Well, this chapter was much longer than what I originally anticipated, but I hope I didn't keep you guys waiting too long. Thank you to everyone who read and reviewed the last chapter, it means a lot to me. I hope you guys enjoy this one! This is probably going to be the last update until around mid to late March, college starts back up on Tuesday. If I can update sooner, I will.
Chapter 28: A Vision in Pink
Part II
Aurora wanted to scream.
She wanted to cry, she wanted to pour herself all over Optimus, she wanted to run until she couldn't run any farther, she wanted to sink into the chair she was sitting in, she wanted to throw up, she just didn't want to be here, and more than anything, she wanted to believe that none of this was happening.
"Happy to see me?" the pink femme asked before heading over to the couch where Optimus was sitting.
"Elita," Optimus said again, trying to convince himself that she was really there, "Where have you been? I thought you were dead."
"No, I wasn't dead," she answered.
Angelique could see the panic in Aurora's eyes and couldn't begin to imagine the emotions her sister was currently experiencing. "Hey Elita," she piped up as she grabbed the pink femme by the arm, "Why don't I show you around the base? Optimus is a little busy here."
Elita pulled her arm back before saying sternly, "Sorry, but I don't let insignificant gynoids touch me."
Angelique clenched her teeth together and before the younger sibling could unleash her fury, Optimus remarked, "Angelique, you were leaving."
"You're letting her get away with insulting me?" she seethed.
"Angelique, just go."
"What about her?" she asked, pointing to her sister.
The Autobot leader sighed heavily before looking to Aurora and saying with a stern look upon his face, "Aurora, please go. I'd like to talk with Elita…alone."
All at once, Aurora felt her heart shatter. She knew that nothing good would happen if Optimus wished to speak with his former mate alone. If he couldn't say what was going on with her in the room, then she knew it was over. Without a word, she got up from where she was sitting. She didn't look at anyone as she walked out. As soon as the doors closed behind her, she took off running in a blind, angry rage. She didn't stop until she reached Optimus' room, and once inside, she began rummaging through the drawers, gathering up everything she owned.
It took a few trips, but she managed to get all of her belongings back into her room. Aurora then went back to the Autobot leader's room one last time to make sure she had gotten everything out. When she knew she had everything, she scribbled out a quick note and left it on Optimus' desk. She then removed the necklace that he had given her from around her neck and set it on top of the note before leaving the room.
She wouldn't be needing it anymore.
Angelique didn't say a word when she walked back into Megatron's room. She knew that her sister needed to be alone right now; she would give her a little while to vent before she tried to find her. She was so angry at Optimus for allowing this to happen that she barely heard Megatron ask from the couch, "How was the party?"
She glanced over at him only to witness him turn off the television. She felt compelled to go to him and melt in his arms and cry, but at the same time, she wanted to smash something to pieces. Megatron watched as she looked away from him and to the floor, her expression blank, but her eyes seemed to scream hatred for something. "Angelique?" he prompted when she didn't answer.
She felt tears rush to her eyes and she immediately hated herself for crying. She had never been able to figure out why she cried whenever she got really angry. And she felt like she had no right to cry. Tonight was her sister's night to cry.
Angelique felt sudden relief when she felt Megatron suddenly wrap his arms around her and pull her against him tightly. She didn't know how he managed to get over to her so quickly, but she didn't care. She was grateful for what he was doing.
"Whoever upset you, I'll make them pay," he said sternly, his voice dripping with anger.
"I shouldn't be crying," she remarked as she wiped away her tears, "I'm just so angry at Optimus that I don't know what else to do."
A flicker of surprise went through his optics before he exclaimed, "Optimus is the one who made you feel like this?"
"I don't know how, but Elita is back. She just waltzed right into the hangout like she had every reason in the world to be there. I tried to get her to leave, but she insulted me, and then Optimus kicked both Aurora and me out so that he could be alone with her."
"That's not like Optimus. What did Elita say to you?"
"I grabbed her by the arm and she said that she didn't let insignificant gynoids touch her," she explained.
"Well, she will be hearing from me, as will Optimus. Do you think Optimus will leave your sister?"
