Ben woke up early in the morning and started to jog for an hour and came back home at 7.
"Hi mom" ben said seeing his mom cooking food.
"You woke up early today?" He asked a bit Surprised Ben's parents these days were mostly busy especially at night so mostly they came home at 4 am and stayed home for the rest of day, it had to do with ben hacking the I island servers so the security was at an all time high and Ben's parents being engineers who helped in making the cable and underground pipes were called for help as for what can they do to help ben didn't knew but he was sorry for making trouble so he mostly helped them these days like cooking, cleaning and cooking, it had nothing to do with Brenna and Melissa telling him to work hard and stop being lazy he was really feeling guilty.
"Yes I was but today is an special day isn't it?" She smiled "its birthday of your friend Melissa right so I thought that I'll take an load off your shoulders for today" she gave ben an knowing smile which ben knew what it was for but didn't comment on it it's not like he could say that he wasn't interested in girls of his age and was into older women ben after all was over 100 years old mentally and to deal with teenage immature girls was not on top of his bucket list nit that Melissa and Brenna were annoying to him he really cared for them but ben had no interest In romance maybe after there project is complete but not now.
Ben walked to his room and looked started to concentrate trying to check his connection with the Omnitrix and it was not faint as it was before if it had health bar like video game then it'll have around 30/100 points and it'll only activate when its full 100.
"Man it's taking too long to reboot at this rate it'll take years for it to activate" ben said disappointed "and I cant do anything expect wait well putting my life in danger can activate it but I am not that comfortable to do it it just feels weird".
Then ben practiced some martial arts which he had to develop when his enemies had gotten used to Ben's fighting style and his aliens, ben had combined all the fighting styles of all of his aliens over 10,000 -ben had stopped counting his aliens after the 10,000th one got unlocked he still gave them names but didn't count them- and combined them all to make an new fighting style with his smartest aliens like brainstorm and grey matter and incorporated it into his all forms along with his human form.
An hour later ben climbed down from his roof it and went to the dining room.
"Hey guys" ben said to his parents.
"Hello!" His parents said together which was weird they were over cheerful.
"Umm hi" ben said a bit confused but happy nonetheless these days Ben's parents were really tired which made ben even more guilty for haking the island security system.
"So today is the day" carl said.
"What day?" Ben asked confused.
"Its your friends birthday" he said looking deadpan.
"Oh it is" ben said a bit confused why he is pointing it out.
"Sooooooo?" He said slowly.
"So what?" Ben asked with an confused smile.
"You are going to your first birthday party" he said cheerfully which surprised ben as to why they are so happy about it.
"Umm yeah, but why are you guys are so happy about it it's just an party" he asked confused.
"Well you have every less friends and only 2 of them are somewhat close to you aren't they so we are happy for you that you have an friend who is willing to invite you to there birthday party" sandra said.
Ben frowned "umm I've got friends but it's just that I don't wanna be bothered much by them much so I deny any visits" he said 'are my people skills really that bad that they are so happy that I got invited to an birthday party?' Ben questioned himself.
"Well ever since elementary school Brenna is the only friend you've got so we were worried about you that you wont have any friends" Ben's mom sander said "so we are happy that you've got another friend to hang out with and now you've finally got invited to your first birthday party like kids your age, you know" she continued with an small smile "so we were just so happy that you got more friends and hang out with them instead of staying home and doing work all day".
Those words made ben realize that they were worried for his social life 'now that I think about it I've got only 2 people that I can call friends and third one who haven't talked to me since 1th year of middle school jack he just stopped talking to me for some reason which leaves only 2 Melissa and Brenna, aside from them I've got zero people called friends' ben frowned.
"Alright I'll try more to pay attention to my social life" ben said.
They looked at each other and smiled "good, but you dont have to push your self too much if you cant make any friends then its fine the world have 5 billion more people for you to make friends" Ben's mom said.
Ben nodded 'was I so bad that I caused them so much worry, not only I have increased there work due to my hacking but even my school life is gave them trouble and here I thought that I was making there life easier' ben thought wearily 'sometimes you just have to enjoy yourself to make them truly happy" ben thought as he looked at them talking he smiled and started eating.
after an hour ben was at his school thinking about what to do 'what should I do after all of of this ends, what to become of my life, I honestly don't want to be a hero in this reality because there rules are horrible, you cant use your quirk outside of your house if you do then you will be arrested it like telling someone to not use there limbs outside there house not to mention there rules are horrible and too intense especially in japan, it's like becoming an slave to the hero system and ben didn't saw anything cool in that one of the biggest reason I was an hero was because I enjoyed it and in this reality the enjoyment is thrown out if the window'.
'I'll just open up an Mr. Smoothies here, maybe' ben thought 'though America's laws are a bit loose compared to the rest of the world but still too tight for my taste maybe I'll become an part time vigilante or something'.
Hours later outside of academy ben was waiting for his two friends and soon ben saw them walking together.
"Hey guys" ben said "and happy birthday to you" ben said to Melissa who hugged him.
"I know I cant wait to see what dad had for me he said there is an surprise that he had prepared for me" she said excitedly.
"A surprise?" Breanna said with an raised eyebrow "maybe it's an new invention which he had just made and wanted you to be the first one to use it" she suggested.
