Sweat poured down Gwen's forehead as she relaxed on the couch clutching a book in her hand. She brought her hand up wiping the sweat off her forehead trying to concentrate on the book.

"Nuh, DAD" She called out to him. He came out wearing a suit and holding a brief case in his left hand. "Something wrong Gwenny?" He asked feeling her forehead. "Can I please grab a shower?" She begged him feeling completely hot no thanks to Kevin breaking her leg. Frank sighed. "I'm sorry Gwen" He placed a lock of hair behind her ear. "You're just gonna have to wait til tonight. I'll get you some ice packs instead. Wouldn't that be better?" He smiled down at her before moving over to the kitchen. Gwen sighed nodding trying not to complain. He had given her plenty of pain killers to keep her mind of her leg but she still felt the pain of it being snapped.

Maybe it was just swollen.

She removed the blankets off her legs and looked down at it to the bump. "Or maybe not" She whispered.

"Dad I think I have to go to a hospital. My leg doesn't look right" She called over to him as he came back into the room with a few icepacks in his hand. He bent down next to her leg and gently grazed his fingers against it.

"I still think it's just swollen Gwen, if it were broken you'd be in more pain. Anyway the hospitals are still packed and I've got to get down to the mayor's office to help rebuild this town" He smiled at her like it was a glorified title. "Your aunt Vera's coming round to take care of you for a while. Is that alright with you?" He asked pulling the blanket back of her legs and shuffling her pillow. Gwen's eyes widened remembering how saw her cheeks had gotten when she last saw the woman. Gwen placed a hand up to her cheek just thinking about the pain.

"Does it really have to be aunt Vera, what about aunt Saundra or grandpa or uncle Carl?" Gwen asked. Frank sighed. "There busy helping Kevin and I rebuild the town.

We were the only freedom fighters left against your cousin Gwen, it's only right that we rebuild the town too" He kissed her forehead.

"In the meantime you can at least try to get some rest" He placed her book down and helped her lay down.

Gwen sighed.

"I'm not even tired" She informed him but he shook his head. "Now even I know that's a lie. Your aunt will be round in 20 minutes. Try and be nice" He walked over to the door and waved his daughter goodbye. "Yeah, like I'm sticking round to get my cheeks pinched" Gwen removed the blankets and attempted to get up. She gritted her teeth as she put weight on her leg. "Nuh," She collapsed back down onto the couch.

"That looked painful" Gwen's eyes widened.

She turned quickly to see her cousin standing by the door with his arms crossed. "Ben?" She stared at him shocked. "W-What are you doing here?" She asked him. He shrugged. "Checking in on you. Making sure you're feeling better" He smirked coming closer to her. "Are you feeling any different?" Gwen asked as he came and sat down on the opposite couch. He shook his head. "Maybe a little but I would just leave it to getting blasted by a weird ray. I warned you it wouldn't work"

Gwen sighed leaning back to try and remove the weight off her leg. "You look different?" He stared her up and down. "Yeah," She replied. "What happened to your leg?" He stood up and walked over to her legs and poked the bump. "Um ow" She gritted her teeth at him. "When did you get that?" He asked. "Yesterday. Kevin beat me up" She lifted her shirt up to show him her completely bruised ribs. "My shoulder looks a lot worse" She pulled her collar down to show him the intense bruising. "Yowch" Ben hissed staring at the war scars. "Why did he hit you anyway?" He sat down next to her checking her injuries. "He wanted me to tell him where you were. I didn't know. I made up some lie instead" She bent her head lower. "He said if I didn't tell him then he'd kill my dad"

Ben smirked. It sounded familiar. Ben turned to her shirt. "Come on. I want to see the rest of the injuries" He lifted her shirt up and over her head as Gwen struggled refusing to take her shirt off. "Ben No" She gritted her teeth but alas Ben was a lot stronger then her and managed to remove it leaving her only in her bra. She placed both arms around her chest as Ben turned her so he could see her back.

"Relax Gwen; we're family" He gave her his signiture smirk but it didn't make Gwen feel any better.

"Can you please just get this over with. Aunt Vera's going to be here any minute to take care of me for today"

"No she isn't"

As if on cue she heard a knock at the door. Gwen narrowed her eyes at Ben in a silent 'I told you so'.

