Hello fans of Ben 10 and Lilo & Stitch!

I mention a lot of things from Ben 10 for those who are reading this in connection with my story Lilo & Descendants.

Otherwise vice versa. There will be couple of mentions from Descendants, but nothing to major.

~San Diego, California~

It is a beautiful day in Mission Trails Regional Park, where an old and rusty RV stopped for the day. This RV is the mobile home of Max Tennyson. Max is wearing a red shirt with orange flowers and blue jeans. He was a retired Plumber, which is an intergalactic police force. Traveling with him for the summer are his 10 years old grandkids Gwen and Ben. Speaking of…

"Stop being such a doofus!"

That is Gwendolyn Tennyson fighting with her cousin over… something. Gwen is a ginger haired, green eyed girl, wearing a blue shirt with a darker blue cat icon, white jeans and sneakers. She is a user of the mystic arts, manipulating mana and judo.

"Only when you stop being such a dweeb!"

Benjamin Kirby Tennyson is a brunette haired, green eyed boy wearing a black and white shirt, military green cargo pants, and black and white sneakers with black stripes. He is wearing a device called the Omnitrix. It is as big as a large wristwatch in size, sporting a black and gray color scheme. Two white lines extended from around the length of it, and in the middle of the device was a black dial with four green circles, and two green buttons. Sporting a bright emerald green was an hourglass shape circle in the middle. This device is capable of turning Ben into different alien life forms.

"Knock it off you two!" They turn to their Grandfather.

"He/She started it!"

Grandpa Max just shakes his head. "Doesn't matter! What do you kids wanna do today? We can go hiking or maybe boating? What do ya say?" The cousins look at each other, when the radio catches their attention.

"Hey everyone this is Skeptic Steve with another crazy news report. Today we have supposed 'aliens' sightings all over Kauai, Hawaii. What is it with alien sightings lately? First all those 'hero' sightings and now an entire island! You gotta be kidding me! What a joke! Am I right!"

Ben is curious. "Grandpa, do you think that's true?"

Grandpa Max turns the radio off with a frown. "A whole island infested by aliens. I'm sure we would have heard about that if it was true."

"Really Ben, don't you think that someone would have exposed them by now if they were real?" Gwen says, while looking at her cousin with a skeptical look.

"I don't know. No one seems to believe the things we've gone through are true. Maybe no one believes the people that say something?"

"Ben's right Gwen." Ben sticks his tongue out at her, which is returned. "Any report about what's going on is probably ignored or considered malarkey. We should check it out."

The cousins high-five. "Sweet! We're going to Hawaii!"

Gwen looks at Max. "How are we getting there? We don't exactly have the money to buy plane tickets."

"We're taking the Rust Bucket." Max then turns around facing the front, while the kids exchange looks and grab hold of their seats. Max flips a few dials and presses a few buttons. Rocket thrusters are formed in the back, wings expand out the sides, and the controls are switched from a steering wheel to a yoke. They're off to Hawaii.

Next Day

~Kokaua Town, Kauai, Hawaii~

The Tennyson's, after resting and parking their RV, walk into town.

"So where are the aliens?" Gwen smacks Ben's shoulder.

"We don't know if there even are any doofus! And even if there are any I doubt we'll just run into one." Gwen is then bumped into by a green creature, with rotating cleaning brushes for feet, crab claws, spout-like antennas, and a stomach pouch. The creature says sorry and they see it go down the street picking up garbage and putting it in trash cans.

Gwen is shocked. "What was that Grandpa?"

"I don't know Honey. Let's keep looking around."

They continue walking around town and spot more of the creatures. There was a spiky ice-looking creature sitting on top of a shaved ice stand; making the cones and selling them to people who seemed to have absolutely no issue with being served shaved ice from a living icicle. They walked past a hairdresser that seemed to have a living hairball cutting the hair and a fast food stand that was manned by a grey creature with a chef hat and a spatula tail.

Max looks bewildered, Ben looks excited, and Gwen looks confused.

She exclaims, "There are creatures everywhere!"

"They're actually alien mutant genetic experiments made by my Uncle Jumba." A voice says from behind them, they turn to see a ten year old girl with long black hair, deep brown eyes and olive tone skin wearing a green and white Hawaiin dress.

