Prologue
This is my first time fan fictioning... just like it.

A calm, summer morning, birds flying, and the gentle winds blowing. A hamster stood next to a small stream, his scarf waving with it. It was cool weather, but now too cold, just how he liked it. He looked into the sky, and watched the clouds as they drifted. 

???: Richter!

The hamster looked to his left as another came running towards him. 

Richter: Oh, hey Bella!

Bella: Is this where you go every morning?

Richter: Well yeah, I mean, it's a nice day, and since my human works during the day, I have all the time in the world to relax.

Bella: I'm a field hamter, I still get more time than you though.

Richter: Yeah yeah, don't rub it in. *kushi kushi*

Richter stood, he was a little taller than Bella, but she could outdo him in anything. These two had been best friends ever since Richter and his owner had moved. Richter was a bit of the obnoxious type, but really adventurous. Bella was cocky, and tomboyish, two similar personalities, this is how they got along so well. They held paws as they began walking down with the river. Their friendship hadn't gone beyong being best friends though they held hands. This was a way for them to watch eachother.

The wind picked up slightly, and richter's scarf began to become loose. A sudden gust sent it flying from his neck, and into the river. 

Richter: Oh no!

He ran with the water, wating for an opportunity to reach and grab it. Bella followed not too far behind. 

Bella: Richter, Be careful, you know hamsters can't swim!

Richter: Yeah, I get it- Oof!

Richter tripped over a rock, which sent him tumbling into the river. Bella ran as fast as she could, and held her paw to him as he held on to a few blades of grass. He reached for her, but when he grabbed her paw, the grass split, and she ended up falling in with him. 

Bella: Richter!

Richter: Bella!

They were seperated by the force of the current. Richter's scarf drifted towards Bella, who grabbed it quickly. She tried to float towards him, but in an instand, they had found themselves under water, everything went black.

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Boss was fishing in the stream again. Not for a cat this time, but actually for something to eat, although, he wasn't having much luck. 

Boss: I've been out here for hours, and not even a nibble...ugh, maybe I should just eat some more seeds at home.

He stood to leave, when all of a sudden, his pole had snagged something. He relled in quickly, what had appeared to be a long cloth. He examined it a bit, before looking down the river, he saw something laying there. He dropped his pole, and ran quickly to investigate. The form was a hamster with gray and black fur, and a long ponytail descending from a bow on it's head. Boss knealt down and began to shake the hamster.

Boss: Hey...you okay?

???: ...

Boss: Hey!

???: Ri-Richter...

The hamster slowly stirred, and turned on its side. She coughed up water as she sat up. 

???: Who-Who are you?"

Boss: I'm boss, who are you?"

???: My name's Bella.

With help from boss, Bella stood. She regained her posture, and began to dump the water out of her ears.
Boss: What were you doing in the stream? How did you get here?"

Bella looked at boss, and saw the cloth in his hands. She quickly grabbed it, and backed away a few steps. Boss looked confused as to why she was acting this way, since she was acting fine earlier. 

Bella: Uh...pardon me but, have you seena brown and tan hamster around here?

Boss: Huh...lots of hamsters look like that, but maybe if you come with me, you'd be able to find your friend. I have lots of fiends at the clubhouse that could help.

Bella looked a bit skeptical, she wasn't very trusting of others besides richter. But she wanted to to what she could to find him. She nodded, and followed Boss. She held the cloth, which was Richter's scarf, in her arms. The two of them have never been seperated like this, and something was changing. She was worried, but not in the way of best friends, but in the way of love.