Disclaimer; I do not in any way own "Transformers" I am not making any money off of this fic. Its written purely for my friend Sami aka Blackwing Rose. I also do not own or make money off of any songs used in this fic.

Set at Christmas time during the year between "Seeds of Oblivion" and "Roads to Neverending Light".

December 24, 7:00 A.m. Christmas Eve Day

At the Cliffside Manor of Rose and Jade

Rose was lying peacefully in her soft warm four poster bed, the covers draped casually up to her pale chin. A soft ghost of a smile played across her dark red lips. Her room was painted black all over with posters of H.I.M, Evanesence, and Paramore lining the walls. Gothic décor like glittering bats and spiders crept across the room and a blacklight just added more macabre to the dark dwelling. Rose also had an enormous flat screen tv with stereo system hooked up to it. Her ceiling was entirely glass making her stargazing habit a lot more easy to feed. On the night stand beside the bed was a few pictures of her mother, father, one of her and Jade and a picture taken only a few short months ago of her with Ratchet in his robot mode. He was cradling her in his arms and she was smiling and waving at the camera.

The outside was cold and bitter having snowed quite a lot the night before. There were still sparkling white flakes peppering down from the sky like tiny seeds wafting from a dandelion plant. A pair of brown human eyes peered into the window of her bedroom. This was quite unusual, seeing as her room was on the third floor of the house and very much out of reach of a normal human. Well, Sam Witwicky could hardly be considered normal anymore, not when he had a giant alien robot that could transform into a yellow Camaro as a best friend.

Sam grinned and chuckled very quietly to himself as he opened the window and was lifted inside the room by Bumblebee. "Is she still asleep?" Bumblebee asked, looking up at his friend from the high manor window.

"Shhh!" Sam hissed sticking his head out the window. "Your giant alien robot Bee, why aren't you more quiet?"

Bumblebee shrugged and put his finger over his center mouth piece agreeing with Sam to be quiet.

Sam crept quietly over to where Rose was sleeping comfortably in her bed. His mischievous grin grew even larger when he realized she was sound asleep. This was going to be good. "Rose…" Sam crooned, shaking her shoulders a bit. "Wake up Rose."

Rose stirred lightly from her deep slumber, mumbling something like "Too early." She clutched her Nightmare Before Christmas blanket closer to herself. She turned away from the source of the noise, content to just stay in her dreams. Happy to stay inside sleep's warm comfortable embrace.

Sam shook his head and crossed his arms over his chest. He was dressed in a warm black and gray "Raiders" jacket and hat with black ski pants and snow boots. He looked like he was well prepared for a day of fun in the freezing snow. And that's exactly what the plan was.

"Alright you asked for it." Sam laughed. "Maybe you should have gotten up when I asked you the first time." With that, Sam lifted up the edge of Rose's mattress up high into the air and let it flop back down, jolting Rose to the side and almost out of her bed!

The goth girls hazy sleep filled sapphire eyes fluttered open in confusion as she jerked upright. "Mother damn!" Rose choked out as her vision adjusted to the brightness entering her room from the open window. The shadows slowly came into focus as she blinked the last remainder of sleep away. When she saw the cause of her rude awakening at this early hour Rose scowled. She glared angrily at Sam and glanced at the battery powered skull alarm clock she kept on her nightstand.

Sam bit his lip to keep from laughing as Rose got out of bed and stood before him in her black lace nightgown. All was going according to plan.

"Samuel James Witwicky!" Rose growled, grasping the bedposts for balance. "Do you have any idea what bloody time it is?" She rubbed the sleep from her eyes and pointed at the teen boy. "Tell me you've at least got the kettle boiling?"

"It's Christmas with the Autobots Rose!" Sam said gleefully. "And no I don't have the bloody kettle on." He continued, doing a rather bad impression of Rose's British accent.

"Bloody Hell." Rose exclaimed crossly, throwing the skull alarm clock right at Sam's head! He ducked and it thanked loudly and ineffectively against the wall. "Hold still you grotty little wanker, so I can kick your arse!" Rose continued. "Waking me up at the crack of dawn and no tea on top of it all!" Rose strode forward intent on giving the offending boy a good kick in the shin at the very least. Then crawl back into bed where she belonged.

