Thanks to my reviewers and such. I know I said that I would have something done by MLK weekend. My profile should explain everything though.

Disc: Me no own.

Flicker in My Life

By Fantasy Cat

Chapter Three

Unknowingly to Boss, dawn had already passed. Most of the hamsters were already at the clubhouse preparing for a new day.

"Hey Boss…Boss…you awake," Hamtaro said as he tried to wake the sleeping Boss.

"HEY BOSS! YOU AWAKE?!" yelled out Oxnard.

"AHHHHHH!" Boss woke up completely stirred. "I am now!"

"And about time two," said Howdy. "I never knew of any other hamsters beside Snoozer and Elder Ham that enjoy sleeping in the day."

Boss was still half-awake. The events of last night were a complete blank. "Must've (yawn) been something I did last night."

"Well, what happened?" asked Maxwell.

Boss tried to recollect some memory as he was about to explain, "Well, Bijou- (gasp) Bijou!" Boss rush over to the room where he put Bijou to sleep. The other confused hamsters followed him. He opened the door, but there was no Bijou within the room.

"Bijou? Bijou?!" He scrambled all over the room flipping over the mattresses, opening drawers and doors until Boss grew weary and was panting. "She must've went back to the house. I'll be right back!"

Boss rushed through the crowd of confused hamsters and out the front. Boss could hear the faint sound of Howdy's voice yelling, "But it's below freezing outside!" But Boss seemed to care less about that.

~*~*~*~*~

He found her exactly where he knew she would be she was on the front lawn surveying the damage. It seemed to be quite and empty. A few people, who usually ran errands by and by the house everyday, were now stopping by the house to gasp at the damage. A little less than half of the house remained unburned and standing, but it was very smoking. In fact, when Boss found her she was shivering from the cold and coughing from the smoke that still hung around.

"Bijou," cried out Boss as he ran up to her. "You shouldn't be outside now. It's too cold! Here, I brought a blanket since you were out here." Boss offered her the wool blanket he had with him.

"Oh…merci." Boss didn't like the sound of Bijou's voice.

"What's wrong, Bijou?"

"What!" Bijou said with a shock. (She's standing in front of her burnt down home, you should know what's wrong!) Actually, Bijou was startled cuz her mind was wandering off.

"UH I MEANT BESIDES THE FIRE LAST NIGHT!" Boss hurriedly said avoiding to sound stupid in front of her.

"I don't undestand, Marie should be here."

"Well, you know they maybe stuck in traffic somewhere."

"Oui, I'm sure they will be home something today," said Bijou. "That iz why I must stay here and wait for them-ACHOO!" She nearly sneezed on Boss (hamster cooties!).

"Bijou, you're looking puffed up! We better get to someplace warm and quick!" Boss panickly replied.

"Oh! You are right. I'm so dizzy!" Bijou started to walk but nearly fell and Boss had to hold her back up. Her face was turning red and puffy! "I don't think I can't make it all ze way to ze clubhouse. Iz too far for moi."

Boss thought for a second till he came up with an idea. "I know a place that's really close. We can get ya warmed up and fed in no time. Boss shyly and nervously wrapped one arm around Bijou to keep her warm and upright as they made a short walk around the corner and into a nearby hole in the ground.