Chapter 2 of After hours
Chapter 2 - Unchanging?
Ben sat in the Rust-bucket with his grandfather shadowing over him with a medical box. Max asked about where Ben had received the large red mark on his neck and his grandson paused for a second and spoke nervously.
"I Uh, got into a fight with some alien creep and uh he sorta bit me?" Ben's voice was laced with uncertainty and to his surprise, his grandfather believed him.
"Yeah, well, that looks more like a hickey." Gwen stuck her nose in as usual and spoke in a rather shrill voice while her hands rested on her hips. Ben only stuck his tongue out at her while his grandfather cleaned the bite mark and placed a bandage over it. He ruffled his hair and headed to the cabinets to find something to make for dinner.
"So, where did you really get that?" Gwen grinned and pointed to the now covered wound. Ben placed a hand on his neck and furrowed his brow.
"It's non of your business nerdo." Ben hopped off from the top bunk and picked up one of his games and turned the volume up to insinuate that he was through talking to her. His mind was preoccupied with predictions of what would happen tonight. Would Kevin have him rob a bank? Beat up someone? Or would he give him that strange pleasure again?
After awhile grandpa Max set their 'dinner' (if that's what you'd call the greenish slop that littered the plates) onto the table. Ben poked at whatever it was with his fork, he was still tired from being drained and he wasn't sure what was going to happen next. I mean, they couldn't stay in that city for the rest of summer. The thoughts were swept away as Ben felt himself falling asleep, only to be awakened by his face meeting the green slime as his head jerked down.
"Ugh..." Ben groaned and wiped his face off with his shirt, Gwen broke out into laughter and tears weld up in her eyes. Max looked over at the boy with concern and asked him if he was alright. Ben just wiped the rest of his dinner off of his face and gave a low "Yeah."
"Just tired." Ben tried to give his grandfather a "Don't worry about it." smile and got up to rinse off his plate and leave it in the sink. He had to stay awake until the others were asleep and hopefully Kevin would allow him to rest.
Keeping himself occupied, Ben sat on the bottom bunk playing a sumo slammer game, he swayed back and forth with along with the character in the game and only muttered "Come on!" or "Aww man."
"Shut it sir-dork a lot!" Gwen threw a pillow at Ben from the top bunk and pulled the blanket over her head in attempt to block out his cries. Max ruffled Ben's hair before heading off to bed.
"Get some rest sport, and keep the volume down."
"Okay Grandpa." Ben really did love his grandfather, he saw him as a father figure and the fact that he was like a super hero made him really proud to share the same blood.
Ben waited about fifteen minutes just to be on the safe side and packed a few belongings into a bag before silently creeping outside, he retraced his footsteps and it didn't take long before he was at the abandoned station once more. He gulped and carefully stepped into the darkness, he came prepared with a flash light this time. He flipped the switch on and shined it on the steps so he wouldn't trip.
"Kevin?" Ben flashed the light around trying to find the older boy that always seemed to blend in with the darkness. The brunette had to admit, it was pretty creepy down here, and the dripping from the broken water lines that echoed down the tunnel didn't make it any more comforting.
"K-Kevin?..." He looked around a bit frantically and waited for a response. Ben yelped as a hand was placed on his shoulder from behind him and he turned to face who ever it was.
"Relax Tennyson." The raven raised a brow at the youngers nervousness.
"Don't do that!" Ben sighed and shined the light at Kevin's face making the elder wince from the sudden light change, he snatched the light from Ben and shut it off.
"AH!" Ben grabbed onto Kevin's shirt as darkness enveloped them. The raven chuckled and dragged the boy with him as he headed towards a lamp.
"Afraid of the dark?" Another chuckle escaped the elder. He could feel Ben's frown and sullen stare in the pitch dark station.
"No, just what lurks in it, like you." Ben responded bluntly and gripped tighter onto his tattered shirt.
"Well you don't seem to be complaining." Blue electricity transferred from Kevin into the power-box he managed to locate in the darkness, light filled the empty station and Ben quickly released his grasp and turned away a bit flustered.
