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I soon learned that Morgan human was gone more often than not, and his absences were irregular and impossible to follow. He would leave in the morning after filling my food bowl and I wouldn't know when he would be home until he came back.

I did miss him when he left but I was never lonely. Whenever Morgan human was gone I could always count on Garcia human coming by, at least once a day.

She also came around when Morgan human was there, but it was far less often, and I always found myself missing her company.

It wasn't that I liked her more than Morgan human; it's just that they treated me differently.

Morgan human was nice and he would sometimes sit by my cage and talk to me but he never tried to handle me.

Other hamsters out there might think I'm crazy when I say I like the human interaction. Sir Lancelot used to tell me that the only thing he could remember disliking about his home was that sometimes the small humans handled him more often than he would have liked and could be too rough at times. But I never found Garcia human's touch to be too frequent or too rough.

She was always very gentle with me. Sometimes she would take me out of my cage and sit with me on the couch. She would put me on her lap and let me wander around. However she never let me go too far. If I ever ended up at the edge, she would gently pick me back up and place me in the middle again.

I didn't mind it when she did this. I liked being out of my cage every once in a while, but the world outside it was big and I imagine it would be a scary place to get lost.

Garcia human would come over at least once a day when Morgan human was gone and she always stayed at least an hour.

There was only one time that she came by and ended up spending only a few minutes with me.

That was the day I met Kevin human.

I was in my cage chewing on my wood chew; it was a new addition to my cage. Garcia human had bought it for me the day before, which was another thing that Garcia human did that Morgan human didn't. Garcia human would always bring me new toys and new treats. Even new tubing that she would attach to my cage so I had more room to explore.

Anyways…as I was munching away the door to the apartment opened and in walked Garcia human. She looked flustered and she was talking to herself.

At least I thought that was what she was doing until another human appeared behind her.

He was shorter than Morgan human and he didn't hold himself the same way at all. Morgan human was always standing tall, while this human was slightly slouched over. He was looking around the room with an ugly little sneer plastered on his face.

"Really Kevin," Garcia human was saying and I was instantly on alert. I remembered the first time this name had been mentioned and how Morgan human had stiffened. Plus Morgan human had mentioned him a few other times since then, always with distaste. "You don't have to come in; I'll only be a few minutes."

"Oh don't worry Penny, I don't mind," Kevin human stated his tone unfriendly. I felt my hairs puff out as I moved to the back of the cage. I didn't like this human and I had been around plenty of bad humans in my life to know which ones to stay away from.

"So this is where Agent Morgan seduces his prey when he's not on a case" Kevin human sneered.

Garcia human shot him an annoyed look.

He held up his hands in front of him as a gesture of peace as Garcia human glared at him.

Then she walked into the kitchen and got my bag of hamster food from the cupboard.

"Here we are little Sherbet," she said walking over to my cage and opening its hatch. She reached her hand in and poured a handful of food into my bowl.

I was watching her when I felt a shadow pass over the cage and I looked up to see Kevin human was standing over it.

"So this is the furball that takes up all of my girl's free time" he said as he squatted down and peered into my cage.

I sat tensely, as far to the back as I could.

"He doesn't do much" Kevin human said.

Garcia human shook her head, "You're probably just scaring him."

She moved her hand from my food dish and then petted me softly on the head before removing her hand completely.

Without closing the cage door she turned to pick up my water bottle so she could refill it.

The next moment another hand was invading my cage but this time it belonged to Kevin human. He was moving it right toward me, one finger outstretched and I began to shake.

I didn't want him touching me. So I puffed myself up and chirped at him, making sure I stayed as far away from his hand as I could.

However he wasn't deterred. Soon his finger was in my face and he was reaching to pet me.

My instincts took over and I bit down on his finger.

He let out a howl and pulled his hand out but I didn't let go.

He shook his hand, hard, in order to dislodge me and I went flying to the floor where I landed with the quietest of thuds.

Shaken I scampered to the small opening under the couch and hid.

"That little rat bit me!" I could hear Kevin human ranting "Look. Look it's even bleeding!"

"Oh Kevin," I heard Garcia human say "you shouldn't have stuck you're hand in there, he was scared."

Kevin human grunted "Whatever, I'm going to wait in the car before I drip blood all over Agent Morgan's precious carpet."

