I still don't own Transformers

Chapter 6-Unexpected

Sunday Afternoon

Sides and I headed down the hallway towards Optimus Prime's office. As we stood in front of the door Sides looked at me smiled and said, "Are you ready to see Optimus?"

I smiled and looked up at his bright blue optics and said, "Yes Sides, I am ready to talk to him."

Sides then knocked on the door and upon hearing "Enter" we both walked in. Optimus looked up from the paperwork he was currently working on and asked, "What can I do for you two?"

Sides looked at me and smiled when he started to tell Optimus how we patched things up and that there wasn't going to be any need to worry about any more disagreements.

Optimus looked at us and said, "I'm glad that you both worked out your differences. I need to tell you Sides that Leah will be returning to school tomorrow. Because she is the host of the all spark you will need to stay with her and keep her safe. Her parents and brothers do not know of our existence. They only need to know that we are involved with the military and work closely with Major Lennox and his team. We can show ourselves only in our holoforms. We will not reveal anything to them unless there is a decepticon attack." Sides nodded his head in agreement.

"Hey Optimus, how will I explain to my parents about having Sides around? I don't want them asking to many questions unless they need to know."

Optimus looked at me thoughtfully and said, "Leah your government has a lot of unexplained spending habits and having Sides with you will be considered one of them. I've already spoke with Secretary of Defense Keller and he agrees this is the best possible solution. I have heard that we have a new liaison between us and the military. His name is Galloway. He does not know about you Leah, and we intend to keep him in the dark as much as possible. We will keep you protected as much as possible. I've dealt with him once before, he is quite a difficult human to get along with."

I looked at Optimus and said, "I will not tell anyone anything that they don't need to know. I want to keep my family safe, and if keeping them in the dark is the best answer then so be it. As for the new liaison, well we'll cross that bridge when we come to it."

I felt one of Sides fingers run up and down my back trying to comfort me. Sides looked at Optimus and then he looked at me and said, "Leah I will make sure nothing will happen to you. With my entire spark I will protect you." I looked up and smiled admiration clearly showing in my eyes.

Optimus cleared his throat and said, "Sideswipe please take Leah to see Ratchet. I know he wants to examine her before she leaves the base." Sideswipe looked at Optimus and replied, "I understand sir, and she is in good hands."

Optimus looked at both of us and said, "I'm glad you both are getting along so well. Sideswipes please take care of Leah. She is the future of our race."

Sideswipe looked at Optimus and said, "I will sir, she will be well taken care of and protected."

With that and my promise to Optimus that I would be careful, we left for the medbay.

Sideswipe and I talked the whole way to the medbay. We were laughing about some of the pranks that he and Sunstreaker had pulled on Ratchet and some of the other autobots. He also told me about Wheeljack and his exploding inventions. We were laughing as we walked into the medbay.

Ratchet looked at us, an optic raised at our laughing. "Sides, Leah it looks like you two are getting along well."

We both replied at the same time, "Yep, we are!" Ratchet had an amused expression on his face when he said, "Very well then, Leah I would like to examine you before you go home today." As he put me on the medical berth to run scans on me, my uncle Will came in with an autobot I never met before.

"Leah, this is Wheeljack. He wanted to say hi and introduce himself to you. He also has something for you."

I smiled and said, "It's nice to meet you Wheeljack." Wheeljack looked at me and replied, "It is nice to meet you as well Leah."

Wheeljack opened up his metallic hand and said, "I have an upgraded cell phone for you. It has all of our comm. link numbers on it, as well as a tracking device. It also can do everything a regular cell phone can do. It is very durable, and won't break easily. If for some reason you lose it or it gets stolen, please let me know immediately. We have some applications that do not need to get out to civilians. I also have a laptop for you, so that you can keep all of your schoolwork in order. We feel that you need the best for your education."

I looked hesitantly at Sides and Will before nodding and thanking Wheeljack. "Thanks Wheeljack, I really appreciate it! I've never had my own cell phone or laptop before. I promise that I will be really careful and not loose either of them."

Wheeljack seemed pleased as Will looked at me and said, "Leah you are going home today. Your parents and brothers are really worried about you, and might smother you a little when you get home. They will also undoubtedly have questions about your new ride. If they get too much to handle, tell them to call me."

I smiled at Will and said, "Yeah, they might have some questions. Although I will keep the answers as vague as I can. I don't want them to be involved if they don't have to be."

I looked up to Ratchet as he said, "Leah you are healing nicely. I see no reason why you can't go home. If for any reason you start to feel differently please contact me immediately. Sideswipe, you know what to look out for."

I took Ratchets finger and said, "Don't worry doc I'll be sure and be careful!" With that Sides picked me up from the berth and put me down on the ground next to my uncle. Will gave me a hug and said, "Kid, I'm glad you're doing okay. If you need anything at all please call, although I think that Sides will help you with anything you might need." Sides smiled at that comment.

As we walked out from the hangar we were met by Optimus, Ratchet, Ironhide, and Wheeljack. Sides transformed and activated his holoform. He came up to me and put his arm around me walking me over to the passenger side of his vehicle form. He opened the passenger door for me and I got in. The autobots and Will looked at both of us, smiles and smirks showing on their faces at Sideswipes action. I decided to play dumb for now and smiled and waved back as we peeled out heading towards my home.

Sides looked over to me and said, "Leah you look nervous. I replied, "Yep, I am, I don't like lying to my parents and brothers but I know that I have to in order to keep them safe." Sides pulled over on the side of the road grabbed my hand and said, "Leah, no matter what happens I will always be there for you. I am your guardian, and will give my spark to see you safe."

I looked at Sides and a smile coming across my face when I said, "Sides I'm glad that you are here with me. "

Gazing into each other's eyes, we came closer together until our lips touched. Sparks of electricity could be felt flowing between us.

"Leah, I have a confession……I think I love you."