Voices echoed around Mia, each and every one of them muffled. Where was she, she wondered as her subconscious floated within nothing. Everything had been pitch blackness ever since her battle with Megatron which felt like days, when in reality, it had only been a matter of a few hours. To be frank, all the pain that had been subdued, had slowly turned numb as if all of what happened wasn't even part of the unbelievable reality that she was facing. Maybe she would wake up back in her cosy bed, ready to be held by her lover.
What was that? A heart beat? It seemed rather bizarre that she could hear such a thing, or perhaps it was hers all along. Just that was enough to tell her that it wasn't a dream. A slowly beating pace throbbing in her chassis which began to quicken out of fear of the phenomenon that she was experiencing.

But something happened…

A shock erupted her sensors, jumpstarting them back to life. A haze of bright white light erupted through the split in her optics as they forced themselves to open up. She couldn't tell if it was a bright light or the afterlife. Her hand raised to grab hold of the blinding light, her body floating up to it as if it was persuading her, begging her to feel the warmth that reality had to offer.

That was when everything began to fall into place.

Everything was still in improper condition, considering how everything still seemed hazy. Even that, the spikes of pain that stuck on her body began to grow once again. This proved that she was still alive, much to her own relief. The muffled voices around her began to grow ever so slightly clearer the more that she concentrated. Ratchet, the medical scientist in the base and the one who has proven his place rightfully in the team.

"Everything seems to be stabilised now, but it may take some time before she can move again. If any more energon was to leak out, her spark would surely shatter…" Explained Ratchet as he worked through the diagnostics, making sure that any changes that were made were positive, whilst fixing those that proved to be negative.
Optima nodded whilst she and Sunstreaker remained by the femme's side, watching her expression carefully to identify any changes, pleading internally that there will be movement soon to show that she will be alright.

A moment of silence picked up, the tension between the Autobots gradually grew to the point that the impatient Sunstreaker began to grunt silently. All he wanted was something to happen to stop all the worry. Even he had other priorities other than his art work and his paintings.
He stood up and marched over to the table coated with metallic tools that belonged to Ratchet. His blue optics glowed with anger and frustration whilst his clenched fist slammed down onto the table, scattering a few tools although the impact caused one or two them to break up into smaller parts.

"Sunstreaker, I needed that!" Yelled Ratchet before proceeding to confront the mech. However, Ratchet found himself stopping midway, his glance meeting to the angered one that Sunstreaker gave. If looks could kill, Ratchet would surely be doomed in the place where he stood.
The tension once again grew within the unnerving silence, a cold hard stare being the only thing that seemed to be screaming out in raw emotion.
Despite this, it only lasted for so long. The stare became exhausted, a sigh escaping the mech's lips to calm himself down.

"Sorry doc… If I had only shown up sooner, then she wouldn't be in that state. I should have been there to protect her after all that has happened."

"And if you were there then you would most likely be in the same situation. You could have been killed. Mia will be fine in no time at all…" Ratchet responded calmly, a hint in his voice that identified pity. For some reason, out of all the procedures he went through, he had never felt any signs of remorse through expression. That just showed how much Sunstreaker has changed through meeting the femme for the short space of time.

A wavering voice had stopped the silence, the one word 'Sunny' spoken out by someone in the room. Both Sunstreaker and Ratchet returned a confused gaze before looking at Optima, who also looked puzzled at the mysterious voice. However, upon setting their glances towards the body laid down on the medical berth, they seen a smile and a dimmed glow of gold and blue.
"M-Mia?" Stuttered Sunstreaker as he slowly walked over to the being, who gave a rather sheepish yet weak smile.

"You really don't have to protect me…" She whispered out, turning her head slightly over to view the mech, much to which made him tremble. A rush of adrenaline had caught on in a flash, causing him to shake. Carefully, he pulled her shoulders up, just enough to wrap his arms around the back of her chassis. He leaned down, gently hugging her.

Mia did the same. Her arms caught a moment of strength, just long enough to place them behind the mech that held her in a tender hold.

"Don't ever scare me like that again…" He muttered under his breath.

