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Chapter 6 – Back to the Present

Kevin saw the whole thing unfolding in front of him, starting from the time that the two fooled around up until the kiss. He saw everything that had happened and yet he couldn't believe it or better yet he didn't want to.

Ever since he went straight he had looked at Ben as a brother and Gwen as his future. The things that he saw now made it difficult for him to think about them.

"How could you Gwen?" Kevin asked to the wind as he slammed his hand on the hood of his car.

He had only parked the car a good distance from their picnic spot, far enough for the two not to notice him but near enough for him to watch them. He wanted to see if his suspicions were correct and true enough their actions proved him true.

Kevin couldn't take it anymore, so he did the only thing he could do. Hurriedly he entered his car and quickly sped it away from that spot. Without thinking, without looking back he just pushed the pedal all the way to the floor of the car and let it sped through the highway.

He wasn't thinking straight anymore as the only thoughts in his mind was the kiss the cousins shared and the smile that Gwen had for Ben. Remembering it was slowly eating away his heart and yet he couldn't forget it.

He was still lost in a trance like state when he slammed his fist on the steering wheel. The impact made the car swerve and move to the other lane. Unknown to him a truck was speeding behind him on that lane.

Everything happened in a split second. One second he was driving on one side of the highway and the next he knew his car was rolling and being pushed by the truck.

Ben and Gwen sat happily on the side of the lake as they watched the sun slowly come down. Ben has his arm on Gwen's waist while the latter had her head leaning on his strong chest. They were silently sitting there enjoying the moment when suddenly Gwen's mobile rang.

Gwen turned her head towards the direction of the sound and thought about if she was willing to leave Ben's side to answer her phone. Ben simply nudged her and gestured her to answer it.

"It might be important." Ben told her before he stood up and offered his hand to help her get up. Gwen took his offer and quickly made her way back to her bag to answer the call.

"Hello, Gwen speaking." Gwen announced as she answered her phone. She could hear people panicking in the background and sounds from an ambulance as well no one was answering her. She was about to end the call when someone finally answered from the other end.

"Is this Ms. Gwen Tennyson?" A soft voice asked from the other end.

"Yes it is. How can I help you?" Gwen replied as the things she was hearing on the other end made her somewhat worried for unknown reasons.

"I'm Michelle calling from Bellwood Medical Center." The caller explained. "I'm calling you because your name was listed on the to-call list of a Mr. Kevin Levin in case of an emergency."

"Kevin! What's wrong with him?" Gwen asked as panic slowly started to overwhelm her. Ben immediately walked to her side and comfortingly put his hand on her shoulder. Gwen turned to look at him and what he saw in his face worried him.

"What did the caller say about Kevin?" Ben asked calmly so as not to panic the red head.

Gwen ended the call and weakly leaned on Ben for support. He could feel her shaking, whatever the news was it was definitely not good. He held her with both hands and slowly gestured her to sit on the blanket they have laid on the grass.

Ben simply sat there beside here while gently stroking her back. He didn't want to push her for information as it was evident that it was really bothering her. After a couple of minutes Gwen finally calmed down and slowly she looked up to Ben with teary eyes.

"Kevin was in an accident. His car was hit by a truck while he was driving back to town." Gwen tried to explain with whatever strength she had left. Ben simply nodded and held her tighter. Gently he stroked her hair in hope that this simply action would help calm her down.

"When you're ready well go to where he is, okay?" Ben asked her as he lifted her chin so that they could meet eye-to-eye.

Ben transformed himself into Jetray. He carried Gwen and quickly made their way towards Bellwood Medical Center. It was a very quick travel as Ben did his best to shorted their flight time. As soon as they landed near the hospital, Ben and Gwen hurriedly ran toward the emergency entrance.

Gwen immediately rushed towards the nurse's station and inquired about Kevin. The nurse on the other side of the desk skimmed through her file and told her the room that he was now in.

"Thank you." Both said to the nurse before rushing to the room that Kevin was in.

Gwen felt her strength leave her as she tried to open the door to his room. She wanted to see Kevin to make sure that he was okay, but she couldn't gather the strength to see him in case if the accident badly injured him.

"Let me." Ben told her as he slowly opened the door and entered before Gwen. The red head followed behind him, hiding in his back, unsure if she was ready to see Kevin injured.

As they walked towards the bed, Gwen slowly peeked from behind Ben. She was surprised to see Kevin injured badly from the car accident. His right leg was in a cast and he had bandages all over his body.

"It looks like a train hit you." Ben tried to joke about Kevin's situation to lighten up the mood. Kevin tried his best to laugh at his joke but his attempt ended up in vain as his ribs started to hurt. Gwen immediately moved to his side and tried to help him.

"I'm fine... I'm fine..." Kevin tried to reassure her with a smile. Gwen knew that he was just putting up a show that he was alright, but deep down inside she knew that he was hurting everywhere.

"Of all the aliens we three faced together, you had to go get injured in a car accident?" Ben told him in disbelief. Kevin just smiled at what he said making Ben shake his head.

"So how bad is it?" Gwen nervously asked. Kevin looked up to her and gave her a reassuring smile.

"Doctor said I broke my leg and got a couple of fractured ribs but nothing major." Kevin explained to them in a nonchalant tone. Ben just nodded in understanding while Gwen raised an eyebrow at him.

"How could that happen?" Gwen asked out loud. "You can absorb anything around you. Didn't you think about absorbing the armour of your car to at least reduce the damage?" Kevin simply answered her question by scratching his head and smiling at her sheepishly.

"Please, no shouting inside the hospital." The newly arrived nurse told them. Gwen was about to say something but Ben immediately cut her off.

"I need to get some rest guys. Why don't you go home for now and we'll talk another time." Kevin told them before turning his head against them.

"He's right." Ben told Gwen. "Let the guy rest for now and we'll just visit him again tomorrow." He added as he put his hand behind Gwen and gestured her out of the room.

The two were almost out of the door when Gwen looked back. She looked at Kevin's figure before speaking her mind.

"Get well okay?" Gwen told him before turning around. She let Ben guide her outside until they reached the bus stop.

Unknown to them, Kevin turned his back on them because he couldn't keep the pretense anymore that he was okay. Especially about the fact he learned that the two were now moving past being cousins. He couldn't bear the thought of everything coming down now especially with his current situation and he also hasn't figured out how he really felt about the whole situation. True he was hurt by the betrayal of the two but they have been like family to him ever since he turned good. He was totally lost now so he decided that it be best to let things as is for the moment.

Author's Note:

Hope you like this chapter guys.. ^^ BTW due to the irregular posting of the story updates, I have decided to set specific days on when the updates will be up. For this story it will be on Mondays and Fridays, for other stories please see the note about it on my profile.. Thanks again for reading and the support!