Chapter 12
Returning Home
Veronica stayed with her grandparents a while longer since she hadn't seen them in so long. Optimus would always be driving around the town until Veronica walked down the street and he'd pick her up. They would talk a little bit and then they'd go to a place where no one was around so that Optimus could transform and they could be together for a little bit a day.
One morning Veronica woke up and went downstairs to see her grandparents. They were sitting around eating breakfast and seeing her plate was on the table with bacon, eyes and all that good stuff. She sat down and started to eat.
"Grandma, I'm going to out again today." she spoke after swallowing her food.
"Okay dear, just be home at a decent hour." her grandmother replied.
Veronica finished her breakfast and got ready to go outside and meet Optimus. She was actually so happy that he came up here to find her. She was going to go mad if he didn't…She put on a cute red top and found a nice pair of dark, dark, blue jeans. She put on her make-up and ran outside to the town like she did everyday. When she got to a certain place a flamed red and blue semi picked her up and took her somewhere. The people really never noticed this and kept doing what they were doing.
Veronica leaned back in the comfy seat and asked, "So what are we doing today?"
"Well…I've been driving around and I saw a little pond thought you'd like to cool off on a hot day like this." he replied.
"But I didn't bring a swimming suit…why didn't you tell me I would need one?"
"I'm sorry….I can take you to your—"
"Never mind I'll think of something." she sighed.
Optimus drove for a while until they came to the pond and Veronica saw that no one was around except for her and Optimus. She hopped out of Optimus's cab and landed on the ground. Optimus transformed and looked down at Veronica to see her taking off her pants and shirt.
"What are you doing?" he asked suddenly.
"I'm going to go swimming." she replied.
After that said she jumped in the pond and dived under the water, Optimus was watching, but soon she didn't come up. He started to get nervous thinking she had forgotten how to swim. It had been 30 seconds and he was worried. He stuck his hand in the water and grabbed her out of there. When he brought her to the surface she looked at him and asked, "Why did you do that for?"
"I thought you were drowning." he replied still a nervous wreck.
Veronica just shook her head and replied, "Optimus you probably didn't know this, but I was on the school's swimming team for a long time. I've held the longest time under water at my school. If I'm underwater for 3 minutes then come rescue me."
Optimus just looked at her and sighed. He sat her back in the water and again she dived back down deep in the cool water. He sat there watching the bubbles come up from where she was letting out air. Then suddenly she came bursting out of the water and smiled up at Optimus. Optimus put a hand on the surface of the water so that she could have something to hold on to. Once she got on Optimus gently knocked her off with his other finger.
Veronica jumped madly in the air from the water and splashed up at Optimus. The water hit his face and he then laughed, "You're going to get it now little one!"
"Yeah, sure I am." she replied diving down in the water.
Optimus laughed and dug his hand in the water trying to catch the little fish. Veronica saw the hand coming and nearly missing it every time. Of course from swimming so fast she was loosing a lot of air so she needed to get to the surface, but she knew Optimus would easily catch her. So she swam to the shallow part of the pond over to the cattails and took some air in the camouflage. She had to laugh very quietly seeing Optimus trying to find her.
"Seems like you're having a hard time trying to find me aren't you?" she asked laughing.
Optimus stopped and looked over at the cattails and saw Veronica dive in the water. Veronica could hear his booming laughter from under the water and stopped swimming for a moment. Next thing she knew a metal hand wrapped around her body and brought her to the surface.
"Took you long enough." she breathed.
"I think I took enough time." he replied.
Veronica laughed and shook her head, which was a mistake because since she was off guard Optimus opened his hand and started tickling her with his pinky finger.
"STOP!" she screamed trying to regain composure.
"Sorry, but I caught you and you just let your guard down."
Veronica jumped out of his hand and started running and laughing. Optimus quickly caught her and said, "Your clothes."
"Oops….I forgot. Thank you Optimus." She spoke very embarrassed.
Optimus chuckled and turned around so that she could get her clothes on in peace. Once she was done and started climbing up Optimus's leg.
"What the—?" he spoke and looked down at his leg seeing Veronica was climbing.
