They had gone through several films at this point. Random had absolutely loved the movie called "The Nightmare Before Christmas" he found the stop-motion animation extremely charming and Jack the Skeleton reminded him of himself! Hothead wasn't quite a fan of any of them but if he had to pick a favorite, it would be "Home Alone" if only because of the thieves getting what came to them in the end. Also the traps were very clever. Icy didn't quite have a favorite yet.

Now they were watching the last movie on their list. Cecile excitedly stood up as she bounced up and down excitedly. It was interesting for them to watch her because the way she watched movies was by wearing a headset which according to her narrated what was going on when there were no sound cues. But she also seemed to be familiar with most of these films.

She quickly pulled out the last movie and put it on. "This movie is my favorite by the way!"

"Oh? Why is that?" Icy asked, amused at her antics. Cecile laughed as she winked.

"You'll just have to see!" She teased. Icy chuckled before he nodded as she plopped down next to him.

"I see…" He said softly as his gaze lasted a bit too long on her person. Primus, why was she so beautiful? It seemed though that she had caught on as she turned her head to meet his gaze with her own, which was confused.

"Are you going to watch?" She asked curiously. Icy blushed as he nodded once before mentally slapping himself.

"Yes, I will." Icy retorted, smirking. Hothead fronted. "Aren't you blind?"

"Yes, but sixth sense!" She joked as she leaned back and relaxed, ready to listen to the movie. Hothead followed suit as he paid attention to what was going on screen.

"You know if it wasn't me talking I'd say you were the prettiest girl in town!" The characters, known as George Bailey, complemented Mary on screen.

"Well, why don't you say it?"

"Oh, I don't know, maybe I will say it!"

Blitzwing and Cecile had been watching the movie known as "It's A Wonderful Life", with little commentary besides Random sniping in every now and then with some jokes. Blitzwing couldn't help but think of Cecile as George and Mary spoke to each other. Blitzwing's gaze returned to Cecile as they watched her cuddle up on the sofa, blanket wrapped around her and snacking on some popcorn she had Silky made earlier. They hadn't been entirely paying attention to what was going on screen but the conversation continued.

George had asked Mary about her age, then they joked about Mary having a long dress and needing George to pick it up. The moment where George was looking into Mary's eyes romantically definitely caught Random's attention as he wondered if George would make a move. When Mary just turned around and kept on singing, Random exhaled, which earned a curious glance from Cecile.

"He didn't make his move!" Random exclaimed, pouting a bit. Cecile giggled.

"Just watch." She smiled as they both fell quiet again.

"Okay then, I'll throw a rock at the Old Grandhill house!" George exclaimed as he picked up a rock, which caused Mary to run back over, begging him not to.

"Oh no, George, don't. I love that old house." Mary said. Random noticed Cecile had been smiling for this part.

"No, wait, if you break the glass you can make a wish but you gotta be a pretty good shot at it!" George replied as he aimed and then chucked the rock, breaking some glass.

"Well, that's one way to win the girl over!" Random laughed, which earned a snort from Cecile.

"Oh no, George, don't! It's full of romance in that old place. I'd like to live in it!" Mary said with a soft tone. George didn't look too fondly at the house either way.

"In that place?"

"Uh-huh."

"I wouldn't live in it as a ghost. Now watch!"

"I'd like to live in a house like that someday." Cecile commented as George threw a rock and made his wish, talking about what he would do with his wish. Blitzwing looked down at her with surprise on his face, though she couldn't see it.

"But, what's so wrong with the one you live in?" Icy asked curiously.

"Memories, and not all of them are good. Too many of them that are bad." She said with sorrow in her voice and Icy looked at her as her smile shook. Icy closed the distance and held her closely, which tired them out so much but he didn't care. "Also, have you seen how big this place is? I'd rather have a smaller place and relearn where everything is and have it for myself than live in this house with my family…"

"Your family?" Icy asked softly. "I know your family has not been kind to you since your mother died. I can tell that they treat you poorly."

"Lucia doesn't and she's my family." Cecile retorted, pulling away. Sure, Julian was cruel and didn't care about her feelings regarding anything really but he provided for her. Gave her a roof over her head, food, clothes… Without him, she would be all alone and would have nothing.

