just couple of clarification:
1. my NEST HQ is NOT in Diego Garcia (I don't like the history of that place, and the story is mine and I decide, sorry),
2. My bad, i the 5th chapter I define Lennox "Major", but he is Captain
3. As usual, I own notting, only the bad ideas and the grammar errors, Transformers belong to Hasbro
Will walks in the cafeteria. It's past two in the morning, and he just finished his paperwork, and he want a coffee, a shower and a bed, in this order.
No one should be around at this hour, and indeed he cannot see anyone sitting on the tables. For this reason the sounds of a turned page scared him, and he whines in a manly way. (or in a girlish way, if you ask to someone else…)
The whine, whether girlish or manly that be, gets Bee's attention. Bee, who is in a edge of the cafeteria, sitting on the ground with this back leaning against the wall's corner, again alone, but with a laptop and several books all around him and a content expression on his face.
"Hello Cap- I mean, Will."
The kid's smile is brighter now, and Will understand why quite often Hide refers to Bee like 'their little sun'. "Hi Bee, you shouldn't be sleeping at this time?"
"Cannot sleep, and these books are so interesting!"
Will, despite his tiredness, smiles in return "Are you studying for the admission test for the high school, right?"
"Yeah! I'm glad Optimus sort of insist for it… I mean, he knows how much I like know about new cultures, and every time that some of the Ark's scouts find a new culture, they always brought me back some books or data pad or simile, and Ratchet always says that if I had been sparked in the peace time, I would have been good chances to became a Xenologist, that is the coolest thing ever and …"
"Kid kid, breath, please"
"Sorry, Ratchet doesn't allow me to drink Cola during the day, well, he actually disapprove it at all, but during the night what he cannot see cannot hurt him, right?, so I have couple of cans, and you know…"
Will's smile became a smirk, "That's why you cannot sleep!"
Seems that children still children whatever planet they born on.
Will sits close to the blonde teenager, and suddenly reminds that Bee is not only a child, is a baby soldier. Sitting close to him, indeed, he can see how this position is tactically well chosen, guaranteeing plenty visibility of the whole room, including the entrance, the corridor and the emergency exit, and of the window that looks on the main gate, directly in front of them, but shielded from the views thanks to the tables all around.
Will absorbs all this and after that he turn to Bee, who is giving him a considering looks "I spent my whole life in war, Captain, and I can looks like a child, but my spark is older of your race"
"I'm sorry for this, no child should grow up in the middle of a war" that is the reason he join the Army, indeed,
"I suppose that in this case we should thanks the Deceptions that bombard the Youngs' Sectors and save almost every youngling of my race from this fate"
Will is completely catch off-guard from this riot "I wasn't…"
"I know, is just… I'm young, but also too old for set phrases and rhetoric"
Bee's smile now is little and sad, and Will would give everything to take his words back and let Bee has his little content sugar rush.
"I'm glad that you stops to talk to me, is quite lonely here anyway"
Damn kid seems able to read his mind…
"You bring your thoughts writed clearly on your front, Captain, you should relax or you will became all wrinkled and grumpier that Ironhide!"
"Ahah lad, you are funny, and scary, maybe more scary than funny, and with Epps you could be the best comedian duo of the HQ"
"I like Epps, he sparred with me couple of time, before get to involved with Nina"
"Who? And what? Sparring? You are only a child, he shouldn't fight against you!"
Bee is bitting his lower lip, and looks younger than before "Please, don't be angry at him, he was just trying to make me feel less alone… Moreover, I defyed him, and I'm used to spar with Ironhide, and other mechs older and taller and stronger than me, and it wasn't a problem, I don't wanna be a problem maker, I was just trying to feels like the old me again…" the boy ends with a whisper.
Will arm is around Bee shoulder, and the Captain wonder if this emotional swing are normal for teenagers (and in that case, God help him when Annabelle will grow to that phase) or if this little one history make him more sensible, or again if Will is simply not able to communicate as he wish so late in the night or…
This train of thought is interrupted by Bee who, leaning back on him, sigh in relief and almost purr, starving for physical contact. Will's other hand, the one that isn't on the boy shoulder, start to pet the blond hair.
