The gastation romance

Y/n sighed with relief upon realizing her long awaited arrival at the small town gas station. Her engines creaked as she released pressure from her rusted gas pedal. As she angled her smooth front tires towards the pumps, another vehicle was staring in her sideview mirrors, catching her eye. He honked a polite greeting in her direction, causing her interior to heat up a bit. 

She tried to push the feeling away as the warmth rose to her cheeks. The old car, despite her wishes, seemed to have noticed her reaction to his presence, and sheepishly crept up to her side, deciding to use the gas pump straight across from her. His position was well chosen, forcing eye contact between them. His intense gaze cause her to duck away with embarrassment, but tempted her to drive closer. 

Once her gas tank was full to the rim, she boldly decided on the latter lighting her ignition while never breaking the stare. His reddish hook swung slightly with nervousness , realizing she was just as willing to play this game, and unlike other girls, was not one to quickly back away. She had a rusted exterior similar to his, but a glint in her eyes unlike any he'd seen before. She had full four wheel drive, immediately turning him onto her. As she approached his proximity, she smirked slightly, evoking a snort of nervous laughter from him, and a rev from her engine. 

"Hey auto, you can call me y/n."

 She began "Are you from around here?"

"Y/n wow. Well fitting for a car like you, and yes, you could say I spend my time in this area." he replied.

"Hold on auto... what do you mean a car like me?"

"Well," he started glancing down at his tires, "you're not like other gals."

She quirked her headlight at him, intrigued by his statement.

"How so?"

"Well...you're rusted, just like me, and other cars would just drive past me without a glance, but you...you're different."

Upon this confession, he brought his face inches from hers, and brushed straight past her, giving her a slight nudge with his creaky door. Goosebumps crawled through her engine, but she whipped around quickly, refusing to let him be aware of the affect he has on her. 

"Aren't you forgetting something?" y/n said, raising her gaze to meet his eyes. 

The truck remained parked in front of her, recounting his moves to determine what he may have left out.

"Huh?" 

He eventually gave up, entirely dumbfounded.

"Your name" y/n giggled.

"You never told me."

"My apologies," he replied appearing flustered at his failure to mention this vital information.

"Mater," he declared after an unnecessarily lengthened pause.

"Mater," y/n repeated, finding the way it rolled of her tongue quite enjoyable.

Mater allowed a toothy grin to play across his rusty lips, sending a small tremor through y/n's frame. She even noticed a small sparkle on one of his large buckteeth, but the moment the hunk let out a forceful cough she realized the glint had actually merely been an old fly. Unlike other girl y/n wasn't repulsed by this, in fact, it had the opposite effect. She felt herself fonding, and snapped at herself to quit it. The two vehicles sat in silence for a while, relishing each others company.

After a while, y/n realized mater must have places to be, and he seemed to have realized it too, because he dropped his stare and began, "well, uh I suppose I must be on my way, but it's been an absolute pleasure to meet you, y/n."

Y/n left out a soft giggle and replied with her agreement. This moment was followed by an awkward silence, and mater slowly began to roll away. 

"Wait!" y/n exclaimed, shocked by her own haste.

"Where can I find you again?"

At this, he simply looked at her, processing what she had said and preparing his own response.

"You already know," he said, taking pleasure in the look of confusion on her face.

"I'll be here whenever I'm runnin' low... or just whenever..." he trailed off, his cheeks reddening, 

Y/n kindly smiled at the rusty truck.

"Alright," she said, "see you' round I suppose."

These were the last words said to him that day, and the hung in the air and Mater drove down the dusty road, the vibrant backdrop of the setting sun making the scene all the more beautiful. She pondered what would become of their shared sparks, but had no doubt in her mind that their story was unfinished. They would meet again <3