(Megatron POV)

Waking up to this realization was something... Something I don't know if I'm ready to take on. When did this start?

"M-"

I finally realize my 'feelings' but when did they develop and take form, sadly going back I think they were there from the start? Were they? I do not know.

"Meg-

Why did I suddenly realize now? Was it because DreadWing brought it up? Was it because-

"MEGATRON!"

I snapped out of my thinking. I looked at Ashe, who now was up and hovering over my face from my chest. I guess I was out of it more than I realized.

"Geez, what got your Processor Working Overtime?" Ashe said with a hand on his chin in curiosity and thought. I realized his eyes were red, not black and red, but beautiful all the same. It reminds me of the sun's rise and fall over the City of Kaon, including Kaon's Pit. The sunset, the red-gold horizon looping through my thoughts and strangled me so tightly that I did not notice until now...

That I now could no longer appreciate it any more...

now that I see Ashe's Glowing Red Eyes...

"What'cha thinking about?" 

I was once again pulled out from my thoughts. I can tell already it was going to be an all day thing, an all time something from now on actually. Right now, I didn't even know how to respond...

"Nothing of importance. Shall we go?" I asked, as Ashe hummed in question and curiosity. Luckily or unlucky, Ashe didn't press further than that. "alright but let me grab something to eat." Ashe said walking from my chest to jump over to the nightstand and grab an apple he was saving from one of his bags.

I couldn't help that my face was getting warmer by the minute. 

I looked away and stretched out a servo for him to walk onto before letting him climb up to my shoulder. I walked towards the Command Center with Ashe on my shoulder. I really don't know what to do... Maybe I can ask someone... but who?

"Lord Megatron, a small council if you will?" Arachnid asked just inside the Command Center room. "Of, Course Arachnid." I said, noticing DreadWing walking past. "DreadWing will you watch Ashe?" I then asked, Ashe squinted at me but went without protest as DreadWing nodded and held out his hand for Ashe to move onto.

Once inside the Command Center I was all ears, happy enough to busy myself with familiar work than philosophize at the moment. "If it pleases you, Lord Megatron. Once Soundwave discovers a means of decoding the remainder of the Iacon DataBase, as we know he will. I would suggest a deployment of an under utilized asset."

"And what asset would that be, Arachnid?" I asked, thinking on what she is offering. "I believe that my superior tracking skills would exopodite your quest to recover the remaining relics." Arachnid finished, I understood why she would tell me this. Arachnid wishes to go out and be our Decepticon Treasure Hunter, it would also offer her a fight with Autobots in the process and then she would have her run in with 'Arcee'. To her gain, yet if not careful the Relics may fall into Autobot hand. A bargain must be struck and for understanding to be heard.

"Noted, I will give you a further answer in due time." I replied dismissing her. "You are a gracious audience, my Lord." She said walking out of the Command Center. Once she was out, I took a deep breath.

If there is anyone I could talk to about 'Private Affairs' it was Soundwave. But how to approach the topic? "Lord Megatron?" the Spy Master said turning away from his terminal. I turned to face Soundwave as he continued, "You seem as if you are Contemplating about something." Soundwave tilted his helm in both interest and questioning. It seems I wouldn't have to be the one to bring it up first.

"Yes, and it's about something I've recently realized. I'm... trying to figure out how to proceed... or more importantly, what to do with this information..." I responded, I do not know how to clear my mind of this, Dawning. "What is this 'realization', my Lord?" Soundwave asked. How to respond to that? "Does it have to do with our Energon supply?"  Soundwave asked, stepping a few feet closer. "No, something else." I responded, trying to patch a proper response together.

"Its it about the Synthetic Energon?" Soundwave then asked getting closer a few more steps, "No not Energon related." I replied still thinking. "Medical related? Knockout studying Cybertronian and Humans more?" Sound asked only a foot away now, "No, let me think Soundwave." I said getting frustrated. "Science related? Scraplet development. Tech related? Upgraded Ground-Bridge?" Soundwave said very fast to where I now couldn't respond. 

"A Personal Realization? DreadWing, Knockout, BreakDown, Me? StarScream, Arachnid, aRecentDevelopmentoffeelingsbetweenYouandAshe?" I barely heard what was being said as Soundwave ratted too fast for me to understand. In a fit of frustration and rage I yelled out an answer before my mind could catch up.

