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When Coraline was a child she had thought university was supposed to be a boring affair, in drizzly England with really old crumbly buildings. What Coraline had found out though at eighteen was that college was a whole other thing. College had cute boys with American accents, it had sprawling campuses with exciting classes, warm weather with beaches, lots of places to explore and lots of new friends to get into trouble with.

Like Sam Witwicky; best friend, fellow dork, captain and general all round nice (hot) guy. It didn't matter that Sam didn't really seem to notice the fact that Coraline was a woman, Cora was just glad to spend time with him. And his totally cool car which Corline was convinced was alive from the few times she had been allowed to get a ride with Sam (once for thanksgiving, where she got to meet Sam's parents who were mental but lovely. And once to the airport where she cried for about an hour after she got on the plane.) Not that Sam ever let on the car was magical or alive or alien or something but Coraline had a knack with these things... she just knew it.

"You know I know, right? The whole magical car thing, I know." Coraline said casually, leaning back against the car. Boots pressed against the tires, Coraline leaned forward looking up towards the dorms where Sam was getting his stuff. Honestly Coraline was curious, an explorer and had known Sam for nearly a year now and even if she hadn't known him for practically a lifetime, she was still Coraline Jones, "So, that's how we're going to play it then, huh?"

Coraline looked at the silent car, smile turning into a grin before she patted the bonnet. Good car.

"Yeah, yeah I'll get you to spill eventually you wait and see Bumblebee." Coraline said, squinting in the early morning light at the familiar sight of her best friend. Waving wildly at Sam, Coraline picked up her bags and bounced on her toes as she waited for him. "Come on Witwicky, we haven't got all day. There are beaches to see, waves to surf, classes to not go to."

Coraline bounded over to Sam as he got near the car. Pouncing on him, Coraline wrapped her arms around Sam and hugged him tight. Coraline pulled back to look at him, grinning.

"Is that what you're wearing? Really? Are you sure? Because I think that Will Turner might want his outfit back, is that pirate chic? All you need now is guyliner and you are all set, do you want to borrow mine?" Coraline asked, reeling off a hundred questions as she grinned goofily at him. "I'm kidding you look... you know."

Hot.

She wasn't saying that. At all.

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Coraline smiled, scrunching her nose up at the way Sam described the dress. She still had it, at the back of the wardrobe where it had been cast aside for not getting her the reaction she'd hoped for but maybe it might make a reemergance from its outcast status just for Sam. It had been really short, Coraline had definitely needed dutch courage for that dress.

"You like... really? Me touching you? Well, I guess we've got to make up for a lot then."Coraline asked smile brightening to a grin at Sam. Coraline brushed her lips against Sam's, smiling a bright goofy grin at him before kissing him properly, parting her lips against his softly. Sliding her hand up to the nape of his neck she was about to thread her fingers through his hair when she felt a small rumble beneath her feet.

"Erm, I think the Earth just moved." Coraline said laughing as she clung onto Sam at the little tremor.

Sam had felt the Earth move as well, only he had thought it was a reaction to Coraline's touch and kiss. He wouldn't have been surprised if it was that good, especially considering how long he had wanted to do this with her.

Once she mentioned the rumbling though, he knew he had felt it before, and that it was NOT a good thing, not at all.

"No, no, no. This is not happening," he said, grabbing her by the hand and dragging her back toward the house.

"BEE!" he screamed. "We've got Decepticons!"

Almost before he finished shouting though, he could hear the car transforming and a moment later, Bee was charging toward them in robot form, guns ready to fire on any hostilities.

"What's not happening? Wow, you really go from I want your touch Coraline to oh my God is that your car? I knew it!" Coraline said as Sam grabbed her hand, dragging her away from the danger towards the house. Sam's car was a giant, still possibly magical and or alien, sentient robot. She knew it. All that business with the radio and its choice of music. The way it would turn up sometimes when she could have sworn Sam hadn't driven. "You have a magical car, you have magical car Sam and you didn't tell me!"

Coraline hit Sam's arm, running with him as she turned and saw what exactly Sam meant by Decepticon. Coraline's eyes widened, her first instinct to run Towards the danger as Sam tugged her away from it.

