This takes place a week after the party.
Ben was in his room, curled up in a ball, crying. Every day for him kept getting harder, he just kept on breaking. He loved him, and seeing him with someone else hurt. Yet Kevin always seemed happy with him, always smiling and joking around. He thought of the past, when Kevin went mad the first time, he was so sad, it hurt he didn't know it then but he had loved the ruffian then. The second time he lost it, Gwen was the only one to get through to him, Kevin had tried to kill him again, and his heart shattered, he had said he would put Kevin down, but he knew he never could if he did he would've followed him right after. Gwen didn't know how hard it was, the pain he felt, and he knew she was hurting too but his wounds were much deeper. Every time they fought he had tried to hurt Ben, kill him. But Gwen, Gwen was the he Kevin didn't hurt, couldn't hurt. That fact alone tore his fragile heart apart. Ben silently cried, tears rolling down his face, thinking, knowing he'd never be with the man he loved so dearly. Energy, mana, green mana was swirling around him gently yet he didn't seem to notice, his head buried in his pillow. Today he had watched Gwen and Kevin fight again, but this time Gwen pulled Kevin away from his eyes. To make out with him no doubt he thought sadly. He had visions, of Kevin holding baby, and Gwen standing behind him smiling. The baby was theirs he knew it. He always had good intuition, like his Uncle Frank, he could sense energies too; things even blew up if he got too mad. He always brushed it off, cracked jokes; he controlled himself for so long. He couldn't remember the last time something blew up around him, but it was after he had been sent into another time line, when Gwen had the Omnitrix, he finally understood how she felt. He may have always been a jerk but it was so Gwen could be special in her own way, if she knew it would devastate her. It took a while to figure it out; he had long since forgotten about it, that he had the possibility to be an Anodite too. Once he remembered he perfected his powers, learned to control them, just so he could hide them but right now he let them go. He was just so tired of the pain, the loneliness, he wanted it to end. Soon he passed out from crying for so long, he drifted into a dreamless sleep
Kevin was sitting down on his couch, the TV turned on the news, but he wasn't paying attention. He was admiring the gauntlet Ben had made him. He loved his gift, adored it. He never took it off, he liked it so much. He smiled to himself as he leaned his head back, thinking of Ben. Ben, Benjy, my Benjy. He thought as he drifted off into sleep.
Ben woke up, startled awake from yet another nightmare. Sighing he looked over at his digital clock, the bright neon numbers shining in his face. 2:57 might as well stay up now; I'll never get back to sleep any way. Ben thought. Ben got up and opened a drawer in his desk pulling out a device that looked strangely like a mini TV. Smiling softly to himself Ben turned on the device and pressed play. What appeared were his children flying away into space. He watched them; all seven of them fly away into the sky. A lone tear made its way down his face, landing on the device. Ben put the recorder back in his desk and tuned on his laptop, browsing the web.
Ben looked back over to his clock, it read 7:03. Ben got up from his chair to take a shower and get ready. Once clean and dressed Ben heard a honking outside, he ran down the stairs and out the door to meet Kevin and Gwen in the car, sitting in the back. Gwen smiled at him as Kevin smirked nodding his head at him. Gwen turned around to face her cousin.
"So Ben, how are you today?" Gwen asked, Ben smiled back at his cousin.
"Fine Gwen; just tired. You know the usual." He replied sweetly. Kevin looked at Ben in the rearview mirror suspiciously, noting the bags under his eyes and slight pink color surrounding his toxic green orbs. Kevin looked at Ben worried, Gwen caught the look Kevin made, and soon she too was worried too. Ben saw the look she gave him, he just sighed averting his gaze. "I miss them ok Gwen?"
"Them? What do you mean Ben?" Gwen was confused. Ben blushed slightly.
"My kids, you know, when Big Chill gave birth?" Ben replied quietly, Gwen's eyes widened then she looked sadly at her cousin.
"Oh Ben, I'm so sorry." She said turning back to the road; they had just reached the lake. They all filed out of the car and set up at the rock they normally sat on. Once Ben sat down he pulled out the recorder again and turned it on watching his children again. Kevin looked at Ben sadly. They all sat in silence for quite some time. Ben held the recorder tightly in his hands as he gazed out at the lake. Kevin and Gwen looked at their friend sadly. Gwen nudged Kevin, their eyes locked for a moment before they headed over to sit next to Ben, Kevin to the left, Gwen to the right.
"We could-" Kevin was cut off by his plumber badge beeping.
"Levin and Tennysons, do you read me? This is Magister Patelliday, come in." Everyone looked at the badge. A hologram of the Pisccis Volanns Plumber appeared
"Yeah, this is them, what's going on?" Kevin replied, they haven't heard from him since the 'nesting' incident.
"Hybrid-Necofriggian infants claiming to be Mr. Tennyson's offspring have been obtained. They were fighting an outlaw in another galaxy. They wish to return to earth." The view was tuned so that seven human-like beings around the age of 5 was shown. There were 4 boys and 3 girls, all in miniature plumber suits. Ben looked like he was going to cry as he smiled widely. "Do we have permission to bring them?" Ben's hands were clasped together in front of his face, tears forming in the corners of his eyes. Gwen held onto Ben smiling as she looked at the badge hopefully. Kevin cleared his throat.
"Uh yeah, of course" Kevin said scratching the back of his head.
"We have conformation we will be there in three days. See you then" The magister hung up and so did Kevin. The Osmosian turned around to see the Tennyson cousins jumping up and down smiling widely. Kevin just smiled, Ben ran over, hugging the brute squealing girlishly. Kevin blushed looking down at Ben, the brunette just noticing his actions looked up at Kevin with a 'deer caught in headlights' look, blushing madly before he pulled away slowly and backed up, looking at the ground. Gwen jumped on Ben's back.
"This is so exciting! Now we get to go shopping for kid's clothes!" Ben looked over at Gwen and smiled, and then his face fell. "Ben? What's wrong?" Ben looked over to his cousin.
"I have to tell my parents" Ben responded. Kevin put his hand on the younger male's shoulder.
"I'll explain it to them. You two can go shopping, I'll drop you off at the mall and meet you later." Ben smiled up at Kevin and gave him a hug before heading into the car, Gwen and Kevin followed.
Arriving at the mall Ben and Gwen left Kevin as the ruffian went to Ben's house. Gwen dragged Ben into the closest store and into the children's section. Gwen headed over the girls and Ben to the boys. Once they both picked out a fair amount of outfits (around 8 for each child, Ben knew their sizes because of his instincts) they headed over to pay for them (via Gwen's credit card, she'd just explain it to her father later). Once paid for they headed over to the toy store to pick out some toys. Ben went straight to the stuffed toys Gwen following close behind. Ben held up at medium sized German Shepard and showed Gwen.
"What do you think?" Ben was smiling widely, Gwen just nodded and they went to the other sections picking out handheld, balls, dolls and games. Once again they paid for their things and went out to the food court to wait for Kevin.