I remember the day when everything changed.
Back in my old home in France, I was busily adjusting my velvet ribbons. "Oh, theze zilly things...I vill never get zhem to match Adelaide's beautiful ribbonz." I looked in my pink mirror that was hung on the side of my cage.
Maria bent down to the level of my cage, smiled, and said, "Bye, Bijou! I'm going to Music School now. I'll change your water tonight, okay?"
Alright. Have fun, Maria. I thought, watching her leave the room. When I was positive my owner had left to school, I pushed up the door of my cage with my nose and escaped. I hopped from the window sil to Maria's old backyard playset to the ground.
Adelaide was waiting on the sidewalk. "Bonjour, Bijou!"
"Bonjour, Adelaide. Where are ve going today?" I asked, walking up to her.
"Well, how about we go to the lake today?"
I blushed tremendously. "But...." A picture of a tan hamster with black markings that matched Hamtaro's exactly crossed my mind. "You know zat....he...will be zere.."
Adelaide giggled. "That's why I sudgested the idea, silly!"
I turned even more red. "But.."
"Bijou, will I have to drag you there or what?!" My best friend asked.
"Fine...fine, we will go..."
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The hamster that I had imagined, William, was there as he always was. He was talking to a group of hamster's Adelaide and I didn't know. I immediatley turned red.
"Come on, Bijou! Just go talk to him!"
"Adelaide..." I shook my head. "I cannot. I am not az brave az you are."
"Fine, I'll do it for you!" She began walking off.
"No..!" I whispered. But it was too late, as she was already in front of William, striking up a conversation.
"Hi," Adelaide began. "I'm Adelaide, and that's my best friend, Bijou. I've seen you around before; have we met?"
"Hi! I'm William. That's Sabrina, that's Chase, that's Ian and that's Pearl." William introduced him and his friends.
I walked forward. Adelaide smiled at me.
"Um...Bonjour, William."
"Hi, Bijou."
I smiled. He returned the favour. From then on, it was no longer a crush. It was pure love.
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A/N: Hehe, well, that's the first chapter of MIAL. Which almost looks like Mail. But it isn't. ANYWAY, I know Bijou says, "I have never left my cage before", but, let's pretend that's not true, kay? XD
-Ducky
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