Disclaimer: I don't own Hamtaro. I do own Lunette and Snuff, and I own
three cents in change. (I am so broke!)
A/N: I'm sorry I don't update more often, but I am doing two fics at once, plus I have an English paper due. Thank you Chibi jewel, Kathleen, and Lauren for reviewing. Your suggestions helped greatly. OK so let's get on with the story. Oh yeah, this will be H+B, L+T, and one pairing I have never seen before till now! (See if you can catch it!)
Innocent Kiss Chapter three: On fun, romance, and prison escapes
As the ham-hams stared at him, Travis cleared his throat. "Ok, here's what happened to me..." he said. He then proceeded to tell them all about the night he walked home and came to the aid of a field hamster. He then told them about early that morning when he took Lunette to the vet, and how he changed after bumping into Laura in the park. The Ham-hams nodded as he explained to them about Lunette's brief explanation on magic and her relationship with the cat, and how she believed that being caught between two different spells gave him some magical ability, which he had no idea how to use. "So there you have it. How I ended up here. The rest you know."
"So there is a way to change back into a human again?" Laura asked hopefully.
"Sure, there might be. We just have to wait for Lunette to get better and talk to her tomorrow," Travis answered.
"You know this is just like a story I once read," Maxwell reminisced.
"I think this has all the makings of a great adventure," Hamtaro said. "But what will we do till tonight?"
"And what about Kana? She is going to be so worried about me," Laura glumly said.
"Cheer up. We'll think of something to tell your family and her that you're all right," Travis said walking over and sitting next to Laura. The brown hamster gave him a soft smile that he returned. The other Ham-hams were deep in thought about what they needed to do next, but two of them noticed the looks that Laura and Travis were giving each other.
(What's up with those two?) Stan thought looking back and forth between the two of them. The other person who noticed just gently nodded. As the others pondered the possibilities, the door was opened and four more hamsters entered.
One was a boy hamster with black fur on his ears, around his eyes, and on his back and arms; the rest of his fur was white. The second was a girl hamster with tan fur framing her face and down her back. She had a white underside and was wearing a pink scarf around her neck. The next was a smaller, younger female hamster wearing a yellow blanket the covered everything but her ears, eyes and feet. Her ears were covered in brown fur. The last was a boy light brown fur covering the upper half of his head and down to mid-back. He had squinty eyes and was wearing a red apron. He had white fur everywhere else. The hamster in the apron was talking to both the one in the scarf and the one wearing a blanket. The black and white hamster followed behind shaking his head at something that was said.
"Pashmina, I'm so glad you arrived today!" Dexter exclaimed standing up and hurrying over to the ham girl in the pink scarf. "You're looking as lovely as ever," he said taking her paw in his own.
"And hello to you Dexter," she responded cordiality.
"And just what do you think you are doing? Hmmm?" The squinty-eyed hamster questioned in a southern accent. He forcibly separated the two by pulling Dexter back a few steps.
"I was just greeting Pashmina the way a lady should be greeted, Howdy," The bow-tie wearing hamster said looking back at him. He shrugged Howdy's paws off and reached out to grasp Pashmina's paw again. But as he did he realized he was holding the smaller hamster's paw instead.
"See Penelope, this is how a gentle ham greets a lady. Now curtsy to say thank you," Pashmina told her blanket-wearing chum.
"Ookwee!" the young ham-ham exclaimed curtsying. Both she and Pashmina walked around Dexter who looked a bit put out.
"Thanks for the lesson in manners Dexter," Pashmina said cheerfully behind her.
"Anytime," he mumbled. "And don't you say a word!" he angrily grumbled to a grinning Howdy.
"Hey, is anyone going to greet me?" Asked the black and white hamster.
"Hamha, Panda," Boss said walking up to the door. "You three need to join the table. There's a lot going on and we need your input."
"Is it on something financial? Cause I have my trusty abacas right here," Howdy said with a smile.
"Not quite," Boss said. But before he could go into detail, Pashmina's voice cried out.
"Oh hello. I haven't seen you two before," she said to Travis and Laura. "Are you new to the neighborhood?
"Sort of," Travis said. "We both experienced a life changing event and ended up here."
"Oh dear was it bad?" She asked sitting next to Sandy and Maxwell. Penelope sat next to Bijou and Hamtaro.
"Oh, I don't know yet," Laura giggling nervously. Travis held her left paw and she glanced at him. He gave a small comforting smile, and she calmed down somewhat.
"So are you two an item or something?" Howdy asked walking up behind them.
"N.no. We're just friends," Laura said blushing. Travis also blushed and let go of her paw.
