Ben 10: Alternate Alien

Chapter 4: A Date

The next day, or rather, evening.

Ben was currently getting a black dress shirt on. It was complimented by a pair of brown jeans and black dress shows.

Tonight, he was going to treat Looma to a nice dinner. After she had helped him and Lumi take down Rojo's gang, Ben's respect for her had grown. He was willing to try to form something with Looma. And thus, he was taking her to a nice and fancy restaurant for a date. He had set a reservation at a fancy new place.

Ben walked out of his room, and stood outside of the bathroom.

He knocked and said, "Looma? Are you almost done?"

Looma, "in a minute beloved. I am finishing my makeup."

Ben was still baffled that a Tetramand wore makeup.

Soon, the door opened, and Ben became speechless at the sight before him.

Looma was there in a sleek black dress that had slits on both sides, and spaghetti straps. Her hair went down her back, and she had black lipstick and eyeshadow.

Looma, "well, beloved? How do I look?"

Ben, "... amazing."

Looma giggled, "thank you. Is Rook here yet?"

Ben, "he should be here any minute now to watch Lumi."

That's when they heard a knock at the door. They went to the door, and opened it to see, not Rook, but Rook Shar.

Ben, "Shar? What're you doing here?"

Shar, "Rook had some last minute duties at headquarters. So, he asked me to take care of babysitting Lumi. I was obligated to help."

Looma, "well, thank you very much Shar. We very much appreciate it."

Shar, "it is no trouble. So, where is Lumi?"

Ben, "she's in her room right now. Remember, dinner is at six, bath time is at seven, her bedtime is at eight thirty."

Shar, "relax Ben. I can handle taking care of Lumi for a single night. I had many younger siblings, remember?"

Ben, "right, I just worry about her, y'know? She's my little girl, and I wanna make sure she's as safe as can be."

Looma had to drag Ben out the door at this point, as he kept telling Shar little details in how to take care of Lumi. But, eventually, the two began walking to the restaurant, both to enjoy the sights, and because Ben's car was still in the shop for another few days.

….

As Ben and Looma went on their date, Shar was going into the kitchen to use the phone and order some pizza. As she grabbed the phone, she heard a faint flapping noise. She grinned as she said, "Lumi, what would you like in the pizza?"

"Pepperoni and steel flakes?"

Shar, "I will put the steel flakes on half of the pizza, and pepperoni on all of it. How does that sound?"

"Good!"

Shar smiled as she dialed the number. Luckily, the local pizza place catered to both humans and aliens, so they weren't weirded out by the whole steal flakes thing. The pizza would be there in about thirty minutes, right around six o'clock.

Shar went into the living room, where Lumi was fiddling with her Omnitrix.

Shar, "Lumi, I do not think that will work."

Lumi, "daddy used to do the same thing with his watch!"

Shar, "yes, and it often led to dangerous situations, and he was very immature as a child. You need to be smarter than that."

Lumi, "ngh, okay."

Shar, "remember, once Ben believes you are ready, you will gain the same abilities he had. You just need to be patient."

Shar sat next to Lumi, finding her little pout and the way her wings fluttered in frustration adorable.

Shar, "what would you like to do while we wait for the pizza to arrive?"

Lumi, "hmm…. Can we watch a show I like?"

Shar, "of course."

….

Ben and Looma stood outside of a nice restaurant known as, "Crimson Bistro."

Ben and Looma walked in, and up to the front desk. The front desk was manned by a Aerophibbian who asked, "do you have a reservation?"

Ben, "table for two? Tennyson, Benjamin?"

The alien flipped through his book before saying, "ah yes. Your table is right this way."

The Aerophibbian led them over to a long table near the back. Ben pulled a chair out for Looma, who blushed at the gesture. Ben went over to his chair, but moved it to sit beside Looma's. She pulled a confused face before Ben said, "I'd prefer to be close to my date."

Looma, "aww, beloved."

Soon, a Tetramand waiter walked over, "good evening you two. I am Gerald, and I will be your server. Shall I start you with drinks? Sparkling or regular?"

Looma, "hmm, I will try this sparkling water."

Ben, "ooh, sparkling. I'll have-"

Gerald, "wonderful, I'll be right back."

Gerald walked away.

Ben, "uh, that was a little rude."

Looma, "I agree. So, what do you think we should order?"

Ben looked down at the menu with Looma.

Ben, "hmm, I'm thinking of the steak and fries. Simple, but it should taste great. Maybe I'll have some mozzarella sticks for an appetizer."

Looma, "sounds delicious. I believe I will order the grilled chicken salad. I'm not so sure about an appetizer yet."

Gerald returned with the waters. Ben took a quick sip, disappointed that it wasn't sparkling like Looma's.

Gerald, "here you are. Now, are you ready to order?"

