Disclaimer: I don't own Hamtaro. And I don't own the human hams completely either, because the idea of them having ears and tails as traits is from a really neat Jap. Hamtaro site I saw, so they're the idea of a Jap. artist. (Rock on!) But the story, plot, and any unfamiliar characters are mine! Heehee. : )

A/N: Hey all! A bit of a delay with this chapter, no? Well school's out and I'm FREE now! Yay! Well...except for mid-terms (curse you mid-terms!!). My vacation was cut down four days so I wont have as much free time. Anyway, I might put up one more chapter after this in the next two days, but Friday I'm going to Miami and I wont be back until Sunday night, so I might not update again until like, Monday. Thanks again to all who reviewed! Now on with the fic!

Holiday Cheers: Chapter III

It was 7:00 A.M. the morning following Thanksgiving, and everything had resumed. Stores opened, Bakery's opened, school started again, Jingle had left on another trip and said he'd be back in a few days. All was how it was before.

"Okay, now don't forget your lunch, and be kind to other students. No more of this nonsense of you seeing into the future." Pashmina told Penelope as she helped her put on her coat and gave her lunch bag.

"But--" the young girl began to protest.

"No buts. I'm sure you CAN see into the future just fine, but I can see it too. And your future holds a big chore waiting for you when you get home. Now hurry, Cappy and Panda are waiting.

Penelope crossed her small arms over her chest and frowned. She walked slowly towards the front door of the apartment building and went outside. "I can too see into the future." She said as she made her way out. Pashmina's eyebrows rose.

"Ready?" Panda asked he locked the door. Cappy smiled and nodded. Penelope didn't say anything. "Aw, what's the matter Penelope? Did you get in trouble again?" Penelope was quite.

"She's looking into the future," cappy whispered to him.

"Ah...right," Panda said, as they started walking to the elementary school. The workshop Panda worked part-time at was only a few block away from school, so he could take them every morning, and every afternoon he'd walk back with them.

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"'Morning Maxwell," Sandy said a bit shyly as they made their way downstairs.

"Good morning Sandy," He said back. They smiled. "How are you?"

"Oh, I'm good...a bit excited." Sandy answered, in hopes of getting his attention.

"Excited? What's going on?" He asked, quite curiously.

"We've got this recitale coming up December twenty-third and I can't wait!" she responded happily. for two months, the chorus she was in had been getting ready for a Christmas show that they were going to perform at the Hamshire Resort. Sandy, Pashmina, and Bijou were all in same chorus and they were all equally excited about it.

"Ah," Maxwell said. "I'll be sure to come watch you then." Sandy smiled thankfuly as they made their way downstairs and out the front door. Every Friday morning, at 8:30, they both walked together to the nearest bus stop and took a 20 minute bus ride to Hamville City, where the Hamville University was, and where they both took morning dance classes. Sandy had always taken this as a good sign, and a way of getting to know Maxwell better. Only thing was, Maxwell took Jazz, and Sandy took Alternate, meaning she did all sorts of different dances, and she was in the intense class too, where they did everything, and more. So they didn't have the same class. It wasn't a big deal though, Sandy and Maxwell still went there together, and always spoke in between classes. Every once in a while, they'd even ahve lunch together. It was like they were best friends, only Sandy wanted more, but she was just too shy to say anything.

Sandy and Maxwell stopped at the bus stop, and waited for the bus to come. Sandy pulled her ears down. Maxwell laughed a little. "What are you doing?"

"I'm cold," Sandy replied. She shivered a little as snow started falling from the sky. "Great...snow. It was cold enough last night." Her legs started shaking and the bus was coming down the street.

"The bus is almost here. Don't worry, it'll be warmer in there." Maxwell reassured her. The bus came to a hault in front of the stop and Maxwell let Sandy in first. They paied the bus fee and looked for a seat. Sandy held on to one of the poles as the bus started moving and watched Maxwell as he walked down the bus isle and took a seat. He motioned for her to come and let her sit next to the window. He always did.

Sandy slouched a little. "I'm like, so mad at Stan," She said. Maxwell put their bags under the seats and turned to her.

"Why?" He asked. Sandy liked it when Maxwell asked her questions like that. It seemed like he was actually interested in hearing what she had to say.

"Well, I bought a new winter coat last month, that I had been saving for all year, and he completely ruined it." Maxwell had questioning look in his eyes. Sandy continued, "He was rollerblading outside, late at night. And I came out to tell him not to..."

--Flashback--

"Stan! Stop rollerblading! You're like, makinglots of noise, and normal people, like me, are trying to work!" Sandy held her coat in one arm.

"No way! I need to perfect this move before next week's skating competiton!" Stan said, as he rollerbladed back and forth on the sidewalk. He flew passed Sandy, almost running her foot over and he heard something drop to the floor, her coat. He smiled and turned around at the end of thesidewalk and went back. Sandy was bent over getting her coat, and she quickly got up hearing Stan come closer. She didn't notice the sleeve of her coat was still on the ground. Stan didn't either.

"STAN!" He heard her yell as he went by, and the next thing he knew, the wheels of his rollerblade got caught in something and he was laying on the ground, Sandy yelling at him about taking the coat with his rollerblade and ruining it....

--End Flashback--

Maxwell looked a little confused. "You were out that night, taking an exam, so you weren't there." Sandy explained. Maxwell nodded. Sandy looked out the window. "It cost me so much money...140 dollars, at Le Grand mall. I finally had something to say I worked hard for and that I deserved, now I don't have it." Sandy sighed. "I gave away my old coat from alst year, to the poor, I can't get it back."

