Gwen placed her hand over to her side as she attempted to lift up the gauze cloth sticking to her wound. It looked disgusting and still fresh from the fight. It must've been a deep cut. It made her wonder if it was the tree or the crash that had led to it. "Ah," Gwen stiffened wincing her eyes. "Nope," Gwen placed it back down and tried to relax from seeing the injury. It looked disgusting. Gwen looked over to the boy sitting opposite her constantly checking his phone every two seconds. "Are you done?" Gwen asked annoyed. He stared up at her eyes wondering why she was complaining. "Huh?" He asked clutching his phone in his fingers. Gwen's eyes flashed towards the dark phone in his hand. "Oh!" Ben placed it back down in his pocket. "Thank you" Gwen breathed out closing her eyes in an attempt to get back to sleep.

'Ping'

Gwen groaned opening her eyes and glaring back over to her cousin who had his phones in his hands. "Seriously?" Gwen stared at him in disbelief. Ben tried to ignore the conversation deciding to distract her with something else. "So have you got everything? food, water, bathroom?"

Gwen winced her eyes at the last word. "I'm fine Ben?" She mumbled closing her eyes again and trying to catch up on some much needed rest.

In an instant, Max and Verdona entered the room dressed up and ready for a night out. "Make sure you remember to take your tablets and make sure you eat your dinner...all of it" He warns her making her role her eyes. "I will" Gwen recited as her grandpa panicked about leaving the injured girl alone with her cousin. "And make sure you get a proper nights rest" He grabbed the remote. "No energy drinks" Gwen rolled her eyes for the millionth time. "No garbage food" He flicked the t-v off. "And no stimulants" He kissed her forehead before bringing the covers up to her shoulders. "Okay, Grandpa" Gwen gritted her teeth. Ben nodded. "Grandpa's right, Gwen"

All three of them stared towards Ben arching their eyebrows.

"I mean. Look at yourself" He pointed towards her face with his hand. "You've got bags under your eyes" He stared. Gwen's eyes widened before she grabbed her face trying to feel the bags. "You don't have bags under your eyes, Pumpkin" Max grabbed her hand. "You do have rings though. Which means you need to rest" He grabbed her pillow and fluffing it. "In the meantime your cousin can watch over you" He glares to Ben warning him silently. He just rolls his eyes and leans back in his chair and removing his phone. Max sighs grabbing it off the boy. "Pay attention to your cousin"

"We're the same age"

"Not the point. No parties; no guests; no friends over; no nothing. Understand?" Max warns. "I told you it's not going to happen" Ben argues back biting his tongue. Gwen glared at him as he placed the pillow back under her head. "Where's Kev?" She asked Ben. He arched his eyebrow smiling. "Probably digging up the yard. Why?"

"Go get him, please"

"Fine"

He stood abruptly getting the animal. Verdona just watched the boy turn away before walking over to Max taking his arm. "The movie will start soon. I'm sure the kids will be alright" Verdona smiled down at Gwen. Max thought for a moment before handing Gwen Ben's cell. "Ring if you need anything" Gwen grabbed the device and placed it under the covers. "Thanks grandpa but you don't need to worry" Gwen mumbled before the dog rushed into the room jumping onto the bed. Gwen smiled stroking it's fur as it sat down next to her.

"Thanks Ben" Gwen mumbled before he took a seat next to her again. "Anything for you, cuz" He rustled her hair before looking over to her grandpa. "You going out or what?" Ben shrugged. Gwen hit him. "Ow!"

"Don't be rude"

"...Have a good night you two. Don't stay up too late" They walked out the room leaving the two alone. Ben breathed out. "That was close" Ben mumbled taking Gwen's hand and looking over to the door. "Grandpa's got my phone. Where's yours?"

"Crushed from impact"

"Oh!"

"Yeah!"

"Are you feeling any better despite the surgery?"

