Chapter 4-

"And that's how it happened, Sam." Annalina and Optimus said simultaneously.

"Woah, that was weird." Sam said a little freaked out.

"Oh, just shut up Sam. Everyone hates you anyway." Annalina retorted.

"Sure Anna. Everyone hates you more though." With that both started laughing hysterically.

"Why are you saying everyone hates you both? I don't hate either of you. It makes no sense what so ever." Optimus questioned.

Both of them laughed harder at that. Sam because he knew Optimus probably didn't know of human sarcasm. Being fairly new to the planet teenage human customs probably weren't high on his "Need to learn about Earth" list. Annalina however had no clue of what the autobots really were, so she was laughing at the sheer silliness of his words.

"We don't really mean it Tim. We're just poking fun at each other, like friends do. That's all." Spoke Annalina laughter still evident in her beautiful voice.

"She's right. I've heard Sam say things like that before. Just some teenage humor." Came an unknown voice from another room.

"Bee get in here!" Judy yelled.

"Who's Bee?"

"Umm… Bee's our friend. His real name is… uh…is…"

"Bezel." Bee said.

"Right that." Sam finished.

"I see why you call him Bee. Have I heard that name before? It seems familiar."

"I don't think so Anna. It is a very unique name. But then again I don't know. You just might have for all I know."

"Very true Sam, very true. So what's been going on with you guys this past year? You know for a fact that a whole lot can happen in a year. I want to know how you managed to get Mikaela here to be your girlfriend. I mean you seem like a nice, smart girl. So give me details and yes I mean details." Annalina finished quite quickly.

Sam, Ratchet, and Ironhide just sat there staring at her for a moment, trying to decipher what she had just said. Simultaneously, Optimus was in the process of giving Bee a death glare to end all death glares. Annalina, however, just sat there smiling thinking about Tim's semi. That's when it dawned on her.

"Hey Tim, Do you have another car or do you drive that semi everywhere?" she asked him lightly.

Optimus was startled out of his glare by that statement. He looked at her speechless. What would he tell her? "umm… I drive that everywhere. The truck and I are a little attached you could say."

"I see. The truck is very…"She couldn't finish the sentence for she was interrupted by Sam.

"Don't say anything stupid."

"Relax. I was just going to say it was sexy. That's a compliment last time I checked."

Optimus started to blush at that while the other Autobots started to laugh. Annalina just stared at them wondering what was going on. Even Mikaela, Sam, and his parents were trying to no avail to hide their giggles. Optimus was quick however to restore some order.

"We can't tell you much, Annalina. But I can say that it was quite an adventure that brought Mikaela to chose Sam and allowed the rest of us to meet him."

"I understand." She said. Even her face showed the truth of that statement. "You're not the only ones with secrets." She quieted down as she said the last part. Almost as if she were saying it to herself.

The rest of the evening continued without problem. Sam and Mikaela spoke of their senior year while Sam's parents retired to bed to allow the group to be alone. Annalina returned home at 11:45 that night and was exhausted. She walked into her room and proceeded to flop on her bed and go to sleep.

It had been a week since then and she had become great friends with Optimus and the others. She still didn't know their secret though. The closest to her was Optimus. They were always together and nothing could break them apart.