ben found himself completely smitten by you, you were the new boy in school and already causing trouble? how could he stay away? 

of course, he knew you can hold your own and then some, but god, he just felt like he needed to protect you. he almost felt like he was your own personal guard dog, pulling you aside from causing more trouble. 

he couldn’t help it really, he just wanted to keep you away from the rich asshole kids in the school.