Chapter 11 Close Call
"Heh." Starscream groaned, unimpressed by what Shockwave had just done. "I will silence when I wish to. I am second in command; I give the commands to underlings like you. Wow, Shockwave, you just committed treason."
Shockwave stared in shock. "How...are you still alive?" He whispered. "That should have killed you the moment it touched your chest plate!"
Megatron felt his knees growing weak. He collapsed on his bed beside his mate and stretched a hand out and placed it against Starscream's mutilated chest plate. "Starscream."
"I'm fine, Megatron." Starscream sighed. He looked down at his chest plate, it had already begun to regenerate, leaving the damage done by Shockwave only a terrifying fleeting memory.
Megatron nodded before he stood up again. He turned to the two stunned Cyclops and growled. "Get. Out. Of. My. Sight. NOW!" He snarled as he leveled his fusion cannon with them. Both Lugnut and Shockwave yelped and took off running.
"Will this ever end?!" Starscream cried.
Megatron closed his door and locked it again. He turned back to Starscream and sighed sadly. "I don't think it ever will." He admitted as he sat down beside his bond mate. He wrapped his arms around the smaller mech and pulled him closer to him. He buried his face in the other's neck and inhaled shakily. "I thought...for one moment...that I'd lost you." He whispered.
"Immortal." Starscream reminded, stroking Megatron's back as he nuzzled his way closer to the larger mech.
Megatron shook his head. "I know. But...it still ran through my mind. It will tear me apart every time someone tries to do that...shooting at you like that." He whispered as a tear slid down his face.
Starscream wiped the tear away and looked deeply into Megatron's optics. "If we want this to stop, we're going to have to tell them about 'us'."
Megatron nodded gravely. "I was hoping against that." He replied. "But if those fools won't stop attacking you...then we don't have much of a choice...do we?" He asked as he kissed Starscream's cheek.
"What's so bad about me that you don't want to show me off?" Starscream asked with a laugh.
Megatron chuckled. "I just don't want the Autobots to think that they could end this war by kidnapping you." He replied as he stroked the Seeker's face affectionately. "Primus knows I'd do whatever it took to get you back."
"They'd already try that because I'm the Second in Command." Starscream replied.
Megatron chuckled. "A come-back for everything?" He asked softly as he stared into Starscream's ruby red optics.
"Perhaps." Starscream replied with a smile.
Megatron chuckled as he captured the other's lips. Starscream purred as he returned the kiss happily, leaning into Megatron's body.
Shockwave's optic widened. He knew the override code for Megatron's room and had entered the room quietly. Now he wished he had made a noise. The sight of Megatron kissing Starscream was making him feel ill...also the fact that his CPU was snarling that that should be him receiving the kiss...even though he didn't have a mouth.
Starscream ran a hand down Megatron's side, earning a deep rumbling purr from the latter. He smiled as his body shivered slightly, letting the smaller Seeker know that he was enjoying it. He pulled Starscream even closer to him and deepened the kiss.
Shockwave started to feel sick, both physically and with jealousy. HE had been loyal for eons! Why hadn't Megatron taken HIM for his mate? Why did he take that traitor, the same traitor that was the reason that he had been lost for 50 stellar cycles? Nothing was making any sense.
Starscream raised his hand and held onto Megatron's neck protectively. He felt sure that there was someone out there that wanted to tear them apart so that they could have his mate. He didn't want that to happen; Megatron was the only that saw something in him, something that none of his other mates had seen. Megatron was his lover, not anyone else's; he didn't want to lose the only thing that he could truly call his.
Megatron started purring as his hands began to stroke Starscream's wings. His optics were shuttered as he savored the moment. Starscream let out a low groan around the kiss as his body started shuddering. The seeker's wings and torso twitched as Megatron's fingers started massaging the sensitive wires that were hidden under Starscream's armor on his wings.
Shockwave wanted so badly to move, but he was terrified about what Megatron would do if he found out he was standing there watching.
Megatron grinned as he deepened the kiss even more. His hands started running down Starscream's wings and down his back. He slid his hand to the front of Starscream's body and started heading towards Starscream's leg.
Shockwave could take it no longer. "Megatron!" He shouted, causing the Decepticon leader to jump and tear himself away from his lover. Shockwave watched the surprised expression give way to pure anger.
Starscream started thrumming his fingers against the bed. He wasn't impressed that someone had interrupted them again.
Megatron stood up, his air intakes filling the entire room. His optics flashed angrily as Shockwave backed away from him. "F-f-forgive me Lord Megatron." He whispered.
"Why should I?" Megatron growled. "You have walked into my room unannounced and uninvited and then you interrupted something beyond your minimal comprehension." He leveled his fusion cannon with the Cyclops' face. "One good reason why I shouldn't just blow you into dust?"
"He's been loyal to you ever since he's signed up, he'd do anything just to keep you happy, he's a great guardian, and just about one of your best men." Starscream stated matter-of-factly. "That's four."
Megatron lowered his fusion cannon and gave Starscream a mock-annoyed look. "Who's side are you on?" He asked.
Shockwave started counting his lucky stars; maybe Starscream would keep him from getting blasted into a million different pieces.
