"Comm. link"
'Thoughts'
~Mira~
Sitting in the passenger seat of Ironhide, I stare out the window with my elbow on the door and my hand holding my chin, the other hand softly rubbing the seat to keep me grounded in the 'here and now' and not the past.
"Where did you live, before running away?" the military man -William Lennox- asks from the driver's seat, supposedly driving.
"Hell." was all I respond with.
"Can you explain why? So if they do ask where you are, they can't get custody of you." Lennox questions, the truck shakes slightly as if agreeing.
I sigh as I turn my head to see the man already looking at me, "They give me food once a week, rents me out to many different males -the same day too- and lets them rape me."
Ironhide jerks to a stop in the middle of the road, making Lennox and I slide forwards with the seat belts stopping us from hitting the dashboard, and roars through the speakers, "THEY WHAT?!"
"Ironhide, is everything alright?" Optimus's voice questions.
"Those fragging creators! Using their sparkling as a pleasure bot for others just to get money!" Hide growls out with his engine rumbling violently.
"Enough Ironhide!" I yell out, smacking the dashboard, "It's in the past! And I'm never going back as long as I live!"
"Let's pull over so we don't hold up traffic." Lennox suggests softly as he drives to the side, Ironhide letting him.
"That gives them no excuse to do that to you Mira." Optimus says sternly as he pulls up behind us.
"I know that! But I just want to forget it and move on!"
"What if you got pregnant?!" Lennox asks as he rubs the steering wheel.
I look at my feet and mumble, "I was, once. Abortion."
Hide's rumbling engine increases in volume, letting me know he heard me loud and clear. "Primus! You were pragmatic before?!"
This gets Lennox yelling, "Christ! Mira, we can take this to court and lock them up for good! We can tell them you were a sex slave and became pregnant, only for it to be aborted!"
"They'll get out anyways!" I yell back, "They know people who can bail them out! And if they find me after, they'll use me to pay them back!"
It's quiet before Ratchets voice goes through, "Alright, everyone calm down. Having a fit won't-"
"A fit?! You calling this a fit?" I glare at the speaker, "I'll show you a Goddamn fit Ratchet," I say as I tug on the seatbelt, "Let me go Ironhide! I'll show him me having a fit!"
"Mira," Optimus's voice calls softly, "Calm down, your rage is clouding your judgement."
"Clouding my judgement?" I question with a snort, "The only thing clouding me, is the fact that everyone is going against me."
"We aren't trying to go against you, we just want to help you, but you won't let us." Lennox says softly as he reaches out to touch me.
"It feels like you guys are attacking me though." I whisper letting him put a hand on my shoulder, "I feel like… if I do go to court, everything will be worse for when they do get bailed out."
"We can request a no bail too. And if they do somehow get out, you will always have me and Hide. Along with the other Autobots." Lennox says as he leans over the console and give me a half hug.
Letting him, I turn my head to his shoulder and cry. Letting out my frustration, anger, and sadness all in one go.
"Let it out," Lennox whispers as he runs his fingers through my hair, "Let it all out."
~Ironhide~
"Let's go," Will says as he comforts my Mira.
Slowly and softly, I pull out and start driving again as the two humans go quiet.
"I'm sorry." Mira whimpers out quietly.
"Mira, I should be the one apologizing. I'm the one that lashed out." I try to comfort her through my voice box, as much as I want to hold her tight with my holoform.
Getting an idea I tell Will to drive, and once he was, I slowly lowered the passenger seat to lay down with Mira sitting up confused. Activating my holoform, I sit in the back and Mira quickly climbs over to me and hugs me tightly with her head facing my neck, crying and apologizing. Rubbing her back in a circular motion, I move her legs so she's sitting on me to make her more comfortable. Soon enough, she's asleep again.
"You good there 'Hide?" Will asks looking in the rear view mirror.
As if to answer him, I simply rumble by engine and take control of drive while holding Mira.
A little while later Will tells me to turn left and a couple miles later to turn right.
"Has Mira calmed down yet?" Ratchet asks carefully through the speaker.
"She cried herself to sleep again," I answer out loud.
"Is it wise to let her sleep so much?" Optimus questions.
"It depends on what she experienced throughout the eight years. But from what I heard, she will need as much as she can." Lennox answers with a sad face.
"Lennox, if Mira does decide to stay with you is it alright if Ironhide becomes your families guardian?" Optimus asks as we pull up to the yard.
Unbuckling himself, said man answers, "Gladly." turning to me he adds, "But you'll have to watch you language around my kid."
I grinned at him before responding, "No promises."
He laughs as he leaves my alt. Gently I start to shake Mira to wake her up, and soon she stiffens before calling out my name into my neck, "Ironhide?"
"Yeah?" I reply with a smile, and she slowly moves her head away from me.
"Don't leave me, please."
"I'll try my best."
Wrapping her arms around my neck, she hugs me tightly before trying to get off of my holoform.
"No way," I smile at her as I hold her waist, "You are getting carried for that."
"For what?" she giggles.
"For that." I say as I point to her smile.
She blushes and looks down, while I stiffen up as I feel someone hit my hood. "Hurry up! Supper is going to be served soon. With or without you." Lennox yells as he walks away.
"Well, you do need to be filled up with food." I say as I open the door to my right.
"What if she doesn't like me?" I hear Mira whimper as she tightens her arms around my neck.
"I'll be with you the entire time, Mira. If you want to have a breather, we'll step outside, but if you let the fear control you, you won't know the answer to your question." I whisper in her ear as I step out with her holding tightly on me.