After all that had occurred over a short space of time, she was still smiling. But why? The answer was simple…

Family…

Days had gone by ever since Mia had started to communicate once again. Her movements were slow at the start but gradually, she began moving about more. Some days less than usual but either way, she had been told to rest each day for a few hours. "Doctors orders."
It was a drag but there wasn't anything to complain about. She had to get better and for one reason only, it had to be quick.

And that is what she did. She waited patiently until she was given the all clear. Just those sweet words to come out of the medic's lips was enough to bring joy to the fact that she could finally travel around, rather than being stuck in the medic bay all day. Although this was the case, she felt nerves coming along, an uneasy feeling growing deep within about her thoughts. How was she meant to do so?

Only one way to find out…

She waited until it was night time, when classes were done for the day and everything was settled down in Saotome. It came to the point where everyone was in a peaceful slumber, with the exception of Ichinose who was just mere seconds away from being awakened.
The two males in the room was fast asleep, not a sound to be heard. Not until a phone began to vibrate against the wooden side table.

Tiredly, Tokiya reached over to the phone, patting the side table in order to find it first. He eventually grabbed it and opened it to a bright screen, which caused him to close his eyes to stop himself from being temporarily blinded.

He clicked on the answer button to stop the vibrations, and held the phone up to his ear. Because of the tiredness, he didn't even take into consideration of the number that showed up on the screen.
"Who is this?" He mumbled tiredly, to which Mia paused for a moment to contain herself. After all, she loved his sleepy voice. In fact, it's about the same with any guy's voice but his was the one that made her heart pound.

She eventually only heard a sigh and she knew well that he was going to hang up. In the moment, she finally called out.

"Wait!"

That one word took Tokiya's attention. It wasn't a prank as he first thought but in fact, it was the voice of his lover, his saviour. Ever since that day, all he could do is worry, considering how it was a near death experience.

"Mia, are you okay?" He whispered, finally pulling himself up into a sitting position. A curiosity sprung inside of him, jolting him awake.

"I'm okay… But I need to talk to you… It's important. Meet me on the campus." She responded, a hesitant fear indicated in her tone. As her boyfriend, he knew that tone immediately, a frown replacing his expression from the relief.

"I'll be right out…" He responded back before cancelling the call and leaving the warmth and comfort of his bed. Considering how he only slept with his boxers on for the sake of comfort, he put on some spare clothing that he had lying about. Despite trying so hard to be quiet, he inevitably woke up his roommate.

"Hmm, where are you going?" Ittoki mumbled sleepily to the awoken male as he scratched his bed head.

"Just going out for a bit of fresh air…" Tokiya replied back but even half dazed, Ittoki could tell that that was a complete blatant lie. He struggled but he rose out of his sheets, to Tokiya's surprise.

"What are you doing?"
"I'm coming along with you…" Ittoki stated quite directly as he slipped on his sneakers, tying the laces into a neat bow.

As much as Tokiya wanted to deny him from tagging along, Ittoki was far too stubborn for words to describe. It would have to be the matter that he will have to keep it all a secret, especially with Mia's new transformation. A sigh of defeat and grief left Tokiya's lips as he quietly opened the door to exit the room.

The two left and went through the corridor leading to the outside world. Luckily it was a clear night with no clouds in the sky. The only glimpse of light that could be shown was the dim glow of the moon and the hundreds of stars radiating in the night sky. All was peaceful until a large shadow loomed above them.

"Mia…" Tokiya said with great relief in his tone, happy to see that the girl was alive and walking. In fact, with the exception of a large dent across the area that was shot, she seemed good at new. Her optics glowed in the night darkness, the one thing that showed the humans that it was her. However, what caught her attention was Ittoki's expression.

His eyes were widened as far as they could, his jaw practically dropping to the ground. As humorous as it was, Mia had to remain serious for what she was going to say. Her spark throbbed in her chassis, a stickiness growing in her throat. She had to say it, otherwise, the pain will never end. Taking a deep breath, she looked eye to eye with Tokiya before stating the certain words.

"We have to break up…"