Melting a Heart of Ice (Beast Wars Dinobot AU x Female Reader)

Road Trip (Part 2)

*Dinobot's POV*

Dinobot finishes his shower. He found out that during it, just being in the same room as Y/n was becoming unbearable. The desire to complete the spark bond was becoming overwhelming. "I'll sleep out in the truck if I have too," he mumbles to himself. He studies himself in the mirror above the bathroom sink, towel drying his long hair. "How can anyone stand being near the one that they are destined to be with, without being near them?" He growls in frustration for he knew nothing can slake the desire just to be near her. "Rattrap needs to find a solution here quick or I'm going to regret my actions towards Y/n." Dinobot finishes drying his hair and ties it up in a ponytail. He knew that even though they just had started going out, it would take time to progress their relationship. But time may not be in Dinobot's favor. "Cold showers it is then." He puts on a pair of boxers and a pair of sweat pants, opting to sleep shirtless for the night. He leaves the bathroom and finds Y/n sitting on the bed, watching a movie on the TV.

"What did you find to watch?" Dinobot asks.

"Creature from the Black Lagoon. For an old movie made back in the 1950's, it's pretty good. Other than that, the TV only has one channel coming in and it's the channel it is currently on." Y/n sets the TV remote down on the night stand next to the bed. "If you want, we can watch static," she jokes.

Dinobot snorts at Y/n's joke. It was a bad one, he had to admit, but he still couldn't help but laugh a little. He takes an extra blanket and pillow from the closet. "You'll sleep on the bed tonight. Even though we just started going out, it won't feel right to share the same bed at this point."

"Agreed," said Y/n before she turns the TV off for the night.

*Y/n's POV*

It felt like ages before Y/n was able to fall asleep. For the longest while she had to listen to Dinobot's light snoring before she finally succumbs to sleep. It was not an easy sleep. Y/n's sleep was plagued by nightmares about her ex. When she wakes up again, for the fourth time, it was five-thirty in the morning. Her and Dinobot planned on heading out on the road again by ten o'clock. She knew if, even if she did manage to fall back asleep, she would only fall into the nightmare realm again. She moves over to the side of the bed, reaches down, and touches Dinobot on the arm just light enough not to disturb his sleep. Y/n needed a teather to the waking world in order to keep the nightmares away. "I feel like a little kid, clinging to a stuffed animal for comfort from a night terror," mumbles Y/n. Once again she tries to fall asleep. She was able to get another two hours of sleep before being woken up by a nightmare of the night her ex had raped her. She sits up in bed, body covered in sweat. Y/n gets out of bed, carefully stepping over Dinobot, and quietly changes into the change of clothes she had set out for the day the night before. "Might as well get some breakfast." She leaves the motel room and decided to go talk to the motel staff. She heads down to the front desk were the manager was still at from the night before. "Excuse me, sir? What time is breakfast served at?"

The manager looks up from reading his newspaper. He looks at her and frowns slightly. "Looks like you couldn't sleep, kid."

Y/n shakes her head. "Too many nightmares."

"They weren't caused by your boyfriend, were they?"

Y/n shakes her head again. "He wasn't the cause of them. Why look out for me?"

"I always look out for my guests. A lot of young adults pass through this place,  whether or not they have run away and looking for a place to stay, or just looking for a place to hide from their past. As for when breakfast is served, it's being served right now. The cook is taking requests today if you get down to the kitchen soon enough, " said the motel manager.

Y/n asks which way the kitchen was and hurries down there. She gets to the kitchen and her nose was assaulted by many different smells of food. She knocks on the door to get the cook's attention. "Excuse me?"

The cook turns to face Y/n. She was in her mid thirties. Her long broen hair was tied up into a bun. She was wearing a t-shirt and blue jeans with an apron tied around herself. "Good morning sweetie. Early riser I see. Or was it because of some nightmares you couldn't sleep?"

"How could you tell?" Y/n asks.

"I have three kids of my own. I can tell when nightmares keep them up at night. So what would you like to eat this fine morning?"

"Could I have some crepes?"

"What kind of fruit and what kind of drizzle? Just to warn you they may not be perfect but they'll at least be good tasting."

"Banana and strawberry with chocolate drizzle." 
"I'll have your food ready as soon as I can. In the meantime, go sit down in the dining area or go mingle with the other guests who are staying here today."

Y/n leaves the kitchen and heads to the dining area. There were at least six 9ther guests eating some kind of food there. She sits down at one of the tables and it wasn't long before she felt like she was being watched. She looks around and finds a little girl, about seven years old, staring at her. Y/n gives her a polite smile.

"Hi," said the little girl. "Did you go see my momma?"

"Who?"

The little girl laughs. "My momma is the cook. Did you see her?"

"Yeah I did. I asked her if she can fix me something to eat."

The little girl pulls out of the chairs at the table and after a bit of struggle, she managed to sit down next to Y/n.

"So do you live here?"

"Yep. My mom is the cook and my dad works at the front desk. I have an older brother and sister too. They help keep the place clean?

Y/n listens to girl tell about her family, her favorite toys, TV shows, and other random stuff before the cook comes our of the kitchen and sets a plate of crepes down in front of Y/n.

"I see you've met my youngest daughter, Lily. By the way I forgot to introduce myself. The name's Stella," said Stella with a smile.

"If you don't mind me asking, Stella, how long have you and your husband done business with this motel?" Y/n asks before she takes a bite of her crepes.

"About seven years. We've had our fair share bumps in the road along the way running this motel, but it's a good way to build income," said Stella.

After finishing her crepes and talking to Stella and Lily, Y/n heads back to her motel room and finds Dinobot sitting on the bed watching TV. She collapsed onto the bed next to him, sleep threatening to regain hold onto her body.

"Take a nap. I'll let you rest before we head back out into the road again," said Dinobot. He ruffles Y/n's hair. "Someone as strong as you shouldn't be dealing with night terrors."

"It was that bad?"

"You were begging and pleading in your sleep before you woke up again. If we ever meet your ex face to face, I'll make him pay for what he did to you."

Y/n shudders at hearing the venom in Dinobot's voice when he voice his threat about her ex. It wasn't much longer before sleep takes its hold on her once again.