Author's note. With thanks to Kaitamis for her suggestions.

Suggestions are welcome.

Written by me and Mrs Bumblebee.

Enjoy and please review.

Rad chuckled softly at the mental image of tiny Minicons chasing each other, climb all over each other the Decepticons, and just acting all cute and loveable. He knew his two friends would love playing with them, just like he would. But sadly, the Minicons did need to develop mentally but until then, he could dream about it.

"Um, do you know if that other Minicon panel was activated?" he now asked.

"Yes, but it was just a Mech," Megatron replied softly.

Rad smiled before getting himself comfortable on Megatron's chest. Suddenly Megatron's spit open down the middle but didn't open.

"What's happening?" Rad yelped slightly in alarm as Megatron stared down.

"Shh, it's alright. I'm not going to force you but I want you to feel what bonding can feel like. Don't worry," Megatron whispered to Rad and a single spark tentacle slipped up through the crack in Megatron chest and slowly reached out for Rad.

At first Rad shied away from it, shooting Megatron a nervous look. But Megatron just smiled gently, stroking him in a reassuring way so he decided to take a chance.

"As long as this doesn't Bond us," he said softly and Megatron nodded before directing the tentacle at Rad.

"We can only become bonded if both our sparks connect," Megatron reassured him.

Rad watched the tentacle move closer to him and flinched as it lightly touched his cheek.

But it didn't hurt or even feel bad, it actually felt...nice. He reached up a hand and gently touched the little tentacle. It felt light and tingly, and made him giggle a bit. It trailed down his cheek and lightly danced across his chest and he watched the light glowing softly.

Megatron smiled as he watched Rad enjoy this little bit of touch before he spoke up.

"Why don't we take this back to the quarters where we'll be dry," Megatron suggested and gestured to the water he still laid in.

"Okay," Rad said softly, watching as the tentacle slid back to Megatron's chest which closed its self up.

Megatron got out of the tub and placed Rad on the ground so he could grab their armour. He placed his armor back on before helping Rad with his. Once they both were armoured Megatron led them back to their quarters and went straight to the berth.

Megatron clutched Rad to his chassis as he got onto the berth and then lay down. Rad just lay there, snuggled against him so Megatron just began lightly stroking him. So far, everything was going well but he knew he'd need to carry on at this slow place in case Rad got scared. Rad smiled and purred at the soothing strokes he was getting.

"Like that?" Megatron asked and Rad nodded eagerly.

"It's nice,"

"Good," Megatron purred before adding.

"Would you like to feel that Spark tendril again?"

Rad thought about it a bit before looking up and nodding.

"It...it felt strange but...in a good way," Rad replied.

Megatron smiled.

"It's meant to feel very good but it's natural that it feels strange to you, it is your first time."

He allowed his chassis to spilt again and a slither of Spark slowly rose and teased it's way to Rad.

Rad shivered as he watched then tentacle wiggle its way over to him and once he reached him it gently brushed across his chest. He slowly reached out a hand and the little tentacle lightly wrapped it's self around it. He lifted it, examining it in fascination, it really was something, and he'd never seen anything like it. He let it drop and it continued to lazily drift across his chest.

He watched it as it lightly coiled around him loosely, rubbing up and down his midsection while the tip tickled his chest.

He smiled softly, it was ticklish.

"This doesn't feel so bad," he said out loud.

Megatron smirked at this.

"It gets better," Megatron whispered and aloud a couple more tentacles slip out his chest to join the first.

Rad watched as they swirled in a strange dance together before gently wrapping around him. It made him feel warm and safe, like he was wrapped in a blanket his mother had given him. He stared in wonder at Megatron.

"Feels good, doesn't it?" Megatron said softly and Rad couldn't help but nod.

One of the tentacles rose up and stroked Rad's cheek which he leaned in to. He soft smile on his face as he sat there and soaked up the comfort, warmth, and protection he felt. He was surprised by how much he liked it but he really did. Was this what it felt like to be Bonded to someone?"

"Is this what it would have felt like?" he decided to ask. "If you'd mated with me?"

"Yes but it feels much greater then what you feel right now," Megatron explained.

Megatron hesitated and then asked.

"Do you regret not mating with me?"

"I-I don't know," Rad stammered, he hadn't a clue how he felt.

The tentacles lifted up to Rad's face and stroked and caressed his cheeks and neck, slowly moving back down his body.