"So what do you want me to do anyways?" Ben reminded the elder of why he had come.
"What, you don't wanna hang out with me Benji?" Kevin jokingly placed an arm around the young hero's neck and licked the shell of his ear.
"Uwah!" Ben shut his eyes as the elder coaxed him. Kevin gave a dark chuckle and pulled away.
"First, you gotta slowly earn my trust. I don't want you to turn around and go 'hero' on me." Ben frowned and leaned against a wall before giving a yawn.
"Aww, tired?" Kevin gave another dark chuckle.
"And I was gonna play with you tonight Benji." Kevin used a seductive tone as he called Ben by his pet name. His hand brushed by the brunettes pants before coyly walking away. Ben felt a small rush take over and he quickly headed after the thief, he was anxious to see what Kevin would do next.
"I got a couch over there you can crash on." The elder pointed to a dark and partially broken sofa. Ben grimaced at the thought of sleeping there, he'd ache all over in the morning, maybe that's why Kevin was always in a weird mood.
"Kevin?..." Ben stopped walking and stared at his shoes, he hated how weak this guy made him feel, he was a hero, and he'd beaten up a whole bunch of bad guys, but Kevin was different, he'd always been different. In a way Kevin was the first friend Ben had made in a few years, even if it was only for that day. As long as the elder didn't go power hungry then Ben might be able to make Kevin trust him.
"Hnn?" Kevin plopped down on the sofa and gestured for Ben to join him.
"Why do you want my help?... I mean, y'know you were pretty strong on your own. So why trick me into helping you?"
"I wouldn't say 'trick,' more like, persuaded. And I told you, with our powers, we could do what ever we want, when ever we want. And you're my kinda guy Benji." Ben figured as much, still, it was nice to be wanted. It was a big change from his normal life, he always stood out and most kids his age shunned him for no real reason. Which was probably why he almost liked the ravens company.
"You gonna sleep or do you wanna play?" Kevin's voice hinted at what he did to Ben earlier.
"Why would I sleep? If I have to earn your trust or whatever, then I wont be able to it in my sleep." Ben kicked off his shoes and smirked at the elder. And if Kevin made a wrong move then he could just beat him up and go back to the rust bucket. He knew that if they started what they did earlier then he'd fall asleep afterwards and he'd have to make up a good excuse to tell his grandfather when he returned.
Kevin was a bad influence on Ben, or any kid for that matter. But come on, having no rules, no parents to boss you around and all the games and junk food you could want?! Who wouldn't take that offer? And Kevin had a strange alluring aura all his own, and it made Ben feel kind of comfortable.
The thief grinned and placed a hand on Ben's face and leaned in.
'My first kiss... here it goes...' Ben did what the people did in the movies and puckered his lips as he waited for Kevin's to meet his. When they did he relaxed more and leaned into the kiss. It was... soft... This surprised Ben, Kevin was wild and out of control earlier, but now, he was gentle. To his distraught the elder pulled away.
"You gotta relax more Ben." The elder placed a hand on the brunettes thigh before leaning in again.
"Just do what feels natural, stupid." Ben frowned at the last part of the ravens sentence but he shrugged it off and gave him a nod as a response. Kevin smirked and put his hand on Ben's forehead and pushed him back.
"Hey!" The younger yelped as his back hit the couch.
"What's the big-!" Before Ben could finish scolding Kevin for pushing him backwards he was interrupted by a pair of lips pushing against his own. This kiss was different, it was harder, hotter and wetter, he soon felt his eyes lidding and he pulled the elder down to intensify the touch. Kevin had one hand holding himself up and the other was trailing up Ben's shirt, earning small moans from the younger that echoed pleasantly in his mouth.
Kevin's eyes flew open and he pushed himself off of the boy before telling Ben to go to sleep.
