tv, Autobot HQ and Kelly's Apartment, Stranger Things Happening
Kelly: *once more wakes up in the back of her car. Yawns and stretches, then nuzzles the tabby cat in her arms* Good morning, Thunder.
Thunder: *purrrrrrrr! And nuzzle back*
X-Brawn: *just starting to wake up*
Kelly: *coos to Thunder* You are just my most favorite guy around, and I wuv you! Yes I do!
Thunder: *eats this up. Loves you too, Mama!*
X-Brawn: *heard that... Is going to rock on his shocks juuuust enough to be worrisome*
Kelly: *slight mischievous grin escapes and is suppressed* And you never dump Mama in the mud, or stand her up. You're just the perfect guy!
Thunder: *kitty kisses her on the nose*
X-Brawn: Hey now, I apologized for both of those incidents. *Sulk*
Kelly: *struck by the giggles as she hides her face on the happy cat* I know. Every time they happen.
X-Brawn: *Soft* Thrrrpt.
Kelly: *pokes her fingers into the ticklish spot between the sections of his back seat*
X-Brawn: Ack! *Squiiirrrm and shake on his shocks again!*
Kelly: *laughing outright now, and then laughs harder as Thunder tries to fix X-Brawn's ack by licking his seat*
X-Brawn: *more squirming and bouncing*
Kelly: *finally gently drops Thunder on the floor and then sits up to yawn and hug the back of one of the front seats* Good morning, handsome, did you have a good sleep?
X-Brawn: Yeah... It's nice not t' hafta wake up to the sounds of Wedge trying to maime Sideburn for something or other.... *chuckle*
Kelly: *opens one eye* ?? He does that?
X-Brawn: Not always, but it happens....
Kelly: Oiii. *snuggles the seat and then perks* Want to come inside so Thunder and I can get our breakfasts?
X-Brawn: Sure... *Slightly sheepish expression on his holoform's face once it materializes in the driver's seat* I gotta get better about keepin' this thing on....
Kelly: *soft squee and leans around the seat to kiss him on the cheek*
X-Brawn: *Soft chuckle as he moves to turn so he can hug her properly*
Kelly: *tries to squirm between the front seats, and then sighs and just lets herself out of his root mode to stand on the sidewalk in her slipper socks and flannel PJs*
Thunder: *hops out too and heads for the front door, purring all the way*
X-Brawn: *holo moves to get out as well*
Kelly: *snugga hX-Brawn*
hX-Brawn: *arm around Kelly's waist, pulls her close and snuggles*
Kelly: *soft chuckle* You smell good. How'd you manage that?
hX-Brawn: *Chuckle* 'Clipse rigged it for me...
Kelly: *deeep sniff and a nuzzle* Mmm, it's such a nice old fashioned kind of scent.
hX-Brawn: *Soft chuckle* 'Parently, it's called 'Old Spice'...
Kelly: Mmmm. *more nuzzle* ^_^ I wish you didn't have to go to work today.
hX-Brawn: *quiet sigh* Yeah... *Snuggle*
Kelly: Can you come inside for a little while?
hX-Brawn: I gotta few minutes... *Snuggles and moves to hold the door open so Kelly can get into the building*
Kelly: *holds his hand as they go up the walk and then slips inside, her eyes sparkling as she watches him*
Thunder: *runs up the steps to the apartment door* *purrr*
hX-Brawn: *chuckles at Thunder's antics as he gives Kelly's hand a gentle squeeze*
Kelly: *will lead him up the stairs after the happy young cat, and then let them all into the apartment*
hX-Brawn: *Clicks to Thunder as he moves to follow Kelly into the apartment*
Kelly: *heads for the kitchen and gets Thunder's breakfast, then goes to the fridge for a bottled smoothie*
hX-Brawn: *moves to sit on the couch*
Kelly: *quick trip to the bathroom for tooth brushing and freshening up, and then comes back and sits by him as she absently shakes the bottle of smoothie in her left hand* *eyes on his face as she smiles slightly*
hX-Brawn: *Arm around her shoulders, quietly content despite knowing he has to go to work soon*
Kelly: *cuddles close* *quietly* I love you.
hX-Brawn: *moves to gently kiss her hair* *Softly* I love you too.