Gwen closed her eyes breathing out. "Yeah, a lot" Gwen mumbled looking over to her cousin staring down at his hands. "When does your party start?" Gwen asked gently. Ben smirked sniffling some giggle like it was part of a joke. "Nocturn's apartment; 8:30; got a great view of the city" Ben smirked happily to himself as Gwen just frowned. The thought of being left alone tonight...she just didn't like it. Being stuck in bed all day. She literally had bed sores covering her thighs. "I'll take you when you're feeling better" He held her hand. Gwen smiled holding his. "Go. I'll be fine" She whispered gently. Ben smiled. "Grandpa's got my phone"

She passed it to him. "Here. Grandpa gave it to me" She held it in her hand before passing i to him. Ben smirked. "I knew it" He grabbed it off her quickly before checking his messages. "Grandpa gave it to me as an emergency phone. Just in case anything happens" She answered truthfully. Ben stared down at her worriedly. "I'll get you the home phone and you can call me if you're in trouble, okay?" He placed a hand on her shoulder before smiling. She smiled back before a ping sound could be heard. He stared down towards his phone and frowned.

"Sorry cuz, I've gotta go" He kissed her forehead gently before standing. "Have a goodnight, Gwen" He walked out leaving her alone. Gwen stared watching the door close before she played with the tared fibers of the blanket. "...He forgot the phone" Gwen sighed looking over to the kitchen. She would have to go get it. She winced her eyes as she lifted her upper body groaning from the stiffness. Taking two breaths she pulled her legs over the side.

"DAMMIT!" She growled staring down at her legs unable to move them. She winced her eyes trying to lift her thighs. They moved slightly. Gwen smiled as she focused using her left hand to balance as she lifted herself up. Her legs wobbled collapsing instantly. She winced her eyes as her head banged against the night stand before the rest of her body plummeted to the floor. Pain flooded her body in an instant. She coughed weakly as she laid on the floor agony flowing through her system like water. Her fingers twitched and curled as she stared down at the wooden boards. "Nuh" She winced unable to move her body. Kev jumped down off the bed, liking her face and barking at her. She brought her arm up and pushed the dog away from her face so she could see.
"Go...get...the...phone"

He barked.

"Phone!"

He barked jumping into the air with his front legs before running away.

Gwen sighed wondering if she would be stuck on the floor all night.

"Bark!"

Gwen looked over to the dog with a ball in it's mouth. He brought it down next to her covered in a layer of slobber.

"No, Phone!" Gwen winced her eyes staring up at the dog. It pushed the ball towards her with the tip of his nose. Gwen winced her eyes again breathing out as she tried to push herself up. "Nuh!" She collapses down again. "This...sucks" She breathed out wincing her eyes in agony.

"PHONE!" She screamed at him. The dog barked again racing off into the other room. Gwen just gritted her teeth turning herself over and allowing herself to stare up towards the ceiling. A few breaths out and in. She tried to focus on getting herself together. Maybe, if she could find a comfortable position to lay in for a few hours...at least til someone found her. Gwen grabbed her side hissing in pain as shots ran through her ribs. "Ow!" She wheezed through the pain as the dog ran back over to her with a phone in his mouth. She took one glance a smile passing her lips. She grabbed the dog's collar removing the phone from his mouth and pressing speed dial. "Come on, pick up" She placed it on her ear.

"Ben...Ben can you hear me?..."

There was music. Speakers. Loud speakers. She could barely hear a thing. "...Ben..." She tried again. Nothing. Nothing but the sounds of music. She turned the phone off placing it to her forehead. There was noway she could tell her grandpa. He would freak. He would never trust Ben again. She sighed again thinking. "Kevin" She whispered. Thumb on numbers trying to recollect his number. "No number" She whispered. "Powers. I can use my powers to contact him" She mumbled closing her and focusing. Focusing all her attention on Kevin. She saw him. A faint picture of him in his garage talking to some alien that closely resembled a rat. Within a zap, the message send and Gwen relaxed back breathing slowly feeling exhausted beyond whits.

SCENE CHANGE: KEVIN

He sat there with a soda in his hand watching the football as his friend/co-worker leaned against his car bored on a Friday night.

He sighed flicking the channel to the football before placing the remote back down onto the hood. Argit arched his eyebrow. "Football? You hate this team?" Argit mumbled unhappily to himself. Kevin shrugged, crossing his arms as he watch the game kickoff. "It's grown on me" He muttered returning back to his work. He grabbed a spanner out of his toolbox and lifted the hood of his car. He smiled staring the new engine pieces he had the pleasure of purchasing. In an instant he felt a pinching pain in the back of his skull. "OW!" He yelped. Argit brought the newspaper down from his face and stared over to his friend. "Youu...alright?" He asked wondering why his pal had made such a sound. Kevin scratched the back of his greesy hair.

