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Anywho...thank you all very much for all the nice reviews regarding my mother. It made me feel so much better.
So in this chapter, Tai is sad but she will be back to her funny self...I promise!

This chapter is for Someonewayoverhyper! xD She is always giving me ideas!
Anyway...onward!

Chapter 8

Everything is perfectly normal...well, as normal as it can be.

After Blurr had finished his story, a whole series of emotions passed through the other mechs and Sam; Shock, sadness, amusement, care, but most of all sympathy for the girl.

Sam just sat there next to his cousin, his mouth opened slightly in shock. Apparently, he didn't know all that happened...but all he heard was what his dad knew, which wasn't a whole lot to begin with. That was a horrible day...he had just got home from school. When he walked into the house, he saw his dad and mom were in the living room and that his dad was crying.

That was never a good sign...and it alarmed him.

After asking what was going on...his father and mother sat him down and told him the bad news. His Uncle Rob was killed in a robbery gone wrong and Tatyana was in the hospital. His heart sank that day...it felt like someone ripped it out, threw it on the floor and did a Mexican hat dance on top of it.

They rushed to the hospital to see Tatyana...shockingly, the only injuries to her were several cuts, bruises, and a shattered arm.

She immediately reached for Ron, who without hesitation gathered his niece in his arms and hugged her tightly while Judy stroked the girl's dirty ponytail. Sam just climbed up onto the hospital bed with the help of a chair and sat there with her. Being eight years old at the time, he didn't really know what to do.

Sam glanced over at his cousin. She had become very silent during Blurr's explanation, and Sam didn't blame her. She just sat there still Indian style, stroking Psyche's head absentmindedly.
'Hey...' He said to her, scooting closer.

She didn't look up. She didn't want to admit it but the story really got to her. She really missed her dad...he was her best friend. He became both her mother and her father after her mother died. From the stories he told her, right when she died...she turned into a guardian angel. Because of her selfless act to give her own life up for her daughter, she already had wings on her way over the rainbow to Heaven.

That always made her smile whenever she started blaming herself for her passing. No matter how many times her Dad said it wasn't her fault, she couldn't help but feel like it was.

The only other person...besides Sam and her Dad...who really understood her was Blurr.

When she first saw Blurr, it was instant love and friendship. If she remembered correctly, she was only a baby when she first saw him in his true form. She loved him like a brother. A big metal, transforming into a car brother. In the ten years she was in foster care, she went through several different homes, several different schools, several different states...several different families. She had become attached to every single one of them...especially the Millers. They're the ones who gave her Psyche as a birthday present.

She reminded herself to call them when she got herself settled in...She did promised Eva and Lucy she would.

But no matter where she went, Blurr was always there. He would stand guard in his Dart form and watch over her as she slept.

However, she had a dark secret...she still had nightmares, horrible nightmares of that day. All she saw were those evil blood red optics staring right through her. Than the red beam going through her fathers chest as he pushed her out of the way.

Luckily she was really good at hiding her pain...but Blurr saw right through her. At night, she would sneak out of her recent foster family's house and try to find him. He was always there in the trees...she would run to him and he would scoop her up in his big hands and hold her close to his cheek plate as she cried.

'Tai-dye...are you okay?' Sam asked her, placing a hand on her back. She nodded but the tears dripping onto her leg clearly gave the real answer. Sam sighed, his cousin was so stubborn. She always thought she had to be tough, but she didn't need to be...not in front of him or the mechs anyway.

'Tatyana...are you alright?' Optimus than asked, kneeling down in front of the humans with a look of concern.

This time, Tai did look up. Sam's suspicions were correct. She wasn't okay. She had big, gushing tears pouring down her face. When she looked up into the gentle optics of Optimus Prime, she shook her head and than laid her head in Sam's lap while covering her face, sobbing openly now.
Sam had seen this maybe once...she was about fourteen or fifteen the last time she cried like this.

It broke his heart to see his usually cheerful, sarcastic cousin in this state.

So he did what he did the last time...he stroked the hair out of her face and held her hand. She just cried harder, her sobs echoing around the clearing. He looked up towards the mechs. They were all staring at the sobbing girl with sad optics, Jazz looked like he wanted to just hold her and comfort her but he held back. Blurr on the other hand was by a cherry blossom tree a few yards away. Not wanting to know what he was doing, Sam went back to comforting his distraught cousin who he considered his sister.

Optimus stepped forward. His own spark broke at the sight of the crying human, who just a moment ago was cheerful and silly. So with his larger hand and with Sam's help, he scooped up the sobbing human teenager and brought her up to his face.

'It's alright now, Tatyana...you have suffered many hardships and trials in your short life...but from what I have seen, you have grown into a beautiful and unique young woman. I'm sure if your father were here, he would be very proud.' He said with a very kind smile on his faceplates.

At his words, Tai stopped crying and looked up at him as he than placed her down carefully next to Sam. She smiled and wiped the tears from her eyes with her shirt, which made Jazz's optics glance at her toned stomach and at the diamond in her naval.

