"Bumblebee"

"Comm"

"Both"

'Thoughts'

~Mira~

Holding onto 'Hide's neck with my legs wrapped around his waist, he carries me to the front door and I mumble into his neck, "Thank you Ironhide. For everything."

"Anything for you, sweetspark."

I pull my head away from his neck and stare at his face with confusion as he opens the door, "Sweetspark?"

'Hide sighs and closes the door before responding, "It's an endearment from Cybertron."

"Of friendship?" I question as he takes off my shoes with me still hanging off of him.

"Affection and fondness," is all he says as he tries to make me let go of him. "It's time to eat." was all he explains as he stares at my face softly.

I nod my head slowly as I turn around to see William Lennox standing near us, yet closer to the living room. Said man gives me a soft smile and tilts his head to his right, as if to point without really pointing, and goes through a little doorless doorway to the kitchen with 'Hide and I following a couple steps behind. The kitchen is a nice size for a small family with the counter on our left going from corner to corner in an 'L' shaped way with a smooth soft vintage on the cupboards both below and above. The table is small and circular filled with lots of food with four chairs and a highchair for a baby.

A woman walks in with a baby on her hip through the same way the autobot and I came. Looking at both of us she smiles and greets us, "Hello you two. I'm Sarah, Will's wife, and this young lady is Annabell."

"Mira." I reply with a small smile as I look at little Annabell. "How old is she?"

"Just about five months now," Will answers as he walks over to his wife and picks up his daughter, lifting her above his head, and she giggles as he does.

Smiling softly at the scene, I slowly start backing out of the kitchen only to be picked up by my waist from behind making me squeal in surprise. Sarah and Will's head turn towards me as 'Hide carries me to the table with my eyes wide, and sits me down on a chair that was already pulled out. The two adults laugh as I cross my arms and glare at the table.

"Don't try to run if you don't want me to bring your back." 'Hide simply says as he pulls out another chair on my right and sits down.

I glare at him as I speak, "I wasn't running, a memory came up and I wanted to be alone."

"That's the best time to be with people, so you don't drown in unpleasant memories." Will wisely states as he takes a seat to my left while Sarah puts Annabelle in her highchair to his left, then sits herself down in the last chair to Ironhide's right.

Sarah starts dishing out a small plate for little Annabelle, and Will follows to portion his own plate. Ironhide takes my plate and starts to put mashed potatoes, a chicken breast, and some vegetables on it before placing it back in front of me. I give in a questionable look, only for him to point to the plate with a scowl on his sculpted face.

"Sarah, you know how I said there's someone who needs a place to stay?" Will asks randomly when everyone-beside 'Hide- was eating peacefully.

"Of course, do you know when they will come?" Sarah asks with excitement.

"She's sitting at the table right now," Will says as he turns his head towards my terrified face, "Mira was in a tough spot before she ran away from home."

"Will! You shouldn't put her on the spot like that!" Sarah softly exclaims with wide eyes. "Who knows what happened there!"

It was quiet before Will spoke up, "I do know, and it's not good. It's probably worse than you think it is."

I shift in my chair as he brought up the drive here. Sarah sits back in her chair as she speaks, "It can't be that bad. Anyways, Mira, you are welcome to stay here as long as you want."

"It was bad, Mrs. Lennox." I whisper just loud enough to be heard.

"Do you mind telling me?" she asks softly before shaking her hands and adding, "You don't have to if you don't want to!"

"It would probably be best to do it in the barn when Annabelle is asleep." Will says as he finishes his plate.

"Why?" Sarah asks as she picks up her, Annabelle, Will, and my plate and puts them into the sink.

"You'll swear. A lot. I know because I did." Will explains as he leans back in his chair looking at me with empathy.

A hand softly lands on my right shoulder making me look at 'Hide. He gestures with his head towards the door with a worried look, I nod and stand up before I head out of the room, leaving Ironhide in there with the two adults. Walking to the front door a hand slips into mine, and I turn my head just enough to see 'Hide holoforms' black shirt before I turn to him completely and wrap my hands around his middle as I put my head on his chest as he rubs my back.

"Let's go to the truck." Ironhide whispers as he starts guiding me through the door.

As we walk the short distance to 'Hide's alt., I see Optimus and Ratchet's alt.'s parked little ways away from the building with their headlights off.

~Ironhide~

"Ironhide?" Mira calls softly as she lays in the box of my alt.

I grunt in response through the speakers.

"Do you think Sarah will be like my birth-giver?"

"Birth-giver?" I question, confusion clearly heard.

"Mother. Um… the female parent?" she stutters.

"Carrier?" I offer a word to her.

Her hair moves as she nods her head, "Yeah, a Carrier. You think she will?"

"How did your 'birth-giver' treat you?"

"Like shit." she states bluntly, "She wouldn't get me any new clothes, so they were too small or a man would leave their shirt for me to use instead. He was the kind one, he never forced me. We just talked, and he said that he would help me out, but day after day he never came back. I never knew why, but I overheard my 'guardians' asking if he was dead."

"I'm sorry to hear," I say as I silently rage at Mira's birth-giver. "That's a clever nickname though," I praise her.