"So what are your names?" Panda asked. The two introduced themselves. After that the discussion got back to the topic at ha. err. paw, what to do with the day. Each ham-ham had an idea on what to do, but Bijou's suggestion of showing Laura and Travis the amusement park won out over the other suggestions.
"You'll love it, Laura," Hamtaro said running ahead of the brown hamster. Laura followed still unsure of surroundings, but feeling a bit calmer. At least she wasn't in this mess alone.
(Travis makes a very cute hamster,) she thought. (Wait. Why doesn't that feel wrong? And why am I not worried about it?) Before she could dive deeper in her thoughts, they had arrived. Hamtaro, Penelope, and Cappy were the first ones who passed under the entry arch. Laura and Travis paused to stare in awe at the site before them.
"It takes you breath away the first time doesn't it?" Pashmina asked.
"And we built it ourselves. Ain't it grand?" Howdy asked. Travis and Lara both silently nodded. The glanced at each other, then ran inside. Circumstances notwithstanding, they were going to have fun. They both tried several rides spurned on by their new ham-ham friends. As the hamsters played, Bijou sought out Hamtaro. The orange and white furred hamster was laughing and talking with Howdy and Cappy, the latter was munching on a sunflower seed.
"Um. Hamtaro, can I ask you an important question?" she nervously asked.
"Heke?" he asked confused.
"Could. could you. ride on the swings with me?" she asked blushing.
"Of course. Anything for you Bijou," Hamtaro said with a cheerful smile. He hopped up from his seat and escorted the elegant white hamster toward the ride. Howdy and Cappy exchanged glances.
"Isn't this interesting," Howdy mused.
"Um. should we tell Boss about this?" Cappy apprehensively suggested.
"Let the big guy find out for himself. After all he's liable to bury the messenger," Howdy responded. "'Sides, we should be more worried about Hamtaro than Boss. That poor boy has no clue."
Laura had dragged Travis to the Ferris wheel, being too afraid to try the gigantic slide. Maxwell and Sandy watched from their gondola as Travis and Laura got in one of their own.
"Did you notice anything about those two, Maxwell?" Sandy said with a twinkle in her eye.
"That they seem to be very good friends?" Maxwell answered his girl-ham.
(Sigh. Sometimes for all of your intelligence you miss the most obvious things,) she thought shaking her head. "Yes that is true, but I was thinking more on the lines that they totally like each other. If you get my meaning."
"Oh! Now I see. That is nice," Maxwell said smiling. His smiled turned to quiet laughter as he saw both Howdy and Dexter arguing to see which one of them would ride with Pashmina. However, they were both unaware that she had gotten on with Cappy, who happened to be walking by. They glanced back only to see the object of their affections had left with out them.
"This is all your fault!" they yelled at each other. But before they could really get in to it, Penelope ran over and grabbed Dexter's paw and pulled him into the last gondola.
"Well, would ya look at that? I'm all by my lonesome," Howdy mumbled. Panda walked up and patted him on the back.
"Don't worry, I'll hang out with you!" he cheerfully exclaimed.
"It's not the same!" The tan and white hamster wailed. "It's not fair. I tells ya, it's not fair."
"Um.ok. Why don't we go over here," Panda gently said, leading Howdy away. Laura watched in silence as the world moved beneath her. She turned and glanced at Travis who was in quiet contemplation of the situation
How can he be so calm at a time like this?) She thought. (I mean his life has changed drastically.) "How come your so calm about this? We could be stuck like this for the rest of our lives!" Laura asked out loud.
"I don't know. Maybe because I might have a way back, or maybe I just don't think about it. Or maybe." he answered.
"Or maybe. what?" she asked softly looking into his eyes.
"Maybe because I'm not alone," he whispered. Their gazes were locked; each lost in the other's deep eyes. Suddenly the cart gently stopped. They both broke off, embarrassed. Travis got off first, and Laura quietly followed. As they got off Stan was waiting for them.
"Yo! Boss man wants to talk to everyone by the big oak. It's getting dark, and we need to know how to get to the vet," the tiger striped hamster informed them. They both nodded and headed there as Stan waited to tell the other riders. A short time later all of the ham-hams were waiting for Boss to speak.
"Everyone's here?" he asked. Getting an affirmative response, he nodded. "Ok, I think we should start by filling those in who weren't here this morning." Boss explained both Travis and Laura's story to Panda, Cappy, Pashmina and Penelope. The four ham-hams were shocked, scared, and outraged at the events that had happened.
"I'm glad you're all with me," Travis said. "Now come on let's go to the animal hospital!" Everyone cheered and they set off. By the time they arrived night had fallen.
"Err. a problem. Except for the emergency room, the rest of the building is closed," said Laura looking around.
"So how do we get in?" Bijou asked. As the others thought about this, the sound of a guitar could be heard cutting into the evening air.
