Her Guardian

Reading the Writing

New Chapter! Sorry it took me a while to write it.

I want to thank Prodigal The Son, for pointing out about the bathroom issue, I added that in here for anyone who wanted to know.

Enjoy!


AnnaBeth shot up from her bed when a loud alarm went off. She looked around and saw that Jasmine was already up and dressed for the day. She got up and pulled out a new set of clothes and put them on, once she was finished she walked out of the room and found her way to the bathroom with Megatron following. She reached the door and stopped just before it.

"Did you set the tracker back on?" She asked tiredly.

"Of course, once I saw you were up."

"Look you're going to have to turn it back off."

"You don't give me orders."

"I have to go to the bathroom and I don't want that tracker on."

"It didn't bother you before."

"Of course it didn't that's when the tracker was set for a half a mile away, now it's five feet... I will not be having you follow me into the bathroom."

"I can if I want to."

"If you follow me into that bathroom I will kill you in your recharge." He rolled his optics and shut the tracker off.

"Like I would even want to see you humans expel waste, you're already disgusting as is." He shut the tracker off and she walked in making sure he stayed outside until the door reclosed. In the bathroom were other girls who were getting ready for the day, doing a bit of makeup and hair, AnnaBeth walked into a stall and shut the door, but to her surprise there were no locks.


Megatron waited outside the bathroom door, his patience was wearing thin when AnnaBeth didn't come out after ten minutes. He had watched all the other girls come out and after a bit he noticed that all but her were gone from the bathroom. He listened as the halls were quiet but filled with girlish chatter, and some of the topics were downright disgusting. He walked through the door and into the bathroom to see no one in sight, which made him think that she had found a way to escape. But his thoughts were interrupted when he heard the slight sound of snoring coming from one of the stalls and he knew who it was. Not wanting to see anything gross he turned the tracker back on and stepped away a few feet. Seconds later he heard someone yelp and jump up. A toilet flushed and AnnaBeth walked out from the stall while buttoning up her pants.

"What the heck was that for!?" She asked rudely. "And why are you in here, I told you to stay out!?"

"You were in here for ten minutes, so I came in to check and heard snoring."

"So you shock me to wake me up?"

"How else was I supposed to get you to wake up, I wasn't going to check on you." He cringed a little and she did to.

"At least you have morals, some guys wouldn't." She rolled her eyes while washing her hands, before she could walk out Jasmine came in and her eyes became big.

"There you are, you're late for breakfast."

"Sorry, kind of got sidetracked."

"Fell asleep on the toilet?" AnnaBeth nodded and Jasmine shook her head. "Don't worry, everyone did it on their first day too." Without another word Jasmine grabbed AnnaBeths arms and dragged her down the stairs to the diner room. When they got there Miss. Ashton was already there and eating. She looked up and glared at the girls.

"Where were you two, you're late?" Miss Ashton said making the girls sheepishly walk to their seats.

"It was my fault Miss Ashton, I didn't tell her that we only get eight minutes to get ready." Jasmine said lowering her head.

"No, it was my fault." AnnaBeth started looking at Jasmine. "I was tired and fell back asleep." The woman eyed them before taking another bite.

"For both your 'incidents' you get half breakfast, lunch, and dinner today." They nodded and AnnaBeth clenched her fists under the table, how could a woman be so mean, it was just a simple mistake, everyone makes them.
Once everyone was done they went to get up and leave but Miss Ashton stopped them and they sat back down. "Some one broke into my office last night." Every girl looked around worried at each other. "Would you like to know how I know." Everyone was quiet. "Well... A few of my files were out of order and you all know how I like order." Some of the girls whispered and AnnaBeth tried to slump back in her seat but she was stopped by Megatron.

"Sit up, you'll look guilty." She was really getting confused with him, first he was telling her she was on her own if she was caught and now he's helping her not to get caught.

"And... She lifted up a folder and AnnaBeth held back a gasp. "Some one went through AnnaBeths folder, I would say it was her, but the girl probably doesn't even know the way around her room yet, so I will be interrogating all of you." AnnaBeth let out a sigh of relief, being caught for something she wasn't supposed to be doing on her first full day there would of been a nightmare. "I will be calling you by alphabet so do not be surprised when I call you... You are dismissed." AnnaBeth got up and left with Jasmine watching as the other girls were talking and shrugging, wondering who was the culprit. One girl was called over to Miss Ashton and they left for her office, in a way AnnaBeth felt bad for her but knew that she couldn't get in trouble since she knew nothing about it.

"You are so lucky you're new." Jasmine said quietly talking to AnnaBeth while walking to a classroom

"Why." AnnaBeth asked

"Because you'd be in serious trouble if you weren't."

"Why?" She asked again.

"Don't play dumb with me, I know you're the one who snuck into her office. I mean you did leave last night."

"So I did, what's the big deal... It's an office." AnnaBeth said sarcastically shaking her hands in front of her face acting like she was scared.

"It's Miss Ashton's office.. The pit of despair."

"Trust me, that's no Pit." Megatron said and AnnaBeth looked to him confused, before Jasmine could notice she looked back to her and nodded.

"I know, but you'll never guess what I found."

"A pitchfork!" Jasmine said sarcastically and AnnaBeth gave her the 'really' stare.

"No." She pulled out the letter and showed it to her roommate. "I haven't read it yet, but I found it in my folder."

"Well I kinda guessed that when Miss. Ashton said someone broke into your folder."

"It's funny because she doesn't even think it was me. HA!"

"Shhhh." Jasmine pushed her hand against AnnaBeths mouth and looked around. "Look, if there's one thing I've learned it's that, the walls, frames, and everything have eyes and ears." AnnaBeth licked Jasmines hand and her roommate retracted it. "Gross."