Ben, "oh, uh, I actually had a question about an item on the dessert menu? Like, there's a white chocolate cake that…."

As Ben rambled on, Gerald turned to Looma and whispered, "you know, I would really recommend the steak and shrimp platter. It's served with a wonderful red wine", he pulled out a small sheet of paper, "and my number."

Looma pulled an angry grin.

Ben, "and there's already a white chocolate, and it's called vanilla!"

Ben saw Looma staring at Gerald.

Ben, "um…."

Looma, "one moment beloved. So, are you serious?"

Gerald, "I get off of work at seven. And I can get you off at seven thirty."

Ben, "wait just a-"

Looma, "beloved, please. Let me handle this."

Ben knew this wouldn't end well.

Looma stood up, "okay, first of all, you wouldn't make it past seven o'five. Second, you wouldn't live past seven o'six", he grabbed him by the collar of his shirt, "and third, we never even got to order our appetizers. So, unless you want two of your arms broken, you better get us some damned mozzarella sticks."

Ben, "holy sh-"

Gerald, "-oot, alright, fine, jeez, you don't have to be a bitch about it."

Ben, "excuse you? I'm gonna give you too the count of five to apologize."

Gerald, "or what, pipsqueak? You're gonna punch me in my j-"

Ben instantly transformed into Humongousaur, and then Ultimate Humongousaur.

UH, "apologize, now."

Gerald, "gulp, I'm sorry! Please don't hurt me!"

UH quickly transformed back in Humongousaur and then Ben, "tell your manager we'd like a refund for the terrible service."

As Ben and Looma went back to the front of the bistro, no-one caught sight of a small purple drone grabbing the glass Ben had taken a sip out of.

….

Lumi and Shar were chomping down pizza as they watched a bunch of Technicolor ponies doing so kick ass stuff you would think you'd see on the show.

Soon, Lumi would need to take a bath, but for now, they were just enjoying the show, and the delicious meal.

….

Several minutes later

Ben and Looma were outside of the bistro.

Ben, "I'm sorry our date ended up like this Looma."

Looma, "it is fine. It is better than any date I never had with Kevin."

Ben, "heh. Anyway, you wanna just head to Mr. Smoothies for dinner? They added the indoor eating area awhile back. Cheap, delicious and friendly? They added cheeseburgers to the menu recently as well."

Looma, "Christ on a sesame bun, I could go full Murk Gourmand on a cheeseburger right now."

Ben, "wait, you had burgers on Kohros?"

Looma, "well, technically no, but each planet has the universal concept. We don't have cows, but we have bullvine creatures. But, would you call any planet without a cheeseburger worth living on?"

Ben, "no Looma, I would not."

….

Shar was scrubbing Lumi's hair while she was in human form in the tub she had kept a small pair of swimming trunks on for modesty, even at her age. What found the chirping sounds she made while having her head scrubbed adorable, like most of the things she did.

Soon, it would be her bedtime, but Shar was happy to spend the night like this. Making Lumi happy was very fulfilling.

….

Half and hour later

Ben and Looma were feeding each other chilli fries, and eating cheeseburgers each having a huge bite taken out of it. As well as a few smoothies the couple had downed. The fry eating was actually quite romantic.

Looma, "and, gulp, then what happened?"

Ben, "he pulled a gun right out of nowhere, and tried blasting me on the chest. Of course, gulp, I was Diamondhead, so the blast bounced right off of me, and hit him in the nuts!"

Looma started laughing like a madwoman.

Ben felt it nice to make her laugh.

Looma, "it reminds me of the time Zurker headbutted an arrogant Tetramand who tried to court me in the balls!"

They both laughed like it was the end of the world.

Ben, "ya know, you've got a very pretty laugh."

Looma, "thank you beloved. You are very humorous. That was one of the reasons that I began to form a legitimate attraction to you."

Ben, "heh. I'd be lying if I said you never caught my eye when we first met all those years ago."

Looma, "you actually found me pretty?"

Ben, "pretty? Looma, you're drop dead gorgeous. Beautiful. A stunning vision."

Looma and Ben both had huge blushes on their faces.

Ben, "so, um, you wanna head home? Lumi must be in bed by the time we get back."

Looma, "a good idea beloved. Once we finish our meal, let us return home."

….

Shar had just tucked Lumi into her bed, now in her Nechrofriggian form once more. She seemed to prefer this form when at home, but her human one when she was bathing, or in a public area. Kivi was snuggled up at the foot of the bed.

As Shar rubbed Lumi's head, she heard the door to the house open. She quietly made her way out of the room, and saw Ben and Looma at the edge of the hallway.

Shar, "Lumi is now asleep. She was very well behaved for me."

Ben, "thanks Shar. We owe you one."

Shar, "not a problem Ben. I must leave now, if that is alright?"

