Scene Change: Home
Gwen coughed weakly as the doctors and nurses surrounded her. Max had hired at least three doctors and two nurses to assist and examine Gwen at home. "She needs stitches" One stated.
"She needs an operation to adjust her broken bones in her legs into place"
"She needs medication" Max stared as they surrounded her making their own notes about what to do as Gwen sat on a chair shivering in the cold in a hospital gown. Max sighed as she watched her lean over just wanting to be left alone. "We can do the operation at six"
"She'll be in a lot of pain"
"She'll be alright"
Gwen winced her eyes holding her ears. "I don't want any operations. I just want to go to bed" Gwen yelled at them angrily. All stared at her for a minute before writing down their notes. "Agitated...lacking sleep"
Gwen sighed as no one listened to her.
"Does it hurt when I do this?" One doctor poked her in the ribs with his pen. "Ow" Gwen winced her eyes in pain. "Ribs...bruised"
"Double check that...Can you remove the gown for us Miss Tennyson?"
Gwen looked over to her grandpa tears brewing in her eyes. He sighed, feeling bad for the poor girl. Max gulped walking over to her. "Do you mind if we have five minutes alone for a second?" Max asked.
They stared jotting down notes as they left the room.
Max bent down placing his hands on her shoulders. "Are you okay?" He asked. Gwen winced her eyes tears streaming down her face. She bit her lip trying to hold back the tears but nothing helped. "No I'm not okay. Make them leave. I just want to be left alone" She begged him.
Max sighed. He knew she needed medical treatment at once. "Okay" He stood up leaving the room and entering the lounge to see the doctors. "I've arrange a full body x-ray and a MRI scan"
"Gwen doesn't want the treatment" Max sighed. The all stared up at him shocked.
"Mr Tennyson if she doesn't receive treatment immediately she will die. She's lucky to have lasted this long"
"Those legs are completely shattered"
"Her ribcage is fractured and bruised"
"She has a fractured skull and concussion"
"Her arms broken"
"She need medication"
"She needs to be operated on immediately"
"Then what do you recommend?" Max asked crossing his arms and huffing.
All looked to each other. "Sedative. Take her in; take her out. She'll never know"
Max arched his eyebrow. "Does anyone have a sedative"
All reached into their coats and pulled out a needle. Max pointed to one of the doctors and made him follow him back into the kitchen where Gwen was wiping the tears from her face. Max kneeled down next to her and took her shoulders so she couldn't escape. Gwen noticed the doctor behind her before she was distracted by her grandpa grabbing her face. "Gwen, this is for your own good, okay"
Gwen's eyes widened as she felt a stabbing pain in the pain of her neck. Her eyes closed instantly before she fell into her grandpa's arms.
Gwen winced her eyes breathing in sharply as pain flooded throughout her whole body. She tilted her head back gritting her teeth trying to fight the pain groaning on the verge of screaming in agony. She opened her eyes to find herself in the theater room of her house. Her sharp shallow breaths gasped for air. For someone to help her. She groaned wincing her eyes trying to move on the fold out chair bed. The sheets scrunched at every movement she took until she gave up not bothering to move. "Help" She cried out gritting her teeth with intense force. She heard heavy feet make there way over to her. "Gwen?" She felt her forehead stroked. She groaned on touch knowing full well it was her grandpa. "What...happened?" She asked. "You had surgery" He smirked down at her. Gwen winced her eyes. "When?"
"About 5 days ago. You've been out cold for a couple days" He stoked her forehead sitting down next to her. Gwen groaned. "Everything hurts" She moaned. "I know but you were pretty beat up when I found you" Gwen nodded. He breathed out standing up as he saw Gwen's face screw up and her teeth chatter. "You're in pain aren't you?"
