Which Stan is Which?
Author's Note: Okay, this is the Stan and Pashmina coupling centered fic. And mind you, my mind was – or, is – in a super duper twisted and crazy state when I was thinking up ideas for new fanfics. And not to mention that I am doubly hyper and restless right now. In fact, I feel like typing up either the second chapter or the first chapter of the sequel to my GA fic.
I don't know if I should post this in the Hamtaro category or the Okage category, but since this fic shows more of the Ham-Hams, I've decided to put it in the Hamtaro category, but you can tell me which category you prefer, if you'd like, and I'll definitely change the category.
Shadow: Just get started, U.R.
Aritia: Yeah, I can't wait!
Disclaimer: I do not own anything concerning Okage and Hamtaro. And please bear this in mind: I was, and am, damn crazy while writing this up.
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Chapter 1 – Normal Day, Normal Activity?
Stan gripped onto his paws nervously. He felt like as if his heart was beating in his brain and his throat and his chest cavity at the same time. He wiped away a few beads of cold sweat that was running down his face and wetting his fur, and brushed away wisps of fur which were coming down and covering the corners of his eyes. Stan shifted uncomfortably in his seat at the clubhouse, and would occasionally rub the temples of his forehead every few minutes or so. He stole a quick glance at a certain girl and looked away once one second was over. His palms were sweaty, and his breathing rate was a little unsteady.
That day, he decided, he was going to confess to Pashmina.
Stan was racking his brains to figure out exactly how he was going to achieve that goal for the day. Sure, he had a long experience with flirting with girls all the time, but he had never felt true love before. It was like as if something missing in his life had suddenly showed itself before him, and he wouldn't know what to do with it. Pashmina was the girl he liked; not Bijou, not Sparkle (bleagh) and not even any girl, other than Pashmina. To be honest, ever since he laid eyes on the pink-scarf girl, he had already fallen head over heels in love with her, trying all means and ways in order to gain her attention and eventually like him back. However, it seemed that all the flirting had gone to waste, and he needed a new plan to win Pashmina's heart.
All he could think of is asking her out on a date.
Stan sighed and rubbed the temples of his forehead again - for the 23rd time, to be exact – not seeming to agree with asking Pashmina out on a date. She's Pashmina, he told himself, and Pashmina definitely wouldn't be the kind of girl that asks for a boyham so soon. He knew Dexter and Howdy were fighting for her heart as well, and he was already in deep enough trouble, what with the flirting with Pashmina and all. He knew those two would never give Pashmina up, not even for the world, so how could he expect them to give way to him? Unless Pashmina actually liked him back, there was absolutely no way they would give way to a flirt and playboy like him.
However, if Stan made his first move on Pashmina, would Pashmina actually start liking him back? It was a worth a try, Stan decided mentally.
"U-um, Pashmina?" Stan called out from his seat, looking at Pashmina's direction. She was busy playing with Penelope when she heard Stan call out for her, and she turned to look at Stan, a smile so warm evident on her face. Stan blushed.
"Yeah, Stan?" Pashmina replied.
"U-um… C-could you come here, just f-for a w-w-while…?" Stan requested, stammering at some points. Pashmina, obviously not knowing what Stan wanted to tell her, still smiled at him and got up from where she was.
"Sure, why not?" Before Pashmina went over to Stan's side for a while, she told Penelope, "Just stay here, Penelope. This won't take too long." Penelope nodded obediently, and Pashmina went over to the blushing Stan. "What is it, Stan?"
"U-um, well… I wanted to ask you something…"
"Yeah? Go on…"
"W-would you mind if…" 'This is your chance, Torahamu Stanley! Don't mess this up!' Stan thought to himself anxiously and continued, "… I, uh, sort of… ask you to… you know, come see a movie with me at Fun Land tonight?"
"A movie? Fun Land? Tonight? Oh, well, I don't really have anything on, and I really want to check out that new cinema at Fun Land, and my owner's having a school camp, so… I'd love to, Stan."
"R-really?" Stan's blush began to fade, and he regained his composure, knowing that Pashmina was going out with him, so his nervous wreck faded with the blush. The only hint of Stan blushing was a small unnoticeable shade of pink and red on his face. "That's great! So, I'll uh… pick you up or something?"