"Yeah, yeah" He turned round grabbing the remote for the garage door and opening it before forcing the hood of his car down. "I just got the sudden urge to visit Gwen" Kevin walked over to the driver seat of his car.

"Whose Gwen?" Argit asked jumping into the car.

"Gwen?" He shouted through the broken glass of the front-door. "...Gwen, if you're in there; don't shoot. It's Kevin" He grabbed hold of the knob twisting the handle as he walked in taking note of how clean the place was. Not a single spec of dust touched the floor. "Woah," Argit breathed out staring at the amount of potential cash that he could scam off the Tennyson's. "Gwen?" Kevin pushed on walking in to the main room to find a large television with a sprawled out couch covered in sheets, next to an IV. In the corner of his eyes he noticed a large big built dog with brown, long hair and black patches covering it's body. "Easy boy" Kevin stared. It growled, barking and showing it's teeth in an effort to say; 'back off'. "Nuh," A hand came up to the dog, grabbing a hold of it's collar. The dog whimpered as it felt restrained by it's owner. "Gwen? That you?" Kevin called out. She replied in a groggy manner. Trying not to put too much pressure on herself. "Yeah, it's me"

The dog snarled as Kevin came closer working his way round until he could clearly see the girl on the floor unable to get up. "Kev ENOUGH!" She yelled at the dog but it came out as more of a whimpering last desperate attempt to stop the animal. He whimpered away deciding to sit down next to the girls head.

"What happened?" Kevin's eyes widened as he came closer to the girl in pain.

"I fell out of bed. Can you please help me up" She winced her eyes not interested in having a full blown conversation while she laid injured on the cold, hard wooden floor.

He could tell instantly that she had been down their for a long period of time. It didn't look that comfy to be honest. "No problem" He hesitantly reached down grabbing behind her armpits and lifting her up without too much pain to her body. He laid her gently back down onto the bed allowing her to rest. She breathed out turning her head to the side as the dark haired man gently pushed the locks of hair behind her ear. She took a moment to gather her strength, her breathing hoarse and shallow.

Kevin noticed immediately that something was wrong. The house was empty; She was on her own with no one to take care of her.

What the hell?

"Where's your grandpa?" He asked softly touching the skin of her cheek, making sure she was still conscious. She winced lightly, scrunching her eyes before her lips parted.

"...Went to the movies" She moaned her eyes still closed and her head leaning back onto the pillow. .

"Cousin's gone round Gennifer Nocturns for a party" She mumbled unhappily. Kevin's eyebrows furrowed. How could anyone of left her like this?

She looked like hell.

"Thank you" She mumbled lifting her hand and touching Kevin's wrist as he held her cheek. He gulped the lump in his throat. He didn't know what to say to her.

"It's... alright, Gwen" He mumbled turning round to the screen. "What were you watching?" He asked grabbing the remote and flicking through the channels trying to change the topic.

"I...don't remember" She breathed out closing her eyes as her head rested gently onto the pillow again.

Kevin sighed. He knew that she had had enough for tonight. Especially in her state. He hadn't seen her in two weeks and she still looked like hell. He brushed her cheek trying to soothe her pain as best he could. "Do you want me to ring your grandpa?" He mumbled gently.

She winced her eyes turning her head to her head to see the clock next to her. 11:08PM

Her grandfather should be home at exactly 11:15PM. She gulped. "No, he'll be home soon anyway" She groaned placing a hand on her ribs. Kevin noticed and frowned. "I can take you back to mine. Get you fixed up. You won't be in anymore pain" He told her ready to take her away from this hell hole. She shook her head. It wasn't going to happen. Not with her family around anyway. He noticed Argit coming down, hands in his pocket. Kevin gritted his teeth. He had stolen something. Hopefully not from Gwen's room. "Who's that?" She weazed.

"Nobody Gwen, he was just leaving?"

