Early B-day gift for OPGirl106

Optimus furrowed his brows, watching Kira as she slept. Kira's face looks pale as she rests, coughing a bit every once in a while, emitting a soft whimper as she rolls over onto her side. Jacklyn left earilier in the morning to buy soup for Kira, Cole was at school since he didn't catch the illness that Kira did.

"Humans catch viruses easy..", he frowned softly as he gently stroked Kira's cheek, "I must do what I can to ensure that Kira will recover soon..." He gently placed his hand on the young child's forehead, muttering a curse in Cybertronian, "Her internal temperature has not decreased since this morning." Kira subconsiously lifted her right hand, placing it on top of Optimus' hand "O..Opmus..." She seemed to relax as she slept, knowing that Optimus was watching over her. He couldn't help but smile softly, allowing Kira to hold his hand in place, until she removed her own hand, falling into a much deeper sleep.

Optimus felt an even stronger urge, to make sure that Kira recovered from her illness but... He didn't know what to do. He had never faced a situation such as this, so he did what he knew he could do, he watched over her. He closed his eyes briefly, flashing back to when Jacklyn discovered that Kira had fallen ill..

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She furrowed her brows as she placed her hand on Kira's forehead, the young girl coughing and whimpering as Jacklyn sighed softly "You're forehead is really hot, Kira.. Go back to bed, you're staying home from school today." She picked up Kira and took the sick child to her room, tucking her in and kissing her forehead "Sweet dreams, Kira.. Please get well soon."

Optimus was already awake, the sound of Kira coughing and whimpering worried him greatly. Jacklyn walked out to the family room, noticing his worried expression "Kira has a cold, it could possibly be the flu, but she's staying home from school today. I'm going to buy some chicken noodle soup for her after I drop Cole off at school." She offered him a reassuring smile "I promise I won't be gone long.. But please.. Do your best to take care of her while I'm gone, even if you don't know what to do."  Optimus nodded once silently, offering her a kind, reassuring, smile "I will watch over her until you return, Jacklyn." Jacklyn smiled, then she noticed Cole entering the room, dressed and ready for school. She walked over to him and took his hand, leaving the apartment, and softly closing the door behind the two of them.

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Optimus emitted a soft sigh, opening his eyes, noticing how peaceful Kira looked, despite the fact that she was ill. "I hope Jacklyn returns soon.. She will be able to do more for her." As if by luck, he heard the apartment door open, he stood and walked over to Kira's door, opening it only to be met by Jacklyn. "How is she..?"

"She is sleeping peacefully, Jacklyn." He replied softly, not wanting to wake Kira from her slumber. The concerned mother smiled, feeling reassured, as she walked into the room. Optimus noticed that she was carrying bags made of plastic "Jacklyn, may I carry the bags that are in your possession?" She smiled, nodding once "Of course." Jacklyn gave the bags to Optimus "Please take the bags to the kitchen, Optimus." He nodded once, walking away from Kira's room and to the kitchen.

Jacklyn sighed as she walked over to Kira's bed, kneeling down and gently placing a hand on her daughter's forehead, she nearly cursed as she felt how hot Kira's forehead is "Her temperature hasn't gone down at all... This isn't good..." Jacklyn started to grow extremely worried "Maybe this isn't a cold... It could very well be the flu..." She sighed heavily, gently brushing some of Kira's bangs away from her face. "My sweet baby..." Jacklyn muttered softly as she grew more worried.

Optimus quietly re-entered the room, his heart warming at the sight of Jacklyn kneeling down next to Kira's bed. He smiled softly, not wanting to disturb Jacklyn, so he quietly exited the room once more. "Jacklyn knows what to do in order to ensure Kira recovers. I will stay out of the way until I am needed." He thought as he walked into the living room, sitting down on the couch that he has become familiar with.

