A/N: ACK!! Such laziness...this will not do!!
Light Sneasel: Wow! That's exactly how I feel! I saw "The Scary Museum" before seeing "Bijou's Favorite Ribbon" and I have to say that "The Scary Museum" had a much better plot, in my opinion. I loved how Boss got the chance to save Bijou's life and did so. But in "Bijou's Favorite Ribbon"... I just didn't like that one. I thought it had a lousy plot and I thought it was pretty pathetic how Bijou got so upset over a ribbon. But that showed how emotional she was over Hamtaro, which explains a lot of her moody behavior in this fic... So I guess if I hadn't seen her act like that over something so simple as a ribbon, I would feel like her outbursts in this story would be way OOC. And throughout the entire episode, I couldn't help but wonder "What about Boss? He liked Bijou first, didn't he?" So I awaited a fic that actually dealed with the little "love triangle" of Hamtaro, Boss, and Bijou... But none showed up, really, so I finally decided to write my own, and here it is!
sockpuppetbug: What a kawaii review! You're a great poet. I'll know who to call next time I put Jingle in one of my fics! ;)
Jade Stellar: Heh... Glad you like it. And actually, I should be thanking you for nagging me about it. I had never planned to put any Travis+Laura in my story (Such insanity!! lol), and if you hadn't asked for it so much, it wouldn't be here to spice up my fic! So thanks! ^_^
ZeroX: Only satisfactory? Aww... Well, I guess I can't please everyone. I bet you're an H+B fan, right?
StinkerBW: Thanks! But there won't be anymore T+L until a tiny bit in the very last chapter. Yep, that's right, I'm DONE with this fic! (I think I've mentioned that already, haven't I?) I'm going to be working on a songfic to go with it soon... And in case you're wondering, this WHOLE fic is 21 chapters long. That's a lot of reading, but I hope that doesn't keep y'all from enjoying it! ^_^
Oh, and one VERY important note...
The indented song that Jingle sings does NOT belong to me. It's a cluster of words from "Hold On" by Good Charlotte. You'll probably recognize it when you see it. ;)
Now then, here goes...
Chapter 14: Boss's New Life?
He had stopped running a while ago. His rough paws had grown tired after running so far so fast. "But what else was I supposed to do? After all, I had finally snapped out of my density which had made me foolishly think that anyone would like a blind, fat, ugly field hamster like me, when they could have an innocent, cute, kind guy like Hamtaro. Especially someone as classy as her...nah... If I really loved her, I wouldn't wanna make her hang around with a creep like me... I'm... such a selfish bastard." Boss said, weeping. He uttered bitter sobs, but shed no tears. His eyes were about as tired as his paws, and twice as puffy. He had cried it all out in the time he had been running. But now that the tears had slowed, what was to become of him? Where would he go? What would he do?
"There's no way I could go back to the clubhouse now... not after such a scene," Boss said, picturing himself running out the clubhouse door. "If I did, they probably wouldn't let me be the leader of them anymore. They'd need someone strong to lead them, not a wussy crybaby like me..." Boss said, enriching deeper in his cruel self-defeat. "What was I thinking? Not only did I let everyone see my tears, but I ran off not having any idea of where to go... Being so gruff all the time makes me a lousy domesticated ham, which explains why Bijou would never love me... But getting lost so easily makes me a lousy field ham too..." he said, deep in thought. "I've lost it, haven't I?!" He said aloud. His loud, angry voice echoed throughout the area.
Boss stood there, on the moss growing on a log above a rocky creek. He watched the water slowly trickle and heard faint thunder in the distance. "It's no use," he thought, "After my parents abandoned me when I was young, I felt sad... And I promised never to let anyone into my heart again. But... When I saw her, my feelings totally changed. And now, since I can't have her, it would be completely worthless of me to promise myself the same thing... After all, if I couldn't keep it then, how could I possibly keep it now?" He thought, "I should just... get this overwith..." He said, swallowing hard, "Goodbye world... Goodbye, Bijou... and good luck..." Boss wept some more. Then he took a deep breath. He was miserable, and the only way to end it would be to jump into that creek and get himself over with. "Okay," he thought, "Here goes. 1...2..."
The familiar strumming of guitar strings stopped Boss. His ear twitched. "What the..." Boss said. He slowly dobo-doboed down to where the sound came from. There, sitting beside a rock and a dandelion, was none other than Jingle, the rhyming nomad among the hams. He didn't stay at the clubhouse, but he was just as much of a ham-ham as the rest of them. He looked as if he were about to strum himself a lullaby and fall asleep right on his guitar. "Jingle, it's you!" Boss said, just a tiny bit cheered up.
"The smell of rain draws near, but the thunder is oh so melodic," Jingle began in another one of his poems/songs. "I've been heading out to a warm, dry place, but the smell makes me wanna let it slide and let my fur get soaked..." Jingle continued.
