I could tell from some of my reviews that there are those of you who have prepared weapons for me. *hides behind Kevin* Don't hurt me! It hasn't been six months. See? *points to update date* So you're not gonna try to hurt me right? Right? Okay, here goes! I'm gonna give you something awkwardly funny. What is it, you may ask? Little Chill asks Ben and Julie what kissing is! Yep! This'll be adorable! Meanwhile, we are going to find out what the light is that Blizzard is approaching... Enjoy! ^_^
"Hey, Uncle Kevin?" Little Chill piped up, tilting his head curiously from his post on top of Kevin's head. "What did the prince just do to Snow White's face?"
Kevin woke up with a start. "Huh?"
Gwen gave her boyfriend a withering look. "Kevin, please stay awake. We're supposed to be babysitting."
"Why couldn't we have watched something cool? Like say...Monty Python and the Holy Grail? I can handle that one!"
"We need to keep it appropriate for the kids."
"Monty Python's appropriate for anyone!"
"Let's stick to Disney, okay?"
Kevin breathed a sigh. "Fine..."
Snowflake looked up from Gwen's lap. "Can we watch another movie with a princess?"
"Oh please no..." Kevin moaned. Stormcloud nodded fervently in agreement from his position next to Kevin.
"I'm with Uncle Kevin. Let's watch something cool!"
"Why don't you pick the movie?" Kevin asked, ruffling Stormcloud's gray antennae.
"Awesome!" Immediately, he jumped up and dived at the pile of movies Gwen had selected. He picked up one. "Hannah Montana...Lame!" He tossed it to the side. "Camp Rock...Junk!" Toss. "High School Musical...Nah." Toss. He rummaged through the pile before pulling out a dark DVD. "The Black Cauldron. Now this looks cool!"
Kevin grinned. "Wow, one of the few Disney movies that don't make me wanna puke!"
Gwen smiled and snuggled up against Kevin's granite side. "Sounds good." Her smile widened as Kevin wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
Little Chill tilted his head in confusion. Kevin was touching his lips to the top of Gwen's head. 'Kinda like what that prince did to Snow White's lips... The movie said it was... "love's first kiss". What's a kiss?' He thought about asking Gwen again but decided against it. She seemed very cozy and peaceful at the moment and he didn't want to ruin it.
…...
"What did you think, Crystal?" Ben asked his daughter, who was sticking her claw into his backpack from her new perch on his shoulder. "Pretty awesome, huh?"
"It was very fascinating!" Crystal rummaged through the bag and pulled out one of the card packs. "I don't get why, but it's a lot of fun collecting these cards. The action figures are cool too! And these comic books are very interesting...if only I knew how to read..."
"I'll start giving you some lesson's tomorrow. How does that sound?" Julie stroked one of Crystal's wings.
"Sounds good, Mom!" Crystal had overheard her father referring to his parents as "Mom and Dad" instead of "Mommy and Daddy" a few days ago and had decided to start using the shortened terms herself. They sounded more mature to her ears. "Say, Dad? Will there be another one of those Sumo Slammer Conventions again soon?"
"Yeah...next year..." Ben groaned dramatically. "I don't know how I'll survive until then."
"Maybe you can come up with a better way to hide me. I don't want to pose as Mom's backpack again. It felt so weird!" Crystal opened the card pack and looked at the contents. "Oh! This guy looks strong. Here, Dad."
Ben looked at the card over his shoulder. "I already have that one. Why don't you add it to your collection?"
"Thanks!" Crystal stowed her new cards back in the bookbag as they drew close to Kevin's house. "Say, Dad? How come we're living in Uncle Kevin's house instead of your house?"
"Uh..." Ben hesitated for a moment. "You see...your grandparents...well...I need to come up with the right way to tell them that I'm...a father..."
"Is it a human thing?" Crystal guessed.
"Yeah. It's a human thing." Ben replied, relieved that Crystal wasn't going to start asking probing questions. He opened the door and was nearly knocked off his feet.
"HI DADDY!" Little Chill nuzzled Ben's chest before jumping back and tackling Julie. "HI MOMMY!" He looked over at Crystal. "Was it fun, Crystal?"
"Sure was!" Crystal jumped off of Ben's shoulder and flew into the doorway. "Thanks again, Dad!" She called back as she flew toward the living room to greet her siblings, aunt, and uncle.
"Hey, Daddy? Can I ask you something?" Little Chill piped.
Ben smiled and sat down on the steps. Julie sat down next to him and Little Chill crawled over to his lap. "Sure thing, kiddo. What is it?"
"We were watching these movies and the people kept on doing this thing called 'kissing'. I didn't get it. What does kissing mean? What's the point of touching people with your mouth? Does it do something?"
Ben blinked a few times. "Uh..." He looked at Julie for help. She was looking down, apparently fascinated with her shoelace. "Er..." He looked back at Little Chill. "Well...kissing...is... You see people... They kiss when...um..."
