Chapter 2: Clues
Maxwell sat in his cage that night looking at the book, "Hmm, I wonder who would forget this," He said to himself. "Maybe I could find some clues," Maxwell opened the book and started flipping through the pages. {nothing but poems} Maxwell sighed. That's when he remembered the card, "Maybe I could find out something from that," He took the card and opened it, "Well, I definitely recognize the hand writing, but who's is it?" Maxwell pondered for a while then decided that it could wait till tomorrow. So he put everything away and went to sleep.
*****
The next morning when Maxwell went to the clubhouse, he decided to leave the poem book behind {It's not like I'll find out anything new. Besides, I don't want this to take up all my time} He entered to find everyone there except the ham girls. "Hamha Max!" Hamtaro said cheerfully.
"Hi Maxwell *krmp-krmp-krmp*," Oxnard said taking a bite from his sunflower seed.
"Greetings everyone," said Maxwell taking a seat. "Where are all the girls?"
Boss looked at him and shrugged, "Who knows. They haven't been here all morning," He sighed {I really wanted to see Bijou}
Hamtaro spoke up, "Don't worry, I'm sure they'll show up soon, in the mean time, why don't we play outside in the snow." All the ham-hams cheered as they ran out.
{I wonder why Sandy couldn't show up} Maxwell thought.
*****
"It's like, not in here!" Sandy said digging through the wood chips in her cage.
"Are you sure Sandy? Maybe we should look again," Pashmina insisted.
"Ookwee!" Penelope said jumping up and down.
"Like, no way. We've only looked about three hundred times," Sandy said sounding a bit sarcastic, but sad at the same time. Her head drooped.
"Are you sure zat it iz not in ze clubhouse?" Bijou asked walking over to Sandy and Pashmina.
Sandy's head immediately shot up, "Bijou. You're like, a total genius!" She hugged Bijou.
"Vat? Vat did I zay?" Bijou asked confused.
"Come on! It could like, still be in the clubhouse!" Sandy grabbed Bijou's paw, who grabbed Pashmina's paw, who grabbed Penelope's paw.
*****
Maxwell looked at the snow. He bent down and grabbed some of it, then rolled it into a ball. He tossed it up and down for a while then he felt something cold hit his back. "Hey! Who threw that?" He demanded. He heard laughter coming from behind a tree.
"Heeheehee! Ya'll are too easy to hit! Heehee!" Howdy came out from behind the tree.
Maxwell smiled a little. It was nice to see everyone having a good time, then he looked over to the clubhouse and saw the girls running in. {Hey. Where are they going} His curiosity got to the better of him and he followed them in.
*****
Maxwell cracked the clubhouse door open a little and peeked in.
"It's not here either!" Sandy yelled slamming her fist on the table.
"Ookyoo," Penelope walked over to Sandy and gave her a small hug.
"Penelope says to not give up," Pashmina said with a small smile.
"Oui. If ve vork togezer I am sure ve vill find it," Bijou said, comforting Sandy a little.
"Thanks guys," Sandy said. They gave each other a group hug and headed out the door. Maxwell stepped back and acted like he just walked in. The girls came out and noticed Maxwell.
"Bonjour Maxwell," Bijou said in her French accent.
"Hi Bijou. Hi Pashmina, Penelope," Maxwell greeted politely, "H-hi Sandy," He blushed. Sandy blushed too.
"Hi Maxy," she said shyly. Pashmina and Bijou looked at each other then smiled.
"We'll be leaving," Pashmina said. She and Bijou walked off with Penelope, leaving Sandy and Maxwell alone.
"So like, Christmas is almost here Max," Sandy said softly blushing more.
"Yeah, I know," Maxwell answered, blushing also. It was silent for a while, then they both looked up at each other. Maxwell leaned closer to Sandy, and she leaned closer to Maxwell, but then she regretfully leaned away. "What's wrong Sandy?" Maxwell asked worried.
"Max, I wanted to know if you saw-" Sandy was unable to finish.
"Yo sis, what's up?" Stan said as he walked down the tunnel.
"Nothing much bro," Sandy sighed.
*****
That night while Maxwell was in his cage he pondered about where the book might've come from. {I wonder what Sandy was looking for. She never got to tell me} He thought harder {Maybe she was looking for the book, hm} He thought of the clues and tried to match up what he could, until he got very sleepy {Oh well, I'll talk to her tomorrow) He looked one last time at the book and went to sleep.
