*Warning sexual innuendos*

"What do you mean you have to leave?" Sideswipe questioned his twin. "It's not like I'm leaving for good. I just have to go check on something." Sunstreaker answered calmly. "And you can't tell me...Your brother?" "You don't have to know everything that I do." He scoffed walking out of their room down the hall. "Why can't I go with you?" "Go where?" The dead voice of the young women rang out in the hall. "Sunny is leaving us for some reason he won't tell me." Sideswipe said annoyed. Sunstreaker scoffed at the nickname and rolled his eyes. "I have to take care of something." He said looking down at Nichole. "Like what?" She asked. He gave a low sigh. "Like I need to go now, or I won't be coming back at all." He dragged out. Both Nichole and Sideswipe took a step back and looked at him in confusion. "What aren't you telling me?" Sideswipe voice low and demanding. "Its nothing. Don't worry about it." He pushed past his brother and stepped over Nichole. Before either could say anything, Sunstreaker transformed and burned rubber leaving the base.

"What was that about?" Nichole asked looking up at Sideswipe. Sideswipe looked down at her with just as confused look as hers. "I have no idea and I don't like it. He's blocking me from the bond. So, I have absolutely no idea what's going on." He explained. "Well what do we do? Wait for him to come back?" "That's about all we can do. What do you and Sunny usually do?" His voice sounded annoyed and Nichole could sense a hint of jealousy. She chose to ignore it. "Lately its just been hanging around. I can't do much with my hand and face." "Want to go watch a movie?" He tried to give her a smile, though it came out forced. "You don't have to hang out with me just because Sunstreaker is gone." She crossed her arms over her chest. "I know, but if your going to be my twins sparkmate, I should probably learn to like you." She couldn't stop the chuckle that came from her throat. "one I'm not your twins sparkmate and two I'm not stealing him from you."

"But you will be eventually. He's more in love with you than you know. Us cybertronians are different from humans in that way. We know from the moment we see the one, that that person will be our forever. He knew from the moment he met you that he was in love with you. He tried so hard to suppress it, but I knew he couldn't. You're his and he's yours." Sideswipe let out. Nichole wasn't sure how to take the information in. "I don't even know what love is." She said quietly. "I know, Sunny knows too. That's why he won't tell you he loves you. He will wait tell your ready." Silence fell among them as they walked to the rec room. So many different things were running through her head, still trying to understand that Sunstreaker loved her. A feeling came to her stomach and her chest began to ache. Something she had began to feel since she started being with Sunstreaker more. It bothered her that she didn't know what it was. The only thing she could do was wait to figure out what it was.

They walked into the rec room in silence. Sideswipe sat on the large couch and brought Nichole up to sit next to him. "What do you want to watch?" He asked. looking down at her. She sat cross legged next to him. "Anything but romance." She replied. Now it was Sideswipes turn to let out a chuckle. "Maybe it would teach you a thing or two." She stared up at him in disgust. "Have you done anything along the lines of a relationship?" He couldn't stop himself from asking. "You act like I'm a nun or something." "Well you don't seem to care about anything like that...Are you a virgin?" He said the last part in a whisper. She rolled her eyes at him but answered anyway. "No, I'm not. Just because I don't do relationships doesn't mean I don't get any." She defended and tried to keep the smirk at bay.

"Oh good. Sunny like experienced femme." He blurted. The movie had begun to play, but it didn't stop Nichole from hearing what he said. "Seriously?" "What? I'm serious. I'm just warning you." "This is not how I thought our bonding session would go." They both broke into a fit of laughs. Something Nichole didn't do often with people. "I think its working." Sideswipe said trying to stop laughing. Now they weren't even paying attention to the movie. "I don't plan on sleeping with Sunstreaker anytime soon." "do you do that with all your boyfriends?" "I don't usually have boyfriends. I had 'friends with benefits' you could say. If I wanted it, I knew where to get it. No strings attached." "No wonder you don't know anything about love." She let out a laugh, understanding he is joking.

"What about Sunstreaker? Has he had past girlfriends?" she let her curious side get the best of her. She didn't notice the look Sideswipe was giving her before he spoke. "Why you jealous?" a fake laugh left her lips. "HA, me jealous. I could care less. I'm just curious." She admitted. "We've had our fair share of femmes." "Did you guys do threesomes together?" A serious tone in her words. Sideswipes cheeks began to turn a light shade of red. "Oh my god. You have. I don't care if you did or not. Your twins and from what I've heard, your very close. I'm not judging." She tried to help him feel less embarrassed. For some reason she cared. It was probably because she cared for Sunstreaker. Sideswipe was part of the package and she was going to have to deal with it, not that she knew it yet. He wasn't ready to let her in on that part. The part where Him and his twin usually share partners.

They spent the rest of the day together. With Sunstreaker who knows where and Diesel was working with other Autobots. Nichole and Sideswipe got to learn more about each other. All those hateful feelings towards her in the beginning, started to fade. She had become more open and less heartless. It was something that she never thought would happen. She had suppressed everything inside, keeping to herself, pushing people away. Now she was letting Sideswipe know some more details about her life. Not without keeping the important ones out. There was still trust missing and she wasn't ready to let out her entire life story. Sideswipe was even able to share how he felt towards her and how he thought she was taking Sunstreaker away from him. It was a bigger deal to him than she thought.

