I don't want to lose you again
Hey everybody I thought I would do a little one-shot between Ben and Gwen as I have always loved this pairing. AN about my Harry Potter fanfiction I'm currently writing chapter 2 so it will be coming soon I want to make sure its perfect so thanks for being patient.
I do not own Ben 10 that belongs to man of action
This takes place after secrets of the omnitrix movie.
Ben was lying on his bed at the back of the Rustbucket contemplating about his summer. He was tackled by a strange object from outer space which turned out to be a watch that turned him into 10 different aliens. That kick started what he thought was the best summer ever. Kicking butt, saving lives, and having the time of his life.
Of course, he wasn't alone in this. He started his vacation thinking it was going to be just him and his Grandpa Max but nope his cousin had to butt in. Gwen his most annoying family member, she was the same age as him and they shared the same birthday, so he never got time to himself. But that all changed during the summer, they got closer, well with fighting aliens and bad guys all the time and having each other's backs that was bound to happen. Ben had his watch and the aliens; Gwen had her magic from a book courtesy of one of the villains they faced. All in all, they made a good team. Sure, they had their spats on occasions, but it wasn't as bad as when they were younger, so they always made up in their own way. They stilled called each other doofus and dweeb but even that was slowly fading and sometimes would use it in a joking manner with no harsh intent behind the words. They learnt that their grandpa was a plumber but not an ordinary plumber. He was part of a secret space police that monitored and dealt with alien threats, he made them promise not to tell anyone not even their parents until he himself was ready. Ben also grew up he was still a child sure. He is ten after all, but he now understood the world more. Dealing with alien threats does that to you.
That was until a few days ago, when his watch entered self-destruct mode, when he believed, he was going to die. When Gwen almost died. The one person who stood by him all summer, who had his back on all occasions. The cousin he was falling in love with.
Ben walked to where Gwen was sitting. Currently the Rustbucket was parked in area at a small lake that Grandpa Max would always go. "hey dweeb can I speak with you for a minute" spoke ben in small voice trying his hardest to cover his nervousness. "you are speaking to me doofus" Gwen sarcastically replied looking up from reading her spell book about to come up with an insult until she saw bens expression. "oh um of course" spoke Gwen in a soft voice getting up from her seat as ben takes hold of her hand leaving her lightly blushing looking up at his face, he's also blushing but gathers himself and walking out of the Rustbucket past their grandpa who's standing by a barbecue. "grandpa me and Gwen are going to sit by the lake for a bit is that ok?" ben asked as turned to his grandpa. "sure thing kiddo I'll call you when its lunch" Max replied smiling knowingly at Ben. Max of course knew what ben was about to do as he already spoke to him about everything about what happened consoling ben when he cried and sat there with him when ben didn't talk and giving him advice when ben asked. "Ok Grandpa" ben replied back.
The two of them were sitting by the lake. Both with equal parts nervousness on their faces until Ben spoke up. "Gwen". "Yes Ben" Gwen replied staring at Bens face wondering what was up with him. "I almost lost you" ben said softly looking at the ground with tears slowly pouring down his eyes. "Ben" Gwen gasped. She knew exactly what he was talking about how she was taken by the wildvine alien species that Ben could turn into until she was saved by Textrax co-pilot Gluto. She still had nightmares about that day, she still spoke to grandpa max about them whenever they made a stop somewhere. "I know but you didn't Ben I'm still here" Gwen said as she grasped bens hands into her own and staring into his eyes. "I know that but still I almost lost you and I don't want to I don't want to" ben was openly crying not being able to continue to speak. "shh its ok ben, its ok" Gwen soothingly replied holding onto ben, tears pooling down her eyes. She didn't like seeing him like this. Broken. Mentally drained. The ben she knew was a happy go lucky boy, playing pranks on her, fighting aliens, and kicking butt. Not this. But she could see and feel where he was coming from. She was broken. When they would stop at a park, she would avoid any forest they came to. Afraid that those aliens would appear and take her below again. She looked down at ben and saw that ben had stopped crying and was looking at her. Ben got out from Gwen's arms and steeled himself again. For the next five minutes they spoke about everything, their fears, the nightmares, consoling each other when they needed each other.
Ben looked into Gwen's eyes and readied himself. This is it Ben, he told himself. He breathed in and out. "Gwen there's something else I wanted to talk to you about" "what is it" Gwen asked her head tilted to the side but blushing when he looked at her with those expressive green eyes. The eyes from the boy, her cousin that she's come to love more than a cousin should do and hoping that what he was about to say was that he loved her to.
"I love you Gwen". Ben said blushing but remaining eye contact with Gwen. "I've loved you probably since when you saved me from the null void or maybe even before then. You've had my back from day one, you've pushed me to do my best and work harder than ever before. The thing is I don't want to lose you again and always want to be with you wherever the future takes us". Ben stopped talking and looked to see Gwen's reaction, he never expected to see Gwen looking at him with a blushing face, a beaming smile and tears rolling down her eyes. "Oh you, you doofus Ben". Gwen replied softly. "I love you too in all the same reasons and more. You've made me a better person, not focusing on myself and helping to be more open to have more fun. I know we are only ten, but I know our love and bond will get stronger from now".
Ben and Gwen moved towards each slowly until they were forehead to forehead. Ben made his move slowly inching himself to Gwen's lips but stopped out of sheer nervousness maybe. He didn't know. Gwen decided she waited long enough and brushed her lips against his lips until they deepened it. They pulled apart and looked into each other eyes both noticing the love in both. "Ben Gwen its lunchtime". They both broke out of their thoughts to listen to their grandpa calling them. "coming grandpa" they both called out, they grabbed each other's hands. No words needed to be spoken as they walked back to the Rustbucket knowing for them the future was bright and would face any obstacles coming their way.
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