Title: Incoming Love
Rating: K+
Pairings: Prowl/oc, Sunstreaker/Sideswipe if you look hard enough
Disclaimer: I own nothing, but Starshine and the plot, the rest belong to someone else sadly.
Okay, here is Chapter 4. Yeah, I'm getting there, though I'm not sure how many chapters there will be, although I think I might do a sequel because there's just so much in Starshine's past that I haven't touched on yet. If you would like to have a sequel post me a review and I'll comply. Any who, on with the next chapter now.
For the next few weeks or so, Prowl avoided Starshine, keeping himself busy with reports and making sure the ark was running smoothly. Jazz had started to notice how the tactician became more and more isolated and could practically pinpoint the reason as to why he was doing so. He wasn't head of Special Ops for nothing.
Jazz had spotted Starshine doing a routine flyby one time and noticed she had an on looker. The black and white of his friend wasn't hard to spot in the cover of the trees, his optics staring only at her and not having realized Jazz was watching him, watching her. To think that Prowl was crushing on the femme was a surprise, but then Jazz thought that Prowl needed someone to look after him.
As the second in commands friend he was always looking out for the mech, making sure he kept his energy up and recharge properly. Due to his work, Prowl would often forgo some of the necessities in order to finish reports. Now that he knew the tactician was eyeing Starshine from a distance, he was determined to bring them together.
The only thing he had to really worry about was her brothers, Sunstreaker and Sideswipe. Jazz mind was coming up blank on how best to tell them, without someone ending up in the med bay. But Jazz was never one to give up on anything and he was determined no matter what.
Walking into the rec room one morning, he spotted Starshine and sauntered up to her. "Hey ya' Star, how ya' doing?"
Looking up Star saw Jazz take a seat across from her. She smiled at him. "Hi. I'm good. What are you up to?"
He shrugged looking around the rec room they were currently sitting in. Her brothers were currently on one of the couches playing one of the video game systems they had acquired after arriving on earth. Star watched as Jazz pulled on his signature grin turning in her direction. "So now that you've been here a while, seen anybody who caught your eye as the humans say."
"I'm not sure I understand you," she said confused.
"Oh come on, surely some lucky mech has caught your attention." he persisted.
Starshine looked away from the saboteur, not wanting him to realize that his statement was completely true. She had often thought about what it would be like to love someone who loved you in turn. Back in Kaon she kept some of her mech friends a secret from her brothers os that they wouldn't drive them away. In the academy she had a few relationships with others, but none lasted very long due to the war. Star had lost many friends at the hands of the decepticons. After coming here to earth, there were a few mechs who had caught her optic, but there was only one who would not disappear from thoughts.
"Care to share with the class," Jazz spoke interrupting her thinking process. She looked back at him.
"Even if there was someone, what makes you think I'm going to tell you."
His grin turned into a smirk as he leaned back in the chair. "What if I told you that I know someone who seems to like you very much." Jazz had her full attention now, feeling herself straighten up a little.
"I wasn't aware that I had caught anyone's attention as you so put it."
He snorted drawing the her brothers attention slightly. "Please, more then one mech has noticed you and you know this as well. But, I know one mech," holding up a finger. "who is very much falling in love with you."
Star sat there shocked, not having realized it ran that deep. "May I ask who this mech is?" Her only answer was that signature grin. Her thoughts strayed to who it could be, but was coming up with nothing. She watched as Jazz's grin grew when Prowl the second in command and fellow officer walked through the doorway.
The black and white glanced towards the four autobot's before heading to the dispenser, quickly downing one cube before filling it a second time. Star then watched as he walked out the door before turning to Jazz who was looking sad.
"Is something wrong Jazz?" she asked concerned, taking one of his hands and squeezing it.
He looked up, his blue visor looking straight at her. "It's Prowl, I worry for him. He always seems to neglect drinking his energon or getting proper recharge. I wished I could help him more, but because I'm always on a mission for days on end, it's hard to do that."
Starshine felt something very odd about his confession, but pushed it back. "Well," she started slowly, not noticing as his visor brightened up somewhat. "would you like me to help while your away."
