Hehe… sooo… I'm alive? I'm so sorry this took so long to get out, everyone. But to make it up to you all, I'm posting not one, not two, but four chapters tonight! As much as I love these chapters I'm posting, I wanted to get them all out at the same time and out of the way because after these, Revenge of the Fallen arc starts! Yay! Obviously there's going to be a big time skip, but that's for next time. Hope you all enjoy! And I'm dedicating all these chapters to Makkenna Wikwicky who cared enough to make sure I wasn't dead! Thanks girl. You make me smile.
As always, I own nothing!
~Mel

When Alise awoke the next morning, the first thing she noticed before she opened her eyes was that she was surrounded by a feeling of warmth and safety. She felt an arm lying on her back, holding her close, and she was laying her head on a chest that was moving with each breath it took. The events of the previous night came into her mind, and she smiled fondly when she remembered who she was laying with. She opened her eyes.

There was Bee laying under her, his head only a few inches from hers, but leaning towards her. His eyes were closed and his breathing was steady, and she was still wrapped in his embrace, safe and protected. Alise smiled up at him and lightly traced the side of his face with her hand, making his head move a little towards her hand, but him still staying asleep. Chuckling a little to herself, she turned her head over towards her alarm clock. The time read 8:15.

Because it was now the weekend, she had the day off. Alise tended to sleep in on these days, an activity she considered a blessing after she would spend the night talking with Bee. But now that she had actually gotten some sleep, and had Bee with her, she decided it would be nice to get up and start the day earlier than usual. Either way, she did get a chance to sleep in.

Alise tried to move slowly out of Bee's hold. She figured he would still be tired after his travel for the last few days, and wanted him to sleep a little longer, seeing that he didn't seem to be ready to get up. However, as she started to move his hand off her side, his grip suddenly tighten, his eyes opening with frightening speed. His mind racing, Bee quickly looked down at Alise to see what was taking her away from him. However, when he saw that they were alone and it was of her own accord, he quickly calmed down and smiled.

"Going somewhere?" he asked her, with a smirk on his face. She turned her head towards him and smiled.

"I was trying not to wake you," she said with a laugh, turning herself around to fully face him. "I figured you'd want to sleep longer."

"No, I'm fine," he told her chuckling, sitting up straight as she did the same. Alise stretched her arms out in the air, trying to get the sleepiness out of her system. However, as she did this, Bee wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close. She let out a laugh as he pulled her down again and started to bury his face in her hair.

"Bee!" she squealed, laughing. "Stop! I need to get ready!"

"And why's that?" he said, smirking into her hair. She laughed again.

"For starters I look like something out of a horror movie," she said, gesturing to her current appearance. She was still wearing her pajamas and her hair was very unkempt. "I need to bathe, dress, and brush my hair before someone goes blind at my appearance."

Bee laughed. "I don't think you look horrific."

"That's a matter of opinion, Bee."

"So is yours."

She smirked at him. "Smartass." She giggled and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Now let me up."

"Fine," he said. However, he didn't move an inch. She glared at him with a grin on her face as he smirked at her.

"Bee?"

"Hmm?"

"Now."

He complied after a few more minutes, finally releasing Alise from his hold. After giving him another kiss on the cheek, she gathered her clothes and showering supplies. She told him that she'd meet him outside when she was done, and he nodded and gave her a gentle kiss on the forehead before disappearing in a cloud of electric particles, the action making her jump a little. Though she had seen the exit before, she knew it would take her a little to get used to it.

She ran to shower room and did her normal morning routine, only this time at a quicker pace knowing that Bee was waiting for her. When she was finished bathing, she pulled on a pair of shorts and her 'Shop Smart, Shop S-Mart!' t-shirt. Because it was the weekend, she was able to dress much more casually than during the week. She then put a pair of sandals on and took all her supplies back to her room. After dropping them off and locking the door, she quickly walked out into the main hanger outside the hallway.

As expected, Bee was outside waiting for her in his bipedal mode. She smiled over at him and started to walk in his direction. However, the closer she got, the more she noticed how hot it was. The heat would normally start to bake the base more towards noon, but for it to be so hot so early made Alise a little worried about the base's ability to cool down. It was hard enough trying to beat the weather in the normal heat. When she reached him, she quickly climbed onto his awaiting hand as she was brought up to his grinning metallic face.

"I think it's gonna be a hot one today, Bee," she told him with a laugh. Then she noticed that higher up in the air she got the hotter it felt. She instantly started to sweat.

"'It's so damn hot, I saw little guys, their orange robes burst into flames. It's that hot! Do you know what I'm talking about?" Bee voiced, and she remembered the line from Good Morning Vietnam. She laughed.

