- Twilight- Sideswipe & Sunstreaker (under editing)

chapter 24: betrayal

The next morning I woke up as someone stormed in, Sideswipe looked down at me for a moment before he stalked over to me and jumped next to me, laying down. I opened my eyes to look at him. "Sideswipe..." I muttered slightly annoyed. The mech smirked "what is it?" he purred. I rolled my eyes and turned on my stomach, closing my eyes again, but caught Sideswipe staring at me. "What?" I muttered. He shrugged his shoulders "Why did my brother give you that dress?" he asked.

"A gesture of kindness," I replied. Sideswipe hummed softly, looking at the cabinet in the corner of the room. I felt his soft and warm hand resting on my back, making me shiver before I opened my eyes to look at him. "What are you doing?" I asked. He said nothing and came closer, making my heart flutter. He rested his head on my back and closed his eyes.

"Sideswipe?" I chuckled. "Just a gesture of kindness," he threw back. I hummed "You're always so sweet and cute... even after what happened to you," he said muffled. I sighed deeply "Does it change the past if I change?" I asked. I felt him smiling "What's wrong?" I asked. "Nothing... I just had a row with your sister," he muttered.

I hummed but said nothing "She slapped my cheek twice! only because I said I have duties and can't be with her all the time," he added on. My eyes snapped over and looked over my shoulder with one eye to face him. He slowly moved away from me, I saw his cheek was indeed redder than the other. I carefully laid my hand on his warm cheek.

"So... what are you doing here?" I asked. "I came for advice, I mean you know her," he said. I nodded slightly "Uhm... yeah," I muttered. He sighed and laid down again "Tell me... why?" he asked. "Well... she's a little bit possessive sometimes," I said slowly. "I have noticed," he grunted annoyed, burying his face in the pillows.

I felt bad for him, softly I rubbed his back, trying to comfort him. He was really depressed.

"Sideswipe? Hey?" I softly. The mech groaned and looked at me "Do you think I'm a terrible boyfriend?" He whispered. It broke my heart, why would he think that he was amazing and I loved everything out him. I shook my head "no... you're perfect," I said, smiling softly at him, resting my hand on his sore cheek.

The mech returned a weak smile "she can be mean sometimes..." he said sadly. "What did she say?" I asked softly. He shrugged his shoulder "that I'm a terrible boyfriend, not spending enough time with her, thinking I'm after someone else, telling me how useless and slow I am if I'm not in time to pick her up, telling me Sunny isn't worth anything..." he whispered the last part.

"None of that is true and you know that as well, Sideswipe!" I told him. "I just don't get it! I'm trying to make her happy! But all she can do is snap and yell at me! She's never happy she always wants more!" He said. Without thinking I embraced him and softly stroke his head,- feeling his soft silky hair between my fingers.

He wrapped his arm around me and sighed "maybe she's stressed," I suggested. "About what, Sia? I can't do anything good! Everything is negative! She doesn't give me the feeling she appreciates me... or what I do!" He said. I gave a weak smile and hold his cheeks "don't doubt at yourself... you're amazing and sweet! She should be grateful to have such strong and brave Autobot like you," I told him.

He smiled at my words "everything you do seems so easy, even you have had so much pain, I don't get it how you do it!" He said. I gave a weak smile and laid down in my back again, "it's because the one I love... every time I see him... it makes me happy and a warm feeling inside," I whispered. "But you're not part of his life... how can you live with that?" He whispered. "I accepted that, Sideswipe... I'm grateful I can see him and talk to him, it will never be more than that but my love for him will never fade away," I said softly.

Sideswipe pressed his forehead against mine "you carry so much pain in that little spark of yours," he whispered. I smiled weakly "you deserve better," he said. "It's okay Sideswipe... I accepted my faith..." I whispered softly. Sideswipe looked sorrowful at me before he sneaked underneath the blanket and rested his head on my shoulder, wrapping his arm around my waist.