"I mean your brother." Hothead stated firmly as he grabbed the remote and paused the movie before he looked at Cecile with surety. "Every time you are around him, I can see you put up a mask. When you speak of him, you don't say fond things but you do vouch for him and make excuses for his behavior. He expects you to do everything for him, doesn't he?"

At this point, Cecile had curled up into a ball. She shook her head as Hothead paused when he saw the white lines of cuts on her arms. Without warning, he once more closed the distance and held her gently, stroking her hair despite not feeling it whatsoever. She choked back a sob but that didn't stop the tears from running down her face as she sobbed heavily into his shoulder, clutching him tightly.

"I-I…" She heaved as she shook her head. Hothead looked at the crown of her head and then into her eyes as she looked up, her cheeks were stained red and so were the rest of her eyes. "I can't l-leave… I have n-nowhere e-else… t-to go…"

Had it not been for the combined wills of Icy and Hothead, Random would have come out to beg her to come with them. They all knew that was impossible but the fact that the idea even popped up was surprising to them to some degree. It took some back and forth before the alter to front was Random.

"Oh, Cici…" Random whispered as she cried even harder. He just continued to hold and stroke her long, flowy hair. The two remained that way for several minutes, with Random being silent for the first time in the longest time. All three of the alters could mutually agree that they all cared about her deeply but Random was probably the one who felt the most for Cecile in terms of wanting to protect her. Even from his Decepticon point of view, he knew she was small and delicate. She was frail but she was not weak.

"Has anyone ever told you that you are so strong?"

"H-Huh..?" Cecile murmured as she trembled. She had stopped crying but was still emotionally not quite there.

"You are strong. You've survived through so much. You're blind and yet that still doesn't keep you down! Cecile, you are incredible." Random said genuinely. He watched as her cheeks turned a shade of red as her eyes widened, flustered. She turned away and shook her head.

"No, I-I'm r-really not." She replied quietly, dropping the blanket that she had been holding.

"No self deprecation! You are amazing and everything that has happened to you is not and never will be your fault. I don't understand how someone so talented, so compassionate, so gentle, honest, patient, beautiful could suffer. You don't deserve it. You never should have gone through that." He explained gingerly as he wrapped the blanket around her. Her eyes were filled with fresh tears that were a mixture of happiness and sadness.

"T-Thank you, Raine…" She smiled softly. "I-I don't deserve you."

"No," Random said firmly as he pressed a finger to her lips, effectively silencing her, which caused the girl's eyes to widen with surprise.

"I don't deserve you." He said so softly that he was sure she hadn't heard him.

"I don't deserve you."

Those were his words. Cecile couldn't help but feel the shock course through her. Hearing the usually happy and bubbly alter say that made her pause. She wasn't sure what to say. But the way he sat, she could feel the tension coming off of him. She pulled his hand away from her mouth and wiped her tears away before a smile spread across her face, albeit a small one.

"Yes, you do. If I deserve you then you deserve me. We both deserve each other." She said warmly as she reached out to touch their face but when it took too long, she felt their hand grab her own as they guided her to thei face, where she pressed her palm against their cheek. She blushed sheepishly as she giggled. "Sorry."

"Not a problem." It was Lucius who spoke with a rather amused tone.

"What happened to you, Lucius..?" She asked softly. She felt him go utterly still as they both went very quiet.

"Whatever do you mean?" His voice was shaky, which wasn't normal. She leaned in closer.

"You speak of my… issues as though you've experienced them yourselves…" She said. It was quiet for several moments more before she heard Heinrich exhale.

"We've… been in a similar situation." He said with not a lot of emotion to his voice. She didn't speak, letting him continue as she lowered her hand. "Remember when we said we were orphans? Well, we lived in the care of a femme named Madam Whitelight. She was obligated to take us in as a government mandate. But she hated our guts. Well, at the time it had just been Lucius; Raine and I hadn't existed yet."

Cecile nodded for him to continue, knowing he had paused to see if she was following.

"Anyway, she was a slagging nasty bo- person and she abused us. She kept us quiet, never cared about us or our feelings, she worked us to near death at times. All she cared about was what we could do for her. She hit us and beat us badly even. It was only when we were older that we ran away and then we ended up working for my current boss."

