Cover Me

Written By The Black Dragon Queen

Author's Notes: XD If Sam M. hasn't been smooched stupid yet, he should be! If it wasn't for his sweet request for a birthday update for his lady, who knows how long it would have taken me to get this chapter out! I've been freaking out about it since this story was just a rough outline of stray thoughts and random thought bubbles. :D Though I didn't exactly tell him I was planing this update. ;P Let's keep this between us, shall we?

NOTE: For the wonderful Smut Filled NC-17 Adult Version, please check out my Adultfanfiction account (Same pen name) or my Live journal! Links can be found in my profile.

Chapter One Hundred Ninety One: Complication Relations

The tension was so thick that it could be cut it with a metaphorical knife. The two seated by the tree continually glanced at one another and away again before they looked back to each other again, then repeated the cycle all over again. Neither of them quite sure how to possibly start the conversation they knew they should be having.

Sam fidgeted slightly, folding his legs under him before straightening them out again. He peeked up at Bumblebee once more through his lashes before looking back down at the pebbles beside him. 'This is awkward,' he thought as he picked up the small stones only to flick them away again. 'I don't even know where to begin.'

Though Sam didn't know it, Bumblebee was currently thinking the same thing as he watched Sam for a bit before looking back out at the view the ridge provided. The silence stretched as he tried to think of something to say. 'How in the pit does one go about this?'

The two looked at each other again, each one trying to figure out what to say. 'This is ridiculous,' Sam thought to himself. 'It's not like we ever had such troubles before all this happened.'

'Courage is something you've always prided yourself on,' Bumblebee told himself. 'Don't be a coward now.'

"I was serious," Sam said just as Bumblebee blurted out "I meant what I said."

They stared at one another before a small snicker burst out of Sam. He instantly clapped a hand over his mouth but the chuckles were already bubbling up and soon Bumblebee was laughing as well. It was like some bad romantic comedy as they spoke over each other and Sam couldn't help but roll his eyes at that analogy.

"I do love you," Sam said firmly once he managed to stop the inane giggles.

Bumblebee looked back at him softly, nodding his head a bit. "I know you do. And I love you too which is why I want you to be happy."

"Even if I really am Linked to 'Cade?" Sam couldn't help but blurt out. He winced at how skeptical he sounded even to his own ears. "Sorry. That was… rude."

"I honestly can't say that I'm happy about it," 'Bee admitted truthfully. "If anything, he's the last person I would have expected you to have a Link with, if anyone at all."

"I don't think Barricade was expecting it." Sam gave a small nervous chuckle.

A pause. "None of us were."

Sam glanced up at the dejected slump of 'Bee's shoulders. "I'm sorry," he said gently but wholeheartedly. "I never expected to be… Well, I mean- I do love him. I mean, at least I think I do… you know what I mean?"

Bumblebee chuckled as Sam practically tripped over his words. "You don't have to try and explain. A Link is something that just… happens. It's not like it was planned or anything." He shrugged. "You can't fight a Link."

"But isn't that the problem?" Sam burst out and Bumblebee tilted his head in question. "I mean do I only love him because the Link is telling me to, or is the Link there because I love him?"

Bumblebee thought about it for a moment, trying to determine the best way to reassure his friend. "I think you're trying too hard to put human rationale behind something that has no explanation," he finally said. "It's almost like how you say 'its just fate'. No one really expects it to happen."

Sam looked up surprised before becoming thoughtful as Bumblebee continued. "You're trying to give it reason rather than just letting it be." He gave Sam what he hoped was a comforting smile. "It doesn't matter which came first. Isn't that a human riddle? 'What came first, the chicken or the egg?'"

Sam nodded as he thought about it before he let out a small sigh. "I just want to know if these are actually my feelings."

"Does it matter?" Bumblebee asked seriously. "Whether it's because of the Link or not, the feelings are there."

"But I feel as if I'm betraying you on some level," Sam admitted.

'Bee looked surprised. "Betraying me?"

