Before the War Part II
Northstar paced back and forth in the foyer of the new Pit-fighting arena, muttering under his breath while Megatron looked on. He was shaking his head, a slight smirk on his lips as he watched the other Seeker pace out of nerves.
"You're going to wear a groove into the ground if you keep pacing. Then it's going to come out of my next winnings," Megatron stated as he readjusted the bolts that kept his helmet in place.
"I'm just nervous," Northstar groaned. "What if she refuses?"
"I think after four thousand stellar cycles of dating she won't say no. Besides, you should see her outside of training and the battle ring; she doesn't shut up about how great you are," Megatron chuckled as he took out his sword and began to polish it, placing his right foot on his left leg to balance it.
"But, what if she doesn't want to leave here?" he asked, motioning around him. "Her life is here…not in the citadel."
"If there is one thing that Blackfire is good at it's adapting," Megatron stated evenly as he watched his friend. "Honestly, its one simple question with either two outcomes and we all know that she's going to say 'yes'," he added with a shake of his head.
"Yes, but how…," Northstar started to say before Megatron raised his hand and turned towards the entrance to the lower-levels.
"Here they come," he stated as he went back to polishing his blade.
Northstar quickly sat down beside him, pretending to tend to his claws. The crowd of whooping and shouting mechs entered the base, lifting a large mech, most likely Onslaught, over their shoulders. Megatron chuckled lightly at the show, knowing that there was going to be a huge party later; Onslaught's win would have made him the second place champion of the heavy weight standings. Hopefully, they wouldn't be pitched against each other for the title of Legend; Onslaught was a friend of his and he didn't want to have to kill him. Northstar was checking the crowd out of the corner of his optics, searching for the familiar black and green plating that Blackfire now sported, thanks to his credits that helped her pay off the payment for them.
"Blackfire," Megatron bellowed at the crowd. "You got a click?"
"Hang on!" she shouted back. "Dirge, move!" she added as she pushed said conehead Seeker out of the way with a laugh. She walked over to them, grinning from audio to audio; no doubt she had just won a large sum of credits from Onslaught's win. "What's the problem?"
Megatron jerked his head towards Northstar as the brilliant coloured mech stood up. Blackfire's green optics softened slightly, losing some of their excitement and adopting a loving look. Northstar was silent for a moment, silently gloating over the femme that he had won over the other mechs, Ultra Magnus in particular who was constantly coming around to try to court her under Northstar's nose, before he stepped forward to clasp her hands in his.
"I'm not the best with speeches," he stated as he held her hands tightly within his own, "but…I was wondering…Blackfire…would you accept my invitation and become my mate?"
Blackfire's optics widened in shock. "What?" she gasped.
"Will you become my mate?" he repeated slowly, watching her for a negative reaction.
She stared up at him for several agonizingly long moments before her mouth moved. "Are…are you asking me that…for real?" she asked quietly. He nodded, slightly dreading what she would say next. She looked at Megatron and held her arm out. "Pinch me," she ordered.
"What?" Megatron asked, wrinkling his nose in confusion.
"Pinch me!" she repeated as her optics began to dance with excitement. "There is no way this is for real!" Megatron laughed as he reached over and pinched her arm gently, causing her to flinch. She looked back up at Northstar, her green optics dancing with the strange fire in her soul that she had been named after before she began to nod her head hysterically, optical fluid leaking out the side of her optics. "Yes, Northstar, yes, I accept!" she sobbed out before she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him.
Northstar's body felt like it was on fire before he returned the kiss; she had accepted! She was going to be his! After waiting for her to come of age for so very long, he would finally bond himself to the only femme that had ever stood a real chance of winning his spark. He pulled back and cradled the smaller femme to his chest, nuzzling his face into her shoulder and purring quietly.
"You don't mind leaving right away?" he asked.
"Can I cash in my winnings first?" she asked as she stared up at him and wiped away her tears.
"Of course," he replied, grinning. "But you know you'll never have any need for them with the fortune I have," he added.
Blackfire shook her head. "Yes, I know, Prince Northstar," she teased before she gave him a kiss on the cheek and quickly headed over to the winnings table.
