Gathered up - Sideswipe & Sunstreaker fanfic -

☀️ Chapter 6. Stubborn

Sideswipe tackled me after the training. 'We need to talk.' He grabbed my arm and pulled me a little further away from the group. 'About the schedule? It's supposed to get time,' I grumbled. 'When was the last time you slept? He asked. I rolled my eyes. 'Does it matter? I am a little busy and on a schedule—' he cut me off. 'That's always the case. Can you drop it?' He snapped. I raised my hands in peace. 'When was the last time?' He insisted. 'Couple of days ago. I feel fine, okay? Just busy.'
'Everyone kinda hates you at the moment. Do you realize that Prime is avoiding you too?' He asked. 'What? N-no, he's not avoiding me. Just busy. Everyone is busy.'

'If that's what you want to believe...'

I looked at the group. 'Everyone is so done with your stupid schedules. Can you drop it and start enjoying life?' He stepped back. 'Well, everything is running very smoothly because of my schedules.' He turned. 'Do you have any friends beside me?'
I rolled my eyes. 'I am your best friend, so I have the right to tell you to back off and leave people alone and drop your stupid schedules.' He was so defensive. 'No one wants to be your friend. I am serious about it... drop it and get some sleep. You need it!'

Sideswipe walked off. I turned. The group had already left so I was alone again. I felt a warm hand grasp my waist. I jumped. 'They hate me.' Sunstreaker chuckled. It send shivers down my spine. 'Welcome in my world.' I turned around and ended up against his chest. 'Different reasons,' he added. 'Do you know how to handle a sword?' He asked. A frown spread over my face. 'No.'

'You'd like to try?' He picked up his sword from the bench. I took it. The sword was surprisingly light and moved very swiftly. 'Why do you do this?' I asked. 'Because I like to train when I am upset. Usually angry. You're good, but there's always some space for improvement, besides, you're not going to bed anyway.' He shrugged his muscular shoulders. 'How's it even possible you're not annoyed? I even annoyed your brother and he's like—... he barely gets annoyed.'

'I am in your shoes too, you know. If I hated you, you would be dead by now. I probably would've used my sword to decapitate you and display it somewhere for people to see.'
'You got a dark twisted mind, Sunstreaker.'
'Makes me proud to hear it from someone.'

I rolled my eyes. 'But... if Prime starts to avoid you, it's really bad.' I gave him a look. 'Just saying.' I hummed. 'Ever thought about what you would be doing if this never happened?' I asked pure out of curiosity. 'I would be a famous artist. I already was a famous artist, but without the scary stuff that keeps people away from meeting me. I dreamed about the fame and having people coming over to my gallery to see my work. Wouldn't that be great?'

I nodded slowly. 'If my work kicked off from an early stage, I might never even had to fight in the area and go through all the pain. I dreamed about it, thought about it a lot but what's the point? I can't change the past.' I agreed quietly. 'What about you?' I sighed. 'I don't know... my dad wanted me to do this. I had no choice whatsoever. I don't even know what I would be doing if I quite.'

'You want to quite?'

'It crossed my mind once or twice. What's the point of people start hating you?' I asked. 'Were you liked at school?' I shook my head. 'Of course not. They found me arrogant and selfish. Exactly what I didn't want to be.' He laughed. 'Really?' I nodded and shrugged. 'I am arrogant and selfish, you're not. Anyway, i kinda started wondering why you're making exceptions for me. I know you never throw away your schedule once you made it. Are you afraid of me? Scared I'll threaten or kill you?'

I laughed mockingly. 'If you try, I'll kick your ass back to Cybertron. I am not afraid of you. No, I actually kind of like you.' He raised a brow. 'Really?' I pointed his sword at him. 'Show me.' He walked around me, getting behind me and pushed me in position. 'It's very important you keep balance' he pushed me in position. I felt his hot breath fanning down my neck. Goosebumps started to form all over my arms. 'Sweet...' I smiled weakly.

'Ah, so you can smile?' He whispered. I shivered. The feeling of his chest against my back, the strong smell of perfume and his lips inches away from my ear was intoxicating. 'Sunstreaker... I can't focus,' I muttered. 'You should be able to focus even with me being so close,' he whispered. His deep voice send shivers down my spine. 'After this, you're getting some sleep, got it?' He asked. I was only able to nod. 'Good.'

Half an hour later, he was stopped. 'You're too tired to continue. You're work is sloppy.' I gave him a look. I didn't want it to be over. Having him around made me feel alive. 'But you did good for a rookie. Maybe if you're not tired you can do even better.' I started smiling at his compliment. 'Thank you.' He glanced at me. 'Yeah, yeah.' He waved his hand. 'Can you take over my training session? Unless you got plans with your bro—' he cut me off. 'I'll take it. Sideswipe can wait. You need to rest.' I approached him and took one good sniff of his perfume. 'Thank you.' He hummed. 'But only because you did me a favor too. It's not a permanent solution for your stubbornness decisions and Turing yourself out.' He turned and walked out and I couldn't stop smiling.