"I hate when people cover my mouth, with anything." She said catching a quick glare at Megatron. "Anyway, where are we going?"

"Class." Jasmine opened a door and let AnnaBeth walk in, she swore that every girl was here. "We all go to the same class each period, it's so we don't have to have to have large groups of girl splitting up and somehow disappearing."

"That's superstition if I've ever heard it."

"Miss Ashton is a big superstitious person, if it's got some kind of curse behind it, she's running the other direction." AnnaBeth let a wide grin form on her face as she clasped her hands together. Maybe she just found her way out. The two girls sat down and watched as a woman dressed in a 1700's dress came walking in.

"Hello girls, and welcome to edict class." AnnaBeth sighed and slunk down into her seat, this was going to be a very long day.


After two hours of learning how to be a proper woman, one hour of math, three hours of
how to be around people and the history of proper women, and three more hours of regular school, AnnaBeth was dead beat. She laid her head down onto her pillow and almost fell asleep, but she was woken up by Jasmine who said that it was dinner time.

"Does it look like I want to eat?"

"Not really, but you also look like you want to be doing punishment." AnnaBeth groaned before pushing herself off of her bed and walking out their door. As they walked down the staircase AnnaBeth shot a glance at Megatron to see that he was quiet, in fact he had been completely silent since the first sentence from the proper women class. They walked silently the rest of the way, and stayed silent when they sat down for dinner, in fact everyone was silent, as if a somber presence had swept over everyone.

When dinner had ended all the girls looked to Miss. Ashton waiting for her to speak. Though she was right in the middle of chewing her last bite of food and took her time. Once finished she wiped her mouth and cleared her throat.

"So far I have not found the culprit who broke into my office, but when I do I am saying right now that they are in a heap of trouble." One girl who had dishwater blonde hair in pigtails and sandy blue eyes raised her hand.

"Miss Ashton." She said when the head lady pointed to her. "How will you find the culprit if you have already interrogated all of us."

"Aggie."

"Maggie." Miss Ashton shot her a glare and she slunk back in he seat.

"I will be searching everyones rooms for the one thing the stole. A letter from AnnaBeth's folder." AnnaBeth swore her heart lept into her throat when the lady said that. She checked the pockets she had and couldn't find it, that's when she felt her heart rate burst through the roof. If Miss. Ashton found that letter there was no telling what she would do to her.

AnnaBeth looked behind her to see that Megatron was no where to be seen, and she really became worried. She was hoping that he would go back to her room and get the letter before the so called 'lady' found it.
"You are all dismissed, when I come to search your room I will expect you to stay right outside until I deem you clear." There was one large sound of fifty chairs pushing back and plates being clanked together to be brought to the kitchen.

AnnaBeth couldn't think of anything else, in fact sleep seemed like nothing to her, not until she knew that the letter was somewhere, where Miss. Ashton could never find it. When her and Jasmine walked out of the dining room she looked towards the blazing fire to see Megatron facing it. He threw something into it and it flamed up into black ashes. It took her a second but there was only one thing that had that tint of cream and black scribbles on it, The Letter. Megatron didn't turn to her, in fact he kept his back towards her, she was so tempted to run over there and yell at him, asking why he did that, before she even got to read it. But she had to go against what she wanted to do just to that she could, in the real world, keep her sanity.


When Megatron had heard that Miss. Ashton was going to search every room for the letter his optics widened, he never knew humans would go to such lengths for one measly little thing. He had seen AnnaBeth searching her pockets to find nothing, and he knew she had left it up in her room. The former Decepticon leader turned off the tracker and went up to her room to find the letter.
It wasn't hard at all, in fact it had been just resting on her bed waiting to be read. He picked it up in his servo and looked at folded paper before opening it up to see finely written hand work in it. Assigned to Miss. Ashton. He read it over surprised at what he was reading.

Dear Aunt Ashton,
It is I, your favorite niece Crystella, I understand that Scott has sent you a letter about recommending to put AnnaBeth into your school, well that's his point of view of his precious niece who can do no wrong. I on the other hand, have, a different view. This little girl, also known as the persisting thorn in my side, has been deterring me from my plans to acquire that money I rightfully deserve. Even though I needed her in my plan to get to her uncle, and was elated to find that I wasn't the one who had to get rid of her parents to make my plan work, I am done with her and wish her to be here no more. For if she does stay the money will go to her when her uncle 'sadly' dies, and not to me the rightful person to inherit his money. If she tries to get out of line, you have my permission to smack her around... do whatever you like, but when she comes back, I hope to find her a respectful girl who obeys me in everything I say, I've had enough of her disobedience.
Thank You My Dear Aunt
Your Niece, Crystella.

Megatron could do nothing but cringe at the woman's words. He couldn't even fathom that even if he hadn't shot at AnnaBeth's house her parents would of still of been killed by that monster who calls herself a lady. He had no other choice but to get rid of the letter, there was no way he was going to allow AnnaBeth to see this, it would just fuel her anger and make her more of a monster like he had been. Megatron walked down the stairway and to the fireplace. He knew AnnaBeth was walking out from dinner now because he could hear her voice, talking to her roommate. He took in a deep breath and threw the paper into the fire, hoping that was the last he saw of it. He shut his optics and waited until everything around him was silent, when it was he turned around and opened them back up to see nothing but his silhouette flickering against the wall. Why was he, the ruthless leader of the Decepticons protecting this girl, this human?


O_oo_O Ok, that chapter ending, probably the weirdest I have ever done in al my writing, I think I've been listening to 'Come Little Children' a little to much. Well I hope you liked it anyways, AnnaBeth will be escaping soon, when I find a good way to get her out.

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