End chapter 2
Maxwell sat in his cage that night looking at the book, "Hmm, I wonder who would forget this," He said to himself. "Maybe I could find some clues," Maxwell opened the book and started flipping through the pages. {nothing but poems} Maxwell sighed. That's when he remembered the card, "Maybe I could find out something from that," He took the card and opened it, "Well, I definitely recognize the hand writing, but who's is it?" Maxwell pondered for a while then decided that it could wait till tomorrow. So he put everything away and went to sleep.
*****
The next morning when Maxwell went to the clubhouse, he decided to leave the poem book behind {It's not like I'll find out anything new. Besides, I don't want this to take up all my time} He entered to find everyone there except the ham girls. "Hamha Max!" Hamtaro said cheerfully.
"Hi Maxwell *krmp-krmp-krmp*," Oxnard said taking a bite from his sunflower seed.
"Greetings everyone," said Maxwell taking a seat. "Where are all the girls?"
Boss looked at him and shrugged, "Who knows. They haven't been here all morning," He sighed {I really wanted to see Bijou}
Hamtaro spoke up, "Don't worry, I'm sure they'll show up soon, in the mean time, why don't we play outside in the snow." All the ham-hams cheered as they ran out.
{I wonder why Sandy couldn't show up} Maxwell thought.
*****
"It's like, not in here!" Sandy said digging through the wood chips in her cage.
"Are you sure Sandy? Maybe we should look again," Pashmina insisted.
"Ookwee!" Penelope said jumping up and down.
"Like, no way. We've only looked about three hundred times," Sandy said sounding a bit sarcastic, but sad at the same time. Her head drooped.
"Are you sure zat it iz not in ze clubhouse?" Bijou asked walking over to Sandy and Pashmina.
Sandy's head immediately shot up, "Bijou. You're like, a total genius!" She hugged Bijou.
"Vat? Vat did I zay?" Bijou asked confused.
"Come on! It could like, still be in the clubhouse!" Sandy grabbed Bijou's paw, who grabbed Pashmina's paw, who grabbed Penelope's paw.
*****
Maxwell looked at the snow. He bent down and grabbed some of it, then rolled it into a ball. He tossed it up and down for a while then he felt something cold hit his back. "Hey! Who threw that?" He demanded. He heard laughter coming from behind a tree.
"Heeheehee! Ya'll are too easy to hit! Heehee!" Howdy came out from behind the tree.
Maxwell smiled a little. It was nice to see everyone having a good time, then he looked over to the clubhouse and saw the girls running in. {Hey. Where are they going} His curiosity got to the better of him and he followed them in.
*****
Maxwell cracked the clubhouse door open a little and peeked in.
"It's not here either!" Sandy yelled slamming her fist on the table.
"Ookyoo," Penelope walked over to Sandy and gave her a small hug.
"Penelope says to not give up," Pashmina said with a small smile.
"Oui. If ve vork togezer I am sure ve vill find it," Bijou said, comforting Sandy a little.
"Thanks guys," Sandy said. They gave each other a group hug and headed out the door. Maxwell stepped back and acted like he just walked in. The girls came out and noticed Maxwell.
"Bonjour Maxwell," Bijou said in her French accent.
"Hi Bijou. Hi Pashmina, Penelope," Maxwell greeted politely, "H-hi Sandy," He blushed. Sandy blushed too.
"Hi Maxy," she said shyly. Pashmina and Bijou looked at each other then smiled.
"We'll be leaving," Pashmina said. She and Bijou walked off with Penelope, leaving Sandy and Maxwell alone.
"So like, Christmas is almost here Max," Sandy said softly blushing more.
"Yeah, I know," Maxwell answered, blushing also. It was silent for a while, then they both looked up at each other. Maxwell leaned closer to Sandy, and she leaned closer to Maxwell, but then she regretfully leaned away. "What's wrong Sandy?" Maxwell asked worried.
"Max, I wanted to know if you saw-" Sandy was unable to finish.
"Yo sis, what's up?" Stan said as he walked down the tunnel.
"Nothing much bro," Sandy sighed.
*****
That night while Maxwell was in his cage he pondered about where the book might've come from. {I wonder what Sandy was looking for. She never got to tell me} He thought harder {Maybe she was looking for the book, hm} He thought of the clues and tried to match up what he could, until he got very sleepy {Oh well, I'll talk to her tomorrow) He looked one last time at the book and went to sleep.
End chapter 2
