The Trucker

Chapter eleven

  
The grey one just stared at me. "Why did you do that?" He asked after a silence. I sighed and hugged my knees, "it's hard to explain and a lot of people don't understand it." I responded, he made a hm noise, seemingly in understanding. I stand up, "I need to head home, or Thunder will destroy everything in the house..." I rub my nose bridge at the thought. Grey cocked his head at me "who is Thunder?" He asked curiously "my rabbit, he's a lil tacker." I say. The grey one looked even more confused but nods slowly "fine, you may retrieve this Thunder, but then you must come back." I bark a laugh at his response "no you misunderstand, I'm going back to my home and I can visit you if you want, but I ain't stayin." I snap at him. "Toodles!" I say, I dart out till I found an opening and jumped out.

         "YYYEEEAAAHHH BABY!" I shout as I free fall. I get closer to the ground I brace for impact, but instead of grass it's a big hand. "What up?" I ask a very shocked Optimus. "How? You? What?" He barely managed in his confusion. "Eh, got bored, wanted to come home to you, so I jumped out a window or something." I wave my hand a bit. He chuckled at my actions and reaction to the situation. "I was worried about you." He said in a sad tone. I hug is face. "I'm a caca roach! I cannot die!" I reminded him happily. He rolls his eyes playfully back. "How long was I gone?" I asked, it felt like awhile. He thinks "about four hours." I nod my head "not bad, but we should get back before big grey comes to get me." I say, Optimus nods in agreement before transforming and driving off, Thunder along with Dotty in his alt. "Awww all my babies." I say kissing the two very happy pets on the head, Dotty had a death grip on the collar of my shirt, and Thunder refused to leave my lap. I chuckled at them, kissing and giving them attention, making Optimus make a jealous noise. "I love you to bean boi." I rub his dash. He makes a happy whirling noise like bee, but cuts himself off. "Don't tell anyone I did that..." he trailed embarrassed. "Only if you don't tell anyone I French kissed you." I say back. His alt shivers "I won't." I can practically hear the blush in his tone. I smile softly at him, "can we cuddle when we get back? No references though, I don't really like that..." I trail and his alt shivers again. "I agree, and sure." He responded "I have to talk to Ratchet about an important matter beforehand though." I nod "of course, you have responsibilities, just come whenever you're ready." I smile at him comfortingly, it seems to shock the bot. "What?" I ask nervous I had offended him in some way. "It's nothing big, I just was in a very... what you call 'toxic' relationship. She wanted to control every second of what I did. It was hard to cut it off." He explained, i nodded. "I won't do that I swear, I'll try." He seems relieved at my comment. I smile at him reassuringly, but in the inside I'm on the brink of tears. 'Second choice' my mind taunts 'second only to a toxic chic!' It preens at me viciously. We soon arrive at the military base.

       I'm sitting on my bed, some soldiers had come in earlier to put up my stuff from my old house, but I told them I would handle it, so i did. I put everything away and in a place. I smile at my work, after I build a little fort with pillows, blankets, also stuffies. I make some popcorn, cookies, get some soda, and chips. I start humming and dancing as I work, not noticed when Optimus comes in. I set the final thing down as I turn, I see him, and stop dead. "How long have you been standing there?" I asked him, he laughs "long enough to see you dancing around and humming." He replied. I cross my arms and turn beet red. "I have no recollection of what you are talking about." I say looking at the ceiling. He walked over and hugged me. "Okay, whatever you say." He says teasingly, I hug him back, "We are going to do nothing, other than relax, eat, and cuddle. Does that sound okay?" I ask he smiles "you forgot one." I tilt my head to the side, he pulls me close making me blush and he whispers into my ear "we're...gonna...." He pauses "Mess around!" I yelped as he threw me over he shoulder before laughing me onto my bed I laugh "You stinker! I was trying to help you relax, you just seem so busy, and stressed. So I wanted to help." I explained smiling at him, he smiled back happiness and love in his eyes. "You are to sweet." He says and I wave a hand at him "pshaw, enough of that, we have plenty of time for the compliments and flirting later, right now YOU need rest, I can see bags under your eyes, come into the fort and let's take a nap." I say, tired myself from the day's events. He smiles at me "I'm not controlling you, I'm giving you very nonnegotiable advice." I say nonchalantly as I lead him to my little fort, making him chuckle and hug my side.

       I was right, he was exhausted, and soon fell asleep I smile at him, guess he's spending the night, seeing it's around ten. I decided before bed to go catch up with my other friends here. I walk out, finding Sunstreaker first. "You're up late squishy, aren't you guys supposed to have a sleep schedule or something?" He asked I roll my eyes "I came to chat, and I usually stay up all night and sleep the majority of the day, basically I'm nocturnal on my usual schedule." I explained and he looked confused but nodded anyway "why are you up?" I ask genuinely curious "YOU try sleeping with a running lawnmower in your audio receptor." He grumbles making me chuckle slightly, "So sideswipe snores huh?" I asked him "No, he roars." Sun replied grumpily. "Poor you, I've had the same problem before with my sister." I chuckled at the memory, he gave me a dumbfounded look "what? I ask. "You have a sister?" He asked confused "why of course, we have a love-hate relationship like you and sides. Me being more like you, Lydia like sides." I explained calmly, he nods in thought, I start to leave but just as I'm about to he calls teasingly "No kissing without a picture! Sides wants one." I snap my head around "If Optimus wasn't sleeping I would beat you to a piece of scrap for saying that." I walk off, and Sun is even more proud of his remark. "Night sunny bunny." I tease before darting away before he could catch me.