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Ch.2

Thief of Hearts

I'm glad I'm getting a lot of hits and even some reviews! Thank you for that. I'll be away at the beach starting tomorrow, so this will most likely be my last update for a while. Please R&R!

Once everyone returned to the clubhouse, they went off and did their own thing. Maxwell went back to reading, Ty decided to finish up his spray paint art with Kai watching him near by, Ace was messing around with a deck of cards, Dexter and Howdy were playing a game of checkers, which was beginning to get a little violent, while the rest of the guys were talking amongst themselves. The girls were sitting in the corner, glaring at Aura.

Bijou looked over at Aura, who was examining Boss's armchair. "Looks like Aura's about to learn a hard lesson. Boss never let's anyone zit in his armchair, not even moi!" She and the rest of the girls watched as Boss caught sight of Aura and began to walk over to her.

"Ooooh, she's gonna get it," crackled Pashmina. However, Boss picked up a cushion and handed it to Aura. "Would you like to use this? The seat's a little hard."

"Oh, that's alright," replied the cream-furred hamster. "I was only looking at it." The rest of the girl's jaws dropped.

Sandy was the first to recover. "Like, how come she didn't get yelled at?"

"Boss iz smitten with moi and when I sat in it, he gave me zee dirtiest look!" added Bijou. The girls went back to watching Aura, who was looking over at Ace play solitaire.

"See, I just got a red seven," said Ace as he held the card up to Aura. "I can put this on my black eight and when that happens, I can put my black six on the red seven."

The cream-furred hamster smiled at him. "What a fun game! You must have good eyes to catch all of those match ups."

"Oh, surely you jest,' replied Ace with a chuckle. "My eyes work just like yours, though your eyes are a lovely shade of green."

"And your fur is really nice too!" added Hamtaro as he walked up to her. "It's really pretty."

Aura blush, hiding her face slightly from the two. "Why thank you! You're too kind."

Bijou's eyes filled with shock and panic as she watch the event unfold in front of her. "But, but…zey're suppose to gush over moi, not her!"

"Um…maybe you're just a overreacting," replied Pashmina as she put a comforting paw on the French hamster. "Where is she now?" The girls looked up to see Maxwell showing Aura one of his books.

"Dang that girl moves fast," muttered Sandy as she clenched her paws into fists. "She better not be doing what I think she's doing."

Maxwell turned the page in his book. "With the Captain's daughter kidnapped by the evil galactic warlord, Cosmo Cruiser, space cadet, will stop at nothing to rescue her!"

"That Cosmo sounds like such a brave hamster," noted Aura with another one of her never-ceasing smiles. "I hope he rescues her."

Suzy's legs wobbled with heartbreak as she watched Maxwell and Aura continue to converse. "But…Maxypoo and I are supposed to talk about sci-fi romance novels. It's our thing!"

"For the last time, his name is Maxwell!" growled Sandy. "And you and him don't have a thing!"

"Well, it looks like he and zat Aura are starting to have a 'zing'," noted Bijou.

Sandy folded her arms as a wicked grin came across her face. "Well, if he won't pay attention to me, then I'll just have to make him jealous." She walked over to Ty, who was carrying a large poster board. "Hey Ty! Still need help with your latest piece?"

"Actually, Aura helped me finish it," replied the multi-colored hamster. "She had a lot of good ideas!"

"Hmph, fine then!" snapped Sandy as she walked back to her friends.

Ty looked at her quizzically and shrugged. "What's with her?"

"I don't believe et!" wailed Bijou as she buried her face in her paws. "She's stealing out boys!"

"Okay, you guys need to stop being paranoid," said Pashmina wit her paws on her hips. "There's a reason why 'annoy' is in the word 'paranoid' because your paranoia is really annoying!"

Penelope nodded in agreement. "Ookyuu!"

"That's right Penelope," replied Pashmina. "You guys should listen to what Penelope has to say!"

"Um…what the heke is she even saying anyways?" asked Suzy as she readjusted her glasses.

Pashmina looked at Suzy as if she had just said the stupidest thing in the world. "She said that we should all look on the bright side." The scarf-wearing hamster pointed over to the roundtable. "See, just watch." Howdy and Dexter were at it again, punching and kicking each other as Aura sweat dropped.

"I'm sitting next to Aura!" snapped Howdy as he booted Dexter in the stomach.

Dexter quickly rose to his paws and delivered a right hook to Howdy's jaw. "In your dreams Howdy! She's sitting next to me!"

"Please don't fight!" begged Aura as she stepped in between the two. "Violence is scary. Besides, you can both sit next to me."

"See?" asked Pashmina as she nodded sagely. "She's gotten Dexter and Howdy off my back and she's keeping them from killing each other. What bad can come from that?"

Kai walked over to the table carrying a tray, which contained a tea kettle and a few cups. "Um…I-I made some tea. W-Would you like some Aura?"

"How thoughtful of you!" said Aura. "I love tea! Okay, why not?" Kai couldn't help but blush slightly as he poured her a cup, avoiding the glares he received from Howdy and Dexter.

Pashmina stopped the ground repeatedly. "Okay, that crosses the line!" Penelope nodded as she glared at Aura. Anyone who upset Pashmina was enemy number one on Penelope's list.

"Zat Aura has to go!" added Bijou. "Aura? More like Whore-a!" She chuckled tersely with self satisfaction. "Zee what I did zere? It rhymes!"

Sandy sweat dropped. "Yeah, we caught that."

I hope you enjoyed the chapter! As I said at the top, I most likely won't be able to update at the beach, so the next update might not come for a while. Here's something to entertain you while I'm away: guess what'll happen next! Feel free to share your guess in your review. Please R&R!