Title: Through the Years

Rating: K+

Disclaimer: Hasbro owns it all

Okay so here is the next chapter or what not for the story. Set a few earth months or so after the last chapter.


Starshine sat huddle quietly in her room, while her brothers Sunstreaker and Sideswipe argued. Sunny had picked her up at school earlier, a little angrier then usual. She didn't ask why, only clung to him as he walked home.

When they returned to the apartment Sideswipe was nowhere to be found. Again she didn't ask as she quietly played with her toys. Sunny had shut himself up in his room as soon as she was settled and didn't come out until Sides came home.

Sunstreaker had shot out of the bedroom an angry look on his face. As soon as Sideswipe spotted him, he halted inside of the doorway. An angry expression also came over the red mech as the two brothers stared back and forth between the other.

"Starshine, please go to your room," Sunstreaker spoke calmly, not looking away from his twin.

Starshine had grabbed her stuff animal and quickly did as she was told, knowing better then to argue with him.

She had been sitting in her room for a long time as the yelling broke out, getting louder and louder with each passing klik. Her hands were covering her audios, hoping it would help to drown out the voices. Starshine didn't like it when her brothers fought, they were always so loud.

A loud crash had her jumping and screaming. Tears fell from her optics as she crawled under her berth, clutching the stuff animal tightly.

The door to her room slid open and black feet walked in, stopping just before her berth.

Star kept her face hidden in her animal as Sideswipe's concerned face came into view.

"Star please don't cry," he whispered, reaching a hand out to her. "Come out from under there. I promise, no more yelling."

Sideswipe watched as she crawled out from under the berth and jump into his arms. He wrapped his arms around her small frame, hugging her tightly as she cried into his chest. He and his brother should have never argued in front of her like that, especially when it scared her this much.

"I'm sorry you had to hear that," he apologized, when her crying had subsided somewhat.

"Why you and Sunny fight?" she asked in a quiet voice.

Sides raised his optics towards the ceiling, trying to put it in words so that Starshine would understand. She was a little too young to learn about bondmates and that sort of thing.

"I did something stupid that made Sunny mad at me." He finally answered after a brief silence.

Star pulled her head away from his chest and looked at him with blue optics. "What you do?"

Sideswipe bit his lip component, wishing now that he hadn't said anything. He sighed. "Let's just say it was something bad and I'm not allowed to repeat it again."

She nodded her head, placing it back against his chest as he continued to sit on the floor of her room.

It was sometime later; when she had fallen into recharge did he even move, placing her on the berth along with her stuff animal. Sideswipe closed the door behind him, looking at the ruined sculpture that Sunstreaker had thrown at him.

He regretted terribly what he had done to his twin, wishing somehow he could take it back. Sunstreaker was his bondmate and he Sideswipe had completely blown his trust and devotion.

Oh yes, Sideswipe was in trouble and Starshine was to young too understand this yet.

Author Notes: Ouch, what a unsettling chapter. Not sure what else to say about it, so please review!