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more than friends

🌸 pt 3 (final part) of you are kenough 🌸

paring: ken x reader

summary: ken and barbie had planned for a fun day out, but stressful interruptions will lead to confessions..

warnings: reader gets catcalled/hit on, little car crash (no one is hurt) ken is a sweetie pie

word count: 1.7k

authors note: here’s part 3! so so sorry for the long wait i’ve been super busy lately but i hope yall like it 🙏 also those who sent in requests I DO SEE THEM and i will get to them as soon as i can. which may be awhile but i will get to them pinky swear 🤙

It was once again another normal day in Barbieland. It had been a few weeks now since that party at the beach, and you and Ken had been getting closer ever since.

Maybe a bit too close..

Whatever. It wasn’t like you had planned to develop a not-so-little crush on him. Besides, you two were friends! That was enough.

Or maybe not..

You shake your head in protest, trying to silence the thoughts inside. Today was going to be fun, and your stupid newfound feelings for him weren’t going to get in the way of that.

You walk over to your pink vanity, smoothing out your hair and slipping on a cute sundress.

You knew you’d never actually admit your feelings towards Ken. However affectionate he was towards you, you knew he would only ever see you as a friend. After all - though it hadn’t been reciprocated - the only Barbie he ever had eyes for was Blondie.

But she was gone now..

You snap out of your thoughts once more, feeling a sort of guilt.

You can’t think these things! Today is supposed to be fun. Innocent. Just having a good time. With your friend.

Today you and Ken had planned to get ice cream together, and then head back to the dreamhouse for a fun movie night. You had been anxiously awaiting it since the last time you had seen Ken.

Which was yesterday.

But hey, could anyone blame you?

You’re pacing around the room excitedly when you hear a voice from down below.

“Hey Barbie!”

You turn your head to find Ken looking up at you from down on the street, and the thumping of your heart intensifies even more.

“Hi Ken!”

Gracefully, you float down to the ground, maintaining your perfect appearance.

“You ready?” he asks excitedly, and you nod.

“Mhm! We’ll take the car.”

“Really?!”

“Mhm.”

Ken opens the car door for you like the gentleman he is, then walks around and gets in the passenger’s side. You pull out of the driveway, and on the way to the ice cream shop, you turn to notice Ken staring at you.

“What is it?” You laugh.

“Oh, nothing,” he replies, smiling to himself.

You believed him, but the attention made your stomach churn. He couldn’t have been staring at you because - no! That was impossible. Which means he must have been staring at you for some other reason - possibly not a good one. You frantically look into the rearview mirror, checking for any imperfections. Was there something stuck in your teeth? Was your hair out of place? Why had he been staring like that? It must’ve been something. It was then when you heard Ken yell.

“Barbie, look out!”

In your haze of insecurity you had taken your eyes off the road for too long, swerving off the street and into a nearby fire hydrant.

“Ohh..” you groan, covering your face with your hands. You’re so embarrassed, you want to cry.

“Hey, Barbie, it’s okay..” Ken tries to console you.

“Mmm..” you cry into your hands, while fireman and mechanic Barbie arrive on the scene trying to clean up your mess.

“Aww, Barbie, don’t cry!” Mechanic Barbie says. “It’s really no biggie!”

“Yeah!” Fireman Barbie adds.

“See?” Ken smiles sympathetically. “It’s okay.”

“Are either of you hurt? Should I call for Doctor Barbie?” Fireman Barbie asks.

“No, we’re alright, thanks,” Ken replies, while you wipe tears from your eyes.

“Okay, good. Do you guys need a ride?” Says Mechanic Barbie, and Ken looks at you waiting for your answer.

“Uh .. that’s ok, we’ll walk, if that’s alright with you, Ken,” you sniffle.

“Sure is,” he smiles, before abruptly getting out of the car and walking around to the driver’s side, and holding out his hand to you.

You look up at him with nervous eyes, taking his hand and opening the car door. You step out, and he hugs you.

“I’m sorry,” you sob. “Today was supposed to be fun, and I ruined it!”

“You haven’t ruined anything, Barbie. C’mon, let’s get to that ice cream shop,” Ken comforts.

“Don’t worry Barbie, we’ll have the car fixed up and back at your dreamhouse by the end of the day,” Mechanic Barbie says reassuringly.

“Thanks,” you sniffle, your face bearing a small smile.

Ken gently motions for the two of you to get going, and you follow, walking down the Barbieland boardwalk. You arrive at the ice cream shop and order. Ken gets Cotton Candy flavored, and you pick out your favorite flavor.

You’re sitting at a picnic table outside the shop, peacefully enjoying your ice cream when you look up to see Ken giving you that stare again. You’re about to say something about it when suddenly you hear a voice from behind you.

“Lookin good, Barbie!”