She took a sharp breath in. "Please knock me out" She begged. Max stared down at her worried. "I can't do that" He stood up. Gwen grabbed his hand. "Do it" She told him. Max sighed walking away from his troubled granddaughter and leaving her for the time being. He could hear her groan in agony before he walked into the kitchen grabbing a glass of water and several tablets before coming back into the room to see his granddaughter grab the sheets in a clench. Max walked back into the room and extended his hand helping her swallow the painkillers. Gwen winced tears rolling down her flustered cheeks. She took a breath out as her grandfather helped her lay her head back onto the pillow and stroked her hair trying to soothe her pain. "I'm sorry I had to trick you Gwen but you had to get the surgery"
Gwen clenched her teeth. "I was...fine" She whimpered. Max shook his head. "Kevin was giving you medibots to help heal you as well as dozens of painkillers...not the best way to treat such intense injuries"
"Where's...Ben?" Gwen asked. Max sighed. "He'll be home later. There's an opening premier of the new movie coming out"
Gwen arched her eyebrow as she continued to think about her cousin replacing her. Max noticed her bottom lip quiver and stroked her cheek. "Relax Gwen, you're in safe hands"
"Why aren't I at the hospital?" Gwen opened one of her eyes and stared up into her grandpa's puppy dogs eyes. Max frowned. "There were a few people coming in trying to take some selfies with you while you were out cold. I got the doctor's to sign you off. A nurse will be around soon just to check your vitals but you seem quite fine"
"I'm in pain"
"I know but i'm just glad to see that you're awake and most of all alive" He chuckled lightly. Gwen tried to force a smirk but it failed miserably. She was glad to see her grandpa but on the inside she wanted to be back to Kevin. She didn't care of she had to lay on his couch while he worked she was just glad to be doing something different. Something exciting.
"The doctors said that it'll take a while to get you up and walking around?" He whispered before he stood up and walked over to the t-v remote turning the t-v on and flicking through to the movie channel. "So in the meantime i'll take care of you and make sure you don't injure yourself, okay?" He continued to stare at the t-v. Gwen sighed trying to sit up but winced collapsing back down. "Is it because of Ben's new sidekick"
Max sighed. "Being a Plumber was a huge part of who I am. I'm not getting any younger Gwen and would like to not work" He told her. Gwen just stared at the roof as he continued on. "...spend a little time with you guys before...you know..."
Gwen's eyebrows furrowed. "It's not going to come to that grandpa" She mumbled. "I know you want to help Gwen but-"
"Then let me. Grandma Verdona and I can...I just-"
"Gwen, enough" He turned round sternly. Gwen's eyes lit up worriedly like she had over-stepped a boundary. He sighed seeing the innocence in her eyes. He came over to her and grabbed her non-broken arm kissing her hand. "I will let you try all your spells on me but in the meantime I need you to get better, okay?" He asked. Gwen smirked nodding. He brushed the locks out of her face before turning round to the t-v. "I've left it on the movie channel for you. If you need something just call okay" He stood up leaving her side. Gwen watched him leave before she was left on her own. Gwen tried to move herself so she could see the television but the blankets got in the way. All she could do was just lay there staring at the ceiling as she heard the sounds of karate fighting in the background.
Scene Change: Max
Knives and forks were set on the table ready for a family dinner. It had been a while since the whole family had sat down together. Max looked over to the door to the theater room seeing his granddaughter asleep with the t-v flashing at her form. In this state, she could barely move. It saddened him for what was next to come. Somehow drawing the two distraught and angry cousins to finally face each other and have an actual conversation instead of bickering. Gwen would be too tired to argue and Ben would feel too guilty to try and upset his cousin. The door swung open and there was Ben standing at the front door with a rectangular present in his hand wrapped in red. It could only be something for his cousin. A gift to say 'Sorry for shooting you and breaking most of your bones'
"She here?" Ben asked walking up to his grandpa. Max nodded looking towards the theater room. "She's in the t-v room but she's sleeping" Max mumbled towards his grandson. Ben smirked nodding before looking down at the present in his hands. "I got her something. Hope it'll cheer her up" Ben shrugged worrying about confronting his cousin. What if she hated him?
