I'm so sorry that it's been two months without an update! Nursing school is really kicking my butt. The program I'm in is accelerated and even harder than normal. I'll try to work on another chapter sometime but don't expect another update for at least a month. I'm not giving up on the story or any of my stories so don't worry. I'll just have to update when I manage to finish a chapter.

Which leads to this. This is a very short bridge chapter that explores Bee and Anna's relationship. I hope you guys will like it!

Thank you to: JJ, Sakura, DisneyFanatic9100, BlackTiger1948, Gry21 and all the guests for reviewing!

Strongarm and Sideswipe's relationship will also begin developing more! I still have to write in that date that was promised! ;)

As for Scowl and Miko, I'll have to see when I get to that episode. It's hard to keep them all track since it's been a while since I watched the first season. I'll try to squeeze her in though.

The one shot idea about Anna and Steeljaw does sound pretty amazing though. I'll definately have to write it one day. Maybe remind me when I start updating regularly again?

ALSO! Anna is okay everyone. She was drained of a lot of energon but not seriously harmed. She was just weak and tired. Imagine someone losing a lot of blood and having not eaten for a while. She just needed her lost fluid replaced. Ratchet takes good care of her.

Ratchet had been about to head to his berthroom when a ground bridge opened in the main room. He turned, nearly dropping the Energon cube he was holding. "Anna!?" She and Bee were covered in a viscous blue liquid. Bumblebee was trying to get Anna to say awake, walking towards him quickly. Anna seemed very out of it and weak, something which worried him. "What happened?"

Bumblebee laid her down before stepping behind her helm, rubbing it gently. "We were all attacked by this Decepticons that drains Energon from his unconscious victims. His screams activate our fear centers and trap us in never ending nightmares. Anna had three layers of the cocoon he made around her. She probably was too strong to keep under normally, which only made her nightmares worse. Denny said he drained a lot of her Energon before we stopped him."

Anna's optics were slowly following Ratchet as he scanned her body, frowning softly. "Knock Out was dissecting me again…"

Ratchet frowned darkly at the metal table she was on. "That will never happen again, Anna…" He couldn't keep the dark images from his processor. He could still clearly remember Anna's broken body on the table while he fought to keep her alive. He never wanted her blood or Energon covering his servos again. He then vented softly, patting Anna's arm. "I'm going to put you in a medically induced stasis, Anna. You need to rest." He looked up at Bee before he could voice his worry. "She'll be fine, Bee. She needs to rest and I'll hook up an Energon line."

Anna gently held Bee's servo and kissed it. She smiled tiredly up at him, squeezing his servo. "I love you, Bee. I'll see you soon."

Bumblebee vented softly before kissing the top of her helm. "I love you too, Darlin. I'll see you soon." He watched as her optics slowly closed, her body relaxing as she went into stasis. He looked up to see Ratchet already filling up a large vial with Energon for her. "I'm going to get some stuff to clean her with."

Ratchet nodded, waving him off as he got the needle and tubing ready. "Yes, yes. Rinse yourself off first before you spread that gunk."

Bumblebee chuckled as he passed Ratchet, his sass comforting. "Yes, Sir." He dodged just in time to miss the wrench Hatchet through at him. "Missed!"

"I won't next time, brat."

{X}

Bumblebee sat beside Anna on the berth, holding her servo in his. He would look up at the computer every now and then, tracking Anna's status. She was fine, he wasn't too worried about her. He just wanted her to be better already.

He wasn't going to go back to the scrap yard until Anna was better. That gave him a lot of time to waste. He filled the time mostly thinking about them. They really hadn't taken the time for themselves, not that they had a lot of time to do so.

He had to do better, though. Anna was his sparkmate and he loved her. She loved him and had forgiven him and their relationship was good again. However, they just hadn't been able to be together besides their date by the ocean.

When Anna woke up, he was going to spend time with her. He was going to take her on a date, dates. What the hell, they deserved it. He missed those days when he would pick her up from high school. They would spend all evening together and every weekend together. They would play games together sometimes. She would curl up in his seat while they drove around, talking about anything and everything. She would draw him while she thought he wasn't looking. He knew though, he just didn't say anything because he loved it.