Kelly: *sighs and sets the smoothie down so that she can put both arms around him* It's so silly. All my magazines say you shouldn't even think of saying that till the fourth month of a relationship.
hX-Brawn: *Soft snort* Well, if you mean it, why wait to say it?
Kelly: It's supposed to scare men off.
hX-Brawn: *more snort, doesn't hold much belief in that sort of thing* *Snuggle*
Kelly: *quietly* How do people get married on your world? *wonders how he'll react to the topic, another that her magazines mark as taboo*
hX-Brawn: Well... There're a couple ways... There's the way Kriti's parents're married, which is a spark-bond... and then there's word-bonds, which're about as close as we get t' wedding vows.
Kelly: *tilts her head at him without letting go* Spark bond?
hX-Brawn: Their sparks are syncronized to one another... Some bonds're deeper than others, but most pairs just get threads of the partner's emotions...
Kelly: *eyes widen* You mean they actually become part of each other?
hX-Brawn: *nods* You've seen how Showtime 'n Sharpshot interact with each other, right?
Kelly: *nods* I thought it was just because they'd worked together for so long. Like you and your brothers.
hX-Brawn: They've been bonded since the war was officially declared over... If not longer... Optimus would know for sure, since he's known them a long time... It's a different sorta bond than what Prowl, Sideburn and I have goin' on...
Kelly: *surprised* You're bonded to them?
hX-Brawn: Siblin' bond... 'Cause we have the same creators, 'n our sparks 're coded similarly.
Kelly: Ohhhhh. Wow...
hX-Brawn: It's sorta like how human siblin's have similar DNA....
Kelly: Though it doesn't make us able to read each other's minds. Well, unless it's twins. ^_^
hX-Brawn: *Chuckle* Yeah....
Kelly: And some couples only do that? They don't have the wedding?
hX-Brawn: They usually do the word-bond first, or if there's a reason why they can't do a full spark bond...
Kelly: ...So it's engagement? *trying to understand!*
hX-Brawn: It's marriage. Sorta like a civil ceremony...
Kelly: *understanding dawns on her plainly pretty face*
hX-Brawn: *snuggle* *muses to himself whether Optimus or any of the other Autobots would be willing to witness*
Kelly: *listening to the soft, odd sound that comes from his chest instead of a heartbeat, and then lifts her face and impulsively kisses him*
hX-Brawn: *Surprised, but he'll gladly kiss her back*
Heavy Load: //Hey, X-Brawn, are you planning on coming in today?// *sounds amused*
X-Brawn: //Yeah, yeah... I'll be there soon...//
hX-Brawn: *breaking the kiss gently and sighing quietly*
Kelly: *quizzical look for hX-Brawn*
Heavy Load: //You do realize you're late for a meeting?//
X-Brawn: //... Aw, slag...//
hX-Brawn: *looking a bit sheepish* I gotta go... I'm late for a meeting....
Kelly: *hands to mouth as she looks at the clock* Oops.
hX-Brawn: I'll try and stop by after work...
Thunder: *heard 'go', and is over to say bye bye to his guy* *purrrrr*
hX-Brawn: *Scritches for Thunder* You behave, alright?
Kelly: *grabs the young cat, looking confused* Stop by? X-Brawn, you live here. Remember? *hoping his words don't mean he's moving out*
hX-Brawn: *more sheepish, quick peck on the cheek*
Kelly: *watching him with a wibbly expression as Thunder cuddles her and sings*
hX-Brawn: I'll try not to be too late.
Kelly: Alright. *softly* I love you.
hX-Brawn: Love you too... *one last quick kiss before he flickers out*
Autobot HQ, after the meeting
Optimus: *from where he's leaning against the wall at the head of the table with his arms crossed* X-Brawn, would you stay behind?
X-Brawn: Yessir. *has a hunch he's in trouble*
Sideburn: *Quick look of sympathy as he and Kriti head out for patrol*
Optimus: *waits till the room's empty but for himself and X-Brawn. Then, quietly* X-Brawn, when you asked for permission to change your quarters you assured me that it wouldn't interfere with your duties in any way.
