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Chapter 4: Saved By the Car
The night pass by so quickly and morning came sooner than expected. The lessons went by so fast and it's finally French 101, The big exam. Mrs. Stone passes us the question papers as she gave also an answer sheet. I glanced over to Samuel, seeing his face filled with excitement and determined to get an A+. I smiled and turn back to my paper. Mrs. Stone told us to start and she gave us an hour to fill the paper with answers.
As I began to write down my answers, I heard a lot of tapping. Curious, I turn over and saw Samuel, writing his answers like the speed of lightning. I couldn't help but giggled silently, he was so confident that he could get at least a B and also get it change to an A+ if he passed the B. He's right, if he can do it. So can I. We both raced to finished the exam with speed. He was fast and I was too, Mrs. Stone smiled at our confident in the exam.
As the hour pass by, the school bell rang and Mrs. Stone collected our exam papers while the other students got out of the classroom with groans, we both stayed behind to see the result except the other students, they already got their results. We both stood in front of her desk with a nervous yet excited look. My heart was beating fast, knowing I'll pass the exam and as so as Samuel. After a minute of waiting, Mrs. Stone made humming sounds at both of our answer sheet. We tensed a bit as the result was coming out in just a few seconds.
Mrs. Stone started to hum again as she got her red pencil and hum again. Then something happen, her red pencil snapped. As Samuel groan, Mrs. Stone grabbed the automatic pencil sharpener and sharpen her pencil. She looked at the tip and Samuel's face lighten up but, soon he was down again because Mrs. Stone sharpen her pencil again. Then she placed the pencil on her desk, we both have the 'WTH' look on our faces as she just sharpens the pencil twice and she placed it down.
"Congratulations you two… You two got an A+," Samuel cheered and hugged me. "Without getting a B. You're A+ is purely by yourselves, Ms. Jones and Mr. Witkity." Mrs. Stone smiled at us as she handed both of our papers to us.
"It's Witwicky… But, that doesn't matter. I GOT AN A+! WOHOOOO! EAT THAT TRENT! IN YOUR FACE!" Samuel yelled, out loud.
Mrs. Stone and I both shook out heads as we sighed at Samuel's behavior. I excused from the classroom and Samuel did the same. We both walk out of French 101 and walk peacefully thru the halls. Samuel began to brag about his A+ as I just laughed at his childishness. I never had a laugh like this before. I never even smile a lot, ever since Sideswipe saved me from Trent. I began to smile, laugh, and bit by bit… have fun. Weird though, it's like he's someone special, all of them are.
"And I pass, Mikaela! With an A+! I'M SO HAPPY!" Samuel cheered again as Mikaela giggled and I sighed.
"Alright, Sammy… enough, you'll voice will ache if you continue to shout like this." Mikaela said as she placed a hand on his cheek.
"Not as long as you're here." Samuel whispered.
I groaned and looked away, giving them privacy. Samuel deserved a kiss from his girlfriend because of his victory in French. I smiled as I leaned my head against the school flag pole. This week, turns out to be fine. I meet Sideswipe at Monday, I met Samuel, Mikaela, Bumblebee, and Sunstreaker at Wednesday, and I got an A+ on Thursday. Yup, this week turns out pretty good. I decided to approached the two couple as they broke the kiss.
Mikaela turn to me with a smile, "Hey… Jen, how's about you come over to our friend's house? I'm sure he'll be pleased when he hears you help Sammy over here get's an A." She jabbed her thumb to Samuel.
"Yeah, Will will like you." Samuel said as he was having trouble saying the two same words.
I chuckled, "You mean that your friend is name William, nicknamed Will." I corrected.
"Yeah! That's it!" Samuel cheered.
"Alright, if it's not a bother to him and his family, I will come." I smiled.
"Great! Bee and the others will be there too! And Will has a kid too." Samuel said as he dragged Mikaela and I into his yellow Camaro.
We three drove out of school and into a neighborhood. It was as calm as mine and Samuel's neighborhood. We parked on the drive way, next to the GMC Topkick. There were also many sports car parked across the road and right on William's sidewalk. Weird, how rich are these guys anyway? A silver Pontiac Solstice, two Lamborghinis; one red and one yellow, a red Ferrari, and a Chevrolet Volt, wow… totally amazing cars they have.
Without knocking, Samuel barged into William's house as Mikaela shook her head and face palmed while I just smile nervously under my hood as I followed the two brunettes. Inside, I saw ten men, only a few I recognized. Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, and Bumblebee. The rest…, not a single clue. On the couch, there's a black haired man, a blonde woman, and a baby girl, which I presume as the Lennox's.
