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By Black Dragon Queen
Author’s Note: This one is currently un-betaed! I'm sorry for any and all mistakes! I tried. ^^;
Chapter Seventy-Nine: Rational Thinking
Will sank down in the passenger’s seat of the black Top Kick, pulling his jacket around him as he tried to get comfortable. They had stopped at a truck stop about an hour ago and Will was currently nursing through a large soda, though the caffeine didn’t seem to help keep him awake any. Will could feel his eyes drooping but for the life of him, he could not fall asleep. Sleeping wouldn’t probably help his apprehension however.
Epps, the rat, had chosen to head back with Jazz and so when everyone had quickly settled themselves and gotten underway, Will was surprised to find himself alone with Ironhide for the first time in weeks. Not since that fateful day of the crocodile, and the conversation that was to never be mentioned again, had he actually been alone with the other soldier.
Will sighed as he looked down at the silent radio. Ironhide had been true to his word and had given Will his space to think things over since revealing his own personal emotions where the ranger was concerned. They had spoken to one another in that time but Ironhide had been very careful to ensure that they were never alone together. There was always Epps or one of the other Cybertronions there with them whenever they saw each other.
Frankly, Will was getting rather annoyed by the whole situation. He missed his friend but at the same time, was extremely grateful for the consideration. He was still completely undecided on what he felt for Ironhide. Ironhide had told him his own thoughts on the matter but what were Will’s own? What was it he felt for the large gunner?
After his discussion with Judy the day of Wheeljack and Ratchet’s wedding, Will had gone to his room and really sat down and thought about the situation, analyzing each and every angle that he could come up with. He had even gotten out a notebook and had actually written down the pros and cons as he tried to sort out his own feelings. It was an odd feeling, having someone confess their love for you. Emotions tended to overwhelm a person and rational thought seemed to fly out the window.
However when the person confessing to you happened to be another guy, it was understandable to freak out just a little. Will, however, thought that he was perhaps the only person in the world to have a giant robot from another planet altogether confess their feeling to him. Will glanced at the camaro a few feet ahead. ‘Then again…’ he shook his head and quickly passed that thought by.
The real question actually became, what were Will’s feelings for Ironhide? That was what he needed to figure out. He knew Ironhide’s thoughts on the matter but what were his own? Did he still love Sarah? Did he want to go back to his wife? He sighed as another thought crossed him. Would she even take him back? The situation with Sarah seemed to be the first part he needed to figure out.
A strange thought suddenly occurred to him. Ironhide had not said anything until he had learned that Will had signed divorce papers with his estranged wife. Will frowned as he mulled this over. Did that mean that Ironhide had always had feelings for him and was just never going to say anything? Was he simply going to step back and watch Will from afar, or rather the driveway, always bottling his own emotions in and never telling Will?
That was just… wrong somehow. Will glanced back down at the radio once again. Why did that thought just seem to eat at him? The idea that Ironhide would have gone on without ever telling Will what his feelings were for him. In fact, the more Will thought about it, the more he was convinced that Ironhide had been prepared to do just that! Never say anything. Never tell Will just what it was that he was feeling.
It had only been after Will was nearly gator food that Ironhide had even so much as hinted at what he was thinking. Even then, Will had to almost pry it out of the mech. Did Ironhide really feel that strongly about it? About him? It just boggled the mind really. Ironhide apparently really did feel that strongly for Will.
With a sigh, he decided to get himself back on track. The “Sarah issue”; did he want to go back or not? He puzzled this over for a long moment. He loved Sarah; still loved her to this day and he would always love Abby. She was his daughter. A thought crossed him and he fought down a snicker. How would Abby react to her dad dating a giant alien robot? Probably not care, what with the way kids were now a days. Just look at Sam and Mikaela and Miles too for that matter.
The baby was probably not a problem. Hell, she was still only an infant. So it all came down to Sarah and… well Sarah had made her feelings known quite clearly. She did not want anything to do with the Autobots or any aliens in general. There was no way that Will could have both Sarah and the Autobots in his life.
So Will’s first question to himself was, was he willing to leave the Autobots for his now ex-wife if she so desired to have him come back?
‘No.’ The answer came to him quite loudly. He didn’t want to leave the Autobots. He doubted he could just walk away and forget about them. They were rather unforgettable. He didn’t think he could just up and leave them for any reason and sadly, that included Sarah.
