(dodges flying objects) OK, OK, I know I haven't updated in a while. I'm really sorry. But you know how suddenly everything seems to pile on you at once? Yeah. That's what happened.

Oh, and I'm reposting all of the chapters, and they will now have small segments of the songs they were based on posted at the bottom.

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It's under progress, but it's got some decent info.

And my sweet sixteen is in 11 days! I'm excited!

Disclaimer:

Annabelle: Carlie doesn't own anything except the story AND Casey.

Sari helped Sam and Mikaela start moving some boxes into the back of Mikaela's shop. She picked up a box, and stumbled a bit, the box being heavier than she'd thought. She suddenly felt a pair of hands grab the other side of the box to help her. She glanced over the box, and saw an unfamiliar boy with untidy blond hair and bright blue eyes. He was wearing a yellow t-shirt with two black stripes down the middle of it. He saw Sari's confused look, and grinned, looking sheepish.

"Bee, don't freak her out." scolded Mikaela. "It's just Bee, Sari."

"Bee?!?" exclaimed Sari, shocked.

"Don't your autobots have holoforms?" asked Sam, laughing as he took in Sari's expression.

"Not that I know of." said Sari as she and the human Bee placed the box by the others. "Whoa." she said. "Maybe you can show my autobots that trick." she said thoughtfully.

Bee shrugged, helping her pick up another box. The Camero came to life a bit, and from the radio, she heard a voice say, "Depends on what the Boss says."

"So you can still control your alt form too?" said Sari. "That's so freaking cool."

The human Bee grinned again, then his eyes opened, and the grin faltered for a second, before returning. He glanced at Sam, and using his arm, mimicked firing a cannon from his arm.

"Ironhide's here with Sarah and Annabelle." said Sam. Sure enough, the large, black Topkick pulled into the entrance of the garage. Three of the doors opened. From the rear passenger side exited Annabelle Lennox. This was the first time Sari had really seen her, since the last time she had seen her was when she had been getting interrogated. Annabelle was tall, with a warm summer tan, and her blond hair fell to the middle of her shoulders, with various layers cut in. Her eyes were a gorgeous hazel that seemed to change in different light. She was wearing a blue tank-top and a pair of faded blue-jean shorts, with a pair of flip-flops.

Sari recognized Sarah, who was climbing out of the passenger side. She was wearing a white tank-top and blue jeans, with a pair of brown boots. Her brown-and-grey streaked hair was pulled into a low pony-tail.

And climbing out of the driver's side was a tall, muscular guy wearing a black t-shirt, blue jeans, and black boots, with a black cowboy hat covering up his black hair. He had the same eyes as Bumblebee-bright, Autobot blue, so Sari assumed that that was Ironhide's hologram. He seemed pretty young though, maybe in his early twenties.

"Hi, Sam, Mikaela, Bee!" called Annabelle, walking over to Sari. "Hi, I'm Annabelle."

"I'm Sari." said Sari.

"So, wanna go upstairs and chat?" asked Annabelle, smiling. Sari smiled a bit.

"Okay." she said, and Annabelle hurried inside, pulling Sari along.

Annabelle stopped in the kitchen, opened up the freezer, and grabbed a carton of ice-cream, then reached into a drawer and pulled out two spoons. "You like ice-cream, right?"

"Yeah!" laughed Sari. "You sure Mikaela and Sam don't mind?"

"Of course not." said Annabelle, shutting the freezer. "They keep, like, three cartons, just because I come over so often."

They ran upstairs, and shut Sari's door behind them. They sat down on Sari's bed, and Annabelle pried the lid of the ice-cream off the carton.

"Nice room." she commented as they dug into the ice cream. "So you like it here?"

"Yeah, it's pretty nice." said Sari, smiling a bit.

"My dad called a few hours ago. He says that all the military personnel and the Autobots are working hard trying to figure out that Space Bridge. With all of them working on it, I'm sure it won't be long before you're home again."

Sari was silent, thinking about her Autobots, but also about her newfound friends.

"So..." said Annabelle.

"I'm kind of surprised Sam and Mikaela don't have any kids." said Sari abruptly.

Annabelle looked taken back, then just sad. "Well, they did at one point. They had a baby once. Her name was Casey. But she died a few months after she was born. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. They were so devastated, they just never tried again."

Sari's eyes widened. "That's terrible."

"Yeah." said Annabelle softly. "I wasn't very old then, probably around 9 or 10, but I can remember what they were like after Casey died, and I know I never want to see them like that again."

Sari sighed. "And you? Any siblings?"

"Nope. I'm the only child." said Annabelle, happy to get away from the topic of Casey.

The two girls chatted for a while, until a knock came at the door. "It's Mikaela."

"Come on in!" the two girls said in unison, then laughed.

Mikaela walked in, smiling when she saw the two girls laughing, already best friends. "Annabelle, your mom says it's time to go home."

"Aww, really?" asked Annabelle, her face falling. Sari's face fell as well, and Mikaela smiled.

"Tell you what. Why don't you spend the night? I'm sure Sari would enjoy the company."

"Really?" asked Annabelle, as Sari grinned.

"Yup. Go ask your mom." she said, and Annabelle dashed out the door, Sari right behind her. Mikaela brushed her hair back behind her ear, then walked over to Sari's bed, and grabbed the carton of ice cream that was now empty save for two spoons.

It was nice, having kids around the house.

Tonight I'll dream while in my bed
when silly thoughts go through my head
about the bugs and alphabet
and when I wake tomorrow I'll bet
that you and I will walk together again
cuz I can tell that we're going to be friends
cuz I can tell that we're going to be friends.

We're Going to Be Friends-The White Stripes