Melissa nodded excitedly "if it is then It'll be the best birthday of my life" she said.
Melissa was kind of an tech nerd or rather anything new in research excited her.
"I guess anything related to tech is exciting to you especially on your big day" ben smiled "so when's the party and please don't tell me that it's an official big party?".
"Well it's an small one with papa and his close friends and It starts at 7 and ends at 8" she said "you guys are coming right?" She asked a bit hesitantly.
"Of course I'll be there" ben said.
"If it's fine with your parents then I will go" Brenna said.
"Of course I asked papa and he said to its fine if I invite my close friends" Melissa said.
They both nodded "well I'll see you at 7 I guess" ben said.
"What do we need to wear like formal dress or casual" Brenna asked.
Ben's eye twitched "I think casual is fine right?" He looked at the birthday girl.
She nodded "see" ben said he had forgotten that Brenna was an rich girl like super rich she had accidentally told ben that her family owned over 25% of the land on the I-island and had invested in almost 40% of the total shares of the islands so basically she owns almost half the island.
Ben didn't know what her family did but he knew that they were from an small country on the east of European continent that's all and he didn't wanted to force her to talk so they left it at that.
Soon they went there own ways and spent the days relaxing and at 7 ben went to the party from what Melissa had said there were only her dad and an friend and only the 2 of them it was an small party.
Ben walked to the residential area where Melissa lived and stopped in front of an 2 story house and looked at his phone "ok so its No.43" he read the address and matched it and walked to the door and rang the bell.
"DING DING".
"Coming" an female voice came through the door which ben assumed to be Melissa's mom.
The door opened and ben saw Melissa.
"Hey" he said a bit awkwardly cause he hasn't been to anyone's home expect Breanna's since he had arrived at this world.
She looked confused "sorry who?" She asked looking confused.
It was then ben noticed that she was looking down at ben and ben had to look up at her also that she looked a lot mature and well like in her 20s.
"Oh mam sorry I mistook you for my friend Melissa" ben said a bit embarrassed "I am ben Tennyson I am Melissa's friend and she invited me to her birthday party" ben said blushing a bit.
Her expression brightened "oh you must be ben" she clasped her hands together "I know you Melissa told me a lot about you and Brenna, she won't stop talking about you two".
Ben blushed and his face went red "I hope only good things" ben was serious about that there were many horrible things about him like the time he bit her hand in his sleep.
"Oh course good things" she gestured him to enter the house "come on in".
Ben nodded and followed after her.
"Melissa your friend is here" she called her.
No reply
"Its ben, now everyone is here so get ready fast" Melissa's mom said.
"Wait for a while I am getting ready" her voice came from upstairs, ben didn't know if she said it to her mom or ben.
"This girl she have been locked up in her room for an hour with her friend" her mom mumbled.
"Hurry up the cake is gonna melt otherwise" she said to Melissa but no reply came back.
"Umm... I can get her if you don't mind" ben said.
"Really" she said "then please she has been there for more than an hour, her room is the third one from the stairs".
Ben nodded and walked up to the stairs and started to look for Melissa's room and saw it.
He knocked on the door "Mel, it's me ben" he said "you there?".
"Ben!" Her panicked voice came through the door "wait there don't come in".
"Ok but listen your mom said to hurry up the cake is melting" ben said.
"We are coming" another familiar voice of Brenna came through the door Surprising ben.
"What Brenna?" Ben said surprised "you were here the whole time".
"Of course I've been here since 5" she said like it was obvious, which Surprised ben.
"Ok" ben said "well I'll go back so of you need me than just call".
"What will we need you for?" Breanna said ben could see her rolling her eyes.
"Whatever" ben mumbled and started to walk away.
THUD THUD "AHHHHH, OUCH AHHHHH! GET IT OFFF OFFF ITS SO BAD" screams came from the room which made ben stop and turn heel and run towards the door.
"What's going on?" Ben said his face close to the door "tell me are you All right I heard screaming, are you guys fine?" Ben questioned.
"Ah it's so bad, Brenna wake up" Melissa's panicked voice came from the door.
"Wha, wait a sec I am coming in" ben said now panicking a bit about there wellbeing.
"Wait-" Melissa said but before that ben opened the door and saw Melissa holding Brenna in her hands both on the ground.
"What happened is she ok? I heard screaming" ben said really scared for her safety she was Ben's best friend and like one of only 2, ben treated her like his family if something happened to her ben wouldn't forgive himself like ever.
Ben ran to them "no no stay away" Melissa said while bringing her arms to cover Breanna's and herself upper body as much as she could.
"What-" that's when ben noticed that they both were only on there underwear with nothing to cover there upper body.
Ben froze right then and there, his brain was blown away he should thank his stars that they all were only 11 not in there teen years or it would've been a lot worse.
"Is-ssss it g-gone" Brenna said a bit scared and a bit groggy from being unconscious then she noticed the third person "Oh Mrs. Shield why-" then her vision cleared and she saw brown hairs and noticed that the silhouette was very short shorter than her then it cleared up and she saw ben standing there frozen up with mouth open.
"Oh ben it's just you, whi did you came upstairs did Mrs shield needed something" she tries to stand up but then Melissa held her hands "don't get up ben will see".