So that was one problem down now onto number two. What were Will’s feelings for Ironhide? Did he think he could ever feel the great depth of emotion for the hardend warrior that the other clearly felt for him? Would he be able to accept Ironhide’s feelings for him the way that Ironhide meant them?
Will sat back and looked out the window at the scenery flying by almost as quickly as his thoughts flew though his head. Would he be able to love Ironhide the way that Ironhide said he loved him? Primus how odd it was to think that Ironhide loved him, but that was what Ironhide had said. That he loved him. Ironhide loved him.
God it was overwhelming. Ironhide actually said that he loved him. How was that even possible? What was it about Will that Ironhide found likeable? Will was just… Will. There was nothing special about him. So why in the world did Ironhide feel love for him? It was just a strange feeling, knowing that this incredible person could actually feel that way about him.
And Ironhide was incredible. He was a strong fighter and extremely loyal to his team. Ironhide also always put his friend’s needs in front of his own and was very protective of those friendships. Hell, Ironhide was the type of warrior that Will had always aspired to be! He was just incredible.
Will blinked as he seemed to have answered his own question. He could feel something for Ironhide. Hell, he already admired him, but did he love him? Could he love him? Will thought this over and decided to just stick with the facts of the matter, ignore the whole human and robot issue and just get down to the crux of it.
Would Will be able to love Ironhide, period? Thinking of Ironhide as just another person and not as a Cybertronion helped Will come up with his answer rather quickly. The answer to his second question was unsurprisingly, yes. Yes he could love Ironhide as another person. He could but that didn’t mean he would, but that what the game was all about, wasn’t it? Will could at least give Ironhide a chance to prove himself.
However, then came the issue of their differences. Will knew that this really shouldn’t be a contributing factor but he knew that sadly it was. While they had so much in common, would Will be able to get over the fact that Ironhide was from another world? Would he be able to put aside the fact that Ironhide was, well, an alien robot?
So bought out question number three; while he knew that he could possibly love Ironhide as another person, would he be able to fall in love with a Cybertronion? The Cybertronions were so different than the humans and had many different ways of looking at things. Would he and Ironhide be able to overcome those differences to have a real working relationship? Would they be able to set those differences aside for each other? How would that even work?
Will thought over what a relationship with ‘Hide would entail and wondered if he would be able to handle it emotionally. If he were to accept Ironhide’s feelings and persuaded a relationship with him, how exactly would that go? It wouldn’t be a normal relationship that was for sure. It wasn’t like they would be able to kiss or anything which meant that perusing a relationship with ‘Hide would be a strictly emotional one. Would Will be able to stay in such a relationship?
Will frowned as he thought about it. Would he really and truly forgo being with anyone else and be able to stay faithful to Ironhide if they went through with this? Would he be able to survive in an essentially platonic relationship? He groaned quietly as he rubbed his eyes tiredly. There was no possible way for him to even answer that question so it was a moot point for now. There was no telling what the future would bring and that was that.
Speaking of what the future would bring, what about Ironhide? Will had learned a lot about the Cybertronion culture, especially after Wheeljack and Ratchet’s wedding. What would happen if Ironhide suddenly found the other Cybertronion he was Linked with? Ratchet had explained that there was really no fighting it when a Cybertronion’s spark found the other’s spark. It was just the way they were. Two sparks called out to one another and then there was no stopping them from longing for one another. It was just how they were.
The third question that Will found himself asking himself was would Will be able to let him go if he found his intended? Would he be able to put everything he had into a relationship with ‘Hide, for that was how Will was, and then just step back and let him leave? Watch him from the sidelines as he was Aligned with someone else? Would Will be able to do that for Ironhide?
Will sighed as the answer came to him just as quickly as the first. ‘Yes, I could,’ he thought. ‘If it meant Ironhide’s happiness, then I would more than definitely let him go.’ Will knew that if it meant the other person happiness, then he would more than likely sacrifice his own to see it done. It was why he had signed those divorce papers in the first place. He had only wanted Sarah to be happy and if that meant being free then so be it. Will could obviously do the same for Ironhide if the mech so wished it.
The last question that he had written down in that notebook hidden under his mattress back at the base had been would a relationship with Ironhide be worth it? That was what Will really wondered. Would the ending result be worth all the ups and downs of what would most definitely be a rather rocky relationship? Will they be able to overcome insurmountable problems in order to have one another? Was there hope for a relationship between them?