'Agggh!' Kevin's mind screamed at himself, he already won the boys companionship, so it made no sense for him to be teasing Ben or was he teasing himself? He stomped off into the darkness, unsure of his own intentions. Ben sat up and watched him walk away, noticing how the elders boots caused a small cloud of dust and dirt to rise with each step.
'Why'd he just stop?' Ben had to admit, it felt good when the elder did those things, those touches, the hugs, the kisses, he wanted them all and Kevin just walked away before they could really start.
'Start what?...' He sighed and decided against following the raven, he threw his arms behind his head and laid back, the day had taken its toll on him and sleep had never sounded so nice. The couch was comfier then it looked, it was a bit cold though but he could just scoot closer to the back cushions or curl up in a ball if he needed to. He soon heard foot steps approaching him, the lights had dimmed and he could just barely make out Kevin's silhouette. Ben rolled over so his back faced the darkness and he pretended to be asleep.
'Let's see what he'll do...' Ben was quite good at faking, he'd done it when ever he got in trouble and either of his parent would go into his room to yell at him, but they would see him 'sleeping' and walk back out. It worked in a pinch and kept him out of being grounded, but this time he just wanted to see why Kevin was coming back over to him.
The elder gave a heavy sigh and draped a blanket over the brunette. Kevin had been full of surprises lately but this took the cake! He was being nice? His thoughts went to a stand still when he felt the raven brush a few stray hairs away from his face, his skin heated up from the mere touch.
"What's wrong with me?..." That was all Ben could hear Kevin say, the raven gave a groan out of frustration and walked away again.
"Night Kevin." Ben made sure Kevin could hear him, and after he spoke the foot steps stopped.
"Y-Yeah..." It had been a long tome since he'd heard that... "Night Kevin." It echoed through his mind, had it been years since someone told him that? Dammit... he was going soft. There was just something about that brat that had such a huge effect on him.
Ben listened to the feet shuffling away until the sound was out of range. Maybe Kevin wasn't as bad as he thought. Maybe he was a nice guy after all, it just came out a weird times. Either way, Ben wanted to learn more about him, but for now, he wanted to sleep.
Ben sat in the Rust-bucket with his grandfather shadowing over him with a medical box. Max asked about where Ben had received the large red mark on his neck and his grandson paused for a second and spoke nervously.
"I Uh, got into a fight with some alien creep and uh he sorta bit me?" Ben's voice was laced with uncertainty and to his surprise, his grandfather believed him.
"Yeah, well, that looks more like a hickey." Gwen stuck her nose in as usual and spoke in a rather shrill voice while her hands rested on her hips. Ben only stuck his tongue out at her while his grandfather cleaned the bite mark and placed a bandage over it. He ruffled his hair and headed to the cabinets to find something to make for dinner.
"So, where did you really get that?" Gwen grinned and pointed to the now covered wound. Ben placed a hand on his neck and furrowed his brow.
"It's non of your business nerdo." Ben hopped off from the top bunk and picked up one of his games and turned the volume up to insinuate that he was through talking to her. His mind was preoccupied with predictions of what would happen tonight. Would Kevin have him rob a bank? Beat up someone? Or would he give him that strange pleasure again?
After awhile grandpa Max set their 'dinner' (if that's what you'd call the greenish slop that littered the plates) onto the table. Ben poked at whatever it was with his fork, he was still tired from being drained and he wasn't sure what was going to happen next. I mean, they couldn't stay in that city for the rest of summer. The thoughts were swept away as Ben felt himself falling asleep, only to be awakened by his face meeting the green slime as his head jerked down.
"Ugh..." Ben groaned and wiped his face off with his shirt, Gwen broke out into laughter and tears weld up in her eyes. Max looked over at the boy with concern and asked him if he was alright. Ben just wiped the rest of his dinner off of his face and gave a low "Yeah."
"Just tired." Ben tried to give his grandfather a "Don't worry about it." smile and got up to rinse off his plate and leave it in the sink. He had to stay awake until the others were asleep and hopefully Kevin would allow him to rest.