"See what" she looked at Melissa and then she saw that she was only wearing her underwear and nothing else and then she looked down at herself and saw that she too was wearing nothing.
Then it hit her she looked at ben and let out an squeal and threw whatever she could get her hands on which happened to be there dress which were laying on the bed.
"Get Out" she said.
"Wait I saw nothing" then Melissa's brain came up to speed and she threw the closest thing she could find which happened to be an lamp which hit ben square on the head and knocked him out.
They both walked up to ben "is he dead?" Melissa asked concerned.
"Well if he isn't then he'll wish that he was" Brenna said and she kicked his legs which were still in the room and closed the door.
A few minutes later ben woke up and then remembered what had happened and grumbled "like there was anything to see anyway" he thought then remembered there bodies and then the only piece of garment that they had on them and blushed a bit "black and red who would've thought'.
But then ben paled bit 'damm this hormone filled body now I know what albedo went through when he was transformed into me' ben grumbled
"But still black and red I expected pink or blue" ben thought.
"what do you mean by pink blue red black?" An voice said behind him making him freeze. Ben looked behind him and saw them both there standing wearing blue and black dress.
"Ummm nothing also you guys look beautiful" ben said hoping to distract them but they were genius in an class of genius in an school for genius which was in an island for geniuses so yeah that didn't work.
"You saw everything didn't you?" Melissa asked rage apparent in her voice and her face red, weather from anger or shame ben didn't knew "you-you saw our Us in-you-you" she couldn't form sentences ben could swear that he saw steam coming out form her ears.
"Ben you ""are so dead""" Breanna started saying and Melissa joined in at the last part.
Ben looked like his soul left his body "yeah I am aren't i" ben said as all light left Ben's eyes.
"Shut up today is mel's birthday so well let you off for today but tomorrow" Brenna said in an small but very angry voice and an scary smile.
"you'll pay for seeing us naked" Melissa finished for her the same smile on her face "now let's go I want to celebrate my birthday" and walked away humming an song trying to distract her mind from the events that took place but one of the downsides of being a genius was that she can't forget it.
"Well you are dead" Brenna said as she picked ben up by his hand and walked away and ben followed after her.
Downstairs ben Brenna, Melissa her mom were there and her dad David shield, Brenna was an big fan of his work so she was talking to him about sciencey stuff while ben was talking to Melissa's mom and Melissa was with her dad.
"So ben tell me I heard that you 3 are working on an project and" she looked at him with what ben called protectiveness "I heard that you 3 bunk together sometimes".
'Oh crap' ben thought as he nodded.
"So tell me how is it, I hope that you 3 don't do anything bad" she looked at him.
'Where the heck did it came from?' Ben thought to himself.
"Umm no ma'am it's just work you know programming etc. The usual" ben said.
"Good now I hope that you don't do anything inappropriate "she said.
"What me to Melissa" ben said a bit surprised "no way she is like my little sister". Besides i am into older women with me being over 110 years old' ben thought to himself.
But Melissa's mom wasn't convinced but nonetheless nodded "All right, All right I was just kidding there is no way that you'll do anything, Melissa told me all about you, and from what I know you aren't that type of person" she put her hand on his shoulder and said "but if you do anything to my daughter" she left that hanging and walked away with an small smile.
Ben shivered 'this day, first mom, then that accident with those two and now Melissa's mom, my luck is really low this day'.
"All right now let's cut the cake" Melissa said cheerfully.
Then they all went around the cake and sang the song "happy birthday to you"[AN I am not gonna writhe the entire song].
"Well make a wish" Melissa's dad said.
Melissa nodded and made an wish and blew the candles.
"Well what did you wished?" Ben asked.
"If I tell you then it wont happened" she said.
'Well if I know it then the chances of it happening will increase but whatever' ben thought "point taken" he said.
"Well let's cut the cake" ben said happily. Melissa nodded and cut the cake and fed her father then mother.
"Happy 11th birthday cupcake" Melissa's mom said.
"Happy birthday" Melissa Mr shield kissed her on the cheek.
"Happy birthday" begena smiled at her after eating the cake "also thanks for you know what happened in morning".
"Shah" Melissa shushed her "not in front of everyone" she whispered but Melissa's mom and ben who were close heard it.
"What not in front o-" Melissa shoved the cake in Ben's mouth making him shut up "miff".
"nice pick for the flavor" ben said after slowing the cake "while not my favorite but still one of the best".
"Really?" Brenna said "I picked it with her this morning".
Ben nodded "I should expect nothing less from an strawberry fanatic" ben nodded.
"Actually I picked it Brenna just helped me narrow down choices" Melissa interrupted them.
"OH" ben nodded like he just understood something which made them look at him strangely.
Then they started to eat dinner after having some fun by putting cake on each other's face but it was mostly kids not the adults well but mostly it was ben and Melissa Breanna just looked annoyed as the 2 of them forcefully dragged to play with them but nonetheless they had an good time. While the adults watched from the side.
Soon ben and Breana and Melissa were done playing with each other and were left with there face filled with cake.
"Did you really had to throw an slice on my face?" Breana asked ben both annoyed and a little bit happy.
