Ahsila had been with him a month now. The girl was getting used to them. Knockout an Soundwave. Every morning Knockout would come through the door with a different human breakfast food each time. And since he wasn't always as busy as knockout had kept and eye on her while he worked. Simple enough. Knockout and Grey eyes were becoming good friends

While Soundwave was stuck in a field of emotions he's never felt before.

Love

Soundwave had made a small bed inside his closet for the girl to sleep in. And just last night. He woke from a deep, dreamless recharge to see those Grey eyes starring at him. She had asked to sleep with him. She had a nightmare.

Even though Soundwave was oh so much bigger then her she still fit perfectly curled up between his neck and shoulder. He would be awakened from recharge occasionally to have her clutching to his some of his sensitive neck cables while she slept.

It seemed Grey Eyes couldn't sleep without holding something.

He never complained when she- almost every night now he would find her curled up in that same spot.

She had healed incredibly nice, though. All but the small cut under her chin that Knockout told him was from Megatron- (he was no happy when he found out)- that remained sore sometimes. And required new bandages every now and then.

He didn't know why but he found himself protective of the girl. He hardly let her out of his sight. And Grey Eyes didn't mind it. For some reason she loved the quiet mechs company, and whenever he came back from a run in with the Autobot's. she was always sitting on his berth.
(Thanks to the small boxes he lined up behind it so she could get up easier, rather then trying to jump up and grab onto the ledge like she had to do before)
And at the first sign of Soundwave she would call his name and attach herself to his leg.

Was it love? Or was it something else? How could he possibly love a human girl as if she was another mech or femme? He wanted to experience love. But he didn't know how to with a girl her size. He couldn't kiss her. Well, he could but not like he wanted to.

Like he wanted to.

Believe it or not he had never had any, sexual relationships before. And odly enough.
Knockout was his first kiss.
He rolled his optics under his mask. He had to stop thinking Grey Eyes as a lover. But as a friend- or perhaps a sparkling. - no... Sparkling would be to weird for the feelings he has towards her. But it was possible-
"Hey Soundwave"
He was pulled from his thoughts by that same soft lovely voice he Cherished so much. He turned from his labs computer and nodded to Ahsila. She had often came into his working area to watch him. Of course Megatron came in every now and then but hardly ever saw her presence. It was like everyone knew she was here. And nobody but knockout and himself cared.

Starscream was a different story.
Grey Eyes was afraid of Starscream. He always loomed over her and called her a dirty inscect. He never. Never trusted Starscream alone with her. He had begged Soundwave to let him watch her while he was out. But instead. He took her with him.
"Why do you always wear that mask?"
She asked gingerly tilting her head to the side. Soundwave punched in a code shutting down the computer as he knelt down to the girls eye level who was sitting next to his touch key bored.
"Query: Why do you wear cloths"
Soundwave poked the black sweatshirt he had found for her and let off a tentative smile under his visor.
"Well if I walk around without close I'd be naked."
She stated. Soundwave gave another soft nod.
"And what happened to your pretty voice you were talking to me with when I was first here?"
Soundwave thought for a second. The pause was silent enough that he could hear the click of random gears in his helm, his spark pounded. Soft rhythmic thuds.
"Voice: monotoned, reason: weakness"
She gave him a weird face which he responded by tapping her nose as softly as he could with his long, pointed claw like servos.
"Alright, fine. But I liked your purple eyes"
He smiled and scooped her up.
"Grey eyes: better"
She slapped his palm.
"Oh stop. Purple yes are so much cooler. Specially when they're from an unkillable telepathic robot!"
She cheered. Soundwave shook his helm as he made his way out from his work room.
Yes, he was telepathic, but he wasn't indestructible. He could be hurt. He could be killed and he had come close to it plenty of times. Most Autobot's and cons were Afraid of him because all he had to do was send a single surge of pain from his mind to the others. And they would be in pain. He could get into their head. Figure out there deepest secret. And sometimes change their mind.
He knew he was one of the only Cybertronian programmed to be the way he is. His model. Slick and thin, very intimidating, and yet, when Grey Eyes first saw him. It wasn't fear in those foggy eyes. It was hope.

