"So~? How did your talk with Serenity go~?"
Jack groaned at the constant nagging of Miko's excitement from his and Serenity's chat over the phone as the group waited for the bots to pick them up.
The ebony girl gave Jack her cell number, which made his heart flutter so badly he thought he was gonna faint. Not long after did he notice Sierra glaring at Serenity as she walked past, the latter merely side-eyeing her and going on her way.
Is Sierra... jealous of me and Serenity?
"Are you going to answer my question or not?!" Miko huffed, making Jack come back to reality and sighed.
"Well, if you must know, it went pretty well. Serenity basically just talked about her hobbies and her family. Her dad left the family when she was five., and her older sister treats her as a little servant." He frowned slightly as he remembered the slight anger in her voice during their chat.
"Well, I kind of get where she's coming from. My older brothers also treat me as their servant, so I understand if she might be feeling down sometimes." Raf piped up, rubbing his neck awkwardly.
But to Jack, it looked like she was putting on a facade so no one else worries about her.
Just like Arcee...
A honk sounded as the three guardians rolled up to the front of Jack's house. The humans ran up to their partners and got settled in their seats, as the bots drove off to the base.
The oldest male remained quiet in thought as they continued their trip, the motorcycle femme noticing right away, but decided to wait until they were alone.
When they all arrived at base, Optimus and Ratchet were waiting for them. Miko jumped out of Bulkhead and screamed, "JACK'S ABOUT TO GET A GIRLFRIEND!!!"
"Miko!" Jack gasped, the Autobots all staying silent as the three bots transformed. Arcee stared down at him with a questionable glare, making Jack look away in embarrassment.
The Prime stared at Miko silently before speaking. "We have received word that a new Energon mine has been discovered. I have given Galaxy the opportunity to prove her loyalty to us by making her go with Wheeljack and Smokescreen. I am certain she'll protect them and herself."
Arcee opened her mouth to object, but Ratchet intervened. "I gave her the all clear for this mission. She's a capable fighter, Arcee. I'm sure she'll be alright."
She groaned, but nodded. As the kids were going to the human area, Arcee called out to Jack. "Jack, I need to talk to you." Nervousness crept up inside the boy as he hesitantly walked over to her, the snickering of Miko not at all helping.
Before he could say anything, he was snatched up by his guardian and she took him to the roof, the rest(minus Miko who just smirked) looking at them in confusion.
Arcee placed Jack on her thigh as she stared at the partly cloudy sky, Jack shifting nervously as he tried to find a way to break the silence. Just as he was about to come up with a question, Arcee asked one of her own.
"Did you and Sierra... get together?"
Jack looked up at her, and noticed she looked... sad? Confused, he answered her question. "Well... no, I-I met another girl... And w-we're just friends... W-why do you ask?"
She looked at him, and pouted. "You're an idiot, you know that?"
Offended, he glared back at her. But only slowly, did he realize what she meant by that. "W-wait... A-Arcee you... like me as that...?"
Sighing, she closed her eyes as a deep blue blush came to her faceplates. "I know I'm not that... expressive, but... I sort of grew feelings for you over time. As our "relationship" grew stronger... I didn't want to mess it up with my feelings for you. So... yes, I like you a lot, okay?"
She looked off to the side shyly, a small pout on her face as the blush grew bigger. She hoped he wouldn't think of her as a weird-
"Glad I wasn't the only one who felt that way."
Surprised, the two-wheeler femme looked down at her human partner. He smiled up at her, a blush showing on his cheeks. "To be honest, I wasn't sure if you would enjoy me telling you my feelings, so I kept quiet about it. Now that you've told me you felt the same, I don't feel so bad now."
The feeling of dread subsided as Arcee slowly smiled in relief. Lifting a digit, she began to pet Jack's head as a thought began to form in her processor. "This girl... do you like her a lot as well?"
Jack looked up her in confusion, then thought for a moment. "Well... I mean, I do. She actually reminds me of you a lot, so there's not much difference in terms of who I like more."
The motorcycle femme hummed as she cupped him up in her servo and brought him close to her faceplates. "Tell you what; if I see her and she treats you well... I'll allow her to have you. But on one condition..."
She surprised herself and Jack as she kissed him on the cheek, smiling softly at him. "You give me the equal amount of attention and love you give her."
The soon-to-be college male smiled warmly as he kissed her cheek in return. "Of course, 'Cee. Whatever you wish."
They both grinned at each other, and Arcee laid Jack on her chestplates, the new couple staring off into the late afternoon scenery.
...
"Are we going to be what Miko would call... a 'harem'...?"
"... I think so."
"... Oh great..."
Hello, everyone. Here we are with another chapter.
Yes, Jack will have a small harem(Serenity is more of a protective big sister). Serenity will meet Team Prime soon.
Enjoy!