"I'm sorry, Sideswipe." She mumbled under her breath. He looked down at her in surprise. Never had he ever thought such a cold soul would apologize to him. "What did you say?" She brought her knees up to her chest. "I said I'm sorry. I don't want you to thing I'm taking him away. And honestly there are times when I feel like he spends to much time with me." Her arms wrapped around her knees and she looked forward. He looked down at her, feeling a little guilty. "I know he can be a lot sometimes. But he gets possessive of what is his. He can be way overprotective. But that's how he shows he cares. I'm surprised he isn't constantly holding you or touching you. I've seen how he can be with femme that are his. He doesn't really know how to be anything but. We never really knew love growing up. We were forced to kill to survive or die trying."

"I know a little of what that's like. My childhood wasn't all that great either. It wasn't until I escaped from hell that I was able to do something better. Even then stealing isn't all that much better. When I was forced with the choice of jail or military. I chose military. I figured it would make me a better person. Honestly all it did was make me more cold and heartless. I have no idea what its like to be loved. So I understand where you two are coming from." She couldn't help herself to explain. Sideswipe finally realized something. It hit him like a ton of bricks. They were more alike than meets the eye. There is so much damage to her than what's on the surface. The same kind of damage him and his brother hide from the world. He never wanted to believe Optimus's words. He didn't want to believe he had something in common with this fleshy. He tired to fight the truth, but with the truth sitting right in front of him, he had to believe it.

Sideswipe walked Nichole to her berth room. Diesel and Sunstreaker had yet to come back. "When do you think Sunstreaker will be back?" She asked as they stood in front of her door. Sideswipe looked back down the hall towards the hanger then back down to Nichole. "I have no idea. When is Diesel supposed to be back?" She shrugged. "Not sure. Not that I'm worried. I at least know where he is." Tainting the last few words. Clearly upset not knowing where Sunstreaker is. Though Sideswipe was not happy about it either. "Are you alright sleeping by yourself?" She raised an eyebrow to him. He stepped back, hands up in defense. "I know your either with Diesel in his cab or with Sunstreaker. I didn't mean anything by it. I mean like...um...I'm not used to sleeping alone either..." He began to stutter, amusing Nichole. "Are you asking me to sleep with you?" She said with a smirk, liking the way he was getting nervous. "Just sleep, nothing more." He quickly said. A chuckle escaped her lips. "It won't be the same, but I guess I could join you."

He kneeled down to let Nichole jump on his servo. He couldn't stop the smile that formed on his face as he heads down a different hallway to the room he shared with his twin. The door slid open for them to go through. The darkness of the room welcomed them, but soon vanished as the lights sprung on. He walked over to his side of the room and set Nichole on the nightstand in-between both of their berths. Then Sideswipe turned to walk away. "Where are you going?" She questions. "Just grabbing some Energon before bed. I'll be right back." She nodded at his answer and watched him leave. She looked around the room, something she's done every time she's come into this room. Sideswipes side was always messy and unorganized, while Sunstreaker's side was well organized and the walls littered with beautiful paintings. There was a new one she hadn't noticed before. Sunstreaker must of have done it recently.

The portrait painting showed a female. She was smiling, her white teeth shining bright. Her eyes were squinting a little from the cheeky smile, but you could see her stone-gray eyes clear as day. Though a few specks of ocean blue tainted around her irises. Her nose was covered in small freckles, though just light enough that you wouldn't see them by merely gazing at the painting. Her long deep brown hair trailed down her back, but a few stray strands hung in front of her face. Then starting under her right eye, right next to her nose, the scar begins. It is detailed right down to the small holes the stiches made from holding the skin together. It cut down at an angle on her cheek to her back of her jaw, then jagging down her neck. Stopping right above her collar bone. It was a deep red in the center, slowly lightening up as the broken skin met with the original.

Nichole couldn't take her eyes off the portrait of her. It was like anything she has ever seen. The background showed the range Sunstreaker took her on their first date. There are no words to describe how beautiful it is. "He painted that right after you two got back. He was the happiest I had ever seen him. He couldn't put the brush down tell he had it perfect." Nichole jumped a little after hearing Sideswipes voice behind her, but quickly regained her posture. "Its beautiful. I never thought of myself as beautiful. Especially after my last battle. How was he able to make me look like this?" She questioned looking over at Sideswipe. "Sunny has a way with art. Always has. I have no idea how he does it. Don't put yourself down, you are beautiful. The scar is intimidating for sure, but it adds to the beauty." He couldn't stop the words from coming out of his mouth. His face began to blush after realizing what he just said. Not wanting to embarrass him anymore. "Let's go to bed. Hopefully Sunstreaker will be back in the morning." He nodded and laid down on the berth. Not waiting to be told or even asking, Nichole climbed up on his chest and laid over his spark, surprising him. It took him a moment to gain composer and lightly lay his servo over her. "Goodnight, Nichole." "Goodnight, Sideswipe."