"I was falling in love with you before Barricade showed up," Sam reiterated firmly, "even if I didn't know it at the time. Mikaela kind of had to hit me over the head with the obvious before I knew what was going on." Bumblebee chuckled at that and Sam felt encouraged. "And if you love me too who's to say we wouldn't have been happy together like my parents or…"

"Will and 'Hide?" 'Bee snickered. His laughter faded when Sam's face went beat red and his curiosity perked its head up at the thought of some juicy bit of gossip but he squashed that thought down, knowing it was best to let it go for the moment as Sam cleared his throat to try and get his bearings.

"Yeah, them." Sam absolutely refused to let himself go further with that.

"It's true that we might have had a relationship of our own if things hadn't happened the way they did," Bumblebee agreed and cut himself off there. He didn't want to voice the fact that they would never know if they could have been together and happy. It wasn't something he wanted to dwell on but he couldn't help thinking it. 'We would have been happy.' He took a deep breath and soldiered on. "But they did," he finished.

"Yeah, they did." Sam dropped his hands in his lap, playing a bit with his nails as an excuse to not have to look at the mech before him. "It's as I said. I love you, but I also love Barricade and he's the one who needs me, even if he won't admit it."

"You're probably the best thing that's ever happened to him and he has absolutely no idea what to do with you." And there went Sam going red again. 'Seriously, that can not be healthy,' 'Bee thought to himself. "Sam?"

"I just… don't know what to do in this situation," Sam finally threw up his hands in frustration. "It's just that this whole thing is just so messed up. My love life has done more one eighties in the past few months than my entire life!"

'Bee frowned at that. "What do you mean?"

Sam could feel the blush returning to his cheeks but he had to continue on. With everything they had already spoke about, now was not the time to feel bashful. "Did you know you're the reason Mikaela and I broke up?"

Bumblebee's optics winked off and on a bit in surprise. "No, I didn't." He sounded stunned and Sam knew it was not at all what 'Bee had expected to hear. "I'm sorry, I-" the mech broke off. "How was it my fault?" he finally asked incredulously.

Sam cringed a bit. "You kind of have to admit, you and I were together far more often."

"Considering I was bunking in your garage, that's hardly a reason," Bumblebee frowned.

"Either way, I was spending more time with you. We're always joking around and at such ease with each other…" Sam trailed off a bit, trying to find the right words. "Mikaela was also spending more time with Ratchet so we were rarely together and when we were together, we just spent nearly the entire time talking about you guys." The blush returned and Bumblebee made a mental note to ask one of the humans if that was normal before Sam spoke again. "Well she talked about everyone… I mainly talked about you."

Bumblebee couldn't help but smile as a feeling of euphoria swelled through him and Sam grinned back at him. "We were actually fine with it," Sam continued. "Our dates kind of… well, were completely uncomfortable. We're better friends really."

"Okay…"

"And then she told me point blank that I was in love with you and no matter what I shouldn't let the opportunity slip by me."

"'Slip by'?"

Sam fidgeted again. "She said that it was hard enough finding someone to love that letting a few obstacles stand in the way of finding it was just ignorant." He smiled a bit, smugness filling him at the next part. "She said she dated enough losers to know and of the lot I was the best one even if we weren't meant to be."

Bumblebee couldn't help but be slightly puzzled by this. "What obstacles? Barricade?"

Sam ducked his head again. "Oh, um…"

"Wait, this was before Barricade showed up so… what then? That I'm not human?"

"No, no! That wasn't it," Sam was quick to reassure him.

"Then what?"

"Oh, um…" Sam looked everywhere but at Bumblebee. 'How in the world do I explain this?'

"Seriously, not healthy," Bumblebee muttered aloud as the boy went red again.

Sam didn't hear him as he fought his own inner turmoil. "Um… intimacy," he finally utter feeling absolutely mortified.