Ben, "go ahead. I'll see you at work."

Shar, "goodbye."

Shar left the house, leaving Ben and Looma alone.

Ben, "so, Lumi is in bed, and it's just the two of us up right now."

Looma, "what should we do now?"

Ben, "hmm, you wanna watch something on TV?"

Looma, "an action film perhaps?"

Ben was both surprised, and yet not surprised at all that Looma would love to watch an action film.

Ben, "I think I know just the one."

….

It was later that night, where Ben and Looma were excitedly eating popcorn as they watched a film about a guy named Max, who was quite mad, and was driving along a place called Fury Road. Looma loved how action packed and insane the film got. And with the desert setting, it reminded her of home. As they watched the film, Ben suddenly had a thought.

Ben, "Looma? When's your birthday?"

Looma, "oh! It is December 1st!"

Ben, "hmm, good to know."

Looma, "why do you ask?"

Ben, "oh, no reason."

'So, her birthday is next month? I think I know a great gift for her.'

Eventually, the film came to an end that night. Ben and Looma made their way to the bedroom, changing while facing away from each other. Ben in a simple white shirt and black shorts, and Looma in some black and yellow pajamas that Ben had gotten her yesterday.

The two of them were about to lay down, but Ben suddenly said, "you wanna cuddle tonight?"

Looma, "w-what?"

Ben, "cuddle. It's something couples usually do."

Looma, "well, I suppose we could?"

Ben climbed in under the covers, followed by Looma. Ben scooted closer to her, and they both wrapped their arms around each other. Looma was the big spoon, obviously. The two just felt natural in this position. Even if Ben's face was close to Looma's huge cleavage.

Ben, "g'night Looma."

Looma, "g'night beloved."

And thus, the two fell asleep together, taking a solid step in their relationship.

….

We see Psychobos pacing his lab as he kept waiting for his drone to return. He needed the contents it was carrying for his plan.

At that very moment, The drone had returned.

Psychobos, "finally! Do you have it?"

The drone brought the glass over to Psychobos, "good. Good. Even this small bit of spit is enough for Project: KN-10 to begin. Soon, Ben Tennyson will meet his end!"

The scientist's evil laugh echoed around the lab as he was one step closer to his goal….

….

The next morning, Looma and Ben both woke up at the same time. Ben had managed to roll on top of Looma, with his face resting in her cleavage. Both of them were wide eyed at first, but they actually felt natural like this. Looma pulled Ben up and a little closer until his cheek was pressed up against hers.

Looma, "good morning beloved."

Ben, "good morning Looma."

The two smiled at one another, but then they suddenly heard a knock at their door. Ben made his way off of Looma and said, "come in!"

Lumi opened the door and said, "daddy, can we have breakfast?"

Ben, "sure honey. Just let me and Looma get dressed, alright?"

Lumi, "okay."

Lumi closed the door, leaving Ben and Looma to get dressed in their usual clothes. As Ben pulled on his jacket he asked, "hey, Looma, do you think you could watch Lumi tomorrow while I'm at work? It would definitely help."

Looma, "it is no trouble at all beloved."

Ben, "thanks. It really helps. I just have a mission tomorrow, and then I'll be home as soon as I can."

Looma, "no worries. I look forward to spending time with the little warrior."

Ben and Looma made their way out of the room and into the kitchen. Ben quickly got to work making breakfast as Looma began setting the table. Lumi was cuddling Kivi as she watched a show about a talking sponge with cube shaped pants, who lived in produce under the ocean.

I think his name was Robert, or something?

Anyway, eventually, Ben finished making three plates of bacon, eggs and toast. Lumi was given a small bar of metal yo go with her meal. Ben had an orange juice. Lumi had apple juice. Looma had milk.

Kivi didn't need anything to eat, since he was made of stone and magic.

The three of them began to dig into their meals, enjoying the feeling it gave off.

It felt like they were….

…. A family.

….

Reviews:

Amanny: love the idea, and I'm glad you like the pairing. Honestly, with Ester being half kraho, (aliens who need really hot worlds to live on), and Alan being half Pyronite, (flame aliens), it made sense. Let me know who you'd like to see Helen with.

thewittywhy: (evil grin), be careful what you wish for…. Also, I'm glad people find Lumi adorable. That was my intent, to make an adorable side character who will gradually gain more and more focus as she gets older, and becomes more like her father.

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Ben and Looma are actually forming a real romance! Also, I based their data off of TFS's short with Krillin and 18 going on a date.

Make sure you vote on the poll on what Lumi's first 10 aliens will be! As a theme, the first option to 10 votes wins.

On juggling this and my DBZ story, so expect chapters to sometimes take more than a few days to get done, especially since I have work to do most days.

Hope you all enjoyed this chapter.