Chapter 9 A Taste of Jealousy
Starscream stretched out his arms as he woke up from recharge. Megatron was lying next to him, pressed closely to him with his head resting on his shoulder. He shifted slightly in his recharge, nuzzling his face into Starscream's neck before sigh softly. Starscream felt a happy shiver race through him, a lingering bliss after the night before. He looked at his mate and smiled.
"Wake up." He whispered as he nudged Megatron's larger frame.
Megatron grunted softly as he onlined his optics. He looked down into the base of Starscream's neck and chuckled before he curled himself around the smaller Seeker. "Good morning."
"So, what do you want to do today?" Starscream asked as he lifted his hand up and stroked Megatron's face.
Megatron shrugged. "We don't have anything to do really." He replied. "The Autobots are still a thorn in my side, but they are a minimal annoyance." He added as he nuzzled his mate's neck. "You are my main priority."
Starscream smiled as he felt a soft purr starting in his throat from his mate's actions. "Hopefully we won't be interrupted today." He replied softly.
"Megatron, sir!" Blitzwing's voice rang over the com-link, his calm persona currently in control. "Ve have another recruit in ze base." He added.
"I'll be there momentarily." Megatron replied. "And you had better not be lying." Starscream grinned as he sat up. Megatron sat up and got off of his recharge berth. He turned towards Starscream and lifted an optic ridge. "Shall we, my little Star?" He asked after he made sure that his com-link was cut.
"After you." Starscream replied.
Megatron laughed softly as he led the way to the Command center and almost lost Starscream to a blue of black, purple and blue. He leapt out of the way just in time to not get squashed to the ground by two Seekers as they lunged at Starscream. Starscream wasn't sure what hit him. The last thing that he remembered was that he was standing up, now he was on the ground with something very heavy on his chest.
"Well look who's still alive!" One of the Seekers laughed.
"I thought he'd be dead by now, what with how he acts around Megatron." The other agreed.
"Lord Megatron." A new voice sounded behind him. He turned around and stared into the single optic of Shockwave.
"Ah, Shockwave." Megatron chuckled. "How nice of you to show up. I need at least one competent soldier." He added with a glare at Lugnut.
"Skywarp. Thundercracker. I'm surprised that you didn't get blown up by now!" Starscream laughed.
Skywarp grinned down at the red Seeker. "Aw, I can dodge a bullet any of those Auto-dummies shoot." He bragged.
"Wow, I thought Starscream was the one with the ego." Thundercracker chuckled.
'Don't be jealous, don't be jealous.' Megatron lectured himself.
"Where were you guys?" Starscream asked with a smile. "It's been ages since I last saw you."
"Blowing up Autobots." Skywarp replied.
"Some uncharted planet far from Cybertron." Thundercracker added.
"TC got lost and we ended up there." Skywarp laughed.
Megatron fought against his urge to clench his fists. 'Don't kill them; they are his friends.' He scolded himself.
"Let me up, huh boys?" Starscream laughed.
'Yes!' Megatron's mind screamed as he tried to focus on what Shockwave was saying. 'Let him up!'
Skywarp and Thundercracker laughed as they pulled the red Seeker to his feet. They draped their arms around Starscream's shoulders. "So, you up for a flight?" Skywarp asked.
Starscream glanced at Megatron.
"Something wrong, Starscream?" Skywarp asked.
Megatron stiffened his shoulders and focused solely on Shockwave's rambling. If Starscream wanted to go flying with his old wing mates, he wasn't going to stop him. "No." Starscream replied. "But, it's not my choice to go outside the base; you need to ask Megatron's permission."
"Really?" Skywarp asked. "We have to ask in order to go flying?"
"But we're Seekers! We can't stand being underground for long periods!" Thundercracker complained.
Megatron turned towards them and glared down at the smaller Seekers. "I too transform into a jet yet I can control the urge to leave. I'm sure, since you three are superior Seekers," he hissed, "you can handle yourself much better." He finished. "No one leaves the base without informing me. The last thing I need is for an insubordinate ingrate to get themselves into trouble and need to be rescued."
