But he just couldnt remember who...
The very next moment, the mechanic slid out from under the car ,and stood up to his full ,astonishing,length.
Ben's eyes went a weeny bit wide .
Look at him! The mechanic stood out to be 7 inches taller than Ben. He had a silky mop of neck-long ,jet-black hair , a pair of sensous brown eyes and a dazzling smile. Broad shoulders and lots of muscles,that dotted his strong body, proved that he was much of an action person. Really, muscles ,triceps , biceps and abs poked out of his double layered top clothing .Narrow waist and strong legs showed that he was an experienced fighter .. Large ,square ,firm hands seemed moulded by handling spanners.
Now ,cocking his head to one side , lips wide in a grin , eyes scanning the omnitrix wrapped in Ben's left wrist , he laughed," Why, Ben Tennyson? Boy, you've grown! Know me ? Here's a hint: the last time we met,..you threw me in the null void."
Ben simply stood bewildered at the 'beauty' of the mechanic, then wondering why he would throw him in a place as horrible as the null void.
Presuming that Ben hadn't recognized him, he continued, "Want 'nother hint ? We met when you were ten ? Me ,the little freak kid ?"
Gasp!
"Kevin? Kevin Levin?", Ben's eyes wide.
" You got that right ,kid", smiled Kevin.
''wow! I mean.. wow. just lookat you ! You were a mutant ,right ? How'd you..", stammered Ben ,waving his hand over Kevin.
"Yeah,….I've been workin' out..", said Kevin modestly.
Then ,it was Kevin's turn to be admiringly surprised, only, he was not showing it out on his face.
He was mesmerized by Ben's toxic-green eyes, the same brunette hair , slender body ,new omnitrix , snazzy green jacket and his matching black-shirt-and-jeans-pants.
"So..you don't want to kill me anymore ?",asked Ben.
Kevin merely raised an eyebrow.
"Y'know…for turning you into a mutant?"
"Nah. I guess it was my fault that I wanted your aliens. Face it…we were just kids, an' I was just greedy. Besides ,I aint absorbing electricity or powers anymore ..I absorb texture.", and as if to prove it, he leaned against his car, hand on it and the next moment ,his entire arm was coated with the green metal.
"woah..cool…so you've been good?"
"yeah….a bit of illegal alien weapon tradin' an' stuff …but I don't wreck havoc or anything.. I found it aint my 'thing'."
"so now youre a good guy ?"
"uhh…..kinda", feeling a bit embarrassed ,"but I've got a bad-boy image to keep!"
Ben laughed.
So they talked for maybe 15 mins until Kevin remembered what Ben came here for!
"So, what was the problem with the omnitrix again?"
"Oh yeah. It just gets a bit stuck and ….GOD .. I don't really know !"
"Fine. C'mere",said Kevin ,gesturing to a complicated microscope-like thing .
"Hey, it's no big deal, man! It maybe the one an' only omnitrix ,but like any other machine, it's a bit dusty-like.",said Kevin, peering into the eye-lens of the microscope thingy.
He wasn't realizing that Ben, whose face was very close to Kevin's (because Ben had to stand close to the machine and Kevin was keenly observing the eye-piece), was gazing at the way Kevin's lips moved when he spoke. And when Kevin looked up to know why Ben wasn't responding to him, he ended up observing Ben's lips. A few moments later, Ben realized what he was doing.
So he suddenly moved back and said swiftly,"uhh…well….can you fix it ?".
"huh?",mumbled Kevin ,distracted,"oh…...oh,yeah..umm…yeah..i can. It'ill take only a jiffy.",fighting back a blush ,successfully.