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Chapter One Hundred Eighty Eight: Rough Reasoning
Bumblebee looked about their hanger- 'No!Their hanger. Sam and Barricade's,' he chastised himself. 'Not our hanger, not anymore.'
Barricade must have been able to see his thoughts on his face for the 'Con let out a snort. "A lot emptier without your stuff about," he drawled. "Don't know why you bothered. You're just going to have to haul your stuff back in later."
'Bee stiffened, tossing a glare over his shoulder at the 'Con leaning against the now closed door. "You were surprised I left? I thought it best to give you two some space. I thought my presence would be-" he stopped himself before "unwanted" slipped out. "Awkward," he finished instead.
"Bit premature," 'Cade huffed with a wave of his hand as he pushed himself off the door and headed towards the free boxcar. "Sam never even came back last night."
Bumblebee should have been more surprised by that but he wasn't. Though concern did flitter through him. 'One problem at a time 'Bee, speak with Sam later. Moron first.' Firming his resolve, he turned and stared at Barricade. "Can you blame him?" he growled, his voice low. "You're ignoring him." A beat. "Still!"
Barricade looked upward in exasperation. "Oh here we go again," he muttered.
"What do you mean again? We never even finished our 'discussion' from the ARC's mess hall. It was just 'to be continued'. Well guess what? We're continuing with part two, right now!"
The Decepticon made a short tsking sound. "Too much TV."
"Barricade!" Bumblebee snapped at him, already feeling himself getting riled up and they barely even got started.
"And what do you mean I'm ignoring him? He's not exactly seeking me out either!"
"Again, can you blame him? He heard you say you didn't want him!" Bumblebee roared at him before he let out a large whoosh of air and dropped his forehead into his left palm. "He heard us both so it's no wonder he's completely confused. Is it any wonder he's going to avoid us? Avoid you," he quickly corrected. "Which is completely counterproductive since you both have to figure out about this Link you have between you."
"No we don't," Barricade contradicted immediately.
Bumblebee felt like beating his head against a wall. "Yes you do. You have to figure this all out before the withdrawals starts."
"They haven't yet which just proves my point," Barricade returned. "Sam can not hold a Link so no worries."
Bumblebee tilted his head slightly, shooting a flat stare straight at Barricade. The 'Con shifted slightly under that dark blue gaze. "Stubborn, stupid 'Con," Bumblebee muttered more to himself than to the other occupant of the hanger. Barricade glared and was about to retort when the other spoke up again. "What usually causes a withdrawal?"
Barricade's ire turned into puzzlement. "What?"
Bumblebee just continued to stare at him as he repeated his question. "Think about it," he tacked on the end. At Barricade's continued confused look Bumblebee let out a huff of his own. "Distance! Normally when mechs are refusing their Link they try to avoid one another. On Cybertron, you could go to the other side of the entire planet to get away. You've been together with Sam since you basically kidnapped him from his school."
"I did no such thing!" Barricade yelped.
"Bullied him into it, same difference!" Bumblebee shouted back. "Name me one instance where you and Sam were separated for a significant amount of time."
"After Mission City," was the quick reply.
Bumblebee let out a bitter chuckle. "Yeah, we know how well that went. You spent, what? Two months away before you had to seek Sam back out."
Barricade was now glaring himself. "I did not 'seek him out'. I was trying to find you lot, in case you forgot."
"Yeah but you still went straight to Sam." Bumblebee had a strange little smile on his face and Barricade's glare went darker but 'Bee didn't let him get a chance to rebuttal. "You had to see him again, admit it! So somewhere inside that stubborn frame of yours you knew you had to find Sam."
"No, Starscream's obsession with killing Sam meant I knew had to find Sam!" Barricade cringed slightly the second the words were out of his mouth. He had not wanted to say that out loud.
Bumblebee's reaction was nothing like what Barricade thought it would be. The mech looked damn triumphant as he just stared right back at him. The bug was up to something but damn if Barricade could figure out what. There was a reason Barricade was a brawler, not a thinker. He couldn't figure out where the blasted Autobot was even going with his slagging interrogation. Ironhide should be commended. He taught the bug well.
