"I don't dance Ben." Kevin replied. Ben laughed softly.
"oh I know I couldn't convince you to dance with me at the school dance, but you will dance with me at the wedding." Ben said. Kevin quirked an eye brow.
"what makes you so sure about that?" Kevin ask as came into sights. Ben chuckled softly.
"cause I won't agree to setting a date or saying I do until you agree to it." Ben replied.
"I don't dance Ben. especially in front of people." Kevin said. Ben kissed his cheek.
"nah, not in front of other people. just you and me. " Ben murmured.
"just us huh? and where do you propose we dance?" Kevin ask.
"in the apartment or outside. whichever you'll agree to." Ben replied.
"I'll think about it." Kevin responded. Ben smiled slightly, laying his head on Kevin's shoulder. he didn't actually expect to get an answer, and even if he did get one, he knew it would most likely be a no. that didn't bother him. he knew how Kevin was about stuff like that, but he was going to give it a shot, even if he had to lie about not saying yes or setting a date to get an answer. "why do you want me to dance with you?" Kevin ask. Ben shrugged.
"because out of all the stuff you do with me, you always refuse to do anything that seems like or requires dancing." Ben replied.
"just us right?" Kevin ask.
"yeah." Ben murmured.
"one dance?" Kevin ask.
"mmhmm." Ben replied.
"fine." Kevin muttered. Ben paused and looked at Kevin.
"huh?" Ben ask.
"I said fine. one dance can't kill me." Kevin muttered, rolling his eye's.
"really Kev?" Ben ask shocked. Kevin nodded and Ben hugged him tightly. "awe you do love me." Ben teased.
"no I just hug you, kiss you, cuddle you, and buy you smoothies for the hell of it." Kevin teased back. Ben kissed his cheek as Kevin walked into . Kevin coming in with Ben on his back, or otherwise being carried by Kevin, was not unusual for the normal customers in the place. what was unusual was for Kevin and Ben, with his wrists still wrapped in bloody bandages, to come in three days after breaking the wedding off and Ben trying to kill himself, for smoothies. Kevin ordered his usual and Ben ordered whatever he felt like. "really Ben?" Kevin ask.
"what?" Ben ask.
"an orange, strawberry, and peanut butter smoothie?" Kevin ask. Ben shrugged slightly.
"you don't have to drink it." Ben replied. Kevin shook his head slightly as they grabbed their smoothies and turned to leave, Ben having slid off Kevins back to walk with him. Kevin took his hand and held it, hoping to encourage Ben not to get upset with people staring at his ears, tail, or bloody bandages. Ben cuddled to Kevins side, knowing that if anyone gave rude or hateful looks, Kevin would give them a drop dead glare. Kevin paused, handing Ben his smoothie. "Kev?" Ben ask.
"bathroom." Kevin responded walking away. Ben stood, leaned against a nearby booth. he tasted Kevins smoothie and smiled slightly, rolling his eye's, Kevin needed to expand his smoothie tastes.
"well well, Tennyson, just with I thought you couldn't be anymore like a freak." a voice said behind him. Ben didn't have to turn he knew who it was.
"Cash Murry, I see you're finally outta jail." Ben muttered, turning to face his old school bully. J.T. stood beside Cash, cracking his knuckles. there were a two others standing around him and Ben rolled his eye's.
"so Tennyson, ready to get the snot kicked out of you for putting me in jail?" Cash hissed.
"grow up Cash or XLR8 will hang you by your underwear again." Ben muttered. Cash grabbed Ben, who quickly sat the smoothies down so he wouldn't end up wearing them, and pulled him into the circle of bullies. Ben sighed, casting a glance down at the Omnitrix. it was working for now, but Ben really didn't want to destroy his favorite smoothie place again. Ben wrenched his arm free from Cash's hold. "hands off." Ben hissed.
"what'cha gonna do about it twerp?" J.T. smirked shoving Ben. Ben growled and swung around, punching him in the face. J.T. stumbled back, surprized by the action, and felt his bloody lip. "you'll pay for that Tennyson." J.T. hissed. Ben shook his fist off, Kevin made that look a lot less painful then it actually was.
"what are you going to do? wedgie me and hang me on a tree branch? beat me up and take my lunch money? oh! I know, you're going to spit petty insults and call me childish names." Ben laughed. he leaned over into J.T.'s face, now being his height. "we're not kids anymore. you're just a bully, and I'm not afraid of you." Ben glared. J.T. shoved Ben back and the two men Ben didn't know grabbed his arms. Ben grunted trying to wiggle free. Cash walked over and smirked at Ben, getting in his face.
"remind you of old times?" Cash smirked. Ben grunted bringing his foot up to kick Cash's junk. Cash yelped stepping back.
