Author's Note: Sorry for the delay! I had half done two days ago, but uni started back and well the world suddenly ended up being short on hours for me to write! but this turned out rather well! Suggestions welcome for who you want to see next and what kind of situation you want resolved for that pairing.
Disclaimer: Own Margret Lennox and Shatterstrike
Jasper Park, Topaka, Montana
William Lennox perched on the top of the black hood of the Topkick, his fingertips lightly and rather appreciatively caressing the warm metal beneath his finger, feeling the slight vibration fluttering against the pads of his digits and right up along his arm and into the holoform's sensor grid. His eyes however focused on the familiar form of the tall broad shouldered man leaning against a nearby tree, shoulder against the wood, his face hidden by the cowboy hat resting on top of his head. Taking in every inch of the holoform, he let out an appreciative sigh.
His fingertips drummed softly against sensitive metal, tapping out a soft rhythm that actually had a shiver running up the man's spine and a low almost inaudible growl curling up from his chest, dark blue eyes flashing as he turned pinning William to the spot with that heated stare.
"I like the leather." Brown eyes dropped to stare at the sexy rear that was presented to him, the corners of his lips curling upwards into a playful smirk. Though his heart was racing, the simulated organ fluttering wildly within his chest and reminding him of just how close to losing this man he had come. Even after these few weeks, he couldn't shake the soul deep fear that still lingered in him that he would wake one morning and find the handsome mech vanished from his life as quickly as he had appeared. "No loaded weapons?"
Ironhide's smile was instantaneous, one hand rested against a trim hip, thumb resting in the belt, his head tipping up, blue eyes flashing from beneath the edge of his cowboy hat. He looked like he had plucked the action straight out of the westerns Ironhide sometimes watched. "I've got just the one. It's all I'll be needing." Blue eyes darkened to a rich sapphire, the sunlight catching in them, making him look every inch the treasure that he was.
How had he ever denied exactly what he felt for this man? How had he denied his love for this being?
"Speechless are you, William?" A cocky tilt to his head, the handsome older man strode across the ground between them, pausing barely inches from William Lennox, one large calloused palm closing around Will's own, pinning it to the warm hood. Stepping in those last few inches, his hips slipped between Lennox's own, proving his point about having a loaded weapon on his person.
"Not speechless." The former military officer groaned, his eyes drifting half closed as he felt Ironhide's free hand sliding along his jeans clad leg, brushing upwards along the seam to his hip. "Speculative." He attempted to cover his momentary lapse, his head tipping upwards and he almost wanted to let Ironhide kiss him practically senseless in that moment, but knew that particular public place what they were doing was already treading a thin line.
"Speculative, huh?" A twinkle formed in those blue eyes, promising that all speculations would be placed to rest sooner than later. Leaning in, he frowned slightly when a hand pressed against the centre of his chest and held him back, his humour fading a little. "William…?"
"Public place, 'Hide. Not a good idea with children around." Shifting closer, he stroked his hand against a beard shadowed jaw and trailed a thumb against the tempting lips, feeling the tickle of that warm tongue against the pad of his thumb. "Trust me, I want nothing more than to indulge in everything you have in mind, Lover. You know how some humans can still be…"
Relief flickered in Ironhide's navy blue eyes, his lips turning up into a contented smile. "As you wish." He conceded, pressing a soft kiss against the tip of William's thumb, sliding back and leaving them both craving something that was quite inappropriate.
"Come meet the family." William Lennox offered softly, his expression warming a little as he slipped off Ironhide hood and onto his feet and looked over his companion for a long moment.
Neither of them noticed when a SUV pulled up in the empty space in the park's carpark, and the blonde woman who slipped out of the driver's side and was soon helping a little girl out of the back.
William Lennox was grinning from ear to ear, his body shifting back to rest against Ironhide's side, his amber-brown eyes flashing with utter delight as Ironhide whispered another soft comment into his ear and had him practically roaring with laughter. His heart felt lighter than it had in those long weeks. Large calloused fingers stroked against the nape of Will's neck, rubbing absently against it, tickling the short hairs just there, the sensation sending a warm shiver up through him.
Margret Lennox allowed her soft brown gaze to sweep over the face of her youngest child, her expression showing her contentment and relief at seeing her son finally relaxed and happy. It had always surprised her when William had turned up with Sarah and Annabelle that day not more than a year ago. It had only been the one visit and Margret had never taken a liking to the blonde woman, the little girl had been absolutely darling but the family connection she had been hoping for had never materialised. They had seemed like strangers to her… but not the older man William had brought to meet them this time.
