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"Hello?"
"Yarr, who goes there?"
A hamster stood infront of a large, wooden door, bewilderment encircling
her. Her ears flicked a bit as the sound of thumping feet came closer and
closer, a squeal, and then the door opened.
"Ehehe, Sorry Bijou."
The pure white hamster stared up at the gruff, tan hamster, His little
yellow hard-hat set awkwardly on his head. He was holding onto a cream
hamster with a pirate hat on, complimented by his soft brown ears.
"Cappy was playing pirate again."
Bijou let out a laugh, stepping into the large, hollowed out room that was
the clubhouse. She looked at the table, at all her comrades, her friends.
Her eyes settled on Hamtaro.
The hamster was cream, with an odd orange pattern set upon his head. He
laughed with his friends, his eyes gleaming with life. He looked in Bijou's
direction and waved to her, a signal inviting her to sit with them all.
How she loved Hamtaro. How she wished she could be with him always, be by
his side, whisper sweet nothings into his ear... truly love him. She smiled
brightly at him as he pulled a seat out for her around the large table.
"Vhy Zank you, Hamtaro." She said, sitting down elegantly. She readjusted
the two, beautiful ocean blue bows in her hair, and listened in on the
conversation between The two feuding siblings, Sandy and Stan.
"I don't care HOW 'Drop dead gorgeous' You think she was, you don't go up
to random girls on the street and confess undying love to them!" The orange,
tiger-striped girl blurted at the twin hamster, who was slightly cringing
from her yells.
"How else do you expect to find a girlfriend? I mean, I wasn't about to sit
back and WAIT for love to find me!"
"You said that to THREE girls. Who you didn't know. within a ten minute
intervals."
Bijou chuckled, listening to the flirt retorting. Stan was always trying to
pick up girls to seduce, but to no avail. His sister, Sandy, was always the
one to crush his hopes.
"Alright, alright, alright, ENOUGH!" Barked Boss, the large tan hamster
roughly. "Time to get down to business!"
"What business? We haven't had anything to do in weeks!" Said a grey
hamster with a dapper bow tie and glass-like markings. Sadly, the only thing
the Ham-Hams had to entertain themselves for quite awhile were the squabbles
between Sandy and Stan, and the offbeat fights among Dexter, the grey one,
and Howdy, a western pun-intender with a red apron. Ahh, how they wanted
something to do. Alas, their minds were all on vacation.
Except for Oxnard, who was growing restless with ever passing second.
"I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!! PLEASE, LET'S DO SOMETHING BEFORE MY TAIL IS
FUSED WITH THIS CHAIR!!!"
Everyone fell silent, and turned their attention to the grey speckled
hamster. The odd outburst left Cappy giggling quietly, soon erupting into
laughter, falling over and yanking his pirate hat off. the rest slowly
laughed along, then the full humor of the moment hit them and they all were
laughing loudly. Oxnard bashfully nibbled on his sunflower seed, looking
away. "I-I'm just saying guys... We've been sitting around an awful lot,
with nothing but storytelling to do... I miss going outside, I miss running
around..."
A hamster with a soft pink scarf, feeling sympathetic, stood up. "Guys,
he's right. We're ALL getting a little pudgy-" She glanced in the direction
of Boss- "and I for one miss going outside too." Everyone looked to her,
slightly nodding and murmuring. They all got up in staggers, and filed out
to the door.
"Yeah, let's just go outside... for old times sake."
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As they reached the outdoors, each breathed in the sweet scent that was
Spring. the cherry blossoms were in full bloom, their pettles snapping
beautifully from the branches and fluttering across the light blue sky like
pink butterflies. Really, all wondered why they hadn't come outside sooner.
it was simply intoxicating how wonderful it was.
They broke off into little groups soon; some were playing tag, others
sitting and talking, others inventing uses out of fallen petals.
Bijou sat with all the girls a the lakefront, their fur blowing back in the
wind. Bijou laughed fancifully into the wind, leaning forward. "Ahh, eet's
so wonderful!" The french hamster had quite an accent, but regardless spoke
fluently.
