Disclaimer: You should know by now that I don't own Ben 10. At all. 'Cause MoA does. If you haven't well...read the past 51 chapters.
A/N: Ahhhh :D I can't wait to see Cash and JT :3 And if JT's there that must mean that...GASP. Jimmy may be back! :DDD 'Cause it's the same voice actor! *pause* Just saying...Haha I tend to get a little over excited over things...if you can't tell *shifty eyes* So, anyways. I was writing the rough draft of this on PAPER for the first time, in like, FOREVER. Ever since I got my laptop, paper's just been a lost media T.T It's still kinda nice, doing it the old fashioned way, drinking some tea as I'm writing. OH! Random Weird Fact: Whenever I drink hot chocolate when I'm writing, I'm perverted and random. It just does that to me...for some odd, strange reason xP OK, enough weirding you out! Onward to the story!
Big Damn Table
52. Fire
"I'm sooo tempted to start singing the campfire song right now."
"Do it and I'll kick your teeth in."
"OK. Fair enough then."
Gwen walked into the dark living room with a tray of three mugs of steamy hot chocolate and a hot batch of chocolate chip cookies, the boys instantly perking up. She sat down next to them, setting the tray on the table.
"So how'd you make the cookies if the power went out?" Ben asked, already grabbing a cookie.
"Magic. I've learned a few novelty spells and I guess they've finally come in handy."
"Cool," Kevin grinned. He took a mug of hot chocolate for himself and leaned in toward the fireplace, feeling the comforting warmth. "Guess your powers are useful for more than kicking ass."
"Except for turning the power on," Gwen sighed. "I can't do that."
"And Buzzshock's locked on the Ultimatrix, so I can't use him to bring the power back on."
Kevin frowned. "We can save everyone in the universe from genocide and stomp Vilgax, but we can't turn back the power on for at least one night?"
"We can't do everything," Ben shrugged. Then he pouted a little. "Sucks, because I wanted to see that Sumo Slammers episode tonight."
Gwen rolled her eyes at the two, looking at the fire. Then she paused, smiling. "Guys, actually, I'm starting to think that this is a great time to hang out and talk. We've been so cooped up with fighting aliens and our junior year is about to end in a few months, so we're studying for exams, trying to decide about our future...We haven't had anytime to just sit down and...talk."
"I'm more into action than talking," Kevin smiled. "And studying isn't really much of a major concern for me. I'm putting as many hours into my job as I can."
Ben was on his third cookie, chomping down on it noisly. He chugged it down with some hot chocolate before talking again. "You work at the auto shop on Ace Street, right?"
"Yeah. It's kinda small, but people still come there anyway, despite all the big companies. It's trustworthy and we don't cut corners. Well...somewhat trustworthy," Kevin smirked with a little chuckle.
Gwen smiled, shaking her head. "See? We're having a somewhat decent conversation here." The boys smiled with her. "My parents said that their jobs closed for the night because of the power outages. So they're staying at a hotel a few miles away from their jobs. It shares this generator with another hotel, so a lot of people are staying there too."
"Wait...how'd you know that? I thought that there was no phone service here."
"I don't have to call them," Gwen shrugged. "I can see what they're up to, and they know it."
"Cool. I never knew that you could do that."
"I've been doing it with you guys too, so I know where you always are."
Ben frowned. "Huh. That explains how you know that I'm at practice or at Mr. Smoothy's."
Kevin laughed. "That's because you're always there. We don't need Gwen to 'see into your present' to know where you are."
"Oh."
Kevin turned to Gwen. "So we're all sleeping here tonight?"
"As long as your mom is alright with it."
"She's fine with it. As long as I see her six days a week, she's fine with me doing whatever." Kevin chuckled, laying back against the coffee table. "She's flexible about what I want to do."
Gwen pursed her lips. She had always wondered about Kevin's mother. How she felt about her son being a Plumber was always on Gwen's mind, espically when she was visiting Kevin's house. His mother must have been proud of him. Kevin was excellent in combat and knew everything related to alien technology. Despite his lack of effort in school work, he was a great, intellegent person.
But did Kevin remind her of her fallen husband, who was also a Plumber?
"So is mine," Ben nodded, thankfully cutting off her thoughts.
"Good," Gwen sighed with a nod. "Do you guys want one of my Dad's pajama shirts to sleep in?"
"Nah, I'm good," Ben said, shaking his head.
"Wouldn't fit on me, probably," Kevin chuckled. Gwen smiled, imagining him. It wasn't that Kevin was fat, he was just very musclar. The buttons would be bursting at the seams or they probably couldn't button. He probably couldn't put the shirt on because he had such broad shoulders.
"Well, we have some toothbrushes that you can use for the night and-wait. No, that's a stupid idea. Taking a shower isn't a good idea. There's no hot water."
"I'm cool with that," Ben shrugged. "I can take one right now."
Gwen rose an eyebrow. "And then get back in your dirty clothes?"
"Sure. You'll see." Ben stood up confidently, puffing out his chest. He froze, then smiled. "I'm going to need a candle first."
"On it," Gwen smiled. She already knew the consequences of taking a shower when the power was out. Ben had to learn the hard way. She took one of the candles and lit it. "Here you go."
"Thank ya." He took it then skipped up the stairs. Gwen and Kevin smirked at each other, waiting in silence for the sounds of the running water. There was the sound of Ben singing, then there was a loud, girly terrified shriek that came through out the whole house followed by a thump. Gwen and Kevin burst out laughing and it didn't cease when Ben ran down the stairs, towel wrapped around him like a dress and dripping wet hair hanging over his wide green eyes.
"The water's cold!"
After Ben dried himself off and Gwen warmed him up with another novelty spell, they brushed their teeth and Gwen changed into some sweatpants and a tank top. They set up blankets and pillows on the large sofas, talking some more. The moment was nice and they were enjoying every minute of it, laughing and joking around. Once midnight came around, Ben snuggled up on the sofa and fell right asleep. Gwen and Kevin shared the other sofa that could fit five people, laying across from each other so their feet touched.
They sat up, adjusting the blankets, grinning. "This was a pretty awesome night. Don't mind doing that again," Kevin whispered.
"Me neither." Gwen rose an eyebrow. "You have work tomorrow, right?"
"Yeah. Like, twelve hours I can put in."
"Wow. Do you even like your job?"
"Yeah. Fixing cars is my thing. It's not just my car. It's everyone else's. It's kinda fun, because you feel in charge of someone else's property." Kevin sat up a little more so he could be face to face. "So. Can we all do this again sometime?"
Gwen smiled, shrugging. "Yeah. Whenever there's another power outage."
"Can't wait." Kevin leaned in, delievering a slow, sweet kiss to her lips, then pulled back to kiss her forehead. "Nighty night."
Her heart seemed like it was going to flutter away. "Night..." she breathed. "What about it?"
Kevin chuckled, laying down. "Good night Gwen. Sleep tight."
Gwen smiled. "Good night to you too..." She laid back, falling asleep with a smile on her face.
She was definantly doing this again. She just needed to figure out how to make a power outage of her own...
A/N: lol oh Gwen xD I've done this before, having friends over when there was a power outage :D Lots of fun actually! It just get REALLY REALLY hot after awhile...then there's no more ice cold water from a fridge...um...and it's never good to open a fridge when there's a power outage. Just saying. Haha, well, thank you all for your lovely reviews :D Couldn't have done this without you guys! REVIEW! Last time I checked, there's only one more until there's 100!
