A/N:I only own Skystreaker, Skycracker and Wolf. Cman710 owns Chris Stratos. Everything else is owned by Hasbro. Please R & R...or else! Mwhahahahaha! I apologize for the long wait, but I've been having writer's block lately. It's sucks! I will try to update sooner, I promise!

~= Talking through the bond of either your mate or brother

:=Comm. Link

"I can't guarantee that he'll approve, but I can ask him for you when I get back to my quarters", Prowl said, as he got up from the sofa. He headed for the door to leave.

"I'll stop by later, if that's ok with you?", asked Prowl.

"No problem, Prowl. I'll see ya later", I said, as I got up and walked to the door. I opened the door for him, then watched him go.

Later that day, I had other visitors show up at my room, saying their condolences to me concerning Sides. I thanked them, then shooed them out. I wanted to be alone for a while. At least 'til my bro is buried.

A week later, Prime had everyone assembled outside for Sides' funeral. Everyone had written eulogies for Sides. Both Sunny and I were touched at some of the eulogies that were read.

Even though Sides did prank a lot of the other Autobots, he was a good front line warrior. A lot of the other Autobots had said that, only cause it was true.

I walked up to Prime and thanked him for doing this for Sunny and I.

"You don't need to thank me, Wolf. Sideswipe was a soldier. It's what I would have done if it was any other Autobot here. I am sorry that he is dead, though. If there is anything you or Sunstreaker need, please don't hesitate to ask me", Prime said.

I nodded my head and went inside to the Rec. Room to be alone.

Sunstreaker noticed that I wasn't around after the eulogies were read. He was hoping to talk with me after everyone left.

Prime pulled Sunstreaker to the side to talk with him. "Sunstreaker, have you noticed anything odd about your sister? Other than today?", Prime asked.

"Other than today? No, why?", Sunny replied.

"You haven't felt anything…off with her? Perhaps a little distant?", asked Optimus.

Sunny stroked his chin in thought. "Now that you mention it, she has been a bit distant. Of course, this was after she came back from Cybertron 2 months ago. She told me that she was going to go back to school. Something must have happened while she was there", said Sunny.

"Thank you, Sunstreaker. I'll call her into my office later. Due to the fact that you and Wolf lost your brother, I don't think it would be wise to have you both out on the battlefield. So, I'm taking you both off the roster until further notice", Prime said.

"I understand, Prime. I do appreciate it", Sunny said.

"I have to send a message to Magnus back home and let him know that a soldier was lost. I am very sorry, Sunstreaker", said Optimus.

"Thanks, Prime. That means a lot. I…I need to be alone for a while. I would like to come by your office later tonight and talk. Is that ok?", asked Sunny.

"My door is always open, Sunstreaker. Feel free to come by later tonight. I'll be there", Prime said.

Later that day, I was called into Prime's office for a talk. Of course, I was drunk when I was called in. So, I stumbled to Prime's office.

I stumbled so much on the way to Prime's office that when I was halfway there, one of the Autobots had to help me. I was so drunk. "Where you headed, girl?", Jazz asked. I looked at him. I was too drunk to answer.

Prime was still waiting for me to show up. He decided to go look for me. He didn't have to go very far to find me. Prime saw Jazz helping me. Prime walked up to us and asked what happened to me.

"My guess is that she got drunk. She's taking Sides' death hard, Prime. Maybe a vacation would help her dry out and get over Sides' death", said Jazz.

Prime looked at me. "Dry out, maybe. Get over her brother's death, I highly doubt it, Jazz. But I will take it under consideration. I think what she needs is to sleep off her drunken state. For right now, my talk with her will have to wait until she's sober. I'll take her to my personal quarters so she can rest", Prime said, as he took me from Jazz.

The next day, I woke up and looked around. Something wasn't right. I sat up and looked over my shoulder. Prime. Then it hit me. I'm in his personal quarters! I was in total shock. No one has ever stayed in his personal quarters. That I know of, anyway.

As I slowly moved off his rather large berth, he started to stir. His optics came online and he looked my way. "Good morning, Wolf", said Optimus, as he sat up. He had a knit blanket covering him from his waist down.

I looked over my shoulder and gave him a weak smile. "Did we…? I mean….we didn't….?", I asked.

"If you're implying that we interfaced last night, the answer is no. I would never take advantage of you when you're drunk. Believe me, I had thought about it, but I didn't act on my thoughts. Ratchet would have my head if he had found out that you and I had interfaced. And you were so over-energized last night, that I had to have a wastebasket by you. You purged your tank most of the night. I had Ratchet come in a few times to check on you", Prime said.

I got up and headed for the door. Except, I needed to wash up after purging my tank last night. I turned around and asked if I could use his personal washroom.

"Of course you can, Wolf. Here, let me help you", said Optimus, as he moved off his berth.

He walked into his personal washroom and grabbed a washcloth and put a glob of cleaning solution on it. He was going to scrub my back, apparently.

As I stood in the solvent shower, I felt the washcloth go in small circles on my shoulders then down my back. I arched my back as the washcloth was brought further down my back towards my aft.

I turned around and grabbed the washcloth from Prime. I scrubbed the front of me with the washcloth. I washed my arms, neck, chest and stomach. Then I bent over and washed my legs. Prime was watching me as I washed my body with precision of a car detailer who cares about the condition of their car.

I looked at him and smiled. "You really care how you look, don't you?", Prime asked.

"Yes, I do. I'm just not as bad as Sunny. I like to indulge myself once in a while", I said. I looked down.

"What's wrong?", Optimus asked, as he walked up to me.