Pashmina looked over her shoulder in the direction of hamtaro, who had
trailed off to play around with some acorns and walnuts. "Hey Bijou,
Hamtaro's alone over their!" A sly grin slid over her face. "Go on, talk to
him!" Bijou flushed suddenly, freezing. "V-Vhat do you mean? I... Always
talk to him!" She laughed nervously. "Drat. They know."
Sandy giggled. "Like, come on Bijou, give it up! We KNOW you've been
crushing on Hamtaro for like, ever!" She squeaked. Bijou's blush grew
steadily. "... W-well, I can't help eet!" She finally let out in a rush of
excitement. they all squealed, huddling around her.
"Come on, Spill!"
"Tell us everything!"
"ookwee!"
She felt a little overwhelmed, but backed up slightly and settled herself
down. "V-Vell... I-I mean, he's just so cute, and kind, and his childish
nature..." She looked down, tracing at the grass. They all squealed again,
holding her paws.
"Hang in there, Bijou!"
"Love's tough, Girl!"
"Ookwee!"
Bijou giggled nervously. She understood their excitement... But all of this
wasn't new to her. She seemed to always go for the same old type; Childish.
Kind. Cute.
But she couldn't help it.
The small hamster with a yellow sheet over her hopped ecstatically up to
Bijou, grabbing her arm. "Ookwee! Ookwee!" The young one could speak only
these words, but they seemed to give Bijou courage. She smiled thankfully at
Penelope, and began to walk off in the direction of Hamtaro. Behind her, she
could hear the fangirly squeals of her friends as she nervously walked
towards him, not taking a single step for granted, staring straight
ahead... not feeling natural at all.
But why?
"H-Hamtaro!" She managed out as she reached calling distance. He turned
around from rolling an acorn and smiled invitingly, his fur gleaming in the
bright, glaring sun. She shielded her eyes, looking to him through squinted
slits.
"Heya Bijou! I'm trying to figure out how long it takes to eat an acorn!"
Hamtaro shoved one in his mouth, his cheek bolstering with the huge nut. His
combination of a smile and his chubby cheek made him look awfully silly.
Bijou giggled loudly, walking over to him and sitting down on a nearby
stick.
"Zat is... very intriguing!" She said, charmed by his boyish persona. Her
observations went on further as he chewed it slightly, and rushingly
swallowed it, coughing and hacking.
"only EIGHT seconds!!" He cheered, skipping up to Bijou and sitting next to
her, holding out another acorn. "This calls for celebration!" She nodded,
taking it willingly and turning to him. "Zank you, Hamtaro! Zat is very
thoughtful of you!" She nibbled at it cautiously, not wanting to waste a
single inch of the wonderful gift he had given her.
She suddenly felt herself come to senses. Bijou, She thought, You're acting
like every little thing he does is a move towards you. slow down!
"So, Bijou..."
Hamtaro's voice seemed to come out of the blue and defog her thoughts. She
shook her head quickly and turned her attention to him. "Hm?"
"... Well, you see, I like this girl..."
The question threw her completely off guard, and she felt herself tense in
nervousness.
"Erm... Yes?"
Hamtaro gulped, looking away, embarrassed. "W-well... How do I know if she
likes me, or How can I tell if I like her, or... wait... Arrgh! J-just
nevermind! It was a silly question to start out with, f-forget it!!" He
rubbed his head, and Bijou noticed a heavy blush on him. She was still a bit
traumatized from the thought of him with another girl...
She froze in her own thought. Wait... the only other girls here were...
Sandy and Pashmina.
She felt as if rage was building up inside for no reason. She was letting
these thoughts fester inside of her. Ohh, how she wished she had never taken
that stroll towards him...
How she wished.
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Author's Notes: well well! It's been FOREVER since I've actually bothered to
type a story out! XDD Well, this is Reihari, reporting back for duty, with
better writing skillz and more inspiration! Please, I beg of you PLEASE Read
and Review, because I want to know what my writing is like for you all! Too
long? Choppy? Descriptive? I'm open for positive critique! (No flames, or
I'll eat you :B) Rei