Title: A Bond of Necessity (Part 11)
Rating: R
Characters: Hound and Mirage
Warnings: very mild suggestion of bondage, pnp, and sparks
Summary: Mirage and Hound consider the future

Time Reference:
astrosecond ~ one second
klick ~ one minute
joor ~ one hour
cycle ~ one day
deca-cycle ~ one week
orn ~ one month
vorn ~ one year

(I do not own Transformers.)

A/N: Thank you to the following: Darkeyes17, GrimsonAshes, Zypherion-DeathNova, Blip-chan, Sounddrive, Crazygrrl XD, and Fianna9. I really appreciate the reviews. Just as a note, next chapter is the last for this particular arc. The next thread of the story will be "A Bond of Desire" featuring Ratchet and Wheeljack. It will also tie together the stories of Prowl/Jazz and Hound/Mirage.

Hound looked up at his bondmate with uncertainty. Mirage had wanted to play a game and the green mech wasn't sure if it was the most pleasurable experience he had ever had or the most torturous. In the six orns since they had first merged their sparks, they had learned a great deal about one another, yet were continually amazed at how much more there was to find out about the other and in the process, themselves. For a time, Mirage had encouraged Hound to be dominant in their lovemaking, but gradually, the noble began to assert himself more until their roles were balanced. This cycle, Mirage wanted to be dominant. Very dominant. Hound didn't mind a bit but this particular game was testing his restraint.

He had been instructed to lay on the berth, arms stretched on the berth above his helm holding a metal bar, while Mirage had his way with his lover. It wasn't that it was unpleasant; on the contrary, it was exceptionally pleasurable. It had just been very slow and meticulous. Mirage seemed intent on stroking every bit of Hound's plating and swirling his glossa into every gap and seam. Hound's systems were running hot, the drawn-out stimulation was not quite enough to bring him to an overload. He dropped his helm back to the berth and concentrated on enjoying the sensations his lover was providing. Mirage hadn't even connected their interface cables yet although their interface panels were open.

Because of Hound's past as a slave, physical bondage was a sensitive issue. Mirage wanted Hound to experience the pleasures that such activities could yield but was reluctant to actually restrain his bondmate. Finally, they had agreed to focus more on the perceptions of bondage with his position mimicking that of being restrained but he was free to move immediately if he became uncomfortable.

::Patience, love,:: Mirage soothed through their bond. ::I realize this is something new and I appreciate that you are willing to try.:: Those words alone were enough for Hound to push aside any doubts. If Mirage was pleased, then Hound was happy. The noble looked at the stretched out form of his mate and felt a surge of desire. He loved everything about his bondmate from his compassion, to the shade of green he was painted, his strong and solid frame, and even the spot behind his knee where he was ticklish.

Sensing that Hound was relaxing again and giving it a chance, Mirage provided the reward of connecting his interface cable to Hound's port. He continued with the slow and sensual pace navigating into Hound's systems. Mirage smiled as he noticed Hound begin to truly lose himself in the pleasure. They didn't have anything they needed to do so Mirage was taking his time.

Hound finally did completely lose himself in the pleasure and just enjoyed the sensations of Mirage stimulating his systems one by one. The sensations still were not enough to bring about an overload but he had to admit that it did feel good. He hadn't noticed that somewhere along the way Mirage had connected his cable completing the circuit or that his systems were running hotter. As Mirage had hoped, Hound was so caught up in the moment that his overload crept up on him and only he only became aware of it a few astroseconds before it swept them both away in a wave of release.

::Mirage,:: Hound murmured through the bond, venting too hard to speak, ::That was amazing. Thank you.::

They curled into one another's arms and together they slipped into recharge.

"Hound, there is something I would like to discuss with you," Mirage said several cycles later while they shared some energon together. They had spent the day going over some of the business Mirage's family engaged in and that Mirage would one day oversee. They would be expected to take a role in the family business dealings. The noble was discovering that his bondmate was quite an asset to the business. He had an extensive knowledge of various houses he had visited as a courier. The servants in the free areas of Cybertron and the slaves in the areas not free actually formed quite a network of information which Hound had once been a part of. They were exploring ways that Hound could continue to tap into those networks. While he was now a free mech and therefore elevated in status above the slaves and servants, he still knew well how to interact with those mechs. Mirage knew there would be obstacles with the courier not being viewed equally but he was a noble's bondmate and he had every intention of him being treated as such.

"What is it? Something with the business?" Hound was curious. He was fairly certain he understood most of what Mirage had gone over with him that cycle. He still had questions but he would catch on soon enough.

"No. Not business. Personal. Very personal," Mirage purred.

Hound's systems began to warm at the sound of Mirage purring. That tone of voice always made his systems run hot. He moved over to his bondmate and allowed his servos to begin to wander along the exquisite plating he always found irresistible.

"What are your thoughts about sparklings?" Mirage asked carefully.

Hound's systems stilled. He had figured before the unexpected bonding ceremony with Mirage that he would be given a bondmate and he would produce sparklings for his master. Now that he was free he was not under that pressure. He looked up into the golden optics of his bondmate. With their sparkbond in place he could not hide how he felt about it. Mirage knew immediately that Hound very much wanted to create a spark with him. Unable to speak he simply nodded.

Mirage smiled and stood taking Hound by the servo and leading him to their berthroom.

"Now?" Hound managed to blurt out.

"Why not? We are both in peak condition. We both want this." He looked at Hound who seemed a bit taken aback by the suddenness of the action. Deciding to goad his bondmate a bit he added slyly, "Now you aren't afraid that you can't get our systems to run hot enough to generate a spark, are you?"

It must have worked because Hound growled at his bondmate and pulled him down to the berth. Lips locking passionately, it wasn't long before four servos were exploring every bit of plating within reach and systems were running hot. Their systems joined through their interface cables and their chestplates parted allowing them to bring their sparks into contact. Their passion rose to dizzying heights and with a surge of electricity flowing over their frames, overload crashed through their systems. Through the haze of their overload they were pleased with the knowledge that there was certainly enough excess energy to produce a new spark and they slipped into recharge remaining joined by their interface cables, that comfortable with being within one another's systems. They shared words of love through their bond and each knew they were completely satisfied and fulfilled by the other.