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kittyspring-creates · 1 year

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Long ago back in 2016 or something ben ten omnivers was still a thing and i was super obsesses. Recently got reminded how obessesed so hers some headcanons i remember.

Warning for angst, mind sucidle tendencies.

° ben is bi

° in be 10 alien force he and kevin were having a secret relationship, it was mildly abusive emotionally as after being with ben kevin woukd openly pin for gwen. Without her knowing it was a push and pull of which tennyson hed end up with.

°when omivers started ben thought kevin had finally accepted he loved ben more and was going to stay in town. But the night he waved off his cousin for collage kevin admited he was going with her. Assentially breaking up with ben all together

° when ben met rook he was dealing with a break up to a relationship no one knew about so he admits to himself he wasnt the friendliest person at first. Also becuase he was dealing with abandenment issues and didnt really want anything one new in his life at the moment

° past headcanon when ben was like 13 he started realizing how much he hated his own body, assentially when cleaning out his moms closet he found out he liked the female aspect of things. Later that year finding out what trans was

° the first person he told was his grand pa as he was ashamed of how he felt, max talked him through all if the possibilities till they landed on ben was really a girl. In private max started calling him britney and ben really enjoyed it. Max even changed bens pronouns when they were alone.

° but becuase of the time, place they lived in and later ben being a galactic star he never felt comftorable with anyone knowing anything about him they didnt already assume. Expecially after and warning abusive father alert. Kirby tennyson found ben wearing lip stick it started a huge fight between the family to which ben let slip he was trans. His dad couldnt comprehend the idea saying the omitrixs messed up bens mind and when ben explaied the dna portion of how he felt kirby marched out to demand max abd the plumers change bens dna back.

°when he got to maxs trailer he was beyond reason and max was furious that he coulsnt just accept his child. It was max that gave his iwn son the ultimatime to accept his family as they are or to leave so they can grow in peace. Eventually Kirby left and ben blamed himself fir the divorce and his grandpa losing a son despite max telling him it was kirbys fault for blaming instead of accepting

° no one told the real reason fir the divorce just that the tennysons werent in love anymore.

°in alien force ben tried his best to be 'normal' when kevin broke his heart to many times he tried ti date juilie, she was cute and fit and loved sports like he did. She even disnt mind the alien thing. But there was no spark there the way he and kevin had which caused a distance to start in their relationship. Untill ben was avoiding her sometimes. In her break up story ben cane across way more selfish then he was but he didnt correct her, thats how he saw him and thats how hed always be to her.

° one thing ben gets annoyed with is when people push relationships in him. Like ester or kai and majorly when the four arm princess wanted him as a husband. He liked ester alot but enough to know it wasnt a good idea, he was use to girls falling for him at first then seeing how selfish he was or unattentive and getting annoyed with him. He usually waited it out till they stopped wanting to hang out

°with kai it made him uncomftorable. Sure she was strong willed and he loved that aboit people. But he also knew she disnt like all forms of him, she was meh about how he was born she was meh aboit most of his alien forms except ben wolf. Thats what she was in love with and he wonderes why no one else saw it. All they saw was that darn future version of himself that kept popping up.

°he hated his future self, he was all big and muscly and had a beard. Ben disnt want any of those. He wanted to be like his mom, slim and with an aura of grace, a good cook and makes a killer punch everyone raves about. A woman that glows from head to toe. But seeing his future self always made him feel hopeless.

° ben has a secret closet that he has for all the things grandpa and later his mom even got him. Lots of cute outfits, his mom got him a bra with build in breast not to big she says. After learning to tuck she got him more form fitting underwear when he asked ever so sheepishly. Sometimes hed wear the stuff only in the house. When he knew no one would come to visit. But its the tennyson house hold they always have someone dropping by unannounced.

°ben has special contacts for going out. Purple ones to cover his green eyes He'll put a sweat band over his omnitrix and it usually hides it well enough. He liked to curl his hair till its a curly version of his regular mop.

