Wake Me Up

by Makkenna

When Bumblebee was sent to Earth, he didn't arrive knowing he had to find Sam. He only knew he had to find the cube. Before he had even heard the name Witwicky, Bee was blending in on Earth and investigating to find any and all clues to the cube. So, before there was Sam, there was Jenna. A girl who helps Bee find who he's looking for in more ways than one. Bee/OC

2. The Answer

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Disclaimer: OCs. They're mine. & the plot. That's also mine.

The Answer - Memphis May Fire

1 Month Later

"So, I'm going to the movies with Jake tonight." Holland says, looking at me with a smile.

"Good. You've been wanting a date with him for a while." I respond, my mind more on the book I was reading.

"Yeah. I know. Riley, Mark, Peter, and Ellie are going with us." She continued.

I nod. "Yeah, all of our friends."

She got up and sat beside me, putting an arm around my shoulders. "The whole crew, except you."

I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. "Is that what this is about? You want me to go?"

She poked her bottom lip out. "Yes?"

I frowned.

"Please? I don't want you to be left out. Plus, they all asked you to tag along. It may seem like a triple date, but I promise it won't be like that. Just friends, except Jake and I."

I groaned. "Holland-"

"I promise that if you can honestly say you didn't get anything out of tonight, I'll make it up to you."

I crossed my arms and raised an eyebrow. "Really?"

She smiled widely. "Yes! Of course! That box set of Harry Potter movies with the extended material? Yours if tonight fails."

I smiled. "I really want that."

She squeezed my shoulders. "Yeah you do. So is that a yes?"

I nodded, giving her a light smile. "Sure."

She jumped up. "Yes! You have to wear something cute. We never get you out."

I nodded. "Whatever. First, let me finish this chapter."

0o0o0

Holland and I never agree on clothes, so the closest compromise was was a too big royal blue cardigan, black tights that I tucked into my black combat boots, and a black beanie that held my bangs back. She highlighted my eyes with mascara and brown eyeliner.

I looked at myself in the full-body mirror. The outfit wasn't bad, it just wasn't me, and that made me very uncomfortable. Plus, in tights, I felt like everything was obvious when it came to my body.

I'd never been thin, but I wasn't fat. It was as if my baby fat never left. I didn't eat too much, or anything. I just looked like this, and the tights my calves and thighs were shown with right material, making me want my jeans back.

Holland saw my frown as I stared my my legs and stomach. She frowned at me. "There's nothing wrong with you. We've been over this. Thin doesn't equal beautiful."

"Society says different." I mutter, grabbing my bag and straddling it across my body.

I followed Holland downstairs. She was going on about how great the night would be when I, on the other hand, could already feel my anxiety kicking in.

"We are going to take your car. Everyone else is meeting us in Mark's truck."

I nod. Pulling my keys from the rack, by the door that led to the garage. "Where to first?"

"Walmart. We're gonna get candy there and put it in our bags. I'm not spending five bucks on ten Sour Patch Kids."

The ride to Walmart was filled with us fighting over the radio, finally settling on hooking my iPhone to the radio and making a playlist of both of our favorites.

A mix of rock, pop, and rap. She would cringe at my choice of Asking Alexandria and I would question her choice of Justin Bieber, leading to another not-so-serious argument.

We found the rest of the group in the parking lot, parking in front of them. They all gawked at me. Riley was the first to speak. "You got her out of the house?" She squealed, running to me and hugging me. "Oh my god! Tonight is already great!" She then let go and looked at Holland. "You should have told me she was coming! I would have invited Micah to come and be her date."

"No!" I disagreed. "Seriously, I'm already uncomfortable."

Riley smiled. "Okay. I was just trying to get you a man."

I rolled my eyes. "I don't need one, but thanks." She retreated back to Mark.

I noticed all the couples were now holding hands, making me feel even more out of place. I walked behind everyone as we went into the store, looking around aimlessly at stuff in the store as we made our way to the candy aisle.

Everyone began trying to decide what they would get, but I already knew. I went straight for the Hershey's Drops. The only decision was milk chocolate or cookies 'n cream.

As I stood there, deciding, I was startled by a tap on my shoulder. I jumped, looking to the direction of the tapping to see a someone I never thought I'd see again.

Ben.

