(A/N): Hey everyone! Listen, I'm new to fanfiction and will only type about Hamtaro. No flames please, yet since this is my first story. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Hamtaro or any of the characters. (Unless I make some up. If I do, then I will mention it in any story.)

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Ham-Ham High School:

Chapter 1: The Day Before Ham-Ham High School

It was a cool Sunday morning as Hamtaro woke from his covers and the smell of sizzling sausages pounded him awake.

"WOW!!! Something smells yummy!" Hamtaro yelled with wide eyes. He quickly got dressed with an orange sleeveless shirt and dark, blue jeans. His hair was white and orange and his eyes a sparkling blue color. Hamtaro darted downstairs, almost tripping on the last step.

"Hamtaro, breakfast!" Hamtaro's mom yelled. She wasn't surprised to see her son already at the kitchen table as this happened everyday. Hamtaro always has an appetite, she thought to herself.

"Thanks, Mom! You make the best sausages!" Hamtaro complimented.

His mother kissed his forehead and said, "Thanks, sweetie. I'm surprised at how fast you're getting used to Tokyo. Not many kids can do that!"

Hamtaro was busily munching away at his sausage and quickly smiled at his mother's comment. True, he was getting used to this new life and his family just moved exactly a week ago and Hamtaro was loving it, but he didn't have any friends yet and he was getting kind of lonely. Maybe I'll make friends at school tomorrow, thought Hamtaro. Hamtaro quickly scarfed down the rest of the sausages and ran upstairs to get ready for the big day tomorrow.

Hamtaro grabbed a new blue backpack and stuffed loose-leaf paper, pencils, pens, a calculator, tons of books, two binders, notebooks, a protractor, and some lunch money. He tried to pick it up, but it was very heavy.

"Wow! This is so heavy. Maybe I can't go to school to meet new friends!" Hamtaro thought aloud in horror and toppled over.

"HAMTARO? ARE YOU ALL RIGHT IN THERE?" His mother called out in alarm.

"YEAH! I JUST FELL OVER SINCE MY BACKPACK IS SO HEAVY! DON'T WORRY!" Hamtaro called back.

This time, he leaned on his bed for support and bravely got up and let go. This isn't so bad, he thought, it'll work much better when I walk. Hamtaro practiced all day walking around the house with his new backpack.

Hamtaro was always so determined at things and bravely volunteered to do anything no matter how hard it was or how embarrassing to him. He was always up to an adventure!

Bijou yawned and fell back into her bed as her alarm went off. Oh no, she thought, what if zee students don't like me tomorrow? This was the first of her worries and second was that she just moved from France on summer vacation. She was so embarrassed about her French accent and snowy white hair. Many would pick on her since her emotions could just pour out at any time. She was so delicate and knew nothing about protecting herself. She didn't have any friends. Who would be willing to lend a hand?

She grimaced at this thought and shook it off. She walked over to her closet and decided to wear for tomorrow. How about zee white sleeveless turtleneck with a denim skirt and white boots, she thought. Oui, zat would work, she thought again. Bijou had bright blue eyes and a smile that could attract all the guys in France and was so very nice. She sighed and fell back asleep.

Oxnard fell off his bed as he was sleeping and quickly woke up. Hmm, he thought, that was a great dream! I thought I was a sunflower seed and no matter how much I ate myself, I would still get more of the seed, I mean, me! He sighed at this wonderful thought and munched on one of his own seeds.

"Maybe the new high school tomorrow would have all of the sunflower seeds I can eat! Ha ha! I love the thought!" Oxnard yelled as he danced around the room, but he stopped.

"Wait, what if I forgot to get my lunch money? Then, I couldn't have any sunflower seeds! The horror! I wouldn't survive eight minutes! I better pack some money now." Oxnard realized.

He picked up some money and threw it into his grey backpack full of holes…

Boss groaned as his own alarm clock rang. He covered his head with his pillow and slammed his alarm clock, cracking it. He got up and stretched his arms, which were of muscles to go with his messy brunette hair and deep black eyes. He looked pretty tough overall.

"Ugh. School's tomorrow. I can't believe this!" Boss complained. He scratched and looked out his family's apartment. The bustling city of Tokyo looked fascinating to him, but thought of the countryside and a wide-open field. It looked much better to him. Maybe, he thought, school will be better than this city.

Pashmina woke up with the sun bright in her eyes. She looked at the bunk where Penelope usually slept on weekends, but she wasn't there this time. She sighed and looked at her pink scarf and kept thinking about Penelope.

"I really do miss her. Now that we go to different schools…" her voice trailed off with bitterness. Pashmina didn't want to think about it since on the first day of school Penelope wouldn't be there. Tears stung in her eyes as she thought about tomorrow and about her younger friend enduring 4th grade.

Penelope woke with a jolt. She thought about her "older sister", Pashmina. She longed for her best friend and worried for Pashmina for her new day at school tomorrow. She hugged her yellow blanket. Penelope carried it everywhere in elementary school. At first, lots of people laughed at her, but Pashmina gave them a scolding look, which silenced them immediately. Pashmina. The name rang in Penelope's ears and she tried to fight back tears as the bullies would come after her tomorrow to attack her yellow blanket.

Howdy woke up with his eyes still closed. Money, money, money, he thought. That was all he could think about high school since it would be so much money. He did own half of the grocery store that his parents owned. Howdy would definitely know all about high school. He would have to charge for everything to get his money back though…

Dexter rubbed his eyes and reached for his glasses. He hated the thought of school tomorrow. Many would consider him "too smart for their dumb brains". Dexter spoke with great vocabulary, spoke three different languages, and could correct grammar easily. Who would actually understand him and/or pay attention to him?

Maxwell was bright and early to wake and was very happy. He didn't care if school was tomorrow. That way, he could get to the library and read more books. He smiled at the thought. He read that high school books were much more complex and much longer. Just wait until I get to collage, he thought over his breakfast of scrambled eggs.

Sandy and Stan both woke up at the same time. They shared a room and quite frankly, it was very cramped. Sandy's stuff was full of rhythmic ribbons, used for gymnastics. Stan's possessions were full of maracas and skateboards. Both looked at each other and groaned since school was tomorrow.

Panda fake snored as his dad knocked on his door for him to get up. I don't want to get up, he thought, I want to stay here for the rest of my life and never go to school. Panda's room was full of screws, nails, hammers, and everything that was associated in construction. He laid back and dreamed again about fixing the world's biggest cabinet.

That night, Hamtaro was jumping around screaming, "SCHOOL'S TOMORROW! SCHOOL'S TOMORROW! I CAN'T WAIT! NIGHT, DAD! NIGHT, MOM!"

He hopped into bed and dreamt about his soon-to-be friends as the others hated to go to bed, well, except for Maxwell.

Well, was that good or bad? Please review! Phew, that took a long time! My fingers ache…