Red Alert stalked out of the medbay sourly. He had been completely repaired. And by completely, every single wire had been replaced, whether or not he needed it. Most mechs would've loved this 'fresh from the assembly line' feel, but Red Alert didn't. Already he was beginning to overcompensate in this almost foreign body.

Inferno came running up at that moment, panting. "Good, there you are Red."

Red Alert blinked at Inferno, remembering that Windswift had said that someone would come to pick him up to take him to the house he was currently staying at. "Shall we get going to my house?"

Windswift, I'm going to kill you.

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Windswift shivered violently. "You all right boss?" came the soft question of one of her co-workers.

"Yes, I just felt a cold chill go down my back. I wonder if Red Alert found out about his new house?"

"You sure it was a good idea to stick the two together? They've only known each other for short amount of time-"

"It'll be fine." Windswift murmured. "If Inferno could stand Red Alerts complaints in the hospital, then he can survive anything."

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It took some adjusting, on both parts, but Red Alert quickly settled down. Very few of his things had survived the fire, and with his week long absence, work had piled up horrendously. Red Alert sighed one day as he was sitting down at the table.

Inferno had set down some ground rules. Dinner was at the end of the cycle. Everyone came. Everyone. Even if it meant dragging Red Alert out of his room. Red Alert had stopped resisting after the fifth experience, and even began making time during his jobs to make sure he came to dinner. "What's the matter Red?"

"I was just thinking about where to move out to."

Inferno froze, energon sloshing against the cubes. Red Alert didn't notice as he frowned down at the table. Inferno was thankful that Firestar was still putting away her toys in another room. She didn't need to hear this. "What do you mean Red?"

"Well, I can hardly bum off you for too much longer, I feel slightly guilty about you refusing to allow me to help buy anything, even though you're still adjusting to life here." Red Alert traced a meaningless pattern on the table top, optics distant. "And I haven't been the best of a guest either. I've woken you up plenty of times with my bad recharge-"

Inferno interrupted, "Well, you are a guest. And don't worry about the recharge, Firestar can sleep though anything, and I hardly get the best either."

Red Alert nodded at that, but he continued frowning down at the table. "And then theirs the work factor."

Inferno turned to look at Red Alert, who shrugged, turning slightly red. "One day, I'm not going to be coming back." Firestar froze at the doorway, optics wide. Both adults didn't notice her.

"My job is dangerous, even if it is boring most of the time, but one of these days the lucky shot from a burglar or assassin, or someone else will get me. I don't exactly want Firestar to come home expecting me one day, and I'm in the hospital or mortuary."

Inferno winced at the flat tone, and Firestar came rushing into the room, asking, "What's a mortuary?"

Red Alert looked down at her, stunned for a moment, before smiling. "A very special place that I hope you never go to."

"But, if its special, then why wouldn't I want to go to it?"

"Tust me, you don't."

Firestar sat down next to Red Alert, and turned on her best baby optics. She didn't understand a lot of what Inferno and Red Alert had been saying, but she had understood one thing. Red Alert was thinking about going away and leaving her alone. "You'll stay with me, forever? Please?"

Red Alert froze as he took the energon, his wide optics comical. Inferno smothered a snicker, setting a smaller cube in front of Firestar. "What brought on this question?"

"Stay!" Firestar insisted. "Please?"

Red Alert looked helplessly at Inferno, who quickly began scolding, "Now Firestar, that's Red Alerts decision. He can stay if he wishes to, but he can leave if he doesn't want to stay here."

Firestar pouted, scowling at Inferno. "But you want him to stay as well!"

Inferno winced, as Red Alerts surprised expression turned to Infenro. "Of course I want him to stay." Infenro said weakly, "But if Red Alert doesn't wish to stay-"

"He's staying!" Firestar snapped, her youngling face scrunching up into a snarl.

Inferno was about to say more, when Red Alert shook his head. "I guess I am."

Firestars expression lightened up, and Red Alert smiled helplessly at Inferno. "I do insist on helping to pay for something."

Inferno nodded, expression light and cheery. "Aye, Red. I suppose you could if you're going to stay."

The dinner that night was exceptionally lighthearted.

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Yeah! It's done! Now review. Even if you haven't reviewed for the last few chapters, you have to review in here. Got it? I don't like it when I get reviews for all my other chapters, but for my very last one I get nothing.