Author's note Chapter 40! ^_^ This was written by me =D

"Hello" Person talking.

"Hello" Autobot talking.

Oh well, I sometimes cal dad 'Daddy' when it's just me and him. Plus dad didn't seem to mind that I just called my Carrier mommy.

Ironhide's POV
I didn't mind Jade calling 'Moon 'mommy', she is her Carrier after all. And Jade still calls me 'daddy' when it's just me and her, and I call her Jadey when it's me and her alone. I smiled, then I felt my Spark start to ache a bit. Oh Primus not now, it didn't happen every day. But it happened once maybe twice a week, but I never really know which two days it's gonna happen on. I felt Jade send me calmness through the Bond, she must have felt it too. And through the bond she started to sing, It was Lullaby by Nickelback. Mine and Ratch's song, as she sang I felt the ache in my Spark start to fade away.

Jade's POV
I had started to feel a dull ache in my Spark and by the pained look in dad's optics it was his pain, I couldn't leave it so I sent him relaxation and sang his and Dadda Ratch's song. I saw the pained look in his optics fade away, I was happy that the pain was fading away. I would have to ask him about the pain, I know it'll be a sensitive subject for him so I'll approach him gently about it. Not right now though but I will, and I will help with the pain...maybe I should tell him about the pain I get in my Spark as well. At least then he won't feel like he's alone in that department, yes I should tell him. But not right now, when I'm better and after me and Bex have talked to Dadda Ratch.

Well a couple of weeks later me and Daddy were sitting in the garden, I felt he should be talked to first. He was my first priority in my eyes, I didn't want him suffering in silence like he has been for Primus knows how long "Ok daddy, talk when you're ready" I said softly.

Ironhide's POV
I had to tell her about my Spark aches, it was a hard thing to talk about. But I wanted to get it off my chest, so I took a deep breath "After 'Steel...died" I replied "I went into a depression as you know"

Jadey nodded.

I continued "Well when I joined the Decepticons I didn't want any of them to see how...broken I was inside, so I put on a gruff exterior...I did this all through my time with the 'Cons...now I'm living with the consequences so to speak, I suffer with Spark aches once maybe twice a week because I hid my true feelings for so long"

Jadey nodded and had a look of love and compassion in her eyes "I see" she replied softly "now you live with the Spark aches because you have hidden your inner emotions"
I nodded.
"Did you try to let your feelings out? Like drawing or writing or something?" Jadey asked softly.

I'll admit I do draw, but I never did when I was with the 'Cons "I draw" I replied softly "I didn't when I was a 'Con, but I do now"
Jadey nodded "And does it help?" she asked softly.
It helped a little, but I knew it would take a long time for the aches to go completely "It does" I replied quietly "but I know that's gonna take a long time for the ache to go completely"

Jadey nodded "Well that's ok, It's better than you living with the pain forever" she replied softly "and if it helps then what's stopping you?"

She had a point, what was stopping me? I smiled a little "Nothing" I replied.
Jadey smiled "There we go then" she said "if you feel like drawing do it"

I smiled "I will kid" I replied.

Jade's POV
I'm glad that dad has found something to help him, I hated to see him suffer in silence. He's a great mech and doesn't even deserve to suffer. I couldn't even begin to imagine how he felt when he was hiding his feelings through his Decepticon days, but that was in the past now. I smiled at him as he stroked my hair, I purred and I felt him cup a hand round me and-gently-lift me to his chest. I smiled and leant against it, I could hear his steady Sparkbeat and breathing and sighed in content. I knew I had to tell him about my tight Spark...but in a way, I resolved my own problem. Drawing, if I feel my Spark start to tighten I can draw or listen to dad sing to me. I looked up at him and he looked at me and smiled, he looked both happy and relieved that he had finally told someone about his Spark aches. I smiled back at him, I was glad he let it out "If there's anything else you want to talk about, come and see me if you want" I said, I just want him to know that he can come and talk.

Daddy smiled and nodded, knowing him he would more than likely talk to me dadda Ratch uncle 'Steel or granddad. Which was fine, as long as he talked "And if you need to talk" he said softly "come find me" he's returning the offer, if I need to talk I can find him.

I smiled...but normally I would try and fight it off on my own, Then again dad has been doing that since he joined the Decepticons. And that was before I was born "Ok" I replied finally "thanks"
"No worries Jadey" Daddy replied with a smile.
I smiled.

End of Chapter 40