Chapter 3: The Second Day

The first to get up were Hamtaro and Bijou. The two of them sat in their tent for a little bit. They were talking about last night and how Maxwell and Star walked in on them.

"I think they knew we were kissing." Hamtaro said.

"Why?" Bijou asked.

"I think it's not just a coincidence. I mean they walked in right after we started kissing."

"Would it be so bad if they knew about 'us'?"

"Yes Bijou it would. Who knows who they might have told?" Hamtaro thought of what would happen if they told Boss. He didn't like it.

"I wonder why those too were awake also."

"Good question. Well they were probably not tired so they went outside."

"You're probably right. Well, I'm hungry let's go outside and eat."

"Okay."

Hamtaro and Bijou went outside and found that Sandy and Maxwell were already there eating the cereal they brought.

"Hey guys." Maxwell said.

"Hi." Bijou and Hamtaro said.

"So, like, what do you want to do today?" Sandy asked.

"I don't know." Hamtaro said as he got some cereal.

"I can't believe this is our last day of camping before we go home. We should do this more often." Maxwell said.

"You're right." Bijou said.

Soon the rest of the ham-hams woke up and went to join the Hamtaro, Bijou, Maxwell, and Sandy for breakfast. After they ate they decided to split into seven groups of two. The partners were the same as the tent partners except Sandy was with Maxwell and Star was with Penelope. The groups split up and did whatever they wanted. Sandy and Maxwell went canoeing like yesterday. They were joined by Stan and Pashmina. They quickly got into their canoes and they were off.

"What do you think of the trip so far Maxwell?" asked Sandy.

"It's great. You?"

"It's been good except I barely got to spend time with you."

"Oh. Well that's going to change today." Maxwell said as he splashed Sandy.

"Hey you guys move faster or we're going to pass you." Stan yelled.

"Then pass us!" Sandy said. Stan and Pashmina sped passed Maxwell and Sandy.

Meanwhile Hamtaro and Bijou were just sitting on a boulder talking. They were eating some snacks. Oxnard and Boss were spying on them.

"Why did I have to be paired with you Boss? We're not doing anything fun." Oxnard complained.

"Oxnard I promise we'll do something fun a little later but this is important to me." Boss said.

When Boss looked back at Hamtaro and Bijou they were kissing. Boss was heartbroken and very mad. When they stopped kissing Bijou smiled at Hamtaro. Boss stamped out of his hiding place and went to Hamtaro.

"Hamtaro can I talk to you?" he asked.

"Sure Boss." The two of them went behind a tree so no one could hear them.

"Why did you kiss Bijou?"

"Come down Boss. Bijou was choking on a snack and when she spit it out she couldn't breath and she nearly fainted so I had to breathe into, erm, her mouth to open up her throat. It just looked like we were kissing." Hamtaro said.

"Oh okay. Sorry buddy. I knew you would never betray me." Boss said as he walked away with Oxnard.

Hamtaro waited until they were out of site and then went back to Bijou.

"Man I hated lying to Boss like that. I just didn't want him to be so sad." Before Hamtaro said anything else he covered his mouth and realized what he just said. He told Bijou Boss' secret.

"Why would he be sad?" asked Bijou.

"Oh no reason... Oh okay you caught me. Boss has a crush on you." Hamtaro said.

"WHAT!? I had no idea. Poor Boss." Bijou said.

"Well at least he thinks it wasn't really a kiss." Hamtaro said even though he felt so guilty. Boss had trusted him and he betrayed him.

Neither of them said anything for a little bit. It took them a while to start talking again.

Back to Oxnard and Boss.

"You know they really did kiss right?" Oxnard asked.

"Of course I did. It hurts me that Hamtaro would lie about this." Boss said.

Meanwhile Dexter and Howdy were arguing over Pashmina.

"She likes me more than you Howdy." Dexter said.

"No she doesn't. She likes me." Howdy yelled.

"You guys are both wrong, she likes me." Stan said as he walked out from behind the bushes.

"Why would you think that?" Howdy asked.

"I just have a feeling." Stan said. He remembered when Bijou walked in on Pashmina and him kissing. They weren't an official couple but he was sure Pashmina would pick him.

"Where is Pashmina anyway?" Dexter asked.

"Well after we finished canoeing I had to use the bathroom and that's when I heard you guys. Oh my gosh I have to get back to Pashmina." Stan said as he ran away.

"I never will understand that guy." Dexter said.