I heard him moving to the door as Garcia human's voice called out "Wait Kevin, where did Sherbet go?" her voice was panicked.

"How the hell should I know?" Kevin human said his voice getting father away "I was focused on getting my finger back from the rabid little bastard, not on his safety."

And then he was gone and I heard nothing.

Finally I heard a sob and wondered why Garcia human was crying.

I thought maybe she was mad at me for biting her friend and now she was going to get rid of me.

"Oh Sherbet," she said and her voice was shaky "where did you go?"

I heard her footsteps as she moved around. I wasn't sure how long it had been but then her face appeared at the gap of the couch.

My body was still quaking as she gently reached in and scooped me up, I didn't put up a fight.

"Oh you poor little thing" she whispered as she carried me back to my cage and placed me inside.

As soon as I was out of her hand I scampered up one of the tubes in my home and up to a small loft area that was also filled with wood chips, it was enclosed with plastic and it's where I felt my safest.

Garcia human sighed, she replaced my water bottle and left.

When the door opened again that night I feared it was Kevin human coming back but was soon relieved to see it was Morgan human.

He dropped his bag and walked over to my cage.

"Hey Sherbet," he said pulling over a chair and sitting down in front of my cage "I heard you bit Lynch today."

I titled my head for a moment until I realized that he must be talking about Kevin human, I had heard him use this Lynch name before too but I had never realized they were the same person.

A huge smile broke out on Morgan human's face "My man…or well hamster, but you get the point."

Then he laughed "Well you're a hamster so you probably don't but I'm proud of you. That little creep deserved it. He definitely doesn't deserve Penelope."

Then he sighed and rubbed a hand over his head. "Well anyways, I got you this." With that he pulled a honey and sunflower seed block chew out of his pocket and opened my cage to place it in.

It was the first time he had ever bought me anything other than my initial cage and my hamster food.

I didn't move from the loft area but I felt better knowing that Morgan human was home.

…

It took me a few days to come out of the loft.

I was rather shaken and I feared leaving the loft in case something like the Kevin human incident happened again.

I could tell that Morgan human was worried about me and he sat with me more often than he had before, just talking.

I liked listening to his voice but I still didn't want to leave the loft.

On the second day Garcia human arrived, she looked sadly in at me and I could see tears in her eyes.

"Oh Sherbet, I'm so sorry" Garcia human said.

I just sat there staring at her.

"He's been there for two days?" she asked Morgan human.

"Yep, hasn't moved, not even to eat or drink" he replied.

Garcia human sat down in a huff "I can't believe this."

"Well what did you expect?" Morgan human said "your boyfriend threw him to the floor after scaring the daylights out of him. Of course he's acting like this."

Garcia human glared at him "This isn't Kevin's fault."

"Well whose fault is it then?" Morgan human asked.

Penelope rubbed her temples "Mine I guess, I should have made Kevin stay in the car."

"Don't you dare," Morgan human growled and Garcia human stared up at him blankly "As much as I hate the thought of Lynch being in my apartment, don't you blame yourself for this incident, that idiot should have known not to stick his hand in Sherbet's cage."

Garcia human glared at Morgan human "Don't call Kevin an idiot! He didn't know Sherbet was going to bite him, how could he have known that?"

"What? He doesn't have any common sense?" Morgan human threw at her "He's an idiot and he got what was coming to him."

"Morgan you…you complete ass!" Garcia human hissed standing up and hurrying out the door.

Morgan human called out to her but she didn't come back, then he sat down with sigh "I am an ass aren't I?" he asked out loud.

I just stared blankly at him.

The next morning before Morgan human got up, I came out of the loft; I was hungry and no longer felt scared.

I made my way to my food bowl and ate my fill.

Morgan human walked into the room as I was lapping at my water bottle.

When he saw me he grinned and walked over "Hey buddy, you feeling better?"

I stared up at him for a moment and then started chewing on the honey and sunflower seed block he had bought me.

He clapped his hands together and smiled "I better call Garcia…" he trailed off and his smile faded "except I tried to call her last night and left her a message but she didn't call me back."

…

That happened a few days ago and Garcia human still hasn't come over.

Well at least not while Morgan human is here.

She still comes over to see me when Morgan human is gone and was excited to see me out of the loft.

But she is always gone before Morgan human gets home and is dodging his calls.

I can tell that Morgan human is really depressed and I hope Garcia human forgives him soon.