He was smiling, arms crossed. He was still wearing the leather jacket, but how he had on a blue v-neck with black pants and all black Vans slip-ons.

"Hey." I managed, smirking lightly. "No reason to scare someone."

He laughed. "I didn't mean to, really."

I roll my eyes. "I'm sure."

"How ya' been?" He asked, smiling.

I shrug. "Well, I haven't been killed in a parking lot, so good. Yourself?"

"Haven't had to put my life at risk for damsels in distress since you, so fine." He joked sarcastically.

I crossed my arms. "You're impossible."

"Hey, who's this?" Holland interrupted, standing beside me to look at Ben.

I waved my hand to him. "This is Ben. He's the guy that saved me in the parking lot a month ago."

She held a hand out, which he took, shaking it. "I must thank you for saving my best friend."

He shrugged. "No big deal. Least I could do."

Holland smiled. "Very big deal." She looked to me. "We have to get going. Movie starts in fifteen minutes." She then left, going back to the group.

"Ben, would you wanna to go see a movie?" I don't know why I said it. Once again, our of character.

He smirked. "What movie?"

I shrug. "Not sure. I'm kind of just here, going along with whatever. I didn't really want to come. They're all on dates so, I'm kind of out of place."

He looked over and grabbed a bag of gummy bears. "Now you're not. I'll go and keep you from being the odd one out. I like movies."

"You don't have to to, if you don't want to. Don't do it because you feel bad..."

He laughed. "I want to. I'm not doing anything."

I smiled widely. "Okay." I look back to the group to see them watching. "You know where the theater is?"

"I watch movies just like everyone else."

"Right." I suddenly felt stupid, a blush warming my cheeks.

"I'll meet you there." He said. "But first, I'm buying candy."

I walk with him past the group, all of them stare. I don't understand. Is it that strange that I'm talking to him?

Holland catches up as they walk behind and pulls me back. "What's going on?"

I shrug. "I invited him to the movies. I won't be so left out."

She smiles. "Good. Yeah, I'm glad that he's coming then."

We all pay for the candy quickly. Ben waves bye to me as he leaves, promising to see me in a few minutes.

We make our way to the car, Holland seeming way to anxious to get there. As soon as we both are in the car she stares at me, a huge grin on her face. "He's cute."

I ignore her.

"Do you like him or something?"

I still ignore her.

"Was he flirting?"

I roll my eyes. "I've only had two conversations with the guy. I don't know his last name. We barely even can be called friends. I'm being nice by inviting him, plus it will be keeping me from feeling like the third wheel, in a sense."

She only nods, not even bothering the radio on the way there.

We both shove our candy in our bags before walking in. I didn't hesitate to notice the yellow Camaro parked in the aisle beside me.

I walk in and he greats me immediately. "So, what are we seeing?"

I turn to the group. "You guys decide."

"What is something no one has seen? I know Divergent and Captain America aren't an option." Riley says, looking around at us.

"Need for Speed isn't an option either." Mark says, biting his lip.

"Looks like we are seeing a lame movie." Peter groans.

"Oculus it is." Holland says, shrugging. "I actually kind of wanted to see it anyway."

"It's just going to be one of those lame movies that aren't even scary with bad acting." I remark, remembering the atrocity that was The Conjuring.

We didn't fight though. We bought the tickets and made our way to the theater it was in, finding it full of people. There wasn't a set of seats big enough for all of us. I looked over to Ben. "You wanna just sit up top and let them sit together?"

He smiles. "Whatever you want to do."

I lean to Holland and get her attention. "Ben and I will sit somewhere else. You guys take the seats."

"You sure?"

"Yeah. Enjoy yourselves. This was you guys's trip anyway."

She nods. "Okay."

Once Ben and I got to the top, we opened our candy. I offer him one and offers me a gummy bear. Soon enough we decide to just split them and give each other half.

"Hopefully this movie's good." I mutter, popping a drop in my mouth.

"It may surprise us." He whispers in response.

It didn't. One hour in and all of my candy gone, I was watching my phone's clock to see how long it had been since the last time I checked it.

I looked over to see Ben even struggling to keep his eyes open. I giggle, poking his arm. "You awake?" I whisper.

He smiles, sitting up from his slumped position. "Sadly. Jenna, I have to say, this is bad."

"I must agree."

"You want to just ditch and go to the arcade in the lobby. I'll provide the quarters."