"Hey, Jingle, you've traveled lots of places, right?" Boss asked.
"I am a wanderer, I know places to stay, but know no home," Jingle began again.
"Uh, ok... yeah," Boss began, "Well... In all your wanderings, has there ever been a time where you felt like there was no point in your life? Uh, don't get me wrong, I'm just wondering... A time where you felt like your wanderings are completely pointless, and like the only thing that would make you happy would be to just stop, and...well, end your life?" Boss asked, a bit shy and hesitant.
"A ham I know felt the way you do, full of feelings sad and blue. Now I'll tell you what I told him on that day, so listen carefully to the words I say..." Jingle said. He gently played a familiar tune on his guitar...
"Hold on if you feel like letting go,
Hold on; it gets better than you know
Don't stop looking; you're one step closer
Don't stop searching; it's not over"
These lyrics touched Boss a bit. Jingle was obviously a good guy if he was willing to write a song to make someone feel better. He always knew Jingle was a good guy, of course, but this made Boss a bit closer to him. After all, since Jingle was always on the road, no one really ever got to know him. Of course, Jingle wasn't exactly the easiest guy to get to know, considering he was always such a philosopher. That went the same for Snoozer, too. He had advised Cappy and the other hams earlier that day. "Come. Come and follow me. We can find the place of warmth and work together on my journey," Jingle said.
"Journey? What journey?" Boss asked, confused.
"My journey to find what another is looking for. Together we will find all that we need. Like two expeditionists, we will wander however far we need to." Jingle said, seeming more inspired by these words. "You have your shovel, and I, my guitar. The both of us have our sense of direction. We will wander and overcome all obstacles as a fish swims through water though there are many sharks!" he continued, "Or stay if you like, but I must go. The rains will come soon and the winds, they will blow." he went on, as he began to walk away. As the wind blew through Boss's fur, his ear twitched and he suddenly felt lifted up, as if something was telling him to go with Jingle. He immediately jumped up with excitement.
"That's right! Even without the clubhouse, if I travel around the world exploring like Jingle, that's a true field ham's life!" Boss yelled to himself. "In that case, I can just throw away all my old hopes and dreams!" he said with a big, silly grin on his face. "Farewell clubhouse...farewell ham-hams... FAREWELL, BIJOU!!" Boss continued, waving his fist in the air. He then scampered off yelling "Wait up, Jingle, you got yourself a travel partner!"
Light Sneasel: Wow! That's exactly how I feel! I saw "The Scary Museum" before seeing "Bijou's Favorite Ribbon" and I have to say that "The Scary Museum" had a much better plot, in my opinion. I loved how Boss got the chance to save Bijou's life and did so. But in "Bijou's Favorite Ribbon"... I just didn't like that one. I thought it had a lousy plot and I thought it was pretty pathetic how Bijou got so upset over a ribbon. But that showed how emotional she was over Hamtaro, which explains a lot of her moody behavior in this fic... So I guess if I hadn't seen her act like that over something so simple as a ribbon, I would feel like her outbursts in this story would be way OOC. And throughout the entire episode, I couldn't help but wonder "What about Boss? He liked Bijou first, didn't he?" So I awaited a fic that actually dealed with the little "love triangle" of Hamtaro, Boss, and Bijou... But none showed up, really, so I finally decided to write my own, and here it is!
sockpuppetbug: What a kawaii review! You're a great poet. I'll know who to call next time I put Jingle in one of my fics! ;)
Jade Stellar: Heh... Glad you like it. And actually, I should be thanking you for nagging me about it. I had never planned to put any Travis+Laura in my story (Such insanity!! lol), and if you hadn't asked for it so much, it wouldn't be here to spice up my fic! So thanks! ^_^
ZeroX: Only satisfactory? Aww... Well, I guess I can't please everyone. I bet you're an H+B fan, right?
StinkerBW: Thanks! But there won't be anymore T+L until a tiny bit in the very last chapter. Yep, that's right, I'm DONE with this fic! (I think I've mentioned that already, haven't I?) I'm going to be working on a songfic to go with it soon... And in case you're wondering, this WHOLE fic is 21 chapters long. That's a lot of reading, but I hope that doesn't keep y'all from enjoying it! ^_^
Oh, and one VERY important note...
The indented song that Jingle sings does NOT belong to me. It's a cluster of words from "Hold On" by Good Charlotte. You'll probably recognize it when you see it. ;)
Now then, here goes...
Chapter 14: Boss's New Life?
