Summary: (PostMovie2007) Snow has begun to fall. What joys will the season of winter bring?

Rating: K+

Pairings: Open for interpretation. There were no pairings intended in this fic.

Warnings: I don't know all that much about Transformers yet. I saw the movie and have only begun to watch the various cartoon series out there. So, don't hate me if I end up making a mistake or two about the Autobots or the Decepticons. The characters may be a little off, but I haven't written for a while, so excuse me for that too. I also have limited knowledge of cars…as in I know very little about them.

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Chapter 1

Winter was making its final adjustments for its stay on Earth. The lakes had all already frozen over and the temperature was always cold. Snowflakes had begun to make their way down from the sky one morning. There were only small flakes, occasionally bunching together to form larger ones. Lazily they fell, grouping on the ground to form a thin layer of snow like a white blanket covering the neighborhood. The Witwicky family stood at the window, gazing at the fluttering snow as it fell. Sam sat at the window, looking out at his car, wondering what he thought of the snow.

"The first snowfall." Sam's mother sighed. "It's always so beautiful."

A groan sounded from her husband. "Yeah, beautiful until you've gotta shovel it up." He responded. Then he looked at Sam and said, "And that's your job, son."

Sam only nodded and then looked out to his Camaro sitting in the drive way quietly. "I'm going to go outside for a minute." He said, grabbing a blue sweatshirt and pulling it on. He walked out to his car and smiled, seeing it rise up a bit on its front tires as though it were happy to see him. "Hey, Bumblebee." Sam greeted the car as he passed his hand over the hood to brush off some snow.

The hood shivered slightly beneath his touch. "This snow is very cold." Bumblebee's voice crackled quietly.

Sam smiled and brushed some more off. "Yeah, it gets that way in the winter."

Bumblebee rolled back from Sam and shook off the rest of the snow that had gathered on him with one long shudder. "It's cold and very uncomforting." He said shifting on his tires to emphasize his distress.

"I'm sorry, Bee." Sam said, placing a warm hand on the hood once more, frowning now at the cars shivering. "You want to go for a drive or something?" he offered.

After revving his engine in response, Bumblebee popped open his door. 'Life is a highway, I wanna ride it all night long.' The lyrics from his radio sounded.

Sam smiled and sat down in the driver's seat, noticing with some surprise that the Autobot's interior was rather warm despite his cold exterior. He closed the door gently and looked out the window. The snowfall had gotten a little heavier, producing large flakes that began to gather quickly on the eager Camaro.

Just as Sam was about to fasten his seatbelt, Bumblebee lurched backward and shut off his radio with an irritated chirp. Sam's mother had harshly slammed her hand onto his hood and was now glaring intently at her son.

Sam quickly got out of the car and approached his mother. "Need something, mom?" he asked, casting an apologetic glance at the Camaro.

"You're not going anywhere in this weather dressed like that, Sam." She said, pointing to the house. "Go and get your jacket and some gloves."

Looking up at the snow-filled sky, Sam sighed and trudged into the house, closely followed by his mother. Picking up the pace a bit, Sam ran to the closet in the hall. He quickly grabbed a jacket, one that was black with blue sleeves. But he couldn't find his gloves. "Mom? Where are my gloves?"

Peaking out from behind the closet door, his mother replied, "Let me look in there. You wouldn't be able to find a thing in there, the way I packed it all in."

Sam stepped out of the way just in time to dodge a hockey stick. His mom had begun to throw everything out of the closet, determined to find Sam's gloves. Sam then noticed a pair of black hockey skates.

"My skates?" he asked, picking them up.

His mother came out of the closet, Sam's black gloves in hand. She looked at the skates and shrugged. "Yep. I thought you'd want to keep them in case you wanted to try for the team again."

Sam cringed at the memory that came flooding into his mind. The hockey tryouts were worse than the football ones. When Sam was skating by the bench, one of the other kids stuck his foot out, tripping Sam. As he fell, the momentum carried him into a quick slide right into the net with a crash. He'd landed in the net, looking like he'd done a somersault right into it, with his skates caught in the net suspended above his head.

Sam quickly shook his head. Then he got an idea. Ice-skating! The image of Bumblebee slipping around on the ice floated into Sam's mind, causing a grin to spread across his face.

"Now, where will you be going? Mikaela's I expect?" his mother asked, closing the door.

"No, she's not home. She said that her and her dad were doing some things together this weekend. I'm just going to go for a drive. Maybe go to the lake to skate for a bit." Sam explained.

"Oh, that's good." Sam's mother said, obviously disappointed that her son couldn't spend the first snowfall with his girlfriend. Sam had been heading out the door, so she called after him, "You drive safely! And be careful on the ice! I know the news says that the ice is thick, but you never know!" Sam nodded and closed the door.

"What are those?" Bumblebee asked, opening the door for his human companion.