Max could see the pain in the child's eyes. He placed a hand down on the boy's shoulder before staring down at him. "I'm sure she will just be glad to see you safe and sound Ben" He forced a hopeful smile at the boy before looking over to the kitchen. "Dinner's almost ready if you want to get your cousin" Max walked away. Ben sighed walking into the theatre room and over to his cousin.
He sat down upon a stool kept next to her IV stand and placed his cold hands upon her warm ones. She furrowed her eyebrows from the change of temperature touching her skin. She shivered lightly before opening her eyes to stare up at a pair of identical ones. "...Ben...?" She breathed out staring up at her cousin. Ben smirked staring down at her blackened eyes and oxygen pipe running passed her nose.
"Hey cuz," He mumbled. Gwen stared up into his eyes her bottom lip quivering lightly. Ben noticed and placed a hand on her cheek trying to soften her upset nature. "Hey it's alright" Tears were streaming down her face as he bought her in for a hug. She sniffed closing her eyes and allowing the tears to slide down her face before she placed a shaking hand on Ben's hand. "I'm really sorry cuz, about this; about everything" He mumbled.
Gwen just nodded trying to remain strong. "I'm going to make it up to you I promise" Ben muttered. Gwen tried to sit up. Trying to be angry with him but somehow she couldn't. She took in a tense breath trying to calm herself down before she looked over to him. "I'm...sorry too" Gwen mumbled. Ben's eyes lit up. "What are you sorry for?"
"If we hadn't of been fighting then maybe things would've turned out differently"
"We'd probably still be fighting now if you hadn't of got shot"
Gwen sighed closing her eyes. "And that kid would've got blasted to smithereens"
Ben gulped not knowing what to say. His cousin looked over to him and noticed something in his hand. "What's that?" She mumbled staring at the present.
"Oh," Ben grabbed it showing her the parcel. "I got it for you, hoped it might cheer you up" He placed it in her lap gently and watched as she smiled happily and smothered a laugh escaping her throat. "You got me a present. What have you done to my real cousin" Gwen rolled her bloodshot eyes before carefully opening the package savouring the moment of the cousin's short moment of bonding time.
Gwen arched her eyebrow surprised Ben had actually bothered to think of something to get her which didn't involve his stupid face on it. "A book?" She asked curiously. "Not just any book" Ben smirked proud of himself for finding such a rare object. "It's a magic book curtisey of Hex's most prized posessions" Ben snickered happily. Gwen rolled her eyes. "So you stole it off, Hex?" Gwen asked. Ben shrugged.
"He had it with him when I kicked his butt. Guy didn't want to let go of it; said it was important; you know the rest"
Gwen arched her eyebrow. "So this is evidence?"
"No...Well at least not what the police know of, besides it's just gonna stay locked up with them. Better you have it"
Gwen just shrugged flipping through the pages trying to find something of interest of what Hex may of used as a spell.
"Kids Dinner" Max called out through the kitchen. Both teens sighed before Ben looked over to his cousin noticing her not bothering to move. "Do you need a hand getting up, cuz" Gwen closed her eyes shaking her head. Ben arched his eyebrow before looking down at the covers concealing her legs. "Broken?" He asked. "Shattered...well at least one is" Gwen muttered the last part.
Ben looked down at his omnitrix selecting the best alien for the job. "I bet forarms can take you into the kitchen no trouble" Ben smirked joyful that he was finally going to do some good for her. Gwen whimpered as he smashed down the omnitrix and watched him transform. She always hated it when she transformed always watching his bones click in and out of place as he morphed into some unknown creature. A large paw came down on her back, another under her thighs, one holding her lower back and the last one holding her IV stand. Gwen winced her eyes breathing heavily as she felt herself being moved to the next room where Max sat with a plate in front of him and two other people. Two other people wearing suits. Gwen was placed down in next to her grandpa sitting at the end of the table. Gwen arched her eyebrow as she saw the two. "I thought you said it was just going to be us?" Gwen asked her grandfather who didn't seem to happy about the situation either. Still he presumed on being nice to the two of the men dressed in suits. "Gwen, these two are the representatives of Ben's new drink out as well as the television show"
"Right now we're on making a movie" Ben chirped in. Gwen's eyebrows furrowed. "I remember" She mumbled watching Ben sit down opposite her adjacent to her grandpa and begin getting some food for himself despite an abundance of food on his plate already set out for him. "Nice to meet you, Gwendolyn" One of the men extended his hand. Gwen was hesitant but shook it. "What can we do for you?" She asked politley. "Well..." One began looking towards the other. "We would like you to sign these papers for us" The man brought out his suitcase placing it on the table and a large bulk of paperwork to sign. "What's this?" She mumbled as the man gave her a pen. "It's your release forms"
"For what?"
