Glitter, glam and small tiny feet

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"Oh no! Where are you, little one?"

Ragnar was distraught. He was now pulling out the contents of his make-up bag out into the carpark where the tour bus was currently parked up close by a large hotel. The Swede had arrived off the plane a few moments ago and had ridden in a taxi to get to the hotel car park. Hjalmar had said where the bus was but now Ragnar had lost his pet mouse. His usual place to sleep during the day was inside of Ragnar's make-up bag.

"Albin! Åh, var är du?"

Lipstick, eyeshadow, glitter pens and brushes now spilled out just close to the bus door where he was trying to find his little pet white mouse. Oh no---maybe he'd escaped and was still in the taxi? Or worse--what if he'd run out into the road and---

"No. I won't think that. You have to be here!"

If anyone was around the tour bus or by the hotel they'd see the Swede panicking looking under parked cars and underneath the tour bus looking for his little furry friend. LA was a huge place and Albin could be anywhere. This wasn't good at all!

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Rik was inside stretched out on the sofa reading one of his text books. He always laid on his stomach propped up on his elbows and Bonne curled up between his elbows. Sometimes they snacked together but right now he wasn't paying her much attention.

That was until Bonne got up and peered down at the floor beneath the dining table in the bus. She was squeaking loudly and Rik turned from his book. "No, you can't get on the floor. There are...."

Rik peered over the side and swore he saw a white thing moving around on the floor. It was, there was a white mouse down there. He had to get it before Gilly came around or his boyfriend's brother would be shrieking and running around.

"Aarne?" Rik called for the Fin who was by the bar on the other side of the couch. "There's a mouse."

Aarne froze and started looking around at his feet. He didn't want to step on the poor thing, especially not with Rik here and his love for rodents.

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Ragnar was getting more and more panicked by the second as he frantically ran around the car park scrabbling under cars to see if his mouse had run underneath. Where else could he have gone? The make-up bag was empty and there was no sign of Albin. The little mouse had accompanied him on the plane and had been no trouble at all, just sleeping soundly in the bag.

"Albin---oh, where are you? I need some help."

The glam musician now felt like crying almost as he knocked on the tour bus door, trying to keep it together but it was hard. His mouse was his love and even though he'd only had Albin for a year the little mouse went everywhere with the guitarist.

"Hello? Please, help---I--I've lost my mouse."

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Rik and Aarne were now on the floor, Bonne on Rik's shoulder, while they tried to collect the little mouse which had squeezed into one of the storage spaces under the couch. Ever so slowly they were moving things out and trying not to scare it or worse, squish the poor thing.

They heard the yelling outside but couldn't do anything about it at the moment. Aarne was the one, with his long arms, that eventually got ahold of the tiny mouse. Both of them fawning over it as it sat in Aarne's hand cleaning it's face and whiskers. The banging came again and Rik stood up trying to navigate the pile of tour gear that was now out on the floor.

He went to the door, giant rat on his shoulder, Bonne was energetic now after seeing the mouse and Rik was having a hard time keeping her on his shoulder as he opened the door. At first he thought this was Hjalmar and it startled him to silence since the Swede was in the back passed out with Torden. he couldn't be outside, too.

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The Swede was in near tears as the door opened; his face a mess and hair all unkempt from searching underneath cars outside. He looked up and gasped when he saw the huge rat on the blond's shoulder. Oh. Not Albin but a huge cute rat.

"Albin... Jag har tappat musen---"

Sniffing, Ragnar wiped at his eyes, smudging his make-up but not caring because he had to find his mouse and hoped that these musicians could help. Defaulting to his own language, the Swede wondered if they could help.

"Sorry---I--I've lost my mouse. I had him at the airport and then---then he was gone! Oh no---I have to find him. Please help me."

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Rik was even more startled by the barrage of language but the make up at least settled the other thought. This wasn't Hjalmar but some other Swede.

"Vi hittade en på bussen, en vit. Aarne har det." Rik defaulted to Swedish because he knew panicked people had a hard time with a second language. He did wonder if this was one of the people from another band, maybe Karl's for the look he had?

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"Du hittade en mus på bussen?"

Ragnar's face lit up and he couldn't wait to see if it was the right mouse this Aarne person had. The blond's huge rat caught the Swede's attention though as he found himself staring. Did all the musicians on the tour have pets? Was that normal? Ragnar wasn't sure.

"I---I am Ragnar. Hjalmar's brother. He invited me on this tour and---does this Aarne have my Albin? He's everything to me. Can I come aboard?"

The Swede was starting to calm down a little because he was hoping it would be Albin aboard.

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Everyone stared at Bonne so he barely noticed the staring. Rik backed up and pushed Mouka aside who was eager to see the new person after the commotion her master had been causing. Aarne had put the mouse into Bonne's cage on the table so he could put all the things back with free hands.

"Rik. I'm friend's with Hjalmar's... friend?" Rik wasn't sure if those two were dating or not. Better to not assume. "Aarne is our drummer."

He went back up the stairs and into the bus. Bonne jumped on to the table to investigate the mouse in her cage while Rik started handing the tall Fin the last few things.

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Ragnar near ran over to the table with the cage on and instantly spotted Albin inside with Bonne wondering who was inside her cage. The Swede near squealed in happiness as he gasped and now knew where his mouse had gone.

"Albin! Oh, you are here! You are safe at least. Thank you, Rik and---Aarne, is it?"

The Swede noticing just how tall the Fin was. Those legs, goodness! Ragnar was so happy these boys had rescued his mouse because he was dreading the worst back outside. Albin perked up as soon as he saw his owner, squeaking a little and pawing slightly at the metal bars.

