Gwen covered her ears to block out the screaming. She sat cuddled up on her bed. Down stairs she could hear her father and brother arguing again.

"Ken what could possibly going through your mind?" Frank yelled at his only son.

"Dad I told you I had no choice." Ken said back trying to be calm. Gwen listened.

"Surprise!" Everyone in the tennyson house hold yelled. Ken had just returned for summer vacation. Ben and Kevin were busy eating while Gwen looked up at her older sibling.

"Welcome back ken." She said with a smile. Ken looked down at her and smiled. He hugged his little sister. He pulled out a little box. Gwen looked at it then, at Ken.

"It's a gift for your 15th birthday. I'm sorry I missed it." He said. Gwen opened it to see a necklace with a small diamond on it.

"Ken it's beautiful! Thank you so much!" She said putting it around her neck. She wrapped her arms around her brother. He smiled again. Gwen looked at him and something mad her worry. He was smiling all right, but something was wrong. He seemed worried. "Ken?" She asked.

"Ken wanna go play some football with uncle frank, Kev, and I?" A 15 year old Ben Tennyson yelled from across the room. Ken looked at Kevin. Kevin gave a faint smile and waved. Ken returned it.

"That your boyfriend?" Ken said teasingly to Gwen. She straightened up and blushed.

"Ken!" She yelled as she chased her brother outside.

It might of been the best day of her life to see her brother almost back to normal. But still something was different something not right. Gwen had enough she couldn't take the yelling anymore. She slowly moved to the edge of her bed. Her long pajama pants dangled to the ground. She went to the closet and removed her shirt replacing it with a white t- shirt. She flinched as she heard something smash.

"Ken!" Gwen's mother cried.

"Im sorry!" Ken yelled back.

"What the hell is your problem?" Frank shouted. Gwen put on some ripped pants and snuck out her bedroom. She was about to go down the stairs but froze.

"You know I love Gwen more then anything!" Ken shouted. "That's why."

"Your setting a good example Ken real nice!" Frank yelled. As her mother sat in silence cleaning the broken vase.

"Shut up!" Ken yelled.

Gwen waved good by to Ben and his parents. Kevin walked passed her and gave her a peck on the cheek. She blushed and he laughed walking into his car and leaving. Ken watched from the roof. He smiled. "Gwen!" Ken yelled. Gwen looked up at her brother. He motioned her up to the roof. He narrowed his eyes as she showed off her new found powers used to save him from the DNA aliens once before. She jumped off a little pink platform and sat beside him. "I have a question for you." Ken said. Gwen looked at him.

"Hm?" Gwen asked.

"Are you mad at me?" Ken asked. Gwen looked at him for a moment.

"What are you talking about Ken?" She asked. He sighed.

"For missing out on so much lately." He said. Gwen looked down for a moment. Her orange bangs swinging across her face.

"To be honest not mad, upset." She said. Ken looked down. Gwen could tell he was deep in thought so she decided to say something. "You know by now all the shit that's been going on." She said. Ken nodded. I'm just upset that you and I aren't together to go through it." She said.

"You don't need me Gwen. Your growing up." He said. Gwen looked at him and he looked at her.

"True, that's what growing up is all about but I'll always be your baby sister." She said with a smile. Ken made a faint smile. They embraced each other. Then, the frown returned. Ken jumped of the roof followed by Gwen.

"I got to go take care of something be back later k?" Ken asked. He put his hands in his pockets and started to walk away. Gwen ran up to him.

"Hey Ken? Can I come with you?" She asked. Ken turned and looked down at her. Like he did for so many years, he put his hand on her head.

"No not tonight." And with that he walked away leaving Gwen. She put a hand on her head and smiled.

"Well at least he's back to normal." She said or so she thought. That night their was a break in at the down town mechanics store. Ken had been captured by the police and his parents had to come and bail him out. Gwen had been upstairs. When they walked in Gwen ran down stairs and hugged Ken. He didn't hug back. She backed away and he looked down at her with cold eyes. He walked upstairs to his bedroom without a word and slammed the door. Gwen looked at her father with hurt eyes. He shook his head and walked upstairs to talk to Ken. Gwen's mother sat her down and explained to her what happened. She was upset but not shocked. It seemed as though she was the only one who knew something was wrong. They listened as Frank and Ken argued back in fourth from up stairs. Gwen and her mother slept downstairs that night because to Gwen, the yelling never stopped.

It had been four days since then and things were getting worse. Gwen stood on top of the staircase and continued to listen. "Gwen Gwen Gwen." Ken mimicked. "Is that all you guys talk about? Your little girl your so proud of?" He asked. Gwen's eyes widened.

"Ken stop it you just said you loved her what are you talking about?" His mother asked.

"Her and her powers! If she's so god damn special why bother talking to me?" He asked.

"Ken.." His mother said getting closer to him. Gwen dropped to the ground and cradled her knees.

"Get away from me!" Ken yelled pushing his mother. Luckily Frank caught her.

"That's enough get out!" Yelled Frank. Gwen put her hands over her ears.

"Stop it." She whispered.

"Make me! I live here to!" Ken shouted.

"Stop it." Gwen said louder.

"Excuse me who the hell do you think you're talking to?" Frank asked.

"STOP IT!" Gwen yelled. Everyone stopped and stared a the top of the staircase. Gwen was now standing up looking at all of them. Ken's eyes softened.

Was she watching the whole time? Ken wondered.

"Gwen go back into your room!" Frank said. Gwen ran down the stairs and stood next to Ken.

"No dad leave Ken alone this is not him why don't you listen to him?" She asked.

"Gwen you don't understand." Her mother said.

"No! You don't." Gwen said. She turned to Ken. "Tell them Ken! Tell them you didn't." She pleaded through sobs. He looked away.

"I'm sorry Gwen, I can't lie." Gwen backed away and shook her head.

"W-what!" She asked.

"Gwen I-" Ken started reaching for her." Gwen slapped his hand away.

"Stay away from me!" She yelled reaching for the door.

"Gwen were are you going?" Her mother asked. Gwen opened the door.

"Somewhere were you're not!" She yelled slamming the door behind her."