As Sunstreaker kept driving on the same streets over and over again, I started to tell him about Ron and mine's fight. He was a great listener, even though he'd only hum every once in a while through his radio. He didn't sound all that interested, but I guess that was to be expected of him.

"Can we please go home now? I think I'm too tired." I said as I yawned. The day turned to night as Sunstreaker got many questions from me, and I from him in turn.

And just how was I supposed to answer to 'Why are humans so squishy?' But what could I say other than the fact that we're fragile. I got so many huffs and laughs from his remarks, it made me feel better a bit. But, just a bit.

I put my hands on his steering wheel and I didn't care that he didn't like it. Sideswipe promised him I would be gentle and careful, so I was. I asked him about his life back on his home planet. He'd talk about it to no end and I'd hum back every once in a while, just to keep him to talk more, to keep my mind off Ron.

As we pulled into the driveway, we saw a strange car parked in it. It was a silver, boring hatchback.

"Is it one of you guys?" What was the word he said? "Cybetronian?" I fished.

"No. It's an Earth car." He said as he opened the door upwards for me. "Out." He commanded me. I slid out, looking at the wonderful Italian alt mode he took on. I had to thank him for listening or at least pretending to be, because the day passed faster. As I put my hands on the door, I was careful not to leave a fingerprint, I kissed the door lightly. It slid it down and clicked into place.

"Thanks for listening." I said and with that went into the house. As I got in, I saw Amanda and her friends watching TV and gossiping. "Hey there!" I happily said.

"Hi!" One of them said, standing up from the couch and coming towards me with a bright, white smile on her face. "I'm Clara." We shook hands.

"Melissa." I said, smiling warmly at her.

"I'm Lana." Another said, also getting up from the couch and coming towards me to introduce herself to me. The four of us started talking, and just like that my mood had changed from gloom and doom to happily chatting with new friends. They were, apparently, the three of them were planning to move into a dorm.

It had been past midnight when they finally decided to leave, all of the girls eyeing the golden Murcielago in the driveway. "Is this your car?" Lana asked me.

"Her friend's." Amanda said for me. I nodded. "He's so hot and rich." She added. I rolled my eyes as they got into the silver hatchback, an Opel Corsa, and left the driveway. We waved to them and after they left I gave Amanda a look of irritation.

"When were you going to tell me you were moving into a dorm." I stated, more than questioned.

"Mel, nothing is for certain. It's just a plan. If you want, no, you have to move in with me. It'd be awesome! No more long drives, your friends will be all around you, parties will be everywhere!" She excitedly said.

"Maddie, you know as well as I do, we're not party people. We're nerdy people." I nudged her friendly as we got into the house and sat on the couch.

"I know, I know." She looked out the window behind her. "Why's the yellow Lambo guy alone? Where is his friend and Ron?"

"Oh, they um… They had to go somewhere, I don't know when they'll be back." Or if they'll be back at all. "Uh, I have a new guardian, for now."

"Could you please tell me his name! Please! Can you introduce me to him one more time! I have to see him!"

"Is someone in looooove?" I teased and nudged her again with my elbow.

"Ouch. I don't know, but a hottie like that is hard to miss. Please? I won't bother you anymore, just this once!"

"Oh, alright, you stubborn child." I groaned as I got up. Name? How am I supposed to think of a name for Sunstreaker?

We got outside as Amanda was almost hopping from joy. We got to the golden Lambo, but I didn't touch him. He didn't want me to, he told me didn't like anyone touching him. Not even his own species. He and his high-end paint.

"Uh, Amanda I want to introduce you, again, to… Can you please exit the car?" I said out loud. The door lifted up as Sunstreaker's holoform appeared.

"What, fleshy?"

"Follow my lead." I whispered. "This is… uh…" Think fast! "Sean Streaker."

"Hi Sean, I'm Amanda." She put her hand in front of herself. He eyed her warily.

"Are you glitching? We have met before." He stated, closing his door and leaning on it.

"Just shake her hand and she'll let you be." I whispered to him. He groaned and moved from the door as Amanda's eyes lit up with glee and he smirked and gave her a lifted eyebrow. He shook her hand quickly and got back in the car, tinting his windows and disappearing. Or I thought he disappeared. I couldn't really see. "Happy now?" I asked her as she nodded. "Come on, let's pick out a movie." I said as we went back into the house.

Hours later…

We have just finished watching 'Mamma Mia' and it was awesome! I'm not a big fan of musicals, but the story is wonderful, truly epically written and played. While watching some scenes at the ocean, I wished I had been there with Ron. Imagining him holding me over the water. Cuddling under the sun...