"Now Bee!" Sam cried out and ducked down onto the floor. An enormous snowball was hurled from the outside right through the broken window! It hit Rose dead center and sent her sprawling backwards into her own mattress.

"Jeez Rose what's the matter? Room get kind of cold? Your chest is all pointy and stiff." Sam clutched his sides and rolled on the floor with laughter. "Put them away or you might poke someone's eyes out!"

Rose gave him an absolutely murderous look as she turned beet red and covered her chest with one arm and wiped off the quickly melting snow with her other one.

Sam yelped in surprise and took off running when he saw Rose spring up out of bed and come after him. "I regret nothing!" Sam shouted and jumped out of the open window into the waiting hand of his guardian.

Rose looked out her window and couldn't help but feel her temper fade away. She smiled down at the sight of a message in the snow shoveled out by human and Cybertronian hands. "MERRY CHRISTMAS ROSE AND JADE"

"Christmas, Christmas time is near
Time for toys and time for cheer
We've been good, but we can't last
Hurry Christmas, hurry fast!"

Came the cheery Christmas song from the chipmunks over Bumblebee's radio. Sam stood atop Bumblebee's shoulder and both waved at her, screaming "MERRY CHRISTMAS!" at the top of their lungs. Rose grinned in spit of herself and looked on and saw Arcee and Michaela making snow angels together, both of them waved up at her too.

"Don't think this gets you off the hook Sam!" Rose cried out, rushing back to her closet and throwing on warm sweaters and pants over her nightgown. She began running to Jade's room when she heard high pitched giggling coming from her friends room.

"Hahahaahaha sthaahahahap that tickles!" Squealed Jade. "Get out of my room!"

"Jazz now!" came a familiar cry followed by a dull thud and an even louder shriek.

Rose opened the door and found Glen at the foot of Jade's bed, tickling her feet that were poking out from underneath her dolphin blanket. Her face and upper body was covered with snow. Apparently, both guys and their guardians had planned this little wake up call together.

Jade's room was vastly different from Rose's, being painted to look like an ocean scene with whales and dolphins lining the walls as well as posters of her favorite movies and tv shows/animes. Pirates of the Caribbean, Fullmetal Alchemist, XXX, Inu-Yasha, Hellboy, X-Men and the Fantastic Four were all up there. The rest of the room appeared to be a combination of a fairytale land with fairy, dragon, unicorn and other such figurines and of course her own big screen tv with video games and dvds. Jade's room didn't have any skylights but it did have an enormous balcony, one convenient enough for Skyfire to land nearby so she could board him easily.

"Oye, so the prankers got to you too." Rose said, hands on her hips as she watched Glen laugh and jump off of the balcony onto Jazz's outstretched hand. Jade got up, wearing her dark blue silk pajama top and bottom and began dressing in her winter clothes like Rose had done.

"Those rats are gonna get it." Jade grinned. "Wake us up early like that. They are lucky its not that time of the month or they'd be dead."

"Shall we then?" Rose smiled and asked her friend.

"Oh yes lets." Jade laughed and they both began running for the front door. When the two got outside, a barrage of snowballs were hurled at them! "You two are so going down!" Jade cried out and began scooping up snow in her hands. She hurled it at Sam who ducked and stuck out his tongue at her. Rose slugged Sam in the side with a snowball while Michaela and Arcee were attempting to bury Jazz in the snow and create a snowbot out of him.

After an incredible snowball fight that left all the humans soaked from head to toe the eight of them headed back to the Autobot cave base in the mountains to celebrate their own Christmas together. Christmas had been explained to the Autobots and Optimus had agreed to hold a get together wanting to see a real Earth tradition. The humans had helped decorate the base with tall pine trees, sparkles, bangles and garland strung all about, raining silver and gold down on the once sterile dull base. Shining stars and multicolored glass ornaments decorated the trees and a pile of presents were heaped under each one bearing the name of the Autobot and its partner.

As everyone entered the base, the newly dried off humans marveled at the pretty decorations as well as the long table heaped with food. Lennox, his wife, little Annabelle and Maggie had prepared an enormous Christmas breakfast. Everyone sat down to eat and afterwards open presents. Skyfire had crafted one for each of the humans in turn. It was a crystalline hollocube that when activated, projected a moving picture of the humans standing next to their Autobot protectors. Both transformers and humans were smiling, waving and looking extremely pleased with themselves. His own personal present to Jade would be given later. Rose had gotten Ratchet a number of large tools that he could possibly use in his position. She looked around for her guardian but strangely could find no sign of him. Optimus saw the girls frantic searching and explained that Ratchet had gone on a quick patrol of the area for accident victims and for anyone that needed help and would be back very soon.