Rad frowned, he really didn't know what to think. If he actually accepted Megatron's offer, what would that mean? Would he ever be allowed back on Earth to see his friends? And damn it, what would his parents think?

Rad swallowed as a new thought struck him, would Megatron expect him to have sex? He remembered that massive cable and shuddered, he did not want that thing in his body.

Megatron smiled down at Rad before pulling his spark tentacles away from Rad some.

"It's alright, you don't have to answer or decide right now. Just think about it," Megatron said.

"O-okay," Rad said, feeling the old dread rise up inside of him.

He was grateful Megatron wasn't trying to force him into anything. It had been so horrible when he had tried, he never wanted to go through that again. Megatron reached down and stroked his back before moving him to the side so he could sit back up on the berth.

"Thanks," Rad murmured. "I-I will think about it."

"That's all I ask," Megatron said gently with a smile.

Rad smiled back up at him and leaned over to lean against Megatron's side.

"Thank you," he said softly. "For... for not trying to rush me or anything."

Megatron just smiled and stroked his back.

"I think Optimus might be right," Rad now murmured.

"You're not as bad as you seem."

"Prime gives good advice," Megatron replied as he brought his hand around and used one finger to gently scratch Rad under his chin.

"Heh, he does," Rad said with a small grin.

"But how often do you listen?" he asked slyly.

"Not much," Megatron chuckled.

This made Rad laugh, it was certainly true. But he did hope they could get on better in the future, he liked both of them and didn't like them fighting. Megatron watched Rad for a bit before picking him up and walking out of the room, keeping Rad cradled to his chest.

"Where are we going?" Rad asked curiously, surprised by this action.

"Don't you want to let your friends know that you are alright?" Megatron asked.

Rad's face broke out into a huge grin and he nodded eagerly.

"Yes, that would be great, thanks."

Megatron chuckled and continued on his way to the control room.

Rad clung on, really looking forward to talking with all his friends again. But then he remembered Billy and Fred and frowned. He wondered what had happened to them. Did Optimus punish them or did they get off with what they did.

Megatron walked over to a computer and started trying to get a call through to the Autobots. He two had thought of those two humans boys but he was thinking what he'd do if Prime hadn't dealt with them properly. At the very least, they deserved a good spanking for hurting his mate.

The Call was answered and Red Alert was the one to answer.

"Megatron why are you...Oh Rad are you ok?" Red Alert asked.

"I'm fine, thanks Red," Rad said with a smile. "Um, are the others about?"

"They are, I'll go and get them for you," Red Alert said, smiling widely.

Rad smiled back and watched Red Alert get up and walk away from the screen. A few minutes passed before voices were heard from the other end of the call.

"Are you sure he's alright Red?"

"Yeah, amigo, he looked pretty bad."

"He's fine now and you can see him for yourself," came Red Alert's reassuring voice and a moment later, he came into view, holding Alexis and Carlos.

Behind him was Optimus and Hot shot who looked very pleased to see Rad.

"Rad!" Alexis and Carlos both yelled in unison and jumped from Red's hands to the counter in front of the screen.

Rad smiled.

"Hey guys."

"Oh Rad, are you alright?" Alexis asked, she'd clearly been worried about him.

"I'm much better now, thanks," Rad replied with a smile.

"Thank goodness for that," Optimus said warmly. "It's good to see you looking well again,"

Rad looked up at Megatron with a big smile on his face.

"All thanks to Megatron, he's the one that fixed me up and helped me get the scuffs and dirt off my armour," Rad replied.

"Hey, you look much better amigo," Carlos said with a grin as Optimus said.

"Thank you Megatron, for taking care of him."

Megatron nodded before narrowing his eyes.

"What of the troublemakers?" Megatron questioned.

Optimus's optics darkened.

"Gone, they continued to believe Rad was a traitor and we could not allow that. They have been expelled from the base. Their memories of us have been wiped cleaned," Optimus informed Megatron.

"Good," Megatron said, very satisfied with this outcome.

Rad however looked a little concerned.

"It didn't hurt, did it?" he asked Optimus who shook his head.

"It was a painless procedure, since they haven't been with us long, there wasn't much to remove. Their happily back at home, oblivious to what happened."

Rad nodded, both glad they were okay and that they wouldn't bother him anymore. But thinking about them reminding him of something.

"Hey, guys, we managed to fix the Minicon."

