TFP: Youngling
Ch.6~ Of Things Past
Finishing the mech's patch job I sent him off, placing a hand over my spark I sat down. I haven't had a lot of energy today, I even went to bed early last cycle.
"Are you alright Starry?" Chromia asked, placing a servo on my shoulder plating.
"I'm fine, just exhausted," I assured, she stood in front of me.
"This has been going on long enough, I'm giving you a check up before this gets worse." she ordered, frowning I let her examine me knowing full well no wasn't an option.
"Being tired is no reason to act like this," I growled she sent me a quick glare.
"I have every right to worry about your workaholic aft. You and Orion are bonded now," she stated, pointing to my abdomen. "You're carrying."
"What?!" I exclaimed, my faceplate heated up as she smiled at me giving me a gentle hug.
"Nice job little brother, we'll have to make sure Hide doesn't offline Orion."
"He better not or I'll throw every tool I own at his helm to knock some sense into him... Chromia I hate to do this but can you look.."
"Just go already, go tell fancy pedes before Hide finds me."
"Thank you Chromia."
Running out of the examination room, I made my way through the hospital waving to the younglings as I raced out of the building. I stopped half-way to the Iacon hall of records to vent and collect myself. Orion and I sparked, calling his com-link I sat down on a nearby bench.
-Starwatcher how are you?- he greeted.
-Meet me at our apartment I need to tell you something.- I stated, getting up I ran toward our apartment.
-I'll be there in half a vorn.- he replied, as I arrived at the apartment building.
Heading up to our apartment I unlocked the door and flopped down on our couch. Smiling I let my hands rest against my abdomen. I let my optics close; hearing the door open I reonlined them to see Orion enter the room.
"Star is everything alright?" he asked sitting next to me he stroked my faceplate. "You look absolutely exhausted."
"Orion... I'm carrying. We sparked." I cried, he pulled me close kissing my helm.
"Star that's amazing." he cheered, "I'll be a Sire."
Leaning into his hold more I let a few tears of joy fall from my optics. Closing my optics I snuggled into his neck slowly falling into recharge in his warm embrace.
(Later)
Opening my optics I looked up to see I was in our berth and Orion wasn't there. Sitting up I got off the berth; wait I hear some voices. One was definitely Orion, and the other sounded like.. Megatronous. Putting my audio receptor to the door didn't help, I still couldn't make out what they were talking about.
I heard the main door shut, I moved away from the door just as it opened. Blushing at Orion he smiled down at me and kissed my helm.
"Who were you talking to?" I asked.
"Megatronous," he answered, giving him a curious look he continued. "He was doing another speech today and he was wondering if I was going."
"I don't know how you can be so buddy-buddy with him," I stated.
"He has good intention, he is just a bit rough; much like you."
"He started every single one of those fist fights."
"No need to defend yourself Star; you and Ironhide are more alike then you both care to admit."
"He might try to offline you."
"You wouldn't let him."
"I said try not succeed, he'll get a few tools to the head before he realizes I'm angry."
"Don't hurt him too much."
"That'll depend on how stubborn he is."
"You know this means you'll have to work a lot less."
"I know, not like any of you would give me a choice anyway."
"True enough; would you like some energon love?"
"I guess some energon would be a good idea."
I watched as Orion went over to the energon dispenser and poured our cubes. Walking back over to me handing me the cube before leading me over to sit on our couch. He sat next to me as I took a large sip of my cube.
"I'm afraid I do not know much about the carrying process, what should I know?"
"For the entire carrying process I'll be exhausted, I'll probably start purging soon but that will only last five or six decacycles. I'll need to consume a lot more energon as well. Once I am done purging my abdominal plating will start growing which means I won't be able to move around easily and for the last few decacyles I'll be bedridden."
"That would mean that you'll definitely have to cut back on all the work you do."
"Yes, I'll have to make sure my staff will be able to handle the hospital while I'm gone."
"I am sure they will manage."
"WHERE IS HE!?" Ironhide screamed, Orion froze up as Ironhide barged into the apartment Chromia gripping his servo helplessly trying to stop him. "You've got some explaining to do fancy pedes!"
Picking up a spare wrench from the counter I hit my enraged brother right in the helm. He turned to me as he held Orion ready to pummel him. Glaring down Ironhide I saw him slowly release Orion and back up looking at me terrified.
"How many times have to hit you before you get it through your thick helm that I love Orion!" I yelled he shrunk back and hid behind Chromia. "I'm carrying Orion's creation and you better get used to it or I'll make you wish you were never created are we clear!"
"Crystal," Ironhide said meekly.
"Now that he's done being overprotective I can say this; congratulations you two." Chromia cheered walking over to hug Orion before pulling me into a gentle hug.
"Fine.. congratulations fancy pedes..." Ironhide growled shaking Orion's servo before placing a servo on my helm rubbing it. "Congratulations Starry, always thought that you'd make a great creator."
"Compliment me all you want doesn't mean I am any less mad at you," I stated.
"It was worth a try." he teased.
"Keep telling yourself that," I muttered.
"That's enough you two; you still bicker as much as you did when I first met you back in primary schooling." Chromia lectured, I glared at her slightly. "Don't you glare at me Star, how many brawls have I stopped."
