Sympathy
I do not own Ben 10
Chapter 1 'I don't feel so good…'
Ben, Gwen and their grandfather Max were on their RV throughout America and were having a good time… well, at least their were up until a week ago, when Ben got a very bad case of the swine flu. Now there's one thing you need to know about these kinds of illnesses… they make you feel like shit… Ben was now having a fever of 42 degrees Celosias (sorry I don't know how much that is in Fahrenheit. But I do know that a fever that high is very dangerous. So dangerous it can kill. So Ben is NOT feeling that well at all…)
Ben's face was all red and was sweating almost constantly. Which is why he had to drink a lot of water frequently to avoid dehydration. He could barely sleep and was vomiting every once in a while… despite of their differences, this made Gwen fell very, very sad and sorry for her only cousin… she could only feel sympathy for her so very sick cousin… she wished she could help him… but she couldn't… well, not much anyway… all she could do is keep his body temperature as cool as possible and bring him through it… that was all she could do for him… and she hated that…
"Ow… its times like this, I prefer being beaten up viscously by Vilgax, then to have to go through this crap…" moaned Ben while laying on one of bunk beds in the RV…
"oh… come on now Ben… don't say that… you know Vilgax is much worse than the swine flu… you've been through worse right?..." said his cousin, trying to cheer him up, while taking a kitchen rag, wrapped around a bag of ice cubs and rubbed it against his forehead.
"Believe me Gwen, what I've been though is nothing in compeer to this… at least it feels like it…"
"You're right Ben… it only feels like it…"
Ben smiled as Gwen continued talking…
"Why won't you try to get some rest Ben? It's already 9.20 PM?..."
"I think I'll do just that… thanks Gwen… for everything…" as he embraced Gwen in a thankful hug…
Gwen retuned the hug and said happily and comfortingly
"You're welcome Ben… you're very welcome… you know I'm happy to help you…"
Ben smiled again and said
"Thanks Gwen…"
Gwen smiled and then said
"Now come on Ben… let's try to get some rest…"
"Yeah…" whispered Ben tiredly as Gwen gently let go of him and laid him gently on his bed as he began to drift to sleep… but before he actually fell asleep, he felt like he beginning to hallucinate… he was hallucinating about a duck wearing green underwear and was drinking a cup of cola and was dancing Tango…
Back in the real world Gwen was still sitting beside Ben's bed with a sad expression on her eyes… she was beginning to fear, that Ben wouldn't make it… if he were to die she would be a very sad person. For the rest of her life even… this was because lately she and Ben were beginning to get along and she was beginning to develop feelings for him… but this was no ordinary feeling… it was very powerful one, one she never felt before for no one else… she now realized it was a feeling of LOVE… yes… she was in love with her cousin… even though it was taboo she didn't care… she just wanted to be with him… Ben was now fast asleep and Gwen decided to do something she never did before… she decided to kiss Ben on the cheek… she leant closer to him and planted a kiss on his left cheek and whispered softly in his ear…
"I love you Ben… remember that… I hope you feel better tomorrow…" and then kissed his ear lightly and got up and went to the bathroom to brush her teeth to get ready for bed….
Several minutes later… Gwen has come out of the bathroom, wearing her purple Pajamas and has finished brushing her teeth and then saw her Grandfather which asked her
"How's he doing?..."
Gwen sighed sadly and said
"Not too good I'm afraid…" as tears began to drip out of her eyes as she continued talking with a shaky voice…
"I'm afraid he's not gonna make it grandpa… what we'll lose him…" asked Gwen as she started to cry…
"Max embraced his granddaughter in a comforting hug and told her
"shh… it's alright Gwen… Ben's gonna be fine… I promise…" and laid a kiss on her head and said to her…
"Now come on… try to get some rest… I'm sure you'll feel better in the morning…"
Gwen nodded but inside her a voice said
"I'm not sure about that grandpa… and I'm not sure if he's gonna be alright either anymore…"
Gwen climbed into the top bunk bed where she sleeps, pulled the coves over her and tried to get some sleep…
Several hours later…
It was now 2.30 AM and everyone was fast asleep… well at least Gwen and Max were… with Ben it was a little different story… he was feeling very cold and was shivering and he jaws were clacking… this woke Gwen up… she leant down on her bunk Bed, so that the top part of her body was hanging while the other one was still on her bed and she looked at Ben… he did not look good… at all… she wanted to help him… but she didn't know how… or did she?... she then looked at the right side of the bunk bed. There was a little gap between it and the wall… she decided to climb down to the floor and cuddle up with Ben in bed who was laying on the left side of the bed to warm him up. And that's just what she did… she climbed down her ladder and climbed into Ben's bed and pulled the cover over her and Ben and hugged him tightly and lovingly hoping to warm him up… and it worked… his body began to stop shivering and his jaws stopped clacking… a little smile appeared on his eyes as his cheeks began to blush… but they weren't blushing from the heat; they were blushing because he being hugged be someone he loved just like she loved him… inside Ben' mind he was dreaming that he and Gwen confessed each other for their feelings and then shared their first kiss… little did he know that in that very moment if the kiss Gwen kissed him on the back of his head, while tightening the embrace around him as Gwen began to slowly drift back to sleep, while hugging her beloved cousin who was beginning to feel a little better thanks to his beloved cousin he loved so much… he smiled again in his sleep as the night continued…
Well there you have it. A brand new story… to be honest I had this idea in mind for quite a while now. But the original plan was to publish it after I finish my other story called 'Love'. But I decided to publish it now instead of then… anyway I hope you like it so far… please leave reviews on your way out..,
Thank you…