Kira slowly opened her eyes, coughing briefly, as she looked over at her mother "Mommy...?" Jacklyn offered her a reassuring smile "Go back to sleep Kira.. You need it." Kira frowned as she began to pout "Where is Opmus? I want Opmus mommy!" Jacklyn emitted a soft chuckle, standing and gently picking up Kira. "Ok, ok... I'll take you to Optimus. I'm sure he's around here somewhere."

Jacklyn carried Kira to the living room, noticing Optimus sitting on the couch with a concerned expression. Kira giggled happily, arms stretched out towards Optimus "Opmus, Opmus!" Optimus looked at Jacklyn and Kira, smiling softly at the sight of Kira stretching his arms out towards him. "Look who has awakend from her slumber." He remarked softly, standing and gently taking Kira from Jacklyn, cradling the young girl in his arms. Kira smiled and giggled again, coughing a little briefly and whimpered. She pressed close to Optimus' chest, cuddling as close as she could to the Autobot commander.

Optimus sat down on the couch once more, with Kira cradled in his arms still. He furrowed his brows and glanced at Jacklyn. She only nodded once, smiling softly, as she walked to the kitchen. Optimus figured that she was going to make soup for Kira, so he returned his attention to the young child. Kira smiled at him, hugging him to her best ability, and sighing softly. Optimus smiled at her in return, gently holding her closer. Optimus and Kira sat like this for what seemed like hours, before Jacklyn announced that she finished heating up a bowl of soup for Kira.

Optimus carefully stood up from the couch, and carried Kira to the kitchen. Jacklyn smiled at the sight of Optimus cradling Kira in his arms.  He walked over to one of the chairs in the kitchen, placing Kira on it. Jacklyn carried a bowl of warm chicken noodle soup to Kira, placing it in front of her. Optimus leaned against the wall, watching Jacklyn feed Kira the chicken noodle soup. Kira protested "Mommy! I can eat the soup on my own!" she coughed hard for a few moments, rubbing her thorat and groaning softly "O-owie..."

Jacklyn sighed, gently rubbing her daughters back "I don't want you to accidentally choke on the soup, sweetie..." Optimus furrowed his brows, growing more worried by the minute, as he continued to watch Jacklyn and Kira. After about fifteen minutes, Jacklyn had finished feeding Kira, and offered her daughter some orange juice. Kira drank all of the orange juice happily, emitting a burp after she finished drinking the juice, and giggling. Jacklyn chuckled softly and shook her head, gently taking the glass away from Kira, and placing it in the sink. "Optimus, can you take Kira back to her room? She's beginning to look tired."

Optimus nodded once, walking over to Kira, who looked up at him and stretched her arms out up to him. He smiled softly, and gently picked her up, cradling her in his arms once more. Jacklyn had began washing dishes, smiling softly as she did so. "I'm glad Optimus is getting along better with the kids.. Even Cole is warming up to him more, but Kira seems to love him the most."

Optimus exited the kitchen, Kira pressing close to his chest again, as he walked to the location of her room. He opened the door, turning on the light with his free hand, and walked over to Kira's bed. He kneeled down and gently laid Kira down on her bed. She looked at him, smiling widely, as she stretched out on her bed. Optimus emitted a soft chuckle, laying her blanket down on top of her. Kira yawned and closed her eyes half-way, curling up into a small ball as she sighed softly. Optimus smiled at her "Sleep well, Kira, I hope you recover soon." Just as he stood, turning to leave Kira's room, he heard her whimper. He turned to face her, and saw how sad Kira looked "Pwease don't leave, Opmus..." She was reaching out to him with an arm, eyes watery with tears. He frowned softly, returning to the chair he had placed next to her bed earlier. He offered her a soft smile "I will remain here as long as you want me to, Kira." She smiled and sighed contently, closing her eyes as she began to drift off. Optimus smiled warmly as he watched her, not noticing that Jacklyn was standing in the doorway, smiling just as warmly as he was. "I believe Optimus will always have a strong bond with the kids... But his bond with Cole will be weak in comparison to the bond he shares with Kira." She turns the light off, and gently closes the door, leaving Kira in the care of Optimus.