"YES! I'VE RECENTLY FOUND OUT I HAVE FEELINGS FOR ASHE, THAT I'VE JUST NOTICED MY SPARK LONGS FOR HIM AND ONLY HIM, THAT HE DOES SOMETHING TO ME?! MAKES ME FEEL-" My mind finally caught up to me, to what I was saying. I heard the clash of my teeth when I quickly decided to shut my mouth lest I spill anything else out.

"You 'like' him don't you?...." Soundwave then said not fazed that My claws had grasped his throat in reflex of blind anger. "I..." Was the only thing I could say, it didn't feel right to agree but wrong to disagree, the word 'Like' didn't seem right...

"Spill... Won't tell, swear." Soundwave said taking the servo that was around his neck in both of his.

"Ashe is..." I started, I then decided to listen to my Spark. It pulsed with just one answer. "I didn't know it was possible to love everything about someone until I met him." I admitted, Soundwave had let go of my servo and made a motion of 'Continue'. "The day I met him, I found the piece of me I didn't know was missing. I fancy him, this relationship and the better part of me that Ashe brought out. Humor, honesty, and patience are the traits I admire about him. I admire his kindness and above all, his heart. He knows me so well, inside out. His deep acceptance of me. I admire the way he handles every challenge that is thrown his way. I'm proud of him. As time goes on, my love and admiration for him I just know in my spark it will increased tenfold. He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same." I let my Spark speak as I paced in the room. I could just feel myself smile and not care at the moment to stop. I felt 'Love Sick'.

"I don't know how to proceed if Ashe even likes me back that way, or..." I stopped pacing and clenched my mouth shut, my smile fell away. I don't know what to do if Ashe didn't like me back.

"Love."

I heard Soundwave say, "What?" I replied finally turning towards him. Soundwave's screen showed a single human icon.

"Megatron doesn't like Ashe, Megatron LOVES Ashe." Soundwave said, putting that word in it's place... I nodded. "I do LOVE Ashe." I finally admitted, my spark wholly agreed. "Soundwave, I not as Leader of the Decepticons, but as a Friend ask you a favor?" I said, as Soundwave nodded. "I would like some 'Help' on how I could possibly approach this subject to Ashe. I want, no I NEED to know if he feels the same, but I... I'm also... 'Afraid'... to find out if he doesn't..." I admitted. I, Megatron admitted to actual fear. 

"I may know of a way, and We will help." Soundwave said, I do not know what Soundwave meant by 'We' but if it helps I will graciously accept what is given.

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Megatron sighed tiredly as he skimmed through a data-tablet assigned just for baking Human food. The kitchen, what of it as small as it is, used just to make human food for Ashe when he gets hungry. Tapping the latest recipe to go back to step one, determined to perfect the art of baking a 'Victoria Sponge cake' just for Ashe. His gaze landed on his previously failed creations, each deformed in their own way, and he let out another defeated sigh before, once again, taking hold of his ingredients.

"What are you doing?" Startled, the Tyrant looked up and saw Knockout, who was leaning against the door frame. "Nothing much." Knockout snorted as he gestured at the ingredients and cookware that were strewn messily across the kitchen. "That doesn't look like nothing much to me, Lord." Megatron wiped his forehelm, resulting in a flour-stained forehelm.

"I'm trying to bake a Victoria Sponge cake for Ashe, since he likes it so much, and I thought it'd be a nice thing to do since..." Megatron explained, but stopping because he had to reword the last part. "Since, you wanted to break the news of your recent discovery?" Knockout said, as Megatron made a startled face. "Don't worry, everyone on the Nemesis already knows more or less, we all have been making bets believe it or not. We All are going to try and help, after all every Decepticon, me included, like the match. Ashe brings out your, Good side." Knockout said, smiling.

"Now, let me help you bake." Knockout said, as Megatron showed him and pointed to the picture in the recipe data-pad. "So, you want to make the perfect Victoria Sponge cake?"

Megatron nodded.

"It's supposed to look like the picture in the data-pad but...but all I've gotten are...these," Megatron pointed shamefully towards the rack that was filled with cakes that hardly looked like cakes. Knockout let out a low whistle when he saw those. "Well then, it's a good thing I came along." Knockout said.

