Chapter 9

This was getting a little old. Am I really the only one who isn't an alien robot? The only one who's normal? And how dare he hit Barricade? Especially right after we had our little reunion! Okay Jules, deep breaths. Just breathe and everything will be okay. Breathe. Don't be angry. Drawing a deep inhale, I tuned out Sides' slightly panicked voice.

"I was going to tell you, I swear, but..."

Breathe.

"And then we received intel that some con's were going to attack in the city and..."

Breathe. In and out. Ignore him.

"Then in the midst of battle, Sunny contacted me saying you were by yourself..."

I almost popped a vein at the mention of Sunny.., or er... Spike, whatever his name was. I balled my fists, trying to maintain my no longer steady breaths.

"And then I hear from him that that damn sorry excuse of a Cybertronian, deceptiscum, slaggin' aft Barricade was on your tails, and I..."

"Sides!" I snapped at him probably more angrily than I should have. "Stop that!" So much for the deep breathing.

Sides gave me a quizzical look. "Stop what?"

"Stop..." I found myself momentarily at a loss for words. "Stop... Badmouthing him!"

"Who? That fraggin' con? Barricade?" He said incredulously. "Are you out of your mind? He was about to hurt you Jules!"

"I said stop it!" I said again. "He wasn't going to hurt me!" I defended Barricade defiantly.

I could hear Sides sigh through his speakers, and for a moment nothing was said. After a few moments, the lights on the dashboard lit up at his voice again. "Jules," he said with a certain tenderness. I instantly felt calmed and released a breath of my own. "Barricade is a decepticon. Decepticons live to thrive in the pain of others and accomplish their own personal goals at others' expense. They care not for humans, but only for themselves."

I did not reply. I didn't know that about decepticons. I looked out the window, noticing that we were speeding back to my house. I sighed to myself again. It has always been implied to me that decepticons were bad. There is no confusion there. But within the group of bad, there must be some good in there too... can't there be? I looked away and pondered out the window. I had no power when it comes to alien robot battles. What am I supposed to say to convince Sides that Barricade is good? But did I truly know if Barricade is good? I paused my thoughts momentarily and came to the conclusion: I didn't.

I must think on this more. I mean, I'm not part of their world. I don't know anything about them. As of now there is nothing I can say or do to convince Sides. I can't do anything.

Neither of us spoke until Sides pulled into my driveway. Judging by the missing car, the house was empty. I still refused to look at Sides, but submitted and spoke. "Is everyone okay?" I asked quietly, arms crossed.

The boy, or rather the robot I thought I knew, materialized. The driver's seat split open and the metal gears and parts were shifting, emerging from the driver's seat. A second machine came out and separated itself from the car. It formed into the shape of a human body. A glitchy image suddenly appeared on the human-like robot, and with a fuzzing sound, the picture solidified into the man I've been spending time with for many of the past weeks.

Sides took one of my hands into his. "They're okay." He said softly.

With a huff, I tore away and climbed out of the car. He followed me inside as I quietly, but definitively angrily led him to my room. Sides closed the door as he entered to be sure that we could talk in private.

I gave him a furious glare. "When were you going to tell me that you are a giant alien robot?!" I said angrily.

Sides looked down at his feet guiltily. "I wasn't sure... when the time was right I suppose..."

"Oh because there is always a right time to say, 'By the way, I'm actually an alien robot from outer space and I wish to be your friend' right?" I turned away exasperatedly. "You should've told me the minute you thought we would be friends! You prolonged it and it only made it worse!" I said furiously.

"I couldn't." His face was sad. "My commander and team would not have let me! I can't sacrifice the risk of..." He trailed off without completing his sentence.

"The risk of what?" I snapped. "The risk of me telling everyone? The risk of me revealing your secret to the world? The risk of me yelling out to everyone, 'Hey everybody, aliens are real! We have giant robots in the city!'? Honestly Sides, if you didn't think you can trust me in the first place, than why bother to spend time with me at all?" My own rant led me to a revelation. It hit me like a tonne of bricks. Boy, am I furious. "Did you pity me?" At this point I was most definitely yelling.

"No Jules, I..."

"You what?" I interrupted, crossing my arms. "Please tell me, because I'd really like to hear your excu..."

"I liked you." He blurted out. Sides raised his head, looking me in the eye. He strode towards me and closed the gap between us. "The moment I saw you, I felt something I'm sure no being from Cyberton has ever felt before."

My train of thought came to an instant halt. What? My arms unfolded, and hung loosely against my sides as I unconsciously took a cautious step back. My mouth lay agape, and then I closed it, and it opened again. "Wait, wha..."

"At first I thought maybe you were just another charge." He pulled away and began to ramble nervously. "You see, Bee has Sam as a charge and there is a certain powerful connection between them that does not force, but..." He paused to look for the proper words. "enables him feel an abnormal amount of care for Sam. He is willingly there for Sam. Bee is his guardian. They're friends and yet they want to be together, they have an unexplainable energy." He furrowed his brows. "I don't think I explained very well, but that's what I thought we had at first. I..."

"You're being confusing." I interrupted suddenly. I then sat on the bed and watched him join me. "Bee is the camaro... " I said slowly. He did not disagree. "...So you don't feel the attachment to me?"

"I do!" He said almost pleadingly. "Believe me I do, but I got talking to Bee and he described the feeling and it is not the same. I do feel that you're very important to me. I want you to be safe... but there's... more... as well..." He trailed off quietly at the end.

"Explain it to me." I demanded.

Sides turned fully to face me. He took my hands into his and looked me in the eyes. He started softly, "Every moment, I want to be with you. I find my hard drive memory consistently going back to you, thinking about you. I find myself wishing to always being in communication with you. I want you to be safe, and most of all..." He paused. "I want you to feel the same way."

Stunned, I did not say anything at first. Things just got a lot more complicated. What on Earth am I supposed to say to something like that?

I tore my eyes and hands away from his and stared down at my lap. It became very apparent that I had absolutely no idea how to respond. It wasn't until a few minutes until I spoke. "Th-that's a lot to take in."

"I realize that." He said softly. "I know you've been through a lot tonight. Please lie down with me." He shifted his position on the bed and made room.

I contemplated for a bit. Part of me wanted him to leave so I can think by myself for a while, but the other part of me just had so very many questions. Who else is an alien? How many of them are they? Why are they here? What is this war with the decepticons? I had so many questions that I knew they could not all be answered in one night. And finally, there's another part of me that admits to being just a tad flattered. With a small sigh I surrendered and laid down next to him. "I have a lot of questions." I warned him.

He turned towards me and gave me a firm stare. "And I'll answer all of them."

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