She had to admit she was a little on the conservative side when it came to such things, but the moment she had caught the adoring look in the dark blue eyes that regarded her son with such soul deep love and adoration she had known that this was the right person for her William.
"So were you in the army with William?"
Ironhide shifted in the fold out chair that he resided in, straightening when addressed by the carrier of his beloved. "I was." Well… it was true. Though how either of them were going to break the fact that neither of them were human and both were members of the 'giant robot race' that had joined the humans on Earth was difficult to equate.
"Ma." Will shot a glance between Ironhide and his mother, then around to the number of milling family members that crammed around the barbeque and picnic tables they had taken over in the shade of one of the large trees. "You know how I told you I was working with the Autobots…"
"Yes, Dear, you did…" Brown eyes widened immediately as they turned back towards Ironhide with renewed interest, brows lifting in silent question. "You look human."
"Mrs Lennox…"
"Margret, please… Ironhide?" The name by which Will had been addressing the man seemed to make far more sense than being just a nickname picked up from being in the armed forces.
"I am." Though his gaze shot to William, clearly seeking direction in this rather odd little situation they had both ended up in. "William and I are partners." His large hand closed around one of his lover's, squeezing it and slowly lifting it up to his lips so that he could press a kiss against the man's palm. "And if he consents… bonded."
Amber brown eyes widened in surprise at that, his head turning and regarding the man beside him with surprise and delight. "You would want that with me?"
A low rumbling laugh escaped Ironhide at that, fine lines around his dark blue eyes crinkling with his delight, his expression showing just how much he had craved that particular outcome. "Why wouldn't I, Lover?" A kiss was pressed to the tips of each of William's fingers, thumb sliding over the warm palm lightly.
"Marriage?" Margret Lennox looked quite pleased with that entire prospect.
"We can perform it in the human fashion, if you would desire, Margret. However, a spark bond is a binding similar to marriage between Cybertronians. It is recognised as a marriage licence would here on Earth." Ironhide responded with the explanation, completely forgetting the fact both of them were in their holoforms and neither had been quite able to broach the subject of the fact that just like Samuel Witwicky and Miles Lancaster, he too had lost his humanity in exchange for a life with his beloved in a form that would last out the coming vorns and not cut short what they had found.
"Between Cybertronians?" A frown tugged at the corners of her lips as she turned a rather stern look on William that actually made the man squirm in his seat and shuffle a little closer to Ironhide as if attempting to seek protection from the storm he knew was more than likely going to erupt from his mother sometime soon. "William James Lennox!" Colour suddenly flushed every inch of her face. "You will explain immediately!"
And everyone turned to look at them. It was also at that moment that Sarah appeared with little Annabelle at her side, her blue eyes immediately settling on William.
"Will?"
All the colour drained out of William Lennox's face, his expression going from panicked to down right overwrought. The holoform immediately flickered as everyone stared.
A curse escaped Ironhide's mouth as he bolted upright from the chair, knocking it over, reaching for his beloved and gave a shout as William vanished all together. He should not have insisted on this, he had known how emotionally draining everything had been for his lover, the unresolved situation about what had happened on Cybertron.
There was a loud crash from the parking lot and several surprised screams and the heavy sound of pedes against concrete. Moments later Ironhide's holoform also evaporated.
"Shatterstrike!" Ironhide was taking after the olive green mech who was already a good half a mile from him. His spark trembled at the reaction that had just occurred within his beloved, but he couldn't blame William. Neither of them had quite settled what had happened to them, that their relationship had been built during a period of war and now that both were thrown into a period of stillness all the emotions that had been filed away had suddenly come roaring forwards. 'Shatterstrike!'
'Can't breath…' It was a soft response, barely above a whisper. 'Ironhide…!'
The raw anguish in that voice made his spark squeeze roughly in his chassis at the sound.
Even though he was calling out his beloved's name, Shatterstrike continued on through the trees, his armour easily blending in with the brush, his camouflage systems active and scattering the heat that emanated from his frame without even thinking. But there was nowhere on Earth that Shatterstrike could hide from Ironhide, he would know where he was… their sparks sang together, warm and bright, that connection that had long been forged between them might not be a full bond but it was enough that Ironhide would always have a sense of his partner.
Lunging forwards, his larger frame slammed hard into Shatterstrike's back, knocking the mech down, both of them ending up overcompensating and the two Cybertronians were tumbling down the steep incline. Ironhide wrapping himself around his lover to protect him from the trunks that shattered as they rolled right through them, but even in the midst of the chaos Shatterstrike struggled and fought hard against the grip on him.
