Flicker in My Life
By Fantasy Cat
Disclaimer: How could I own such cute furries?! J
Chapter One
"Sorry we can't take you with us, but you know that Aunt Fifi's allergic to hamsters!" Poor Bijou would be left alone for the weekend while Maria and her family spent some time with Aunt Fifi who was going to be in town for a short while. She was treating the family with a small weekend trip to Tokyo.
"Maria. Did you made sure that Bijou has enough food for two days?" Her mom called from downstairs.
"Oui, Mama." Maria called back. She finished packing her petite suitcase then went to Bijou. "Au Revoir, Bijou." 'Don't worry about me' thought Bijou. 'Perhaps now, I can spend more time at the clubhouse'.
That day at the clubhouse was pretty normal as usual. Howdy and Dexter bickered over Pashmina. Boss seemed to blush as he was near Bijou. And Hamtaro brought life to their adventures. Today, Maxwell thought the Ham-Hams about Tokyo and other major world cities in geography class*.
And when all is said and done…
'Bijou said that she could stay later today. Perhaps I can offer for her to share some seed dinner with me', thought Boss. He was pretty nervous about it but he slowly cautious began to approach Bijou hanging out with Hamtaro and Oxnard on the couch. And before she was able to notice Boss arriving…
"Hey Bijou! Would you like for me to walk you home tonight?!" Hamtaro asked Bijou with enthusiasm. Boss's sad face showed up all red-cheeked without anyone noticing.
"Why Hamtaro," said Bijou. "I would be delighted."
"I can walk you home…too?" asked Oxnard shyly.
"Why not?" said Hamtaro. "We're neighbors after all."
"Darn it, why didn't I think of that?' thought Boss depressingly.
Bijou strolled with Hamtaro and Oxnard siding (Ala. Wizard of Oz). After Bijou bid farewell, Hamtaro and Oxnard decided to play sunflower seed chase** all the way back to their respective houses.
Bijou took in for the night early. As she was sleeping, the basement space heater began to spread flames they were heading up the stairs to the second floor.
Boss was running low on food and Snoozer's growling stomach demanded that some food be found. Sometimes he'll walk by Bijou's and leave a heavy sigh. But before he even got there his nose caught a strange scent. "Heff, heff" It was a nasty smell. "Hey that's smoke…It's coming from Bijou's!!!" He rushed over to the front gate of the house. Smoke and flames could be seen on the first floor and they were climbing.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Boss rushed across the front yard and around the side of the side. He quickly climbed the tree that led to Maria's window. He could Bijou still asleep in her cage.
"Hey, Bijou." Boss was yelling outside but it was so faint from Bijou's ears. Even banging on the window didn't help. "How do I get inside?" Boss panickly thought. The only thing he had on his hamster was the shovel he always carried. He began poking the sharp point of his shovel at the window glass hoping to break a portion of the window. He worked with all of his muscle and fortunately he was the biggest of the Ham-Hams in muscle.
The combination of noise and smell woke Bijou from her sleep. The first thing she noticed was Boss trying to break the window.
"Boss?! What do you think you're doing?! Burglarizing my cage?!!!!!" Bijou was about filled up with rage when she caught the scent of smoke. She looked over to the opened bedroom door and saw moving shadows of flames. The flames slowly found their way into the bedroom and would soon spread all over the room. The air was getting hotter as more flames found their way into the bedroom. The heat became too much for her as she passed out in her own cage.
"BIJOU!!!" Boss panicked. He was almost done, but there was no time. He hoped to run through the cracks he made that have weakened the glass.
It hurt a little but Boss had no time to feel pain. He unlatched the door and rushed inside of Bijou's cage. The flames in the room were increasing. With a passed out Bijou in his arms Boss rushed over to the cage door. His nervousness of the current situation gave him a few seconds trouble with the cage door. He finally got out. And with no seconds thoughts he leaped onto the branch still carrying Bijou. By now the flames began consumption of the entire bedroom. When Boss climbed down the tree Bijou was awaken by the cold air. Boss took notice as he looked into her eyes.
"Come on, Bijou. Let's get out of here."
As the two left the front yard, the fire department had already arrived to put out the flames.
*Remember that episode where the Hams decided to form their own school w/ Maxwell as teacher?
**I have no idea…
I'm not on caffeine, it's this blasted yogurt drink!!!
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