It was the coldest day of the year and the sky was an icy gray. A chilling wind swept through the woods as Hamtaro wrapped his scarf tighter around his neck.
Wow, it's cold!
he thought. I'd better get to the Clubhouse before I freeze my tail off! So he ran, faster and faster, until finally, when his paws could take him no further, he collapsed at the door of the Clubhouse."Ouchichi!" he moaned, and slowly got up. He opened the door and sighed; someone had lit a fire. The warmth flooded over him, soothing his frozen body.
"Hamtaro!" He looked around. All of his Ham-Ham friends were already there! Bijou, Sandy, Maxwell, Howdy, Stan, and Boss were playing cards, Dexter was helping Pashmina put Penelope down for a nap, Oxnard, Panda, and Cappy were making hot chocolate, and Snoozer was sleeping, as usual. Jingle sat alone by the fire, strumming his guitar.
"Hey there Ham-taco! Nothin' like being fashionably late for a party! You make me proud, little dude!"
"Oh, hi Jingle! Sorry for being late, guys. The wind's really picking up!" Hamtaro replied.
"Heh! You're telling me! If I hadn't come earlier, I'd've been blown halfway to Texas by now!" Howdy chuckled.
"Excuuuuuuse me," sneered Dexter, nose in the air, "Penelope dear is having a hard enough time getting to sleep without some failed comic keeping her awake. Isn't that right, Pashmina?" Pashmina, not wanting to disappoint either of her beaus, simply sighed. "In case you couldn't tell, Howdy-doody, that means YES!"
"HOWDY-DOODY?! Whyyyy you little-"
"Would you two cut it out?!" shouted Boss "You've both been so busy bickering that no one has noticed it's snowing!"
And he was right. A few delicate white flakes were cascading gently toward the ground. "Ooooh! How beautiful!" Bijou sighed. "They look like lace!"
"Yes…" muttered Maxwell, "how beautiful…"
*Well, there's Chapter One! Hope you like it! I know it's short, but it's just really an introduction chapter. Please review!*
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