This is one of the two gifts that go to my awesome readers for making my first year an author great! This is yet another plot bunny that has been haunting me, since early February! It is set a few months after Mission city, I guessed that the movie was set in the spring so yeah. And the twins will be depicted as being about fifteen, because other authors cast them as being between fifteen and twenty in maturity. I hope that you all like this story, cause I had fun writing it!

I do not own Transformers, Nor do I own any other brands, shows, or patented materials that I may mention in this story now and in the future chapters.

In the early morning a young librarian smiled. She was back again. She always came here in the early mornings, right on time for the opening of the college library. His boss never liked to have people like her in the library. But he didn't mind, she never bothered the other students, and she kept to herself. She never checked out any books, nor did she steal, though anyone would be the first to say that she would. She smiled gratefully at him as he held the door open for her moving silently to the light switch that would turn on the lights to the massive three story collection of books. Soon after, she disappeared amongst the shelves.

She always hid from the students because she didn't like their scrutiny. Or their pity for that matter. She once had a boy offer her the shirt off his back, as a joke. All she had asked was for him to pass the free notebook paper. "They aren't all bad." She thought to herself as she secured her large encyclopedia and sat down on the floor. And she was right. Some of the students were nice to her. Some gave her food, and nonperishables. One kid even gave her a large backpack with camping essentials in it. "Like The Hunger Games." She said as she traced the picture of the poisonous berries and their leaves. She continued to read, studying everything that she could about nature, and the constellations and anything she could just about get her hands on. She had finished about five books when the young librarian came to find her. He had brought a box of doughnuts and a couple bottles of water. He smiled as he saw her putting her books away by the dewy decimal system. She always did so before she left so that none of the staff would get mad at her.

"Hey. I uh, I brought you a little snack. You know if you want it."

He said as he set the box down by her backpack. She looked back over her shoulder and smiled. "Thanks." She said as quickly began to put her self-made notebooks back into her backpack. "Trying to write a dissertation on the environment?" He asked in rapt curiosity as he noticed her cursive written science notes. She shook her head shyly as she hefted her bag and began to walk away. "Hey! Wait, where are you going? At least take the doughnuts." The librarian said to her as he caught up with her. "Where you off to so quick?" "Your boss comes in exactly three hours after you open. He doesn't like me. Plus, the usual Monday rush is about to start." She said as she continued to walk faster to the exit door. "Oh. Well, I guess I'll see you tomorrow?" "Nuh uh. Wednesday." She nodded as she took the offered box of doughnuts and water before she all but sprinted out the door. "Wait! What was your- "The boy shouted after her.

The girl left the college campus in a hurry. The students who were groggy from a night of partying hard barely noticed the thirteen-year-old as she scurried away into the surrounding forest. She smiled as she looked at the large box of doughnuts. The café on main had the best chocolate glazed ever. As she pulled one of the glazed beauties out of the box she passed a rather large Lilac bush. Smiling she took a bite while enjoying the delicate fragrance of the still blooming bush. "Good to see you me." She said softly as she passed the bush and continued to hike up the trail. Once she was a good five miles in, she veered off the trail and made the six-mile hike to her camp. Setting the now empty box of doughnuts down in her tent she reached for her quickly depleting grocery basket and metal canteen. She left her tent once more to walk half a mile to the river bank where she gathered a canteen full of water silently hating herself for not being able to carry the bigger water holder so that she could get the water she needed for a shower. Not having much meat in the last week had taken its toll. Thankfully she had caught a fish with the basket. It was small, but it was better than nothing. On the way back to her tent she gathered some tubers from the mud, and some fresh raspberries from a natural thicket, remembering carefully where to step so that the thorns wouldn't tear through her grungy jeans. Once she got back she made a small fire with some of the extra paper she snagged from the library. After cleaning the fish and cooking it, she dug in. She didn't have much, for that matter what orphan on the run did? All Lilac had to her name was; 27 bucks, 2 canteens; one large one small, a watch, hygiene materials, a tent, a backpack, a Swiss army knife, a general first aid kit, some rope, her favorite stuffed panda, and a picture of her mom. Twelve things. Not a whole lot compared to what she witnesses people throw out. She didn't really even have another set of clothing. All she has is a second pair of underwear. She's worn the same green long-sleeved t-shirt, blue jeans, and purple converse for almost a year. And that's only because it was all that she could keep from when she had to move the last time her camp was found. She's had to move six times thus far in the two years she's lived alone. Technically it was three years, but the first didn't count because the local hobos took her in and helped her get a long way away from her small town in Kentucky.