It was Pashmina's turn to blush, knowing where the conversation was getting to. "S-sure, why not?"
"G-great! So, I'll come at 10? The movie starts at 10:30, so I thought 10 would be the best timing…"
"Okay, you can come at 10, if you'd like. I'll be waiting, Stan. And thanks for asking me out!" Pashmina ended, running over to Penelope. Stan turned, his back facing Pashmina, and heaved a huge sigh of relief, glad that it went well. Unfortunately for him, Sandy witnessed the entire thing.
"Hey, bro! What do you think you're like, doing?!" Sandy reprimanded.
"Well… for one, I'm standing here, talking to you?"
"No! I meant just now! You like, asked Pashmina on a date, didn't you?"
Stan couldn't help but blush. "Y-yeah, I did…"
"Why did you do that?! Once Dexter and Howdy know about it, they'll like, kill ya for asking Pashmina out on a date! You're lucky they aren't even here at the club yet!"
"I can't help it, sis, I really…" Stan paused, stole a glance at Pashmina and blushed even more heavily than before. "I really like Pashmina…"
Sandy's eyes widened till they looked like saucers. She blinked twice in rapid motion and replied, "Get out. You like Pashmina?!"
"Ssssshhhh! Not so loud, sis! She'll hear you!" Stan whispered, shushing his younger twin sister. Sandy nodded as a form of understanding, and tried to keep her volume to the minimum.
"Okay. I'm calm now, but get serious, Stan. You really like Pashmina?"
"Well, duh. Why else would I ask her out on a date otherwise?"
"I thought that you like, wanted to flirt with her or something. Anyway, I'd better give you a few tips on how to make your date with Pashmina perfect!"
"A p-perfect date? Oh, c'mon, sis, do we really have to do this?"
"Just shut up and listen, bro. You have to trust me on this!"
"I was afraid of that…" Stan muttered under his breath. Unfortunately, Sandy heard him, loudly and clearly.
"What did you just say, Stanley?!"
Stan sweat dropped, anime style. "N-nothing, sis." Sandy glared, not believing him. "S-serious!" Stan protested, swinging his arms around.
It was definitely not a normal day for Torahamu Stanley.
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"YOU FAT ASS OF A WASHBOWL HERO WOMAN!"
"YOU FLAT ASS OF A WASHED UP EVIL KING!"
"I HATE YOU!"
"I HATE YOU EVEN MORE!"
Evil King Stanley Hihat Trinidad XIV, aka Stan, and Hero Rosalyn were carrying out their every day routine: childish arguments over the slightest bit of problems. That morning, Stan was practically forced to visit his former slave Ari with Rosalyn, Linda, Big Bull, Epros and Kisling. Once Stan and Rosalyn came face-to-face with each other, the first thing they said to each other was, "It's YOU! That dreadful person Ari calls a 'friend'/ 'master'!" And that one simple insult was enough to trigger yet another childish yet violent argument between the two.
"You're so fat I bet you can't even fit into my former slave's door once we get there!" Stan insulted.
"Well, you're so flat I bet Ari wouldn't even be able to see you!"
"You shut up, you washbowl woman! I've already regained back my human form! How dare you call me 'flat'!"
"Why shouldn't I? You're not even in your human form! You're just making use of my shadow with your shadow manipulating powers! Why in the name of hell did I let you enter my shadow in the first place?! I should've been more careful! And now I'm paying the price by being stuck with a pancake-like Evil King!"
"Oh, just shut up! You should be totally grateful that you're not bashed up by me, and you should be glad that your shadow has been personally picked by moi, Evil King Stan! So just shut up and keep walking, you washbowl woman!"
"Why don't you shut up?! You're just too lazy to walk there by yourself, you lame excuse for an Evil King!"
Before Stan could argue back with another insult thrown at the Great Hero, Linda stepped in to stop Stan and Rosalyn from arguing, putting her microphone to use. "Ooohhhhhhh…. Why don't you both shut up?!" Linda sang furiously, receiving glares from both the Hero and the Evil King. Linda sweat dropped. "Uh… hehe… Uh, sorry, Stan and Rosalyn?"
"Ugh!! Why did I even agree to coming with you losers anyway?!" Stan complained. This time, Epros stepped in to reply to that rude comment.
