⍟ Broken Strings {A Chaos Theory x Male Reader Story - Yasmina}

𝟸. 𝚅𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚊 𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚘

Ben slaps a hand over Kenji's mouth and pushes him away before he can say anymore but the door slams shut anyway.

After only a second of lingering confusion the door opens back up to reveal a young woman. She has long brown hair pulled back into a ponytail and her face lights up when she sees who's outside.

"Ben!?" She gasps, leaping forward and hugging him tightly.

"Woah." Sammy's jaw drops as Ben twirls the girl around in his arms and they share a kiss.

"Not a ghost." Yaz smirks.

"I was so worried!" Ben's girlfriend looks up at him, "What are you doing here? Are you okay?"

"Dude, you didn't even call to tell her we were coming?" Darius frowns.

"Don't get him started on the phone thing." Y/N groans.

"Phones are traceable." Ben and his girlfriend both nod in tandem, sharing a kiss.

"We've established they're not if they're off, but whatever." Darius rolls his eyes.

"Actually, even off, they still are, depending on your settings." Ben's girlfriend corrects, "Or if certain organizations are trying to locate you."

Kenji stifles laughter at Darius' confused expression.

"Everyone, this is Gia." Ben smiles, holding her by the waist.

"I can't believe I'm meeting your famous friends!" Gia's face lights up as she moves in to give everyone a hug, "I've heard so much about you!"

"Sorry, sorry! Just-- come in!" She chuckles lightly, beckoning them into the house.

Everyone steps inside and rushes right for the fireplace, warming up their frozen appendages.

The old woman from before scowls at them, saying something about muddy shoes and making a mess in Italian. Y/N can't quite make it out but it's clear she's not very happy.

"Nonna, dai." Gia waves her off, "They're friends, okay? Friends."

"Don't mind her." She pats Ben on the shoulder as the other woman ducks into the kitchen.

"Gia!" Ben takes her hands, "You won't believe what happened. Where we've been. What we've seen. What we've had to do."

Yaz rolls her eyes as she takes a seat on the couch with Y/N and Sammy.

"Brooklyn," Ben goes on, "Is alive."

Gia gasps, "What!?"

"She's with some crime-boss dinosaur smuggler." Ben explains, "And we don't know if she's working for her, or, or what's going on!"

Y/N clears his throat uncomfortably, sharing a glance with his friends as they acknowledge how weird Ben's being with Gia.

"But we came here to hopefully get to the bottom of it and figure out what to do next." He puts his hands on her shoulders.

"If anyone can, it's you, Benissimo." Gia smiles.

"Hey!" Kenji puts his hand between Ben and Gia before they kiss, "Watch the egg, Benissimo." He pats Bumpy's egg, still attached to Ben's chest.

"Is that a real dinosaur egg?" Gia's eyes light up as Kenji unzips Ben's fanny pack and she takes hold of the delicate spawn.

"I've only seen these as fossils this is amazing!" She turns around, Kenji reaching out for the egg as she does.

"Gia's a paleontologist in training." Ben explains, "We met when she was studying abroad at my university."

"She's gonna be an amazing museum curator one day!"