You turn around to see enemy Ken, sitting a few tables away, looking at you with a smirk that was far from polite and a gaze that made you shiver with anxiety. Jesus Christ, could this day get any worse? You roll your eyes, ignoring him, and turning back around to face your Ken, you find him glaring at the other.

“I said, looking good, Bar-“

You hold your breath, and Ken stands up.

“Back off, Ken! Or I’ll beach you off!”

You look up at him in both shock and admiration, and the other Ken goes quiet.

“Come on, Barbie,” Ken says gruffly, and you follow. Walking back to your dreamhouse, neither of you say a word. Ken maintained an angry frown the entire walk, and you looked down at your feet sadly, fearing you had done something to cause Ken’s demeanor. Had you done something wrong? Was he mad you didn’t just deal with Ken yourself? Was it the car? It felt like you had been messing up everything today. It’d be no wonder if he was angry with you.

You arrive at home and he regains a little bit of his happy energy, or Kenergy, as he had lately been calling it. But, he still seemed off, and sitting down on your couch, there is still a bit of an uncomfortable tension between you two.

Before your movie, Ken asked if you wanted to make some popcorn, and with your approval got up to do so. When he returned, you couldn’t help but ask.

“Ken?”

“Yes?”

“Did I do something wrong?” you ask somberly. You watch as his eyes fill with sadness and care.

“What? No, Barbie, why would you think that?” He softly asks.

“You just seemed pretty angry after what happened with Ken, and I mean, I get it, I already screwed up crashing the car, and you shouldn’t have to fight my battles for me-“

“Barbie. You did nothing wrong. I’m sorry I made you think so. You’re right, I was angry. I am angry, but not at you. Never at you.”

You blush at his sweetness, and he continues.

“Listen, I was never mad about the car or anything else you did. When Ken did what he did, it just .. it really.. it pissed me off!”

“Ken!” You giggle.

“Sorry,” he smiles softly, before regaining his frown. “Listen Barbie, you don’t.. you don’t deserve to be treated like that. And I know, who am I to talk, I’m no better-“

“Ken. You are. You are better.”

“Thanks, Barbie.”

The two of you sit there quietly for a minute, before you hear a mumble of something come from him.

“You know, it doesn’t help that I..”

He instantly regretted even letting that small bit of info come out of his mouth, praying you hadn’t heard him, but you must have.

“You.. you what, Ken?” you almost whisper.

“N-nothing,” he says, turning away from you.

“No, tell me!”

“Never mind, it doesn’t matter.”

“Yes it does.”

He puts his face in his hands and lets out a sigh.

“Barbie..” he says nervously.

“What is it. Please, you’re freaking me out!”

“Barbie.. I don’t, I don’t know how to say this.”

“Just try your best,” you say, your face genuine.

Another sigh.

“Barbie.. you know about how I used to be with Barbie, right?”

“Of course,” you swallow, trying to hide your bitterness. “Everyone knows that.” You knew what he was about to say, that he missed her, that he had simply been using you as a substitute after she left, that he-

“When I was with her.. I always felt like..”

“Like what, Ken?” your voice shakes.

“Like.. I was with her, just because I had to be. Like I just.. needed her. But not.. wanted? I don’t know. It doesn’t make sense. Whenever I was with her.. I was just kind of there. I don’t know. I felt like I was there just to make her happy, and not really myself. I’m not sure I ever really needed her, I just needed her to.. need me. Does that make more sense? I don’t know..” he shakes his head.

“I think so,” you say quietly.

“With you.. it’s.. it’s..”

You look up at him, confused.

“It’s different.”

“What do you mean, different?”

“It’s just,” he continues. “With you I don’t feel like I need to do anything. I can just enjoy being with you. I’m not just doing it to do it. I do it, because it makes me happy. And.. I just hope.. it makes you happy too?”

“Of course it does,” you laugh sweetly.

“Good,” he laughs. “I guess what I’m trying to say is..”

“What, Ken?”

His voice goes quiet, he’s mumbling and you can barely make out what he’s saying. “I think.. I think I..”

“You think you what, Ken?”

“I think I..”

“I think I like you.”

It’s so quiet you can barely make it out, but you do.

“You like me?”

“Mhm,” he nods.

“Like.. as more than friends?” you ask, bewildered.

“Yeah.”

You process his words and suddenly everything clicks into place. The kind words, the lingering stares and angry protectiveness.

“Look, I totally get if you don’t feel the same way, especially after everything I did-“

“Ken.”

“Yeah?”

“I like you too.”

“You.. you do?”

“Mhm.” You cup his face in your hands and give him a quick peck on the lips, and he blushes furiously.

For a moment the two of you sit there, smiling and content, before he asks,

“Soo.. does this make us boyfriend and girlfriend now?”

“I think it does,” you smile.

“Cool.”

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