Alexis and Carlos perked up at this.

"Really!" They gasped.

But before Rad could say anything Megatron cut in.

"Yes and it is a Femme who likes to flirt," Megatron teased and gave Rad a playful nudge in the side.

"Wow, a Femme," Alexis said, utterly delighted at this.

Carlos meanwhile grinned at his bashful friend.

"A flirt huh? She like to flirt with you, dude?"

Rad glared at his friends.

"Shut up," He hissed and crossed his arms over his chest and looked away.

Carlos laughed as Alexis gave him a stern look. She then smiled at Rad.

"I think its great Rad, it'll be really interesting to see what a girl Minicon is like."

Rad looked back and smirked.

"Ya I guess." He replied.

They smiled back at him but it made him wish he could be with them properly. He wondered if he should ever tell them what he'd found out about robot sex.

Suddenly a beeping was heard behind Megatron and Rad. They turned and found the femme Minicon standing in the door way. Megatron smirked at her and gestured her to come in. Rad became a bit nervous as she walked over and Megatron bent down to pick her up and place her down next to Rad.

She smiled widely at the sight of Rad and suddenly grabbed him in a tight hug. This made Carlos laugh again as Rad looked very sheepish.

"She likes you Rad," the Spanish boy said slyly.

Rad glared at his friend but then turned back to the Femme and hugged her back, receiving a happy click and whirl from her.

"I think it's sweet," Alexis said with a soft smile

"What's her name Rad?"

"Umm?" Rad replied and looked at the Mini-con.

She beeped up at him and nuzzled his chest again.

"She says her name is Aurara," Rad answered.

"Nice name," Optimus said with a small smile. "I haven't seen a female Minicon in a long time."

Megatron smiled proudly.

"It is a rare find, we're lucky to have her."

"She's lucky to have been found by Rad," Alexis added.

"Indeed," Megatron said, giving Rad a fond smile.

Optimus quietly noticed that Rad looked much more comfortable around Megatron, which he was pleased to see. This meant there hadn't been any incidents between them and he hoped there never were. He still remembered when they'd taken care of Rad when Megatron had gone too far in trying to make him his mate.

The Femme gave Rad a peck on the cheek before she finally let him go but remained standing next to him.

"Was the other Minicon okay as well?" Carlos now asked and Rad nodded.

"He's fine, there wasn't any problem."

"Thank goodness," Alexis said with another smile as Aurara shot her a small smile.

Rad smiled at his friends but then started to think, a frown slowly creeping onto his face. He looked at Optimus.

"Optimus?"

"Yes Rad?"

"Am...am I a...a traitor?" Rad asked.

"No, Rad," Optimus said gently. "You're more of an...ambassador for the Autobots."

"A...a what?" Rad asked.

"You know, a spokesmen," Alexis told him and the confusion on his face cleared.

"Oh," he said softly.

He glanced up at Megatron then back to Optimus with a grin.

"I guess I am."

Megatron chuckled before looking at Optimus.

"Any more word from Rad's creators?" Megatron asked.

Their okay but they could really do with a call from Rad," Alexis said softly.

"They miss you a lot," she added, looking at Rad who looked suddenly guilty.

"I can't believe I forgot about them," he said, shamefully.

Megatron smiled and reached down and petted Rad's head to reassure him.

"Do you wish to speak with them?" he asked softly, wanting to make his mate happy.

"Could I?" Rad asked hopefully and when Megatron nodded, a big grin spread across his face.

"Thank you," he said happily as Alexis said.

"Don't forget your cover story, Rad."

Optimus smiled at Megatron's kindness to Rad before asking Red Alert to contact Rad's parents.

Soon, Red Alert had set the connection up and the phone rang in Rad's parents house. Rad's Spark skipped a beat as his dad answered.

"Dad, it's Rad."

"Rad? Hi Sport," his father said cheerfully. "We were beginning to think you'd never call."

"I'm sorry," Rad started to say but his dad laughed and said.

"Don't worry Rad, I know you're probably having too much fun to be thinking about your old parents."

Rad laughed.

"You're not old dad and I bet mom would hit you if she..."

SLAP.

"Ow hey come on honey I'm just kidding," Rad's dad said in the back ground.

This made Rad laugh again, his mom was always quick to put his father in his place.

"Hi mom, how're you doing?" he called to her and knew she'd been giving the phone.