"To cancel you off the sponsorship"
"Sponsorhip? You mean that stupid t-v show?" Gwen's eyebrow's furrowed. Max placed a hand on his granddaughter's trying to calm her down from hurting herself.
"Miss Tennyson, our investor thinks it would be the best choice. As a person in your condition we can assume that it is in your best interest also to continue to get well and to not place yourself in further danger"
"Right cause if I get hurt or if I'm not there to be Ben's sidekick then the ratings go down" She twiddled the pen in her fingers. One man frowned. "You're not part of the plumber's your show producers that means you can't stop me from saving people. Cancel me out of the video but you can't stop me from saving the world" Gwen threw the piece of paper back at him before standing up. Gwen winced her eyes in pain hoping to move off quickly enough before anyone noticed she was in pain. She collapsed onto the foldout bed as quickly as she could feeling the sharp pains in her legs. She wasn't suppose to be walking around yet at least not until the doctors had cleared her.
As she laid there she listened to her family. Her grandpa apologising to the men for her abrupt rudeness; telling the men that she was in absolute pain and had gone through a traumatic experience of first being crushed and then being kidnapped; he tried any excuse whatsoever to try an explain her emotional outburst.
Gwen just narrowed her eyes at the door tears spilling from her cheeks and landing on her pillow. She wanted to go hide from the rest of the world right now like she had done when she was with Kevin. Just...alone and no one bothering them. She sighed allowing her eyes to slide closed for just a second before she felt someone shake her. "Ben?" She stared up at the boy.
Ben was there beside her on the bed with a bowl of popcorn in his hands. In addition there was a large chocolate bar in the centre as well as a few other treats that he could get his hands on.
"Hey" He mumbled setting the bowl aside and turning the television on to a movie channel where he had booked a reminder to watch a sumo slammers movie. Gwen sat up ready to watch whatever was on.
She rubbed her swollen eyes before taking a hand full of popcorn and eating it slowly. "Have the men gone?" Gwen mumbled. Ben nodded.
"They left over an hour ago. Grandpa signed the contract for you by the way" He mumbled taking another bite of the popcorn and munching it down.
"Oh" Gwen sighed. Ben looked over to her. "Grandpa thinks it would be best if you took some time off and just focused on getting well..."
"Oh," Gwen sighed staring down at her hands filled with popcorn. Ben took a quick glance over to her before turning back to the t-v. "I know you're upset Gwen, and I'm sorry about what happened but maybe this is best. You're always saying that you want to focus on your studies anyway"
"I know, I just...I've always been a Plumber"
"And you still are. Just give yourself some time off"
Gwen nodded slowly. "Maybe you're right" She mumbled placing a piece of popcorn into her mouth before turning back to the movie.
Scene change: Kevin
Kevin sighed as he packed away the sheets on the green couch. Slight traces of blood stains and fragments of ginger hair laced the white sheets. He would have to throw them away.
Like he did to her.
How could he of just let the man walk away with something that was his. She was his. He saved her therefore, she owes her.
He should've sold her; got something out of it. Instead, he just remains cleaning up after her while she rests with the same people that didn't even send out a newscast or police report about her disappearance. How could she of gone with them?
