Summer Love
Chapter Two: Bijou
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I didn't want my friends to find out about my "new man". Maybe my new crush on Panda would just last for a week and wear off. But...when I first looked into his eyes, I felt something wonderful. Something I kind of never felt that much with Maxwell...
"He-llo? Sandy!" I suddenly snapped back to reality, with Pashmina's small paw in front of my face. "You seem so distracted! Anything wrong?"
"N-no."
"It sure seems like it," Bijou said honestly from one of the tables next to me. "Boy troubles? Human troubles?"
"Um. Never mind," I kind of looked around, saw Panda talking to Oxnard far away, and I quickly put my head down. Penelope looked thoughtfully at me.
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Over the next week...no, the next few weeks, my crush on Panda didn't disappear. In fact, it became an obsession. I began to follow him secretly when I saw him, hiding when he stopped. Sometimes he caught me, and I would just cook up some reasons. When it comes to these kind of things, I'm a pro. One day, Stan visited me when Noel dropped by. "Oh, ho, ho; what's this?" he asked, holding up the crumpled piece of paper I had held before.
My heart felt like it stopped, as I suddenly snapped my vision to Stan's paw. No. No. NO. I darted quickly up to him and snatched it away. "Hey, what's the deal, sis!"
"Stan, respect my privacy. You're, like, so rude!"
"What! It was just lying over-"
"C'mon, Stan," Suddenly, a hand reached into my cage and lifted Stan up. I breathed deeply. Thanks, Noel. "Hey, buddy, did you have a good time with Sandy?" Not exactly. Stan was obviously shooting looks at him that meant: Buddy! We really need to work on your social skills! "Bye, Sandy," Noel grinned at me and left the room. Stan got in one last dirty look before they were out of sight.
I looked down and carefully opened up the paper. To my horror, there were a few neat red marks on it: ? Sandy, we need to talk. Bijou
Oh great.
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"So, you know, huh?" I met Bijou on the bridge above my favorite river. I kind of watched it flow for a while, instead of meeting my eyes with Bijou. She looked down, also.
"Yes, I do...I was looking around for you two days ago, and I kind of saw it in your cage..." she blushed. "My curiosity got ahead of me." I looked up at her. She had a mischevious grin plastered on her pretty little face, something I rarely ever see. "I think it's great!"
"Bijou, I think it isn't just a crush..." Bijou looked strangely at me.
"But you only liked him for a few weeks, am I correct?"
"Yeah, but..." I smiled at the sky, its large yellow sky streaming its blessed rays on me. "I have dreams about him, Bijou...and he won't leave my mind. I have never felt like that about Max. When Panda smiles at me, I feel like I'll collapse. I have urges to impress him."
"I feel exactly like that about...Hamtaro," Bijou's face grew crimson. "But inside, I know I only have a crush on him, Sandy."
"..." I kept quiet. "I had a crush on Max, too, but I know this is different."Bijou just looked concernedly at me. Like she was trying to tell me something, but changed her mind. "Bijou, can you promise not to tell this to the other girls? They get too...crazy when I tell them stuff."
"Of course!"
"Thanks, Bij," I hugged her tightly. "You're truly the friend I trust most."
- - - - Chapter Three Preview! - - - -
Great. Somehow everyone finds out about my crush. But what? Panda likes me back! This is so cool! But there are other major problems.Why can't we just live happily ever after!
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I apologize heavily about the short chapters. I don't have much time to work on them, so I just post them up quickly. And thank you for your reviews. They warmed my heart. (: