A/N Um… the first chapter of 'Pathways' is giving me a bit of trouble. Arrggg… but I'll keep you guys posted on its progress… I think I might start posting my progress on my profile *shrugs* we'll see.
Anyways, this chapter is for Flower K. Owl. Enjoy!
Ch. 9 Stalker
I could tell that my friends were worried about me. Well, either that or they were extremely creeped out. I was leaning towards a mixture of the two.
It was lunch time at school and I kept looking at the parking lot next to us. I just had this strange feeling, like someone was watching me. But it's not like it could've been a Decepticon or something.
Rebecca seemed to notice my spacing off and looked over to where I was staring. "What are you looking at?" she whispered to me.
"Wha?" I mumbled, snapping back to Earth.
"Well, you were looking over at the parking lot and I thought maybe you were staring at the cars… Do you want one of them?"
I gave her a 'Paris' look.
"What? How do I know that's not what you're thinking?" she exclaimed. I responded by thumping her on the head.
My feelings of being watched and followed did not cease even back at the base. As I walked down the halls, I could swear that I could hear a very faint breathing noise. But at this point, I was also positive that my mind was playing tricks on me.
That day I had decided to talk to Blurr a bit. I hadn't ever seen him converse much with the other 'bots, probably due to his fast speech. Oddly enough, I found it pretty easy to understand what he was saying.
He was holding me in his hand and taking me to the Rec room. "Hey Blurr, do you ever feel like someone's… watching you?" I asked him at one point.
Blurr tilted his head a bit. "Well-back-on-the-Ark-a-long-time-ago-there-was-this-'bot-RedAlert.- He-was-really-paranoid-and-was-always-in-the-monitor-room-watching-everyone.- So-I-guess-then-I-felt-like-someone-was-watching-me.-Why?-Do-you-think-a-Decepticon-is-following-you?- Should-we-tell-Prime-and-the-others?"
"No, no, there's no Decepticons… just a feeling I have." As I spoke the last words, I looked over my shoulder, making sure no one else was there. It was then that it finally clicked in my mind. "Uh, Blurr? I forgot, I needed to go… talk to Prowl…"
"Do-you-need-me-to-take-you-there?-I-really-wouldn't-mind-taking-you-"
"Thank you," I cut Blurr off, "But I can get there myself. Just go to the Rec room, 'kay? I'll be fine."
Blurr gave a slight shrug before setting me down, and continuing on by himself at a faster pace. I had suspected that had been going slower for my sake, since I was not used to his speed.
Once Blurr was out of sight, I turned in a circle to see if anyone was there. "Mirage?" I asked tentatively.
To my relief and annoyance, the noblemech appeared to my right, out of nowhere. He gave me a nervous wave, "Hello Paris."
Narrowing my eyes at him, I crossed my arms and tapped my foot. Mirage fidgeted a bit as I glared at him.
"How long have you been following me?" I asked as calmly as I could.
"Since this morning."
Ha! I knew I wasn't crazy!
"May I ask why?"
At this, Mirage smiled a bit. "I'm a spy, remember? I have to work on my stealth skills."
"Ok… but why me?"
"It was more of a challenge following you since you were outside of the base."
We were both silent for a moment while I thought over the whole ordeal in my head. "I'm not sure whether I should be creeped out or flattered," I finally said.
That night, I woke up to a loud noise. My first thought was that the cats must have done something, but I didn't hear my dog barking. And when I started to think about what exactly it had sounded like, I came to the conclusion that it was a car.
Frowning to myself, I got out of bed and peaked behind the curtain covering my window. Across the street was a blue and white sports car. When did the neighbors…? Then I recognized who it was.
I climbed back in bed and lay down with a smile on my face.
Sorry that this chapter took so long.
Also sorry that it's a bit short… but I actually really like this one. Mirage and Blurr are on my Top 3 'Bots list… the other being the Lambo Twins. What? I can count them as one if I want to!
Coming up next, Paris figures something out about the Autobots that everyone else has yet to notice… even the Autobots themselves.
-Panic Switch
