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Updated: 08/16/2013

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"Hey," Ethan said as he opened the door for Benny; Ethan's arm was still bandaged, but the sling was gone. He had given his parents a lame excuse that he had burned himself. They hadn't seemed convinced, but didn't push it. "It's just us tonight," he told Benny as he closed the door. "Mom, Dad, and Jane went to a movie."

"Good. I prefer to be on a date with my boyfriend only," Benny said, shooting him a smirk. Ethan flushed and turned to go into the kitchen. "I had your grandma place a bunch of protective spells around my house; nothing supernatural will be bothering us tonight," he called over his shoulder, making Benny's grin stretch.

"Awesome," he said, following Ethan into the kitchen. "Whatcha making?" Ethan turned sharply and bobbed Benny playfully on the nose with a plastic spoon.

"It's a surprise. Go to the living room," he commanded, making Benny roll his eyes."

"Fine." Ethan chuckled and went back to cooking their dinner. He wanted to make sure this date turned out good; the last three had been such… fiascos, that he couldn't help but worry a bit.

But Benny's grandma had assured him that the spells would be effective; no monsters or creatures would be bothering them tonight.

He made sure of it.

…

Benny smiled as he watched Ethan bustle around the kitchen; he didn't know what he was up to, but it must have been big.

While he watched him, he thought about how they came to be what they were now; he could remember it like it was yesterday.

~Flashback~*

Ethan had been drooling over Sarah, who had walked past him as if she hadn't seen him. Benny had begun to get frustrated at how things were going; Ethan was so focused on Sarah and what she wanted and what he could do for her that Benny had gotten pushed to the side.

So, seeing Sarah brush off Ethan once again was the last straw. Benny had marched up to him and grabbed him by the arm, whirling him to face him.

"What are you doing?!" Ethan had exclaimed, ripping his arm out of Benny's grip and glaring at him.

"I'm going to try to talk some sense into you!" he had exclaimed angrily, making Ethan take a step back from him; Benny rarely got angry with him. "I've been your best friend since we were six, E. SIX! Yet the minute Sarah appeared I've been pushed to the side. I don't care if you get a girlfriend, but don't forget about your friends in the process!" Ethan had bristled in anger before deflating.

"What do you expect me to do? I can't get any normal girls, so I go for her. You think I don't know that it's impossible, or how you can't really stand her? I do know that B. But what else can I do? The only person I'd ever have enough in common to actually be happy dating would be you, and that would just be weird."

"Would it?" The words were out of his mouth before he could have stopped them. Ethan gaped at him and then let out a soft chuckle.

"Real funny Benny." Benny hadn't said anything, just stared at Ethan, whose jaw began to slowly drop. "You can't be serious."

"Why not?" Benny said with a shrug, eyes cool. "What do you say Ethan Morgan? Wanna go on a date with your best friend?"

Ethan had just stared at his smug friend before throwing his hands up in mock surrender.

"Sure, why not." Benny's smugness had grown as he leaned down a bit to whisper something into Ethan's ear.

"I'll make you forget Sarah one way or the other. Hope you're ready for what you just unleashed." He had felt Ethan shiver; pleased, he just grinned. "Until then."

He felt Ethan's eyes follow him all the way down the hall.

~End Flashback~

Benny chuckled as he remembered that day.

It had just started out as a joke…

And then, it was suddenly so much more.

Their playful banter had gotten more heated, and their simple friendly touches were suddenly so much more… intimate.

And Benny enjoyed every second it; nothing could amount to the feeling that Ethan returned the gestures.

He adored Ethan more than he had thought possible.

Yet, they had yet to share their first kiss.

It had been almost a month since that conversation, two weeks since their first 'date', if you could call it that; that had blown up in their faces.

"Benny? Dinner's almost ready." Benny grinned as Ethan's voice forced its way through his thoughts. Heading to the kitchen, he saw that Ethan had his back to him; sneaking up on tiptoe, he was about to wrap his arms around him when he heard a snicker. "Don't even try it." Benny's arms fell to his side as Ethan turned around, his eyebrows raised; a grin was playing on his pink lips though, and a light flush was spreading over his pale cheeks; his eyes sparkled as he eyed Benny.

And Benny knew he wanted to kiss him.

He knew that this had to be the moment.

He watched as Ethan's eyes flickered over his face as he began to lean down; they were so close, but then, Ethan took a step back.