Rose sighed under her breath, not wanting anyone to know that she was feeling a little…well…sad. Even though this was turning out to be the best Christmas she'd ever celebrated, she still felt something was missing. She watched from the sidelines as Ironhide gently held little Annabelle in the palm of his metallic hand.

"Faster Hide!" The little blonde toddler squealed, her pigtails bouncing up and down as Ironhide lifted her up high. He gently twirled the little girl in her pretty green Christmas dress up in the air. She held on and laughed with joy as her parents watched arm in arm. They trusted him completely with their precious daughter and had welcomed Ironhide into their family with open arms.

"Family." Rose sighed out loud. She looked over at where Jade was smiling happily and painting over Skyfire's Decepticon symbol with the Autobot symbol. The scientist was holding her up near his chest and looking down at his beloved oblivious charge with love shining in his navy blue optics. "That girl." Rose shook her head. "Can't she realize he's crazy over her?"

"There." Jade proclaimed, satisfied with her work. "Now you're a full fledged Autobot." Jade laughed as Skyfire set her down on the floor, saluted her jokingly and bowed.

Her guardian knelt down before her. "My services are always to you first my dear. Skyfire smiled and winked an optic at his charge. This symbol is merely a formality to my allegiance. Though I am very grateful that it means I will not be shot down by your military." Jade giggled and began mixing the paint she had to touch up Optimus's faded fire and blue, again oblivious to the looks of love her guardian seemed to broadcast over her.

Rose suddenly felt familiar strong arms come up behind her and wrap around her stomach. She closed her eyes and smiled, leaning backwards against her guardian and lover, Ratchet's solid hologram. Rose felt her neck prickle with shivers as Ratchet's hologram kissed it up and down. She felt completely safe and secure inside her lover's strong protective embrace. It was comforting her immensely to know that she was loved and always would be.

Ratchet breathed in her every scent, memorizing it into his data tracks. The soft sweet aroma of strawberries and cream teased and caressed his every sense as he softly stroked her delicate porcelain skin. He could smell her pheromones slowly climbing and her blood pressure increasing. This lovely beauty in his arms was an absolute miracle. On Cybertron, Ratchet had never had much time to cavort and flirt with the smaller number of female transformers on the planet. He'd devoted his life to medicine and politics. Ratchet had seen the golden age of Cybertron and its falling into war. He knew he couldn't save everyone that fell at the hands of the Decepticons. He knew he was doing the right thing, but couldn't help but feel his spark ache with stabbing pain whenever he lost a life. Whenever he let a spark join the well of all sparks despite having tried his best. For this reason, Ratchet had shut himself away from femmes, afraid that if he couldn't save the one he loved, he'd break into a thousand pieces. His spark would become dim and dull and spectral ghost to his former strong passionate self. Ratchet hadn't become bitter after all the years, just lonely.

That's when Ratchet met her. His one shining star in the darkness brought on by millennia of constant war and strife. The medic hadn't planned on falling in love. No one ever does. When he saw Rose's beautiful form lying amongst the ruins of a store caused by battle, something stirred within his spark. He felt responsible, even though he hadn't intentionally wrecked the store. He'd been thrown into it by the Decepticon Speed Demon and Rose had been caught in the store's collapse. He knew he couldn't let that beautiful creature die and so had brought her back with him. Back to a world of danger and excitement that was the secret Transformers war.

He'd never regretted it. The medic had grown very attached the strong British girl. She'd shown him that love can transcend time and species. Shown him that it was worth the risk to love and be hurt. Rose shared his spark, his love and his life. The old medic couldn't remember a time in his extremely long life when he had been happier. Rose gave him hope, love and something worth protecting with his very life, his soul mate. Even as he held her in his arms now, Ratchet thanked Primus for having such a beautiful brave creature by his side and prayed that it would always remain like this.

Still, despite her pleasure at being with him in this sensual embrace, the medic could sense something was troubling her.

