(Y/D)'s P.O.V

I sigh, slumping in my seat.
I had been injured in battle and now I had to stay at the base. Alone with the one mech who hated me most.

Ratchet.

I don't know why he hated me so, but he did, for some unknown reason. I had always respected him, but he'd never return the act.
Although, I could help but be... interested in him. Occasionally I would catch him sneaking glances at me, that would always make my heart flutter.
Whenever he's in the room, my heart beat picks up. And even when he's just talking, it makes me shiver.

Today, the humans were, yet again, coming over.
Now, Miko, one of the humans, knew about my 'interest' with Ratchet, and ever since she found out, she's been trying to get us together. And let me tell ya, she's come up with some weird ways. Like "accidentally" locking us in the storage closet, and "forgetting" about a rope she'd lasted on the ground when me and Ratchet were in the hall at the same time, causing us both to trip and fall on top of one another.

Although I didn't express it, I was feeling both a mix of thankfulness and anger. Thankfulness because I got closer to Ratchet, and anger because what the frag? I mean, come on, am I right?

Seen as the others were in battle, Ratchet had asked me to go pick up the humans. I was confused, considering he had said that should say off my pedes, but I shrugged it off as him just being too busy.

I rolled up next to Miko's host parent's house, honking. Miko ran out of the house, squealing in joy when she saw me. Why?

1.) Because I was one of her best friends
And 2.) Because my ALT is a Lamborghini, and she loved it (picture above).

She hopped into the passengers seat as I activated my holoform. An average height human Femme with electric blue eyes, and (H/L), purple/orange hair. As always, it had the purple uniform, lined with orange, just like  ALT Mode.

"Hey, Mik," I greet.
"Hey, (Y/D)!", Miko says, looking around. "Where's Bulk?"
"On a mission. Ratchet sent me to pick you up," I answer.
Miko smirks. "Ratchet, hmmm?"
"He literally just sent me to pick you up," I groan.
"Yeeeaaahh.... but, I heard him talking to Optimus a while ago...."
I falter a bit. "Miko! That could get you in SERIOUS trouble!"
"Yeah, but he said he loved you!"
"Okay, but that doesn't ma--what?", I slow down a bit.

"Yeah, I heard him talking to Optimus and he said he loved you!", Miko exclaims.
I groan. "You probably heard wrong. And don't go eavesdropping on them!"
"Ummm...", Miko snickers.
"What?!"
"You forgot Raf and Jack..."
"Slaggit."
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I toss the humans out of my ALT., transforming and stomping off, but certainly not without hearing Miko say, "What crawled up her tailpipe and died?"
"Probably agitated from having to go back for us," Raf says.
Miko stares for a moment, then shrugs. "Meh."
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It had been a few cycles, and Ratchet had finally let me back into the field--after I had begged and begged--with much reluctance.

Big mistake.

It was only 10 minutes into the battle and I was already pouring Energon.
I snap out of my daze as I'm punched through the air and into a wall. "OOF!"
The Vehicon stalks forwards me triumphantly.

'Primus, am I gonna...? Wait....'

I go limp, acting out offlining.
The Vehicon seems to get even more excited, calling his friends that weren't occupied with the others.
They step closer.

'Three...'

And closer...

'Twwwoooo...'

And closer...

'Ooooone....'

Eeeven closerrr...

'ZERO!'

I jump up, socking the Vehicon in the facial plates and leaving a dent. Unsheathing my blades, I speedily run around the group of Decepticons, holding my blades out and running back to the middle in a crouching position, hearing loud 'CLUNK's as there chassis' and helms fell to the ground.
I stand up slowly, sending a glare and the rest of the Vehicons.
"Run," one of the orders, before they all transform and drive--or fly--off.

I smirk in triumph, the adrenaline coursing through my veins beginning to wear off, sending a burst of pain through sensory nodes. "Slag!"
I double over in pain, shakily lifting a digit to my audio receptor. "R-Ratch?"
I only get static.
"Ratchet!"

I slide down a rock to sit down, bringing my servo back to reveal Energon that coats my digits. "Nuts and bolts... the damned 'Cons must've busted my Comm Unit," I mumble to myself.

'I'm not too far away from base, I'm sure I can drive back.'

I begin to transform, only to cry out. "No, NOT HAPPENING! Holy scrAPlets!"

(Time skip, after a long, painful walk to base)

I groan, stumbling and leaning against the wall.
"(Y/D), oh my God!", Miko shouts.
Ratchet hums, turning to me. His optics widen at the puddle of Energon below me. "BUMBLEBEE!"
Bumblebee comes strolling into the room, making a short, shocked wirr at my state.
"Get her to med bay, NOW!", Ratchet demands.

(Another time skip cuz Ima lazy aft)

I groan, using my front strut to lean on, and my free servo to rub my optics. "Wha-what.... happened?"
Ratchet sighs. "You're irrelevant behavior nearly got you offlined."
I look away in embarrassment, a light blue tinting my face plates.
He sighs. "(Y/N).... I know, I haven't been treating you as... humane as I would treat the others--"
"You call the way you treat them humane?", I joke.
"Compared to how I treat you, yes," he admits. "Now, shut up and let me speak."

I roll my optics playfully.

"The reason I treat you like this is because.... I-I," he groans. "Primus... I love you! Primus, at first, I didn't know what these... emotions, were. After a while, I realized how I was feeling. That's why I didn't let you leave the base, I didn't want you to get hurt. Then you left alone and--ugh...!", he places his helm in his servo and whispers, "This is so stupid...".
I grunt as I sit up, twisting to look at him. "Ratchet?"

He looks up, and almost immediately, I smash my dermas into his.
He grunts in shock, going stiff.
I falter, wondering if what he said was true, until he finally melts into the kiss, wrapping his servos around my waist.
I smile into the kiss, breaking apart and leaning my forehelm against his.

"I love you, too, Doc," I whisper, smiling.