The Night It Sparked ~ GB x Rusty //One Shot// (Starlight Express)

The Night It Sparked

Rusty and GB had been outside away from the yard all night long. It has been the most nicest day he ever experienced and the steamtrain was probably one of the happiest engines in the yard to have him as his partner. Well.. He was a lot more anxious and scared about the relationship than happy. It was such a switch in feelings that both felt for each other after all these years and that they would turn out to be a couple. They never thought this would happen after everything that had happened.

"Oh Greaseball..", Rusty sighed happily, leaning his head on GB's broad shoulder and smiled while looking up to the stars. This wonderful euphoria that spread itself through him was giving Rusty a beautiful feeling of butterflies in his engine as it hissed in delight, soft steam rising up to the night horizon.
"Hm?", Greaseball mumbled back low, looking down to his dreamy little steamer who had his sight lost in the stars. This was a wonderful calm moment and the diesel couldn't help but get a wider smirk on his lips either. Even his cheeks had started to glow in a gentle red tint.
Rusty giggled and swifted his sight over to him as their pairs of eyes met in a long stare. He couldn't describe in words how happy the steam engine was.. Nothing like this was he comparing to his and Pearls short relationship back then in the championship. Even though this was something he had to get used to after being with a coach. This was something way bigger. This felt good. This felt.. Right for once. Being with the Diesel and all, y'know.

"I… I can't explain how much I love you. You're-.." his sentence came to a stop. Rustys face became a blushing mess by now. His heart was racing wildly in overwhelming thoughts.
"I'm.. What? C'mon. Don't be shy", the Union Pacific's tone of voice was tender and lovingly calm, talking quietly to the smaller train as he tried to speak. GB couldn't withstand and chuckled at Rusty who acted all adorable in his moment of struggle, nuzzling the cute button nose of his.
The steam engine received it with a louder laugh, almost feeling relievement after getting a short appreciation like this when being extremely stressed. He tried to continue again. "Y-You're…You're-.." This was too difficult. How could he overcome this fear? Rusty had to believe in himself. This was them now. There was nothing he should feel embarrassed about. They were just freshly being in a relationship and he deeply trusted GB. And so Rusty finally was able to bring it out.
".. You're p-probably the love of my life.. A-And I never want you to leave m-my side..". The already quite sentimental atmosphere became silent and Greaseball watched him talk. He waited very patiently for what his lover wanted to say, his own heartbeat rising with the feeling of true adoration overcoming his body. ".. A-And.. I really can't thank you enough for b-being my partner for almost t-two weeks now..This is all new to me with a male-..I-I'm scared to disappoint you.."

There was silence.

"Rusty…" The big diesel engine got their wheels together to a stop and sighed contented, slowly pulling the steamer in front of him and slipping his hands insides his partners in a comfortable, soothing grip to calm him down.
"You're not disappointing me. You will never disappoint me in any way. I love you. And you know this. Just.."
Greaseball had been staring into his significant others eyes the whole time, having this still light grin on his face.
".. Be yourself. Don't change yourself for me. You are you, you're Rusty. You're my steamtrain. My baby, my precious treasure, my little darling, my-"

The steamtrain had connected their lips in a unforeseen, beautiful and fondly kiss. This was so much emotion for him to handle this simple. His eyes had started to produce tears and the bliss Rusty was feeling inside his fast-beating heart while hearing the Union Pacific admiring the steam engine was the last push to give him this longing kiss of appreciation. It was this love Rusty never felt before when someone talked to him in this way. His heart had sparked, it jumped and made him unbelievably happy.
GB himself hummed into their kiss below the stars purely enthusiastic as he softly placed his right hand onto Rusty's face to kiss him better and the other one to get him closer in general. They both closed their eyes and kissed each other encouraging, inspiring with full of emotion.. This was not describable. The single tears that ran down the steamer's blushing cheeks were turning into tears of total joy.

After a long while, their lips parted very slowly, opening eyes and staring into each other's gaze greatly astounded. His confidence had been uplifted and Rusty felt finally ready enough to really get this relationship going.
"H-Hehe.."

The moonlight had started to fall onto Rusty's face, his bright blue eyes sparkling in charm as they observed GB's own. Only a subtle giggle escaped the diesels stunned self and held his lover close to him.
"How can I not adore you?~"
With his hand going off his opposites face, he went through the smaller ones voluminous locks and kissed his cute little forehead, Greaseball's sight gazing up to the glowing moon while both engines had a obvious glaring blush on their faces.
They stayed like this for a while. In this wonderful, warm hug in front of the moon and under the peaceful night sky before taking one another's hands tightly without a word and slowly skating back to Greaseball's shed.
Rusty felt more than just confident and encouraged by his true love. The diesel was the one who made him happy, who made his heart jump, who made him smile. There was more than just words to say how much his love had rose in this night for GB. There was just something about these two.. Something only Greaseball and him can know.

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Hope you enjoyed my short story!! It's the first time writing something in English after a while and I'm proud of it. Thanks for reading! X