"Could it be?" Hamtaro asked no one in particular.
A/N: I'm sorry I don't update more often, but I am doing two fics at once, plus I have an English paper due. Thank you Chibi jewel, Kathleen, and Lauren for reviewing. Your suggestions helped greatly. OK so let's get on with the story. Oh yeah, this will be H+B, L+T, and one pairing I have never seen before till now! (See if you can catch it!)
Innocent Kiss Chapter three: On fun, romance, and prison escapes
As the ham-hams stared at him, Travis cleared his throat. "Ok, here's what happened to me..." he said. He then proceeded to tell them all about the night he walked home and came to the aid of a field hamster. He then told them about early that morning when he took Lunette to the vet, and how he changed after bumping into Laura in the park. The Ham-hams nodded as he explained to them about Lunette's brief explanation on magic and her relationship with the cat, and how she believed that being caught between two different spells gave him some magical ability, which he had no idea how to use. "So there you have it. How I ended up here. The rest you know."
"So there is a way to change back into a human again?" Laura asked hopefully.
"Sure, there might be. We just have to wait for Lunette to get better and talk to her tomorrow," Travis answered.
"You know this is just like a story I once read," Maxwell reminisced.
"I think this has all the makings of a great adventure," Hamtaro said. "But what will we do till tonight?"
"And what about Kana? She is going to be so worried about me," Laura glumly said.
"Cheer up. We'll think of something to tell your family and her that you're all right," Travis said walking over and sitting next to Laura. The brown hamster gave him a soft smile that he returned. The other Ham-hams were deep in thought about what they needed to do next, but two of them noticed the looks that Laura and Travis were giving each other.
(What's up with those two?) Stan thought looking back and forth between the two of them. The other person who noticed just gently nodded. As the others pondered the possibilities, the door was opened and four more hamsters entered.
One was a boy hamster with black fur on his ears, around his eyes, and on his back and arms; the rest of his fur was white. The second was a girl hamster with tan fur framing her face and down her back. She had a white underside and was wearing a pink scarf around her neck. The next was a smaller, younger female hamster wearing a yellow blanket the covered everything but her ears, eyes and feet. Her ears were covered in brown fur. The last was a boy light brown fur covering the upper half of his head and down to mid-back. He had squinty eyes and was wearing a red apron. He had white fur everywhere else. The hamster in the apron was talking to both the one in the scarf and the one wearing a blanket. The black and white hamster followed behind shaking his head at something that was said.
"Pashmina, I'm so glad you arrived today!" Dexter exclaimed standing up and hurrying over to the ham girl in the pink scarf. "You're looking as lovely as ever," he said taking her paw in his own.
"And hello to you Dexter," she responded cordiality.
"And just what do you think you are doing? Hmmm?" The squinty-eyed hamster questioned in a southern accent. He forcibly separated the two by pulling Dexter back a few steps.
"I was just greeting Pashmina the way a lady should be greeted, Howdy," The bow-tie wearing hamster said looking back at him. He shrugged Howdy's paws off and reached out to grasp Pashmina's paw again. But as he did he realized he was holding the smaller hamster's paw instead.
"See Penelope, this is how a gentle ham greets a lady. Now curtsy to say thank you," Pashmina told her blanket-wearing chum.
"Ookwee!" the young ham-ham exclaimed curtsying. Both she and Pashmina walked around Dexter who looked a bit put out.
"Thanks for the lesson in manners Dexter," Pashmina said cheerfully behind her.
"Anytime," he mumbled. "And don't you say a word!" he angrily grumbled to a grinning Howdy.
"Hey, is anyone going to greet me?" Asked the black and white hamster.
"Hamha, Panda," Boss said walking up to the door. "You three need to join the table. There's a lot going on and we need your input."
"Is it on something financial? Cause I have my trusty abacas right here," Howdy said with a smile.
"Not quite," Boss said. But before he could go into detail, Pashmina's voice cried out.
"Oh hello. I haven't seen you two before," she said to Travis and Laura. "Are you new to the neighborhood?
"Sort of," Travis said. "We both experienced a life changing event and ended up here."
"Oh dear was it bad?" She asked sitting next to Sandy and Maxwell. Penelope sat next to Bijou and Hamtaro.
"Oh, I don't know yet," Laura giggling nervously. Travis held her left paw and she glanced at him. He gave a small comforting smile, and she calmed down somewhat.
"So are you two an item or something?" Howdy asked walking up behind them.
"N.no. We're just friends," Laura said blushing. Travis also blushed and let go of her paw.
"So what are your names?" Panda asked. The two introduced themselves. After that the discussion got back to the topic at ha. err. paw, what to do with the day. Each ham-ham had an idea on what to do, but Bijou's suggestion of showing Laura and Travis the amusement park won out over the other suggestions.
