Til Death Do Us Part

Becoming Close

Finding my own place to hide out I leaned over and put my head on my knees. Optimus was the only thing I could think of and how I will never be able to see him again nearly killed the core of my being. Closing my eyes I saw his bright blue optics just looking down at me, my heart nearly leaped as I started to remember, remember how we started to grow a bond. A bond no one could possibly have between two alien species.

When I had gone to bed last night it ended up being around one in the morning Optimus got mad at Ironhide for keeping me up so late. I had a hard time not laughing while Ironhide got in trouble because I didn't want to go to bed. Though it was after that I suddenly felt drowsy, yawning and stretching I laid down on the grass feeling the sandman's magic working on me quickly. "Jess, you can't sleep out here."

"Hmm?" was all I could reply. I was so tired and didn't realize this. I've only been like this a couple other times when I was studying one night wide awake and next thing I knew my alarm was going off and I had fallen asleep with my head on my bed and my notes on my desk.

"Ironhide, I'll take her." Optimus whispered. Half sleeping and half sort of awake I felt Optimus's fingers gently wrap around me and lifted me up. After that I don't remember what happened only that I woke up in a bed somewhere, where I wasn't accustomed to.

"Where am I?" I yawned as I stretched.

"You're fine, I couldn't get you in the house and everyone was sleeping so I transformed and made sure you slept on the cot back in the cab." Optimus replied, his voice resonating through the whole cab.

Slowly getting up I walked to the front and looked around where we were, we were still at Aunt Judy's and Uncle Ron's place which was a very good thing I don't think I could handle being yelled at again. "Jessie! Jessie where are you!" Aunt Judy was yelling all over the house, I thought too soon. Sighing I jumped out of Optimus's cab and started running to the house.

"I'm out here Aunt Judy!" I yelled as I ran to the back door. When she opened it I had just made it to the door. She looked at the back yard and saw the Autobots standing there. "I was with the Autobots; I fell asleep last night so Optimus made sure I was safe. Don't believe me ask Optimus."

"I believe you Jessie...you just need to stop scaring me like this." She replied and hugged me. I slowly put my arms around her giving her a hug. I hated it when she was like this.

"Hey Aunt Judy, I'm going to stay out here with the Autobots some more."

"Haven't you already spent enough time with them? I mean you basically slept with them last night." She replied shocked that I even dare ask such a thing. "At least eat breakfast first please then you can go outside."

Giving in to coming into the house I ate some cereal and when I was about to go outside Aunt Judy yelled at me to take a shower and put some new clothes on. I knew the Autobots were listening and I knew that Ironhide would say something when I would walk out of the house. Sighing I did everything as I was told, but I didn't dry my hair, I mean I was just going to be in the backyard.

When I was done I sneaked out of the house and ran to the back and just as I suspected Ironhide made a remark, "So what happened to the Jess who didn't take crap from anyone?"

I looked up at him and glared, "When it comes to family I listen unlike some people who are too stubborn to listen."

He looked down at me and glared; we were having a staring contest until Sideswipe came over and knocked Ironhide on the head. "Hey 'Hide how are you?"

Ironhide looked over at Sideswipe and just glared, I laughed at this until Ironhide looked down at me again with the same angry eyes. I started backing up until I bumped into something hard. I turned around and looked up and saw Optimus. Quickly I ran around his foot and hid behind his leg. All the Autobots saw this which really truly embarrassed the hell out of me. I had this bad ass persona and here I was hiding from Ironhide.