Barricade tried to bring back his cloak of indifference like a shield as he stared back at Bumblebee levelly. "What? You knew Starscream was obsessed with Sam. I told you myself."
Bumblebee shook his head, a look of realization crossing his features. "You don't even realize you're doing it, do you?"
The other mech shot him an aggravated look. "Doing what?"
That wry smile was back and Barricade had to clamp down on the urge to walk over and whack the younger mech upside the head to smack it off. How was it that the stupid bug could provoke him so easily like this? 'Oh yeah, we're talking about Sam.'
"Think about what you just said," 'Bee informed him. "You might be trying to convince yourself that this Link has absolutely no power over your decisions but clearly the Link is doing everything it can to ensure it's own survival."
Barricade stared at him absolutely confused. "What? My Link is the reason Starscream wants Sam dead?" he asked incredulously.
"Of course not," 'Bee scoffed. "You running right to Sam to ensure he was okay on the other hand..." Shock dominated the Decepticon's features and 'Bee could feel the slight smirk broaden to a wide smile. "Told ya."
"That is not what I did!" Barricade shouted affronted.
"Sure it is."
Barricade shot the other mech another glare before taking a deep breath and regaining his bearings. He was a Decepticon slag it! There was no way this Autobot, this youngling was going to make him lose his well honed composure. "And what does that matter, hmm? I've already admitted that I felt the Link the second I met him." The fact that it had taken him nearly a month to figure out what it meant went unsaid.
"You're just trying to avoid the inevitable," Bumblebee told him. "Putting aside your theory that Sam does not and can not sustain a Link-"
"He doesn't and can't," Barricade insisted.
"Your own feelings on the other hand are there for all to see. You do care for him!" And if that wasn't half the battle right there Bumblebee was sure he would be feeling more hurt at the realization. But it was all for Sam's sake so he plowed ahead. "You have to care for him otherwise why did you go to check up on him? Why did you rescue him from thirteen when they went to his house?"
"If I recall correctly, I was the only one who was there," Barricade quipped and instantly saw hurt flash across Bumblebee's face. He had to give the bug credit though. It was quickly hidden behind a mask of determination.
"You said it yourself 'Cade. There was a reason you didn't let Starscream know where to find Sam even though you knew that meant Starscream would then take it out on you."
Now Barricade just felt puzzled. "What are you talking about?"
"You said, and I quote- 'I just knew that I absolutely could not give Starscream Sam's location no matter what he may have done to me'." Barricade's confusion deepened as he tried to remember when, if ever, he said such a thing in the Autobit's presence. Bumblebee didn't give him time to ponder however as he continued. "You care for Sam. Despite everything that's happened. You do care for him. Which begs the question why you're now hurting him like this."
"I'm not hurting him," Barricade countered.
"The hell you're not!" 'Bee barked at him.
"I'm not hurting him!"
"Yes you are! Every time you deny this damn Link you're making Sam think he's not worth being in a relationship with! You're confusing him! He doesn't know why you keep refusing him."
"I'm not hurting him, I'm giving him a choice!" 'Cade roared back.
Bumblebee sighed and leaned against the other boxcar. "This again?"
"Damn it! I would think you would be more grateful!"
"Grateful?" Bumblebee gaped in astonishment. "What in the pit are you talking about?"
"If Sam can not have a Link that means that he is not bound to me in any way! Which clears the way for you quite nicely."
Bumblebee stared at him baffled. "'Clears the way' for what?"
Barricade gave him an "are you stupid?" look. "For you to be with him of course. After all, you're completely in love with him." Bumblebee bristled and he smirked. "It was easy enough to figure out. The way you came charging in like the slagging cavalry at that underpass. The way you followed him like a slagging turbo puppy after Mission City. Don't tell me you didn't realize?"
