Ok, so this is my first songfic, so go light on me. I'm going to do more of these, hopefully, using my favorite songs that have some gwevin potential in them.
Song: Vindicated by Dashboard Confessional (I can listen to this forever.)
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Ben 10, Ben 10:Alien Force, or the lyrics to Vindicated by Dashboard Confessional
Hope dangles on a string
Like slow spinning redemption
Winding in and winding out
The shine of it has caught my eye
There were always chances for him to get what he wanted, he knew that. He had had various opportunities, but there were the times he lost them, when she was with someone else. She was always in and out of his grasp, so close to him, but others sometimes so distant.
And roped me in
So mesmerizing, so hypnotizing
I am captivated
But even now when she was with another guy, Kevin still seemed to be drawn to her Even though he shouldn't be. But he was only because there was always hope. She could leave him and go to Kevin.
I am Vindicated
I am selfish
I am wrong
I am right
I swear I'm right
I swear I knew it all along
Kevin knew that he was selfish and wrong for feeling the way he did. Gwen didn't belong to him. She was with Erik, Tom, or some other person whose name Kevin never bothered to learn. But that didn't matter to him. He had to have, needed to be with her. Some part of Kevin knew that she wanted to be with him, even as happy as she seemed to be.
And I am flawed
But I am cleaning up so well
I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself
He had always thought he wasn't good enough for her, that he was some type of monster, even if it wasn't physically. But finally after so long he was able to see what Gwen meant, he was good, changed for the better. After denying it to himself for the longest time, Kevin saw that she had been right. He wasn't perfect and possibly still as stubborn as a child but he was what she wanted
So clear
Like the diamond in your ring
Cut to mirror your intentions
Oversized and overwhelmed
The shine of which has caught my eye
And rendered me so isolated, so motivated
I am certain now that
Now it seemed that he had at last lost her. She was engaged.
"What do you want Tennyson," Kevin questioned, opening the door for who he thought was just Ben only to see Gwen follow in behind him. Closing the door behind them he followed Gwen, and then he saw it. It reflected the sunlight coming in from the window.
"Gwen has some news to share," Ben stated taking a seat on Kevin's couch next to Gwen.
"Uh huh" Kevin continued to stare at it, hoping that if he looked at it long enough that maybe it would disappear. Gwen noticed and quickly stuck her hand in the pocket of her sweater.
"Tell him Gwen." Ben jumped up and down in his seat like a five year old.
Facing Kevin, Gwen met his eyes. He showed no emotion. Both of them knew that she didn't want to say it, and he didn't want to hear it. Forcing a weak smile, she whispered, "I getting married."
"Wow Gwen real enthusiastic." Ben muttered grabbing her hand, which was still hiding in her sweater, to show Kevin the ring. "Look at this thing it's huge."
Looking at the small rock was hard. How could something so small cause Kevin so much pain? All the opportunities were gone, no more chances, or were there.
I am Vindicated
I am selfish
I am wrong
I am right
I swear I'm right
I swear I knew it all along
She wasn't happy. Kevin could tell by the way she struggled to look at the ring herself.
Kevin had been right and it didn't matter anymore that he had been selfish, wanting her all to himself. Glancing at the ring once more, before Gwen stuck it in her pocket again, Kevin knew what he had to do.
So turn
Up the corners of your lips
Part them and feel my finger tips
Trace the moment, fall forever
Defense is paper thin
Just one touch and I'd be in
Too deep now to ever swim against the current
So let me slip away
So let me slip against the current
So let me slip away
Bouquet of red roses in hand Kevin knocked at the door, waiting for the owner to answer. Finally opening the door, Gwen stepped out, diamond ring and all.
"Kevin, what are you doing here?" It had been a week since Gwen had told Kevin about her engagement. She wasn't expecting him to come knocking at her door anytime soon, much less with roses in his hand.
"I need to tell you something"
"Okay, what is it?" She asked still eyeing the roses.
Taking a deep breath, Kevin let it all out. "Gwen, I miss you and I want to be with you." He paused, took another breath, and continued. "I love you."
There was no response from Gwen. Kevin looked her in the eyes, her green orbs filling with tears.
"Kevin," she whispered, her voice straining.
Recognizing that he had made a big mistake by telling her, he tried to apologize. "I'm sorry Gwen." Taking the roses he quickly shoved them into her mailbox, "forget that I said anything."
Walking away he said, "Those are for you," referring to the roses.
Standing motionless on the front porch, Gwen watched as Kevin got closer to his car, and farther away from her. She was going to lose him, possibly forever. He was just going to slip out of her life.
But she wasn't about to let that happen.
Running up to him she turned him around and pulled him close until her lips met his. Pulling away slightly Gwen was pulled closer as Kevin's arms wrapped around her waist and he kissed her back.
Her head resting on his chest, the tears in her eyes finally spilled soaking through his shirt.
"So that what it took, an engagement ring for you to realize that—."
"Gwen, I've always known that I loved you." He interrupted.
"No, that I love you too." She smiled up at him.
Slight hope
It dangles on a string
Like slow spinning redemption...
There you go, I hope you all like it.
Ps. I'm willing to do requests, so if anyone has a song they would like me to do. PM, I'm open to anything.