Chapter 13

Orion looked out to the stars and smiled. Having Arcee against his shoulder made him feel at home. It was getting late, but he really didn't care. All that matter was that he wasn't at home yet. He all of a sudden dreaded the thought of being in the same house as the Primes who just brutally beat each other. He held Arcee closer trying to erase the thought. She looked up at him and held his servo over her spark. As if she was trying to say it was ok.

"Orion I think we need to head home. Magnus said walking over with Elita. Her optics were droopy and could barely stay open. Orion huffed. He really didn't want to go home. "Take Elita home I'm staying a little longer with Arcee." Magnus nodded and sat Elita down on the bench next to Arcee. He hailed a cab and helped Elita in.

"Why aren't you going home, won't your parents be worried?" Arcee asked sitting up straight. Orion looked away. Arcee's servo came up to his faceplate and turned his cheek back to her. She saw a sudden pain in Orion's optics, like he had just witnessed something he wasn't supposed to. She scooted closer to him and laid partly on his chest.

"Orion you know you can tell me anything, there's something wrong, please don't keep it from me." She rubbed the center of his chest right over his spark chamber.

He leaned his head back a little and thought for a second. He wasn't sure if Arcee was even aloud to know what happened, he wasn't supposed too. His inner thoughts began colliding mixing different situations all together. The mental pain and fear all at once colliding and giving him a headache like no other.

"Arcee something happened today and I don't even think I can even tell you, it was a rough day yes it had been an even harder week and that's why I called you because you're the only thing in this mess that makes sense and isn't blurry, you are my pathway to light and pure happiness and I can never find the right way to thank you only to be there and love you."

Her interchanging optics stirred and met with his, not even for a second looking away. "You truly are the flutter I felt in my spark the day I met you, you're the one I was meant to be with." They stared never breaking eye contact. Orion heard a rumble and looked up at the sky's clouds were rolling in. a storm was coming and it looked like a big one.
"We better get moving so we don't rust." Arcee chuckled and held his hand. "Orion you do know we don't rust in the rain right?"

"I know just seeing how quickly I could get you moving from that bench." He kissed her cheek and proceeded to pick her up. He carried her like his bride and walked through the rain while she laugh trying not to let him know she was blushing. Her house wasn't too far from where they were sitting. He carefully placed her on her feet. She stared at Orion. Something in her spark started to buzz. Her boyfriend was practically royalty, not even practically he was a member of one of the most famous families in the galaxy. She found in amazing that when she looked in his deep set blue eyes, she saw nothing but love. Not once has she seen any hate in his eyes, even when someone was messing with her his eyes always held compassion and understanding in them. He was probably the only member of his family to be so down to earth. Everyone knew where he got it from, and that would be none other than his mother Aqua Paxious. To Arcee she was a walking goddess. The few times she had been with her she would be taken away by her beauty, her love that practically radiated off of her. She was one of the few Primess that could be mistaken for a goddess.

"Why are you staring at me like that, is there something wrong with my face?"

"No love I was just thinking about you." She grinned so big it started to slip off her cheek plates.

"What about me then?" he asked peering in closer.

"How lucky I am that I'm yours."

"Same goes to you Arcee."

She could just practically melt into a puddle right there. She couldn't even begin to describe her love for him. Just to look at his face made her spark skip a beat and her imaginary wings flutter. In the past mechs she's known she has never felt moved by a presences like his. It was perfect, too perfect, that was the part that scared and worried her. How long would this love truly last, was it just puppy love, the feeling of being wanted and having it fulfilled. The thoughts scared her, abdomen was a common thing for her and her mother, and if she ever lost Orion how could she go on living. He was the other half to the empty void space in her side. How much damage would it do if he would to tear apart from her? Arcee tried her best not to think about it and she knew better than to take things for granted, but with Orion it was so hard and too good to be true.

She felt his servo grab hers. "Now something is troubling you." He simply stated. He knew better than to pry and she did too. Concern for her would always be there, it would never leave even if something happened between them.

"It's nothing I promise just random thoughts that popped up into my head." She tried reaching for the door knob. He stopped her. She was lying and they both knew. But her let her be.

"It's late I need to be heading home. I'll see you tomorrow hopefully." They both smiled and Arcee leaned up and kissed him full on the mouth. It took him by surprise but relaxed and took on the kiss.

"Goodnight I love you." She whispered.

He blew her a kiss as she closed the front door. He stood there for a minute and smiled. His dad was really right. He found his spark mate, and lucky enough to find her at such a young time. But if you truly believe it's the one no one should be stopping you, not even yourself.

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Orion finally got home. He was completely wet. One of the guards was nice enough to bring him a cloth to dry off with before he went upstairs.

"Your family's been worried." Orion turned around trying to find the source of the voice. Out of the shadows stepped Alpha Trion. He hadn't expected him to be up so late. His long silky white rob dragged along the crystal floor. He had a long metal beard that went past his neck. He was one of the few siblings that looked completely different from the others. There was also a major age gap between Prima Megatronus, Alpha Trion and the younger Primes, making the other three appear much older.

"Oh I had only meant-"
"to walk Arcee home, but you got caught up for a bit" he smiled and walked closer to his nephew.

"It's all right as long as you're safe home." Alpha patted Orion's cheek and started off down the foyer.
"You should probably head up to your mother she's been wanting to speak with you." Alpha Trion made to the hover pad and flew off to his floor.

Orion made his way to the stairs and stepped into the elevator. Before the doors closed Amalgamous stepped in as well.

