Ben 10: The Doofus and His Dweeb

Disclaimer: I Don't Own Ben 10 Or Any Of The Characters

Chapter 1: The Week After

"Benjamin!" Grandma Max called to me.

"What? Who? Where?" I asked, shaking my head. "Oh, what is it Grandpa?"

"Are you feeling alright, son?" he asked.

My cousin, Gwen, who sat next to me on the log, started to laugh.

"Of course, he's not all right!" she said, with glee. "He keeps thinking about Kai!"

I started to get angry.

"Shut up, Dweeb!" I yelled at her.

Gwen stared at me, her lips quivering. I suddenly realized what getting your feelings hurt meant. I sighed.

"I'm sorry, Gwen." I said, hitting my forehead. "I've just been really pent up lately."

Gwen stared at me once more for a couple seconds, and then burst out laughing.

"You're apologizing?" she asked, laughing. "To me?"

She felt my forehead and frowned.

"You're not running a fever." she said.

I gently flicked her hand away.

"Gwendolyn, I'm sure Ben has his reasons to act like this." Grandpa said. "Well, Ben. Want to talk about it?"

I stared at Grandpa, and then at Gwen. I stared at both of them a couple more times. Then, I sneered and got up from the log. I activated the Omnitrix, and turned the ring to the right a couple times. I looked up at Grandpa Max, and slammed down on the Omnitrix.

A green flash accompanied my transformation into the alien that I called Grey Matter.I shrunk down to nearly microscopic size, and looked up at Grandpa.

"There's nothing to talk about, Grandpa." I said.

With that, I walked to the tent that Gwen and I were sharing on the camping trip. I trampled over the open flap and fell into the tent. I walked over to my sleeping bag, crawled into it, and fell asleep.

One Hour Later

I heard my cousin enter the tent and she closed the flap. She scooted her sleeping bag close to mine and got in.

"Listen Doofus," she said, tapping my shoulder. "I know that your feelings are hurt, but that doesn't mean you can just mope around every day ignoring me and Grandpa for the rest of the summer."

I groaned and sat up.

"What?" I growled at her.

"Listen Ben, -" she started to say something, but I interrupted her.

"Let me stop you there, Gwen. If I hear one more word from you about this situation tonight, I will snap my cap, and it won't be pretty. Got it?" I said.

"Can I just say one thing, please?" she asked.

I pondered this.

"You said please, so go ahead." I said, sighing.

"Benjamin Tennyson, you may be annoying, not as smart as you think, and mean, but you're still my cousin." she said, putting her hand on my shoulder. "And I still care for you, even if you don't feel it. Me and Grandpa are here for you, especially me, Tennyson!"

I placed my hand on her hand and she smiled. But I didn't. I pulled her hand off my shoulder.

"I appreciate your concern Gwen, I really do." I said. "And I just want to be left alone tonight."

I laid down and closed my eyes.

"Plus I-" she started to say something and my eyes snapped open.

"Alright!" I shouted. "That's it!"

I tore out of my sleeping bag, and kicked it across the tent. I tore open the flap and walked around to the other side of the tent. I activated the Omnitrix, and turned the ring to a dinosaur shaped alien. I let out a scream of anger as I slammed down on the Omnitrix. I transformed into XLR8.

"Time to take a walk," I said, stretching my legs out. "XLR8 style!"

My face plate went over my face, and I sped off into the night.

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