Chi was sitting on her shelf of the med bay reading over some of Ratchets reports when she heard someone enter the room. With a glance she gave a deep sigh. It was Cliffjumper, and she had no idea what he needed. Ratchet had stepped out for a much-needed cube and left her in charge of the med bay while he was gone. Meaning that if it wasn't a major repair that she literally couldn't pick up the parts for then she was the one that would be making said repair.

"Hey, anyone here?" Cliffjumper asked in irritation. "I've got a rock lodged in my shoulder and it's making it difficult for me to raise it any higher than my waist…"

"Take a seat on the berth closest to the door and I'll be down in a minute." Chi sighed as she stretched and subspaced the datapad into the bracelet on her wrist.

"Oh… no… I think I'll just wait for Ratchet." Cliffjumper put his good arm up with his hand out.

"If you wait for Ratchet it'll be worse, and he'll get mad at you." Chi activated her hoverboard and launched herself off the shelf, landing on the berth she had asked Cliffjumper to get on. "I'm not going to hurt you Cliffjumper."

"Yeah… I just… I think it's smarter to wait for Ratchet."

"So help me, get on the berth Cliffjumper." Bumblebee suddenly snapped as he entered the med bay. "Hey Chi, I need you to look at my communicator when you get a minute. It's receiving signals, but not sending."

"I can do that for you 'bee. As soon as I get the rock out of Cliffjumper's shoulder." Chi smiled at the yellow minibot as Cliffjumper grudgingly took a seat. "It's first come first served when I'm running the med bay."

"As usual." Bumblebee laughed. "How's life with the twins going?"

"Oh, you heard about that huh?" Chi asked with a tight smile as she reached her hands into Cliffjumper's shoulder.

"Yeah, it's all over the base now." Bumblebee shot Cliffjumper a glare. "Something about you going into their quarters last night."

"Well… We share a bond." Chi explained as she roughly pulled the rock out of Cliffjumper's shoulder, causing him to flinch. "That's a large part of the reason why I was out of control before I went off with the Twins on that classified mission. They were training me on how to control my anger and emotions when it comes to my new 'gladiator side'. Without being near each other we can't sleep well which is not a good thing. I've got permission from Dad to go ahead and move into their quarters. Apparently, my room is going to be turned into an office."

"An office for what?" Bumblebee made no sign that he noticed how roughly Chi was cleaning out Cliffjumper's shoulder.

"Something about a human relations liaison." Chi shrugged as she sprayed cleanser into Cliffjumper's shoulder. "Apparently the government saw fit to appoint me as the liaison since I have the most experience 'dealing with the Autobots'. My unofficial title added to that too."

"I see." Bumblebee nodded thoughtfully. "I'm glad that you and the twins found each other. And I'm glad that you guys finally admitted your feelings."

"Yeah, it's been a weird few days as I get used to the looks and whatnot. You know, since someone keeps spreading rumors about not only me but the twins." Chi hopped down from Cliffjumper's shoulder. "I just hope that whoever is doing it understands that his viewpoint isn't going to change what I or the twins feel. Or that we're bonded. Or that I care about these rumors beyond how it could possibly hurt the human-Autobot relations."

Cliffjumper seemed to shrink away from Chi at that moment. Signaling that he was indeed the one that was spreading the rumors.

"I'm sure he won't be spreading anything else. After all, I'm assuming the bond is classified information that the humans don't really need to know at this time." Bumblebee was giving Cliffjumper a pointed look now.

"I'm sure he won't be." Cliffjumper replied meekly as he stood and walked out of the room.

Bumblebee watched him go before he sighed and offered Chi a lift to his shoulder so she could look at his communicator.

"I'm glad you're back Chi." He smiled as she started working on the communicator.

"I'm glad to be back, I just hope that Cliffjumper got the memo and stops being like that towards me or the twins." Chi nodded as she removed the small panel that allowed her access to the communicator wiring. "It really doesn't bother me, but I know it bothers Sunstreaker and Sideswipe. They can't hide that from me anymore."