Lilac smiled as she got up and made the long walk farther into the forest past the thicket to where she buried her fish carcasses. She definitely didn't want to have to make another a lean-to because the bears found her camp and the forgotten fish carcasses. By the time she returned to her camp her watch read that it was a little after one thirty. The town nearby wouldn't be that busy. Looking at her supplies she shrugged. Having no need for soap or deodorant yet and not having enough money to get another set of clothes, she decided that she would try and lug enough water up from the river to have a quick shower.

About halfway there, her foot got caught in a hunting snare. "Damn poachers!" She growled as she cut herself loose. Thankfully she hadn't sprained her ankle, but she did get a few cuts from the snare its self. With a groan she got up and forged on, collecting barely enough water for bathing. Once her shower was over, she rinsed and rung out her clothes, tying them to the rope she had strung between two trees in the sun to dry. While her clothes dried, she decided to lay down in her tent, unintentionally falling asleep.

Lilac awoke a few hours later to soft voices. She poked her head out of her tent and listened closely. A bunch of college kids had taken a hike and were on their way back. "Whoa! Dude! Look at the tent!"

"Awe c'mon Shane! I wanna go already!"

"You think somebody lives in it?"

"Maybe…HEY HOMELESS PERSON! ANYONE LIVING IN YOUR TENT?"

Lilac froze, praying that they didn't come to search the tent. "Nah, though judging by the clothes over there, I'd say that somebody lives here." One said. "At any rate, we gotta get back. We should tell the campus police that there's some weirdo living out here though." Another said as they walked off talking about who they would tell. After a few minutes, Lilac left her tent and got dressed. After which she began to pack up her home. She kicked herself for choosing an area so close to the trail, now she'd have to move somewhere new. After she had everything squared away in her large backpack Lilac made the tiring hike towards the river to get a little more water.

"Hmmm." She pondered as she looked downstream. With a small smile she began to follow the river upstream. After several hours she reached a rather large clearing. More of a glade. It was positively green, the trees were old and sturdy, and there were a few boulders that would make great dryers in the summer. Deciding that this would be her new home, she began to set up camp once more. Smelling the ozone on the breeze, she groaned. Reaching into her backpack, she pulled out the water proof covering, and the heavy duty stakes for her tent. Once she had the tent secure, she boiled her water for the night, and brushed her teeth. In the twilight her pale skin almost seemed to glow.

"Today's high will be 73, sunny with a small chance for rain in the late afternoon that will give way to a crystal clear night here in Knodingham Kentucky! Perfect for cheering on the Knodingham knights against their rivals the Bayfield bears! Or for watching the falling stars!"

The radio called cheerily as Lilac passed by the café. She had decided to venture into town for some food and fishing line. She was looking forward to the meteor shower tonight and sincerely hoped that the weather wouldn't prevent her from seeing it. Inside the store she noticed she had a shadow. Moving slowly, she calculated her purchase including the tax, happy that she had kept the coupons from her last visit. When she was through she took her purchase up to the counter, and waited in line patiently. She didn't mind waiting while the sales clerk purposely chose to wait on others behind her. Finally, the clerk took a deep breath and forced a smile as he rung up her food and fishing line and hooks. "That'll be 15.29." He said brazenly, expecting her not to have the money. "Here." She said sweetly with a smile as she handed him the large stack of coupons. The clerk's smile melted slightly as he took the coupons from her. The people behind her smiled, impressed that a little kid could clip enough coupons to get her whole transaction for free. The clerk tapped the keys on the screen a few times and nodded to himself. "That'll be 15.29." He repeated. "What? Bu- "

"Young lady, if you do not have the funds I suggest you remove yourself from the store."

"But, my coupons- "

"I may not be able to deny you service, but I can deny you your groceries if you cannot afford them."

"But that isn't fair. I- "

"Life isn't fair sweetheart. Now pay and leave, and take your foul odor with you. Or do I need to call the authorities?"

He said with a cruel smile, as he lifted the phone. Lilac sniffled slightly as she gave the man sixteen dollars. "Thank you. Have a nice day." He said as he denied her the change she was owed. Lilac gently took her bags and walked out the door. This happened more often than not. And she couldn't argue, because the sales clerks would always threaten to call the police. Police meant going back. And she definitely didn't want to go back. She had barely gotten forty feet from the store before one of the customers behind her ran up to her. "Hey, miss? Here"

"Oh, no I…I- "

"No. I made him give me your money back. Nobody has the right to treat anyone like that. Ever."

