ASKS AND DARES! MUST DO AND ANSWER TRUTHFULLY!!

Dare #25

Optimus: *has read the dare beforehand, so he's figdety and nervous, but the readers don't know why* *neither do I (Layla)* 

Me: *searching through some dares* 

OP: *spots me looking through them and fumbles to stop me* Layla, what are you doing?

Me: *confused but looks up* Just looking through the dares to see if we having any new ones. 

OP: *tries to think of something to say, but can't and stumbles over a few words for a moment* 

Ratchet: ??? Optimus, are you feeling alright? 

OP: I'm fine, old friend. *turns back to me* Why don't you take a break from that for a little while? 

Me: *confused still* Um. Okay? If you want me to, I can. *puts the papers down* 

OP: *tries to hide his relief* 

Me and Ratchet: *staring at him with concerned looks*

Me: Are you sure you're okay?

OP: I'm quite alright. *glances away, turns back, takes a breath to say something, stops, and turns away again*

Ratchet: *puts his servos on his hips* You are not okay, Optimus. What is it?

Me: *walks up to his pedes* Is there something you want to talk to me about? You wanted me to stop looking through the dares, so... I can talk if you want. 

OP: ... *kneels down and holds out his servo for me without a word*

Me: *smiling but also looks concerned* *hops onto his servo* 

OP: We will be back soon, old friend. Do not worry so much about me. I can assure you that I am alright. *walks out of the base into the long hallway while putting me on his shoulder*

Me: Where are we going?

OP: Well, where would you like to go? 

Me: *kind of shocked, because I always try to put people before me* Um. What exactly do you mean? 

OP: Is there a certain place you would like to go? Simply... *hesitates, then takes a breath* Simply you and me? 

Me: *too stunned to say anything and blushing* 

OP: *a little nervously stiff* 

Me: U-Um. Well. We could... Um. Have you ever tried any human food? *brightens a little* Maybe we can go get Mexican food or something! 

OP: *smiles a little, but looks confused* 

Me: *giggles* You don't know what Mexican is, do you?

OP: *sheepishly shakes his head*

Me: It's kind of like ... Spicy foods. *laughs* It's hard to explain. Come on, I know there's one somewhere! Maybe if you drive us halfway there, and then change into your holoform so we can walk and wont seem suspicious. 

OP: *nods, then sets me down so he can transform* 

Me: *hops inside while blushing at the same time, trying to figure out what in the world is going on* 

*le time skip*

Me and OP(who's still in his holoform): *walk out of the restaurant* 

*OP is asking questions about some of the human world while I'm trying to explain as best I can* 

*both of us are enjoying it* 

OP: *looks up at the sky, seeming lost in thought* Layla, will you come with me one more time? *doesn't look back down at me yet*

Me: *confused again, but smiles* Anywhere, Optimus. *looks up at him with a warm smile*

OP: *smiles back*

*another le time skip*

*Me and OP are sitting next to each other on the top of the base, facing the orange and red sunset* *OP is still in his holoform so I can sit next to him*

Me: Optimus... 

OP: *glances at me to let me know that he heard me* 

Me: What was the point in all this? 

OP: Well... I was instructed to do all of this actually...

Me: Oh. You were? 

OP: But... *hesitates* 

Me: But?

OP: But I am beginning to think that even if I wasn't dared to do such a thing, I would have done it anyway. When you first arrived, my first intention was to give you a guardian that would watch over you and keep you safe, but I soon realized that you weren't simply like Miko, Jack, and Raf. It sounds selfish, but I did not give you a guardian because I didn't want anyone else to be there for you. I've been stalling as long as I could... But I would like you to be my charge, Layla.

Me: *too shocked to say anything, just staring at him with a red face*

OP: This was supposed to be ... a "date", as you humans call it. I will say it again: Even if I hadn't been dared, I would have done this. *closes his eyes and leans forward* 

Me: *SHOCK* 

*we kiss*

Me: *wide-eyed, but not pulling away* 

OP: *squeezing his eyes shut and blushing like a tomato* *slowly reaches forward and takes my hand in his* 

Me: *even more shock but still doesn't pull away* 

*after a minute, we break apart* 

OP: *opens his eyes and stares into my green ones* 

Me: *staring at him in confusion, happiness, shock, and wonder all at the same time*

OP: *squeezes my hand a little* It is your choice, Layla. Will you choose to be my charge? If you do not wish to -

Me: *stops him by putting a finger to his mouth* Of course I will, Optimus. 

OP: *smiles, making me pull back my hand* 

Me: *suddenly goes cherry red* OH MY GOSH, EVERYONE'S GONNA SEE THIS WHAT WAIT NO THE OTHER BOTS WON'T KNOW BUT MY READERS WILL- *turns to Optimus* PLEASE DON'T TELL THE OTHER BOTS! 

OP: *chuckles* I won't. 

Me: *shoulders slump in relief* 

OP:  *recites the dare from @PrimeStudio *

 I dare OP to ask Layla to go out on a date with him. But at the end of the date you have to take her on top of the base and watch the sunset together! And if you feel it's the right time, you can kiss her. 

Now you know why I didn't want you looking through the dares. 

Me: @PrimeStudio OmG 

OP: I would have found the time to do so, but she ... encouraged me, you could say.

Me: *smiles and blushes at the same time* Thanks for doing this Optimus. *reaches forward and pulls him into a hug, even though I'm a lot smaller than him* I really enjoyed it. 

OP: ... *silent for a few moments, then rests his head on mine* Anytime.