Chapter 11: Skiing and Talking
"Okay! Everyone I'm teaching, come here!" yelled Stan. Pashmina, Penelope, Hannah, and Sandy walked over to him.
"And where are all my pupils?" asked Boss. Bijou, Hamtaro, Cappy, Howdy, and Dexter walked to him. Panda, Pepper, Sparkle, and Oxnard walked to Nin- Ham.
"Should we start the class?" asked Pepper. Nin-Ham nodded slowly.
"Take your skis and strap your feet to them." He said. Everyone did so. Sparkle, though, wasn't really listening. For some reason, she kept staring at Nin-Ham. A man of not many words... I like him. She thought to herself. She watched him teach everyone step by step. He's so cute when he's all serious like that, she thought.
"Okay! It's time for our first try. We'll ski down this small hill." Nin- Ham said as he pointed to a small, rounded hill. He looked at Sparkle.
"You go first, Sparkle." He said. Sparkle leaped out her thoughts.
"Huh? What?" she asked, questionly.
"Use everything you've learned to ski down this hill." He said. Sparkle panicked. She hadn't been paying attention.
"Okay..." she said, as scared as ever. 1... 2... 3... BOOM!! Sparkle landed in a heap on the bottom of the slope.
"Ouch!" she yelled she looked down at her ankle. Nin-Ham quickly skied down to her.
"What were you doing? You did everything absolutely wrong!" he yelled. Sparkle looked down in embarrassment.
"I'm sorry." She said. Then, she yelped again.
"AH!!" she screamed. Soon, the class was gathered around her.
"Are you okay?" asked Pepper.
"No!!" Sparkle yelled. Nin-Ham kneeled down and touched the ankle.
"It's sprained." He said. He picked her up and began to carry her inside.
"Will she be all right?" asked Panda.
"I'm taking her to the hospital." He said, "Tell the others." Everyone nodded and went to tell everyone.
"AHHH!!!!!!" Sparkle yelled, as she was put in a taxi. She passed out. Nin- Ham got in and told the driver to take them to the nearest hospital.
Meanwhile, Maxwell was skiing by himself in a place full of trees. Maxwell skied high and low. He was very skilled at it.
"You're really good." Said a familiar voice. Maxwell stopped and looked around.
"Who's there?" he asked. Suddenly, Mara walked out of a bush.
"It's only me, Mara." She said. Maxwell took of his skis.
"Hi. What are you doing here?" he asked. Mara looked around.
"I'm just wandering around, looking at the scenery." She said, softly.
"Don't you have any friends or family with you?" he asked. Mara looked down.
"My family kicked me out... I have no friends." She said, sadly.
"Oh. Why did they kick you out?" he asked. Mara suddenly looked dazed. Then, she shook her head.
"No. It's no big deal. It doesn't matter." She said. Maxwell looked at her, worried.
"Well, okay. Want to take a walk?" he asked. Mara nodded happily.
"Okay." She said. So they began to walk through the trees. Maxwell wanted to know as much as he could about Mara. He also needed some advice from her.
"So how is it going with Sandy?" Mara asked. Maxwell looked down.
"Not so well. I just don't know what to do anymore." He said.
"Well, do you love this girl?" she asked.
"I told you before. I just don't know." He said.
"And you don't know if she loves you?" she asked. Maxwell nodded sadly.
"But I want to know so badly!" he said as he kicked the snow.
"Well, maybe she's not the right one for you. Maybe there's someone else out there." Mara suggested. Maxwell looked straight at her.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"Well, if you don't love her, maybe she's not the right girl for you. Maybe she's not the one." Mara said.
"I don't know. I'm going to go talk to her." Said Maxwell. Mara's eyes saddened.
"Okay. Nice seeing you." She said. Maxwell waved at her then went to find Sandy.
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Sparkle opened her eyes. She turned her head. Nin-Ham was sitting next to her.
"Where am I?" she asked, as she tried to get up. Nin-Ham patted her back down.
"Stay in bed. You're in the hospital. You broke your ankle." He said. Sparkle felt the pain in her ankle rush back. Suddenly, a doctor walked in.
"You're going to need a cast, Miss." Said the doctor. The two nodded. A nurse came in afterwards. They carefully put a cast around Sparkle's ankle.
"There. We're all done. You should rest here for another hour or two. Then, you can take those crutches and go home." The doctor said. They left.
"How are you feeling?" asked Nin-Ham. Sparkle blushed.
"A bit better. Thanks." She said.
"Good. But this might end your ski vacation. You won't be able to move that much." He said. Sparkle smiled and nodded.
"Yeah. It's okay. I can sit in my room and watch TV. Anyway, you can go back, Nin-Ham. I'll go to the hotel later." She said. Nin-Ham shook his head.
"No. I'm not leaving you here by yourself. I'll stay." He said. Sparkle blushed.
"Thank you." She said.
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"Sandy! There you are!" said Maxwell, as he found Sandy.
"Yeah. Here I am. Like, what's up?" she asked.
"Um, well, I need to talk to you." He said. Sandy nodded and they went into a bunch of trees.
"What is it, Maxwell?" Sandy asked.
