Chapter One - New Years, Soon To Come!
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"Badda-badda, badda-badda," Sandy murmured as she rushed through the snow. "I'm sooo totally late! The Ham-Hams'll be angry!"
~~~Flash~~~
"You're late, AGAIN, Sandy?!" Stan demanded, towering over his twin sister. "The next time you're late we're gonna leave without you! Stupid valley-girl!"
~~~END~~~
Sandy's sweat-dropped Anime-style. She muttered, "Especially Stan."
Sandy skidded in the snow and sharply turned, running down the tunnel that lead to the Clubhouse.
"Hamha!" she shouted, bursting through the door.
No reply. She blinked. All of the Ham-Hams were sitting at the round table.
"Sandy, you came in just on time," Bijou greeted.
Sandy slumped down to sit on the slide by Snoozer. She leaned back and let the others' conversation slowly flow into her ears.
"Maria is going to her great aunt's house," Bijou stated. "I cannot wait to see Olivia again. She's Mari's cousin's hamster."
"Penelope's folks are coming over to June's house for a small dinner," Pashmina continued. "Both of our humans' families are small, so they share on the holidays."
"Ookyoo!" Penelope exclaimed.
"My human's going to the annual New Years Eve countdown celebration," Dexter remarked. "It's going to be at one of the best restaurants is town."
"Ah, that's too fancy fer me!" Howdy claimed. "A good New Years Eve is a simple hoe-down at my human's store. There's even a 'lil TV on the wall!"
"Laura's folks and her and going to go to Kana's mom's party," Hamtaro shared.
"I can already taste the sunflower seeds..." Oxnard mumbled, gnawing on his seed.
"Kip and Sue are staying home," Cappy said. "We're going to watch TV until New Years."
"Mimi's family always light fireworks on New Years Eve," Panda recalled.
"My human's going to read the 2,003rd book on New Years Eve before it reaches midnight," Maxwell explained excitedly.
"Noel's gonna hit it at the gym to build up his arms, but mine will always be the strongest," Stan bragged.
"Hilary's going, too," Sandy added. "It's a special party for fitness members of that gym."
"What about you and Snoozer, Boss?" Bijou asked.
Boss didn't reply.
"Boss?" Hamtaro called.
"We're not going anywhere," Boss muttered. "What's New Year's Eve, anyway? And what's so special about it?"
"It's the beginning of a New Year," Dexter replied.
"???"
"Now don't go tellin' meh yuh don't know wut a 'year' is," Howdy exclaimed.
"..."
"A year is another form of time," Maxwell explained, opening his book. "A year is basically how many days it takes for the Earth to make a complete circle around the sun."
"...The why do people celebrate it?" Boss wondered.
"Well, it's not every day the Earth makes one complete rotation around the sun. It take 365 days. It's like celebrating a new beginning."
"Well how come I've never heard about this 'New Year's Eve'?"
"You're a field-ham, Boss. It's the same as not knowing about Christma-"
"Are you saying field-hams don't know about ANYTHING?!?!?!?!"
"Of course not, I-"
"Why you smart-ass book-worm!" Boss yelled, raising his shovel. "I'll squash you FLAT!!!"
"No!" Maxwell squeaked, clutching the book. "Not the book! Not the book! It's brand-new!"
"Then I'll-"
"Whoa, Boss-man, take a deep breath," Sandy interrupted.
"Yeah. Chill," Stan added.
"When is this 'New Year' anyway?" Boss grumbled.
"At the end of the year," Dexter replied.
"I KNOW that!" Boss snapped. "But when does the year end?"
"At the end of this month," Panda answered. "December! December 31st is New Year's Eve..."
"And January 1st after that is New Year's Day," Cappy finished.
Sandy noticed Boss's face getting slightly pale.
"Hey, I can stay in the Clubhouse with you and Snoozer," Hamtaro volunteered. "Laura's parents told me I wasn't allowed to go with them to Kana's house. I wasn't invited."
"Me neither," Oxnard added.
"I don't zink any of us were invited to our humans' celebrations, oui?" Bijou asked. "We can all stay in ze Clubhouse and have our own party."
"Great idea, Bijou!" Pashmina complimented.
"Ookyoo, ookyoo!" Penelope agreed, nodding.
"What do you think, Boss?" Panda asked.
"Er..." Boss muttered. "Thanks, but you don't gotta-"
"I'll bring books!"
"I can bring puzzles from home!"
"Bijou, Penelope, and I are in charge of the decorations!"
"Oui!"
"Ookyoo!"
"Sandy 'n' me are bringin' the muchies!"
"Are you gonna bring sunflower seeds?"
"Everyone needs a party-hat!"
"I know a lot of games!"
"I know more!"
"I can get this place cleaned in a jiff!"
"Zuzuzu..."
Boss stood there as the chatter went on and on.
"Hey," Sandy murmured quietly, but everyone stopped and looked to her. "This means this is Boss's first real New Year's Bash."
"That means everyone has to be here," Dexter stated.
"So wut're we sittin' 'n' waitin' here fer?" Howdy asked. "New Years is soon!"
"The let's hurry," Hamtaro finished.
Before Boss could say anything else, all the Ham-Hams were out of the Clubhouse. Boss felt his lip tremble.
