100 Theme Challange: Ben 10 – Chapter 3

60.
Rejection

Benjamin
Tennyson was a hero. He wasnt supposed to have a fear. He wasnt
supposed to be scared of anything stupid. But there was one thing
that he was scared of- Rejection.

It
had all started back on that road trip when he was ten. When he was
crushed by a crush. After that one incident with a certain Kai Green,
hed avoided girls as much as possible. He even hid the omnitrix as
much as he could so others wouldnt reject him for having the
contraption stuck on his left wrist.

When
he met Julie Yamamoto, he knew he instantly liked her. Afraid of
being rejected by another crush, he just stayed on friend level with
her. He knew that their were signs that she liked him back; but he
wasnt going to take the chance of being rejected by this wonderful
girl.

When
Gwen had pushed him into asking her out and Julie had accepted. He
was more than elated. Even though he was worried that something might
happen, Kevins teasing wasnt really helping his anxiety level.
Neither was Gwen scowling at Kevin for teasing him.

During
their date, he was full out scared when Julie had asked him how he
knew her name when he was Jet Ray. He was scared, but he knew he had
to tell her the truth. When he told her, and a second of silence had
occurred, he had prepared himself for the rejection. To say he was
shocked to see her smile and say cool would be an
understatement.

Years
later after Ben, Gwen, and Kevin beat the DNAliens at the age of 19
and 20, and he was finally having a some what normal life with his
four year girlfriend, Julie.

When
Ben was twenty, his anxiety of being rejected returned. Standing
outside the fancy restaurant, he took a deep breath; placing his hand
in his right pocket to feel if the velvet box was still there.

Taking
another deep breath he pushed the door open and walked inside. He
smiled nervously at the table where he saw Julie sitting at. His
heart slightly stopping when he saw that she looked stunningly
beautiful in that red long halter dress with her long hair nicely
pinned up framing her face nicely.

Ben,
whats wrong? Julie asked placing her hand over Bens larger
one, ignoring that fact that it was slightly sweaty. Youve been
nervous all night. Ben smiled at her.

You
really want to know? Ben asked, using all his will not to stutter.
Julie sent him a comforting smile.

Yea,
I think I would, Julie answered. Taking a deep breath, he stood up
out of his chair and in one swift motion he was beside her chair,
kneeling on one knee. Julie wore a shocked expression on her face as
she looked down at the glittering engagement ring. The diamond
engagement ring shaped like a heart with splashes of pink in it.

Will
you marry me? Ben asked nervously. He was answered with Julie
wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him passionately on the
lips, the force causing both of them to fall on the floor. Ben
twining his arms around her waist as he sat on the floor, Julie
sitting on his lap.

Does
that mean yes? Ben whispered as he placed his forehead against
Julies. Julie smiled at him, tears streaming down her face.

What
do you think? She asked as she kissed him again.