It had been several months since Optimus had defeated Megatron in Chicago. Since then Sam's world had taken a change for the better. He went from being a mail room assistant to being the official ambassador for the Autobots. As such, he got to spend lots of time with the Autobots and Bee. The last few weeks had kept Sam busy assisting the Autobots with various duties. There were still many Decepticons that had gone into hiding after the fall of their leader. Also the Autobots were picking up space debris that had fallen down to Earth when Cybertron had come through the space bridge and nearly merged into the Earth. When they were not tracking Decepticons and Cybertronian debris they were helping to rebuild parts of Chicago. This was their attempt to reestablish good standing with the same government that had turned its back on them. All the while the Autobots were trying to further make a home for themselves on Earth.
It was debris collecting that found Sam and Bee in the Wyoming Rockies in the late summer afternoon. They had just found a Modulating Spark Regulation Tube wedged into the side of a mountain and were taking a break before the long drive back to the base in Chicago. Sam was laying on the hood of his yellow Camaro soaking up the rays of the sun. Sam was lost in his thoughts. He was delighted to reaffirm his relations ship with Bee but at the same time he regretted that Carly and him had grown apart. Carly's patience was wearing thin as Sam spent all his time with the Autobots.
He loved Carly but helping the Autobots was his dream, his passion. Sam chuckled to himself as he reflected on when he had first started college and Optimus had asked him for the help all he wanted to be was a normal guy. Now he could not get enough at being the human helper to the first alien race the humans had made contact with.
"What are you thinking about Sam?" Bee inquired.
"Just thinking how much things have changed." They sat in silence basking in the orange glow of the setting sun.
Bee started his engines and revved it into a low purr. It vibrated through Sam and in response he playfully petted the smooth yellow metal underneath him.
Bee's engines purred even louder.
Sam laughed, "I am glad to be with you to." They had grown closer again in the last few months. Even closer then they had been before Sam had left for college. Sam regretted taking his Camaro for granted all these years. Now more then ever Bee was a cornerstone in his life. The same with the other autobots as well. His friendship with Optimus and the others had deepened. Surprisingly, he had become good friends with Ratchet.
The energy of the Allspark was still embedded into Sam's brain. For the most part it had not caused him any trouble but it had started to act up again. The proximity of Cybertron had caused a new surgence of power from the Allspark. As a result Sam was starting to get headaches again and he would occasionally go into little fits of drawing ancient Cybertronian symbols. Out of concern for the boy Optimus had Ratchet spend as much time with Sam as possible to keep him under observation. A day would never go by without Ratchet running scans on Sam. This bugged Sam to no end. He did not like feeling watched 24/7. He was not happy at first to have to help Ratchet, but the old grumpy bot's personality grew on him.
Reflecting on Ratchet brought Sam's awareness back to reality that they had to get back to base and give this hunk of metal they found to Ratchet. A few days ago when they had done a scan and this location had pinged on the radar, Ratchet nearly blew a gasket from excitement. When Sam had asked him why it was so important Ratchet had gone into a long winded speech about how the device " Regulates the flux rate emission of the Spark chamber during surgical stasis…" Sam had drifted off and lost track of what Ratchet was saying. However its importance still ringed in Sam's ears. Curiosity got the better of him and he reached behind to the back seat to pick up the burned metal that Bee had spent the afternoon digging out. The moment his finger touched the mangled device pain shoot through Sam's head. He felt like he was on fire. The scream that came out him would haunt Bumblebee for years.
Bee reacted with inhuman speed. He formed a Holo of a young man with wild blond hair and bright blue eyes. "Sam!" Bee cried as he lifted the limp form of his human charge and rested him in his lap. The Autobot ran scans of the unconscious human. Sam's heart was beating fast. His vitals screaming that he had been shocked by the device. For the first time since the battle Bee was scared. He had survived countless battles and would live for eons of time. But the thing he cared for most was so fragile and who's existence he could end with one misplaced step. "Sam, wake up!" Bee started rocking Sam back and forth in his lap and gently placed his hand on Sam's forehead. He activated his comm link and was about to send a signal to Ratchet when a small groan came from the fragile human.
"Bee? What..What happened?" Sam's eyes were slowly opening. Sam looked like crap.
"You were shocked. Shhh. I need you to lay still." Bumblebee bent down and kissed Sam on the forehead. Relief flooding through his spark that Sam appeared to be ok. As Sam's vision came into focus he saw the human more clearly that was holding him. He was wearing a bright yellow and black stripped jacket. Blue eyes were staring down into his eyes. "Um, Bee?" Sam tilted his head to the side in confusion.
"Yes Sam?" Bee stated to grin knowing what Sam would say next. A sparkle in his blue eyes radiated amusement.
"When did your Holo Form become physical? I thought it was just for show?" Sam asked running a hand down Bee's face. A shiver ran down Sam's spine. Bee was hot as a human!
"It was going to be a surprise. We found a few extra holo emitter adaptors last week in some Decepticon wreckage. Ratchet was able to upgrade my holo systems." Bee grinned. He leaned in closer to Sam. The look on Sam's face was priceless. He recorded Sam's expression and stored it deep in his data banks. "We should get you back-." Before Bee could finish same leaned up and kissed Bee on the mouth. Later that day Sam would reflect on his feelings as he kissed Bee, but at that moment sitting in the twilight, it seemed like the most natural thing to do for Sam.
As he pulled his face away Bee's face was frozen in shock. A few seconds later a smile spread across the Holo's face and he whispered "I love you to Sam."