Well, well, well! It's Haily Comet, she's back! Don't you just love it? Hehe! I haven't been here in a while, so here's a fic! OC couples with a lil tinsy bit o' bashing.
The ham-hams were just cleaning up after ten rounds of hide and go seek. Hamtaro put back one of the plants and turned to Bijou.
"All done, Bijou! Is that it?"
"Oui."
Hamtaro gave her a nod and walked across the room, plopping down beside Boss. The head ham handed him a glass of sunflower lemonade and Hamtaro accepted it gratefully.
He supped it slowly, gazing out at the cloudy sky. Rain gushed down, staining the Clubhouse windows. Hamtaro sipped again.
There was a soft knock on the door that no one heard. Everyone was too busy cleaning up and putting things back into place.
Another knock punctuated the noise. It was sharp, as though a sword had been rapped against it. Hamtaro looked up, as did the others and Boss heaved himself up with a sigh.
He opened the door and gasped. Seven ham-hams stood in the doorway. A hamster with gray fur and black wrist-bands spoke.
"Hey. Can we stay with you? It's raining and we got washed out of our home. Den's flooded, ya see. We need some place to stay." He paused. "Is this the Clubhouse? The Ham-ham Clubhouse?"
Boss nodded. "Yeah."
"I've heard about this place. It's famous!"
Boss swelled with pride. "Really? Well, I built myself, you know! Dug all the tunnels!"
The gray hamster nodded and sheathed the kantana he had been holding. He stuck out a hand. "My name's Noah. I'm oldest of the six Comet Crew. Actually, my twin, Dandelion, is the oldest, too."
Boss nodded. "I'm Boss."
There was a silence. Noah glanced over Boss's shoulder and raised his eyebrows.
"Who's the white one?"
Boss blushed. "That's Bijou. She's from France!"
Noah winked roguishly at her and said, "Bonjour, mon petite Bijou!"
Bijou blushed furiously and turned to talk to Pashmina. She was, actually, turning away so he wouldn't see her blushing and giggling.
Boss frowned. He automatically did not like these hamsters. Especially Noah…
"So, can we stay?"
Boss looked hard at him. "Well, six is a lot. I dunno…"
Noah glared at him. "You guys are famous for hospitality."
"Well…" Boss did not like Noah. His hunch was deepened as he thought of the way he had winked at Bijou.
"Let 'em Boss!" exclaimed Hamtaro.
Boss wavered.
"Oui, Boss! Let zem stay!"
Boss gave in at Bijou's request, but he still did not like Noah. He pulled him aside as the Comet Crew made their way in.
"You see, Noah, I kinda like Bijou and I was wondering if you could, um…"
"Stay away?" asked Noah.
"Yeah."
"No."
"What?"
"No," Noah said matter-of-factly. "I like her, too Boss. I won't go out of my way to make you miserable, but I do like her as well. I'm not going to flirt with her every moment, but, as I said, I like her, too."
Boss could not believe it. Here was this hamster who just walked on in and liked Bijou. Rage surged through Boss and he tried to control his temper.
"Well, if that's the way it's going to be, then, fine."
"Ok," Noah said. He patted Boss on the back. Boss did appreciate that he was not going to flirt with Bijou 24/7, but he knew his hunch had been right. He was not liking Noah.
The Comet Crew introduced themselves.
A yellow hamster with blue dots that were shaped like a necklace around her neck and a tiara across her head stepped up. "My name is Dandelion. I'm oldest along with Noah."
A pink hamster with a rose behind her ear and a black hamster with electric blue eyes stepped up. The pink hamster introduced herself.
"My name is Blossom Bud, but I go by Blossom."
"My name is Yami!" said the black hamster. Both bowed respectfully. Next, a blizzard blue hamster and a red hamster stepped up.
"I'm Eesay," said the blue hamster, "but you can call me Ice."
"I'm Travton, but I go by Trav," said the red hamster. Both bowed and backed away.
