Ch.3
Danger!
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"I wonder where those three went" said Maxwell as he took another seed out of backpack.
"Lucky Kai" said Stan. "Bijou and Sandy are probably fighting over him." Maxwell and Boss fixed him with an icy glare.
"They are kinda takin' a long time" noted Cappy. "Oh, wait, here they come! But where's Kai?" Bijou and Sandy walked up with worried looks on their faces.
"Where'd Kai go?" asked Hamtaro.
"Uhhh, yeah, that's the thing" said Sandy. "We kinda made him upset and he ran off."
"Geez, sis" said Stan. "What'd you do to 'im?"
"Um, we'll tell zou later" said Bijou. "Please just help us find him."
"But I'm still hungry" whined Oxnard.
"Oxnard, you're always hungry" said Cappy.
"Oh, yeah" said Oxnard. "Okay, I'll help."
"He went zis way" said Bijou." "Follow me!"
Kai had wondered aimlessly al the way to an abandoned factory near the bay. He sat in the corner, sniffling and drying his eyes.
"I know I should have just stayed at home, at least I was only lonely there. Now I'm lonely and heartbroken!" Those very words were enough to knock some more tears out of him. He hugged his knees to his just and continued to weep quietly. Throughout his period of sadness, all he could think about was Pashmina, her pink scarf, he gentle ways, the way she smiled when she was happy, everything. He looked over at a piece of glass near, looking at his reflection. His eyes were all red from all the crying and his checks were moist from his tears.
"Look at me, how could Pashmina like some ham who bawls his eyes out like a baby? I'll never get the courage to tell her how I feel."
Kai's ears perked up, suddenly noticing he wasn't alone. He could here the wheels of a cart coming closer. A hamster came around the corner, hauling a cart with him.
"H-How's there?" asked a frightened Kai. The hamster with the cart came closer to him. Kai was beginning to make out the features of the Hamster. He had grey fur, but it was white around his mouth. He also had a red nose and what appeared to bean eye patch over his left eye, but upon further inspection, it was actually just a marking.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"Y-Yeah, sniff I'm fine."
"Well, you don't look "fine", looks like you've been crying." Kai, noticing his eyes were still damp with tears, began to rub them with his arm. The hamster went over to his cart and pulled out a sunflower seed.
"You hungry?" Kai accepted the seed gratefully and went at it with gusto. He never got to eat anything for lunch thanks to Bijou and Sandy. The hamster knelt down beside Kai.
"You wanna tell me what's wrong?" Kai seemed reluctant at first due to the hamster's sinister look, but it seemed the hamster really wanted to help him.
"Well, their's this girl…and, well.
"Yeah, go on.
"I-I, um, l-like her." Kai's face flushed red with embarrassment.
"Does she like you back?"
"I dunno, I'm too shy to ask her, she'll probably reject me anyways."
"I thought that too when I had a crush on Francoise."
"Francoise? What happened with her?"
"I met her one day and developed a crush on her. I wanted to tell her how I felt, but I didn't know what she'd say."
"So what happened?"
"I finally gathered up the courage to tell her my feelings."
"And…?"
"We've been together ever since!"
"Congratulations!"
"Thank you, but the bottom line is that you'll never know how she feels about you unless you tell her how you feel. When you decide to tell her is up to you."
"Thanks, I'll try…"
"Good! I hope it works out for you! I'll see you around kiddo!" The hamster grabbed his cart and began to walk away.
"Wait! I never introduced myself! I'm Kai, what's your name?"
"I'm Sabu."
"Okay then. Tell Francoise I said hi!"
"I'll tell her when I see her again. She's probably out with some of her other pigeon friends. Goodbye!" Sabu turned the corner and was gone from Kai's sight.
"Wait, he's going out with a pigeon?"
Kai got up and began to walk out of the factory. "Wait, he's going out with a pigeon? Either way, Sabu's right! I've gotta tell Pashmina how I feel, no matter how shy I am!"