"So, you three really do share a bond?" Bumblebee hummed thoughtfully. "I assumed that but didn't want to say anything without being told. Have you three exchanged the bonded gifts yet?"

"Not yet, I was going to give them mine today after Ratchet gets back." Chi reconnected a few wires. "Try it out now."

Bumblebee was quiet for a minute before he smiled and nodded.

"Good, can't have such a useful scout without the ability to communicate." She laughed and closed the panel.

"Oh, come on, I'm more than a scout!" Bumblebee laughed good naturedly.

"I know that, you're also a dear friend." She patted the side of his head before climbing back down to the berth. "Let me know if it goes on the fritz again. I'll fully replace it for you."

"Thank you, Chi." Bumblebee stood and started walking towards the door. "By the way, the twins are staking out the rec room. I'm assuming they want to give you their bonded gift today too."

"Thanks. I'll head there when Ratchet gets back."

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"What do you think?" Sideswipe was showing Jazz and Optimus the bonded gift he and Sunstreaker had gotten for Chi. "We knew that it had to be something that wouldn't get in the way of her movement. And that it had to be useful somehow…"

"What does it do?" Jazz had activated his hologram and was studying the small item closely.

"It has a subspace in the pendant, an emergency communicator in the band, and it doubles as an emergency beacon if she gets in trouble." Sunstreaker pointed to each function. "I made the band out of cybertonium infused silk and the pendant is iaconian crystal. If she accepts it nothing will be able to get it off."

"I got the measurements and chose the colors for it, Sunny did the design and crafting part." Sideswipe sounded almost giddy as Jazz handed it back. "We really hope she likes it."

"I am certain she will." Optimus chuckled. "Here she comes now. Ratchet must have finally returned to the medical bay."

Chi practically skipped into the rec room holding two boxes. She spotted the twins, Jazz, and Optimus at the corner table and nodded before heading towards them. Her smile was infectious as she climbed up the ramp to the tabletop.

"I have something for you two!" She pushed the two boxes, one red and one yellow, towards their holoforms. "I really hope you like them."

"We have something for you too." Sunstreaker offered her a small velveteen bag in exchange for the yellow box.

"Open in three?" Chi's eyes sparkled as the twins nodded in agreement. "One… two…"

The three of them gasped as they laid eyes on the gifts for the first time. The twins immediately looked up the meanings behind the flowers that Chi had chosen for the mirror hangers and allowed their appreciation, excitement, and love to flow across the bond to her. Chi studied the small silvery crystal pendant on the necklace. She traced the two S's with her fingers and hummed in appreciation of the craftsmanship, she smoothed the silk band and smiled widely as she realized that there was a backup communicator in it.

"It's beautiful." She whispered before she turned to them. "Help me put it on?"

"Of course." Sunstreaker handed his mirror decoration to Sideswipe and gently took the choker necklace from Chi to put it around her neck. "It's cybertonium infused silk. And it'll seamlessly close in the back because the fabric and cybertonium will fuse together. The pendant is iaconian crystal and has a subspace compartment in it."

"Beautiful and practical." Chi laughed as Sunstreaker stepped back. "I love it."

"And we love these." Sideswipe's holoform had climbed off the table and was placing the pendants in their alt-modes.

"I'm so glad." Chi touched the oval shaped pendant. "I'm glad this will never come off. I wouldn't want to take it off anyway."

"Alright everyone. Sunstreaker, Sideswipe, we didn't say anything about you two shirking patrol while waiting for Chi." Jazz laughed as he stood up. "But you gotta go do that before Prowl comes and finds you. And Ratchet said he needed your help in the med bay once you guys were done exchanging the gifts, Chi. So, let's get to it."

"Yes sir!" The three of them saluted before smiling at each other and heading to their respective jobs.

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Lots and lots of fluff lately eh? Well, it's going to get back to more normal story line here soon.

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