"We're going to go to the lake today."

"Alright, but that doesn't answer my question." Bumblebee said, rolling into the street after Sam buckled his seatbelt and placed the skates in the passenger seat.

"I'll show you when we get there." Sam said. Bumblebee didn't ask any more questions as they drove on to the lake.

….

"Ice skates?" Bumblebee asked, now in his natural form. According to Sam, no one ever went to the lake to skate, they all went to the new indoor arena to do that, so they would have the whole lake to themselves. He crouched above Sam, watching with great curiosity as he laced up the skates.

"Yes. Ice skates." Sam said, standing up and tapping the edge of blades to the ice. "We use them to move easier on the ice, I guess." He said, noticing that the Autobot looked slightly confused.

Bumblebee's optics blinked in confusion. "Why would you want to be on the ice?"

To answer that, Sam leapt out onto the ice and gracefully moved across it with ease. Bumblebee looked positively amazed at how fast Sam could move out on the ice. "Because it's fun." Sam said, skidding to a stop before the giant Autobot. "Come on, you try."

Bumblebee shifted uncomfortably where he stood. "I don't know if that's such a safe idea." He said, looking hesitantly at the ice.

"Oh, come on Bumblebee! The ice is really thick! Don't worry about it." Sam insisted, stomping a blade on the ice.

Bumblebee's shoulders dropped and a sound emitted from him in what could be taken as a sigh. Very slowly, he put one giant metal foot down onto the slick icy surface. Then, just as slowly he brought the other out. Looking down at his feet, Bumblebee shifted his weight from one to the other then shuffled them to see just how slippery the ice really was. Bad idea.

The Autobot soon lost his footing and fell to the ground with a thud. The whole surface shook knocking Sam off balance as well. Quickly, Bumblebee sat up on his hands and scanned the ice for cracks or any other damage. None. The ice really was thick.

Sam got up from the ground started to laugh. "Oh man! You went down like a rock, Bee!" he said between laughs.

Bumblebee shakily got up from the ice and shook off the snow that had fallen over him. With his arms out for balance, he took slow careful steps towards the human laughing at him.

"You need to work on your balance, Bee." Sam said, skating beside his friend. He slowly demonstrated the proper way to skate. "Use one foot to push you forward, like this."

Bumblebee looked down at his feet again. Mimicking Sam's movements, Bumblebee managed to 'skate' forward. But his stride was naturally longer than Sam's, so he went way faster. "How do I stop?" he shouted.

"Slow down first! No, stop moving your legs! Bumblebee, look out!"

But it was a little too late. Bumblebee had hit the snowdrift on the shoreline and flown forward, crashing into the snow up the beach. Bumblebee had landed on his face with his rear end in the air. Sam covered his mouth to stop himself from laughing. He skated over the lake's edge.

"You okay, Bee?" he called from the ice.

Bumblebee squirmed and then sat up, shaking off the snow. He brought a hand to his head and he rubbed it gently. Sam scurried up the beach and touched Bumblebee's other hand.

"Are you okay?" he asked, still trying to keep a straight face.

"Oh go ahead an laugh!" Bumblebee said, standing up and shaking the rest of the snow off. "I must've looked ridiculous."

Sam let out his laughter and said, "You sure did! But you managed to skate a little bit!"

Bumblebee walked out to the ice and knelt down, looking at it more closely. He placed a hand on it and said eagerly, "I'll try again."

….

What the two friends down on the ice didn't know was that the lake wasn't so rejected by everyone. A black police car sat in the woods off in the distance, engine purring softly as a small silver robot made some adjustments on his tires.

Alldone, Barribarricade! Frenzy chirped, as he crawled into the warm car and closed the door.

The car shifted in annoyance. Thanks. Barricade said gruffly. His shifting was the result ofFrenzy's metal claws rest on his door, tapping the sensitive interior. Barricade shuddered, hoping that would signal the little 'Con to stop. However, Frenzy didn't seem to notice this and continued tapping. Stop doing that! Your claws are so slagging cold! He hissed, rocking to the side and knocking Frenzy off balance and into the driver's seat.

Sorrysorry. The little hacker said, his blue optics scanning the outside area. I heard voicesvoices. He informed his friend, leaning back into the seat and poking the window. Autoautobot. Theyellowone and that humanhuman.

Author's Note: First off, I would like to apologize to those of you who have been waiting for me to update my Sonic the Hedgehog fic, Untitled, or any of my Inuyasha fics. I have been out of Sonic and Inuyasha for too long and cannot guarantee that I'll update them. I'll try to soon, however. I swear.

Also, I'm not fully sure where Sam Witwicky lives or where the setting was in the movie, so I'm just making it wherever I want it to be. And you know what? Wherever that is, it snows there. So, don't correct me on that if you feel the need to correct me at all.

More is to come soon! Reviews are amazing!