"Do thou have any problems with visiting the former slave of thou, for thou can't seem to stop arguing with that sad cow?" Epros asked, adding a small smile at the end.
"Why you, Epros…!!! You dare call me a 'sad cow'?!" Rosalyn screeched.
"Hey, relax a little, you lousy excuse for a Hero. I think the floating guy's finally noticed you and your lameness," Stan commented.
"Argh…!!! Shut the hell up! Why don't you go and do some soul-searching? Then you'll be able to discover your talent at failing as a hopeless, lousy, lame, and moronic Evil King you are?! And that's final!"
"…" Stan didn't reply – for once. Linda and Big Bull were quite taken aback by the fact that the Evil King didn't have anything to throw back at Rosalyn at all. Stan always seemed to have some good insults ready for arguments between him and Rosalyn, but for once, Stan had lost in the argument. There was no talking back, or any complaints after what Rosalyn said. Usually, none of the two won any argument, but that was the first time Stan lost, and Rosalyn won. Not like Rosalyn cared, anyway.
"Are thou alright? That was a depressing sight!" Epros whispered to Stan, who began to retreat back into Rosalyn's still-pink shadow. After which, Stan appeared from Rosalyn's shadow again - this time in his human form - and jumped out of Rosalyn's shadow onto the pavement. Everyone else was surprised by his action, especially so for Rosalyn. Stan just huffed and walked on, putting his hands into his pockets. Soon, he was well ahead of the others, and he was totally silent.
"Hey, Sister Rosalyn," Big Bull began. "I think you hurt Brother Stan's feelings."
"His feelings? Oh, c'mon! That lousy Evil King definitely doesn't have feelings! In fact, he doesn't even care about anyone other than himself!"
"That is true, Rosalyn, but as much as I hate to say it," Kisling stated. "I think you're at fault this time."
"Linda agrees with Kisling! You've totally made Stanley heartbroken, Rosalyn!" Linda agreed.
"… Maybe… I should go apologise to him…" Rosalyn muttered under her breath. She tried to catch up with Stan, holding her pink parasol in her hand. She caught up to Stan, and tapped him on the shoulder, only to receive a death glare from him.
"What?" he scowled.
"Um… Stanley, I… I want to… apologise to you… for earlier?"
"Hmph. I don't care about earlier."
"No, I think you do, just that you don't show it."
"Just shut up and leave me alone, okay? I'm not in the mood right now, so buzz off!" Stan retorted. It was Rosalyn's turn to feel hurt, and Stan noticed it. He saw the hurt in her eyes, and the way she looked at the ground with her hair covering her eyes totally. Stan softened a little. "Okay, okay… If you want to apologise to me, agree to a certain condition of mine."
Rosalyn looked up at him, blinking twice. "What?"
"I'll forgive you," Stan smirked smugly and continued, "if you agree to go out on a date with me."
Rosalyn's jaw fell to the ground, and her eyes widened till they looked as wide as UFOs. She nearly lost her grip on her parasol, and stumbled backwards in pure horror and shock. "A d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-date?!!?!? With you?!?!?!"
"Yup."
"WHY ARE YOU TORTURING ME SO??!?!? Anything but that! Please, Stanley…!!!"
"Hmm… Well, if you won't agree to it, then I shall not forgive you."
"HAH?! Okay, fine! If a date's what you want, then it's a date you will get! When and where, Stanley? State your place and time!"
Stan smirked in victory. "Tonight. Meet me outside at my former slave's doorstep. We're going to a candlelit dinner."
"A… A CANDLELIT DINNER?! Wait, in the first place… WHY DID YOU OFFER A DATE?!"
"That's for me to know, and for you to find out, Rosalyn," Stan replied, shrugging his shoulders to relax some tensed muscles, and moved on. Rosalyn stood there, blinking.
"Did he just say my name?"
It was definitely not a normal day for Stanley Hihat Trinidad XIV.
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"Maxwell, you've got to have something in there!" Sandy hurried.
"Well, I've seen and read many kinds of books, Sandy, but a love book?"
"Just go and find it already! I need it to make Stan's date perfect!"
"You don't have to rush me, Sandy, because I've already found it," Maxwell stated, holding up the book entitled 'Spellbound Love', showing it to Sandy.
