My Lovely Family
Chapter 3 - Revelations
Kevin had a great day. The smugglers paid eight taydens for the level 5 guns crate. After the deal, he spent the night with Tiffany at a wayside motel. The next morning, he woke up, went to the bedroom window, and opened the curtains. It was a beautiful day. Kevin felt good, thinking of his next plan: to win Gwen back.
The beautiful redhead's decision to remain a virgin until marriage annoyed him. He had already had sex with several girls, each one more beautiful than the other, but Gwen was undoubtedly the most beautiful girl he had ever met (she had an incredible beauty since she was only 10). Nevertheless, Gwen was not only beautiful; she was also very intelligent and religious. In her convictions, she should have sex with only the right man, and for that, she saved herself for marriage. Deep down Kevin knew he was not her intended husband, but Gwen was very attractive and aroused him much desire. As long as he tried to persuade her, she refused to sleep with him. Kevin then went out alone and did not answer the cell phone. Gwen was always getting the hussies away from her boyfriend. In her absence, he was free to have affairs with other girls. When Gwen caught him with Carolyn, she only screamed at him and ended the relationship.
"I hope one day it happens the same to you, girl" Gwen wished, going up to Carolyn.
"It already happened," thought the mistress. "I'm just paying you back".
(Opening theme)
Kevin spent time looking at the new day's landscape. However, when he turned back to the bed, he got startled. A large purple goo was in the place of the girl with whom he had spent the night. It was a Lenopan. The alien woke up and realized that she had returned to its original form.
"Who are you?" Kevin asked, scared. "And what happened to the girl was here?"
"Psyche!" shouted the Lenopan, before bursting out laughing and taking a human form. It was Lucy.
Kevin was horrified.
"Lucy! It was you all the time?" he asked, disgusted.
"Of course it was me, silly!" Lucy answered in a shrill voice. "Haven't you even notice? Well ... our meeting yesterday was better than the last."
"Which 'last meeting'?"
"The one your girlfriend ruined."
"Gwen!" Kevin realized. "So you were that chick too?" he asked angrily.
"Also!" Lucy replied proudly. "But this time we were not interrupted," she said in a mocking tone and laughed at the situation.
"Because of you I lost the most beautiful girl I've ever been to!" shouted Kevin.
"Hey, hold on! Because of me not!" Lucy protested, still mocking Kevin. "I was not committed to anyone. You're the one who decided to fool around."
Kevin was impressed. "It's incredible how these nasties always find a way to say it's not their fault either," he thought. However, he knew Lucy got a certain point. He must have stayed faithful to Gwen. If he was like Ben, Lucy could try to seduce him at will; he would not cheat on his girlfriend. Nevertheless, Kevin was very selfish. He felt he deserved to have one woman at his mercy, and several others out there.
"You knew I was committed. Even so, you hit on me. You're a nasty, admit it. It's your fault too."
"Yes, it's possible. But Gwen needed that."
Kevin did not understand Lucy's response.
"What do you mean, 'she needed it'?"
"You know, Ben is known all over the universe. Before he even realized it. When he was still 10 years old, in his first year with the Omnitrix, several stories were written about him on various planets."
"It must be because of the aliens who knew him on Earth" Kevin concluded.
"Exactly!" Lucy continued. "And I was amazed by his stories. I also noticed that we had the same personality. When my cousin Camille told me she was going to marry his cousin, I got crazy. It was my chance to meet him and, who knows, make him my boyfriend. But I saw the bride and groom had already chosen Gwen to be the flower girl. And when I saw her picture... Uuuuuuuuugh!
"You saw she was much prettier than you" Kevin sneered.
"She was a beautiful girl. The fact she was Ben's cousin didn't matter. I wanted Ben for me. When I came to Earth, I watched them both, hidden. I took the form of objects and trees; they didn't even notice my presence."
"Then you should have seen that at 10 they were always fighting."