"Not into the house! It's a giant robot it will crush the house and then you will be a squished Sam and squished Sam's don't get kisses they get I told you ahh!" Coraline yelled, as something crashed into the house. "-so. We're going around the house. Around."

Coraline liked to run towards danger but even she knew that when attacked by giant ass robots, you ran away. Coraline tugged Sam around the side of the house, the less direct and quick route but possibly safer route. "Your friend is going to kill you by the way. I think Bumblebee took out his garage."

"Bee, that is a house. How many times do I have to tell you, they are not for running through, you run around the houses!"

Bee looked at Sam quickly and made an apologetic sound before he began firing at the Decepticons. These particular model of Decepticon weren't very big, but there were about a dozen of them, popping up all over the beach. What they could have possibly wanted with Sam was beyond him, but right now that didn't matter.

"We need a phone," he said to Coraline, panting as his heart pounded in his chest. As messed up as it seemed, he was glad that she was there, she was good at thinking quickly.

"We need to make a call."

Coraline didn't think now was the time to mention that whatever sound Bumblebee, Bee was making was pretty much adorable not when whatever the hell crazy metal death machines they were, were trying to kill them. Or you know seriously maim and injure or kidnap. Generally bad things.

"My phone!" Coraline said automatically then remembering where she had left her phone in her bag, her bag which was inside Bumblebee who was now a giant robot. "Okay, forget that plan the phone is inside Bumblebee which is now kind of weird. Will it be goopy? Scrunched up? Now is not the time for questions Coraline Jones."

Coraline threw open the gate, running out onto the street. Next door neighbours, too slow. Passing jogger, no room for phone. Guard in the guard box. Guard in the guard box!

"Guard box! Totally guard box! I should say now is not the time to be calling anyone but I'm hoping you have like the robot equivalent of Ghostbusters number memorised." Coraline said skidding into the street and glancing behind one of the things that looked like it had spotted them making their escape. "What did you do to piss those things off?"

Sam was definitely glad Coraline was here, even if he would rather she was far, far away from the danger. So much for what was turning into a romantic getaway, after this she probably wouldn't want anything to do with him, knowing that killer robots were after him.

"Guardhouse," he nodded, pushing her in that direction. "And I kind of stopped them from taking over the world and killed their leader. They're sort of resentful of that."

Resentful was a bit of an understatement, but a more complete explanation would have to wait for when nothing was trying to kill them right that moment. He was sure Bee could handle the robots on the beach, but there was no telling what might join them.

"Guard box, I'm British. I thought I'd make that distinction clear although to be fair the security man doesn't wear a silly hat and might actually be able to smile." Coraline said grabbing Sam's hand and threading her fingers through his. Sam was here, they would be okay. She could be brave. She'd done this sort of thing before. Robot monsters, no problem. "You know that's kind of hot right? Not this bit, the running away bit but the taking over the world saving bit? That's hot Sam."

Although to be fair to Coraline she still didn't realise the effect she was having on passer bys and the people in their homes. The pair of them were running barefoot down the middle of the street, Coraline wearing only a bikini and still pretty much dripping wet. The little gated community might not have talked about the robots in weeks to come but they definitely talked about that.

"Okay, there it is. Right, remember how I can't lie to save my life. You're going to go explain how there's a big old gas leak to the nice guard man and you need to use the phone and I'm going to keep quiet," Coraline said pushing Sam towards the guard house, turning around at what sounded like metal scraping across tarmac. Ahuh, okay they needed to be quick about this.

"Okay now is really, really not the time to distract me with thoughts of how sexy you think I am," Sam replied as he continued to run toward the guardhouse. As pleasant as a thought that really was, he kind of needed all his attention focused on not dying.

He leaned in and kissed her hard before tearing himself away from her and flagging down the guard at the booth. Whatever the guy made per hour, this was way above his pay grade to deal with.

"Hey," Sam shouted, waving his arms some more. "There's a gas leak and-"

The guard was staring and Sam open mouthed with terror in his eyes. Looking over his shoulder he saw Bee coming down the street, firing at several of the Decepticons that had gotten past him. So maybe a gas leak story wasn't going to explain it. Shoving past the guard, Sam grabbed his phone and dialed 911.

