Conversation ...

I should be sleeping, but the truth is I've slept so much over the past couple of days that I really cant any more. Mele' is, and the truth is I would love to be in bed. But ive laid there and done everything from listen to my "Pure Moods" cd to count celing tiles and My eyes just wont close. So for the moment I'm on my laptop checking my mail and blog.
I have to smile as I hear the cat calls of "HEY HUGO!!" from down stairs as Poor megs walks around in the command center. It just hit the web about an hour ago that Hugo Weaving is going to be doing The poor guys voice in the new movie and now the Leader of the Decepticons is having to put up with the jokes. He says that if one more person calls him "agent Smith" They are on KP till the movie comes out. So far, the Stunticons have met this fate and several others are probably going to be joining them.
Orion is in the process of looking after several things in the command center and I dont begrude him his duties. He thinks I'm sleeping, and so i havent bothered him.

I'm in the process ofchecking my mail, and seeing whats going on on the other blogs, when i hear it. Or rather him. And then proceed to make a complete fool of my self fumbling with, and promopty dropping the DVD player remote, and managing to do everything BUT get "Empier" turned off in an attempt to not offend my Guest.

"You dont have to turn it off on my account," He rumbles.

I finally get the thing and manage to snap it off.

"Listen, I know you and Kenya wouldnt Make Orion sit through "IT". I have no intention of makeing you suffer through this."

I get the feeling he's grinning at me under that thing.
"Very well, I appriciate the sentiment your Hi...." He stops as he notices me holding up my hand, "What?"

"Just Rose okay?"

Again i get the impression of a smile, "Very well Rose. I appriciate the sentiment."

"So," I sit down my computer and look up at him, "What'cha donig up here?"


"Checking on you," He finishes the rest of the steps and comes into my room taking a look around, "It MUST be a writer characteristic."

"What?" I look past him at the obstacle corse that my room is currently, "Oh that. I dunno about that.. I'm just a slob."

"Hmmm..."

I sit and he stands there for a moment in silence except for the resperator as i try and think of something to say to him. Turns out I dont get the chance As i suddenly have to double over and laps into another coughing fit.
The illness i had been fighting for some time had started to get better but with this latest fight wearing me out, its come back yet again. As I learn as this last hacking fit leaves me breathless and wishing i could get my hands on the person who gave this to me.

"Rose?!"

I finally snap out of my hacking and get enough wind in me agian to apologize.

"oh, I am so sorry Anakin, I coughed all over you!" I realize what ive said two seconds after its out of my mouth, "Oh I'm sorry Darth. I know you Dont like to be called that."

"I am not offened Rose," He's knelt down inf front of me so he can make sure im okay, "I am concerned about that though."

"Its just a cold," I sigh and flop back , "Oh by the way, Thanks for comming to help Orion. I appriciate it. S'twice now youve been there for us when we needed help."

"I could do no less my lady, And I know you and Prime would do no less for me," He proceeded to stand up and tower over me.

"You really are a good person you know that?" I smile up at the DarkLord, "And to think I used to be frightened of you as a kid."

"You were?" He seems to doubt that, "You dont strike me as the type that would be scared of anything. Let alone a character from a moive."
I Shrug back at him, "Well I always some how Knew Orion and his were real, Maybe i sensed it about you too."

"Possible and yet now your not afraid of me? "
"No," I shake my head, "Now i know you and what you really are, And that all your reactions, everything that was in the stories. Those are just the reactions of any sentient feeling being who had to face those choices in thier life."

"You.. dont think i was being selfish?"He cocks his head to one side and continues to look at me.

"I think you were being normal, And the truth is.. when it comes right down to it. You and Orion like ive said before are a lot alike. You had to make the same choices, had the same problems, and the same type of fate. Only the out come was different. And in the end it was really. So no, i dont blame you and im not afraid of you any more."

"That means a great deal to me Rose, As does your and Prime's friendship."



"thanks Yours and kenyas means a lot to us too. " I Stand up comming barely up to his control pannel, yes he definalty IS as all as Orion when Orion is his human size, "Come on down stairs I need something to drink after that coughing fit."

"As you like My lady." He motions me forward and follows me down the steps.

A few seconds later I have my soda and get him a cup of coffee, I spend about an hour talking to Darth Vader at my kitchen table Waiting for Orion to show back up.

He and megs finally walk in and I grin.

"Hello Hugo," I tease.
"Dry up," Megs growls and heads off to check on Mele'

"YOu are going to have to explain that joke to me some time Rose," Darth Comments.

I giggle, "Go check the web.. Its all over it."
Orion comes ovet to me leaning down and giving me a hug, "What are you doing up?"
"I uhh.. couldnt sleep, and Darth was keeping me company."

"Indeed," He stands up," I enjoyed talking to you Rose, We need to agian some time."

"I'd like that," I grin and he heads off into the house.

Orion sits down next to me for a while and we talk, about all thats going on and what can happen next. And about what good friends we have.. and how we are happy that we can count on all of them.


Thank you

Every one.


Rpse and co