Scene change: Gwen
She winced her eyes feeling a shadow downcast upon her weak form. Her eyes fluttered as her drowzy mind heard the sounds of huffing and panting. Gwen stared at the creature slobbering above her.
It barked as she stared at it. She narrowed her eyes. Replaced by a dog. It liked her face.
"Stupid dog" She muttered. The german shepard jumped up onto the bed.
"Hey, hey, hey" Gwen complained scared he was going to damage some of the hospital equipment surrounding her if not her body.
It made it's way over her body before lazing down next to her letting it's head rest on her hip. Gwen winced before taking a breath out. She sighed.
How she could be mad at an animal let alone a dog. "Sorry Kev" She mumbled bringing her hand hesitantly on his head and patting the dogs head. It whimpered as he rested on her broken body.
"I'm not mad at you just my stupid cousin" He was soft...so soft. She had never had a pet of her own before and now he was there in front of her. Gwen smiled chuckling lightly.
"Hey look at you?" Max came in the room followed by her cousin dressed up in a tux. "Nice to see you smiling cuz" Ben chirped giving his cousin a hug from behind. Gwen smirked blushing lightly before asking about his tux. Premier. Premier for the movie.
"You're coming too" Ben bend next to her. "Ha," Gwen wheezed. "I'm not going anywhere" Gwen laid back down. "Come on Gwen" Ben sighed. "I'm injured. I'm not going anywhere"
Ben looked over to grandpa worriedly. "I can't leave you here on your own. I'm getting Verdona to come over and look after you for a few hours" Max sighed. Gwen's eyes widened. "Grandma Verdona but-"
"Gwen" Max snapped at her.
"I'm too old to have a babysitter" Gwen scoffed.
"Should've thought of that before you got blasted cuz" Ben snickered before standing up and leaving. Gwen narrowed her eyes before she sighed and looked up to her grandpa beggingly.
"I'm sorry Kiddo, but it's only for a few hours okay?"
Gwen pouted. Max smirked. "Keep an eye on her, Kev" He rustled the dogs hair before he leaned in and kissed his granddaughter goodbye. The dog sulked. So did Gwen. She didn't want to be left alone right now especially after everything that had happened. She sighed lifting her upper body up a little bit before looking over to the door of the kitchen feeling hungry.
"How long did he say until Grandma was coming over?" She mumbled to the dog. He just closed his eyes and turned away allowing himself to lay on her lap soshe couldn't get up.
"Talking to animals are we?" She heard someone giggle.
Gwen looked over to the door to see an old women with white hair and and a blue coat on.
Gwen smiled warmly at her before grabbing the remote turning the television down before she could speak.
"Hey Grandma" Gwen's eyes lit up. The older antodyte walked over to the younger injured girl before sitting down next to her. "Hello pumpkin" He smiled warmly at Gwen holding the girl's cheek. "How are you feeling?" She asked gently. Gwen sighed. "I had an operation last week but I'm feeling a bit better" Gwen's smile saddened. Verdona could see something was wrong with her granddaughter. "Gwendolyn, what's wrong?" She asked concerned. "...Grandma have you ever been in love with someone you knew you could never be with?"
Verdona's eyes lit up in shock.
She hesitated on what to say to the girl before taking a sharp breath in and thinking.
"When Max saved my life from the bounty hunter I fell in love with him but I knew in my heart it could never work out. I mean Max was on Earth; a simple human with a spark and I was an antodyte who knew I had to return home. But somehow, someway we still found a way" Verdona smiled answering Gwen's question.
Gwen's smile brightened. A real legitimate smile. It made Verdona happy enough to hug her granddaughter.
"Is this about that boy who saved you?"
Gwen nodded before flicking over to the news.
"Everybody thinks Ben saved my life but Ben was the one who was negligent enough to get me almost killed" Gwen's knuckles whitened.
Verdona could see the anger swell up in her granddaughter. She tried to calm her down a little by rubbing her back and shushing. "Gwenny, your cousin loves you. The fame and fortune of being a hero just got to him" She brushed the girl's locks. Gwen sniffed rubbing her eyes with the back of her hand.
