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Ch.3

Asking for Help

I'm finally back from the beach! Thank you to everyone who reviewed this fic so far! I'm glad I'm getting so many hits and positive feedback. I go back to school on the 25th, but I'll try to finish the fic before then. Please R&R!

The following morning was much nicer than the day before since the sun flooded the town below. Everyone was thankful for the happier atmosphere, but weather wasn't a concern for the girl ham hams. Their minds were occupied with thoughts of hope that Aura wouldn't come to the clubhouse.

Pashmina toyed with her teacup. "Maybe she found a cat and it ate her."

"Or a bird picked her up and flew away," added Sandy.

Bijou shrugged. "Eizer one sounds good to moi." They turned their attention to the door as it opened, holding their breath as they did. However, not one, but three girl hams entered, none of which were Aura.

"Howdy Ham Hams!" exclaimed Pepper, a bag of sunflower seeds in her paws.

"Aloha Ham Hams!" exclaimed Coral. Luna, entered behind her, preferring to stay quiet.

The three hamsters looked at each other quizzically before asking all at once, "Who's she?"

"Oh, that's right," said Hamtaro as he walked over to the three arriving ham hams. "She's Pepper, that's Coral, and this on is Luna."

Pepper walked over to a blushing Oxnard and handed him her bag of seeds. "I brought ya a lil' somethin' from back home."

"Thanks Pepper," said Oxnard as he accepted the gift. "But I don't have anything for you…"

"Then just gimme a hug!" exclaimed Pepper as she wrapped her arms around Oxnard's tubby belly.

Luna made quiet gagging noises, pretending to stick her finger down her throat. "I'm gonna puke."

"Oh! Am I late for something?" The ham hams turned their attention to the door, the girl hamsters cursing silently. Aura, her usual cheerful smile on her face, walked in further. "Goodness, there's so many hamsters I don't know." Coral and Pepper hurried over to her and introduced herself while Luna backed away from the group slowly, staying as far from Aura as possible.

Luna shuddered with disgust as she joined the other girl ham hams. "Why did it get so happy in here all of a sudden? It sickens me!"

"That's thanks to the demon spawn from Satan's butt hole," replied Suzy as she adjusted her glasses, glaring at Aura from across the room. "AKA: Aura."

"Demon spawn?" asked the goth hamster. "She seems more like a cherubic hamster angel."

Bijou glared at Luna. "Don't compliment her!"

"Who said that was a compliment?" snapped Luna. "I haven't even spoken to her, and I already loath her."

Pepper walked over to the rest of the girls. "What are ya talkin' about? She seems nice."

"She 'seems' nice," said Pashmina as she folded her arms. "But once she's near a boy, she's like a freakin' slutty whirlpool!"

"Slutty whirlpool?" repeated Coral. "She doesn't seem like a whore to me." The sound of plucked guitar strings suddenly filled the clubhouse as Jingle walked in, much to Coral's delight. "Hey Ji…!"

Jingle turned to Aura. "Hope you enjoyed the ride."

Aura nodded as her smile grew. "Oh yes, it was so nice of you to give me a ride on your pig. Thank you!" The guitar-playing hamster walked past Coral and sat down next to Snoozer, plucking at his guitar strings once more.

Snoozer smiled. "Pretty…ain't she? Zuzuzu."

"What just…?" asked Coral crestfallenly. "I came from hundreds of miles away and he didn't even acknowledge me?"

"See what we mean?" asked Sandy as she grabbed Coral's shoulders. "She's been doing that to, like, all of the boys!"

"Hold your horses," said Pepper as she shook her head. "I think y'all are just bein' silly."

Aura walked over to Oxnard, who was practically inhaling Pepper's present. "So, how do you and Pepper know each other?"

"We met at her farm," replied Oxnard, his face covered in sunflower seed shavings. "She and I are pretty good friends." He picked up one of his seeds and handed it to Aura. "Want one?"

Pepper stamped her paw down in rage. "'Pretty good friends'? Is that what we are? And what's with him givin' her my gift? He never shares food with me!"

"We can't let her do zis any longer!" hissed Bijou. "We must do somezing!"

Pashmina sighed with defeat. "Yeah, but what can we do?"

"I think we need to find a professional," suggested Suzy. "One skilled in the art of making others go away!"

"Yeah, but who do we know that's good at making others miserable besides Aura?" asked Coral. As the words left her mouth, an idea popped into the girl hamsters' heads.

Aura watched as the girls hurried out of the clubhouse. "That's strange, where are they going?"

"They probably think there's a fire in her 'cause your so hot," replied Stan.

"But I don't feel particularly warm," replied Aura.

Sparkle lay back in her chair with Tennis sitting in a chair next to her, playing with her tennis racket. "I was totally freaking out because I didn't know which outfit to wear, but then I remembered that I look good in anything!"

Tennis chuckled to herself as she tossed her racket into the air and caught it skillfully. "It's funny how you actually think I'm listening to you." Before Sparkle could yell at her friend, she looked over to her left to see the girl ham hams walking towards her. "Oh great, what do they want?"

Bijou, acting as the leader, took a deep breath. "Look, I don't like doing zis, but we came here to ask for yer help."

"What? You think I'll actually help you guys?" snorted Sparkle. "Why don't you go back to France and build another Eiffel Tower?"

"Well, what's wrong?" asked Tennis.

"This new girl at the clubhouse is steeling all the guys from us!" wailed Pashmina. "You gotta help us get rid of her!"

Sparkle stuck her nose up at the ham hams girls. "It's not my fault if you're too ugly to get guys."

Bijou stamped her paw down in frustration. "But Aura's after zem all! Even Hamtaro!"

The pop star hamster froze in place suddenly, as if something the French hamster said triggered something inside her. "What was her name?"

"Aura," repeated Bijou.

Sparkle picked up her chair, throwing it several feet away. "That whore's trying to steal from me again? I'll rip her head off!"

Tennis chuckled nervously as she took a step back from the irate Sparkle. "Okay…just take deep breaths and think calm, happy thoughts." She turned to Bijou. "This might come as a shock to you, but there's actually a hamster she hates more than you!"

"Wait, how do they know each other?" asked Suzy. "And what did she mean by 'stealing from her again'?"

"Aura's owner is a singer like Sparkle's owner," answered Tennis. "The two of them competed for a chance to play at this global concert, and Aura's owner won. The tour brought her a butt load of publicity, not to mention her big break and lots of cash." A promiscuous smile played across Tennis's face. "But if you girls want the guys to pay attention to you, then follow me." The girls, desperate to have the guys back, followed obediently, leaving Sparkle and Luna behind.

Luna glared at Sparkle. "You know, I hate spoiled preps like you."

"And I hate dark emos like you," replied Sparkle. "But I still hate Aura more than you."

"Likewise," said Luna. "Call me crazy, but since we both have a common goal, we should put out differences aside temporarily."

A mischievous smile grew on Sparkle's face. "You read my mind."

I hope everyone enjoyed the chapter! I'll try to put the next one up soon! Please R&R!