen.
"Hey Benji. What's up?" Ben turned and for the first time in 2 months he looked at Kevin in the eyes. Kevin saw all Ben's pain and self hatred it hurt. It hurt so bad that Kevin the great Kevin Ethan Leven broke down and hugged Ben.
He stepped back sat on Ben's bed and said in a rough demanding tone "Talk!" Ben nodded and said "Had to change to keep you guys." Then he went back to his home work.
Kevin wasn't gonna have it and turned Ben around "Explain." Ben studied Kevin's face and saw that he actually cared and sighed "You kept teasing me about how delicate and weak I was and Gwen kept saying how stupid I was and that I need to be more serious so I decided that you guys were right. How could I expect to be the wielder of the omnitrix if I'm weak and I don't take things seriously? I decided to join a gym and take karate so you wouldn't have to protect me when the watch stopped. Then I decided to not talk because you guys would think I'm joking so I stopped. I've been waking up at 5 am to work out at the gym every morning. Then I got caught up in my classes, you know it's funny I actually have straight A's now. Then I leave school early, because I finish so early and then I go to karate or gym for 3 hours and then do homework and sleep."
Kevin looked shocked Ben works out more then he does and then he thought about something "When do you eat? What do you eat?" Ben looked dead serious "I eat a smoothie at 5:30 in the morning and at 12 I get a smoothie from "
Kevin looked scared "Do you not eat anything else?" Ben shook his head 'No' Kevin looked mad "Ben! You have to eat more then that! You know that when you transform you burn a lot more then we do you can't not eat! You don't eat chili fries anymore?"
Ben looked at Kevin calmly and said "No I have no need." Kevin looked dumb foundly "do you eat anything other then smoothies?" Ben again answered 'No'
Kevin looked at Ben with a deadly glare "Come on your getting in the car." Ben slowly got up and walked to Kevin's car and sat quietly in the back. Kevin raised a brow wondering why he didn't sit shot gun. Then again he hasn't sat there in months.
Kevin drove to get 3 orders of chili fries, 3 burgers and 4 smoothies. "Your eating all of this" Ben looked up and was thinking /I better do what he says or I might lose him as my friend/
Ben nodded and slowly took a bite of chili fries but having not eaten solid food in about 2 in a half months he started to gag he put the fry down and said with tears forming "I can't...Kevin please don't make me I'm trying to be the Ben you guys need I can't do that if you force food on me."
Kevin was starting to get really confused "Ben we never told you to change I mean ya it's nice knowing you can defend your self but...man we're worried...I'm worried"
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So what do you think should I finish? Do you want full on Bevin or friendship Bevin?
