This is it! I'm done with chapter two. I wanna thank all followers, liker and in particular who reviewed the story: THANKS TO ALL!
Ps: A special one for Halo... always so kind to help me!
Chapter two
"But what are you thinking?" Ratchet's screams echoed throughout the main hangar "And you? Are you crazy?" he said turning to his leader and friend putting both hands on the hips and approached the big mech menacingly. Prime took a few steps back. Only to be sure.
Bulkhead and Bumblebee had accompanied the three Humans at home and in the big room there were only Optimus, Arcee and the doctor. All in their robot form.
"My friend, I ..." tried to tell the young Prime.
"Yep yep yep ... I do not want to listen to you now!" replied the white and red mech as he brought a hand on optics. Then the fury of the doctor turned to the blue and purple femme "And you? How did you dare to engage our leaders in such an unseemly situation?".
"Ratchet ... I ..." but she was quickly silenced by the firm hand of the doctor.
"Do you realize in what situation did you put yourself?" Ratchet said in an exasperated tone.
The two Autobots exchanged a confused look.
"Oh for Primus' sake Optimus!" now it seemed that the tone of the old mech there was also a tone of despair "You and Arcee? Together? For a date?" said the old 'Bot, opening his arms and widening his optics.
But Prime didn't seem to catch what his old friend was saying. The big red and blue Autobot stared impassively at the mech in front of him.
"Grrr ..." Ratchet did nothing to hide his frustration. But no more. He turned and disappeared into the long, dark hallway that led to the personal quarters of the Autobots. The curses of the doctor stopped only when it was heard the heavy metal door of his room close behind him.
Arcee and Optimus exchanged another look confused. Then the femme merely shrug, while the big mech stared a moment longer at the point where Ratchet was gone.
A slightly touch on the arm turned his attention. Optimus looked down and saw Arcee's little hand resting on his.
"Thank you ... I know it is not easy for you" she whispered, blushing.
Prime gave her a sweet smile "I just want to lend a helping hand".
Then the femme pulled his frame down, put a hand on his left cheek and gave him a kiss on the right one.
Optimus was taken aback by the sweet gesture of his SIC and stiffened. Arcee was unable to decide what had been the Prime's reaction, but she had the impression that her leader was annoyed.
"I ... I should not do it ... I'm sorry ..." the femme transformed and ran out of the base before Optimus could have any reaction.
The big mech stood in the large hangar, alone, with a hand resting on the cheek that Arcee had just kissed. Then he felt a strange sensation within his spark. It wasn't an unpleasant feeling and it wasn't unknown. He had had that feeling. A long time ago. With Elita. And he had promised himself that he would never have tried to no one the same feeling.
But this time was different. This time it was more intense.
It was so intense that Prime moved his hand from the cheek to his chest.
"Hey Boss bot what's up?" Bulkhead's voice broke into the processors of the red and blue mech bringing him back to reality.
"What?"
The former Wrecker stared curiously at his leader "Are you ok, Optimus? You look ..." He paused to look for appropriate and non-offensive words "strange".
Prime put a hand on the shoulder of his comrade "It's alright my friend ... is a strange night, that's all".
"You can say it!" responded with enthusiasm the green giant.
"In what way?" Optimus asked curiously.
"Well ... " another pause and another curious look by Prime "You have to admit that the idea that you and Arcee go out together as a couple, is rather ... "
particular" another pause "and strange...".
"We do not go out like a COUPLE! We're just trying to help out the young Jack!" Optimus had to be a bit too annoyed because the big green mech looked at him confused and hurt.
"Sorry Boss, it was not my intention to offend you" murmured the former Wrecker.
Optimus let out a deep sigh and put his hand on the shoulder of his soldiers again "Bulkhead, I am the one who must apologize! This whole thing makes me ... I do not know" he concluded shaking his helm a little.
"It 's been so long since you do it, don't you?".
"What?" Prime he asked confused.
"Go out with a femme?" .
The big red and blue mech didn't answer immediately.
"Oh come on Boss Bot! I'm Sure the femme queuing up to go out with you on Cybertron".
A hint of a smile appeared on the Autobots' leader lips. In fact, before and during the Great War he had been the focus of several femme, but he never took advantage of his status to have fun with the opposite sex. And then there was Elita at the time, so ...
"I'm sure everything will be fine ..." continued the big mech in the green at the silence of his leader "I mean it for Jack!" and he walked toward his quarters, once again leaving Optimus alone with his thoughts.
The evening of the date
Arcee was in her holographic form in the home of June Darby. She was in the guest room in front of the large mirror that covered the wall near the window. She couldn't take her eyes off the reflection: she felt so ... weird.
She didn't know how June and Miko persuaded her to do this. The two human had come in the afternoon at the base and they had literally dragged her to Jack's house. Here had begun a series of strange preparations for the evening. Hot bath, shampoo, facial cleansing. And the end result was what she was seeing in the mirror: the hair was gathered behind the neck, but in a way that leaves them to come down anyway so soft on the shoulders. A light makeup covering her face, a little blush to give color to the cheeks, pink eyeshadow that faded into a white and a touch of cherry red lipstick that matched the red of her minidress. At the foot had a pair of ballet flats, red enamel. On Cybertron the only thing you had to worry about was when you went out for a date was to have your own armor clean and shiny. Here, on Earth, all these strange rituals were so ... alien for the poor femme. And then, it was Jack's great evening, not hers. She had tried to address the question to June and Miko but the two human females had replied only that men were in need of a lot less preparation than women for such a event.
And in fact, once he had chosen the clothes to wear, within half an hour Jack was ready to leave. The teeenager was wearing a black T-shirt with two white stripes across chest and a small Japanese flag near the left shoulder, classic jeans and white and black tennis shoes. His hair was tousled as usual.
"Did you fall into the shave?" Miko asked waving a hand in front of her nose.
Jack pretended to ignore the question and headed for Arcee.
"Arcee Wow ... you're so ... so ..." the teen seemed to lack the words.
"Feminine? Yes and yes ... you have t ..." but the Japanese girl didn't have time to finish what she was saying because Jack cut her off.
"No. .. beautiful! You're So beautiful, Arcee! Optimus is lucky...really" the raven boy's words were not those of a boy in love, they were those of a brother who was addressing his big sister.
Arcee's cheeks were stained a bright red "Thanks... you are very nice Jack ..." she finally said with a weak voice.
June stood on the sidelines watching the scene with bright eyes. A proud mother of her children.
"Hey but where is Prime? It's almost seven and ...".
Ding-Dong
"I'll go!" Miko yelled as she ran towards the entrance of the house. She opened the door and stood with her mouth wide open and, for the first time in a long time, without words. In front of her, there was one of the most beautiful male specimens appeared on planet Earth. But pity that he was not even an earthling.
Optimus was wearing a red shirt with two large pockets on the chest, a very light pair of jeans, a blue canvas belt and a pair of sneakers, red and blue. The beard of a few days before was gone, the hair was cut very short, his blue eyes seemed to glow with their own light.
"Come in Optimus!" June Darby was to break the silence.
"Thank you ..." Prime went beyond Miko. The girl continued to stare at the Autobot leader as a child observes a mountain of cotton candy. Optimus was a bit disturbed by the situation and gave the Japanese several curious glances. But then his eyes fell on Arcee.
He had never dwelt on the beauty of the human females. But he was sure that, at that moment, his friend and fellow soldier was the personified perfection.
Arcee raised a hand and waved. Prime seemed to wake up from the temporary trance.
"So ..." Jack started walking back and forth with hands back to himself "I told Sierra that we'll go to pick her up at 19:30 to go to dinner and a movie. I explained that my older sister Cee is in town and we would come out with her and her boyfriend Tim .. that would be you "Jack said pointing to Optimus.
"Wh-what?" asked the two Autobots at the same time.
Jack despite the puzzled looks of those present "Now you're back for organizing ..." but she didn't have time to terminate phase
"BUT WHAT FOR PRIMUS' SAKE HAVE YOU HAD IN MIND?" the scream of rage Arcee interrupted Jack.
"Why? It seemed a good idea ..." he tried to justify.
"A Good Idea? A GOOD IDEA? Could not you just tell her that we were two friends passing through town? No! You had to tell her that I and Optimus got engaged and maybe we're getting married!" the Autobot femme was fuming but she also saw Optimus' hurt look "Prime, without offense, but this is just ... weird! What do you think we should do? Kiss in front of everyone, perhaps?".
"Oh well ... such a horrible thing to kiss Optimus Prime! Poor Arcee, I'm so sorry for you!" Miko said in an ironic tone.
The Autobot leader shook his head and said nothing.
