Note: Unless stated otherwise, all stories in this series take place during Omniverse (though I imagine the characters in their designs from Alien Force/Ultimate Alien) and are unconnected to each other.

Gwen Tennyson was plain beautiful.

The way her green eyes were full of life, the way her luxuriant orange hair flowed down her back, the way her glowing skin stood out perfectly against the elegant black dress she was wearing. Black was usually his color, but unsurprisingly, she pulled it off flawlessly! Oh, and of course, there was also that radiant smile plastered on her face as she talked animatedly about...

Well, he wasn't exactly sure what she was talking about. He'd zoned out a while ago, completely absorbed by her. Bringing his mind back to ground level, he nodded vaguely at something she asked, though he didn't quite catch her question to begin with.

Her smile faded. "Huh?", she cocked her head at him, eyebrows raised.

"What? What did I say?", he asked her, attempting to mask his confusion.

"You... didn't. Is everything okay?" She gently clasped his hand with hers.

A sheepish smile spread across Kevin's face as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Oh, heh, nothin' to worry about, I swear. I was just distracted."

"By what?", she asked, entirely oblivious. Kevin's smile grew in response. It took a few seconds, but her eyes widened as realization dawned upon her, blood rushing to her cheeks.

"You're really beautiful, y'know? I don't wanna sound like a total sap or anythin', but sometimes I just... get lost in you." He slapped his forehead. "Ugh, that was a sappy thing to say, wasn't it?"

She giggled; yet another thing Kevin loved about her. "Yeah, but that's okay. It's good, in fact! Sometimes, sap gets you this." With that, she closed the gap between their lips.

Just as soon as they merged, their enjoyment was cut short by the sound of someone clearing their throat. With considerable effort, they separated to see a young male waiter standing at their table with their food. "Uh, h-here's your order. I'll get out of your hair now."

As if things couldn't get any more humiliating, they gained impolite stares from some of the other patrons around them. For a moment, they'd forgotten that they were in a fancy four-star restaurant and not in a private place. After the poor waiter served their food and tended to the other customers, the red-faced Gwen and Kevin were left bowing their heads, neither of them daring to speak.

Several moments passed before the embarassment subsided, at which point Kevin broke the silence, smirking. "Please tell me you're not leavin' me hangin'."

Gwen grinned mischeviously, then brought her lips closer to his, until they barely touched. She stuck her tongue out and licked the outline of his lips very, very slowly before sucking on his bottom lip. He closed his eyes, waiting for her soft lips to meet his once more as her breath brushed his tongue.

He waited for more than a few seconds before opening his eyes to see her maintaining the same playful grin from across the table. "That should be enough to hold you over for now. Besides, our food's getting cold."

"Aw, no fair! What a tease.", he whined.

"And you love me all the same."