° when dressed up like this ben likes to go to clubs in the under ground city, there people dont really know human anatomy to much so when he ends up with someone for the night they dont question his body, but he never takes off his shirts. He'll be the first to admit hes kinda slutty but he likes it that way.

° ben didnt want to admit it but he was falling in love with Rook, he was just so diffrent from everyone ben met. There was no real pressure from him to be better or Rook losing his temper and there were times Ben was waiting for it. He was funny without knowing it. The way he talked or woukd even light up when he talked about his home planet. Sometimes he got a sad look about him when hed mention how farm life was like he liked the memories but didnt want it to be his life.

°when ben came with him to visit family he was over joyed that rook trusted him enough at that point he was starting to develop a crush. Imidiatly he adored Rooks siblings despite the large man being annoyed by them. When ben was told the story of rooks first love and watched as the two walked away for the celebration he tried not ti be sad about it. Saying its just a silly crush and rooks not his type anyway.

° later down the road when ben tried not to be hoplessly in love with rook. He found he when rook disnt like something it hurt him alot more then when other people didnt like him. When rook reveiled he wasnt fake fighting in the under ground city to throw off a villian at the time. It crushed ben to know he really felt those things about him. That he really thought ben must be a disapointment compaired to the galactic show that was broadcast about him. And after the fiasco with albedo ben pretending to be him. He didnt want to talk to rook after the fact. Knowing that rook couldnt tell the difference becuase he wanted ben to be something he is not. So despirate for ben to be this made up hero rook has in his head that rook couldnt even tell when there was an imposter

°eventually ben pushed it all down like he did everything else and pretended he was fine with it. But hes not ever fine. More times then he liked to count hed cry at night wishing things were diffrent that he was what everyone wanted him to be becuase he did nothing but disapoint people around him. Thats what he convinced himself

° as a last few notes for bens trans life. Durring one of rook shars visits her brother was to busy to really hand out so she searched for ben tto be her earth guide. Accedentally uncovering his closet of secrets. He was scared at first untill shar asked if they coukd get matching earth outfits since it seemed he was into girlish cloths. She didnt understand but ben never passed up the opertunity for a fashion show. They ended up dressing in matching outfits. Short shorts that went up to their stomachs and showed off their legs with a red pokadot white button up that was tucked in. Big sunglasses and a scarf tied in a bow for the mall, a long butter yellow dress with flowy short sleeves, flats and tied back hair with curled bangs for the park. Short overals and pink shirt with bens favorite dusty blue boots for hanging out at mr smoothy. And for their sleep over, bratz inspired shirts. Ben wire pretty princess symbol as he was a pretty princess and little pink shorts. Shar was given one with angel with angel wings and purple shorts to sleep in. They did all the sleepover things ben wanted to do. Taking quizes from magazines, doing eachothers nails, watching movies, having deep convos.

° in there conversation ben tells her about being trans and swears her to a pinky promis bot ti telk anyone. He goes on to tell her how everyday gets worse and he fells trapped in his public image and male body. About how he hates his future self. Shar tells him the future is never set in stone and he could be Britney Tennyson if he really wanted but bens afraid that his future version is what others force him to being ause no one can or has acceoted him for all of him before not his human form plus all his alien forms cause they are a part if him. Shar tells him stories if the farm and her neighbours transititons. How gender is never a box its just a way if expression on her planet. If someone says they are a girl then they are infact a girl no matter what their body tells them otherwise. Its the first time ben has openly cried infront of someone other then his mom and grandpa.

°shar tells him when he is ready rook blonko will be just as accepting. The two echange numbers and often share photos of what their doing with one another. Its nice to finally have a female frined and not a girl trying to romantisize him for a change.