"What do you mean?" Megatron asked as Knockout lifted a brow, "When I asked Ashe about his food, he told me about cooking and baking. I got interested so he taught me and BreakDown how to cook and bake a bit. He taught me and BreakDown how to cook all kinds of stuff like that particular cake in your book," Knockout grinned as he grabbed a Cybertronian sized apron and gave it to Megatron who quickly tied it around himself. He caught Megatron's hesitant look and smiled. "Just to make clean up of your self a bit easy, I'll com a few others to bake with us. Some cookies and such to go with the cake should be nice." Knockout finished and sent a message to a few others.

"Don't worry. This next cake will be perfect, We'll make sure of that!" Knockout reassured his leader before putting on another Cybertronian sized apron. "So, let's get started!"

Megatron let a small smile show before dropping it and leaning forward and reading the Data-pad. "It says we need a 'knob of butter'-"

"A knob?" Knockout asked confused. "A knob." Megatron echoed. "Weird. But carry on." Knockout continued, "Then 225 grams of softened butter." Megatron said reading off the screen. "I thought we already had the butter?" Knockout questioned. Megatron frowned causing him to scratch his forehelm lightly.

"I don't understand...oh wait! The knob of butter has to be melted while the other one should be softened." Megatron said, Knockout cocked his helm. Knockout mused at his Lords antics of finally, 'somewhat', understanding a bit about baking, before turning back to the job at hand. "Anyway, moving on."

Megatron nodded. "Next we need 225 grams of caster sugar-" Megatron continued, "Got it!" BreakDown said from the cabinet area. Megatron and Knockout looked over to see Breakdown in another apron getting the Caster Sugar for them. "-4 large eggs-" Megatron then said, as "Uh huh." was this time DreadWings reply. "Ashe is with Arachnid while we bake." DreadWing said carefully placing the eggs down next to the sugar. Megatron nodded in understanding.

"And 225 grams of self raising flour." Megatron continued as the kitchen got a tad bit more crowded. Megatron turned around to see StarScream straining for the flour before successfully grabbing it from the top shelf and then setting the ingredient down onto the table in front of them.

"Everything accounted for Chef Megatron," Knockout grinned causing Megatron to once again give a small smile. "What's next?" StarScream asked, Megatron swiftly scanned the Data-Pad once again. "Uhh...6 tbsp..."

"Tablespoons?" DreadWing asked. "6 tablespoons of strawberry jam and 300 millilitres of whipped double cream." Megatron read out loud. "Got it and...we've run out of cream it seems..." BreakDown said. Megatron groaned as he realized he must have used all of it up in his previous attempts. 

"Got more." Soundwave spoke out this time setting some jars down on the table. KnockOut shook his head positively. "Looks like Soundwave went for a small Grocery run, Thank you." Megatron rubbed his servos together. "Great. So, we've got all of our ingredients-"

"And I'm guessing we have all of our cookware," DreadWing added as he glanced around the room. "That means we can get started on baking the perfect cake!" 

"You heated the oven up, haven't you?" BreakDown asked. "Yes." Megatron replied setting the Data-Pad on a stand instead of holding it. "Of course. How else would you have made all your other...cakes?" BreakDown muttered to himself with a smirk. "Pass me the melted 'knob' of butter."

Megatron willingly did so and quietly watched as Knockout greased the two baking tins. "Do we have any grease-proof paper?" Knockout enquired. Megatron shook his helm. "Oh well, that isn't too important anyway." BreakDown said as he and DreadWing grabbed some Ingredients and made their way over to another table, "Well make some cookies, While you two have you Baking Lesson, StarScream care to join?" DreadWing said as StarScream nodded and went to help.

Megatron nodded and grabbed a mixing bowl and a whisk. "We have to mix all the ingredients together now, right?" Knockout nodded. "Apparently, you have to 'cream' together the butter and sugar..." Knockout said, "Cream?" Megatron frowned.

"Here let me show you how to do that." Knockout said as Megatron willingly passed over the bowl and whisk. Megatron watched in awe as Knockout started off by slowly beating the sugar and butter together before getting quicker and quicker as the mixture became softer and fluffier. Finally, he let go of the whisk and grinned at the starstruck Overlord.

