Authors Note Please Read: the oringal owner of this story is having trouble logging in and has let me take over. I will be keeping the chapters she had wrote the same but the remaining ones will be mine. so enjoy.

Warnings: this and that. This has nothing to do with my other stories. Yes, it is a romance and between characters I think would normally clash. If not outright ignore. Prowl's acting as mentor caretaker in this.

Disclaimer: I own nothing to do with Bleach or Transformers.

Ichigo cursed as his foot slip and rock bit into his fingers as he scrambles for something to hold onto. He took a deep breath as he peered down from where he was on the cliff face and wonder why the temple had to be in such a high place. There were plenty other hard to reach areas on the ground. Then he remembers just why he was climbing the cliff.

Yuzu needed medicine.

A plague had swipe across the country, people were dying left and right in the larger cities. Every healer and doctor were being called in to help. Their father could not refuse and had left strict instructions for them so they wouldn't fall victim to the sickness. It worked for a time until someone who was sick had got close to Yuzu. Ichigo had blamed himself once they found out the younger Kurosaki was sick, she had hidden her symptoms well. Karin had stayed behind to care for her ailing twin. Luckily, both her and Ichigo hadn't gotten sick. They found out that they had some immunity to the plague.

Gathering the rest of his strength, Ichigo continue to climb. The temple he was trying to reach was said to belong to one of the old Goddess that was the patron of healers. The legend was that if you brought an offering the Goddess would hear you. Ichigo and Karin had scrounged for the right offering hoping that the Goddess would take pity on their younger sister. They were not asking for her to be healed by the Goddess just the medicine, a cure if there was one.

Bleeding fingers grabbed the edge of the only flat surface around. Ichigo was glad Karin had talked him into wearing his leathers. It protected his arms, chest, legs, and knuckles the rest of him though…not so much. hauling himself up and over the edge Ichigo fell on his back-panting gulping in air that his body felt starve of.

Once he felt like he could move, the orange headed teen turned back over to his stomach and groaned. The temple wasn't there, he had climb a sheer cliff face for nothing and failed his little sister. He was going to shout at the unfairness of if when a small giggle stopped. The teen whirled around looking for the owner for the sound and wondered how he missed anyone else here or how there was someone else on the little ledge.

The giggling got louder and Ichigo spun to see a small pink hair girl sitting on a rock. Seeing that she had his attention the little girl giggle again.

"Why are you up here mister?" she asked. Bright eyes shining with mischief. "Are you looking for the temple?"

Ichigo was on guard. The wind blew tousling the pink hair revealing pointed ears. The little girl wasn't human.

"It's rude to ignore others you know." She said with a pout.

" well excuse me, but I was taught to be wary of elves." Ichigo said back. The little girl may be small but elves of any age were still dangerous.

"oh, have you met any other elves to know this." She smiled. "We're not bad we just like to play."

"Uh."

"Oh, I know!" she hopped off the rock and bounded up to the stun teen. "How about I tell where Her temple is then you'll see that I'm not bad."

"How do you know I was looking for the temple?" Ichigo edge away from the pink hair child.

"why else would you be up here? and why didn't you use the stairs?" she tilted her head.

Ichigo twitched, "there were stairs?"

"Yep!" The orangette groaned why didn't he noticed. Seeing this the girl snickered. "My name is Yachiru what's yours?"

"Ichigo."

"Like the berry?"

Again, the teen twitch but held back the automatic response. He needed her help to get to the temple and it wouldn't do to anger her now. "Not really."

"Oh, okay then." With that she hopped up and climb to sit on his back.

"What the hell are you doing?!" he had to steady himself to adjust to the added weight.

"I can see everything for here so I can tell were to go." She chirped. "The stairs are that way!"

Ichigo sighed since there was no dislodging the little elf, he might as well follow her direction. Surprisingly, Ichigo found that the little elf wasn't as bad as he first thought, her sense of direction however was non-existent. They must have gone hours looking for the temple entrance before he decided to go the opposite direction.