"And speaking of which, we still need to find Blackarachnia." Starscream added.
"Blackawhatia?" Skywarp asked in confusion.
"Blackarachnia." Megatron replied coldly. "A techno-organic spider femme that has a tendency to vanish at the most unacceptable times."
"This would be a great time to look for her, My Lord." Starscream stated, bowing.
"Perhaps." Megatron replied with a slight tilt of his head. "Seekers, spread out and find that spider."
"Maybe if ve are lucky, she has already been squashed!" Blitzwing laughed, his Random persona taking control.
"Perhaps you would like to come with us, Lord Megatron?" Starscream asked, glaring at Blitzwing.
Megatron let out a low snort. "Perhaps." He replied. He turned towards the exit to the base and narrowed his optics. "Take your trine and search." He added before he transformed and left. Jealousy was such a horrible thing; it made you hate your lover when they are with friends, even when you know they love you.
If he had a spark, it would be aching. "Seekers, transform and rule the skies!" Starscream cried, transforming and flitting through the exit.
Megatron shot out overtop of Lake Erie, the last place that the femme spider had been seen...falling off the Autobot's ship. He found it quite amusing that the femme had fallen from the ship that held her once allies. He still felt a dull, angry pain in his spark from the jealousy caused by the arrival of Starscream's friends. He knew he shouldn't have been jealous; Starscream was his lover, not theirs, but he still hated seeing them together. Love was so confusing and it didn't help that he had such little experience with it. Megatron skimmed along the lake, not really caring if he found the spider. He just needed to get away from seeing the two newest Seekers pinning his Seeker down. That was the worst memory ever; he never wanted to see that happen again.
Starscream turned on his com-link. "Megatron, no sign of her?"
"None." Megatron replied coldly. "Focus on your search, Starscream; I'll focus on mine." He added before he cut the com-link. He could be more moody than a femme sometimes.
Starscream sighed and continued with his search, Skywarp and Thundercracker flanking him.
'Fragging, stupid Seeker.' Megatron thought bitterly. 'I bet he loves the fact that his "friends" are back. Probably waiting for the right moment to go running back to them.' He was jealous...VERY jealous.
"Megatron, I think we should wait for nightfall to look for her, now that I think about it." Starscream stated over the com-link. "We might have a better chance."
Megatron tried not to snarl, tried very hard not to. "Agreed. Return to base." He replied before he flipped himself over and headed back to the base.
He landed and walked into the base, passing Lugnut by as the purple Decepticon tried to get back on his good side. He needed some time alone to think so he head to his quarters, careful to lock the door behind him; he didn't want anyone walking in on him while he was brooding. Megatron walked over to his bed and flopped down on it. He powered down his optics and tried to think clearly and stop thinking about killing the new Seekers. 1) He needed them and 2) killing them would make Starscream miserable and that was the last thing he wanted for the Seeker.
Starscream led his trine back to the base. He was a little upset about how Megatron had been talking to him, but he figured it was because he was trying to cover their relationship up. He decided when he landed that he was going to find Megatron and see if he could figure out what was wrong with his lover; he was acting strange towards him and he didn't like it. He walked down the hallway towards their room and when he went to open the door, he found it locked.
Megatron dimly let his optics come back on. What was he going to do about Starscream's trine? He couldn't exactly forbid them from being together; they were a trine for a reason. And besides; they were the best squadron Cybertron had ever seen, he wasn't about to go mess that up just because he was jealous; he needed that kind of skill.
"Megatron?" Starscream mewed from the other side of the door.
Megatron growled slightly. Now that little brat wanted to see him? "What do you want?" He snapped.
"To come in." Starscream replied.
Megatron snorted. "Oh? Suddenly you want to be with me?" He snapped.
"Of course I do." Starscream cooed, a bit confused as to why Megatron was acting this way.
"Suddenly your Seekers aren't good enough for you?" Megatron hissed, even though he didn't like how he was acting to Starscream.