Cecile felt cold as he finished recounting what had happened to him. She hated the fact that her only friend had been in a similar position to her. She felt her anger climb up quickly as she glared at nothing she could see. How dare this Madam Whitelight lay a hand on them?! How dare she treated him as anything other than a wonderful person! She finally started to understand Raine's words. How could someone so calm, collected, gentle, and intelligent be treated like dirt? How could someone so passionate, so fiery, and expressive be forced to be silent? And how could someone so excitable, so energetic, so sweet and social be beaten? It enraged her. She gritted her teeth but forced herself to school her expression.

She felt Heinrich's hand on her shoulder. "Cecile?"

"Yes?" She replied tersely, worried that if she said too much, she would explode from her own anger. She felt Heinrich flinch a bit at her heavy tone before she heard him shuffling a bit.

"It's… all right. I'm here and I'm okay. We all are. And you… you will be okay too." Heinrich said reassuringly. Cecile leaped at him and hugged them tightly, closing her eyes and nuzzling the crook of their neck. She felt their hands wrap around her and press her snug against their body and she nearly moaned. It was so comfortable despite their body being hard, but she found herself liking that feeling very much. And the way they held her. She fit in their arms and lap so perfectly and their large hands easily covered the back of her head. A warmth pooled in her stomach as she shivered in delight.

"I'm sorry!" Icy apologized quickly as he retracted his hands, remembering how cold the holoform was compared to a human's body temperature. Irritation crept up as he pulled away. Primus above, they all wanted to hold her for all of eternity. If only they could actually feel her.

Icy wondered internally how soft she would feel. Her hair, her skin… It was so bizarre to Blitzwing how appealing he found these parts of her to be. But her softness and the way her hair framed her gorgeous face and small form, how squishy and malleable her skin was. It all added onto the attraction for him. For them.

Blitzwing had never really known what exactly their "type" was. They never really cared. There were some who joked that them and Blackarachnia would be an amazing couple but Blitzwing rejected the notion almost immediately. And it wasn't because of her organic half (after all, here they were holding a full on organic without the slightest trace of disgust or disdain) but rather because of Blackarachnia's personality. She was just a very nasty femme who experimented on them and caused them to become a further weapon for the Decepticon cause but she also broke their mind. Yeah, Blackarachnia was no better than Whitelight in that regard. Frag her.

But Cecile… they started to realize what their "type" was. She was stunning in her own way - small, petite frame with not many curves. A massive difference between her and Blackarachnia already. Her face was tired and pale. But when she smiled, the whole world could be hers. Frag, Blitzwing knew that if she asked them to do anything, they would. If only to see her smile. And her eyes – pale red with no black pupils which was uncommon among humans. Her eyes were soft and held this ethereal quality to them. They showed Blitzwing everything and revealed everything. And even though she was blind and disabled, she was still strong mentally and could still write and make music.

But those were just physical traits. It was her innocence and charm, her bubbliness, her quirkiness, her kindness. Blitzwing liked how kind she was to them. They were never treated like this; like they mattered. Like if they were gone, they would be missed. This was considered a weakness among Decepticons. But Cecile gave them something they could never have with any other bot, Decepticon or Autobot.

She gave them kindness.

And maybe that was what made the realization hit all the harder.

"N-No, I forgot how cold you feel… but I like it" She said. Icy watched her as she smiled fondly at him.

"Shall we resume?" She asked, grabbing the remote but waiting for his say so. It didn't take long for Icy to say something.

"Of course."

"What is it you want, Mary? What do you want?" George asked confidently. "Do you want the moon?" He pointed to the moon. "Just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down! Hey, that's not a bad idea – I'll give you the moon, Mary."

"Awww, that's so romantic!" Random cooed. Cecile was only inclined to agree with him as she nodded and giggled.

"I'll take it!" Mary replied. "Then what?"

"Well, then you can swallow it and it'll all dissolve, see, and the moonbeams will shoot out of your fingers and your toes and the ends of your hair… am I talking too much?" George said warmly.

"Yes!" The man on screen shouted in sync with Random. When Cecile laughed at his response, Random's gaze turned to her and he found himself floored by how happy she looked. He loved that about her so much. Not only did she make them happy but they made her happy. They all loved making her laugh and smile.

"Why don't you kiss her instead of talking her to death?!" The man on screen yelled.

