Will hummed quietly as they headed to the base. he smiled happily, hair blowing in the wind. Ironhide was blasting 3 Doors Down. it was a beatiful day and Will couldn't think of a better way to spend it. he was having a great time, until he heard it. a loud pop and a hiss. the radio cut off immediately and there was an odd sound Will had heard before coming from the truck.

"slag." Ironhide hissed, slowing down and cursing.

"Hide?" Will ask. Ironhide grumbled angrily, as he pulled over onto the side of the road. Ironhide was slowly sinking down on the front drivers side. "Hide... did... did you blow a tire?" Will ask.

"yes I did." Ironhide hissed. "stupid human roads." he muttered.

"let me out. let me see." Will said. Ironhide growled as he opened the door, his holoform climbing out of the passenger side. Will got out and frowned looking at the tire. "thats a big hole. I don't suppose you have a spare." Will said, kneeling beside the tire to look at it.

"no. my self repairs will fix it. the tire is part of me. I don't require a spare... but once it's patched we'll need an air compressor." Ironhide said.

" of course you can fix it but can't air it up." Will said, rolling his eye's. the holoform shot him a nasty look. "how long will it take to fix?" Will ask.

"a few minutes." Ironhide said.

"how bad will it hurt you to drive to the nearest gas station?" Will ask.

"it wouldn't be good for me." Ironhide said. "but my self repairs should be able to fix it. I can ask Ratchet." Ironhide said.

"Ratchet?"

"Ironhide?"

"I've blown a tire."

he could hear the medics amused laughter.

"do you need help?"

"no. my self repairs will fix it. I just need to know if driving two miles on a flat is going to damage me more than my self repairs will be able to fix."

"he's laughing at me." Ironhide grumbled. Will chuckled slightly and patted his door.

"its alright Hide." he smiled.

"well it depends on the road conditions."

"they're all shitty Ratchet. you know the roads to the base."

"he's being stupid." Ironhide grumbled.

"he's not the one who blew a tire." Will smirked. Ironhide revved angrily. someone pulled up beside them.

"hey you need help?" he ask.

"no we're fine." Ironhide said, turning back to the tire. "it's just flat." Ironhide grumbled.

"no, thanks anyway." Will smiled. they nodded and drove off.

"don't go anywhere Hide. Optimus is on his way."

"I don't need Optimus I just need to air up my tire."

"well my search shows there isn't an air pump near your location and driving to the closest down is going to leave more work for me to fix."

"fine."

"too far for us to drive. Optimus is coming." Ironhide grumbled. Will nodded slightly and climbed back up into the backseat of the truck. "what are you doing?" Ironhide ask.

"we're still like two hours from the base." Will said.

"and?" Ironhide ask.

"its hot. I'm gonna lay in the backseat." Will shrugged, closing the door. Ironhide's holoform climbed in then fizzled out. Will settled into the backseat happily, until the holoform appeared over him. "can I help you?" Will ask, seemingly amused.

"Prime is two hours away." Ironhide said. Will chuckled him and kissed him deeply.

"not afraid you're gonna get all sticky and gross?" Will ask.

"you'll clean it up later. you always do." Ironhide grumbled. Will laughed, Ironhide was right. even if the weapons specialist didn't like to have sex in the backseat, he didn't mind in the bed of his alt mode or on his hood, but he wasn't the biggest fan of it in his backseat. he knew Will would clean it up, even if he hated the smell of their bodily fluids in his interior. he seemed to enjoy the feeling of Will on his seat, even if he hated the smell and having to have Will clean him, but he was generally the one who initiated it, even in his backseat. though Will figured he only did it when they were in the backseat, or even on the hood or in the bed of his alt, because he could send a nice sharp shock through Will's body.

*later*

Ironhide made sure Will had his pants back on before the man fell asleep. they'd used his shirt to clean up the mess and now Ironhide was simply waiting for Optimus. he should be there in about five to ten minutes. he climbed out of the back and waited, leaning against his alt mode. Optimus rolled up, but he seemed to realize something was up when he pulled up in front of Ironhide.

"you gonna tow me?" Ironhide ask confused.

"nope." Optimus said, heading over with a air compressor. he stepped back and watched it air up Ironhide's tire.

"thanks." he muttered. the Prime nodded.

"where's Will?" Optimus ask.

"asleep." Ironhide said. "he got bored of waiting." Ironhide shrugged. Optimus nodded slightly. Will shifted and mumbled, nuzzling the backseat. the back windows rolled down casually.

"Hide?" Will ask, looking around.

"its fine Will. it's just Prime." Ironhide said. Will nodded and opened the door, climbing out. he stretched and mumbled. Ironhide was quick to lean over and clean a smudge from Will's stomach with his shirt, making sure the Prime didn't notice. Will looked down and turned away, climbing back into the backseat and sitting down. he checked himself and Ironhide's seat over to make sure there wasn't anymore mess anywhere. Optimus stood back, watching the tire. "I can't believe Ratchet called you all the way out here for a flat tire." Ironhide mumbled. Optimus chuckled.

"I had nothing better to do anyway Ironhide. besides had you tried to drive to the nearest place to air up your tire, I would've been towing you home." Optimus said, amused. Ironhide huffed, leaning back against his alt.

"I could've gotten off the road and out of town, then transformed and walked. it wouldn't have killed me." Ironhide said.

"yes but it's hot and wouldn't have been very good for Will." Optimus said.

"I'm a soldier Optimus. I've been stationed in deserts for months at a time. a little heat wouldn't hurt me. as a matter of fact, it wouldn't be as bad, I don't have all that heavy gear on." Will shrugged, laying back in the seat. Optimus packed up the air compressor and stood with a nod.

"alright. it's done." Optimus said. Ironhide nodded and started up.

"thanks Prime." Ironhide said. his holoform climbed in, closing the back door.

"hey! you almost got my foot in the door!" Will hissed. Ironhide chuckled slightly and waited for Optimus to leave. as the truck pulled off, Ironhide's holoform appeared in the back, kissing Will then shoving him up front.

"get up there so I can shut this stupid thing off." Ironhide said. Will laughed climbing up front and laughing as Ironhide took off, speeding easily around Optimus without a care in the world for the speed limit. he missed the surprised and shocked look on Optimus' holoforms face as they passed. he never would've guess... maybe he'd seen wrong?

"Ratchet."

"did you find them?"

"oh yeah. thats not the issue, I believe I'm seeing things."

"like what Prime?"

"I think I just saw Ironhide's holoform kiss Will."

he could hear the medic burst into laughter.

"about time you finally caught them. you're just now seeing things like that happen?"

"I don't understand Ratchet."

"I'll explain when you get back to the base."

Optimus frowned and followed Ironhide. he watched his weapons specialist take no regard to any safety laws and simply race around. no wonder the mech had blown a tire. Will whooped out the window happily.

"you're gonna blow a tire again." Will laughed.

"I don't care." Ironhide muttered. Will chuckled and patted the steering wheel, watching Optimus in the rear view mirror. he wondered if the mech had seen the kiss, but didn't really care, the whole base pretty much knew, all except Optimus. Will smirked in amusement and continued to enjoy the trip.