°later down the road Shars wors were true. When Rook was infected with fistricks body chemicals, after their mission ben was told he had to watch rook till the effects wore off. It was alot harder for him to be aroind Rook as now he was exactly bens type. Meat head he loved em big and dumb and right now thats what rook was. All rook coukd talk about was going to parties until ben 'convinced' him to just go to bed. When he thoigh rook was asleep he left the mans home to go get ready for his own party. Dressing up in tight jeans a green crop top over a black long sleeve crop top. Hair extentions to make his hair way longer and a purple cap with his purple contacts. He left for this our door concert like party some people were having. In the mix of the crowed his good mood was ruined when he bumped into fist rook. Without thinking of how he looked he tried ti drak rook out if there lecturing him of how iresponsible he was being. It took rook a moment to realize it was ben dragging him and not just some chick.

When ben realized he was in one of his briteny otfits he started feaking out at rook seeing him like that. Fistrook told him to chill out that he was to uptight and ti not let a hot outfit go to waste. Some how convincing ven to continue parting and somehow parting with him. Eventually ben did calm down and rook started taking photos with bens phone of their night. They hung around the concert, went to a soap party and bounced in a trampolen full of foam, went roller blading, danced at an age apropriate rave, where rook dipped ven and in a moment of pure adrenilen kissed ben. Much to his suprise. But he couldnt dwell on it mich as he was dragged ti the next party.

° then ended up at a dennys where they ate pancakes till the sun came up. Both adrenilin hung over and to tired ti care where they were. Eventually they went their seprate ways. Ben crashed on his couch and woke up a few hours later remembering the kiss. He bulted up, changed to look like his public figure then raced out the door. But when he got to the plumers head Quarters rook was back to normal in the infermery as he didnt remeber the last few days and he was worried something was wrong. Till the grey matters explained everything and how ben watched over him. Rook expressed his thanks. Ben was disheartened by it all. Rook had no memory, no recelection of britney or the kiss and so everything went back to business as usual. Ben chopped up the kiss to being fistricks dna in rook and not an indication that maybe just maybe rook liked him to

#brooken #ben 10 omniverse #ben tennyson #rook blonko #trans headcanon

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djino04 · 1 year

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Touchstarved-OmegaVerse serie

For the first day of FEBUWHUMP 2023 (@febuwhump ) . The theme is touchstarved

POV Saul

For some reason, Rosalind decided to send Andreas on a diplomatic mission to Eraklyon for two weeks. That's a long time two weeks, it's even longer when you're an omega and the alpha who usually helps you is gone. I think the headmistress did this to punish us/me for the failure last time, I can't see any other explanation. Because any sane person doesn't put the word "diplomatic" and Andreas in the same sentence. But you may say, Rosalind is far from being sane.

So I act as if nothing had happened, while the pain invades my body day after day. This doesn't stop me from giving my classes to the specialists, nor from fighting against Dane to supposedly do a demonstration, but I also take the opportunity to put him in his place. This kid really needs to come down a bit. He's gotten a little too big of a head since Rosalind decided he'd be useful to her. So sure, he's good, but he'd be even better if he practiced instead of strutting his stuff. I feel like I'm seeing Andreas again at times. Except that Andreas trained at night and had private lessons since he was a child, which is not the case for Dane. He needs to understand that he still needs to improve. I'd like to avoid him learning that lesson by getting killed.

Anyway, all that to say, I'm carrying on as usual, or at least trying to. The first week was pretty easy, but then the first symptoms came. First, a headache came on and it refuses to let go no matter what medication I take. Then my stomach decided that it would refuse some of the food I would try to swallow. And now my bones are starting to hurt. I know the next step will be shaking and dizziness before I am unable to stand up. At first, I was hopeful that the more serious symptoms would not present themselves until Andreas returned, but that illusion did not last long.

I hate being an omega... And I hate Andreas for making me promise not to take omitrix. If I could have swallowed the drug, everything would be fine, I would be sound asleep in my bed, instead of being kept awake by increasingly unmanageable pain. I have rarely had to suffer from the lack of alpha thanks to Farah and I wonder if this is a bad thing after all. Maybe it would be easier if I were used to the pain or maybe the symptoms would take longer to come on. It's hard to say and I wonder if there are any studies or anything about it. I realize how little I know about omegas. I refused to learn too much because I didn't want to be an omega. I still don't want to be one, either. It's so much easier to be an alpha...

