Spark (Bumblebee Love Story)

Chapter 5

    "Sam" Mikaela guesses Sam's name.

    "Sam. Yeah."

    "Sam Wilkicky."

    Danielle gives a slight snort on Mikaela butchering their last name, as said man looks over at her, "Witwicky."

    "God, you know what? I'm so sorry. I just-"

    "No, it's cool," Sam rushes, cutting Mikaela off.

    "I just didn't recognize you."

    "Yeah, well, that's understandable."

    Danielle sits up immediately, hearing the Camaro's engine start to stutter, making Sam panic, as his eyes dart around the Camaro. Right as Sam nearly freaks out, the radio turns on, and the song "Sexual Healing" starts to blast through the speakers. Danielle couldn't hold in her laugh, as she starts to snicker, seeing Sam trying to control the car, but to also apologize to Mikaela.

    "When I get that feeling I want sexual healing" the radio sings, as Sam pulls the Camaro on the dirt road, his mind going blank on what to do.

    "This radio, is like, it's an old radio" Sam apologizes to Mikaela.

    Like the car had a mind of its own, it pulls up to a cliffside, before stopping completely, as the radio changes to another song, a song that made Danielle crack up instantly; the song "I Got You" by James Brown.

    "I can't get this radio to stop. Look I wouldn't try this on you. Cause this is like a romantic feeling I'm not trying on doing" Sam kept saying, panicked.

    "Uh-huh" Mikaela said, tying part of her hair into a ponytail.

    "Not that you're worthy of trying something like this on."

    "No of course not."

    "I'm a friend of yours. I'm not a romantic friend. Romantic friends do this" Sam carried on.

    It wasn't until the chorus it's on the song, that Mikaela opens her door, quickly stepping out, "Just pop the hood".

    Sam huffs as Mikaela was out of sight, before repeatedly kicking the car's side, making it shut up; Danielle hears this, and reaches over, slapping the back side of Sam's head.

    "Hey! Don't hurt my car! Go help Mikaela out, dumbass!" Danielle whispers harshly to Sam.

    With defeat, Sam does so, leaving the car, letting Danielle be the only person inside the car. With a heavy sigh, she lays back down again, but instead, turns her head, staring at the little chain that was hanging on the rear view stand.

   

    "What the hell should I call you?" Danielle mumbles to herself, "Yellow? No, too cheesy.....Stripes? Gross."

    She scans the car interior more, her eyes settling on the pendant that was in the middle of the steering wheel. She feels her whole body almost freeze up staring at it, but she didn't have the strength to pull herself away.

    "Bumblebee?" Danielle ponders, no really realizing what she had said.

    She was pulled out of her trance, feeling the seats go to a blistering heat, making Danielle yelp from the seats, as she quickly rises up from her lying position, and stares at the car in disbelief. She slowly thinks back a couple of seconds ago, and says the name again.

    "Bumblebee?" Danielle asks in anticipation.

    Feeling the seats warm up again gave Danielle a little reassurance, like inside this car was a safety bubble, as she didn't have any fears in this car.

Then, her ears picked up the conversation between Mikaela and Sam from outside.

"You know, I was thinking, if Trent's such a jerk, why do you hang out with him?" she hears Sam ask, as she sees said man walking towards the car door, plugging the keys back in the ignition.

Danielle saw red flags, as she processes what her brother has just said, and reaches over, slapping Sam in the head once more.

"What?" Sam groans at her, turning his head to look at his twin.

"You're not supposed to say that! Don't you realize how incredibly screwed you are?" Danielle harshly says to him.

Sam absorbs Danielle's scolding, and just as his eyes widen, he hears Mikaela speak.

"You know what? I'm just gonna walk. Good luck with your car. Bye, Danny" Mikaela says, as she walks past the car, making her way towards the street.

Sam nearly chokes on his spit, as he leaps to the hood of the car, closing it abruptly, then sprinting back towards the driver's seat, frantically putting the keys in the ignition. Danielle watches from her seat, a little smirk on her lips, as her fingers tap against the leather seats in amusement.

"Please work for me" Sam chants to himself, "Please, please, please-"

"Baby come back! Any kind of fool could see!" the radio interrupts Sam, as the car starts up, startling Sam and Danielle. Sam pants, shifting the car into reverse, high-tailing it to pull up to Mikaela's walking from, Danielle noticing a little smile on her face right as Sam pulls up.

Danielle shakes her head to herself, still gobsmacked that Sam was head over heals with this girl...and that she was okay with it.