"That's how you 'cream' something." Knockout said as Megatron nodded, "How about a tier cake?" Megatron tilted his helm, "Tier?" He echoed not knowing this term for Baking. "We make a large base, then stack another one, a little smaller on top and keep going. A three tier cake would be, Bottom, Middle, Top. You, Sound, and I, can make a Tier each." Knockout explained, "I quite like that idea." Megatron said as Knockout motioned with his servo for Megatron to get started with his tier and watched him 'Cream' the ingredients.

"For Ashe." Megatron muttered under his breath.

Knockout sweat dropped but nodded as Megatron 'Determinedly' 'Beat the Scrap' or 'Violently Cream' the ingredients. As Soundwave with Ravage's help effortless 'Cream'ed his. Though when Sound looked away, Ravage got some batter on himself.

Megatron looked at the pink faced Cassette and something in him told him to laugh, and so he did. Knockout joined soon after, once the others saw what made then laugh they all were. Sound played a laugh track to accompany their own laughter. Ravage just shook it's own helm and made a shoo motion with it's paw.

Megatron once settled down, nodded before reading the Data-Pad for the next step.

"It says you have to add the eggs next. My 'favorite' part!" The WarLord sarcastically said before picking up one carefully and trying to carefully break it right. Knockout saw the issue, Megatron was a larger mech, while the eggs even 'Large' eggs, were still rather small. "Shall either me or Sound do it, your servos are rather large for something so small." Knockout said, as Megatron nodded and sat the egg down. "I'm grateful for the help." Megatron said, Knockout hummed. "How about trying this way, grab the 'ends' and carefully split. Like so." 

Megatron did what was shown and when finished, Knockout looked inside the bowl. "Done like a true professional, Megatron!"

The Mech smiled, pleased with the compliment that had been directed at him. Unlike other compliments this one felt different to him. After a few more minutes of hard mixing, Knockout carefully poured the batter into the one of the two separate tins, making sure to space it out evenly. Megatron did the same to the other tin, while Sound had his own buttered as well.

Knockout then inserted them into the oven before turning around to face his cooking partner. Megatron was glad for the 'help'. "We're halfway there!" Knockout announced delightedly before gathering up the used cookware to put into the sink. 

Sound picked up Ravage and plopped the Cassette in the sink as well. Sound helped with the dishes as Knockout past Megatron a wet cloth for him. Megatron wiped his face from the flour as Ravage was soon cleaned up in no time.

Megatron looked around the Kitchen, Knockout was eating a Energon Goodie Cookie that was done with some Oil Tea.  DreadWing was using his gun as a flamethrower to bake the cookies faster or Brulee. The French meaning of Brulee is to burn or scorch something. StarScream was frosting some already done set of cookies, and Breakdown was... Doing something, a Meme maybe?

For the next half an hour the group of Decepticons baked to their sparks content. Megatron was taught how to bake an Energon Dish. Lead sulfide crystals combined with savory Mercury Sauce and flavorful Iron Filings to make a dressing for a Cybertronian styled Purin, which is a Japanese custard pudding

"Want some EnerGULP, K-Juice, or some High-Octane Turbo Lemon-ADE?" Knockout asked Megatron as he continued his snack. "The Lemon-Ade, sounds nice, Thank you." Megatron said as Knockout poured some for him. "No problem Boss." Knockout said before the others sat down with their own treats.

Soon the timer on the cake rang out and Soundwave sat the trays on the stove for cooling. Soon there was a distinct smell of burning was slowly filling the kitchen. BreakDown threw open a different oven door while DreadWing grabbed the fire extinguisher and sprayed as much as he could into the oven. The overhead fire detector started beeping, it's loud and annoying sound repetitively sounding throughout the whole base. Till Soundwave turned it off.

DreadWing then took out two tins and carefully set them down on the counter before grabbing a spoon and gently prodding the cakes. "Well looks like me and Breakdown messed up a cake this time around." DreadWing said, as BreakDown glanced at his team mate sympathetically. "Yeah, sorry about that."

"Oh well. I did have fun making it," DreadWing announced, a smile set firmly on his face. Given it was more or less his first time baking as well. "Wait!" Knockout jumped as his cooking partner suddenly snapped his fingers in realization. "We didn't have a food fight, did we?" StarScream then said.

