Bijou was thoughtless.

She was sent, reeling back in all she had hoped for, all she wished for….

Hamtaro… liking another girl?

"uhh… Bijou?" He piped in, waving his hand infront of her face. She quickly looked back to him, her eyes still blank.

"Oh, erm, oui, sorry hamtaro." Through all the mad thoughts in her mind, she managed to remember the question he had put upon her and the answer she would come up with. "You see, Hamtaro… Emotions are very, very hard to read, so you must be cautious." She nodded, seeming slightly satisfied with her response. "But… if she seems to be hanging around you more, if she starts to act much more flirtatious with you…. Ze rest, I'm afraid, you have to figure out yourself."

Hamtaro nodded, looking very grateful. "Thanks Bijou, you're the best!" He hugged her tightly in thanks, and bounded off, his face slightly red. She watched him, and took the precious time to herself to contemplate everything that had just happened.

So… He likes Pashmina or Sandy. That thought right there made Bijou panic. All those years, all those efforts of trying to tell him how she felt, all her dreams of being with him…. They couldn't just end. No, not now.

She made up her mind. She would fight to get Hamtaro's heart back.

Bijou stood up, her paw fiddling nervously with the other, and turned to head back to the group of girls. She could feel herself breaking into a cold sweat, and she was slightly shaking.

They were her best friends. What would she tell them? What would she do?

Her legs finally mustered up enough strength to carry her to the group, and she plopped down. They all piled around her, faces eager and ears ready to listen.

"C'mon C'mon C'mon! Tell us what he said!"

"More importantly, what did YOU say?"

"Ookwee?"

She sighed, her brain trying to dig through everything she WANTED to say to try and find something, anything….

"V-Vell… He was just playing around, and I sat zere with him… a-and he said…."

Here it comes.

"… H-he said zat he had something else to do, and rushed off…." She couldn't bring herself to tell them what he had really said, and she surely couldn't reveal her thoughts. If they knew that, they might start going after him, trying to steal him away from the others, turning it into a war over this poor little hamster.

They all looked disappointed. "How rude!" Chirped Pashmina, crossing her arms. "He couldn't even stick around and talk with you!" Sandy nodded in agreement.

"He should learn some manners!"

Bijou chuckled thoughtlessly, listening to their takes on it. "E-Eet's ok! I'll talk to him later… I just need some time to think..." She quickly stood up, and ran away towards the large oak tree.

She had to plan her next move.

For Hamtaro's heart

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Author's Notes: Hamha! Wow, there's actually people that are still reading! XDD Thank you all for coming back! This chapter was pretty ewish because I just need to plan it out. XD So I apologize for this –bowbow- Rei