Chapter 8-Love, True and Deep
What seemed like an eternity went by but it was only a few days after Eleanor's revelation did he return. The winter was fully settled in, having a storm the other night and quickly he came inside the warm home to escape the claws of winter.
She was sitting in the living room on the couch reading a book when he came in.
Her heartbeat raced again but she quickly quelled it, chiding herself once more for feeling this again.
"Eleanor, I need to speak to you so please listen." His tone was serious and not as light hearted as the other times he came, she immediately sat aside to wear he could sit on the couch beside her.
"What's wrong?" She placed to book down with a worried expression.
"Listen, I am going to have to stay away from the wood for awhile." Her eyes widened and she demanded to know why?
It wasn't an easy pill to swallow for Megatron, he hated telling her this but it was for the best and not permanent. He began to tell her how he came to this decision which had began not but a day away.
ONE DAY AGO….
It had begun like any other day aboard the Nemesis, the ship was currently over the far north of Canada heading south over the continent but high enough not to be detected.
Everything was as it should be, Megatron started his day with his rounds, checking operations and making sure the ship was in working order.
But that's when the normalcy ended.
It came in the form of his Medic, Knockout approaching him for a private audience. He was led back to the storage area where they kept the Energon in cubes, but, waiting their were his highest commanders.
Starscream, Soundwave and Breakdown. Alongside Knockout they stood in a semi circle around him.
He growled, "What is the meaning of this?"
Knockout was the first to speak, "My Lord, we are concerned…" He trailed off as the Warlord glared at him with suspicion.
"And what pray tell are you 'worried' about?" He hissed, not liking the close quarters with four mechs almost surrounding him.
"We noticed-Soundwave-noticed you're...activities as of late." Starscream said with narrowed yet frightened optics.
"Indeed, you seemed as well distracted as of late and….different." Knockout went on, with Breakdown interjecting.
"As your fellow officers we are merely concerned about your well being milord."
Megatron closed his optics in annoyance, not at the place he had been put in but for the fact that he didn't his soldiers would notice, now his mind raced to think if they noticed, did the Autobots notice some of these..differences?
"Listen well and listen close," He growled, his ruby red optics glaring down at them. "What I do in my spare time is none of your business. If you keep on this path I can't guarantee you'll live to see another day, do I make myself clear?!"
He glared at all four mechs before stepping out of the room and into the hall.
Back in the room, the four mechs stared in shock at what just transpired. Sure, Megatron has threatening them before, but not like this. He even threatened Soundwave and that never happened, it only made their suspicions grow more.
"He's hiding something." Breakdown spoke the rooms thought.
"Indeed, but what could be so valuable to keep hidden from us?" Starscream mused, a sinister look appearing in his eyes.
Back in the hall with Megatron, he quickly made his way to his personal quarters and locking the door behind him he slumped onto his berth.
His mind raced, they knew something was off and if they knew, then could the Autobots know? Possibly, and that thought worried him, they could take her away from him and that made his spark clench.
Eleanor stared at her hands, hearing the story first hand was terrifying. Knowing that the Decepticons and possibly Autobots suspecting something truly terrified her.
"So, in order to throw them off you're trail I must stay away but only for a little while." She looked up at him, her glassy emerald eyes pleading at him.
"H-How long?" She shuttered out, he was taken aback, she never stuttered before and he knew she was afraid.
"At the most, until March of next year." Her eyes widened, they were in the end of November soon December, which meant she would be alone for three to four months give or take.
"I-" She was cut off by Megatron as he hugged her tightly, her heart raced and this time she couldn't quell the love due to the fear overwhelming her.
She hugged him back tightly as the tears overcame her will and streamed down her hot cheeks.
He brought her as close as he could letting her wet sobs wracked her thin form. His spark clenched, he hated seeing her cry and the strange feeling came again from his spark, it whispered though unlike before and it said to never let her go.
For the longest time he didn't understand why felt this way.
But now he understood, this light, yet heavy feeling was something new and it was meant for her only, directed at her only. But, the name of the feeling escaped him, he knew it was something that came so seldom, so, he held onto that feeling.
Slowly, her sobbing became quieter till no more tears could be spilled.
She let go of him but only a little to face him, only to see tears streaking down his face as well.
"Eleanor, I know you hate being alone but I would never ask you of this if I didn't' care for you deeply." Her eyes widened slightly, "But, just know that I also hate being alone, even when I with my men I feel alone, so don't feel like you are alone in this because when I return, I don't think it will be easy for me to leave once more."
"You...care deeply about me?" He smiled, the tear stains drying slowly on both their faces.
He cupped her head with his hands and said.
"More than anyone I have ever meet in my long lifetime."
She couldn't believe it, there was a chance. Maybe, just maybe, he could love her.
He let go of her face and both of them hugged each other once more.
"I care deeply for you as well, Megatron." She said as they pulled apart once more, both smiling contently at one another.
She then gave into her flurry of emotions, though she didn't fall into them, she gave some control over to them as she grasped lightly around his head and bending his head down she gave a light kiss to his forehead.
His emotions ran wild, he didn't know what it all meant but he knew he wanted to feel like that again.
Lightly cupping her chin he went into autopilot almost as he leaned forward.
It was light, her lips tasted like the sweetest Energon and they were so soft. To her, his lips were rough and dry yet they had a tangy metallic taste of them that she didn't mind one bit.
Their kiss deepened as he pulled her in close, a fiery passion was felt between the pair. She was so soft to him, something he had never felt before and he was strong and gentle to her.
This was the beginning of something new and beautiful and neither wanted to end any time soon.
And when all was said and done and Megatron flew off the next morning, he finally knew what he felt for Eleanor.
Love, true and deep, something he had never had felt the like of before.
It was something he would protect until his dying breath, even if that meant betraying the cause he built, he would protect her and no Cybertronian nor Human could ever stand in his way of her.