Morning came far too soon for the two boys. Exhausted, they were more than relieved to find that Ben's parents still had not arrived home yet.
"They probably stayed at Gwen's house." Ben replied to Rex's question with a good morning kiss, their lips lingering. Begrudgingly, the two stood up, collecting their clothes from the strange places they had been thrown in the frenzy the night before. It took them collectively several minutes to locate Rex's goggles, which had somehow ended up in the tub behind the closed bathroom door. Now fully dressed, the two made sure to clean up the… mess… they had made before making their way out into the sunshine. A drive-by of Gwen's house, on Rex's leg hoverbike, revealed Carl's car, but not Kevin's. Within a few more minutes, the pair were in front of Kevin's house, knocking on the door. Kevin swung the door open, a huge, stupid grin on his face. Gwen was right behind him, nudging him out the door.
"I'll be back for dinner, Mom!" Kevin shouted behind him.
"See you later, Mrs. Levin!" Gwen called, pulling the door closed behind them.
"So what were you losers up to last night?" Kevin asked, his smile growing impossibly wider. Rex blushed bright red.
"You know, we... crashed... and stuff." Ben rubbed the back of his head, eyes averted.
"Oh, you crashed alright. Right into each other's faces." Kevin snickered, and the two boys' mouths hung open.
"Kevin!" Gwen reprimanded, punching him lightly on the arm. "Anyways," she said, meeting Ben's eyes. "While you two were… sleeping… Kevin and I kept track of the rift. Nothing has fallen out in a while. I'm afraid that means it might close soon." Her eyes flitted over Rex, whose whole body had stiffened at the news. Ben's eyes look downcast, and she quickly changed the subject. "Um, have you guys had breakfast yet?"
Ben's arms wrapped themselves tightly around Rex's chest, who trailed behind Kevin's car on their way to Mr. Smoothie.
"You have to go back," Ben whispered, eyes closed, resting his chin on Rex's shoulder. "But I don't want you to." Rex took one hand off the handlebars, wrapping it around Ben's arms.
"I don't want to leave either, Ben." He turned his head slightly, kissing Ben's cheek. Ben nuzzled himself deeper into the back of the other boy, kissing behind his ear. Rex shuddered, almost hitting a car turning onto another road. Painstaking minutes passed before they finally arrived at their destination, Ben hopping off the hoverbike before Rex disassembled it.
"We'll go grab something, you two stay out here and grab a table." Gwen instructed, Kevin following her into the building. Ben pointed Rex to a table under the shade of a tree, light dancing off the well worn wood. They sat side by side, their hands clasped together under the table.
"That creepy bebida batido(1) guy is making me miss the Snack Shack." Rex eyed the giant metal Mr. Smoothie, it's unblinking eyes, cold and dark, set on him.
"Awe, he's not that bad." Ben laughed, resting his chin on his free hand. "He's a lot less scary than that old lady yesterday."
"I'm not so sure about that." Rex mumbled, turning his gaze to the cardboard cups Kevin had set on the table.
"We weren't sure what to get you." Gwen said, sitting down.
"So we got you the crap Ben usually gets." Kevin chuckled, wrapping his arm around Gwen's waist.
"It's not that bad." Ben pouted, which Rex found extremely cute. Rex shrugged, picking up one of the smoothie cups, the straw to his lips. Taking a sip, he subsequently choked on the awful taste that hit his tongue, barely getting the liquid down his throat before he hacked violently into his elbow.
"It's tan malo(2), it's so, totally, tan malo(2)." Rex gasped, desperate for air. Kevin laughed heartily, while Ben contentedly sipped his own smoothie. "What is in that?"
"Red pepper, avocado, and pomegranate." Ben replied, squeezing Rex's thigh below the table. Rex looked up, puzzled, and Ben's eyes motioned to a sign that read 'Restrooms', the arrow pointing behind the building. "Let's go clean you up, first." Ben said, standing up from the table. Startled, Rex followed close behind. Gwen leaned into Kevin.
"They're not-"
"Totally."
"I'm sorry you didn't like the smoothie." Ben breathed. As soon as they were out of sight of anyone else, Ben had pulled Rex behind a tree and kissed him passionately. They broke for air for several milliseconds before diving back into each other, their tongues wrestling in a heated battle.
"You know, I kinda don't mind anymore." Rex smiled, pushing Ben's back against the trunk of a tree. Within a few minutes Ben had flipped them, pressing his hands against the chest of the other.
"You know what I think will taste a little sweeter?" Rex was about to reply before Ben, pressing kisses against Rex's clothed torso, dropped to his knees. He swiftly unzipped Rex's pants, bringing Rex's slowly hardening member out of his boxers. Alarmed, Rex asked,
"Won't somebody see us?" He moaned as Ben pressed kisses up and down the shaft. Ben chuckled, the vibrations making Rex's knees weak.
"Look around, baby, we're completely alone." Indeed, a thick, but small layer of forest surrounded the two from all sides. Any passer-by would have to make an effort to look for the teens shrouded in foliage. "Just don't draw any... unwanted attention." Ben laughed, his tongue swirling the tip of Rex's cock. Rex whimpered, biting his knuckles to keep from making any sound. Ben worked Rex to the point of madness, his tongue was like magic. Every part of Rex felt warm, and after desperate contemplation he grabbed Ben's hair, tugging the short locks taught with every pleasurable act, which was all the time. Ben looked up and saw Rex's eyes shut tight, his knuckles pressing groans back into his mouth where no one could hear them. In an instant Rex's eyes flew open, and Ben knew the other was getting close. Ben savored every moment he looked at Rex. The way the light shone on his features, the feeling of his muscles tensing before him, everything was ecstasy to Ben's senses. With a few last bobs Rex's ejaculate filled the other boy's mouth, who swallowed it quickly. Rex panted, bringing Ben up by his shoulders to kiss him with a heated intensity. Ben smirked, wrapping his arms around the other boy's neck.