"Um, let's take a walk." He said. Sandy was a bit confused, but she nodded. They walked along a frozen river.
"Listen, have you ever felt like someone likes you?" h asked.
"Well, I like you and you like me." Sandy said. Maxwell shook his head.
"No. I mean someone else." Explained Maxwell. Sandy gave him a confused look.
"Um, no. Why?" Sandy asked.
"No reason." He said. There was a pause.
"Are you okay?" Sandy asked. Maxwell nodded.
"Yeah. I'm fine." Maxwell said.
"Okay..." Sandy said, quietly.
"You can go back now." Maxwell said. Sandy nodded and went back. Maxwell sighed as he went to go find Mara.
"Mara? Where are you?" he asked as he walked around. Mara walked out from behind a tree.
"I'm here." She said.
"Come on. Let's talk some more." Maxwell said as they began to walk around. Little did they know that Sandy was secretly watching.
"Hm, it's Mara." Sandy said to herself. Maxwell and Mara continued talking, but not once did they mention Sandy.
"So is it love?" asked Mara.
"I think so. I hope so. What if I don't return the love?" asked Maxwell.
"Sadness... lots of sadness..." That was all Mara had to say.
"Why don't you think about it for a little? Then, when you have the answer, tell me." She said as she walked away.
Sandy took the whole talk wrong. She ran away with tears flying behind her.
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"So tell me, Nin-Ham, what do you like? I don't really know that much about you." Said Sparkle. Nin-Ham didn't answer.
"Come on. Tell me something." Pleaded Sparkle. Nin-Ham sighed.
"Okay. I like to keep a low profile so this is all I'm going to say. Nin- Ham isn't my real name. Everyone started to call me that when I became a ninja at the age of six." Nin-Ham started. Sparkle nodded.
"What is your real name?" she asked. Nin-Ham turned away.
"I can't tell you." He said. Sparkle seemed disappointed.
"Well, tell me something that you can tell me." She said.
"Okay. My nickname is Nin-Ham. My real name is classified. My favorite color is the darkest of navy blue. My favorite food is sunflower seeds and my favorite drink is water. I'm a top-rank ninja in the Hamota clan." Nin- Ham said. Sparkle nodded as Nin-Ham told her more and more stuff.
In two hours, Nin-Ham and Sparkle began to get ready to leave the hospital and go back to the hotel.
"Here are your crutches." Said Nin-Ham as he handed Sparkle her crutches. Sparkle blushed and took them. Soon, they were ready to go. They took a cab back to the hotel.
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how was it? I hope im getting better. R&R ASAP!!!
"Okay! Everyone I'm teaching, come here!" yelled Stan. Pashmina, Penelope, Hannah, and Sandy walked over to him.
"And where are all my pupils?" asked Boss. Bijou, Hamtaro, Cappy, Howdy, and Dexter walked to him. Panda, Pepper, Sparkle, and Oxnard walked to Nin- Ham.
"Should we start the class?" asked Pepper. Nin-Ham nodded slowly.
"Take your skis and strap your feet to them." He said. Everyone did so. Sparkle, though, wasn't really listening. For some reason, she kept staring at Nin-Ham. A man of not many words... I like him. She thought to herself. She watched him teach everyone step by step. He's so cute when he's all serious like that, she thought.
"Okay! It's time for our first try. We'll ski down this small hill." Nin- Ham said as he pointed to a small, rounded hill. He looked at Sparkle.
"You go first, Sparkle." He said. Sparkle leaped out her thoughts.
"Huh? What?" she asked, questionly.
"Use everything you've learned to ski down this hill." He said. Sparkle panicked. She hadn't been paying attention.
"Okay..." she said, as scared as ever. 1... 2... 3... BOOM!! Sparkle landed in a heap on the bottom of the slope.
"Ouch!" she yelled she looked down at her ankle. Nin-Ham quickly skied down to her.
"What were you doing? You did everything absolutely wrong!" he yelled. Sparkle looked down in embarrassment.
"I'm sorry." She said. Then, she yelped again.
"AH!!" she screamed. Soon, the class was gathered around her.
"Are you okay?" asked Pepper.
"No!!" Sparkle yelled. Nin-Ham kneeled down and touched the ankle.
"It's sprained." He said. He picked her up and began to carry her inside.
"Will she be all right?" asked Panda.
"I'm taking her to the hospital." He said, "Tell the others." Everyone nodded and went to tell everyone.
"AHHH!!!!!!" Sparkle yelled, as she was put in a taxi. She passed out. Nin- Ham got in and told the driver to take them to the nearest hospital.
Meanwhile, Maxwell was skiing by himself in a place full of trees. Maxwell skied high and low. He was very skilled at it.
"You're really good." Said a familiar voice. Maxwell stopped and looked around.
"Who's there?" he asked. Suddenly, Mara walked out of a bush.
"It's only me, Mara." She said. Maxwell took of his skis.
"Hi. What are you doing here?" he asked. Mara looked around.
"I'm just wandering around, looking at the scenery." She said, softly.
"Don't you have any friends or family with you?" he asked. Mara looked down.