"Will! This is the girl Sides and I've been talking about last night! And look!" Samuel shoved his French exam in front of William's face. "I got an A PLUS! HOW GREAT IS THAT?! I FINALLY DEFEATED THE EVIL TRENT!" Samuel laughed.
"Yeah, that's nice." William mumbled as shove Samuel's paper out of his sight as he approached me.
"You must be Janette. I'm William Lennox, I heard a lot about you from him." William jabbed his thumb to Sideswipe as he just grinned sheepishly and rubbed the back of his head. "And him." William continued as he jabbed his thumb to a hyperactive Samuel, Bumblebee and the dark skinned man was trying to calm him down as I smiled.
"Nice too meet you Mr. Lennox, call me Jen if you like." I said as I shook his hand.
William laughed, "Please… call me Will." He said as I nodded.
"Alright, Mr. William." I smiled.
William raised an eyebrow and shook his head as he push me gently towards his family, "Sarah, My wife and Annabelle, my sweet lovely daughter." He introduce proudly.
"Nice too meet you sweetheart." Sarah said as she stood up from the couch and hugged me.
I flinched a bit as Sarah only stared at me confusedly while she broke the hug. Probably because she felt that I tensed. William and the others also, stared confusedly at me. I only rubbed my left arm and coughed. "Um… Sorry, Mrs. Lennox, I didn't mean to frighten you. It's just that… I'm not used to… hugs." I said with a nervous tone.
Sarah smiled, "Call me Sarah. And not use to hugs? How can that be possible?" She asked as I only sighed.
"Nothing, Mrs. Sarah… Well, the last time someone hugged me was years ago." I said firmly, stating the truth.
It's true that I haven't been hugged since I was eight. I never even have gotten any hugs from anyone except my sister. It's like her hug wasn't like a warm one, like Sarah's. I don't know why but, Sarah's hug is much warmer, like a real mother's hug to her daughter. I couldn't help but smiled at Sarah, she's going to be a very wonderful mother to Annabelle. And Annabelle is a very lucky girl to have such a very kind and wonderful family. I glanced over to Sideswipe and he only frowns which made me confused. As for William, he was just as confused as anyone else.
"Ehem… So? Meet the others?" Sam broke the silence as he coughed. And I nodded. He pointed his finger to an Italian man. "Meet Mirage." Sam introduced.
"Buenas tardes, senorita (Good afternoon, miss.)" Mirage said in Spanish. He grabbed my hand and kissed it gently, like a normal Italian guy would do, if he met a lady. I nodded.
"Mirage!" Mikaela shouted. "Non of us speak Spanish!" She scolded.
I laughed, "Buenas tardes a usted tambien, Senor Mirage (Good afternoon to you too, Mr. Mirage.)" I also spoke in Spanish. Mirage perked an eyebrow up as he was surprised that I spoke the same language he did. He smiled at me as I smiled back.
"Optimus Prime." Sam said next as a very tall man stood up and approached me with a small smile.
"Pleasure to meet you Janette." Optimus smiled as he and I shook hands.
"Pleasure is mine, Mr. Prime." He raised an eyebrow at me while I just sighed.
Sam whistled as Mikaela nudges him on the ribs, "Anyway… moving on." She smiled. "That's Jolt over there. Jazz right over there. Ironhide is beside Will. Robert Epps, call him Epps, is beside Jazz and you already know the twins and Bee." Mikaela smiled. "And careful with Ironhide, he's a grumpy old soldier." She whispered only for me to hear. I only nodded.
"I heard that." Ironhide grunted as we both giggled.
"Sup." Robert greeted with a hand up.
"Pleasure to meet you all, call me Jen if you want." I said to them all and they just nodded.
Bumblebee chirped and said, "And you can call us by our nicknames."
I nod, "I'll try, Mr. Bee."
"And she called me Mr. Streaker…" Sunstreaker mumbled and received chuckles and laughs.
"Why can't she call you Mr. Sunshine?" Robert suggested and we all laughed as he got a good smack on his head from Sunstreaker.
Optimus stopped chuckling and faced me with an amused smile, "I'm sorry that the others cannot attend to meet you today." He said sadly.
Others? There's more of Samuel's friends? Wow, he's popular. "That's alright, Mr. Prime, maybe one day I'll get to meet them all." I said as Ironhide scoffs.