But he wasn't here. He wasn't here with me. I sighed as I got off Amanda's bed as she decided to switch the bed with her floor. I swear, at times I don't know what has gotten into her.

I couldn't sleep. It was around eight in the morning now and I couldn't sleep at all, not that I slept last night anyway. I got into the bathroom and took a quick shower and after that had been done, I looked at my face. I had small black circles under my eyes. They were faint, only noticeable if I gazed for too long. I sighed at myself as I put my hands on the sink. I saw a brush nearby and combed my hair.

I still haven't heard from Ron. I haven't heard news about Sideswipe or anyone else. Had something happened to them? I quickly got out of the house, all dressed up, and went to Sunstreaker's alt mode. "Hey, can I ask you something?"

He lowered his window down. "What, fleshy? You better not pull another stunt on me like yesterday."

"No, not that. Just… Did you hear what happened?"

"What happened?"

"Well, that's what I'm asking you. Has anything happened?"

"I don't kno-" He suddenly stopped, midsentence. He stood silent for a little while. "Get in." He said.

"Why?"

"Do as told." He said, opening his door upwards. I got in as the seatbelt closed around me and the door slam shut, the tires squealed in reverse and he backed out.

"What are you doing?" The tires squealed and turned in place, before the car sped off in a very high speed. "What are you doing? Where are we going?" He didn't answer me. Some time later, he just stopped on a dead end of a street. "Why are we here?" I asked. He opened the door for me. I got out as he transformed.

I wasn't expecting it, but it was amazing, to see all that glittery gold break apart and move so logically and creatively. Beautifully.

"Is this a silent treatment, or what? Cat caught your tongue?" I mocked, crossing my arms. He kneeled down.

"Sideswipe told me to bring you here." He said as we both looked around. Nobody was here, just an empty road and a human and an alien. That's all that was here.

"And Ironhide? Did he say anything?" I looked up at him.

"No. My comlinks are down. I can only contact Sideswipe through our bond." When we talked, when I yelled at Ron, Sunstreaker explained the bonds to me. It's a very weird thing humans didn't have. It was hard to fathom.

"Oh." I said. Sunstreaker put his hands around me, cornering me suddenly, like a cat playing with a mouse. "What are you doing?" He gave me a mischievous smirk. "Sunstreaker…"

"I'm testing something." He said absently as he cornered me every time I tried to move.

"What does Sideswipe say? Where are they?"

"Egypt." He said. I froze.

"Egypt?"

"Are you audio receptors malfunctioning? Yes, Egypt." He rolled his eyes.

"What is he doing there?" I asked him as I evaded his clasping palms.

"I guess to revive Prime." He said, closing in on me again. I dodged it.

"What?! He's dead?!"

"Pretty much."

"And you're not worried?!"

"Of course I am, you puny little insect. I can't do anything about it." He moved his hands away and then started to form a sort of igloo-looking hand movement around me. Basically cupping his hands around me.

"Is Ironhide alive?" I looked up to him. I can't believe Optimus is dead. If he's dead… no. I couldn't think that way. The others must be alive as well. I sat on the ground, putting my arms around my knees.

"He did lose his cannons." He shrugged. My heart stopped. His cannons were his most prized possession. He'd rather give his life than his cannons. A tear escaped my eye as I sobbed into my knees. "Fleshy?" I didn't move. "Organic?" I sobbed harder. "Femme?" He just wouldn't give up. As a one last try, Sunstreaker muttered the word with clenched teeth. "Melissa?" He said as I brought my head up to him. He could see it all in my eyes. Despair. Fear. Love. "Uh, why are you leaking tears? Did I hurt you?" He thought he hurt me. What a nut.

"It's called crying. Humans do it when they're sad." I explained with a cracked voice. How could I let him go into battle emotionally scarred?

"Why would you be sad? It's not like the slagger is dead."

I didn't know what a slagger was, but I think he was alluding to Ironhide. "He's not?"

"No. Why would you cry over him? Humans are very confusing."

"We aren't confusing, we are emotional. I care about Ironhide. I'm worried."

"Why?"

"He's… more than just my guardian."

"That's unexpected." I just nodded. "When did this happen?"

"Well… a couple of days after he met me. But, it wasn't the real thing, you see. Barricade attacked me and Ironhide saved me." He growled at the name of the Decepticon. "But, for a couple of months everything was okay and just recently we… ended up being together." I confessed it all.

