Broken Wings
Disclaimer: I don't own Ben 10 or related characters, 'Die MF Die' by Dope, 'Nessun Dorma' from Giacomo
Puccini's opera Turandot, or 'Broken Wings' by Mr. Mister and I am receiving no payment for these writings.
"I'm bored..." Ben says.
"Then listen to the radio, dweeb." Gwen says, rolling her eyes
He sighs and walks into the Rust Bucket before emerging with a small radio in hand. He puts it on the table and
turns it on before scanning through the stations and stopping at one...
'I don't need your forgiveness,
I don't need your hate...
I don't need your acceptance...
So what should I do?'
"Pass." Ben says dryly, changing the station to another.
'Nessun dorma! Nessun dorma!
Tu pure, o, Principessa,
nella tua fredda stanza...'
"Ugh! Classical music!" He says, recoiling and changing the station.
"Just leave the next one playing, will you?" Gwen asks.
"Fine... Whatever." He says, and stops at a third station where he hears an eighties sounding song playing...
'Baby I don't understand
Why we can't just hold on
To each other's hands...
This time might be the last,
I fear unless I make it all too clear
I need you so...'
He unconsciously glances over at Gwen who is still reading through her spell book.
'Take these broken wings
And learn to fly again
And learn to live so free
And when we hear the voices sing
The book of love will open up
And let us in
Baby I think tonight
We can take what was wrong
And make it right
I need you so
Baby it's all I know
That you're half of the flesh
And blood makes me whole
I need you so
So take these broken wings
And learn to fly again
And learn to live so free
And when we hear the voices sing
The book of love will open up
And let us in...
Let us in...
Let us in...
Baby it's all I know
That you're half of the flesh
And blood makes me whole
Yeah, yeah...
Yeah, yeah...
So take these broken wings
And learn to fly again
And learn to live so free
And when we hear the voices sing
The book of love will open up
And let us in...
Take these broken wings
You've got to learn to fly,
Learn to live with love so free
When we hear the voices sing
The book of love will open up
And let us in...
Yeah, yeah...
Yeah, yeah...
Ooh...'
Ben sighs softly, turns off the radio, and carries the radio back inside before walking outside once more and sitting
down at the table.
"Wanna talk about it?" She asks.
"No." He says.
"Are you sure?" She asks.
"Yeah." He says. "You'll just make fun of me."
"Try me. What's got you down?"
"That song." He says.
She looks at him for a long moment, puzzling over his answer.
"Why?" She finally asks.
"I felt like they were singing what I was feeling." He says. "Or that I was feeling what they were singing."
"Who do you want to take your broken wings?" She asks and he looks at her silently. "Ben?"
"I'm sorry, Gwen... I shouldn't have said anything..." He says and stands.
"Gravitas." She says and he falls back into his seat. "Now spill."
"Gwen, just let me go." He says.
"No, Ben, I won't."
He reaches over to his omnitrix.
"Gravitas!" She shouts and his hands are slammed into the table. "You will not leave until you've told me what is
going on with you."
"That song!" He shouts. "I hear that song and I think of you!"
She jerks as if slapped.
"Gwen... you are my other half... but you're my cousin... that's why I'm such a jerk all the time... because I want
to be near you but know I have to keep you at arm's length..." He says. "Now let me go!"
She stares at him for a long moment before walking around the table and looking down at him.
"I will never let you go." She says, then leans down and kisses him on the cheek. "Together we'll learn to fly
again..."
"Do you mean that?" He asks and she nods. "Thank you..."
The end...
Yeah, I know it's a little piece of fluff but I wanted to write it since I've been listening to the song and reading
and/or writing almost two dozen Ben 10 stories as of late. Love it? Hate it? Comment, please!