"Intimacy?" 'Bee repeated confused. "But we are inti- Oh!" Optics brightened as he stared down at Sam who was avoiding looking at him again. "You mean, uh…"

Sam nodded in confirmation. "She said it would still be a worthwhile relationship even if it wasn't an, uh, physical one…"

"Oh…" 'Bee was quiet for a moment. "Yeah, I can see that. It wouldn't really work. You don't have a spark and I, well we can't, er, don't have." Sam went red again and Bumblebee couldn't help himself but ask. "Why are you blushing now?"

Sam could feel himself getting even redder. "Well, Will told me that, uh, he and Ironhide actually have- well. Urk."

"That he and 'Hide what?" Then it hit him. "What?! But- but how?" Sam ducked his head again, his gaze sliding towards the inconspicuous box. Bumblebee quickly shook his head, "right. Moving on…" and cursed the fact that his voice came out in a squeak. He waited a moment before trying again. "But that's good right? I mean, you and 'Cade-" and he quickly cut off that train of thought, hating how much it pained him to think about.

Sam jumped a bit in surprise. He hadn't even thought of that! A picture flashed in his mind and his eyes widened at it. 'That's intimidating.' "Um… I suppose," he finally managed to say and they both went quiet again.

Sam went back to picking at his nails as he had already thrown away all the surrounding pebbles and 'Bee was rather focused on a bird hopping from branch to branch in the tree beside them. "I suppose congratulations are in order," Bumblebee finally spoke as the bird took wing and flew off. "Whether 'Cade likes it or not, I doubt your Link can be broken." He turned back to Sam with a bit of a forced smile. "I mean, Primus made it for a reason in the first place, right? Why would he dissolve it?"

"I still feel horrible," Sam disclosed miserably.

"About?"

"You. We're in love with each other but I'm going off and… and getting married I guess you'd call it, to Barricade. I feel as if I'm just…" Sam's voice dropped to a whisper, "leavening you out in the cold."

"You're not leaving me," Bumblebee told him. "I'll still be your friend." He paused. "Unless you don't think we can still be friends?"

"What?" Sam's head jerked up. "Of course you're my friend! You always will be!"

Bumblebee smiled gratefully even as he couldn't help but feel a bit bitter about it. Barricade was going to be with Sam in every sense of the word and here he was- the friend. 'As the humans would say, always the bridesmaid…' He tried to shake off the sorrow and forced another smile. "Who knows what Primus has in store for us in the future? I might have a Linked somewhere out there." He frowned. "Knowing my luck, he'll probably be a 'Con too."

Sam graced 'Bee with a small smile. "Still, I wish there was something I can give you. Something I can do for you because while we are in love." He dropped his head again, sorrow and just a bit of loathing at the unfairness of it all filling him. "Because after we go back I'm going to be with Barricade. Like I said. I'm going to be faithful to him."

"I know you will," 'Bee told him, trying to sound approving of Sam's resolution. "Your tenacity is what makes you, you."

Sam turned away from his friend, unsure if he could bear to look at him and his gaze landed on the box. He stared at it as a small idea popped into his head. 'Can I? Should I?' he thought wildly. 'I mean, it's not like 'Cade and I are together yet.' The image from before sprang to the forefront of his mind again and Sam couldn't help but feel unnerve by it. 'I should at least know something about what to do and… well…' He glanced at Bumblebee again. ''Bee is nowhere near as intimidating as Barricade and he's a lot gentler when it comes to, well just about everything so it could stand to reason…' Sam thought about it some more. 'The least I can do is ask him. Even if this is the only moment, at least it's something. We only have right now because when we leave we go our separate ways, so to speak, and… well I have the thing with me and…'

Bumblebee watched the play of emotions flitter on Sam's face and he frowned as he tried to figure out what Sam was thinking. "Sam?"

Sam blinked and turned back to Bumblebee. "You love me, right?"

'Bee seemed perplexed. "I believe we've established that."

"And I love you," Sam continued.

"Yes…" Bumblebee had no idea where Sam was going by restating the current situation over again but he'd go with it. It wasn't like they could do anything about it. Sam was, as he said, practically betrothed to Barricade. 'But… what has Sam thought of?'

