"Are you kidding me!?" Heatwave yelled from the living room.
Cody set his history book down on the counter. He walked into the living room.
"Hey, Heatwave, what's up?" He asked.
Heatwave threw his phone on the floor.
"My parents are coming over."
"Noble! I finally get to meet them." He was grinning now.
Heatwave glared at him.
"It's not noble, Cody."
Heatwave leaned forward to grab his phone from the floor.
"Why? Aren't you excited to see them?"
"Don't get me wrong, I am excited. It's just..."
"Just what?" Cody sat in the seat across from him.
"Well, My room is an absolute mess, I haven't called either of them in a month, last time I did my laundry was three years ago, and also I really don't want them to meet Kade!"
Cody stared for a few moments before speaking.
"I can help you clean and do laundry."
"What?"
"I'm trying to help solve your problems."
Heatwave leaned back and smiled at the young boy.
"I warn you now, I haven't seen my floor in a year and my closet is so horrifying I don't go anywhere near it."
Cody laughed. "Have you seen MY room?"
"Nothing could be worse than under your bed." Heatwave chuckled.
"Also, you just have to say sorry."
"For what?"
"For not calling them for like a month."
"Oh, right." Heatwave stood up.
"Well, child, lets go clean the death trap that I call my room."
He pulled Cody up from the chair.
"Hey, 'Wave."
"Yeah?"
"You should meet them anywhere but here so they don't have to meet Kade at first."
"Good idea."
They walked downstairs to Heatwave's room.
A week passed and, with the help of Cody, Heatwave's room was clean and his laundry was done. Heatwave sat in a swivel chair at one of the local cafe's, Cody was sitting next to him. Cody was sipping a decaf chocolate mocha and Heatwave was drinking a pumpkin spice latte. They were waiting on Heatwave's parents, who were ten minutes late.
"Think they're lost?" The blond boy asked.
"I hope no-" Heatwave stopped midsentence.
He pointed toward the door. Cody turned his chair to see what he was pointing at. Two men were standing there. One of them had many facial piercings and black hair that looked like it hadn't been brushed in a week. The other had to be at least 6'5 and had neat brown hair. Heatwave smiled and waved them over. The two men came and sat down across from them.
"Okay so...um...First thing sorry for not calling in a month and second I cleaned my room and did my laundry, which I haven't done in three years, with the help of my best friend Cody." He says in one breath.
"Also, Cody, This is my mom, Ironhide," He points to the man with black hair. "And my Dad, Optimus." He points to the other man.
"Nice to meet you, Cody." Optimus smiled at him.
Ironhide made a grunting noise. Heatwave leaned down to whisper in Cody's ear.
"That's how mum says hello."
"O-oh, Hello!" Cody waved at him.
Optimus nudged Ironhide with his elbow.
"Hello." Ironhide said.
Ironhide sounded strange. Cody thought about it for a few moments but couldn't figure out why the man sounded like that.
"So, Heatwave, tell us what you've been up to." Optimus leaned forward, excited to hear what his son has been up to.
"Get comfy because I have so many crazy stories to tell you!"
"I'm sorry, Did you say Flobsters?" Ironhide asked.
"Yeah, Flobsters, They're these lobsters that fly around!" Heatwave was laughing as he spoke.
"I'm having trouble believing you."
Cody listened to them talk. He was going to say something when it clicked. Ironhide was british!
'That explains why Heatwave talks funny sometimes.' Cody thought to himself.
"Oh, before I forget, How's Annabelle doing? I haven't seen her in forever."
"She's doing fine. We've been told she's one of the best students in her kindergarten class."
"That's awesome!" Heatwave looked over at Cody. "Annabelle is my little sister."
"That's noble! I didn't know you had a sister!"
"Well you do now."
Optimus looked at his phone.
"It's getting late, boys, We should be heading back."
Optimus stood up, pulling Ironhide with him. They both gave Heatwave a hug.
"You better visit soon." Ironhide says as he pulls out of the hug.
"As long as there's no emergency I will." Heatwave promised.
Ironhide and Optimus left after giving him one more hug. After they walked out the door, Cody turned to Heatwave.
"Hey, 'Wave?"
"Yeah?"
"Your parents are Noble!"
He smiled at him.
"I know."