Title- Birthday Wish (1/?)
Author- Cristal
Rating- PG13- people curse hardcore a lot in my stories if you've never read them before. :D
Pairing- Gwen/Kevin
Disclaimer-Ben 10 and all it's lovely characters do not belong to me. They're just being borrowed. ;)
Summary- Ben and Gwen's 18th birthday party with all the drama and romantic in between! Ben is er, 'helping' Kevin in this chapter.
Kevin slouched against the work bench in his garage, the tabletop littered with tools and bolts. His fingers brushed his forehead with a sigh- that was a killer headache starting. Dark eyes glanced at the clock hanging on the wall before he cursed under his breath. Three in the morning explains it anyway.
He stood with a stretch, his six foot frame stiff from working on his car. Steel-toed boots kicked the stool back under the work bench as he made his way into his house. Of all the things clouding his mind, aliens were not at the top of that list- a girl was. A girl's birthday in particular. He flipped the garage lights off, closing the door and kicking his boots to the side of the door as he thought. She liked all kinds of artsy things, but he wanted to find something that other people weren't going to get for her. "Course, I could just cave and get her the slinky lingerie I was thinking of anyway. Least then she'd have a good reason for trying to kick my ass."
Kevin shook his head with a sigh as he tromped up the stairs to his room. He'd try a little harder because as tempting as the lingerie was, he didn't think she'd want to open that in front of her parents. He chuckled, tossing his jeans and shirt into the corner before falling into bed, smirk touching his lips.
BEEP
BEEP
BEEP
BE-
"Son of a bitch that's loud..." he shook his hand that slammed the alarm into the desktop, before tucking it back under the pillow.
"Well, that's sorta the point isn't it?"
"Urgh..." Kevin pulled the pillow over his head. "Go away you nightmarish pain in the ass."
"Ha! Aren't you funny!"
"What the hell are you doing in my house?"
"Don't I scare you being here?"
Kevin flipped the pillow off his head, one brown eye glaring drearily at his guest. "The only thing that scares me is the fact you scrounged an extra key somewhere."
"Your wit just marvels me by the way." he twirled the straw in his drink. "Seriously, you should be a stand up."
"Ben...can I help you with something at this ungodly hour?"
Ben smiled brightly, green eyes twinkling merrily. "Nope."
"This planet better be under attack then."
"Nope." he sucked the last of the drink from the cup with a squelch before looking back up.
"Then you better start running pretty damn fast before I-"
"Were you aware that you curse a lot?"
"Only when I'm irritated. Or around you. Like now." he replied, tossing the pillow so quickly it hit Ben in the forehead, knocking him off the chair. "Sweet silence."
"Again, the razor wit." Ben snorted before standing. "Actually, I'm here to help you."
"This should be interesting." Kevin sighed deeply, before sitting up, hands running through his long black hair. He arched an eyebrow. "How are you going to help me?"
"Gwen's birthday is coming up."
"Aware of that."
"Turning eighteen."
"Know that too."
Ben started inching towards the doorway. "A new time of life."
"Yuh huh."
"Legal too, which I know has been a tough wait for you."
Ben was out the door with a cackle and almost flying down the stairs with Kevin at his heels. "Yeah you better run you little motherfucker because you are gonna get pounded into the dirt."
Ben's laughter didn't let up until he turned in the kitchen, sneakers squealing, one hand out, finger in the air. "Oh come on, you've thought of her that way before YOU were legal, so get over yourself!"
"Seriously Tennyson...I'm gonna hurt you." Kevin growled with a grin as he crouched down, fingers touching the rough-hewn stone tile of the floor. Ben backed up slightly, hands in surrender as he watched the transformation. The rough stone work almost seemed to trace from the floor like liquid, starting at his bare feet and hands and going up.
"Now I don't wanna trash your house Kev, besides it was just a joke, and besides, I know you must have been thinking about it because you sure didn't miss a beat, plus I can still kick your butt if completely necessary-"
"You're rambling." his voice had gotten as rocky as his exterior, so it sounded more like a growl.
"No I'm not, I just have a lot going through my head all at once so that doesn't mean I'm-"
Both toppled out the door as Kevin slammed into Ben, pushing him through the back door and down to the garage floor with a rough laugh as Ben gave a rare curse under his breath, hitting the floor. Kevin crouched again, waiting to spring. "You never told me how you plan on 'helping' me by the way."
"You never gave me a chance jerk!!" Ben shot back as he touched the back of his head, bringing his hand forward to check for blood. At the sign of no massive trauma, he planted his hands on his hips. "I was going to help you shop for a birthday gift for Gwen! It's only in 3 days AND you're coming to the party!"
Kevin sat back on his haunches, the rock sliding from long arms, showing a slightly confused face, one eyebrow arched as the stone disappeared. "Party?"
"The birthday party they're throwing for Gwen and me!"
"I didn't get an invite, how the hell should I know what you're talking about?"
"You-" Ben stopped before a hand landed in his forehead. "I forgot to invite you! I think. Well, you're invited, so you wanna go look for presents? You need one for me too you know."
Kevin just sighed. He did like Ben- he was his best friend. He just had painful airhead moments sometimes...like whenever he was supposed to invite him to this thing. "Dude, I've got no present and no wardrobe for that kind of stuff. Is this some fancy shit?"
"That's why I'm here Kev!" Ben smiled brightly as he stood. "To rescue you again."
"Which wouldn't be necessary if you didn't cause the problem in the first place." Kevin growled as the last of the stone melted off his form.
"Go get some actual clothes on so we can head out. Gwen may have weird fantasies about seeing you half naked, but I'm not so inclined."
Kevin made a grumble in the back of his throat. "I sure as hell hope not."
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End Chapter 1 Birthday Wish
Author's notes- Hey everyone! My first Ben10 fanfic. I've gotten more into this cartoon with the romantic overtones- that's my cuppa tea so to speak. So! Really enjoyed working on this. I hope you enjoyed reading it. Kevin strikes me as a hardass and Ben just seems like he'd be the slightly irritating sarcastic type. Heh. Anyway, feedback is appreciated, but fair warning- I won't be changing the characterizations as they've been established thus far. If you don't like, I don't suggest reading the next part, because it won't change much. :) Thanks again for reading!