Here's a few notes to know before you start reading:

1) This is set a few years after Gwen's summer with Ben and Max. Ben still kept the Omnitrix on after and continued to fight aliens with Gwen. Max is still a plumber as well.

2) Kevin escaped the Null Void and learned how to control his powers by himself in this story. He doesn't live with his parents and his dad (Devin) is dead.

This story just came to me and it took me a while to figure out how I was going to bring it together. I hope everyone likes it! =)

I have a picture of how Gwen looks, and the art is not mine. The Gwen in my story is the third one in the picture (the one with the spellbook in her hand). Replace the (dots) with actually dots cause the website doesn't work on fanfiction :/

http(double dots)/donotmesswithme(dot)deviantart(dot)com/gallery/28314222#/d375jvm

Disclaimer: I do not own Ben 10.

Gwen Tennyson stared at her reflection in the mirror, examining herself from top to bottom. Everything had to be perfect for her first day; especially how she looked. Her body had definitely become fuller and curvier since she turned fourteen, that fact alone pleasing her. Her once short hair had grown out until it reached her waist, and was now in a tight ponytail. She had parted her side-bang down the middle, letting them now frame her face.

Smiling to herself, Gwen was satisfied with the outfit she had picked out for this occasion. A blue shirt with the sleeves rolled up that hugged her chest nicely and a black vest over it. It had taken a while, but she finally decided on a pair of gray skinny jeans and black tennis shoes.

"Gwen!" she heard her grandpa call out from outside the RV. "Come on! We gotta get all your luggage into your room already!"

Gwen stepped out of the RV and stared in awe at the huge campus surrounding her. She then averted her gaze to the school, although, castle would seem to be a better name for it. The clock tower that rested between the two large buildings seemed to stretch out until touched the sky. Bancroft Academy was everything Gwen had hoped it would be.

"I guess you like it?" Max chuckled with a raised eyebrow.

"Like it? I love it!" Gwen exclaimed enthusiastically. "I can't wait to see my dorm!"

Not wasting any time, Gwen seized both her luggage's before her grandpa had a chance to and practically ran all the way into the building on the left of the clock tower; where the girl's dorm was located. Max stared in wonder as he made his way down the direction she had taken off. Didn't know someone could be so excited for their first day at boarding school? he thought to himself.

The building was certainly large, but Gwen had no problem finding her way to her dorm. After all, she pretty much mesmerized the entire map of the school in anticipation of this day. Her dorm was located at the very last floor of the building and by the time Gwen had reached it, she was out of breath from the long flights of stairs.

Gwen almost ripped the door of her room off its hinges, excited to see where she would be living and was caught off guard to see that she wasn't alone. "Oh. Hi," the girl said, coming to a halt from unpacking and making her way towards Gwen. "You must be my roommate. I'm Julie Yamamoto."

Gwen smiled. "I'm Gwen Tennyson. Not to be rude or anything but…I didn't know I was getting a roommate."

"Well, sorry to disappoint you but you're stuck with me," Julie said teasingly. Gwen laughed and found that she liked the girl. She had jet-black hair that was cut into a bob hairstyle with bangs that camouflaged her forehead. Her outfit consisted of a black t-shirt that was hidden under a pink sweatshirt, and a white skirt. Before Gwen could say anything, Max walked in.

"Slow down Gwen," he panted, sweat beating down his forehead. "I'm not as young as I use to be."

"Come on, Grandpa. You know I don't think you're old." Gwen smirked before averting her gaze to Julie. "Grandpa, this is my roommate, Julie."

Julie nodded her head towards Max. "It's nice to meet you."

"Likewise," Max replied. He then wrapped his arms around Gwen and tightly held her in a hug. "Good luck, kiddo. I hope you have fun in Bancroft Academy."

"G-G-Grandpa…can't…breath." Gwen struggled to breathe as her face began to turn into a shade of blue. She let out a big gust of air once he let go, and smiled up at his cheery face that held a hint of sadness in it. "Thanks and don't worry about me. After all, you did teach me how to take care of myself on that crazy summer with Ben."

