Amity-Star: I'm just writing various things that will happen mainly, kay? I'm thinking of changing The Big Change into like a series. Think Home and Away or some other soapie.

Disclaimer: I don't own Transformers. Nor do I own Caitlin who rightfully belongs to Dual Mistress K. I own Dawn and the plot and Torika_Blayde owns Shadowlocks.

~^*^~Under the Mistletoe: Part IX~^*^~

Red Alert wandered the campus alone, his heart breaking in two; his mind repeating that it was a stupid trick of the eyes.

Darkness covered him like a caterpillars cacoon and he felt like even if he disappeared, he knew he would never want to come back.

He had witness Caitlin, in the arms of the new guy, Jack Burn. That was fine by him, they were after all only dancing. But then he noticed that the distance between them was getting smaller and he knew he could do nothing about it.

So he left. Wandering now aimlessly around, hiding in the dark, wishing to disappear and never be remembered.

~*~

Caitlin opened her eyes while she was kissing Jack. His kiss felt abit too strong and commanding. Inexperienced too. Not like Red Alert's kiss.

His had been gentle. Loving and passionate. A real kiss the way it's meant to be. But this was different and it didn't feel right.

A flash of movement caught her eyes and she saw Red Alert making a hasty exit, a look of rejection on his handsome face.

'What have I done?' she asked herself as she broke the kiss off hesitantly and shook her head at Jack. "I'm sorry." And she disappeared inside the crowd.

Wheeljack stood there looking dumbfounded and shaking his head. "Humans."

~*~

Shadowlocks wandered around one of the levels upstairs, her mind scrambling to find a toilet. Downstairs it was like a total war-zone and pretty much stank of a city morgue.

"Come on. Come on." She said to herself and finally found one.

Stepping out five minutes later she remembered the other reason why she had come up here. To look for Starscream. They had arrived at the party before he could actually talk to her, so he had said soon.

But now the curiosity had gotten too much for her and she had to find out soon.

~*~

Dawn awoke to a warm breeze on the back of her neck. Sitting up gently, she turned to see Optimus, hugging her securely and safely in his foot-baller like grip, fast asleep.

Slipping out of his hold, she kissed him gently on the lips and proceeded into the kitchenette and made two steaming hot cups of coffee.

~*~

Caitlin sighed in defeat and turned back the way she came. She had been all over campus looking for Red Alert for the passed two hours and she was tired to the point she was about to keel over.

Her head was down so she didn't notice who appeared at the end of the walkway.

"Caitlin. . ." Red Alert breathed and saw her head snap up, her face pale from the cold, her nose and cheeks a cute rosey red.

They walked towards each other until Red Alert spoke up. "So, are you with him?" he asked mildly and wished the earth would swallow him up.

"No."

Red Alert looked up and watched with hesitation when Caitlin took two steps forwards and placed a gloved hand on his cheek.

"No, I'm not with him." She said, the rosey tint on her cheeks growing brighter in the darkness.

"Why?"

"Because I don't love him." Came her short answer.

Red Alert look at Caitlin and saw the look she gave him. A smile grew on his face as he leaned down and wished the moment would be frozen in time.

They pulled apart and looked at each other. That's when they noticed the tiny white flakes of snow.

"Caitlin, I love you. I swear I do." Red Alert said as he wrapped his arms around her.

"I love you too Red Alert." Caitlin said as they walked through the now black and white world that was truly a white Christmas.

~*^*~

Okay, there it is. Waiting for a long time huh? Anyway, it's romance so don't sue and Shadow and Screamer will get together soon.

*Blessed Be!