It's not my best, but I've been battling serious depression lately.
I'll do my best to keep more chapters coming. 3
Miko was sure something hadn't gone right when she caught sight of Bulkhead's distant expression as he approached her in their base. "Hey, Bulk. What's…"
Before She could finish, Bulkhead quickly cut her off. "I'm going for a drive, wanna come with?"
"Uhh…" Miko was definitely worried for her friend now. "Sure Bulk. Anything you want." Not wasting any time, she climbed into Bulkhead when he took vehicle mode and within seconds they were driving out of the base. Normally Miko was as fearless as any Wrecker, but Bulkhead's driving was downright terrifying. They were nearly a mile outside of base in a matter of seconds at this pace. "Bulkhead, stop!" Miko demanded, kicking his dashboard.
The kick jolted Bulkhead out of his reckless trance and he came to a spinning, screeching stop.
Miko pushed the door open and stumbled to the ground. "Bulkhead… what's wrong with you? Talk to me." Still dizzy, she could hardly hold herself up and sat in the dirt.
Bulkhead transformed and knelt down. Seeing that he hurt her, bothered him. "I'm sorry… Are you hurt?"
"No." She replied, trying to relax. "Don't keep me in the dark, Bulk. What's up with you?"
There was a long silence as Bulkhead sat down on the ground beside her. When he finally spoke, there was a sadness that Miko could easily pick up on. "Jackie thinks I don't trust him just because I said he should back off a bit and let me do the talking with Magnus."
Miko frowned. "Why can't Wheeljack talk for himself?"
"Because I don't want there to be anymore trouble. I'm already worried about what Magnus will do when he finds out we've bonded." Bulkhead groaned and threw a random rock he found on the ground.
Watching it fly, Miko thought about how to respond to this. "Are you and Wheeljack, like, married now?"
"I guess so… what's 'married'?" Bulkhead asked.
Shaking her head no, Miko replied to that with a half smile. "Don't worry about it Bulk. But seriously, don't try to control Wheeljack. I think he's been doing fine and he can take care of himself." She hoped she was helping, but somehow she felt like she wasn't.
Bulkhead didn't reply, rather retreated back into his thoughts.