"Of course I love him!" Barricade felt his jaw drop in shock. He honestly didn't think the bug would admit it. "I would have thought the fact that I'm sitting here fighting with you would have proven that! I love Sam and I want him to be happy! Happy and healthy. Which, unbelievably, is dependent on you getting your head out of you ass!"
Barricade resisted snorting at the human cuss word 'Bee was using. "If you love him, I would have thought you would be glad to have me out of the picture."
Bumblebee's hand came up to smack his forehead. "Will you please stop thinking like a Decepticon."
Barricade frowned, trying to figure out what that statement meant since he was a Decepticon when it hit him. Autobots and their stupid self-sacrificing notions. Instead of seizing the moment and ensuring that it was himself right next to Sam for the boy to turn to upon the realization that Barricade had left, Bumblebee was going to chase Barricade down and drag him back to ensure that Barricade damn well did stay at Sam's side. Damn Autobot.
"You should be happy about this damn it!"
"Oh sure, I'm happy that you're not only going to kill yourself with your damn stubbornness but Sam as well!"
"I am not-"
"Yes you are!" 'Bee jumped up and stalked towards where the Decepticon was sitting to loom over him, raising his hand and jabbing the 'Con in the shoulder with his finger at each word. "You and Sam have a Link and don't you dare say that Sam doesn't have one because I will shoot you myself if you do so help me Primus!"
Barricade's mouth shut with a click, telling himself it was because Bumblebee's words were getting louder each second so he doubted he would have been heard rather than because of the actual threat. Bumblebee continued on, though thankfully the finger poking had stopped and he was now waving his arms about slightly in emphasis, pointing towards the closed door instead. "You are going to ignore the Link and ignore Sam and were probably planning on leaving the second you could which would cause the Link to go into atrophy and eventually shut down your spark and probably cause Sam to have heart failure!"
Barricade's mouth dropped open in shock and Bumblebee smiled again in victory as he tried to get his breath back. His internal air fans were whirling to cool down his overheated systems and his chest heaving as he tried to get air into his intakes. "You were going to leave, weren't you?" The question was clearly rhetorical. "Why you assumed I would be moving back in here. You were going to sneak out in the middle of the night or when no one was here like some coward and just wish it all went away instead of facing it head on."
"I am not a coward!" Barricade burst out indignantly, jumping to his own feet and causing Bumblebee to take a step back as he was now the one being poked in the chest. "You think you have me figured out? You think that I don't know what it will do to me to leave? And he can't have a Link! If Primus is so all knowing, he wouldn't let Sam have a Link! Not with me! He doesn't care about me."
"You don't know that," Bumblebee told him firmly. "None of us know what Sam is thinking or feeling until you finally talk to him."
"Doesn't matter," Barricade retorted. "He can not have a Link so he will be unaffected when I do leave."
Bumblebee just gave him a pointed look. "They why are you still here?"
Barricade leaned back a bit, surprised. "What?"
"You said Sam never came back last night and I know the other 'Cons were bunking with the others. Blaster complained about it enough." Barricade wasn't about to comment on that little fact. "You, though, were by yourself last night. No one would have noticed you left until we got up and checked today. So why are you still here?"
The Decepticon stared back at him, completely and utterly flabbergasted. "I…"
"Barricade. You're lying to yourself. I know how you feel about Sam. Your actions are much louder than anything you've said! You've been protecting him! This entire time you've been watching over him and if that isn't a sign of a tethered Link right there nothing is! So think. You had the perfect moment to leave and yet you're still here. You couldn't leave."
Barricade glowered, refusing to admit that the bug was right. 'Well almost right,' he placated himself. "I do have to leave though."
"What? Why?"
"Sam is in danger ever second Starscream is out there! I know how the jet thinks! He needs to be taken out!"
Bumblebee gasped in surprise. "So you're going to go after him? To make sure he doesn't hurt Sam you're going to go on some crazy suicidal mission? Soundwave said that he's been joined by other Decepticons. We saw the rest of his trine in the arctic! You'll never get near him now!"
"I'm still going to try," Barricade told him. "For payback if nothing else."