"Told you so," Megatron chuckled as Northstar collapsed next to him.
"Shut up," Northstar stated and stuck out his glossa.
"Real mature," Megatron commented before he pointed the end of his sword at him. "You're going to be lucky if she doesn't chop it off for sticking it out at someone."
"Why would she do that?" he asked with a cocky grin. "She loves every inch of me."
Megatron gave him a long look before shaking his head. "Primus help the mates of any of your offspring," he muttered.
Northstar chuckled before Blackfire flopped herself down onto his lap. "That was fast," he commented as he wrapped his arms tightly around her.
"Well, I didn't want to keep you waiting," she purred with a flutter of her optic shutters.
Northstar purred back, resting his head against hers. "Did you say good-bye to everyone?" he asked quietly.
"I'm not staying away forever," she stated simply. "Besides, I don't think it will mean much to them anyways right now; they're more focused on trying to get all their high-grade together for their victory party."
"True enough," Northstar chuckled before he stood up, placing his soon-to-be mate on the ground in front of him. "I'll see you again sometime, Megatron," he added with a slight bow to his friend.
"See you around, Megs," Blackfire cooed before she kissed his cheek. "Try to have a little fun when I'm gone, ok?" she added as she tapped his nose.
"I will," Megatron chuckled as he shook his head. "Now go; I'm almost sick from the look that Northstar is giving your backside."
She laughed before she stepped back to wrap her arm around Northstar's chest. "Bye," she laughed before Northstar led her out of the foyer and up into the streets of Kaon.
They walked a couple of miles, waiting for the area that would give them enough room to take off without destroying anything from the other slum-born mechs that lived at this end of Kaon. They waved to several of the other citizens of Kaon, earning a few odd looks when Northstar's hand wrapped tightly around her waist in a possessive fashion when they passed one of the mechs that often caused trouble in the Pit-fighters' arena for trying to pick up femmes. She patted his hand gently before the huge floating city that belonged solely to the Seekers came into view.
Northstar grinned at her before he stepped forward and took off, powering his thrusters to full power and leaving the ground behind him. Blackfire was beside him in an instant, her optics offline as she twisted around in midair like she was dancing. He smiled as he watched her, dancing around in her domain with no fear of anything; yes, definitely deserving of the title she would inherit from mating with him, a true queen of the Seekers.
He reached out and grabbed her arm as they approached the entrance to the citadel, landing on one of the landing sites and nodding to the attendants. They smiled and nodded back, giving Blackfire a once over like they always did to her when she came, just in case something was clinging to her from the underground arenas. She held her arms out and turned around to show that there was nothing stuck to her and they nodded again. She waved before trotting after him down the hallway, staying close to him as he moved with expertise through the twisting walls of the city.
"Do you think you could get use to this?" he asked as he held onto her hand.
"I'll adjust," she replied as she shifted her wings. "Where are we going?" she asked.
"My new residences," he replied with a grin. "I was prepared for when you agreed."
"You got a new house?" she asked in shock. "Northstar…,"
"Not a word," he stated gently. "I needed a place to live sooner or later, and this would have been my home anyways."
Blackfire snorted. "So, I'm a bonus?" she asked.
He smiled as he stroked her helm gently, nodding to some of the guards before typing in the code to the house. "A very, very big bonus," he murmured as the door slid open.
Blackfire's mouth fell open as she walked into the house, staring around her in shock. "Northstar…it's huge!" she gasped as she looked back at him. "How did…?"
"Blackfire, Blackfire, Blackfire," he chuckled as he walked forward, "I'm the prince of one of the four ruling families, remember? Nothing is too much for us…or for you," He added as he closed the door then wrapped his arms tightly around her waist.
"Northstar…," she whispered before she pressed herself tightly to him.
He smiled before he kissed her passionately, his hands running from her waist to her neck. She wrapped her arms tightly around his neck, wrapping her legs around his waist and pressing herself closer to him. He chuckled as he pulled back, rocking her gently as he walked towards one of the doors.