"I agree," she said. Bee set her on his shoulder and the two started to walk towards the cafeteria. When they arrived, they saw Epps and Lennox sitting at a table by themselves, the two holding coffee mugs and wearing civilian clothes. Except for a select few on the base, the weekends were everyone's days off. The only ones who still needed to work were the people who were keeping the base working and operating communications in case of an emergency, and even those people took different shifts so they had time off during the week. The two raised their heads as Alise and Bee approached, and smiles came on their faces.

"Wow, you're up early for a Saturday," Epps said with a laugh. "What's the occasion?"

"Morning to you, too, Epps," she said with a laugh, as Bee helped her down from his shoulder. She walked over to the table and sat down as Bee sat his bipedal form next to them. "Just thought I'd start the morning off right."

Lennox chuckled and took a sip of his coffee. "Well, this may be the morning you didn't want to get up for," he commented. "Predicted temperatures on our lovely island are a high of 107 and a low of 95. It's no Qatar, but it's still gonna be hot."

Alise laughed. "What's wrong, Will? Can't take a little sun?"

He gave her a mocking glare. "Ha ha, very funny. Not all of us grew up in the Arizona desert, thank you very much, Lise."

Epps laughed. "Well, for those of us who don't have the heat tolerance of a camel, our guys are setting up a pool and sprinklers outside on the tarmac as we speak. Everyone's throwing on their swimsuits and taking a dip. We even got Ironbutt to agree to come out for a bit. We're hoping some brave soul will try and spray him with the hose. You two are more than welcome to come and cool off."

"Sounds good to me," Alise said with a smile on her face. She turned to look over at the Autobot next to her. "What do you think, Bee?"

"'Let's do this!'" he voiced to the group happily. Smiling, Alise turned back to the two soldiers.

"I guess, we're in!"

About an hour later, the soldiers had completed setting up all sprinklers and two large inflatable pools. Alise had quickly ran back to her room to change into her swimsuit, which was a simple, black bikini. She threw on an oversized t-shirt to cover herself and grabbed a towel and her camera, then she and Bee walked out to the tarmac. When they arrived, Bee activated his holoform, which exited the Camaro wearing gold colored swim trunks that had a black stripe going down one of the sides. Joining their hands, they started to walk to where all the soldiers currently were.

It wasn't hard to pick out Lennox and Epps from the rest of the large group. They were some of the few who were staying on the sidelines while the others jumped into the pools and ran through the sprinklers. They both had amused expressions on their faces watching their men, and Alise thought it was very endearing to see. However, when she turned her head to see who was standing with them, she was surprised to see a familiar face towering over them. It was Ironhide's holoform.

Standing next to Will and Epps, she noticed that he stood over them by a few inches. He didn't look particularly happy at the moment, but the more she thought about it, he never did. The closer the two got, she noticed that he wasn't even wearing any swim clothes. Her and Bee walked over to the three, and the two humans greeted them as they did the same. Receiving no answer from the weapons specialist, she turned towards him.

"Hey, 'Hide," Alise greeted the holoform. He simply looked at her and voiced his trademark grunt in reply. She laughed. "Aww, what's wrong, rust bucket? You look even unhappier than usual."

"I highly dislike activating the holoform," he said roughly. "I do not favor feeling your size."

The four others present started to laugh.

"Well, if it makes you feel any better, 'Hide, you're the largest of all of us humans here," Epps said with a laugh. 'Hide didn't seem quite amused.

Epps then turned to Alise who started to take off her oversized shirt. She placed it on the ground next to her towel and camera as Epps started to ask, "So you going in?"

Alise shrugged. "Maybe in a little. I wanted to get some s-UN!"

Before she even finished her sentence, Bee had picked up Alise and threw her over his shoulder and started to run.

"BEE!" she squealed as he took her through the icy hose water of the sprinklers. The two of them became soaked as the water fell upon them, and Alise started to shiver from the cold, hanging on closer to Bee. However, even through her shaking, she was laughing hysterically. Bee was doing the same.

After crossing the streams of water a few times, the two of them almost completely drenched, Bee slowed down and started to walk back to where their three friends were, Alise still over his shoulder. She noticed that almost all of the soldiers were looking at the two of them and laughing. She blushed slightly from all the attention.

When they were standing back in front of the three, Bee turned slightly so she'd be able to see them, but still didn't put her down. When she looked at them, she saw that all of them were smiling at them, and Lennox had her camera in his hands.

"Smile," he told them with a laugh, and then he placed the camera in front of his eyes. Both Alise and Bee, still dripping wet and laughing, smiled widely and happily as the flash went off.