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That night, I was sitting on my berth reading a datapad, when Chardirakii came in. I was about to ask why, but then remembered I'd offered to share my berth-room with her. "Apologies, Chardirakii," I said, getting up,"I forgot to prepare a berth for you." "It's okay," Chardirakii said with a small smile,"I was...actually wondering if we could...y'know...go somewhere?" "'Go somewhere?'" I asked, lifting an optic ridge,"What did you have in mind?" "I don't know," Chardirakii replied,"I don't know this planet as well as you do." I smiled slightly,"I think I know a place, but we'll have to wait until Ratchet and Ultra Magnus are asleep first." Chardirakii nodded,"So where do I sleep? I'm fine with the floor." "Actually..." I said, walking over to the far side of my room and feeling along the wall,"I'm certain that this base had extra berth slabs hidden in the walls. I just have to find it." Running my servos over the smooth wall, my digits finally found a small indentation. "Ah, there it is," I smiled and pulled a berth out of the wall. It was made with sheets and everything. Chardirakii walked over, then sat on it and bounced a little,"It's comfortable." "Good," was my reply before sitting on my berth. After a long time of silence...Chardirakii spoke up. "Optimus..." "Mm?" I replied, currently reading my datapad again and taking a sip of energon I'd grabbed. "Optimus, have you ever been...Sparkmates with someone?" I must've spewed my energon halfway across the room. Coughing, I wiped it from my intake,"W-what?!" Chardirakii looked surprised at my sudden behavior. "Um...nothing just...wondering if you've ever had one," she said, her voice getting quieter with every word until I had to strain to hear 'one'. "No," I replied, getting up to fetch a rag. Chardirakii's question had caused me to create quite a mess. When I returned, Chardirakii had removed her helm armor and was currently braiding her black hair. I wiped up the energon, then waited until Chardirakii was done. "Ratchet and Ultra Magnus are asleep now," I declared,"We can go." "Do you have any idea where?" Chardirakii asked, standing and reaching for her helm-armor. I set my servo on top of hers,"You don't need that. Not tonight anyway." A light blush colored the femme's cheeks, but she nodded and let the armor be. I took her servo in mine and led her to the control room where Ratchet was, as always, snoring on the console. I activated the ground-bridge and pulled Chardirakii through it before it closed behind us. We were at a beach, one I knew humans didn't go to, mostly because it was only low-tide at midnight. So it was here I'd brought Chardirakii. "What is this place?" she asked, looking around. "Humans call it a beach," I explained,"It's a place where the edge of land meets the ocean." "It's beautiful," Chardirakii smiled, still looking around her. Indeed it was. The night sky was clear with hardly a cloud in sight. Stars twinkled above us and the moon, though only half full, shone down on the small waves of the ocean, making each peak shimmer white. "Walk with me?" I asked, holding out a servo to Chardirakii. She looked at it, then smiled and held my servo,"Of course." We walked some ways down the beach, just enjoying each other's company and enjoying the beautiful midnight scenery. Finally I stopped, thinking it the right time to 'pop the question'. "Chardirakii..." I said softly, getting the femmes attention. "Yes, Prime?" she asked, looking at me. I reached over and took her other servo and held both of them between us. "Chardirakii, will you make me the happiest mech in the world, and do me the great honor of being my Sparkmate?" I asked, looking deep into her optics. Chardirakii's intake opened and closed and her optics grew wider. Her cheeks I could see, even in the pale moonlight, were darkening with a blush. "O-Optimus...I," she stammered, seeming at a loss for words. I stepped closer and rested my fore-helm on hers,"You don't have to say anything else. Just 'yes' or 'no'." Chardirakii's intake opened and closed a couple more times, then she dropped her gaze from mine and stared at the sand beneath her peds. I noticed her shoulder-plates start to shake and heard her let out a small sob. "Chardirakii?" I asked. "YES!!!!" she cried, throwing her arms around my neck-cables,"Yes! Yes, I'll be your Sparkmate, Optimus!" Insurmountable joy made my spark flutter in my chest-plate and I kissed Chardirakii passionately, wrapping both my arms around her waist and spinning her around and around. Eventually I did pull away, we both did. We were panting, but happy. The mood sobered quickly though, as we both knew what needed to be done. Chardirakii backed herself into a wall, whether on purpose or by accident I don't know. I set one servo on either side of her shoulder-plates and kissed her softly, our dermas lightly touching each other. I dropped my servos from the wall and rested them on Chardirakii's hips, leaning slightly against the femme, but not so to be uncomfortable or creepy. My chest-plate opened to reveal my vulnerable spark, and I heard Chardirakii open her own. I slid my servos around her waist to her back-plates and pulled Chardirakii to me, our open spark-chambers pressing together. At first it felt odd as my spark seemed to leave my chest, but the moment it touched Chardirakii's a warm glow filled my entire frame. I could feel her emotions! Not all of them were positive, obviously, but I could feel how much she loved me and how happy she was. Chardirakii moaned softly onto my dermas as our sparks reached the climax of their bonding dance. I pressed closer to her, deepening the kiss, also feeling more of her emotions. Anger, sadness, pain, they were dull, but there. More prominent were joy, love, and passion. Soon, much too soon, my spark re-entered my spark-chamber and the bonding was over. But Chardirakii's emotions were still there. I pulled away and closed my chest-plate and looked at my beautiful Sparkmate, who gazed back lovingly. "I love you, Optimus," she whispered, stroking my cheek gently with her claws. I smiled,"I love you more." "Ha! Don't try and outdo me," Chardirakii laughed then kissed my cheek,"So do I have a last name now?" "A last name?" I asked, slightly confused. "Yeah, are we Mr. and Mrs. Prime now?"
