Chapter 16
The next day had rolled around pretty quickly and the group of four Autobots and three human teens were sitting around Jack's home, having another video game contest.
"Let's go! I'm three for three! Try to top that Raf!" Miko bragged, jumping around and celebrating.
The group laughed at the Japanese girl's antics as Raf went to the controller, ready to take the challenge head on.
Jack and Arcee sat on the coach together with the girl wrapped inside his arms. She was laughing along with the rest of them but she was deep in thought than anything else. Ever since she had her hangover, Jack's been acting different around her. He avoids eye contact and even when he is showing a bit of affection, his mind is somewhere else. In fact, they hadn't even shared a kiss yet and when Arcee tried yesterday, Jack had jumped back and pushed her away slightly. The former two-wheeler couldn't help but feel like a toy which you play with until you're bored.
She was snapped out of her thoughts when a loud rumble practically shook the room. Everyone looked over to where the sound came from and sure enough, it was Bulkhead who had a sheepish look on his face.
"A little hungry there Bulk?" Wheeljack teased.
"You bet, when's lunch? I'm starving."
"Why don't we head to the mall for a bit? We can eat there and do some shopping" Miko suggested.
"Hey Raf, we can check out the video game I was talking about" Bumblebee exclaimed happily.
"Alright, let's go to the mall"
…
Surprisingly, the group had spent a couple hours at the shopping center. They had gone straight for the food court and then proceeded in walking around. It turned out that some of them needed to get some spring/summer clothes so it was a good thing that they were there.
Jack had already made two trips back to their cars to drop off bags and now, he was waiting outside of American Eagle for the others to finish up inside.
Suddenly, something had caught his eye and he walked over to check it out.
"Hello there! Want to buy a necklace for yourself? Maybe for someone special in you're life?" the salesman perked, noticing Jack looking at the examples.
There were countless necklaces strewn across the table with different emblems attached to them. Jack looked at them all and instantly thought about Arcee and how he's been avoiding her lately. He wanted to do her something special, especially since he knew about her questions that she's kept hidden from him. Maybe buying her a necklace would be that something special.
"Are these all handmade?" Jack asked. There were lots to choose from but none of them interested him.
"Yes sir, made in the workshop by yours truly. If you don't see something here that catches your eye, I can gladly make a custom one." He answered.
Jack thought for a moment before he thought of the perfect icon. "Do you have any paper?"
The salesman grabbed a sheet and a pencil and handed it to him. Jack quickly drew out the image of what was in his head and handed it back to the man. He looked at it, wondering what it was.
"Is this some sort of symbol?" the salesman asked, scratching his head.
"Kind of, more like her family crescent" Jack answered.
The man nodded his head and talked with Jack about pricing and when it would be ready. Jack paid for the necklace and thanked the man, telling him he'd be back in a couple days to pick it up.
Hmm, buying a necklace for your girlfriend? You sure that's the best move? Came Agent 000's voice.
Honestly I don't know. It's obviously not going to answer her questions but it'll show that I still care for her.
Whatever you say kid, you're the expert.
Jack sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. He was no expert and right about now, he needed one.
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The group had spent another hour shopping before they were finished. Most of the things bought were for the Autobots but some were also for Miko. The persistent girl had convinced Bulkhead and Wheeljack to buy her some stuff and now she had bags of clothing from different stores.
"So what now?" Miko asked.
"Well we could go watch a movie" Raf suggested.
"Can we maybe not watch Transformers again? I still haven't got my head around that" Bulkhead said, making them laugh.
"Alright, we'll pick out a different movie"
The group walked towards the theater and chose to watch a comedy film. Since the Autobots have been human for a while, they thought that they might understand the jokes inside the movie. Sure enough they did, and the whole group had fun watching the moving pictures on screen.
The movie lasted about an hour and a half and a couple minutes later, they emerged from the theaters, talking about events in the movie.
"Hah! Did you see the part where he fell flat on his face?" Miko laughed.
"I thought the pole scene was funnier" Bulkhead said.
"Oh yeah! That was pretty good too"
The seven of them walked out of the mall, heading for thee parking lot. Arcee was watching Jack very closely, mostly because she was worried about him. For the entire movie, his mind was somewhere else. He wasn't even looking at the screen half the time and she could tell that he's been thinking a lot lately.
"Look who it is, the loser squad!"
The seven of them turned around to see Vince and his gang approaching them. They hadn't had any confrontation with them since Jack beat Vince in that fight and now that they were here, that probably meant something bad was about to happen.
