For you dear Wolfsrahne.
*bows*
I'm a bit rusty at writing, but I did my very best!
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Your e/c optics narrow as you dart away from the yellow Autobot. Your fangs glistening with his energon as you dive back in for the kill.

:Beast! We're leaving.

What? Starscream? Why must he call me that...

You halt, and your brief moment of hesitation allows the Autobot to land a hit on you with his blaster.

With a growl and a yelp, you turn tail and head back to where Starscream and the others are waiting.

And now I look like a coward running from battle... I could have finished him off!

"If you don't mind me asking sir, why are we leaving? I could have offlined that annoying yellow one..."

Transforming as you speak, you look up to meet his optics, audial sensors twitching as he sneers.

"No need. We have what we came for." He proudly holds up the relic, and you dip your head.

Why didn't anyone tell me we were here for a relic? I could have helped search... Why can't my love see me as an equal? I'm just as strong and capable as him! And my loyalty knows no bounds...

"Very well sir." You watch in fascination as he leaps into the air, transforming and blasting off in his sleek jet form. The other aerial cons also transform and take flight, and you groan as you start the long walk back.

"Hey Soundwave?" You comm the silent bot, not really expecting an answer as you make a request.

"Can I have a groundbridge back to the Nemesis? Thanks."

The swirling blue bridge appears almost immediately, and a smile breaks across your dermas as you praise Soundwave's perfect timing.

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"WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE ASSIGNED YOU TO BE MY PARTNER?!" Starscream's angry screech pierces the air, and your sensitive audial sensors cringe.

I love you but owww...

"Well sir, um... Lord Megatron wants us to go for the next relic. He decided that I would accompany you because he wants me to offline that yellow bot." Your thoughts flash back to your last encounter with the annoying yellow scout, and your claws twitch as you imagine slicing through his armor to extinguish his spark.

Starscream looks down at you, his faceplates twisted in a mixture of annoyance, disgust and something else that you don't recognize.

Probably just more disgust... why can't he see the love I feel for him? Why couldn't fate be kind just this once and lend me the ability to clear his sight to see that I'm not so different then him...?

"Apologies sir.. but I swear on my honor to do my absolute best on this next mission." You stand tall trying to show him that you can be courageous just like him. Like Megatron. Like Knockout or Dreadwing.

"Very well. See to it that you stay out of my way beast. I wont have you messing this up for me." His words, like blades cut through your spark and you feel yourself shrink under his disappointed glare.

I've done nothing wrong... so why do I feel so horrible?

"Y/n doll, would you mind joining me before your mission with Screamer for a sec?" Knockout's voice catches your attention, and your audial sensors prick up and swivel at the smooth and playful tone.

"Sure? But whatever you need has to be fast."

"I don't think so. We have a mission to complete first, beast. Come with me. And Knockout it would be wise to refrain from using that particular... nickname unless you want your spark torn out!"

Annoyance and something else is laced within the Decepticon's voice as his servo latches onto your arm plating, and he tugs you after him forcefully.

He's touching me?! No don't overthink this.. don't do it, don't do it... who am I kidding...

"Move faster. We don't have all day." His sharp voice snaps you back to the present as he releases your arm and comms Soundwave for a bridge.

Your ears flick back, discouragement flooding you as you follow him through the groundbridge. Not bothering to argue.

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Blasters are firing. Dirt is thrown in the air by missed shots, and energon spatters across the needle strewn ground of the pine forest as you scramble for cover behind a group of tightly clustered trees.

Your armor is wet with energon,  both yours and the enemy's and you force yourself to shift back to your bipedal form to shoot back with your own blaster.

"Sir? Where are you? I can't see or smell you!" Activating your comm, you attempt to reach your ally, but you're met with silence. Fear streaks through your chassy, and you shake your head firmly to clear out the worry before aiming and firing towards the blue and green Autobots.

"Sir? Sir!" You desperately call for him as you turn and flee. Your wounds slowing you down. Shifting back to your wolf form, you force yourself to run, scenting the air in a last desperate attempt to find him.

