She's Not My Girlfriend!
A/N: Hi peoples! This is crystalgurl101. You've probably seen me before from "Childhood Friends" and "Party For Two", it's sequel. Well, I came up with this idea, and I hope you guys like it. And it's "HxB vs. HxS". Well, here's chapter 1! Enjoy!
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Chapter 1: Bijou's Problem
The young hamster sighed as she sat alone facing the vast field of dandelions. The sound of laughter hung in the air not too far away. She already knew those were her friends, the Ham-Hams. But right now, she wasn't in the mood to play with them. She just wanted to think. Think about Him.
It's been a while since Bijou developed a crush on the young boy. His curiosity attracted him, as well as his playful nature. He was very sweet and brave. Always willing to help. But he was very naive and clueless about many things, especially when it came to romance. But ironically, he made a great cupid! Bijou was also convinced that he was just about the cutest boy on earth.
Sandy and Pashmina had urged Bijou to tell them who was her guy of interest not too long ago. Eventually, Bijou had no choice but to confess. Crystal, their new friend, said it was obvious.
"Bijou?"
The french hamster perked up at the sound of His voice. So bright and cheerful. But so full of concern. Next thing she knew, He was hovering over her. She started to blush furiously.
"B-Bo-Bonjour, H-Ha-Hamtaro.." Bijou stumbled in her words. "Bij, you okay? You sound nervous!" Hamtaro asked as he sat next to his friend. Bijou mentally kicked herself. How stupid she was to stutter! "Oui, I am fine. Thank you for worrying. Why are you not playing Tag with zee ozzers?" it was Bijou's turn to now ask.
"I was worried about you. You haven't been playing along with us lately. I mean, even Sparkle has been playing games with us!" Hamtaro said.
Bijou almost flinched at the sound of Sparkle's name. After her nationwide tour with her pop star human, Glitter, she and Sparkle took a break at their town(mainly because Glitter wanted another shot with Travis). Sparkle started to come to clubhouse every now and then. She wasn't an official Ham-Ham, but eventually, her visits became more frequent.
The strange part was, Sparkle was much nicer than her last visit. But from the very first day they met Sparkle, Bijou always had had a gut feeling Sparkle never liked the Ham-Hams. Especially not Bijou herself. But now, Sparkle was much more friendlier and patient.
Stan, the tiger-striped flirt of the gang, continuously bragged that Sparkle always visited because she was "warming up to him". But Sandy, his valley-girl twin sister, denied it every time with a cold snappy comment.
Crystal would roll her eyes.(A/N: You all remember Crystal from "Childhood Friends" and "Party For Two", right?) She was very close andconnected with Stan, on account they had known each other for a long time. Though, it was pretty obvious that Sparkle was highly annoyed whenever Stan hit on her with his flirty punchlines.
However, it seemed to Bijou that Sparkle was more interested in Hamtaro than anyone else in the clubhouse. She smiled the brightest and said hi the loudest whenever he came into a room. She loved to talk and boast to him about her travels around the world, which kept Hamtaro hanging to every word she said. If Hamtaro would ever talk to her, she would even slightly blush and giggle in a flirty sort of way. But what ticked Bijou the most was when she and Hamtaro were alone chatting, Sparkle would barge in and literally drag Hamtaro away. It was like she wanted Hamtaro only for herself. This seriously bothered Bijou.
Sparkle wasn't as nice to Bijou as to the others. Bijou never understood why. She was always polite to the girl and never bumped into her without apologizing! But if Sparkle's dislike for Bijou was true, then the feeling was secretly mutual.
"Bijou? Biiiijoooouuuu! Are you in there?" Hamtaro snapped his fingers in front of her face. She fell back into reality. "Geez, Bij! You've been doing that alot lately! Do you wanna talk about something?" Hamtaro looked at Bijou softly.
Bijou smiled and lowered her head to keep him from seeing the red splashing onto her face. He was so cute when he was worried! But then again, he was cute all the time! "I am alright...actually...there eez one thing I have been meaning to tell you!" Bijou said timidly.
Just say eet! Say you like him..more than just a friend zhat eez!
"What is it? You can tell me anything!" Hamtaro smiled his innocent cheery smile. Bijou mentally squealed. "Well...eet eez zhat...I-I...I...haveyoueverlikedsomeonebefore?" Bijou quickly changed the subject. Damn you, Bijou! What did you do zhat for? she scolded herself. But it was too late. The question was already asked. The subject had been changed.
"Heke?" Hamtaro put on his naive look on his face. "Well...I dunno! How is it feel to like someone?" he asked. Bijou smiled. She closed her eyes to think. The breeze tickled her fur.
"To like someone...eet feels...wonderful.." Bijou fixed one of the blue bows tied around her hair. "Whenever you see him/her, you get a bouncy feeling in you stomach. You cannot help but smile when he/she looks at you. And when you talk to zhem, you feel all light-headed and nervous trying to impress zhem or make zhem laugh at your silly jokes." When she opened her eyes, she saw Hamtaro smiling.