"Oh it's something else. You're going after him so he can't get to Sam."
"As you said, suicide. Hence why Sam cannot have a Link with me. I won't allow it."
"I don't think you really have any say in the matter," 'Bee drawled.
"Sam can not be capable of holding a Link! He's human! Therefore the only one who will suffer from withdrawal will be me and even that won't matter after I locate Starscream." Bumblebee just stared at Barricade, disbelief and suspicion warring on his features. Barricade didn't notice however as he continued on. "I may be able to convince some of the other Decepticons to agree to the truce Optimus has offered but there is no way Starscream is letting me escape a second time."
"Hence why you said my moving was premature. Someone has to stay with Sam until both Starscream and Thirteen are taken care of."
"And Knight is well on his way home," Barricade nodded. "Or Ironhide steps on him, whichever comes first…"
There was silence for a moment. "Still doesn't mean you're not hurting Sam."
"Oh for-"
"You have a Link," Bumblebee barreled on. "You both have a Link to each other."
"Sam absolutely can not have a Link with me, I thought you understood that!"
"I understand that's what you told yourself," 'Bee countered. "What you've convinced yourself. You've told yourself that so many times that he can't have a Link with you that you've started to believe it. Desperately I might add."
Barricade was back to being confused. "What are you getting at now?"
"What are you afraid of?" Bumblebee asked instead and Barricade reared back in surprise and just a bit of apprehension.
"Afraid of?"
"You! You're afraid, I just can't figure out about what though," Bumblebee pressed. "There's a reason you convinced yourself that Sam absolutely can not have a Link with you so you keep telling yourself that he's human and it won't affect him. You're doing what you damn Decepticons do best. Protecting yourself."
"What are you talking about?" Barricade snarled.
"You tell me," Bumblebee replied. "You seem almost desperate to believe that since Sam's an Earthling, he is incapable of having a Link with you. Frantic even. What is it about Sam being human that has you so scared?"
"I am not scared!" Barricade snapped.
"Yes you are," Bumblebee said calmly. "But I can't for the life of me figure out why. What does it matter that he's human? It doesn't seem to deter Ironhide and Will. Unless it's the fact that he's an alien and not a Cybertronion-"
"That's not it!" Barricade told him swiftly.
Bumblebee paused. "So there is something," he said at last. "What?"
Barricade flinched. Forget being commended. Ironhide should be shot.
They stood there, Barricade glaring at the Autobot and Bumblebee waiting patiently for Barricade's answer. There was no way that Bumblebee wouldn't just sit there all day waiting for Barricade's answer. If only just to spite him.
"He's human," Barricade finally bit out.
Bumblebee frowned. "You said it didn't matter that he was human."
"It's not."
"Then what is it?" More silence. Barricade glared at him.
Bumblebee huffed and sat back down on the opposite boxcar thinking. Barricade was afraid of something, which was why he was so determined to believe that Sam couldn't hold a Link. But what was it?
He thought back to his own fears. The ones he had thought of when he had first realized that he was falling in love with the human teenager. It seemed as if Barricade was fixated on Sam's humanity but what?
The fact that Sam was so much more fragile than they were? Bumblebee considered it but quickly dismissed it. If anything, Barricade was more worried about himself being hurt rather than Sam being hurt, but from what?
He thought back to everything that had gone on at the base since that day Barricade first appeared at Sam's school. Not just with Sam and the Witwicky's but with everyone who now lived at the base. What was going on couple-wise in the base that would freak Barricade out?
It had to have happened before they left for the arctic too so the sudden cross-faction couples shouldn't be it. And it was focusing on the fact that Sam was human so it had to be something with the other humans but what? Judy and Ron were hopelessly in love and from what he had seen, Steve and Carol were the same so who? Epps wasn't with anyone and Will was with Ironhide now that he was...
"Divorced."
Barricade jumped like he had been shot. "What?"