"Thank you for calling 911, what is your emergency?"

"Code 12, Decepticons at Moonlight Cove! Repeat, this is Sam Witwicky and we have Decepticons at Moonlight Cove!"

Coraline grinned at Sam about to reply about how sexy she thought he was (which was very, especially when he was rambling and making that absurd patented Sam Witwicky face) when he turned round and kissed her. Just like that Sam kissed her. Leaning in towards him, she almost went flying when he moved away suddenly flagging down the guard.

Touching her fingertips to her lips Cora let out a soft oh, turning her head before letting out a louder, harder Oh. Bumblebee was seriously impressive but it was the Decepticons, evil robots of Death, that she was oh-ing at.

"You have a secret code?! That is so... completely hot." Coraline exclaimed in the background before she backed up, reaching for Sam's hand yelling out loudly. "Kick their ass Bumblebee! Sam, we need a plan, we need a getaway car or something because we're not going to be able to outrun the giant evil robots."

"Bee we need to move!"

In response, Bumblebee fired at the two Decepticons nearest Sam and Coraline before transforming back into a car. By the time he reached them he was in full car mode and skid to a stop, doors flinging open. Sam was pretty sure that he didn't need to tell Coraline to get in the car.

Sam slid behind the wheel and slammed his seat belt into place before slamming on the gas. The tires squealed for a moment before the car took off, blowing through the feeble security gate keeping them in.

"How far are Optimus and the others out?" Sam asked.

Lorrie Morgan's "Well now you've got five minutes, to figure it out" played in response.

"Okay. We've got this. We've got this, we've got this," he said, glancing over his shoulder quickly before giving Coraline a nervous smile. "Just hang on, we need to get the away from a populated area and not get blown up for the next five minutes."

Hearing Bumblebee transform and seeing it was two different things, Coraline stared mouth open as he skidded to a halt in front of them. Sam was sliding into his seat before she remembered where she was. Right, giant death robot monsters. Moving quick, she slid her legs into the car and turned to shut the door which shut all by itself. Sliding her seatbelt into place, Coraline turned her head looking at the others behind her before turning to straight ahead.

"Bumblebee if I have ever spilled a soda or left rubbish in you, I am so, so sorry. Also I'm sorry I am wet right now, wet from the water! I meant the water," Coraline said rambling a little. Coraline tended to go two ways with dangerous situations, quiet and serious or rambly and serious. Apparently she was in a rambly mood. She managed to stay quiet until Sam said others and then she still managed to hit him quietly in the arm. "Others? There are other magical cars, other magical cars and you saved the world and you didn't tell me? You are the worst Sam, the absolute worst."

Coraline leaned across, placing her hands on Sam's legs so she could kiss him hard before she let go with a smile. He wasn't the only one who got to kiss the other in the middle of dangerous situations. Besides Coraline probably shouldn't really have a go about that seeing as she had her own you know secrets that didn't just involve wanting to get into Sam Witwicky's pants. Although that one wasn't really a secret anymore.

"Out of populated areas? Turn left at the end of the road, we passed eerie and secluded road turning about five miles maybe more on the way here. I think it goes to an industrial estate, it's that or we head back to college and then there will be questions Sam. All the questions, epic questions." Coraline said still leaning on Sam's legs with her hands, seeing as he didn't exactly need to drive.

Despite the deadly, high speed chase they were on Bee still found time to answer Coraline, relying on the Rolling Stones to speak for him.

But it's all right now, in fact, it's a gas!

"Five miles, turn off, got it," he said, eyes locked on the road while they flew down the street at high speeds. Thankfully, the secluded area in general meant that there was very little traffic on the way.

"Okay, and right now? This is a no touching time. No touching because I sort of have to be focusing on driving and not getting us killed and not your hand on my leg and what it's doing in my pants. Not that things are happening in my pants."

Of course, things very much were happening in his pants, but the excitement of the chase and the excitement of Coraline were having a rather obvious effect on him. But that didn't mean it had to be encouraged.

