Hamtaro placed his paw on the cage bar, hesitating. He was going to see Bijou today, and tell her the feelings hes kept for so long. After thinking long thoughts all night, he was finally ready.

He lifed the door up eargerly, running below the window sill and heading down the gutter. He rode through it quickly, reached the bottom and went in mid air. He landed right on Brandi's nose and bounced off.

"Hey Brandi!" He said, running through the yard, and into the alleyway. Hamtaro made his way through the gravel, random people looking to the ground and noticing the orange figure under their feet and trying to pick him up. But Hamtaro was too fast to be caught so easily.

A person looked at his feet, seeing the Orange figure looking right up at them. They put their hand down, but Hamtaro shot off, knowing there would probably be no more Laura if he was picked out of the crowd.

He found the little tunnel just at the end of the street, near where Conna lived. He waddled over to the hole, jumping and jotting into the hole and making his way to the solid gravel at the bottom.

Hamtaro found himself running through the tight hole. While walking through it, he was thinking things that ... werent ever set on what he was going to do. Bijous face was floating around in his head. He was totally ready. He was more confident now than when he was whenever near her on adventures. When he was near her then, he felt queasy.

The small hamster was now facing the door into the clubhouse. He could already hear Bijou humming inside. Perfect! ONLY Bijou! Yes! Its his big chance, and hes going to suceed. He knows it.

Opening the door a crack, he peeks in, watching Bijou twirl her blue ribbons around like Sandy. He watched for a minute, then opened the door all of the way.

"Hey, Bijou!" He said eagerly, Looking at Bijou in the happiest Bijou had seen yet. She cocked her head and closed her eyes.

"I knew you would come Hamtaro!" She said, opening her eyes and popping a hamster treat from her paw and offering it to him.

"No you can eat it. Anyway..." He said, moving his paw around in the sand below him.

"Yes, Hamtaro?"

...

"Hamtaro?"

"Oh!" He stammered quickly, noticed he lost himself in thought. He sat up next to her, heart pumping. Maybe he wasnt as brave and couragous as he was minutes before.

"I just wanted to tell you somthing. I dont know how to say it without becoming the reddest ham ham in the world." Hamtaro said, Bijou giggled and grinned. He knew what he was going to say already.

"That I really like you more than a hams best friend." He turned very red, Bijou giggled and wrapped her small arms around his head and smiled, knowing the dream shes had has come true.

And she was there for the very same reason; To confess.