X-Brawn: It hasn't 'cept for today... *Which is the truth. Aside from this morning, he's always been on time for patrol, and has never skipped out early*
Optimus: *holds the soldier's optics with his own*
X-Brawn: *isn't flinching or trying to avoid your gaze, Optimus*
Optimus: *quietly, as he sees the level of the gruff soldier's commitment to the human woman* You have to remember that we're leaving as soon as we get Megatron and his men contained.
X-Brawn: *Quietly* I understand that, Optimus... Which is why I stay with Kelly at night... The time I have with her is special to me...
Optimus: But is that really fair to her?
X-Brawn: *Trying to think of an answer, his feelings showing clearly despite his facemask*
Optimus: *waits for several moments, but then sighs* Dismissed.
X-Brawn: *turns to go out on patrol without a word*
Heavy Load: *meets him by the front entrance and holds something out, his expression an understanding and slightly amused grin*
X-Brawn: *headtilt, reaches for what's being offered*
Heavy Load: I thought you might need that soon. Hope it's pretty enough. *gives the black velvet ring box*
X-Brawn: *Soft chuckle* Thanks, Heavy Load.
Heavy Load: Aren't you going to look at it? *grin*
X-Brawn: *will do so now, and let out an impressed whistle when he sees the laser cut gold wedding band*
Heavy Load: I made it the right size, so you won't need to get it adjusted and mess up the design.
X-Brawn: *more soft chuckle* Thanks.
Heavy Load: *grin widens a bit, and then he looks at the door* You're welcome. And CC just finished clearing the teenage boys out of the parking garage, so we can go out.
X-Brawn: *chuckles and moves to head for the entrance*
The evening of the next day after Ultra Magnus pretended to go over to the other side...
Rail Spike: Are you sure you're alright, Optimus?
Optimus: *nods absently* I'm fine. Then frowns and looks around* Where's Kriti?
Midnight Express: Oh... Well, how odd, she was here just a moment ago.
Optimus: *quickly scans all available channels, including the ones the Preds don't know he knows about. Frowns deeply as he comes up with nothing*
Rapid Run: I think she went t' have words with Ultra Magnus... *Frowning and looking for Sideburn, since he knows that the warrior is rarely far behind the young femme*
Optimus: *face palm* //Kriti, report.//
Sideburn: *Panicky response about Kriti and Ultra Magnus vanishing in a flash of light*
Optimus: *optics lighten* //Where are you?// Men, get ready to move.
Rail Spike: *attention on his commander, one hand going to Midnight Express' shoulder to quiet the younger train's questions*
Sideburn: *Gives his coordinates, and the coordinates Kriti and Ultra Magnus were at when they vanished*
Sharpshot: //Showtime and I are en route, Optimus.// *A bit terse, due to worry for his eldest daughter*
X-Brawn: //Jes' sit tight, Sideburn. We're coming.//
Prowl: //Please don't do anything stupid.//
Optimus: Transform and roll out. *shifts to firetruck and heads toward Sideburn's position*
X-Brawn and Prowl: *Transforming and moving to follow Optimus*
Rail Spike: *leads the trains after the brothers, quietly encouraging Midnight Express as the youngster expresses difficulty with the terrain*
Rapid Run: *Trying to keep spirits up by jokingly challenging Midnight Express and Rail Spike to a race*
Rail Spike: *tells him to watch his axles, and then focuses ahead as they reach Sideburn's position*
Sideburn: *Pacing back and forth when everyone arrives, his optics a bit bright with worry*
Optimus: *transforms* Alright, tell me exactly what happened? Was it anything like the time you went to that Nexus?
Sideburn: *recounts what he saw, which was Ultra Magnus yelling at Kriti to get out of his way while the femme was speeding ahead to get in front of him, and how neither of them were paying attention to where they were going... Right before there was a flash of light and they were gone*
Sharpshot: *Much frowning as Showtime looks to Optimus for clarification*
Optimus: *explains to them about the Nexus, and then drops into a fighting crouch as light flashes just out of optic range*
Rail Spike: It looks like they're back.
X-Brawn: *Attention going to the flash as Sideburn also looks that way* Wonder who'll be more miffed 'bout the unexpected trip?
female scream: *sounds from the direction of the flash, piercing and full of rage and terror*
Sideburn: *And now he's booking it for the scream, thinking that it's Kriti*
X-Brawn: ... *moves to help out*
Optimus: Sideburn, wait! *hurrying after the younger mech*
Rail Spike: ...That wasn't Kriti. *looks at Sharpshot*
Sharpshot: ... If it wasn't Kriti... who was it? *And then he's tilting his head as he just catches something* ... Kriti's laughing about something... *Moving to follow after Optimus, Sideburn, and X-Brawn*
Rapid Run: *As he also moves to follow* Girl's gonna bust a gasket if she keeps laughing that hard...
