Chapter 1

Rafael and hid in his room after getting home from the Autobots' base due to his parents fighting once again. He and his other siblings always hid or went to friends' houses during these times. Yet, he couldn't because he had no other friends besides Team Prime. Plus Jack's mother didn't really like the kids spending the night during the school week. Miko's foster parents didn't really like her being around the young boy or teenage boy at night.

He heard a vase hit the ground with a crash, his siblings had now gotten involved with the fight. They all came home early he guessed. Raf held his phone close to him just incase he needed to call the Autobots to comfort him yet only three would be up at this hour. Optimus, since he often stayed awake late looking at the monitors. Ratchet, who usually organized the medical areas at this late hour. Flame, who was usually on late patrol to protect her family and friends from the Decepticons.

He heard another clash of something hitting the ground and more yelling. He pulled the blanket over his head and opened his phone and started to look through some old pictures of Team Prime. The first one he saw was Optimus and Ratchet holding hands and talking in the medical bay after a long battle where all the Autobots got hurt. He could see the energon dripping from Optimus's mouth and the side of his helm, yet the mech was giving a small smile and talking with his concerned sparkmate.

Then he went to one of Bulkhead dipping Flame down and kissing her after a long battle. Shade had beaten the young Prime up a lot with her dark energon crystals. He could tell because bits and pieces had gotten stuck in her armor and she had gotten dizzy from having it near her system. He then saw one of all of Team Prime including himself smiling for a picture for Miko's scrapbook. Raf and Team Prime had been through alot and had been getting closer each day they were with each other.

More screams filled his ears as the screaming got closer he knew he had to call someone to keep him calm. "Come on Flame, please be off of patrol," the young boy begged.

:Hey Raf: Flame answered with a yawn.

:Hey Flame, are you awake?: Raf asked as he hid himself more.

:I am now. What's up Raf?: Flame asked as she sat up on her berth not trying to awake Bulkhead.

:I can't sleep, and I thought talking to you could help: Raf tried not to stutter.

:What's really wrong Raf?:

:My parents are fighting again and like three things have hit the floor already: Raf sighed as he heard his father start to storm up stairs.

:That's the sixth time this week Rafael: Flame sighed as she got uncovered herself from the blankets and got off of the berth.

:I'm sorry for waking you: Raf almost started to cry.

:It's fine, I wasn't that asleep anyways. Bulkhead hogs all the berth, anyways I'm coming to get you. You need rest and my parents won't care: Flame said as she cleaned herself up in the showering area in their room.

:Flame. Please no, they might hurt you. My dad might, and they'll notice I'm gone:

:Raf, Optimus and Ratchet are noticing how tired you are when you get here and how tired I've been getting from helping you get to sleep. Enough is enough little one: Flame sighed.

:Please just stay there, I'll call you if I need anything. My dad's coming. I'm so sorry for waking you: Raf said as he tried to choke back sobs of fear.

:I'll be here if you need anything. Try to get some rest. Please: Flame begged.

:I'll try, see you tomorrow morning?:

:Of course. Sleep well little one:

:Night Flame: Raf hung up and hid his phone under his pillow as his father walked in. His father had a beer bottle in his hand and he could smell the alcohol off of his clothes. Raf felt the covers be ripped off of him as he saw his father standing there. His glasses broke and blood down his face. He wore an untucked long sleeved t-shirt and blue jeans. His hair was much like Raf's but now it was all over the place. "Hi dad," Raf said as he sat up and tried to act innocent.

"Who's this Flame girl, you've been talking to every night?" his dad asked as he took a swig of his beer and glared down at his son.

"A...a friend," Raf stuttered as he backed up to the wall next to his bed. His dad grabbed the young boys arm and yanked him off the bed making him bruise a lot.

"How old is this pretty lady?" his dad asked as he took another swig and got a evil look in his eye.

"17, and she has a boyfriend," Raf growled as he got thrown to the ground by his dad, his glasses getting broken. He picked up the broken pieces and placed them on his desk. His dad grabbed his injured arm yet again and pulled him back.

"Why is she hanging with you?" he asked as he gripped his son's arm harder, making the bruise worse. "Doesn't she have a fucking life. With her lucky boyfriend? Or do her parents make her hang with little boys?" he asked as he took a couple more longer swigs of beer.

"She does have a life and her dad's care very much for her. Much more than you do for me and my siblings," Raf yelled then remembered that Flame was a Cybertronian and having two dads was much more normal than here on Earth.

"So she's the kid of a couple gays? Must be pretty messed up then," Raf's dad laughed as beer spilled all over the room.

"She is not messed up, she's perfectly fine," Raf yelled.

"I'll be the judge of that," Raf's dad laughed even louder. "Does she have any siblings?" he asked as his laughter died down.

"Yes, two brothers, one lost during a war and one that is a couple years older than her," Raf said as he defended Flame.

"So she grew up in a home full of boys, poor girl, too bad she's too messed up to be with a real guy," His dad laughed. "She is probably so blind to know what she really is," he laughed more.

"She has girl friends too dad," Raf yelled as he got thrown to the floor. He stayed there as his father spilled what little beer he hand in the bottle on him and left, laughing at Flame. But before his dad left he grabbed his phone and slammed it to the ground and stepped on it as he left in his drunken state to go sleep.

"Flame is fine the way she is. She, Optimus, Ratchet, and Bumblebee are a perfect family," Raf said to himself as he fell asleep.