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Chapter 5

Kevin watched as Ben opened his eyes slowly. The teen had a terrible headache and his vision was still blurry. It took him a moment before he could focus his eyes to get a good look at his surroundings. But he still wasn't entirely sure where he was. Ben started to get up but suddenly realized that he was completely naked. Ben panicked, he was terrified that he was going to be raped again and he couldn't handle that, anything but that. His eyes went wide with fear as he started screaming and clawing at the sheets, trying to get away.

"NO, NO, HELP ME, PLEASE, SOMEBODY HELP ME!"

Ben was screaming hysterically. Kevin reached over and grabbed a hold of the teen. He didn't want Ben to hurt himself with his sudden movements and he certainly wasn't going to let Ben run off somewhere in his current condition.

"Ben you're alright, nobody's going to hurt you… everything's alright calm down"

But Ben was still screaming and struggling, he was in such state of panic that he didn't even realize that Kevin was the one holding him or that he was completely safe. Kevin pulled him against his chest and wrapped one arm around Ben's waist and placed his other hand on the back of his head. Kevin was trying his best to calm the hysterical teen down.

"Shh…Ben you're okay... I promise nobody is going to hurt you... it's me, Kevin"

After a few moments Ben regained his senses and finally stopped struggling.

"Kevin"

"That's right Ben, It's me"

"Kevin" Ben said as he reached up and flung his arms around Kevin's neck tightly, crying even harder.

Kevin reached over with one hand and pulled the blanket off the bed, wrapping it around Ben to keep the teen warm. Kevin could tell that Ben was already developing a fever just by how warm his body felt. Ben continued clinging to Kevin as he cried himself to sleep.

Once Kevin was sure Ben was unconscious he laid the teen down on the bed, making certain Ben was completely covered with the blanket. Kevin walked out of the room and into the bathroom. He looked at himself in the mirror, staring at the dark circles and bags he had under his eyes. He splashed some cold water on his face and used the toilet.

Once Kevin had finished in the bathroom he headed to the kitchen. He pulled a can of soda out of the fridge and drank it while walking into the living room. Kevin sat down, leaning back against the sofa and sighed. He just stared at the ceiling, a dozen thoughts running through his head.

After a few minutes Kevin figured he and Ben would need to eat something, so he headed to the kitchen. Looking in the fridge there weren't a lot of choices. Kevin didn't really cook, so he didn't keep much at home, mostly instant foods. But he wasn't going to leave Ben alone to go get something, so they would have to make do. Kevin remembered a frozen pizza in the freezer so he popped it in the oven. Kevin walked back to the bedroom, Ben was still sleeping. He very quietly grabbed a pair of lounge pants out of his dresser and walked back to the bathroom. Kevin took a very quick shower, not bothering to dry his hair. He grabbed a glass of water and a couple aspirins and made his way back to the bedroom to check on Ben. Kevin sat on the edge of the bed and gently stroked Ben's head. Ben's eye's fluttered open and he looked up at Kevin.

"Kevin" Ben said sleepily.

"Hey" Kevin said back.

Ben tried to sit up and winced.

"You okay Benji"

Ben nodded, but it was obvious he wasn't, you could see the pain and fear in his eyes, but Ben was trying to act tough which only made him look cuter. After Ben was finally able to prop himself up Kevin handed him the water and pills.

"Here, take these"

Ben took them gratefully. The two sat there silently for a few moments before Ben spoke.

"Kevin"

"Yeah" Kevin replied.

"Could I take a shower" Ben asked shyly.

"Sure" replied Kevin.

Kevin got up and walked over to his dresser, opening the drawers and rummaging through them to find something that would fit Ben. He pulled out a pair of boxers and a slightly oversized tee shirt. Kevin walked back over to the bed to help Ben up. He reached out his hand to Ben who gladly took it and attempted to stand, Ben was clutching the blanket with one hand and Kevin with the other. His legs were so shaky they couldn't support him very well. Kevin could tell that Ben was having trouble standing on his own and was leaning against him to stay upright. Kevin held the clothes out to Ben and as soon as Ben took them Kevin scooped Ben up in his arms which caused the teen to let out a surprised yelp. Kevin chuckled as he made his way to the bathroom. Once in the bathroom Kevin let Ben down. Reaching into the cabinet and pulling out a towel, handing it to Ben while asking.

"Ben are you going to be okay showering alone, you seem pretty unsteady on your feet, maybe I should stay and help you"

"I'll be fine" Ben replied with a slight blush.

"No need to be shy Benji" Kevin teased.

Ben glared at Kevin.

"Alright just call me if you need me" Kevin pulled the door part of the way too as he left the bathroom and walked to the kitchen, checking on the pizza. Kevin removed the pizza from the oven and turned it off. He made his way into the living room and sat back down on the couch to wait for Ben.