*I only own my OC, Transformers does not belong to me.

Chapter 8-First Day of School

5:30am Monday Morning

*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP* my alarm clock was blaring in my ear on my nightstand. Grogily and somewhat grouchily I hit the snooze button hoping that I could go back to sleep. No such luck, because as soon as I turned in my bed a text message appeared on my phone from Sides.

Sides-Leah it's time to get up sleepy head!

Leah-I wanna sleep longer, I can sleep for another half hour without being late.

Sides-I will come in there and get you up if you don't get up right now!

Leah-Fine, I'm up.

Sides-We are leaving in an hour. You don't want to be late for your first day of school do you?

Leah-No, I don't. Sorry for being a grouch, I'm not a morning person.

Sides-Your forgiven, now go get ready.

Looking outside it looked wonderful. The sky was a bright blue with some fluffy clouds in the sky. The thermometer I had in my room to gauge the outdoor temperature told me that it was already 68 degrees outside. I went to my closet and pulled out a pair of grey cargo shorts and an orange top that had butterfly designs on it. I decided that the school might be hot, so I went with a pair of black flip flops. Gathering my clothes I showered and changed.

By 6:10 I was ready to go. I had my book bag filled with various school supplies by the door when I left at 6:30. Both of my parents were up. Dad was making hot tea and mom was fussing over me as I was eating a bowl of cereal.

"Leah, do you have everything ready to go?" Dad asked.

"Yes dad I do. I'm going to finish my breakfast and head out." I replied.

As I was rinsing my bowl Andrew and Joey came in to the kitchen.

"Hey sis, are you ready for your first day of senior year?" Joey asked.

"Yeah, I'm ready to get done and graduate." I told him.

"Are you ready for your sophomore year guys?"

Joey replied with a grin on his face, "Yeah we are, I bet it's going to be a great year!"

That's great to hear Joey, Andrew I know that you will have a great year as well!

Smiling Andrew looked at me and said, "Leah it's your senior year. Have fun, but don't do anything I wouldn't do."

Mom looked at me worriedly and asked if I was going to be okay today. I told her I would be and that I was feeling better than I had been a few days ago. I told her that if I would have any problems I would call her. I reassured her and told her I would be okay.

After giving my parents and brothers a hug, I headed to the door. Andrew and Joey told me they would see me at lunch in the cafeteria.

Heading outside I took a deep breath and enjoyed the sunshine before heading over to Sides.

"It certainly took you long enough Leah!" Sides jokingly said as I got into the driver's seat.

"Yeah it's really tough being a woman. We take a long time to get ready." I joked back.

As we pulled out of the driveway Sides activated his holoform and asked me if I was ready for the day. I told him I was and that I was honestly nervous about school. I told him that I had trouble with some bullies in the past and I was hoping that because it was our senior year that they would grow up. Sides took my hand and told me that he would be right outside if I needed anything. He also told me that he would keep an optic on me throughout the day. I thanked Sides and told him that he was the best. He put his arm around me and told me that I wasn't so bad myself.

There were a lot of students gawking at me and Sides as we pulled up to the school. We both ignored them. Sides told me that there were two people that I would probably meet today that knew about the autobots. He told me that their names were Sam Witwicky and Mikaela Banes. He told me that their guardian was Bumblebee and that proper introductions would come after school.

Before going inside I told Sides that I might need help with homework after school. I told him that my classes consisted of Trigonometry, Anatomy and Physiology, Biology 2, Chemistry 2, English, World History, Spanish 2, and gym. I told him that it is going to be a very tough year for me and that I would welcome any help he could give.

Giving me a cute smile, Sides told me that he would be more than happy to help with my homework. Looking at the time I told Sides that I would see him after class. Before I could get out Sides gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek and told me good luck.

Walking towards the high school, I noticed a yellow camero with black racing stripes pull into the parking lot with two occupants inside. As I waited for them by the steps to the high school I noticed my cousing Annabelle coming up next to me. I waived over to Ironhide's holoform. He smiled and waved back.

"Hey girl, how are you feeling? You look good for everything that has happened to you." Annabelle said.

"Thanks, I'm feeling better. Ironhide seemed to be in a good mood today."

Giggling Annabelle replied, "Yeah he is. We talked a lot on the way to school and he told me that he really likes me."

"What does your dad say? More importantly does Optimus know?"

"My dad knows, and I'm pretty sure Optimus knows as well."

Of course she had to ask about me and Sides. I told her that I really liked him but we were friends for now. Smiling she told me she understood.

As we were turning to walk up the steps we heard a male and female voice call out Annabelle's name.

"Hey Belle, wait up!" Sam said as he and Mikaela ran up to us.

"Sam, Mikaela I would like to introduce you to Leah. Leah is my cousin and she knows about our friends."

I looked at them and said, "We shouldn't talk about this here. Why don't we meet up after school at my place? My parents won't be home until after 5pm. My brothers will be home, but they will be busy doing schoolwork and then playing video games afterward so they won't be paying attention." I looked at Annabelle and said, "I know that your dad, Ironhide, and Optimus will be stopping by tonight after dinner and speaking with my parents. I think that you two should be there as well." We talked a little bit more before we split up to our homeroom classes. The school day officially began.

As the day went on, I was given lots of homework and reading assignments by my teachers. Thankfully it was now lunch time, and I was given some time to relax. I saw Sam, Mikaela, and Annabelle sitting on a table in the lunchroom. I headed over to sit with them when my phone buzzed with a text message from Sides. As I read it I smiled. He told me that my day was halfway over and that he was proud of me. I texted him back telling him thanks and that I couldn't wait to see him after school.

Sam, Mikaela, and Annabelle smiled when I sat down at the table. We talked about our day and how much homework we all had. I spotted Andrew and Joey and excused myself so that I could talk to them. They told me about their day so far and was excited to see how the rest of their day was going to go.

With the last class out of the day finished and a smile on my face I headed towards Sides. He walked up next to me and said, "Hey beautiful! How was your day?" I told him all about my day and all of the fun homework that I had to do. He offered to help with the homework that I had. Sides also told me that Optimus, Will, and Ironhide would be stopping by after we ate dinner.

I told him that I looked forward to seeing everyone again. As we pulled out of the school parking lot I realized that we were being followed home by a Saleen S281E police car.

"Umm, Sides are you speeding?" I asked.

"Oh slag, it's Barricade!"