He followed me home... can I keep him?

[nottabeater]

Bumblebee looked around as she appeared on the hill that overlooked the base, making sure that everything was alright. She could see Ratchet to one side, talking to Endeavor, and Ironhide leaning against the compound wall as he watched them. There was no sign of the native Jazz, but her audio receptors picked up the sound of Optimus Prime humming to himself somewhere inside as he ripped open the old computer monitors that they'd been given.

"Well," she said softly, turning her head toward where Jazz stood behind her holding their sleeping sparkling. "This is it."

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[dajazzmech.livejournal.com]

Jazz cranes his head around to look at everything around him and to smile at Ironhide and Ratchet. "I've known them for years." He mumurs to Bee. "Why do I feel like I'm meeting your creators for the first time?"

[nottabeater.livejournal.com]

She laughs softly, then shakes her head. "I don't remember my creators. These guys are what I've got." She watches the scene below for a moment, then looks at him. "Let's sneak in the back and talk to Prime first."

[dajazzmech.livejournal.com]

Jazz nods. "I'm with you on that, lady love." He takes her hand and prepares to follow her by taking hold of her hand again and better adjusts Honey on his hip.

[nottabeater.livejournal.com]

The Autobot leader is humming the tune from a popular children's show when Bee leads Jazz through the back door and past Ratchet's workshop into the huge main room. Bee watches him for a moment, then makes a little beep.

"Yes, Bumblebee?" Prime doesn't look up from the roaches that he's just found in one of the monitors.

[dajazzmech.livejournal.com]

Jazz makes a sound like clearing his throat and straightens. "Optimus. Me an' Bumblebee got somethin' real serious to talk to you about." He winces as he shifts Honey over to be held by Bumblebee for the moment.

[nottabeater.livejournal.com]

Prime looks up, then blinks as he sees how they're standing and how Bumblebee is holding her breath. "What is it, Jazz?"

[dajazzmech.livejournal.com]

Jazz nods to Prime with the most sober look on his face. "First, I am not your Jazz. I'm one that Bee met in the Nexus. I...only now could come here with Bumblebee though." He looks Optimus Prime straight in the optic. "The reason she got the other spark, why she got Honey, is cause of me."

[nottabeater.livejournal.com]

He frowns more deeply. "(I did what seemed best for Bumblebee and the sparkling. But I'm not a monster. You should know that, if your reality is anything like this one.)"

Bee bites off a little sound of tension, still standing to attention.

[dajazzmech.livejournal.com]

"(I thought I did know you. From what I hear you basically choose to seperate them with out giving Bee a voice in the matter.)" Jazz sighs and slumps. "But the other me brought them back together. S'not here or there, just don't do it again, I'm here to help her now."

"I love Bumblebee, and I wish to marry her. Do you have any objections?"

[nottabeater.livejournal.com]

He's not put off, or even surprised by what this Jazz is saying. The Jazz that he knows has always been protective of their youngest member. It would surprise him more if this one weren't. Add in the component of the sparkling, and Prime's relieved that he's not hearing something like the local Jazz bent his ear with after the silver mech returned from that stint of AWOL.

He looks at Bumblebee and sees her hopeful expression, then turns back to Jazz. "What about your team? Shouldn't you let them know that you're alright?"

[dajazzmech.livejournal.com]

Jazz's horns twitch. "I haven't been able to get back home for a while, but they would understand this. And I intend to deliver the good news next time I see one of them."

[nottabeater.livejournal.com]

The Autobot leader frowns, but then looks back and forth between them again and nods. "You have my blessing."

Bee lets out air in a soft whoosh, then hugs Honey with relief.

[dajazzmech.livejournal.com]

Jazz's posture relaxes considerably and he smiles brightly at Bee and Honey before smiling up at Optimus Prime.

"Thank you, Prime." He says before turning to hug both of the femmes in the room and placing a kiss on Honey's head.

[nottabeater.livejournal.com]

She blinks, then hides her face on him. "Uh huh."

Prime shakes his head and turns to go back to his work, giving the little family what privacy he can in the big open space of the hanger.

[dajazzmech.livejournal.com]

Jazz laughs quietly and snuggles close to Bumblebee and Honey. He continues to place little kisses on her helm and mummur loving words to both of them.

[nottabeater.livejournal.com]

After a bit she relaxes and sighs. "Jazz?"

[dajazzmech.livejournal.com]

He doesn't even let up his purring and kissing. "Yeah, Lady Love?"

[nottabeater.livejournal.com]

She hesitantly puts a hand to the back of his head and strokes it shyly, her voice dropping till it was nearly too low to hear. "(I love you.)"

Ratchet came in then, and stopped cold to stare.

[dajazzmech.livejournal.com]

Jazz is practically rumbling now as he leans into her touch. "(I'm glad you do.)"

He kisses her again deeply, not even noticeing Ratchet standing there.

[dajazzmech.livejournal.com]

Jazz smiles at his little and waves to Honey as he walks by Prime. "Just gonna take a look about for a bit, boss. Also, if anyone is makin' a list, add my request for some better bedding for Honey at least." He asks quitely and begins to head out of the hanger.

[nottabeater.livejournal.com]

Prime looks up with surprise. It's been so long since he's been in a real home that he's nearly forgotten about such things as resting couches, but now the sight of the sparkling and her mother laying on the dusty tarp hits him as glaringly wrong and he frowns and gets to his feet go out and look around as well.

[dajazzmech.livejournal.com]

Jazz's first stop is any of the offices that the soldiers may have been in. Oooh, abandoned leather swivel chairs.

"Just need enough to pad it up for now. I'll but the Nexus for donations of old stuff they don't want till we get a couch or two." He mumbles.

[nottabeater.livejournal.com]

Prime looks through the window at him bemusedly, then exchanges a glance with Ironhide as the weapons expert wanders over to investigate. "He's looking for bedding for Honey."

"For who?" Ironhide frowns at him.

"The sparkling. He's her father." Prime straightens and turns his head to look around. "It's been so long... I'd forgotten."

"How about some of this stuff?" Ironhide kicks at the tumbleweeds that are piled high in every corner of the compound.

[dajazzmech.livejournal.com]

Jazz comes back with a few cusions and thinks a moment. "Check for bugs in them and put them under the tarp. Like I said it just needs a bit of bulk right now."

[nottabeater.livejournal.com]

"Already plenty of bugs from those monitors," grumbles Ironhide, grabbing an armload of dried weeds and shaking them vigorously before hauling them inside.