"We get it, we get it, jeez Chromia," Ironhide said.
"Don't forget to go tell Lithium, she'll be overjoyed when she hears." she added, bringing her servo's together smiling audio to audio.
"No doubt there, sis will be over to visit all the time," Ironhide stated laughing a bit, I smiled.
"That she will, although I don't think I'd mind too much," I replied we all laughed together. "I'm assuming you left Sparkplug in charge of the hospital, right?"
"Of course, Spike came over to entertain the little ones, boy they could listen to his stories all cycle. The imagination on the kid, no idea where he got it from, Sparkplug is too reserved for that." Chromia answered.
"He might become reserved, later on, he's still just a youngling," I said.
"You could say that about a good deal of people." Ironhide teased, I glared at him.
"You're older than me your old rust bucket," I replied.
"Not by much, old timer." he laughed.
"Cut it out you two, you're making Orion feel like a kid," Chromia stated, smacking Ironhide on the servo.
"Come on he may not be as old as us but he acts like he is." Ironhide joked, Orion seemed confused.
"No argument there, he is far more mature than you," Chromia replied.
"Hey!" Ironhide yelled, glaring at her as she laughed.
"Ignore them, Orion, they've been like this their entire lives," I stated, he smiled as he moved to stand at my side.
"We better go, I'll see you later, I expect you to get some rest and not show up at your usual time for work, I'm cutting back your hours." Chromia lectured.
"I get it Chromia, I'll see you tomorrow, you too 'Hide," I replied, they both left shutting the door behind them.
"Well, at least that is over with, right Orion," I said, he chuckled.
"Indeed, do you want more energon Star?"
"I probably should, thank you, Orion."
Smiling Orion went over and filled another cube of energon handing it to me as he kissed my helm. Sipping on the cube I felt Orion gently rub my back struts. He could melt away all my stress with only a few gentle touches. Later in the carrying process, I'm going to have to demand he rub my back struts at least once a cycle, to relieve some of the discomforts I'll be in.
"We'll have to go visit Alpha Trion and tell him as well."
"Let's do that next cycle, I'm too exhausted right now."
"Of course, we shall go when you feel up to it."
I leaned into Orion as I sipped on the energon, he still was rubbing soothing circles on my backstruts. Soon we'll have our own creation running around. Smiling I finished my energon and cuddled closer to Orion's warmth offlining my optics.
"If you want we can lie down if you are tired."
"I'm good Orion, I just want to sit here for a bit."
"Of course."
(Later)
I cuddled up to Orion's side enjoying the warmth from his frame, his servo's holding me close. I don't know how I ever slept alone, it feels so right laying with him. I felt a small flutter of the sparkling in my chassis, smiling I looked up at Orion's faceplate.
My tank churned uncomfortably, frowning I closed my optics trying to ward off the sickness. I was not enjoying purging my tanks in the least, it always seemed to happen when I was relaxed or busy. Choking back an intake I turned away from Orion, I eyed the bin as the churning of my tanks worsened.
Lurching forward I put my faceplate over the bin as I expelled the contents of my tank. I moaned heavily, soon I felt a servo's gently rubbing my back struts, I leaned back into Orion's touch my tank settling. I felt a kiss on the side of my helm as he turned to rub my abdominal plating soothingly.
"I will never downplay the annoyance of nightly purging to my patients ever again." I moaned, Orion chuckled kissing my helm again. "Don't laugh at me Orion, or you'll carry the next one."
"I meant no harm Star I was just laughing at your dry humor love, and if we do plan to have another then if you wish I shall carry it."
"You are such a push-over."
"That is harsh love."
"But true, I can not wait for the stage my hormones go crazy and I'll wake you up to frag not to lose my evening energon."
"Interface, really?"
"I keep forgetting your younger then me and you don't know these things."
"I'll do some research at work tomorrow."
"Please Orion like you haven't already been doing research. You have no experience with this, no siblings or things like that. A mech born from the well, not a bond, I know you've been doing research on your breaks. Just like when we bonded and you spent ages before the date we set researching all you could. I wouldn't be surprised if you researched interfacing before we ever berthed together."
"You know me too well, but I still do not know enough about the carrying process for my liking."
"So far you're doing better than most first time Sires, we'll be fine."
(End Flashback)
I looked at Stargazer as she read the datapad I gave her on medicine, her optics brightened as she focused on individual parts of the text. Recently my thoughts have strayed to the past, to an age I almost forgot about. Even though I was by no means a young mech then I had a youthful innocence and plans of brighter days. Abandoning my own work I played a gentle hand on her helm rubbing it fondly. She looked up at me with a gentle smile and innocently bright optics.
"Stargazer I am so proud of you, keep up the good work and you'll become a fantastic medic." I praised, she grinned.
"Just like you Rache?" she inquired, I nodded kissing her helm.
"Just like me, if not better," I stated, she looked at me in concern.
"Rache why are you crying?"
"Just remembering something that I had thought I had forgotten, stay happy for me."
"As long as I have everyone around I will be happy."
"I know you will, I know you will dear spark."