Transformers Prime. The fourth Child.

Chapter Seventeen

The thumping of my father had just ended, and once I felt secure enough that he was gone I stood up from my sitting position before the door. My back ached as I walked towards my bed and sat down before taking of my shoes and tossed them on the ground.

I had just gotten up from the bed when a knock sounded, and I looked to my door, but it wasn't from there it came, it came from behind me. It came from the window. I spun around and looked to the window, there looking rather worried stood Ratchet. I sighed before walking to the window and opening it for him. Ratchet climbed inside before I quickly closed the window behind him. -"Alex, who was that?" Ratchet asked before looking around in my room.

-"That was my father." I said before tuned away from him again and sat down on my bed. -"And I told you to leave, this is not your fight!" I said again and tucked my legs in under me as I turned to face Ratchet.

-"I know you told me, but I had to make sure that he did not harm you." Ratchet said before crossing his arms over his chest. I sighed before running a hand through my hair only to then gather it in a bun, out of pure annoyance.

-"Ratchet, please. Just listen." I began and looked pleadingly to him. -"I will not have any of the others know about this. It is not their business to know." I said and Ratchet nodded before walking closer to me and sat down beside me on the bed.

-"Optimus knows." Ratchet said and I nodded before looking at my hands in my lap.  -"That is why he is so protective of you." Ratchet continued before a sigh left me. However, Ratchet never got to finish as the thuds and yells of my father started again and out of pure surprise a shriek left me as my arms involuntary went around Ratchet. I buried my head in his chest before trying to shut my father out.

We sat there and listened to how violently my father got and again I started to fear that the door would give in and tonight, it did. I was up in an instant before standing protectively before Ratchet as I watch my father enter my room. He looked from me to Ratchet. -"What did I tell you!" my father roared before walking forth, though only to trip over my shoes and as he did, I grabbed Ratchets hand before pulling him with me and out of the room.

I guided him through the house to the door and swung it open just as I could hear my father behind us. I looked back once before Ratchet was quicker to pull me along and soon we ran over the grass and out onto the road where the Ratchets ambulance was parked. I got in right after Ratchets holo-form sizzled out of existence and the ambulance jumped alive.

Ratchet drove away from the house as I quickly raised my knees up and buried my face in them so to choke the sob that escaped me. My worst fears had come true. My father had broken down my door and now he could snoop around in all my belongings.

Ratchet drove back to base and once I had gotten out of his ambulance, his holo-form appeared right before me. -"Alex-" he began but I couldn't find an answer to him. I shook my head before quickly walking around him and up the stairs to the platform Raf, Jack, Miko and I usually were on when we were here.

I quickly sat down on the couch and pulled my legs in under me and tried to warm my bare feet. They had become very cold after being outside without any shoes. I could hear how Ratchet transformed behind me, but I did not look at him as I just placed my head on the back of the couch.

I sat there for a while until I heard that footsteps behind me, and these suddenly changed, making me look back and see no one else than Optimus walk towards me. -"Ratchet told me." Optimus said quietly before sitting down beside me on the couch. I sighed and looked to him seeing that even in his holo-form he was looking rather tired, which surprised me.

With a quick motion of my hand I dried the tears away before giving him a small smile. -"You look tired." I tried to change the subject. -"Did your mission succeed?" I continued before turning towards him again.

-"Alexandria." Optimus warned before raising an eyebrow at me. -"Do not change the subject, this is serious." Optimus said and sat up properly before his hand found mine. I scoffed before turning my head away from him again.

-"I know, but I don't wish to speak about it." I said and looked back at Optimus at my side. -"There is nothing more to it than, the fact he only broke the door up and got in." I said before our eyes met again. Optimus sighed before standing up. -"Optimus..." I said quickly before standing up as well and quickly walked after him.

Optimus turned to me looking a little surprised. -"Alexandria?" he started before I moved forth and placed my hand on his cheek.  Optimus looked surprised at me before I raised up on my toes so I could reach him and hesitantly I placed my lips on his, but Optimus pulled back not long after and looked seriously at me.

-"Alexandria, I am not of your kind." Optimus began and I realized what I had done before quickly taking a step back.

-"I'm sorry." I whispered before quickly sitting down on the couch again, regretting what I had done. However, as I sat down I could still feel his lips on mine and then how he had tasted like charred salt and embers. I felt the heat rise to my cheeks as I raised a hand up to my lips and allowed a finger to slide over them. What had I done?