"Rad baby, why haven't you been calling?" she immediately demanded.

"Well you know, working, learning, and all that," Rad chuckled.

"Oh, that's good," his mom said happily. "And you're still making lots of new friends?"

"You bet, mom," Rad said with a chuckle, glancing over at Aurara.

"That's my boy," she replied, still happy. "So, how much longer will you be there?"

Rad stiffened up and looked up at Megatron and then to Optimus.

"Um...hold on I'm not sure how much longer I'm going to be here. Maybe you should talk to Orion," Rad suggested.

"Oh sure, if he's about," his mom replied causally and Optimus smiled before answering the call.

"Hello Mrs White, how are you?" he asked politely as Megatron rolled his optics.

"I'm very well, thank you," she said before asking. "But I was wondering when Rad's going to come home?"

"I understand your concern about wanting to see your son but the end of his studies is uncertain but I do believe we will be able to set up a video call if you want" Optimus suggested to Mrs. White.

"Oh, that would be great," she said enthusiastically.

"Give me a minute, I'll talk to his father, I don't know how to set that up on our computer."

"Alright, Mrs White," Optimus said warmly as she placed the receiver down.

Rad was meanwhile staring at Optimus.

"Optimus, I can't let them see me like this," he said, gesturing at his body.

"I know Rad that is why I'm going to ask Megatron to activate your holoform so you wan make a holoform of your human self for them." Optimus explained.

"Really?" Rad said in amazement making Megatron chuckle.

"Of course my pet, we all need ways to blend in."

Rad shot him a curious look.

"What does your holoform look like?"

Megatron smirked before activating his holoform, startling Rad as it formed next to him.

Megatron form looked like a war hardened thirty year old man, littered with battle scares. His eyes were blood red, and his robotic facial features and his holoforms were almost identical. But Rad turned away from the form when he realized it was half way naked, only wearing a pair of pants.

He almost blushed, Megatron was just as muscular as he was in robot form. Except with his pale skin, this was even more pronouched. Rad glanced back at his friends and saw that Alexis 'was' blushing while Carlos gaped. Optimus meanwhile looked very amused.

"I think we'll need my holoform for this call," he said and suddenly a tall, man stood next to Alexis and Carlos who jumped.

He was also half naked and though strongly built, wasn't quite as muscular as Megatron. His eyes were a light gold and his features were finely craved. He looked to around Megatron's age but didn't have as many battle scars though there were a few on his chest.

"Geez, warn a dude when you do that would ya?" Carlos gasped as he tried to restart his heart.

Rad looked Optimus holoform over before looking at Megatron.

"So how do I make a holoform?"

"Concentrate and remember how you used to look," Megatron advised him. "I already put the hologram program within you and since you're nearly human sized, it will conceal your body."

Rad looked thoughtful at this but decided to give it a go. He concentrated, squeezing his optics shut as he did it and heard a gasp. He opened them to see that it had worked, he looked human again.

Rad was awestruck and looked himself over and even touched his hand, arms, chest, and clothing that appeared on him. He looked like he never was changed.

"Wow, this is great," he said delightedly, waving his arms about and loving how human they looked again.

Megatron frowned slightly as he saw how happy his mate was at looking human again. He wanted him to be happier as a transformer, not as a human.

"Don't lose your concentration or you'll..." But before Megatron could warn Rad his holoform vanished away.

"Aww," Rad said in disappointment.

"Try again Rad, just keep your focus," Optimus advised.

Rad nodded and tried again. He heard and felt the change and opened his eyes. He his satisfaction, he was human again. He knew it was only an illusion but it made him feel so good. He grinned up at Megatron and then at Optimus who smiled back at him.

"Let's get to work," Optimus and said and nodded to Red Alert to get the transmission fixed up, and ready for them.

Suddenly Optimus and Megatron both decided to dress themselves up in lab coats and clothing, looking very professional.

"Nice," Carlos said with a grin as Rad and Alexis nodded.

"You look good," Rad said to both of them, making Megatron smile with pleasure.

You can change your clothing too," Megatron told him.

Rad concentrated and turned his clothes into more appropriate ones. In another moment, he was wearing a long sleeved jacket, dark brown trousers and some sturdy looking boots. Now he looked like a student in a cold region.

Megatron looked him over before giving him a nod of approval.

"Very nice," Megatron said.

"Thanks," Rad said before smiling and saying.