"It's something that people do when they really like each other." Julie finally supplied. She was glad it was dark: her cheeks were feeling rather hot...
Ben let out a breath, smiling in relief. "What Julie said."
"Oh..." Little Chill nodded his head. 'That makes sense...' "So have you and Mommy kissed?"
"Uh..." Ben's face flushed and his eyes darted to Julie, who quickly turned her head to study a nearby bush. "Um..."
"I mean, you two obviously like each other a whoooooole lot!" Little Chill jumped onto Ben's shoulder. "So have you?"
"Eh...no..." Ben muttered. As he did so, something occurred to him: Little Chill had a point... Why hadn't Ben kissed Julie yet? 'We've been going for awhile now...'
"Really? Well you should." Little Chill jumped onto Julie's shoulder. "Don't you think so, Mommy?"
Julie looked like she was about to reply when the sound of snickering cut her off. Ben looked over his shoulder. "KEVIN!" He jumped up as his best friend started laughing hysterically.
"Y-You know, the k-kid makes a v-valid s-statement!" Kevin snorted, his stony face shining with mirth. "Wh-Why doesn't the happy couple oblige the kid?"
Ben turned to Julie. "Whose turn is it?"
"I'll let you have my turn."
"Thanks." Ben grinned and started flipping through the Omnitrix. Kevin stopped laughing abruptly.
"Turn? Turn to do what?"
"I'd start running if I were you, Kevin." Gwen said as she walked over.
With a girlish yelp, Kevin tore off down the street, followed closely by an angry Jetray.
Gwen shook her head slowly as she watched the spectacle. "Why do we hang out with them again?"
"Because they're cute." Julie replied, standing up and absentmindedly petting Little Chill's antennae. "And they amuse us."
"So true..." Gwen agreed, nodding. "So true..."
…...
'It's a ship!' Blizzard realized as he drew closer to the source of the bright light. Normally, such a device would be something to avoid. Desperation, however, made him go for the craft at full speed. His wings flapped rapidly. 'Almost...almost...' He noticed a pair of doors opening before him. His eyes lit with happiness. 'They're letting me in!' He went into the yellow light and collapsed on a cold floor. Behind him, the doors closed.
"Well, well, well now. What do we have here?"
"A little Necrofriggian."
"And he flew right into our ship. How convenient!"
Blizzard was faintly aware of a pair of large feet walking away. Another being stooped down over him.
"Hello there, little one." A kind, soft voice whispered. "Where did you come from?"
Blizzard looked up. The speaker was a tall being covered in black fur. He had a long snout and pointed ears. His eyes were a bright violet. "Outside..." Blizzard replied lamely.
The creature chuckled. "I gathered as much. Here." He held out a hand. Blizzard took it and stood up. His head barely reached the giant's knee. "It's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Snare. What's yours?"
Blizzard blinked up at Snare. His mind went back to Earth.
"Sheesh! The kid's a one-man blizzard!"
"Blizzard...not a bad idea, Kevin. What do you think?"
"Blizzard is your new name! A name is what someone calls someone else. My name is Little Chill."
"Come on, little one." Snare gently urged. "You must have a name."
"I...I suppose my name...is Blizzard..." Blizzard finally whispered.
"Blizzard. That's a nice name. Why don't you come with me, Blizzard? You look like you could use some sleep."
'Sleep...' Blizzard had to admit that a nap would be rather nice... He felt a rough, clawed hand pat him on the head as he allowed himself to be led into a hallway. He and Snare walked in silence for a few minutes. Tiredly, he turned to look through a window. What he saw made him stop dead in his tracks. Two aliens were fighting furiously in an arena. One of them was a stone beast. The other...was a Necrofriggian! Only, this was different than any Necrofriggian Blizzard had ever seen: This one had wings that looked like live flames. Where Blizzard was blue, this creature was as red as a new star. Gusts of flame shot from his mouth and froze on contact with his opponent. "What is this?" Blizzard asked, his eyes wide with astonishment.
"They're training."
"Training for what?" Blizzard couldn't take his eyes off of that fiery Necrofriggian. He noticed that both the red creature and the stone golem were wearing glowing metal collars.
"A contest." That clawed hand patted Blizzard on the head again. "Follow me."
Blizzard allowed himself to be steered out of the brightly lit hallway and into a dark room. "What's in-" He was cut off as something hard hit him on the back of the head. His world went blank and he knew no more.
DUN DUN DUN! Pretty good, right? ^_^ I'm working on getting more and more speedy with updating this puppy. I figured I ought to give you guys your dosages of Ben 10 and GR...since we gotta wait...till February 4th... Ugh! Anyway, please review. Flames will burn...Edward Cullen's eviler twin, Morningstar! Peace out!