He let out a chuckle and reached out a hand for her to climb on. She eagerly jumped into his hand and held her up to his face. She reached her hands out and touched his face watching him close his optics. She smiled and kissed his massive lips ever so softly feeling Optimus shudder as she did so. She stroked his check and then leaned back in his cupped hand.
He opened his eyes and smiled and gently curled his fingers around her small and fragile body. He loved her so much and couldn't hug her or kiss her for anything….but it was meant to be…he was willing to except that. Soon he'll be able to though...through time will tell. She leaned over his fingers which were keeping her body in his hand and started tracing circles on his fingers.
"Optimus…I think its time I want to go home." she whispered.
"Okay…I'll drive you to your grandparents and tell them you're going to be going home with me." he replied.
"You'll have to meet them first. They won't let me go with just anyone." she replied.
"Okay."
He transformed into the flamed semi and Veronica hopped in. Optimus drove to her grandparent's house with a holoform in the driver's seat.
"Whoa! Where did that come from?" she asked.
"I've been working on the holoform for a while now…I wanted to hold you in my arms and now I can. Now just lean back and relax." he replied.
He drove in the driveway and hopped out of the cab and got the other door for Veronica to get out of. They walked to the front door and Veronica went inside and said, "Grandma, grandpa! I'd like you to meet someone really special to me."
The two older people entered the room and saw a tall man looking to be around 20 years old standing next to her.
"Who is this?" asked her grandfather.
"Grandpa this is Tim my boyfriend." replied
"It's nice to meet you." Optimus said shaking her grandfather's hand.
"So what brought you up here?" asked Veronica's grandmother.
"Well I was curious to where Veronica went so I found out information that she went to her grandparent's house up north so that's when I came up here."
"Grandma….grandpa…Its been nice being up here with you, but I think I would like to go home." she whispered.
"Okay dear…I'll call your parents." she replied.
Veronica ran upstairs to get her stuff while Optimus stayed on the bottom floor with her grandparents. Veronica's grandmother came back into the room and said, "Well I just got off the phone with Veronica's mother…it seems that you had hit Veronica before she left her house."
"What?" asked Optimus who was stunned.
"That's what she said…so unless Veronica says its not true you're not leaving this spot." snapped Veronica's grandmother.
Just then Veronica ran down the stairs and asked, "Okay Tim are we ready to go?"
"He's not leaving here with you until you tell us something." spoke her grandfather who now had a rifle in his hand pointing at Optimus.
"Which is?" asked Veronica.
"Did Tim hit you before you came here?" her grandmother asked.
"Hell no! I just came up here because I thought he was still in love with his ex and I needed to get away."
"My ex died a while back ago in the military." Optimus whispered.
Veronica's grandparents suddenly felt so ashamed they said bye to Veronica, but not Tim. Veronica and Optimus got in the cab of the flamed semi and waved to her grandparents and drove off.
"That was…interesting." whispered Veronica.
"So you can't wait to get home?" asked Optimus changing the subject.
"I can't wait to see all the guys." she replied.
"Well….don't expect Mikaela to forgive easily." Optimus spoke.
"Yeah….I think I'll be hiding from her." spoke Veronica.
Optimus just started laughing out loud and said, "Yeah…I can see that."
The sun started to go down and Veronica's eyes were slowly starting to close.
"You can go to sleep darling." Optimus spoke turning on some relaxing music.
"But I don't want to sleep. I don't want to wake up in my bed and you're not outside waiting for me." she whimpered.
"I'm sorry Veronica about that night…it was an emergency I had to go. Megatron is slowly coming back and I think more Decepticons are going to be coming." he replied.
Veronica was silent. She felt so stupid for what she had done now…she felt so horrible…she assumed something else when he was trying to save her life and the rest of mankind on this planet.
"I'm sorry Optimus." she whispered.
Optimus's holoform brought an arm around her and pulled her to him and said, "Its okay. Its okay. Now you need some sleep."
"Okay…wake me up when we get there." she whispered and leaned on Optimus as a pillow and slowly went to sleep. Optimus gently stroked her hair and let her sleep. He was just so happy to have her in his arms again.
Yes the romance is building, but don't think the story is nearly over...it has only begun! So please review and the Decepticons will be coming in more and more. Megatron will be coming back...Soundwave will be in it...a Decepticon civil war will break out...so yeah expect this story to be long. Please review!
