Fell in love with a psychopath (2)✔️

Chapter 14. Kill

I brushed a tear off my face. My knees pulled high to my chest and arms wrapped around my knees. Both my arms were bleeding. I had to feel the pain again. I looked up when the door opened. "Skylar..." Optimus stepped in and sat down in the chair.  "What do you want?" I muttered and brushed some tears away. "What are you doing?" He asked. "I miss him... Sunstreaker."

"Is that a reason to hurt Lennox?" He asked. "I was angry. I am mad at you, I am mad at Ironhide, at Lennox... at myself..." Optimus shook his head. "Sunstreaker killed hundreds of innocent people, Skylar. We can't just let him walk around," he said. "If I had more time... I could have done something," I snapped. "No, his mind was already poisoned before he joined my team. Sunstreaker couldn't be saved," he stated. "I wish I told him I loved him. I never got the change to say it."

Optimus sighed. "I wish I died with him that day..." I growled bitterly. "Don't say that, Skylar. Sunstreaker gave you his Energon, so you could live. Don't waste that," he said. "Sunstreaker was my life! He was my world and he was the one that pulled me out of the pit. You don't know what we did and discussed behind closed doors. You didn't seem the mech I saw."

"I know Sunstreaker very well... I know his pain and I know he cared about you in his own way. I also know Sunstreaker couldn't be saved. Regardless what you would do. His urge to kill was too big. It made him feel powerful, he loved that feeling," stated. "Yes, because he was hurt. I fell in love with the moment I saw him. I asked him to move in with me. So he would be away from the base. It calmed him down and I had hoped it would have a positive effect on him and I had hoped to not be alone. I feel like I failed him... that I could have done more to save him. Coming back here was a mistake anyway. I knew it would be hard, especially after meeting Sideswipe."

"You need to move on, Skylar. There are plenty of mechs out there. Especially with your beauty, it's not hard to start a relationship," he said. "Sunstreaker is my soulmate and he will always be my soulmate. There's no one who can ever replace him. I don't want anyone to replace him. I hate you for giving Ironhide that order. He made mistake but he didn't deserve to die."

Optimus sighed. "I had to make this hard but necessary call, Skylar. It was difficult for me too. He's stil an Autobot," he said. I shook my head and looked away, "you know... one night, Sunstreaker laid next to me and he asked... 'why don't we leave? We can go everywhere we want. No one has to know'. I rejected his offer, I told him you needed him. I convinced him to stay... and a day later, you ordered Ironhide to execute him. I wish I took that offer. "

"You don't fail him, Skylar... I did."

I glanced at Optimus again. "You did." Optimus sighed softly. "I can see him sometimes. Just a glimpse. I enjoy these small moments. You know, sometimes I can feel him. Like he's right beside me..." I grabbed the keys of the Lamborghini and brushed some tears away. I reached for Prime to hand him the keys. "It's just a stupid car." Optimus took them. "It's not Sunstreaker..." I looked down and brushed some tears off my cheeks.

Prime got up. "It's not your fault, Skylar. Sunstreaker couldn't be saved anyway. He had a sick mind." I shook my head. "Does it matter? He's gone." Prime sighed. "Give others a change to know you better. It will help against the pain in your spark." I blinked the tears away. "Maybe."
I fiddled with Sunstreaker's knife while Optimus left.

((Sideswipe's P.O.V))
I spotted Optimus with Prowl walking down the corridor. "Sideswipe." He called me over. "Is Skylar okay," I asked. "Not really. Sent Ratchet to stitch her arms," Optimus ordered. I gave a small nod and walked off to find Ratchet. Like usual, he's in the medbay. "Ratchet, Skylar cut herself again. Optimus asked if you can stitch her."

The CMO shook his head and collected a few things. "Just take the damn knife," he scowled. "She'll get another knife or scissors. Besides, that knife has value to her," I said. The medic shook head. "That girl has serious issues," he muttered. "Yeah, and what did you do to help my brother?"

He stopped and glared at me. "He had a sick mind. Sunstreaker couldn't be saved and would have died soon or later anyway," he scowled. "Sunstreaker was stronger then any of us," I muttered and turned around. "Where is Skylar?" He asked. "4.023." I replied. "Alright, I will stitch her and give her a sedative to calm her down." I nodded, "yeah."

He opened his mouth to say something else but we heard a scream. A brutal scream coming from a few rooms away. Ratchet and I both made a sprint for it. Blood was everywhere and a nurse was laying on the ground. Her entire stomach sliced open, brutally stabbed in her face multiple times. Surprisingly enough, she was still alive. We both crouched down. "What happened?" I asked. The woman was horrified. "Monster... it's back!" She grasped my shirt and pulled me closer towards her. "Monster. Su—"she coughed up blood. "Su— Sun—" she whispered before life was sucked away from her. I hadn't heard clearly what she was trying to say.

Shocked, I looked at Ratchet. "How could this have happened. We were two doors away and haven't heard or seen a thing—" Ratchet shook his head and got up. "Sideswipe, inform Optimus and Prowl about this. We need a meeting. We need to catch this killer before more people die."