Yachiru had laugh when they finally found the temple. She jumped off his back and ran ahead of him. Ichigo took his time taking in the sight of the healing Goddess main temple. Unlike the other temple's, he had been in this one looked really run down. He would never had known it was a temple if he wasn't looking for it. Heck he still didn't think it was one looking at it now.

"Are you sure this is the right place," he asked Yachiru.

"Yep!" she smiles up at him and walked deeper into the temple.

Ichigo raise a brow at that but shrugged it off and walked into the temple. The outside looked bad but the inside was just as bad. It was just a hole in the wall, no adornments no alter no nothing the indicate that it was temple of a Goddess. He looked around for Yachiru and found that she had disappeared and he couldn't see just where she had gone.

Sighing he might as well make the most of it. Going to the only flat rock, Ichigo took out his offering. It was a mixture of herbs that his mother had taught him and a small flask of water from the spring that only they could find. It wasn't the cure all of spring waters but it did heal most wounds and illness. He placed them on the flat rock and said a quick prayer then asked for the Goddesses help.

"My sister Yuzu is ill with the plague, I am not asking for a cure just medicine to help her fight it off. Or something to make her feel better. I would pay any price you asked in return even trade my life for hers." He waited before moving to the edge of the temple. He felt the air move and caught someone out of the corner of his eye.

"Such words should not be spoken lightly young man." a woman dressed in healer's garb said. She had long dark hair braided in the front instead of the back. A kind smile as she watched him. "would not your sister be upset should she know that she was the cause of your death?"

"what."

"Healers whether mortal or not would never ask such a price." She turned to the offerings. "such personal offerings, that speaks highly of you. But why come up here to this temple when there are others closer? Are you afraid of the ill?"

"No! I…I wouldn't be any good to my friends and family if I got sick. But I can't help everyone I come across that's impossible. I can only watch out for those I can." He spoke truthfully, he learned that he couldn't help everyone he came across.

"Smart, such insight but would you accept that that may be the same for a God?" Ichigo's head snapped up and a retort was on the tip of his tongue but a raised hand stopped any words from forming. "that being said, you asked something specific the price would be high because of that. would you be willing to give up everything to heal your sister?"

Ichigo didn't hesitate when answering. The woman didn't smile but she didn't frown either only nodded and spoke softly. "very well young Kurosaki. I accept your offering."

"Wait what." Now he really was surprise, wasn't the woman just a temple priestess.

Something must have showed because the woman laughed. "Did you think I would not answer young Kurosaki? Most do not but I try to listen to those who work hard to speak to me." She grew serious, "I ask a high price for the healing of your sister."

"I'll pay it."

"alright then your humanity for your sister's health."

Ichigo stared at the Goddess in front of him. his humanity did she mean his life. "So, my life?"

She shook her head, "No, what I am asking for is what makes you human." Seeing that he still didn't understand. "You would no longer be human."

"…oh. What will I be then." Thousands of thoughts ran through his head. All of them bad. If he couldn't be human and she wasn't taking his life then how was he to take care of his sisters. The village would never let him back in if he wasn't human.

She smiles sadly at him. "I am afraid I cannot answer for I do not know what will happen. Fate has a way of insuring that."

"I am still willing to pay, but please may I see my sisters one more time before I change. Just to make sure that they are okay?" he knew he was asking more than he should. But he wanted to make sure that Yuzu would be okay.

"The price has already been paid. But," she again stopped him from speaking. "I'll will hold off for seven days. On the night of the seventh day you will transform whether you make it home or not."

Ichigo sank to his knees in relief it was more than enough and more then he asked for. "Thank you," he said head bowed. "Thank you."

The Goddess smiled, she placed a small vial down near him. "This is what you asked for." Then the air had gone heavy and Ichigo quickly looked up only to see that the healing Goddess was gone. The offerings were gone and it was only him and the vial left in the temple.

