[A/N: Thanks for the kind words I shall continue this, for I needed to hear those things thank you...]
Obsession
Part 3 Clubhouse Commotion
By: Undercover Ham-Ham Lover
As Bijou rested peacefully in Boss's room the others continued their normal business. Once greetings were all exchanged, the normal meeting of what to do was discussed.
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"So what are we going to do today hams?" asked Boss as he kept one eye on his bedroom door.
"Well I am not sure, can anyone else think of something?" Dexter added
"Ookwee?" Penelope asked
"Not sure what the tyke said but I reckon she can't come up with anything either." implied Howdy.
"Well I could build us something to play with…" Panda suggested
The other ham-hams pondered this for a bit it seemed like a reasonable idea.
"Like what do the rest of us do in the meantime Panda? " Sandy replied
"Um…good point…" Panda replied
All the rest of the hams fall out of the stools in response to this.
"That leaves us right where we started!" Oxnard said
"Well what can we do?" Pashmina said
"Hamtaro was always good at deciding what we do next…" Oxnard replied
"Yeah but he isn't here…does anyone know where he is?" Cappy said
Every hamster exchanged glances, and found same results, except for Penelope who was in her blissful state of childhood, unknowing to understand most current events like this one.
"So no one has seen him…" Boss replied
"When was the last time he was seen?" Maxwell said
"Well ham dudes and ladies, I saw him yesterday his normal cheerful self, he was fine then, and so was Pashmina…" Stan winks when he says that to her.
"Uh…right Stan sure…" Pashmina says while sweat dropped from his statement.
"What's wrong Pashy? You seem uptight about something…what's on your mind?" Stan flirtatiously asked her.
"Nothing…nothing Stan…" Pashmina stuttered nervously nearly letting out a small peep of nervousness.
"Knock it off bro! It's just from earlier ok? Nothing you or the boys need to be concerned with!" Sandy sternly replied shocking Maxwell and the others.
"S-s-sandy! Maxwell was speechless from her outburst as well as a few others shocked, Sandy was never that mad at Stan.
"What did I-I do sis? All I did was ask her what was wrong!" Stan shouted back.
"Yeah but you don't need to be a dork about it!" Sandy shouted back.
"QUIET!!" Shouted Boss as the clubhouse grew quiet. "Bijou is trying to sleep, if you can't be nice take it outside!"
Everyone remains silent a pin drop could easily be heard, as well as the beating all the ham-hams hearts as the clubhouse was filled with silence.
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I heard Boss shouting and I could not stay asleep too long…I had another dream about him…not like before…this one was much different. I dreamt the more we were together, we were in fact drifting apart…I reached my paw to his but he kept moving further away from me. I could see his look of sorrow on his face, mine must have matched his…that dream felt so real…it seems right in what has happened so far…that I may never be with him…try as I might never…
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Bijou softly began to cry as tears rolled down her cheeks staining the pure white fur. The other hamsters from outside could hear her crying softly inside Boss's room.
"Shouldn't we do something?" Cappy said softly, as the silence in the clubhouse was broken at first by Bijou then him.
"My goodness, what could make her feel this bad? She seems very upset!" Maxwell implied his face finally not buried deep within the compounds of his new book.
"Well…this morning she had a bad dream…" Sandy said to the rest of the ham-hams.
"What sort of dream was it?" Howdy asked
At the sound of those words Pashmina fainted, recalling what Bijou had told her what the dream was. All the hams in shock rushed over to her.
"Hey Pashy wake up! It's ok only me!" Stan winked and grinned at the timid girl hamster as his paw touched hers to help her up.
Pashmina opened one eye and saw his grin. "AHH!" She shrieked and smacked him on the cheek totally shocking Stan and making Howdy and Dexter grin in victory and amusement at the gesture.
"What was that for?" asked Stan shocked.
"Anyway…" Oxnard said trying to change the subject. "What about Bijou?"
"Well (sigh) if Bijou is upset she needs to be alone right now, being here isn't going to be good for her, let's head outside for now…" Boss said softly.
"That sounds like a good idea Boss!" Maxwell said
"Yeah I can still build something for us, while the rest play a game waiting!" Panda chimed in.
"Right sure whatever ham dude…" Stan said rubbing his cheek.
"Yes…but what game?" Dexter asked.
"We'll have to think of something partner, but I know it will be more fun than staring at an eye soar like you! I never knew eyes flew did you? Heh heh! I crack myself up!" Howdy began to cackle.
All the ham-hams in the room sweat dropped at the joke from Howdy and sighed.
"Anyone can tell a joke, but it takes someone with skill to make it work…zu…zu…zu…" Snoozer added.
"Very funny partner, what makes you think you know about jokes? You were asleep and are sleeping all the time. Howdy replied as he got close to Snoozer.
"I am not sleeping and your jokes keep me from sleeping…" Snoozer added.
"Right…" Howdy nodded to protest while the other hamsters giggled at the response.
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Seems like everyone else is having a good time…why can't I feel better? Hamtaro…where are you…there is so much I have to say…so much I have to do…I can't rest…I need to go find him…but…I need my strength so I might as well rest…even if I cannot…I do not know what to do…
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The other hams heard silence from Boss's room and knew she wasn't doing any better so most began to go outside.
"Perhaps we play ham soccer!" Cappy suggested
"That seems to be in theory the best thing to do right now." Maxwell added
"Maxy are you going to play too or sit in here all day?" Sandy said while tapping her right foot impatiently.
"Um…er…a…right Sandy I will…" Maxwell put down his book finally as Sandy took his arm and dragged him outside.