Max's eyes held a hint of nostalgia in them, but he grinned nonetheless. "I just wish I could at least help you unpack. But, I gotta hit the road. Bye, Gwen."

"Bye, Grandpa." With one last hug, Max headed his way out of the room, leaving Gwen alone with her new roommate. She sighed. "It's nice to be on my own, but I'm still gonna miss him," she said out loud, opening her luggage's and beginning to unload whatever it contained. She noticed that her closet was right beside her bed, while Julie's closet was on the opposite side of the room, as well as her own bed.

"Your grandpa seems nice," Julie acknowledged, her eyes following Gwen as she made her way towards her closet, stuffing the pile of clothes in her arms inside. "What kind of crazy summer did you have?"

Gwen stiffened and was glad Julie didn't notice. Great, just met her and I already have to lie, she groaned, forcing a smile on her face. "Oh, it's nothing. Me, Grandpa and my cousin Ben, went on a road trip together a few years back and it was pretty chaotic."

"Yeah," she agreed, "my relatives can get a little weird when we're all together too."

"Not as weird as mine, I could tell you that." After all, what family could match up to a family of plumbers that fight against aliens? "I guess it's the reason I came here…to get away from it all."

Gwen laid herself down on her bed, accepting its warm embrace with pleasure. Everything was going great so far. No aliens. No fighting. No Omnitrix. She could finally have the normal life she's been looking for. Gwen had high hopes that going to a boarding school, away from Grandpa and Ben, would give her the life she's always wanted; the life of a teenage girl who doesn't have to fight aliens.

It seemed selfish at first, but Gwen felt that she deserved it. After that summer with Ben, everything had changed. She and Ben fought against any kind of strange aliens they came across and that gravely affected Gwen's social and school life. She pretty much had no time for anything. Of course, she still has the spell-book she had procured from Charmcaster many years ago and practices her magic every once in a while.

She had wanted to get rid of her life fighting aliens, but for some reason, she couldn't get rid of her magic. It felt as though it was a part of her, taking it away seemed almost impossible. "Gwen?" Julie said, breaking her out of her thoughts.

"Huh?" she blurted out.

"I asked if you got your schedule yet." Gwen reached into her pocket and fished out her school schedule and handed it to Julie. "Hey, we got Calculus, Gym and English together. I hope we get good teachers."

"Me too," Gwen nodded. "I remember this one teacher at my old school, she'd give us a truck-load of homework each day and I swear she talked as fast as an auctioneer."

Julie laughed. "That's not as bad as my old Gym teacher. He'd make us do thirty-laps and if you even slowed down a little, he'd stand next to you and blow his whistle until you ran faster."

"Okay, that's pretty harsh. I think mean teachers get together and plot out ways to make our lives miserably." Their laughter filled the air and Gwen felt herself beaming. Her life as a normal teenage girl had already begun.

I have a feeling I'm gonna like this school.

Kevin Levin stalked his way down the alley, his combat boots harshly hitting against the cold ground. He could feel the padlock that was wrapped around his neck thump against his chest. Kevin gripped it and tightly clenched his fist around it. Today was definitely not his day. Not only had he gotten into a fight with a gang, but his so-called friend Argit, betrayed him…again. Kevin still doesn't understand why he even talks to that guy; he's causes him nothing but trouble.

Whatever, no use in getting upset over nothing. Kevin decided to just forget about Argit, and continued to make his way home, if that's what you could call it. Three years ago, when Kevin had escaped from the Null Void, he hadn't felt like going back to live with Harvey, his step-father. So he found a decent abandoned warehouse near this school to crash in.

He has been on his own for many years, but Kevin couldn't help but feel a heartache every once in a while when he would think about his mother. He quickly shook himself of those thoughts. His mother is his past; it's time to think about the present.

Finally reaching the end of the alley, which was only a brick wall, Kevin peered over his shoulder, making sure no one had followed him.