He cradles the vail close to his chest and walked out. as he started down the stairs he stops. "Shit, it was a seven-day journey to get here, how am I going to get back in time." He took to steps at a time as he thought it over. "I can make it if I push it." What was two steps now the orangette took long jumps to skip over the steps.

. He had to find a horse that would cut time off and if he couldn't find one, Ichigo would run the entire way without stopping if he had too. Once he hit the ground he took off never looking back at the cliff, if he had he would've seen the Goddess watching.

"It would seem that that Masaki's child is very like her. So readily to give up everything to help their families." She turns to the shadow of the woman in question. "Your son is very much like his mother, he had grown quiet well." The shadow nodded, "Don't worry dear. I lied when I said I didn't know what would happen. He will be taken care of in the future." The shadow wavered before disappearing. The Goddess smiled as she felt the spirit of the woman finally pass on. Then she too returns to her realm.

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Ichigo staggered into the village that was his home. He panted from exhaustion as he pushed himself towards the home he shared with his sisters. It was well past midnight and it had been four days since he left the healing temple. Which gave him three days left to tend to his sisters. The thought gave him enough energy to run, if not in a straight line, the rest of the way home.

He was glad that no one was out to stop him as he burst through the front door and made his way up to Yuzu's and Karin's shared room. Despite how tired he was he moved towards the bed quietly and grinned. Karin was hanging off the side of the bed letting Yuzu have the most space. Ichigo ran his fingers through the younger Kurosaki's hair. Kneeling on the other side he placed the vial on the side table.

"hmm Ichigo?" Yuzu's exhausted voice hoarse from coughing asked.

"Hey, how ya feeling?" he kept his voice down so now to wake his other sister who no doubt had stayed up the past few days.

"better, where did you go? We were worried." Ichigo felt a little bad about leaving without so much as a note. But he thought that Karin would have said something since she knew what the plan was.

"Sorry but I got you something to make you better." He reached over for the vail. "If you can how bout you take some now."

Yuzu tiredly smile up at her brother. She didn't say or chided him about how he was looking or that she knew he hadn't eaten yet. once she felt better she would make him some of his favorite foods since he been working so hard.

She felt the bed shift and Ichigo lifting her up so that she was sitting more than laying down. A smooth surface was at her lips and she cough when some foul-tasting stuff ran into her mouth. But she made sure to drink every drop, Ichigo had gotten it for her and she knew that most medicines tasted nasty.

"Sorry didn't know it tasted that bad, but ya know how that is. Remember that one time dad gave that stuff that was supposed to help prevent the chicken bumps. And how we couldn't swallow it because it was so bad that we spat it out just as soon it touched our tongues."

"yeah mom added sugar to make it taste better." Yuzu giggled till she coughed.

"Calm down and go back to sleep. Let the medicine work okay." Ichigo tuck her back into bed and stored the vail somewhere that Yuzu couldn't see. She reached and grab his hand before he got far.

"Will you stay; just this once?" she had a weird feeling and didn't like it. Ichigo could never say no to Yuzu but he tried anyway.

"I am really dirty, I would get your bed messy and Karin would get angry about."

"Please."

"All alright," Yuzu smiled and scooted over as Ichigo climb in. He reached over Yuzu and gently pulled Karin up on the bed and got settle. "Good night."

"Night big brother." Yuzu snuggled up to Ichigo and was back asleep.

The next morning, Yuzu woke feeling much better but her sister and Ichigo would not let her leave the bed. she pouted but listen to what they said. Later, Ichigo carried her down stairs and out into the sun. then back to his room for the night. His reasons where that the girls bed and sheets needed to be burned so that they don't get sick again.

The girls became suspicious that something was bothering their brother when he didn't come back upstairs. With Karins supporting her, they went looking for Ichigo and found him slump over the kitchen table. At first, they thought that he was still tired from his trip but Yuzu feeling from earlier made her think otherwise. So, not wanting to wait till morning, she walked right up to her brother.

