(Thanks for all the reviews guys . Sorry I haven't updated for quite some time. Soundwave's(my computer, yes his name is Soundwave) hard drive crashed on me and I had to wait to get him back. Any ways here you go, please enjoy.)
Ch 4: Meeting The Rest Of The Group
(Amber's POV)
After, the fun hike back up the side of the mountain. Tarn and Amber found their way back on track. Tarn lead the way with Amber close behind. Amber couldn't help, but feel nervous at thought of meeting the other robots. She was never good at meeting new people.
"What will they think of me? What will they do to me? What are Tarn's true intentions?" Amber couldn't help but think. Tarn seemed unusually friendly with her or was it just her. Amber was deep in thought until the sound of music snapped her out of her train of thought. Listening for it she could have sworn it was coming from Tarn.
"Are you playing that music?" she mustered enough courage to ask Tarn.
"Hm, you noticed," he answered her looking over his shoulder at her. He kept an eye on her waiting for her to reply back.
"Yeah," she responded quietly as she couldn't help but looks away from his gaze, "So you listen to music?"
"Yeah and from being on your planet I must say humans have quite a taste in music. Well, most humans at least. I can't handle what humans call "rap." It's just downright unpleasant," Tarn explained as he turned his gaze in front of him, so he could watch his step.
"Well I guess we can agree on one thing," Amber said, catching Tarn off guard a little.
"Oh yeah. On what?" Tarn asked her.
"On music I guess…. On the fact that I agree with you on rap or as my mom calls it "rap crap," Amber said with a bit of a laugh remembering her mother's words.
"Your mom sounds smart on that fact," Tarn replied back to her as he laughed with her.
"So what kind of music do you listen to?" Tarn asked this time catching Amber off guard.
"Mostly celtic or folklore rock. Plus I was raised on country music, so country also," she replied. She waited for Tarn to answer only for him just to stop dead in his tracks and her running into him.
"Little close aren't we," was the only remark he made as he glanced back at her for a sec before returning his attention to his surroundings. Amber was tempted to smack him for that one, but didn't . She worried more for why he stopped so suddenly.
"What's wrong?" She asked, but Tarn didn't respond.
"Stay put," he said as he motioned with his hand to stay. Tarn walked off the trail. Amber only watched until he disappeared into the trees. Something defiantly has his undivided attention. Then it hit her.
She could run if she wanted to. She was free to do so now. Tarn was gone and since he wasn't use to the terrain yet she get far away. She could just go back into the direction that they came. That way she wouldn't run the risk of running into the other robots. She wanted to especially with how Tarn was with her. He was sarcastic towards her and she hated to admit it to herself, but half that sarcasm sounded like he was flirting with her, which just made her shudder. Then again, he didn't kill her out right either, when he clearly could off. He could of, but he didn't. It still made her wonder why. In addition to that, she didn't have anywhere to go. She couldn't go home, because she didn't want her mother to see her like this. Plus, she didn't have a clue where she was. However, with her wanting to leave something inside told her, she didn't want to. But why?
"I'm back," Tarn's smooth voice called to her sweetly snapping Amber out of her train of thought. She saw him come out of the trees a back down to the trail, but the sight of blood on one of his hands threw her off and made her optics widen a little.
"Oh this. I found one of the MECH humans trying to limb away. It's a good thing we were out here," he explained with a smile in his eyes. She just looked away.
"You're not use to blood are you?" he asked her asked as he walked up to her. It scared her as she felt his hand come under her chin and turn her head to look at him. She look right into his blood red eyes as spoke, "Don't worry you'll get use to it? We all do."
Taking his had away they continued on their way. As they entered a clearing she recognized the building. She about backed up when she saw all the bodies that littered the ground and blood that lied in puddles all around the ground. Her attention however turned to the group of mechs talking.
"That's probably Tarn's friends," Amber thought nervously to herself. As they got closer.
"You guys missed me," Tarn shouted to the group in a joking tone.
" About time Tarn," the large mech with a large red X on his face called back.
"Is your shadow the femme that ran off?" asked the red one.
"Yeah. Be nice though it took me a lot to get her to come back with me. Speaking of which I'd like you to meet Amber. Say hello, Amber ," Tarn answered him as he moved to the side to quick for her to react to show her to his group. Amber just waved to them, wanting to kill Tarn for doing that. She could of lived without that. The small mech around her size said something to Tarn in a language she didn't understand.
"Nope. Not yet at least," was all Tarn said with humor in his voice. Amber then felt something sniffing her. She looked down to see a large robotic fox with a torn ear sniffing her.
"Kaon you might want to grab him," the blue told the red one, which she assumed was Kaon. At that moment the fox suddenly surprised them all just sat down, ears down and its tail began to wag.
"He's never done that before," Kaon spoke dumbfounded. Amber didn't understand why they all looked so dumbfounded. The fox just stayed put beside Amber, so like with any other animal she met she just put her hand down for it to smell only for it respond with it shoving its muzzle in her hand, encourage her to pet her.
"Be careful he likes to bite," she heard Tarn say in a warning Tarn.
"No kidding. Whether he be a sparkeater or sparkchewer, he's still a vicious killer," she heard Kaon add to Tarn's comment. To that, she just reached behind the fox's one good ear and started scratching. The fox just leaned into her and its tail just wagged faster.
"Oh yeah, he's a real killer," Amber replied to both of them as she bent down and start scratching the fox's neck with her other hand.
"What the hell!? I pet him, I tries to rip my hand off! She pets him he acts like an over grown puppy!" the mech with the X on his face yelled. Which just caused the rest of them to laugh, starting with Tarn.
"I don't know Tesarus. Maybe he just doesn't like you," Kaon mangered to muster out between laughs.
"Amber, don't worry. I think you'll fit just fine. Now I think we should head back to the ship," Amber heard Tarn say behind her. Amber stopped scratching the fox as Kaon walked over and hooked a chain to a collar around the fox's neck and walked it away. The others moved on as well. She stood there as she watched them walk away, until she felt Tarn's hand on her lower back push her forward. She response by walking forward. Unsure what was going to happen next.
"Don't worry you'll be fine," Tarn spoke in a gentle voice low enough for only them to hear.
Author's Note: There's Chapter 4. Please enjoy and don't forget to let me know what you think. Next Amber's going to get meet the rest of the Decepticons. I'm even thinking about having Shockwave make an appearance.