He thought about it. "Ya know, that would be very helpful. You are a responsible femme and always are looking out for these two," inclining his head to the twins. "Would you be willing to add one more mech to look over when I'm not here."
"Jazz, you don't have to ask. I'll be happy to help you out." she reassured.
Jazz grinned. 'Hook, line and sinker.'
A little while later Starshine was pacing the length of her quarters, mumbling to herself while her brothers Sideswipe and Sunstreaker watched from her berth. They had no idea what happened to make her this way, although they suspected it had something to do with Jazz. Ever so slightly both mech's stood and left Star's quarters before making their way through the base in search of the saboteur.
Meanwhile, in Prowl's office he sat reading a datapad, or attempting to, but was getting distracted by Jazz talking. Honestly, if he wanted someone to talk to he would have gone to Bluestreak. He sighed placing the pad down with a snap, making his friend stop and stare at him. "Don't you have a report to write or something."
The mech frowned. "Well sure, but I don't feel like doing it right now," he shrugged and with that he was off again.
BAM BAM BAM
Three heavy bangs on the door sounded making the tactician lose his patience. "WHAT?" he snapped and Prowl saw the surprise in Jazz's visor. It quickly disappeared as the twin warriors Sideswipe and Sunstreaker stormed into the office.
Both were glaring straight at Jazz who looked rather uncomfortable with them standing on either side of his chair. "What have you done to Starshine?" sneered Sunstreaker.
The office was silent for a minute. "What makes you think I've done anything?"
"Because," spoke Sideswipe. "she's pacing her quarters like mad and muttering something that could rival Blurr's. Now what have you done to our sister."
Jazz raised his hands in defense as the warriors loomed over him. "I didn't do anything, we just talked."
"What did you talk about?" the question coming from Sunstreaker.
"Stuff really, nothing that would make her pace as you've said."
"WHAT DID YOU TALK ABOUT?" roared the yellow twin getting right in the saboteur's face.
"I only asked her if anyone had caught her and then asked for a favor, that's all I swear." Jazz said hoping it would satisfy the two.
"What was that first one?" hissed the now enraged lamborghini.
Jazz pulled a grin hoping to calm the mech down, but it only seemed to anger him even more. "I only asked if she liked anyone on the base."
"I'm going to give you one warning Jazz and you better listen carefully. Don't.... touch.... our.... sister." he snarled.
Prowl watched as Jazz sat stunned then abruptly snapped out of it. "Now, hold on Sunshine."
"WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME?" the warrior roared again.
"Sunshine. But you think I would do that to your sister. Sorry, but flyers aren't my type."
Sunstreaker snapped back. "So your saying that Starshine is ugly."
"NO, Primus no. I'm just saying that I have no romantic feelings towards her, only friendship." Jazz quickly corrected.
"THEN WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH HER?" screamed Sunstreaker now pacing the length of Prowl's office.
Prowl having heard enough finally spoke up. "Have you ever thought about asking her." Both twins glared at him.
"Yeah, but she keeps her secrets hidden well." Sideswipe spoke. "What was this favor you asked of her?" turning the question back on Jazz.
"Oh, I just asked her to look after something for me," he grinned.
"What would this something be?" Jazz looked sheepishly over to Prowl, beckoning the red mech closer and whispered something in his audios. An 'o' formed on his lips and then suddenly both brothers were out the door leaving behind the other two.
"What did you sat to him?" asked Prowl standing up and following them. Jazz had also stood and followed.
"Nothing that would have caused that kind of reaction," he shrugged.
The two of them walked through the halls reaching the quarters where Starshine resided, finding the twins banging fiercely on the door, screaming at the top of their vocalizers. Prowl stepped up and punched in the overwrite code and both of them jumped through the door, only to find it empty. They were out once again, splitting in two different directions still screaming Star's name over and over. Their screaming had caused an audience, but one look from the tactician sent them scurrying out of sight. Jazz had slipped away to help the brothers, while Prowl went to the security room with only one purpose.
Red Alert was sitting at his station watching the monitors closely, only looking up briefly when the second in command walked in. "Please bring up the footage from the quarters leading to the entrance?" he asked.
The security director quickly did so pointing to a monitor and Prowl stood watching it. He saw Starshine slip out of her room, walk down a few hallways and then out the entrance, turn left and disappear from view.