"Will's divorce," Bumblebee returned, understanding dawning on his features. "With his wife. And Sam's breakup with Mikaela! We never even heard of anything like a divorce in our culture and any break up was usually because one or the other found their Star Link. Not like the humans and how they go through so many relationships in their lifetimes! That's what you're worried about."
"I am not worried-" Barricade began only to have 'Bee interrupt him again.
"That's what you think is going to happen! At some point somewhere down the line that Sam's going to leave you!"
"You have no idea-"
Bumblebee was on a roll however and he wasn't stopping. "That's why you're pushing me to be with Sam! You think that Sam, after being with you out of some sort of- of responsibility he's going to dump you!"
"For you most likely," Barricade confirmed. There was no point in denying it anymore.
Bumblebee just stared at him before coming back to his senses. "He has a Link, you moron! He's not going to leave you!"
"He's human! Their relationship tracks aren't exactly stellar."
"Oh you idiot! You're trying to push him away before he can hurt you!"
"He loves you, you imbecile!"
"What?" Bumblebee yelped. "Where did you come up with that?"
"He's as obvious as you are," Barricade told him. "He's always going to you first. Always wanting your opinion. He's always with you!"
"So are you!" Bumblebee bellowed. "You've always been right there with us all the time! Granted it was originally to ensure that you didn't get attacked straight off by any new arrivals or you shooting any of us for… well, being us…"
Barricade scowled. "I know what I saw. He was in love with you long before I came into the picture and confused the hell out of him."
"What does that matter? He has a Link with you! We may love each other but that's got to be more like… like…"
Barricade cocked his head to one side. "Like?" he sneered.
"Brothers!" Bumblebee finally finished. "And really good friends! I may not be involved with Jazz but that doesn't mean I don't love him."
"Everyone loves Jazz," Barricade snorted.
"Exactly my point!" Bumblebee threw up his hands in frustration. "And it's because I love Sam I want him to be happy!"
"And he'll be much happier with you I'm sure."
"You don't know that!"
"Oh don't I?"
"Slag it Barricade! Who's to say whom Sam will be happiest with but Sam? It's his choice!"
"And he'll chose to be with me because everyone has been telling him I'll die if he doesn't while the entire time he'll be pining away for you!"
Bumblebee shook his head in disbelief. "You've been reading Judy's books, haven't you?"
"What has that have to do with anything?"
"Sam has got to have some feelings for you! Otherwise I doubt there would have even been a Link!"
"The Link was there before the damn final fight. When would he have gained feelings for me? When I was threatening his life as you said?"
Bumblebee twitched. "Then the potential for feelings were there, you just had to stop being such and asshat about it."
"Why deny the inevitable, like you said? He'll be much better off with you. I knew the moment I realized what was going on with my spark that it was a mistake. That's why I knew he and I could never be no matter what my spark thinks."
"Of all the stupid, stubborn, idiotic reasoning!"
"Humans are forever getting married, divorced, re-married. That's their nature! They never just settle down with just one."
"Yes they do! There have been countless humans who stayed together until, as they say, death do they part!"
Barricade let out a snort. "A hundred years ago maybe."
"Sam is not going to be with you out of pity! I'm sure he'll learn to love you."
"'Learn to love me'," Barricade quoted right back.
"Slag it 'Cade! You know what I mean! You just haven't given him the chance to fall in love with you yet! If you just stop fighting the damn Link!"
"He's still going to be with you, end of story."
"You're the one he has a Link with! He's going to be with you, you thickheaded brute!
"If you both are quite finished planning my life!"
A voice like steel rang across the hanger, startling both mechs. Horrified, they turned towards the small human sized door next to the large bay hanger ones. They hadn't even thought about it. They were so use to being interrupted by the other mechs they had only locked the larger door. Neither one of them had thought of the smaller door beside it.
In utter disbelief they watched as a figure detached itself from the shadow and Sam stepped into the light, a strange box tucked under his arm, a look of pure resolve on his face and in an eerie echo of how the entire conversation first began said to them the exact words Bumblebee had said just hours before. "We need to talk."
- To Be Continued
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