Howdy and Dexter resumed their arguing after Stan was gone.

Star and Penelope were just walking around admiring the beauty of the forest. Well actually Penelope was admiring the forest. Star's mind was elsewhere. She was thinking about Maxwell. She was so caught up in her thoughts that she didn't realize that Penelope wasn't with her anymore.

Then she heard a yell. She realized Penelope was gone so she ran towards the yell. She found Penelope but she wasn't alone. A snake found her too. Star picked up a few rocks and threw them at the snake until it ran away. Star ran up to Penelope and found that she wasn't injured.

"I'm sorry Penelope. I wasn't paying attention to you." Star said.

"Ookwee (That's alright.)." Penelope said.

(A/N: Everything Penelope says will be in parenthesis. This means that she is saying Ookwee but what she means is in parenthesis. Also everyone understands why she is saying.)

Star and Penelope went to the riverside and sat down. Star had to tell someone how she felt about Maxwell. She decided to tell Penelope since she wouldn't really understand.

"Hey Penelope, do you mind if I asked you something?" asked Star.

"Ookwee. (No)" Penelope said.

"Okay here it goes. Do you think Maxwell and Sandy will ever... breakup?"

"Ookwee, ookwee. (No not really. Why do you ask?)"

"Well it's just that... uh... well... I... uh"

"Ookwee! Ookwee! (You like him don't you!)"

"Yeah I do. What do you think I should do?"

"Ookyoo, ookyoo? Ookwee.(Why don't you talk to him about it? I'm sure he will understand.)"

"Maybe I should. Thanks Penelope."

Meanwhile Sandy and Maxwell realized the time and went to go eat lunch. When they got back to camp they saw Panda and Cappy already eating.

"Fey vou huys. Vow are vou?" Panda asked with food in his mouth.

"Hi." Sandy said

"What are we having?" Maxwell asked.

"Fandwhiches and crashed fopatoes." Cappy said with his mouth full of food.

Maxwell and Sandy got their food and decided to eat in Maxwell's tent.

"So what do you want to do after we eat?" asked Sandy.

"I don't know. What do you want to do?"

"Well first I want to relax and then let's, like, go climbing trees." Sandy said.

"Okay. If you want to do it than I want to do it."

After they ate they sat in the tent talking for a little bit. They were talking about their relationship which made Maxwell sweat.

"Maxwell I want to ask you something. Do you love me?"

"Of course Sandy."

"No I mean do you 'LOVE' me."

"Do you mean like do I want to marry you when we're older or something?"

Sandy blushed but than she nodded.

"Well I guess so but don't you think we're a little to..." Maxwell was interrupted by Sandy's lips touching his. Maxwell was a little surprised by the kiss and Sandy knew it so she stopped. It didn't take long before they were kissing again.

Star was walking towards the tent. She decided to talk to Maxwell. When she walked into the tent she saw them kissing. She quickly left the tent without a word. As she turned around, Maxwell saw a tear fall from her eye.

Star ran away from the camp. With each step she began to cry even harder. Then she ran into Hamtaro and Bijou.

"What's wrong Star?" Hamtaro asked.

"Nothing." She said as she ran past Hamtaro. She looked back and saw Hamtaro and Bijou staring at her. It only made her cry more as she ran deeper into the woods. She finally stopped and sat on a boulder.

"What were you thinking, trying to talk to him? He loves Sandy." Star said to herself.

"No he doesn't." a voice said.

"Who are you?"

"I'm just a voice in your head. Maxwell doesn't like Sandy he likes you."

"Than why were they kissing?"

"I don't know. What I do know is that he loves you."

"No he doesn't. Get out of my head."

"Fine I will but it won't be long before you can't stand the fact that Maxwell likes Sandy and then you will beg me to come back. You will want to break them up and I will be waiting until then."

Star started to cry again and she cried herself to sleep. When she woke up she found that it was late. She checked her watch and it was eleven o'clock midnight. She got up and tried to find her way back to camp but she got lost.

"HELP" she cried.

Then she heard something from behind a bush. When she looked to see what it was she saw Maxwell and Sandy kissing. She started to cry.

"What's wrong little baby. Are you sad? Are you alone? Get out of here. I don't love you I love Sandy." Maxwell said forcefully and angrily.

And with that Star ran and ran until Maxwell was out of site.

"STAR! STAR! STAR! STAR! STAR!" A voice yelled out.

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