The female predacon stood there towering over Ratchet as she smirked at the unknowing Doctor who stood at the monitors "Ratchet."

"AH!" He cried as he whipped around and sighed "y/n.."

She arched a brow "Notice anything..different?"

He cleared his vocal awkwardly "Uh, yes. You've changed your paint.."

She frowned at him "You're not surprised.."

"Well, no.. I knew you would at some point, your old color was dull. It's fascinating but I'm really busy."

She growled as she whipped around and walked out of the base 'Oh it's fascinating, but yet you're too busy to see my beauty. I'll show you!' She growled as she flew away, going a few states over to gather a few items as she returned the next morning. She walked into the base with the bouquet of flowers in her mouth before she transformed

"Y/n, where have you been? And.. Why do you have all those flowers?"

"They're for you. You're so grumpy I thought these would cheer you up." She smiled as she extended then to him as he gave a soft inward awkward groan,

"Thanks..." He muttered as he took the flowers

"Smell them, they're called roses and cherry blossoms!" She said

"No thank you, I don't have time to smell them I need to focus on the mission, speaking of, you're needed by Optimus." He said as he pulled the lever down opening the groundbridge

She looked at him "just a quick sniff, Pleeeaase!!"

"Fine!" He barked but sniffed them. They smelled... Ok. For being grown on earth. "They smell alright. Now go."

She grinned and ran through before disappearing as he shut it down and sighed

"I didn't realize you and y/n had a relationship.." Miko teased

"We don't, she just brings me random things sometimes, last month she brought me a whole pile of wires.." He frowned "get rid of them." He tossed to bouquet to Miko

"Aw, you shouldn't have, doc bot!" She grinned as he rolled his optics "Why don't you want them?"

"Because I don't. Throw them out."

"She likes you, dude! You'd hurt her feelings if you threw them away."

"I don't care, I said get rid of them. Now." He snarled coldly

"Dude, you are EVIL sometimes!" She frowned as she walked away "Why don't you just accept them?" She muttered as she walked away

"Because of the dire consequences that come along with accepting any gifts.." He muttered to himself

He hated being this mean, mean for his own pleasure, yes, but he knew she loved him. He'd have to be cold and sparkless then maybe she'd move on. Either way, he didn't care.

"Ratchet, bridge us back." Optimus came through the intercom as he sighed, pulling the lever down and letting the team return through the swirling vortex

"Anything?" Ratchet asked as he looked at Optimus who held a single shard of energon.

He softly growled with frustration, the beacon was strong. For this?? A single shard of energon!

He turned the groundbridge off "Optimus, that's almost nothing."

"It's still something, old friend."

He softly growled in irritation "Yes, yes, yes.."

"I know you were hoping to find a larger cache my friend but every drop of energon is precise.

Ratchet nodded but walked over to the medbay to busy himself with something

A few minutes later y/n walked in "Hey Ratchet."

"Busy." He muttered

"Even for me?"

"Especially you.." He murmured

She frowned a little but went up behind him and draped her arms around his shoulders as he scowled

"come on.. Drop the act."

"I'm not acting." He said pushing her away from him as he frowned at her "Listen, y/n, I don't love you. I don't care. Just.. Stop." He grumbled as he moved past her

She stood there as she pondered a moment before smiling "I see what you're doing.. You just want to be alone when you show that you care, maybe I tell the others to leave us alone for awhile."

He growled as he gripped the monitor. "ENOUGH!" He whirled around "I DONT LOVE YOU, Y/N SO MOVE ON, ILL NEVER LOVE YOU! No matter what you give me, no amount of gifts will make me change my mind." He pointed as he practically screamed at her

She stared at him with shock but glanced away.

"Look, I-"

"I get it.." She muttered as she walked out of the base

His team stared at Ratchet.

"Ratchet." A visible frown was on Optimus' facial features

"She wouldn't leave me alone, I had to!"

"Go apologize."

"For what??"

He gave Ratchet a stern look as the medic sighed "Fine."

He hauled off to find the female. He drove around until he went to her usual thinking area as he transformed "y/n? Y/n?" He called

"LEAVE ME ALONE!" She shouted nearby "I GET IT!"

He rolled his optics as he rounded the large Boulder "y/n."

"Go away!"

"Y/n."

"You've hurt me deeply!"

"Y/N!" He snapped

"What?" She looked at him

"They didn't follow me."

She looked up and grinned as she stood up and wrapped her arms around him "Nice job back there.."

"As to you." He smirked

"And the flowers?" She pulled back and looked at him

"Successfully thrown out and retrieved.." He said pulling out the bouquet of flowers from his chassis "Here you go, my little predacon." He said as he wrapped his arms around her as she grinned and leaned down, pecking his lip plates

"You're so sweet."

"You know I'd get them myself but I never know which you like, you find new ones each time and it would seem suspicious."

"I know, Ratchet." She smiled

"I love you, y/n."

"I love you too, Ratchet." She said as she pressed their helms together