A sharp pain stabs my stomach and I can't hold back a groan. I try to breathe through it and curl up on my side, waiting for it to pass. If I listened to my instincts, I would spend the remaining four days before Andreas returns, in this position in my bed. But I refuse to give Rosalind that pleasure so tomorrow morning I'll get up and go to class as usual, no matter how much it hurts.

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When my alarm goes off, I wince as the noise makes my headache worse. I have no desire to move because I know that any movement will only increase the pain I feel. I feel like all the fairies in the school have decided to use their power on me tonight and will do it again the second I get out of bed.

Yet, I have no choice, I have to do it. So I gather my courage and lean on my arms to straighten up. This simple movement makes me dizzy and I fight to keep the contents of my stomach in its place. But I refuse to simply let myself fall back into the pillows. The first class starts in an hour, I know it's going to take me a long time to get ready so I have to get up now.

After almost 45 minutes of struggle, I am ready. I see my reflection in front of the mirror and I can hardly recognize my face. It's pale, with huge dark circles under my bloodshot eyes. I feel like I've aged 10 years in one night. No student is going to be able to miss the fact that I am sick. As long as they don't understand the source of my illness, I'm fine with that. The fact that I'm an omega is becoming less and less of a secret, but I hope I can keep it that way for a while longer. I don't know what's in store for me when the truth comes out, but it won't be good for me, that much I know.

I look at the time. I have 15 minutes left to make the trip to the training ground. I glance out the window and almost groan when I see how far it is to the castle. This daily commute seems so long today. I am so tired and it would be so easy to finally decide not to go. I'm not going to be much use during training but that would mean letting Rosalind win again. She has far too many wins under her belt for me to let her have this one willingly. I'll go to class until I can't get out of bed. That's why I finish getting ready by putting on my shoes. I start to grab my sword when there is a knock on my door. I'm having a little trouble guessing who it might be by the time, but I guess I'll find out soon enough:

"Come in."

To my amazement, it's Sky who walks through the door. He frowns as he closes it behind him. I guess it doesn't take a genius to know something is wrong with me. But his presence here before class is quite disturbing, which is why I ask him:

"Sky, what are you doing here? Is everything okay?"

He doesn't answer me verbally, but he walks towards me with a purposeful step and I quickly find myself with his arms around me for a hug. Relief immediately washes over me as the pain immediately begins to recede. This does not prevent me from worrying about the reason of this impromptu hug. That's why I ask Sky:

"To what do I owe the honor of this hug?"

I hear Sky's response, even though her face is buried in my shoulder:

"Andreas texted me to tell me to give you a hug since you are apparently incapable of asking for help. Those are his words, not mine, but I pretty much agree with him."

I blow my nose, amused. I in turn hug him to me. We shared hugs throughout Sky's childhood, but he's grown up and those moments are rare now. I will cherish this moment even if it didn't act like medicine for me. Especially since I thought I would never be able to do it again after I was sent to prison and even afterwards because of the anger my son felt towards me. But things have changed now and this hug shows it. I also have another feeling that comes over me that I can't describe, the thought that Andreas is watching over me, even though he is far away. I can't even get mad at him for stepping in without asking me. On the other hand, I know I owe Sky an explanation, so I give it to him:

"I didn't come to see you because it's not your place to deal with this kind of thing."

I feel him shake his head before he replies:

"Yes it is, that's what pack members do, they help each other and they are there for each other. We are part of the same pack, Saul, and I can help you. I should have known what was wrong even without Andreas' message. I noticed this weekend that you weren't 100% but I didn't want to bother you with questions. There is so much going on with Rosalind right now, I didn't even think about what Andreas' absence meant for you. You've been suffering when I could have helped you a few days ago, if only I had understood."

I tighten my grip on the back of his neck before replying:

"Hey, hey. Stop that, right now, okay? You didn't do anything wrong, I kept it from you. But I thank you for coming to me when Andreas told you about it. Despite what you say, you didn't have to help me."

I know that he is surely not convinced and besides he confirms it by asking me gently:

"Promise me to ask me to help him next time."

