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Leaving the organic planet has been their dream to come home, sure there's going to be a point where missing the adventure and learning organic, despite the war effected their understanding. It's hurt the truth since Dinobot died, again. A warrior live up to understanding that between Predacons there's still some will to learn and work out something amongst destructive behaviour, to redempt himself for living in new identity of purity and learning his way to working out some of his lost and hatred sense.
But Primus had other plans.
Inside the ship, Silverbolt and Cheetor at the control center to work for their shift, they had to work shift to shift since going back home will take a long way to go. Some could guarded Megatron, watching if he foolishly attempt to escape again.
Knowing Optimus, he must be at some room, Cheetor had stated Optimus need a rest, but the worry look from Cheetor are evidence he is in fact is not ok. But everyone doesn't dare to approach when someone want boundaries to be alone.
Rhinox walk around the ship, wanting to take a break but he didn't felt right to. He felt restless when they are going home today, then remember the memories when Rattrap implies jokingly about high energon when they got back to Cybertron. Well, he'll promise for now.
Lurking around the hallway he notice Rattrap sitting at the break room, buried under his arm with energon besides him.
Within this new thing Rattrap expose to him, everyday was a new surprised beside Rattrap sarcastic line. Rhinox doesn't stop there, he knock on the door making a quite surprised from the mech inside, scrambled up in his seat and look behind him only to see Rhinox at the entrance.
"Any room for me?"
"Sure, buddy. It's a huge room not all mine anyway," Rhinox sat beside Rattrap, tapping on the table while they sat in silence.
Its awkward, no, they talk alot back at the organic planet but somewhat Rhinox feels like Rattrap doesn't want to talk right now. Despite knowing Dinobot could have actually live right now by saving him and convince him, despite he's actually gone, again.
"Are you thinking about Dinobot?" Rhinox grasp Rattrap's shoulder, cautiously soothing him in a way made Rattrap himself felt better for now. Or that Rattrap just shrugged the things off.
"What? Him? Nahh no! He has his 'pride' of honor over his grave," gave Rhinox a bit out of chuckle.
"But be honest to me, Rattrap, you miss him, right?" Rattrap blurted out by the though, he meant, no way he'll miss that Predacon. Cautious, suicidal, idealize of suicide mission, only believing himself. Dinobot is sure is pain in the aft, but he learn to socialize not until the day came.
"Alright, you got me dead, buddy. But how's that do to ya?"
"We all miss him at some point, Rattrap. So it's fine even if you hate him sometimes." Rhinox take the energon and get a good chug of it. It's been a long perticuliar day ahead of them. "Let's get a high energon when we're back home. My treat."
Rattrap rose his brow, "I though you forgot about it."
"Not when we almost got home and seeing you tried to drink this energon as if you tried to drunk enough."
"Alright, alright, you got me! You know me too much."
It take Rhinox a good laugh, Rattrap blisted amongst the things they'll do when they got back. He actually had alot in mind, ones he reminds of was pulling Rhinox into it.
Rhinox wondering at Rattrap's frame, dragging lazily under the alt form. He noticed it along ago but he didn't think of it way attractive as for now. The war was really mess up a processor somewhat, seeing his best friend being attractive look now.
"Like what ya see?" Rattrap furrow his brow, receive a blurted comms from Rhinox, it had caugh Rhinox in deep regret.
"Haha! Sorry, Rhinox! I'll let you watch me with those alluring optics of yours,"
"Shut up, Rattrap."
For Rhinox, doesnt take awhile to take Rattrap to laugh again, a fine music to his ear. Have always been forward to their friendship, but it doesn't sounds like one now anyway.
"You had changed so much, the trans-metal did a huge toll on you," Rhinox trail his digits over Rattrap's frame, neither did he finds him alot attractive now or just due to them being alone.
"Why thank you, anything else?" That made Rhinox push his digits away after been mess up by Rattrap smirk, the vermin knew the spot where Rhinox would just embarrassed away.
"Nothing."
"Oh, nothing, buddy?"
"Mh,"
"Like no other else would you like to say to me?"
Rattrap waited for his response, or say the mech always thinking first before blurted out serious or embarrassed. Rhinox always do, but when it comes to his work he did it specifically with no though. Well, that's just Rhinox tho, he didn't mind on it, the fact that almost of their interaction are worry that between he or Rhinox might died.
Rhinox lean down until head to head for Rattrap, it shuffles the vermin surprised when their lips met. Mesmerize as their lips shared, in haze of the moment Rhinox slide the chair close where Rattrap seated, smiling as he kiss him long enough.
Their shared kiss end, Rattrap still look up at him in surprised, can't consent if it's indeed Rhinox who took the first move. He though he'd never take the hint this while, but that kiss sure a victory for him. Smirking, he back up to his chair.
"Took you long enough?"
"Let's just say it's a payment back at the axalon, busy me alot what to do."
"Sure, buddy, but it's just one paycheck."
Rattrap wink, and Rhinox shrug away, rub the back of his neck. Burrying down the though of the invitation even if it's not.
"My room was empty."
"Shut up, Rattrap."