"I'm sure the other twins will rant all the time with her around. Those two slaggers." Ironhide said as William slapped his head, glaring at him.
Okay… so, another words other than femme, dumbaft, and sweetspark. I'll add that to my dictionary as soon as I figure out what those words means. If they keep this up, I might be able to make a new dictionary for me to learn. Maybe it's time that I asked them what those words means. I cough and turn to Optimus, he seemed like he's the leader type.
"So? Mr. Prime, the word that Sir Hide said, slagger was it? What does that mean? And could you tell me about femme, dumbaft, and sweetspark? Those words kinda confused me," I said as I rubbed the back of my neck. I glanced around the room, seeing everyone tensing up. "You know… Are those some kind of language that you made up?" I continued as everyone sighed.
"Fuuh! I thought she really mean it!" Robert shouted in relief, receiving glares and a hit on his shaved head from William.
Optimus nodded, "Why… yes, certainly. My men made those words up for… codes." He said as he shot a glare to Ironhide, who shrugged and the twins, Sideswipe and Sunstreaker laughed at him. He raised his fist and the twins folded their arms across their chest.
"Do I get to know what the meanings of those words?" I asked again as Optimus shook his head.
"First, you don't have to be so formal around us, little one. Second, you cannot. Some of those words are pretty… rough." He said as I just nodded.
"I'll try and not be so formal around you guys. But, I'm used to it." I said as Sarah smiled along with William.
"Who taught you that? Your parents must be good ones." William said as I only gave him a small smile, hidden under my hood.
I shook my head, "No, they didn't teach me, I learn from books. They said that if you are formal to anyone, they'll be your friend." I said while Jazz laughed.
"But, lil' lady, 'ya don't have ta be formal around others. For example, me!" He exclaimed as he pointed both of his thumbs to his chest, puffing it out proudly.
Well, he is right. He speak like a gangster and people seemed to have respect from him. But, still… The formalities are in my brain and blood now, nothing can get those out. I've been too long to keep them inside. I even never ever rant or curse or used bad words. It's rude to say mean things to others. We just might offend them with our words, killing their spirits and hopes. Like Trent for example.
I nod, "Yes… I know that but, I seemed can't to get to talk like you, Mr. Jazz." Jazz just grinned as Mirage smirked.
Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, Jolt, and Bumblebee has been quiet. And as so as Samuel and Mikaela. I saw that Samuel and Mikaela were still at the couch, watching TV with William, Sarah, Annabelle, and Robert. Jazz went back to his music while Jolt was still being silent. Optimus chatted with Ironhide in the kitchen as Mirage closed his eyes, which I presume, he was sleeping. The twins and Bumblebee was nowhere to be seen. I was confused, who did they disappear so fast?
I glanced to my black G-Shock watch and saw it was time for me to leave and go to work, "Mr. Samuel and Ms. Mikaela? Thank you for inviting me to meet your friends. But, I have to go to work. So, I guess I'll see the both of you tomorrow?" I asked as the two teens eyes widened.
"You have a job? And you're just eighteen?" Robert asked. "What a rip off." He mumbled.
"Not exactly true, Mr. Epps. I'm seventeen turning eighteen this year. And yes, I do have a job." I replied.
"As?"
"A waitress, at a fancy restaurant. The payment's good and enough to keep me in school." I said with a small frown.
Suddenly, Sideswipe appeared beside me, slumping down. "DO you have to go now?" He asked with sadness in his tone.
"Yes…"
He sighed, "Well… let me drive you there!" He suddenly chirped.
"Oh no, Mr. Swipe. I don't want to be a burden to you." I said as I denied his offer with both of my hands in front of me.
"Nonsense! C'mon!" He dragged me to the red Lamborghini, "Catch 'ya guys later!" He yelled to the others.
"Bye! Have fun!" Mikaela yelled back.
I was confused. First I was shoved into his car and now we're both driving to my work place. I sighed as I leaned against the glass. Sideswipe turn to me with a confused look. Then he cough, gaining my attention. I turn to him and saw he had a soft smile plastered on his lips. We both have another minute of awkward silence and he finally ask,
"So… um… Where do you work, again?" He sheepishly grinned at me.
I smiled and answered, "At The small restaurant called, Carte Venice. It's just ten minutes away from here, I think." I giggled.
Sideswipe smiled, "So… tell me a bit about yourself, Jen."
