Angel From A Dream

Chapter 20

Steeljaw looked around at the familiar surroundings, he was standing on the rooftop of his old house. The same rooftop where he used to sit with his carrier and talk. This is where they would have their private conversations away from his sire, where she would give him lessons on how to properly get a mate.

"Never force yourself on a femme, Steeljaw. There will be no love for you if you ever do. You should do stuff to win her affections, be a gentlemech."

"But father told me I should just take whatever I want, it's better than working for it."

"Your father is wrong. You shouldn't listen to him or look up to him so much. You need to properly woe a femme to win her love."

She taught him so much but he was confused about a lot of it since he was only a cub. But a lot of the things he had forgotten over the years as they got drowned out by his father's teachings.

"So you do remember my teachings."

Steeljaw looked over to his side and saw his carrier standing there. His optics widen in shock as he tries to figure out how she could be here, "Mom? How are you here?"

"Primus granted me a pass so I could come to visit you in your dream. I'm disappointed that you have not used any of my teachings."

"I forgot a lot of them, they got drowned out by Father's teachings over the years. But I do remember you telling me not to force myself on a femme. I never forced myself on a femme."

"Maybe not interface-wise but you still made Strongarm your mate against her will. With everything you've done to her you're gonna have a much harder time getting her to return your love."

Steeljaw rubs the back of his helm, "I know, she's already made that clear." He puts his servo down to his side as he looks at her, "What can I do?"

"Give her what she wants the most, her freedom. Let her go..."

Steeljaw growls, "No!"

"Steeljaw!" She growls back as she looks at him sternly and he stops growling and looks down, "As I was saying..." She starts speaking in a calmer tone, "Let her go and try winning her love the proper way. Show her the gentlemech that I know is still there."

Steeljaw looks up at her again, "If that'll help me win her love then I'll give it a try."

She smiles at him, "She's a good femme, she'll make an excellent mate for you. She just needs to get to know you better and warm up to you. Just be sure to give her the ointment oil for the bite before you two part."

Before anything else could be said, Steeljaw wakes up. He looks over at Strongarm who is still lying next to him in recharge. He looks at the bite as he remembers what his carrier said before he woke up, he had completely forgotten about the ointment oil. It's just been sitting in his subspace waiting to be used. He'll have to give it to her.

He stares at her beautiful face as he tries to think of what he could do to start his new approach to winning her affection. He remembered that he'd seen humans woe other humans through music, so he searched for a good song to play. He soon finds one that would fit this moment here and he saves it to his radio so he can play it when the time comes.

Strongarm starts waking up and he watches her as she opens her optics. He can see the moonlight shining in her blue optics which makes them look even more beautiful than before. Strongarm looks at him for a moment before she sits up and stretches, she looks back at Steeljaw, "I think my heat is gone."

Steeljaw sits up with a confused look on his face, "Really? How do you know?"

"The pain and uncomfortable feeling aren't there anymore. It was induced by some kind of substance and it most likely wasn't enough to have a full heat cycle, so it was short." She got up to go put her armor back on.

Steeljaw watched her as he thought it over, it could be true that since it was something experimental it wouldn't have put in a full heat cycle. It only caused a small one that would last for only a few hours or a day. He gets up to go put his armor back on, after he has it all back on and in place correctly, he looks over at Strongarm who is just finishing up with her own armor. He closes his optics to compose himself before he starts playing the song.

Strongarm was checking over her armor to make sure it was all in place when she heard some music playing behind her, it started with an instrument playing followed by a beautiful vocal. She turns around to look at Steeljaw as the singing starts...

I am thinking of you, in my sleepless solitude tonight

Steeljaw walks closer to Strongarm and puts out his servo, "Will you dance with me?"

If it's wrong to love you, then my heart just won't let me be right

Strongarm looked at him in surprise, she didn't know what to make of this. She knows she should refuse, she shouldn't be doing this kind of stuff with him.

'Cause I've drowned in you, and I won't pull through without you by my side

But the thoughts were suddenly thrown away when she looked into his optics. There was no mischievousness, no lust, nothing but pure love. The mech before her is no longer the 'Con criminal she needs to lock away, he's just a mech that is deeply in love with her. She places her servo into his and he pulls her closer as they start dancing. When it gets to the second part of the song Steeljaw starts singing.

Baby, can you feel me? Imagining I'm looking in your eyes

His singing alone was enough to make her melt and get all shaky in the knees, but then he looked deep into her optics with such a passion that it made her spark flutter.

I can see you clearly, vividly emblazoned in my mind

And yet you're so far like a distant star I'm wishing on tonight

Strongarm smiled at him as she stared into his optics. He brings her servo that's in his servo to his chest and holds it there as he leans forward to rest his forehelm against hers as he continues to sing softly.

I'd give my all to have, just one more night with you

I'd risk my life to feel, your body next to mine

'Cause I can't go on, living in the memory of our song

They stop moving as he looks sincerely into her optics to better portray the next lyrics.

I'd give my all for your love tonight

Steeljaw kisses her as the song continues to play. Strongarm doesn't pull away, she kisses him back as she wraps her arms around his neck. Steeljaw had fallen in love with her through his dreams but now that he's met her and spent some time with her his love for her has grown. He's now so deeply in love with her that he knows it's gonna hurt when he releases her and they are separated from each other.