"Yes, they were always fighting. But I recognize when someone fights because of hate and when someone fights because of love. The two fit the second case. I was lost. I needed to do something. Then I cried to Camille, saying that I didn't found it was fair that the ring bearer and the flower girl were both from the groom's family and I wanted to attend the ceremony. Camille talked to Joel and they decided to put me as the flower girl. Ohhhh, it was so good to see Gwen's face when she knew she was not going to be the flower girl anymore hahahahahahahaha!"
"So you were angry with Gwen cause of Ben. I understood ... But you got the job, and I heard you even danced with Ben. Haven't you what you wanted?"
"Of course not! I saw Gwen teaching Ben how to dance. They seemed so in love. Even their grandfather noticed. And he didn't show the same when he danced with me. In anger, I made my foot go back to Lenopan form for Ben to slip. I could have some fun, but I still liked him..." Lucy changed the look on her face and started screaming. "AND HE STILL LIKED GWEN!"
"Are you crazy? They were only 10. They were just kids."
"So what? From what I heard, some humans get married early. I learned that it's your people custom to marry about 15 years."
"This is a very traditional custom. But many communities already abandoned this practice. My mother herself married as an adult. Besides, being 15 is quite different from being 10. At 15 you're no longer a child."
"Well, I noticed that even though there were only 10, Ben and Gwen acted as husband and wife. Especially in fights. I needed to get close to him. So I started to go to both houses, with the excuse that we were family now and we should be together. I spent a lot of time teasing Gwen to show Ben that he and I had a lot in common. But he never saw me more than a cousin and was collecting girlfriends: one Julie, one Ester, and now one Kai."
"Hahahahaha you're late" Kevin laughed. "Ben broke up with Kai after realizing that she was never more than a gold digger. Haha, now she's dating a soccer player who is so her."
"So you mean Ben is free?" Lucy asked brightly.
"Yes, Tennyson is free. And now I understand... you wanted to separate me from Gwen to take revenge on her."
"Of course! My intention was never to strike you. I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but she's coming back to you. Only she forgetting about your past as Kevin 11 and having given you a chance to date already shows that she doesn't resist you". Lucy said provocatively.
Kevin was more confident. "Of course! Just tell it was all Lucy's fault! Gwen knows how annoying this chick is. She'll believe me and go back to me. And, who knows, I'll convince her…" he thought.
"So we have one thing in common," Kevin said. "I have to win Gwen back and you have to get Tennyson."
"Yeees! But while we're here, why don't we have some more fun? I can take the form of Gwen if you want..."
"Good idea! Gwen never wanted to have sex with me."
"What a silly girl! How could she refuse such a handsome man?"
"It's because she's saving herself for marriage" Kevin disdained.
"Well, I'm saving myself for not jumping on you" Lucy hit on him.
"So what are you waiting for? Let's finish what we started!"
Lucy and Kevin fell into bed. She fulfilled his fantasy of sleeping with Gwen. Kevin was confident that soon he would have the real one.
Ben was walking in the park with Gwen. They enjoyed a time without commitments from college or the Plumbers.
"You know, Gwen, I wonder when that feeling I got for you started," said Ben. "Sometimes I think it started with that summer with Grandpa Max, but we were only 10 years old."
"It may be we were getting mature, and learning not to fight so much," said Gwen. "Although, in fact, we always worried about each other."
"Yeah! And if I remember well, even when I was dating Julie you were jealous." Ben teased.
"Don't talk stupidities!"
"It's true! It was that time I made three copies of myself to watch her game, help Kevin, and go to see the Sumo Slammers movie. Some girls were hitting on me and you kicked them out with mana beams."
"Of course! I was never going to let those hussies hit on you, who was committed to Julie..."
"After answering, Gwen remembered Kevin's infidelity and paused. Ben noticed her cousin's annoyance and put his hand on her shoulder.
"I'm sorry to have reminded you of an ex. I know it's not easy to remember the boyfriend's past."
"That's not it, Ben... I remembered Kevin cheating on me with that Carolyn girl. Hussy! I know I'm not dating him anymore, and my feelings for Kevin are over, but I'm irritated by the fact there are women of this kind who know that a guy has a girlfriend and hit on him anyway. Then some people defend them."
