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He wasn't sure how he felt about this whole thing, but Ratchet insisted that the Autobot leader needed to relax. After crashing to Earth, battling in Mission City, and being thrown into buildings and pavement thanks to his then insane older brother, they all agreed he needed...a bath. And he was all for that, really!...except for one tiny little thing. One tiny organic little thing.
Maggie insisted that she wash him.
If Megatron found out, Optimus would get his still beating spark ripped out of him, never-mind that his older brother was human now. Megatron had made it clear that Maggie was his chosen mate, even if he didn't quite admit it yet. And for her to wash Optimus...well...it bordered a little too close to looking like 'something else'. And yet the human female was very stubborn about the whole thing. Didn't she see how inappropriate it seemed? To bathe him would mean taking off his armor. Which means technically he'd be naked.
Of course, Cybertronians didn't have much of a concept of nudity seeing as they didn't have a need to wear clothes. But to do a good job cleaning themselves they did need to take off a few parts that hid away a few places that didn't need to be looked at publicly. And certainly not by the sparkmates of others. And certainly not by his own brother's potential sparkmate.
" Ratchet, could you explain my reasons why I prefer to do this on my own. I've never had anyone bathe me since I was a sparkling, I've done just fine since then."
" I don't see why it should bother you, Prime. She's an organic, it's not like she'd know what she was looking at unless she had a good understanding of our anatomy. And even so, it doesn't resemble anything of human genitalia that she'd be familiar with."
" That makes it even worse!"
" If you don't point it out, she wouldn't even notice anything. I'm sure she even thinks we're genderless, which isn't entirely false from their point of view." he said " In this case, ignorance is bliss."
" That's called lying. I don't like lying to my friends. I'll tell her that she can do this another time, and then hopefully she will forget about it."
" *sigh* Optimus...just honor her offer. She's doing you a favor by cleaning you, and being as small as she is she can get into places you wouldn't be able to reach. Don't think of it as intrusive to your privacy. Think of it as keeping yourself in top shape inside and out."
"...Fine."
" You'll thank me, now go and have a good time."
A good time...yeah. Have a good time standing around with nothing but your pride and a smile. Thankfully the water inside the old dam outside the city was doing a good job hiding what he wished to keep hidden. Yes he knew she wouldn't know what she was looking at if she saw, but he didn't feel comfortable showing her anyways. Heck, he didn't even show his teammates, unless Ratchet was doing a medical inspection. And even then, noone but him and Ratchet were present. He was a private mech, and he wanted to stay that way.
" Well just about done except for your middle." she said, scrubbing the last bit of dirt and grime from his shoulders.
" You've done a wonderful job so far, Maggie. I think I'll continue the rest on my own."
" Oh come on, I just need to get that area and we're finished." she climbed a bit towards his front and almost immediately covered himself. Maggie gave him an odd look.
" What's wrong?"
" Nothing, just...I rather I did this myself. Again I appreciate your hard work for today."
She looked his hands covering that last little part, very protectively and then she looked curiously at him and then a amused smile crossed her face. Optimus panicked. Did she find out what he was covering?
" Did you get hurt?" she asked suddenly " Is that why you don't want me touching you there?"
Optimus relaxed a bit. She thought he was injured there? Well...at least it wasn't what he thought she thought.
" Yes. I rather I clean myself there on my own. It's...sensitive."
" Oh..I'm sorry. I didn't know. I mean, I should have known you had injuries like that, especially after the whole battle. I'm still not used to you guys yet. Being living alien robots and all."
" It was my fault for not telling you."
" Oh no, I just need to be more considerate. I can be really slow sometimes."
Optimus felt guilty. She wasn't slow, far from it. She was such a clever and bright human female. Not only was she a great friend, but an ally and she even won Megatron's heart and trust. Which was something not just anyone could boost about. He had so much respect for her. She didn't even know how much. But for her to belittle herself due to ignorance of his race's anatomy and a lie...
" Maggie that's not it."
" What's not it?"
" I...wasn't truthful about what I said before. About it being an injury. You see, like you, like your race. We too have places we rather keep in private. If you know what I mean."
Maggie smiled. " I kind of figured that."
He sighed, of course that shouldn't have come as a surprise. Humans, they were quite a sexual species. Of course she'd put two and two together like that. He fidgeted slightly as she hung on his right shoulder looking toward the covered spot on his chest.
" Hey, it's not like I knew exactly where your man-stuff was, or was even looking to find it. I just figured you guys are very similar to us in some ways and I'd run into that 'place' eventually. Now I know."
" So you understand why I was so hesitant?"
" Yep."
" And that I would like to wash myself?"
" Yep."
" Can I wash myself please?"
" ...Nope. This is revenge for seeing me naked that one night. Now open up." she smiled mischievously and lathered up the wash cloth once again. Optimus groaned tiredly. Ratchet was right, ignorance was bliss.
Author's notes:
Another one! Yeeaa! Actually this chapter was going to be after another one, but I wanted this one to allude to a flashback instead. Will I write said flashback? Maaaaybe...XD Or I could leave it as a 'Noodle incident' and let your imaginations fill it in instead. Meh, I'll see where this goes right after the next chapter. Toodles!