It was a few megacycles before Wheeljack came to. He moaned, his vision blurry and swirling. He heard the faint voice of Ratchet near him and he attempted to move his head.

"No, don't move. It'll make the pain worse." Ratchet said, patting him on the shoulder.

Wheeljack took in a shaky breath and sighed, squinting his optics to keep the light out. He flexed his fingers, which felt like jelly, and lifted his arm up. The armor along his arm was charred and cracked, exposing the important circuits beneath. He felt a tingling sensation and wiggled his fingers again, but this time he lost feeling in them. He tried to wiggle his other fingers only to find the same response.

"R-Ratch..." Wheeljack's voice cracked, hinting at the amount of pain that came from using his slightly damaged voice box.

Ratchet looked up from working and tilted his head. "Yes?"

"I-I can't feel my fingers... are they gone?" He rasped, wincing.

"No, they're still there. The circuits that allow you to feel have been damaged, but that's not the worst injury you have." Ratchet huffed, turning his attention back to Wheeljack's exposed chassis.

"What do you m-mean?" Wheeljack asked, craning his neck to peek at what Ratchet was doing.

"I mean, your lower torso is heavily damaged. Since I haven't begun the intensive surgery to repair that, you will be rendered immobile for the moment."

"That explains why my legs feel like they melted.." Wheeljack sighed, laying his head back. He chuckled as he remembered something. "Were you crying earlier?"

Ratchet immediately straightened up, blushing slightly. "Why d-do you ask that?" He stammered, nervously fiddling with the tool he was holding.

"Cause I heard you. It wasn't very loud, but I could hear you talking to yourself. I couldn't make out what you were saying, but I could tell you were upset." Wheeljack looked at him.

"You heard that?! I-I was just concerned for your safety... that's all." Ratchet was embarrassed beyond compare.

"You really do care about me, don't you?" Wheeljack mumbled, grinning slightly.

Ratchet sighed in defeat and looked at Wheeljack. "Yes, I do. It pained me to see you in this condition. It made my spark ache.. I just couldn't bear to lose you.." He sniffed.

"Aw Doc, don't cry.. I'm still functioning." Wheeljack said, wincing as he lifted his arm up to wipe away Ratchet's tears. It was a pleasant surprise when Ratchet gripped his hand and kissed it, setting it back down. Wheeljack blushed madly, glancing away from the Medic.

"Since I've gotten the minor injuries patched up, I have to start working on the more critical injuries. I'm going to have to put you under so I can begin surgery.." Ratchet sighed, turning to grab the anesthesia from his cabinet.

"Whatever you have to do, Doc." Wheeljack huffed, closing his optics as the anesthesia flowed through his veins and darkness overtook him.

-a few megacycles later-

Wheeljack groaned, shifting a little on the berth he was on. He realized he was propped up on a normal berth, not the surgery table. He glanced around the room. It was dimly lit with little to no other furniture besides the nightstand next to the berth. He rubbed his optics and sat up, looking down at his torso. Parts of his armor plating were patched up with bandages and most of them had been replaced. The burn marks were gone, leaving only deep scratches.

He heard a knock on the door and quickly repositioned himself. Ratchet walked through the door with replacement bandages and a glass of low grade energon. Since Wheeljack has been terribly injured, his systems couldn't handle normal energon right now. He eyed Ratchet as he set the glass down and pulled up a stool.

"Feeling better I hope?" Ratchet mumbled, unwrapping the old bandage and pulling it off.

"I'm feelin good as new, how about you?" Wheeljack chuckled, watching Ratchet wipe the excess energon from around his wounds.

"I'm doing fine, just tired..." Ratchet sighed heavily, finishing up with the cleaning.

"You should get some rest, you look like you haven't had a recharge in cycles."

"I've been too worried about you to sleep."

"You don't have to worry about me, Doc." Wheeljack said, wincing when Ratchet applied antiseptic to the open wounds.

"Yes I do, you're my only patient at the moment and you were in critical condition for a long time." Ratchet huffed, beginning to wrap the new bandages around the wounds.

"Hmph, maybe so.. Or maybe you are a big softie.." Wheeljack smirked, looking at Ratchet.

Ratchet stopped working and looked at the stupid smirk on Wheeljack's face. "What do you want?" He said, crossing his arms.

"I want you, Sunshine."

Ratchet sat back and felt his face grow hot. His spark pulsed and he tried to calm down. "Y-you don't really mean that, do you?" He said, watching as Wheeljack sat up.

"Oh I mean it alright..." Wheeljack smiled, pulling Ratchet closer. He removed his faceplate, exposing his scarred mouth.

Ratchet hesitated at first, but then allowed himself to be pulled into a kiss. He sighed, wrapping his arms around Wheeljack in a hug as they kissed. This went on for a while until Prowl poked his head into the Medbay.

"Everything alright in here? Um, am I interrupting something?" He raised an eyebrow as both mechs quickly let go, faces red with embarrassment.

"E-everything is fine in h-here... I'm just c-checking up on Wheeljack to see how's he doing!" Ratchet spat out, his servos visibly shaking.

Wheeljack chuckled nervously, glancing away. Prowl sighed and shook his head.

"I knew there was something between you two. Just... keep it to yourselves okay?" Prowl said, quickly shutting the door.

Ratchet gasped when Wheeljack pulled him into a hug again.

"Now where were we?" He smiled.

Ratchet sighed. He really should get back to treating Wheeljack's wounds, but this was much better. He smiled back and they kissed again.

After that incident, the two were inseparable. They couldn't stand to be away from each other for more than a cycle. They had become sparkmates, bonded for life. With this new bond, they could talk to each other without anyone else knowing. They grew even closer as the earth years went by, and their love grew stronger.

The end :D