"I don't know. I guess I should have looked somewhat decent at Sides' funeral. I looked like a wreck. My paint was dull. Scratches everywhere. I knew Sunny was mad cause I wasn't presentable", I said, as I turned off the solvent shower. I grabbed the towel, dried off, then hung it back up.

I walked back into the other room and sat down on Prime's recharge berth. He came over and sat down next to me. He started massaging my shoulders, trying to get me to relax.

"Why are you so stressed out this morning, Wolf?", Prime asked, still massaging my shoulders.

Without thinking, I turned to face him. Somehow I knew how to remove his battle mask. When I heard the click, the mask came off and I let it fall to the floor. I traced the scar on the left side of his cheek that went from his optic to his mouth.

He removed my hand from the scar and looked away. "Don't be ashamed of it, Prime. It's just a battle scar. A badge of honor", I said, retracing the scar again.

And again, he removed me hand from it. "It's not a battle scar, Wolf. Elita came at me with a vibro-knife one day. I had come back late from what you would call a guys night out with Jazz, Blaster and Hot Rod. When I came back, Elita could smell the pheromones of another femme on me. She accused me of cheating and tried to slice my optics out, but she only managed to do it to my left optic. She told me that it was over between us shortly after I made her drop the knife. I rushed to med bay quickly, otherwise I could have gone blind in my left optic", said Optimus.

"Had you cheated on her?", I asked.

"No. I had danced with some of the femmes, but that was all I did. One of them tried to get me to go back to her place for some "after hours fun". I told her that I wasn't interested", Prime said.

"And when you got back and Elita smelled another femme on you. Did you try to explain?", I asked.

"She wouldn't give me a chance to. From that day forward, she's still bitter about that night. I haven't been in contact with her or the other femmes under her command since last year", said Optimus.

"I had no idea that she was capable of something like that. If it had been me, I would have asked if you had cheated on me before trying to slice and dice you", I said.

"And I would have been honest with you. You are my equal, Wolf. You understand my problems and let me talk them out", Prime said, as he put his hand on my face and stroked my cheek with his thumb.

I knew that what I was about to do was wrong, but I felt attracted to him somehow. He was right. I am his equal in every way. I reached up with my hands, grabbed his helm and brought his face closer to mine. Then I did what I shouldn't have done. I passionately kissed him.

Our lips parted and I slid my glossa into his mouth and played with his glossa as I kissed him more. Prime laid me down on his berth, straddled me and started kissing down my body. Little kisses here and there. He was taking his time with me.

As he reached my midsection, I arched my back up. "Oh!", I said, as I moaned more.

I couldn't believe that I had seduced my leader then he turned it around and seduced me. I knew that Ratchet wasn't going to like this. And at this point, I really didn't give a rat's ass if he did like it or not.

Ratchet never took his time making love to me. It was always frag me, then go into recharge for the night.

Later that day, Ratchet came knocking on Prime's door. We had fallen into recharge after making slow, passionate love for hours. "Wolf, I know you're in there! Get your sorry, no good aft to med bay right now!", Ratchet yelled, pounding on the door.

Good thing Prime had his armor on after he made love to me. I was under the blanket, in a deep recharge.

Prime got up and carefully moved off the berth so not to disturb me. He walked over to the door, opened it and walked out, then closed the door behind him.

"What is the problem, Ratchet? Wolf is still in recharge", said Optimus.

"I don't care if she's in the waste extractor, I want her in my med bay in 10 mins.", said Ratchet.

"That's her decision, not yours. Now, please leave so she may get some decent recharge", Prime said.

Ratchet turned on his heel and stomped away, grumbling about something.

Shortly after Ratchet left, Prime walked back into his room and noticed that I was awake. "I didn't mean to wake you, babe", said Optimus, as he walked over and sat down next to me.

"It's ok, Prime. So, what did Ratchet want?", I asked, sitting up.

"He wants you in med bay in 10 mins. I told him that it was your choice if you wanted to go, and not his choice", Prime said.

"It is my choice, and I choose not to go. I feel better since my solvent shower and the hours we spent making love. WOW!", I said.

"Move in here and I'll show you more love making moves", said Optimus, purring into my audio receptor.

I looked at him. "How long have we known each other, Prime?", I asked.

"About 40 Earth years, why do you ask?", Prime replied, nipping at my neck.

"I'm trying to be serious here. Could you stop for about 5 mins, please?", I asked.

"Sorry. I'm still a bit frisky. Why were you asking how long we've known each other?", replied Optimus.

"Cause there's something I want to ask you, but I don't know if you'll accept the proposal. Maybe I shouldn't even ask", I said, as I got up. I needed to stretch my muscle cables before they get stiff. Stiff. Like Prime's interface unit was this morning.

I mentally slapped myself. Don't think that way, Wolf. He's your commander and your friend.

"Say what's on your mind, Wolf. What is it you want to ask me?", Prime asked.

I faced him and got down on one knee, grabbed his hand and proceeded to ask.

"I know this is totally backwards, but for the past 40 yrs. now, you and I have gotten to know each other well. Professional and personal. I now know where my spark lies. Over the years, I've been finding myself more and more attracted to you. And now that we've interfaced, I think it's time we went further with what we have. Optimus Prime, will you bond with me?", I asked.

He was totally speechless for about 10 mins.

When he finally found his voice, he accepted my proposal of getting bonded to me. I got up and hugged him. "Thank you, baby. Thank you", I said. Then I kissed his cheek.

"You're welcome, beautiful. Come on, let's go announce it to everyone", said Optimus.