Author's note: It's been a long time since I came up with something, but I still hope you like it. I love seeing Gwen and Kevin having a family of their own. Enjoy!
Oh yeah, it's probably going to be short! A three- shot maybe?
Disclaimers: I got no rights among Ben 10 or any of its characters. Just writing for fun!
-Bellwood, Levin's Residence-(Kevin's POV)
"So what'ya think, should I give him an omnitrix or what? I mean it's his 10th birthday and he's been having, well, maybe trying to get good grades at school"
"Do you think I care, Tennyson?", I asked, completely ignoring what he had been saying for the last 10 minutes. I wasn't needed to be bothered by Ben's fatherly birthday present crisis for his son when I was off working on a brand new upgrade on my muscle car.
"You seriously need to care, Kevin. Gwen's the only mature godparent I have for Kenny. Now, do you think Julie won't mind, or is she gonna freak out or am I just thinking out illogical possibilities again? Kenny might not even consider it having only 10 aliens at the most but-",
"Dude, you're talking too much again", I, now his cousin-in-law and sadly, still his best friend, complained as he paused his car upgrading," If you want some advice, go to Gwen and leave me alone", I said shrugging off the dirt and grease left on my shoulder.
"As far as you're concerned, you're the only one I got, c'mon Kevin, please, just one piece of advice!", Ben said.
I laughed," Man, I thought I'd never see the day you'd beg for my advice".
"Hey, did you check for cameras?", he asked as he searched for any sign of the paparazzi.
"This house's highly secured with level 10 technology. Plus Gwen's protection charms, you're safe from the evil eye, Benjie", I explained, half-teasing.
"So get on with it, Kev and I'll be out of your nose", Ben said. I gave him a suspicious glare for Ben's side remark of mockery.
"Don't give him the watch", I said and went back into his house, grease polluting Gwen's kitchen. There'd be time to clean it. As soon as I'm stuffed with food. Gwen and Devlin would be out for at least an hour.
"What? I've been talking for hours about it and you say no? That's it, I'm waiting for Gwen", he said as he apprehensively sat on the couch.
"Hey, who asked for my advice? All I'm saying is that Dev's just gonna kick your son's butt in a one-on-one fight even with an omnitrix", I said proudly.
"You're talking nonsense, how many times have I beaten you again? Son takes after his Dad, Levin", Ben argued.
"Beaten? Look, I didn't want to say it in your face but I purposely let you win a couple of times", I countered.
"That's it, rematch, right here, right now", Ben asked and before I could reply 'You're on', four people entered the house and we had quickly escaped out the garage.
"Kevin?", we heard Gwen call. I pretended not to hear, and Ben wasn't speaking. I forgot that the kitchen was dirty, well, I'll get Ben to clean that up for me. She came up, on the Kitchen back door, that entered our hiding place.
"The kitchen's filthy and Ken's coming for a visit, Kevin. Are you spending time with that obnoxious car again?", she asked. I shrugged, and stood up. Ben scurried off back to the house. Pfft, coward.
"Just an extra upgrade, why's he coming anyway?", I tried to act casual. She seemed to notice Ben now though.
"What's wrong with Ben? Did you have a row?", she asked concerned as I came up to her, putting an arm around her waist.
"And that's a first" I snorted sarcastically,"He's just undergoing a midlife crisis, why is Ken coming?", I asked. It was luck that she didn't find out about how Ben and I were about to get to a match.
"He needs to talk to me. And see his nephews, I haven't seen Jenny since Christmas", she said and I nodded.
You probably want to know who's Jenny? Well, she's Ken and Emily's baby girl. Well, they refer to her that way, but she's actually 13 years old. An only child, like what Gwen and I have, and I seriously have no complaints over Devlin as our only son. Although, Gwen wants a girl, she actually thought she was having a girl before Dev was born.
I only denied her request of a girl every time, no one can't imagine how we managed to get Dev out and keep her alive. I'm not risking anything anymore.
And you can't imagine how much Gwen disagreed of Jennifer Tennyson's name.
"Good, I won't see you upset for the next couple of days", I remarked. She was always happier to have Gwendolyn, Ben's 7 year old daughter, and Jenny around.
Gwendolyn's almost always on her grandparent's house.
She huffed," I gave up on that a long time ago, I'm happy with you and Devy", she said. I smiled, the only one reserved for my red-head and kissed the top of her head. Her eyes shined in the morning light, and seen a glint of felicity I've seen when I saw her walk down the aisle, and when Dev was born.
"Just don't start putting ribbons on Dev and it's a fair share", I said and she laughed.
"Yeah, sure, better start cleaning that kitchen or you'll sleep on the couch tonight", she said and walked away. Darn, I hope Ben hasn't escape yet!
I hear them, and it was the most normal evening I could wish for.
"It's 30 to 17, Kenny, why don't you admit it?", I heard Devlin brags at Kenny's direction. Do you see how we're related now?
"Beginner's luck, Dev, I want a rematch!", Kenny countered and I heard Gwen stiffle a laugh. Julie and Ben was setting the table and looked like they were listening quietly to the two kids arguing. Ah, our generation is now positively reborn.
"It's the third rematch! You can't just accept the fact that I'm better at this than you are, can you?", Dev asked while one eyebrow was raised. His black hair was ruffled and his green, identical to his mother's, eyes glowed in success.
I don't understand how they measure their skills in a video game, when all Ben and I do was train and fight. When it gets playful, thats the time we'll see who's the better lad. I should tell that to them sometimes.
"Fine, I'm sick of this game anyway", he said as he throwed the controller away," Let's ask Dad for the sumo slammers one", he suggested.
