Disclaimer: I do not own Ben 10 or One Piece, which is one of the best manga ever.

AUTHOR'S NOTE OF GLORY: AGH! FINALS! pulls hair out of head. I'M SO STRESSED OUT RIGHT NOW! My two stories will slow down considerably until May 25th…sorry!

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Ben woke up in his bed. His eyes fluttered open to read the ticking clock.

9:34.

Ben groaned, he wanted more sleep, blissful sleep, his eyes closed and he started breathing slowly.

"WAKE UP BEN!"

Ben was caught off by surprised so much that he fell off his bed.

BAM!

"OW!" cried Ben, "Why the heck did you do that?"

"It's fun to see you fall off your bed!" giggled Gwen.

"Hmph!"

Ben got up from the floor, he gave a big yawn and headed for the refrigerator.

"Hope the refrigerator doesn't scare you!" said Gwen who was now sitting down.

"Yeah, yeah whatever."

Ben hated it when Gwen taunted him like that. Why couldn't she leave him alone? He opened the refrigerator door to find some 2 fat milk in there. He grabbed it and set it on the counter, he then grabbed an empty glass and started pouring the milk into the glass. The creamy white liquid poured out soothingly, nearing the top of the glass. Ben set the milk jug down and lifted the glass to his lips. Before he drank it down, he saw Gwen and gave a sigh, he closed his eyes and started drinking.

And then something odd happened.

An emotion was surging in strength, mainly coming his stomach and spreading outwards.

It was a very warm feeling, his heart began to beat fast as his spirit seemed to be lifted. The milk he was drinking stopped going down his throat as this feeling came spreading throughout his entire body. With a small cough, the milk shot back up and through his nose. He coughed big this time and put his hand up to his mouth.

"Slow down there sport and don't drink that milk too fast." Said Gwen who was still sitting down.

Ben stopped coughing and opened his eyes to see Gwen.

"I'm sorry I-", he stopped in mid-sentence. His eyes grew big and his mouth became limp. He was looking at the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. His heart beated faster as the emotion intensified. The girl. She had flowing orange hair, and emerald eyes. She was so pretty…yet…cute at the same time.

"Are you alright you doofus?"

Ben nodded but didn't say anything. He was too entwined by this girl's aura. Little did he realize that a bright pink marking is now showing brightly on his stomach. With this color here, it can only mean one thing.

He was in love.

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"So…what is the first color that the victim has to suffer through?"

"Pink, or in emotional sense, love."

"Love? Why love? Doesn't love give one the feeling of happiness and joy?"

"Yes, but love can also bring sorrow and depression."

"I don't follow you quite well, please explain."

"Well, an excellent example of this would be the time I put Colour-Colour Pink on a guy who was just dumped by his ex-girlfriend. Needless to say, the first thing he saw was his ex-girlfriend. He tried to ask for her love, but she wouldn't give any. Eventually, the poor fool committed suicide making me do hardly any work to help in his demise. Love can also make a person do stupid things. I once put Colour-Colour Pink on a woman, the first thing she saw was a silver spoon. I took the spoon in ransom and told her that she must give herself up in order to see her love again. So, in this case, the love emotion will bring distrust and sorrow to the victim. After the feeling as passed away, he'll feel quite alone."

"How horrifying." Said the gargly voice in a small chuckle.

"Indeed."

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Ben dropped the glass, it shattered when it mad contact to the floor.

"Hey, Ben your going to have to clean tha-"

Before Gwen could say anymore, Ben ran up to her and embraced her in a deep hug. Gwen was so startled by this move that she did nothing. Then, Ben let go of her and pulled her face close to his. He lunged forward and gave her a loving kiss. Their lips held in that position for a long time. Gwen by now was so startled that her heart was beating as fast as Ben's.

He pulled back the kiss and dropped to his knees. He grabbed her hand and said, "My love, is there anything I can do for you that will please your heart?"

"Wha-Wha-WHAT?"

"Just name it, and I will go forth with the determination of a rhino."

Grandpa Max entered the room and saw the kneeling Ben. He arched an eyebrow as he looked at Gwen and then to Ben, and back to Gwen. Gwen (who was still shocked by the kiss) raised her shoulders in a confused way. After an awkward silence, Grandpa Max said: "Ben…is everything alright?"

Ben quickly got up with the biggest smile on his face.

"Yes, Grandpa everything is fine! I was just acting out a scene from the play we saw last night!"

Grandpa Max's eyebrow lowered and he too smiled.

"Oh, well in that case, carry on! Oh, and I'm going to go on a walk for awhile. So have fun acting!"

"Grandpa, wait!" cried Gwen.

But it was too late, Grandpa Max already left the trailer.

Gwen sighed. Ben got back up and kissed her on the cheek.

"I'll prepare you some breakfast."

Ben beamed and went to the stove, he cracked two eggs on a skillet and started frying eggs whilst whistling "Poor Wandering One."

Gwen's mouth was still wide open.

"This is just too weird." She said.

"Indeed," came a monotone voice.

Gwen turned around. A man with brown hair and great big brown eyes appeared behind her. His calm face looking directly in hers.

"Wh-Who are you?" stammered Gwen.

With his monotone voice, the man replied, "no one in particular, just here to take away your brother."

"My brother?"

"Oh Gweeeen!" cried Ben, "the eggs are ready!"

Ben came walking in with a skillet that had fried eggs on it. He war wearing an apron and had a beaming smile on his face. He caught the attention of the man and said,

"My love, who is this man?"

"Uh…"

"No one in particular, I'm just here to take you away."

"Take me away? But why?"

"You have a disease that will infect the people of whom you live with. If you do not leave now, you and everyone in the facinity will die. If you truly love your soul mate, then you must leave, otherwise, she will die."

Ben's stomach did a flip flop. Leave? Leave his one true love? The one of whom he will guard and protect and cherish for all of his life? Tears began to develop in his eyes at the thought of this.

"Come," said the man.

Ben sniffed and followed the man out the door.

"Ben wait!" cried Gwen lifting a hand.

Ben turned around with tears rolling down his eyes.

"It's too late Gwen. I do not want you to die."

Ben continued walking on, he departed the trailer and followed the man. They walked twenty feet when Gwen ran out of the trailer and yelled, "Stop!"

The man and Ben turned around.

"Don't go you loser! I don't care if you have a stupid disease or not, I love you!"

"Really?" said Ben.

"YES!"

The man said nothing, he slowly raised a paintbrush and said, "Colour-Colour Green."

His paintbrush shot a greenish color at Gwen, the paint smacked her on the forehead.

"Ow!" she cried, rubbing her forehead, "What was that for?"

"Tell the Truth child," said the man who was approaching her, "do you really love your cousin?"

"Yes," said Gwen almost instantly.

"But," said the man who was now five feet from her, "do you love him as a soul mate?"

"No…I love him as a cousin. As a blood relative."

"I see."

Ben was shocked.

"What?"

"I am sorry Ben, but I love you just as a cousin."

Ben started crying hard, he fell to the ground in shock.

"No! But…I…love…you."

"The Truth hurts," said the man who was adjusting his hat.

"Why…?" said Ben whose face was covered with tears.

As he was crying, the lifting sensation he had experienced for a whole hour was departing. He was beginning to feel himself though he felt very lonely.

Gwen looked at the still fallen Ben in pity, she looked back up to see that the man was gone.

Just like the pink marking that was upon Ben's stomach.