"You'll love it, Laura," Hamtaro said running ahead of the brown hamster. Laura followed still unsure of surroundings, but feeling a bit calmer. At least she wasn't in this mess alone.
(Travis makes a very cute hamster,) she thought. (Wait. Why doesn't that feel wrong? And why am I not worried about it?) Before she could dive deeper in her thoughts, they had arrived. Hamtaro, Penelope, and Cappy were the first ones who passed under the entry arch. Laura and Travis paused to stare in awe at the site before them.
"It takes you breath away the first time doesn't it?" Pashmina asked.
"And we built it ourselves. Ain't it grand?" Howdy asked. Travis and Lara both silently nodded. The glanced at each other, then ran inside. Circumstances notwithstanding, they were going to have fun. They both tried several rides spurned on by their new ham-ham friends. As the hamsters played, Bijou sought out Hamtaro. The orange and white furred hamster was laughing and talking with Howdy and Cappy, the latter was munching on a sunflower seed.
"Um. Hamtaro, can I ask you an important question?" she nervously asked.
"Heke?" he asked confused.
"Could. could you. ride on the swings with me?" she asked blushing.
"Of course. Anything for you Bijou," Hamtaro said with a cheerful smile. He hopped up from his seat and escorted the elegant white hamster toward the ride. Howdy and Cappy exchanged glances.
"Isn't this interesting," Howdy mused.
"Um. should we tell Boss about this?" Cappy apprehensively suggested.
"Let the big guy find out for himself. After all he's liable to bury the messenger," Howdy responded. "'Sides, we should be more worried about Hamtaro than Boss. That poor boy has no clue."
Laura had dragged Travis to the Ferris wheel, being too afraid to try the gigantic slide. Maxwell and Sandy watched from their gondola as Travis and Laura got in one of their own.
"Did you notice anything about those two, Maxwell?" Sandy said with a twinkle in her eye.
"That they seem to be very good friends?" Maxwell answered his girl-ham.
(Sigh. Sometimes for all of your intelligence you miss the most obvious things,) she thought shaking her head. "Yes that is true, but I was thinking more on the lines that they totally like each other. If you get my meaning."
"Oh! Now I see. That is nice," Maxwell said smiling. His smiled turned to quiet laughter as he saw both Howdy and Dexter arguing to see which one of them would ride with Pashmina. However, they were both unaware that she had gotten on with Cappy, who happened to be walking by. They glanced back only to see the object of their affections had left with out them.
"This is all your fault!" they yelled at each other. But before they could really get in to it, Penelope ran over and grabbed Dexter's paw and pulled him into the last gondola.
"Well, would ya look at that? I'm all by my lonesome," Howdy mumbled. Panda walked up and patted him on the back.
"Don't worry, I'll hang out with you!" he cheerfully exclaimed.
"It's not the same!" The tan and white hamster wailed. "It's not fair. I tells ya, it's not fair."
"Um.ok. Why don't we go over here," Panda gently said, leading Howdy away. Laura watched in silence as the world moved beneath her. She turned and glanced at Travis who was in quiet contemplation of the situation
How can he be so calm at a time like this?) She thought. (I mean his life has changed drastically.) "How come your so calm about this? We could be stuck like this for the rest of our lives!" Laura asked out loud.
"I don't know. Maybe because I might have a way back, or maybe I just don't think about it. Or maybe." he answered.
"Or maybe. what?" she asked softly looking into his eyes.
"Maybe because I'm not alone," he whispered. Their gazes were locked; each lost in the other's deep eyes. Suddenly the cart gently stopped. They both broke off, embarrassed. Travis got off first, and Laura quietly followed. As they got off Stan was waiting for them.
"Yo! Boss man wants to talk to everyone by the big oak. It's getting dark, and we need to know how to get to the vet," the tiger striped hamster informed them. They both nodded and headed there as Stan waited to tell the other riders. A short time later all of the ham-hams were waiting for Boss to speak.
"Everyone's here?" he asked. Getting an affirmative response, he nodded. "Ok, I think we should start by filling those in who weren't here this morning." Boss explained both Travis and Laura's story to Panda, Cappy, Pashmina and Penelope. The four ham-hams were shocked, scared, and outraged at the events that had happened.
"I'm glad you're all with me," Travis said. "Now come on let's go to the animal hospital!" Everyone cheered and they set off. By the time they arrived night had fallen.
"Err. a problem. Except for the emergency room, the rest of the building is closed," said Laura looking around.
"So how do we get in?" Bijou asked. As the others thought about this, the sound of a guitar could be heard cutting into the evening air.
"Could it be?" Hamtaro asked no one in particular.