Starscream where are you? Please don't be dead

Fresh energon stops you in your tracks. The scent is faint, but your olfactory sensor is strong, and you quickly turn towards the familiar scent trail.

No... please let him be alright!

A splotch of blood on a large flat rock. A smear against a particularly large tree. Either he was dizzy from the loss of energon or he did it purposely, because he would never be this clumsy otherwise.

"Sir?" Breaking into a sprint, you force yourself to ignore the pain a while longer to get to him.

"Beast.. so you're competent enough to follow a basic trail. Good." His voice catches you off guard, and for a moment, the forest is quiet save for his ragged inhales and exhales, and your pedesteps as you approach him in his position against a jagged stone wall.

Transforming back to your bipedal  form, you kneel beside him, checking his injuries.

"Oh get off. Go running back to lord Megatron while you still have the chance." His voice is quiet. Angry. Almost scared, and for the first time you shake your helm no.

"No. I won't leave you here." Your voice shakes, but you force yourself to focus on the present, pressing a handful of leaves to his largest wound, a gash on his side plating.

"Ow! What do you think you're doing?! Back off before I make you!" He flinches back and pushes hard against your shoulder pads, but you simply bend down a bit so he loses his grip.

"I'm stopping your bleeding until Knockout can get here. Please stop moving sir."

"I found the Deceptiscum!"

Your optics widen as they lock with Starscream's own red optics, and in a heartbeat, a large object comes crashing against your side, and you're thrown forcefully away from your superior.

Third POV:

"Y/n!" Starscream's voice falters as he watches the cyberwolf fly across the small clearing and smash through a tree. A short scream of pain leaves her dermas and something stops in Starscream's chassy. His spark clenches.

Foolish. She is nothing but a mindless animal. She couldn't have been that seriously harmed by that hit. I need to worry about myself.

But he knows he's wrong. And as the Autobot ignores him to go pick her limp form up, it takes all of his strength to not cry out for her again. She had tried to help him. He had always treated her as though she was worthless. He had never noticed her. Never had use for her other than a distraction for the Autobots or a advantage in a fight.

But she had come after him. She had risked coming to find him instead of comming for a groundbridge and leaving him. He would have left her behind without hesitation to save his own hide.

Bulkhead smashes her against the ground and throws her up into the air, earning a scoff from the two wheeler and a couple beeps from the scout.

His servos clench as he forces himself to stand. Little leaves fall from the gash on his side from where she had held them only seconds ago. His optics narrow. Hatred and disgust raging through his fuel lines as he watches her be thrown around by the green autobot. Raising his arm, he shoots to save her for once. Like she did him.

Your POV-
A loud sound is what brings you back to your senses, every inch of your chassy burning in agony and you struggle to breath.

Starscream.. is he alright? Scrap am I alright? Why am I not offline? I thought death would be painless...

"Y/n. Y/n get up. We must go. Now!" Servos are shaking you gently. Long digits gripping your arm plating as the mech tries to bring you to your senses.

Starscream..?

A groan leaves your dermas, and a quiet sigh perhaps one of relief, leaves the intake of the mech.

"Why didn't you-" you cough midsentence. Energon spilling past your dermas as you're flipped to your side.

"Why didn't I what beast? We leave. Now before they get back up." He struggles to get his arms under you properly, but surprisingly manages to lift you effortlessly though your chassy protests painfully as he starts moving.

"Leave me... why didn't you leave when you had.. had the chance?" Through your blurry vision, you see a slight bluish hue on his faceplates. But perhaps that's just his energon from his wounds.

"You stayed for me. I will not be in your debt." He swiftly enters the groundbridge as it appears, and you watch as his usual mask of annoyance slips back over his faceplates.

"Knockout! The beast.. Y/n is injured. She needs medical assistance."

He looks down at you again, his optics almost gentle as he carries you towards the prepared medbay,  and you can't help but notice, that he had corrected himself. Calling you by your name.

Well it's a start. I guess I do have a chance after all!

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I hope you enjoyed it! I wasn't sure whether you wanted them to end up together for not, but I left it open so I could do a part two later on if wanted.

I hope you liked it!

Word count~ 1732

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