Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers, they are owned by Hasbro. Superman and Wonder Woman belong to DC Comics; I do not own them either. Aires, Orion, Taurus, and Lyra are the creations of tlcoopi7. Sparkles is my creation. Lyra gets her brother Taurus to play energon tea party with her. No slash here, mostly just little sparkling cuteness and honesty. This is strictly a fan fic. No flames or harsh comments. Constructive criticism welcome. Enjoy.
Lyra was once again setting up for her energon tea party. She set up Samkalia, her seeker doll, in the same place as she always did. Sparkles, Grindor and Swindle's sparkling, as well as Grindor and Swindle joined little Lyra at her little energon tea party. Daddy and mommy were busy, as were Aires and Orion, so little Lyra wanted to ask Taurus to join her. Lyra, though only four, knew exactly how to get Taurus to join her little party. She left the little sparkling sized table to head into the kitchen to get a couple of special energon cookies, cookies that she knew were Taurus's favorites since she had used them before to get Taurus to play with her. These cookies were Taurus's "kryptonite" so to speak.
After little Lyra had gotten two special energon cookies, she went in search of her brother, Taurus. Taurus was in his room, studying with the music blaring, as he hated it when it was quiet. Besides, the noise had become his signature that he was in his room. Little Lyra, hoping to entice her brother, walked into the room, and turned off the music, instantly getting Taurus's attention. Taurus, was a little upset, but seeing the little tears in Lyra's optics stopped him from yelling at her.
"play tea party with me" asked Lyra, holding out the special cookies she had brought. Taurus, seeing the cookies and the tears in her optics, could not resist as she just had a way of pulling on his spark strings.
"alright, I will play with you" replied Taurus, knowing he had been beaten. Little Lyra's optics cleared up as she ran to give her brother a hug in thanks and give him the cookies. She had learned to give the cookies first, or he would not come. Taurus was soon carrying his little sister back to her room, where the tea party had been set up. Taurus had never been a fan of strawberry flavored energon, but he drank it without comment as he knew it was important to his little sister. Taurus was surprised to see Lyra playing with Grindor and Swindle as well as Sparkles, but he said nothing as Taurus knew Lyra always wanted more guests at her party.
Having not played with her in a while, Taurus sat back, amazed at how his little sister played this game. First she served all the guests, Samkalia, the minicons and their sparkling, him, and then herself. He watched in fascination as she talked to the minicons as well as him and her little doll. He realized that she picked up on more than he realized. He listened in as little Lyra talked about daddy, like he was an invulnerable Superman and how she referred to her mom as Wonder Woman, both brave and strong as well as caring. Then Taurus listened as Lyra talked about her brothers. Lyra spoke highly of Aires, as she loved him especially since he played tea party with her when mom and dad were unavailable. Taurus continued to sip on the pink energon, wanting to listen as his little sister continued.
Next, she talked about Orion. She loved him dearly, but was afraid that he would always pull a prank on her, and so she tended to avoid him. So that is why she avoids him, thought Taurus, getting more into the conversation than he originally thought. He knew that little Lyra was very sensitive as the one time Moonraiser innocently teased the little sparkling, Lyra bawled. It was up to Aires to handle it, as Starscream and Alexis were nowhere nearby. Taurus was surprised as he never realized just how precious his little sister was.
Finally, little Lyra talked about Taurus, forgetting that he had joined her for her energon tea party. He honest little comments hurt Taurus. She told Samkalia and the minicons how Taurus seemed to never want to be around her, and it saddened her. She always wanted to play with him, but it seemed like he used the music to keep away from her. She even told the minicons that it was always upsetting that she had to go get special cookies just to get any attention from the youngest of the triplets. Taurus was as angered as he was saddened. How dare she speak like that when he could hear it, but then he realized that was just what he did. Every time she asked him to play, he said no, until she had learned how to entice him to play with her. He felt terrible. Here she was his little sister yet she felt he wanted nothing to do with her.
And then, as Lyra was going off on something else, Taurus realized that little Lyra had come and sat in his lap. He was startled at first, but then put his left arm around her as he brought the little tea cup up to his lips in his right hand. Lyra, a little surprised at first, looked up at Taurus, but after seeing her brother smile, she nestled back into his chassis and continued playing energon tea party. Taurus, feeling what he had been missing, enjoyed spending this time with his sister. He never knew what he was missing by saying no to her, but now he did. This was the best way to form a special bond with little Lyra. Aires, he realized, had figured that out long ago, while Orion still had no clue.
Soon though, the little tea party was over, as Lyra began to put away the set that her mommy had given her. And as soon as she cleaned up, she curled up in Taurus's lap. Taurus soon realized that his little sister had fallen into recharge in his lap. He carefully carried her to her berth, and laid her down, seeing the precious little smile on her faceplate. After making sure she was comfortable, Taurus went back to his own room. From now on, he thought, while I won't be able to do it all the time, I want Lyra to realize that she does not have to bribe me to get me to play with her. And so Taurus went back to his studies, definitely reenergized since having taken the time to play with his sister. Maybe, he thought, just maybe this was a good way to relieve stress as well as form a better relationship with his precious little sister.