"Ah ha" ben nodded like bandage "I did because it was fun, I mean did you see the look on your face when I threw it at you" ben then showed her an picture of the usual neutral emotionless face of Brenna was panicked looking at the peace of cake thrown at her.
"Why you" Brenna practically growled at ben.
"Wait no" ben held up his hands defensively and said "now now look it's an party so all is equal here, besides look at Melissa I practically threw an entire slice of cake on her face" ben said and pointed at Melissa whose entire face was red due to the cake.
"And I don't liked it" Melissa said while getting rid of it.
"ah!, some of it got in my hairs" she said as she found some of the cake in her hairs.
"ok" she took a deep breath "Brenna do your worst, beat him" she said to Brenna.
"Ahem" an voice interrupted them "now now clam down and you, ben don't waste any cake" she told ben.
"Well I just wanted to make found memories of this day" ben said shrugging "besides we only used 2 slices to play".
Mrs shield nodded at ben "well clean up, we need to eat dinner" she said.
The trio nodded and started to clean there face begena was helping Melissa get rid of the cake in her hair while they were sitting in front the mirror. Brenna looked at ben "hey help me get rid of the cake in my hairs" she said but then she noticed ben with his phone recording and taking pictures.
"Seriously?" She looked at him "now?".
"What I wanted to capture your bond here" he said dramatically.
"Ben" Melissa said with an blush on her face
"shut up and be a little useful" Brenna said but she too was a little red from all the running and playing.
Ben gulped 'so cute!' "Ahha, HA hA" he said and walked to them and helped Brenna clean her hairs well tried to would be the correct words.
"sorry to break it to you but we all need an bath it won't get out like this" Melissa said still a bit mad at ben for ruining her hairs.
"Sorry" ben said a little guilty as the 2 of them walked to the bathroom to bath 'together?' Ben thought to himself 'when did they got so close to each other'.
"So ben how is school" David asked.
"Its cool sir" ben said a bit nervous "mostly it's just studies and classes".
"I see" he looked at ben and remembered Melissa talking about him and one particular thing "I heard from Melissa that you don't have a quirk like herself" he said in an way which didn't offend him after all it was an sensitive subject to talk about especially to the one in question.
Ben nodded.
"Well I want to ask you" he said but then in an tone which didn't offend ben because the subject of being Quirkless was quite sensitive especially for the ones who were actually Quirkless.
Ben nodded.
"Nobody bullied you too much for they" he asked curious.
"Well they wanted to beat me because I was better than then because of mine intellect and charismatic personality so they came to me to beat me but I beat them up" ben said casually but anyone could tell he was smug.
"They didn't used there quirks on you did they?" He asked.
"Not the first time but they did use then the second time but I still managed to beat them black and blue" ben said casually Suprising both of them.
"Oh dear" Melissa's mom said "I hope that you didn't get too hurt" ben could tell that this was an genuine question and she was concerned.
"Nah just a few scratches nothing that I cant handle" ben said "besides I am not one to be just be bullied quietly" that was right ben never stayed still while he was bullied no matter how outnumbered or out powered he was ever since ben was an 7 year old when he went to Bellwood elementary ben never stood down when he was bullied by cash and JT no matter how big the other guy was ben became bigger than them from cash and JT to vilgax who literally destroyed 10 worlds killing 100s of billion of people and conquered 9 worlds and many more, enslaving more than he had killed. When ben faced him he beat him every transformation that ben had was crushed by vilgax's hands like an glass but ben didn't gave up ben was 10 year old when he had faced a threat like that more dangerous than any one in this world from small time to most threatening no one had enslaved an entire world and decimated there entire armies which could very well destroy an entire solar system.
"No matter how big the other guy is I'll become bigger" ben said resolutely with an fire in his eyes "I'll never lose because they all are just empty people who satisfy there ego by beating the little guy and others around them to feel better" ben said thinking about some of the enemies he had faced when he went to peacekeeping missions for the plumbers.
[After ben was 20 year old and after cannon timeline I just made it up].
"Oh you poor boy" Melissa's mom let put an cry of surprise and hugged ben "you poor boy tell me who bullies you".
She looked down at him "how could someone bully an cute kid like you more so use there quirks on you te fight you, there there don't worry it's fine now if anyone bullies you tell me ok I'll deal with them" she said.
"I...can't...b.r..rea...th" ben choked.
"Dear let the poor kid go" david said nervously he knew how strong his wife was if she didn't wanted to be an scientist then she could've easily become an hero and been in top 10 but she didn't wanted to and became an scientist.
Then she realised that ben was struggling to breath and let him go in surprise.
"Are you ok I might have used too much force" she said.
"No I am fine" ben said still a bit breathless "I think I should go and bath it's been 30 minutes so I think that they might have finished" ben said and walked up to the stairs and went to the bath.
Ben looked at the cloths which they gave him they were of Melissa's dad's not too big ben was an big kid for his age because well he spent most of his time fighting bullies so he has gotten bigger than most others but somehow Brenna was still taller than him, how? Ben didn't knew.
Ben opened the bath door but it opened on it's own 'automatic door cool' ben thought
"Ahhh!".