"I don't know, but if he leaves her for the pink bitch, I swear to God I will punch him in the face so hard that he won't know what hit him and I'll rip Elita apart."
Megatron smirked, "I think you have been hanging around me for too long."
"Yeah, well, nobody does that to my sister and gets away with it," Angelique said as she took out her phone and sent her sister a quick text, "Will you kill Elita for me?"
"If you believe it is necessary, I will."
"Really?"
He smiled before giving her a quick kiss. He truly didn't know if he would, but he didn't want to confirm or deny it. Instead he guided Angelique over to his berth before saying, "Let's just forget all of this for right now, alright? Try to relax."
Angelique couldn't help but smile at the irony of Megatron telling her to relax, but she did as she said and lay down on the berth. The Decepticon leader got into the berth beside her and carefully took her in his arms, holding her against him. Angelique was surprised that such a small action could bring her so much comfort. She closed her eyes, trying to forget about what happened, hoping that her sister would be okay.
"Are you really going to go after Optimus?" she asked, "He'll know we're together then, and I know you want to keep our relationship a secret."
"The only reason I want to keep it a secret is so that we don't get heckled," he replied, and she listened as his voice seemed to rumble inside of him, "I wanted some time to enjoy us without others getting involved, but that will be unavoidable. I'll talk to Optimus in the morning and see what happens."
"Thank you," she breathed.
He smiled as he allowed his optics to go offline.
Aurora looked at her phone when it vibrated, but she was afraid to read what the text message she received said. Holding her breath, she went to her phone's inbox and sighed, relieved when she saw that the text was from her sister. It said:
If you need anything, even just to talk, I'm only a text message away.
Aurora figured her sister would be the best person to talk to; she had had boyfriends in the past and would have the best advice on how to cope with a broken heart. But right now, she didn't know what to say, all she knew how to do was cry, and she was so sick of doing that. She tried to keep herself busy and her mind off of Optimus by unpacking her things and rearranging them inside of her room, but the very act of doing that made her feel sick to her stomach.
She couldn't decide what the worst part was, whether it was pretending that nothing had ever happened between her and Optimus or if it was the fact that he so willingly tossed her aside when Elita did come back.
"Optimus, what happened to Elita?"
"You know about her?"
"Yes…"
"She just…disappeared one day. I believe her to be dead, but I don't know. I haven't heard from her for vorns and vorns. It doesn't matter anyway…I don't miss her. She's nothing more than a distant memory now."
So much for a distant memory. Aurora wiped her tears away knowing that it was useless, as soon as she had wiped her tears away, more came to replace them. She didn't know how, but she managed to finish putting away all of her stuff. She sighed heavily as she sat back on her bed, trying not to think it was the worst birthday of her life. She checked the time on her phone. It was nine o'clock at night, only a couple hours had gone by. She didn't want to try to sleep for fear of dreaming and waking up by herself.
It had only been two hours and she was sick of being alone.
Angelique was receiving one of the most passionate kisses of her life when her phone suddenly vibrated inside her pocket. She heard Megatron groan before breaking the kiss momentarily in order to ask, "Do you have to answer it?"
She took her phone out of her pocket only to see that it was Aurora calling. Angelique sat up before answering the phone and saying, "Hey, what's up?"
"Um…" Aurora remarked as she tried to keep herself together, "Are you busy?"
"No," she replied, immediately softening her voice. She knew her sister well enough to know she was very upset at the moment. "You okay?" she asked gently.
"Heh…don't ask that right now," she responded, wiping away another wave of tears.
"I'm sorry; you want me to come over?"
"Do you think it would be alright if I came over instead? I don't want to be in my room and I certainly don't want to go to the hangout."
"I'd have to ask Megatron," she said and immediately felt guilty for revealing that.
"You're with him?" she asked.
"Uh, yes."
"Oh…well, then never mind I don't want to impose—
"No, hold on," Angelique said before looking to Megatron and asking, "Can Aurora come over?"
Megatron sighed heavily, he didn't really want her over, but he knew that Angelique was trying to make her feel better. They were sisters after all. "I suppose if she wants to," he replied. He felt better about his decision when he saw the smile light up Angelique's eyes.