"Vince go home, nobody wants you here" Jack said. He really wasn't in the mood for his teasing and just wanted to leave.
"Shut up Darby, I've been waiting for this day. I need payback for when you got me detention and today is when I'll get it" Vince sneered, pulling up his sleeves.
"Hey, back off punk" Wheeljack said, stepping forward. He wanted a swing at the guy ever since he met him.
One of the guys in Vince's gang was on the football team and recognized Wheeljack and Bulkhead.
"Yo Cam, why you hanging out with these dweebs? You don't want to be labelled as a loser do you?"
"Losers? These guys are my family and closest friends. And I hope you realize the only reason Ryan and I are on the team is because of Jack so you have no reason to mess with him" Wheeljack shot back. The jock instantly backed down, a little ashamed of himself, but Vince didn't back down at all.
"Hah! Family and closest friends? All I see here are two nerds, an emo Asian, two guys on steroids and the most pathetic guy in school. Not to mention his slutty girlfriend."
Just like that, Jack's anger started to boil up inside him. "Hey! You can talk shit all you want about me, but as soon as you drag her into this, you're making a huge mistake."
Arcee watched and felt her heart melt. He wasn't standing up to the bully for himself, but for her. The former two-wheeler started to feel attracted to him all the more and realized that he really is the one for her.
Wheeljack stepped out of the way as Vince came up to Jack, looking him in the eyes. "I'm about to fuck you up Darby, right in front of your girlfriend. Everyone's going to know how much of a wimp you really are."
Kid, kick his ass. You've been sparring with me long enough to rip this guy to shreds.
I plan on it.
Vince threw a punch aimed directly at Jack head and was surprised when he dodged it and landed a jab to his chest. Jack followed up with two punches to the bully's face that made his stagger back. Vince tried to counter with a swing but Jack blocked it and landed three hard hits to his head. The bully looked dazed and a bit scared to know that he was losing the fight. He tried to adjust into a defensive stance but Jack got right past it, landing punch after punch to his head and torso.
Vince was really struggling now just to stay on his feet. He was getting his ass kicked and his entire gang was watching. He knew that he had to do something and did just that.
While Jack was busy aiming at Vince's head, the bully's leg shot out and kicked him right in the balls. Jack groaned and Vince used this as an opportunity to land a nice his to his face.
"Wow, dude that was the biggest cheap shot I've ever seen!" One of his gang members said, disgusted by Vince's dirty trick.
"Who cares, I'm about to whip his ass."
Ok kid, time to finish this. If he wants to pay dirty, you have to play dirty too.
Jack recovered from the low blow just in time to block two punches. Rage built inside of him and he came back, more deadly than ever. Jack punched the bully right in the eye, then gave an elbow to the jaw. He followed up with a hard swing that struck him right in the stomach, winding him. When Vince bent downwards to cover his stomach, Jack brought his knee up, smashing into the bully's face, ending the fight. Vince collapsed onto the ground, blood and bruises all over his face as he moaned in pain.
The group cheered to see Jack beat him up again and they walked towards him to congratulate him. They were all taken by surprise when Jack moved forward as well, grabbing Vince off the ground, picking him up and throwing him back down again.
"Jack calm down, you won" Bulkhead said but it was as if Jack didn't hear him at all.
Instead, Jack moved to pick him up again, grabbing him by the collar and landing some more punches to his face before throwing him face first onto the pavement.
Kid, what is going on!
I-I don't know! I thought this was you!
What are you talking about? I've been here the entire time.
I can't stop!
Jack placed a knee on the fallen bully's body and started to punch him in the head furiously. Blood was on the ground and Vince was practically about to fall unconscious.
"Dude stop!" one of the guys said.
"Jack, what are you doing?!" Arcee screamed.
Like before, Jack didn't listen. He continued to beat on Vince and as he did, his eyes started to turn a different color. His black pupil flickered into a bloodshot red and Jack could feel the anger and rage build up even more.
Suddenly, he stopped punching Vince, letting the bully breath as he spat out a mouth full of blood. Jack got up and placed a foot on his head, pulling his arm up. Everyone watched in confusion at what Jack was about to do, and it dawned on them.
"NO JACK DON'T!" Arcee yelled.
"STOP! DON'T DO SOMETHING YOU'LL REGRET!" Wheeljack warned.
"JACK!"
Kid don't do it, don't-
*snap*
The two groups looked in utter shock and horror. No one said a word and not a single sound could be heard other than Vince's scream. There was blood on the ground, and Jack was still keeping the bully on the ground, but this time, he was holding onto something.
