Arcee was awake trying her hardest to get recharge but every night it seemed to get harded and harder to recharge but nothing seemed to work
See sat up and stared into the dark of her room her optics dimmed in sadness as she thought about the war of cybertron and how it ruined everything and killed the bots she was close too
Arcee got up and walked to her door that slid open once she scanned her hand on the pad next to it
she walked out and quietly walked out in risk of being heard she slowly and silently walked down the hallway passing Optimus' quarters
His door opened fast with him standing behind it "Arcee?!" Optimus said as quietly as the big mech could but enough for the femme to hear him "What are you still doing up" Arcee froze in shock and embarrassment "I uh- I.. couldn't recharge" She said failing not to studder and grabbing her arm nervously in front of the prime
His optics soften as he watched her nervously shift
"would you like to come in" Optimus rumbled arcee hesitated "sure" Arcee answered standing where she was for a few more seconds before walking in to his quarters
It was so much bigger than she remembered and clean
His large berth was against the wall and a small table next to it that had a lamp a bookshelf over it a desk on the parallel wall which held his data pad and many cybertronian encrypted books (which suits him bc he used to be a data clerk) and door next to his desk which most likely lead to his own personal showers
She snapped out of her admiration when he called her name "Arcee" Optimus smiled then faded she turned to look at him "is there something we should talk about" he asked his turn to be nervous
Arcee felt saddened again remembering what she wanted to forget "I'm not sure if I want to talk about it""you don't have to-""it's okay I've just had stuff on my mind that keep me up at night" she said quietly but he heard"for how long"she sat down on his berth and he sat next to her
"I don't remember exactly but it's feels like it's been 3 monthsOptimus watched her as she looked at the desk in front of them then down at her lap "Optimus tell me the truth why are you really up it's obvious that you didn't open your door because you heard me" Arcee said as she turned to look at Optimus"I was just thinking about-" Optimus stopped mid sentence not wanting to tell her yet he stared at the wall feeling her gaze like it cut through him"What?" She said as he turned to look at her lovinglyhe quickly put his finger under her chin and kissed her this last for a few seconds but felt like hours
She was shocked when he pulled away the silence between them last for seconds too long she stood up and brushed herself off as if she had got dirty, Arcee then cleared her throat and let out a few words at a time
"I should be-.. get...ting back before; Ratchet suspects some- thing" She sprinted to and out the hallway towards the command centerOptimus sat in shock from what he just did why would he be such a fool
Arcee slowed down as she got closer to the end of the hallway she prayed to primus he was there
she celebrated when she saw he was in med bay with his back turned she had 2 options
Transform and speed out of base and risk being caught by Ratchet or walk out of base in her robotform and risk being spotted by human or the decepticons
She went with the most logical choice