I'm Not Ready (BenXJeff)

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Masky sighed, glancing back at his partner, who was fully focused on a vibrating goat toy 9n the store shelf.

Toby giggled to himself and pressed the button on the toy for the 4th time.

"Are you done? We have frozen goods you know." Masky lightly motioned to their buggy to emphasize his point.

Toby nodded "Yeah yeah yeah. This is the last time. Are you sure we can't get it? It's so cute"

"We don't need it Toby. Besides, you're a grown adult. You don't need a toy."

"Never to grown to enjoy things.." regardless, Toby stepped away from the shelf and rested a hand in the side of the buggy.
"Lead the way Mr.Maturity."

The two began walking again.

It was an awkwardly quiet walk, which drove Toby crazy. He didn't really like the quiet,  even on his good days.

Masky seemed unfazed. 

About about 20 minutes,  Toby could handle it anymore.

"So anyway! How are you and Hoods doing? You guys don't talk much at the house."

"We don't talk much because there's nothing to talk about. We work. That's that."

"That's so boring..I'm sure you guys have hobbies."

"No. We work."

"Well Hoods not working right now."

"He's sick."

"Well what's he doing?"

"Sleeping."

"Just sleeping?"

"Yes. Toby." Masky looked to him and gave an agitated sigh.
"Look. I understand that you see this as a sort of home. To you, the mansion is a place to hang out and relax, occasionally doing a job or two to pay rent. But for me and him, that's not the case."

Toby huffed.
"I mean..I'd probably get that if you explained why. You're always avoiding shit."

"I'm not avoiding. It's just not important."

Toby groaned.
"Whyyyyy"

"Because I said so, Tobias."

~~~~~~

The two came home to Ben and Jeff loudly bickering over a hypothetical.

Ben was passionately explaining how every single pokemon could easily take down a billion lions, where as Jeff was seemingly egging him on by just saying "But a billion is ALOT of lions" over and over again.

Mask scoffed at the two before taking the groceries to their required places.

Toby hung back a moment longer to listen in.

He snickered "Aren't like..multiple pokemon essentially god?"

Ben threw his arms up "YES! Going off the anime or pokedex entries- SO MANY pokemon could just- VAPORIZE the lions! All of them!"

Jeff chuckled "I donno man. It's still alot of lions."

Ben growled and crossed his arms.
"You get off to pissing me off. Huh?"

Jeff nodded, earning another grown from the elf.

Toby giggled and continued on his way leaving the two friends to their conversation.

Ben had given up on the debate.
"You're hopeless. Why do I even ask you these hypothetical anymore." He rolled his eyes.

Jeff ruffled his hair.
"Because deep down, you loooove when I frustrate you."

"Nuh uh."

"Get all riled up, wanna fight me? Come on, admit it!" Jeff moved closer to Ben.

Ben shook his head and glitched off the couch.
"I don't fight noobs. It goes against my pro status."

Jeff laughed, as though that mere idea itself was a joke.

~~~~~~

Ben threw himself onto the bed and summoned his Gameboy.

Finally getting some space from Jeff.

He sighed popping in pokemon red and loaded up his save.

The day was long. After Jeff woke up he was essentially demanding attention.
Getting past the candy crush fiasco,  he asked alot about playing games or hanging out in general.

Even asking Ben to come on his mission today with him, but Ben refused the offer. His social battery needed a recharge- and that ment Gameboy for the whole time Jeff's out.

His actual gaming lasted for about an hour before he found himself struggling to focus on the pixels any farther.

He sat the game down and set up in bed. Looking around for something else to focus his time on.

The petty debate with Jeff from earlier came to mind.

He scoffed and got out of bed.
"Pokemon could absolutely kill that many lions. Hell, I could probably kill thag many lions. It's not hard. Lions are stupid."

He crossed his arms and paced in place.
"And what the hell was that laughing about? Like I'm not a pro. A better gamer then he is. Gaming is literally in my blood stream!"

Throwing his arms up he glitched slightly before shaking his head.

"..This is really stupid..why am I even caring?"

Jeff's words played in his head.

"Deep down, you love when I frustrate you."

He blushed and shook away the words.
"Fuck that. No one likes getting frustrated, stupid."

He said that, but part of.him wasn't sure.

He growled and decided to just play games downstairs.

Maybe Toby would be up for joining in, having a second person around could help get him out of his own head.