Title- Birthday Wish (3/?)

Author- Cristal

Rating- PG13- Yep, they're still cursing a lot. :D

Pairing- Gwen/Kevin

Disclaimer-Ben 10 and all it's lovely characters do not belong to me. They're just being borrowed. ;)

Summary- Ben and Gwen's 18th birthday party with all the drama and romantic in between!

*You know that I could use somebody, you know that I could use somebody, someone like you *

"You have a call?"

The redhead shook her head, glancing over at the phone before picking it up. "Nope, text."

"Oh?" she smiled slyly. "From who?"

Gwen smiled brightly. "Three guesses and the first two don't count!"

Julie grinned, propping her chin on her fist as Gwen flipped open the phone. She watched as the redhead's jaw slowly dropped, her mouth turning into a perfect 'O' shape. "Gwen?"

She raised a hand to her forehead and Julie almost swore she heard a curse under her breath. Maybe she was spending a little more time around Kevin than she initially thought. "Julie?"

"Are you all right?"

She waved her hand before putting it back to her forehead. "Can you tell me if I'm seeing what I think I'm seeing?"

Julie arched an eyebrow before shrugging. "Sure. Are you sure you're all right?"

Gwen's head hit the table with a soft thud as she held the phone out to the other girl. Julie pulled it slowly from her fingers, her mouth opening in that familiar 'O' of surprise as well. "Oh...my...is that-"

"That's what I asked you, remember?"

Julie started giggling before it turned into full out laughter as she pointed at the screen. "That's fantastic!! Can you send it to me?! It'd be perfect for blackmail later!!"

Gwen gave a weak smile before sending it to her friend. "I need to call Kevin real quick and see what's going on..."

Julie just continued to laugh, snorting when she opened the photo again on her own phone, before muffling the giggles with a hand. She waved a hand as Gwen dialed her 'friend'.

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*There's a she wolf in your closet, open up and set her free, there's a she wolf in your closet, let it out so it can breath. *

Both young men laughed as they followed one after the other, over a bench, both hitting the tile gracefully, still in full run. Ben giggled madly as he rounded a corner. "I wanna 'nother smoothie. That one was AWESOME!!"

"Oh hell no! I don't know what they put in that thing, but no way!"

"Awww, Kevin, you're no fun...if it was Gwen asking, you'd say yes!"

"And you ain't Gwen you little pain in the ass." Kevin laughed as they finally slid out the door towards freedom, three mall cops on their tail.

"You better answer your phone, otherwise Gwen'll think you're up to something." Ben replied happily as they continued to run to the car, Gwen's gift in a bag, flung over his wrist, giggles still slipping between his lips as he tried in vain to open the still locked car door.

"Stop pulling the handle before I break your hand Tennyson." A giggle was the reply as Kevin rolled his eyes, finally getting the door unlocked and themselves thrown into the seats. He heard the second howl on his phone, reaching in and finally picking up. "Hey babe."

"Don't 'babe' me Levin! Please tell me you got Ben out of that mall?"

Kevin grinned, hearing that little whine on the end of her request. "Now that you mention it, we just left."

She sighed. "You were thrown out again weren't you?"

"Course not!" the steering wheel spun sharply under his hands. "They couldn't catch us."

Ben giggled in response as he played with the control for the window, watching in amusement as it slid up and down and back again. Kevin grinned as Gwen cursed under her breath. "Kevin..."

He chuckled, hearing his name die on her lips into a sigh. "We were shopping for your birthday gift and I guess Ben got a hold of a bad smoothie."

"You guess?!" Her voice hit a much higher octave, causing him to squint, holding the phone from his ear. "Kevin, a guess is an estimated conclusion!! You sent me a picture of Ben wearing a Double D bra on his head and you 'guess' he got a hold of a bad smoothie?!"

Kevin finally broke out into laughter as Ben started slouching back into the seat, the grin slipping off his lips. "It was a triple, not a double babe, and it wasn't my idea."

Gwen growled. "Why'd you even take that damn picture Kevin?! Imagine if it gets out!!"

Ben moaned softly, hand covering his eyes as he slouched further back. Kevin looked worriedly over at his friend who was turning a slight green to match his eyes. "Hey, I think Ben's coming out of it. I don't want him to hurl in my car. We'll see you in a few."

"Kevin I'm not-" He hung up the phone with a wince as he quickly pulled over to the side of the road, Ben immediately sticking his head out the door, retching.

Kevin leaned back, waiting a few minutes as Ben proceeded to empty his stomach of what sounded like a week's worth of food. His fingers tapped gently against the steering wheel as he watched the vehicles pass by. He still wasn't positive what to get Gwen for her birthday...maybe he should just ask her what she wants? Ben moaned slightly as he finally pulled his head back into the car, wiping his forehead on his jacket sleeve, getting rid of the slight sheen of sweat. He took a deep breath, looking over at his friend. "What'd you give me?"

"Oh no you don't! I didn't give you a damn thing! You're the one that wanted to try the smoothie from the place you'd never been to before! Don't blame this shit on me!"

Ben weakly waved a hand before shutting the door, strapping his seatbelt back on. "Just take me home man, I feel half dead."

"You look it too."

"Thanks. Jerk." Ben muttered under his breath, hand shielding his eyes from what felt like really bright light outside. "Least I found Gwen a birthday gift. Hopefully she likes the girly boots. I think they're cool."

Kevin inclined his head, unable to stop the smirk. "She could kick it with a leather skirt."

"Stop it Kev, seriously. You two drool over each other so much, it makes me ill sometimes." Ben sighed, glancing over. "Any idea yet of what you want to get her?"

He sighed deeply in response, turning onto the street Ben lived down. "Nah...I think I may just ask her and at least get an idea, ya know?"

Ben shrugged as they pulled into his drive. He grabbed his purchase, flinging open the door with a sigh. "Make sure I don't pass out before I get to the door, would you?"

"Yeah, yeah." Kevin arched an eyebrow as Ben wobbled his way to the patio, finally opening the door and side stepping inside.

He sat back in the seat a moment before backing the car out with a small squeal of the tires as he started down the road. He flipped out his phone once more. It took a moment before she answered. "Hello?"

"Hey...can I come over?"

He heard her pause a long moment, hearing the phone sliding against her shoulder. "Um...sure Kevin. Is everything all right?"

"Yeah. Sorry about hanging up on you earlier, Ben got sick as a dog."

"He's all right though?"

"Yeah. I think he just needs to sleep it off or something." He paused with a shake of his head. "So I'll be over in a couple?"

"Oh! Yeah, of course. I'll be here Kevin."

"See you soon then."

"I'll see you."

He hung up, glaring out the windshield. Time to bite the bullet. Time to speak to the girl of his dreams. Time to have a conversation and see what she wants for her birthday. He nodded to himself at this new resolution, before turning down the streets, pulling into her drive. He killed the engine, nervously tapping his fingers on the steering wheel again. Nodding once more, Kevin stepped out, tucking the keys into his jeans pocket and slowly making his way to the door.

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Author's notes- Hey everyone! Thanks for reading this latest chapter, I hope you enjoyed it! It was very fun to write. :) I expect to be getting into the serious mush very shortly, so be prepared! Also, the ringtones- Gwen uses 'Use Somebody' by Kings of Leon for Kevin. He uses Shakira's 'She Wolf' for her. ;) Oh, I'm guessing that photo may come up again. :D Anyway, do hope you're enjoying thus far. Thanks so much again for reading! :)