Endlessly, She Said
Transformers FanFic
SideswipexOC
Chapter Nine
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Metal clashed against metal as two mechs battled for control. Grunts could be heard as fists punched against each other and legs kicked out. There were bangs echoing off of the walls because of cannon fire. Scorch marks littered the floor from missing the intended target. Such was the training room at the Autobot base as Sunstreaker and Ironhide battled it out.
"C'mon now kid, I know you're better than this!" Ironhide bellowed as his fist met Sunny's faceplates once again. The yellow bot backed off a bit before charging forward, swords blazing.
"It's that fragging fleshy!" He growled out as Ironhide flung him to the side.
"The new femme? What about her?" The older mech asked, confused as to why the girl would have such a negative effect on his trainee.
"Sideswipe bonded with her." Well, that explains a lot. " So now all he's fragging worried about is that damned femme." Sunstreaker managed to get a punch in on Ironhide, fury making him that much faster.
"You know that isn't true, Sunstreaker!" Ironhide grumbled as he threw his battle partner against a wall. "Sideswipe is your twin, and that won't change. You can't do anything about their bond so suck it up and support your fragging brother." He said, through with being sentimental. Sunstreaker sighed in agitation and defeat.
"Alright. I'll try. I mean, I've never really talked to her before…" He trailed off.
"You know that 'Sides wouldn't leave you for anything, Sunstreaker. Accept that." The black mech clapped Sunny on the shoulder before leaving him alone in the training room.
"I don't know why I'm even going to bother. The organic is just going to offline soon anyways."
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Said organic had been pacing the floor to her room, thinking to herself. 'What the hell am I going to do now?' She thought. She absolutely, downright refused to come in between the twins and their relationship. But with the bond that Sideswipe now had with her, which may be a little more difficult than she anticipated. Especially since she had bonded so quickly to 'Sides the first time they talked and got to know each other.
Sideswipe was wandering the halls aimlessly when he sensed something strange. He could tell that Alaina was distressed, and so he turned on his holo-form in order to go and talk with her. Taking a deep breath, he knocked nervously on her door.
Confused as to who would be coming to talk to her, the girl opened the door. "Umm, 'Sides? What are you doing here?" She asked as she cautiously let him in.
"Are you okay?" He asked.
"Uh, yeah." She said slowly, wondering how he knew she had been upset.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, Sideswipe, I'm sure."
"If you say so; but I can feel how stressed out you are."
"You…what?" She paused, wondering what the hell he was talking about. How could he tell what she was feeling?
"It's because of the bond," he told her, sweeping his black and red hair out of his eyes; hopefully she wouldn't get too upset about this, "it allows us to be able to tell what the other's feeling, and occasionally thinking." He explained.
"What?" She exclaimed, "That is such an invasion of privacy! Don't do it anymore." She demanded while putting her hands on her hips.
"It's not something you can just turn off, Alaina!" 'Sides told her, running his hands through his hair in frustration. Both of their emotion levels were escalating rapidly. Sunstreaker sensed this and made his way toward the commotion, only slightly surprised when his destination turned out to be Alaina's room. Hovering outside of her door, he decided to listen in.
"What do you mean you can't turn it off? Why the hell not?" Alaina shouted.
"I mean that I can't shut it off! It's not like it's a fucking switch we're talking about here, it's my spark!"
At that, Alaina calmed slightly and sighed, running her hands through her hair. "I didn't ask for any of this," She muttered, tears building up from all of the emotional stress she had gone through lately.
"Yeah well, neither did I." 'Sides told her softly. By now, the dam had broken and tears were falling freely down her cheeks. The two had moved closer during their screaming match and were standing less than a foot apart. His eyes softened slightly as he looked at her distraught form and he opened his arms for her. Stifling a sob, she quickly wrapped her arms around him, burying her head in his chest. Sideswipe held her tightly as she collapsed, unsure of what he was supposed to be doing.
He was a battle hardened warrior, not a comforting shoulder for people to cry on. Never before had he had to comfort somebody. Sure, there were times when, after a particularly rough battle, Sunstreaker and he would just sit with each other and be alone – seeking comfort in the silence and each other, but that was with his brother, not with his bonded. He just didn't know how to handle such a situation.
Luckily for him, though, Alaina was not the kind of woman that needed silly words and meaningless touches to be comforted. All she needed was someone to be there and hold her. Someone to simply let her know that there was someone, and she was glad for the fact that 'Sides was doing just that. It was something she hadn't had in a long while.
"Sideswipe?" She questioned quietly, knocking the mech out of his thoughts. Humming slightly, he answered her.
"Yes, Alaina?" He said just as softly.
"What are we going to do from here?" She wondered Sideswipe tilted his head to the side in confusion.
"I'm afraid I don't follow. What do you mean 'What are we going to do from here'?"
"I mean just that; I'm so confused right now. Something in my heart tells me to just give in and trust you, but something in my head contradicts that and says that it's no use becoming any form of attached to you or anyone else because I'm just going to die in about 60 years or so, and I realize that 60 years is practically nothing to you guys." Here she paused and took a deep breath before continuing, " And I just don't know what one to listen too, because I know that no matter what I choose, someone is going to end up hurting."
Sideswipe thought carefully before answering, "I think," he said slowly, "that we should both follow our sparks, and see where the hell that leads us." He told her with a slight smirk. She giggled quietly and nodded, burying her head in his shoulder.
Sunstreaker, understanding that their conversation was now done, leaned against the wall for support. There was a strange ache in his spark that he hadn't felt before. After contemplating, he realized that it had appeared when Alaina was telling his brother about her internal debate. With a shock, he realized that he was scared for her. Scared that she might die, and scared that she might live, only to live in a depressed state. Oh, just great. He was starting to actually like the stupid organic.
A/N: Well here's CH 9 for you all. It's a little shorter than usual, so I'm sorry, but at least it's out quickly. I couldn't sleep, so I decided to finish it off for you guys. Please tell me what you think! The end is coming soon, I'm afraid. Tell me any ideas you guys have/want in the sequel, yes? Thanks for reading~ I love you all. Seriously, I do.
-ZH