Chapter 1 ~ The Witwickys

"English Speech."
"Cybertronian Speech."
"Lithuanian Speech."
Thoughts.
*Com link*
*Radio Clips.*

Hey there peoples of the Interwebs! I've had this story in the works for… a long time now. Pretty much, over a year now. Sure I had a lot of breaks over said time… but still. My first draft of this was originally OC/Bumblebee but the more I thought about her… the more I felt like she would go for Sunny and Sides more. I just felt like she would most likely end up with Bee as a brother. I don't know that's just what happened. I was already planning to rewrite the whole thing because it was choppy with my ideas and things kept getting moved around. So when I did rewrite it I changed the pairing… which is a huge change… especially for some of the chapters. I only had up to when Sam meets Optimus but… still different. Overall I'm happy with how my rewrite is going. I suppose at this point you could still say anything can happen. I might have a plot twist or two planned. :3 Let's see who can guess. I've already put a few hints in this chapter… I hope not too many… Thanks Transfan1623 for helping me out with the rating. That said it might change in the future, I blame the twins. ;) Welp that's all from me. I hope you like!

"Star Lux Pradžia!" An elderly woman called. When she did, a pale, young woman stood up and walked forwards. "These are your host parents, Ronald and Judith Witwicky." The woman motioned towards a smiling couple who, at the sound of their name, extended a hand.

"You must be Star! It's so nice to finally meet you!" The red headed woman exclaimed.

"And you, Mrs. Witwicky." Star returned, shaking Judith's hand.

"Just call us Ron and Judy." Mr. Witwicky said while shaking Star's hand. "Well let's get a move on. Sam is in the car waiting."

"Your son right?"

"Yeah. He is in the same grade as you and you two are going to have some classes together." Judy explained. Star nodded and grabbed her suitcases. "Oh let us help you with those!" The two Witwicky's grabbed a bag leaving the exchange student with her backpack.

"Thank you." They just nodded and led her out to the green car. As they approached, Sam looked up.

"Hey. You must be Star!" Sam hung out of the back seat, extending his hand.

"And you're Sam right?"

"That'd be me." They shook and Sam helped her into the back of the convertible.

"Nice car Mr. Witwicky."

"Thanks, and like I said, call me Ron." He said climbing into the driver's seat.

"So you're from Lithuania right?" Sam asked.

"Yup."

"What's it like?"

"Well it's okay… The only thing that saved me from boredom was my dad and his team."

"Team?"

"Yeah, My dad's in the military so I hung out with his team a lot… they were pretty much my family."

"How 'bout your mom?" Star looked down a bit, playing with her bracelet.

"My mom went missing when I was eight… no one knows what happened to her." Sam gaped and started blabbering apologies. The silver haired teen rose a hand to silence him. "It's alright."

"I-I probably brought up bad memories…"

"And good ones." She said with a small smile on her pale lips.

"What was she like, sweetheart?" Judy asked from the passenger seat. Star chuckled a bit before answering.

"She was beautiful… also in the military, her name was Elizabeth… She always wore pink, it was the funniest thing. You know, because pink is like a super girly thing, but she was an amazing commander… and an amazing mother… Mom used to sing little songs to me when I couldn't sleep, beautiful melodies about the stars."

"Wow… She sounds like a wonderful woman."

"Yeah… I miss her a lot… I also miss the rest of my family."

"Why is that? You only just got here."

"No… actually I have been stateside for a while now… I… lost contact with my dad when I got here. I'm not sure what happened to them, or if they know I made it here safely."

"That sucks." Sam muttered.

"Samuel!" Judy scolded, hitting her son on the top of the head.

"No, that actually describes it fairly well." Star laughed.

"How about the rest of your family, dear?"

"Well there is my dad, Ryan… he's the nicest guy you'll ever meet. He is always listening to others problems and doing his best to fix them… Like I said Dad's in the military but he doesn't like to use violence unless absolutely necessary… After Mom went missing he did everything in his power to keep me safe…"

"He sounds like a wonderful father."

"He is…"

"Well kiddos, we're home." Ron interrupted as the four pulled into the driveway. "Okay, Sam show Star to her room while we bring her luggage in."

"I can carry m-"

"I insist. Now get." Star rolled her eyes and followed Sam into the house. After a quick tour he showed her the guest room where she would be staying.