"Gwenny are you in there?" Aunt Vera opened the door to see the girl sitting there with her grey shirt off. "Gwen, Sweetheart. Why is your shirt off?" Aunt Vera raised her eyebrow at her. "I...I was feeling really hot" Sweat rolled down Gwen's forehead which further proved her point. Aunt Vera walked over to her and felt her forehead. "Oh my," Gwen placed her shirt back on as Aunt Vera sat down next to the girl. "Your cousin's coming over" Vera informed her. "What?" Gwen's eyes widened. "No Ben's not here?" Gwen shook her head thinking Vera had figured it out. "Oh my. Gwen's it's okay" She held her hand. "Gwen. Ben's not here" Vera leaned forward and told her like she was crazy. Gwen shook her head.

"Yeah. No. He's not" She smiled at her holding her head.

"I'm sorry" Gwen told her gently. "It's alright Gwen" She smiled at her. Gwen smiled back before she heard footsteps at the front door. Vera smiled. "Your cousin's going to keep you company for a while" She pinched Gwen's cheek as Gwen stared at the door to see the blonde haired skinny man.

Gwen's eyes widened. She was surprised he was even alive. "Clyde?" Her eyes widened. "Cousin Gwen" He walked over to her glasses shinning in the light from the window. Gwen's eyes widened as she stared at him gulping. "I'll leave you to alone to get reaquainted" Vera yet again pinched her cheek before walking off to the kitchen.

(If you guys don't remember Clyde's Vera's son from Clyde 5. I did not make him up)

Clyde came down and sat down opposite his cousin on the couch. Gwen sighed laying back down on the couch and staring at the roof. Clyde leaned over. "I heard you were on Ben 10,000's spaceship?"

Gwen turned her head to see him leaning over awaiting a story. "Yeah" Gwen breathed out not wanting to really talk about it but her cousin persisted. "What was it like?" He asked curiously. "I..." Gwen shook her head as memories of pain and suffering blocked her mind from recalling anything good. Images flashed through her head from her fight with Ben, Kevin and Sithon. She remembered punching Sithon in the face.

Sithon punched her back. He soon changed into Ben. She hit him over and over beating his body to a pulp. Her body jumping back and forth. Gwen opened her eyes to see her cousin on top of her shaking her. "Gwen?" He asked shaking her shoulders.

"Cl-" His face began to change into Ben's then into Kevin's.

She pushed Kevin away before rolling over and punching him in the mouth. He screamed at her told her to get off as she hit him again. "MUM" Kevin screamed his lungs out but Gwen hit him again. In an instance she felt her body shoved and thrown across the room. She growled angrily and stared across at the person who pushed her but there figures began to change.

She saw her cousin on the floor crying his eyes out as blood gushed from his nose, head and lip. Aunt Vera was comforting the poor boy as he held his face in his hands. Gwen's eyes widened as stared down at her knuckles. They were completely red. Gwen shook her head looking back up at Vera only to find her giving her a look of intense fear. Gwen shook her head. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to" She made a run for it. She raced up the stairs and towards the bathroom slamming the door shut and locking it before placing her hands in the sink washing her hands trying to get the blood and guilt off. She grabbed a sponge and placed it against her hand roughly. Tears began to pour down her cheeks and she continued to clean herself up. She breathed in and out harshly as she raced to get clean. "Gwen?" Someone knocked on the door. It wasn't aunt Vera though it was male voice.

"Go away" She called back continuing to wash her hands off. She saw a green flash behind the door and turned to see her cousin standing there across from her. "I thought you left" Gwen breathed continuing to wash her hands. Ben stared down at her frowning.

"Your bleeding" He told her taking her hand. "No it's cousin Clyde's blood. I accidentally hit him" Gwen shook her head wincing her eyes trying to wash away the memory of beating her cousin. She leaned forward hissing feeling extremely guilty as to why she did it. "Your hands bleeding" He told her again taking it in his hands. Gwen shoved him away.

"It's NOT" Gwen stared down at it noticing the small grazes on her knuckles and hand where she had been constantly rubbing. Gwen sat down on her toilet and stared at it. Ben came up and knelt down next to her placing a hand on her knee. "It's okay" He whispered. She shook her head. "No it's not. Gwen look what I did to him" Her eyes began to water. Ben came close and held her gently. Gwen breathed out amazed that her cousin was trying to comfort her. Maybe the device did work. "You need a shower" Ben told her feeling her skin radiating with heat. Gwen breathed out nodding before remembering her leg. "Oh ow" Gwen winced looking down at her leg to see the bump. "I shouldn't of ran up those steps" Gwen winced losing all her adrenaline. Ben turned the shower taps on to a cold setting before walking over to her. "It's alright Gwen" He whispered smiling down at her. He helped her to stand up.