Argit grinned widely. It was his perfect chance. "So," Argit stepped around to get a good view of the injured girl. She cringed just seeing the rat in front of her. He looked like bad news. "You're whose Kevin's been talking about for the last 2 weeks"

"ARGIT" Kevin gritted his teeth. Argit smiled before noticing the girl's angry expression. She was pissed. "Get out of my house you thief"

Wow. Even she knew. She wasn't stupid. "Kev, and I were just leaving anyway and you're coming with us"

She tensed. Is this why they were here. Another shot to sell her to the nearest enemy. She stared at Kevin who was still holding her hand. He could see what she was feeling. "It's not like that. We just came to make sure you were okay" He mumbled. She felt uncomfortable. Great.

"Kev, come on. Let's just grab her and go, it's not like she can put up a fight anyway. I mean look at her" He snickered. Gwen gritted her teeth in anger. Kevin just glared at the alien. "We're not taking her" Kevin growled. Argit stared at him. "Kevin, buddy. Do you know how rich she'll make us"

"STOP TALKING ABOUT ME LIKE I'M NOT HERE. I CAN HEAR YOU" She shouted at them angrily. Kevin turned to her noticing her grip her chest in pain. He grabbed her instantly, helping her lay down.

Argit stared at the two. His bestfriend was obviously crushing on the girl. The Tennyson girl; as in Ben Tennyson's cousin. It was sickening; even for Argit. "Forget it I'm out of here" He mumbled as Gwen curled up into the boy's arms. The door clicked. Argit and Kevin stared in horror as two people entered; Max and Verdona Tennyson.

"Grandpa" Gwen whimpered as the man entered the room seeing the three. "W-What are you two doing in my house and where's Ben?"

No one spoke, everyone to terrified to open their mouths.

"Well..." Argit began sneaking towards the door.

"YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN KEVIN" He ran for it, passing the mature Antodyte on his way out. Both turned back to the two, noticing how close their granddaughter was towards the strange boy. Kevin noticed the adults reactions towards them and immediately stood up. "It's not what it looks like, sir" Gwen turned to see her grandmother walking up to her checking to make sure she was okay. "Are you alright, dear. They didn't hurt you did they?" She asked concerned. Gwen shook her head. "Grandma, this is Kevin 11; he saved my life"

Max looked up at the boy. He smiled. "Thank you for taking care of her but where's Ben?"

Gwen winced her eyes. "He left to go to some stupid party. I wasn't going to tell you but then I fell out of bed and couldn't get up. So I signalled Kevin to come help me" She breathed out unhappy. Kevin stared down at her amazed that she was capable of doing that. Max frowned angrily. How could his grandson just leave his family alone to suffer. "Has he got his phone?" He asked steaming. Gwen nodded biting her lip as she kept her eyes closed.

"He's not answering" She mumbled.

Max breathed out angrily. It was the last straw. "I'll have to have a word with Ben about this" He mumbled before turning to Kevin.

"I know we haven't always seen eye to eye, Kevin, but, thank you for helping" He shook the boys hand. Kevin smirked before turning to Gwen with an equally glad smile apparent on her face.

"No prob. Mr. T" He stood before itching his back. "Well, I should probably go" Kevin mumbled as the air grew uncomfortably tense. He said a quick goodbye to the family before racing out the door, trying to catch up with Argit. Gwen sighed, laying her head down as she stared at the roof.

"He was helping me" Gwen mumbled still continuing to stare into the ceiling.

"Why didn't you call us?"

"I couldn't; Ben had my cell" she furrowed her eyes, unhappy with Ben's actions.

"I told you not to give it" Max was furious. Enough to make Gwen quiver at least.

"I'm sorry" She muttered, sighing with just one breathe.

"Ben and I were finally getting along and I didn't want to ruin it. He said that he would only be a few hours and I guess it ended up being a lot longer" Her eyes began to shake. Verdona brushed the locks out of the girls face trying to comfort her by any means necessary.

"I'm going to have a word with your cousin when he comes through the door" Max ran his fingers through his hair before looking down at Lily.

"In the meantime lets get another look at your legs" Verdona placed her hands on the girl's left leg sending manna through her legs. Gwen bit her lip laying down on her pillow feeling the intense pain flourish through her bones. Max turned around grabbing a chair, sitting down and waiting for his grandson to come waltzing through the door.