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Okay, I just want to say in this update- From now on I may be using the Japanese name Roko/Ryoko over the dubbed named Laura sometimes. It'll probably be like my old Mega Man fanfics, where I use them interchangably, like Gospel with Treble. I always call Bass by his Japanese name Forte now because I'm now a huge Hameln fan. n_n
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Hamtaro was downtrodden, standing right outside the path to the outside world, where Morpheous was sleeping. To be honest with himself, he felt a little queasy thinking about what might happen if he were to pressure her to come out, or come in to comfort her- would she get mad? Maybe she'd bite....
He'd been standing outside the path for what, an hour or two now? Time seemed to be passing slowly; while Morpheous lay on the cold, hard ground, Hamtaro stood watch, just waiting for her to wake up.
He couldn't wait any longer, though, and walked inside, slowly... tiptoing, fearing what may or may not happen, and shook her awake. "Morpheous? Morpheous?"
Morpheous's eyes opened slowly. "Heke?"
'Oh, hamgoof...' Hamtaro started to think, looking at the ebony hamster, blinking his own big eyes. 'I think I don't have anything to say to her...'
"What do you want?" Morpheous asked, a small low-throat growl in her voice, a clear indincation that she wasn't pleased with this interupption of her nap. "I was sleeping. I couldn't do that much at the lab." She crumpled up her nose in what may be disgust. "That's when they get you!"
Hamtaro sweatdropped, deciding not to acknowledge this comment."Uh, sure... I was just wondering..."
"Yeah?"
Hamtaro blinked again. 'Wondering what? Oh....' "If... If you were hungry, yeah!"
Morpheous blinked a few times, quickly, and thought a little. "Yeah, I guess...."
"Lemmie get you some food, then!" Hamtaro cried merrily, finally getting her to show some sign of some emotion that at least wasn't anger or her deep-embed paranoia.
"No, I'll come with you." Morpheous replied. "It's getting a little cold in here."
With a small laugh, Hamtaro led the way out of the path, and to his cage, where he pulled open the gate door, holding it wide open, waving his free paw gentlemanly to allow Morpheous to enter. She bit her lip and looked reluctant, but rolling her eyes, she entered. With a small smile of odd pride, Hamtaro followed her in.
"Where's the food?" Morpheous asked, glancing around. Was she nervous?
"Over here," Hamtaro said, digging up a small patch of mulch. Under it was a hamster's heaven in food- sunflower seeds, food pellets, even a special treat Roko had left him from last night's dinner- a raw carrot chunk. "Take all you want, I'll get more. Once Laura notices the food dish is empty, she'll fill it up again." He pointed a paw towards his water bottle. "And there's some clean, fresh water over there!"
Morpheous's eyes bugged out at the sight of the meal laid out before her, and she walked to Hamtaro's side, eyes still wide and bulged, and she grabbed a pellet, and shoved it into her mouth.
Hamtaro frowned, feeling a wave of something that could be guilt, could be pity, could be anything. 'How much did they feed her? She's acting like she's never seen this much food in her life, and I get this much food every day!'
He blinked his eyes. She'd eaten six or seven seeds by now, a couple pellets, and had taken a bite of carrot. She was shoving a couple seeds into her cheeks for later when the two heard a noise.
"What's that?" Morpheous asked, frozen in place, her words slightly muffled by the food stuffed in the pouches of her cheeks.
"Uh-oh." was all Hamtaro could say. It wasn't a bad thing for him.... but it was for HER! "HIDE!"
Morpheous glanced around the cage, in a frenzy, and Hamtaro tried to pry the cage door open again, grunting and squinting his eyes trying to get it to budge. "It... It's STUCK!" Morpheous bit her lip and Hamtaro looked at her. "That sound, Laura's home! And it sounds like Kana's with her!" Hamtaro glanced around some more, then sighed, and pointed to his small house-like hideaway. "IN THERE!"
Morpheous dashed to the hideaway, badda badda, badda badda... And the footsteps were quickly growing closer, thump-thump... thump-thump....
Hamtaro's eyes were glued on the door. "Hurry, Morpheous! HURRY!"
