Bumblebee wanted to curse almost every being that he knew at that moment. Maybe then, the teenage boy that was standing in front of him would be distracted by said curses and wouldn’t see him.
Obviously, that was very hopeful thinking.
Especially since said teen was staring up at him with dichromatic eyes. His electric green and icy blue eyes bore into his blue optics. There was something odd about the teen. He seemed to have an aura that leaked off him. Creating this odd bright green, whitish aura that slightly distorted the outlines of his body.
He was frozen, frozen in his crouching position next to the building. Which happened to be the very same alleyway the teen was hiding in as well.
The teen looked at him up and down, let out a small shaky sigh, and turned to face the street.
“Listen giant robot dude,” had it been any other time, his newly appointed title would have gotten a chuckle out of him. He narrowed his optics when he saw the slight trembling of the boy's frame,” I’m hiding from some assholes right now.”
The boy looked at him, and Bumblebee could pinpoint his age to be around Jack's, maybe a few months older.
The aura moved out of the way just enough for the bot to see his mouth.
He looked scared.
“I’m sure you’re not here to scare someone. So I'll forget that I saw you and you forget that you saw me?”
That sounded like a plan.
He answered without thinking,” I saw nothing.”
He tensed up at the realization and waited for the teenager to recoil, to say something about the way he spoke.
“Good, I didn’t see anything either,” His jaw dropped open behind his faceplate.
How did that human just answer him in binary?
The kid must have heard his shock, because he rounded on the bot, his eyebrow raising in a questioning way.
It took a few seconds for the boy to realize what he just did and he groaned in slight annoyance.
“Listen,” the boy's voice was back to normal,” I'm not normal, just like you,” Bumblebee nodded his helm in agreement. That much was true,” My abilities allow me to understand any language, of any species. And people are after me for that. Can I trust you to forget about me?”
Bumblebee understood completely and did that zipping motion he had seen Miko do so many times,” As long as you forget I exist as well.”
The last thing he saw from the boy was his wide, fanged grin.
And then he was gone.
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Bumblebee ran into the teenager a few more times in his time in Jasper. The teenager still had that odd aura of his, each time they met.
Somehow, each time they met, it was when they were trying to hide from someone and after the teenager somehow pulled Bumblebee right through the wall to prevent being discovered, they finally introduced themselves.
The teenager's name was Danny, and he was an 18-year-old boy that had been forced out of his town by a government agency.
It sounded slightly similar to his story, and Bumblebee gave him his sympathies. Even went as far as to offer the boy a place to stay in their base despite the fact that he was the only one that knew of his existence.
Bumblebee was slightly disheartened when Danny declined his offer but was relieved when he continued to see Danny around the town. Danny even took a picture with him at one point in time.
It was nice, to have a friend like that.
He just wished that could have spent more time with Danny before he left.
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The feeling of small, cold human hands on his face made him jerk awake from his stasis.
He opened his optics, jerking away when he realized that Danny was in his room. In the base.
“ Sorry,” Danny whispered. Bumblebee could barely see the sorrowful smile past the aura the boy's body was giving off,” I gotta go. Remember those government goons that are after me?”
Bumblebee nodded his helm, quickly catching onto the point,” They found you?”
He shook his head,” Not yet. But I gotta skip town before they do.”
His spark sank. But he understood.
His feelings must have shown on his face because Danny gave him a sad smile,” I know. I'm going to miss you too Bee.”
Bumblebee openly accepted the hug that Danny was giving him, trying to imprint everything about Danny in his brain before he went off,” Are you sure you don’t want to stay here with me and my friends,” Bee asked hopefully,” You already let yourself in.”
Danny snorted and pulled away from the hug,” I can’t,” His voice was quiet and sad, but sincere,” You guys are in hiding too. I don’t want to risk you guys getting discovered because I'm the one whose getting chased.”
That was understandable.
But it doesn’t mean he was happy about it.
He pulled Danny back into a hug,” You stay safe, you hear me?” they both ignored the way his voice was coming out slightly stuttered ,” You better not let those asshats catch you.”
Danny let out a quiet chuckle, and leaned into the hug as much as he could,” Same to you Bee. Here,” Danny pulled away from the hug and gently place his hand in the space in between Bumblebees optics. Bumblebee shivered when he felt something wash over him. It felt like it was a wave of energy going over him, but the feeling quickly faded.
He looked at Danny with a tilt to his head. Danny smiled,” If you ever need me, say my name, do a stupid little dance and I’ll be there. Even if you're feeling lonely, you can use it as many times as you want.”
It was odd, but Bumblebee had learned to not question Danny about his powers. More than once Danny had surprised him with them, and it was clear that Danny had a lot to hide in regards to his powers. But Bumblebee had never pried, just how Danny had never pried about the scarring on his throat.
He nodded and with one more hug, Danny was on his way.
Danny threw one more smile his way on the way out.
That had to be the clearest smile he had seen from the teen yet.
The next morning had Bumblebee was approached by Ratchet.
He looked tired and grumpy,” Come in for a study young one,” he didn’t even get a chance to question it before Ratchet followed up with,” You were stasis-talking last night, and your voice modulator sounded odd. I need to do a check up.”
As Danny would say it.
Fuck.
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