By the time Gwen got back to her house she saw her older brother Ken waving to her parents. She ran over to find out what was happening.
"Ken. What are you doing here?"
"Hey sis. I just got some time off collage so I thought I would come & visit mum, dad & you. But I can see your busy today so I'll come back another time."
Ken got into the awesome mobile which was parked in the street next to the house and drove off.
"But I'm not bus…"
"Gwen. Your friend is waiting up for you in your room." Lily Tennyson said as she walked up to her daughter.
"Friend?"
"Yes Julie I think she said her name was. You have study date today." Frank Tennyson said standing next to Lily.
"Oh no I almost forgot." Gwen said sprinting into the house.
"It's not like her to forget things." Lily said to Frank.
"She's only human. Okay she's half human and half alien. She's allowed to forget things Lily."
"I'm going to make dinner" Lily said storming inside.
"It's just Gwen's more like my mother…" Frank said to himself and walked inside.
Gwen raced to her room to find Julie sitting on her bed, reading a book and stuffing her face with cookies.
"You and Ben are so a like." Gwen said to Julie who had looked up from her book.
"We are not!" Julie exclaimed with a mouthful of cookies.
"You're stuffing your face with my mum's cookies. Ben does that every time he's over here."
"Ben doesn't get straight A's in all his classes."
"True. Sorry Jules I forgot we had a study date so I'm actually not prepared."
"That's ok because I didn't bring of my study stuff over either."
Gwen gave Julie a confused look. If wasn't here to study why was she over?
"Ben told me about the whole Kevin & Charmy girl situation.
"Charmcaster"
"Yeah… her. I'm really sorry Gwen."
"What are you sorry for? You didn't do anything wrong."
"Well Kevin didn't have to act like a jerk towards you. Ben said that he ripped into him & told him that you had been searching for a spell. I thought I might be able to help you find one."
"Thanks but I already found a spell and I'm going to perform it tonight."
"What's the catch Gwen?"
Gwen turned to look at Julie who was giving her look which told her that she could see through Gwen's lie.
"I have to…turn into what Kevin looks like."
It took a moment for Julie to take in what Gwen told her. But it hit her like a rock.
"Gwen… do you really want to do that? I mean change what you look like?"
"You're not the only one to ask me that today."
"What do you mean?"
"Never mind. Anyway if it gets the old Kevin back then…"
"What do you mean the old Kevin? The normal looking Kevin?"
"No. The happier Kevin."
"Happier?"
"We use to have fun all the time. On & off missions. He was always happy but now… he's miserable. I hate seeing him miserable & hearing him calling himself a monster when he's not. I just want him to be happy again Julie."
"But do you think he'll be happy if he knows that you will look like him?"
"He and Ben don't know. Please don't tell Ben."
"I can't keep a secret from Ben!"
"You kept Ship a secret from Ben!"
"This is bigger than Ship! Gwen you're my best friend. I just don't want you to get hurt and neither does Ben or Kevin."
Gwen turned from Julie and went to her window and looked into the deep blue sky. Julie came over to her and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"I won't tell them unless I have to."
Julie left Gwen to her thoughts and left her room.
Gwen's thoughts were far off into some of the happier memories she had with Kevin.
Memory – Day at the Pier (Gwen pov)
"Come on guys!" Ben yelled out to Kevin & me as he raced towards one of the rides with Julie.
"No that's ok we'll catch up later." I shouted back to him as he & Julie disappeared around the corner.
"Looks like it's just us." I told Kevin.
He looked really nice tonight even though he was wearing his normal black and grey t-shirts with his dark jeans and had his green jacket tied around his waist. I was wearing my blue jacket, black skirt & tights. Kevin kept looking down at his shoes or the ground I couldn't tell which but I knew he was nervous.
"Yeah. Look I'm not so sure that this is for me you know…"
"I went with you to the Auto show. And cars are not my favourite thing."
"Okay you made your point. What do you want to do?"
"Let's walk around. Maybe we'll find some alien pet like Ship!"
"Yeah right."
I linked my arm with his. It seemed right. Going straight to hold his hand was on my to-do list. We walked around the whole Pier two times. I saw Ben & Julie on the bumper cars. It looked liked they were having fun. I was totally bored and a little bit disappointed. As we came to our start point I noticed something that hadn't been there before.
"A photo booth?"
"Oh no. I'm not having my photo taken."
"Why not?"
"Cause."
"Cause why?"
"Cause I'm not ok"
"Not even one?"
"Nope."
"Not even one with me?"
That got his attention and also I was giving him the same sad look I gave him which convinced him to help find my brother Ken.
"Alright I'll have one photo with you. But only one."
"Okay" I said grabbing his wrist and raced towards the booth.
I checked inside the booth. No one was inside. I climbed inside and waited for Kevin to get in.
"Come on Kevin!"
"Fine. Can't believe I'm doing this…"
He jumped in and the camera started a countdown.
3
I set myself up so I would look nice in the photo.
2
I put on a nice smile not something that could be plastered on but something sweet yet elegant.
1
I then realized that Kevin was going to pull a face or something.
The camera flash was bright but we got out the booth still able to see. I went to collect the photo from the little slot they came out of to see the photo. My eyes fixated onto Kevin first.
He wasn't pulling a face like I thought he was. In fact he just looked happy.
"Wow."
"What did I have something on my face?" Kevin asked me
"No but I was certain you were going to pull a face Kevin."
"In a picture with you… I wouldn't do that."
"Why?" My focus was still on the tiny little picture I was holding.
"Cause it would ruin the picture."
We then turned our attention to the sky as the fireworks display was showed off.
"They're beautiful."
"Yes you are… I mean err yes they are. I mean fireworks… I can't get enough of them."
"What?"
"Err… they're really cool with colours and stuff…"
"Let's find Ben & Julie I'm sure they're exhausted from the rides. Brr is it me or did it get really cold?"
Kevin untied his jacket and put it on my shoulders. It was way too big for me but I didn't care. It was Kevin's.
"Won't you get cold?" I asked him
"Nope."
Before we set off I gave him the photo.
"Why are you giving me this?"
"So you can remember the good times you had with me."
"I'll always remember every moment we've had together Gwen."
We linked arms again and walked off to find Ben and Julie.
Gwen came back from her thoughts looked at her alarm clock. It read 5:30pm.
"I will make you happy again Kevin. I promise" Gwen whispered to herself.