Okay, I just want to say in this update- From now on I may be using the Japanese name Roko/Ryoko over the dubbed named Laura sometimes. It'll probably be like my old Mega Man fanfics, where I use them interchangably, like Gospel with Treble. I always call Bass by his Japanese name Forte now because I'm now a huge Hameln fan. n_n
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Hamtaro was downtrodden, standing right outside the path to the outside world, where Morpheous was sleeping. To be honest with himself, he felt a little queasy thinking about what might happen if he were to pressure her to come out, or come in to comfort her- would she get mad? Maybe she'd bite....
He'd been standing outside the path for what, an hour or two now? Time seemed to be passing slowly; while Morpheous lay on the cold, hard ground, Hamtaro stood watch, just waiting for her to wake up.
He couldn't wait any longer, though, and walked inside, slowly... tiptoing, fearing what may or may not happen, and shook her awake. "Morpheous? Morpheous?"
Morpheous's eyes opened slowly. "Heke?"
'Oh, hamgoof...' Hamtaro started to think, looking at the ebony hamster, blinking his own big eyes. 'I think I don't have anything to say to her...'
"What do you want?" Morpheous asked, a small low-throat growl in her voice, a clear indincation that she wasn't pleased with this interupption of her nap. "I was sleeping. I couldn't do that much at the lab." She crumpled up her nose in what may be disgust. "That's when they get you!"
Hamtaro sweatdropped, deciding not to acknowledge this comment."Uh, sure... I was just wondering..."
"Yeah?"
Hamtaro blinked again. 'Wondering what? Oh....' "If... If you were hungry, yeah!"
Morpheous blinked a few times, quickly, and thought a little. "Yeah, I guess...."
"Lemmie get you some food, then!" Hamtaro cried merrily, finally getting her to show some sign of some emotion that at least wasn't anger or her deep-embed paranoia.
"No, I'll come with you." Morpheous replied. "It's getting a little cold in here."
With a small laugh, Hamtaro led the way out of the path, and to his cage, where he pulled open the gate door, holding it wide open, waving his free paw gentlemanly to allow Morpheous to enter. She bit her lip and looked reluctant, but rolling her eyes, she entered. With a small smile of odd pride, Hamtaro followed her in.
"Where's the food?" Morpheous asked, glancing around. Was she nervous?
"Over here," Hamtaro said, digging up a small patch of mulch. Under it was a hamster's heaven in food- sunflower seeds, food pellets, even a special treat Roko had left him from last night's dinner- a raw carrot chunk. "Take all you want, I'll get more. Once Laura notices the food dish is empty, she'll fill it up again." He pointed a paw towards his water bottle. "And there's some clean, fresh water over there!"
Morpheous's eyes bugged out at the sight of the meal laid out before her, and she walked to Hamtaro's side, eyes still wide and bulged, and she grabbed a pellet, and shoved it into her mouth.
Hamtaro frowned, feeling a wave of something that could be guilt, could be pity, could be anything. 'How much did they feed her? She's acting like she's never seen this much food in her life, and I get this much food every day!'
He blinked his eyes. She'd eaten six or seven seeds by now, a couple pellets, and had taken a bite of carrot. She was shoving a couple seeds into her cheeks for later when the two heard a noise.
"What's that?" Morpheous asked, frozen in place, her words slightly muffled by the food stuffed in the pouches of her cheeks.
"Uh-oh." was all Hamtaro could say. It wasn't a bad thing for him.... but it was for HER! "HIDE!"
Morpheous glanced around the cage, in a frenzy, and Hamtaro tried to pry the cage door open again, grunting and squinting his eyes trying to get it to budge. "It... It's STUCK!" Morpheous bit her lip and Hamtaro looked at her. "That sound, Laura's home! And it sounds like Kana's with her!" Hamtaro glanced around some more, then sighed, and pointed to his small house-like hideaway. "IN THERE!"
Morpheous dashed to the hideaway, badda badda, badda badda... And the footsteps were quickly growing closer, thump-thump... thump-thump....
Hamtaro's eyes were glued on the door. "Hurry, Morpheous! HURRY!"