Grandpa Max smiles at her. "Really and why is that?"

The girl shrugs. "I don't know. He was an evil genius scientist who wanted to cause havoc and chaos everywhere from here to Turo." Grandpa Max flinches at the name. "He's changed since then, but he still dabbles in the genetics field."

Ben blushes a little at the sight of the beautiful girl, but quickly hides it. "Who are you?" Gwen elbows him in the gut without looking away from the girl.

"Excuse my cousin. He was dropped on his head as a baby." She whispers, "Several times." Ben sticks his tongue out at her as she reaches out her hand to the girl. "I'm Gwen, this is my doofus cousin Ben, and our Grandpa Max."

The girl grabs her hand and shakes it. "Nice to meet you, I'm Lilo." She then takes their picture, which blinds them for a second. "I take pictures of tourists. It's a hobby of mine. Well goodbye." She then turns to walk away.

Ben yells to her, "Hey wait! Lilo Wait!" She stops and turns to them. "Could you tell us what's going on with all these creatures? Are they a threat?"

Lilo looks at him like he's crazy. "Of course they're not a threat. They're Ohana."

Grandpa Max asks, "Would you be willing to explain a little? We're just a little confused."

"Sure. I'll even give you a tour of the cousins."

"Cousins? You can't be related?" Gwen says. "After all you said they're not from Earth."

Lilo nods. "You're right. We're not directly related, but they were created along with my dog Stitch by the same person and they're Ohana so we call them cousins. We found them, turned them from bad to good and found the one true place they belong."

The Tennyson's look at each other and follow Lilo as she gives them a tour and tells them the stories of every cousin they meet and some that they didn't.

Later

~RV~

The Tennyson's had just separated from Lilo and we're taking some time to absorb what they had learned.

Max is holding his head in his hands in the front seat. "I can't believe the Plumbers didn't know about this. I mean there are a lot of aliens here and from what Lilo said they caused a lot of chaos before they settled down."

Gwen, from the table, nods. "Though humans have been coming up with alien sightings more often than there are actual aliens; maybe they just thought it was a hoax. I mean aliens walking around in broad daylight in a resort town. They might have just thought it was a way to bring in more business."

"I think it's awesome." Ben exclaimed from his seat opposing Gwen's. "I mean did you hear of some of the abilities they had! They were so cool!"

Gwen looks at him. "Maybe they could teach you how to be cooler. Actually I don't think it would help."

Ben gets up and ready to lunge at her when something catches his eye outside the RV. "Who's that? I don't think we saw that one earlier." The others look out and see a blue koala looking creature coming toward their vehicle.

"What do you think it wants, Grandpa?"

Max frowns. "Not sure Gwen. Let's find out." He opens the door, just as the creature lifts it's hand to knock. He looks down at the creature. "Can we help you?"

The creature tilts its head up. "Are you Ben Tenni-Sen?"

"No. That would be my grandson. I'm Max Tennyson. How can I help you?"

The creature extends a hand to Max. "My name is Stitch." Max shakes the hand. "Lilo sent me with this." He holds out a disposable camera. "Lilo says Ben dropped this and asked Stitch to return it to Ben." Max gestures for Stitch to come in.

"Ben did you drop your camera?" Ben checks his pockets and comes up empty. "Ben. Gwen. This is Lilo's friend Stitch. She found your camera and sent him to return it."

Stitch walks to Ben and holds out the camera, who takes it. "Thanks dude."

"No problem. It's easy for Stitch."

Gwen leans in closer. "How did you find us?"

Stitch looks at her. "Stitch smelled Ben on camera and followed it here." He turns to Ben. "Be careful not to lose camera." Then Max. "Aloha all." He then walks out of the Rust Bucket and shuts the door behind him.

Max turns to his grandkids. "He was very nice. Make sure Ben, if you see Lilo to thank her."

"I will Grandpa. I promise."

"Good boy. So I was thinking since we're here, we might as well stay for a couple of days and have some fun."

Gwen and Ben high-five. "Hey Grandpa! Can we go to the beach! Please!"

Max laughs, "Sure Pumpkin. We'll go early so there's not too many people."

