Til Death Do Us Part

Forced to School

The next morning I woke up to find myself still on Optimus's chest with his hand lying gently on top of me. I looked up at him through the peep hole I had and saw he was still sleeping. No one really got to see the Autobot leader in this state. I slowly crawled out of my little cave and walked up to his face like I did the night before and gently started caressing what I could of his face. I leaned against him and closed my eyes once again feeling the weight of sleep pulling on me. I was tired but I was awake, if that made sense at all.

"Good morning." Optimus spoke softly; his deep voice vibrated every inch of my body. I nearly jumped out of my skin. I felt my body tense and my heart felt like it stopped. He chuckled at my reaction and gently rubbed my back in a soothing fashion.

"Good morning to you as well." I replied feeling my heart beating rapidly in my chest. "How long have you been awake?" I asked.

"I've been waiting for you to wake up." He replied. I couldn't help but smile at this and hugged his face.

There was suddenly a loud knocking on the door and Galloway's voice yelling angrily. I quickly hopped off of Optimus only to fall and hit the metal slab that he was lying on. "Ow..." I groaned as I forced myself to get up. Optimus picked me up and gently sat me down on his desk then opened the door.

"Yes Galloway?" Optimus spoke normally and looked down at the head of NEST.

"Where is the girl?" he yelled. "There is her room here and its empty!"

"She's with me; I've been working on reports for the Autobots." Optimus replied.

I peered to look from behind Optimus to see Galloway whose face was blood red and furious. He saw me looking at him and roared at me. He came marching in Optimus's quarters and started to climb up on to the desk. Optimus took two strides and picked Galloway up in one hand and then held his hand out for me to climb into. I sat down and his fingers curled up a little bit to keep me from falling out of his hand.

"Prime, I'm not going to have her stay here any longer." Galloway stated. I felt my heart drop. I looked up at Optimus with sadness in my eyes.

"But...I've been with them this long..."

"I don't care how long you have known them or been with them. You are not a soldier and you do not belong here at all." Galloway roared.

"I don't care, I belong with them!"

"You are a human female who can't defend herself against the Decepticons. You're not a soldier so you have no excuse to even be here. You're in everyone's way and—

"What do you mean she's in everyone's way? She is perfectly fine here, we really don't mind." Lennox spoke who had been walking by hearing the argument unfold. "She's practically one of us; I don't see why you have such a problem with her."

Galloway roared and tried to get out of Optimus's grasp, but Optimus kept a firm grasp on him. "Optimus! Put me down right now!"

Optimus didn't say anything or do anything. I silently chuckled at this and started to make my way up Optimus's arm and then sat down on his shoulder. Galloway saw me and before he could say anything Optimus sat him down on the floor and then walked out of his room. "Why does he hate me so much?"

Optimus slowly, gently turned his head towards me and answered, "He doesn't like anyone. He feels like everyone is superior than he so he acts like, what you humans call it..."

"An ass?" I finished. I couldn't picture Optimus ever cursing but I could definitely be wrong.

"Yes, that's the word I was looking for, but isn't that also a donkey?" Optimus asked. Apparently there were still a few things he still had a little trouble with understanding.