His bare hand hit the hot stove top. Cussing under his breath, he jerked his hand back and pushed away from Benny; Benny caught sight of a red blistering burn beginning to show on Ethan's pale hand though.

"I'm so sorry!" Benny cried, making Ethan shake his head while his eyes watered.

"Be right back," he called, hurrying from the room. Benny watched him go before silently cursing himself; granted, a slight burn had to be better than monsters trying to kill them right?

Before he knew it, Ethan was back in the kitchen, a bandage covering his hand.

"You okay?"

"Yeah," Ethan said, walking towards Benny. "I've had worse," he said, indicated his fully-bandaged arm. Benny chuckled and Ethan pulled him closer. "Now… I believe we were somewhere…" Benny grinned and leaned down a bit.

"Right here I think," he whispered, going in for the kiss. Once again, they were so close, but something got in the way.

This time, it was the sound of the front door opening and multiple voices that sounded like they were complaining. Benny pulled away from Ethan reluctantly, and just in time; Ethan's mom, dad, and sister were walking into the kitchen. They stopped when they saw the two teen boys.

"Ethan," his mom said in surprise, "I thought you had a … date," she said, eyes flashing between her son and his friend.

"Canceled on me," he said smoothly, giving her a sad smile and a shrug. "So Benny came over and I made dinner for the both of us to sooth my pain," he joked before holding up his hand. "Burned my hand though."

"Ethan James Morgan you've got to be more careful!" she exclaimed as he gave her a cheeky smile. She shook her head and then smiled softly. "Mind if we join you and Benny? I know I'm starving." Ethan glanced at Benny, who just shrugged, eyes distant; Ethan didn't display any sign of noticing this as he turned to his mom.

"Sure, there's plenty to go around."

…

After dinner, Ethan found himself wedged between his mom and dad while Benny was wedged between his sister and his dad. They hadn't had a moment as the night wore on; his parents stayed up almost till midnight, as did his sister. They watched crappy movies, braying like donkeys on steroids the whole time. Finally, Benny pulled himself from the couch.

"I've got to be getting home-"

"Oh, aren't you going to stay over? You usually do," Ethan's dad said, making Benny's eyes dart to Ethan, who was questioning him silently.

"No… I don't think so. Not tonight."

"I'll walk you home," Ethan said, struggling up from the couch. Benny just nodded and the two of them were out of the house in a heartbeat. The short walk was silent; finally, Ethan couldn't take it anymore. "That was awkward huh?"

Benny was silent for a moment until he stopped walking. "You haven't told them."

Ethan sighed and stopped Benny, slipping his unbandaged hand into his. "I just… haven't gotten around to it. I will. Tonight if you want me to." Benny met Ethan's eyes then and saw the honesty shining in the dark brown orbs.

"No," he said, giving his hand a squeeze. "Tell them when you're ready." Ethan smiled and leaned up a bit. Benny caught on and leaned down.

"Ethan, come home, it's late!" Ethan groaned and Benny chuckled.

"Another time then," he whispered, breath warm on Ethan's face. "Goodnight Ethan."

"Night." Ethan turned away and began to walk home when Benny called out to him.

"She knows." Ethan turned to look at his boyfriend, who was giving him a grim smile. Ethan shook his head and turned to head back home once again. "What's our next date going to be, since this one got ruined like the others?" Ethan turned and just shrugged, which made Benny smile. "As long as I'm with you…" Benny shrugged, but Ethan knew what he meant. Smiling, he shook his head.

"As long as I'm with you."

…

That night, Ethan was about to sleep when a hesitant knock sounded on his bedroom door. Looking up, he saw his mom giving him a soft smile.

"I know you were trying to sleep, but… I wanted to say sorry."

"For what?"

"Interrupting your date with Benny." Ethan shot up in bed and stared at his mom, his face pale. She laughed and patted his dark-haired head. "Oh calm down. I don't care. I see the way you two look at each other. It's fine."

"Really?"

"Yes. Goodnight son."

"Night mom."

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*I thought that this would be good, so we could see how they came to be*

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Anyways.

I hope this was a good chapter. I know there were no monsters, but spending a date with your parents has to be pretty bad too…

PLEASE READ! If there is any type of monster you'd like to see attack Benny and Ethan on their next date, let me know! I'll try to write it up for you!

Thanks for reading though.

See you next time.

-JustMe133