Optimus: *slight gasp as he sees the red haired woman sitting on the ground in front of Kriti* Quick, someone give me a clean polishing cloth!
Sideburn: *Boggling at the scene before him*
Kriti: *Laughing so hard, she's got tears streaming down her cheeks*
Red-haired woman: *LIVID, and pointing an accusatory finger at Kriti* This is YOUR FAULT!!!
X-Brawn: *Averting his optics and blushing, even as he offers Optimus a clean polishing cloth*
Sharpshot: *Puzzled*
Showtime: ... *Blink blink, is brain-broken*
Optimus: *goes to one knee and gently tries to wrap the polishing cloth around the red-head* Here, Miss. This will help.
Red-haired woman: *SCOWLS at Optimus, gold eyes all but sparking with anger* I'm blaming you for this as well, Optimus.
Kriti: *Was starting to wear down on the giggle fit, but that just set her off again*
Optimus: *hands still and he looks at the red-head with bewilderment* ...You know me?
Red-haired woman: *slight huff*
Showtime: *down to fuss over her daughter now, kthx*
Kriti: *hiccupping now, but manages to blurt out* Ultra Magnus got LOL'd!
Optimus: *jolts with shock as he looks at Kriti* What?
Rail Spike: *boggles* No way...
Midnight Express: *no comment. Still has his hands over his optics and is blushing himself to death*
Kriti: *Hiccup* *nods and snickers* *More hiccups*
Sideburn: ..... *Looking brain-broken now*
Rapid Run: ... *can't help it, snickers*
Optimus: *very slowly turns his attention back to the red-head* ...Magnus?
Ultra Magnus: *Snippily* What?
Optimus: *other knee hits the ground and he's facepalming* Allspark preserve us. How do you get into these things?
Magnus: *eyes narrow dangerously* You tell me, brother.
Sideburn: ... *Hear that dial tone? It's kinda being echoed by Prowl and X-Brawn.... All three Autobot Brothers are brain-broken now*
Rail Spike: ... *sharp look for the red-head*
Optimus: *sighs and lets his hand drop* Well at any rate we can't leave you out here. Wrap the cloth around yourself under your arms and above your breasts, and then get into my cab. *waits for the snark about not taking orders*
Magnus: *About to snark when Kriti boots her*
Kriti: *in between hiccups* Don't argue.
Rapid Run: *tilts his head* Is that cloth gonna fit over those things?
Rail Spike: *gives him a Look as Midnight Express meeps and turns even redder*
Magnus: ... *BLUSH, scowl, wraps the cloth around herself, being sure to completely cover her substantial chest ornamentation*
Kriti: *and now she's in the throes of another gigglefit at the thought of Kelly's face when the woman learns that there's going to be another shopping trip*
Rapid Run: *undaunted by Rail Spike's look* Seriously, I thought Kriti had a lotta stuff there. Is Ultra Magnus gonna be able to stand up?
Rail Spike: *slaps his teammate in the back of the head* Stick a plug in it, Rapid Run.
Kriti: *As she's helped up off of the ground by her mother* Magnus is at least a Double-D.... *Snickers at the GLARE she gets*
Rail Spike: *catches Midnight Express as he teeters* Can we change the subject, people?
Optimus: *nods* Yes. Autobots, transform and roll out. *transforms himself and opens his passenger side door*
Magnus: *Reluctantly climbs into Optimus' cab, if only to get away from Rapid Run*
Sideburn: *arguing quietly with Sharpshot about who should bring Kriti back to base*
X-Brawn: *gently, to Sharpshot* Would you let anyone else carry Showtime if it were her in this situation?
Sharpshot: ... *Soft sigh, headshake, moves to retrieve mate*
Optimus: *sitting with the door open even after Magnus is inside*
Magnus: *Seems to be in a snippy mood* Are we going or not?
Optimus: *dryly* You need to move your hair so I don't shut it in the door.
