Almost seventy reviews! I'm so happy! This is my second to last chapter, I have to start new stories! Thanx to all my fans! Unigator, anyone can use my charries if they credit me in the story. You know you have to make an account to write a story, I'm looking forward to reading great stories from you! Well, time for chapter 10!

Chapter 10: Dexter's surprise

Pretzel and Cinnamon stumbled through the door the following morning, considerably plumper and with bits of blueberry and chunks of pie crust dangling from their whiskers.

"They're back, Oxnard! Occupy them!" Boss whispered.

Oxnard stuttered "um, uh."

"I have a suggestion." Dexter said, shooting a proud glance at Pashmina. "Why don't we go to the ice rink?"

"Ahhh, the ice rink. Birthplace of ice cream."

"Great idea!" Boss told him. Twenty minutes later, they wound up at the ice rink at Plaza Frontinac.

"No ice cream? Bye bye!" Pretzel and Cinnamon start to walk away.

"No! Wait!" cried Boss "You can, uh, play hockey!"

"Yea! Hockey!" They run off to get gear.

Dexter snuggled up to Pashmina. "You know, my dear, ice skating is a sport of love."

"Is it now." Pashmina walked away to tie Penelope's skates.

After all the hams were on the ice, except for Pretzy and Cinna, who were tangled in their laces, Dexter moved in the middle with a megaphone.

"Hams and hammettes, please look this way!" Dexter yelled. He pressed a button on a small control. Suddenly, a large ice sculpture dropped from the ceiling. It was a statue of…

"Pashmina!" Howdy howled.

"He's gone too far this time." Pashy stated. Penelope nodded.

"Well, my dear, what do you think?"

"Well, um, it's very…" But she was spared by two cream colored hams, their laces tied together, zooming down the rink, and smashing into the middle of the statue! It broke into a million tiny ice crystals, shattering all over Pretzel and Cinnamon and causing them to run around screaming "ice cream! Why have you forsaken us!"

Dexter's eye was twitching violently. He mumbled "wha wha why? How? Who? Twenty…three…days…cold…so cold…"

Boss approached Dexter. "Dex, I'm sorry. I…"

Dexter looked up at Boss with the creepiest smile that ever was. "It's ok, Boss. I just spent twenty three days slaving away on that glistening chance at Pashmina's love, just to see it shattered before my eyes, shattered like my heart. Ha…ha-ha…hahaha…HA…HAHAHA! MWAHAHAH!" Dexter began laughing maniacally. Boss took several steps back.

As the hams were leaving the rink, Howdy came up to Dexter. Howdy looked smug, and failed to look sorry for Dexter. Howdy began "I'm sorry Dex, but you never know what'll happen when…"

"You!" Dexter realized with a pang of understanding "You put them up to this!"

"Aww, me? Naw." Howdy ran to the front of the line, barely concealing a laugh.

"Dexter?" said a sweet, music-like voice. It was Pashmina. Dexter hid his red face.

"You ok, Dex?

"I'm fine."

"Dexter, I…that was really sweet and all, but…" Dexter got the complete wrong idea, and leaned in to kiss Pashmina. Pashmina picked up Penelope and held her in front of Dexter's lips.

"Pew!" Dexter yelled, wiping his mouth. Penelope looked rather disgusted as well.

"Sorry" Pashmina told him. "She jumped into my arms at the wrong, erm, moment."

"So" Dexter winked. "Shall we continue where left off?"

"Sorry, but I have to, umm, feed Penelope!" She sped off.

"Curse those annoying hamsters!" Dexter yelled.

"I have something that might cheer you up!" Stan held out his marker and pointed at Pretzel and Cinnamon. Written directly on their furry rumps, were the words "Kiss my Blueberry"

Dexter smiled. "How did you get close enough to write that?"

Stan looked rather disgusted. "I'd rather not say."

Hey peeps Last chapter after 7 reviews! Please submit ideas for Pretzel's mother's name! See ya! Bye-Q!