"What's wrong Ichigo." She asked softly. Ichigo still flinch though and Yuzu zero in on it. She became worried, Ichigo never would have flinched like that. "Ichigo?"

Karin had come up beside her and they waited for the orangette to speak. Instead he grabbed both and hug them tightly. They got more worried when he started whispering.

"Forgive me." He clung tighter to them. "Please forgive me." They returned the hug and let Ichigo get whatever he was feeling out. they would not push him for answers.

Ichigo did have intentions of telling his sisters about the price for the medicine, but he was nervous about telling them. he now only have two days left to get everything in order his time was running out. while he could guess that his sisters would understand and would follow him after he transformed, Ichigo didn't want that for them. they had a life in the village and since he had no idea what he was turning into he didn't want to endanger them should it be dangerous.

The next morning after Yuzu had another dose of medicine they sat at the kitchen table. Ichigo was making them breakfast. Karin was the first the break the silence.

"Ichigo what happen while you were away?"

Ichigo stop for only a second before going back to finish cooking his sisters their eggs. Once they were plated he sat at the table. He took a big breath and started talking. By the time, he was done the food had gone cold and his sisters were in his lap. Yuzu was feeling guilty about the whole thing but Ichigo and Karin were quick to stop her telling her that is was his choice and that he would do again many times over.

"You only have two days left?"

"Yeah, tomorrow night…is my last night as a human."

"And we can't come with you?" Yuzu asked teary eyed.

Ichigo smiled fondly at his sisters and shook his head. "No, but if it turns out okay I might be able to come back one day." That perk both girls up and Yuzu showing more to be her normal self, leap into the kitchen.

"Then I am going to make all your favorites and Karin will get all the herbs together just in case you might need them. you never know." She bounced around the room.

Ichigo was at a loss for words. Both his sisters reacted differently but it was better than he hoped. While his sisters took care of what they thought that he might need. Ichigo went looking for his friend then he planned on visiting his mother's grave.

Once that was done they sat down for another meal and another day passed. The next day the mood was more somber. This would be the last day that they would be a family again. Tonight, Ichigo would be leaving and not coming back. His sisters had his packs stack by the door the smell of herbs and food filled the space. The small family hadn't strayed from each other all day, Ichigo did whatever the girls wanted, include taking Yuzu and Karin out to the spring. The girls didn't want him leaving without a small thing of that.

The sun was setting when they started to make their way home. For Ichigo it would be the last time and they wanted to drag it out longer. But time would not wait for them as his transformation began. At first it was his skin itching and when he wouldn't stop they took his arm away to see why. The girls started dragging him home when they saw that his arm was covered in scales.

They didn't make it that far before Ichigo fell over crying out in pain as bones started shifting. Everything from his mouth to his feet hurt. He was so focus on the pain he didn't feel himself being picked up by Chad and that the giant took him into the forest until he was placed back on the ground.

"Chad," he said through clinch teeth. "Get my sisters... get them home…don't let them out." he screams as one bone snapped.

His big friend nodded and did as he was told. Ichigo was left to his transformation alone and in pain. He felt and heard everything from his bones snapping and mending back to his skin ripping. What he didn't see though was that he was growing longer and larger. The scales covering his new armor skin and his eyes turning from their warm brown to hot amber with slits for pupils. His fingers thicken and fused leaving him on four and his nails turned to claws. His legs arranged themselves so that now he could no longer stand up right, his knees bent backwards and his feet reshaped themselves and formed into talons. While his arms went from his sides to his front and the muscles thicken. His chest narrowed to allow this then expanded as muscles reattached themselves and organs enlarged. He turned over as the pain went to his back as ridges and small spikes trailed down. Two medium size horns grew from his head as his face elongated before taking on a more triangle shape and fangs grew out his back teeth becoming seriated. A tail sprouted from his back thick with muscle and the at the end it flatten out as fins grew from the sides.

All through the night he changed until he black out from the pain. It was pre-dawn when he woke next tired and still in pain. Ichigo ignored that as he tried to get up only sway a bit from his new height. Looking down at his front feet he temporarily panics and tripped over his own four feet and came crashing down.