Next Day

~Lahui Beach~

The Tennyson's set up camp on Lahui Beach. Max sits back in his beach chair under an umbrella and after making sure everyone was wearing waterproof sunscreen let his grandkids loose. Gwen and Ben played in the water for a while before Gwen decided to work on her tan, (It would later be a minor case of sunburn.) and Ben was left alone and slightly bored.

'Oh man, now what. I guess I could go Ditto and be my own volleyball game.' He shrugs. 'Why not.' He sets the dial on the watch and is about to slam it down, when he sees Lilo in a red and orange swimsuit by some girls. 'Hey maybe Lilo would like to do something.' He walks in their direction; he hears the conversation as he gets closer.

The frizzy red-head is the first one he hears. "Why don't you go home to your freaky dog Weirdlo and leave the normal people alone."

The other unknown girls chorus. "Yeah!"

Ben frowns and clenches his fists. 'I hate bullies! Lilo doesn't deserve this.' He takes a deep breath to relax his expression. 'You've faced Vilgax, Kevin, and Gwen in the morning. You can handle this.'

Frizzy spots Ben coming up. "Hey girls! Cute boy coming this way! How do I look?"

Lilo turns around. She smiles as she sees Ben coming and waves. Ben waves back returning the smile, which turns into a smirk. 'I know just what to do.'

Frizzy looks at Lilo in shock. "You know him!"

Lilo nods. "I showed him and his family around yesterday. He's really nice."

"He must be nice if he's willing to admit you exist."

"Yeah!"

Ben comes up from behind and puts his arm around Lilo. "Hey Lilo!" He quickly whispers in her ear before she can react. "Play along and if you like you can punch me after we get rid of them." He leans away from her ear. "How's the most beautiful girl on the island today? I had a wonderful day yesterday. In fact I was wondering if you wanted to hang out again?" The girls in front are shocked and Lilo continues to smile.

"Sure! I would love to Ben."

"Great!" He turns them away from the others without a second glance. Once they gain some distance, he speaks to her. "So… are you gonna punch me for that? I understand I kinda pulled you away, but you looked like you needed backup."

Lilo pushes him a little without dislodging him. "I won't punch you this time!" She laughs. "Thanks Ben. I've tried being friends with them for a long time, but Myrtle, the red-head, always ruins my attempts and makes fun of me."

Ben nods. "I know how you feel. There's a couple of guys at my school that seem to target me specifically most of the time. I guess because I try to stick up for others." He sheepishly rubs the back of his head. "I usually end up the victim and the laughingstock."

Lilo looks at him. "Well, today you're my hero. And there is only one way to repay that." She leans in and kisses him on the lips quickly before looking away with a blush, which is matched by the one on Ben's face.

After a long silence Ben speaks. "Just so you know that was my first kiss."

"Really? Mine too!" Lilo blushes, but looks at him. "So did you actually wanna go hang out?"

Ben nods. "Absolutely! What do you wanna do?"

Lilo thinks for a moment. "Well I finished feeding Pudge… We could go to my house and listen to my Elvis records."

"Sure. Elvis is good." Silence. "Who's Elvis?"

Lilo stares at him in shock. "You don't know who Elvis is? How can you not know this?! I can't believe I shared my first kiss with someone who doesn't know Elvis!" She grabs his hand and starts pulling him. "We must fix this at once!"

Ben tries to pull her towards camp Tennyson. "Lilo! I need to tell my grandpa where I'm going."

Lilo sighs. "Fine." She lets go. "Hurry!" Ben nods and runs to where his grandfather is. She sees Max look in her direction and waves. He turns to his grandson and nods. Ben runs to her. She then grabs his wrist once he's close enough and pulls him all the way to her house.

~Pelekai Residence~

Nani is standing in the Kitchen, Jumba is watching TV, and Pleakley is cleaning the bathroom, when Hurricane Lilo comes into the house dragging a boy behind her. Which brings Nani into the Living Room.

"Lilo! What have I told you about dragging people?"

Lilo looks at her sister. "To not do it, but it was an emergency! I kis-! I mean I'm friends with someone who doesn't know Elvis! I need to fix this!"

Nani sighs and Jumba laughs. "Little girl, takes Elvis very seriously. I approve." Ben barely glances at Jumba.

