I hope that you enjoyed the last chapter. I am not posting everyday like I have been because I have worked every day since I started my new job. I also have found that it is harder to write when I am tired so I am taking my time. I loved writing about Kiki having her sparkling and I could tell by the reviews that you liked it too.
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Prowl was sitting in his office. To anyone else it would seem that he was working but in reality he was thinking about Tia. She had told him that she loved him but she had been in a light recharge and he wondered if he should ask her or leave it alone. It had been a week a she had not mentioned it to him again. Prowl kept running this over and over in his CPU. On one hand she had admitted it when she was at her most vulnerable but then she could have said it in the heat of passion yet that didn't make sense. Her words had seemed illogical but yet Tia did not seem to be the type of femme that would play with his affections. It was confusing as he tried to run it through his CPU looking for any logical explanation.
Prowl' most logical conclusion was that Tia was experiencing nurturing feelings as she neared the end of her carrying. Ratchet said that this would be normal as well as the desire to interface so that the sparkling could feel both its parents. Prowl had only interfaced when necessary because he didn't want to impose on Tia. They weren't bonded and they weren't in love so he didn't want Tia to feel trapped but it still didn't make sense for her to claim that she loved him. Jazz had never done that. They had just admitted it after a long courting ritual. He and Tia had not been together that long.
Prowl's CPU would not get any rest until he broke down and finally asked her what she meant or until his CPU crashed.
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"Star burst is doing very well. We are going to run a full diagnostic on him and if everything checks out, you and Starscream may take him this evening." Doc said as she did a pelvic scan on Kiki making sure that everything went back in place and then checking her chassis as well as the organs around the metal for internal damage. Kiki's scans came back normal and Doc breathed a sigh of relief. She always double checked because one could never tell if there had been damage when a sparkling chose to come early.
"Starscream, you mate checks out healthy so you should be able to take your family home this evening." Doc said as she wrapped up the checkup and started putting away her tools. The couple smiled at each other and Starscream kissed the top of her hand. Doc loved to watch them because it reminded her of when she and Ratchet first met. Their love was so innocent and complete and Doc knew that they would last. They were the type who loved completely, innocently, and it was a love that infected all those around them. Doc was glad to be in their midst; it sometimes made her envy them because it brought up nostalgic memories from the Golden Age.
"Starscream, we are going to get to take Starburst home." Kiki said reverently. She had been waiting for Doc to say those words. She and Star had painted their nursery a sky blue with clouds scattered around the walls. Little birds and jets were woven into the pattern and Starscream had made a mobile of jets to go over the nursery and it played "Over the Rainbow." Thundercracker had given them a little music box that played a sweet tune from Vos, and Megatron and Shalon had given them a plush teddy that played a tune from Kaon. Wheeljack always made little toys for the sparklings and Optimus and Allie had given them blankets that had both the Autobot and Decepticon insignias embroidered in the blankets with the Ancient emblems woven between them.
Kiki and Star had been overwhelmed with gratitude that so many had given them gifts and it humbled Starscream that everyone loved his mate as he did. She was so special to all of them and Starscream noticed that her easy smile and quick wit made everyone laugh. She never had a bad word or negative thought and every day he wondered why she had chosen to love him above all others. Even the stoic Prowl could not resist her charm and Lord Megatron always was kind and courteous towards her. Starscream would never forget the day that the once dark lord had cornered him and praise him for a picking such a worthy mate. She had a way of making every one love her and she had chosen him to be with for the rest of their lives.
"Are you ready for long tiring nights?" Starscream asked.
"You should have asked me that before you sparked me up." She cheekily replied and laughed as she leaned over and kissed his chin.
"What if it was you who had your evil way with me?" Starscream waggled his brow plates at her suggestively and Doc laughed.
"I doubt that Kiki is capable of raping you." Doc said dryly. "Besides, I think you couldn't help yourself after all, Kiki is just too cute to pass up."
"You are absolutely right, Doc. I just couldn't pass up what Primus placed in my path." Starscream leaned towards Kiki and kissed her on the nose as she giggled.
"Kiki you can get dressed now before I end up treating you for another sparkling." Doc said and the couple laughed loud and hard.
"I am still not over this one so let's just take it one day at a time." Kiki said smiling at her mate. Her hair shone from all the nutrients that were in her diet and she absolutely glowed from all the attention that her mate had given her throughout her carrying.
Doc stood up and walked over to the incubator. She opened it and brought Starburst to her mother. He clicked and chirped at Doc and she smiled back to the little red and white sparkling as she laid him in his mother's arms.
"He will want to feed soon so I thought I would bring him to you." Doc told her softly so not to startle the little mech.
"Thank you but I have been pumping and then feeding him with a tube." Kiki said.
"Yes, but he needs to learn to feed from you normally so that he will know what to do when you bring him home." Doc explained patiently. Kiki nodded as she looked at her son. He was still small but he was growing and developing fast. She held him to her chest and noticed that he was rooting.
