? Broken Strings {A Chaos Theory x Male Reader Story - Ben}

Smoothie chitters excitedly, jumping around on Ben and Gia's bed as Sammy taunts him with the feather.

"Ooo, who's a good boy?" Darius coos.

"I'm gonna get you!" Sammy teases, booping him with the feather.

"Not if I get him first." Y/N cups his hand at the edge of the bed, pushing Smoothie forward as he tries to jump off.

"Oh no, Smoothie. Watch out for Sammy's tickle attacks." Ben chuckles, scooping the dino up into his hands, "There! All safe now."

"Not all of us." Yaz sighs.

"We still don't know where Brooklyn is, or how to get to her. And... if she's in trouble--"

Sammy groans and rolls her eyes.

"What?" Yasmina scoffs.

"Maybe we should wait for her to ask for our help." Sammy suggests as all eyes turn to her.

"I'm not so sure..." Yaz hums.

"She seems to be doing fine and dandy without us." Sammy shrugs.

"Darius!" Yaz whips her head around, "Don't you think that she needs our help?"

"Uhh... well..." Darius pauses before snatching the feather up from Sammy's hand and heading over to Gia, "You ever figure out where this feather came from?"

"Well at first I thought it was from a native bird." Gia explains, "But it's far too big for that."

"Trust me, whatever jumped on your car was not a bird." Darius shakes his head.

"Well... we all know what else it could be from." Ben sighs as he cups Smoothie in his hands.

"But no one has made any feathered dino--" Darius begins before getting shushed by Gia.

"You want Nonna to hea--"

Everyone freezes at the sound of approaching footsteps and Ben quickly hides Smoothie behind his back as the door handle twists.

It's opened to reveal their friend on the other side, holding a bowl of fruit.

Ben sighs in relief, "It's just Kenji."

"Well, hello to you too." Kenji chuckles as he comes in and shuts the door.

"Nonna never lets me eat the kumquats from the garden." Gia frowns at the bowl in Kenji's hand.

"She said I need them cause I'm a growing boy." Kenji smirks as he pops one into his mouth.

"...At least I think that's what she said."

Smoothie chitters and tries to wiggle from Ben's grip towards the bowl of fruits.

Ben laughs, "You hungry, Smooth Man?"

He pulls a carob bar from his pocket and tries to feed it to Smoothie, but the baby's mouth is clammed shut even as Ben tries to poke the treat in.

Y/N chuckles, "Sorry, Ben. You're the only one who likes those things." He takes Smoothie from Ben's arms and takes a kumquat from Kenji's bowl.

"Here comes the airplane!" He coos as he feeds the baby dino.

"Take a look." Gia stands over her book.

"Someone could've made a... Yutyrannus." Darius reads from the page.

"Or a Sinorntihonsaurus." Gia adds.

"Or an Anchiornis!" They both exclaim.

"But who would bring back a feathered dinosaur?" Ben questions, "And why?"