He rounded the corner and punched in a code for The MedBay. Knockout- like always was waiting for his favorite human. Or experiment he liked to call her, at first Soundwave was angry at the choice of words but he slowly started to accept it because he knew knockout wouldn't hurt her. And it seemed the evil mech had a soft spot for the girl.
Knockout told him that she was like a sister to him. All the hours of talking and laughing they'd spent. Soundwave would feel jealous. Except for the fact that Grey Eyes always seemed to miss him. He remembered one time when knockout had commed him saying that she was repeating his name. It was weird at first. But he looked some things up on the human Internet.

When someone saves a girl from rape she often thinks of that person her 'savior' or her 'hero' doing anything in her power to keep that one person with her to protect her. And is often afraid if they leave

He would never leave grey eyes.

He could never leave Grey Eyes.

And he would protect her with his all his spark.

He was created by some human pop music playing loudly in the MedBay. As soon as Grey eyes recognized the song she began to sing

"I'm only gonna break break your break break your heart! Whoa oh oh"
She giggled softly and wrapped herself around Soundwaves servo.
The song change to one that Soundwave recognized as Dj got us falling in love by usher. The girl loved music. She listened to the radio knockout had given her almost every night in her closet loud as it was Soundwave didn't mind at all. The music was honestly a good relief he found himself listening to music while he worked.

So dance dance, like its the las, last night of your life,
Cause baby tonight DJ got us calling inlove tonight!

"Alright, enough"
Knockout mused as he turned it off scooping Ahsila up from Soundwaves servo and patting her hair. Setting her down on his tools table, with a plate if food already ready and warm, sending off soft oddly pleasant sents into Soundwaves processor. He hummed with an odd noise that cause knockout to lookup. His brows dented down and one eye purposely lifted higher then the other.
Soundwave ignored him and seeming out f character sat down cross legged on the floor. His long servos stretched out in front of him as he leaned over Ahsila and watched her head.
"Creep"
Knockout mumbled, before his face suddenly flattened and he turned to Soundwave, dragging him out of earshot. Soundwave just stood there as knockout leaned against the door to the MedBay.
Soundwave craned his head to the side.
Why did he just pull him away from Grey eyes? He was being- oddly quiet. His arms crossed over his chassis his head tilted slightly so he could see both him and Ahsila at the same time.
Impenitent- Soundwave was never a really a patient mech. He crossed his long arms mimicking Knockout and tapped a long servo against his arm plaiting.
"Query: pulled to the side?"
His monotone asked. Stupidly loud as Grey Eyes poked her head up and turned to them. Knockout gave her a friendly glare and she returned it- giggled then slumped her shoulders in defeat and continued to eat. Knockout responded in a hushed tone.
"Do you think we should have her go to school- and what not? I think she might need education- and as much as I hate most fleshies, she could use some friends"
That. Stunned the purple mech a bit,
She was safe here, why would she need to go to school? Out of his protection... Out of his reach.
Soundwave shook his head no,
"Come on 'wave, she needs her EDU"
Soundwave sighed. Would Knockout be able to put up with bringing here back and forth every day? He rubbed his hand over his visor, giving off a rather grumpy look for a mech who supposedly had 'no emotions'
He didn't want her out of his sights, back in the possible hands of... Those men. He cared for her. But she did need her education. And to meet some new friends instead of interacting with alien robots only, if she was going to school. He would go with her, but how could he? He wasn't human. He couldn't park his Alt form in the schools parking lot.
"So?"
Knockouts sly voice wiggled there way into his processor and he let out an audible sigh, taping his left ped on the ground. Then a thought occurred to him.
"Ahsila: old enough to be in school?"
Knockout stopped and dented his eyebrows. They didn't know how old she was- if Soundwave had to guess, she looked about fifteen or sixteen. Knockouts sudden shout cause him to jerk his visor up.
"Si, how old are ya?"
Ahsila turned and hung her feet from the table. Her eyes tilted upwards, as if trying to remember something, after a long pause knockout threw his hands to the air.
"Primus she doesn't even know her own age!"
Ahsila cleared her throat.
"I'm seventeen, by the way"
She snapped with a bit of an stride aimed at the doctor, Soundwave smile under his mask.
"Fistey"
Knockout remarked. Making a hissing sound and winking, Ahsila rolled her eyes and jumped from the table.
"What's goin' on doc?"
She approached them and sat down on her knees and looked up, wonder filled those grey eyes. Knockout glanced over at Soundwave, and he sighed in defeat.
"Ahsila: going to school Monday."
He told her. He expected her to grumble but instead, she smile and jumped up.
"Finally!"
She screeched. Running up to wrap her arms around Soundwaves leg. He used a servo to pry her off then knelt down. Plucking her off the ground. Then held her to his chassis, then suddenly he felt her tense.
"But- you'll be there right?"
There was a hint of worry in her voice as she looked up at him.
"I don't want to be far from you."
As he expected, he readied himself for the speech saying he couldn't go with her and the reason why, when knockout cleared his throat, causing them both to look up.
"I think I have a solution"
It was just then when the doors to the MedBay opened, causing knockout to fall back onto a very angry Starscream.