"Not helping Jumba!" Nani turns to Ben. "I'm sorry about Lilo. I'm Nani, her older sister, that's Uncle Jumba, and Aunt Pleakley is somewhere in the house. Would you like some lemonade?"

Ben shakes his head negative. "I'm Ben." He turns to Jumba. "You're the one that made all the aliens running around town."

Nani is about to deny that, when Jumba speaks. "Yes I did. Why do you ask?"

Nani facepalms.

Ben lifts up the Omnitrix, showing off the intergalactic peace symbol. Jumba leans in closer. "You have advanced Galvan technology on your wrist." The girls look at Ben. "What does it do?"

"This is the Omnitrix. It was invented by a guy named Azmuth. I use this watch to transform into different alien heroes and save people." 'If you catch my drift.'

Jumba claps his hands. "Azmuth! Of course! He is the smartest being in three galaxies, or is it five… Is he still on Zenon?"

"No. He's back on Galvan Prime in his lab there. My archenemy and I kinda destroyed his lab on Zenon."

Jumba laughs some more, but their discussion is interrupted by Lilo. "As interesting as this is, I still need to introduce Ben to Elvis. Come on, Ben we'll go to my room."

Ben is once again dragged by Lilo to her room and out of site.

Jumba laughs. "She is dating Plumber!"

Later

Ben and Lilo were on their way to the Rust Bucket after an afternoon filled with Elvis, stories about alien adventures from both, and dancing, lots of dancing. Ben stretches his arms.

"This has been a great day." Lilo nods.

"It has. We danced to Elvis,"

"Scared off some bullies,"

"And I got to share my first kiss with a boy who knows Elvis." They both blush briefly at the mention.

Ben ducks his head with a nervous chuckle. "I was hoping we could keep in touch after this. I mean… I don't want to forget you. N-not that I could forget you! You're unforgettable and very pretty! I mean-" Lilo punches him in the arm with a smile.

"I would like that." They both blush again, until they get closer to the RV and separate after exchanging addresses and communicator ID's.

One Year after first meeting

~Lilo & Stitch's Room~

The monitor in the corner starts ringing. Stitch is the first one there and answers the call. "Hello." Ben appears on screen. He looks a little worn down and unsure.

"Hey Stitch. Is Lilo there? I need to talk to her." Stitch nods and goes to the elevator.

"Lilo! It's your boyfriend!"

"He's not my boyfriend!"

"Yes he is!"

"No he isn't!"

"Yes he is!"

"No he isn't!"

"Is!"

"Isn't!"

Nani interrupts. "Lilo! Just answer the call already!"

Lilo, now 11 years old, comes upstairs and sits at the monitor, where she sees Ben blushing lightly. "Sup Ben. What's the sitch?"

Ben sighs. "Do you think we can talk alone for a while."

Lilo looks at Stitch who nods and leaves closing and locking the elevator behind him. "What's wrong? You look tired."

Ben clears his throat. "One of my aliens was killed by an enemy of mine today." Lilo gasps.

"That's horrible! Are you okay?!"

"I'm fine. My enemy Malware, separated the DNA from mine, which made us separate beings. He then corrupted him, and destroyed him."

"Which one did you lose?"

Ben sniffs. "I lost Feedback."

"I'm so sorry Ben! I know how much you like being him. Everything will be okay. I thought my world ended when I lost my parents, but then Stitch came and everything got better. It will get better for you too. Just take a break for awhile and let things settle down."

Ben nods. "That's actually why I was calling. I was thinking about having the Omnitrix removed. When I lost Feedback, I just kept thinking. What if this happens again? What if I lose Grandpa or Gwen or another of my transformations or… you? I don't think I can take it. The thought of it kills me more than the thought of taking off the watch." He looks away for a moment, then back. "What should I do Lilo? I need advice. Please?"

Lilo looks at him with watery eyes. "I still think you need a chance to let life settle down a little and whether that means keeping on the watch or not is your choice. I can't tell you what choice to make. All I can tell you is that whichever one you make I will support you 100%."

Ben looks at his wrist for a moment, then at Lilo. "I think I'm not going to be a hero for awhile. I need some time to not worry about anything besides my family and friends." 'I hope she's okay with me being normal.'

"Okay Ben. Just remember you can call me anytime."

"Mahalo, Lilo."

"Of course. What are friends for."

