All the reviews I've been receiving are fantastic. Thank you for your support. Here's another update to this chapter, and though it's not very long, I really enjoyed writing this part.
Disclaimer: If I owned Hamtaro, Panda would probably have more lines. Just saying.
At that same moment, on a sidewalk not too far away, a woman leapt into her husband's arms, shrieking a scream of alarm as a small white and orange blur darted past her legs.
Hamtaro was running as fast as his paws would carry him towards his destination. Not long ago, while dashing upon his whizwheel, he had had an idea, one that would surly win Boss back over. He had been so excited, he had flashed by Brandy without so much as a hamha, spun around the corner, and been off. Determination glimmered in the young ham's eyes and he gave neither paw nor whisker to who got in his way, human or otherwise.
He would get Boss' friendship back.
Hamtaro was sure of it.
Meanwhile, perched nonchalantly upon the top of a stone wall, a lone pair of watchful yellow eyes casually observed the racing cream and orange shape with a hint of curiosity. Slipping down from the barrier, the onlooker kept its gaze trained upon the distracted hamster. Interesting, it pondered, and unhurriedly began to follow.
"Panda!" Hamtaro exclaimed as he came sliding into his friend's backyard and spotted the black and white ham.
Panda gave Hamtaro a shocked look at the sudden outburst. "Whoa! Hamtaro, you scared me!"
"Panda!" the cream and orange ham blurted out again. "I need your help!"
The carpenter-ham reached up to rub the back of his head. Why was Hamtaro in such a tizzy? "Alright, alright. What's going on?"
Hamtaro took a deep breath, than began telling the carpenter-ham about the previous night. By the time the amber-eyed ham finished telling his friend of how Boss had banned him from the clubhouse and denounced his status as a Ham-Ham, Panda's eyes were wide with bewilderment. "Hamtaro," he voiced, "what are you going to do?"
"That's why I need your help, Panda." And the cream and orange boyham told Panda all about his idea to earn Boss' friendship back, and the carpenter-ham agreed; it really was a great plan. Surely it would work! With matched resolve, the two friends started working out the details, until they were absolutely convinced of their design's invincibility.
"This is great!" cheered an exuberant Hamtaro. "Lets do this!"
And in the shadows of the grass around Panda's backyard, hiding from the lazy warmth of the summer sun poking through the pale clouds, a lone pair of round yellow eyes peered through the green blades and silently watched. The shape had overheard everything the two hamsters had discussed, and it settled itself in, content to wait and spy, its golden gaze deliberate and calculating.
Below the striking stare, the shape's mouth slowly curved into a patient smile.
Until the next update. As always, thank you very much for reading.
~Macarov