"That's lame, you go ahead, I'll ask Dad what he wants to do", Dev said and they headed both to the dining room. The adults turned and the food was already served. Ken will be arriving late, and we'll be starting without them. Hmm, I'll be starting without them, anyway.
"Sit down, boys. Before you get too distracted to eat again", Julie said and the boys sat reluctantly. Well ,I dont know how Ben and Julie ended up married. And now with Kenny and little Gwen. He was 10 and Dev was 11. Anybody sees the similarities of this generation? Except the fact that these time, Earth was extraordinarily high- tech.
"Dad, how about a game afterwards?", Devlin asked and Kenny nodded for suppport.
"What hapened to 'I love video games than anything' game?", I asked as Gwen heard the doorbell ring. She headed over to get it. Ben was already eating.
"They're here", Ben said, like it's not the most obvious thing.
"Kenny sucks at Alienator Allies", Devlin said.
"I so do not!", Kenny countered.
"Kenny, please", Julie gave him the mother eye look, the one mom did when I was a kid. It never did work for me once, probably because I was out of the house most of the time.
"You'll get used to it, at least you're the son of Ben 10K, right?", Ben asked with his mouth slightly full. Change never really occured too us that much, that comes for physical aspects only. Gwen's still the same beautiiful red- head I fell in love with, thought her hair reaches a few inches below her shoulders now. Julie, still pretty, grew her hair longer and both had developed sexy curves. The heck, Ben told me about that, so I didn't check his wife out. Gwen, well, I always knew that.
"That makes it ten times worse", I joked and Kenny and Devlin laughed.
My hair grew longer, and Gwen follows me around with a scissor when I won't let her cut it. Ha, I never get tired of that. Ben was the same, and he grew a silly little beard. Let me tell you, it didn't look as cool as mine. But now I shaved it, Gwen hated the beard.
"Hey, dweebs, how's life without your georgeous cousin?", someone asked and we all laughed except for the two boys. They're here, Ken and Emily following behind their daughter
Jenny was the exact replica of her mother, heart shaped face, dirty blonde curls in a side ponytail, except for the shape and color of eyes she inherited from her father. In other words, she was pretty.
"Oh, we're dying to hear from you", Kenny said sarcastically.
"Yeah, we missed your obnoxious insults for us too", Devlin added. She rolled her eyes while muttering 'dweebs'.
I saw Gwen, glancing at me with a worried look and then to her brother and then to Jenny. She treated Jen as her own daughter, so something was wrong when she sends me that look. It means we have to talk after dinner.
Dinner was awkward, all of us knew there was a problem, except for the oblivious kids insulting each other. I wanted to wipe that fake smile they were wearing and yell at them to tell me what's wrong. We're all family for Christ's sake.
"We're packing for a holiday, and Jen wanted to stay here for a few days. Is that alright, little sis?", Ken said and she nodded automatically. Dont get me wrong, I'd never deny her this.
"She's always welcome, we're family remember?", she said and smiled at me and Jenny while my son and nephew groaned.
"Aw, mom", Dev whispered.
"For a few days, Devy, you'll be able to play a lot of things with Jenny around", she said and Jenny innocently nodded in agreement.
"I'm more than alright with Kenny and Gwenny around", he replied but she ignored it.
"What's the occasion?", I asked.
"Business trip, and probably a second honeymoon for us", Ken said and held hands with his wife.
"Now do you see why I don't wanna come?", Jen eyed the two boys.
"They'd understand that easily when they're teenagers", Ben said.
I see Gwen standing up, and I followed as well.
"I have to talk with Kevin, excuse us", Gwen said and I followed her to the kitchen.
When I saw Ben following, I laughed when Julie forced him back to his seat. So much for being a hero. He was then distracted when Jenny asked him about his daughter's whereabouts.
"What's wrong?", I asked immediately when we were at the backdoor, to the backyard.
"It's a Sunny case again, Kevin", she said and I scrunched up a confused face.
"What kind of code is that?", I can't help but ask. Was that a plumber's code I didn't know about? We've been in this job for years and I've never heard of it.
"It's Jenny, she''s being followed by an alien", she said.
"Then why can't we just beat it to a pulp?", I asked.
"Because she loves it! Kevin, she's 13 years old and she's met an alien boyfriend. Ken and Emily are a bit freaked out", she said.
An alien boyfriend. That's not new to us, but for Ken's side, it is weird.
"From the Null Void? Maybe it's a hybrid, like us, I don't see anything wrong-", I was cut-off.
"He's the size of a gorilla, for Ken, and a pure or not, I don't approve of it at all", she shook her head," He thinks we can make her see sense if she stays with us a couple of days", she said.
Now I understand, Sunny and Antonio, I don't know what happened to them but Jen was in the same situation.
"The boys can help, she'll never notice if they think this is all a game", I suggested and Gwen was now the confused one.
"You will not let Kenny and Devlin fight that alien, I'm telling you Kevin, they're incapable of using their powers yet!", she said.
"No, Gwen. What if they find out how to control their powers without out help? This could be a training start", I stated
"But-", Gwen interfered.
"It's just a game, Gwen, you'll see", I said and she nodded. But what kind of game would I think of behind our tight schedule of work?
WHaddya think? Please review!
And here are there real names, for extra infos..
Devlin Nathaniel Levin- middle name's from Natalie, huh, huh?
Kenneth Maxwell Tennyson- from Grandpa Max
Gwendolyn Carly Tennyson- from Carl, Ben's father, duh
Jennifer Francine Tennyson- from Frank and a little bit annoyance for Gwen *wink*
Gwenny, Ben's daughter, she's sorta out of this dinner. That's because she's at Carl and Sandra's. She's a grandpa and grandma's girl, alright?