Yeah, why didn't they? She was right there, waiting, looking absolutely stunning. Random looked at Cecile's face and found that their spark was beating faster. And more than anything, Random wanted to kiss her. He was desperate for that and he knew that Cecile probably would like it too considering how flirty she has been in the past with him. Primus, he needed this and so did she.

"Frag it, to the pits, I can't take it anymore!" Random exclaimed. He grabbed Cecile and she didn't have time to respond to his motions as he pressed her tight against them, his fingers in her hair and cupping her cheek. And before any of them knew it, Random had closed the distance.

And he kissed her.

Random could feel Icy's shock and panic and Hothead's fear and anger but he did not care. Cecile felt so right against them and when he felt her kissing him back, he knew she was into it. He knew immediately that they all wanted her just as much as she wanted them. When he had to pull away so Cecile could breathe, Random saw hearts in her eyes as she took a deep breath and smiled happily.

"Oh, Cici, I can't resist you. I want to be the George to your Mary." Random flirted and Cecile giggled at that.

"Is that before or after they get together?" She asked warmly.

"Both!" Random exclaimed as the two giggled. Random met Cecile's unseeing gaze before she kissed him again and this time far more amorously and lovingly. This kiss lasted longer as Random explored her form with his hands, trying to feel as much of her as he could, despite having no sense of touch as a holoform, which felt so wrong. He couldn't even feel himself kissing her, which hurt even more.

The second time they pulled away, Icy managed to take control. As soon as his eyes locked on Cecile's, caution and fear melted away. Frag the Decepticons, frag his fear, frag anyone who would deny him this. Cecile was theirs and they were hers. And he never wanted to go back. He gently cupped her face as he gazed over her. He leaned in closer and chuckled as he felt her shiver once more.

"You are so beautiful, Cecile…"

"And you are absolutely handsome." She flirted in response as she bit her lip. He chuckled. Icy chose to ignore her illogical statement.

"And you have my spark." Icy cooed before he kissed Cecile, not with as much lust and need as Random but with more emotion to it. and instead focus on locking his lips with hers. He pulled away briefly.

"You've stolen it." He whispered quickly before his lips locked with hers in another long kiss.

"Do you want it back?" Cecile giggled in response. Another chaste kiss before Icy leaned in and was replaced by Hothead.

"Never." He growled before kissing her once more with far more passion and desperation than either of the two previous alters, causing Cecile to moan. Hothead enjoyed hearing the sounds she made as she surrendered to his touches and kisses. At this point, Hothead was only angry because Random and Icy made their first moves before he did. And besides, there was no point in denying it now. He was smitten with her and he wanted nothing more than to be with her.

Several long moments later and Cecile and Blitzwing were no longer kissing, just basking in each other's presence. They felt their vents were running faster as they struggled to maintain this form. It was Icy who resumed control and had to physically distance themselves from Cecile despite how much it pained them to do so. When Cecile whimpered from the lack of their touch, he hesitated.

"Cecile, I feel a bit tired and my aversion to being touched is starting to kick in." Icy lied and oh Primus how it pained him to do so. To his surprise, Cecile had an understanding look on her face as she smiled.

"I completely understand, dearest. Emotions are a bit all over the place right now. Who knew that kissing after a heavy conversation would do that?" She whispered jokingly as they all kept their distance from each other but if Cecile were to reach out, she could touch them. "Did he mean it?"

"What?" Icy asked confused.

"When Raine said that he wanted to be the George to my Mary and when I asked if that meant before or after and he said both? Did he mean it?" She asked, and Blitzwing could tell she felt anxious asking this.

"Of course I meant it!" Random fronted immediately. Icy then resumed control.

"We all mean it, Cecile. Heinrich and myself included." Icy stated honestly. Cecile's smile at that made Blitzwing genuinely think that she could win over Megatron's spark with it.

"Does that mean you are asking me to be your partner..?" She asked, her voice small but hopeful. Blitzwing's spark skipped a beat as they didn't even hesitate.

"Yes." It seemed as though all three of them said that in sync, which stunned the three alters but they didn't dwell on it. "Cecile, would you be our girlfriend?"

"Of course." She answered happily before grinning widely. "Should I rewind the movie a bit? We kind of lost track."

"No, I think I know what happens." Random answered with a flirty tone, which earned a giggle in response from Cecile...

Edited: 3/1/2022