They came to rest beneath sheltering pines, the olive green mech sprawled on his back, wrists held down on either side of his helm, Ironhide's body pinning his more slender one down to the forest floor. Vivid blue optics shimmered with emotions as he gazed down at the averted face, catching the glimmer of tears slowly sliding down over cheekplates, the droplets sliding sideways and onto the warm earth just beneath his head. The sleek chassis shook with silent sobs, hazel-green optics shuttering tightly as the tears continued to flow unimpeded.
"Love." He breathed softly, his grip gentling when Shatterstrike relaxed beneath him. Large servos reached down to delicately caress each cheek softly, thumbs sweeping away the tears that continued to fall silently. "Forgive me." Ironhide carefully drew the strong frame upwards, lifting him from the ground to straddle his lap, his arms coiling around the mech's back, one hand stroking the curve of his lover's spinal plating, fingertips ever so tenderly rubbing over each seam. His head dipped and he brushed silky kisses across the beautiful features before him. "Please… forgive me."
Where in battle both of them were raw and fierce, it was here in the private moments between them that the gentleness spoke of their love that had grown over time.
Fists pounded against Ironhide's chassis and the mech within Ironhide's embrace shattered into a thousand pieces, his emotions raging out of control. His voice was loud and echoed of the trees as he released everything, his anger, his fear, his insecurities… the thousands of things that had been bottled up for far too long. And the black mech held him, even though his chassis stung from the blows, he just held on, weathering the storm that was his lover until the anger and rage slowly melted back into the tears that shook the mech's entire form.
The olive head rested against Ironhide's throat, hot air fluttering against his throat, the mech slowly rocking his beloved, crooning softly, his spark melting over the demonstration of just how much he meant to the mech in his arms. They were two parts of the same whole, two pieces forged to fit together and they shared both the nature of true warriors.
"I love you." Ironhide breathed out, blue optics shuttering as he just cradled the mech there, spark to spark, feeling the last ragged sobs slowly rattle out of Shatterstrike's body and the mech rested limply against him. "I should not have asked for today." It had been Ironhide who had wanted to meet William Lennox's family, but he had known the moment anyone realised that William was no longer human that a can of viral worms would be released. The sight of Sarah there had been unexpected and Ironhide had a feeling he knew exactly why the woman had come back into William's life. "I shouldn't have let this sit between us…" But sometimes emotions were hard to touch, both of them unable to confront what had happened before 'the event'.
"I would have given anything."
"What?" Inhaling sharply, Ironhide's hands gently lifted his beloved's face so that they were practically nose to nose.
"I would have given Primus anything not to take you from me." And he would have followed this mech anywhere, he would have fought anyone that had attempted to take Ironhide from him. "I would have followed you anywhere."
A tender kiss was pressed against Shatterstrike's lips, their mouths opening as the heat was slowly sliding between them intimately, their servos sliding against warm metal, fingertips trailing across armour and steams, teasing wiring and other sensitive places.
"My spark beats only for you."
"Show me that you are still with me." Shatterstrike pleaded softly against Ironhide's lips.
"I want to see your optics." Ironhide's fingers tenderly stroked across the nape of Shatterstrike's neck lightly, stroking in slow circles, waiting until the mech's head tipped back and deep blue met shimmering hazel-green. The colour was so intense, it hypnotised him for a long moment, the green swirling with a flicker of so many other hues, gold, brown, bronze that they looked… almost human. Some part of William Lennox remained within the Cybertronian spark and frame, there was something of the man's soul still there, infinitely human and fascinating to Ironhide's mind.
Armour was clattering to the forest floor around them, their hands tugging at clasps and sliding free every piece until their frames were pressed flushed together. Large hands were teasing sensitive wiring and sensor nodes all along the length of Shatterstrike's frame, learning every inch of plating and wiring that the mech possessed as he continued to straddle Ironhide's lap, knees tucked on either side of the black mech's thighs.
Head dipping, his mouth teased the heated wires playfully, his glossa sliding across each as he nibbled with his denta at the exposed side of the mech's throat as their chasses were pressed closer with the movement. His hands however had slipped down to the warm aft that rested against his thighs, both palms sliding down the curve of the olive Cybertronian's spinal plating, thumbs kneading and working at the tightly coiled muscle cables beneath the heated plating, feeling the tension slowly beginning to seep out of Shatterstrike's body.