Ironhide saw what he was looking at and smacked him in the back of the head with a loud a clang.

'Ow...What was that for!?' He exclaimed, rubbing his head.

'Sorry...thought I saw an insect.' The gruff mech shrugged.

Tai laughed at the two goofy robots and glanced back at Optimus, who was pinching the bridge of his noseplate in annoyance.
'Thanks O.P.' She said with her usual cheeky grin. 'That meant a lot.'

Sam wasn't even going to ask how she knew his name, Blurr probably told her all about him.

Optimus raised an optic ridge at the name she called him, while his comrades tried not to laugh...especially Jazz and Bumblebee.

'Hey we got a new nickname for Optimus now...I'm so happy!' Jazz exclaimed gleefully, wanting more than anything to hear Tai's laugh again.

Of course it worked.
Tai and Sam both started laughing as Optimus glared over at his first lieutenant.

Blurr had now come back from the tree, holding something behind his back. He had a compassionate smile on his faceplates for his charge, or his 'little sister'.

She smiled back up at her guardian as she got up from the ground, brushing the dirt off of her pants. As she did that, Blurr reached down and gently placed a cherry blossom in her hair, behind her ear. She started slightly but after feeling the flower in her hair, she smiled.

'Thanks Blurr.' She said all the despair from earlier gone from her eyes.

'You'rewelcome.' He than gently tapped her under the chin, much like a big brother would do to his little sister.

Sam and Bumblebee glanced at each other, both of them smiling.

Blurr than stood to his full height as Tai turned back to Sam, and helped him up.

Optimus than turned to his old comrade with a proud look.
'You really care about her don't you?' He asked, watching as Psyche went over to Ratchet and stood up in interest, placing her huge front paws on his leg. Tai was laughing at the sight and walked over to Ratchet and handed him what looked like a bright pink ball that she got out of the many boxes strewn around the ground.

Ratchet took it in between his large fingers with interest and seeming to know what to do...tossed it. Psyche took up after it with incredible speed and almost tripped in her attempt to get her ball. When she found it, she bounded over back to Ratchet and dropped it at his feet, sat down and wagged her huge tail back and forth.

After chuckling at the display, Blurr nodded with a fond look in Tai's direction.

'Shehascomealongwaysinceherfathersdeath...' He paused, his optics shifting towards the ground in sadness.
'Butsir...Ihearherscreamingatnightduringherrecharge...shewon'ttellmewhatisailingher...butIknowwhatitis...' He let out a sigh through his vents.

He paused, and looked back up at his commander, his optics dark with grief.
'Icould'vestoppedhim...Icould'vestoppedhimfromkillingRobifIwasn'tsoSlaggingweak!'

Optimus placed his large hands on the distressed Speeders shoulders in an attempt to calm him down.

'Blurr listen to me...what happened to Robert Witwicky was not your fault. You were damaged. And what Robert did was very noble...giving up his own life to save his daughter.' He smiled. 'And from what I've seen, he did not die in vain.'

At his leaders words, Blurr felt himself calm down. He still felt incredibly guilty even after all these years. He couldn't help but blame himself for his death, especially whenever he heard Tatyana crying for him in her recharge. But Tai never blamed him, not once.

He looked over to where she was. Sam was introducing her to Bumblebee, who was kneeling down to talk to Tai better. He saw her reach up to shake his...finger. Bumblebee's faceplate stretched into a smile as he shook her hand carefully, she smiled a huge smile and with her other hand, grabbed on tightly. Bumblebee, having done this many times with Sam, lifted her up so her feet were dangling.

Her laughter echoed over to where he was.

After being placed down, Tai took a few deep breaths and than turned to everyone else. 'How about some introductions here lil' darlings?' She leaned against Sam. 'I know Bumblebee...and I know O.P. over there...not to mention Ironass...but who in the hey is everyone else?'

Before anyone could answer, Jazz rushed over and shoved Bumblebee out of the way, sending him sprawling onto the ground face first. Tai and Sam both raised an eyebrow and looked at one another before looking up at the over excited Autobot in front of them.

As Sam went to make sure his guardian was alright, Tai got a good look at the silver mech in front of her, the same one who caught her when she was stumbling around like a drunken girl at a party. He was way shorter than all the others...and judging by his sleek, silver chest panels...he was either a Porsche or a solstice.

He was cute too...for a robot. She especially liked his visor, it made him look mysterious.

'Uh...Hi there...' She said, waving her hand with a confused smile on her face. Jazz looked way too excited and no matter how cute he was, it kind of freaked her out.

'Hi! I'm Jazz...I'm first Lieutenant!' He held out his clawed hand which made Tai recoil slightly.
'Oh...very sharp claws...' She carefully shook it and backed away. Jazz watched her go with a defeated look.

Damn. Too forward...nice going slagtard!! He berated himself.

'So...' She than said turning to Ratchet, who was still playing with Psyche. 'Whose he?'