And then bumped into someone and fell down. Ben looked at his front and saw that it was Brenna who was in Melissa's hands both of there towels were open and on the floor which meant that ben saw then butt naked.
'Crap!" Ben panicked and said whatever came to his head first.
"Umm hi how was the shower" ben asked like an idiot with an weird smile.
Melissa who was holding Brenna looked at ben with red face.
"Pervert!" She screamed but well tried to bet ben rushed at her and held her mouth.
"Please dont scream your mom and dad will kill me, especially your dad" ben said desperately.
"You" an voice said "get off me".
Ben looked down and saw that it was Brenna who was sandwiched between ben and Melissa.
"Now you get off before I break your balls!" She said with an small blush and an clam tone but Ben who knew her since elementary school knew that she was less than one centimeter less from snapping at ben and she had snapped at ben before and let's just say that it didn't went well.
Ben faster than XLR8 got off and sat down on the ground looking at then patterns on the tiles of the bathroom.
"When you are done bathing" Brenna said as she pulled Melissa to her feet and covered herself and Melissa with there towels "we will go down to eat dinner and then we will come back here to talk".
Ben nodded fearfully.
"I am not mad I know that it's not your fault" she said "it was an accident but it doesn't change the fact that you saw us naked so you will have to pay an price for it which we will discuss".
'She is definitely mad' both ben and Melissa thought.
Ben nodded "anything" ben really didn't wanted her to snap at him it usually didn't end well most of the time ben becomes her servant for the day but sometimes ben ends up on the ground which ben Doesn't want to remember.
"Now then let's go" she said.
They all nodded and went there ways.
Soon downstairs they were eating in silence with only occasional chatter making ben uncomfortable and a bit scared about his future and the occasional glances which both Melissa and Brenna were sending towards ben didn't help him one bit.
"So Melissa how is school?" David asked.
"It is fun" she said.
"Oh really" he asked David didn't had enough time these days to ask Melissa about her school life because of an project he was working on he only had time to play or talk about her school and kids like playing more, so Yeah he hardly asked her about her school aside from projects or grades.
Melissa nodded and told him about the things that the three of them did together from going to war park to there homework to there projects including the ones which ended up being destroyed.
David nodded and thought 'she looks really happy, I guess I was worried for nothing, about her feeling down due to others pitying her for being Quirkless, but I guess she has made true friends' David looked at Brenna and Ben, as ben snatched the pizza from Brenna and Melissa trying to clam them down as Brenna got ready to open an portal connected to Pacific Ocean right above ben.
he smiled at them tough he was a bit worried about ben or rather his life due to Brenna opening portals on top of him just in the last 3 hours she had opened them 5 of them.
After a while they were done and the three of them went upstairs.
"So they are good kids" David said.
"Yes" Melissa's mom nodded with an small smile in her face.
"I guess I was worried for no reason at all, now I feel like an idiot for thinking that they were not good friends".
"Its our job to be worried for them" she said "no matter the circumstances we will always worry, it's our job as her family".
"Its a very hard job" David said, starring at the stairs "harder than mine at the island".
She nodded thinking 'she is smart to know what is right and wrong I am sure that they are good friends also maybe melissa might like that ben kid, I guess I should keep an eye on him, ben isn't that bad actually, as a matter of fact he is almost perfect' she thought and giggled a little.
While Melissa's mom was thinking about future ben the poor boy was under intense pressure of her daughter and her best friend sweating buckets.
"Ummm whatever it was that i did?, I can" he looked at them who were giving him death glares "exxxpplainnn?".
"I can't believe that you forget in under an hour" Melissa said as tick marks appeared on her head.
'What are they_" ben thought and paled all colour drained from his face 'its cause i saw them' ben thought and blushed making his face go red 'damm those hormones'.
"You!" Melissa saw Ben's expression turning from confusion to red, which helped her figure out what was going through his mind.
"You saw everything!" She fumed.
'I am dead' ben thought 'mom, dad I am gonna see the other side before you, I am sorry'.
An hour later Ben the three of them were outside with an tired Ben his eyes puffed out, his appearance disheveled looking paler than snow.
'Never again will I stay after making trouble I'll just run away, never again' Ben thought and shivered remembering the face and aura of his two friends "I'll take fighting thousands of vilgax's over thousands of times any day, heck I'll even fight Diagon again' Ben thought as they stopped outside of Melissa's house.
"So I guess good night" Ben said.
Brennan nodded "same to you I am famished" she stretched her arms and yawned.
"Then imagine what I am feeling" Ben grumbled.
Melissa blushed and Brennan just rolled her eyes.
"Sorry if i was too harsh on you Ben" Melissa said feeling a bit guilty.
Ben looked at her and saw that she was looking uncomfortable, seeing her like that Ben smiled and ruffled her hairs.
"Chill out I wouldn't get mad over you for such an little thing" Ben said.
"You seeing us butt naked was a little thing" Brennan asked thinking that he had already forgotten the lesson she taught hi.
Melissa too looked at Ben curiously.
Under there combined gazes Ben panicked.
"What no it was an accident and no I don't think that it is an little thing at all as a matter of fact it's an big and serious thing that I'll never forget for the rest of my life, I was just talking about your hour long lecture".
