Gathered up - Sideswipe & Sunstreaker fanfic -

☀️ Ch 12. Cold Shoulder

I felt Sunny's soft touch on my back. A small gesture that made me warm up inside. 'How's my favorite human doing?' He purred in my ear. I chuckled and turned around to face him. 'I'm fine...' I mumbled. He brushed some strands from my face. 'How do I know you're telling the truth?' He mumbled. 'You gotta trust me.' He huffed at my answer. 'You don't look fine, so I don't trust you.' I flashed him a wry smile. 'Just some stuff with my dad and my brother. It doesn't matter what I do, I keep messing it up. Everyone here except you, is annoyed with me. My best friend is ignoring me too... so, you're the only one I can talk to.'

'So you're not fine.'

'It could've been worse.' He rubbed my bruised cheek. 'You're in pain, not just physically so don't tell me you're fine because you're not.' I sucked in a breath and nodded. 'Well, anyway, I need to hurry or I'll be late and if my dad figures that out...' I didn't finish. Sunstreaker stepped aside. 'Will I see you during lunch?' He nodded and crossed his arms. 'Yeah, I'll be there. I'll take you out for a drive tonight.' I smiled at that. 'Sounds good.'

((Sunstreaker's P.O.V))

As soon as she disappeared I walked off too. So Sideswipe has the nerves to ignore her? Guess I'll ignore him then. Let's see how much he'll likes that. I went to the gym to vent and Sideswipe had the same idea. 'Hey.' I ignored his greeting and pulled harder on the weights. 'I'm going out this afternoon with Jazz and Dino. I hope you don't mind.'I didn't answer and it caught his attention. 'Sunstreaker, I'm talking to you!' He stepped in front of me. I let go of the weights and walked passed him. 'Right, you're mad at me. What did I do this time? Why are you ignoring me?'

I grabbed my towel and bottle of water before walking out. 'Sunstreaker!' Sideswipe chased me to showers. He grabbed my arm and yanked me back. 'What is your damn problem! Everything is as fine this morning.' I pulled my arm from his grip and shot him a nasty and deadly glare. 'Sunny...' his voice died down. I entered the showers. 'Look, whatever I did, I'm sorry. Is this about your pudding? I'm sorry, I'll buy you a new one. I didn't know you were so attached to it.'

I removed my tank top and tossed it on the bench before I sat down to untie my shoes. Sides hates it when I ignore him. 'And I haven't cleaned our room yet but I'll promise to do it after I finish training...' he added. I walked up to my locker and opened it to grab my shampoo and towel. 'About sneaking out, I'm careful. These parties aren't that far away either. Maybe you can come with me, talk to some girls. It's been a while since we did a threesome.'

I tried not to make a sharp comment about that and clenched my jaws together. Sideswipe sucked in a breath. 'How can I fix what I did if you don't talk to me?' I slammed my locker shut and removed my last remaining pieces of clothing before walking over to the showers. I turned on the water. Sideswipe crossed his arms and started giving me a stare down. He can't be very persistent.

'You know I hate it when you do this...'

'Exactly.' He looked up. 'That's what I wanted to hear from you and to see that look in your eyes. I've only been ignoring you for ten minutes but you've been ignoring Skye. I'll keep ignoring you like you are ignoring Skye. I don't want to be the the twin of a bully.' Sideswipe's eyes went wide. 'W-what are you talking about?!'
I washed the shampoo from my hair and switched off the water. 'You know exactly what I'm talking about, Sideswipe!' I snapped. He looked away. 'Your behavior is disgusting,' I sneered. He flinched and stepped back. 'I want nothing to do with you as long as you keep being this childish.'

I wrapped the towel around my hips. 'She's your best friend or at least she used to be and she needs you! She's in pain. Weren't you the one to teach me how to deal with emotions and treating others?' Sideswipe met my gaze. 'I know, okay! I know I haven't treated her fairly but that endless schedules and working! It's bloody annoying. Why can't she just—' he cut himself off and sucked in a breath. 'Why can't she just be normal and act normal?'

'Do you even listen? She's in pain and the only thing that comforts her at the moment is having these schedules. Did you ever judge me when I started drawing or painting when I was upset about something dad did to us? Did you!' I shouted the last part. A few soldiers gazed at us. 'No.' Sideswipe's voice was quiet. 'Then what the hell is your problem!' I knew Sideswipe didn't had a solid reason.

'Get the hell out of my face.'

I waved him off. My brother stepped back and let me pass. 'Aren't you annoyed?' I shot him a glare. 'With you, yes! Have you seen her lately or are you that ignorant?' I snapped. Sideswipe shook his head. 'No, I haven't,' he mumbled. 'Then get the hell out of my face!'

((Skye's P.O.V))

'Hey, Skye?'

Sideswipe slowly made his way towards me. 'Sideswipe?' I laid my files down. 'You're okay?' I nodded. 'Totally, yeah.' An awkward silence fell. 'I have to hurry, I'm on a schedule so...' I grabbed my files again. 'Skye, hold on.' He grabbed my arm and pulled me back, in a hug. 'What happened to your face?' He mumbled. 'My face? Oh, I was clumsy. Don't worry about it.' He stepped back to have a better look. 'Are you sure?' I nodded. 'Yes, totally.'

'I'm sorry for ignoring you.' I blinked. Sunstreaker must have said something. No doubt about that. 'Oh... uhm...' I trailed off, trying to find the right words. I wish I could say it hadn't bothered me but it did. 'I get it, everyone ignored me, so.' I shrugged. 'Are you mad?'

'Mad?! No, more disappointed and sad that someone I trusted basically turned his back on me and made fun of me, snapped at me and didn't want to listen. I thought we were best friends but turns out your brother is better at being my friend than you are, so don't worry...' I passed him. 'Skye... I'm sorry. You're right, I acted childish and stupid.'
'I've always been there for you! Now when I need you, you're not there,' I snapped. 'I know, I know...' I blinked the tears away. 'I know what you said about me behind my back. My brother used it against me, I didn't know you could be this cruel.' He sighed. 'Skye—' I cut him off. 'Just leave me alone, that's what you wanted, right?' I turned around and stormed off.