He missed her…

Bee vented softly as he looked down at Anna's peaceful expression. He gently rubbed her facial plating, kissing the top of her helm. "I love you, Anna... So much…"

{X}

Anna slowly felt her processors kicking back on after her inducted rest. She felt so much better than when she went into recharge. She wasn't sore and felt like she could run a marathon. She then felt someone squeezing her servo. She frowned softly before slowly opening her eyes, wondering who it was. Her optics slowly focused, now able to see Bee smiling brightly down at her. "Hello."

Bee laughed softly, "Hello, Darlin. Feeling better?"

Anna nodded happily, "Much. Especially now."

Bee's cooling fans kicked on, his facial plating warming up. "Oh shush." He bent down and gently kissed her, smiling softly. "I'm glad you're feeling better, Anna."

"Ah, ah, ah! Leave the patient alone until the doctor examines them!"

Anna giggled while Bee groaned, moving back so Hatchet didn't hit him with a wrench again. "Alright, alright."

Ratchet smirked at Bee before helping Anna sit up. "Dizzy? Sore? Anything feel off to you?"

Anna shook her helm softly as Ratchet ran a scan. "No. I feel fine, Ratchet." She smiled when he frowned at her. "I promise."

Ratchet vented as he read the scan, shaking his helm. "You're making me feel old, kid. Stop getting hurt all the time!" He then gently smacked her shoulder, "I mean it. Next time just stop by for a visit, not a visit to the infirmary."

Bee smirked down at Anna, pointing at her, "Exactly."

Anna rolled her eyes as she got up, "Yeah, yeah, yeah." She waved them off as she began walking towards the exit. "I'm going for a drive."

Bumblebee gaped at his sparkmate as she transformed, tearing out of the hangar. "Anna!"

Ratchet laughed, one servo over his midsection. "You better go after her before she leaves you in the dust, Bee."

Bee pouted at Ratchet before he ran to the hangar door, transforming and racing after his mate.

Anna!

Slowpoke, come on.

You had a head start!

I don't need one to beat you.

You woke up on the wrong side of the berth, maybe you need to rest some more.

I'll stop teasing you when you catch me.

Oh, you're so on!

Bumblebee floored it, racing down the desert roads after his mate. He quickly overtook her lead, keeping pace with her with sure willpower.

What now?

Do you want a prize?

Yes, I do actually. What do you have in mind?

Anna opened a ground bridge in front of them, both of them driving right through. Bee didn't know where they were going but he trusted her with his life and the life of his team. Bee then smiled when he saw where they were.

Anna had transported them to a beach that no one visited. It was very hard to get to considering the huge rock face surrounding the little alcove. Which was very good for Autobots in hiding. Anna transformed, sitting against a boulder, looking up at Bee.

Bee sat down next to her, wrapping an arm around her to pull her close. "How did you find this place?"

Anna hummed as she looked out at the setting sun over the horizon. "After I first became an Autobot, I found it hard to find a place to just relax. I eventually just began looking for secluded places during my time off. I was lucky enough to find this place one day." She then looked at Bee and smiled softly. "You don't need to be back soon, do you?"

Bumblebee shook his helm while he gently nuzzled her. "No. I want to spend the rest of the day with you." He vented softly while hugging her, resting their helms together. "I had a lot of time to think while you were asleep… I just missed you, Anna. I also miss how close we were." He smiled when he saw her frown, rubbing her facial plating. "We're in a really good place now but not like before. We're not as affectionate as before and we don't spend enough time together."

Anna leaned forward and gently kissed Bee, rubbing his helm. She then smiled down at him when she pulled back, "It's hard to find time to be together when you're leading a team against Decepticons."

Bumblebee resisted capturing her lips in another kiss, barely. "I know… but we need to make time. I miss being able to do this." He then smirked, placing an arm around her waist and pulling her in to kiss her.

Anna gasped before melting against him, kissing him back. She missed this too. They've kissed since Bee arrived on Earth again, but not like this. She could feel how much Bee missed her, needed her. She shuddered softly as she pushed against him, knocking him to the ground. She laughed as sand got all over his armor. "We're goin to have to wash off after this."