"Yeah, okay" Gwen nodded. Verdona smiled hugging her granddaughter before staring down at Gwen's legs. "Now do you want to tell me why you have metal pins in your legs"
Gwen arched her eyebrow. "I had surgery. My legs weren't straight and they were broken"
Verdona frowned. "If you were in your antodyte form you wouldn't of broken your bones because you wouldn't have any" Gwen's eyes widened.
"C-can't you fix my legs?" Gwen asked. Verdona laughed before pinching Gwen's cheek. "Of course kiddo...but it may hurt a little. You may want to lay down okay?" Gwen nodded laying her head back on her pillow. Verdona lifted the covers up and over her legs staring down at the nightgown and seeing the bandages. She placed her hands on her legs and began to heal the girl's wounds.
Gwen winced feeling the pinched of her nerves and tendons shifting into a different position. She gripped the sheets of her temporary bed in order to subdue her screams and irritate Verdona.
"There" Verdona smiled removing her hands. '
Gwen looked up at the women and smiled happily. "Thanks Grandma" Gwen hugged her. Verdona hugged her back before trying to lift her granddaughter up. "What are you doing?" Gwen asked as Verdona trying to get her out of bed. "Well your legs are a little better so you might as well try them out" She grabbed Gwen's shoulders trying to lift her up off the bed. Gwen winced her eyes in pain before she forced her weight onto her grandmother. "Nuh," She collapsed feeling the intense pain throbbing throughout her legs. Verdona sighed hearing her granddaughters pains before she allowed her to lay back down on the bed and watched as her granddaughter staggered to breathe. She brushed the locks out of her face lightly before shushing her granddaughters groans. "I'm sorry Gwen, I didn't realise"
Gwen winced her eyes trying to swallow the anger in her throat before she turned to her grandma and stared into her eyes. "It's okay Grandpa" Gwen whispered clinging the sheets of her bed. Verdona shifted the girls weight allowing her to lay on the bed comfortably. "Give it a couple weeks, kiddo" She kissed her forehead before wrapping the covers over the girl before leaning back on the chair.
Hours ticked by. It felt like an eternity. Gwen had been constantly interrogated by the old woman over and over. Each time, Gwen had answered with the same answer. "No!, I told you already; I'm not going with you to Antodyne" Gwen answered again her eyes furrowing at the now muted movie on the t-v. Verdona could see the annoyance in her granddaughter's features. She grabbed the remote, refusing to be ignored.
"What are you doing?" Gwen asked looking over to the woman. She flicked the television off making sure Gwen wasn't distracted. "Gwen, you know I'm not taking no for an answer" Verdona took the girl's cheek gently brushing it with the tips of her fingers, careful not to hurt her favourite grandchild.
"So why even ask for my opinion?" Gwen tried to lift herself up but it hurt too much. She breathed out allowing her body to relax as much as it could in an awkward position. Verdona brushed her gentle fingers through her granddaughters hair. "Gwen, I know you're in pain but think about it; There's nothing holding you back anymore. No commitment"
"I made a commitment to the Plumbers and to grandpa" Gwen's eyebrows furrowed as she let her eyes slide closed.
Verdona stopped brushing Gwen's hair and stared down at the girl. Gwen noticed the sudden soothing stop and breathed out knowing that she would've had to explain eventually. "Grandpa's sick. I was doing a lot of study into his condition but it got post-phoned due to...you know" Gwen felt her hair being brushed again. "Max hadn't told me"
"I can feel it on him. His auroa-"
"Is sickening"
"...Yeah. It's not right" Gwen lifted her head and stared at the old woman with begging eyes. Begging eyes, hoping her grandmother got the message to help her grandpa. "Will you please help him grandma?"
Verdona smiled. If there was one thing she liked most about her granddaughter it was her warm spirit. "Of course I will" She kissed the Antodytes cheek before tucking her up. "I'll take your grandfather out tomorrow and try and fix whatever's wrong"
Gwen arched her eyebrow. "What? You mean just like that?" Gwen was taking a bit off guard by her grandmother's over-confident state of mind.