"I want to taste you." Ironhide hissed softly against his lover's shoulder, glossa sliding over a strut, groaning as talented hands were teasing the throbbing spike that was trapped between their bodies. Every inch of the twitching spike was being caressed and worked as he had his lover's body, the head of it squeezed and the slit tickled by a thumb until his hips bucked sharply and a rather heated sound slipped passed the mech's lips. A growl rumbled from deep in Ironhide's vocals, his hips rocking into that grip, knowing that his lover was stripping any kind of sanity from him with his actions.
"You… can taste me later." Shatterstrike hissed back, his beautiful optics narrowing on Ironhide, squirming when he felt a finger slowly circle his entrance slowly, teasing him until he was bucking back wanting far more contact than his lover was giving him. Shatterstrike for once didn't have any kind of patience for anything. "I want slagging proof that you are alive."
That plea was far too much for him.
Lifting the slender hips upwards, he shifted forwards only a matter of a few feet and suddenly released Shatterstrike's weight, the mech's hips dropped downwards and with a cry of surprise, Shatterstrike was literally impaled on the hot twitching spike that he had been teasing, the head of it already working its way inside of him. The olive mech tried to reach for Ironhide's shoulders, legs quivering a little too much for him to support his weight, his wrists were suddenly caught in large hands and kept away from him. His weight pushed him downwards, tight valve spreading as the spike impaled him to the hilt, filling him relentlessly as he stared with wide optics at his lover.
"Oh… god."
And Ironhide bucked upwards powerfully, pushing himself even more deeply into that tight wet valve, slowly beginning to seduce every inch of his lover's form, delighting in the way he trembled and arched back against him. His lover's body coiled around him, barely able to hold onto him as he arched and shivered, his own spike trapped between them and being rubbed against their bellies.
It was impossible to tell in the shade of the pine trees where one mech began and where the other ended. In that private moment, their sparks glittered brightly in the shadows for a moment. The bright pulsing core of what made them Cybertronian shimmered and slowly began to slide together intimately, invisible threads being spun between them, weaving two halves of the same whole back together as it was always meant to be.
Their bodies rocked in that ancient rhythm that followed through the earth and into them, the wildness of the nature around them sparkling them to grow more and more demanding with each other. Heat coiling off circuits and frames, the entire place was suddenly pierced by first one cry of unexpected bliss and soon followed by a second roar of possession and deep love that sung between them both.
William Lennox's smile wouldn't fade for any reason.
Dark blue eyes sparkled with amusement, when he caught the stare that was being directed at him, both dark brows lifting in silent question as to exactly why his beloved would be watching him like that, with a slightly goofy grin spread across his face. Both of their holoforms rested in the load bed of Ironhide's Alt mode on top of a holographic blanket that was soft against their bare backs.
"What?" Ironhide's rumble was deep and a touch amused as he reached out to trail his fingers across the handsome features of the one man who had stolen his spark what seemed like a life time ago.
"If I had known the sex was this good… I would have jumped you years ago." The man's dark amber-brown eyes fairly glittered with utter satisfaction and soul deep delight. The afternoon had been spent beneath the pine trees, the warmth of the afternoon sun drifting through some of the branches to warm them when they had again taken human guise.
"I would have offered if I had know…" A laugh escaped Ironhide as he rolled onto his side, his body curling slightly so that he could feel the warmth radiating out from his bondmate's holoform. A hand reached out and lightly fingered his own hat that sat atop his lover's head, tipping back the brim and gazing into those bright eyes and feeling his spark clench at the sight of the happiness that had returned to that expression. "William."
"Yeah?" Those bright eyes were half lidded and giving his lover a rather contented look.
"What do you wish to do?"
"I want… I want for us to be happy." His hands reached out for Ironhide's strong scarred body and trailed his fingertips across each mark and scooted closer so that their legs tangled and they were mere inches from each other. "I would like to still work of a while here on Earth… maybe a decade or two? Long enough that… all my friends retire and I know all is well and then…"
"Would you let me show you the galaxy?" One large calloused hand laced into William's and just held it against Ironhide's broad muscular chest over where the holoform's simulated heart pounded wildly. "After all is done and settled here?"
"Two against the world?" A grin spread across his lips again, eyes flashing with love and laughter. The shared emotions slowly following through their new bond, both of them soaking up the love and affection that sung between them like a living thing.
"No need to be again the world."
And it was William's turn to chuckle at that. "This from a mech who has a decidedly interesting taste in redecorating."
"What?"
"Debris confetti and new 'windows'."
Ironhide gave a grunt at that and his lips twitched.
"Cannons, cannons, cannons."
"You always liked it when I make things go… boom."
And laughter escaped both of them as they lay curled in their own love and joy at being together.
BOOM XD YAAAAY! Hope you liked it!