Jack had broken Vince's arm. Not just a little fracture but the entire bone structure. Blood squirted out from his arm as the bully screamed in pain again. It was an open wound and probably one of the most horrifying things they've ever seen.
Miko ran over to Raf and shielded his eyes but it was too late, the poor kid has already seen enough to give him nightmares. The rest of the Autobots stood in silence, unable to process what had just happened.
Jack… you need to get off him, NOW.
Jack could feel the anger start to die down as his eyes turned back into his normal color. He started to regain control, taking a step back and looking in horror at what he had done.
What did I just do? Jack asked into his mind.
Well, you just beat Vince into a pulp and snapped his arm in half.
Jack stood there, looking at the downed Vince as the bully screamed in pain. He looked up at his gang and they all took a step back, scared of what he might do to them. Jack turned around to see the Autobots giving him looks of fear. Even Arcee's worried expression was replaced with a look of disbelief.
I have to get out of here.
Jack broke into a sprint, running in one direction as fast as he could. Not looking back. He heard Arcee yell for him to stop but he didn't listen, he didn't want to face them. They looked at him as if he was a monster, as if he was a cold-hearted killer. They gave him the same look they gave Agent 000 a month ago and he knew that he would never forget it.
Okay, what happened back there? That was cruel and uncalled for. That wasn't you.
That… was the darkness.
The darkness?
Yeah, don't you feel it? Don't you feel the force inside of you trying to push out? I knew that it was in there, I knew that it would come out one day. At first I thought it was you but now I know that I was wrong.
This is why isn't it? This is why you won't get close to Arcee and won't take the next step with her. You always knew that there was a force just waiting to come out, and you kept her away from you so she wouldn't get hurt.
Jack didn't answer, even though he wanted to. Agent 000 had nailed it on the spot. He's discovered his true reason for not extending his relationship.
Jack kept running, he ran past buildings and houses and crossed many pathways. He didn't know where he was going but he knew that he never wanted to turn back. He wanted to cry but he wouldn't let himself. It was his fault the darkness was released. He didn't keep his emotions in check and that was the result.
What am I going to do?
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The group of four Autobots and two humans quickly made their way back to the parking lot. They needed to find Jack fast and they needed to clear some space.
Arcee was heartbroken; she couldn't even describe the feeling. She just watched Jack, the person she loved, snap Vince's arm in two. The act was cruel and self-less, and it looked like Jack didn't even realize he was doing it until it was too late. Then he started to run. She had tried to chase him but he was surprisingly quick and not before too long, he was out of sight.
"We need to find him" Arcee said, her voice weak and trembling.
Quickly the group got into the two cars and drove in the direction which Jack ran off to. Lucky for them, Arcee had a spare set of keys for the Honda Civic and they were able to cover more ground with two cars than one.
The former two-wheeler looked around the street frantically, trying to find her boyfriend. She was holding back tears, not for herself but for him. She didn't know what he was going through but she knew that they needed to get through it together. She told him that the first time they kissed and she wasn't going to go against her word.
"Bee, Raf, do you see him?" She asked quietly.
"Sorry Cee, he's not here" Bumblebee answered but regretted it when she saw her slump. "Hey, don't worry, we'll find him. He's probably just up front."
Arcee didn't answer and focused on driving, pushing the gas pedal to move faster.
It took quite a bit of time before they found him. They had been driving for almost five minutes and they finally spotted his figure in the distance, hands in his pocket and walking slowly with his head down.
"Jack" Arcee exclaimed. She quickly pulled up onto the side of the road and jumped out of the car while the engine was still rumbling.
"Bee, don't get out of the car. Drive with us slowly and make sure the others don't get out either." She commanded.
"Wait but I don't-"
He was cut off by the door shutting as Arcee quickly ran towards her boyfriend. The scout did was he was told and slid over, strapping his seatbelt on and driving at a slow pace.
Jack kept walking, even though he knew the others had found him. He could hear Arcee's footsteps behind him and he kept moving, not wanting to stop.
"Jack!" she yelled, running forward faster.
He didn't answer and kept at his pace until he felt a pair of arms wrap around him from the back. Arcee nuzzled his neck and squeezed him tightly, not letting him move any further.
"Jack…" she said quietly, holding back tears.
Jack sighed; he didn't want to have this conversation with her. He looked up at the sky and saw the sun setting and the lights shining above.
"Jack, please don't go. Talk to me, I need to know what you're thinking." She begged.
His heart fell when he heard her pleading. "Arcee I… I don't know what happened back there. I lost control, let my emotions get the best of me." He turned around to face his girlfriend and saw the tears starting in her eyes. He brought his finger up to wipe them away.
