Chapter 5- Sandy's Surefire Plan (Phase 2)

"Hey, Ham-hams," Sandy said the next morning. Dexter and Howdy hadn't arrived yet. "I've been thinking about our plan to get those two to stop fighting. Wait till you hear what will happen next…."

The Ham-hams all leaned forward. "What, Sandy? Tell us!" Hamtaro cried.

"Cappy and Pashmina are going out on a date!" Sandy announced.

"A DATE??!!" the ham-hams cried. "Isn't that way too serious?"

"Well, I thought it would be Cappy's way of repaying Pashmina for rescuing his cap."

"Boy, this is weird," Boss scratched his head. "I mean, taking a girl out on a date just because she rescued your cap."

"But it was a brand-new cap!" Sandy exclaimed. "I'm sure it meant a lot to Cappy."

"Yeah, OK," said Boss. "Say, if I rescued a girl's cap, would she wanna go out with me?" He asked hopefully.

The ham-hams sweatdropped. "Err….I guess so," Maxwell replied.

"So, it's agreed? When Dexter and Howdy get here, we'll spring into action immediately!"

"Yeah!" the Ham-hams high-fived.

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Dexter arrived half an hour later. By then the ham-hams had finalized their plans, which included more acting by Pashmina and Cappy.

"Boy, at this rate, Cappy and I are going to turn into professional actors!" Pashmina joked.

"Yeah, I feel as if we're starring in a movie!" Cappy grinned.

When Howdy arrived, he said hi to all the ham-hams. Then he caught Dexter's eye and the two ham-hams glared at each other.

"You know, if looks could kill, those two would be dead by now," Maxwell commented.

"Now's the perfect opportunity!" Sandy said. "And….action!"

Cappy went over to Pashmina. "Pashmina, thanks for cleaning up my brand-new cap yesterday," he said in an audible voice. "I'd like to take you out for dinner as a token of my gratitude," he added, carefully stressing the words' take you out'.

"It was no problem, Cappy," Pashmina replied. "And yes, I'd LOVE to have dinner with you."

Dexter and Howdy heard the whole thing. Their mouths were wide open, and they were red with jealousy. In their minds, they were thinking the same thing: How could Cappy do this to me? He knows I love Pashmina!!! And I thought Pashmina loved me too!

"How about tonight?" Cappy asked. "I'll pick you up at seven."

"Sure," said Pashmina.

Howdy and Dexter's hearts dropped. NOOOOOOO! They were screaming inside, but didn't dare to shout out loud. They felt as if their heart were broken in two.

A/N: That was a REALLY LONG break we took!!!!! Special thanks to MoonlitMeowth for reviewing! Your reviews really inspired us, and we got to work immediately! ^_^