Break My Heart Part 2 Conclusion Drabbles
This time with more Bevin. Still Gwencaster, obviously, this is still my take on the *real* ending to "In Charm's Way". And a quick look into the future. Enjoy.
"You and me, we need to talk now," Kevin said, jerking his thumb towards the door.
"I don't feel like talking right now, Kevin," Gwen said, clutching her pillow to her stomach. "And I'm still mad at you. You were a jerk."
"Yeah, yeah, I know, but we still need to talk about everything. We need to get things straight between us."
"So start talking."
"I'm not an idiot, Gwen. It's past midnight and I doubt your pops would be happy to find me standing in your room this late at night. At least if he finds us outside, he won't think we're up to anything quite as....you know."
Gwen sighed and threw her pillow back on the bed, gesturing for Kevin to follow her out on the rooftop. He obliged, and they sat together in silence as Kevin searched his mind desperately for a way to start the awkward conversation up.
"...Do you know why sometimes I care more about you than Ben?" He finally settled on.
"I don't know. I used to think you liked me...but..."
"There's more than one reason. And some of them may hurt to hear. Are you ready for this?"
Gwen shook her head. "No. But I'm never going to be, and I don't want to keep wondering all the 'ifs' and 'maybes' that come along regarding you. Hit me with your best shot. I can take it."
Kevin smiled at her tough front, knowing it was all just a show. But she had to hear this, and she needed to hear it from him. She'd been a good enough friend that she deserved that much. "Part of it was because you accepted me onto the good guys before Ben did. ...It ...reminded me of him."
"I don't understand."
"You know...when we were kids. He offered me chances to come with you guys. He thought I'd changed. He'd given up on that when I met you guys again a few months ago. I thought maybe I could move on...feel that way about you. Hell, Gwen, I was pissed at him. I said things about you in front of him to hurt him, because...because I thought I'd lost him, lost any possibility of having him."
"I'm not sure I can take much more of this..."
"Yeah, but you still have to listen," Kevin shrugged, staring up at the sky, determined not to make eye contact. If Gwen started crying, he was going to feel like the world's biggest jerk. "You're my best friend. So you mean a lot to me. And...let's face it...you just keep falling for the bad guys."
"When have I ever--"
"I still do bad things, Gwen."
"That's one time, and you're not that bad of a bad boy...anymore." She amended.
"And there's Darkstar....stupid pansy-ass sparkly vampire..." Kevin muttered. Gwen looked away guiltily. She still hadn't lived that one down. "And...now there's Charmcaster."
Gwen's jaw dropped involuntarily. "I don't...but how did...you knew?!"
Kevin smirked, and finally met her gaze. "I know a lot about obsessively stalking the hero, remember? And I'm guessing she's finally come to terms with her own motivation, to some amount....that fight between the two of you felt a lot like the ones Ben and I had back in the day."
"Great, now I'm being compared to Ben," Gwen pulled a face.
"It's not so bad. Look, Gwen, it's not that you ain't pretty and all, I just...."
"Don't swing that way?"
"What? I'm not gay."
Gwen laughed. "Uh-huh...and the fact you're in love with my cousin means what to you exactly?"
"Easy. I'm Bensexual."
Max stared at the roster again. The new recruits had just come in, and Gwen had personally signed off on them. But one name kept jumping out at him. "What on Earth does Charmcaster want to be in the Plumber's for? Is this some kind of trap?" He was mostly talking to himself, but it was Kevin who answered him.
"She's pulling a me."
"....A what now?"
Kevin crossed his arms and smiled knowingly. "I don't think Ben and I will be the only same sex marriage on the base here soon....Looks like she's finally come around."
"...And who is Charmcaster intending to marry?"
"Gwen."
Max groaned. "What is with my grandkids and falling in love with enemies?!"
"You and me, we need to talk now," Kevin said, jerking his thumb towards the door.
"I don't feel like talking right now, Kevin," Gwen said, clutching her pillow to her stomach. "And I'm still mad at you. You were a jerk."
"Yeah, yeah, I know, but we still need to talk about everything. We need to get things straight between us."
"So start talking."
"I'm not an idiot, Gwen. It's past midnight and I doubt your pops would be happy to find me standing in your room this late at night. At least if he finds us outside, he won't think we're up to anything quite as....you know."
Gwen sighed and threw her pillow back on the bed, gesturing for Kevin to follow her out on the rooftop. He obliged, and they sat together in silence as Kevin searched his mind desperately for a way to start the awkward conversation up.
"...Do you know why sometimes I care more about you than Ben?" He finally settled on.
"I don't know. I used to think you liked me...but..."
"There's more than one reason. And some of them may hurt to hear. Are you ready for this?"
Gwen shook her head. "No. But I'm never going to be, and I don't want to keep wondering all the 'ifs' and 'maybes' that come along regarding you. Hit me with your best shot. I can take it."
Kevin smiled at her tough front, knowing it was all just a show. But she had to hear this, and she needed to hear it from him. She'd been a good enough friend that she deserved that much. "Part of it was because you accepted me onto the good guys before Ben did. ...It ...reminded me of him."
"I don't understand."
"You know...when we were kids. He offered me chances to come with you guys. He thought I'd changed. He'd given up on that when I met you guys again a few months ago. I thought maybe I could move on...feel that way about you. Hell, Gwen, I was pissed at him. I said things about you in front of him to hurt him, because...because I thought I'd lost him, lost any possibility of having him."
"I'm not sure I can take much more of this..."
"Yeah, but you still have to listen," Kevin shrugged, staring up at the sky, determined not to make eye contact. If Gwen started crying, he was going to feel like the world's biggest jerk. "You're my best friend. So you mean a lot to me. And...let's face it...you just keep falling for the bad guys."
"When have I ever--"
"I still do bad things, Gwen."
"That's one time, and you're not that bad of a bad boy...anymore." She amended.
"And there's Darkstar....stupid pansy-ass sparkly vampire..." Kevin muttered. Gwen looked away guiltily. She still hadn't lived that one down. "And...now there's Charmcaster."
Gwen's jaw dropped involuntarily. "I don't...but how did...you knew?!"
Kevin smirked, and finally met her gaze. "I know a lot about obsessively stalking the hero, remember? And I'm guessing she's finally come to terms with her own motivation, to some amount....that fight between the two of you felt a lot like the ones Ben and I had back in the day."
"Great, now I'm being compared to Ben," Gwen pulled a face.
"It's not so bad. Look, Gwen, it's not that you ain't pretty and all, I just...."
"Don't swing that way?"
"What? I'm not gay."
Gwen laughed. "Uh-huh...and the fact you're in love with my cousin means what to you exactly?"
"Easy. I'm Bensexual."
Max stared at the roster again. The new recruits had just come in, and Gwen had personally signed off on them. But one name kept jumping out at him. "What on Earth does Charmcaster want to be in the Plumber's for? Is this some kind of trap?" He was mostly talking to himself, but it was Kevin who answered him.
"She's pulling a me."
"....A what now?"
Kevin crossed his arms and smiled knowingly. "I don't think Ben and I will be the only same sex marriage on the base here soon....Looks like she's finally come around."
"...And who is Charmcaster intending to marry?"
"Gwen."
Max groaned. "What is with my grandkids and falling in love with enemies?!"