He grabbed her top attempting to remove it but Gwen stopped him. "I-I don't feel comfortable taking my shirt off" She winced feeling her leg again. She limped back over to the toilet and sat down. Ben sighed walking back over to her and removing a small blue vile from his pocket. "There's still some medibots left if you want it" He whispered grabbing a needle out his pocket and putting the syringe into it. "You didn't take all of it?" Gwen asked him breathing harshly. He shook his head. "I did notice how bad you looked when you walked off. Sorry I was being such a jerk"

Gwen smiled extending her arm out and looking away. Ben smirked slowly placing it into her arm before pushing on the back of the syringe letting the liquid enter her veins before removing it. He rubbed her arm gently before looking down at her leg. "I think your dad still keeps some ice spray for your sporting injuries in the draw" He reached in and grabbed the spray.

"Ben?" He turned round to see Gwen staring at him with eyes desperately searching his.

"Do you fe-"

She cut herself off turning away. "Do you know if my legs broken" She turned away from him. Ben frowned staring down at the bump. "I think it's just swollen Gwen" He bent down and began spraying the liquid onto her leg. "There feel better?" He asked. Her leg went numb and soon there was no pain. She smiled at him nodding. "Common. Lets get you a shower" He helped her stand back up before grabbing her waist. He helped her get into the bath and under the taps. Gwen winced her eyes as the freezing water dropped onto her skin. She placed full weight on her legs not noticing that Ben was still behind her. She placed a hand on the wall letting her head hang down before she felt skin next to hers.

Gwen turned to see Kevin no Ben no Kevin. Gwen winced her eyes and shook her head attempting to back away but he grabbed her. "Gwen it's okay it's me. Look at me Gwen" He told her Gwen winced her eyes trying to get away from him. "I said LOOK AT ME" She turned staring at him. It was her cousin; it was Ben. Ben with his shirt and trousers off. Ben only in his boxers.

Her eyes widened as he grabbed her making sure she wouldn't fall. "What are you doing?" She asked him. "You can get your clothes wet. If I get mine wet Frank might notice someone else in the house" Ben told her. Gwen nodded looking down noticing the red heart and white boxers Gwen had bought him for his birthday two years ago when we was 14. Gwen chuckled lightly blushing.

"You actually wear them?" She asked him. Ben shrugged. "I thought you said they were in fashion" He asked her. Gwen chuckled. "They were a prank joke" Gwen smirked. Ben gave her a nudge.

"That's evil" Ben told her. Gwen continued to laugh. Ben smirked down at her happy that they were together. Gwen stared into Ben's eyes as their faces came closer. She closed her eyes leaning forward until she felt someone touch her forehead. "Your still warm. You're going to have to remove your shirt" Ben told her. Gwen breathed out nodding as he ruined such a special moment. She lifted her shirt up and over her head before grabbing her pony tail and pulling it out. "Feel any better?" He asked. Gwen placed a hand on her shoulder staring at the bruising.

"Kevin's an ass" She breathed out staring up at Ben wondering how he had gotten so tall. Ben looked down at her black running shorts.

"You might feel a little colder removing these" He grabbed her pants and pulled down. Gwen winced holding onto him trying to keep some balance. She slipt them off her ankles and through them out of the bath.

Ben turned to her holding her tighter as Gwen finally began to feel a little colder.

Ben shook lightly trying not to disturb her too much as he held her.

"Nuh," She breathed out as she began to shiver. Soon sweat was no longer pouring down her forehead instead it was cold water. Gwen smiled happily as she felt the medibots begin to work. For the first time in a long time time she finally felt safe and happy. She wrapped her arm around him wanting to be held by him as her eyes began to slide shut.


Firstly, the only reason I released this new chapter so early is because of two reviewers that I would like to thank especially for keeping this story alive. You have no idea how much your reviews to me so as a token of my gratitude I decided to release this chapter a day after the old one. Special thanks to DisneyGirl 10, Alexis-Senpai :3