Sorry for the long wait on a new chapter. Things have been a little hectic with school lately and I had to concentrate with that. Now that I got my math midterm out of the way I was able to get this done. I'll try to get the next chapter up soon, but I have a speech that I have to work on for net week so it may be on here in two weeks hopefully.
Hope everyone likes this.
Chapter 11
Sam sighed. He had been on the phone for the past thirty minutes with his friend Miles, and he didn't think his friend was planning on hanging up any time soon. He could understand where his friend was coming from, if he were in his position and Miles had kept something like this from him he'd be feeling put out as well. Betrayed even.
He looked up at the sound of a door opening and he saw Leo coming in with another box. He had returned to Princeton finally to find that the dorm that he had been assigned to had been closed for repairs, which the government was being forced to pay. The school in the meantime had been forced to find housing arrangements for the students, and of course that meant moving. Sam felt lucky, and he wondered if his new position had anything to do about it because he and Leo had been lucky enough to have been placed in a pretty sweet apartment close to the school.
Mikaela who had decided to stay the weekend before heading back to Tranquility was lounging on the couch, flipping through the channels on the T.V. She sent him a sympathetic look as he sat down, no longer feeling up to standing as his legs had begun to go to sleep from standing in one location for too long.
He should of at least told his friend, he knew that. He had wanted to tell Miles, but he had been sworn to secrecy by the government not long after Mission City. He had meant to give him a call to explain everything before giving the conference, but it had slipped his mind. He hadn't wanted him to find out like this. But he had, and that was why he was allowing his friend to rant at him without being interrupted.
Finally Miles seemed to stop, and Sam thought that he could finally get a word in. "Better?"
Miles on the other end laughed. "Yeah, thanks for asking."
Sam nodded, but then remembered he couldn't be seen by the other man. "No prob. Sorry for keeping you out of the loop for so long man. It wasn't something I wanted to do."
"Its no problem, I figured as much." He paused, then Sam heard him start to laugh. "So your Satan Camaro was actually an alien robot. You weren't to far off."
Sam laughed as well. "I guess not."
"So here's the big question man."
Sam quirked a brow, wandering what he'd want to ask. "Yeah?"
"When do I get to met this giant robot?"
Sam burst out laughing. "Soon man, Probably when I come home for Thanksgiving."
"So how are things with Mikaela? You two break up yet?" Miles asked. It had become pretty much something that he asked every time the two talked lately.
"No, actually the opposite. We're engaged." Sam said with a laugh as he scratched the back of his head. He noticed Mikaela smile at him and he smiled back.
Sam heard what sounded like a spit and then couching. "Dude, seriously. Why didn't you tell me this sooner."
"Maybe because you were ranting about being left out of my secret for the first thirty minutes of this call." Sam said, with a laugh to show that he wasn't upset or anything.
"Yeah, well, it surprised me is all. You try sitting in a journalism class and see your best friend on TV at the United Nations surrounded by giant alien robots and not feel put out. So am I going to be the best man or what?"
"Do you even need to ask man. There's no question."
Sam heard barking on the other end of the phone and a groan. "Look man, Mason needs to go out, I'll call you later."
"Yeah no problem. Just call my cell man."
The two hung up, and placing his phone back into his pocket Sam plopped himself down next to Mikaela with a groan.
Mikaela gave him a sympathetic smile. "Well, that went well."
Sam groaned again. "Better than I expected. I should have told him before giving that speech."
"Maybe." Mikaela said as she snuggled closer to him. "Though I doubt his reaction would have been any better."
"He may not have been so mad." Sam said as he turned his head to look at her.
Mikaela was about to respond but Leo had picked that moment to reemerge from his room. "Dude, Chinese or Pizza for dinner."
Sam looked up at his roommate and smirked. "Neither. Mik and I are going out to get something."
Leo's face fell. "Dude, you cant be asking me to eat alone."
"I'm not. I'm just saying I'm not eating with you. Call Fassbinder and Sharsky, I'm sure they wouldn't mind going out for pizza."
Leo's face contorted. "Dude you know I'm trying to give them space right now. Their not exactly happy with me taking the site down. Not to mention what we just went through, their jealous."
Mikaela snorted.
Sam groaned. "Look man, Mik's going home tomorrow, so we're gonna go have dinner. If you don't want to eat by yourself, make up with them, or don't and eat by yourself."
I'm gonna possibly do the date the next chap or possibly try something new. Maybe introduce one or two new Autobots or maybe talk about the Decepticons. I don't know yet.
