Y/N 10: Chaquetrix Unleashed! | Autistic Reader x Ben 10 Harem

Chaquetrix Unleashed: The Chaquetrix

Y/N was seated, tapping his feet as he was staring out of the Rustbucket's window, spaced out at the myriad of scenarios that stretched thin, almost blending together, as the RV left Bellwood.

 It seemed almost surreal, all he knew was this little town, and now for a twist of fate, he was going to explore all 48 mainland states.

The only thing that bugged him out was that Ben wasn't there with him, but hey, making new friends was something Ben always nagged him about, so who's better to start than his family? After all, not only is Ben's female cousin Gwen here, but also THE Max Tennyson. This could be the start of something truly amazing.

After a bump on the road causes the RV to shake, Y/N returns to his senses. He turns around to see Gwen sitting on the couch across him. She was wearing blue cat-eared headphones, seemingly dazed as she stared at her computer screen. 

Y/N wanted to talk to her, but figured it wasn't time to bother her. He didn't know how she felt about him coming to the road trip instead of Ben anyways, he was afraid that she might respond negatively.

Y/N returned to his serial staring of the road, this time he felt free to tap his feet as much as he wanted seeing how Gwen's hearing was being kindly impaired by the headphones. With his hand supporting his chin, he watched the road attentively. 

He saw how the environment he was in changed as they went further and further away from Bellwood, first it was a wide and green field, yet uncannily empty. Then, it was a big farm, full of animals - he could've even sworn he saw a weird deer thingy staring at him. Then, just as it was getting dark, he could see how they were passing through the woods.

The Rustbucket slowly came to a halt, as Max came out from the driver's cockpit. "Well, kids, here's our first stop!" He enthusiastically exclaimed. "You know, I used to come here as a kid. Come, let's go."

"Uh... okay?" The two said in unison. They shared a little awkward look at each other once they realized, before following Max out of the Rustbucket.

Y/N didn't even know why the two were being called kids, he was... wait, he almost forgot, it was his 18th birthday today! He didn't even let the others know! God darn it... He sighed in disappointment, before sitting down on a nearby log. "It's been 8 years since..." The simple thought of it made him shudder again. Or maybe it was the cold. Or maybe it was both. How was it even cold on a summer night?

"You okay, dude?" He heard a female voice coming from behind him. He turned around to see her, Gwen's cousin. He said that she was a little older than him, for about a few minutes. That would make her 18 as well. "You haven't talked all trip, and now you're just staring at the ground."

"It's my birthday..." Y/N was hesitant to reply, but his drive to make friends pushed those words out of his shaky mouth. "And, uh, I forgot tell you guys..."

"Oh, happy birthday, man." Gwen sat down next to him. Her hand wavered as she lifted it to pat his back, retracting almost immediately. "If it helps you feel better, I thought that you were a better company than my cousin."

The awful memories started to fade away as this new chance, a chance to look forward and not backwards, presented to him. Even if it was small, a chance was a chance, and he was willing to take it. "Really?" Asked Y/N, as he tried his absolute best to maintain eye contact with Gwen.

"Yeah..." She explained, as she moved her hair behind her ear. "You're not as loud, or annoying, or y'know... Ben as him. I guess you know what I'm saying."

"Yeah, I do," Y/N knew what she meant. Even though he was his best friend, Ben could sometimes be too much. That didn't make him be less of a valuable friend, but it could get annoying a lot of times. Gwen felt different. She loved silence, as did he. And she loved his silence. For the first time in ages, he let out a genuine smile. "I'm Y/N, by the way."