Verdona chuckled letting her granddaughter settle back down before leaning over her. "I'm a mature Antodyte, Kiddo, which means I have a bit more experience then you" She winked before leaving.
Next day
Ben yawned ready for the day. He had stayed out til 2am in the morning for the movie premier of his movie. Yes, that's right; the Ben 10 movie based on him with a few exaggerated parts added to it. Ben yawned stretching as he removed himself off his bed and headed down stairs for breakfast. It was 12pm but he knew even his grandpa wouldn't be up by now. Even his cousin. The brunette had walked down the stairs to see his cousin asleep on the couch. Tucked up in screwed blankets with the dog lazing it's head on her lap. Not that she knew. It was actually sort of cute. Ben came round kissing his cousin on the forehead before moving over to the kitchen.
The smell of cooked eggs and bacon filled the air awakening the the 70 year old man from his slumber. He shifted his arm off Verdona sleeping next to him before getting up in his long pjamas and moving through the rooms into the kitchen. "I thought that was you" Max chuckled stretching his legs as he watched his grandson cooking food for everyone. "Thought I might pitch in, seeing as everyone's still sleeping" Ben looked over to his grandpa's pjamas. "...yes, well. I had to get up at around 10 to help your cousin" Max grabbed two mugs out the cupboard before taking the coffee powder out close to the medicine cabinet. "Do what?" Ben asked flipping an egg on the frying pan. Max sighed rubbing his face. "She needed the bathroom"
"Oh,"
"She's getting better"
"Good"
Max looked over to his grandson in awe. "Have you spoken much to her since?" He asked genuinly concerned. "If you're wondering if we're getting along you don't need to worry, We haven't argued for weeks" Ben looked over to his grandpa smiling brightly. Max smirked back emptying two scoops of coffee powder into the cups before pouring hot water into them. "Good because Verdona and I are going out tonight and I need you to take care of your cousin" Max poured the milk into the glasses before grabbing enough food for two people.
"WHAT?" Ben stared in shock. "But I'm suppose to be going to a party tonight with Gennifer Nocturn"
Max picked up the coffees and food. "No parties, go take care of your cousin"
Max walked out.
Ben sighed grabbing two plates of food and walking into the next room.
Knives and forks banged against the plates as the two sat in an awkward silence. "So..."
"So..."
Gwen turned to her cousin as she picked up her cup of water. "How was the premier?"
"Good. Packed. Sold out. How was Grandma?"
Gwen sighed breathing out and taking another gulp of her drink. "Same as always. This time she's getting closer to what she wants"
Ben shook his head. "You can't be serious in going with her?"
Gwen took another gulp of her water. "I don't know, There's nothing really holding me back anymore"
Ben heard a ping from her phone and turned to it. "Whose that?"
"Gennifer"
"Gennifer?" Gwen stared at him searching his eyes for some hint.
"Nocturn, party tonight" He smiled.
"You can't go to a party. Grandpa won't let you"
"He said I get to babysit you tonight instead" Ben pinched her cheek treating her like a baby. Gwen groaned swatting his hand off her. "For the last time I Don't Need a BabySitter" Gwen stated. "And I'm older then you" She mumbled the last part. Ben laughed before all attention was drawn to his phone. Gwen sighed taking another sip of her water as she watched him intently. "So, you wouldn't say anything if I sneak out tonight would you?" Ben asked her. Gwen stiffened. She still wasn't able to do anything for herself yet. "Um..."
"Come on Gwen, you said you didn't need a babysitter"
"I don't" She snapped. "Then you should be fine without me for a few hours"
Gwen breathed out harshly. "Please" Ben begged. She sighed closing her eyes. "Fine, but only for a few hours.
"YES" Ben yelled celebrating before he leaned down and kissing his cousin's temple. "Thanks cuz, you're the best" He grabbed his cousin's cup ready to refill it.