He stole my heart before I stole his spark.

C3: Waking up on the run

I slowly open my eyes to be greeted by the morning sun's rays. My eyes adjust quickly to the light. I find myself in the passenger seat of Optimus's vehicle mode going down a road in a woodland area." What happened and were are the others?" I asked calmly and quietly." We were ambushed and-" I cut him off." What?! Are you hurt? Is everyone okay?" I yelled. He swerved a little probably startled at my tone of voice." No I'm not hurt. Everyone is safe. And we'll regroup with the others at the new base. And... You're not hurt are you?" At the end of what he said he sounded worried. I replied calmly." As far as I can tell no I'm not hurt... Ummm... Can you stop for a minute?" I asked hoping he won't ask why." Of course. Anywhere inspecific Cat?" He asked. I smiled at the fact he used my nickname and said." No any-hmm what's this?" I found a backpack on the floorboard and it held all the things I may need and smiled at the thoughtfulness of the others. Then I said." You can stop anywhere you can. But can you please stop for a minute?" I asked still smiling.* I spoke as kindly and calmly as I could to him. I know what happened to him in the past like the loss of his friends, or being hunted for no reason at all and how he was used and tricked. I want to take that pain away, I want to heal him but I can't if he won't let me. I need to know his feelings so I can heal him, but how can I get him to trust me enough to tell me his tr ue feelings.*" We'll stop here for now." Optimus said. I grabbed the backpack and got out of Optimus. We stopped in a meadow right next to the woods. I needed to go pee so I went behind a tree and peed. Optimus had transformed.* Wait is he okay?*" Optimus why... Why did we stop?" I asked calmly." You need to eat." Was his simple answer but I guess I do need to eat." Alright but get some rest before we go." I said to him and he nodded in agreement. I sat down criss cross and looked through the backpack for something to eat. I found an apple, l smiled at my lucky find and began to eat it. Optimus is staring into the distance and I sensed happiness coming from him so I'll sing a song about the earth." I see trees of green; red roses to I'll watch them bloom for me and for you, and I think to myself what a wonderful world. I see sky's of blue and I see clouds of white. The brightness of day I like the dark and I think to myself what a wonderful world. The colors of the rainbow how pretty in the sky how also on the face's of people passing by. I see friends shaking hands singing how-do-you-do when really their just saying I- I love you. I hear baby's cry and I watch them grow. Their learn much more than we'll know, and I think what a wonderful world. What a wonderful world. Wonderful world." My voice dropped to a whisper at the end of the song. I look up to be greeted by Optimus's optics. Full of wonder and surprise I smiled at him kindly and sweetly." You're the best singer I've ever heard." He said. He stared me straight in the eyes, light blue clashed with dark brown. I blushed insanely at his kind words." I'm glad you like my singing, but I'm not even that good at singing. Really I'm not." I said looking down still blushing embarrassed. He put a digt under my chin looking straight into my soul through my eyes and I looked straight into his through his optics, still blushing only harder than before." Catherine, why would you think anything like that about your self?" I could see pain and worry in his optics his digt still under my chin. I stopped blushing and started to cry. I pushed his digt away from me not wanting him to rust from my tears." I-  I've always b- been s-self 'sniff' doubtful. But I- I w- was 'sniff' b-b-bulled a lot 'sniff' so I guess I just don't believe people when they compliment me." I have both hands over my heart with a tear stained face." Catherine... Are you ready to go?" He asked me as kindly and gently and I lifted my dark brown, teary eyes to look into his light blue optics. He's smiling gently and I smiled at him and nod while saying" Yes I am." Was my simple answer. Neither of us spoke the rest of the ride, but it wasn't awkward it was just... Peaceful.

Chapter 3 is done.