Disclaimer: I don't own Hamtaro. You should know that. I'd be making episodes rather than fanfics. Blah, Blah Blah. I do own Jim and David, but they're not in the story yet, so who cares about that right now.

Hamtaro's Greatest Adventure! Chapter Two: Winter Nights and Rushed Mornings

Boss ran out of the study, ready to apologize for his actions. He looked around, but he didn't see Hamtaro or Bijou anywhere. "Where'd they go?" he asked. Everyone glared at him angrily. "Well, Mr. Possessive, they went home just now. You sure know how to make people feel unwanted," said Pashmina angrily. Boss frowned. "I didn't mean it like I said it. I overreacted, that's all" Boss tried to explain. Everyone ignored him and went back to what they were doing. Boss ran out the door after Hamtaro and Bijou

"I'm sorry about this, Hamtaro," Bijou said. She was nearly in tears. Hamtaro took her hand and held her closer. "Don't worry about it Bijou. I shouldn't have let Boss push me around. Now come over here next to me so I can keep you warm. These November nights can get chilly." Bijou snuggled next to Hamtaro. She felt him shivering, so she wrapped her arms around him. "Don't you go thinking of me without thinking about your own warmth," Bijou said. Hamtaro smiled. The two of them walked down the path together, arms wrapped around each other, both of them blushing. When they were halfway home, it began snowing. The two of them sat down on a large rock and just held each other.

"The snow, it is so romantic, is it not Hamtaro?" Bijou asked. Hamtaro was too shy to answer. He was beginning to feel emotions he had never experienced before. He now understood why Sandy was too shy to ask Maxwell whether he liked her as much as she liked him. He felt as if he could sit there watching the snow with Bijou in his arms forever. Bijou snuggled closer to him and the both of them fell asleep.

"......Lover-hams.......time to wake up lover-hams....."

Hamtaro slowly opened his eyes. He was back at the clubhouse. He and Bijou were on the bed in the guestroom. When his eyes readjusted, he noticed Cappy, Sandy, Maxwell, and Panda standing over them. He quickly sat up and rubbed the back of his neck. "How did we get here?" Hamtaro sputtered. "You both fell asleep outside. It's a good thing Boss went after you two to apologize after you left. He found you two sleeping in the snow and brought you back. If he hadn't, you two would have turned into a pair of frozen ham-cicles," explained Maxwell.

Bijou rolled over next to Hamtaro. "Mmmmmfh..... Let's walk to the park...." Bijou muttered in her sleep. Hamtaro tapped her on the head and she opened one eye sleepily. "Good morning Hamtaro. What are you doing in my cage?" Bijou asked, still half asleep. "We're not in our cages, Bijou. We're in the guest room at the clubhouse," Hamtaro said while trying to prop her head up. "Well, if we're here, what about our humans?" Bijou asked, still not quite awake. Hamtaro gasped. "What about them!? Maxwell, what time is it?" Hamtaro said excitedly. Maxwell waved his hands. "Calm down Hamtaro. Oxnard said that Laura was going to sleep over Kana's house tonight. Laura apparently went right over there after school, so she'll never miss you," "Oh dear, but what about Maria?" Hamtaro whispered. "Umm, that could be a problem..." muttered Maxwell.

Bijou turned over and said to Hamtaro, "What time is it? Is it time to go home yet?" "Well, sorta," Hamtaro began. "We kinda spent the night at the clubhouse." Bijou woke up with a start. "What?! Oh no, we have to get home! Our humans will be so worried about us Hamtaro!" "Bijou, don't worry about me. Laura went to a sleepover over Kana's house. We just have to worry about getting you home on the double," said Hamtaro. Hamtaro and Bijou leap to their feet and run out the door.

They both ran as fast as they could towards Bijou's house. They ran up the tree and onto the limb that led to Maria's room, but the window was shut. "Oh no, what are we going to do now?" said Bijou. "We'll just have to find another way in," Hamtaro said in an assuring voice. They climbed down the tree and ran to the front door. "Here we are, Bijou. Just climb up through the mail slot and you're home free!"

Bijou started for the door, but then she stopped. She turned around and ran back towards Hamtaro and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Hamtaro blushed and slowly moved his hand towards his cheek. "Thank you for everything, Hamtaro. I'll see you tomorrow, right?" Bijou asked. Hamtaro, still stunned, nodded his head. This was his first kiss from another hamster, even if it was only on the cheek. Bijou jumped through the mail slot and was gone. Hamtaro snapped out of his trance and ran home.

When Maria woke up the next morning to find Bijou back in her cage, she was so happy. She had been frantically searching the whole house the night before.

TO BE CONTINUED......

This chapter was short, I know. It was more of a conclusion of the last chapter. The next chapter will be much better.