Two Years after first meeting

~Ben's Room, Bellwood, California~

13 year old Ben was doing homework at his desk, when his computer started ringing. He smiled and accepted the call. The screen turned on to show 12 Year old Lilo.

"Hey Lilo!"

"Hey Ben!"

"What's with the surprise call? Did something happen?"

Lilo nods. "Guess!" Ben pouts, but tries.

"You found Atlantis?"

"Nope."

"You found an ultra rare Elvis record?"

"That would be so cool! But no."

"Nani and David have finally gotten engaged?"

"That would be a relief, but no."

Ben groans. "I give up! Just tell me please! The suspense is killing me!"

Lilo squeals. "I met royalty today!"

"What!"

"I know right! I met the Prince of Auradon. His name is Ben and he's super nice. He doesn't think all the aliens around here are weird, and he wants to be my friend! Isn't that awesome!"

Ben sits there for a minute. "That's great Lilo." 'Lies.' "I'm happy for you." 'Liar, liar, pants on fire.' Lilo seems to notice his lack of enthusiasm.

"Hey are you okay? Is something wrong? Talk to me." Ben looks at her.

"What about me? Are we still gonna be friends?" Lilo gapes at him.

"Where did you get the idea we wouldn't be? Of course we're still friends! I love you!" They both blush a little at her words. "I couldn't imagine not calling you and driving you crazy all day." Ben smiles.

"Okay then. Tell me about this kid. Does he like Sumo Slammers? Does he a least like Elvis? Cause that should be a deal breaker right there!" Lilo giggles.

Five Years after first meeting

~Ship above Hawaii~

Kevin Levin, wearing a black long sleeved shirt, boots and ripped blue jeans, is sitting in the pilot's chair of a large aircraft created by a Galvanic Mechamorph named Ship. Behind him are Gwen, who is wearing a blue sweater over a white shirt, black skirt over tights and heeled shoes, and Ben, who is wearing a green leather jacket with a white 10 on the upper right side, a black t-shirt, blue jeans and sneakers.

"So I don't see why we're here. Unless we're here for vacation, this looks like a waste of our time."

Gwen looks at her cousin. "Yeah Ben, there's no way DNAliens would set up here. It's too tropical and there's not enough flat space to put up weather towers."

"I know that Gwen, but we're here to get information from sources of mine." Ben looks away, which Gwen notices.

"And…" Ben looks back to her.

"And what?" She gives him a look.

"You know what. Why are we in Hawaii? Answer or we're turning around and going home."

Ben panics. "No don't! I'll tell you. Just promise me we're still going to Kokaua Town."

"Just tell us what's going on Tennyson. Before I decide to throw you out!" Kevin says from the front.

"Okay! Okay. I really do have a source here that could help up out. I'm also here to help out a friend with the start of a new charity program they started. They need some moral support and I figured two birds, one stone. Are you happy now?" Gwen and Kevin exchange looks.

"Ben, that's very considerate of you. Who's the friend? Have I met them? I can't imagine who you'd meet from Hawaii. Well except for-" Gwen stops and looks at Ben who turns to the window and sinks into his seat with a slight blush.

Kevin turns to look at the cousins and sees the blush as Gwen starts beaming and bouncing in her seat. "What I miss? Who is this guy?" Gwen squeals.

"It's your girlfriend Lilo isn't it! This is so exciting I haven't seen her in years! Oh this is going to be fun."

"I'm confused. Who's this Lila character? And I thought you were dating Julie?"

Ben finally looks at Kevin. "Julie and I are just friends. I took her out to cheer her up after her boyfriend dumped her over a text." Ben sighs in nostalgia. "Her name's Lilo, we met her during our summer road trip when we heard rumors about aliens invading Hawaii. Turns out the rumors were true and she was at the center of it. She gave us a tour and explained everything about the aliens and that's it. We stayed there a couple of days; Lilo and I hung out, listened to some Elvis, had fun and later we left. She and I have stayed in touch since then."

Gwen shakes his shoulder. "Don't forget what else you two did!"

Ben blushes and looks away. "That was it." Gwen looks to Kevin.

"They kissed!"

"What! No way she kissed you! Why would she do that Tennyson? She trip or somethin'."

