Things were going well for both young Orion Pax and Shadow Blaze. By now training had started for the two of them. It was a bit difficult not being so close to each other like they wanted, but once they figured out how to use the special guardian bond they shared things got easier.
Young Orion waited in the main hall in front of the doors to their home in Iacon. Shadow Blaze and Lucentium had had to go out for some special guardian thing. Orion wasn't sure what they were up to; it was some sort of secret thing the two had. But he waited patiently by the door for his friend to return.
Not long after, she arrived with all due diligence. "Hey Orion!" She chimed cheerfully, walking through the double doors.
"Hey Blaze." Orion smiled softly. He always felt better with her around. His sire was the same way with his guardian.
"What do you want to do today? Now that I'm free from Lucentium's clutches." Shadow Blaze laughed heartily. Comfort was a two way street for them. She preferred to be as close to her charge, where she could do her job. Though this job of hers was getting her to be on good terms with the medic they had here. She and Ratchet were hitting it off nicely with all the times she had been in there. "You gonna send me to the med bay again today?" She finished off cheekily, and winked her optic at him.
"Hey, you're the one that keeps jumping in!" Orion shouted indignantly. He didn't like having her go to the med bay. He was frowning now. "I was thinking we could just take a walk around outside. If that works with you?" His smile quickly flipped at the thought of spending some alone time with his guardian.
"Sure." She reached out and grabbed his hand, dragging him back toward the door she had just come in. The sun shined brightly on their armor, glinting off like millions of brilliant gems. The metal streets stretched out before them, but she didn't want to go too far. Lucentium's warning to her still rang in her processor.
"Come on, I know where to go." Now it was Orion doing the dragging. He led them over to the crystal gardens they had. Everything had been imported from the huge crystal gardens of Praxus. Orion loved to visit them every chance he could.
Shadow Blaze loved the gardens too. She sent her wave of happiness and contentment down their bond to Orion. He simply returned it three fold. The two younglings wandered happily among the crystal, commenting to each other on the shifting rainbows they cast all around them.
The sun was sinking beyond the glimmering metal stained horizon as they reached the back of the gardens. The first of Cybertron's twin moons was creeping up on them. Orion glanced all around; he wasn't ready to go back. He wanted more time alone with Blaze. But she knew better.
"Come on, Orion. It's time to get back." She regrabbed his servo and started to pull him back along the path toward the nearest entrance. Orion resisted.
"Not quite yet. It's not quite dark. We have more time." He urged her.
She shook her head. "No. We have to get back. There are things going on Orion and it's still my job to protect you." She compelled him. He hated it when she plated that card.
"Why do I need protecting? I didn't ask you to, now did I?" He raised his voice at her. Her blue gold optics widened a fraction in shock. This was to be their first argument. She could do this.
"You need protecting because you are a hard helmed glitch who doesn't know when to stop." She kept her own voice level and even. This time she let go of his hand and simply threw him over her shoulders.
He thrashed against her, his strong servos pounding on her back. "Put me down!" He yelled to her as she walked. But she paid him no mind and kept walking. When they were back inside their home, she tossed him back to the ground. He got up and glared at her, optics dark with frustration.
"That was undignified and uncalled for." He spluttered out. HIs hands resting on his hip struts as he stood in front of her. But he was interrupted for yelling at her any further when his father and Lucentium came rushing in.
"There you two are!" The two older mechs shouted. Sentinel ran up to his sparkling, swooping the young mech into his arms and holding him tightly.
"There was an attack nearby. I was so worried when you weren't inside." Sentinel spoke frantically. Lucentium, on the other hand, turned his hard optics on to Shadow Blaze.
"Shadow Blaze, I am severely disappointed in you. It's your job in life to keep him safe, not let him wander around when things are escalating. I warned you about this earlier. Why didn't you listen?" He asked her sternly.
She didn't respond for a moment but then she spoke, "I am deeply sorry, teacher. It shall never happen again. I was wrong in my judgment and must learn to think things through more thoroughly." She did not raise her voice, but Orion wasn't so thrilled.
"No Luc, it wasn't her fault. She had to drag me back in here. I was the one being irresponsible." He crossed his arms behind his back. Lucentium and Sentinel both cast their gazes onto him. They then looked at each other and shook their heads.
"I suppose you have both learned from this," Lucentium spoke to the younglings, though his gaze never left his own charge. "No punishment this time. Now be gone with you both." The two wasted no time in hurrying off to their shared quarters.
"I'm sorry, Blaze." Orion spoke sadly as he plopped himself down on his berth. She shook her head and smiled, sending comfort down their bond.
"Don't be." She moved to his side and hugged him to her. He wrapped his own arms around her, a smile now gracing his own fair features. They fell into recharge in that same position.