Chapter 21
Autobot Base- Beta's POV
All I could think about was Ironhide. I knew the kind of pain I was putting him in. Chromia had visited my dreamland more than once to try to talk to me. The thing about it was she didn't make me feel guilty. I made myself feel guilty. Every time I think of her, I'm forced to think about what Ironhide went through when she was killed.
I didn't know what to make of the situation when Ratchet showed up one day. At first, I thought he was just another figment of my imagination that had come to torment me with false hope. But when he started giving me information about what my other two mechs were up to, I knew he was real. I knew he could help me get back to Ironhide.
When I woke up, I was so relieved to see him. All I wanted was to be surrounded by him. His very presence calmed my spark. The best part is that he never left my side. That was all I wanted. He even came with me when I wanted to spend time with Soundwave. Everyone said that he had been out of his room a lot more since I came back. I was happy that I could make a difference.
One day, the Autobots had left the base to go to some intergalactic peace conference with the Decepticons and human government. I did not want to be around Megatron, so I respectfully declined. Of course, Ironhide stayed with me. We had decided to stay in his quarters for the day.
For hours, we gazed into each other's optics, just taking in each other's presence and enjoying it. Every now and then, we gave each other a quick kiss or brushed a hand against the other's cheek. My heart, no, my spark, was thumping erratically in my chassis. Pure love radiated from us. Finally, he broke the silence.
"Beta..." His expression differed from what it was just a moment ago. He seemed to be debating with himself mentally. "I have to ask you something."
I smiled reassuringly to help calm his nerves. "You know you can ask me anything. What is it?"
He took my hands and held them gently with his own as we sat up on his berth. He nodded to himself and smiled, trying to give himself confidence. "Not having you with me for that century, it was painful. But-"
"I'm so-"
He chuckled. "Let me finish. I'm not going to lecture you. As I was saying, it was painful for me because I couldn't feel you. I need you by my side and I need to know, at all times, that you're alright. There's only one way to fix that, and I've been trying to find the words to ask you for quite some time." He looked deeply into my optics. "Beta, will you be my sparkmate?"
I gasped at the question. Instantly, that moment when I found out what a sparkmate was all those years ago rushed into my mind. I remembered the moment when Ratchet put into the database that Ironhide and I were sparkmates. "You will be eventually so I may as well put it into the system." He knew all along that this moment was inevitable. Everything was finally falling into place. I grinned. "Yes."
It took only minutes for our sparks to unite. When the process had completed, I felt the most amazing feeling in the universe. Love. It was different from what I was used to feeling. Before, I could only feel the love I felt for him. But now, I could feel what he felt for me, and it was overwhelming. I could tell that the same was true for him when he stumbled back. When he finally regained his balance, he took me into his arms.
"Beta, I love you so much."
I giggled as I sent a wave of love to him through the bond. "And I love you, Ironhide."
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I'm so sorry it took so long for me to update. Especially since this was the last chapter. I left you all hanging by a thread and I apologize. I've been super busy and got caught up in other things.
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Silence (TFP)
Hayran Kurgu(Transformers Prime Universe) A girl finally finds a peaceful place to be in the world. At least, she thought it was peaceful. She didn't know that she was in the middle of a war.
