Metalsound landed in a clearing nearby Decepticon Island, her ear twitched as she turned towards the sound with a snarl, "Whoever's there had better show themselves," she warned.
Thunderhoof comes out with his servos up, "It's just me Metalsound."
Metalsound's body relaxed, "Sorry, I thought one of the Autobots may have followed me."
"No worries. So how did it go?"
"Alright, except my tail hurts and I smell like a Dinobot."
Thunderhoof tries his best not to laugh.
"Shut up," she growled playfully.
"Sorry," Thunderhoof says as a small chuckle escapes.
"I need to get this smell off. Did you deliver the package?" She asked as she walked into a nearby stream.
"Yes, was just on my way back to check on you."
"Thanks. What did they say?" She lowered her body into the stream letting the cool water engulf her.
"Not much."
"I see. Did you see Steeljaw?"
"Nope, he's still in his room with the cadet."
Metalsound growled softly, "The idiot shouldn't have kidnapped her. He needs to be careful, that is if Soundwave hasn't found out about her already. I'm not even sure where his loyalties lie."
"Oh Soundwave knows, he even helped Steeljaw take her to his room."
"What? Why would he do that?"
"Don't know, surprised us as well."
With a sigh she got out of the water, shaking off the water once she was on dry land, "Who knows what goes on in that processor of his."
"But you are right, Steeljaw shouldn't have kidnapped Strongarm like that, it's gonna take a good while to gain her trust again."
"I know, not to mention she's not going to want anything to do with him for a while. I'm curious though, why didn't you say anything to Saberhorn or Glowstrike that he was seeing her?"
"For old time's sake, and I know what it's like to be in love. He's young and in love and this is his first so he needs help."
"He's going to need all of the help he can get, we may be close to the same age but I know a little more than he does."
"Yeah."
"When did you first realize that you had a crush on me?"
"I think I've known for a while but just couldn't find the right time to express my feelings to you."
"You mean like with Steeljaw taking orders from a spirit in another realm?"
"Yeah, that and trying to relocate bases to hide from the Autobots and working on plans to release the other 'Cons."
Laying in a patch of sun Metalsound purred under the warm rays, "In a way, we were like a wolf pack. I mean we had to keep moving, looking for other members."
"Yeah, in a way we were."
Closing her optics she enjoyed the sun's rays, "Do you miss Cybertron?"
"Very much. Do you?"
"Sometimes, but it never fully felt like home. I like it here, even though I was on my own for quite some time."
"I bet you do. Can I ask you a question?"
"Sure."
"Um, when I was reading up on wolves I read that male wolves mark and claim their mates by having sex with them. Is it the same with females in a way?"
"Um," this was somewhat out of the blue, "I would think so. Why?"
"I was just wondering, 'cause if it is then that would make you my mate since we had sex. Does this mean we're mates now?" Thunderhoof asks looking a bit nervous.
Metalsound opened her optics as she folded her ears back, "I would think so but," she paused for a moment, "Wouldn't you have been mates with Glowstrike first?"
"No, it's not the same with us, and we didn't necessarily go all the way."
"You didn't?"
"No."
"Were there any others before or after her?"
"There was one femme after her."
"Did you love her?"
"I love her very much."
Metalsound felt a twinge of jealousy, "I see," she replied softly as she put her helm on her paws, "Then she would be your mate."
"I think so," he says with a grin, "But I'm not sure, maybe I should ask her."
Metalsound closed her optics, not wanting him to see her broken spark, "You should do that then."
"Alright," he gets down on his knees, "Are you my mate Metalsound?"
Her optics snapped open as she slowly turned to him with a dumbfounded look, "Eh?"
"I was talking about you silly, you're the only one I went all the way with," Thunderhoof said with a chuckle.
Metalsound growled as she tackled him to the ground, pinning him underneath her. Her ears folded back from embarrassment, "Baka, don't laugh!"
"Whoa, sorry," he replies still chuckling, "Just don't kill me."
"D-do you really love me?" She asked looking away.
"Yes, with all my spark."
Her spark skipped a beat and her tail wagged back and forth as she nuzzled him.
"Does this mean you love me too?"
"Yes, and if Glowstrike tries to make any advances on you," she warned with a snarl.
"She better not if she knows what's best for her. So is this a yes to my question on if you're my mate?"
"Yes. It is," she replied as she rubbed her cheek against his with a purr.
"Happy to hear," he says with a big grin.
"We should be getting back, I'm a little worried about Strongarm," she got off him as she made her way back to the Island, "And if Glowstrike does try anything I'll have to get her to back off, and since she's an Alpha I would be challenging her for dominance."
"I know you will," Thunderhoof says as he gets up off the ground, "You know since wolves mate by having sex if Steeljaw ever has sex with Strongarm, by force or not, Strongarm will belong to him for the rest of her life, so let's hope he waits until Strongarm is really in love with him and is ready to be with him."
"Strongarm has to be willing to..." Metalsound never could bring herself to say it, "You know, but I hope Steeljaw will wait until she's ready. What did you mean by you and Glowstrike didn't go all the way? I figured a big boss like you would have had plenty of girlfriends," she teased.
"Naw was too busy trying to hold up the business to pay any attention to femmes, and besides a lot of them were scared of me. Plus, the only one I really focused on was Glowstrike because of the arrangement by our parents, but that all changed when I met you. Glowstrike and I have kissed and felt each other up but we didn't actually go all the way."
"Felt each other up?" Metalsound echoed in confusion about the term.
"You know, touched each other in certain spots."
"O-oh. If I hadn't slid the Energon across the floor when I did would you have gone all the way with her? She seemed to have you where she wanted you."
"No, like I said I was getting ready to stop her and push her off," he replied looking and sounding a bit annoyed that she brought that up again.
"I'm sorry to keep bringing this up, we didn't really... explore."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean we made out but we didn't, um," she raised her tail, trailing it slowly up his thigh, "Feel each other."
A smirk appeared on Thunderhoof's face, "No, we didn't."
Coming to a stop Metalsound could hear something in his voice that made her turn around, "What's with the smirk?" She had a feeling that she already knew though.
"You think we should..?" He replies wiggling his optic ridges.
With a soft growl, she pounced onto Thunderhoof again, transforming in midair and Thunderhoof caught her in his arms, "That was a bad move, my friend," she replied with a smirk of her own.
"Oh? What are you gonna do?" He asks in a seductive voice with an alluring look.
"Try to catch me and you'll find out," she whispered into his audio receptor before pushing herself out of his arms and running off, zigzagging through the trees. With a laugh, Thunderhoof runs after her.