Magnus: *looks, scowls and moves her knee-length locks out of the way of the door*
Optimus: *closes the door, then tells T-AI to open the space bridge and leads the way home*
A few minutes later, at the Autobot base
Optimus: *kneeling in the medilab* Ultra Magnus, so help me, if you don't put these clothes on I'll send you back to Cybertron just like you are! *holding out some of Eclipse's human clothes that he thinks might work, though the form his brother currently wears is taller and much fuller in places*
Kriti: *From her perch in Sideburn's hands* She's curvier in the hips than 'Clipsie was, so I don't think those pants'll fit her right... *Why no, she's not enjoying watching Ultra Magnus suffer, not her...*
Magnus: I'd like to see you try, Optimus! *Scowling and holding the blanket even tighter around herself*
Optimus: *quiet and stern* You're smaller than I am now, Magnus.
Magnus: *Is so going to find a way to get even with you, Optimus*
Optimus: *knows this. Doesn't care*
Kriti: *is highly amused*
Eclipse: *From where she's working on fixing her left ankle where it snapped due to stepping in a hole she didn't realize was there* Yanno, Ultra Magnus is kinda shaped like one of those hourglass thingies now....
Crosswise: *from where he's standing and watching over by his medical console* Large bust, tiny waist, and wide hips. ...Is that normal?
Eclipse: Umm... *headtilt as she searches the internet* ... It's kinda the 'Ideal' shape, apparently....
Crosswise: *incredulous look* But the weight of her breasts is putting stress on her back strut.
Kelly: *still scolding as X-Brawn herds her into the room*
Magnus: *Attention going to the scolding, brows up with confusion*
Kriti: *peeking over Sideburn's fingers as the mech carefully lowers her closer to the floor* *Soft chuckle* Hey, Kelly!
Kelly: ...You still haven't told me what happened, X-Brawn! *looking back the way she came, and madder than a wet hen*
X-Brawn: *Apologizing* I promise, everything'll get explained in time...
Kelly: You promised you'd be home last night, too!
Magnus: ... *Giving Optimus a confused look*
Kriti: *hopping down once Sideburn's lowered her enough that the jump isn't more than a couple feet, and then she's moving to approach Kelly* It wasn't X-Brawn's fault that Ultra Magnus decided to be a jerk and attack him.
Kelly: *pauses and looks at her young friend* Ultra Magnus?
Kriti: *nod, trying to contain her amusement* Yeah... Optimus' brother... well, sister at the moment...
Magnus: *Rising to the bait, cusses at Kriti*
Kriti: *Razzes the red-haired woman* Yeah, and you're another one, Ultra Magnus!
Optimus: ...
Kelly: OH, SO IT'S YOUR FAULT, YOU FAT BOOBED BIMBO??? *throws the clothes she brought into the red-head's face* I hope they give you a rash, you skanky #$#@$#@!
X-Brawn: *Boggling*
Sideburn: o_o
Optimus: *pinching his nose*
Crosswise: Oh, no. I'm not getting involved with that. Someone else can chase her down.
Magnus: *Oh, it's ON. Will launch herself at Kelly, shrieking obscenities that have Eclipse boggling and scrambling for cover, and Kriti scurrying back to the safety of Sideburn's hands*
Kelly: *braces her feet and meets the other woman with a roundhouse fist to the jaw* DON'T YOU CALL ME A $##@$#@, YOU NO ACCOUNT TRASH!!!!!
Magnus: *clearly not used to having so much weight on top, is off-balance, so she stumbles before she finds herself seated on the floor*
Kelly: *kicks the other woman in the head*
Optimus: *acks and moves to try and catch her*
Kriti: *Peeking between Sideburn's fingers and shouting encouragements to Kelly*
Magnus: *reaching to grab Kelly's leg and try and pull her down as well, since she reasons it will be easier to fight if she doesn't have to try and keep her balance at the same time*
Kelly: *grabs that tempting long red hair and YANKS with both hands, still spewing rancor*
Magnus: *Shrieks and flails, seeking to retaliate in a like manner*
Kelly: *hair done up, HAH! And now she's going to bite that finger you just stuck in her mouth, Magnus!*
Magnus: *Screeches and slaps!*
Kelly: Is that the best you can do? *another punch, right to Magnus' cute little upturned nose*
Optimus: *desperately* X-Brawn, get your mate!