"Isn't Bumblebee, Bee, driving? Huh, okay I'm getting off. You! I'm getting off you, right now." Coraline said, hand sliding slightly up Sam's legs before she shifted back into her seat. She couldn't help the curious glance on the way back though, blushing a little at the implcation. Huh, had that always been going on? She'd sat on his lap before and he'd never seemed to mind, true for short periods but lap... sitting! "There is nothing happening because you're not wearing pants, you're wearing swimwear. I just thought you should clarify."

Coraline turned her head at the last minute as she sat back down, yelping.

"Hard left!" Coraline said at the deathmachine things that had turned into cars, cars seriously, trying to sneak up along their left side

"No, I'm driving," he said, jerking the wheel to the left as he slammed into the car pulling up next to them, sending it flying into a ditch and then a tree. Glancing in the rear-view mirror showed that the small group of Decepticons had only been the first wave. Moving up quickly behind them were several larger Decepticons.

"Okay, can we please, please stop talking about how turned on you get me? Please? We can talk about it as much as you want later, I promise."

Coraline had always like Sam's car, it was a nice car and pretty badass but when Sam drove it, jerking it into the car alongside them, like that? Coraline loved Sam's car and she definitely liked his driving. Possibly a little too much. Who knew she had a thing for fast cars and danger? Well, except her parents. On the danger front, not the car front.

"Okay, we're definitely talking about it later just so you know and there is a- wow, those guys are big. Where those the little bitty bots? You really, really pissed them off didn't you?" Coraline asked watching the road behind them as a wave of much larger killer death robot machines gained speed and ground on them. "Do we have weapons? Bee, do you have weapons or do you have to be all robot-y, it's a word, to use them? The turn off should be coming up Sam."

Coraline pressed her hand against the side of the car as the turning approached, glancing behind them as they drove. "Bumblebee, are your friends near because I think we need back up. Lots of it."

"Okay, all talk about me, or anyone else getting turned on right now has to stop immediately or we are going to crash!" Sam begged. "Hang on!"

Sam swerved off the road, heading into the forest that was on either side. While a Camaro wasn't exactly an off road vehicle, Bumblebee wasn't exactly a normal car, not by a long shot. Weaving in and out of the trees, the car bounced hard over the uneven terrain.

Just when Sam thought they were about to be overtaken, Bee played...

Liftoff in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...

And the Cavalry arrived. Larger than life, Optimus slammed to the ground next to them and began firing at the trailing Decepticons. Hitting the ground on either side of them, Ironside and Mudflap began blasting away as well.

"I said turn off, not turn on. And you wouldn't crash, I trust you Sam. I know you wouldn't kill us or crash even if I was sat here naked." Coraline replied gripping the side of her chair and the door tight as Sam swerved the car off road. "Those things are gaining Sam... Sam!"

Coraline very rarely swore, she swore for effect and she swore to prove a point but she didn't actually swear generally. Right now, she would have made a sailor blush the way she swore when Bee's back up arrived. She honestly could feel the vibrations through the car as the Big Guy landed slamming into the ground beside them.

"That's some back up," Coraline replied twisting in her seat so she could stare at Bee's friends. Coraline patted the panel beside her, stroking it softly. "Don't worry you're still my favourite magical sentient alien whatever car robot Bumblebee."

Coraline winced as one of the other guys took out one of the big evil death machines with a rather sickening metallic crunch.

With four Autobots there, it didn't take long to dispatch the remaining Decepticons. Once they saw that Optimus was there they seemed to think it was best to retreat. Having the leader of the Autobots show up to kick your ass really put a damper on your murder-on.

After just a few seconds, it was all over except for the smoking craters but Sam still had a white knuckle grip on the steering wheel. In the heat of the moment he tended to flail and shout but once the adrenaline wore off he was always a bit shaken.

"Holy shit, that was not part of the surprise," he finally said, relaxing and falling back against the seat. "Fuck the Decepticons. Fuck, fuck fuck!"

This was supposed to be a fun, relaxing afternoon, not one where he and Coraline almost died.

"You mean you don't arrange to take a girl out on a date, not tell her it's a date because it's not a date but it sort of is and then get you and her both chased by an army of magical evil death machines who want to kill you?" Coraline asked curiously, turning her head to look at Sam. Coraline watched as Sam flopped back onto the seat swearing. Waiting for him to stop, she brushed her hair back up off her face and retied it into a haphazard ponytail looking like she was getting ready for something. "You're officially not driving now? Good."