"What is it Rose?" Ratchet asked, his solid hologram wrapping its large muscular arms more tightly around her. He could feel her lingering sadness and wondered how she could possibly be melancholy on a joyous occasion for humans to celebrate. "I can feel you, you know. We are bonded after all."

Rose gave him a half hearted smile as she turned around to embrace her lover. "I am happy Ratch, its just…I keep thinking about me Dad back in London. I come to his house every other year for Christmas. This year I stayed with Mum and I just can't help but miss him. He never lets on how lonely he feels without me and Mum. The divorce never settled well with him."

"A legal dissolution of the marriage contract by a court or other body having competent authority from the bond of matrimony." Ratchet recited, searching through the world wide web for a definition. "You've mentioned this before Rose. Why would two human mates wish to separate from their union?"

"Well, my folks just kept fighting." Rose explained. "They were madly in love before but just grew apart mate. It happens sometimes. My mum wanted to be back in America and me Dad wanted to stay in England, so naturally, they split up."

"I still have a lot to understand about human culture." Ratchet sighed, stroking Rose's back and feeling her nuzzle his hologram's neck. "I could never imagine being separated from you my shining star. To have our bond be…severed."

"I don't know why folks do it myself Ratch." Rose said softly as he scooped her up in his arms. "You're everything to me mate. My heart. I never want to be away from you. Apart you know, from being at home and going to the loo and all." She smiled at his puzzled expression and giggled slightly. "Means the washroom mate, bathroom, waste management, I don't want to keep elaborating." She laughed.

"Nor would I wish to observe your organic waste functioning's…" Ratchet scratched his head in confusion. "Though I do agree, I miss you dearly when you are not near. Is there anything I can do to make you feel more…what is the holiday term young Sam used…jolly?"

Rose laughed and placed a warm loving kiss against the hologram's lips. "Not unless you can grow wings and fly Ratch."

"Alas dear star…I cannot." The medic replied, holding her tighter and drawing her in for a long passionate kiss.

"Are you two blind deaf and dumb?" Jade interrupted them grinning and raising an eyebrow. She gestured toward her guardian who stood beside her towering over her. "Skyfire has wings, he can fly you anywhere you need to go and back with very little time. If he doesn't mind of course."

"Of course I do not mind." Skyfire smiled kindly and knelt down beside his charge. He gave Rose a charming smile and politely nodded his head to her. "I shall take you anywhere your heart desires young one. On this special day, you and your consort deserve to be together and happy."

Rose's face absolutely lit up with joy as she glanced backwards at her own guardian. Ratchet had withdrawn his solid hologram and was staring intently at Rose in his true form. "Would you come with me to London Ratch?" Rose asked, pleading with him using her best puppy dog expression. "I want to show you everything mate. And…maybe you could meet my Dad? He'd want to meet my boyfriend."

Ratchet looked thoughtful for a moment, as if weighing the options. He would love to go to Rose's home city and let her show him around. But what if he were discovered? What if he were captured in another country and held prisoner for human experiments like Bumblebee had? What if Rose's father didn't take well to his daughters secret, and choice of lovers? All this played about in the medics head as Rose stared up at him impatiently. This was something she really wanted. How could he deny her?

The old medic raised an optic in question and looked over at Optimus Prime. Optimus gave him a small nod as if to say "If you must." That was all the Search and Rescue Hummer needed. Ratchet turned back to his charge and said "Yes love, I will accompany you to your home land and meet your father."
Rose gave a shriek of delight and hugged Ratchet's foot as far around as she could reach.

"We have to go do our first air show today." Jade explained looking a bit nervous. "Skyfire and I can drop you off before we go."

"That would be lovely of you!" Rose exclaimed scraping herself off of Ratchet's leg and latching herself onto Jade. She was very much happy that her Christmas wish was coming true.

"Glad your happy Rose." Jade laughed as Skyfire transformed into his space shuttle mode. The cockpit door opened and Jade climbed inside. She looked back at Rose. "You coming?" She asked her friend.

"No thanks, think I'll be riding coach with Ratchet." Rose answered watching as the medic transformed back into the Search and Rescue Hummer. "You'll have to find another car to be when we get there mate. We'd get strange looks, you being an American rescue car after all." She climbed into the drivers seat.

Skyfire opened his cargo hold door and Ratchet rolled inside. "I'll have to search the world wide web for an average looking vehicle quite common in your sector." Ratchet agreed with practicality.