"You and Optimus look strange in lab coats. But not in a bad way."

Megatron just grinned, his human teeth looking a bit more sharp than was normal. But it wasn't too noticeable, Rad figured it was because he knew him so well.

"Alright I've got the connection up and ready," Red Alert informed them.

Optimus looked over at him and nodded.

"Good, feed it through," Optimus commanded.

It worked and in another moment, Rad was grinning at his two parents. From their point of view, their boy had two instructors standing by his side. They smiled warmly and his mom said.

"Rad, darling, you're looking great."

"Thanks mom," Rad said with a laugh before turning to Optimus.

"Mom, dad, this is Orion Pax."

Optimus nodded to them in greeting.

"Hello Mr. and Mrs. White. It's nice to finally meet you. Your son has told us much about you," Optimus said.

"I hope it was all good," Rad's dad said with a laugh.

"It was, don't worry," Optimus laughed back before indicating Megatron.

"This is my colleague , Magnus Tron."

Megatron smiled and nodded, the couple could see he was a powerful man. But Rad seemed very comfortable with them so they weren't worried.

"Hello, as you've heard Rad talks about you two quite often.," Megatron said.

Megatron reached up and ruffled Rad's hair who laughed and swatted his hand away.

"And as my colleague said before I could I'm Magnus Tron, I'm one of the few that is teaching Rad," Megatron said.

"Oh, so there isn't many of you?" Rad's mother questioned and Megatron shook his head.

"We aim to...challenge out students here. And Rad is living up to expectations."

Rad grinned sheepishly as his parents beamed at this praise.

"That's my boy," Rad's dad said.

"Aw, dad," Rad said with a blush.

"We're glad you're having a great time," his dad continued. "We've missed you a lot though."

"I've missed you too," Rad said softly.

Rad's mom looked him over before asking.

"Rad are they feeding you right, are they making sure you're comfortable, and that you changing..."

"Yes, mom they are, in fact they kind of spoil me," Rad answered before his mom could embarrass him.

This made Megatron chuckle while Orion smiled.

"We try to make sure our students have everything they need," Optimus assured her as Megatron nodded.

"But I still get snapped at for giving him too many treats," Megatron put in with a chuckle.

Optimus rolled his eyes as Rad's parents laughed at this.

"Well, as long as he has everything he needs, I'm not worried," his mom now said. "Rad's a good boy, he knows when enough is enough."

"Mom," Rad said, trying to get her to stop embarrassing him.

Megatron and Optimus chuckled again, it was nice to see Rad interact with his parents. They were obviously very close.

"Seriously, I'm fine," Rad continued. "You don't have to worry."

Rad's dad took over, trying to save his son from his mothers over protective instinct.

"So care to tells us what you been learning sport?" He asked.

"Loads of stuff, it's really hands on," Rad said before telling his dad some stuff.

He had to sadly make it all up, but he did describe a football game he had with some 'fellow' students. His dad seemed very satisfied with his answers, causing Rad to feel guilty. But he just couldn't tell him what was going on, he just couldn't.

"That's good to hear Rad." His dad praised him.

"Yeah, it's great," Rad said with a smile, thinking of his Minicon friends.

"Met any girls?" his dad now teased and laughed when Rad blushed.

"Daaaaad," Rad groaned and his father held up a hand in surrender.

"Okay, okay, no more embarrassing questions, sport."

Rad chuckled at his dad before shaking his head.

"I'm not going out with anyone dad, there's just a couple of friendly girls who like to hug everyone."

Well, there was one at least who did that.

"Ah," his dad said knowingly. "At least you're getting on with everyone, that's all I want."

Rad smirked and rubbed the back of his neck nervously.

"Well I'll tell you this, one girl everyone calls her Aurara," Rad said to his dad.

"What a lovely name," his mother exclaimed as he knew she would.

"Yeah, she's really nice, I only got to know her recently though, she only just arrived."

"Good for you son, making friends with the new kids," his dad said with a proud smile.

Rad blushed some at his parents praise again. They really loved to do that.

He was their only son and they had always made sure he knew how much he was loved. They always gave him encouragement, wanting him to succeed at whatever he put his mind to. And he loved them so much for that and at this moment, missed them a lot.

Suddenly Optimus cut the silence.

"Mrs. White, Mr. White, I wish to ask you something," Optimus said to Rad's parents.

"Yes, what is it?" his mom answered easily as his dad looked curious.

