Welcome to In Each Other's Shoes. In case you weren't aware, I do not own Hamtaro in any way, shape, or form. Hamtaro belongs to Ritsuko Kawai. I only own this story.
In Each Other's Shoes Ch. 1: Prologue
It started off like any normal day in Japan. The Harunas were about to start off their day. Laura was getting ready for school and Hamtaro was waiting for her to leave so he could go to the Ham-Ham Clubhouse.
"See you, Hamtaro!" Laura said as she left.
As soon as Laura left the room, Hamtaro got out of his cage and went up onto the windowsill. He watched Laura leave out the front door and to the sidewalk, where she met Kana. The two girls then went off to school. The coast now clear, Hamtaro scurried to the hole he made in the wall. He came out on the roof and slid down the drainpipe. He landed on Brandy, the Harunas' dog, and scurried to a hole in the ground that led to the Clubhouse. When Hamtaro arrived, Oxnard, Boss, Snoozer, and Bijou were there.
"Hey guys! No one else is here?" Hamtaro asked.
"Yeah, it is, for now." Boss said.
"'Amtaro. Zou are looking well today." Bijou said.
"Thanks, Bijou." Hamtaro said. "How about you, Oxnard?"
"Can't complain. I have plenty of sunflower seeds today." Oxnard said.
"Anything new with Laura?" Boss asked. "I could use an adventure."
"Well, she's said that school was getting harder for her. She told me that she wishes she were a hamster like me. Well, lately I've wished I were human. It's not that I don't like being a Ham-Ham. It's just that I want to know what it's like to be human and go to school. That in itself would make an adventure." Hamtaro said.
"Well, z'I have wanted to do ze things zat Maria does. Zif only I could." Bijou said.
"That does sound like an adventure. It's a shame stuff like that can't happen." Boss said.
"Zzzz… Who knows? You might see a shooting star tonight. Zzzz…" Said a voice.
The other Hams turned to see Snoozer. As usual, he spouted out something helpful while sleeping. The Hams-Hams still haven't figured out how he does this. Hamtaro took Snoozer's words to heart, as did Bijou.
"You two can make your wishes tonight. But, until then, I say we play a game of 'Hide-and-go-seek'." Boss said to them.
"Ok, Boss." Hamtaro replied.
They then played in and out of the Clubhouse, until it was time to get back before Laura.
"See you, guys!" Hamtaro said.
"Au revoir, 'Amtaro!" Bijou said to him.
"See you, Hamtaro! Hope your wish comes true!" Boss said.
"Thanks, Boss!" Hamtaro said as he left.
"Oui, Boss! Zank you!" Bijou said, making Boss blush.
Hamtaro scurried through the tunnel to his yard. Once there, he climbed up the drainpipe and scurried back into Laura's room and into his cage. Laura came in not long after, tired after a long week. She dropped her bookbag and knelt down to Hamtaro's level.
"I'm back, Hamtaro." She said.
Later that night, Laura was in her pajamas and writing in her journal. She looked at Hamtaro sitting on the windowsill. She joined him and saw the star-filled sky outside.
"Doesn't it look wonderful, Hamtaro?" She asked.
"Mm-hm." Hamtaro said as he nodded.
Laura couldn't understand him, but got the message when she saw him nod. Suddenly, they saw a star shooting across the sky.
'It's just as Snoozer said.' Hamtaro thought.
Both of them put their hands together, making their wishes.
'I wish I was a hamster like Hamtaro.' Laura wished in her mind.
'And I wish I was a human like Laura.' Hamtaro wished.
Meanwhile, Bijou made the same wish as Hamtaro at her house.
'Z'I wish I was a human like Maria.' Bijou wished.
Hamtaro was back in his cage and Laura was in bed.
"Goodnight, Hamtaro." Laura said.
"Goodnight, Laura." Hamtaro said.
With that, they both went to sleep, not knowing the surprise that awaited them tomorrow.