Sam fidgeted again. "I love Barricade but I can't stop my feelings for you. When we go back to the base I will be with 'Cade but…"

"But?" Bumblebee couldn't stop the sound of hopefulness in his voice.

Sam took a deep breath. "He and I are not together yet."

Bumblebee was at a loss. "What do you mean?"

"What I mean is," Sam shifted again. "While he may love me he's not exactly…" he rolled his hand in a circular motion, searching for the word. "Soft," he finished lamely.

"Of course not, he's a 'Con."

Sam let out a huff of annoyance at 'Bee's continual ignorance. 'I'm just going to have to come out and say it,' he realized and he steeled his resolve. "I've never had sex with anyone and since you and I love each other, I'd like for my first experience to be with you," he said in a rush, his words almost tripping over one another. Bumblebee just stared at him and Sam's blush returned full force. "It's a small consolation since it can only be the once but I'd like for it to be you." Bumblebee just stared and Sam squirmed again. "I don't really want to go in blind-"

"How?" Bumblebee's voice sounded slightly strangled and Sam looked up in surprise and a bit excited as 'Bee continued, struggling with his words. "You said that you know- That Will told you-" Bumblebee tried his best to get a coherent sentence out but it was difficult to think over the internal chant of 'Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!' running through the forefront of his processor

Sam felt the breath he didn't even know he was holding leave him in a whoosh and he reached for the, until then forgotten, inconspicuous box. "This is how."

And Bumblebee felt a burst of elation run through him. Barricade would be with Sam, but not until later. For now… 'For now he's mine.' And if Bumblebee sounded possessive, he didn't notice.

There, in the quiet under the larger oak tree a mere half an hour later form when they had started, Sam sighed as he finally managed to roll over onto his back and stretch his sore muscles, not at all bashful that he was lying in his companion's hand completely naked. At some point while he was recovering, Bumblebee had closed his spark chamber and Sam wondered if he should get dressed again. Then again… he did have a teenager's libido. XD!

Opening his mouth to ask if they should go again he squeaked in surprise as 'Bee suddenly sat bolt upright and Sam tumbled forward into his still cupped palm. "'BEE!" he yelped as he tried to find which way was up again. Righting himself he looked towards the direction Bumblebee was looking when he heard it.

Footsteps. Running footsteps. Too loud to be humans so that could only mean that they were a Cybertronion's. But they were alone, weren't they?

Sam's thoughts came to a screeching halt even as Bumblebee let out a hiss at the sight of Barricade charging up the hill in full mech mode. Instantly Sam knelt, trying his best to cover himself but it didn't matter as Barricade waved his arms frantically at them.

"Untangle yourselves and get decent!" Barricade hollered at them as he pointed behind them. "We've got incoming!"

Baffled, Sam looked behind the same time as 'Bee and he gasped horrified as he realized that the whirring noise at the end he had been hearing wasn't just Bumblebee's fans. It was the distant sound of jet turbines getting closer and closer to their position.

Somehow, Sam doubted it belonged to the military even as Barricade crested the hill and slid to a stop, actually skidding past them, hands already shifted to cannon mode and aimed at the inbound seeker.

Sam looked back up at 'Bee, stunned before he began to scramble for his clothes. "FUCK!" he yelped as he dropped to his knees in the dirt. His legs felt like they were made of jell-o as he frantically crawling towards his clothes while Bumblebee clambered to his feet behind him.

"You already did that!" Barricade snapped irritably. "Concentrate on surviving the next few minutes! Live now, fuck later!"

And even with the severity of the situation, Sam couldn't help but let out a silent cheer as Bumblebee reached out and thwacked Barricade over the head for his crassness.

-To be Continued

I REPEAT: If this chapter seemed short it's because it's only half the chapter. For the full version with the wonderful Smut Filled NC-17 Adult Version, please check out my Adultfanfiction account (Same pen name) or my Live journal! Links can be found in my profile.

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