After struggling to get untangle from his limbs Ichigo tries again. It takes him four tries before he can stand and another three before he can walk. The first place he heads to is the spring, it's the only place that he knows without a doubt that he can rest in peace. He is still tired and hungry and thirsty and he wanted to see his reflection in the water. He was curious about just what he became.

He found the spring just as the sun reach over the horizon. As he drank from the water he saw what he was. Black shiny scales covered his head and long fin like ears flicked back and forth, the back scales flowed down to meet white and orange mixing the three before separating again. His middle was orange before turning back to black on his hind legs and tail. The white covered his front legs and bottom part of his long neck and stomach. Ichigo's new body was not to slim but not bulky. Flexing his felt the power muscles in his front and back legs and tail. In all Ichigo thought he looked similar to one those big cats that his aunt was so fond of.

Looking back at his reflection Ichigo could only guess what he was now, but if that was true he was missing something. In all the stories that he had heard he never heard one where a dragon didn't have wings. But to all appearances he was a dragon, just wingless. Which let him to another problem. Dragons were supposed to be extinct, the old Kings from a hundred years ago had them all hunted and killed. So, what was the point of turning him into one if he was just going to be alone. One ear flicked as he heard soft light steps.

Ichigo rumbles to warned off who was approaching before remembering that only three others would know where to look. The spring hid itself well and only allowed certain people to find it. So, it didn't surprise him when Karin and Yuzu tumble out of the bushes.

They stared at each other before Yuzu cooed. "Wow Ichigo you look so cute." There was a odd twinkle in her eyes.

Karin snickered. "Yeah big bro, you look so adorable." Ichigo rolled his eyes and was going to say something back but what came out wasn't something that the girls could understand. It was like a growl but also sounded like a purr.

'I can't talk. They won't be able to understand me!' he thought.

"I think he can't talk to us anymore." Yuzu said sadly.

"Yeah, I guess he wouldn't be able too not with a mouth like that." Karin added.

Yuzu walked over to her brother and petting his front leg. "are you sure you want to leave Ichigo? You'll be all alone."

'I'll be fine Yuzu, I can't stay here. someone will notice sooner or later.' He wished that he could say that but again it only sounded like a soft rumble to his sisters.

"You know he can't Yuzu. If word got around that there was a dragon then some people would come and hunt him down. Then he would have to leave anyway." Karin said. "But that doesn't mean that he can't come back and visit; right?" she looked pointedly at him. and Ichigo nodded a little amused at the scowl she gave him.

"yeah, your right, but I'll miss you and what do we tell daddy, or uncle and aunty?"

'please don't tell goat face, that's the last thing we need is to hear him wailing and making shit up. Kisuke I don't want to think about and Yoruichi…no just no.' his sisters giggle when they heard him groan.

"I am sure we'll figure something out. but first before you disappear on us again." Karin and Yuzu started digging through their bags. Yuzu had a very long thick rope while Karin pulled out a large leather water bag. "Since you can't take the other stuff we packed then you can at least carry the spring water with you. You may not be human anymore but you're still a Kurosaki and you can't leave without your bit of spring. Never know when it would come in handy."

Yuzu nodded, "and we place the water container in the leather so it won't spill out." she beamed up at Ichigo.

The new dragon lower his head so that they could throw the rope around him and he let it slide down. Using one of his front clawed feet he rearranged it so it sat a bit more comfortable. Ichigo was rather glad that he could still use his front feet like hands. Though he might miss his thumbs for that extra holding power that his human hands had.

"Oh, before we forget Chad got you a big cow to eat." Yuzu chirp and sprinted off. Ichigo looked at Karin in confusion.

"eh don't ask me, it was her idea." She shrugged her shoulders. "he helped drag it out here but said that he would wait till we were done."