I need to stop making promises to Andreas and Sky. But I know my son won't let me out of this room until I do, so I comply:

"I promise you. I will come to you if the same situation happens again."

That seems to be enough for him because he doesn't add anything else. And for once, my promise gives me some leeway. There's no way I'm going to intrude on Sky's life because of my omega status. I'll have to find some other solution than omitrix to make myself independent from him or Andreas. I don't know where I stand with the latter. Does he help me only because he has to? Or is he doing it because he wants to? When in doubt, I have to look for something else that gives him the freedom to leave whenever he wants. I hope he doesn't because I appreciate having him back in my life, but neither he nor Sky deserve to have an omega as a burden. There has to be another way, I just have to find it.

But that's a thought for later. For now, I'm enjoying the moment. The pain is slowly diminishing and in a few hours it will be a distant memory. There are 12 minutes left before the start of class, I have plenty of time to enjoy having my son against me for the first time in many months, before I have to head to the training field.

#pain #nausea #saul is an omega #hurt saul #hurt/comfort #sky is an alpha #saul silva #sky of eraklyon #ftws #febuwhump #febuwhumpday1

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dragox23 · 1 year

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estrelitavi · 2 years

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⊹˚ALIEN CHAMAS🔥(Ben10) ICONS ◌‧₊˚·

;LIKE/REBLOG IF YOU SAVE/USE.♡̷̷ˎˊ-

• Créditos;🔥

#icons with psd #cartoons icons #Cartoon network #ben 10 series #Ben 10 2005 #ben 10 classic #Omitrix #Ben 10 Universe #Chamas #Chamas icons #Flames #Flames icons #Alien Flames #ben 10 ultimate alien #Ben fanart #Ben 10 edit #icons psd

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thescarlettempress · 6 years

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Here’s a question I don’t think has been answered:

Just how in the multiverse did Azmuth add Celestialsapien DNA into the Codon Stream?

#like #i get he's the smartest being in three galaxies #and arguably two more #but still #HOW?#do Celestialsapiens even HAVE DNA???#Ben 10 #B10 #Ben 10 Classic continuity #Azmuth #Primus #Codon Stream #Omitrix #Ultimatrix

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labrat8899 · 3 years

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Ben, opening Christmas presents: Uh Dad, why did you get me a cast iron skillet? We have one at home that we all use.

Carl: It’s a self defense weapon! Whenever you move out on your own, you’ll have something to defend yourself if someone breaks in!

Ben:…Dad I have a device that can turn me into different types of aliens. I don’t need a skillet to defend myself.

Carl: DAMNIT I FORGOT! Well, you can use it to cook! Or serve your burglar breakfast after you kick his ass…

#poor Carl completely forgot about the omitrix #he just wanted to keep his boy safe #and Ben does end up using his new pan to knock the crap out of a robber while at home #cartoon network #cartoons #cartoon #ben 10 #ben 10 series #ben tennyson #tennyson parents #bencannons #ben 10 headcannon

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cookiescr · 5 years

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Me @ you talking about how you’re about to join the five people planning to storm Area 51

#rambles #look i wanna free the aliens too but agskbdkbdkfb yall they have guns and im sure if they have aliens they have alien tech #also note ive been watching a lot of ben 10 and the alien tech in that show is wild yall wanna be shot with some weird ben 10 alien tech????#yall arent gonna find the omitrix #submission #this is kuki and this is for the greater good

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phantoms-lair · 3 years

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Do not human.

According to the wiki the purpose of the omnitrix was to promote inter-species understanding by allowing other beings to experience different ways of life. The other was to function as a repository for the DNA of over a million different species that Azmuth thinks are intelligent.

Izuku already experiences life as a human and the omntrix probably already took some of his DNA so there would be no reason for it to take the DNA of another human.

My question was whether the Omitrix would be able to recognize them all as human. Like, take away your knowledge of BNHA and say it was a modern fantasy world would you assume this

This

and this

were the same species?