"What do you mean?" Starscream asked; things were getting strange now.
Megatron growled. "Go be with your Seekers, Starscream." He snapped as he powered off his optics. "Primus knows that they missed you." He added around a sudden lump in his throat.
"Of course we've missed each other, Megatron, but reunions can wait. I want to be with you." He stated, scratching desperately at the door.
Megatron grumbled as he stood up, walked over to the door, unlocked it and walked right back over to his bed. He flopped down on it, turning away from the door. He didn't like the lump that was forming in his throat and he didn't want Starscream to see it. Starscream slid the door open and walked slowly over to Megatron. Megatron kept his face turned away from his mate, even though he could sense his approach.
"What's wrong?" Starscream asked softly.
"Like you don't know." Megatron replied coldly, the lump in his throat growing and making it hard to talk.
"I don't." Starscream replied.
Megatron rubbed his head into his recharge bed as tears stung his optics. "Liar." He managed to choke out.
If Starscream had a spark, it would have shattered. "I'm not a liar." He stated as he hung his head.
"Why do I doubt that?" Megatron growled as he turned over and glared at the Seeker through watery optics. "You are infatuated with the other Seekers." He growled.
Starscream stared at Megatron, his optics wide. "How could you come up with that after they just got here? We've been separated for years. And you think I'm unfaithful because we've missed each other, and were simply happy to see each other again?" he hissed.
Megatron growled. "You've been with each other for years." He replied.
"And I bonded with you!" Starscream growled in return.
Megatron looked away. "Starscream," he whispered. "I don't even know if we are still bonded." He admitted. "You...you don't have a spark. We can't talk to each other and we can't sense each other...are we still bonded?" He asked sadly.
"You said yourself that you would bring me back. I guess you've changed your mind." Starscream stated sadly, walking to the door. ""I guess I was wrong about you. You weren't the one. They were right; I'll never find someone who cares about me. I'll leave you now. You don't need me getting in your way. After all, like they said, I'm only good for one thing."
Megatron moved quickly and grabbed Starscream. "I never said that." He whispered. "I...frag it Starscream, I was jealous ok? I...I don't like that they are that close to you. Closer than I probably ever will." He admitted sadly.
"You've gotten closer to me in two days than they ever did in a thousand millennia." He replied softly.
"They know you. They know what you like, what you dislike, everything." He countered. "I know almost nothing."
"They only care for themselves." Starscream snorted.
Megatron pulled Starscream's body close to his before he closed the door to his room securely and locked it. He stroked Starscream's helm as he mulled everything over in his mind. How could he have thought that Starscream, his bond mate, his lover, was going to leave him? Was he that insecure with himself that he thought Starscream would leave him for the next thing that walked by? Frag, he was so weak and pathetic.
"I'm still mad at you." Starscream breathed.
"I deserve as much." He replied softly. "I swear my gender got mixed up when I came online. I'm as moody as a femme."
"It happens." Starscream replied.
Megatron rubbed the Seeker's helm. "You have no idea how many deaths have been caused because I was in a bad mood."
"Same here." Starscream sneered.
Megatron frowned softly before he pulled Starscream's head up and kissed him. "I'm sorry that I...acted that way." He whispered.
"I forgive you." He said with a smile.
"Good." Megatron sighed softly. "Now…were we about to do something?" He asked.
"We were?" Starscream replied with a mock overly-happy-innocent tone.
Megatron grinned. "You tell me." He purred as he stroked the Seeker's helm.
"You're the one with the great ideas." Starscream replied with a chuckle.
Megatron purred softly as he kissed the Seeker lovingly. Starscream smiled as he returned the kiss. Megatron led him slowly over to the bed, purring the whole time.
Author's note: And…another cliffy, in a sense I guess. You can guess what happens after this. My friend keeps asking when I'll get the next chapter up; she really likes this story. So do I. So leave me a nice review…and remember…if you can't say something nice, don't say nothin' at all.