Keeping himself occupied, Ben sat on the bottom bunk playing a sumo slammer game, he swayed back and forth with along with the character in the game and only muttered "Come on!" or "Aww man."
"Shut it sir-dork a lot!" Gwen threw a pillow at Ben from the top bunk and pulled the blanket over her head in attempt to block out his cries. Max ruffled Ben's hair before heading off to bed.
"Get some rest sport, and keep the volume down."
"Okay Grandpa." Ben really did love his grandfather, he saw him as a father figure and the fact that he was like a super hero made him really proud to share the same blood.
Ben waited about fifteen minutes just to be on the safe side and packed a few belongings into a bag before silently creeping outside, he retraced his footsteps and it didn't take long before he was at the abandoned station once more. He gulped and carefully stepped into the darkness, he came prepared with a flash light this time. He flipped the switch on and shined it on the steps so he wouldn't trip.
"Kevin?" Ben flashed the light around trying to find the older boy that always seemed to blend in with the darkness. The brunette had to admit, it was pretty creepy down here, and the dripping from the broken water lines that echoed down the tunnel didn't make it any more comforting.
"K-Kevin?..." He looked around a bit frantically and waited for a response. Ben yelped as a hand was placed on his shoulder from behind him and he turned to face who ever it was.
"Relax Tennyson." The raven raised a brow at the youngers nervousness.
"Don't do that!" Ben sighed and shined the light at Kevin's face making the elder wince from the sudden light change, he snatched the light from Ben and shut it off.
"AH!" Ben grabbed onto Kevin's shirt as darkness enveloped them. The raven chuckled and dragged the boy with him as he headed towards a lamp.
"Afraid of the dark?" Another chuckle escaped the elder. He could feel Ben's frown and sullen stare in the pitch dark station.
"No, just what lurks in it, like you." Ben responded bluntly and gripped tighter onto his tattered shirt.
"Well you don't seem to be complaining." Blue electricity transferred from Kevin into the power-box he managed to locate in the darkness, light filled the empty station and Ben quickly released his grasp and turned away a bit flustered.
"So what do you want me to do anyways?" Ben reminded the elder of why he had come.
"What, you don't wanna hang out with me Benji?" Kevin jokingly placed an arm around the young hero's neck and licked the shell of his ear.
"Uwah!" Ben shut his eyes as the elder coaxed him. Kevin gave a dark chuckle and pulled away.
"First, you gotta slowly earn my trust. I don't want you to turn around and go 'hero' on me." Ben frowned and leaned against a wall before giving a yawn.
"Aww, tired?" Kevin gave another dark chuckle.
"And I was gonna play with you tonight Benji." Kevin used a seductive tone as he called Ben by his pet name. His hand brushed by the brunettes pants before coyly walking away. Ben felt a small rush take over and he quickly headed after the thief, he was anxious to see what Kevin would do next.
"I got a couch over there you can crash on." The elder pointed to a dark and partially broken sofa. Ben grimaced at the thought of sleeping there, he'd ache all over in the morning, maybe that's why Kevin was always in a weird mood.
"Kevin?..." Ben stopped walking and stared at his shoes, he hated how weak this guy made him feel, he was a hero, and he'd beaten up a whole bunch of bad guys, but Kevin was different, he'd always been different. In a way Kevin was the first friend Ben had made in a few years, even if it was only for that day. As long as the elder didn't go power hungry then Ben might be able to make Kevin trust him.
"Hnn?" Kevin plopped down on the sofa and gestured for Ben to join him.
"Why do you want my help?... I mean, y'know you were pretty strong on your own. So why trick me into helping you?"
"I wouldn't say 'trick,' more like, persuaded. And I told you, with our powers, we could do what ever we want, when ever we want. And you're my kinda guy Benji." Ben figured as much, still, it was nice to be wanted. It was a big change from his normal life, he always stood out and most kids his age shunned him for no real reason. Which was probably why he almost liked the ravens company.
"You gonna sleep or do you wanna play?" Kevin's voice hinted at what he did to Ben earlier.
