TFP X Techno Organic Reader

A Close Call

  Also I'm a doctor drink more of you're energon. It's showing that you're not. You know the symptoms drink your damn drink.

  P.S- Breakdown misses you tons (literally)

  ~Knockout '

   Smiling almost crying I stared at the note holding it close.

  "Stupid decepticons knowing how to stay in my heart..." I mumbled. Tucking the small box in my bomber jacket I got back up glancing around the alley. "Thanks but no thanks..." Feeling the box in my pocket I huffed out a breath. "Maybe..." Staring at the alley way one last time I clicked my shoes ready to skate away. "Damn it. Yes. I miss ya too K.O. Breaky. But I'm not a decepticon. Not anymore." I muttered clenching the box in my pocket before I took off skating. No I couldn't get caught in the past. All that mattered was getting through high school and disappearing so no one could bother me. I wasn't going back to the cons. I couldn't go back to the cons. No matter how much I want to they betrayed me and they'd do it again. I wasn't going back.

  ~Time skip~

   "Where did you run off to?" Jumping from Miko's sudden appearance I put my hand over my fast beating spark.

  "Had to drive home real fast. I left a tool on in my workshop and it could've burned the place down. One of the words in the song I was listening to reminded me of that." I lied quickly shrugging it off. 

  "Oh." She replied. "I was worried. Anyways you left you're stuff." She said quickly.

  "I know." I replied.

  "Well... why did you really say Knockout?" Miko questioned handing me my phone. Oh she's not good at this.

  "What?" I asked starting to walk towards my locker.

   "I looked at the music you were listening to. It was classical..." Miko said almost shy.

   "Why were you on my phone?" I retaliated turning my lock on the locker to open the door and grab my chemistry book.

   "You left it and you never leave you're phone. I was just worried." She replied looking at the ground. Miko you've known me for two days.

   "Miko it's fine that you glanced through my songs but my playlist was on shuffle. Knockouts a killer is one of my favorite songs and that's why I mumbled it. Okay? I gotta go." Closing my locker after grabbing my books I walked past her but not before hearing a quiet.  

  "... sorry..." and a quitter "see you later..." from Miko.

 Several classes later and It had been a long school day. After getting a mysterious gift from Knockout that I had yet to open and was currently sitting in my locker, making Miko the only person other than Raf I considered a friend sad, and being emotionally and physically drained from lying and all this stuff I buried in the past coming back up it had been a very long hard day. I was ready to go home and crash or maybe it was lack of energon. Knockout was right I was exhausted and I ran synthesized cubes. Great.

   Bell ringing ending the school day I sluggishly put on my backpack said good bye to the teacher and headed for my locker. If Knockout left a bomb courtesy of Megatron might as well take it out of the school and disarm it myself. Putting the tiny gift box in my backpack I started my long track home wishing I'd brought my ground bridge remote but no. I'd have to skate.

 Great.

 Stepping outside, the parking lot was mostly empty. Double clicking my shoes ready to get out of here I took off. Putting on my helmet speeding out of town I tried out running all my problems as I sped away to home just wanting to be free of all the monsters and demons that were no longer dead. Shaking my head ignoring everything that happened today I picked up momentum just wanting to be home and away from everyone else. I just wanted to be alone. Alone was less complicated.

  Finally making it home foster parents still on their science retreat I took off my shoes and headed upstairs to my room. Alright one more problem before I get to relax. The box.

  Digging through my backpack looking at the package I put it on my desk. Using a pencil I poked the lid. No smoke. No beeping noises. No loud boom.

  Narrowing my eyes I used the pencil to flick the box lid off and stared... a necklace? Taking out the jewelry curiously I stared at the silver chain before a small thunk was heard. Looking down there was the decepticon symbol on a large charm.

  "Of course..." I mumbled. "Knocky I'm not a con anymore." Observing the design running my finger over the smooth metal I smiled slightly. "Always one for dramatics..." Clicking the clasp on behind my neck I slipped it under my t-shirt to hide the precious gift. Miko was already suspicious if we were even still friends. I didn't need to give her more proof that I knew about the war and used to be a decepticon. Kind of. I guess. It was complicated.

  Staring at the silver strand of beads I touched each one feeling the smooth cut silver. As a souvenir I tried convincing myself but I knew no matter what the cons would always have a small place in my heart. And Miko and Raf were slowly worming their way into mine too. Even if Miko was suspicious she was still a friend. And I couldn't stop from getting attached again. It didn't help that Raf was a super genius like me and so adorable. I just hoped nothing happened this time. I hoped I wouldn't hurt anyone and I hoped no one would hurt me. I don't know if I could take getting hurt again or if I could take myself hurting someone again.