"No!" Ben looks at Kevin. "I rescued her from some girls who were being mean to her and to thank me, she kissed me."

Kevin gets a look on his face and then starts singing. "Awww! Ben's got a girlfriend! Ben's got a girlfriend! Ben's got a girlfriend!." Gwen starts laughing as Ben covers his ears.

~Kokaua Town, Kauai, Hawaii~

Team Alien Force was walking down Main Street. Kevin was looking around. "So where are all the aliens you mentioned seeing."

Ben looks confident. "Just give it a moment."

As they keep walking they start spotting the ones from before along with a few others. There was one acting like a steam roller and one a traffic light.

Kevin looks around reluctantly impressed. "Cool, and none of the humans notice."

Gwen shrugs. "I think they just don't care. Things run smoothly and they don't harm anyone. They can enjoy their vacations without hassle and the locals have some friendly help."

Ben nods. "Lilo said that most are either so impressed or so used to it that they don't even bat an eye at anything." Gwen looks around the square.

"Where is Lilo? I don't see her."

"She said to meet on Main Street." Ben looks around and finally spots her. "There she is! Next to those girls." Ben squints. "I think those are the same girls who gave her trouble when we were kids." He starts waving. "Hey Lilo!"

She turns around and Kevin can see she's a beautiful girl with waist length black hair, and curves hidden beneath a red tank top and white jeans with brown sandals. Lilo is beaming the minute she spots Ben and walks up to him. "Hey Ben!" She quickly whispers in his ear before he can react. "Play along and if you like you can punch me after we get rid of them." She leans away from his ear and kisses him on the lips hard. The girls behind her gasp and so do Gwen and Kevin, though neither pay attention to their reactions.

Ben's lips remained locked with these new ones and he was too confused and dazed to move while the owner of the other lips seemed to be tense for a moment before relaxing subconsciously into it. It was like a spark had been ignited and everything outside of their bubble became fuzzy and unimportant as sound was almost inaudible other than the soft thrum of two hearts. Upon contact it was like millions of fireworks were going off in their heads and hearts as every part of them tingled with excitement.

Lilo places her hands on his surprisingly broad chest. Ben grabs her waist, eyes closed and decides to explore her more. Their lips pressed together moving in sync with the other. They broke apart a hair's width apart to breathe. They were both gasping for air for a moment before they both smiled and blushed before turning back to their particular audiences.

"Bye Mertle! I'm going to hangout with my boyfriend Ben!" She waves at the girls as they leave, then turns to Gwen and Kevin. "Aloha! It's nice to you again Gwen and who's this guy? Is he your boyfriend?"

Gwen snaps out of her shock. "Aloha Lilo! It's nice to see you again. This is Kevin, he's a friend of ours." Kevin shakes his head out of a daze.

"Nice to meet you. By the way I think you broke Tennyson." The girls look at Ben and start giggling at his dazed and red expression.

"I guess I don't have to worry about him punching me."

Kevin and Gwen give her curious looks. Lilo blushes briefly at their looks.

"When we did something similar when we were kids Ben said if he made me uncomfortable, that I could punch him after the bullies were gone. I told him the same thing before I kissed him just now." Lilo giggles again. "I got an idea. One second." She turns to Ben. "Hey Ben, there's a new tropical smoothie flavor to try."

Ben looks at her quickly. "Really! Where?!" Lilo laughs again and Ben shakes his head. "What did I miss?"

The others laugh. "Not much hero. Where are we going islander?"

Lilo points down the street to a café. "It's a little too close to my fundraiser to take you guys to my house before it starts, but we have enough time for a quick snack. That sound good metal boy?" Kevin smirks.

"I approve." Lilo fake swoons.

"My life is now complete. Kevin approves of me." The group laughs as they head down.

~Kiki's Coffee Hut~

They all just sat down and ordered when Gwen started talking.

"So I heard you're starting a new charity organization. What is it for? Children? Disease? Environment?"

Lilo takes a sip of her water. "It's called A.L.O.H.A. It stands for, Alternative,

Lodging from, Oppressive, Homes, Association. We help people find homes or jobs in the one true place they belong." Ben nudges her.

"That should be your slogan."

Lilo smirks. "Already done. I copyrighted it and everything."

