Sorry it took me a while to get this chapter up. I wanted it to be longer. Oh well. Tomorrow is Friday. Perhaps I can come home, take a nap, and write a really big chapter 7.

I really don't think this chapter is really good. I have a bad case of writer's block (heh). I need some motivation for the next chapter. I am sorry if you don't think this chapter is as good as the rest of them. Anyways, I hope you enjoy it......

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Spat picked up his pace and continued to follow Harmony.

"Why are you following me, Spat?" she said in an irritated voice. She just wanted him to go away for a while. Maybe forever.

"I have something I need to ask you. This is serious too........" Spat said. Harmony halted. He had to tell her he had no home. Anything that would be able to give him more time to spend with her would be good.

"What is it?" she said curiously. Maybe Spat was going to tell her why he was acting to strange.

"I.........don't have a home. I really hate to ask you this, but do you know anyplace I can stay?" Spat was filled with adrenalin(sp?). He was nervous about how she would respond and fidgeted with his claws, looking down to avoid meeting her face.

Harmony's expression turned from shock to anger. "Is that why you were being to nice? So maybe I would welcome you with open arms into the clubhouse? Huh?"

Spat was utterly astonished. He had not expected her to react this way. He had not even thought of his nice actions being thought of as a bribe. Harmony glared at him. The expression on his face was clear that Spat was shocked at what she just said, and her face softened.

"Harmony, I wasn't trying to bribe you into letting me into the clubhouse. I already knew you probably wouldn't let me go there....." Spat complied.

Harmony looked thoughtful for a moment. "Spat.....listen. I want to be honest with you. You have been acting really strange lately. You have not been acting like yourself. And that is, you have been......nice. And frankly, it is freaking me out a little. I don't know whether you are trying to pull a trick on me, or whether you are actually serious. I don't want to take you to the clubhouse with me.......I am scared you may cause trouble there."

Spat stood there for a moment and drank in all she had said. He had not thought that his strange behavior may be scaring her. After all he had done in the past, he could not blame her. He really knew he should tell her why he was acting so different........but wouldn't that be telling her he was actually developing feelings for her? He couldn't.........he knew for a fact he would be rejected. Maybe if he told her a small lie. That he was just changing. She would not believe it, most likely. Or would she? He doubted it. He felt a strange need to be with her. He could not describe it. He did not want her to go to the clubhouse and be gone forever. He never knew if he would see her again, unless he constantly stood watch outside the clubhouse to see if she would come out.

Spat looked at Harmony with a begging look on his face. "Harmony, I promise I won't do anything to cause trouble. I can understand why you would not believe me because of such an arse I was in the past. Could you please give me this one last chance? I will prove that I will not do anything to cause harm and squabbles. Please, Harmony?" Harmony was about to say no, but the begging look on Spat's face made her give in reluctantly. She had a small, nagging feeling in her head that she was doing the right thing.

"Ok, I will give you one chance, and only one chance. If you cause one little tiny ounce of trouble, you will be gone in no time. But, first thing is first, I need to ask Boss for permission. Though, I am not too sure he will easily give in to your request, since you were obviously not a friendly visitor on your last stop there. I will do my best to convince him otherwise. Maybe the soft part of him will come out, and he will let you stay for a while. After all, we do have two extra beds we never use."

Spat's face instantly lit up with happiness. She really wants to let him come to the clubhouse? Wow! He will get to spend time with her, and have a home. Maybe he can observe the other Ham Hams to get tips on how to love. Maybe his luck was turning for the better. "I won't disappoint you, Harmony. You can trust me, I won't do anything to start trouble, I promise! You really don't know how much this means to me!"

Harmony smiled at him. She had never seen him so happy before in all the three years she had known him. Actually, she really never seen him happy. He was usually angry or sulky. There was something in his joy that made her feel fuzzy all over. She still thought she needed to keep an eye on him. She didn't totally trust him yet. Who would blame her?

Harmony and Spat walked the rest of the way to the clubhouse together, occasionally making small talk. Harmony could not help but silently feel as if she had seen something even rarer than a precious diamond itself. She had actually seen Spat smile, show affection, and even just talk to her as if they were friends, well, sort of. They really just talked about the weather and some other off the wall things.

Spat was feeling somewhat the same way. He felt as if he accomplished a goal. He was actually walking next to Harmony and casually talking with her. He enjoyed her company a lot. He regretted being such a recluse for the last few years of his life. He could not help but stare at her every chance he got. After all, she was beautiful.........inside and out. He loved being close to her, even though he knew that she did not fully trust him. Yet. Maybe he could gain her trust........and maybe even win her affection. He still could not help feeling funny about all of this. His mind always wondered back to the vows he made to himself all those years ago. The vow to never love, and to destroy it. The vow made his life miserable and lonely. He seemed to be enjoying himself with Harmony, so maybe he should forget about it. What could it hurt, anyways?

