The Wolf-Con and the Cadet

Chapter 5

It didn't take long to find Steeljaw walking in the forest, she flew down to land in front of him. "Metalsound, where have you been?"

Transforming in midair she landed gracefully, "With the Autobots. Your girlfriend's doing fine. It feels like something's calling me to stay with them for a while."

Steeljaw looks at her confused, "You were with the Autobots? Why are you with them?" He then pauses, "Wait, you saw Strongarm? She's fine?"

"That's what I said, your girlfriend is doing fine," she repeated emphasizing the "girlfriend" part. "You really need to look up some human definitions."

"Thank primus."

"You're welcome by the way," she chuckled. Seeing how he keeps acting around her she's finally decided that she's just gonna have to face the fact that Steeljaw wants Strongarm and there will be no chance of her having anything with him. She's just gonna have to try with Thunderhoof.

"Well, I should be getting back, they'll start looking for me soon. Not to mention Strongarm may be keeping tabs on me, I'll try to be back soon," she replied before transforming. "Try not to get too carried away for control."

"Metalsound, wait!" Steeljaw calls out before she can take off.

Metalsound looks back at him, "What?"

"First, how long will it take for Strongarm to be fully recovered?"

"A few days, I think that's how long I'll be staying, just until she gets her strength back."

"A few days!? Argh!" He sighs, "When she's recovered can you help her sneak out to see me, please?"

"I'll try. Was there anything else?"

"Yes. While she's recovering, can you talk to her about me and help her see that I'm not so bad?"

"I will give it my best shot. Is there anything you don't want me to say?"

"Just nothing that will make me look bad."

"Right. Well, if that's all I really should be getting back."

"That's all, see ya later," he says as he starts walking off. Metalsound made her way back to the scrapyard.

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Metalsound returns to the scrapyard landing with a little difficulty. "How do Bumblebee and the others get around in a tight space so easily?" She asked herself as she avoided colliding with a shelf of knickknacks.

"You're back. Have a nice flight?" Metalsound looks and sees Strongarm standing nearby with her arms folded.

"It was lovely. Shouldn't you be resting though?" Metalsound asked as she transformed into her bot mode. "Springload hit you pretty hard."

Strongarm glared at her, "Aren't you supposed to be on probation?

"I just wanted to go for a fly and spread my wings. How are you feeling?"

Strongarm unfolds her arms and places a servo over her stomach. "Just fine, don't worry about me," she replied with a grunt.

"I'm sure you are, you're stronger than you look. Not to mention you kicked Steeljaw's tail," she replied with a smirk.

"Yeah... Wait, how do you know about that?"

"I managed to get Steeljaw to tell me about it. He was so embarrassed about it," the dark femme chuckled.

"You like him, don't you? I think something is going on between you two. Now I see, you follow him and work with him because you like him."

"What?! No! Well, I used to, I sort of did when I first met him, but now I see him as a brother. Besides, there's another femme he's into."

"There is?" Why do I feel so hurt knowing that Steeljaw likes another femme? What about the kiss we shared? Was he just playing with me?

Metalsound noticed the hurt on her face and she couldn't stop herself. "It's you, Strongarm. Steeljaw's into you, and he's worried about you. He wanted to make sure that you were alright, in fact, he tried to before Bumblebee told him that he wasn't getting anywhere near you."

Strongarm stares at her in surprise, "Are you telling the truth or is this a trick?"

"Steeljaw may be a Decepticon but it doesn't mean he doesn't have a spark. I used to be a Decepticon and I could have killed the humans if I wanted to, but I didn't. Just give him a chance."

"How can I after all he's done? How can I trust him? I tried to trust him the first time I met him and he turned out to be tricking me."

"Maybe he was scared. How would you feel being in a stasis pod for who knows how long, finally free only to know that you may have to go back to imprisonment?"

"Guess I wouldn't feel too comfortable with that."

"Exactly, just try to give him the benefit of the doubt. And if he does anything to hurt you he'll have me to deal with," Metalsound replied as she discharged a few tiny sparks, even though she knew she was no match for him.

Strongarm sighs, "Tell me, does he talk about me or his feelings towards me any?"

"He does, but it's not my place to say, he should be able to tell you himself."

"What does he say about me?"

"Just that he can't stop thinking about you, you're strong, and you were able to outsmart him."

"He... can't stop thinking about me?"

"No matter how hard he tries he just can't get you out of his processor."

"Sadly I don't think it will ever be."

"Are you only saying that because you're on different sides?"

"It's against the rules and regulations, I can get into serious trouble if I have an affair with a criminal like him."

"Then don't see him as a criminal, see him as a mech, one that's made bad choices. Haven't you ever wanted to live on the wild side? Live a little, go have some fun, and do something you would never do. Trust me, if you don't, you'll end up regretting it."

"No, never did. Until the thing with Steeljaw. I don't even know if I have feelings for him, I think I was just caught up in the moment."

"And what thing would that be?"

"When we kissed, he brought up feelings I never felt before, and it felt rather nice."

"Awe, you two kissed?" Metalsound asked. She felt a bit sad but at the same time, she was happy for them.

"Yes, we kissed for quite a while, until Bumblebee called me for assistance. I could still feel his lips on mine after we stopped kissing."

Metalsound smiled at her, "Would you like to see him again?"

She smiled, "Yeah... I mean no, we can't!"

"Maybe not now but you can't hide from how you feel," she replied as she glanced at the sky, it was already getting dark. "That late already?"

"I'm not sure how I feel."

"It's okay, these things take time to figure out. I'm going to see what's on the TV," Metalsound replied as she walked off mumbling to herself that she should get some Energon as well.

"Yeah, I'm gonna go get some more rest."

"OK, sleep well," Metalsound says as she looks up to the slowly darkening sky.