"Don't let Sideswipe or Sunstreaker see this," he said as Red Alert nodded.
The tactician then mad his way to the entrance of the base, turning left as soon as he got outside and made for the path in between the forest of trees. There was only one place he knew she would go, to get away from everyone. The hike to the lake wasn't very long, just tricky having to dodge the low hanging branches, one of two of them brushing his doorwings. By the time he stepped out of the trees, he had scratches in several places and his engine was revving in irritation. Looking around he spotted Starshine sitting with her back to him at the edge of the lake.
Star looked up at the sound of his approaching footsteps, knowing that someone would find her eventually. He was the only one who knew where she would go. He stopped next to her left wing and she could feel the heat coming off his leg, sweeping over the wing. "Mind if I sit here?" he asked and she shook her head.
She chanced a glance over to him, seeing him watching out over the lake peacefully. This was the first time she had ever seen him without his cold mask in in front of others. Quickly she looked away, but not before seeing him turn his own head to look at her. "Your brothers are worried about you."
Huffing Star crossed her arms over her chest and glared outwards. "When are they never." grinding her dental plates.
"They just want you to be safe Starshine," he said placing a hand on her shoulder. She jumped from the unexpected shock that came from his fingers and shrugged away from it. He dropped his hand and turned back to look at the lake once again. "Have you talked to them about it?"
She shook her head. "Jazz asked me the same thing and my answer is still no. I'm afraid of hurting their feelings, but at the same time I feel like I'm missing out on things."
"Your allowed to fight," he pointed out.
"Only if I stay within their sights or close by, where they can keep a look out for me. They have rules for everything even though I'm old enough now to know what I want. I mean I can't even have a proper relationship, because they keep driving everyone away."
Prowl felt sympathy for the femme, always living under her brother's rules like that. "Couldn't you still have a relationship, but just keep it quiet?"
She snorted. "And worry myself to death that he would end up in the med bay, in parts." shaking her head. "No, sometimes it's just better to follow then try and break away. " With that she stood and transformed, her boosters propelling her up into the sky and out of sight. He watched her go sadly, until the sound of her engine disappeared and he stood heading back to the base.
Once inside he went straight to his office, calling Sunstreaker and Sideswipe to come see him. The two were not happy about being called back into his office. "I have found Starshine and can assure you she is perfectly fine."
"Where is she?" asked the yellow warrior.
"She is flying as we speak."
"YOU LET HER GO ALONE," they yelled as one.
Prowl looked back and forth between the two calmly. "She's old enough to take care of herself and will call us if something should go wrong."
"SHE CAN'T BE ALLOWED TO GO OFF BY HERSELF, IT'S NOT SAFE," snarled Sunstreaker taking a dangerous step forward.
"Again, I assure you she is perfectly safe." he insisted getting a little angry with the two.
"YOU AREN'T HERE GUARDIAN!"
"AND YOU ARE MAKING HER MISERABLE BY KEEPING HER SO RESTRICTED," he finally snapped back. Prowl took a deep breath forcing himself to calm down. "By keeping all these rules on her, she finds herself being left out on life. Starshine wants to have a normal life and settle down with a special mech, but she's afraid to because of you two. I have heard some of the things you have done to mech's who get to close to her and while I don't approve of necessary violence, I think you two can allow her some type of freedom." Both were openly glaring at the black and white, but he continued on none the less. "She doesn't want to hurt you feelings, since she loves you two. From my analyzing of her though I can tell she isn't happy with it either."
"JAZZ TO PROWL, DO YOU READ." Jazz hysterical voice sounded through the second's com.
"Prowl here, what's the problem."
"STARSHINE JUST CALLED IN AND SHE'S UNDER DECEPTICON FIRE."
The three in the office were staring at one another, before Sunstreaker took a step closer. "This is the reason why we keep our sister under such strict rules, so she DOESN'T GET HERSELF KILLED." He roared and was out the door followed by his brother. Prowl stood and exited as well, feeling totally responsible for letting Starshine go off all on her own.
Author's Note: Well there you go, two more chapters up. hope it wasn't to bad. Anyways, drop me a review and I'll update soon.