They said as they gave her the money back. She smiled gratefully as she hesitantly took it. The person smiled back before jogging back to their car. Lilac internally winced seeing them join their family as they all got in the car and drove off. She absently wished that she knew what it was like as she continued up main street.

Disappearing once again into the woods, Lilac hummed a song as she climbed back up the hillside. Two hours later, she reached her camp, and was ready to pass out. The trip to town was far longer now that she lived farther into the woods. But it was a small price to pay for her freedom. After she gathered some fire wood for the night, and after she caught herself a large fish, Lilac settled in for the day, excitedly anticipating the night's events. Luckily she didn't have to wait long. After taking a short cat nap through the rain storm, she awoke to the symphony of the night. Fire flies hovered gently on the breeze, crickets and bullfrogs called out in their high sopranos and low bases as she looked to the sky. The moon made her skin milky and pale, it illuminated her sky blue eyes giving them an off-set glow, just as it had the night before. Her long, dirty blonde hair whipped this way and that as she began to watch the meteors fall.

"No way are we alone." She said to herself as she continued to watch nature's main event in awe. Suddenly she noticed one of the meteors growing slightly larger as it flew. She idly remembered what her mom used to tell her; "Never think that you are alone. You will always have someone there for you, be it me, God, or those who inhabit the farthest reaches of space." It was comforting to her, yet oddly specific. More than anything she wished she still believed that wishing on stars could make a dream a reality. She had long ago given up that hope, yet something felt different tonight. "Ah, what the heck?" She said as she shrugged looking up to the shooting stars. "Mom, God, those who inhabit the farthest reaches of space…I hope you are right, and I hope this works." She said as she picked up her mother's picture and hugged it to her chest. "Star Light, Star Bright, ummm… the 3rd star I see tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might, Have the wish I wish tonight." She said softly to the dazzling night sky. She took a quick look around to make sure that no one saw her before she turned back to the sky. "I wish. I wish…I wish I had a family, and a home full of people who actually love me and care about me, and if that wish cannot be achieved, then I wish for someone who will love me unconditionally, someone who I could love back." She said softly.

After a few hours the meteors began to fade from the sky, and Lilac began to grow weary. Heading into her tent for the night she sighed. Wishing on stars never worked. Until now. The moment her head touched the lining of the tent a large sonic boom sounded. With a startled yelp she jumped back up and poked her head outside of the tent. Seeing nothing she stepped out wielding the large stick she kept in the tent for safety. With another hefty BOOM she jumped and spun to the north. The portion of sky she had been watching the meteors soar by in was lit up as a rather large projectile lowered, flying faster than she had ever seen anything move before. She yelped and hit the dirt covering her head as the projectile soared over her camp, setting some of the trees on fire. Panicking about the fire she ignored the loud, earth shattering (literally) thud that sounded less than a mile from her camp. She packed up quickly, knowing that the authorities would probably come to put out the fire. However, with a loud thunder crack, that problem was soon taken care of, as ice cold rain began to fall from the sky. She hadn't noticed the rapidly approaching storm clouds on the horizon. Now she had no shelter from the pouring rain.

With a soft whimper she began to trudge away. Promising herself that she would return to the spot when she was certain that no one was combing through it.

Unbeknownst to her, the meteor that had crashed, stood up with a soft metallic groan and began to crawl out of the large crater it had created. "Slag. Galaxy wide positioning systems down. Communications systems down. A sprained hip strut, and a very low signal on my twin's end of the bond. Is anything that I need working?!" It growled as it stood up on the rim of the crater only to barely catch itself on a tree before it fell over. "Reflexes and sensors, working within normal parameters. Fragging great." It said just as Lilac had stepped out of the bushes. She looked up at what she was sure to be a talking tree, that is until a flash of lightning showed the back of the tall metallic looking being. Her breath hitched in her throat, causing the creature to spin around looking for the source of the noise. She was startled by the sudden light it's blue eyes cast off, and it was surprised by the small organic that creeped up on him.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

They both screamed as they scrambled away from each other. The creature fell back into the crater with a loud "OOOAF!" While Lilac tuned tail and ran for her life, a small part of her head chastising her, saying; "Be careful what you wish for."

A/N: I hope that you like this story, it will be one of four that I post to, so I hope you can forgive my slowness. Please let me know what you think, by adding this story your favorites, following it and or leaving me a review! THANKS AGAIN FOR BEING SUCH GREAT READERS!

CLYL!