Konnichiwa minna-san! Moon Angel signin' in! All right, does anybody bother to read the author's notes? I've got a few reviews asking me 'Who is Ginger?'. All right, let's use logic here. Hmm.... She's not from Hamtaro. Wait a minute! She's an ACC! BRAVO! THOSE ARE OUR AUTHORS ON FF.NET WHOM WE LOVE SO MUCH! Eh, sorry about that. I'm just a little upset that they moved Hamtaro again. Now it's at 2pm. Great.... Now I can't see the new episodes. I'll just have to write another complaint letter to CN.

Disclaimer: I do not own Hamtaro. Ritsuko Kawai does.

Claimer: I own Ginger.

Dedication: This chapter is dedicated to Luen-Chan, who got me hooked on Stan/Pashmina romance, and originally, this chapter was written just for her.

~*Chapter 5*~
~*Help! I'm Lost In A Grocery Store!*~

"I'm hungry!" Oxnard suddenly announced as he walked out of the bathroom.

"We never would've guessed," Ginger said sarcastically as she put up her hair in a lazy ponytail.

"It's raining outside! I wanted to go swimming! And jump on the trampoline!" Penny complained.

"It's okay Penny. They have an indoor pool," Pashmina walked by and patted her head.

"But what about the trampoline?" Penny asked her in her cute voice.

"They have a trampoline here?" Ginger suddenly got it through her head. "Aw... Howdy, make it stop raining."

"I'm no miracle worker!" Howdy replied as he got his coat on and left.

"Of course he's not babe. I am the all-time miracle worker," Stan came up to Ginger and ran his finger underneath her chin. She pulled his hand back and twisted his fingers, letting him know never to caress her again.

"Oh Stan! Give it up already!" Sandy admonished her brother as she put on her shoes and grabbed an umbrella. "I'm going out with Maxwell, Bijou, and Hamtaro to play Indoor Golf. Does anyone else wanna come?"

"I DO! I DO!" Penny ran over to Sandy and tugged on her shirt. "Can I come Aunt Sandy?"

"Okay. Just get your shoes on and have Bijou put up your hair okay?" she told the anxious girl.

"Okay!" she happily ran over to Bijou and tugged on her shirt. Bijou heard what she was suppose to do with Penny's hair and did it as fast as she could.

"Alright Sandy! I'm going to find Hamtaro and the we're off!" Bijou announced as soon as she pulled Penny's hair in order to complete her half hair.

"Someone mention me?" Hamtaro popped out of the bathroom and walked over to Bijou. He planted a quick kiss on her cheek and grabbed his coat.

"Hurry up guys! I don't want to play Putt-putt in the rain!" Sandy said as she directed Penny, and Bijou out the door. "C'mon Maxwell!"

"Coming!" he placed down his book and walked out with Hamtaro.

"Okay! We're off!" she told Pashmina. Before closing the door, she turned around and asked, "Pashmina, could you go to the grocery store today? There's a list on the fridge!"

"I guess so....." she replied. She put on her raincoat and asked Stan, "Hey! Do you wanna come?"

"Alright," he shrugged. He put on his coat and shoes and quickly winked at Ginger.

As soon as they left, Ginger sighed and said to herself, "Go back to where you came from, doll."

~*At the Grocery Store*~

"Man! No sunflower seeds!" Stan complained after reading the list. "We need, like, a truckload of them!"

"Stan, humans eat other things than sunflower seeds," Pashmina accidentally said aloud. People began to stare at her as she quickly covered, "We're practicing lines for a play! Stop staring and keep moving."

The people shrugged and continued gathering items. Just then, a voice over the intercom rang out, "We're sorry for the inconvenience, but do to the weather, we will be closing in 10 minutes!!"

"10 minutes?!" Stan shouted.

"Let's get going!" She ripped the shopping list in half and shoved part in front on him. "You get these items and meet me by the cash register!"

They then began to frantically run around the store. Picking up item after item on their list. Before they knew it, an announcement came on, "Is everyone out?"

Pashmina was just about to yell "NO!" when all of the lights went off and all of the doors locked. Lucky for them, this was a small store, and had no video cameras.

"Okay! I got everything on the list!" Stan announced happily. He must have not heard the announcement, because he then said, "Let's go!"

"I would be glad to go but it looks like we're locked in for the night," she replied with a sigh.

Stan suddenly put all of his items on the ground and stared at Pashmina. Her face was tight with worry and her hair stuck out from the bun that was holding it up.

"Is there something on my face?" she suddenly asked him after noticing he was staring at her.

"N-n-no babe! Just looking at how beautiful you are!" he replied coolly.

She blushed at the fact that knowing Stan loved her, even though he flirted with all of the other girls, especially Bijou. Pashmina and Stan dated once before, but it didn't last long because she thought he was cheating on her.

"So," she started. She stared at the ground and asked, "D'you want to try again?"

He just smiled and leaned in for a quick kiss on the lips. He then looked back out of the window and saw that it was starting to hail. "We have to get out of here."

~*Downtown*~

"It feels like I've been missing something lately," Laura told Kana as they stopped in front of a gift shop and looked inside.

"Yeah I know! I found a bunch of pictures of a hamster or a gerbil or something!" she replied and handed Laura a copy of one. "Think it might be that 'Oxnard' I was telling you that I was writing about?"

"Strange isn't it? Kylie, June, AND Hillary have been feeling the SAME way," she told her.

"Hey! I've got an idea! Let's see if June's home then ask her if she's found anything like these pictures!" Kana exclaimed grabbing Laura's hand. "C'mon! Let's hurry!"

~*Back in the Store*~

Meanwhile, Stan was trying to break down the door with anything he could lift. Baskets, any types of food, and even a cash register. Only a small crack was left.

"I really don't think we're going to make it out of here in time!" Pashmina placed her hand to her face.

Stan looked around for other things to throw when he noticed it. How could they be so stupid and not be able to notice it! An emergency exit!

"Psst! Look over there!" he pointed her head into the direction of the exit and a smile curled on her lips.

"Grab the groceries! We're out of here!" she rejoiced as they both ran out of the door. The alarm could be only heard by someone with excellent hearing, other wise, the rain was covering it up.

~*Back at the Hotel*~

"Ahahahahahaha!" Ginger laughed at the couple as they walked into the door. They were soaking wet and with the groceries weighing the down, they looked like hunchbacks.

"Oh hush Ginger!" Boss quieted her down as he helped Pashmina and Stan put the groceries away. "I'd like to see you do what they did!"

She frowned, "Ah, I was just joking."

"It's all right," Pashmina smiled.

"No harm done," Stan agreed. "Only a door cracked."

"What?"

"Nothing."

~*Moon Angel's Notes*~

Any Cardcaptor Sakura fans out there? If there are, you'll love this! CLAMP is writing a new manga called "Tsubasa" or "Wing". It features the return of most CCS characters, and Syaoran playing the lead role. It looks really, really good, and if you know where to buy a copy in English, please tell me. Arigato! Ja ne! Moon Angel signin' off!