They arrived at the tunnel which led to the entrance of the clubhouse. The silently entered the dark, cave-like mouth. "Here, lets try not to get lost," Harmony said as she grabbed a hold of Spat's paw. Spat jumped at her touch, and looked up at Harmony, hoping she didn't notice. Luckily, she didn't. He suddenly blushed. Harmony was actually holding his paw? He must be the luckiest hamster on earth! He never wanted to let go! They soon reached the end of the tunnel, and sadly, he had to let go of her paw.

"You stay here while I go talk this over with Boss. I will be back in a few minutes." Harmony commanded. Spat nodded in response, and Harmony smiled and disappeared through the door of the clubhouse.

He stood outside patiently, but started getting a little nervous after Harmony had been gone for a while. Did she abandon him? Was it a trick to get rid of him? He frowned. No, she could not possible do that to someone. She was too nice........but maybe she would do it to him? He sure wasn't nice........that is until now. Or could he consider himself to even be a little nice now? This whole love thing was confusing him so much.

Spat was shaken from his thoughts when he heard the small door of the clubhouse creek open. Harmony exited from the door. She could tell by Spat's face he was anxious to hear what the answer was. She smiled. "Well, it seems after much bribing, I finally convinced Boss to let you stay for a while. Well...........please come in and make yourself at home." Harmony said with a blush. 'She looks so cute when she blushes' Spat thought.

Spat timidly entered the clubhouse. He felt like he was an intruder, after all he had done. The place was just like he remembered it. The round table, the stairs, the TV, etc. He looked around and noticed he, Harmony, and Boss were the only ones there. He saw Boss standing in a corner, eyeing him. Spat knew exactly why, and Boss had a good reason to.

"Eh......hello." Boss said. You could tell by the look on his face that he was not too thrilled about Spat being there.

"Hi....." Spat returned the greeting. He looked shyly at Boss for a moment and immediately turned his head. He was a little embarrassed about......well......everything. Here he was, being given nice hospitality, even though he was a big pest to them most of the time.

Spat decided to give himself a little tour of the clubhouse. He walked over to a shelf and started to curiously look around. The shelf consisted mostly of books. Little did he know he was being watched.

Harmony secretly watched him from her seat at the round table in the middle of the clubhouse. She never thought she would see the day that Spat would change into a better hamster. He had always been a mystery to her. She never knew why he was so evil, and who he really was. She wondered where he came from and what he was really like when he was not trying to put on some kind of act. She could not help but always contemplate on why he hated love. Though, he seemed to not hate it anymore..... Though, she could not possibly understand why a hamster would actually hate such a great thing.....love. Love and friendship was what seemed to get her through her life. Without the affection of her family and the encouragement from her friends, she would go crazy. She thought he must have a horrible life. He must be so lonely..... In their past fights she always saw him as an extremely sadistic creature, now she saw him as a lost soul. Perhaps she could help him?

Harmony could not help but feel a strange spark deep within her each time she looked at Spat. Usually she already had a feeling like this when she saw him -a spark of rage and anger. But now, it was different. Nothing like anything she had felt about another hamster before. She tried to dig through the deepest roots of her mind to figure it out, and she was afraid of the answer? No......she would not possibly be developing feelings of love toward him? Not just any love, but the love that someone would have for their mate? It did not seem possible to her. He was evil.....and she was supposed to do good deeds. But........Spat really seemed to have left his evil ways. He had actually been nice and tried to comfort her. She had never seen him act like that. Could he possibly be changing from his ways? A shiver of happiness ran down her spine at the thought. She hoped so much that it was true.

Spat accidentally knocked a book off the shelf. He bent over to pick it up. Harmony had never noticed how cute Spat could be. He had eyes different from any hamster she had ever seen. They were smaller and seemed to look really cute on him. She never really paid attention to what he looked like.

Harmony did not know that she was blushing to herself. She finally snapped out of her trance when she saw Spat staring right back at her. She noticed that Spat was blushing too, which caused Harmony to blush an even deeper crimson and looked away. Spat was blushing too? She had never dreamed she would see the day Spat would actually blush. He looked really adorable when he blushed, Harmony thought.

Spat's face was still a bright crimson as he shuffled through the bookshelf. He could not believe Harmony was staring at him! And she was blushing too? Could it be possible? Could she really like him as much as he liked her? Maybe she could even love him?

Spat sighed. Nothing on the shelf seemed to interest him. He decided to go sit down on the opposite side of the table that Harmony was sitting at.

Harmony looked up at him. She wished he would site closer to her....... Did she really just think that? Her own thought even shocked herself.

She suddenly got a horrible thought. Would the other Ham Hams accept Spat into the group? She would have to wait and find out........

End of chapter 6. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- Thanks for reading! Hopefully I will have the next chapter up tomorrow or Saturday. ~McKenzie