I don't own Ben 10 or Alien Force. Their characters are just my puppets. Let them dance.

Devlin's P.O.V

I didn't think it was possible to hate Morgan more then I had at lunch, but I proved myself wrong.

They were going on a date! I screamed in my head.

My mind tried vainly to sooth my anger for the second time today. It's not technically a date. It whispered.

They're just going to the movies.

Together.

Needless to say my mind did little to help my building jealousy. It took all I had not to strangle her as she walked down her driveway, blowing a kiss back at Kenny. My anger lessoned a bit when Kenny waited for me in front of Morgan's house, but just a bit.

"Hi." I muttered, calmed by Kenny's presence.

"Hey." He greeted, smiling the smile I loved so much

Kenny's head tilted the tiniest bit and I could just see the question form in his mind.

"What did your muffin to for you to smash it today? Did it have blueberries or something?"

I blushed lightly. So he WAS paying attention!

"No I got mad and took it out on my lunch."

"What got you so mad?"

My blush darkened.

"Someone." I muttered, hoping he'd let the matter drop. No such luck.

"It wasn't me was it?" He asked, his eyes down cast. He looked like the picture of regret at the thought of having angered me.

"Of course not Kenny, I wasn't mad at you!" I assured him franticly.

"You sure?" He asked sadly, not looking in my direction.

"I could never be mad at you Kenny." I promised. It wasn't his fault I was mad. It was all Morgan's! He was just an innocent victim as far as I was concerned. He seemed to believe me, but at the same time I noticed he wasn't smiling as brightly as before.

Kenny's P.O.V

I knew he hadn't been affected at lunch! Morgan is such a liar! I sighed in disappointment. I'd wanted him to be angry, to show just the tiniest hint of jealousy that Morgan was showing interest in me.

"You okay?" He asked, too empathetic for his own good. As much as I loved him for it at times it was troublesome. Like now when I couldn't tell him what was bothering me.

I felt his hand gently slip into mine and squeeze it softly, comfortingly.

He'd never done that before! Maybe Morgan was right!

I could feel my face heating up and I thanked the heaven above for giving me my mother's dark skin tone so it was harder to notice.

"Yeah I'm fine." I muttered, cursing the faint quiver in my voice.

"Okay." He said obviously not believing me for a second. He just knew me too well at times.

It took all I had not to protest when he let go of my hand and moved farther away from me.

"Sorry." He mumbled apologetically, thinking I had disliked the contact I had secretly been craving so badly as of late.

I didn't want him to think I didn't like that and I knew I had to say it even if it was embarrassing.

"No, it felt nice." I confessed nervously, waiting to gauge his reaction. He seemed surprised and confused, but not displeased.

"Good." He whispered after a moments pause, closing the gap between us a little more till our elbows were touching. I liked to think maybe we were a little closer in another way too.

Devlin's P.O.V

"Thanks so much Karen! He liked it! He said it felt nice!" I gushed into my cell phone. I had called Karen as soon as I got home and told her everything. "Told Yeah." She gloated with pride. But her next words were dead serious.

"The movie tonight maybe a problem though. We can't let them have the chance to get to close and horror movies are prime make out spots."

I blushed when I realized I had almost forgotten that part.

"What should I do?" I asked desperately, not having a clue what to respond without scaring him off.

Karen's voice was calm and filled with confidence as she answered.

"Try what I said before. Sit a little closer then usual or kiss him!"

I rolled my eyes even though I knew she couldn't see me.

"What am I supposed to do, just come up and kiss my BROTHER in the middle of dinner?" I asked, my voice dripping with sarcasm.

"Brothers just don't do things like that!"

This time I could just sense her rolling her eyes at me.

"But you don't want to just be brothers do you?"

I signed in defeat. She had me there.

"No I don't." I admitted grudgingly.

'To be more you must risk more." She insisted with wisdom beyond her years.

"Okay Karen, I'll try……….Thanks."

"Just remember Devlin this might be your last chance with him."

"I know." I whispered.

Kenny's P.O.V

"Told yeah! Told yeah! Told yeah!" Morgan chanted into her phone with delight.

"I told you he liked you Kenny! He held your hand! What kind of person holds your hand if they don't like you?!"

I was reluctant to get my hopes up and sighed in self pity.

"So he hugs Karen all the time, maybe he's just a touchy person."

Morgan sighed in annoyance at me over the phone.

"And I'm the queen of Whoville!" She yelled, exasperated to the point of screaming, something Morgan only did when she was really upset.

"This is your chance, go pin him down and kiss him already!"

"I could never do that Morgan! How do you think he'd react!?"

"He'd wrap his arms around you and kiss you back! I just know it!" She insisted like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"He wouldn't even do that in my fantasies." I muttered, more unsure and depressed then before.

"Come on Kenny! He's done everything but kiss you and proclaim his love! He looks at you like you're the most edible treat when you wear even the slightest revealing shirts! He never flirts with other people and snaps if anyone gets within 2 feet of you! He always said meeting you was the best thing that ever happened to him and now can you blame him for being afraid you might reject him like everyone else? You're all he has in this world; can you fault him for not saying anything when it could mean losing the only person he's ever truly cares for?"

"You make too much sense sometimes." I admitted, finally seeing why Devlin might be afraid to talk to me about love when he'd gotten so little in his life before we had met.

"I know." She gloated with pride.

"I'll be their at eight, so you have till then to him….Or Better yet show him!"

"Goodbye Morgan!" I hissed sharply into the phone as I hung up.

Why did my best friend have to be such a yaoi fan?

What do you think? Not the best chapter I know, but it's getting to the good part! I promise! Please review and tell me what you think about my creations Morgan and Karen! They're my first and I need input!

Yours truly,

Jessica499499