"You can come over!" she said excitedly, "We'll watch movies and…well we won't make popcorn because we can't eat it anymore, but we can do other stuff. Okay?"
"Okay, I'll be over in a few minutes."
"See you in a bit then!" Angelique exclaimed and listened as her sister hung up.
"Well," Megatron said, "This will certainly be interesting."
"It's your first sleepover with girls! How does that make you feel?" she asked, grinning.
"You don't want to know," he said, "Just don't ask me to participate in any makeovers or get involved with anything to do with the word pink."
"Trust me," Angelique said, trying to reassure him, "The color pink has already caused enough problems."
He knew what she meant, but he didn't want to talk anymore. Instead he sat up and cupped her face in his hand before pressing his lips back against hers, reigniting the passionate kiss they had been sharing prior to when Aurora called.
Aurora had never felt more awkward in life than when she knocked on Megatron's door. She had felt more comfortable being naked in front of Optimus. She only prayed that Megatron wasn't the one who answered the door. To her relief, it was Angelique that answered the door and said, "Come in!"
The older sibling stepped into the room and the door closed behind her. She glanced around, but didn't see Megatron around anywhere. She then noticed that the door to his office was closed so she figured he was in there working, even though it was really late to be working. Trying to make herself at home, she sat down on the couch and stared at the black television screen.
"Want to watch a movie?" Angelique asked, "We could watch a blood and guts horror one so that we don't have to watch romantic stuff."
"Sure, but just as long as it's not too bloody, I know how you are about blood."
"What about Paranormal Activity?"
"Alright," she said and watched as Angelique put the movie in the DVD player before asking, "Where's Megatron at?"
She pointed to his office before saying, "He didn't want to make you feel out of place."
"I suppose that's nice of him, but this is his room, he can come out," Aurora said and then she asked, "Do you live with him?"
"Sort of."
"Do you sleep with him?"
Angelique tried desperately to fight back a blush. "Sometimes," she said, "I've never had sex with him if that's what you mean."
"Tell him he can come out."
"Are you sure?"
Aurora nodded, "Yeah. This movie will probably get us screaming anyway, so he'll probably end up coming out to see what's going on."
Angelique went over to his office door before knocking and saying, "My lovely lordship, your presence has been requested. We're watching a horror film and we'll need you to chase away any possible monsters and demons that may or may not come out of the television screen."
The door opened revealing the Decepticon leader. He crossed his arms before saying, "How many times do I have to tell you that monsters and demons don't come out of television screens?"
"Well, you were a toy and you came to life, so anything is possible."
He sighed heavily before saying, "Alright, but this movie better be worth watching."
"I think it is."
Megatron gave the command for the lights to go out and Aurora moved over on the couch. Megatron sat on the very end while Angelique sat in the middle. Aurora hit play on the remote and they began watching the movie.
Optimus hated pink.
He had forgotten how much he hated it up until now that Elita was back and trying to wrap her terrifyingly pink arms around him. He stood, facing her, but not accepting her embrace. There were quite a few questions that he had for her, but there was one thing he needed to tell her that was more important than anything else. He just hoped that she would give him the chance to say it.
"You've changed a lot since I've last seen you," she said, "You want to show me around? We can catch up while doing so."
"Elita," he said, "Things have changed since you've been gone."
"Yes," she replied, "I know." She placed a hand on his.
Optimus wanted to shudder at her touch; it was so familiar and foreign. It was the same as he had once known it to be, it wasn't like Aurora's gentle and unsure hand. Elita's was demanding, forceful. But he didn't retract his hand from hers.
"Why didn't you try to contact me to let me know you were still alive?"
She seemed offended by the question. Optimus immediately sensed that she was trying to hide something. "If you weren't killed, that means you left," he said, "Why did you leave?"
She took her hand away from his before asking, "What's your policy on forgiveness?"
"You went off with someone else, didn't you?"
"Optimus," she said, almost scolding him, "You left me on Cybertron. You wouldn't let me come and help you fight, something I was created to do. You wouldn't let me come and be with you."
