Chapter 2 "New member?"
Skywarp took his sit next to Thundercracker and in front of Starscream and Skyfire. An extremely awkward silence was ruling the room while Skywarp's CPU worked two times faster than usual trying to find an answer to the currently situation.
Starscream made a sound with his throat, making his brothers remember they were there to talk and not to inspect the floor (that was different from the last time Thundercracker had been there, just to confirm how much time had passed since the last time he or Skywarp went there).
Skyfire was the one to talk.
-I know you are not aware of my relationship with Starscream, but…
-Relationship? – murmured Skywarp with horror, interrupting the autobot.
Skyfire ignored him.
-But we beg your forgiveness, we needed time to clarify some aspects between us, and you should be glad you are the first to know; no one else out this apartment has any idea of our relation.
Thundercracker raise his hand, looking strangely calm.
-So, you are together?
-Yes, but we are not Conjunx Endura, not yet. – Starscream answered slowly, as if he did not believe his own words.
-Starscream wanted to tell you about this first than anyone, I would be glad if you could support us, since the relations between Autobots and Decepticons are still a little tense. – explained the white seeker with a genuine smile in his face.
Skywarp was going to open his mouth, but he stayed silent for a moment, thinking.
Skyfire looked happy, really happy. He had waited for Starscream to left the Decepticons for a few decades on Earth, and it seemed they had reunited when peace had become official. Usually, a Conjunx Endura was someone you knew and live with for millennials before doing the arrangement, and doing it with less than five centuries…
He remembered himself that Starscream and Skyfire had been together for millennials before war, but four million years were between those times and the currently ones.
Did Skyfire know about Starscream and…?
No, surely not. Hopefully not.
The point was that Skyfire had been in a hibernation state those four million years, and to him the feeling of love was still as strong and full of youth as when he met Starscream at the Science Academy. But Starscream had changed in many ways, both Thundercracker and Skywarp were aware of it.
Skyfire could be still be crazy in love… But was Starscream still like that?
It looked like he had decided to give it a try, at least.
Starscream finally talked again.
-I am afraid that our relation can affect how you see me.
Thundercracker and Skywarp share a quick glance of disconcert.
-Why would it change? We are just surprised that after all this time you really worked in being together again. – said the purple seeker without thinking.
Starscream smiled a little bit.
-I though you still hated Autobots.
Thundercracker coughed to claim attention.
-Well, we certainly did, during war and that stuff. But this peace is thanks to all cybertronians, isn't it? If Skyfire makes you happy and vice versa, we agree to your relationship, and we will support you.
Starscream got himself out of Skyfire's arm and let his body fall over his brothers, hugging them by the neck.
-Oh, Primus, thank you so much, guys. I… I was so afraid of you hating me and not talking to me ever again and…
-Hey, hey, take it easy, Screamer. We would never hate you, believe me, if we didn't during the war we would not start today. – said Thundercracker.
Skywarp just smiled, still having that feeling of something being hidden in all of that… Mess.
Skywarp's CPU stopped for a moment.
Yes, it was definitely a mess as the word say it, after all the circumstance of those two being together implied a lot of problems, and not only personal ones but also related to the political position of every one.
And, well, there was also the fact that probably Skyfire did not know anything about that thing.
Megatron and Starscream's thing.
Skywarp almost screamed when Skyfire gave him a slap in the back, laughing slowly.
-I also hope you can accept as a new member of your flying trips, what do you think Skywarp? I have a nice apartment in Iacon.
Oh, yes, if they became Conjunx Endura then Skyfire would be part of the trine… That meant Skywarp and Thundercracker being brothers-in-law of the white scientist and including him in almost every trine-activity they did.
Skywarp could feel his wings trembling.
-This is madness, TC!
Thundercracker sighed and gave to his cube of engex a really deep gulp; closing his optics for a moment.
-We cannot just go with Skyfire and ask him if he is aware that Megs and Screamer used to frag centuries ago.
Skywarp hit the table with anger.
-Do not say it like that, we both know there was more than just fragging. Is not as if they fragged for fun or because they were drunk, they had something.
-Yeah, and he never told us what happen and why he tried to kill Megs that last thousand of years before the peace.
-That's exactly my point, I doubt they have ever fix that.
-Fix what?
-Fix how they ended, how they feel about each other.
-I think they are still hating the other one.
-But why?
-Don't know, SW, maybe Megs wanted to do something and Screamer didn't, or someone cheated, stuff like that.
-Primus, so you are okay with Starscream lying by omission to an Autobot who was in stasis during millions of years and does not know anything about his fiancé fragging with Megatron?
-If I say "Yes" will you stop annoying me with this? I have enough with Starscream getting together with an Autobot instead of a Decepticon or a Neutral.
-Of course, for you it only matters this will probably ruin our precious status in the government, after all we will lose all the sympathizers in Vos.
-Oh, come on, I am just saying we should think how to implement this without losing all the work we have done in these three hundred years of peace.
-We should be worried about the fact of Starscream deciding to go back with his ex-couple after four million and three hundred fragging years!
-Actually, they never broke up, did they? As far as we know Starscream was sort of widowed and never again had a relationship, Megatron could be just a really lucky boss.
-Then explain to me why Megatron protected Starscream in the trials of the New Council and recommended him to be High Lord Protector of Vos?
-Maybe he had something to regret about Screamer, I am telling you that maybe it was his fault all that thing about "I am going to kill Megatron", what would explain why he never killed Starscream.
Skywarp let his head fall in the table and throw away his engex cube. Thundercracker rolled his optics, regretting he had invited his brother to his apartment to drink and discuss what had happened with the red seeker that day earlier.
-Look, SW, I understand you have always wanted to know what happen between Megs and Starscream, but if they left it behind we have no right to make them go back just to satisfy our curiosity. Star founded his spark mate, as complicated as it is going to be for everyone, but at least Skyfire would never hurt our brother, and I can assure he is being sincere with his feelings.
-But what about Skyfire ignoring what Star did those four million years?
-He is doing this even knowing all the deaths caused by Starscream and the things he did as a Decepticon, I do not think he would care that much about some old lovers.
-And Megatron?
-What about him?
-Do you think he will take it well? He has been alone all this years and, well, I had though he had been waiting for Starscream.
Thundercracker didn't answer, because deep in his mind, he had always thought Starscream and Megatron should be together.
To be continued…