"Do you think that my lecture was stupid"/"so you'll never forget that you saw us naked" Melissa and Brennan said jokingly.
"What no and you know that I didn't mean it like that" Ben answered them one by one.
"And Melissa what I mean was that I wont get mad at you guys over you giving me an lecture just cause you are mad at me" Ben said and put his arms on there shoulders.
"I mean we are best friends".
Melissa nodded and Brennan smiled a little.
"So don't think about those stupid things" Ben looked at Melissa and winked.
Melissa looked at Ben and Brennan beside her and looked a bit hesitant as she opened and closed her mouth but in the end kept quite which Brennan noticed.
"You ok?" She asked "you look like you got something to say".
Melissa looked a bit hesitant seeing this Brennan said "look we are friends right so if you got anything to say don't hesitate".
Melissa looked at her hesitantly "well I was wondering thinking about everything we are we did, why are you helping me, I mean sure we are friends and everything but you guys working so hard for my sake I honestly feel like the luckiest person alive but still tell me why did you decide to help me when I first showed you guys my project we weren't even that close then".
Ben and Brennan looked at her and nodded.
"Well you are right we weren't that close then for me to help you but now I genuinely want to help you" Brennan said looking straight into Melissa's eyes.
"Ditto" Ben said "I just decided to help you cause I thought that it was interesting and cool" 'and also I was worried about an nanite incident happening here like in Rex world' Ben thought.
[An-for those confused search generator rex on Google].
"What about you?" Melissa asked.
Brennan looked hesitant "well I just wanted to do something that will make me an separate individual form my cre- err I mean sister" she said and looked at Melissa and asked "remember what I told you about my family and sister".
Melissa nodded "I remember".
"Well she had already made nanites" she said Uprising all those present "she made them on her own and they worked. They aren't like those we are building but for healing and helping in emergencies unlike ours which we are making for both combat and other things".
Ben was blown away 'god i hope that they aren't like chips from my world, also someone made nanites in this stupid hero obsessed world colour me surprised'.
"Wait so you are saying that your sister made nanites which we are making" Melissa asked.
Brennan nodded "she is an genius even better than me and you, no matter what I did made she was just better so I thought that if I help you make those nanites then she might be impressed with me just a bit".
"Well if she isn't impressed with you don't worry you've got us you are an genius and not to mention that you are only 11 this year you've got your entire life ahead of you I am sure that you will surpass her".
"I know but the nanites are just one of many inventions she got many more Impressive stuff a good amount of our money comes from her inventions and that's a lot trust me that alone tells us how far I am from her"she said.
'I forgot that she was from an rich family' they both thought.
"So why I haven't heard about her?" Ben questioned.
"Well its cause she likes to keep to herself and nowadays everyone got there eyes on the I-island so it works as an good cover for her to do her research in peace" she said.
Ben nodded 'she is right the structure of this world is messed up even I would like to work on my own instead of working under someone'.
"So guys I've gotta go my mom said that I need to be home by 9 and its 9 30 now" Brennan said looking at her watch.
"I'll drop you off" Ben said at which Brennan nodded.
"Well by" they then hugged each other and went there ways.
Ben and berenna walked and talked about all the stupid stuff there did and laughed.
"So why didn't you told me about your sister" Ben said suddenly asked "I mean you told Melissa about her so why not me".
Brennan looked at Ben with surprise "is that jealousy I hear In your voice?" she asked surprised but his it in an teasing tone.
"What!, no why would I be jealous" Ben said "I mean to say that we've known each other for a long time longer than Melissa but you never mentioned your sister even once" Ben said a bit too fast to his liking.
"Bedsides you know that I am interested in older women" Ben said 'like I'll ever be attracted to young ones I am literally 100 years older than them'.
"Oh you are so cute when you are jealous" Brennan said as she shuffled his hairs and put her arm around Ben and pulled him closer to her "don't worry no matter what I'll be your best girl friend k?, and you will be my best boy friend Melissa is my best girl friend so you got nothing to be jealous about no one can replace you".
"I am not jealous besides Melissa is my friend too" Ben said.
"Ohhh" Brennan said and then her expression changed to an more mischievous one and asked "so tell me which one is better friend me or Melissa?" She smiled mischievously
Ben didn't saw her cause Ben's head was under her arm being forced Ben to look down at the pavement.
"That's a dirty question and you know it" Ben said
"Oh my dear Ben, I know it is and that's why I asked it" she said.
"Well I know you longer" Ben said.
"Oh so why do you look more comfortable around her than me" she said.
"What its not like that" Ben said "I am just a bit scared of you" he said in an small voice.
"What did you say?" She tightened her grip on Ben.
"Nothing just saying how beautiful and amazing you are" Ben said the first thing that came to Ben's mind.
She nodded "also I saw you staring at her when you saw us in the bathroom and I also saw you blushing when you looked at her".
"I most certainly did not" Ben said.
"Yes you did".
"Did not".
"You did".
"I did not. also you know that I am not attracted to girls of my own age I prefer mature women".
"Mature women?" Brennan said "you are just an 11 year old, I knew that you were an pervert how else did we got into all those situations?, I should've known that you did all that intentionally".
"What I did not" Ben blushed heavily thinking about those images and denied them with all he had.