X-Brawn: *moves to try and grab Kelly carefully as Magnus brings her hands to her nose*
Magnus: *Has sprung a leak*
Kelly: *has the hair!!* *RIP*
Magnus: *Screams!*
Optimus: Kelly, STAND DOWN!
Kelly: #$%#$$# you!
X-Brawn: *Doing his best to restrain Kelly without hurting her*
Optimus: Kelly, you've damaged her! *distress is clear despite the sternness of his deep voice*
Kelly: *shocked by that, and lets go of Magnus to look up at Optimus*
Magnus: *one hand going to where the hair got ripped out, while the other is covering her nose. Looks to be a bit stunned*
Optimus: *gently scooping up his transformed brother, and covering her with the polishing cloth* Magnus?
Kelly: ...Um... am I missing something here?
Magnus: *manages to give Optimus a slightly spooked look before the pain of the blow to her face sets in and she begins to shiver*
Kriti: *Quietly* Oh, slag....
Optimus: *turns quickly* Crosswise....
Crosswise: *shakes his head* I don't know how to repair that!
Optimus: *transforms with brother inside and is gone*
Kelly: ...I thought his wife's name was Elita?
X-Brawn: *Quietly* Ultra Magnus is Optimus' brother... He and Kriti both got yanked to the Nexus and got LOL'd...
Eclipse: *is that set of optics peeking out from behind some equipment to see if it's safe to come out*
Kelly: ...I just beat the @#$#@@#$@ out of Optimus Prime's brother in a catfight?
X-Brawn: *nods*
Kriti: *Quietly* Remind me never to get on your bad side, Kelly....
Kelly: *deep breath as she turns her eyes toward Kriti, and then she's fainted clean away*
X-Brawn: *Acks and catches her, before gently cradling her close to his chest*
Crosswise: *knows how to fix that. Goes and gets an ice cube, then offers it to X-Brawn*
X-Brawn: *Will accept the ice cube and gently touch it to Kelly's neck*
Kelly: *shrieks and startles awake*
X-Brawn: *Soothing sounds after he stows the ice cube*
Kelly: *going to cry now*
Crosswise: ...They're just like Cybertronian femmes.
X-Brawn: *quiet clicks as he holds Kelly close and gently rubs her back*
Sideburn: *quietly, as he gently cradles Kriti* They've gotta be tough.... Earth's a rough neighborhood....
X-Brawn: *more interested in comforting Kelly than what Sideburn has to say, kthx*
Crosswise: I was talking about the temper and then the tears.
Sideburn: ...Oh.
Eclipse: *hobbling back out to quietly work on finishing repairs to her foot so she can go to the construction site and cling to Wedge*
Optimus: *pings X-Brawn's comm*
X-Brawn: //Yessir?//
Optimus: *sounds tired* //How's Kelly? And what was that about?//
X-Brawn: //Upset... And she was upset about me not coming home the other night... *Quieter* How's Ultra Magnus?//
Optimus: //Her nose looks worse than it is. And once the adrenalin wore off she started complaining about a headache and blurred vision.//
X-Brawn: *Slight wince* //She gonna be alright?//
Optimus: //Yes. The doctor said there isn't going to be any lasting damage. He's sent her home. We'll be there once I've picked up some human food.//
X-Brawn: //Alright... I'd better get Kelly home...//
Optimus: //Yes. And X-Brawn?//
X-Brawn: //Yessir?//
Optimus: //Take the day off tomorrow and take care of your femme.//
X-Brawn: *Soft 'heh'* //Yessir. X-Brawn out.// *moves to carry Kelly out of the room*
Optimus: //But before you go, ask Kriti if she wants chocolate cakes or little frozen cheesecakes.//
X-Brawn: //Alright...// *Will ask and relay the response* //Chocolate cakes.//
Optimus: //Alright. Thank you, X-Brawn. Optimus out.//
Eclipse: *As soon as X-Brawn and Kelly are out the door, she's finishing repairs to her ankle and moving to head off to the construction site*
A short while later...
Kelly: *curled up in the passenger seat when they reach her apartment building*
hX-Brawn: *reaches to gently smooth her hair*
Kelly: ... *quietly* How much trouble am I in?
hX-Brawn: *Quietly* I explained the situation t' Optimus... 'N he told me t' take tomorrow off....
