Jack's POV

The day after Shayla's attack I come into the base pissed off. My mom found out that I was failing Spanish and is forcing me to get a tutor. I got off of Arcee and she transformed into her robot form.

"You know she's right, you should be studying more." Arcee said. Right now she's acting like a second mother which is really starting to bug me.

"I'm probably going to get stuck with some Spanish nerd that'll follow me everywhere and insist we become the best of friends." Okay I may have used a little too much sarcasm there but I didn't care.

"Don't be that way, Jack." Raff said as he leaned over the railing.

"I don't even understand why they make us learn a second language in the first place. This is America, why do we need to learn Spanish? Why can't everyone just speak English?" I groaned. Raff and Miko gasped and pointed behind me as something hit the back of my head. I turned to see Shayla with tears in her large brown eyes.

Shayla's POV

How dare he say that stuff! My parents had emigrated here from Mexico before I was born and had struggled to learn English. I struggled to learn both. I walked up behind him and smacked him in the back of the head. Worst of all is that I'm his tutor. Miko and Raff had gasped and Jack turned and was surprised to see a surely close to crying me.

"Why are you talking like that?" I demanded.

"Shayla when did you-" he began but I put up a hand.

"Shut up! I was excited to tell you that I'm your tutor and that since we're friends we'd have more time to actually study; but I guess you don't want to be around a Spanish nerd!" tears started to roll down my cheeks but I made no gesture to wipe them away.

"Shayla I didn't know I swear."

"But you did know that my parents are both Mexican and they had problems learning English. I'm a native speaker! And by saying those things like 'Why do we have to learn Spanish?' or 'Why can't everyone just speak English?' you're not only disrespecting me and my family, but everyone who's a native speaker!" he started to get angry.

"I'm not disrespecting anybody!"

"Oh, so now I'm a nobody? Because I feel disrespected." I said and walked away frustrated but he grabbed my arm.

"So what? You're going to quit on me and not help?"

"I can't help someone who doesn't want it. You wouldn't even last a week with me only speaking Spanish to you."

"Like at one point you've ever been surrounded by Spanish speakers." I turned around and glared at him.

"I used to go to Mexico every summer to visit my abuelos and tios and primos. No one in my familia spoke English." (In order: grandparents, uncles/aunts, cousins, family).

"Whatever." He said.

"You're so arrogant!" I growled and walked away and was heading for the exit when Optimus, Bee, and Bulkhead drove in.

"Hey Shayla," Bulkhead greeted me.

"You shouldn't talk to me; after all apparently I'm a Spanish nerd." I said then turned and glared at Jack. I left the base without saying anything more.

Arcee's POV

Did Jack really just say all of that? Wonder what's got him in such a bad mood.

"Jack that wasn't cool." I stated after I watched Shayla storm out.

"I'm not dealing with a tutor." He said.

"Then think of her as a friend trying to help you."

"Uh what's going on?" Bulkhead asked. Ugh Bulkhead not now.

"Shayla's angry at me for no reason." Jack claimed.

"Liar! You were making fun of people who speak Spanish! She has every right to be mad! Spanish is her native language!" Miko yelled.

"Jack, you need to make things right with Shayla." Optimus said. There goes Optimus, the peacemaker. One of the many reasons he's a Prime. Jack mumbled something then leaned against the wall.

I'm sorry for those who love Jack but I decided he was the easiest to make do this. I decided to have this happen after someone in a Spanish 1 class (I'm in Spanish 2) said, "This is America, why are we learning Spanish?" It made me sick so I dedicate this to those learning a second language and think it's useful!