'well it's a good thing since I'm starving.' Ichigo followed his sister out of the woods and true to her words there was a large fat cow, already butcher, waiting for him. but he didn't start eating and looked a bit shy to do so. Karin came to his rescue.

"Yuzu we better go. Say your goodbyes." She didn't look at Ichigo though and the dragon could see that she was holding back tears. Yuzu wasn't and ran to her changed brother.

"but I don't won't him to go!" she cried. "He's our brother he should stay here with us."

"you already know why he can't." Karin snapped but there was no harshness to it. "We need to be strong so he doesn't worry."

Yuzu still crying shook her head and clung tighter to the leg she had attached herself too. Ichigo lowered his head again and nuzzled his sister's. he didn't want to leave either but it was too dangerous for him to remain. Karin came up on his other side and joined Yuzu in their last hug before she took her still crying sister and ran away from their brother. Ichigo watched forlornly as they disappeared, he looked at the meal they left no longer as hungry as he was.

But knowing he might not have such easy meals in the future ate the still warm meat, though looking at the steaming carcass Ichigo really didn't know if he wanted to eat it. Just thinking that all his meals were going to be like this was making his stomach lurch and roll. But he needed to eat, sucking it up he held the body with his front talons and took a small bite fangs slicing thru it like a hot knife does butter and had to stop himself from throwing it back up as the warm bloodied meat slid down his neck. Ichigo shivered this was going to take some getting used to.

Once full and feeling a bit queasy he walked back to the spring, he would let his body rest before he left the area. He still didn't know where he could go nor how to hunt in his new form. It was tempting to stay but.

' no I can do this, I don't regret having done this.'

With a huff of air Ichigo going by instinct made a nest of leaves and warm rocks before falling asleep. Tomorrow he would have to do things like he always did, he would just have to wing it and hope for the best. That night his dreams were restless as voices that he never heard before called to him. he couldn't understand every word but he felt something, he had a headache from the multiple of colors zooming in front of him. He jerked awake scattering his nest as he thrashes.

'that felt too real,' Ichigo saw that it was past midday too early for him to start his journey. So, a bit reluctantly he fell back asleep. This time there were no voices waiting for him.

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across the continent, a large red and blue with bits of white dragon sat watching over his clan. A sigh next to him alerted him to one of his members and friends presence. The mostly white and black with red horns dragon was one of the quietest dragons he had ever met. He was also one the smartest and stubbornness one too.

"I am surprise you could get away from Ratchet, your mate, and your brothers; Prowl." Optimus smirked down at his friend.

Prowl huffed, "they worry over nothing. I am fine."

"Yes, Ratchet can be a bit overbearing, but he means well." Optimus turned back to watch the some of the younger member's race each other. "you had us worried last night. You and the twins, I don't think I have ever seen Jazz act so bad. Not eve the time when the Decepticon's nearly took your wings."

"There was no need to have worried, I now realized what happen. Though I do not know what happen to Sideswipe and Sunstreaker. It's possible that their collapse was unrelated to mine." Prowl flicked his tail kicking up a small rock and flicking it towards some bushes. Optimus chose to ignore the startles yelp that came from there.

"Ratchet believes that your collapse was due to some of your activities with Jazz." He said instead and held back a grin at the blush that Prowl pulled off. Dragons don't blush but some can change the color of their scales.

"I…it has nothing to do with that, he is well aware that I cannot have young. Jazz knows this I informed him when he started courting me." The white and black dragon's wings droop a bit. "But I know that I was not the only one affected last night." He glanced up at his leader then looking at the artifact hanging around his neck.

"I did receive something though vague on what it was. Just feelings of a new life and that someone will be coming." Those huge wings rose and fell in a shrug.

Prowl nodded though he had gotten more information than that. "Same with me, but for me this is about a debt I owe. It is time for me to repay it."

Optimus waited for Prowl to say more but the smaller dragon was tight lipped about it. They sat in silence before Ratchet came stomping towards them with a frantic Bluestreak on his tail. Prowl fondly sighed in exasperation before excusing himself. Optimus watched as the smaller dragon was unceremoniously picks by the healer's jaws and dragged back to the white and red dragons den.

