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"it's almost sunset."

"yes, what do you think it could be?" the revonnahgander asked as he got out of the truck and closed the door.

"well, if it only happens at night, i bet it's a bunch of ghost freaks."

"Ectonurites? why would they be here? Ben, i do not think that is likely." Ben gave a confident smirk as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"if i'm right, you owe me 20 bucks." Rook gave a confused look with the slight tilt of his head.

"i will owe you 20 male deer? what would you even do with that many?" Ben laughed a little.

" no,no,no. Dude, bucks is another word for dollars. " Rook nodded in understanding.

" very well, it is a deal. " Ben and Rook shook hands as night fell, soon things started to move or float by themselves. Things were taken from houses by floating out of open windows.

" see? what i tell ya? guess you lost the bet, dude."

"wait a moment, the items have a purple glow around them. Maybe it is an anodite."

" or maybe it's charmcaster." the brunette replied

" either way, i believe it is you who will owe me 20 bucks. " Rook replied with a smirk, Ben pouted.

"yea,yea. a deal's, a deal, dude. " He replied as he activated the omnitrix

Both boys were sore from the mission, turns out it was charmcaster, she was looking for a magical item while stealing from people's houses and stores. Ben and Rook intervened only to have their butts handed to them for the most part. Charmcaster was close to finishing them off until Rook remembered he still had Gwen's book and threw her into a portal, they had no idea where it sent her of course.

They went to their apartment rooms, Ben kicked off his shoes, unzipped his hoodie then tossed it on to a nearby chair. He threw himself on to his bed and rolled on to his back, staring at the ceiling. He raised his arms over him, taking in every detail of his old fading scars and new scabs that went down his arm and suddenly he felt lonely.

He sighed softly then go out of bed while running a hand through his hair and peeked his head out into the hall. Once he saw no one, he ran into Rook's room as the door slide open when he ran into something furry and damp that smelled like tropical bath body wash. Ben stumbled back and fell on his butt.

"ow..." He mumbled as he looked up to see that he bumped into Rook, only in a towel, fur slightly out of place from being rubbed down.

" Beloved, are you alright?" Rook asked as he helped the younger teen up, who blushed in response, unable to pull his eyes away at the scene before him.

" y-yea, i'm fine...Wait, did you just call me beloved? " Ben asked as he watched Rook go over to and rummage through his dresser drawer.

"well,yes. we have been dating for quite some time, is it not customary that we give eachother names?"

" yea, i guess." Ben replied, blushing as he watched Rook head into the bathroom.

Soon, Rook was dressed in his proto-tech armor suit. Ben looked him over, arms crossed.

"what?"

" dude, do you seriously have nothing else to wear besides that?"

" is this a problem? " Ben threw his hands up in the air in slight frustration.

" yes, it is a problem! I mean like what if we go out somewhere? I don't want to treat every single date like a mission, I wanna relax for awhile! " Ben blushed after finishing his outburst, realizing what he had said. Rook watch him,nodding in understanding, feeling alittle guilty that he didn't have much else to wear.

" I apologize, beloved. I will go out later on today and purchase regular clothing. " the brunette ran a hand through his hair.

" no, it's fine. Don't worry about it, babe. " the younger teen blushed and the older raised a non existing eyebrow, looking confused.

" i am a newborn?"

" n-no, just look it up online!" He stammered in reply while blushing bright pink and turning his eyes to Rook's bedroom floor.

"Very well." the revonnahgander glanced at Ben's arm, smiling at little to see nothing new, but saw that his left arm was slightly red and frowned alittle.

"What?"

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