"We also drive on the left side of the road mate." Rose added. "Steering wheel's on the left side as well. England is very different from the States."

Skyfire began to take off as the ceiling parted and slide out of the way for him. "Hang on tight!" Skyfire called out. Jade grinned and made sure her safety harness was secure. She held on to the steering wheel and relished the feeling of takeoff. She loved flying and that was her very favorite part. She giggled and pressed the intercom. "This is your captain speaking, thank you for flying Skyfire airlines, we should be there in a little over an hour. Please keep all tray tables in the upright position as this is not a catered flight, thank you."

Rose rolled her eyes and giggled lightly. She leaned against the back of her seat and sighed with pleasure.

"I am glad that you are in better spirits." Ratchet commented. "My scanners indicated that you have only had 5 hours of sleep instead of the 8 your body requires for a healthy day. I suggest getting some sleep on the way." That was Ratchet, always concerned about her health and happiness. Rose was only too happy to oblige the doctor. She laid down across the seat of the hummer and smiled, feeling sleep wash over her like a gentle summer rain.

"Ratch…did I ever tell you you're pretty comfy mate?" Rose asked softly, her dazzling blue eyes blinking with sleepiness.

The old medic chuckled and his spark seared with affection for his beautiful innocent charge. "A few times Rose, but I never tire of hearing it."

It was quiet for the rest of the flight to London and Rose got in a peaceful sleep, safely nestled inside the hummer's soft plushy seats. Skyfire initiated his newly installed cloaking device and landed in an alley in Camden Town, North West London. Skyfire and Jade said goodbye to their friends before soaring into the sky. They would pick them up later, but had their own Christmas agenda to fulfill. Ratchet had been searching through his data tracks and decided on becoming a neon yellow Mercedes 280E, with the steering wheel on the right side of the car like Rose had said.

Rose awoke excitedly and moved to sit behind the changed steering wheel. "Oye, now this is riding with style!" She laughed and stroked the dashboard. "I'll show you Camden market, then we can go see all the sights like Big Ben and maybe we can even ride the London Eye."

Ratchet could feel his charge's excitement at being home and was eager to share her world with her. "What is this London's Eye?" Ratchet asked her, hoping it was not what he thought it was.

"It's one of the worlds tallest observation wheels. You can see everything from up there." Rose said excitedly. "Dad took me up in it when I was really little. I havn't been since. I'd love to go with you Ratch. If your hologram can make it that far."

"I do not know the range of this newer solid hologram, but I shall accompany you as long as I am able." The medic answered, rolling out into the street. Camden market was like an enormous flea market spanning several blocks. It hadn't snowed but rained the night before and the afternoon air was damp and crisp. Ratchet at first panicked at the amount of humans walking in the streets with various tattoos, body piercing and strange clothes and hairstyles. Rose remained calm and even pointed out a man with his whole body tattooed that she knew. Ratchet eventually found a parking space and used his hologram to walk with Rose from shop to shop. Camden market seemed to have it all, vintage clothing stores, tattoo shops, exotic food venders and many other booths and stores. It was very colorful with signs and statues advertising its many sights and products. Rose felt quite at home weaving about the shops and explaining to Ratchet the different uses for the things humans would buy there. While she was distracted, Ratchet bought Rose a small gift from one of the stands with the holographic money he had used to pay for her meal the first time they had gone out together. It would disappear once they went too far but luckily, too far meant far away from the vender.

As Rose wished, the two made their way through all the high points of London. Ratchet was entranced by the rich old world architecture, the parade held daily at the changing of the royal guard, the enormous clock tower Big Ben which stood next to the parliament buildings and they even ventured to the tower of London where Rose explained all the old history and legends about the castle and its ravens. Rose ate with Ratchet in his solid hologram form at a romantic café overlooking the Thames river. Now came the challenge…meeting Rose's Father Phil. With Rose's direction, Ratchet soon brought them both to a modest apartment building in the suburbs of London. The tension was thick between the both of them waiting to see what his reaction would be to the Transformers secret.

Rose took a deep breath and gripped Ratchet's solid hologram forms hand and rang the bell. Ratchet himself tensed in her grip but gave her a reassuring smile. They both could feel each other's anxiety through the bond. An older man, tall muscular and with the same blue eyes as Rose appeared at the door. He saw Rose and his face absolutely lit up and pulled her into a bear hug, crushing her to his chest. "Bloody hell poppet!" Rose's father cried out with a thick Lancashire accent. Rose blushed at the nickname her father had used to call her when she was little. "I didn't know you were on your way here to see me!"

