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"Come on Ironhide! It won't be that bad." I begged, looking at him with big sad eyes. The Topkick sternly refused to move no matter what I said. With Sam and Mikaela's help we had managed to convince most of the Autobots to get washed, the only ones who absolutly refused to even play a part in this were Ironhide and Sideswipe. Most of them were enjoying their wash, Optimus was clearly pleased with the towel dry he was getting from several members of the team. Ratchet sat air drying in the sun next to arcee and her sisters. It appears as if they've all gone to sleep. The washing crew stood ready for Ironhide to roll up, but he wouldn't move. I looked back at the topkick, heaving a great sigh.

"Wow, even Bumblebee would do this. He braver than you and he's just a kid." The Topkick roared past me, rolling to a perfect stop in front of the wash team. I knew that would get him. The one thing Ironhide prides himself on is his bravery. As I watched the wash crews begin to hose him down, I could see he was still tense.

I waved off one of the soldiers coming with a bottle of soap and a wash sponge, taking them for myself. I took over, rubbing the suds along his body from the top of his roof to the runners underneath his doors. Seeing that there was little chance that Ironhide would begin shooting the rest of the soldiers cautiously approached and very soon the old Autobot was covered in soap and bubbles. Even though he tried to make it seem like he absolutely hated it, I could easily see that he was relaxed.

"See Ironhide, it wasn't that bad." I murmured as I wiped his driver side door dry. It popped open, an invitation to get in. It was a little strange as he drove himself down the runway to where the other Autobots were, the wheel moving without my hands on it and the pedals accelerating and braking without my feet. He stopped in between Optimus and Ratchet, they fairly shone now that they had received some proper TLC.

There was a flash of blue light and I suddenly wasn't alone in Ironhide. The young man was very tall, probably my height with a black shirt that had silver threads racing through it at random intervals and black camoflague pants. His hair was close cropped, almost military style. Shocking blue eyes stood out from his sharp face, a scar stratching over his right eye. I scrambled backward. I didn't know who this guy was, but, dang he looked like a sexy cowboy.

"Who the hell are you?" I spat, I swatted at him with one hand. Long fingers caught mine and intertwined our hands. He was quite strong as i tried to pull out of his grasp, lean yet strong muscled evident over his body.

"Alisha, do you not recognize me?" He said, his voice the rumble that was Ironhide's yet more human. I could feel my eyes grow wide with shock.

"Ironhide? B-b-but how? You're human!" I spluttered, shocked beyond belief.

"This is my holoform. I figured you might want someone to talk to and humans seem to enjoy it when they have another of their species to talk to. Captain Lennox has often said that it is strange to be talking to a vehicle." He laughed, a deep thundering filled the cab. I smiled back at him, happy for him and happy for once that I didn't have to crane my neck back to meet his eyes. Oh no, I quickly snatched my hand back, I could feel a blush coming to my cheeks.

"Alsiha, what is wrong? Did I hurt you?" He asked, his eyes checking me for any sign of injury. I was too embarrassed to speak for a moment but I managed to bring my raging emotions under control.

"No, no. I'm fine. It's just in our world it's unusual for people who are not... how shall I say this? Romantically involved. Yes, people who are not romantically involved do not hold hands. Unless they're family but even then it's rare." I hurriedly explained this, hoping he wouldn't be mad at me. I had forgotten the Autobots were not the most romantically inclined.

"I-I am sorry Alisha. I did not mean to upset you." Ironhide said, looking slightly crestfallen. I smiled and hopped out of the truck, hoping he'd get the clue and follow. He did, I wanted to walk with him and not where I was clinging to his shoulder.

"It's fine Ironhide, I was overreacting. So, I take it you enjoyed your wash?" I said, still smiling at him as our feet thudded dully on the concrete.

"It was, enjoyable." He sighed, stopping.

"And you were against it from the start. I just had to insult you to get you to do it." I giggled.

"You know I'm braver than that sparkling." He growled, evidently his pride had been hurt.

"Oh, 'Hide. I was just egging you on!" I laughed, his face screwed into something of a grimace.

"what did I say about that name?" he snarled, giving me the evil eye.

"'Hide,'Hide'Hide'Hide. 'HIDE!" I taunted, punctuating each one with a small leap into the air. Surprisingly fast for someone that big, I felt his hands grip my waist and soon found myself staring down his back. He had flipped me over his shoulder. I pounded on his back lightly, it was surprisingly firm for being made of light.

"You put me down! Put me down!" I half yelled, half laughed. Ironhide seemed to be enjoying this as he shifted my weight.

"Hey! Put her down!" Lennox's voice rang out, rough and angry. I could just imagine his face, thinking that Ironhide is some infiltrator taking away their mechanic. It was laughable almost, but knowing that Lennox sometimes jumped to conclusions made me remain silent. Ironhide's strong hands gripped me, gently setting me on the floor. I felt Lennox's hand grip me and pull me back, he's terribly overprotective.

"Will, Will let me go! He's fine." I griped, hoping that he actually knew that this was Ironhide. I sauntered back over to my friend, guardian, whatever you wanted to call him.

"But, Alisha! Who is he?" Lennox asked, gesturing to Ironhide with wave.

"It's Ironhide! He's like this so he can spend some time with me!" I explained, cocking an eyebrow at Lennox. He sheepishly nodded, looking slightly disappointed. I think he was hoping for a little bit of a fight.

"Well, that was an interesting experience." Ironhide said, casting one last look at Lennox. We wandered a little bit more, him telling me more about Cybertron and me giving him alittle more insight into what humans have done with cars in the past hundred years. Soon the time had flown by and we were sitting in the bed of his truck mode, watching the sunset.

"That's why people put up with everything here. The heat, the noise, the people. It's all for this. You can't find it anywhere else." I muttered, pointing at the horizon. The golden globe of the sun was just beginning to set, transforming the sky into a sea of yellow, red, orange and blue at the ends. I looked over at Ironhide, he was staring at the sunset, unconscious of anything else. He looked so... majestic. I placed my hand over his, interlacing our fingers. He turned, barely aware of the sunset now.

"WOOO! LOOK AT IRONHIDE AND HIS GIRLFRIEND!"

And that disrupted our private little moment. Leo was perched on one of the Twins, his hands cupped around his mouth. Ironhide launched himself off, his legs destroying the distance between him and Leo. He hauled the college student down, capturing him in a headlock. I laughed as Leo tried in vain to extract himself from Ironhide's, well, iron grip.

"Leo, what are you doing? If you pissed off Ironhide I'm not saving your ass." Sam said, coming out from behind Bumblebee with Mikaela at his side. I launched my self down from the side of the GMC Topkick, landing lightly on my feet.

"Oh, just a little fun." Ironhide said, releasing Leo to stop him from actually choking.

"Actually we were hoping that you guys would be willing to play cards with us." Mikaela said, fanning out a Bicycle card deck. Linking arms with Ironhide I smiled and nodded. He glanced at me.

"I don't know how to play cards." He whispered, his lips barely an inch from my ear.

"Don't worry," I said, falling in stride with him. "I'll teach you."

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