"Why would I sleep? If I have to earn your trust or whatever, then I wont be able to it in my sleep." Ben kicked off his shoes and smirked at the elder. And if Kevin made a wrong move then he could just beat him up and go back to the rust bucket. He knew that if they started what they did earlier then he'd fall asleep afterwards and he'd have to make up a good excuse to tell his grandfather when he returned.
Kevin was a bad influence on Ben, or any kid for that matter. But come on, having no rules, no parents to boss you around and all the games and junk food you could want?! Who wouldn't take that offer? And Kevin had a strange alluring aura all his own, and it made Ben feel kind of comfortable.
The thief grinned and placed a hand on Ben's face and leaned in.
'My first kiss... here it goes...' Ben did what the people did in the movies and puckered his lips as he waited for Kevin's to meet his. When they did he relaxed more and leaned into the kiss. It was... soft... This surprised Ben, Kevin was wild and out of control earlier, but now, he was gentle. To his distraught the elder pulled away.
"You gotta relax more Ben." The elder placed a hand on the brunettes thigh before leaning in again.
"Just do what feels natural, stupid." Ben frowned at the last part of the ravens sentence but he shrugged it off and gave him a nod as a response. Kevin smirked and put his hand on Ben's forehead and pushed him back.
"Hey!" The younger yelped as his back hit the couch.
"What's the big-!" Before Ben could finish scolding Kevin for pushing him backwards he was interrupted by a pair of lips pushing against his own. This kiss was different, it was harder, hotter and wetter, he soon felt his eyes lidding and he pulled the elder down to intensify the touch. Kevin had one hand holding himself up and the other was trailing up Ben's shirt, earning small moans from the younger that echoed pleasantly in his mouth.
Kevin's eyes flew open and he pushed himself off of the boy before telling Ben to go to sleep.
'Agggh!' Kevin's mind screamed at himself, he already won the boys companionship, so it made no sense for him to be teasing Ben or was he teasing himself? He stomped off into the darkness, unsure of his own intentions. Ben sat up and watched him walk away, noticing how the elders boots caused a small cloud of dust and dirt to rise with each step.
'Why'd he just stop?' Ben had to admit, it felt good when the elder did those things, those touches, the hugs, the kisses, he wanted them all and Kevin just walked away before they could really start.
'Start what?...' He sighed and decided against following the raven, he threw his arms behind his head and laid back, the day had taken its toll on him and sleep had never sounded so nice. The couch was comfier then it looked, it was a bit cold though but he could just scoot closer to the back cushions or curl up in a ball if he needed to. He soon heard foot steps approaching him, the lights had dimmed and he could just barely make out Kevin's silhouette. Ben rolled over so his back faced the darkness and he pretended to be asleep.
'Let's see what he'll do...' Ben was quite good at faking, he'd done it when ever he got in trouble and either of his parent would go into his room to yell at him, but they would see him 'sleeping' and walk back out. It worked in a pinch and kept him out of being grounded, but this time he just wanted to see why Kevin was coming back over to him.
The elder gave a heavy sigh and draped a blanket over the brunette. Kevin had been full of surprises lately but this took the cake! He was being nice? His thoughts went to a stand still when he felt the raven brush a few stray hairs away from his face, his skin heated up from the mere touch.
"What's wrong with me?..." That was all Ben could hear Kevin say, the raven gave a groan out of frustration and walked away again.
"Night Kevin." Ben made sure Kevin could hear him, and after he spoke the foot steps stopped.
"Y-Yeah..." It had been a long tome since he'd heard that... "Night Kevin." It echoed through his mind, had it been years since someone told him that? Dammit... he was going soft. There was just something about that brat that had such a huge effect on him.
Ben listened to the feet shuffling away until the sound was out of range. Maybe Kevin wasn't as bad as he thought. Maybe he was a nice guy after all, it just came out a weird times. Either way, Ben wanted to learn more about him, but for now, he wanted to sleep.