"How about we go somewhere a little more private?" he asked as he closed the to the door behind him. "What do you think?"
She stared open mouthed at the huge room that they were now in. There was a large recharge berth set in the center of the room, surrounded by various other furniture that looked just as comfy as the berth. The ceiling had a small skylight, bathing the room with the light of the two moons that were visible above the smog layer that was characteristic of Kaon. The walls were a dark blue colour, adorned with the same star positions as the night sky.
"Northstar…it's…amazing," she murmured.
"And it gets better," Northstar murmured. "It's all ours."
She blinked several times before she started tracing his cockpit. "So, what are you waiting for?" she asked with a purr.
He grinned as he placed her on the bed, hovering over her with a loving smile on his face. "I was wondering when you were going to ask," He purred as he leant down and kissed her, holding her head closer to him until she pulled him down onto her.
"Why do you need me to ask?" she asked with a laugh as she wrapped her arms and legs around him, holding him almost possessively to her chest. "You wanted me to be your mate, remember?"
Northstar smiled as he leant down and nipped gently at her neck, earning a soft moan from his soon-to-be mate. "True, my love, but I don't want to hurt you," se murmured.
Blackfire's optics flashed before she rolled over, pinning him down underneath her while pinning his arms down at his side. "You couldn't hurt me if you tried," she hissed as she bared her fangs before leaning down and placing them against his throat, causing him to freeze in shock. "I'm a Pit Fighter, remember?" she added silkily as she licked his throat gently. "A simple, pampered Prince doesn't have a chance."
He growled slightly, not liking that she was making fun of his upbringing. "Just because I haven't killed…," he started to growl before she cut him off with a kiss.
"You need to relax a little," She purred as she pulled back, her fingers sliding down his chest. "Let me help with that," She added as her hands began to stroke his wings, pressing gently into the metal.
He moaned slightly, melting under her touch as it began to overwhelm his senses. "H-how do you k-know how to-oooooo do this?" he asked as he panted slightly.
"I'm a Seeker, Northstar," she laughed. "This is instinct for us, remember?"
He let out a shaky laugh before moaning as her hands slid down his wings, pressing into the gaps between his armor to tease the wiring underneath. He growled lightly before he managed to roll over so that she was back to being underneath him and he grinned at the sultry look that was creeping into her optics. He purred as he began to stroke her wings and earned a long moan of pleasure in return for his efforts. He smiled before her cockpit clicked open, exposing her brightly glowing spark and bathing his chest plate with blue light.
"Are you that excited?" se asked as he stroked her spark gently, marveling in its beauty.
"Mmmm, how couldn't I be?" she asked around a purr as she leant up into his touch.
He grinned before he leant down and began to kiss her, his hand wrapped lazily around her spark. His own cockpit slid open and he moaned into her mouth as her hand skillfully began to caress his spark, sending pulses of pleasure through his systems. He waited a moment before pulling his hand out of her cockpit and lowered himself until their sparks began to intertwine.
Blackfire's head fell back as she let out a long moan of pleasure, pushing herself closer to him and clutching his shoulders tightly. He groaned happily as he clutched her in return, feeling wave after wave of ecstasy course through his systems. They continued to moan and groan as their sparks began to heat up, forcing their cooling systems to kick in and run at the highest function to keep up with the rate that their temperatures were increasing. Overload was a wave of blankness, shorting out their CPUs for a few moments as they pulled away from each other and collapsed onto the bed panting.
He glanced over at her as she closed her cockpit and smiled when she rolled over to curl against his chest. He smiled before wrapping his arms tightly around her body, holding her close to him and sighing gently before he dropped off into recharge. Blackfire onlined her optics and glanced up at him before smiling and looking down at her cockpit. A small cooing noise was filling her mind and she could feel a pulse against her spark, half inside of it and half against it, and she knew what it was immediately; her spark had split and she was now carrying a sparkling. She smiled as she placed her hand against the glass canopy, feeling the heat from the tiny spark wash over her fingers. She'd tell Northstar the good news in the morning; right now, both of them needed their recharge.
Author's note: Yeah for crappily short chapters!