"Happy Christmas Dad!" Rose cried out hugging her dad back just as fiercely. She'd missed him so much. "I want you to meet my boyfriend Ratchet! Ratchet this is my dad Phil."

Phil stood aside from his daughter and set wary eyes into the fidgeting solid hologram and to the parked neon yellow Mercedes 280E. "Oye, what kind of name is Ratchet eh? That a nickname? Does he work on cars love?"

"Well…Dad…you may want to put the kettle on for the story I'm about to tell you." Rose said, grabbing her Dad's arm and Ratchet's and ushering them both inside. Her Dad's living room thankfully had windows that overlooked the street where Ratchet was parked so he could aim his hologram appropriately and still hear everything.

The living room was small but well furnished, leaving you with a cozy feeling. The smell of tea and smoke filled the little flat as Rose's Dad fiddled with the kettle and snacks for his guests. He set a plate of freshly warmed crumpets on the table and poured three cups of tea. "Now love, what did you have to tell me?"

Rose looked into Ratchet's impossibly blue eyes and took a deep breath. Ratchet's solid hologram man smiled warmly and held her hand in his reassuringly. "Dad…he can't drink the tea…he's….well…an alien."

Phil looked up at his daughter with a raised eyebrow on his warn face. He choked on his tea a bit and put the cup down on the coffee table. He frowned at Ratchet's hologram and looked back at his daughters serious face. "Love, why on God's green earth would you say something like that? Has he been up to anything dodgy with you? Feeding you lies and getting you involved in some kind of bloody cult?"

Rose stroked the bridge of her nose in exasperation and looked to Ratchet for help.

"Perhaps, it would be better if we were to show him." the medic suggested. By now the streets were dark with people tucked in at home ready for a Christmas eve home with the family. Ratchet could transform briefly without being seen. Rose looked out of the window and nodded to him. "Sir, I wish you not to be alarmed at what you see. Your adrenaline levels have raised since Rose explained what I am. It would be unwise to panic and raise your heart rate and adrenaline levels further."

"Bloody mental the both of you." Rose's Dad concluded, a skeptical look clouding his face. "Show me what? Your flying saucer?"

"Ratch make your hologram disappear." Rose said simply. It was the only way of proving to her father that she wasn't crazy, or making things up. "Dad, I know it sounds crazy but…Ratchet is a giant transforming robot from the planet Cybertron. There's more of them, they can become cars and other things to blend in, then tranform into robots. He'll prove it." To prove her point, Ratchet withdrew his hologram, disappearing from the house. The car outside beeped its horn and flashed its headlights…all on its own.

Phil's eyes widened in shock as he looked from his daughter, out to the car that seemed to have taken on a life of its own. "Wicked…" Her dad said, a boyish smile spreading across his face. "You weren't make it up."

Rose smiled proudly as she and her Dad walked out to greet Ratchet. "It's wicked cool Dad, I have so much to tell you."

Ratchet configured himself back into his original search and rescue hummer form. With the signature transformer beeping noise the medic transformed in front of Rose and her father, towering over both on the misty London street. The medic knelt down in the street and held out a hand for Rose who climbed on readily. "I am guardian over your daughter Phil, and I love her with the very spark that ignites my existence. I would throw down my very life to protect her."

"We bonded Dad." Rose put in. "It's a long story."

"I've plenty of time to listen to a long story love." Her Dad answered, watching in awe as Ratchet gently placed Rose down and transformed back into the search and rescue hummer. Rose hugged her Dad tightly, so grateful to him for understanding and not freaking out. Then she remembered something and her face fell.

"I forgot all about the London Eye Dad." Rose said, her pale face twisting with disappointment. We were supposed to go see it and maybe ride in it but its closed now for Christmas eve right?"

Her Dad held her close, marveling at how much she'd grown up and how happy she'd made him with this Christmas visit. With a twinkle in his blue eyes he winked at his daughter. "I'm a constable love, I've got connections. If my poppet wants to ride the London eye with her protector than she will. I wasn't prepared with your Christmas present anyway, this works out rather nicely. But on one condition." Rose raised an eyebrow at her father and wondered what he could possibly mean. Her father winked at her. "That we get to ride in him there." Her father concluded and chuckled. "Fancy that, riding in a giant alien robot eh. Never thought in my life it would happen."