"Okay. My room is right next door. Quick rules. Don't go into my room without permission and don't lock your door if you think my dad is going to try to open it. He doesn't like locked doors in his house, but let's face it, sometimes you really need privacy. Besides what's the point of a lock if you don't use it every once in a while?" Sam laughed, Star following suit. "Well see you at dinner."

"See ya." With that, the two teens went into their rooms. Star spun in a circle admiring her new living space. She sat down on the fluffy and very bouncy bed. "Wow… this is so soft." She muttered to herself.

"Here's your stuff!" Judy cheered as the two adults placed Star's luggage in the center of the room. Talk about energetic.

"Thank you so much."

"Oh it's nothing, dear. Dinner should be ready in about an hour and a half."

"Okay, thank you!" She nodded before she and her husband left the room. Star sighed and collapsed onto the bed. "Welcome home Star." After a moment she sighed and hoisted herself off the bed to unpack. Star worked her way around the room, putting clothes in the dresser and closet, metal pieces and a laptop on the desk, and other assorted things like a medium sized jewelry box that ended up on her dresser. The last things she pulled out was an old blanket and a few pillows she had crammed into her bag. It took a bit to fluff them out after being squished for so long but eventually she had her red, yellow, and bumblebee pillows were displayed on her bed. (So three different pillows) The red and yellow pillows had evidence of being handmade and old, while the bumblebee was one of the ones you buy at the store for a kid. Star ran a hand along the fuzzy black and yellow stripes before letting herself lay down on the old blanket with the two pillows tucked around her. She let her eyes close for a moment until a knock at the door pulled her from her thoughts. "Come in." The white door opened and Sam popped his head in. He looked around before nodding approvingly.

"Nice set up."

"Thanks."

"Just thought I should tell you, five minutes till dinner." Star's eyes widened.

"Wow… lost track of the time. Thanks."

"No prob." With that he pulled the door shut. Star sighed and walked over to the mirror in the corner of the room. Her reflection followed and she looked over the pale girl that was so familiar to her. Star had shoulder length silver hair with fire red and deep sea blue streaks in it. Her bright blue eyes became dark blue on the edges. If you looked closely at the soft skin you could see light scars that, even when you looked for them, were barely noticeable. Star flicked her hair over her left shoulder revealing the only conspicuous scar she really had. The angry line ran from behind her right ear and ended at the beginning of her shoulder blade. Had she removed the metal ear cuff that was on her right ear, it would have revealed a missing piece of cartilage. Her five minutes were almost up so she fixed her hair and adjusted her shirt to remove the slight wrinkles that had formed when she was on the bed. After taking a deep breath she strode out of her room and down the steps. When she entered the dining room she stopped in her tracks. Her bright eyes widened and her mouth fell open slightly. "Whoa."

"We just thought we'd make something special for your first day! Welcome to the Witwicky family!" Judy exclaimed bouncing slightly. The table was covered with food, like there was enough to put Thanksgiving to shame.

"Oh, you guy's shouldn't have!" Star felt a pang of guilt for making them go through all the trouble… but she wasn't complaining… it looked really, really good.

"Well we did. Now sit and eat." Sam pulled a chair out for Star, which she accepted. He quickly sat next to her and the family dug in to the delicious food. If she didn't think so already this was the final give away. I'm going to like it here.

There you have it folks. Chapter 1 of Prime Protection. Tell me how I did and if you have any questions about Star. I'm happy to answer them. I think I might make a sketch of how she looks… maybe… Well I'm just going to keep this short and sweet. Please, please, please leave a review for at least this chapter if not all. Let me know what you think so far, if I made any mistakes in catching my mistakes, any ideas as to what you think will happen to Star, funny shit you want me to make her do, prank ideas… cause I need those, or just say hi! Since I finished Finals yesterday, I should be good to keep a weekly schedule for the next 23 weeks since that's how much I currently have written. I might go two a week, we'll see.

Before I go, I'd like to say this chapter is in memory of my Grandfather, who was Lithuanian and the reason Star ended up from there. While he was alive when I started this, and Star was Lithuanian the whole time, he passed away last June. So, yeah. :)

Alrighty then, I'll talk to you later Interwebs! Bye! o/ ~Joyce

EDIT: Fixed a spelling mistake.