Brennan looked at Ben's panicked and red face and started giggling and a few seconds later it turned to full blown laughter.
Ben stopped talking and looked at her and saw that she was holding her stomach and laughing.
"What Is going on?" Ben said surprised at her laughing.
"Dude I was just kidding OK but your reaction was so unlike you that I wanted to tease you more and it was hilarious" she looked at Ben's panicked and red face and started giggling.
"Yeah yeah whatever" Ben said "very funny".
"Not very but absolutely 1000 %" she said loudly "it's like the ever clam Ben Tennyson, like an kid caught stealing candy I mean look at you you were always calm and nothing ever surprised you but look at you now, just like an little kid like you are, man I just wish that I had an camera so I could take an picture to blackmail you".
Ben looked at her and made an annoyed face "you are more horrible than I had thought no you aren't horrible you are downright evil".
"Sure sure" she clapped his back and started to walk away leaving Ben no choice but to follow her.
And to make matters worse Ben was teased the entire way back while he tried to get back at her Ben was not very successful instead he a person with over 100 years of experience got his ass handed to him by an 11 year old girl.
"Well we are here" she said as they arrived at her house and looked at Ben "I really had a lot of fun".
"Of course you did" Ben grumbled still a bit annoyed at her "you made fun of me the entire way back, why wouldn't you have fun".
"stop being a sore loser" she said "besides its impossible for you to beat me lets face it i am superior to you" she started to rub it in.
ben groaned "god you are so horrible no like-".
""down right evil"" Brennan interrupted him "i know you said that besides even if you hate me you cant leave me alone because you don't have any other friends like me even if you managed to find any new friends they will distance themselves from you after seeing how unhygienic you are and even if someone did take pity on you they will not be anywhere near my level" put an hand on her chest looking extremely confidant and arrogant "no one will be like me so you should just take my insults as advice "my golden words" to improve you".
"God i almost forgot how arrogant and prideful she is not to mention narcissist" ben thought and looked at her smiling arrogantly and smiled a little 'well its all part of her charm, she wouldn't be the same without it'.
As if reading ben mind she said "besides you love me too much to let me go over something so worthless".
"to make matters worst she is aware of all that" ben thought loudly.
"you were thinking of something-" Brenna started to say But was cut off by an voice.
"mind telling me why you were so late miss".
They both looked at the source of the voice and saw that it was an women in her mid 20s with black hairs and green eyes.
"we were at an party mom" Brennan said. yep that was Brennan mom she looked exactly like Brenna expect she was a lot more developed than her 'berennas got an "huge" future ahead of her' ben thought looking at her ' wait what the hell am i thinking'.
"of course i know that but you were suppose to be home an hour ago" she said.
"Ahh Miss its my fault" ben said.
she looked at Ben and smiled "Ah Ben, dear you don't have to call me Miss, just Claudine will do" she smiled at ben sweetly..
"ah sorry Claudine i forgot" ben said honestly ben felt that she was the coolest mom ever, almost as cool as Ben's own mom after all Ben's mom could talk on equal footing with Ma vreedle who was an terrifying person -and that's coming from Ben who had faced literal gods since he was an kid- not everyone could do that.
veins started appearing on Brennan's head while looking at ben's and her 'mom's' interaction.
"actuallyyyy i got too into the party and i kind off lost control and threw cake all over her" ben said awkwardly and clasped his hands in front of him and said or more like begged her "so its mot her fault so could you please forgive her, pleaseee".
Claudine put her finger on her chin and took and thinking pose "welll, well what should i do now i cant just punish my favourite kid but i also cant just forgive you after all you two broke curfew and that calls for some punishment~ or else you two might grow up to be naughty kids" she said slowly.
then she looked at them both "well but if you insists then i can bend rules a littllleee~" she said slowly Brenna ears fuming looking at her acting like that and when she looked at her and smiled teasingly she almost snapped if it wasn't for ben to nudge her with his elbow.
"i know" she clasps her hands together and looked at ben "why don't you help me, i might need your help" she looked at ben.
"what" ben was confused but caught on quickly "of course anything you say" ben said he really didn't wanted to be on the receiving end of her anger and punishment she was a sadist, a really big one, one that ben didn't wanted to make mad.
"Well not now maybe some day when i need heavy lifting" she said smiling slightly at ben who smiled at her a bit relived that she wasn't turning her inner sadist on and letting it out on him.
"of course if i need your help for something a little extra you wouldn't leave an old lady lady like me to my one devises would you she said with an smal slightly evil and teasing smirk.
"of course i wouldn't besides you are mom of my best friend you and count on me" ben thumped his chest and said without noticing her smirk.
Brenna face palmed and said "whatever lets go ""MOM"" she said and waved ben goodbye and dragged Claudine with her.
"ben dear visit us anytime you want its been so long since you've visited i get lonely~" she said as Brenna dragged her away.
ben nodded and waved his hand as bed started to walk away "i sure will Claudine" as ben saw Brenna close the door with a rather too much force than necessary.
In Breanna's house she changed her clothes and sat on the sofa and opened her laptop.
"here" an voice said it was Claudine she was holding two coffee mugs.
"you know that i am a child right?" she questioned with an raised eyebrow.