Optimus kneeled down next to her and lets out an amused chuckle. 'That is our medical officer...Ratchet.'

At the sound of his name, Ratchet looked up and looked somewhat bashful. He was so involved in playing 'fetch' with the Great Dane, he forgot his manners.
'It is very nice to meet you Tatyana...' He knelt down and held out a finger for her to shake.

Tai smiled and shook his finger since his hand was enormous and her hand was...well, not.

'So polite...and please call me Tai, easier on the processors and my sanity.' She said with a wink.

Psyche than trotted over to her owner and sat at her feet, turning her head and panting expectantly.

'Oh I'm sorry Psyche...I should be paying more attention to you than them huh? Is that what you want?' She than started scratching her dog behind her large pointy ears.
'Did you fun with the Doc bot over there? I bet you did my little Psyche Wsyche!' She cooed, holding the dogs' large head in her hand, and rubbing the dog large wet nose with her own.

She looked up and than noticed something.

'Whoa...where'd the big, scary one go?' She looked around. 'You know for giant robots...you guys are really quiet!'

Sam let out a sarcastic laugh. 'They're not as quiet as you think...' He glanced over at Bumblebee, who let out a digital innocent whistle.

'My shenanigan senses are tingling...' She said in a mock scary voice. 'Tell me, tell me, tell me!'
She went back over to Blurr and reached a hand up for him. Taking the hint, the large mech reached down and lifted her up carefully and placed her back on his shoulder.

'Well let's just say...crushed fountain, ruined grass, stepped on path, the power being knocked out, a flattened greenhouse...Mojo peeing on Ironhide's foot...' He cast a mock glare over at the mechs, who actually looked sheepish.
Tai was beside herself with giggles.

'You think that's bad...can I tell them Blurr?' She turned to her guardian.

Blurr sighed with annoyance. 'Mustyou?'

'Yes I must!' She said with a smile.

'Ofcourseyoumust..' Another sigh. 'Goahead, tormentmeuntilmysparkfades.'

'Like that will ever happen.' She retorted.

'Itcould!' He argued back.

'Nuh huh!' She said childishly.

'Yeahhuh!' He repeated back childishly.

'Nuh uh!'

'Yeahhuuuuh!'

The next few minutes consisted of a childish (yet very funny) argument between robot and a teenage girl.
Sam was getting annoyed as were the other mechs, who couldn't believe how much Blurr was acting like a sparkling arguing with his caretaker. Bumblebee was clicking and whirring with laughter however. He found this funny.

'WOULD YOU TWO JUST GET ON WITH IT!?!?!?' Sam shouted, finally cracking.

Everyone looked at him in surprise.

'Sorry...but you two were driving me insane!' He exclaimed. 'Oh god, now I have to live with you two now.' He turned and banged his head on Bumblebee's leg with a whimper.

'Aww Sammie wammie boy...we were just kidding around.' Tai said, patting his back reassuringly.
'We hardly argue like that unless he starts it.'

Blurr sputtered in indignation. 'WhenIstartit?!'

'Yes when you start it.' She said casually. 'Anywho, I promise we won't drive you too crazy...secret Sam and Tai handshake.'

Sam just couldn't stay mad at his cousin...so they did their handshake which consisted of them slapping both sides of their opposite hands, than gripping each others hands with their thumbs sticking up, kissing their own thumbs...and than hacking a loogie onto the ground.
Luckily they didn't see the looks of disgust the mechs had on their faces. Except Bumblebee, Blurr, and Jazz...Bumblebee and Blurr were way used to Humans and Jazz just was fascinated by them.

'So what happened?' Sam asked.

'Hm?' Tai asked confused for a moment. 'Oh that! Right...well...you think it was hard to explain a trashed backyard to your rents? You try making up excuses as to why your foster parents neighbors dog somehow vanished into thin air.'

Sam's mouth dropped open in shock. 'What?!'

Optimus and the others were in just as much shock.
'You offlined a dog?' Jazz said, amusement ringing in his voice.

'Ididn'tseeit...itwasdarkandIcouldn'tseewhatwasundermyfeetproperly!' Blurr said in his defense.

Once again, Sam was in total shock but he couldn't help but laugh, no matter how gruesome.
'Wha...no way!...He didn't...did he?' He sputtered.

'He did...I would've gladly dealt with what you had to deal with...a crushed fountain sounds better than a crushed Scottish terrier. Poor thing...what a way to go.' She said, shaking her head.

Blurr looked mortified as he slammed his large hand over his optics.

'Not to mention poor Blurr, it took him three months to get over it...no matter how many cuddles or kisses I gave him, he wouldn't stop crying.' She was only kidding of course, although when she would drive him around in car mode, the cleaning fluid for the windows would suddenly go off. That was hard to explain to her foster father.
'But anyway, care to show me around the joint?' She said suddenly, patting her guardian on his cheekplate before giving it a sisterly kiss.

That was enough tormenting her robot friend...for today anyway.

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