Will sighed as he leaned back in the leather seat. ‘Yes. It would,’ he realized and that was that. The ups and downs of Will’s problem all lay out before him. As many questions answered as he could at the moment and they were all tallied up in Will’s mind. The total was in and the envelope announcing the winner was being handed out.
The winner was that yes, Will could find himself loving Ironhide back. Incredible as it was but that was how Will really felt on the matter. He could love Ironhide and was willing to try and see if a relationship between them could work. Now… how to tell Ironhide?
Well, he should probably wait until they were back at the base and then it would be best if he waited for the fall out of Soundwave’s appearance. If the other mechs had really had such a hard time with just Barricade at the Autobot base, how would they handle their superiors returning with yet five more Decepticons? Will wondered if Optimus had even called them ahead to warn them. He highly doubted it and he snicker as he imagined the multiple reactions that everyone would have.
Red Alert would probably be the only mech who wouldn’t mind the latest mechs arrival. Especially if it meant that he could put the mech to work helping refortify the base. Will chuckled again at this and leaned his head back against the headrest, still completely exhausted from the night before and from the emotional whirlwind his thinking had put him through. The result had been worth the mental torture though and Will was all set to just hunker down and snooze the last four hours or so back to the base.
His last sigh though apparently had been too much for Ironhide as the mech suddenly spoke up. “Are you sure you’re alright?”
Will’s eyes snapped open again as he glanced at the radio where the voice had come from, surprised at the soft worried tone that Ironhide had used. “What? Yeah. I’m just tired,” Will told him. “Been a long day.”
“I’m sorry then to have disturbed you.”
“Nah,” Will suppressed a yawn. “I don’t mind. Did you need anything?”
There was a pause. “Are you sure that you are not injured?” Ironhide asked again.
“Injured?” Will was becoming more and more awake with each word being said. “Why would you think that?”
“Well, you did take a rather nasty fall…”
“What? What are you-” Will began when he suddenly remembered that he had fallen down that small hole before back at the base. “Oh, that,” Will sighed, slumping back in his seat. “It was nothing.”
“You nearly fell down a deep hole, I wouldn’t say that was nothing,” Ironhide growled.
“Ironhide, it was just what happened,” Will protested. “I should have watched where I was going, that’s all.”
“That’s not all,” Ironhide snarled, surprising Will with his sudden intenseness. “You could have been injured! Damn it, when you suddenly went down I thought you had been shot!”
“What?” Will replied. “Shot? I wasn’t shot I just tripped. It happens.”
“Not during combat!” Ironhide growled.
Will sat back with a huff. “Well excuse me, but we all make mistakes.”
“Not at the risk of your life,” Ironhide bit out.
“Well it’s my life,” Will shot back. “And what’s the big deal anyway? So I fell down a hole, it’s not the end of the world.”
“Damn it Will…” the ‘Bot growled before he fell silent abruptly.
Will looked down at the radio sharply. “What?” he demanded.
“Nothing,” Ironhide instantly replied but Will sat up and just stared at the radio.
“No, clearly you want to say something to me so what is it?” Ironhide stayed stubbornly silent and Will whapped the palm of his hand on the dash. “Damn it ‘Hide, if you have a problem just say so!”
“I don’t have a problem,” ‘Hide insisted.
“Well it sure seems as if you do,” Will growled.
“Well I don’t.”
Will frowned and narrowed his eyes. “Ironhide,” he growled. “You wouldn’t have said anything if you didn’t have a problem with it so spill. What the slag is wrong with you?”
“Nothing is wrong with me,” Ironhide protested.
“Then why are you so upset that I fell down a hole?”
“That’s not why I’m angry,” Ironhide told him. “Damn it Will…What if you had been shot? What if you had become trapped down there? I can’t believe that you were so reckless as to fall down a hole.”
“Hey, it’s not like I planned to fall down a hole you know,” Will retorted hotly. “And I wasn’t shot or anything so I don’t see what the big problem is. It was just an accident.”
There was a long moment of silence. “Will…” Ironhide finally ground out, “you had to be pulled out by a Decepticon.”
Will frowned, his eyes snapping back to the radio. “Does it matter who got me out? I made it and I’m fine.”
“It was the Decepticon’s who made the slagging hole in the first place,” Will heard Ironhide mutter and suddenly everything seem to clock into place.
“Is that what this whole conversation is about?” he suddenly demanded. “Are you pissed off that I as rescued by a Decepticon?” Ironhide growled at the reminder and Will sighed. “I thought you were okay with Soundwave and his team.”