Without any hesitation, Sandy gave Maxwell a peck on the cheek, and both of them blushed like crazy. "Thanks, Maxwell. You're so sweet."
"It's, ah, a pleasure, Sandy."
"Come on, Maxie, let's read the book together."
"Oh, s-sure… Let's." And they both sat down on the ground, flipping through the pages of the book, hoping that there'd be something in there that would aid them in creating the perfect date for Stan.
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"Do thou have any way to help the Evil King and the Hero?" Epros asked, curiously.
"Well, I think so," Kisling replied, searching through his books of spells. Everyone had reached Ari's house, and Kisling and Epros quickly settled in somewhere in the house. "I think I should have a love spell or a love potion that should help the two."
Epros nearly dropped his cards. "Say it isn't so!" Epros replied, not realizing that he had rhymed his first sentence with his reply. (A/N: The hint is 'Hero'/ 'so'.)
"Aha! Here's the book!" Kisling exclaimed in joy. He blew off the dust on the cover of the book and showed the book to Epros. The book was entitled 'Spellbound Love'. "This book contains many love spells, so I'm pretty sure there's a spell in here somewhere that should help the love between Stan and Rosalyn grow."
"Thou are sure this will work? No trick within that is to lurk?"
"Oh, I'm sure this will work. At least, I hope so. Now," Kisling declared, starting to flip through the pages randomly. He continued, "let us find the perfect spell for our perfect Evil King."
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It certainly didn't take both parties long to find what they wanted. In Maxwell and Sandy's case, they merely sought for the perfect way to make Stan's date with Pashmina perfect, not knowing that the book only showed spells. In Epros and Kisling's case, they were seeking for the perfect love spell for Stan and Rosalyn, not knowing that in another dimension, in a certain Ham-Ham spot, two hamsters were seeking answers from the very same book.
And at the same time, they had found what they wanted. Coincidentally, what they decided on using was a spell named 'Perspective Change'.
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A/N: I'll, uh, explain briefly what Perspective Change is all about in the next chapter. So what do you think of it? It's the first Okage and Hamtaro crossover I've seen. I got the idea from the names of the characters. In Hamtaro, there's a Stan, and in Okage, there's also a Stan. And I noticed that the Hamtaro Stan and the Okage Stan are quite similar in terms of both looks and personality. Both have orange fur/hair, both are equally cocky, both are somewhat short-tempered, and both are quite stubborn. And not to mention that they both have a unique way with females; the Hamtaro Stan flirts while the Okage Stan either attracts girls like Linda or get in their bad books like Rosalyn.
Anyway, I've never seen a Hamtaro and Okage crossover before. Has anyone even thought of that idea? Has anyone posted that idea somewhere? I'm sorry, I have to clarify this before some fans of both show/game come banging on my door with torches and chainsaws. And I really hope I didn't disgrace the name of Okage! Trust me; I really love the game to bits. And I support StanxRosalyn in that game. I just hope I didn't disgrace the name of Okage! (looks around, and gets paranoid)
Next chapter: Torahamu Stanley and Stanley Hihat Trinidad XIV's respective dates are going smoothly, and it seemed like heaven to both parties, until some others decide to interrupt the perfect dates going on. What happens? Find out in the next chapter 'The Perfect Dates'! Oh, and both Stans finally get switched around!
Shadow: Well, that'd be pretty awkward.
Aritia: Well, I think it'd be loads of fun! Let's party with sugar!
Shadow: No.Way.Am.I.Going.Near.Those.Evil.Denizens.Of.Evil.Sugar.
Aritia: Aww…. But you've never tried anything sweet before…
Shadow: That's because we think differently; you think they rock while I think they suck.
Me: Okay! Break it up, you two! You're practically the two halves of yin and yang personalities of my whole personality and I don't get a say in this matter?! Sigh… Shadow, you're right. Sugar is evil, but only when I take too much sugar. I really think they suck when I eat too much. And you, Aritia, you're right too. Sugar really rocks, but I prefer chocolate. Nothing other than that. End of story. Now both of you, stop arguing or else I'll switch you two around like how I'm going to switch Stan and Stan around.
Shadow + Aritia: o.0 Stan and Stan around??
Me: Okay, that's weird, even for me…