"Come on purple eyes!"
Ahsila huffed, leaning against knockouts leg waiting for the finished project of knockouts to walk out from behind Soundwaves now inhabited body.
"Feel small"
The voice was different. But still wonderful to her ears. Soundwaves holoform was hiding behind his own leg. She was getting impatient.
"Come out or ill tell Megatron what you said the other day!"
She gave a smile of satisfaction when Soundwaved heaved a sigh and started to move. Knockout arched a brow.
"What did he say?"
As Soundwave took his sweet time moving his holoform from behind himself Ahsila giggled and looked up at Knockout.
"Quote Megatron: a misinformed aft with the mind of mentally ill sparkling, sets his goal on one thing then blows a nut when it's lost' end quote"
Knockout just chuckled a bit at that, he would really say something like that? It seemed... Un Soundwave like, but knockout knew that the human changed him in ways he never though could happened to an emotionless mech like Soundwave. He had always been so, ferce, determined and quiet, well he was still quiet, but he had been hearing more and more of Soundwaves monotoned voice. But he still never took his visor off in front of knockout. For some reason that face. It made his processor melt.

There was a muffled groan when Soundwaves holoform suddenly stepped away from the hiding spot, Ahsilas jaw dropped.
In front of both of them was a tall, 6ft teenager with long shaggy black hair to ad to it there were small- but very noticeable purple streaks that ran through his hair in random places. His hair was strangled in front of his eyes, a dark black hoodie, matching Ahsilas except for the fact that there were bright neon purple stripes that went in random directions around the sweatshirt, they seemed to glow. it was tight and hugging his form, his hood was pulled up and draping over the upper half of his face, he was wearing black... Skinny jeans with purple stripes, and matching shoes, Ahsila couldn't get to good of a look at his face, she could see his lips and half of his nose, his chin was pointed slightly she ould see the scar that raised his dark tan skin, but it only made him look... Prettier.. Soundwave slouched a bit and shoved his hands to his pockets looking down.
"You look, really young, didnt expect my holoform to work THAT well"
There was pride and bravery in his voice. Soundwaves was over hundreds of years old. But the human form for him perfectly. Knockout clapped his hands together with a loud metal clang and smiled.
"What do we tell Meg's?"
Knockout asked. Everyone froze. And Soundwave cursed.
Had he really forgot that school would take up Six hours of his day? Six hours in which any second Megatron could need him. And like a physic call. There was a deep, amused voice from behind knockout, causing knockout, Ahsila, to jump,
"Tell me what?"
There was a slight thudding sound as Megatron looked down at the human girl- he didn't mind her around, she liked to clean. And honestly it bother her, but the girl didn't made the noise. He looked a bit ahaid of her- to see Soundwaves Holoform out cold on the floor.
"That's out of character,"
Megatron noted, as Soundwaves mech form suddenly fell back with a loud clank. Knockout chuckled.
"Did he just pass out?"
Megatron shrugged as Ahsila just stood there with wide eyes.
"Now, what did you need to tell me?"