Ch.2 - It's About Time
Disclaimer- I do not own Hamtaro or anything. The only thing I own is this plot
Before I begin, I want to thank the reviewers who read this story and took the time to review.
As Hamtaro ran down the hall not paying attention to where he's going, he bumped into someone knocking them both down.
"Watch where you're going kid! You can hurt someone," said the rather large person.
"Sorry, I'm just trying to hurry. Oh, by the way I'm Hamtaro. What's your name?" asked Hamtaro.
"The name's Boss. So far I'm the number one user in the fire element and the best swordsman in the school for my age group," said Boss proudly. Boss wore some normal clothes. He wore a black muscle shirt with a white t-shirt under it. He had on some brown short that stopped right below the knees. His brown hair was covered up by his yellow hat with a red crescent moon on it.
"Uh that was a little more than I asked for but I really need to go," said Hamtaro as he started in place.
"Really, why are you in a hurry?" asked Boss with his arms folded,
"I took a nap in the park and I'm trying to get to the administration office before it's too late," Hamtaro said rubbing the back of his head.
"Well, well, well. It looks like we got a slacker. You know kid, if you hang out with me you can get your rank up in no time," said Boss deeply only to realize that Hamtaro was gone. "Just great, not only is he a slacker, his impatient to boot."
"Finally, I made it to the office. Now to get registered," thought Hamtaro as he opened the door to find a girl sitting there. She wore a white short-sleeved shirt with a cerulean blue vest. She had on a blue skirt and white stockings that went up to her knee. Her hair was tied up in two pig-tails with a blue ribbon.
"Thank you so much for allowing me two come to your school," said the girl.
"Don't mention it. We're glad to have you here and your family has a great history of male and female fighters," said the man with glasses on that made him look like he was older than he was.
"Hello. My name's Hamtaro. What's your name?" asked Hamtaro to the girl.
"Uhh, my name is Bijou Ribon," said the girl a bit shocked. "How can anyone be so friendly to a complete stranger?"
"That's great but why so formal?" asked Hamtaro.
"Why wouldn't I? It's common courtesy to say your full name to someone you don't know," said Bijou.
"I'm just saying. It's just gives a first impression that you're no fun and uptight." said Hamtaro with his hands behind his back.
"Wait a minute! You think I'm uptight?" asked Bijou.
"No, it's that when people say that, I get the feeling that they like to live by the rules and do nothing else." said Hamtaro in the same position.
"Speaking of first impressions, you're not one to talk. You have on a white shirt that barely fits and some short orange pants that don't even make it past your knees. That tells me you are very lazy," said Bijou with a satisfied look on her face.
"Anyone of can tell I am lazy, but what about you and what you're wearing. You look like someone who wears that and make-up to look pretty." said Hamtaro.
"So what you're saying is I'm not pretty?" said Bijou with tears in her eyes.
"I'm not saying it like that. It's that the few girls I hang out with don't really use make-up and are pretty," explained Hamtaro realizing what he had done.
"I see. It's that you're not used to being around more girls," said Bijou rubbing her eyes.
"Yeah, that's exactly what I'm saying. Also if this helps any, you look good," said Hamtaro trying to make up for previous words.
"Thank you Hamtaro. I'm sorry for what I said," apologized Bijou."I hope he doesn't think too badly of me."
"No problem. You should come and hang out with us later today. My friends will be so happy to make a new friend," said Hamtaro with a big smile on his face.
"Okay," Bijou managed to say."What just happened? He's very friendly and apparently lazy. I hope no one takes advantage of him."
As Bijou and Hamtaro said they're goodbyes, Hamtaro turned to the man and explained his problem.
"So you see that's why I was late," Hamtaro said as he finished explaining.
"Okay, you're still in the school even though it's a bad sign of what will come," said the man.
"Great, so how do I get my sword and find out my element?" asked Hamtaro.
"Well it's very simple to find out your element. This metal ball will tell you your element," explained the man after giving Hamtaro the ball.
"How does it work? Do I eat it?" said a confused Hamtaro.
"Well all you have to do is put it in your hand. After about ten seconds, you'll notice something," said the man with a smile on his face. "This is the fun part of my job."
"Really what is- OWWWWW!!! Something shocked me?" Hamtaro yelled.
"That's the fun part. You see if it burns, you have the fire element. If it gets really heavy, you have the earth element. If it gets really cold, you have the water element. If it cuts you, you got the wind element. And from the sound of your scream, it looks like you got the lightning element," said the man while laughing.
"So now that this is out of the way, how to get my sword," replied Hamtaro.
"Patience, just focus on materializing the sword in your dominant hand and that is it," said the man.
"Alright, let's see if I can do this. Wait, will this hurt me?" questioned Hamtaro thinking about the earlier incident.
"Don't worry. It shouldn't hurt you," the man answered.
Hamtaro nodded at this and began to concentrate. After two minutes, Hamtaro couldn't get the sword to appear.
"Am I doing something wrong?" Hamtaro asked worrying that he can't be with his friends.
"It could be that you're having a hard time focusing. Here's a thought, how about you think of something that makes you happy."
"Okay," Hamtaro said already knowing what he was going to think of.
As Hamtaro thought of this moment, a smile came across his face.
Five years ago…
It was Hamtaro birthday celebrating him turning ten years old. The party wasn't big like the other children's, but Hamtaro was happy that his family and friends were there. There was Marcus, Oxnard, Pashmina, and some of his family.
Hamtaro stood up and said, "Thank you for coming to my birthday party. Even though it wasn't big, I'm happy that my closest friends and family were able to share this moment with me."
"Okay little brother now for the fun part," Marcus said as he stood up and turned to everyone. "Now we will have his friends say a few things about him."
Marcus motioned for Oxnard and Pashmina to come up.
"Hi, I'm Oxnard. Hamtaro and I have been best friends since the first grade. Though I'm not really confident or brave, Hamtaro been there to cheer me up. Also, whenever Hamtaro missed breakfast or forgot to bring his lunch I would share my lunch with him. I'm so happy to have made Hamtaro as a friend because Hamtaro and Marcus are like brothers to me," Oxnard said while holding back his tears.
"Hello, I'm Pashmina. I've been friends with Hamtaro since the second grade. At first, I had a small crush on him because I was a new student and he spoke to me. As I knew got to know him more, the crush went away and I was more like a sister to him. Now I wake him and Oxnard up when they take a nap," Pashmina said with some teardrops running down her face.
"Thanks you guys. I'm happy that I got to be your friend," Hamtaro said as he ran to hug his friends.
"Alright, that was so touching. Now something that Pashmina, Oxnard, and I cooked up," Marcus said as he, Oxnard, and Pashmina ran to the back. "Are you ready for your favorite dessert little brother?"
End Flashback…
As Hamtaro thought of this, the sword finally formed in his left hand. Hamtaro's sword looked like a normal katana but it was about three-quarters of a normal katana.
"Alright, it looks like your sword has formed. Since you missed the sign-ups, you have been given the very last spot in your class," said the man with a smile on his face. "Now you have the rest of the day to spend with your friends. You will be moving into your rooms in one month. Until then, you'll be staying at home."
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I finally got this one done. I hope you all enjoy this chapter and don't find as many grammatical errors. Also I know the argument between Bijou and Hamtaro was not like their characters, but it will all work out. Please review so I know what to fix.