"Jack, tell me what's been going on with you. This whole weekend, you've been ignoring me, pushing me away when I just want to be close to you. When I tried to kiss you, you flinched back. Tell me, are… are you tired of me?"
"No, of course I'm not. Arcee you know that you mean everything to me and I would never get tired of you. It's just…"
"It was something I did when I was drunk wasn't it" she finished for him. She could tell that he was thinking about lying to her and she just wouldn't have it. She squeezed him tighter and stared into his eyes. "Tell me the truth, please."
Jack sighed. "Ok, the truth is that you did say some things when you were drunk. You told me things that I don't have an answer to, and I can't help but feel like I betrayed you."
Arcee thought for a moment at what he was talking about and suddenly she realized she must have babbled about her feelings towards their relationship.
"Jack, you would never betray me. I love you, with all my heart I love you and I know that there are things that are difficult with us. I know what I said to you and I know why you are acting like this. I love you Jack and I don't want our relationship to end because of this. You're the best thing that ever happened to me and if we separated, I don't know what I'd do."
Arcee started to cry softly and Jack felt his guilt coming over him again. He wrapped his arm around her and pulled her head to his chest, gently stroking her.
"I-I know you have your reasons for why you won't take the next step Jack. I know you have your reasons for pushing me away and not telling me you love me, but I don't want to end what we have here. If you want to move slow, I'll move slow with you. I'll wait until you're ready and then we'll move forward together. Don't leave me Jack, don't leave me."
"Arcee, I promised that I will never leave you. I want to stay with you too, I want to have a future with you. I'm just not ready to move forward yet."
Arcee completely lost her composure and began to sob. "Please, tell me why you're not ready. I want to help you Jack, I told you we'd face any challenge together. Please tell me!"
Now Jack was going to cry. He so wanted to tell her but he couldn't. He couldn't give her the burden of his problems; he had to face them on his own. "I can't Arcee, I just can't. I'm sorry but if I tell you, it's never going to end well. You need to trust me Arcee, you need to let me face them on my own."
The former two-wheeler didn't want to, but she knew that he was right. Whatever was going on with him, it was his personal problem and her involvement might just make it worse.
"I trust you Jack. I trust you with my life. I love you."
They held their embrace tightly as Arcee cried into her boyfriend's chest.
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The night went by with the group not mentioning anything that had happened earlier. Jack had told them that it would be best if they just never spoke of it again and they agreed, but he could tell that some of them were starting to give him looks. He truly felt like he was betraying his friends but he had no choice. He had to protect them from the evil inside him.
It was quiet in the house and everyone had just gone to sleep. Jack had Arcee in his arms, held tight against his body and he could tell that she wasn't asleep yet. He still felt guilty about the entire situation and he knew he had to do something.
"Arcee"
"Yeah?"
"I-I'm not ready to move forward yet but I want to show you how much you mean to me."
Arcee perked at his words and looked up at him.
"What do you mean?"
Jack closed his eyes and thought about what he was about to do. He promised himself that he wouldn't take this as the next step and that this was the only way he could get rid of his guilt.
He reached over to his bed stand, opening the drawer and pulling something out. Arcee was still in his arms and he looked at her, guilt and sorrow plastered all over his face. Suddenly, he pushed her back slightly, making her lie on her back as he climber on top of her.
"Jack" she gasped. "What are you doing?"
He didn't answer, instead pulling off his shirt and looking her straight in the eyes.
Arcee realized what was about to happen and she too felt guilty about it. This wasn't an act of moving forward, but an act of love. An act of him to tell her that he was sorry and that he still cared for her, just without words.
"Jack, a-are you sure?" she asked quietly.
"All I ever wanted to do was make you happy. You are my life and if I don't do this, I'll never forgive myself. I'm not ready to move further but I still want to be with you."
Arcee bit her lip and nodded. Her heart was pumping and she was ready. Jack was doing this for her, not for him and she loved him all the more for it. He was everything to her and now she was about to experience their first time.
*Warning, sexual content up ahead. If you do not wish to read it, move on to the next chapter.
Jack lowered his head, kissing her passionately on the lips. His tongue moved forward and begged for entrance in which she allowed. They danced together gracefully, with compassion and emotion, and while they were enjoying this, they knew that it was not all that was about to come.
Slowly, Jack started to take off her shirt, pulling it over her head and quickly going back to her mouth. Next, he grabbed her pants and pulled it downwards so that she could kick them off. Arcee rubbed his bare chest, feeling the strength that ran through her hand and into her heart. They separated to take a breath and quickly moved back.
