~Knocked-Out~

...And a Cherry on top.

"Final lap, doll. You ready?"

"Since when do you call me doll?"

"Since when do you race?"

"You really wanna play this game with me? Fine then." Nightreak sped up, rounding the corner, leaving Knockout in the dust. After her surprise entrance, they had been lapping the cars of the race, neck and neck with each other. Now on the final lap, the pressure was on.

"Get back here, you!" Knockout accelerated all the way, nearly using control on the turn. Nightstreak watched from her rear view mirror, and giggled.

"Oh, you did not just..."

"Laugh at you? Yes, yes I did." Knockout growled playfully and raced after her. The lead alternates between them, neither of them wiling to give up. As they turned the final corner and headed for the finish line, he was able to get a solid lead.

"Looks like victory is going to be mine." He taunted. As he approached the finish line, he heard the revving of an engine, and suddenly, she was in front, and crossing the line.

"Not quite."

"What?! No way!"

"Yes way." Nightstreak drove up the slanted  wall of the ditch, and out of sight, followed by Knockout. As they drove through the desolate road, she suddenly turned into a group of trees clustered off the side.

"What is she doing?" Knockout wondered, as he followed her. She disappeared through the shadows, and it was silent. Knockout transformed, shrouded by the cover of the trees, and looked around.

"Nightstreak, What are you doing?" He called into the blackness. Slight rustling came from behind, and he jerked around, but saw nothing. A giggling figure lurked in the shadows, waiting for the right moment to strike, which never came as she lost sight of him. She glanced around, when...

"Gotcha." Strong arms wrapped around her waist from behind, and she was jerked backwards. She let out an "Eep!" and squealed with surprise.

"Now, did you really think you could sneak up on moi? Honestly." Nightstreak shook her helm and reached upwards to grab Knockout's face and tilt it downward so he looked straight down at her optics. She smiled as he did, then slithered out of his arms.

"You're mean!" She whined.

"No I'm not, and you know it."

"Primus darn it, why are you right?!"

"What are you talking about? I'm always right."

"Hardly." She cocked her hip to the side, putting a servo on it.

"You doubt my fabulousness? That's a level 10 offense, the highest one!"

"I'll take my chances."

"Even the punishment?"

"Hit me."

Knockout smirked, and squeezed her into a bone-cracking bear hug.

"Your punishment is that you can't leave my side forever." He whispered.

"Really? If this is the punishment, I'll gladly take it." She hugged back. "I've missed you."

"I've missed you too, doll."

"Again, Since when do you call me doll?"

"Again, Since when do you race?"

"There's a lot of things things you don't know about ME...Primus, Knockout...can't...breathe!"

He smirked and loosened his grip but still didn't let go. He get her wiggling underneath his arms, trying to get away. She was finally able to maneuver herself so that her back was pressed against him, and her head popped out of the small hole his arms left, and took a deep breath. She felt Knockout's frame shake as he chuckled.