"Maybe you should… uh… 'freshen up' before we go back." Ben laughed again. Blushing, Rex composed himself, straightening his jacket and zipping his pants back up. Looking towards Ben, he patted his hair down, which had been roused up.
"How long do you think we've been gone?" Rex asked, blushing fiercely as Ben rubbed dirt of the knees of his pants.
"Long enough." Ben smiled, locking his arm with Rex's. They made their way back to the table slowly, stopping at a water fountain near the bathrooms so Ben could take a sip. He swished it between his cheeks, gargling it a little before swallowing. Ben winked at Rex, who almost fainted. At the table, Kevin and Gwen were conversing quietly, and stopped all together when they saw the pair approach.
"Took ya long enough." Kevin muttered, noticing the grass stains on the front of Ben's jeans.
"It's time to go." Gwen said quickly, dragging Kevin up as she stood.
The four once again made their way to the interdimensional rift, which glowed much dimmer than it had the night previous. Policemen and a few scientists were scattered around the perimeter of the slash in space as the teenagers made their way towards it. Cages were lined in a neat row across a sidewalk, EVOs that had fallen out, roaring in anger.
"I should go help them out." Rex said, his pace swift as he walked towards the monsters. One by one, he touched his hands to parts of their bodies, the same technological designs flourishing across their forms. Most reverted back to the people they had once been, rubbing their heads and muttering under their breaths. A few, however, remained the grotesque monsters, and Rex sighed.
"Their called incurables." He whispered to Ben, who noticed the look of frustration contorting the face of the other. "Providence barely knows what to do with them." Ben rested his head on the shoulder of the other, hugging him from the side. Neither of them knew what to say, so they stood there, silent as the authorities around them released the newly cured people from their prisons. A flicker of light broke Ben and Rex from their motionlessness, and they turned to see a crane lifting the cages of EVOs back into the rift.
"The portal's going to close soon." Gwen put a hand on Ben's shoulder, and when he looked at her she saw a sadness she hadn't known her cousin was capable of. Her heart knit with worry, she made her way back to Kevin to give the other two boys some well deserved privacy. Ben lowered his eyes, turning to Rex.
"I guess this is goodbye." Ben frowned, Rex taking his hands.
"I guess so." He pressed their foreheads together, small tears rolling off of Ben's face. He wiped at them angrily with the sleeve of his jacket.
"It's not fair." He whispered, his lip trembling.
"Has anything ever really been fair for us?" Rex asked, gently wiping away another tear.
"Promise you'll never forget me." Ben sighed, pressing the palm of Rex's hand against his lips.
"I'll promise if you do." Rex smiled, lifting Ben's chin to meet his eyes.
"I promise."
"Then I promise tambien(3)." Light flashed violently from the tear in space, and the police set to rushing the dimension travelers back home.
"I love you."
"I love you, too." Rex pulled Ben into a sweet kiss, longing and soft. Electric energy crackled around them as Ben pulled away.
"It's time for you to go home." He smiled, pressing another small kiss to Rex's lips.
"Not before you take this." Kevin called, holding something out in his hand. Rex looked, seeing his phone.
"Que(4)?! When did you-?"
"We pick-pocketed you a while ago." Kevin laughed, and Gwen held out Ben's phone in her hand.
"We knew you idiots wouldn't be this smart." She smiled. Quickly scrolling through their phones, the pair saw pictures of the several hours they had been together. Battling the elderly woman EVO, making out on the couch at Ben's house, Mr. Smoothie, even seconds before as Rex and Ben said their final goodbyes.
"I can't believe we didn't think of this." Ben sighed, his palm to his forehead.
"We can." Gwen laughed. Tucking his phone into his pocket, his eye on Kevin, Rex turned to Ben again.
"I guess we can't really forget now, can we?" Rex smiled, wrapping his hands around the back of Ben's head. He kissed him again, and when he broke apart Rex shoved his hands in his pockets, making his way to the portal. With one last look at Ben over his shoulder, he stepped through the portal, which immediately closed after him. Ben wrapped his arms tightly around himself, pressing his lips together to keep from crying out. He had only known Rex for a day, and yet he knew in his heart that he'd never get over him. His face shadowed by the dark, he made his way silently back to Kevin's car, hopping in the back. Gwen sighed, and Kevin grabbed her hand.
"When are you gunna tell him?" He asked her seriously, looking back at where the interdimensional portal had once stood.
"Soon. I can't stand to see him like this." The perks of being an energy-manipulating Anodite, as it turned out, were that she could trace an energy signature across impossibly vast distances. Even now, with brief contact she had made with Rex, and even his phone, she could feel the strength of the world he came from tugging at her stomach like a lifeline. "Our birthdays are coming up. Maybe I'll give us both an early present." Kevin smiled, leading her back to the car.
Google Translate Spanish Footnotes ;D -
1. Bebida Batido - Smoothie (It says it literally means like 'beaten drink' i guess since u crush the shit out of stuff to make smoothies)
2. Tan Malo - That Bad
3. Tambien - Too
4. Que - What (Fun Fact I Noticed While Rematching GR: Rex often says "Que what?!" which means he is literally saying "What what?!" like a fucking two year old from the 90s. God bless his soul.