Rad also wanted to know what Optimus was asking.

"I've seen and heard of Rad's mystery talents he has like jump kicks and special moves, did he ever learn how to do these from someone?" Optimus asked.

"His uncle," Rad's mom said softly. "He loved teaching Rad that sort of thing but he died last year in an accident."

Rad looked unhappy at the reminder, he'd really loved his uncle who'd always been a lot of fun. And he'd taught him so much stuff, stuff he still used.

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that but the reason I'm asking his we have a martial arts class and it needs parent permission for students to attend," Optimus told them.

Rad looked at Optimus curiously but his parents were pleased to be consulted.

"I'm sure that would be fine, if Rad's really keen," Mrs White said, smiling at her son. "He hasn't been able to get much practise since his uncle died."

"Very well, if you're okay with this, we can go ahead," Optimus said with a wide smile.

Rad soon smiled widely at this.

"Cool, thanks. I didn't notice you were watching me when I was showing the moves," Rad chuckled.

Optimus chuckled.

"We do our best to keep an eye on all our students, in case they reveal hidden talents," he explained with a smile.

Rad's mom and dad laughed at this before Rad's dad spoke up.

"Will he be training with other students or by himself?"

"If others are interested, they will be welcome to come along to sessions," Optimus said smoothly. "But at the moment, we only visualise teaching Rad."

Mr. White understood this and nodded

Rad was pleased that his parents were looking happy about all they were hearing. He didn't want them to worry, especially as, for the most part, he was having a good time. He decided to reassure them further by saying.

"Orion's a really good teacher and Magnus's know loads of stuff, I'm having a great time."

Rad's mom smiled.

"That's good to hear baby, but let me ask this. When are we going to meet this girl Aurara?"

"Mommmm," Rad groaned as the two Mechs snickered.

"She's not my girlfriend, she's just a friend."

"I didn't say she was, I just fancy meeting her," his mother said brightly as his father smiled fondly at his wife's antics.

Since Rad was really growing up now, she had started to visualise the day he'd bring home a girl with the intention of making her his wife. And then she'd have grandchildren to look forward to and to spoil. Her husband liked this idea to but saw no reason to really think about it yet.

Rad groaned in embarrassment but couldn't help but chuckle at the way his mom and dad were.

"She's not around at the moment," he quickly said, knowing it would be strange to meet a girl who only beeped.

"But I'm sure you can see her another time."

"That'll be nice," his mom said with a smile and Rad suppressed another groan.

Optimus pretended to look at his wrist looking at the time before looking back.

"Mr. and Mrs White, I'm sorry to say this but our time is almost up," He informed them.

"Oh, okay," Mrs White said, looking disappointed but understanding.

"Oh well, it was lovely meeting you both."

Optimus smiled while Megatron inclined his head politely. Rad's mom now turned back to him.

"You remember to be a good boy Rad and study hard."

"I will mom," he said with a smile.

"Good boy," his dad said with a grin. "But make sure to have lots of fun to."

Rad chuckled and nodded.

"I will mom, love you guys," Rad replied."

"Love you too, baby," his mom cooed as his dad grinned at him.

"Bye son, take care."

"I will," Rad promised as the connection was broken.

Rad continued to smile as he aloud his holoform to disappeared. He looked at Megatron and saw he did the same before looking down at him and smirked at him.

"Thank you." Rad whispered to him.

Megatron smiled, pleased at his mate's response. Leaning down, he patted his head while saying.

"You're welcome, I'm glad you could speak with them."

Rad looked bak at Optimus and saw he too was back to normal and watching him and Megatron.

"Are you alright, Rad?" The Autobot leader asked quietly, wanting to be sure.

Rad thought for a moment and then nodded.

"Yeah, I'm good, Optimus."

Optimus smiled before looking at Megatron and nodded to him.

"Thank you for allowing this, he really need to speak and see his family."

"My pleasure," Megatron said smugly, shooting Rad a fond look that Optimus didn't miss.

The Autobot leader marvelled at just how much the Decepticon leader had changed in the short time he'd had Rad. If this kept up, they might even be able to reach a truce of sorts and perhaps end this war.

Once again Rad would had blushed if he could.

Instead, he went for staring at his feet while the two older Mechs smiled fondly. Everything was very peaceful.

Author's note. What happens in the next chapter? You'll have to wait to find out, until next time.