After introductions were made, the ham-hams milled about, having snacks, drinking, and chatting. Everyone got to know each other better. Bijou whispered to Pashmina, "Zat Noah…he's very interesting."
Pashmina nodded. "Yeah. He seems to like you. Did you see the way he winked and smiled. He can't take his eyes of you!"
The hams headed home and the Comet Crew retired to their rooms. Blossom, Dandelion, and Ice were sharing a room.
"You know, Dandy, Dexter is kinda cute," Blossom said. She blushed furiously as Ice and Dandelion giggled.
"Really? Well, personally I think Howdy is cute," Dandelion said boldly. Ice shook her head.
"Nope, most definitely Panda!"
The trio burst out laughing. Boss heard it and he thought of Noah. This was not a good sign.
The Comet Crew were here! Things were going to get tight!!!!!
It was a bright, sunny morning. The ham-hams were crowded outside, skipping about and playing. It was the first summer morn.
Hamtaro scurried over to Boss. "Boss! Boss! Guess what? Laura, Kana, Maria, and all the other humans are at summer camp for three weeks! Maybe more! We can stay at the Clubhouse! Oh boy, it'll be like a mega-Q sleepover!"
Boss grinned. "That's great, Hamtaro! So, Dexter and Howdy's owners are off? Yeah, actually, they do go on vacation at this time of year!"
Hamtaro returned the grin and pulled Boss's paw. "C'mon, let's play relay races!"
Noah was standing with the other ham-hams as Boss and Hamtaro approached. He was showing the hams his swordplay and was greatly impressing them.
Slashing up and down he swung his blade so that it was a mere blur. He clipped off a few whiskers and then tossed his blade. Ice leapt on Trav's shoulders and caught it, tossing it to Yami who threw it so it spun. Noah leapt and caught it. He then pointed his blade down and made a series of quick movements. On the ground a star with three lines shooting from behind appeared. It was a shooting star.
"The Comet Crew's symbol!" Noah said triumphantly. A cheer rose up from the hams.
"Noah, that's awesome!" Panda exclaimed, clapping. Cappy nodded to his best friend.
Bijou was grinning from whisker to whisker, applauding wildly. Boss's breath caught in his throat. He coughed once and proposed Hamtaro's ideas of a relay race. Boss put three pieces of paper in one of Cappy's hats. One said free choice, the other said boy-girl, and the third said boys against girls.
Boy-girl was drawn.
Next, names were picked. The partners were as follows:
Noah and Bijou
Panda and Ice
Blossom and Dexter
Pashmina and Trav
Yami and Sandy
Dandelion and Howdy
Boss and Oxnard
Jingle and Dexter
Hamtaro and Penelope
Panda and Cappy and Maxwell
Boss was furious. He could not believe his luck. Noah with Bijou. NOAH WITH BIJOU?????????????
The relay races took place, but that was not the most memorable part. Flirting was high and so was tension. Noah and Bijou were talking a bit more than Boss liked. Pashmina was also having the same hunch Boss was. Blossom and Dexter were chatting quite often. Dexter was also eyeing his girlfriend as every once in a while, Trav would talk to Pashmina.
After the races, there was a picnic. Yami twirled over to Sandy.
"You did beautifully, the equivalent to your looks," he said and kissed the back of her hand. "Would you please twirly your ribbon for me?"
Sandy flushed with pleasure. Maxwell, who was passing by to get sunflower seeds, glanced over and seethed inwardly.
"Um, well, like, sure!" Sandy said and went into and elaborate series of twirls. She found herself putting on her best for Yami, but she knew/thought it was because he was a newcomer.
Maxwell gave Yami a look that said all and Yami raised his eyebrows. Another rivalry had been struck up!
The Comet Crew was certainly doing a job. It was only their second day, though…
Well, did you like it? These are my characters. If you read "Love Battles on the Floor", which is very good, then you'll know a little bit about them. I hope you liked it!
Ciao,
Haily Comet, leader of the Comet Crew!