Cry On My Shoulder Chapter 1, a ben 10 fanfic

Title: Cry on My Shoulder

Author: devilishgiirl

Summary: Set after Alien Force. Ben unintentionally found out a big secret that his parents have been hiding from him for the past many years. The blow is too big for him to take. Gwen stays by his side. Jealousy starts to arouse and so does evil. Bwen BXG. Consider some Julie bashing and OOC

Disclaimer: I don't own Ben 10: Alien Force. If I did, you wouldn't see them as cousin or I will make them not related at the later part like this one but most importantly, there will be a lot of BWEN scenes. However, I may own this story line. I'm sorry if this contradicts with the original series or AF.

I am still addicted to Ben 10 A LOT! I started off with Alien Force before I watch the original series. Funny right? But I must agree that Ben 10 has much more Bwen CUTE scenes. Ahh… Youngsters. The Gauntlet is a super nice episode!! Especially when Ben and Gwen have some 'chemistry scenes' as in they know each other inside out. And of course, in the end, they totally forgot ALL about Kevin. I mean, isn't Kevin Gwen's current love interest? How can you forget someone you actually have a crush on? This proves that Ben holds a more important place in Gwen's heart than Kevin. :D

So, enough of my ranting. Time to start my second story!

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Benjamin Tennyson walked aimlessly on the streets. His mind is in a blank right now. He had actually flown away from his home a few hours ago as Jetray but due to the Omnitrix which have to be recharge, the teenage boy is now walking on the streets. How long exactly? He, himself was not sure too. He only knew that he flew off as Jetray after he overheard his parents' conversation. His parents saw him but he ignored them and took off. His eyes are red and his face was tear-stained. It was so obvious that he had been crying. Upon the thoughts of what he had actually overheard, misery wrote all over his face and his eyes start to turn moist again as he started running.

"I'm back!" The 18 year old shouted as he stepped into the house sweating profusely. He had just came back from soccer practice.

"Mum? Dad?" Ben questioned when an answer was not returned, "Weird. Mum and Dad should be at home by this time." However, the young teenage couldn't be bothered and started to walk upstairs. As he walked up the stairs, he could hear faint argument coming from his parents' room.

"Get out of my head! GET OUT NOW!" Ben screamed as he wiped away a tear with the back of his hand roughly. He ran and ran hoping to run to the end of the globe which he knew it never exists.

"Sandra! Ben needs to know! He's 18 for God's sake. We can't keep him in the dark forever!"

"But what if he couldn't take it? What if he starts to hate us?" Sandra, Ben's mother yelled back.

Ben took a step closer outside the room, the door was slightly opened, he peeked into it. He saw his mother fighting back the tears. Why? He doesn't know. His father look frustrated. Yes, he had just turned 18 last week so what? What deep secret were his parents actually keeping from him? He continued to listen though he knew that eavesdropping on his parents' conversation is wrong but his curiosity caught him. How he regretted it, if he did not eavesdrop maybe he wouldn't know about this.

Ben stopped running. He has no more energy left. His eyes were still red with all those crying but it's still not enough. The blow was too big for him. He never expected that, never did he expect it. Ben dropped to his knees as he buried his face in his palms. Our hero is in pain.

"Didn't we agree to tell him when he turned 18?" Carl asked as he slopped down into a chair.

"I know, but how are we suppose to open our mouth and tell him?" Sandra sat down on the bed, she continued, "I don't think he's expecting this."

"Man, can they stop beating around the bush and go straight into the point?" Ben thought annoyingly. "I can take whatever secret you are going to tell me." He was so wrong.

"Even if he's not expecting this, he would still need to know. He needs to know that he's adopted!"

Ben's eyes widened and gasped loudly. A little too loud I guess, his parents turned their heads towards him.

"Ben!" They exclaimed simultaneously.

"So, that's why both of you never wanted me to call you mum or dad. So, that's why both of you wanted me to call you by name. And to think I am that naïve to really believe that you wanted to give me freedom!" Ben screamed.

"Ben, please stop." Sandra begged as she and Carl stepped forward.

"Stay away from me!" Ben shouted and his parents stop dead on their tracks. Ben continued, "I'm so not forgiving you two." With that, Ben turned around and took off from the window as Jetray.