I glanced over to him and nodded, "Alright… I'm seventeen years old, I live across Mr. Samuel's house, I like to draw and read, I have a one year younger sister, and I personally have no friends beside you guys." I stated as he look over me with a shock expression. "Enough about me, Mr. Swipe. Tell me more about you and your twin."
Sideswipe grinned but, he still kept his eyes on the road, "Well… I'm twenty years old and as so as Sunny, I work for the military and as so as Sunny, we both like pranking others, we like to play jet judo, and we pretty much have no action since we came here." He said with a chuckle.
"Hmm… Jet Judo sounds… interesting." I smiled as Sideswipe grinned.
"You bet it is! But, the downside is that old Ratchet the Hatchet gets his wrenches out and hit us at the head because we messed up his Med Bay…." He rubbed the back of his head, feeling Ratchet the Hatchet(?) was hitting him.
Ratchet the Hatchet? Is that even a name? Or is it another nickname for him?
I was lost in thoughts when all of the sudden, Sideswipe stopped the car. "We're here." He announced.
I walk out of the car and bends down so I can thanked him, "Thank you, Mr. Swipe, for driving me here." I smiled.
"Nah, no big!" He replied sheepishly.
I gave him a small laugh, "You know what, Mr. Swipe… you're actually the first one that's ever made me laugh and happy for the pass four days. Thank you." I kissed his cheek as the car suddenly revved it's engine and Sideswipe blushed.
"O-Oh… U-Um… Y-You're w-welcome. Gotta go, bye! See 'ya tomorrow!" He smiled and drove off.
I guess I shouldn't have kissed his cheek, my bad. I'll apologize later. Sorry, Sideswipe. Didn't know you would react that way.
Sideswipe deactivated his holoform as he was still turning the air condition on his vehicle mode, trying to cool himself off. No one has ever kissed him, no one. Not even when he was still at Cybertron. Well, his Femme Creator did kiss him, a lot, along with his twin of course. But, not a single earth femme has ever done that to him. He felt it was… good. Wait, much more than good. It was fascinating. His spark pumped up to his throat as Jen kissed his check. He would never wash his cheek again.
Sides… what's wrong you, glitch head? Your spark is beating fast. Are you sick or something? Sunstreaker asked thru his bond.
Nothing, nothing… just having a little quality time to myself and racing! Yeah! Beat that you MECH! EAT MY DUST! HAHAHAHA! Sideswipe lied.
Slag head... Sometimes, I wonder… how could you be my twin?
Heh, Primus said so. Sideswipe smirked as his sparkrate went back to normal.
You're right.
It was the end of my shift, I exited the back door as the other workers stayed behind for some wine party, which they had every night after work-time is over. I sighed as I clutch my bad, it was cold and dark. No one was at the streets. I sighed as the small cloud appeared when I exhaled. I shoved my cold hands into my pockets and began to walk down the sidewalk.
Noticing a black Mustang police car, I glanced over it as I saw the words tattooed on the side, To Punish and Enslave. That's weird, I thought police cars were supposed to be To Serve and Protect not To Punish and Enslave. I shrugged it off and continued to walk down the sidewalk. I was walking peacefully and I even didn't notice when three drunk guys were following me.
The Mustang suddenly roamed its engine as it clicked on its headlights, driving fast towards me and put into a sudden halt beside me. I stopped and stared at the car while raising an eyebrow. The back door suddenly burst opened. I backed away before getting hit by the door.
"Get in!" barked an order from inside the car.
"Why?" I asked, trying to be calm as I can.
"Those guys over there," I look back and gasp as I saw the three guys were staring at me. "-are going to do something bad to you. Now, get in before I use force!" He barked again.
I nodded, I slid to the cab and the door suddenly shut by itself, surprised by the sudden door and the sudden drive. There was a man on the driver's seat, curious, I change my seat to the passenger seat at front. "Mind if I sit here?" I asked.
"Go ahead." He said with a gruff voice.
I smiled and buckled the seatbelt on. "Thank you… um…"
"Barry, Officer Barry Cade."
A/N: Chapter done! Poor Sides, getting nervous and a break down… XD, I always wanted to make him like that and poor Epps and 'Hide, getting smacked by William, double for Epps from Sunstreaker! And XD, I laughed when I saw the review was 28, favs 28, and alerts 28 (was) A triple 28 (sorta)! Thanks guys :D
And I minda got the scene idea between Sam, Jen, and Mr.s Stone from Sonny with A Chance, 'ya know, the episode when she and Tawne had to take a re-test, because Sonny admits she cheated? I give credit for that scene to Disney.
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