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Ch.1
Left to Starve
Welcome to my latest Hamtaro fic! I'm not use to writing this type of genre, so please be patient with me. I'll still add humor and whatnot, but it's not the main focus. Please R&R!
Erin's room barely let any light in whatsoever, enveloping her room in a shadowy darkness. She preferred it that way, for the darkness was one of her only friends. Inside her room contained books and items affiliated with the occult, vampirism, and gothic subculture. Her attire consisted of all black, including her clothes, makeup, and her long straight hair. The only thing that seemed out of place for her lifestyle was her hamster, who sat in a satanic-looking cage on the dresser.
Luna, the hamster, took after her owner's dark appearance, having a majority of her fur pitch black except for the white on her face, chest, and paws. A long tuff of fur which was dyed purple at the end hung over her left eye. Erin didn't know why she bought Luna at the time, she was probably high or drunk, but she was glad she did. Caring for Luna was therapeutic for her, especially since she shunned most things in life.
The jingle of keys could be heard outside her apartment door, the sound ceasing as a tall, pale man entered the room. "Let's go Erin, there's a party at Zack's house!"
"Yeah, hold on a sec Lance," said Erin as she walked over to Luna's cage. "Lemme just feed Luna…"
Lance grabbed Erin by the arm and pulled her out the door. "Forget about that stupid rat! Don't be such a conformist!" He slammed the door shut, causing Luna's cage to shake slightly.
"Ugh! I hate that creep," Luna grumbled to herself as she pushed the tuff of hair away from her eye. "He thinks he can just dominate Erin like that? I long to slit his throat and lick up his blood!" She crawled closer to the door on her cage, gazing at the food on the high shelf to her left. "There's no way I'm gonna be able to be able to get up there." She lifted up the door and crawled out. "Looks like I'll have to go somewhere else for a bite to eat."
By the time she had entered the outskirts of the park, Luna was panting raggedly, sucking in, long hoarse breaths. She never had the best pair of lungs, especially thanks to Lance. It wasn't unusual for him and his buddies to come over and smoke or do drugs. The smoke had gradually affected Luna's lungs, making it hard for her to run for long periods of time. Sure, sometimes the smoke from the drugs made things feel kinda awesome and cause her to see funny colors, but the drugs were just another reason Luna hated Lance.
The girl hamster pulled herself onto a small rock, where she sat and continued to pant. "Dang…still no sign…of food." Her stomach released a long gurgle, causing her to frown. "Looks like I'll just have to starve."
"No hamster goes hungry on my watch." Luna turned to her right to see a black and white hamster pulling a cart behind him. He looked as if he was wearing an eye patch, but it was only markings that made it look that way. The hamster pulled a seed from the cart and handed it to Luna. "I'm Sabu. Here, have a seed."
The girl hamster shot him an icy glare. "I don't need your help!" Her stomach unleashed another growl, causing Sabu to sweat drop. There was a few seconds of awkward silence before Luna snatched the seed out of Sabu's paw. "Fine, I'll have one."
Sabu allowed her to chow down, but not without more questions. "What are you doing out here all alone?"
"Looking for food," replied the girl hamster. "Thanks to my owner's stupid boyfriend, I didn't get fed…again. I hate him with all my soul! Why does my owner hang around him so much?"
"Sounds like someone needs some company," noted Sabu.
Luna glared at him once again. "I don't need anyone!"
"But there's a place for hamsters just like you to hang out," explained Sabu. "It's not too far from here."
The girl ham's ears perked up, a smile growing upon her face. "A place for hamster's just like me?" Upon noticing what she was doing, she quickly hid her smile, leaning against the rock casually. "Well, I guess I could go check it out since I have nothing else to do."
Sabu grabbed his cart and smiled. "Good to hear! Well, I'm outta here." He began to walk away, but turned to Luna. "And by the way, I thought you only wanted one seed, but that's your fourth."
Luna looked at the half eaten seed in her paw and chucked it at the seed vendor. "Whatever."
The gothic hamster signed with relief as she walked closer to the door under the tree trunk. "It's about time I found this place! Why'd they have to hide it?" She pulled the door open, only to find herself looking into a dark tunnel. "Underground, that's pretty cool." She walked down the tunnel, a rarely seen smile playing across her face. "Maybe we'll share poetry about the darkness in our life and make fun off all the stupid conformist in the world." Luna, realizing she was smiling again, quickly turned it into a frown, regaining her composure.
Another door was in site now. Luna could see the light coming from the tiny window on it. "Weird…I expected it to be darker. She took a quick peek through the window, only for a look of disbelief to plaster upon her features. "Y-You gotta be kidding me!" Little did she know, she was pushing the door open as she pressed herself against it, causing the door to swing inward and for her to fall inside. Luna quickly looked up, a frown on her face. "Oh crap."
I hope you liked the first chapter! I don't really know much about gothic culture, but I do know that by the end of this fic, Luna will seem very emo. Please R&R!