So that's how our hero became like this. Spirit and soul all gone.

The house phone rang. Gwendolyn Tennyson dashed down from the stairs and picked it up.

"Hello, is this Gwen?" The voice form the other side of the phone asked.

"Yes, it is."

"Gwen, this is Aunt Sandra."

"Oh, hi Aunt Sandra! Is there anything you would need help of?"

"Apparently, yes. Gwen, Ben had just ran away from home, he turned into a Manta-ray like of alien and flew off."

Gwen who's drinking her coffee replied an "Oh" but after a second. Her eyes widened and she choked, "WHAT!? Ben flew off as Jetray?"

"Gwen, we need your help. We need you to help us find Ben as soon as possible."

"Hang on, Aunt Sandra. I will meet you at your house 5 minutes later." With that, Gwen hangs up and started calling another number.

"Kevin, call Julie and bring her to Ben's house right NOW!"

"He needs to know that he's adopted!" These words just keep echoing in his mind. No matter how hard he tried, they don't seem to get out. He's adopted, and that's fact. But he still doesn't want to believe it. He hopes that this was all a dream. His alarm clock will suddenly ring and then he will wake up and get ready for school. None of these things happened. He would still be Benjamin Tennyson, the biological son of Carl and Sandra Tennyson. Is that possible? He knew the answer is no. So does this mean that Grandpa Max knew about this too? Does this finally prove why he has those weird feelings for his cousin? Because she's not his real cousin?

"ARGH!!" Ben screamed out in frustration. "This is NOT HAPPENING!"

Gwen opened the door with a key and the trio walked inside. They could see Sandra crying and Carl comforting her.

"Uncle Carl, Aunt Sandra, what exactly happened?" Gwen asked but it sounded more like demanded. "Why would Ben just run off? He's not that irresponsible."

"Gwen…" Kevin and Julie tried to calm her down but they only got a "shut up!"

"I think we would leave the why part for Ben to explain it to you. We need to him now. He's breaking soon." Carl said with sorrow.

That's easy for Gwen. She has plenty of things that belong to Ben. With her power, they are going to find Ben soon. The trio is now in Kevin's car with Kevin driving and Gwen giving him direction. Julie looks worried. Who wouldn't? If your boyfriend just went missing, you would be worried too! They have been driving for quite some time. Ben seems to be very far away from his home.

It's turning dark soon. But Ben has been sitting down there beside the road like a statue for quite some time. He hugged him self close and stare into space. His face, etched with sorrow. He looks so fatigue. The road is empty, this place seem isolated. He has no idea what's next. It seem as though he would never smile again. It seem as though the world had just ended. (A/N: This may seem exaggerating but if you realized you were adopted after 18 years don't tell me you wouldn't feel as though your world ended.)

Just then, bright light shone but Ben didn't react to it. He merely just laid his forehead on his knees and nothing more. Nothing seems to be able to attract our hero's attention again. Gwen, Kevin and Julie came out of the car.

"Ben!" Gwen exclaimed. Ben lifted up his head and stood up. Okay, maybe only she can attract his attention. But Ben's face is still expressionless. Julie is so glad to see her boyfriend safe and sound. She step forward wanting to give him a bone-crushing hug. But Gwen beat her to it. Kevin and Julie just stare as Gwen hugged the expressionless Ben, crying and cursing him but still happy to see him.

"Benjamin Tennyson, if you ever do this again, I swear I am so going to kill you with my own bare hands." Gwen scolded in between sobs as she hugged Ben even tighter. Ben returned the hug. But he pulled Gwen even closer to him, he felt his eyes watered again as he closed his eyes, enjoying the smell of Gwen's hair. He had hugged Gwen so tightly that Gwen noticed something is wrong.

"Ben, are you alright?" Gwen asked, pulling away. But Ben pulled her back in.

"Please, just a little while more."

With that, the duo stood there in each other's embrace.

To be continued…

First chapter ended!

Actually, the calling his parents by his name is from Race against Time, but I guess it would work out well here.

I know making one of them adopted seem common, is that the right word?

But this must happen!

So just bear with it okay?

loves,

devilishgiirl

19th April 2009