"He smells the energon on you and it is instinctive for him to look for its source." Doc said.
'What do I do?" Kiki asked.
"You help him find it. This is really a good sign because he is ready to feed normally. Doc told her as she finished with the last of her tools.
Kiki watched her son as she tried to help him. Soon he was nipping at her breast and she carefully cradled his helm until he figured out what to do. When he latched on Kiki looked up to Starscream with awe in her eyes and Starscream smiled as he thought that she was beautiful nursing his son. The little sparkling continued to nurse and Doc smiled at the happy family. This was why she had studied medicine and it was wonderful to see the warmth and happiness on both parent's faces as they enjoyed the peace of watching their son nurse for the first time.
Optimus walked through the doors of the infirmary and walked to Ratchet.
"Ratchet I came to wish Starscream and Kiki congratulations on their new family." Optimus said as he stopped in front of Ratchet.
"Well you are on time. They are with Starburst now. It is room eleven on the left." Ratchet turned back to calibrating his MRI machine and left Optimus to find his way. Optimus walked into the medical room to see Kiki nursing her son as Starscream stood vigil over his family.
"Hello Starscream and congratulations on the birth of your son." Optimus said in his deep baritone voice that always sent an unspoken command of respect to whoever he was addressing.
"Good morning Lord Prime." Starscream answered. "We were just feeding Starburst."
"That is good. I like his name. It is a fine name for a seeker so young." Optimus stated.
"Yes, well the name 'Star' has always been associated with the mechs in my family so I thought it would be fitting for a name." Starscream said as he glanced down to watch his mate and son.
"Allie will be by later today to see Kiki and I think that Cassie wanted to see both of you. She has something for the sparkling from her and Soundwave. I just wanted to give my blessing from Primus to you and your family." Optimus said.
"Thank you Lord Prime. We certainly appreciate all the gifts and blessings that everyone has sent our way. I will always remember your kindness." In truth Starscream never expected all the support that he and Kiki had been receiving from both the Decepticons as well as the Autobots. It was refreshing and certainly humbling to know that people cared about you.
"I will leave you and your family to finish in private. I only wanted to give you my blessings." Optimus said as he turned to leave.
"Thank you my lord for everything." Kiki said softly as she looked up at the Prime with shining eyes.
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"Mia, they said that you called in today. Are you okay?" Ironhide asked. He had looked for her everywhere and then Allie told him that she had sent her to her quarters when she hadn't felt well.
"I'm okay Hide I just got a little dizzy at work today." Mia said. She was lying on the couch with her feet propped on the end of the arm rest. She was resting and though her tank was still churning, she was feeling better. "If I don't feel better in the morning then I will go see Doc or Ratchet. I promise Hide. I have had these spells before and I am sure that it is nothing more than a virus or bug that I haven't worked out of my system."
"Okay but you need to tell Doc that we are trying for a family." Hide said reluctantly.
"I will, I promise." Mia reiterated. Ironhide came over to her and picked her up.
"Hide, what are you doing?" She demanded.
"I am taking you to our berth." He replied as he walked with her in his arms. She huffed at him and rolled her eyes and he laughed.
"I am not interfacing. I don't feel good."
"I am not asking you to. I just thought that the berth would give us more room to cuddle." Hide said as he laid her down and then climbed in next to his mate. They spooned together a Mia purred her contentment.
"I think you made up being sick so that you could cuddle with me." Ironhide said after a few minutes.
"No I don't feel good and I thought I was going to pass out earlier today." Mia murmured as she closed her eyes. "I do feel better since you have come home."
"Like I said, you just wanted an excuse to cuddle." Mia smiled.
"Always my love."
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"Prowl what's wrong?" Tia asked softly. She was waiting for him when he came home.
"Nothing why?" He looked up from the data pad in his hand and warily watched her.
"You don't touch me anymore. I had to beg you the last time we interfaced and now you come home late and say very little to me. I feel huge and I can't stop these stupid tears. I can't take losing your… support." She cried.
"You will never lose my support. I just have a lot on my processor with work. I know you are going to need me in a few weeks and I am trying to clear my desk." Prowl said as he went back to his data pad. Tia stood from the chair she was sitting in.
"I am going to berth Prowl. I'll see you in the morning." She quietly stated. She was spark broken with how he was acting but she was afraid to say anything more to him. She walked to the berth and lay down. She waited to see if he would join her but when the wait began to go over ten minutes Tia gave up. She closed her eyes but recharge would be a while before her body finally succumbed to it.
When Prowl finally came to berth he saw the streaks that had dried on her face where she had cried herself into recharge. He felt guilty but he couldn't hold her without demanding why she had uttered the words from last week and he feared that she would take them back. Prowl knew that they would have to eventually talk because he was hurting her and he knew it. He was afraid to love again and he wished he had Jazz here. Jazz would tell him what to do. He watched her for a moment before lying down next to her. She was so beautiful and she was carrying his sparkling. He just wished he could make her happy again.
