Summer Love
Chapter One
It had been a week since Maxwell had shoved my hand away. I didn't talk about it, so neither did my friends, although I knew they had no stronger wish than to do so.
I was bored. It was a nice summer day, not too hot, and only a few of the Hamu-chans came - Pashmina, Bijou, me, Hamtaro, Boss, and Maxwell. Fancy that. I sighed. We were all cooped up, and nobody seemed to want to do anything fun. I stared at Pashmina, who was sitting at the table away from me, intent on getting her new scarf fully knitted. And Bijou, whom was just examining her combination of hair ribbons. I didn't look at Maxwell. I felt ashamed.
"Um, I'm going out for a walk, okay?" I stood up from the cushion I was sitting on. The Hamu-chans' eyes peered up at me. Bijou smiled and nodded, so I wringed open the door and darted out of the tunnel. I felt if I didn't get out of there fast, I would sufficate.
The sun shone its warm rays onto my fur outside. I led myself deeper into the forest, not really paying attention. I was troubled - before I went out, I met Maxwell's eyes. They were mostly blank, but I also saw anger in them. Pure anger. Did he love me so much that he couldn't accept that I didn't? Uh-oh. Guilt trip.
"Sandy!" I looked up and what a surprise. I saw Panda wave at me from the foot of a tree, a bunch of metal scraps and this bulgy invention at his feet. I admit, I never really talked to Panda before, to get to know him. He was an early friend, but he was kind of a wallflower to me, and I never really noticed him. I walked over and sat down by him, examining the strange object before me. "What's this, Panda? Some kind of...robot?"
"Oh, no, this is an oven," he seemed kind of excited explaining it. "It allows us to bake things easily. Like cookies." I brightened. I only had cookies twice in my lifespan from Hillary.
"That's so cool, Panda!" I exclaimed, looking his invention over in a new light. "I bet the Hamu-chans will love this." I met my eyes with his, and time seemed to stop, as I was mesmerized. His eyes just sucked me in, with sweetness and intellegence lining his navy blue orbs. Then my limited eyesight finally justopened, you know? I finally noticed his sincere smile, his strong paws, his sweet apple-shampoo smell...it just hit me.
"Sandy! Panda! What are you guys doing?" Hamtaro's yells snapped me out of it. I looked up and saw my friend holding a soccer ball under his furry orange paws. "We're playing soccer over at the field! C'mon, let's go!" Panda waved at him, got up, and gathered his things. He looked back down at me, smiled, and headed off. Like nothing out of the ordinary had happened. Quickly Iran after him.
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We won, 5-3. Everyone was complimenting me on what a great game I played. I was really flattered, and I didn't know what to say. Even Maxwell smiled at me. It was sunset, andn everyone was going home. Before I went, Panda came over to me. "Those were great moves, Sandy." Then he walked off, leaving me...blushing? Oh no.
That night I had trouble falling asleep. I rolled around for a couple of hours. I couldn't get Panda off of my mind. Around midnight I crawled out of my box and got a piece of paper. Slowly, with small careful strokes, I found myself drawing me and Panda, holding hands. I crumpled it up and threw it across my cage and huddled against the corner, and I fell asleep after a while. It was a blissful few hours - in my dreams, Panda and I danced around fluffy clouds, flew across the sky, and we shared a happy time together. Then I woke up, feeling dazed.
I was in love.
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Author's Note: A little short, but I finally had a bit of time to work on it. Thank you for the reviews.