“I’ll tolerate them,” Ironhide announced. “Doesn’t mean I have to like it.”
“And no one is asking you too,” Will told him. “All we want is for you to give them a chance and you already said that you were going too… or were you lying?”
“I do not lie!” Ironhide snapped.
“So then what’s the problem? If it’s not Soundwave then what the hell is it?”
“I never said it was Soundwave.”
“Well then, what is your problem?”
“I don’t have a problem Will,” Ironhide insisted.
“Fine then,” Will sat back and pulled his coat around him. “If you don’t have a problem then I can get back to sleep.”
There was silence in the cab for a long moment before Ironhide sighed again. Will suppressed the urge to smirk as he sat back up. He said nothing this time, just waited patiently for Ironhide to speak and finally tell Will what it was that was so obviously irritating the mech.
“Are you sure that you’re alright?” Ironhide asked again.
Will was now puzzled at the ‘Bot’s insistence and he looked at the radio. “Yeah, I’m fine. Why do you keep asking me if-”
Will suddenly trailed of as realization hit him full force. He could almost smack his forehead in frustration. It was clear now exactly what Ironhide’s problem was. The mech was simply worried about him; worried about Will possibly having been injured during the rescue. It made complete sense when Will reminded himself that Ironhide had confessed that he loved him. Of course ‘Hide was concerned about Will’s well being.
No wonder he was angry that Will had been rescued by a Decepticon. The ‘Con had rescued Will when Ironhide couldn’t and that just pissed Ironhide off to no end. Will could picture Ironhide’s expression as he watched the person he confessed he loved being rescued by a hated enemy. Poor Ironhide.
Will found himself smiling softly as he reached out and stroked Ironhide’s dash. “Really, I’m completely fine.”
“I know that… I just can’t believe that a ‘Con had to save you when I couldn’t.” Ironhide sighed, confirming what it was that Will had already suspected.
“That’s what you’re mad about?” he asked softly. “That you couldn’t help me?” Ironhide remained stubbornly silent and Will sighed again. “You had your own job to do,” Will told him, “You were keeping them busy. That was important too you know.”
“I just can’t believe that I couldn’t help you when you needed me.”
Will rolled his eyes. “I’m a soldier too you know. I can take care of myself.”
“I know this, I really do Will and I know that you’re a good fighter. Hell, you sure took care of yourself back in Mission by taking out Blackout.”
Will raised an eyebrow at the reminder. “Then what’s the problem?” he asked.
Ironhide sighed and Will waited patiently for the Autobot to get his thoughts under control. “I know it’s stupid and there’s no reason for me to feel this way but I just can’t stop worrying about you,” Ironhide finally managed to confess. “And I know that it’s not my say or anything, but I hate it that you’re putting yourself in danger for us.”
“I’m not ‘putting myself in danger’,” Will argued. “I know how to handle myself and what my limits are. If I know that I can help you guys in any way that I can then you can bet your aft that I’m going to help.”
There was another sigh. “I know that but still…”
“What? You don’t want me to help you guys?”
“Not if it means that you’re in a situation that could get yourself killed, no.”
“Ironhide,” Will groaned. “I am fine!”
“But what if you weren’t?” Ironhide insisted. “What if there had been nobody around to help you? What if you had been captured by that lunatic Burgen?”
“Then I would just have to wait for you guys to come rescue me.”
“Damn it Will, that’s not the point!” Ironhide growled. “I don’t think I could stand it if you were hurt like that! I hated it that all I did was sit around while you put yourself in a dangerous situation! I didn’t do anything!”
“Ironhide, I will not sit back and wait for everyone else. If I know that I can help then yeah, I’ll help even if it means that I could be hurt or even killed.”
“YOU SEE!” Ironhide burst out. “That’s my point exactly! You don’t need to take such drastic action!”
“What? You want to put me in a box or something to make sure I don’t get hurt? You know you can’t do that.”
“Wish I could though,” Ironhide muttered.
“Ironhide!” Will barked and Ironhide fell quiet. Will sighed again. “I know that you’re… worried for me but you know that situations like last night are more than likely going to happen again,” he said softly. “You can’t always be there for me just like I can’t always be there for you.”
“Still,” Ironhide muttered. “I did not like the idea of you guys going in there without backup.”
“You guys were right outside,” Will argued.
“We were but what if we couldn’t have gotten to you in time if you were in trouble?” Ironhide replied. “Primus, it was the waiting that drove us all crazy! Bumblebee just could not stay still!”