"I don't believe the fragger has emotions for a human. And I thought Bumblebee was the crazy one." He shook his head and hissed. I rolled my eyes.

"Have you ever had a girlfriend?" I asked him.

"What?" He looked down at me with a frown.

"Or Sideswipe?"

"We are not discussing that. At all." He huffed. He suddenly grabbed his arm, cringing as if from pain.

"What's wrong?"

"Sideswipe got shot in the arm, the dumbaft. He's spotted Sam."

"Sam? What's he doing in Egypt?"

"He and Nicole have to revive Optimus. I suppose they have something. Sideswipe doesn't know what."

"Nicole, too?"

"I don't know who that human is."

"She is Sam's twin."

"A twin, huh? Who is Sam?"

"Someone will debrief you, I guess. Long story short, he killed Megatron." I said.

"It was him? A vain human ant?"

I sighed. "Yes. A human killed Megatron."

"Impressive. Well, he's back now, anyway." He stood silent for a moment. "They revived Optimus."

"Woohoo!" I shot up in the air and ran around the meadow. Sunstreaker ran after me. I threw myself on the soft grass and rolled downhill.

"Hey squishy, what the Pit do you fragging think you're doing?" He said as his thundering footsteps stopped.

"Optimus is alive!" I squealed from the ground. This was great news! I looked at Sunstreaker tumultuously, who obviously wasn't sharing my enthusiasm. "Aren't you happy?"

"Erm… Sure." He shrugged. A couple of minutes passed, the sun had rose higher. "They defeated the Fallen. Megatron has retreated."

"Who defeated the Fallen?" Who was the one that Fell anyway? God, Ironhide was right. there were so many things I didn't know.

"Nicole and Optimus. They are headed back to Diego Garcia, some sort of base. Ironhide will be returning here."

"When?"

"In a couple of hours. He demanded to be returned here immediately." I felt a bit at ease, but I was still very, very worried about him. I really hoped he would come back with minimal damage.

"Okay… Can we please go home, now? I've had too much excitement for two days." I said. We walked towards the dead end road again. Sunstreaker looked so proud while walking, having movements of such grace for a being his size. Not once did he lose balance while walking. We got to the road as he transformed and opened up the driver's door for me.

Soon we got home and I almost fell asleep in his alt. All of this stuff just loves to drain me out. I couldn't wait for Ironhide to come back home. As I got into the house, Amanda and Jen were eating in the kitchen.

"Oh, hi Mel. You want to eat?" Jen immediately asked as I entered.

"Uh, no thanks. I'm gonna sleep. Ron should be here in a couple of hours. Maddie, can I use your bed to crash?"

"As if you have to ask." She said. I gave her a wink and a thumbs up and got to her room. Amanda had a very large bed. Two people could fit in it, that's how large it was, but it wasn't king size. I just laid over all the covers and pillows and closed my eyes. Today had been frantic.

Heck, I had been frantic. I just wanted to sleep and let those couple of hours pass quickly and see my beloved one again. God, I miss him already. Would he forgive me?

I tugged a pillow and put it under my head as I closed my eyes. Please let this time pass quickly. I really want to see Ron.

XxXxXxXxX

As I opened my eyes from my short nap, I saw Amanda on the end of the room facing me. I yawned and said, "Hi." Her grin rivaled the Cheshire cat's. "What?" I asked. She hissed and motioned with her head forwards.

I turned around, looking for whatever was behind me that she found intriguing and when I saw it, I froze and my eyes grew wider.

By my side of Amanda's bed was the lying figure of Ron. He was awake and only now I noticed his hand was resting on my waist.

"Ron!" I squealed as I threw myself at him in a tight hug. We rolled across the bed for a second, before I got on top of him. I took his head in my hands. A single tear escaped my eye, a tear of worry, and landed on his cheek. I wiped it with my thumb as I smiled at him.

"Shh…" He said, wiping the next set of tears from my eyes. My God, I was so happy to see him ans guilt washed over me as I regretted every single wrong word I said to him.

"Oh, you two, get a room." Amanda broke the moment.

"We'd have one if you got out." I told her.

"Ha! It's my room! And I thought you were just friends."

"Nah, Maddie. We're more than just friends." I gazed back into his beautiful blue eyes.

"So that's why you choked when my mom asked if Ron was single." I froze stiff at Amanda's words. Ron wasn't really supposed to know that.

"You almost died because of something as trivial as that?" Ron gave me a look. I hugged his neck and put my head next to his. I began to sob.

