Chapter 10

Airazor stood in front of Tigatron's room, thinking. She wanted to tell Tigatron, she needed to. If she was right in thinking, Hopper knew about her and Skyhunter, and knowing Hopper's big mouth, so did most of the group. If there was one thing Airazor knew, it was that Tigatron would prefer to hear it from her rather than from someone else.

Airazor knocked several times on Tigatron's door and waited. As expected, Tigatron opened the door and beamed at Airazor, kissing her lightly on the cheek. "To what do I own this honor?"

Airazor struggled to find words to say. She didn't want to break his spark, but it was better this way. As she opened her mouth to say something, the alarm rang out.

"Energon field detected. Tigatron, Airazor, Dinobot, Depthcharge, you four are the only ones able to get close to it. We'll need to stop the Preds from taking it for themselves." Skyhunter called into the PA.

"We're on it Skyhunter!" Depthcharge's voice came through Skyhunter's comm link and out of the PA system.

"I guess it'll have to wait…" Tigatron said with a sigh. "Well…let's go, you can tell me later…" Tigatron held out a hand for Airazor.

Airazor sighed and took it, walking out with Tigatron. Well…at least she'll have more time to think about what to say…

It was a little while until anyone came back, Tigatron and Airazor walked into the command center, looking a little beat up.

Skyhunter turned into his chair to look at them. "You two ok? Where's the other two?"

Tigatron shrugged. "Depthcharge has a crazy idea of mining and harnessing the energon for our use…I'm here to drop Airazor off, get some tools and supplies, and I'm heading out again."

Airazor sighed and plopped down in an empty chair. Tigatron smiled and kissed her lightly on the cheek. "I'll be back a little later…" Airazor made a small noise of acknowledgement and Tigatron walked off.

"You still haven't told him?" Skyhunter looked at Airzor.

Airazor's look of fatigue turned into one of despair and shook her head. "I never had a chance…but even if I did…I don't know what to tell him…"

Skyhunter sighed as Tigatron came back in and say bye before he left again. "Well you better tell him something…the longer you drag it out…the harder it'll be on both of you…"

Airazor sighed and got up, moving herself to sit in Skyhunter's lap. "But what should I tell him…? 'I don't love you anymore, I love Skyhunter'?" Airazor asked, as she laid her head on his chest.

"Well…not like that…a little more considerate to his feelings…"

Airazor looked up at him. "You want me to dump him for someone else and do it in a way to not hurt his feelings? Are you trying to ask for the impossible or something?"

"No…just don't be so blunt about it…but don't do anything that will tie him closer to you before you tell him…that'll just hurt him more…"

"You're lucky I love you…" Airazor mumbled, snuggling against Skyhunter's chest. "…I wouldn't attempt it for anyone else…"

"Well I consider myself lucky then…" Skyhunter said, wrapping his arms around Airazor and kissing her lightly.

Airazor blushed deeply and just buried her face in his chest, making him chuckle slightly.

It was a while before Tigatron, Dinobot, and Depthcharge came back, and by that time, Skyhunter had fallen asleep at his post with Airazor snoozing gently on his chest. Airazor was awoken by the sound of the lift descending down to the sleeping quarters and looked up in time to see Dinobot's profile sinking into the ground. Depthcharge must've also gone down since he wasn't there either…but where was Tigatron? Airazor got up, off of Skyhunter, without waking him and walked across the command center towards the halls when she heard soft talking. There was a female voice that sounded like Lio, but who she was talking to, Airazor did not know. There was a short silence while Airazor pressed forward quietly, hoping to find out what was going on without getting herself noticed.

"Lio…come on…not here…" Airazor blinked. Was it just her or did that sound like Tigatron.

"But-" Lio was silenced by something.

"Look…from what Depthcharge said, Airazor's in the other room…I don't want her to know…"

"You haven't told her yet…?!" Lio said, a lot quieter as if trying not to be overheard.

"No…I don't know how to…it'll break her spark if she knew…"

"You've got to tell her…it'll just be harder later on…"

There was a sigh. "Fine…I'll tell her tonight…"

There was a silence where a nod was obviously given. Then a quiet squeal and a giggle made Airazor curious to no end. She peeked around the corner. Sure enough, Lio was there and someone was holding her around her waist, holding her to them. Lio closed her optics and leaned forward as Airazor saw Tigatron's face come into view, kissing Lio deeply on the lips. Lio's tail was swing around in pleasure as she was seen opening her mouth. Airazor couldn't see what was happening inside, but it was obvious that Tigatron had just slipped his tongue into Lio's mouth, causing Airazor to gasp silently. She back up from the two quickly back to Skyhunter.