"These people deserve to be cheated on some time," Ben said in a heroic tone. "And especially Kevin! At first, it may be difficult, but over time, the memory of him is getting weaker. One day, we will not even remember him anymore."
"I hope, Ben. What made me angry was that deep inside I knew he was no good, but I let myself be carried away by that image that he built: a sorry boy, who helped us to defeat the villains. Then he cheated on me with that little hussy."
"It was not your fault, Gwen. He didn't know how to enjoy the woman he had. But his punishment will still come, God willing. And you know that justice takes time, but it doesn't fail."
"Exactly!" exclaimed Gwen more confidently, hugging Ben.
The two cousins were surprised by an explosion. People were running, scared. Charmcaster was casting spells on cars, fire hydrants, and benches to cause disturbances, while her stone creatures plundered the quarter.
Ben actioned the Omnitrix and turned into Four Arms. Gwen followed, creating platforms of mana in the air. As they reached the villain, she sent her creatures to stop them. Four Arms grabbed two of them and launched them toward Charmcaster. Gwen destroyed some of them and shot mana beams at her.
"Did you think you got rid of me, Tennysons? Be prepared to lose this time!" The villain created a sphere of lightning around herself, striking electric cables that fell from the poles and fell toward the heroes.
Gwen swerved quickly, while Four Arms threw a stone creature over the wires. From far away, Kai could be seen among the people fleeing, alongside her boyfriend. He stumbled into the street and began screaming in pain and fidgeting.
"Love! Are you ok?" Kai asked, startled.
"Not! I think I broke my shank!"
"I'll call the ambulance."
However, bits of the enchanted creatures flew toward them, and Kai's boyfriend rose quickly.
"Let's get out of here!" he said, holding Kai's hand and running. Some people were home and they saw the scene from the window, confused by the state of Kai's boyfriend.
Four Arms turned into the XLR8 and continued to swerve from the rays and cables. Gwen cast a spell that linked the rubber of the tires from the destroyed cars to form a large tube. She used it to pierce the witch's sphere and bring her down. XLR8 approached, pulled the villain's bag, and tied the sorceress in a tree with the cables, being careful to not electrocute her (as his purpose was not to kill her). The police arrived and put her in the paddy wagon.
"Were they stronger or did I get weaker?" said Charmcaster.
The witch looked back and noticed that Ben and Gwen were kissing.
"I hate these two!" she said aloud.
"Too bad! Because we love them," said a police officer, closing the door of the van.
The cousins went back to Ben's apartment. They were in the bedroom. Gwen massaged her cousin's shoulders.
"Is it yummy?"
"Yeeees..." answered Ben, relaxed. "Very good! You're great, Gwen!"
The redhead kissed his face, ending the massage with a hug. She was going toward the door when Ben held her hand.
"Where are you going?"
"I was going to watch TV."
"Is there something you like?"
"I was going to see if there's a good show. Why?"
"Because now," Ben said, "it's my turn to massage you."
Gwen smiled and sat on the bed. Ben knelt behind her and started massaging his cousin's shoulders.
"I'll be a good boyfriend to you, Gwen. You deserve it!"
"I'm very happy to have you by my side, Ben. I'm grateful to God for having such a wonderful cousin and boyfriend like you."
After massaging Gwen, Ben laid her down on the bed and they shared kisses and affection. They did not do more things, respecting Gwen's decision.
Kevin and Lucy made their way to Ben's house and rang the bell. Sandra answered the door.
"Hello!" she greeted, surprised.
"Hello, Aunt Sandra!" Lucy answered in a cheerful voice.
"Good afternoon, Mrs. Tennyson. We wanted to see Ben."
"Oh, I'm sorry" Sandra replied. "Ben doesn't live here anymore. He's living in Boston to get closer to Gwen."
As they heard these words, Kevin and Lucy got speechless.
Author's Notes
The next chapter will reveal which people Kevin's mother belongs. I do not intend to creat discrimination. I will seek portraying them faithully to reality (I myself belong to a historically persecuted people and I condemn all forms of prejudice). This detail was inserted in the story based on Dwayne McDuffie's quotes.