"You know, I sometimes feel like that too! I get all wierd inside when I'm around this one girl!" Hamtaro said. "Really? Whom do you feel zhat around?" Bijou blurted out. She blushed and looked down, but Hamtaro simply chuckled. "It's hard to say, but I feel that way around y--"
"YOO-HOOOO! HAAMTAAAAROOOO!" Sparkle's big mouth shattered the moment of truth. Bijou couldn't help but frown, but forced a smile on her face when she saw the pigtailed female brushing past the bushes.
"Hi, Sparkle!" Hamtaro didn't seem at all annoyed by Sparkle interrupting he and Bijou's conversation. That was another reason why Bijou liked Hamtaro: he was patient and polite.
"Tee-hee! Hello Hamtaro! Oh...Bijou. I didn't see you there for a second!" Sparkle's pink blush and flirty smile vanished when she noticed Bijou. Bijou stared at her feet, not spotting the almost-digusted look Sparkle was throwing at her. "Bonjour Sparkle..." Bijou replied timidly.
"I didn't mean to barge into your conversation like that.." Yes, you did! Bijou thought in envy. "..but Hamtaro, do you have a sec?" Sparkle asked the orange and white male. "Uh, sure--" Hamtaro barely finished his answer. "Great! You wouldn't mind if I stole him for a few minutes, would you, Bij?" Sparkle smiled. To Bijou, it looked more like a smirk.
Bijou wanted to yell, "YES, I DO MIND, YOU LITTLE FAKE! SO LEAVE ME AND HAMTARO ALONE, BITCH!" but kept her cool instead. The use of such language was completely unnecessary. And besides, what would Hamtaro think of her then?
"Non. Go ahead." Bijou answered miserably. "Brilliant!" Sparkle piped up. She grabbed Hamtaro's paw, making them both blush lightly. "C'mon, Hamtaro!" Sparkle helped him stand, and they both began to walk off.
"U-Uhh...see ya' later Bijou!" Hamtaro turned around and waved. Bijou waved as well, smiling weakly. Then, she saw Sparkle squeeze and jerk Hamtaro's paw slightly.
When they were out of sight, Bijou almost started to cry. She was once again alone. "Sparkle just has to ruin everything! Then again, why do I have such hatred towards her? Am I jealous zhat Hamtaro shows so much interest towards her?" she asked to particularly no one.
"Eez she now zee 'Special Girl' in Hamtaro's life? After all, before Sparkle came along, I felt like I was Hamtaro's 'Special Girl'. I mean, besides from Oxnard and Boss, Hamtaro always came to moi for problems and I was always there! After all, who helped Hamtaro fill in for Elder Ham as Santa last year? And what about Pashmina's birthday? Wasn't I zee one zhat helped Hamtaro solve Howdy and Dexter's present issues? And zhat Spat-vs-Harmony-love-vs-hate incident? Zhat was me who helped out, not her! We were like best friends!"
Bijou knew that what she felt for Hamtaro was no ordinary crush. She liked him--alot. "I wish I could tell him how I feel...before Sparkle does. Zhen she could leave me alone!" Bijou whispered to herself. Shestrongly suspected that Sparkle had a thing for Hamtaro as well...and wanted to let him know before she did.
"Then tell him."
Bijou squealed and whirled around. Her heart thudded against her chest and her eyes were wide. Who was that?
It was Stan.
"H-How much d-did y-you hear?" Bijou whimpered out, her cheeks burning. Stan shrugged, grinning. "Enough." he chuckled. Bijou knew he meant pretty much everything. She blushed even harder. Stan then sighed.
"Look Bij, I'm telling you this as a friend: Tell Hamtaro you like him! Just because Sparkle's crushing on him too, doesn't mean she should stop you!" Stan told her sincerely as he sat down next to her. "Besides, if you say it nice and clearly, the message might actually get through his thick red head!" he added with a smirk.
"But...what if he likes Sparkle? She eez so outgoing and interesting and beautiful and...everything I'm not. What kind of guy would like someone like me?" Bijou exclaimed miserably. "Girl, you are so much prettier than Sparkle'll ever be! You just have no idea how many fans you got out there! And besides, those fans of yours are closer than you think.." Stan told her.
"Excuse moi?" Bijou looked at him in shock. "I'm serious! The other day when you girls were cruising around town, guys kept eyeing you as you passed by. Didn't you notice?" Stan said.
"Well...no. I thought zhey were looking at how cute Penelope was. Besides, I wasn't paying much attention...say! How did you know zhey were looking at me? Eet was just me and zee girls walking! Were you following us?" Bijou eyed Stan suspiciously.
Stan froze. "Uhhh...is that Sandy calling me? Gotta go!" he bolted out of his spot on the grass. But before he left, he turned around. "Give my advice some thought, eh?" he asked. "Sure!" Bijou smiled. And then he left.
Bijou giggled. She never knew Stan had such a sensitive side!
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A/N: Wow! That didn't take long! Anywho, I hope you review! And chapter 7 is on the works as we speak...well, as I speak! It'll come ASAP. For now, please review and tell me what you think!
HamtaroxBijou forever!
Crystalgurl101