"A food fight?" Knockout then asked, StarScream nodded. "Everyone has a food fight whenever they make stuff." StarScream said, Knockout and BreakDown both shook their helms. "We've...never had a food fight..." They said together.

"Well," StarScream began, a small glint in his eye as he grabbed the can of whipped cream. "It's never too late to start." StarScream smirked as Knockout finally understood what he was about to do. Knockout shrieked as StarScream squirted the cream on top of his helm. StarScream cackled with laughter at Knockout's shocked expression.

"Whoops, forgot something," StarScream quickly broke an egg to add to Knockouts creamed helm. "There. Perfect." StarScream turned around and slammed into a bowl of flour that BreakDown had gotten when his Partner was getting 'Creamed'.

"You look well, StarScream," BreakDown laughed at his floury face before Knockout laughed making the egg yolk now drip down his helm. Megatron turned away his back facing them.

"I'm The Head Chef here, I expected more well manners than this!" Megatron said in his Leader voice, the others had stiffen up and faced his back. "Were sorry Lord Megatron..." StarScream started, "just wanted a bit of fun..." BreakDown continued, "No Harm in fun right?!" Knockout asked, "Lord?-" DreadWing started only to get...

'Battered'

Megatron had turned around holding a pot top with one servo serving as a shield, a bowl full of extra creamed ingredients in his elbow and a wooden spoon in the other servo reading to fling another scoop.  

DreadWing was shocked at first but then smirked, "Oh, It's On."

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When Ashe and Arachnid stopped by to see how they were doing 10 or so minutes later, Ashe raised an eyebrow at the food stained kitchen. 

"WHAT IS GOING ON HERE!" 

Everyone stopped what they were doing, DreadWing and BreakDown on one side of a flipped table, Knockout and StarScream had bowls of ammo from there side by the ovens. Soundwave and Ravage were on the other side of the kitchen behind the Island counter. While Megatron was in a pink heart apron frosting a cake, horribly but still trying. Everyone of them covered in various batters, soon Arachnid let out a chuckle or in actuality it was a giggle but she tried to cover it up.

Ashe walked over to some batter that was on the ground and picked some up, "A Food Fight and I wasn't Invited!!!" Ashe said before throwing a handful right at Soundwaves screen. They all chuckled as Ashe dragged Arachnid into this Food War against her will but she soon found the sport quite fun.

Soon enough the war ended as Megatron finished the cake as the while throwing some frosting every now and again. "That Was *Giggling* Fun!!" Ashe couldn't help his laughter of happiness. Soon Ashe found some bubble gum batter and chewed some, blowing bubbles. Megatron had turned his helm at the wrong time to see Ashe, and accidentally held the frosting container a bit to tight at that given moment and got a face full of frosting when it exploded from the pressure.

Megatron shook his helm as Ashe laughed at him, Megatron grabbed the large plate and sat it down while soundwave sat some other plates down on the floor where they all sat in a circle together now. A few trays of desserts for Ashe, and a few for the Cybertronians. "Aw, Sweet!" Ashe said and soon grabbed a Decepticon cookie Soundwave frosted.

"Awesome Baking you guys!!!" Ashe said praising all of them. "Of course, Megatron wanted to learn how to bake. He felt left out." Knockout said sipping some Oil tea. Ashe looked at Megatron, "Oh, you did? Normally your busy, and I didn't know if you even wanted to. I'm sorry." Ashe said looking at the Silver battered splattered Mech. "Sorry? For what?" Megatron asked. "For not asking. I assumed, I normally try not to assume. Assumptions can be a bad thing." Ashe explained as he nibbled on a heart shaped cookie next.

Megatron ignored how irreplaceable and irresistible Ashe was and picked up a Energon Goodie Lollipop to chew on. Megatrons face plate was getting hot again and some red was seeping in to form a semi-noticeable blush.

Megatron tried not to make eye contact with Ashe, failing a few times though. Arachnid and the rest of them smirked in silence as they chatted and ate. Soon after things were cleaned up and food not eaten wrapped up and stored away. Ashe went with Megatron since it was getting late, because somehow the cooking and baking was an all day occurrence. Megatron still needed to have a talk with Ashe about what he is feeling, but that can wait for another day.

"You are today and all of my tomorrows."