(A/N: Hello, this is the first Ben 10 fiction I've written but I suddenly felt like writing it for summer. I hope everyone enjoys, and if you don't, let me know why, if you do then let me know too. I love feed back.)

Disclaimer: Yes I own Ben 10, sees evil shadows appear outside, ok so maybe I don't.

Tilted summer

Chapter One: Words that tilt the world

Ben Lay on his bunk tossing a ball up and down as the RV rolled down the road to another small out of the way town. Ben tossed the ball up harder as he remembered why they had to avoid all the larger towns, in the last town they had stopped in he had gone ghost freak to play a little harmless prank on Gwen. Unfortunately some kids had seen him and started yelling, by the time they had left half the people there were chasing the RV.

Ben threw the ball harder as he remember Gwen blaming it all on him, it wasn't all his fault, she shouldn't have screamed like that when he dropped the pasta on her head.

He sat up and threw the ball out the door, it bounced once before he heard it hit Gwen. Cringing at the sound of Gwen slamming her book shut he thought grumpily, Now I'm going to get it, oh well not like I haven't been getting it the last three days.

A moment later Gwen walked in holding the ball in one hand and nursing a red spot on her head with the other. "What's the matter with you, can't you keep your stupid little toys to yourself?"

She hurled the ball at him and he caught it and set it down next to him on the bed, "Relax, its just a ball, no big deal"

"No big deal? No big deal! We finally got Grandpa Max to let us stay at a nice four star hotel and you have to go and get us chased out of the place!"

"My fault, you shouldn't have started screaming like that!" Ben shouted before storming past her and to the front of the RV. He sat down in the passenger seat, "How much longer to we get to where ever it is we're going?"

"Not much longer Ben."

"Good I can't wait to get out of here and away from her." He jerked his thumb back at Gwen.

"Yea well I can't wait to get out into fresh air and away from your smelly alien forms"

"Hey! They don't smell!"

Grandpa put a hand on Bens shoulder, "Now Ben, calm down"

"Yea Ben calm down before you cause more trouble with your powers"

"That's it!" he lunged at her and she stood up to face him, "stop insulting me!"

"Want to make me?"

"Fine" he reached for the omnitrix but Gwen stopped him.

"With out your little watch, unless you're a little baby."

Ben gritted his teeth, "I am not a baby"

"Enough you two" Grandpa Max said pulling over to the shoulder of the road.

"But Grandpa! Its not fair Gwen always gives me a hard time because she's jealous that I have the Omnitrix!"

"Oh I'm jealous of that freak watch? Yea right!"

"Its not a freak watch!"

"Oh my bad, your right its you who's the freak!"

"I am not freak! You are and I wish I wasn't related to you!"

"You're not you little brat!" Gwen shouted and slammed the door to hers and Bens room.

Been turned to face Grandpa, "Grandpa what did she mean we're not related?"

"Well Ben, the truth is, you were adopted when you were three days old. Your parents didn't want you to know, but thanks to Gwen you do."

"But, then who are my real parents? My real family?"

"Ben, I don't know who your parents are but we are your family, right?"

"No, no you're not" Ben turned and ran out the door and though the waist high grass towards an old windmill.

Grandpa Max sighed, "This is just what his parents were afraid of." He walked to Gwen and Bens down and knocked, "Gwen?"

He opened it, Gwen was lying on her bunk reading her book again. "Gwen, that was way over the line. Bens really upset."

"So? So am I, Bens crossed the line lots and you never punish him."

"Gwen, is it easy being a teenager?"

"No" she set the book down giving Grandpa her full attention.

"Well then add a alien watch and everything Ben has to do. Now imagine how you'd feel if you just found out you were adopted."

"Fine but what do you want me to do? He barely listened to me when I was his cousin."

"Then maybe you should talk to him as a friend." Grandpa Max closed the door behind him.

Ben sat on top of the old wooden windmill lost in thought. It was really peaceful up here, watching the grass ripple in the wind. He didn't notice Gwen till she sat down beside him. "What do you want"

"Listen Ben I'm sorry ok? I shouldn't have said that stuff." When Ben didn't respond she put a hand on his shoulder and pulled him closer to her.

Ben was surprised when Gwen put her hand on his shoulder and even more when she pulled him closer to her, but it felt, good.

Ben relaxed against Gwen before she put her head next to his and said, "Com on, lets get back before Grandpa leaves without us"

"Ok" They stood up and walked back across the roof towards the door, right before the got there though the roof tiles Gwen was walking on slipped out from under her and she went tumbling down the roof to the edge.

Gwen tried to grab the roof as she kept rolling down but the only one she did get a hold on slipped out and fell with her. Then suddenly there was no more roof under her.

Ben was walking next to Gwen when she suddenly started rolling down the roof, "Gwen!" He dove after her. Just as she slid completely off the roof he grabbed her hand.

Gwen swung under Ben who was half hanging off the roof trying to pull her back up. He managed to pull her up enough for her to grab the edge and help pull herself up. With one final push she was over the side and fell on top of Ben. She was to tired to move off of him right away but he surprised them both by putting an arm around her and keeping her close to him. "Gwen, are you alright?"

"Yea, I'm fine, thanks." They stayed like that for a few minutes before deciding it was time to get back.

When they got back to the RV Grandpa Max was waiting for them, "Ben! What in the world happened to you"

Ben looked down, the knees of his pants were ripped off and his front was bloody from the slid to save Gwen. "Um, oh…"

"He just slipped Grandpa, I'll take care of it." Gwen grabbed Bens hand and lead him to their room, she reached under her bunk and took out a first aid kit. "Take off your pants and sit down."

"What!"

"I can't clean your cuts if you still have your pants on." She said matter of factly.

"But"

"No buts, that is unless you're scared to let a girl see you in your underwear."

"No way!" Ben took his pants off and sat down trying to keep his blush under control. Just pretend you're in your swimming trunks

Gwen kneeled down and started cleaning his cuts, while he tried not to think about Gwen, but he wasn't having any luck. He couldn't get the feeling of Gwen next to him out of his mind. Stop it she's your cousin! Well no she's not really but.

"All done." Gwen announced standing up. "What's wrong? Your face is all red."

"Nothing, lets go see where we're going."

An hour later Ben and Gwen were sitting at the table, well Ben was, Gwen was sitting next to him sleeping. Then the RV hit a pothole and she was thrown against him without waking up.

Grandpa Max saw them in the review mirror and chuckled to himself, "Looks like your going to have to tough it out Ben till we get to the next town."

Ben tried to look angry but he was really enjoying Gwen sleeping on his shoulder like this. He shifted and put an arm around Gwen, then leaned his head against the glass and saw a sign.

WARNING! Do not leave the road for any reason, please turn off all radios at this time.

Then another less threatening sign, Welcome to Perfection Nevada

(A/N: Well there's the first chapter. It might take a few chapter before I get back in the swing of writing. Oh and I am pretty much making this up as I go. I wonder if anyone knows what's coming next.)