Wow, I wrote this like right after Speed Metal, when they were really pushing the Jack-x-Sierra crap. It got a lot of flames on my old account but I decided it would be cool to upload after a little proof reading. I did that and now here's the improved two-shot. There's probably still some mistakes and I'm sorry. It's kind of Jack-x-Sierra, but hinted more at an one-sided Jack-x-Miko (Miko being the one with the feelings). Reviews would be awesome! I own nothing.
One of Two
Sometimes Miko just wanted to punch her. Sometimes when she saw that girl bat her eyes in the hallway at her best friend, and crush, Miko just wanted to knock her out. Those days when she decided to ignore Jack, and he was slightly down about it, Miko just wanted her face to meet the floor. It wasn't like the Asian to feel this way, okay that was a bit of a lie, but never about another girl. She usually felt this way about bullies or, now at least, Decepticons, but never about the pretty girl in high school. Miko was not a violent girl until she realized that feeling her stomach when she was around Jack wasn't indigestion from the crap school food, or munching on too much snack food at the Autobot base. She had to find a way to release some of this anger, and one day when she was in the library (because she really needed to bring up her grades) she found a year book. She was uninterested but still flipped through it (because she'd do anything not to have to work on her project, which she'd pawn off on Ratchet later), and noticed a picture of the girl that she now considered her secret enemy.
A plan formed in her head and she ripped out the page, annoyed that a girl so boring could be so pretty. She shoved the page into her book bag and the bell rang, meaning that school was out and Bulkhead would be waiting for her outside. She ultimately took off and exiting the school, then was driven to the base to wait for the others (her annoyance with the building always guaranteed that she would be there before any of the other humans). When she had arrived, she just climbed out of her ride and jogged to the lounge area that was there for the kids, plopping down on the couch and pulling out a notebook, along with the page. She secretly placed the page into the notebook and pretended to work on homework, even as the others arrived. Everyone seemed generally surprised that the girl had been working so soundlessly, but reality she was plotting what to do with her stolen picture.
She barely noticed Jack's teasing (because what else could he do seeing Miko working) as she studied the picture. She was as pretty as normal, Miko realized, and wore this annoying green dress. Okay, so she had to admit, it wasn't annoying so to say. She looked drop dead beautiful in it and the Asian was jealous. She barely detected the boy of her dreams, literally and figuratively, saying something about the Autobots laving for a mission and why wasn't she trying to go with them. Miko didn't even bother to look up as a sly little smile appeared on her lips, an idea struck her. However, the expression melted into one of annoyance as she opened her bag again, searching through it. "Can't you see I'm busy," she said with a sassy glare. "You want me to fail or something?"
"Uh," Jack seemed a bit taken back. "When did you start studying?"
"Like now," she remarked as she plucked a permanent mark from her bag. Tugging off the cap with her teeth, she spun it around and hover the tip over the picture. "Now get going! I'm busy, for the last freaking time, Jerk."
"Fine, fine," Jack groaned and turned, walking over to the other couch where Raf sat. Miko could hear them talking amongst themselves, but ignored them as she put a lash through the picture. She nearly beamed at the sight and moved to the other corner, lashing the picture again with the black marker. Pleased, she tapped the marker and dropped it back in her bag, snapping the notebook shut. "I knew she couldn't study for too long."
"It's boring," she pouted (after a second, because she nearly forgot they thought she was doing homework). "I'll just find someone else to do it."
"You mean Ratchet," Jack teased with a smirk, which nearly made Miko's heart pop out of her chest. "You're going to fail you know."
"Boy, you don't have much trust in Ratch'," the girl retorted playfully, scanning for the Autobot. She nearly choked when she realized said Medic was hovering next to her, staring down at her. With reflexes that she didn't even know she had, she shoved the notebook into her bag and bounced to her feet. She pointed dangerously as the Autobot, after doing some kind of spin to turn to him. "Oh! Don't sneak up on me like that!"
"My sincere apologies," the Medic responded sarcastically while wearing an all-knowing smirk. Miko nearly threatened him, because now she was sure that he had seen what she was doing, but the words had been lost in her throat when Jack spoke up again.
"Oh yeah, I won't be around tomorrow."
Raf questioned, "Why not?"
"Yeah," Miko added with a suspicious expression. "Got a date or something?"
"Actually yeah," he answered awkwardly. Miko could have swore she felt a lump forming in her throat as she turned, staring directly at him while trying to appear unaffected by the news. It seemed to work because the teenager continued, "Just thought I'd let you guys know."
"Well good luck," Miko replied with as much cheerfulness that she could muster. It seemed to work because Jack hadn't noticed (or at least said) anything about it. The girl grinned as she glanced up at the giant behind her, "Hey! Help me with my homework!"
"I thought you just wanted him to do it," Jack responded with a raised brow.
"Well, I can't have him do my homework forever," Miko grinned as she tried to push down those darn butterflies again. "Someday I'll be back in Japan, then what?"
"Well," Jack began.
"Come on, Miko, I don't have all day," Ratchet retorted while a mock glare. He turned and began a journey across the room, Miko gathered up her things and sent a faux wink at the other humans before taking off after him. Approximately half way there, the girl's expression melted into that of distress as she gripped her bag. She didn't know why, it was just a silly crush but it still hurt. Hurt like the pit.