Kevin whistles impressed. "That sounds hard. You sure you can do it? That's a big task for anyone to take on." Lilo raises a brow at him.

"Kevin, I've been doing that since I was six years old. I can do it now. I helped all 626 of Jumba's experiments find a home and a job by myself, and their main function was to cause chaos and destroy things. I know what I'm doing." Kevin lifts his hands in surrender.

"I'm sorry I doubted. My bad." Lilo nods in his direction, which gets a laugh from the cousins. Ben looks at Lilo.

"So I've been meaning to ask, how are you balancing being Earth's Ambassador and A.L.O.H.A.? It's gotta be tricky."

Lilo shrugs. "Not really. It's not like I'm needed in Turo all the time and once I get A.L.O.H.A. launched it will practically run itself. I designed it that way so I could finish school without suffering a nervous breakdown or Elvis withdrawal." The waiter drops off their food and Kevin squints a little at Lilo.

"Wait… you said Turo. As in the United Galactic Federation on planet Turo? That Turo?" She nods. "Wait you're Ambassador Pelekai? Didn't you get that position years ago?" She nods again. "How old were you?"

"I was six."

"You became ambassador for a whole planet at six! How is that possible?"

Lilo shrugs. "The Grand Councilwoman thought I was a good representative for the good on Earth after I helped reform Stitch's cousins. The world leaders keep re-voting me in when they hear all the glowing praise from the other ambassadors. That and I think they don't believe it's a real position." She takes a sip of water. "I think the Grand Councilwoman is trying to make me her successor. It's the only position that once you're voted in you stay. That only changes if forced to leave by vote or by choice. I don't have to worry about that for at least 20 years, she has no plans to leave anytime soon. So I can do what I want now and always turn it down later if I want."

Gwen shakes her head fondly. "As cool as this all is, we did come here for a reason. Ben who's your source?" Ben nods.

"Right." He turns to Lilo. "Do you think we can talk to your Uncle Jumba? He might know some things about our alien problem."

"Sure. Why don't you show your team to my house and talk to him while I'm at the fundraiser."

Ben frowns. "But I'm here to support you."

Lilo smiles and grabs his hand. "You already have by being here. I can handle it fine from here on out." She gets up from her seat. "I gotta get going or I'll be late. Aloha Gwen. It was nice to meet you Kevin." She turns to Ben, leans down, and kisses him again. "I'll see you later Ben." She sashays out of the café.

Team Alien Force watches her leave.

"Tennyson?"

"Yeah."

"That has gotta be one of the coolest girls I've ever met."

"Hey!"

"Aside from you Gwen, of course!"

Ben sighs in bliss. "She really is."

Gwen nudges her cousin. "You really like her don't you?"

Ben just nods with a smile on his face.

Kevin grabs him by the arm. "Come on lover boy. You have to show us to this Jumba guy."

~Pelekai Residence~

Ben is standing on the deck of Lilo's house waiting for her to appear. 'Her fundraiser should have ended by now.' He finally sees her coming up her driveway in her hovercraft. "Lilo!" She spots him after parking.

"Ben! What are you doing out here? I thought you'd still be questioning Jumba?"

Ben waves his hand in dismissal. "We finished that a while ago. Kevin and Jumba were debating who makes the best alien tech last I heard. How'd the fundraiser go?"

Lilo beams. "It went very well! I have several major investors and even more people willing to open their beach houses to help."

"That's great Lilo!" He hugs her. "I'm so happy for you." He backs up. "Anyway…" He clears his throat. "I was wondering if you would like to go on a walk with me?"

Lilo blushes. "Like a date?" Ben nods enthusiastically. "I would love to."

~Lahui Beach~

Ben and Lilo (as cliche as it is) are walking down the beach in the moonlight. They're just listening to the waves crash against the shore and enjoying each other's company.

"I'm glad you like the jacket." Ben looks at Lilo.

"What?" She tugs on the sleeve of his green jacket. "Oh right! I've worn it almost everyday since you gave it to me for my 15th birthday." He reaches into his pocket. "Speaking of 15th birthdays." He pulls out a box. "Happy Birthday Lilo." She gasps and hugs him. "Sorry it's a little late."

"That's not important. Thanks Ben!" She holds the box a second before opening it and finds a silver charm bracelet.