"yeah right" Claudine scoffed.
Breanna smiled and took the coffee and drank it.
"nice but a little too much sugar" she commented.
"so tell me how was the party with your little boyfriend" she said with an smirk hidden behind her coffee mug.
"for the last time he isn't my boyfriend just an friend".
"right tell your self that" she said " tough be careful you don't want to make your "older sis" angry".
"he is just a friend".
"oh really" she said "then why is he the only one who you allow to talk so casually to not to mention that you live with him half the time in the lab, if you didn't showed up here then i would've mistaken you for a part of his family rather than ours".
"i don't live with him its just some visits that gets dragged for a while" she said with annoyance clear in her tone.
"ok so you aren't attracted to him in any way?" she questioned.
"no".
"then you wouldn't mind if i snatch him away after all in a few years Ben will grow up to be perrrfect~ match for us~" she said.
"i dont care as long as you dont force your twisted thinking on ben" she said calmly "i don't care what you do with anyone else but ben and Melissa are off limits".
Claudine looked at her with complicated expression "look i an saying it for your own good but don't get too attached to them Melissa is fine but ben, don't get romantic with him, your especial status won't help you in persuading "HER" about this, the others might get on it for fun but get too serious and she might just cut all the wires" she said.
"she'll let me do whatever i want that's why i am here" berenna said.
"well whatever you say" she said "i am just here to watch you, if you screw up than you get to deal with the boss".
"also she called, there is an meeting today in about 20 minutes, so get ready" she said "everyone is going".
Brenna froze for a movement but then continued like it was all fine and nodded "lets go".
Claudine turned around and pressed an button on her cell phone and they both then disappeared in an blue light.
Melissa's home
she was talking with her father.
"well Melissa remember about that surprise i told you about" he said.
Melissa nodded.
"ahh well you see actually its a little late the flight it was on got delayed." he said scratching his head a bit.
"oh don't worry papa its fine" she said cutely.
David smiled at his daughter she was so cute and intelligent just thinking about her future she was really happy but then he remembered that ben Tennyson and his smile fell thinking how close he was to his daughter and gritted his teeth 'how close are they anyway'.
thinking about how Melissa will look like when she grows up and how many boys will be attracted to her he gritted his teeth 'ben' he thought 'he is most dangerous one'.
"what are you thinking papa?" Melissa asked him.
"oh nothing Melissa just thinking when will your surprise arrive" he laughed awkwardly.
Melissa nodded and opened her mouth but then David's phone rang.
he looked at her "sorry i got to take this" then he put the phone on his ear and then his expression changed to surprise.
"uh ha" he nodded "ah ha" he smiled "ok il'l see to it".
"well papa ill go to my room" she said a bit sad that her father needed to work on her birthday.
"ding" "ding"
"Melissa will you please open the door i am on an important call right now "he said.
Melissa smiled at him and said "ok papa" and walked to the door.
Aoon an gasp was followed and a cry of surprise.
At the door was an blond man wearing an pant and white shirt that said best Niece in the world and above it was happy birthday written on bold letter the most noticable thing about him was that he was over 7 feet tall.
It was melissa's uncle might or as the world knows him as all might.
"DO NOT FRAR FOR I AM HERE WITH presents" he bellowed and showed her an big 4 foot gift box.
Melissa looked surprised and exclaimed "uncle might".
"HAHAHA WHY YES IT IS I ALL MIGHT HEREEEEE" he flexed his muscles in an bodybuilder pose "TO CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY!".
"NOW COME HERE YOU little, AH?, NOT SO LITTLE GIRL ANYMORE" HE SAID IN HIS USUALL BOOMING VOICE AND PICKED HER UP ON HIS SHOLDERS "HAPPY BIRTHDAY happy birthday you were so little the last time i saw you look at you now, you've gotten so bigger".
"but you saw me just last year!" she said.
"HA HA HA for me you will always little Melissa" he said making her pout.
'so cute!' all might thought 'she looks so cute and innocent while pouting, i am almost blinded by it she is the cutest niece ever' all might might be a little biased in that assumption, but well, there was no denning that she was cute.
In an second they were inside the house.
All might stood with his hands on his hips and Melissa on his shoulders "FEAR NOT FRIENDS FOR I AM HERE TOOOOOO PARTY!".
Then an smack resounded throughout the house it was Melissa's mom who had smacked all might on the head.
"don't be so loud you'll wake up the nabhour" she said.
"ah haha" all might chuckled "sorry i was just too excited" he apologized.
Melissa's mom sighed "i don't mind if you are lout but for the love of god its past 10 PM you'll wake our nabours you can be as loud as you want tomorrow" she said and walked away.
everyone scratched there head.
"well it is late and you must ben tired from your flight so why dint you rest we'll catch up tomorrow" David suggester.
Alll might nodded.
in an mansion Tom, Jerry the women and the blonde man were sitting and talking to each other, the only difference between them before and now was the area surrounding there eyes it looked like that it was cracked like the one people see in draught filled land and there forehead had the same mark it had two crescent moon shaped marks parallel tp each other and another one right above them which crossed the other two in the middle and had spikes growing near the area which the three marks crossed.
"master said to wait for a while" tom said.
"sow long?".
"just a little longer".