Optimus waited for the silver shadow that was Jazz to slip out of his hiding place rubbing the area that no doubt was hit by the rock Prowl had flicked. He nodded towards Optimus before following, at a safer distance, Ratchet. The large dragon soon joined them but he was checking on two others who had collapse along with Prowl.

Twins were rare in the dragon world and normally did not survive past hatching. Many believe them to be bad omens and would destroy them once found. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker had survive the odds even as they were forced to fight in the pits for human entertainment. While most dragons in Optimus's clan didn't hate humans, they didn't trust them either. The twins however loath them and would sooner have nothing to do with them. it was because of humans that Dragons had to hid chased out of their homelands. Many species many tribes went extinct. Prowl and his brothers were the only ones left of theirs with very little hope of being able to repopulate.

The twins had a den on the very outskirts of the clan holdings next to the three crystal dragons since they had only trusted them in the beginning. Now it was because the novelty of having their own space appealed to them and the reason why they hadn't moved to one near the rest of clan.

Optimus landed just outside the den. Against Ratchets orders the two had retreated to their den instead of staying with the healer. He waited for them to approach him instead of him entering. The wait wasn't long as Sideswipe poked his head out the entrance with a smile on his face. Though to the leader of the clan could tell it was forced.

"Oh, hey Optimus something you need us for?" the red and black dragon asked but kept sending glances back behind him.

"No, not now. I notice that you weren't with Ratchet and became concern."

"ah yeah sorry about leaving without saying anything but we weren't that bad. Just tried really." Grumbles could be heard from behind the red twin. "and we sleep better in our own den."

"yes, I understand, but you and your brother are alright?"

"Yep! Sunny even started a new project." Sideswipe beamed completely ignoring the hiss that his brother sent him.

Optimus smiled, Sunstreaker had a rare talent of being an artist. Long ago many humans had traded for such works before the old Kings called for their blood. It was a shame that the yellow dragons work would only be seen by the tight knit clan that had adopted them.

"that is good to hear, I also wish to know if you two had felt anything last night?" shuffling in the back of the den stilled and Sideswipe froze. "Prowl and I felt something and I wish to see if you two did as well."

"Um…I-we…we may have saw something." Sideswipe croaked out. "But couldn't tell ya much though. Just colors."

Optimus cock a ridge at that short unsure answer. "I see, anything else. Maybe patterns or if whether it was kin?"

"Orange." Sunstreaker snapped out.

"It could have been a dragon." Sideswipe added but he didn't look at his leader. "Sorry Optimus but we don't know."

He was hiding something Optimus knew it. But they would not tell him, they never did. He sighed they didn't trust him fully and the larger dragon knew that it was mostly due to his rank. As leader, he could banish them if he chose, he never would though. No, the only ones that they trust unconditionally were Prowl and Ratchet. Thinking Optimus would see if the two could get the what the twins were hiding.

"Alright, thank you for your time." He said dipping his head slightly. "Finish your rest but make sure that you check in with either Prowl or Ratchet before night fall." It wasn't an order but it was filled with concern.

Sideswipe heard it and smiled up at Optimus. "yeah will do boss."

The large dragon nodded and walked back to the middle of their clan's dens. Sideswipe glance back at his twin.

"Why didn't you want to tell Optimus the rest. That we felt something more."

"Because, it means nothing. We don't need another dragon joining us. we have each other and that's all we need."

"…yeah but, if we felt our fated then-

"Then nothing. All that talk about finding your fated mate means zero to us. we're already fated we can't have a third." Sunstreaker snapped at his brother and turned his back to him. if Sideswipe didn't know him so well then, that action would have hurt but he knew just as Sunstreaker knew. Hope was too fragile and they didn't want to feel it's loss again. The yellow and black dragon was right, who would ever love them when all others were afraid.

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Chapter Ends.

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