Ch.1

Her Secret

Welcome to my latest Hamtaro fic! I'm glad so many people read/reviewed my previous fic and I hope to get even more! Please R&R and enjoy!

The usual green-filled park found itself shrouded in a blanket of snow that morning. Unfortunately for the humans, it wasn't enough snow for a snow day. While the disappointed kids headed for school, the Ham Hams did their usual routine: meeting up at the Clubhouse for some sort of adventure. All the Ham Hams were thankful to arrive in the warm, underground club and escape the bitter cold. Despite pleas from some of the more adventurous hamsters, the Ham Hams decided to stay inside the toasty clubhouse.

"Goodness, it's so cold out," noted Aura as she entered the Clubhouse. "Good morning everyone!" The rest of the hamsters smiled and greeted her briefly before going back to whatever they were doing at the moment. Maxwell and Dexter were playing checkers, Boss was trying his best not to kick Zippo, who kept on circling around him hyperactively, Howdy was chasing Stan for stealing his apron, while the rest of the boys were starting a game of ham and seek. The girls, on the other hand, were at the large, round table sipping warm tea.

Aura took a seat next to Suzy and Sandy. "I'm surprised so many of the Ham Hams were able to come today, especially with this weather." She smiled at Pashmina, who poured the new arrival a cup of tea. "Thank you!"

"Oh, what's that?" asked Pashmina, pointing at the pink and white bag Aura was carrying.

"It's just a bag," replied Aura cheerfully.

"I zink she meant what's in zee bag," added Bijou before taking a sip of her tea.

The creamy white-furred hamster groped through the bag briefly before producing a purple book. "It's my diary. I got it a week ago and I've been writing in it ever since!" She took a quick sip of tea before exiting the stool. "I promised Hamtaro I'd play ham and seek with him and the other boys. Stan said he couldn't wait to hide with me. He said something about getting a nice view. I'm not exactly sure what he means by that, but I guess I'll find out!"

Sandy got up from her seat, clenching her ribbon in her paws tightly. "Excuse me for a minute." The girls watched in horror as Sandy's ribbon wrapped around Stan's leg, causing him to fall face first off his skateboard. Howdy was soon upon him, grabbing back his stolen apron.

"Oh my goodness!" said Aura as she hurried to Stan's aid. "That wasn't very nice. I hope he's okay!"

Suzy giggled viciously at the boy ham's tumble before setting her bespectacled eyes on the purple journal on the table. "I think Aura forgot her diary."

"That's okay," replied Pashmina as she poured Penelope a bit more tea. "I'm sure she'll come back for it in a little bit."

"I wonder what kind of zings Aura writes in her diary," Bijou wondered aloud.

Sandy sat back in her stool contently. "Beats me. Probably rainbows and ponies or something."

The glasses-wearing hamster grinned wickedly. "Maybe we can take a peek and find out."

"What? Zat's horrible!" replied Bijou. "Zose are Aura's private zoughts! We cannot just read her diary like zat!"

"Oh come on," pleaded Suzy as he paw strayed towards the purple book. "You're saying you're not even a little curious?"

Sandy folded her arms. "I can't believe I'm doing this, but I, like, agree with Suzy for once."

"How could you?" asked Pashmina, glaring at Suzy and Sandy like an authoritative mother figure. "We can't just do that."

"But what if we just happen to accidentally knock the book off the table?" inquired Suzy probingly. "And it just happens to flip open and we just happen to see it when we're picking it up?"

A moment of silence pasted before Pashmina swiped at the book, knocking it off the table. "Oops, it fell." She hurried to pick the book up while Penelope, Suzy, and Sandy crowded around her.

"Pashmina, you too?" asked Bijou. "You of all ham hams…" A sudden mischievous rush washed over the French hamster. Next thing she knew, she was gathered with the other girls gazing at the inside of Aura's diary.

"Let's see her latest entry," suggested Suzy as she adjusted her glasses. Pashmina did as she was told, flipping a couple pages before arriving at the correct page.

Today was chilly, but still lots of fun! I scored a goal in acorn soccer. It doesn't seem like it, but Snoozer's a tough goalie. But the best part was that 'he' saw the whole thing! He's so sweet and dreamy! Hopefully he'll be at the clubhouse tomorrow.

-Aura

The girls all looked at each other all whispering in hushed tones. "O-M-G!"

"I thought Aura didn't like any of the guys like that," said Sandy in disbelief. "She lied to us!"

"Wait, let's not jump to conclusions," said Pashmina as she shut the book and placed it on the table. "Maybe we should ask her."

"Yes, she'll be thrilled zat we looked in her diary without her permission," noted Bijou sarcastically. "But who is zis mystery boy ham?"

Sandy gazed around the clubhouse, giving each boy a quick glimpse. "Well, it's obviously someone here."

"Brilliant detective work Sherlock," muttered Suzy.

The ribbon-wielding girl ham ignored the comment and continued. "I guess it's up to us to do a bit of snooping."

Sorry for the short chapter! I promise the ones in the future will be longer. I hope you enjoyed the chapter though, even though I made the girl Ham Hams look evil. Please R&R!