Kelly: I just lost it. When you just made that little short call saying you couldn't come back... and I'd gone shopping to get you something nice, and it expired because you weren't there to use it... *hides face on knees*
hX-Brawn: *gentle backrub*
Kelly: *sadly* Full wash and detailing.
hX-Brawn: *Softly* I have all of tomorrow off... 'N 'sides, I'd rather you be the one washing me...
Kelly: *sighs* But I spent over two hundred dollars on that, X-Brawn.
hX-Brawn: *more backrub, makes plans to take Kelly to the really fancy day spa tomorrow*
Kelly: *gives another shaky sigh, and then looks toward her living room window to see Thunder's hopeful little face pressed to it. Watery snerk as she puts her hand on the door handle to open it so she can get out*
hX-Brawn: *moving to get out and open the door for her*
Kelly: Thanks. *subdued and tired*
hX-Brawn: *is going to carry you to your apartment if you don't say anything, Kelly*
Kelly: *startled squeal, and then arms around his neck, only to pause* Isn't that Prowl?
hX-Brawn: Huh? *looks*
Kelly: *takes a hand from his neck and points to the police cruiser*
hX-Brawn: *both brows up, will bring Kelly over to the police cruiser when it flickers its lights at them*
Kelly: *curious and worried* ...Are you taking me in for hitting Ultra Magnus?
Prowl: No... I just wanted to let you both know that I'll witness.
hX-Brawn: *Small ghost of a smile starting*
Kelly: *blinks, and then remembers what X-Brawn has told her about Cybertronian wedding customs. Blushes scarlet and looks at hX-Brawn's face*
hX-Brawn: Thanks, Prowl...
Prowl: Have you given her the ring yet?
hX-Brawn: Not yet... Was gonna do it when we got inside...
Prowl: *Chuckles*
Kelly: *eyes go round* You have a ring? But... you said we need three witnesses.
hX-Brawn: Heavy Load witnessed when he gave me the ring, Optimus witnessed, and Prowl just witnessed...
Kelly: *mouth drops open with shock*
hX-Brawn: *will gently set Kelly on her feet so he can get the ring out to give to her*
Kelly: *hand to her heart as she watches him, and then she gasps at sight of the ring*
hX-Brawn: *Had originally planned on simply slipping the ring on Kelly's finger, but changes his mind and gets down on one knee to offer it*
Kelly: *another little gasp and a wibble as her eyes shine*
hX-Brawn: Kelly, will you be my wordmate?
Kelly: *nods, then takes a deep breath and wipes away tears* Yes.
hX-Brawn: *Will reach to gently slide the ring onto her finger now*
Kelly: *hand shaking slightly, and then shes trying not to sob*
Prowl: *Gently* Congratulations.
Kelly: *crumples face a bit, but then smiles at him and tugs on hX-Brawn's hand*
hX-Brawn: *Getting to his feet*
Kelly: *crushing hug and a snog, unmindful of her bruises*
hX-Brawn: *Snogged and hugged, while the mech himself is purring quietly with contentment*
Kelly: I'm so happy. I don't care if there wasn't any dress or party. This is better. *sniffs and looks in her pocket for a tissue* ...Though I kind of wish I didn't look like I just came out of a catfight. ^_^;
hX-Brawn: *Quietly* Ain't nothin' wrong with a bit of battle damage. *snuggle*
Kelly: *sighs and discreetly blows her nose on the tissue she finds, then hides it again* *quietly* Now what?
hX-Brawn: Let's get you upstairs so you can get cleaned up 'n we can relax.... 'N tomorrow, we can go to a nice restaurant for lunch or dinner...
Kelly: *soft squee* Alright. *looks at Prowl* Thank you.
Prowl: *gives the impression of nodding* Take care... *Will carefully pull back out into traffic*
Kelly: *sighs and looks up at her husband's holoform, ready to follow his lead inside. She's too pooped even to gush and babble about how happy and excited she is*
hX-Brawn: *Will move to gently scoop her up and carry her inside the building*
Kelly: *slight eek, and then lays her head against his shoulder and relaxes. Is looking forward to a quiet evening*
((Co-written with random_xtras))