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Standing on a small balcony which looked like it was probably going to collapse at any moment Megatronous stared at the stars. He had come up to write yet
no ideas came to him. Just as he was about to leave his audials picked up a soft thud. Quickly turning around Megatronous stood there prepared for a fight.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you. Silverwing told me you would be up here,” Orion said after practically jumping onto the rickety balcony.
“You don’t need to apologize, Orion. Though I wish you had told me you were coming or at least taken the elevator up here,” Megatronus sighed, putting down his sword.
“Well I kind of wanted to surprise you. I recently found an old datapad of Seaswirl’s poetry I thought you might like,” Orion said sheepishly, grabbing the datapad from his subspace and smiling, showing the fangs he so often tried to hide.
“Thank you. Is there another reason you came here,” Megatronous asked, taking the datapad slightly concerned, noticing Orion nervously looking around.
“It’s nothing. Well nothing that important,” Orion said quietly has audial fins lowered.
“It’s obviously something if you came all the way here to get away from it,” Megatronous said, anger slightly slipping into his voice.
“It’s Shockwire,” Orion said after a while.
“What did that fragging idiot do this time,” Megatronous said, trying to keep his cool.
“You know he has been trying to get some of his books into the archives for a while now despite them not fitting to submission requirements and just being awful in general. We’ll I was just about to leave the archive to go to that concert I told you about and who should come in but that bit-brained idiot. He started up talking about how amazing his books are and I’m just standing there letting him talk. Of course it doesn’t long for him to say something stupid,” Orion said.
“What did he say,” Megatronous asked, smiling.
“He said that I should let his books be added to the archive because there is tons of useless stuff in the archives. Of course at that point I was completely done with him so I just said maybe if you actually read what’s in here you won’t say that and started to walk out. That’s when he pulled the knife on me. I quickly swiped the knife and ran out the door. It was only the day afterwards that I found out I nearly took his whole hand off ” Orion said, looking down at his clawed hands.
“Is that really what’s got you so upset? You were defending yourself know one would fault you for that and if they did there stupid. Orion, listen to me you care too much about what others think of you. There is no shame in being a good fighter especially when you don’t go around looking for one. You're far better than me in that regard. We both dream of a better future for Cybertron but how can you stand up for others if you fear standing up for yourself,” Megatronous sadly said hugging Orion.
“I know I am just afraid that if others knew that I was from the wastes and have killed before, they would no longer see me as someone who is calm and willing to listen to others. They would see me as just a killer who doesn't care at all about others,” Optimus said, starting to cry.
“That's a load of scrap. Anyone who knows you knows how much you hate seeing others hurt. I remember you told me you nearly broke down crying when you saw your first gladiator fight. You fight only when necessary and If anyone thinks you're a killer only because of how good a fighter you are then they can just frag off. Also you know I will never run from you,” Megatronous said.
“Thank you, I best be going, though. Alpha Trion’s probably wondering where I am. Love you,” Orion said, climbing down off the balcony.
“Love you to Orion,” Megatronous said quietly heading towards the elevator.
It had been so long since that night and everything had gone wrong. Instead of staying by his conjunx’s side he had run and as he thought more about it he was still running. Optimus instead of becoming more proud of who he was, had hidden more of himself away. As he read the poem he wrote that night Megatron allowed himself to do something he hadn’t done in a long time he cried.
I never thought someone like you could ever exist.
You someone who could easily end any who stand against you
Yet you don’t .
You stay gentle not wanting to scare anyone away.
My love I hope you see one day that your fear is foolish.
You could never fight to kill not anymore only to protect
And I could never run from you, my peaceful hunter.