Title: More than Just Cousins
Author: Ben10Roxs
Summary: It started as a football game, then Ben and Gwen found out a secret about each other.
Genre: Romance
Rating: M, for strong language and a kissing scene
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Ben 10 or any of the characters mentioned. They are NOT mine, and belong to The Cartoon Network/Man of Action. ©2007 Ben10Roxs. Do not steal this or I will report it.
Author's notes: If you don't like BenxGwen fanfics, then this isn't the fanfic for you. R&R please, leave nice ones! ;)
It was a hot summer day, and Ben and Gwen were in the park playing football with Kevin. Ben was wearing a gray tank-top, green cargo shorts similar to the cargo jeans he normally wears, and white tennis shoes. Gwen was also wearing tennis shoes, a pair of cutoff shorts that barely covered half her thigh, and a pink spaghetti-strand shirt.
Kevin had turned good since his and Ben's last encounters. Ben threw a pass to Kevin, but Gwen intercepted it. She ran to the touch down, but walked off of the grass.
"Hey! That's out of bounds!"
"Oh come on doofus, it was only my right foot!"
"Well that still counts as out of bounds. First down," he told Kevin... as though it was obvious enough.
Gwen walked back to the other end zone. "Jerk," she whispered under her breath. Ben still heard her, but didn't care. Gwen didn't know that Ben had feelings for her.
It was getting hot out, and Ben took off his shirt, exposing his lean body to Gwen.
Gwen just stared. Wow, he's cute -- wait! He's my cousin, why the hell do I think he's cute! ...But... He is really masculine... and strong...
"...Gwen?" Ben said, staring at her cousin staring at him. "Gwen." She still stood there. "Gwen!!"
"Huh? Sorry... I was... Just..."
"What are you looking at?"
"Nothing, just... the pond."
"Well are you just going to stand there all day looking at an oversized water dish, or are we gonna play some football?"
"Sorry," said Gwen, starting to blush. Gwen took the defense position as Ben and Kevin huddled up and discussed a play. While Ben had his head turned, Gwen started to daydream. But she was snapped out of it when Ben shouted "Hike!"
Kevin darted away and ran to a tree, darted right, and Ben threw the football at him. He fumbled the ball, and Gwen recovered it. Gwen took it and ran as fast as she could towards the end zone (not like it mattered, there was nothing at stake). Gwen's determination paid off as she blew through the end zone...and she bumped into Ben. They both fell over, and Gwen landed on top of Ben, looking him in the face.
"Sorry! Are you OK?"
Ben got up and brushed himself off. "Yeah, I'm OK. Are you?" Gwen did not know that Ben had feelings for her as well.
Gwen looked at her right shin, noticing it was bruised and stained with dirt. "Yeah, I'm OK. Thanks."
"Do you need to take a break?"
Gwen was breathing a little hard from running so much. "Yeah, I think so." She went to the bench and sat down, guzzling a bottle of ice-cold water.
A few minutes later, Kevin heard his cell phone ring. He went to answer it. "Hello? ...Oh, hey mom. ...Now? ...But I don't think the game is over. Hold on." Kevin put his phone down and looked at Ben. "Hey Ben, are we finished playing?"
Ben looked over at Gwen, who was starting to doze off. "Yeah, it is."
Kevin had already started getting his things together. "OK, we'll pick this back up tomorrow. See you."
Ben looked at Gwen, who was by this point laying on the bench asleep. "Yeah, OK. See you later." Kevin got on his bike and rode back home. Ben put his shirt back on and walked over to Gwen. "Hey Gwen, it's time to leave." Gwen didn't answer - she has had a long day and was exhausted. He just looked at her. 'Wow. She looks so peaceful and... kinda cute. Does she know? ...No, I don't think so. I haven't been acting very weird. Well, no more than usual.'
Gwen woke up and saw her masculine cousin standing over her. "Hey, Ben... where's Kevin?"
"His mom called, and he had to go home. I think it's time we went home too." He saw her cousin try to stand, but her legs were so sore she collapsed. "Are you all right?"
Gwen looked up at her cousin. "Yeah, I'll be OK. I'm just really tired."
"Here, let me carry you back to the Rust Bucket." Ben picked up Gwen in his arms, and carried her halfway back to the RV. "When we get back, I'll make us some dinner. What do you feel like tonight?"
Gwen thought it over for a minute. "How about some pasta?"
"Sounds good to me." Ben started to stumble.
Gwen looked up with concern. "Are you OK?"
"Yeah. I'm just a little tired. The football game wore me out."
Gwen gazed into her cousin's eyes, and looked away when Ben looked back down at her. "Nice moves out there."
"Thanks. You too. I didn't know you could run that fast."
"And I didn't realize you could stand strong when a 135-pound guy was hanging onto your legs."
Both exhausted, they stopped to rest under a tree. He gently put Gwen down with her back against the tree, then sat down himself. "Ahh, it feels good to be out of the sun for once."
"Y...Yeah," Gwen said, still half-asleep. "Ben, can I talk to you?"
"Yeah, anything. Whatcha need?"
"Promise you won't get mad..." Gwen was starting to blush.
Ben had also started to turn red. "No, I won't. I promise." His eyes looked full of concern at his beautiful cousin.
Gwen's face turned a deep red. "Ben... I really like you. More than a cousin."
Ben felt his heart skip a beat, and his cheeks turned a crimson red. "W-What?"
"I really, really like you."
Ben stood there, with a look on his face that said 'What the fuck??'
"When we were playing football and you took your shirt off... you just looked so... I don't know.. handsome.. and masculine.."
Ben blushed even harder now, surprised that he even could blush any harder.
"Well Gwen... I like you a lot too." His voice started to tremble - he was obviously nervous. "When you were on the bench asleep, you just looked so... peaceful and beautiful... I almost didn't want to wake you up." He looked down into his cousin's sparkling green eyes. Before Ben knew what had happened, Gwen was liplocked with him. Ben's eyes widened, then started to close as he deepened the kiss. Ben knew then that they were more than cousins -- much more.
Author's Notes: Well, there it is! My first fanfic! If you think of more you want me to do, tell me in a review! I'd love to hear from you!
I'd appreciate your reviews. If I get any good reviews, I might make another chapter. Thanks a lot for reading:D
