Forbidden love

Chapter 3

-A few hours later-

Breakdown had fallen into recharge while watching the show and was snoring loudly. Knockout was barely keeping his optics open, snuggling against Breakdown's warm armor. He sighed, not liking the crusty feeling of dried coolant on his face.

He slowly moved Breakdown's arm so he could slip out without waking him. Before he went to the washroom, he turned back and leaned over, gently kissing Breakdown on the forehead. He smiled, yawning as he exited the room and went down the hall to the washroom.

When he entered the washroom, he made sure no one was in their before quickly washing his face. He dried his face off and admired himself in the mirror.

"My my, Breakdown is quite the buffer." He grinned, looking at his lustrous finish. The scratches were gone, only gleaming red paint.

"What about Breakdown?" A voice asked, echoing through the washroom.

Knockout almost jumped, tensing up at the sudden voice. "Scrap, off all mechs why Starscream?" He muttered under his breath, smiling as he turned around to face Starscream. "I was complimenting his work."

Starscream frowned and tilted his head. "Are you okay? You seem.... off."

Knockout noticed that his face had grown hot and he was blushing. He cleared his throat, calming himself down. "I'm fine. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to return to my work.." he said quickly, trying to push past Starscream.

"What kind of work? I'd love to know..." Starscream said with a sinister grin on his face, backing Knockout into the corner.

"I-it's not ready yet! I can't tell you until I've finished!" Knockout spat out, beginning to grow nervous.

"Starscream."

Starscream froze in his tracks, whipping his head around. There stood Breakdown in the doorway, his hammer hanging loosely by his side.

"B-Breakdown! Me and Knockout were just having a f-friendly conversation!" Starscream said, cowering before Breakdown.

"If you even lay a finger on him, I will personally pound your head into the ground and use your beheaded body for spare parts." Breakdown growled, his yellow optics glowing with rage.

"U-understood!" Starscream shrieked, running out of the washroom.

Breakdown's expression immediately melted into a caring, concerned look as he looked at Knockout. He changed his hammer back and put his arms down by his sides. "You alright, sweetspark?"

Knockout sighed in relief, running over to Breakdown and hugging him tightly. "Yeah, Thanks to you big guy! You've been working on intimidation, haven't you?"

"Guilty as charged." Breakdown grinned, hugging Knockout back.

-Back in their berthroom-

"So... do you feel any better? Megatron was really giving it to ya." Breakdown said as he lounged on his berth next to Knockout's.

"Yeah, I guess so. You always make me feel better." Knockout smirked as he fiddled with a loose piece of metal on his grill.

Breakdown blushed a little and smiled. "Good. You wanna know what I heard the vehicons talking about in the corridor when I went to look for you?"

Knockout looked up, interested by what Breakdown said. "What? Don't tell me it's about us being together. I've heard enough of that crap." He muttered, flicking the piece of metal away.

"Well then you won't like this. The vehicons were gossiping about us and I heard that they were going to tell Megatron about what we are doing. You know, the hugging and flirting stuff?" Breakdown sighed, looking down at the ground.

Knockout sat straight up and growled. "They better not tell Megatron! No mech gets between me and my chosen lover!"

Breakdown smirked, admiring Knockout's fierce attitude. "Feisty, eh?"

Knockout stuck his tongue out at Breakdown and chuckled. "Yeah, I know. It just bothers me when other mechs can't understand that we just love each other. They think it's weird and wrong!"

"I hear ya. Even if Megatron finds out, that doesn't mean we can't still love each other." Breakdown smirked, his face turning a shade of pink. He leaned in closer, causing Knockout to blush as well.

"That's right." Knockout smiled, kissing Breakdown on the cheek.

Breakdown's optics widened and he turned an even brighter shade of pink. Knockout giggled and hugged him. Breakdown suddenly pulled Knockout against him and kissed him on the lips.

Knockout was pleasantly surprised by this, kissing him back. They held the embrace for several minutes, blissfully unaware that Megatron was lumbering down the hallway to their room.