Coraline didn't wait for a reply before unclicking her seatbelt and somehow managing to get herself free and onto Sam's lap in the space of about ten seconds. Pressing her hands against either side of his face, Coraline managed to get to kissing him in under fifteen. It was kind of funny how her heart raced when she kissed him, all fluttery and fast when she leaned in sliding her body against his.

Sam gave a muffled groan as Coraline was suddenly in his lap, kissing him and pressing up against him. He kissed her back, arms wrapping around her lower back as he squirmed position himself in a less... embarrassing position considering what she might be sitting on.

"Sam, we have cleared the area of... Oh."

Optimus Prime probably didn't mean to be a cockblock, but having the leader of the Autobots peek into his window was a bit distracting.

Coraline let out a soft moan almost as Sam wrapped his arm around her, parting her lips gently as she threaded her fingers throught his hair. Coraline broke the kiss at the sound of the voice, pressing her forehead against Sam's with a smile before kissing him again, a soft brush of lips against his. Shifting in his lap, Coraline pulled back and stared curiously at the Big Guy staring in through the window. Coraline didn't think robots could blush but if they could, he was probably doing so right now.

"We should probably find out why they were trying to kill you, right? Apart from the I killed your leader thing," Coraline said sliding her hands down Sam's neck, kissing him again lightly before popping open the door and sliding off Sam's lap and out the car. She'd rather much be in the car but there were giant robots, giant robots! That didn't happen every day. "Cleared the area of decepticons? They're the evil ones, right? Do you know why they were after Sam, I'm thinking again because Sam is far too good a getaway driver for this to be a one off. Either that or he's been robbing banks."

Sam didn't want to find out why they wanted to kill him, at least not at the moment. He would have much rather sat there and just explored where things were going to go with Coraline. Apparently she was more worried about his safety at that moment than he was, which was probably a good thing.

"Greetings," Optimus said. "I am Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots. You must be Coraline. We have all heard much about you from Sam."

"Dude, not cool," Sam said, sliding out of the car after Coraline. "You don't out a guy that he talks about a girl a lot."

"My apologies, Sam. I did not mean to violate the bro code."

Coraline could not stop grinning at Optimus. It was the same happy, dorky smile that she usually reserved for Indiana Jones marathons, Doctor Who fans in America and Sam Witwicky. It wasn't because he was a talking, sentient, possibly alien and/or magical robot but it was because he was all of that and Sam's friend and had just saved their lives and Sam had taught them the Bro code.

"Hi Optimus Prime it's nice to meet you. Wait, you taught them the bro code?" Coraline asked looking at Sam with that smile. Coraline wrapped her arms around herself, rubbing her bare arms up and down as she looked between Optimus and Sam. "How much talking are we talking about here? What sort of talking exactly?"

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"What? Why not? They're bros aren't they?" Sam said. He knew that it would be weird for someone else to think that way but the Autobots were his friends and he saw them as relatively normal people. Or normal, never really people.

"He speaks nothing but the best of you," Optimus reassured her. "And I can see you are as beautiful and brave as he said."

Sam groaned and covered his face with his hands. He supposed it could have been worse and this could have happened before she knew that he was interested in her.

"Yeah but it's you, you taught them the bro code." Coraline replied, smiling as the Big Guy, Optimus, just dug Sam in a further trench of humiliation or what Sam probably thought of humiliation. Coraline thought it was interesting to say the least, hearing the things that Sam had never said to her. "I can see me and you are going to be really good friends Optimus maybe even BFF especially if you keep telling me what Sam has been saying. Even if Sam is wishing he was dead right now."

Coraline grinned at Sam, groaning and covering his face. Taking his hands, Coraline pulled them down before pressing a kiss to his lips soft and chaste. Coraline shivered, feeling the cold a little, as she stood there still in their swimwear. She was kind of regretting the quick escape now. Turning back to Optimus though, Coraline looked at him curiously even as she leaned against Sam for warmth.

"Do we need to be worried? Are they going to come after Sam again? I mean, we have classes we can't go back if they're going to be waiting and how did they find us?" Coraline asked wondering mostly outloud.

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