Maxwell took off his own coat and gave it to Sandy. "Here, take mine. I'm not that cold. You need it more then I do." He smiled.

"Oh...no Maxwell. It's yours. It's not going to get any warmer." She smiled and he smiled.

"Really, I don't need it. After Jazz class, I'm never cold. It's always hot after that class, and it's so cold now. I feel warm enough sitting here with you." He blushed, for the first time. Sandy blushed more. She'd never seen him blush before, and more importantly, he'd never said anything like that either. Suddenly, Sandy was feeling warm inside also.

"Heh, okay...thanks," she said quietly, and as the bus came to a stop, they both stood and Maxwell helped her put on the coat. There might be hope this Christmas.

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9:06 am....Bijou knocked on Pashmina's apartment door. As soon as Pashmina opened it, Bijou ran in quickly. She was still in her pajamas. This was very odd, as Bijou was never one to walk around freely every morning in her pajamas. she'd always wake up at exactly 9 am, wash her face, get dressed, put on make up, and brush her hair, then go out. Not this morning, she was in her baby blue pajamas-long pants and a spagetti strap top-her light blonde hair was a mess, and her blue eyes were wide open, like she'd just seen her life flash before them.

"Woah...Good morning to you too Bijou. What happened?" Pashmina asked, closing the door. Bijou jumped up and down merrily and sat, widely smiling, on Pashmina's unmade bed. If you didn't know Bijou, you'd think she had too much coffee, but anyone who did know her, knew that she was just very happy. "Someone's very excited." Pashmina smiled. "What happened? Did Hamtaro propose?" she asked sarcasticly, smiling at her friend.

Bijou opened her mouth to say something in protest, then closed it, smiling. Pashmina raised her eyebrows. "Well..." Bijou started. No, he didn't propose, silly. He might've if my dream had never ended." She threw herself back onto Pashmina's bed. Pashmina took a pink chair she had and sat next to her bed in it.

"Tell me about your dream," she said.

Bijou sat up. "Okay. It started it wiz us walking down Acorn Avenue on Christmas Eve..."

--Dream Sequence--

"It is so beautiful tonight, no?" Bijou asked, as she and Hamtaro walked down the street together. Bijou wore long jeans, a blue shirt, and had a white winter coat which was furry at the sleeve ends, around the neck, and around the bottom. Hamtaro wore long pants also, andan orange shirt with a big sweater on (he's pimpin' yo...I'm j/k! Don't hurt me!).

"Yeah. The snow makes it so peaceful and calm." Hamtaro said. They both smiled at eachother and continued walking. "What makes it perfect though..." Hamtaro continued. "Is being here with you." He blushed saying that, and so did Bijou.

"Oui...I feel ze same about you..." Suddenly Bijou shivered in cold and when she looked down on her self, she wore a beautiful light blue sparkling dress, and when they passed by a window, she saw that her hair was very long, let down, and had curls on the ends.

Hamtaro turned to her. "You look beauiful," He told her confidently.

Bijou blushed and saw that they were headed to a skating rink. She got a bit enrvous, as she wasn't the best ice skater. "Hamtaro...are we going to ice skate?"

"Yeah, it'll be fun, come on!" He said smiling and he walked a little faster.

"Hamtaro!...wait, I am not ze best ice skater," she admitted embarressed.

"I'll teach you then, com on!" He told her, as he took her hand and suddenly they were out on the ice. Bijou looked down and saw her ice skates. They were literally made of ice. She sweat dropped a little. Hamtaro took both her hands in his and he guided her on the ice.

Bijou felt more confident by the second, and after a while, she was ice skating like Michelle Kwan (QuickNote: Michelle Kwan, for those who don't know, is a famous Olympic Ice Skating Champion). Hamtaro wtached her in awe, and as Bijou swept by him, she winked and went along side her.

As they did many amzaing stunts together (sorry, don't know how to describe them...hehe.) They both realized that they couldn't do stunts that contained Hamtaro lifting Bijou up, if she wore a big dress.

Bijou had a worried look and as they stopped, they got very close. Hamtaro took a strand of hair that was in Bijou face and put it behind her ear. They were breathing heavily, as Hamtaro dramatically (very dramatically') tore her dress off, revealing another, much shorter dress under it (one of those little ice skating tut things, don't know what they're called, sorry, ehe..) Bijou smiled warmly at him and they both continued skating. And as the grand finally came, Hamtaro lifted her up and spun with her up in the air (ooooh, aaaaah). and as she came down, they both looked at eachother and noticed that they were dressed just like at the begining of their little strole and as they both looked up, they were standing on a small bridge, snow falling calmly around then, and a mistloe hanging above their heads.

Hamtaro smiled warmly and Bijou smiled back. Their faces came close and Bijou closed her eyes, as she felt their hearts beating together, softly, slowly...

--End Dream Sequence--

"Then what?" Pashmina asked interested. She leaned forward to listen to Bijou.

"Then...I wake up..." Bijou said. She looked down. "It felt so real Pashmina...I wish I had never woken up." She smiled and looked up. "I woke wiz a smile on my face."

Pashmina laughed happily and stood up. "Maybe it meant something," she told Bijou. "You never know..." She walked to the hallway and greeted Stan who had just woken up.

"Oui...you never do know..." Bijou said to herself as she looked to the table next to the bed and saw a magazing with a picture of a beautiful blue dress on the cover.

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To be continued...

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A/N: Whoo, a whole two hours and somethign minutes spent on this, heehee. Pure H/B and S/M in this chapter, lol. Anyway, tell me how you guys liked it. This a good chapter, I think. Really came out how I wanted, esepcially Bijou's dream, heehee. : ) Anyway, I'm out. See you guys later!!!