"Now I just have to remember where the clubhouse is. I guess I'll just retrace my steps. Now I remember I went through that fish market up ahead…"
Meanwhile, the ham hams had made their way to the fish market.
"Great, now I can't find Kai's scent" groaned Boss. "All I smell is fish, phew!"
"But we've gotta find him!" said Hamtaro. "I have to give him back his backpack he left at the park! I hope we find him soo, this thing's kinda heavy."
"Oh no!" cried Pashmina as she looked about franticly.
"What's wrong?" asked Hamtaro.
"It's Penelope, I can't find her anywhere!"
"Okweeeeeee!"
"That came from that alley!" shouted Boss. "Let's go!" The ham hams gasped as they rounded the corner of the alley. A large calico cat was menacing poor Penelope who was bawling in the corner.
"Penelope!" cried Pashmina. "What are we gonna do?"
"Don't worry, I'll think of something" said Maxwell. Hamtaro turned around as he felt Kai's backpack being tugged off him. Kai was right behind him hastily throwing on his rollerblades.
"Wait, where'd you come from?" asked Hamtaro.
"I'll tell you later! Look, I'll distract the cat while you guys grab Penelope, okay?" Before any of the ham hams could disapprove of the idea, Kai skated off towards the cat. As he skated, he picked up a small rock and hurled it at the cat, hitting it in the head. The cat shook his head and turned its attention to Kai.
"Over here ya stupid kitty! Follow the hamster on the rollerblades!" The cat, taking Kai's bait, chased after him out of the alley. Once the cat was out of the alley, Hamtaro made a break for Penelope.
"It's okay Penelope, your safe now" said Hamtaro as he piggybacked her out of the alley.
"Oh Penelope! I was so worried about you!" said Pashmina as she embraced her tiny friend. "Wait, where's Kai?"
"Outta the way!" The ham hams moved just in time as Kai sped past them with the cat on his tail.
"Wait, Kai! That's a dead end!" cried Boss. But Kai knew what he was doing, it just took precise timing and enough speed. He headed straight for the wall as if it wasn't there at all. The rest of the ham hams held their breath as Kai went of a box like a ramp, landed with his wheels on the wall, and sprung himself away from the cat. The cat, unable to stop itself, hit the wall at full speed, knocking itself senseless. The ham hams cheered for Kai as he skated over to them, breathing heavily.
"Is Penelope okay?" he panted.
"I think she'll be just fine" said Hamtaro holding her up.
"Oh, Kai! Thank you so much!" said Pashmina as she wrapped her arms around him in an embrace.
"I-It was nothing" said Kai shyly as he blushed.
"That trick you did was awesome!" said Stan.
"Yeah! You just lead that cat right in there, and splat!" said Cappy.
"That cat didn't know what hit him!" said Panda.
"I think this calls for a celebration!" said Hamtaro. "Let's go back to the clubhouse!" The ham hams cheered aloud. Kai didn't leave Pashmina's side for the rest of the day, much to Howdy and Dexter's displeasure. They walked paw in paw back to the clubhouse, sat next to each other during the celebration at the clubhouse, they were even the last ones to leave the clubhouse.
Bijou and Sandy decided to walk home together. They couldn't help but feel guilty for making Kai upset at the park.
"At least that encounter with the cat, like, totally helped Kai with his situation with Pashmina.
"Yes, that is why I've thought of a plan to get those two together!" She whispered her plan into Sandy's ear.
"Awsome plan Bijou! Totally romantic too!"
"Great! I'm glad you like it!"
Howdy and Dexter were also walking home together, despite their rivalry. They both had the same idea in the heads.
"That Kai's getting' too attached to Pashmina for my likin'" stated Howdy.
"Something has to be done!" said Dexter. "Pashmina likes me best anyways!"
"In your dreams! She likes me a whole lot better than you!"
"Does not!"
"Does too!"
Well, there's ch.3, but the story's not over yet! What plans are Bijou and Sandy cooking up? What kind of ideas are forming in the minds of Howdy and Dexter? Find out n ch.4, coming soon!