#BnHA

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seas-storyarchive · 8 months

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Yes, Our Names Rhyme Au

Where Carl is Xylene's son. He looks like a Uxorite, in this au Sandra is one too. They live on Ringa Morr.

Ben was allowed to go to Earth after Max convined the two to let him come down for a visit for longer than the regular holidays.

Frank isn't an Anodite and neither is Kenny, but Gwen is. Kenny and Gwen are twins. Natalie and Frank divorced because of differences, with Kenny and Gwen jumping back and forth between the two.

So, Gwen and Kenny meets up with Max and Ben for summer break. Gwen and Ben do knock heads, with Kenny trying to play the mediator.

And then Kenny finds the Omitrix. It's all down hill from there.

#ben 10 au #yonr au #ben 10 #ben tennyson #kenny tennyson #gwen tennyson #ben is an alien in this au #gwen has the spark and ken is her older twin

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askthebenfam · 3 years

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I've always had this question If Ben 10 aliens leave the omitrix how would they get along? (Or would they react? -) sorry, i just had this in my mind .

NW Ben: Put shortly, it would be CHAOS, especially if all of them were released at the same time. The other mes are crazy enough in base form, so if all their aliens got out of the Omnitrix...the mere thought makes me appreciate being the only Ben without a watch.

I'm back, everyone! Unfortunately, the askbox won't be open just yet, I have to clear out all the other questions first. I'm also trying a new style, just because I can't keep drawing over the same background every time. Still trying to hire a good background artist to help me draw, but until then, we're sticking with blanks.

#ben ten #ben10 #no watch ben #ben 10 omniverse #ben tennyson #ben 10 #ben10omniverse #ben ten omniverse #normal ben #watchless ben #rath #alt bens #alternate bens #askthebenfam #we're back b*tches #lineart

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djino04 · 1 year

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OmegaVerse - Difficult training

POV Saul

The second the category course ends, I slip away and head to my apartments. My heart races at the thought that one or more students may have figured out the truth. I walk quickly, before anyone can see me.

Once through the door to my apartment, I lock it and lean against it while dropping to the floor. I try to keep my breathing steady so I don't totally panic. It only takes one of them to figure out what I was hiding and I'm out of here. Andreas burned down one of my two houses, taking all my possessions and memories with it. I don't know if I can handle leaving Alfea. There have been so many changes in my life in the last few months and hardly any good ones. The only slightly positive thing is the return of Andreas. And even then, he avoids me most of the time. We only talk for classes and he helps me from time to time but that's it... At the same time, how can I blame him? I tried to kill him, I stole his son and his place. He is right to keep his distance. I am already very grateful to him for helping me, even if with each contact I feel both relief and sadness when I compare what we were and what we are today. And the fact that he is helping me when he obviously doesn't want to, makes me feel even more guilty.

But maybe tomorrow I won't even be in Alfea, I won't be able to see him, I won't be able to keep an eye on Sky. I don't understand what made Rosalind and Luna do this. They both know what I am and yet the Queen has pardoned me and allowed me to have a specialist position here. I find it hard to understand their interest in doing this.

I glance around my suite. It's much smaller than the one I had before, but that's okay since most of my belongings were destroyed after my arrest. I glance at the wall where I was able to hang a few pictures Ben sent me. I guess I might as well do something useful and put everything in a bag. I don't think they'll give me time to pack my stuff if they decide to throw me out.

I get up and start to put away my meager possessions. Tidying up helps me to calm down and my heart starts to beat normally again. And I tell myself that everything is not so bad because I have been prepared for this eventuality for years. Farah and I bought a small isolated house in case we needed to hide one day or in case my secret came out. No one else knows about it, not even Ben. The idea was for the two of us to go. I guess I'll have to go alone now. I have a tiny bit of hope that wherever she is, Farah will find her way to safety and meet me there. I know she's not there right now, because there are sensors around the property that would have alerted me if she had already taken refuge there. There's still the problem of not having enough alpha, but I guess I'll go buy some omitrix and that's it....