Will raised an eyebrow as his eyes immediately went back to the camaro in question. “Really?” he drawled. “How was Barricade handling it?”
“What?” Ironhide seemed genuinely confused. “What does the ‘Con have to do with anything?”
Will rolled his eyes. “Never mind.”
Ironhide was still confused but decided to let that odd question pass as he sighed again. “I still would have felt better if we had just stuck to my plan and gone in there with guns blazing instead of you four sneaking in by yourselves.”
Will rolled his eyes. “We had the best chance of getting in there undetected. We did get in there undetected and it would have wasted valuable time trying to find Frenzy, not to mention Soundwave. They were held in different locations. No,” Will shook his head. “We did the right thing by scouting it out and freeing them before we let Sector Thirteen know we were there.”
“And I know that,” Ironhide said again. “But I still hated it that you did all the work.”
Will chuckled. “We did alright.”
“Still I don’t like you endangering yourself unnecessarily,” Ironhide groused.
“What? This was necessary ‘Hide!” Will protested.
“Of course it was necessary,” Ironhide retorted. “I didn’t say it wasn’t… Even if it was for a ‘Con,” he muttered the last part under his breath.
“Damn it Ironhide,” Will chuckled. “Are you ever going to get over that?”
“Probably not,” Ironhide answered truthfully. “He’s still a ‘Con despite the war being over.”
Will glanced at the radio. “Are you saying that we should have left him there?”
“Primus no!” Ironhide yelped. “No one should have to suffer like that. Not even a ‘Con…” Ironhide paused again. “Well, maybe Starscream.”
Will sighed. “Do you think he’ll cause problems?”
“Who? Starscream?” he asked surprised. “Well yeah. I mean it’s Starscream. He’s crazy.”
Will frowned at this. “Why?”
“What?”
“Why is he crazy?” Will clarified. “Megatron’s gone so why’s he so hell bent to still go after you guys? I mean Barricade and now Soundwave have left him. What is it about him that makes everyone else crazy?”
Stunned silence. “You’re kidding, right?”
“I’m just curious.”
“What does it matter why he’s insane? He just is! And as a result, he’s dangerous.”
Will just nodded as he finally shrugged out of his jacket and tossed it to the floor by his feet as he kicked off his shoes, the midday sun finally warming him enough as he sat back. “What do you think Starscream is planning?”
“Who knows how that mech thinks,” Ironhide grumbled. “Barricade may know something but I’m not sure if he’s spoken to Optimus about it.”
“I don’t think Starscream knows where we are at least.”
“Thank Primus…” Ironhide retorted. There was silence again for a long while before Ironhide spoke again. “Just promise me that you’ll be careful.”
Will glanced down at the radio surprised. “I’m always careful.”
“Good.”
They continued on in silence. It wasn’t until Will saw the outline of the base in the distance that he finally sighed and bent down to slip back into his boots. It had been a hell of a few days that was for certain. Ironhide sighed as well as he saw the base. “Home sweet home,” he sighed.
“Yeah,” Will grinned. “By the way, did Optimus warn Prowl about us returning with Soundwave and his team?”
There was a moment of stunned silence from Ironhide before the truck suddenly shifted gears and began to hang back, allowing everyone else to pass him by, much to their curiosity. “I don’t think we want to be anywhere near that fight,” Ironhide announced. “It took them weeks just to get used to Barricade, I know that they’re going to freak out when they meet Soundwave.”
Will chuckled as he began collecting his things so Ironhide didn’t have a problem when he shifted, slipping back into his coat. “Soundwave doesn’t seem to be that bad.”
“He was loyal to Megatron first and foremost,” Ironhide announced. “That’s pretty much all I know.”
“Mmmm…” Will hummed as he sat back, just watching the base become larger and larger the closer they got to it. “Hey Ironhide?” Will finally said softly.
“Hmm?” Ironhide asked absently already anticipating a long, restful recharge.
“I think…I might love you too…”
Barricade cursed as he swerved to avoid the large black pickup truck as Ironhide slammed on his breaks in front of him. “Crazy Autobots!”
-To Be Continued

Author's Note: Man that was hard for me. I don't know why I have such problems writing these two. -pouts- I tried, that's all I can say. Also, tommorrow will be a late post. My work scedule changed so unfortunatly I will not be anywhere near a computer until late afternoon. I'll try and get it up as soon as I can though. Well join us tomorrow for chapter Eighty: The Welcoming Committee
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