"I didn't want anything to happen to you."
"I thought you didn't want me anymore."
"So you went off with someone else instead of trying to establish communication with me?"
"I thought he wanted me," she confessed, almost pleading now.
"But you realized I treated you better."
"Optimus, you have to understand."
"Elita is been millennia since I've last seen you, let alone heard from—
"I was hoping that if I came here and you saw my face then you would remember."
"I do remember," he said, "I do remember everything we went through, all the good and the bad; I remember how I felt about you."
She stepped closer to him as a flicker of hope went across her face. "So you haven't forgotten me?" she asked.
"No, but I have moved on." There, he said it. He watched as the hope immediately disappeared from her face.
"What do you mean?" she asked, but it was more of a demand.
"I've fallen in love with someone else, someone who I know won't leave me and come back centuries later to try and tell me they were wrong."
"Optimus…"
"I'm sorry Elita," but he really wasn't sorry for anything.
She looked up at him, surprised and dumbfounded. "Who is it that you've fallen in love with?" she wanted to know, "Is it one of those disgusting gynoids?"
Optimus frowned before saying, "One of those disgusting gynoids I have every intention of making my spark mate."
"It's the one you addressed as Aurora, isn't it?" Elita demanded bitterly.
"You will not go near her."
"Optimus, how could you do this to me?"
"You have a lot of nerve to be asking me that considering what you did to me."
"What about the other girl?" she asked.
Optimus wasn't sure why Elita would want to know about her as he answered, "Megatron is entertaining feelings for her."
"I don't believe it. If this is how it's going to be then I won't stay here."
But that didn't come as a loss to Optimus, only a relief as he said, "Then I will show you to the door."
She just glared at him before turning on heel and leaving the hangout. She would show herself to the door, she didn't need Optimus to do it. If he didn't want her anymore, she would find someone else that did.
The Autobot leader sighed in relief after she left. He made sure she headed in the direction of the exit before he turned and went to find Aurora. He knew finding her was his top priority before she got the wrong idea of what had happened between him and Elita. He went back to his room first, but he didn't find Aurora there. However, his room did seem slightly emptier. He checked the dressers only to realize that none of her clothes were there. Panic tugged at his spark as he glanced around.
A gleam caught his eye from his office. Curious, he went inside only to notice the necklace that he had given Aurora for her birthday. He felt sick when he noticed the note beneath it. Nervously, he lifted it only to read:
I'm sorry I'm just an insignificant gynoid. I'm sorry I'm not Elita. I'm sorry I believed you.
The note fell to the floor as Optimus rushed out of the room. He had to find Aurora, and soon.
"I can't watch anymore!" Angelique finally shrieked as she turned the movie off.
"Come on," Megatron groaned, "There wasn't that much left."
"It was torture to watch. You can finish it on your own time," she said before glancing over to her sister, only to notice that she seemed kind of distant, "Hey, you okay?"
"Huh? Yeah…" Aurora replied and then shook her head, trying desperately to hold back a sob, "Okay I lied. Do you…have a box of tissues?"
Angelique went and got her one before sitting back on the couch. "Sorry," Aurora breathed as she dabbed a few tears away.
"You don't have to be sorry," Angelique said, "He was a jerk and he hurt you. You have every right to cry."
"How long does it hurt?"
"Every heartbreak is different. And to be honest, you never really get over it; you just bury it a little deeper until you forget about it."
"That's not very reassuring…"
"Well, at least you didn't have sex with him."
Aurora didn't say anything, which caused Angelique to look to her surprised. "Did you have sex with him?"
"We…did some stuff," she admitted.
"Whoa!" Angelique remarked, completely surprised, "How was that?"
"I don't want to know," Megatron said.
"I don't want to talk about it."
"Oh…that bad?"
"No…Angelique! Will you listen to me? It doesn't matter what happened between us because now she's back and Optimus would rather spend his time with her."
Right after she said that, a phone began vibrating. Angelique felt her pockets trying to find her phone before asking, "Is that me or is that you?"
"It's me," Aurora said as she pulled her phone out of her pocket and checked to see who was calling, "Oh…perfect."