"Evening Orion, glad you made it home safely." Orion nodded to his uncle. Out of all the bots to step in here it just had to be him. He wanted to crawl into the little corner of the elevator. He loved his family yes, but Amalgamous scared the shit out of him, even if it was just a little elevator ride. The elevator mad a stop on the 11 floor and he stepped out. Orion waited a little longer before reaching the 20 floor. He walked out slowly seeing if anyone was still up. All the lights were off and it seemed that everyone had taken to their berths.

'Phew barely made it' he thought to himself.

"Glad your home son."

Orion knew who voice that was is and he was already preparing for two things, crying and scolding and yelling and lecture. Well maybe a few more things.

"Uh hey mom." He turned around and saw Aqua sitting in her new hover chair with the single lamp turned on. She had her hands folded and an expression he couldn't make out.

"I told you to call us when you were ready to be picked up." She said standing up. She wasn't wearing any of her Cyber cloth which made her look more serious and in command. He stood his ground ready to defend himself.

"Me and Arcee got caught up in talking and I walked her to her house and felt the need to walk home." She raise and optic ridge and began to circle her son like a vulture. Her armored pedes clicked against the floor making in more eerie for Orion.

"Why did you need to walk home, it was raining Orion." He soon recognized the scolding that he knew that was coming.

"After what happened today I didn't really want to be sitting in the car with you or dad." He stared at his mom, knowing that wasn't the answer she wanted. She leaned back and looked down at Orion. She knew that's why he and Magnus left in the First place, nut everything that happened was still taking time for it to completely wrap around her head.

"I see, Surprised you didn't stay with Arcee for the night." Orion was a little taken back. She knew they were dating but to think as far as using Arcee for comfort wasn't like his mother.

"You knew I would come home even if I stayed with Arcee, why is me coming home late such a big issue."

"Because Magnus refused to tell us where you were or what you were doing so we didn't know if you had been picked up or were at Arcee's house alone."

He started to get angry. He would never let his pain out on someone and he knew exactly the method his mother was talking about. It was wrong to do so and in his mind worse to think of such.

"You know me, and I know my limits, I needed time from what I overheard. I may be grown up a little and a bit more mature but I don't need to hear my inner family fight like that. Let alone see them beat each other into bloody pulps over a fucking prophecy."

Orion looked at his mother. He just cursed at her and she didn't even bat and optic. "I still need time, what I witness his now how a bot should view their uncles or even their own father."

She sat in the chair and patted the seat of the one next to hers. He sat down reluctantly knowing a lecture was coming.

"I know today didn't go as how you wanted to go, seeing your family like that is something that no one should witness and it's a shame you and Magnus had to. IM sorry Orion I wish I could have done better to make it easier." She pulled him close and kissed his helm.

"Well you still can help."
"how?"
"You can tell me what this prophecy is about." Aqua smiled. She pulled up a blank screen and pulled and image of her and Quintus.

"Years before you were born Primus came down to the palace and announced his abdication from the throne. It took everyone by surprise their beloved leader was leaving. At the time I and your father had just met and things were looking bright. He was a still a young prince and I was his girlfriend and Cybertron was entering into a golden age. All was well until Primus announce he was dividing the power among his twelve children. It was a complete turn into what this world had originally thought. In all fairness we expected Prima to rule as the sole leader. Everyone knew the twelve did not get along very well. So you can see why everyone was surprised."

Aqua changed the picture to the one of all the Primes standing together. "This was before power was divided and at the time Archway was the only one born. I don't think you realize how close all of your cousins are in age. After this was decided the twelve got into major arguments about who would be the decision maker. Primus assigned it to Amalgamous Onyx and Quintus. They are the ones who appear at every court and council meeting to make the final decisions on pending requests. About two months before you were born Primus was still making frequent visit and on one of his last few he left his children with a prophecy. 'Before the worlds fall under deaths and destruction a 13th prime will be chosen and he is indeed among you.' It left the Primes Bickering for years until they had to turn their focus to their children and they memory of the prophecy faded out, until their children began to grow up and the when a whole new competition began."

Aqua looked over at Orion and closed the screen. "Make a little more seems now?"

"Yes, do you think it could be one of the cousins or me or Magnus?" he asked sitting up.

"I do believe it could be anyone of you, that why the feuding began in the first place, they all believe it one of their children and unfortunate they began to play favorite among the children."

"Dad isn't is he?"

"No and if he did be leaving him quicker taking you two along with him."
" I thought you loved dad, why would you even think that."
"the power gets to his head to much and it too much but luckily he knows himself and it's only in little moments, thankfully."
Orion stood up and started to walk down the hallway to his room "do you possibly think it's me or Magnus?"
Aqua looked at him with soft optics. "Any mother would hope that their son is made for a life like that and I hope both of you have a wonderful life with whomever you end up with. But if it so happens to be as a Prime then I know you will live up to the role and carry on the tradition and maybe even be better than the ones now. Hope and dreams is what drives us Orion, even if you're not my little sparkling anymore don't let that stop you from dreaming big." She kissed his helm.

"And what if I'm not chosen as the next Prime?"

"Then you'll live your life to the fullest and leave a different impact on this world and many others as Orion not a Prime, and even of you were a Prime your pede print would just be a little bit bigger. And trust me son our going to change the lives of many and they will remember you for eons."

authors note: another chappie has arrived. been caught up in a few new stories in the making some other chapters for my other stories.

this one i feel like has a more deeper feel to it than normal and i think im going to contiune the chapters like this. also my writing process is all over then place, i never know how long its going to take to upload a chapter whne i start writing it so i apologize now and in advance i wish it was more consistant. if you have any questions on this chapter or the story in total don't be afrain to ask i will respond here or on my fan account which is listed in my bio :)))))))))))

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