"You're awesome Dad!" Rose exclaimed and led him over to the hummer. The doors opened by themselves and Rose sat behind the drivers seat with her dad beside her.

"Bloody brilliant." Her Dad muttered smiling widely and watching as the car drove itself in the direction Rose indicated. After a quick cell phone call, Rose began relaying the story of how she came to meet the Autobots, how Ratchet had saved her and how they'd fallen in love. Phil listened with active attentiveness asking questions here and there and gasping when she described her capture by the Decepticons. "But the doc took good care of yah right love?"

"He sure did Dad." Rose answered as they pulled up to the mammoth Ferris wheel with large oval glass riding domes. "He always protects me and makes sure I stay out of trouble."

Both father and daughter got out of the hummer. Phil entered the ticket building right beside the London Eye and came out bearing the keys to operate it. "Called in a favor." Her father said and winked. "Long as he doesn't get up to anything dodgy with you, Dr. Ratchet is ok in my eyes."

"Thanks Dad." Rose said, hugging her Father gratefully. "Thanks for understanding and keeping our secret."

Phil kissed his daughter on the forward before saying, "Off with you now, enjoy your ride."

Ratchet had parked as close to the London Eye as he dared, praying to the matrix that he could hold the hologram throughout the entire time. The London Eye stood at a dazzling 443 feet high and Ratchet wanted to be with Rose the entire way. The medic formed his solid hologram and stepped inside the oval glass compartment that stopped for them. Before her father closed the door, he whispered something to the medic's hologram form while his daughter was distracted looking around the large compartment.

"Take good care of her." Phil told the Autobot. "She's the love of my life and all I've got left in the world."

"I promise I will." Ratchet answered his charge's father. "I will always be there to protect her."

Phil smiled and closed the glass door, running the machine to take them higher. All of London was lit up in the night beside the Thames River. Rose gasped and pointed out Big Ben as it struck its baritone bell ring sounding the time for midnight.

Looking at the shining spheres of light up in the sky, so close to them inside the glass oval was breathtaking for both Cybertronian and human. Rose remembered the feeling of being so calm and high up and she loved it. Ratchet produced the small box that he had bought for Rose earlier and held it out to her. "Merry Christmas my shining star." Ratchet's hologram said softly, holding her around the waist and smiling.

"Ratch what is it?" Rose smiled and opened the small velvet box. She gasped and held up a silver ring that's band was two hands holding a heart with a crown on it. "An Irish Claddagh ring!" Rose exclaimed.

"On the world wide web wikepedia dictionary, it is said The way that a Claddagh ring is worn on the hand is usually intended to convey the wearer's romantic availability, or lack thereof. Traditionally, if the ring is on the right hand with the design facing outward and away from the body, this indicates that the person wearing the ring is not in any serious relationship, and may in fact be single and looking for a relationship. When worn on the right hand but with the design facing inward toward the body, this indicates the person wearing the ring is in a relationship, or that "someone has captured their heart." Ratchet explained.

Rose promptly put it on her right hand facing inward. "Well Ratch, you've captured my heart and I've a Christmas surprise for you as well." From out of her pocket she pulled out a packet and opened it. She pulled out a glistening green plant with white berries and held it over both their heads. "It's called mistletoe." Rose explained and grinned shyly, blush creeping into her cheeks. "You're supposed to kiss your true love under it around Christmas time."

Ratchet's hologram grinned and took her in his arms, leaning under the wonderful Christmas plant. "Then let us keep with tradition my shining star, my life, my love." He crooned and pulled her into the most passionate kiss London had ever seen that night. Under the glow of the stars up high inside the glass Rose couldn't think more that it had been the absolute best Christmas EVER.

Phew! I finally got it done after trying and trying! This is for you Rose dear! I might do another oneshot chapter in this story dealing with Skyfire/Jade's Christmas and sam and Michaela, and Bee/Arcee etc if there's a demand for it. Again, sorry it took this long!

Disclaimer, definition for the claddagh ring was from wikepedia. I've been to London and rode in the London Eye and recommend going there if you havn't!

Catch yah later Peeps!

Hope you liked it Rose!