"Melissa, are you alright?" He sounded perturbed. "Did Sunstreaker hurt you? If the fragger did, I swear to Primus, I'll-"

"Sean Streaker." Amanda corrected.

"Maddie, would you p-please?" I asked her secretly to leave the premises. She understood and I heard the opening and closing while I hugged Ron's neck tighter, afraid to let him go.

"Mel, what's the matter? Come on, you can tell me anything." I finally got my head off his and put it on his chest, as another tear went over the bridge of my nose, other eye, and landed on his shirt. I tucked my head under his chin.

"I… I was afraid." I sniffed.

"Afraid of what?" He scratched my back affectionately. "Sunstreaker told me there were no Decepticons in the area."

"No, it's not the Decepticons... Well, yeah it is, but... W-when we fought, I was afraid you'd die on the battlefield." I confessed, for I couldn't keep it bottled in. It was so much easier when I let it all out.

"Oh, sweet merciful Primus…" He breathed and then gave me a reassuring hug as my head was tucked under his chin.

"A-and when Sunstreaker told me you lost your cannons... I realized something." I got my head up from his chest. He hummed at me questioningly, added with a raised eyebrow. "I regret all the wrong I've said to you and... I've really missed you." I honestly said.

His face softened and his mouth spread in a warm smile. I gave him a kiss on the lips. He hugged me and flipped me to the side, so that he was on top of me. He nuzzled his nose with mine gently. "I've missed you, too." He gave it a simple kiss.

"You did?" My heart fluttered. I was weightless. I was in heaven. Someone missed me.

Ron missed me.

"Yes." He stated. I started to cry again. "Come now, you know better than to cry."

"I was so wiped my hot tears with the back of my hand. "I was afraid you wouldn't come back… I don't want to go through it again." I didn't want to lose my loved ones once more. He kissed my cheek and it was so sweet of him. I grinned like a fool, earning a good laugh from him.

Now I knew exactly what Sarah had been going through all these years with Will in the army. Never knowing if your loved ones are coming back, it's hard. I don't want to worry again, but I have to. That's the price of being with a soldier. A big price, let me tell you that.

"Don't worry. You never will. It takes more than that to take me down."

"Obviously, because you're unbeatable."

"Stop feeding my ego."

"I'll feed it all I want." I touched his nose with my finger.

Amanda suddenly barged in through the door. "Sorry to interrupt, but Mel, listen! We got ourselves a dorm!"

"What?" I got up from my bed, pushing the teddy bear, aka Ironhide, aside. Hey, that rhymes! "When are we moving?"

"Tomorrow! Come on, let's get packed!"

"Sure thing." I said. I got to Ron and sat on the bed. "Oh my God, I'm going to be living with Amanda. Isn't that great?"

"Just wonderful. Get packed." He said, tapping my thigh and leaving me and Amanda to pack up. We got all our clothes out into our bags and luggage. I had a stylish black bag, and only that one, so I packed the most important necessities in it. It was so sudden, but it had to be done right now.

By the end of the day, our backs were sore, our feet gave out and we were like dead bodies on her bed.

"I've never been so tired in my life." She said, breathing rather loudly from exhaustion.

"Me neither." Well, I was when Ratchet drugged me, but she didn't need to know that.

"I wish I had a boyfriend." She muttered. "I wish I had a boyfriend like Ron." Despite the fact I was extremely tired, I shot up.

"What?" I gave her a confused look.

"I've seen the way he looks at you, the way you look at him. From the beginning, ever since he came here. He's so protective of you. He saved your life when you choked on that pizza." She giggled as I rolled my eyes.

"That is his job, to keep me from getting killed."

"Maybe, but then when he held your hand while you were talking to your uncle? When your back got stiff because you had an 'accident'? Or the time when he massaged your back? You moaned in your sleep!"

"Your point?" I sounded vexed.

"My point is that it was about time you two hooked up. I think you two might even be soul mates, just by seeing the way you look, care and smile at each other."

I thought about her idea. Could Ron and I be soul mates? How can a soul mate be someone from another planet, another specie? I mentally shrugged, but if it was like that… I'd be the happiest person alive if Ron was my soul mate. I always felt like I knew him for so long, despite the fact that he was a truck and a human at the same time. I felt so close to him and I always reached out for him. I cried in front of him, I laughed in front of him. I shared my worst nightmares with him and he never turned me down or let me fall.

There's no other answer.

Ironhide is my soul mate.