When a trouble-making runaway teen winds up in a warehouse with a wrecked Bugatti, she takes it upon herself to repair it. Turns out, the Bugatti later takes it upon itself to repair her as well. In the midst of a fight for survival and escaping extinction, they embark on a journey of their own. One of understanding, acceptance and eventually... love. AoE AU. Slow burn DriftxOC.

Months before Cade bought Optimus and met up with the other autobots,crosshairs got separated. He is purchased by a female who seems to have a thing for cars. Stuck in a garage with no way out,Crosshairs starts to like the human. But how will she react when she finds out she has an alien in her work shop?