"I'm just trying to stop you from killing one of our most loyal soldiers, even if he's a horrible shot." He laughed.
Megatron shot Shockwave a look and the purple Decepticon quickly nodded his head. Megatron snorted softly. "Very well. I'll spare you...this time." He stated. His optics narrowed. "But if you ever interrupt me again or attempt to kill Starscream, you will wake up to find yourself in the Well of All Sparks."
"Please don't talk about the Well of All Sparks." Starscream cringed.
Megatron looked over at Starscream and smiled softly. He sat down beside his mate and touched his shoulder. "Leave Shockwave." He ordered. Shockwave nodded as the jealousy boiled through him again. He left the two mechs alone, making sure to lock the door behind him. Megatron stroked Starscream's helm softly. "Forgive me for scaring you." He whispered.
"I just wasn't ready to die." Starscream said sadly.
Megatron pulled Starscream's body against his chest and sighed softly. "None of us ever are." He replied as he stroked the Seeker's helm. "We just have to make the most of the time that we have."
"I hope we have a long time before we have to go back to the Well." He replied.
Megatron nodded as he kissed Starscream's helm. "As do I." He whispered. "As do I."
"And I think a meeting should be called to order. The Autobots don't need to know." Starscream added.
Megatron sighed as he pulled back. "Yes...that would be the best idea at the moment." He agreed. "I'm just wondering how I'm going to say that."
"It can wait." He purred as he pulled Megatron back down.
Megatron laughed as he ran his hand along the Seeker's wing. "Yes, I suppose it can wait." He purred as he nuzzled his face into the base of Starscream's neck.
"You know, I'm not sure why Cybertronians have pressure points, but I certainly am not complaining." He stated, arching his back.
Megatron chuckled. "It's probably to help show that you love another. By knowing where their pressure points are, you can give them a more...interesting time." He replied as he stroked the Seeker's wings again.
"That might be true." He replied.
Megatron chuckled as he stroked the Seeker's wings. He kissed Starscream's lips as he pulled him closer to him. The seeker closed his optics and prayed that no one would disrupt this. Megatron deepened his kiss as he slid his hands down Starscream's wings and along his back. He didn't know what to think of this. He never would have thought that of all the Decepticons in the Universe that it would be Starscream in his arms. It was strange and wonderful at the same time. Starscream grinned as he mused over the situation. It was funny, wasn't it? Megatron, the very image of destruction, was holding him, and softer than he'd ever imagined. Megatron kissed Starscream again and again. His CPU just couldn't wrap around the thought. HE was kissing STARSCREAM...and loving every minute that he was with the Seeker. Caught in the moment, Starscream started straining to send Megatron a wave of emotion, but failed.
Megatron stroked Starscream's helm as he pulled back smiling. "This is...quite odd isn't it? We never used to be able to stand each other," he stated, "now look at us."
"I was just thinking the same thing." Starscream replied softly.
Megatron smiled as he nuzzled his head into Starscream's neck. "I really wish we could bond with one another." He whispered. "I miss feeling what you were feeling and seeing what you were seeing."
"Same here." He sighed.
Megatron rolled over so that he was looking into Starscream's optics. "Some day soon you will have your spark back." He whispered as he stroked his mate's face lovingly.
"I hope so, Megatron." He replied as he snuggled closer to Megatron.
Megatron nodded. "I swear upon my spark; I will get you your spark back." He stated as he leaned in and kissed him again. "And if I can't revive you than I will meet you in the afterlife." He added.
"If I ever get there." Starscream replied as he stared up at Megatron.
Megatron bit his lip. "Starscream...you realize that in order to complete the Allspark I would have to take back the fragment resting in your chest." He stated softly. "Then the whole Allspark can and will revive you properly." Starscream shuddered at the thought. Megatron gripped Starscream's shoulder tightly. "It would be for about a minute." He whispered. "Any longer and someone would have interfered and I would be busy terminating them."
Starscream chuckled. Megatron smiled as he leaned in and kissed Starscream. "I don't want to be without you." He whispered. "You are a part of me...perhaps my better half." He added with a wink.
"Now, I wouldn't say that." He replied.
Megatron grinned. "I say that you are." He murmured. He rolled over onto his side and pulled the Seeker close to his chest.
"Megatron, I don't want this to be ruined. Please tell the others."
"I will." Megatron whispered as his optics started powering down. "Tomorrow."
"Alright." Starscream replied as he snuggled up to his chest.
"See you in the morning." He replied before he powered his optics down entirely.
Starscream powered off his optics and drifted into recharge. Megatron wrapped his arms tighter around Starscream while the Seeker subconsciously wrapped his arms around Megatron. Megatron nuzzled his face into Starscream's neck and sighed softly in his recharge.
Author's note: And…Starscream is immortal. Did you think he was actually going to die? I don't think I've ever really killed Starscream in any of my stories. He's always come back one way or another. Anyways, more fun up ahead so stay tuned! Review please on your way out. And as a side note; there is a poll up on my profile. Everyone's opinion is welcome and I want a general opinion on the subject. So, please vote! Thank you!