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Hello, this is Legacy Now, how is you? XOXO Is u okay? Good, 'cus I wanted to know! muwah!

I had this plot bunny stuck in my head for a while, so if I don't get it out and see what others thought, I would just get frustrated and etc.

Hope u likes! *heart*

XOXO

Caduceus

Chapter One

Humans Multiply

"There she is...!"

A distant figure turned from the thick crowd of the airport and noticed Rafael and his mother. A girl with brown locks and glasses smiled and walked over to the two of them, baggage in hand.

"Diana!"

"Aunt Sharon, Raf, hey...!"

In place of the small preteen girl Raf knew was a grown woman who towered over him. His cousin's new height reminded him of how much time had passed while she was gone from Nevada. Regardless, he was excited for his cousin's visit. Before she and her older brother, Carter, moved to Portland, they have so much fun together when they were children. They played in the wild fields, read books, swam in the lake... When their family left, the days without her dragged on in boredom.

His mother embraced his cousin.

"Ooh, how much you grew...!" After the long hug, Sharon helped Diana with her luggage. "I'm so glad that you decided to visit us, Di, It's been so long! How was the flight? You must be exhausted!"

"I'm alright, it's okay...!" chuckled Diana. "Nevada will always be my home, I'm so glad I had the chance to come here. Rafael, is that you? My goodness you've grown...!"

Raf soon felt their figures coming in for a hug.

"Hey...! You've changed, too. I'm glad you're here. How's life in Portland?"

"It's been hectic, but there was fun here and there..." the woman nodded. "I finally graduated from high school last school year, and I'm getting into med school to be come a doctor at the University of Oregon."

"Awesome!" smiled Raf.

"I'm so happy for you," said Sharon. "Good luck."

"Thanks so much," smiled Diana. "How's grandma? Does she have long to live?"

"She's holding up..." the smile disappeared from Raf's face.

Diana's warm expression suddenly turned somber. "Oh... It's happening, right?"

"Her heart rate was going down the past few weeks, but the doctors say she has about a month or to live before it's her time," explained Sharon under a heavy sigh.

"Oh... I'm glad I came, then," breathed Diana.

"How's Carter?" asked Raf, changing the subject. "I heard he's doing really well with soccer and being a paramedic."

"Oh, yeah, he is," Diana's face lightening up a bit. "He's really into soccer, and seems to be enjoying himself. Gets on my nerves as always, but I was so glad I was away from him when I went on campus in university. Be glad that you're an only child, Raf."

The young boy chuckled. "Yeah..."

"Remember, Rafael, your cousin is visiting us," said Sharon. "I know that you hang out with your friends on the weekends, but you're going to have to tell them Diana is here and you can't see them around this time."

"Alright, I'll... try," Raf hesitated.

Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots would probably understand, but Bumblebee sometimes made careful visits to his house. Now that Diana was around and if Bumblebee blew his cover... Oh, the result was catastrophic!

"Aunt Sharon, don't worry about it...!" chuckled Diana. "I'd love to meet Rafael and his friends. I wouldn't mind! They're probably an interesting bunch."

"Yeah..." an unsettling smile was on the boy's face. "Interesting."

Diana placed an arm around him, and smiled reassuringly.

"Don't worry, I don't mind. I'd love to meet them."

"Hey, guys..." began Raf, closing his laptop and looking around the base. "I probably won't be around as often this week. My cousin's visiting me and my family, so I can't be around here as often."

"Cool," nodded Jack. "If we need you, Ratchet can bridge you over."

"Ugh, cousins..." sighed Miko. "I have about twelve of them in Japan, and they just hound at me...! I'm so glad I came to the States..."

Bumblebee looked at Raf curiously and soon made a few whistles and clicks.

"What is a cousin?"

"You see Bumblebee... a cousin is a member of your extended family," explained Raf. "If your mother or father has a brother or sister, and if they have children, you call them your cousins."

Bumblebee still looked perplexed.

"That's how humans are biologically related to each other," Arcee added, walking up to the group. "They share the same DNA pedigree, and that's how they're related."

Bumblebee gave out a triumphant buzz. He finally got two and two together.

Raf gave off a sad look towards Bumblebee.

"I'm so sorry that I won't be around here as much this week..." said Raf. "I would if I could, but my cousin, Diana's visiting, and she would be suspicious if I was gone for a long time. If she found out where I was, she would know about you guys."

A low, depressing tone came from the yellow Autobot, eyes looking towards the ground. Deep down, Raf knew Bumblebee understood.

"There hasn't been any Decepticon activity recently, so it's alright if you're not here," began Optimus. "We respect that, Rafael. It's human protocol. Something the humans call 'family comes first'. Something we Autobots understand."

"As long as you don't bring it here, it's alright with me," grumbled Ratchet, typing in something on the computer.

Later, he sighed, "humans multiply..."