Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Hey everyone! Thanks for all the reviews! (The exams were just regular, end of term exams. Now I'll never have to think about those four subjects again - or at least until next year).
Oh, and thanks angel73 for putting me on your faves!
Now you get to find out about Jake's "interesting" decision. Get ready for it! And I hope you remember something that happened way back in Chapter 2... it's important!
Disclaimer: I do not own Hamtaro, any of the Hamtaro characters, or anything connected to the show. I only own Jake, the character I made up. Anything in this story that is similar to something already in existence is purely coincidental and unintentional
Chapter 12: A Present for Hillary
The next few days were incredibly difficult for Hillary. All she wanted was to make her last few days with Jake last as long as possible, but the harder she tried, the faster the days went by.
It was the day before Jake was supposed to leave, and Hillary sat on her couch, holding Sandy in her hands. "As much as I don't want Jake to leave, I know that our bond is so strong, so this long distance relationship is definitely going to work. It should be no problem," Hillary thought aloud.
"Yeah, for you maybe, but not for me," Sandy thought spitefully. She was still incredibly upset that the only boyham she ever had would be leaving her tomorrow.
"I just know everything will be alright." Hillary's optimism was interrupted by a knock at the door. Hillary put Sandy back in her cage, then opened the door to find Jake standing alone with a large box in his hands.
"Before I leave tomorrow, I wanted to bring you something, to, you know, remember me by." Jake thrust the box forward toward Hillary, who eagerly opened it. Inside the box, Hillary found hamster food, treats, and a hamster cage. Not just any cage, though – Maxwell was in it!
Hillary was confused. "Jake, I don't get it…"
"I just found out that the dorms at Oxford don't allow pets. I don't know how I didn't realize that before. I need someone to look after Maxwell for me, and my little brothers never really liked animals…"
"You want me to be your petsitter?" Hillary asked, shocked that Jake would do something like this.
"No, no, no – like I said before, this is my gift to you. If you'll accept it, that is."
"Of course I'll accept it-"
"And don't you remember what Dr. Lion said to us, that day we first met?"
Hillary smiled, thinking back to that carefree day at the beginning of summer. "It's important that you keep them near each other, you never know what consequences will arise from separation." Hillary giggled, remembering that Dr. Lion also thought that her and Jake were a couple, when in fact, they had just met.
"Uh, Hillary?"
Jake snapped Hillary back to reality. "Oh, right. Dr. Lion… You didn't actually believe that, did you?" she asked, regaining her composure.
"At first I didn't, I thought it was just something made up by a batty old doctor. But I keep hearing how smart this doctor is, so you never know, he might actually be right. Plus, lately I've noticed that Maxwell looks really depressed. He doesn't eat much, and won't even run on his Whiz Wheel anymore."
"Now that you bring it up, Sandy's been acting the same way."
"It may just be a coincidence, but I have a feeling that Dr. Lion was right. And we don't want our poor little hamsters to starve to death, right?" Jake asked, smiling.
"Right," Hillary agreed.
"Take good care of Maxwell, okay?"
"I will."
"You're great Hillary," Jake said, giving her a tight hug before leaving the apartment. "Bye!" he called out, only when he was halfway down the hall.
Hillary was left open-mouthed for a moment, but quickly moved on to set Maxwell's cage next to Sandy's. "Look, your little buddy won't be leaving after all. Isn't that great?"
It was more than great, it was the best thing anyone could have told Sandy at that moment. But Sandy saw right through Hillary's optimism. It was obvious that her owner was upset. "I feel so bad for Hillary," she said, watching Hillary lie down on the couch, crying herself to sleep.
Maxwell slipped out of his cage and into Sandy's, wrapping his arm around the tiger-striped hamster's shoulder. "I understand how you feel, but there's nothing we can do about it."
"That's what you think," Sandy thought. She already had the perfect plan in mind – one that would make Hillary happy for sure.
Well that was the chapter! Yay, Maxwell's not leaving after all! Oh, and sorry about the cliffhanger, but it's the last one, I promise! Why, you ask? Because the next chapter is going to be the last chapter! (I'm serious this time) And I might make an epilogue, that depends how everything goes. Well, I hope you enjoyed the chapter, and please review! The last chapter will be on it's way soon!
Sparkleshine101