Okay first of all I would love to thank everyone who has reviewed. So because of all of the reviews I thought I'd update the story a little early. I hope everyone enjoys this chapter and if I get as many good reviews as last time I'll update early again.


Chapter 2

Conversation

Veronica watched as the sun go down in the west. She turned to look at Sam and Mikaela and saw they were kissing on top of Bumblebee. She shook her head and looked up at Optimus who had just sent a message to Autobot survivors. She quickly sat up in a tree and gazed around at everything. Ironhide and Ratchet were both in vehicle modes parked right next to Bumblebee.

Optimus was about to transform when he looked down and barely saw Veronica in the tree.

"Veronica, why aren't you with Sam and Mikaela?" he asked.

Veronica was a little startled when Optimus spoke and nearly fell out of the tree.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you." he said apologetic.

"Oh it's okay. Sam and Mikaela are having their alone time….if you can call having an alone time when they're lying on top of Bumblebee and they're out where everyone can see them." she replied.

Optimus looked at Sam and Mikaela and saw that they were kissing on top of Bumblebee and had to chuckle a little bit.

"Well, knowing him, he's probably feeling really uncomfortable right now." he chuckled.

Veronica looked up at him and then back at the sunset.

"Do you have a mate?" he asked seeing her dreamy daze towards the scenery.

"No." she replied simply, "Never really been interested in dating at the moment...There was this one guy I dated for a while, but…"

"What?" he asked with concern.

"But one day after he left my house a drunk driver hit him head on and he suffered for two days before dying."

Optimus was quiet after she finished. She was heart broken after her boyfriend was killed. It broke her heart and she felt like she could never love again.

"I'm sorry." he said quietly.

"It was a few years ago, I've slowly gotten over his death, but I miss him so much. The boys at the school are all assholes and think they're all that…Charles wasn't like that at all. He respected his girlfriends and when something went wrong he was always there…we used to come here and sit in the tree just thinking about our future." she whispered slowly letting tears fall from her eyes.

Optimus didn't know what to do. She was telling him something she probably hadn't told anyone else. She then laughed quietly, "I blamed my dad for his death because he really didn't like me dating any guy. I said he had planned the accident and planed the murder."

She looked down at the ground and turned around when she heard voices. She saw Sam and Mikaela walking their way.

"Hey Optimus, hey Veronica, what are you guys doing?" asked Mikaela.

"Just talking." replied Veronica whipping away the last few tears.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

Optimus looked down at Veronica not knowing if he should tell Mikaela what she had told him.

"I was just talking to Optimus, he had asked me why I didn't have a boyfriend." she replied.

"Oh…"

Sam walked up to Veronica who had hopped out of the tree and walked over to her human friends. Sam gave Veronica a friendly hug and kissed his girlfriend and said, "I think it's time we get on home."

Mikaela agreed and Veronica didn't say anything, she just watched the last of the sunset. The sky was slowly turning a dark blue as the stars lit up the night sky. Mikaela and Sam started walking towards Bumblebee who was still in vehicle mode.

"Veronica aren't you coming?" asked Mikaela.

"I think I would like to stay here a little bit longer. I have so many good memories here." she whispered.

Sam and Mikaela both looked at each other and then asked, "How will you get home? I mean we can send Bumblebee to pick you up…."

"I'll take her home Sam." said Optimus.

Sam looked up at Optimus and so did Veronica.

"Optimus you really don't have to, I can always walk. Its good exercise to walk." whispered Veronica.

"Its either I take you home or you go home right now with Sam and Mikaela." he replied.

"Fine." she grumbled.

"Okay, call me when you get home girl." called Mikaela.

Veronica looked up at Optimus and asked, "Why?"

"Well why do you want to stay longer?" he asked.

"Because…it brings back old memories of Charles and I…" she replied, "Thanks again about earlier and I am truly sorry."

Optimus bent down to her level and said, "Veronica, I've already told you its okay. I knew you were going to scream. You had just been encountered by Starscream and you didn't know the difference when I saved you."

Veronica sighed again. She felt like she could tell Optimus anything. Of course they had just met, but she thought of him as a good friend, nothing more and nothing less. About that time Ironhide and Ratchet transformed and were by Optimus looking down at Veronica.

"Sir, by my scans of the human it seems like she's very depressed." said Ratchet.

Ironhide looked down at Veronica and couldn't help but agree with Ratchet.

"Sir, I think the girl needs to be alone for a little bit." he whispered to the Autobot leader so softly Veronica couldn't hear.

Veronica looked up at the two giant robots and got up and walked over to the tree she was sitting in earlier. Suddenly a gust of wind started to blow past her making her shiver. She sat down trying to keep herself warm when suddenly the wind was blocked. She looked up and saw Optimus blocking the wind from Veronica. She let out a tired yawn and Optimus said, "I think I need to start taking you home about now. You sound tired."

Veronica looked up at Optimus about to protest, but stopped when her eyes nearly fell shut. She nodded agreeing with Optimus. Optimus then moved away from Veronica, the wind blowing against her making her shiver. She looked up and saw Optimus transform into a semi. His door opened and Veronica slowly walked over to the truck and climbed in. Inside the heat was on and was already warming Veronica's body. Veronica started to doze off when Optimus started driving towards her house. She slowly slumped down in the chair her feet getting close to the gas pedals. Optimus felt her weight slowly easing up on the gas pedal and drove on.

Optimus slowly stopped at her house, when she didn't move he knew she had fallen asleep. He let out a sigh, the girl had lost her true love because of a drunk driver and she said she had gotten over him…he knew she hadn't. She had grown depressed today by mentioning him. Optimus sunk down on his wheels and turned off his engine and all was silent. Veronica was fast asleep in the driver's seat.

The only sound that could be heard was the sounds of the crickets and frogs. Fireflies were flying around flashing every once in a while trying to find a mate. Optimus thought the life on this planet was very amusing. Suddenly a loud noise erupted from behind them. Optimus did a scan around the whole perimeter and found out it was only a cat that knocked over a trash can.

Veronica slowly stirred and murmured, "Where are we?"

"We're at your house." he replied.

"How did you know where I lived?" she questioned.

"I searched the web. I looked up your name and then your address. I then used mapquest to get directions to your house." he replied.

"Wow…" she could only say.

"Well I think I'm going in now. Maybe I'll see you tomorrow?"

Optimus revved his engine and replied, "Most likely, if I see Sam and Mikaela then I'll most likely see you also."

Veronica smiled a little smile and ran in the house and the next thing Optimus heard were her parents yelling at her as to why she was home so late. He checked his eternal clock and saw it was 1:00 in the morning. He slowly drove off to meet with the rest of the Autobots. The girl had a traumatic experience that day and she had told him something she probably didn't tell Sam or Mikaela. Of course he was her friend now, she could tell him anything. The only thing he was afraid of that Starscream and if any other Decepticons alive would try to get revenge for Megatron and bring Sam, Mikaela into the war again, but this time Veronica would be involved.


Okay please review! No flames. There's no romance yet they're just friends. Again please review!