"Who is it?" Angelique asked.
"Optimus."
"I'll handle this," the younger sibling replied as she took her sister's phone. She answered saying, "Hello?"
"Angelique?" Optimus asked, surprised that she answered and Aurora didn't, "Where's your sister?"
"That's for me to know and you to find out."
"Angelique I don't have time for games. I need to talk to her."
Angelique put him on speaker phone before asking, "About what?"
"That's between us. Will you please tell me where she is?"
"If you can't find her then she probably doesn't want to be found by you right now."
"Well," Optimus said, "If you have her phone that must mean she is with you. That means she's either in your room or Megatron's."
Angelique frowned, "What do you have to tell her?"
"It's about Elita."
"Elita's not with you, is she?"
"No."
"Come to Megatron's room, but be careful about what you plan to say," Angelique said before hanging up.
Aurora looked to Angelique with a desperate look on her face. If he was coming to break up with her, which she fully expected, then she didn't want Megatron and her sister to witness it. Angelique, however, tried to reassure her sister by saying, "If he tries to break up with you, I'll have Megatron break his face. Sound good?"
"Not really," Aurora said just as there was a knock on the door. She suddenly felt like panicking, Optimus had come much sooner than what she expected.
"Who wants to get it?" Megatron asked.
Aurora shook her head, she felt sick. Angelique looked to Megatron before saying, "If I look at him, I might kill him."
"In that case," Megatron said as he got up from the couch and went over to the door. He opened it only to reveal Optimus.
"Where is she?" the Autobot leader asked.
"Hanging out on the couch," the Decepticon leader replied and then lowered his voice so that only Optimus could hear, "You'll have to come in and talk to her since I don't think she's together enough to come to you."
Optimus went to take a step into the room but Megatron stopped him. The Autobot leader looked to him surprised before Megatron said, "After this is over, I would like to have a word with you."
"Somebody's in trouble!" Angelique chirped.
"Angelique, come here," Megatron said sternly.
"Uh oh…now I'm in trouble," she remarked as she slowly got up and went to the Decepticon leader.
Megatron then stepped aside and let Optimus come in. He took Angelique and went with her into his bedroom where he shut the door, allowing Optimus and Aurora their privacy. "Aw, come on," Angelique whined, "I want to see what happens."
"Let them have their privacy," Megatron said, "I'm sure your sister doesn't want any witnesses."
"Can I at least peek?"
"Angelique."
"Alright…I'll be good."
When Aurora's eyes met Optimus' gaze, she wanted to sink inside of the couch and through the floor. She was scared to death of what he had to say. She didn't know he could possibly hurt her more when his actions had already cut through her like a knife. She wished she were deaf.
"Aurora," he breathed as he approached her.
Her body reacted before her mind did. She stood, facing him, eyeing the distance between her and the door and just what her chances of escape were. Of all places, she didn't want to be trapped by Optimus in Megatron's quarters. She was at least thankful that Megatron understood that she wanted her privacy. If she was going to be hurt, she didn't want anyone to see it. She'd rather suffer through the humiliation alone.
"Don't leave."
Aurora looked to Optimus and saw the pleading glimmer shining in his optics, she saw fear, she saw uncertainty, she saw shame. She knew he wasn't one to beg, she doubted he had ever begged for anything in his life, and here he was, pleading with her to stay.
"Optimus," she whispered and allowed him to come up to her. She let his hands find hers, she half wanted to melt against him, to let him take her in his arms, forever, unconditionally, and let him kiss her grief away. No words ever had to be spoken between them again; his actions could be his apology, his desperate plea for forgiveness.
"Aurora, you have to know I love you."
Those words hurt her the most yet brought her the most joy. Tears escaped her eyes and he caught them, gently wiping them away. "Don't cry," he whispered, "I'm so sorry."
"Optimus, this has been the worst birthday of my life," she managed to say, but she felt like she was choking.
"It's not over yet," he said, "I still had something to give you before you-know-who walked in."
