"Speaking"

'Thinking'

"Cybertonian"

-Comm link-

"-Telephone-"

Chapter 10 – Moon and Bite

It was a crisp night. The sky was clear and the moon was full, lighting up the darkened sky.

A yellow Camaro with black racing stripes drove down the empty street that was surrounded by a thick forest. The only light was from the moon and the vehicles headlights.

Sam sat in the driver's side, slumping against the seat a little bit with his hands loosely on the steering wheel. The window was rolled all the way down with his left elbow resting on the door; a cold wind blew his short hair around. His nose and cheeks were red from the cold.

The radio was not on, so the only sounds were of the car driving and the wind from the open window. Sam and Bumblebee didn't speak either; they were just enjoying the silence. Sam wasn't really paying attention to the driving and so Bee began to drive himself down the unending road.

Sam watched the lines on the road go by as he felt his eyelids grow heavy while his fingers trailed the seams on the leather from the steering wheel. The metal fingers from his right hand clicked slightly while they felt the fabric. Sam let his left hand move over to feel the metal from his right hand; it was cold and smooth.

That one feelingin him was growing again. That craving. He could almost smell the energon surrounding him. The feeling wasn't strong enough for his eyes to glow, though, so Sam was able to hide it from Bumblebee, for now.

"Bee?" Sam broke the silence.

"Yes Sam?" The voice of Bumblebee spoke over the cars speakers.

"Can we park somewhere? I want to stretch my legs… and I have to take a whiz." The teen said.

"Sure Sam." Bumblebee sighed playfully and turned onto a loose gravel off-road, dust being kicked up into the air from his tires. Shortly, the forest cleared to reveal a good sized moonlit lake.

"Oh hey look, I didn't know there was a lake around here." Sam said, unbuckling his seatbelt while sticking his head out the open window to get a better look.

"Indeed there is a lake. I've passed by it several times during training exercises with Optimus and Ironhide. I've never actually stopped to observe it, though." Bee said over the speakers. The Camaro pulled up near the lake and slowed to a stop, parking and turning its engine and headlights off.

The only light now came from the lake that almost glowed from the reflection of the moon that shone brightly overhead.

Sam jumped out of the car and wobbled off behind a few trees and bushes to do his business. He didn't know why he felt embarrassed to have Bee watch him, but he made sure that Bee wouldn't be able to see him.

After he was done, he slowly made his way back towards the yellow Camaro but blushed and walked past it towards the lake. The lake was like one giant mirror when Sam made his way to the water's edge to see his reflection looking back at him, blushing like an idiot. Sam dropped to his knees, letting his hands dip into the cold water. It was strange; he could only really tell that the water was cold from his non-metallic hand. Cupping some water in his hands, Sam splashed it on his face, hopefully to get rid of or at least hide the obnoxious blush that crept over his face.

Sam sighed, his breath visible due to the air around him being so cold. A blond haired male faded into existence near the Camaro's driver side door and then walked over to stand next to Sam.

"Sam, are you alright?" The holoform asked. Sam felt his spark jump in his chest.

"O-oh yeah. Just enjoying the c-cold water is all." Sam said, his teeth chattering a bit as he shivered from a breeze that swept over him. He stood up and dusted off the knees of his pants and then looked up at the sky.

"You're going to catch a cold if you stay out here. Perhaps we should go back to base?" Bee suggested.

"Naw, I'll be fine Bee." Sam shrugged and smiled a bit, turning to the holoform. Before Sam knew it, he was gazing right into those bright blue eyes. The blush grew on his face again, and Sam noticed this before shifting his gaze up at the full moon.

Bee raised an eyebrow slightly, but brushed it off and looked up at the moon as well.

"Nice moon tonight." The blond holoform said.

"Yeah... It is nice…" Sam trailed off. The horrible craving feeling started to resurface again, this time with a bit more force. Sam quickly looked down at his reflection, but was relieved that his eyes were still not glowing. He assumed it was because he was probably getting better at controlling the effects of the cravings.

Sam turned and made his way back to the Camaro, this time sitting in the passenger side, while the holoform faded and reappeared in the driver's seat with a small static sound.

"Where would you like to go, Sam?" Bee asked, seeing Sam close his eyes and lean back into the seat.

"Can... Can we just stay here for a while?" Sam asked quietly.

"Of course, Sam."

Sam slumped into the seat and let his eyes trail along Bumblebee's simulated face. It was such a perfect face. His eyes began to wander down to the side of the holoform's neck, imagining where the artery would be and how easy it could be to just bite into it like before…

Sam quickly turned his head to face the window and shut his eyes.

"Sam, is something wrong?" Bee asked, noticing Sam jump at his words.

"Bee, it's happening again." Sam said and faced the blond holoform, this time with glowing blue eyes.

Bumblebee's eyes widened a bit and he frowned. "We should go back to base."

"No! I don't want to go back to base… I'm sick of being stuck in a hospital bed."

"But you need energon. Remember what happened last time? Come, Sam. Let's go back to base-" Bumblebee was about to start his engine until Sam jumped on the Bumblebee; the driver's seat falling back and the brown haired teen pinning down the holoform to the seat.

"I don't want to go back… I want… you…" Sam said, staring into the autobot's eyes with his own glowing ones. His eyes were clouded with a lust that Bumblebee couldn't quite understand. Sam moved his face down to the left side of Bee's neck and gently trailed his tongue over the simulated artery, the artery being filled with energon.

The holoform of Bumblebee blushed from the contact; he had never experienced this feeling before. "Sam, what are you-"

Sam let his metallic fangs pierce the holoforms pale skin and lets his lips close over the fresh wound, feeling the delicious energon fill his mouth before he swallowed it down. He continued to drink the autobot's life-blood until his craving was subsided.

When he was done, he released the holoform and fell back into the passenger seat, wiping his mouth and closing his eyes. The holoform disappeared into static.

"Oh man, I'm sorry Bee… I don't know why I did that." Sam said, covering his face with his hands in shame.

"Don't worry, Sam. It's alright. As long as you are okay, then everything is fine." Bumblebee cooed over the speakers.

Sam let out a sigh, his hands still covering his face.

Suddenly, Bumblebee's comm link was opened. He was receiving a message from Optimus Prime.

-Bumblebee, a Decepticon energy signature has been detected nearby. Return to base-

The voice of Optimus prime said, sounding stern.

-Understood-

Bumblebee replied and revved his engine. "Sam, buckle your seatbelt. This is probably going to get bumpy." The Autobot said and spun his tires, kicking up rocks and dirt. Sam barely had enough time to buckle his seatbelt before the car sped off into the night.

Sorry it took so long to upload, I was under a lot of stress these past two months. But the stress is more or less over, so I'm going to be uploading chapters sooner now. :3