Bee smirked up at her, "Definitely." He then flipped her over, kissing her again.

Anna smiled into the kiss, gently wrapping her arms around him. She hadn't been able to do this as a human. She was smaller than Bee's hand as a human. Now she was taller than him and it had a multitude of benefits. Such as being able to cuddle properly, or make out normally.

Which Bumblebee was very, very good at.

{X}

Anna transported them both back to base, glad Ratchet was out at the moment. She didn't want to explain how sand got in every nook and cranny. She would be mortified. She then went to the washroom, using the high-pressure shower head to get all the sand out of Bee's armor and protoform.

Bumblebee vented happily, arching his back into the water spray since it felt so good. "Oh my Primus."

Anna smirked, aiming the spray at his helm. "I thought you would get tired of saying that. You wore it out earlier."

Bee laughed while wrestling the shower head away from her, aiming it at her helm. "Like I wore you out?"

Anna laughed and held up her servo to stop the water from hitting her, "Touché."

Bee smiled and gently began washing his mate, kissing the top of her helm. "I love you."

Anna leaned against him, resting her helm on his shoulder. "I love you too, Bumblebee…"

Bee put the shower head up before holding Anna, gently purring to her. "Let's dry off and get some rest?"

Anna nodded softly, getting into the special dryer she made for her and Ratchet. It blasted air all around so they didn't have to worry about rust. "That sounds so good. I'm already tired again." She then narrowed her eyes when Bee began to smirk. "It's all your fault too. I just woke up from an entire day of bedrest!"

Bumblebee laughed as he took his turn drying off, "You weren't complaining at the time."

Anna vented as she began walking down to her room. "I trained under Ratchet. I have my own tools to throw at you."

Bumblebee tripped a little as he followed after her, "Come on, Anna! I was joking, please?!" He cried out as a wrench flew past his head, skidding down the hallway. He turned back around to see Anna cracking up. "That almost hit me!"

Anna laughed louder, shaking her helm. "Oh… Oh my god! Your expression!"

Bumblebee thought her laugh was adorable, like her smile. But that was so rude! He pouted at her, walking over and picking her up. "You're so mean to me."

Anna giggled while curling up in his arms. "I aimed it perfectly. It wouldn't have hit you, Bee." She then leaned up and kissed the edge of his helm, where his jaw would be as a human. "I love you."

Bee smiled softly down at her, kissing her helm. "I love you too, Anna." He found their room and entered, laying them down on the berth. "Get some rest, okay?"

Anna hummed in response, curling up on his chest. "Okay…" She gently began rubbing his chassis while trying to fall asleep. She was almost asleep when she looked up at him, realizing something. "Bee?"

Bee frowned a little, he was almost in recharge when she called his name. "Hmm?"

"Can we sparkbond soon?"

Bumblebee's optics shot open, fully awake now. He looked down to see Anna smiling up at him. "Really?"

Anna nodded softly before biting at her lip, feeling a little anxious. "Do you not want to?"

Bumblebee gently rubbed her back, "Of course I want to, Anna. I just didn't know if you were ready yet or not. I'll wait as long as you want. We have a very long time together now."

Anna laid her helm over his chassis, right over his spark. She listened to it beating, feeling it connecting with hers weakly. "I know… but I want to. I've wanted to since you suggested it years ago, Bee. I feel ready." She then reached out to his spark with hers, feeling it react with hers. "I love you with all my spark, Bee. You're my sparkmate and I want to be fully bonded with you."

Bumblebee sat Anna up and hugged her tightly, the biggest grin on his face. He was happier than the day he graduated from scout to warrior. Anna, his sparkmate, was ready to bond with him! "We'll do it one night soon. I'm going to take you out on a very nice date first, okay?"

Anna giggled softly, nodding. "Okay." She then hugged him around his neck, yawning softly. "Can we go to sleep now?"

Bumblebee chuckled softly, surprised that she was still sleepy after the conversation they just had. "Of course." He laid down, letting her curl up on his chassis. "Get some rest, Darlin." He watched as she slowly fell into recharge, slowly falling into recharge himself.

They both had one last thought before though. They would soon be fully bonded.