"Ben you were late for the mission and our date! Again!" Kuri said. "You need to manage your time more wisely!"
"Manage my time?" Ben said.
"She's right." Reiko said. "If we can find time to keep up with all we have to do then so can you."
"He's just lazy." Kevin pointed out.
They all headed home after dealing with the Forever Knights. The Knights had a new king, Urien, and Kuri was going to research him.
The next day she woke to a knock on her window.
Ben was standing there holding up a boom box and flowers. Kuri was confused. Ben was hardly the romantic type.
"I thought we could go to that garden you secretly like." Ben said.
"I told you that in confidence!" Kuri said.
"And I would never betray such a confidence." Ben said seriously.
Kuri stared at him, slowly figuring out what he'd done. "Alright Ben. But we're pulling you together when we battle the Forever Knights tonight."
"No need. The more of me the better!" Ben kissed her cheek.
Augh. He was still arrogant.
Xxx
Meanwhile Rei and Ben were studying.
"And the converse of the square is..." Ben said.
"Whoa you've really been hitting the books!" Rei said.
"Been at it all night!" Ben said. "When deconstructing pi you get—"
"Alright alright! I'll study hard too!" Rei said.
Xxx
Meanwhile Kevin and Ben were on stake out.
"Now we have to just keep calm and watch." Kevin said. "No barrelling in like last ni—"
Ben was gone.
Xxx
After a quick notice by Kuri, she got all the Bens back together at the warehouse.
"So there were three huh?" Kevin said.
"Yeah looking back it's kinda obvious." Reiko said. "He must really suppress his smart side."
Kuri laughed.
The three Bens finally merged into one and thwarted the Forever Knights.
Kuri ran over to him and gave him a kiss. "That kiss was for Romantic Ben."
"Well maybe I'll have to let him out more often." Ben said.
"Barf!" Reiko and Kevin chorused.