I look around the room which has been well emptied already. I mustn't change anything about my behavior if I don't want to arouse suspicion. But no one ever comes in here so I don't take any chances by packing my bags, just in case. Maybe none of the students have figured out the truth yet, but they certainly suspect that there is a hidden meaning to this class. I just hope the second grade fairies don't dig any deeper. They have a tendency to poke their noses into everyone's business and they might drag Sky in...

Sky... I stop what I'm doing and sigh... Our relationship is already at an all-time low and I'm not sure it will survive another test. And this, this secret, is more than just a test, I realize. But I had no choice but to keep my condition quiet and I still do. When he was little, there was a risk that he wouldn't be able to keep the secret. Now, I know he wouldn't tell anyone, but his life, or at least his freedom, would be at stake if anyone found out. I can't do that to him. He's already been through so much because of me, I don't want to add to it. I'd rather he hate me for the rest of his life if he finds out the truth than end up in jail.

I look at the clock and realize that the special training of the oldest students is about to start in 10 minutes. It's a new class that Rosalind has instituted for the top specialists. Well, when I say new, it's not really new because there was one back when I was a student here.

I guess I can't hide here forever. So I quickly get dressed and head to the training area. To my surprise, I see Andreas leaning against one of the training platforms. In itself, there is nothing disturbing about him being here because he is co-teaching this class with me. What is more disturbing is that he is early. He is much more often the last to arrive, than the first.

I come and stand next to him and before I can say a word, the students arrive. Other specialists arrive but only to watch, they are not allowed to participate. I am surprised not to see Sky, because he usually comes but maybe he is just late.

I am reassured that I don't get any weird looks from the students. I relax that everything is normal, that this is just another class and I'm not going to end up in the pillory, or at least not today. So I get into teacher mode, explaining the exercises we prepared with Andreas, the purpose of them, etc.

I don't talk for long because I know that they are not there for that and especially that they won't listen if it lasts more than a few minutes. What they are interested in is doing the exercises and especially putting them into practice in a fight. They don't yet realize that theory is just as important as practice. At the same time, I'm not sure that Andreas understands this either. That's why I'm in charge of that part and he does most of the demonstrations. We could totally swap roles but that's how it happened naturally.

Except that, apparently, today Andreas changed his mind because he throws a sword at me and before I can ask him what he is doing, he says to the whole class:

"For once, we are going to show you in a fight what Saul just explained."

And that's how I find myself on the platform facing Andreas for the first time since Aster Dell. I try not to think about how our last fight ended. I'm glad I have a wooden sword instead of my real one because I think it's the only thing keeping me from having a flashback and I wonder if it's the same for Andreas. I don't really have time to think about it because he throws his first punch. And it all disappears as we begin a well known choreography. I can't count the number of times we've trained together and even though the years have passed, I recognize his style perfectly. Of course, he has improved and adapted it to his age, but the substance remains the same.

The fight goes on for many minutes and neither of us really gets the upper hand on the other. We know each other's weaknesses and strengths after fighting side by side for so long. We are able to anticipate almost every move the other makes. But when I see a tiny opening, I don't hesitate to take my opponent down, ending the fight.

I hear applause and look around at the crowd of students who had watched the fight. I had forgotten that we had an audience but by crossing the glance of Andreas, who is still lying down, I understand that he was perfectly conscious of it. And even worse than that, he orchestrated it. I reach out to him to help him up. And once we're in front of each other, I give him a subtle nod of thanks. I know he did this to show what I was capable of to anyone who might have had any doubt. More importantly, I know he didn't let me win. If I had given him the opportunity to win, he would have taken it without hesitation. This simple thought comforts me even more than the rest.

I turn back to the students and order them in my commanding voice:

"Your turn to show what you can do. Get into pairs and start your exercises."

And the class continues as normal, I go through each group, correcting every flaw. I naturally fall back into my role as a teacher, putting aside my concerns for the moment.

And it is in this frame of mind that I head to my apartments. But as I reach my door, I see Sky leaning against the wall. And the second I meet his eyes, I understand that he knows.

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