Family Secrets.

Chapter 21

Jasper in the night time was.. breath taking to say the least. With the pollution not as heavy in the small town the stars were more visible, and as Aurora laid on Optimus's hood she found herself quietly trying to find constellations.

"Optimus?" Aurora called quietly, turning her gaze up as she strained her neck to look at the glass of his windshield.

"Yes?" He responded, perking up on his axels.

"Do you think someday I'll see Cybertron?" She asked.

"I.. yes. If it meant anything to you, I'd fight to make sure you could see our home planet." Optimus said, the metal of his hood heating up softly.

Aurora smiled and closed her eyes, her mind finding momentary peace. "Someday, I hope I can call it my home." She mutters.

"What's stopping you?" Optimus asked, his holoform activating next to her.

"I'm only a hybrid. My blood is soiled by the dna of a human. Others might not accept me like you and Team Prime do. Besides I'm all.. fleshy." She explained, pinching the skin of her thighs.

Her veins still lightly glowed from the energon, which meant her body was reacting positively to it the longer she had it in her system.

"Whether you're made of flesh and bone, or metal and wire, you have cybertronian blood in you. Cybertron is your home just as much as it's mine." Optimus says, carefully pulling her hand away from her leg.

His hand engulfed hers, almost swallowing it whole in warmth and security. His touch made her feel safe. Loved.

But that love wasn't hers to feel.

Aurora hesitated before pulling her skin away from his faux skin, and she laid her hands on her stomach with a sigh. Optimus didn't need words to understand what she was feeling.

She thought solemnly to her soulmate marking on her right wrist, her bundle of bracelets hiding it from prying eyes.

"Optimus?" She called once more.

He laid next to her this time, and answered with a soft hum, his blue eyes meeting hers and almost knocking her into a blinded stupor.

"What did you do when you found out Ratchet was your soulmate?" She asked.

"I fell for him almost instantly. His.. differences can be hard to look past sometimes, but underneath his malice he's gentle. Gentler than any bot I'd ever met, though I doubt I'd be as deep with him without his sass." Optimus said.

"Why do you ask?" He asked.

"Because I know who mine are." She mumbled lowly.

He hummed, not wanting to really press her. Regardless, he already knew the answer. He pushed onto his elbows and trapped her under one of his arms, brushing her hair out of her face before leaning down and pressing a soft kiss to her lips, which were coated in a black lip gloss.

Aurora fought the urge to gasp as he did so, not wasting time to kiss back. She wrapped her arms around his neck to pull him closer, and he shifted to straddle her as they kissed, and instantly her mind races to her Mark.

'Here, this should help. - We are autonomous robotic organisms from the planet cybertron.' Optimus Prime, Ratchet.