"Coming Boss-man?" Stan said
"I'll be there in a minute or two, I want to make sure Bijou knows where we are going and is doing ok." Boss replied
"Sure you do that…" Stan said as he noticed Pashmina talking to and walking with Penelope. "Hey Pashy wait up! It's Stan your dream ham!"
"Um…right…" Pashmina blushed as she took Penelope's paw and both of them ran faster ahead so Stan couldn't catch up to her.
"What is wrong with her today?" Stan sighed defeated as he walked alone.
"Say Stan I'll walk with you…" Oxnard said while eating a fresh sunflower seed.
"Thanks…ham dude…" Stan said downhearted as he walked slowly with Oxnard.
As more of the ham-hams piled out of the clubhouse to another area of the forest, the chattering among them growing more and more distant, Boss began to ponder how to talk to Bijou.
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"Are you sure Bijou will be alright?" Pashmina asked worriedly to Sandy who was still dragging Maxwell.
"I'm sure she'll be fine…it's leaving Boss alone with her I am worried about…" Sandy replied.
"Sandy…" Maxwell said
"Yes Maxy what is it?" Sandy said lovingly
"You don't have to drag me anymore…I'm away from the books…" he answered his arm hurting from her forced action.
"Oh right sorry Maxy…" She then kissed him on the cheek in front of the others, causing them to make some fun at Maxwell, embarrassing the bookworm further.
"Sandy…" Howdy said
"and…" Dexter added
"Maxwell" Panda added
"sitting in a" Oxnard said
"Tree" Cappy said
"ookwee?" Penelope said as everyone fell over after the breakout of the joke on Maxwell.
"Aw darn she ruined it…" Howdy said after getting up.
"Nice one Penelope…" Pashmina whispered to her and both Sandy and Maxwell nodded in thanks causing the tiny ham-ham to blush under the blanket.
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"Ok I can do this…I can do this…" Boss murmured to himself as he stood by the door to his room, where Bijou was resting and feeling depressed. "B-b-b-b-Bijou? Are you awake…?" He stuttered the bravest he could.
"Bijou are you awake…well ok…just wanted to say the rest of us are going to play ham-soccer…and I hope you can join us after you rest…we would really like you to play…"
No answer…Boss stood there silent for a good 4 minutes and 15 seconds…until…
"Boss…" Bijou replied timidly "Could you come in here please? I need to talk to you…"
Boss's heart stopped on those words, as he grew more nervous than ever before he stood there, his paw shaking to turn the handle to his room…
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Meanwhile back in the forest…
"Where do you think Hamtaro is?" Oxnard asked as they were picking teams.
"That's a good question Oxnard…something we may have to investigate…" Maxwell said
"Maxwell…no reading…" Sandy said sternly.
"But…" Maxwell replied
"No buts…" Sandy said sternly
"Oh…ok…" Maxwell sighed in defeat.
"Has anyone seen him yesterday?" Pashmina asked
"Well he did go with us to the forest yesterday…" Howdy said
"I saw him talking to everyone, he seemed happy…" Dexter added
"Yeah so nothing wrong there…was there anything different?" Stan asked "I'll take Pashmina on my team…come here Pashy baby…to the winning side…" he said smoothly while with his trade mark wink.
"Um…is there a chance for a redo?" Pashmina said as Howdy and Dexter smiled at one another once more as Stan was again shot down to be with Pashmina.
"I'll take Cappy…" Oxnard said as each captain took turns in whom to be on the ham soccer teams.
"Cool…" As Cappy said that he remembered something else. "Did anyone else notice Sparkle talking to Hamtaro?"
All the other hamsters fell silent.
"Sparkle?" Sandy said
"Oh yeah that fine ham-girl was here yesterday…she didn't talk much just to Hamtaro I think…I do remember them go somewhere private…" Stan said
"Of course!" Maxwell said. "Sparkle was at the clubhouse yesterday, and she wasn't so mean as she usually was…"
"Yeah that's right, she actually did play a few games with us!" Pashmina added.
"I wonder if that is why Hamtaro isn't here? What did they talk about?" Maxwell asked
"Good question Maxwell, but unless she is here, we won't know the answer…" Dexter replied.
"Looks like we have someone to find hams! Quick let's come up with a plan to find Sparkle!" Maxwell said
"Wouldn't she have like left like she normally does to go with Glitter and tour?" Sandy said.
"She's still in town…I saw her with Glitter at a restaurant wanting top service for their breakfast…" Oxnard said smacking his lips and drooling a bit as he thought of the food.
"Of course you remember if it deals with food partner…" Howdy said.
"Ok so we split up and search town…" Maxwell said.
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"Y-y-y-y-you w-w-w-w-want m-m-m-m-m-me B-b-b-b-b-b-Bijou?" Boss said as he slowly turned the handle and opened the door and see the teary eyed Bijou.
"Yes…" she sadly said as she patted the bed to her side. "Come closer…"
Boss froze as he saw her. "This must be it!" he thought as he kept his focus on one thing… "Don't screw up. Don't screw up!" he thought as he took each step to the lying hamster, each step felt like a mile to reach Bijou until he was at the other side of the bed. "You wanted me for something?" He very nervously replied to her.
"Yes…" Bijou said meekly.
"You don't look so good are you ok? Is something wrong? What can I do for you? Boss asked worriedly as he sat down next to her on the bed his cheeks a rosy red.
Bijou moved closer still in the blankets and her arms then swung around Boss's waist as she buried her head in his chest. "Hold me…" she softly replied.
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