This bracelet has her birthstone, a blue orb with the numbers 626 engraved on it, a palm tree, a record, a heart, and the intergalactic peace symbol.

"Oh Ben! I love it! Help me put it on!" She holds out her wrist and he closes the clasp. They both watch it dangle for a minute, then look at each other and lean in.

He closes his eyes, feeling her breath on his lips. 'I've fallen for you, Lilo. I'm so tempted to just…'

"Lilo..." he breathed. "...may I kiss you?"

Her breath hitches as she smiles and nods. He presses his lips to hers, gently and unsure. She tilts her head, kissing him just as unsurely. He pulls away, opening his eyes. He looks into her chocolate eyes for any sign of hesitation or doubt. She bites her lip, a blush spreading across her face.

Ben leans in as Lilo tilts her head to kiss her again. He brought his hands to her face, gently caressing her soft cheeks. She sighs softly. He moves his hands to her hips and pulls her closer to him. His heart is beating wildly as he deepens the kiss. She wraps her arms around his neck, kissing him fervently.

He pulls away when he completely runs out of breath, hearing her raggedly breathing too. He rested his forehead on hers again.

"Wow…"

"Wow is right." They both smiled and laughed softly.

Lilo is the first to recover. "Does this mean you like me too?"

"I do. Does this mean we're officially dating or do I have to ask?"

Lilo taps a finger on her chin in fake contemplation. "You have to ask. It's only right."

Ben laughs. "Okay. Lilo Pelekai, will you do me the honor of becoming my girlfriend?"

Lilo smiles and brings him in for another kiss. "What do you think Alien Boy?"

"I love you Island Girl." 'Did I say that out loud?'

Lilo blushes. "I love you too." She clears her throat. "Do you think it's early for us to say that? I mean we're only 15?" Ben shakes his head.

"No. If you take what we've been through and what our families say. We've been dating for five years. If anything we're behind on saying that." They both laugh at that logic and share another kiss in the moonlight.

Six Years after first meeting

Ben and Lilo are walking down the beach, arm in arm to celebrate their one year anniversary of officially dating. Ben had flown using Jetray all the way from Bellwood to make it for the occasion.

"This has been a wonderful day Ben. I loved every second of it."

Ben looks down at her head on his shoulder and places a kiss there. "So have I. Why do I get the feeling you need to tell me something important?" Lilo takes her head off his shoulder and looks at him. "What is it Babe? Is Myrtle bothering you again?"

Lilo shakes her head. "No. You remember my friend the Prince of Auradon?" Ben nods as she starts beaming. "Well, he sent me an invitation to study at Auradon Prep."

Ben picks her up and spins her around. "That's great!" He sets her down. "When do you start?"

"In two months. I have to finalize everything with A.L.O.H.A. and the cousins. I need to explain this to the Grand Councilwoman. You're actually the first person I've told." She hops up and down a little. "I'm so excited! It'll be a whole new adventure." She relaxes. "There's only one problem." She looks up at him and he frowns. "I won't be able to see you as often. Auradon is a lot further away from Bellwood than Kokaua is."

Ben releases a breath he was holding. "Is that all? Don't worry about it! I have ways of getting around. I was worried you were breaking up with me."

"Never! Never in a million years! I was just worried that we wouldn't see each other as much anymore."

Ben grabs her waist and brings her flush with his chest. "Distance will never be a concern. An alien invasion? Yes." She giggles. "Distance? No. I can conquer any distance to be with you." She blushes and kisses him chastely.

"Good."

"Good. Now I have a surprise for you." He brings out his phone and speaker. Lilo gives him a look until she hears Burning Love play from the speaker and starts laughing. Ben extends his hand. "May I have this dance?" She takes it and he pulls her in close and they start swaying.

"You know this isn't a slow love song."

"I know, but I think it's a perfect song for us."

She leans into his chest, as his arms encircle her waist and hers wrap around his neck. "Me too."

Ending author note. I wrote this story to provide background for L&D, but I kinda regret it. Don't get me wrong! I think this pairing is great, but I was watching Alien Force after writing it and just kept thinking about places here and there Ben or Lilo would say something like, "Let's not tell Lilo Vilgax almost killed me." Or "Aww! I missed out on fighting the Highbreed!" And things like that. They're driving me crazy!