Jack took off his own pants, throwing them to the side and started to caress her thighs, making her moan softly. They were enjoying each other, both of them in nothing but their underwear, waiting for the other to say that they were ready.
Jack and Arcee stopped kissing and opened their eyes, staring deep into one another. Their faces were inches apart and Jack was dying to get back to her mouth. She realized he was waiting for her permission to continue and she nodded, ready for what was coming.
Jack started to kiss her neck, earning moans from his girlfriend turning him on. He took his hand and started to grope her breasts, making her gasp but then relaxing and enjoy the feeling.
Arcee could feel him getting ready, she felt the bulge rising upwards until it reached it point. As if naturally, she reached down and touched it, feeling his shaft up and down. She took off his boxers as he took of her panties, both of them fully exposed and ready for each other.
Jack grabbed the item he took out of his drawer and put it on. He gave one more look to his girlfriend and saw her biting her lip, preparing for it. He took a deep breath, changed his position slightly, and entered slowly.
The former two-wheeler gasped at the feeling of him entering inside of her. She could feel a wave of lust come over her as she nodded her head, telling him to continue. She wrapped her legs around him, keeping him in position as he got to work.
Jack slowly started to move in and out of her, trying to savour the entire experience. He came out all the way until only his tip remained, then thrust back in with a hard force. The action made Arcee let out a euphonic moan, making him continue his onslaught.
Jack grabbed her hip, picking up the pace and thrusting in faster and harder. Each one made his girlfriend gasp and moan as she enjoyed the moment. Jack started to get into a rhythm and wanted to please her more. He leaned forward, undoing her bra and fondled with her breast. The action made her moan even louder and he had to start kissing her from making too much noise.
"Primus I love you Jack!" he heard her yell before moaning loudly. He kept pushing, using all his strength to keep going. Her moans gave him that extra boost; bringing him over the edge and making him go full on.
"Yes, yes Jack yes!" Arcee yelled. "Keep going!"
Jack did what he was told and kept thrusting, harder and harder each time. By now, Arcee was practically screaming his name in pleasure and he quickly went back to kissing her. He stuck his tongue into her mouth to shut her up but it only made it worst. She moaned loudly into his mouth and he moaned back, both of them enjoying the experience of their first time.
He knew that they were not going to last much longer and told himself that he would make her happy. He brought one hand over to her thigh where he started to caress her while the other squeezed her features. She let out the loudest moan, literally bringing her to her climax and she let go. Jack felt it and climaxed himself, although it all went into the rubber.
Jack stayed inside of her for a bit as they breathed heavily. Jack had taken her and has now made her his. He looked at her beautiful face and told himself that he did the right thing. She smiled happily and gave him a look that said 'thank you'.
Jack pulled out of her, quickly going to the washroom and cleaning up while she did the same. A moment later, he returned and they lied in bed, thinking about what had just happened.
"I love you so much Jack, I can't tell you enough." Arcee whispered quietly, hugging him tightly and bring her body right up against his. They were still naked, except for her panties and his boxers, but he could still feel her features right up against him.
Jack kissed her on the forehead, giving her a warm smile in which she returned. He wrapped his arms around her and looked straight into her eyes, touching noses as they did.
She giggled slightly at the touch of his nose and stared right back. She was happy to know that she was now his and no one else's.
They closed their eyes and fell asleep, holding each other.
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Author's Note: Wow. OK so there are a couple things I want to address. First, I originally did not plan to have their first time be like this. In fact, my organizer didn't even have them getting this intimate until a future story. But while I was writing, I started to imagine what it would be like in Jack's shoes and it only felt right that this ended up happening.
Just to be clear, the reason they did it was not to move forward but for Jack to let go of his guilt. This was a onetime thing for him to let Arcee know that he is in this for the long run but isn't ready yet.
Finally, I need an opinion on whether or not these scenes should be this explicit. I usually don't have many of them since too much wouldn't work with the story line, but nonetheless, I have them and I need an opinion. Do you think there was too much? Do you want more or less? I honestly don't really care, as long as it's realistic and it fits with the story.
Also, be sure to remember the 'darkness' that took over Jack and beat Vince to a pulp. It's going to be a major factor for the rest of the story line and I'm glad to say that Agent 000 isn't the real villain. I've been trying to convince you that he's becoming good-ish and that will also be important as well.
Be sure to review and if you like it, follow the story to get alerts for when I post. Thanks for reading. Peace out.
