Chapter 11 HamtaroÕs Secret

ÒWhy havenÕt you told us you were soo romantic, Hamtaro?Ó Pashmina asked. ÒYea! You should use your power. It will get you all the ham-girls!Ó ÒHamtaro, why did you hav-Ó Boss started. ÒStop it guys! CanÕt you tell HamtaroÕs crying?!Ó Bijou exclaimed. They looked at Hamtaro. Bijou was right. Hamtaro was crying! HamtaroÕs mind raced with memories. He cried even harder. Bijou walked up to him. She hugged him gently. Hamtaro slowed down a little but not too much. Bijou hugged Hamtaro even harder. Hamtaro immadietly got his mind off his memories and tried to figure out what Bijou was doing. Then it hit him. Bijou was hugging him! Hamtaro came to an abrupt stop and tried to look at Bijou. But he didnÕt have the guts to do it. ÒWhatÕs wrong Hamtaro?Ó Bijou asked gently. Ò... I... um... nevermind... just a... uhh... memory.Ó Hamtaro hesitated. ÒWhat memorie?Ó Bijou asked gingerly. Hamtaro was completly suprised at how nice Bijou was being. He told his storie:

ÒA long time ago I was very romantic. I also had a girlfriend. The problem was all of the other ham-girls were attracted to me so Hamkichi, my girlfriend, dumped me. But one night I got a letter in the mail that was an invetation to meet a the tallest building in Chauuga Town. I went there and saw Hamkichi. I was really shocked. We sat in silence together a little while and then she spoke. She said ÒYou donÕt really like those other ham-girls do you?Ó I immediatly said ÒNo way! YouÕre the only ham-girl IÕll ever like!Ó We sat in silence some more and then she said ÒHamtaro? Remember when we first met? At the art meuseum?Ó I said ÒHow could I forget?! Of course I remember!Ó Hamkichi was about to say something but then she slipped and was hanging off the side of the drainpipe. I tried to recue her but I couldnÕt. Her last words still ring in my ears, ÒHamtaro!!! Go to the library and type in ÒloveÓ in the computer! It will help you very much! Please, Hamtaro, promise me you wonÕt fall in love unless it really is love!Ó I tried to say something but it was too late. She let go...Ó

The ham-hams all started crying. Hamtaro did too. Bijou suddenly thought of something. ÒHamtaro, when you looked up ÒloveÓ in the library what did you find?Ó Hamtaro sat up and thought about it. ÒI found a book that tells you when you know you are in true love.Ó Hamtaro said. ÒDo you have it? If so may I see it?Ó ÒActually yeah. I do have it! Here.Ó He gave the book to Bijou. She skipped through it a little. Her eyes opened wide when she found that chapter that said ÒAre You In Love?Ó It seems she had all the symptoms. Hamtaro looked at it too. He seemed to have all the symptons Bijou did! They shook paws. Nice, soft paws just like the book said. They rubbed each otherÕs back. Soft fur too! just like the book said. ?They did a bunch of other things, too, that the book said. Then it came down to the final three: Difference test, the three words and the first kiss... First they did the Differencee test. Harmony dressed like Bijou and Stan dressed like Hamtaro. They were not alowwed to talk. Hamtaro studied the two Bijous. Then he saw something. One had the beautiful sparkle in her eyes and the other one didnÕt. Bijou noticed the same thing. THey walked up to each other and said ÒI love you!Ó They had gotten it right and had said the three words. Now, was the first kiss. They leaned in and then kissed. ÔWow.Õ Hamtaro thought, ÔHamkichi and I had never kissed this passionate!Õ Then the kiss ended. It was right. They were meant for each other.