"Nice to meet you both, Rik and Aarne. You drum? I am singer and lead guitarist for my glam rock band back home."

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Aarne was used to towering over people, especially in his boots, and smiled at the new Swede, nodding at the name. He knew all too well what it was like when a pet was missing. Mouka was sitting and waiting to meet the new person too.

"I'm drums." Aarne confirmed. "Rik is guitar, harp, everything." Aarne adored Rik and that showed. "We're both in the Hammers."

"Bonne saw your mouse on the floor." Which was how Rik noticed the mouse in the first place. Once he was over at the table, Bonne scurried back up on to his shoulder.

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"You are a very tall boy, darling. Such legs. I'm sure they are good for wrapping around another."

Ragnar giggled and flirted playfully but in a friendly way. The drummer probably had someone already being so pretty and tall. As for Rik? He was a cute blond who also liked rodents and this pleased Ragnar since he wasn't expecting anyone else on the tour to own one.

"Such a variety of instruments! Who else is in the Hammers? Hjalmar has told me some of you but not all."

His drunken brother going on about falling in some flowers with a friend and getting scolded by an older man.

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Aarne started to laugh. "Rik has long legs too."

Instantly, the Dane blushed because he couldn't help it. Aarne had the same sort of playful teasing nature. It took a second for Rik to come around and answer that question.

"Our singer is Hunter Ivarsson."

Aarne interrupted "The man in leopard print."

Rik just shook his head. "and out bassist is Vars Hagen"

"The short punk with the glittery eye shadow." Aarne hadn't stopped giggling. "Fo you need something to put your mouse in?"

Aarne and Rik were both worried about it getting hurt or lost or left behind.

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"The man in leopard print? Oh, I love animal prints. We shall have to meet and talk fashion."

Ragnar was excited to meet all of these musicians, especially this Hunter and Vars. A punk with glittery eye shadow? Who would have thought! The Swede nodded at Aarne's words. Albin definitely needed some kind of habitat so he could be looked after and not trampled on.

"Usually, he lives inside my make-up bag but a habitat or some sort could do well for him too when we go out to clubs and things. I wouldn't want him sneaking out and ending up in someone's drink."

That got a high pitched giggle from the Swede who was just picturing that.

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"Most are into fashion." Rik mentioned while taking a seat once again around the table. Bonne was back on his shoulder.

"There's an animal on the bus that can eat him." Aarne was wide-eyed but he wasn't sure if Rekker still had the huge tarantula here on the bus or not.

Aarne's comment had Rik bounce up out of his seat to get his phone. "I know someone who has an extra habitat."

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"Then, I am in decent company it seems. To be honest I didn't know what to expect when being invited onto this crazy tour because my drunken brother often doesn't know what he's saying on the phone when trashed. But so far I'm happy to have met you and Aarne."

Ragnar gave Rik a warm smile and then giggled at how cute Bonne was.

"What sort of animal are we talking? A cat? Or something else?"

The Swede did wonder.

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"Everyone here is pretty friendly." Rik thought the glam guitarist would fit in well with many of the others here, musician or otherwise.

"Falcon... and a tarantula." Aarne got thoughtful. Mouka wouldn't bother a mouse since she was used to rats.

"What about Crusher?" Rik asked.

Aarne nodded. "Sometimes Rekker brings his huge lizard."

Even Rik put Bonne into her cage when the lizard was around. She might eat Bonne.

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"All these exotic animals! Oh, a---tarantula and a huge lizard? Goodness! Albin won't like those at all and I fear he may be eaten."

Ragnar knew he'd have to be careful of the other tour members animals because Albin was a tiny little mouse who could easily be someone's breakfast. The prissy singer pleased at least that Rik had another fellow rodent as a pet.

"It's like a travelling circus with all the animals on tour. Does the tour manager mind everyone brings their pets along?"

The Swede was wondering how this worked with insurance and liability.

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Rik understood the nervousness and smiled sympathetically. "Rekker likes all animals. I'm sure he would keep his away from Albin."

Rik had seen the ginger be gentle before with Banne even if he fed rats and mice to his lizard. It was something that endeared him to a lot of the Danes.

"I think Tom gave up." Aarne mentioned. "His wife and brother in law.. I think brother in law... keep bringing raccoons in."

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"I hope so because I don't want my little darling eaten. He gets stressed if he sees a cat or large birds."

This made sense considering Albin was a tiny mouse. There were lots of things around to eat such a small mammal like him and that's why Ragnar kept him snuck inside his make-up bag.

"Tom has give up? That bad? Oh, I see. Raccoons? Goodness! Those can bring diseases in though, can't they? Wild animals like that might have rabies."

The Swede was well aware of certain animals carrying diseases dangerous to humans.

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"Bonne has been safe here." Rik encouraged because he knew what it was to love a little rodent.

Aarne shrugged and shook his head. "I think Tom's wife knows about diseases and their ok." Or maybe Gloria had checked them. She worked with Rabies before meeting Ziggy and Weird.

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"Alright, well, I'll take your word for it, darling. I just worry for my poor Albin getting squashed or eaten along the tours I do."

At least Rik was putting the prissy Swede's mind at ease a little. New places always took time for the tiny mouse to adjust to.

"It sounds exciting being on this tour with everyone being animal lovers."

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"You can keep Albin near Bonne when you need to. Billy and I can watch over your mouse." Rik thought that might help Ragnar relax since knowing Billy could look after Bonne had relaxed Rik's mind.

"I can't think of anyone.." Rik was speaking but stopped when Aarne spoke up.

"I think Gilly and some of the others don't like rodents." Aarne knew that Gilly had screamed about Bonne anyway.