He intends just hold the boy a little bit longer, maybe till the kid fall asleep so he can carry him in the rec. room where couches are. Or maybe he can bring the boy to a real bed. Doesn't matter, because in the same time the kid slumbers in Captain's arm, Will surrender to his sleep.
Next thing Will knows is that Epps is kicking is feet, and that the day light is streaming from the window. As is mind start to work properly, he also realize three things: first, the boy is gone; second, someone wrap him in a blanket; third, he is too old to sleep a whole night on the floor…
"Good morning sunshine!"
"Grrmmm" Epps is too cheerful for this morning...
"So, Epps, who is Nina?"
that is something that bother him yesterday night, and now the embarrassed reaction of his friend makes him even more curious
"Ehmmm"
"Spit it out!"
"How told you about Nina?"
"I have my spies all around!" Will flaunt what he hopes is a evil smile (even if Sara always said he is just cute with it).
"So why you are asking me, if you already know? and I'm the one that brings you gossip, man, who in the hell told you that one?"
"He was someone you are not supposed to spar with, but you sparred with anyway…"
"That little…"
"So you spar with him! How can you do something so stupid? The boy is still recovering from the accident and the transplant or whatever it was!"
"Chill out, man, I didn't hurt him… well, to be completely honest with you, the boy got some very good moves…"
"No way, he wipe the floor with your sorry ass, didn't he?"Will is laughing at the image of his trusted sergeant, almost 100 kilograms and 1 meter and 86, beaten by a one meter and half boy that probably of arrive to 50 kilograms only all dressed and wet.
"The boy snuck on Ironhide and me a weeks ago"
"Do you mean, before that little disappearance trick the pull on us?"
"Yep"
"Man, he is really good"
"I know but.." Will can sees how this is going to end
"Can we keep it?" the whiny tone of the sergeant Epps confirms all Will's worry,
"No"
"Please dad, he follow me this here!"
Will cannot hide the smile, but still "No"
"Why he cannot keeps it, or he or she or whatever it was?" Bee arrives with a smile and three paper mugs that smells like fresh coffee.
"you are my angel, and I wanna keeps you with us forever and ever!"
"Epps, restrain yourself, Bee, don't worry, he is scaring but harmless"
Bee's face seems confused and a little lost "harmless? Isn't he your Combat Controller Technical Sergeant?"
"Yeah, well, you know what I mean…"
Bee puppy eyes looks at him lost "Nope" Actually Will isn't sure if the boy doesn't understand or his just teasing him
Epps, only for this time in his life, decides to be useful out of a battle contest, and save him from have to explain to the boy about pedos and other horrors
"Kid, are you join us for the morning training?"
If looks could kill, Epps would be pushing up daisies from now, because you cannot save a dude from being embarrassed to death proposing something that will make three giant overprotective mech kill him.
But the attention of the boy get successfully redirect, and the smile on Bee face prevents Will from takes it back. He can just pray that the three overprotective mechs will not find out anything.
yeah, big chances on it….
survey:
when I started this work I was thinking to go for the topic "teenager in love" with Bee/Sam and Sam/Mikaela and Mikaela/Bee, because teenagers hormones rules! add the school, the bullies, and probably also a shooter in the high school with BAMF!Bee (but maybe there will be military that invades the school looking for Bee and kidnapping him and Sam (BAMF!Bee, BAMF!Sam, Whump!Bee)
now I'm not sure anymore if keep it on that direction or go for a rare pairing Bee/Lennox. I mean, for the moment we know only Will point of view, but what about Bee? You can imagine? and a young boy, neglected by his family, falls hard for the only man that show him some care. Even more, Epps/Bee/Lennox, and maybe I find the courage to write the exlicit sex scene that I got in my mind for a while
Age differences, marrige, explicit sex...
which one you would like to read?