I didn't even think about saying no.

We played seven games on Mortal Kombat, four games of pinball, and we raced each other for at least fifteen minutes.

Finally, I looked over at the crane game to see a stuff Sully from Monsters Inc. (one of my favorite cartoons of course) I walk over eyeing it. "I want that."

Ben pulled four quarters from his pocket. "I can give you the-"

"I won't be able to win it. I suck at these things."

He looked into the glass case at the blue and purple monster and frowned. He pushed past me and put the quarters into the machine, moving the crane around, stopping above Sully, and pushing the red button. The crane went down, grabbed the stuffed animal, and deposited it into the hole so we could retrieve it.

Ben bent down, reached in and grabbed it. He handed it to me with a smile. "Easy."

"I never win those." I said sadly. I eyes him. "How did you do that so easily?"

He shrugged. "I really don't know. I just did."

I hugged the stuffed animal and smiled. "You're awesome."

He smiled, doing a dramatic hair flip with his imaginary long hair. "I know."

I laughed loudly. "I'm glad I invited you."

"Why's that? It's because I won Sully for and bought your way through and hour and a half of the arcade, right?"

"No. It's because I didn't think I would have a good time tonight and I actually had fun."

"Why didn't you want to come to the movies with your friends?" He questions, his eyebrows knitted together.

"The depression thing. It makes you want to stay indoors and I get anxiety in a group of people, or just people in general." I say quietly, looking to my feet. "They always want me to come places and I never do. I kind of forced myself to come, I was also bribed, so they wouldn't think I just didn't want to hang out. I have to make myself do these things a lot, kicking and screaming on the inside the whole way."

He was quiet for a minute before her put a hand on my shoulder. "Well, I'm glad I could make it easier for you. Plus, you may think you can't do it, but you've seemed pretty okay all night."

I shook my head. "No, that's just because of you. You aren't so hard to talk around because you're not expecting me to either have a nervous breakdown from my instability. You don't know me well, so you don't expect me to be a certain way. Plus, you're just a likable person. I can talk to you."

"Well, how about I get to know you better and show you that even then I won't start to expect you to be a certain way."

I smile. "I'm not sure that's safe. I'm not a very good friend, obviously."

"Yeah. It 'll be fine." He laughs.

"Fine. What's your last name?"

"Hawthorn. Yours?"

"Wayne."

He laughed. "Are you Batman? Your dad was Batman? If his name was Bruce, I swear-"

"Shut up. Like I've never heard that before. Hawthorn. You sound the name of a street or a type of tree."

He shakes his head. "Okay, okay. You got me."

"Jenna?" I turned to the sound of Holland calling my name. The movie had needed and for some reason, this disappointed me.

I turned around, however, waving at her. "Lame movie."

She laughed. "You were definitely right about that. We ready to go?" She was looking at Ben now.

"Yeah. Whenever you're ready."

"Bye, guys!" Riley said, walking out of the door with everyone else.

We all waved.

I noticed Holland looking to the car. So, I turned to Ben. He spoke before I got the chance. "So, since I have decided to be friends with you, we need to make sure we see each other again."

I handed him my phone. "Add your number."

He pulled an iPhone from his pocket as well, handing it to me. "You too." Within seconds we were returning each other's phones. "I'm serious." He adds. "It's my new mission."

"So, are you like 007 or something?"

He laughs and shrugs. "Something like that, maybe. Looks like we'll have to see."

"Okay."

"Bye." He says, smiling at me and turning around to leave.

"Bye." I say quietly.

"Well, we have a lot to talk about." Holland says, looping her arm with mine and leading me out.

0o0o0

"He seems nice."

"Yeah." I say, closing the front door behind me.

Holland laughed. "Obviously. You ditched the movie to go sit in in the arcade and talk to him. I've never seen you ditch a movie, even a bad one. You must really feel comfortable around him..."

"Yeah. I don't know. I do. He's...different."

She smiled and put a hand on my shoulder. "If he's nice, keep it up. If he makes you come out of your shell, he's good for you and that means I'm all for it."

I didn't respond, but I did agree. I did talk more around him, and act out of (what was usually) my comfort zone.

Maybe he was good for me.

"By the way, no Harry Potter for you!" I heard Holland yell from the bathroom.

I smiled because for some reason I didn't even care.

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