"It's not what I meant!" said the femme turning to Optimus. Her leader and friend stood motionless, silent, impassive. Or so it would seem. In fact his eyes lurked something. Regret? Disappointment? Pain? Arcee for a moment thought she had him in some way. She walked over to him and put her hand on his arm.
"Are you ok?" she asked gently.
Prime just nodded then turned to Jack, "We have to go!" he said and marched out the door.
"Enjoy yourself ... and do not be late!" June said as she kissed her son on the cheek.
"Mom! Please!" replied the young human before following Optimus out of the door.
"Arcee... have fun!" Miko finally said with an evil grin on the face.
The Autobot femme just take a deep breath and get to the two who were waiting at the bottom of the driveway.
At Sierra's home
She didn't know exactly why she had accepted Jack Darby's invitation. She had always considered the boy a strange one, all home, school and work. No party, no fun. He was always on the sidelines, alone or at most in the company of the twelve year old nerd and that extravagant and noisy Japanese girl.
But there was something Sierra found appealing Jack Darby. That air of darkness, lonely. She didn't know for sure. Something had caught her attention and she wanted to satisfy the curiosity about the raven-haired shy guy. And then Jack would bring his sister and her boyfriend. Two full aduls. So motorized. It was a good opportunity to get out of the boring Jasper, Nevada, and go to a place a little more ... eventful.
Sierra was old enough to drive, but his father, an overprotective man, had not yet bought her a car.
It was 19:33 and his dates was late. Sierra had dressed informally for that appointment. Hair in a simple ponytail, a blouse with purple and blue flowers, blue shorts and ballet flats.
Just before taking the phone from her bag to call Jack, she was dazzled by a pair of enormous yellow headlights. When her eyes adjusted, she saw parked at the bottom of his driveway was a big red and blue truck. She also saw that behind it, there was somehow attached Jack's motorbike. The girl stared at him curiously. But then she was distracted by the opening of both doors.
From the passenger side, came out Jack and a very pretty young woman, well-dressed with and big blue eyes. On the other side, came out of a man, tall, muscular, with blue eyes that seemed to glow with their own light. The three approached the girl.
"Hello Sierra ..." said the raven-haired boy with a big smile on his lips.
"You're so weird Darby!" Sierra said laughing while her fingers touched the door of the truck.
But her eyes fell immediately on the other two occupants of the cabin. In particular, on the one who, until recently, was sitting behind the wheel.
"Oh ... yes ... Sierra, I'd like to introduce you my sister Cee" the boy said as the two women shook hands.
"I've heard a lot about you Sierra, it is a pleasure to meet you!" Arcee said gently.
"I hope for the best ... but I've never heard of you before two days ago. Odd, is not it?" the younger woman said while all the time she kept her eyes glued on Optimus.
Jack cleared his throat and Arcee stared at the girl, contrite. For a few moments, you could cut the tension with a knife.
It was Prime who interrupted that delicate moment "Hello" he said, reaching for Sierra "I'm Tim, Arcee's boy...friend".
"I had imagined ... it's a real pleasure to meet you, Tim" said the girl in seductive tone "You know, I've always liked guys with a strong handshake and big trucks".
Sierra and Optimus stood with their hands clasped for a few seconds too long for the SIC Autobots' tastes. A strange heat went up for her artificial body. Jealousy? No, she couldn't be jealous, she wouldn't have had a reason. Despite this inner rational reasoning, Arcee grabbed Prime's arm, threw a look of anger toward the redhead girl, who did nothing but pass the buck on the ponytail and throw it in Jack's face.
The Autobot leader was confused by the reaction of the femme, but he didn't say anything to not to aggravate the situation.
Meanwhile, Jack watched the scene intrigued and, at the same time, slightly scared.
"We-we want to go?" he said, turning to the man who had to driving.
Optimus, once again, said nothing, but nodded. The three went up the three steps and sat down on the soft leather seats. Sierra gave a quick glance around.
"Oh well ... there is also a bed ... it seems useful for many purposes" she said winking at Prime.
Optimus just nodded, started the engine, inserted in first gear, left the brake and did move the big truck down the road that would take them to the restaurant.
They had 15 miles to go and the silence that reigned in the passenger compartment was surreal.
Jack watched Sierra from the corner his eyes, but the girl didn't take hers from Optimus. Arcee, despite her eyes were fixed forward on the street, looked annoyed.
This trip will be endless thought the raven teenager to himself, letting go of a deep and loud sigh.
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