"no, but that'll remind you of old times, any tme you try to have kids." Ben laughed. J.T. swung at Ben, who quickly brought his legs up to wrap them around J.T.'s arm. "I'm warning you, I'm not that ten year old little boy anymore, I've had a little more training with beat the shit out of bullies." Ben warned. J.T. growled swinging his other arm at Ben. Ben twisted his body quickly, his knee's pressing into J.T.'s arm, and snaped J.T.'s arm. J.T. cried out and stumbled back as Ben let his arm go. Ben struggled with the two men behind him.
"you're gonna pay for that Tennyson!" Cash hissed, swinging a fist at Ben. Ben was caught off guard and dropped his head at the punch, watching blood drip from his lip to the floor. Cash pulled back ready to do it again, when he was grabbed from behind. he turned and huffed. "hey! let go you fucking meat wall!" Cash hissed. Kevin lifted Cash up by the front of his shirt, lifting him off the ground.
"you're gonna pay for touching my fiance." Kevin smirked, absorbing the metal from Cash's necklace.
"oh shit! it's that freak Levin!" J.T. shouted. Kevin punched Cash hard in the face and threw him at J.T. he walked over to the other two, cracking his knuckles. "drop him." Kevin said.
"or what?" one ask. Kevin snarled at him.
"I said, drop. him." Kevin growled. the first guy shoved Ben at the second. he went after Kevin. Ben grunted, using his body strength to bring his legs up and wrap them around his neck. his arms were quickly released as the man went for the legs wrapped around his throat. Ben let go quickly, hoping to fall to the ground, but the man managed to grab onto his tail. Ben screamed out in pain, hanging in the air by his tail. Kevin, after knocking the first guy down, pushed the one holding Ben as hard as he could, catching Ben in his free arm. Kevin pulled Ben close to him and Ben whimpered softly, clutched the lower part of his back right at the base of his tail. he laid over Kevins arm, crying and clutching his back. Kevin was beyond pissed now, they'd really hurt Ben and they were going to pay. Kevin pushed him gently towards the table with their smoothies and turned back to the bullies, beating them to a bloody pulp. once he was finished he went to Ben and knelt infront of him. "Ben?" Kevin ask. not wanting to hurt his lover, but wanting to get them out of there, he carefully put Ben over his shoulder, keeping away from the wounded appendage. he paused as he was about to leave and grabbed Ben's smoothie, knowing he'd be upset if he left it behind.
*the apartment*
Kevin laid Ben down gently on the couch. he knelt infront of the couch.
"Ben are you okay?" Kevin ask softly. Ben whimpered softly, sniffling. "here let me see, if it's dislocated I could put it back in place." Kevin said, reaching out. Ben shook his head no quickly, jerking when Kevin touched it.
"no! don't touch it!" Ben cried. he couldn't let Kevin see the tattoo before it was finished, pain or no pain. Kevin frowned slightly.
"what do you want me to do?" Kevin ask.
"call Gwen or a vet or someone who knows what they're doing!" Ben whimpered. Kevin nodded slightly and called Gwen.
"hey Gwen, uh, I got... can you come over here... there's a problem." Kevin said. Gwen was suddenly standing in the room beside him. "holy shit how did you do that?" Kevin muttered, jumping.
"new book grandma gave me, whats up?" Gwen ask.
"run in. old bullies. pulled tail." Ben whimpered. Gwen looked at Kevin, who quickly explained to Gwen what had happened.
"I offered to try to put it back in place, but he wanted someone who knew what they were doing." Kevin said. Gwen nodded.
"well, you're probably right. it's probably out of place. go get a bag of ice and wrap it in a towel, he'll need it." Gwen said. Kevin nodded and headed to do as she said. Gwen felt around the base of Be's tail gently. Ben bit his tongue to keep from kicking Gwen away. "yup. right there, I feel it. okay, Ben, this'll hurt." Gwen warned. Kevin jumped hearing a loud pop and Bens scream of pain. he quickly brought the ice to Gwen. Ben lay face down on the couch, not moving.
"is he okay?" Kevin ask. Gwen laid the ice pack on the base of Ben's tail and stood.
"he will be. just, try to be careful with it. he could have seriously hurt Ben's spine." Gwen said. Kevin nodded at her.
"alright, thanks Gwen." Kevin replied petting Bens hair gently. Gwen nodded and watched Ben a moment.
"if it's still sore tomorrow like it is now, take him to a vet and get them to xray it." Gwen said. Kevin nodded and watched her go. he knelt in front of his fiance.
"Benji?" Kevin ask. Ben whined.
"cuddle me Kevy." Ben muttered. Kevin ralxed slightly, hearing the three words and nodded, carefully climbing over Ben to lay beside him.
"that better?" Kevin ask.