Before she could say anything, Aurora watched as Optimus Prime dropped down to one knee before her. He held onto one of her hands with both of his, determined to make her stay and hear him out. "Aurora," he said, "I got the note you left me. I know what you are thinking. I need you to know that everything I've told you has not been a lie. I have always loved you, I still love you, I will always love you with everything that I am, and I can only pray that is enough for you."
"Optimus, you kicked me out, you told me to leave—
"I needed to speak to Elita alone, to tell her the truth."
"What truth?" she asked, "That you have always loved her too? That you still love her, that you will always love her just as much as me, if not more?" She watched as anger glittered across his beautiful golden optics.
"Elita left," he growled, "Elita left because I told her that I moved on. I told her I fell in love with you, that there's nobody else that I want except for you. I would never lie to you, Aurora. If you don't believe me, then you can review the security tapes, but I give you my word."
"Optimus…" she breathed, feeling guilty that she had ever doubted him. She wouldn't review the security tapes because she knew that he wasn't a liar. But his next move sent her heart straight to her throat.
He pulled a small black box out of his subspace and opened it, revealing a simple diamond ring, yet the most beautiful diamond ring that she had ever seen. "I know it might be soon to do this yet," he said, "But now I see the importance of this. On Cybertron, we don't have anything to symbolize our personal commitments to one another, but I've looked into traditions that you have here on Earth, and I feel this is appropriate."
"Optimus…are you…"
"Aurora, be my spark mate. I will ask you a thousand times until you agree. All I want is a lifetime of you by my side. Let me show you how much I love you, forever. And all I ask is that you love me just as much as I love you."
Aurora was so shocked that she didn't know how to react, she had her answer, but she could not get the words to leave her mind and travel out of her mouth. She could only stand there, her heart swelling inside of her chest, her mouth agape in astonishment. Here she thought he had come here to break up with her and instead, he proposed. She wanted to laugh at herself for being so afraid, for crying over nothing.
"Yes," she finally managed to say, "I will."
He slipped the ring onto her left ring finger. It fit perfectly. Aurora didn't get a chance to admire the ring though as Optimus stood and immediately captured her lips with his in a fiery kiss, the most passionate kiss Aurora had ever received in her whole life.
"Hey Megatron," Angelique remarked as she peeked out the door the instant he turned his back, "Aurora and Optimus are sucking face so hard that it might lead to them trying to make a baby on your couch."
"That's enough to make me want to purge my tanks," Megatron said as he peeked out the door as well before he said, "I thought I told you not to peek."
"At the moment, you're as guilty as I am."
He smirked devilishly, but Angelique didn't see it since he was standing behind her. She gave a small yelp when he suddenly closed the door and pulled her into his arms. He forced his lips against hers, igniting a fiery kiss of their own. However, neither of them were prepared when the door suddenly swooshed open a few long moments later, revealing Optimus and Aurora.
"Whoa!" Aurora exclaimed as she witnessed the passionate moment between her sister and the Decepticon leader.
"Don't you know how to knock?" Megatron growled as he broke away from Angelique.
"Busted…" was all Angelique could say.
"Megatron…did you tell Angelique?" Optimus asked.
The Decepticon leader sighed heavily, deciding the secret was out of the bag. "Yes," he finally responded, "But since it seems you and Aurora have worked out your differences, I feel it's fair of me to say that if you ever let that pink ex-bimbo slut of yours get away with upsetting Angelique as much as she did again, you will not like me."
"Don't worry," Optimus said, "It won't happen again."
"So," Aurora mused, "When did you and Angelique become an item?"
But before her question could be answered, the younger sibling gasped and grabbed Aurora's left hand exclaiming, "Look at the rock on your finger!"
Aurora blushed before saying modestly, "I know."
"Optimus, did you—
"Yes," he replied, smiling.
Angelique squealed in delight before hugging the Autobot leader and saying, "Do you know what this means? You're going to be my broski!"
Megatron was quick to peel her off of Optimus and tuck her under his arm saying, "I'm sure Optimus will be thrilled to have you as an in-law."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Angelique asked.
Optimus just smiled as he wrapped his arm tightly around Aurora, never feeling more complete in his life. For once, everything in the base seemed like how it should be.
At peace.
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