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Ch.5
They Care
Sorry I've taken so long to put this up! I returned home from Ohio on Tuesday, but I've been too busy to update until now. Without further ado, enjoy the final chapter of this fic. Please R&R!
Once again, due to her weakened lungs, Luna was forced to stop to catch her breath near the outskirts of the park. Tears mixed with sorrow and anger continued to run down her furry cheeks as she sat on top of a flat rock. "W-Why is this happening? Why?" The goth hamster wiped moisture from her red eyes, looking down at her paws as she did. As she looked downward, something caught her eye.
Luna picked up the jagged rock, taking a moment to gaze at it before holding out her wrist. "Erin did this sometimes when she was sad. Maybe it'll make me feel better." Before she could make another move, a hamster knocked the rock out of her paw.
Sabu brushed the blood trickling from his paw from the rock on the grass. "I'm not a doctor, but I'm pretty sure doing that wouldn't be good for your health."
"How do you keep finding me?" shouted Luna. "Are you some sort of stalker?"
"There are a lot of hungry hamsters in this part of the park," replied Sabu as he walked over to his cart and took out a seed. "Want one?"
The goth hamster knocked the seed out of his paw. "No! Stop offering me those and go away! Why can't everyone just leave me alone?"
"But that's the thing," noted Sabu. "Being alone all the time like this isn't good for you. You need someone to be your friend."
"Is this gonna be some sort of sappy friendship speech ripped off from Barney or something?" asked Luna. "'Cause if it is, just shut up!"
Sabu shook his head. "I promise you, I didn't rip this off from Barney. Look, about the ham hams party for you…"
"Ugh, don't even get me started about that freak fest," replied Luna as she nearly vomited in her mouth. "All the colors and smiles…" She shuddered, trying to erase the thought from her head.
"That's their way of trying to cheer you up," explained the boy hamster. "In fact, I was on my way there to cheer you up too. They didn't have any intention of hurting you."
Luna chuckled, which sounded nothing close to good-natured. "'Make me feel better'? Do I have to tell you about the colors and the smiles again?"
"Do you want me to remind you that they had good intentions?" asked Sabu. "They just don't know you that well yet, but they wanna get to know you and to be your friend."
The goth hamster shook her head in disbelief. "Why would they try to be my friend? Give me one good reason why I should believe you!"
"If they didn't care about you, why would they bother throwing you a party to try to make you feel better?' asked Sabu. Luna wanted to give him an answer, but words wouldn't come out of her mouth. She didn't have an answer to that question.
"Luna!" The goth hamster and Sabu turned to see the ham hams running up to them.
The group took a moment to catch their breath before Hamtaro spoke up. "Luna, we're sorry about all this, your owner, the party, everything!"
"We just zought zat a party would make you feel better," added Bijou. "We just want you to be okay."
"Look, I know I kinda lost it back at the clubhouse," replied Boss as she shuffled his paws sheepishly. "And I'm sorry I did. You can stay at the clubhouse as long as you want."
Luna nodded at the tall hamster. "Thanks. Look, I'm sorry too. I know you guys and I are totally different and I should have been more tolerant. I'll give you guys a second chance if you give me one too, okay?" Tears had been swelling up in her eyes throughout the entire conversation with them.
Oxnard took a few steps towards her. "Do you need a hug?"
"Touch me and die," replied Luna, causing the chubby hamster to retreat back to his friends. There was a moment of silence before Luna spoke up again. "But thanks anyways. I know you guys wanna help right now, but seriously…I just wanna be alone for a bit." She got off the rock and began to exit the park, the ham hams watching worriedly.
Despite Luna's outburst, she was back at the clubhouse the next day. However, the ham hams weren't sure to do with her. Feeling that it was best to leave her be, they continued whatever they were doing until Suzy burst through the door.
"Please tell me Luna's here," Suzy exclaimed as she looked around the room until she found the goth hamster. Running up to her, the glasses-wearing hamster handed Luna a piece of newspaper. "You gotta read this."
Last night, police apprehended Lance Davenport, a suspect in the murder of Erin Turner. After an interrogation, Lance confessed to the crime both verbally and signed a written confession. 'His DNA was found under her fingernails' replied one detective. 'I'm sure Erin knew she was going to die, but that didn't stop her from putting up a fight'. Lance's trial is set next month, but due to the evidence, he's expected to do twenty-five to life.
By the time Luna finished reading, tears were already forming in her eyes once again, though she brushed them away discreetly. "I knew that jerk was bad news." Oxnard was about to give her a hug when he remembered what she told him yesterday, causing him to retreat.
"Keep reading," said Suzy. "There's more!"
'I had a feeling about Lance,' said Taylor Hart, a friend of Erin Turner. 'I'm just glad he's behind bars.' Taylor is expected to collect Erin's belongings, including her pet hamster, Luna.
"Looks like you've got yourself a new owner!" noted Maxwell. "Looks like everything's turning out okay."
"No it's not you idiot!" shouted Luna. "She can't pick me up to live with her if I'm not home! How am I supposed to get there in time?"
Before she could say anything else, Boss picked her up and through her over his shoulder as he rushed out of the clubhouse. "Don't worry Luna, I'll get you there with time to spare!"
"On normal circumstances, I'd snap your neck for touching me like this!" shouted Luna. "But I'll let it slide just this once. Now pick up the pace!"
I hope everyone enjoyed the fic. Sorry if you were looking for a darker result, I'm a sucker for happy endings. Luna's mini bio will be up on my profile shortly. Please R&R!