A/N This popped into my head the other day… and I began to wonder why I didn't think of it earlier.

Ch. 14 Animal Crossing

I walked up to my front door with Sideswipe's holoform trailing behind me. He groaning about how annoying it was that we had to stop at my house. I just rolled my eyes. "Please, it'll be like, what, two minutes? I think you'll survive."

"Why do you need to stop here anyways?" he whined.

Ignoring him, I looked through the window to the garage. There wasn't a car inside. Mom's not home.

I stepped away from the window, and went up to the door. Sideswipe stood behind me with his arms crossed and a scowl on his face.

Taking my bag off my shoulder, I dug through the front pocket for my house key. Once I found it, I pulled it out of my bag and began to put it into the lock. On cue, loud barking could be heard on the other side of the door. I grumbled as I continued to unlock the door.

"What is that?" Sideswipe asked.

"My dog barking," was my monotone reply. Finally, the key clicked and the door was unlocked.

I opened the door, and a sheltie came running out. It continued to bark, but its tail was wagging up and down. The dog came over to me first, and let me pet it for about two seconds. "Lassie, I can't pet you if you run away." But, being a dog, she didn't understand what I said, and continued to just run around.

She finally spotted Sides and began barking all over again. I winced, as her barks were very loud and high-pitched. Sideswipe obviously hadn't been expecting that, since his holoform flickered briefly. "Ouch," he said. "That thing sure is loud."

Lassie started growling and circling Sideswipe. She was sniffing the ground, but seemed frustrated that she couldn't pick up a scent. She let out a little whine before starting up her barking.

"Lassie! No!" I scolded her. But, of course, she ignored me again and continued to torment a seemingly shaken Sideswipe.

Wait, shaken?

I smirked. "You're scared of Lassie?"

Sideswipe looked up from the circling dog with a face of bewilderment. "What? What gave you that idea?" Another bark sounded, causing the Autobot to jump.

I laughed, and put a hand over my mouth to try and quiet myself.

"It isn't funny!" he protested. "It's loud, and territorial, and has teeth, and- Oh Primus! It's trying to bite me!" Sideswipe's holoform jumped back as Lassie snapped at his ankles.

Clapping my hands, I called, "It's ok Lassie! C'mon, let's go inside!" Said dog reluctantly made her way to the door. I followed her in and motioned for Sideswipe to follow. When he hesitated, I rolled my eyes. "Don't worry, I'll protect you," I said with a smirk. Sides' holoform stuck its tongue out at me, but followed.

Lassie seemed to have forgotten all about the alien robot that had just entered the house, as she was scratching at the back door. I went over and unlocked it for her, and she tore out of the door barking at the birds that had been enjoying an otherwise peaceful afternoon.

I closed the door so that Lassie wouldn't be able to come back in and bark at Sides again. When I turned back around to the living room I was greeted by a strange sight.

Sideswipe's knees were slightly bent with his hands placed on them, as he was staring into the eyes of one of my cats perched on the couch. It was the ultimate stare-down between the two, neither of them blinking.

My gaze went back and forth between the two strange creatures. "Uh… I'm not even gonna ask…"

Soon enough, Cosmo's back and tail fur began to fluff up, and a growl sounded from his throat. To my surprise, Sideswipe growled right back. Cosmo gave him a hiss, before taking off and darting into another room.

I looked at Sideswipe with utter confusion while he returned the look with a smile. "Just showin' him who's boss," he answered my unasked question.

Rolling my eyes, I approached his holoform and gave his shoulder a whack. "You're pathetic."

I can see Sunstreaker absolutely hating cats because the shed so much... but, on the inside, he enjoys their company :3 I think if the Autobots saw any one of my three cats all curled up and sleeping, it would just melt their sparks. Yeah, I'm talkin' 'bout you too Ironhide.

-Panic Switch