"My family kicked me out... I have no friends." She said, sadly.
"Oh. Why did they kick you out?" he asked. Mara suddenly looked dazed. Then, she shook her head.
"No. It's no big deal. It doesn't matter." She said. Maxwell looked at her, worried.
"Well, okay. Want to take a walk?" he asked. Mara nodded happily.
"Okay." She said. So they began to walk through the trees. Maxwell wanted to know as much as he could about Mara. He also needed some advice from her.
"So how is it going with Sandy?" Mara asked. Maxwell looked down.
"Not so well. I just don't know what to do anymore." He said.
"Well, do you love this girl?" she asked.
"I told you before. I just don't know." He said.
"And you don't know if she loves you?" she asked. Maxwell nodded sadly.
"But I want to know so badly!" he said as he kicked the snow.
"Well, maybe she's not the right one for you. Maybe there's someone else out there." Mara suggested. Maxwell looked straight at her.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"Well, if you don't love her, maybe she's not the right girl for you. Maybe she's not the one." Mara said.
"I don't know. I'm going to go talk to her." Said Maxwell. Mara's eyes saddened.
"Okay. Nice seeing you." She said. Maxwell waved at her then went to find Sandy.
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Sparkle opened her eyes. She turned her head. Nin-Ham was sitting next to her.
"Where am I?" she asked, as she tried to get up. Nin-Ham patted her back down.
"Stay in bed. You're in the hospital. You broke your ankle." He said. Sparkle felt the pain in her ankle rush back. Suddenly, a doctor walked in.
"You're going to need a cast, Miss." Said the doctor. The two nodded. A nurse came in afterwards. They carefully put a cast around Sparkle's ankle.
"There. We're all done. You should rest here for another hour or two. Then, you can take those crutches and go home." The doctor said. They left.
"How are you feeling?" asked Nin-Ham. Sparkle blushed.
"A bit better. Thanks." She said.
"Good. But this might end your ski vacation. You won't be able to move that much." He said. Sparkle smiled and nodded.
"Yeah. It's okay. I can sit in my room and watch TV. Anyway, you can go back, Nin-Ham. I'll go to the hotel later." She said. Nin-Ham shook his head.
"No. I'm not leaving you here by yourself. I'll stay." He said. Sparkle blushed.
"Thank you." She said.
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"Sandy! There you are!" said Maxwell, as he found Sandy.
"Yeah. Here I am. Like, what's up?" she asked.
"Um, well, I need to talk to you." He said. Sandy nodded and they went into a bunch of trees.
"What is it, Maxwell?" Sandy asked.
"Um, let's take a walk." He said. Sandy was a bit confused, but she nodded. They walked along a frozen river.
"Listen, have you ever felt like someone likes you?" h asked.
"Well, I like you and you like me." Sandy said. Maxwell shook his head.
"No. I mean someone else." Explained Maxwell. Sandy gave him a confused look.
"Um, no. Why?" Sandy asked.
"No reason." He said. There was a pause.
"Are you okay?" Sandy asked. Maxwell nodded.
"Yeah. I'm fine." Maxwell said.
"Okay..." Sandy said, quietly.
"You can go back now." Maxwell said. Sandy nodded and went back. Maxwell sighed as he went to go find Mara.
"Mara? Where are you?" he asked as he walked around. Mara walked out from behind a tree.
"I'm here." She said.
"Come on. Let's talk some more." Maxwell said as they began to walk around. Little did they know that Sandy was secretly watching.
"Hm, it's Mara." Sandy said to herself. Maxwell and Mara continued talking, but not once did they mention Sandy.
"So is it love?" asked Mara.
"I think so. I hope so. What if I don't return the love?" asked Maxwell.
"Sadness... lots of sadness..." That was all Mara had to say.
"Why don't you think about it for a little? Then, when you have the answer, tell me." She said as she walked away.
Sandy took the whole talk wrong. She ran away with tears flying behind her.
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"So tell me, Nin-Ham, what do you like? I don't really know that much about you." Said Sparkle. Nin-Ham didn't answer.
"Come on. Tell me something." Pleaded Sparkle. Nin-Ham sighed.
"Okay. I like to keep a low profile so this is all I'm going to say. Nin- Ham isn't my real name. Everyone started to call me that when I became a ninja at the age of six." Nin-Ham started. Sparkle nodded.
"What is your real name?" she asked. Nin-Ham turned away.
"I can't tell you." He said. Sparkle seemed disappointed.
"Well, tell me something that you can tell me." She said.
"Okay. My nickname is Nin-Ham. My real name is classified. My favorite color is the darkest of navy blue. My favorite food is sunflower seeds and my favorite drink is water. I'm a top-rank ninja in the Hamota clan." Nin- Ham said. Sparkle nodded as Nin-Ham told her more and more stuff.
In two hours, Nin-Ham and Sparkle began to get ready to leave the hospital and go back to the hotel.
"Here are your crutches." Said Nin-Ham as he handed Sparkle her crutches. Sparkle blushed and took them. Soon, they were ready to go. They took a cab back to the hotel.
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how was it? I hope im getting better. R&R ASAP!!!