To his left were a couple of crates stacked up together. Grinning, Kevin climbed each crate one by one, until he reached a glassless window and climbed inside. Televisions were scattered about the old room, along with a vending machine. A dusty bed was in the far corner where he slept. Behind him, was the warehouse that was left untouched for many years. Good thing this room didn't fall apart yet, he thought.

"Wow, nice place you got here Kev."

Kevin didn't need to turn around to know who it was. "What'd you want Argit?"

Argit didn't dare go any farther than the window; he knew how Kevin gets after a scam. "Yeah, well…about me leaving you behind to deal with those guys…"

"Save it, Argit," Kevin said. Argit cringed at the hostility in his tone. "It wouldn't be the first time you ditched me. Now, I'll ask you one more time, what do you want?"

The nervousness seemed to vanish as Argit smirked slyly. "Word on the street is there's a group of Forever Knights that are looking for some nice weapons and are willing to pay big cash for it. And I just happen to know where we could get our hands on some Level-6 alien-tech."

Argit may be deceiving, but he sure knows how to find a nice deal. Kevin smirked. "You don't say?"

Seeing as classes don't start until tomorrow, Gwen decided to take her time exploring the school. She offered Julie to join her, but Julie declined, saying that she's got more unpacking to do. Luckily, Gwen hadn't brought much stuff so unpacking was no problem for her. No matter how many times she passes by something, it seemed to be more amazing than the last. Not only does the outside of the school look like a fairytale castle, but the inside as well.

She passed by many students as well. Even though most ignored her presence, some sent her a smile and Gwen happily sent one back. Too distracted with her thoughts, Gwen didn't notice someone leave a classroom until they collided against each other.

"So-" she began, but her words seemed to be caught in her throat as she took a look at who she bumped into. Wow…he's a good looking guy, she thought to herself as a blush crept up onto her cheeks. The boy had hair as white as the moon that reached his shoulders. He had a crooked smile, making it look as though he was smirking and captivating blue eyes.

"Sorry," he said, seeing as she wasn't going to. "I wasn't looking where I was going."

"I-It's actually my fault," Gwen said, her face flushed. "I was too distracted to look where I was going. Sorry."

He laughed. "Okay, I think we're past saying sorry. You new here? I haven't seen you around."

"Yeah, just transferred for the year?" Gwen stuck out her hand. "I'm Gwen. Gwen Tennyson."

"My name's Luke Primas," he replied, grasping his hand in hers. As soon as they touched, something that felt like an electric charge, coursed through Gwen. He must have felt it too, for he pulled back, as did she. "That was weird."

"Not as weird as your hair color though." Gwen quickly clapped a hand over her mouth, realizing what she had said. She felt her cheeks heat up and turned her head away, afraid of Luke's reaction. She was surprised when she heard laughing and looked back at him to see a smile on his face.

"Yeah, my hair does make people turn heads." Luke stopped laughing and suddenly smirked. "Your hair color isn't exactly ordinary either. We don't get many red-heads in this school."

Gwen lightly smacked him on the arm, but had a playful look in her eyes. "Hey, red-heads are awesome."

"Don't forget short-tempered, which would explain you." Instead of getting mad, Gwen laughed and Luke grinned, tilting his head toward the direction of one of the halls. "How about some lunch? The cafeteria food doesn't suck at this school like in other schools."

Gwen crossed her arms and smirked. "You better be right. One of the reasons I came to this school is because of the food; I hear it's amazing."

"You can trust me. I wouldn't lie to someone as pretty as you." Luke seized Gwen's wrist and began heading down the hall. Gwen blushed beat-red and smiled. Normally, when a stranger would even think to touch her, she'd use her many years of martial arts to scare him away. But now Gwen was fourteen and seriously wanted a boy. What teenage girl wouldn't want one at this age? Also, Luke seemed really nice; his good looks were just an added bonus.

Okay…I have a feeling I'm really gonna like this school.