He had stopped running a while ago. His rough paws had grown tired after running so far so fast. "But what else was I supposed to do? After all, I had finally snapped out of my density which had made me foolishly think that anyone would like a blind, fat, ugly field hamster like me, when they could have an innocent, cute, kind guy like Hamtaro. Especially someone as classy as her...nah... If I really loved her, I wouldn't wanna make her hang around with a creep like me... I'm... such a selfish bastard." Boss said, weeping. He uttered bitter sobs, but shed no tears. His eyes were about as tired as his paws, and twice as puffy. He had cried it all out in the time he had been running. But now that the tears had slowed, what was to become of him? Where would he go? What would he do?
"There's no way I could go back to the clubhouse now... not after such a scene," Boss said, picturing himself running out the clubhouse door. "If I did, they probably wouldn't let me be the leader of them anymore. They'd need someone strong to lead them, not a wussy crybaby like me..." Boss said, enriching deeper in his cruel self-defeat. "What was I thinking? Not only did I let everyone see my tears, but I ran off not having any idea of where to go... Being so gruff all the time makes me a lousy domesticated ham, which explains why Bijou would never love me... But getting lost so easily makes me a lousy field ham too..." he said, deep in thought. "I've lost it, haven't I?!" He said aloud. His loud, angry voice echoed throughout the area.
Boss stood there, on the moss growing on a log above a rocky creek. He watched the water slowly trickle and heard faint thunder in the distance. "It's no use," he thought, "After my parents abandoned me when I was young, I felt sad... And I promised never to let anyone into my heart again. But... When I saw her, my feelings totally changed. And now, since I can't have her, it would be completely worthless of me to promise myself the same thing... After all, if I couldn't keep it then, how could I possibly keep it now?" He thought, "I should just... get this overwith..." He said, swallowing hard, "Goodbye world... Goodbye, Bijou... and good luck..." Boss wept some more. Then he took a deep breath. He was miserable, and the only way to end it would be to jump into that creek and get himself over with. "Okay," he thought, "Here goes. 1...2..."
The familiar strumming of guitar strings stopped Boss. His ear twitched. "What the..." Boss said. He slowly dobo-doboed down to where the sound came from. There, sitting beside a rock and a dandelion, was none other than Jingle, the rhyming nomad among the hams. He didn't stay at the clubhouse, but he was just as much of a ham-ham as the rest of them. He looked as if he were about to strum himself a lullaby and fall asleep right on his guitar. "Jingle, it's you!" Boss said, just a tiny bit cheered up.
"The smell of rain draws near, but the thunder is oh so melodic," Jingle began in another one of his poems/songs. "I've been heading out to a warm, dry place, but the smell makes me wanna let it slide and let my fur get soaked..." Jingle continued.
"Hey, Jingle, you've traveled lots of places, right?" Boss asked.
"I am a wanderer, I know places to stay, but know no home," Jingle began again.
"Uh, ok... yeah," Boss began, "Well... In all your wanderings, has there ever been a time where you felt like there was no point in your life? Uh, don't get me wrong, I'm just wondering... A time where you felt like your wanderings are completely pointless, and like the only thing that would make you happy would be to just stop, and...well, end your life?" Boss asked, a bit shy and hesitant.
"A ham I know felt the way you do, full of feelings sad and blue. Now I'll tell you what I told him on that day, so listen carefully to the words I say..." Jingle said. He gently played a familiar tune on his guitar...
"Hold on if you feel like letting go,
Hold on; it gets better than you know
Don't stop looking; you're one step closer
Don't stop searching; it's not over"
These lyrics touched Boss a bit. Jingle was obviously a good guy if he was willing to write a song to make someone feel better. He always knew Jingle was a good guy, of course, but this made Boss a bit closer to him. After all, since Jingle was always on the road, no one really ever got to know him. Of course, Jingle wasn't exactly the easiest guy to get to know, considering he was always such a philosopher. That went the same for Snoozer, too. He had advised Cappy and the other hams earlier that day. "Come. Come and follow me. We can find the place of warmth and work together on my journey," Jingle said.
"Journey? What journey?" Boss asked, confused.
"My journey to find what another is looking for. Together we will find all that we need. Like two expeditionists, we will wander however far we need to." Jingle said, seeming more inspired by these words. "You have your shovel, and I, my guitar. The both of us have our sense of direction. We will wander and overcome all obstacles as a fish swims through water though there are many sharks!" he continued, "Or stay if you like, but I must go. The rains will come soon and the winds, they will blow." he went on, as he began to walk away. As the wind blew through Boss's fur, his ear twitched and he suddenly felt lifted up, as if something was telling him to go with Jingle. He immediately jumped up with excitement.
"That's right! Even without the clubhouse, if I travel around the world exploring like Jingle, that's a true field ham's life!" Boss yelled to himself. "In that case, I can just throw away all my old hopes and dreams!" he said with a big, silly grin on his face. "Farewell clubhouse...farewell ham-hams... FAREWELL, BIJOU!!" Boss continued, waving his fist in the air. He then scampered off yelling "Wait up, Jingle, you got yourself a travel partner!"