"Momma..." he whispered.
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Me: "Momma"? What's he talkin' about?
Disclaimer: I don't own the show "Hamtaro" or any of its characters.
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"Badda-badda, badda-badda," Sandy murmured as she rushed through the snow. "I'm sooo totally late! The Ham-Hams'll be angry!"
~~~Flash~~~
"You're late, AGAIN, Sandy?!" Stan demanded, towering over his twin sister. "The next time you're late we're gonna leave without you! Stupid valley-girl!"
~~~END~~~
Sandy's sweat-dropped Anime-style. She muttered, "Especially Stan."
Sandy skidded in the snow and sharply turned, running down the tunnel that lead to the Clubhouse.
"Hamha!" she shouted, bursting through the door.
No reply. She blinked. All of the Ham-Hams were sitting at the round table.
"Sandy, you came in just on time," Bijou greeted.
Sandy slumped down to sit on the slide by Snoozer. She leaned back and let the others' conversation slowly flow into her ears.
"Maria is going to her great aunt's house," Bijou stated. "I cannot wait to see Olivia again. She's Mari's cousin's hamster."
"Penelope's folks are coming over to June's house for a small dinner," Pashmina continued. "Both of our humans' families are small, so they share on the holidays."
"Ookyoo!" Penelope exclaimed.
"My human's going to the annual New Years Eve countdown celebration," Dexter remarked. "It's going to be at one of the best restaurants is town."
"Ah, that's too fancy fer me!" Howdy claimed. "A good New Years Eve is a simple hoe-down at my human's store. There's even a 'lil TV on the wall!"
"Laura's folks and her and going to go to Kana's mom's party," Hamtaro shared.
"I can already taste the sunflower seeds..." Oxnard mumbled, gnawing on his seed.
"Kip and Sue are staying home," Cappy said. "We're going to watch TV until New Years."
"Mimi's family always light fireworks on New Years Eve," Panda recalled.
"My human's going to read the 2,003rd book on New Years Eve before it reaches midnight," Maxwell explained excitedly.
"Noel's gonna hit it at the gym to build up his arms, but mine will always be the strongest," Stan bragged.
"Hilary's going, too," Sandy added. "It's a special party for fitness members of that gym."
"What about you and Snoozer, Boss?" Bijou asked.
Boss didn't reply.
"Boss?" Hamtaro called.
"We're not going anywhere," Boss muttered. "What's New Year's Eve, anyway? And what's so special about it?"
"It's the beginning of a New Year," Dexter replied.
"???"
"Now don't go tellin' meh yuh don't know wut a 'year' is," Howdy exclaimed.
"..."
"A year is another form of time," Maxwell explained, opening his book. "A year is basically how many days it takes for the Earth to make a complete circle around the sun."
"...The why do people celebrate it?" Boss wondered.
"Well, it's not every day the Earth makes one complete rotation around the sun. It take 365 days. It's like celebrating a new beginning."
"Well how come I've never heard about this 'New Year's Eve'?"
"You're a field-ham, Boss. It's the same as not knowing about Christma-"
"Are you saying field-hams don't know about ANYTHING?!?!?!?!"
"Of course not, I-"
"Why you smart-ass book-worm!" Boss yelled, raising his shovel. "I'll squash you FLAT!!!"
"No!" Maxwell squeaked, clutching the book. "Not the book! Not the book! It's brand-new!"
"Then I'll-"
"Whoa, Boss-man, take a deep breath," Sandy interrupted.
"Yeah. Chill," Stan added.
"When is this 'New Year' anyway?" Boss grumbled.
"At the end of the year," Dexter replied.
"I KNOW that!" Boss snapped. "But when does the year end?"
"At the end of this month," Panda answered. "December! December 31st is New Year's Eve..."
"And January 1st after that is New Year's Day," Cappy finished.
Sandy noticed Boss's face getting slightly pale.
"Hey, I can stay in the Clubhouse with you and Snoozer," Hamtaro volunteered. "Laura's parents told me I wasn't allowed to go with them to Kana's house. I wasn't invited."
"Me neither," Oxnard added.
"I don't zink any of us were invited to our humans' celebrations, oui?" Bijou asked. "We can all stay in ze Clubhouse and have our own party."
"Great idea, Bijou!" Pashmina complimented.
"Ookyoo, ookyoo!" Penelope agreed, nodding.
"What do you think, Boss?" Panda asked.
"Er..." Boss muttered. "Thanks, but you don't gotta-"
"I'll bring books!"
"I can bring puzzles from home!"
"Bijou, Penelope, and I are in charge of the decorations!"
"Oui!"
"Ookyoo!"
"Sandy 'n' me are bringin' the muchies!"
"Are you gonna bring sunflower seeds?"
"Everyone needs a party-hat!"
"I know a lot of games!"
"I know more!"
"I can get this place cleaned in a jiff!"
"Zuzuzu..."
Boss stood there as the chatter went on and on.
"Hey," Sandy murmured quietly, but everyone stopped and looked to her. "This means this is Boss's first real New Year's Bash."
"That means everyone has to be here," Dexter stated.
"So wut're we sittin' 'n' waitin' here fer?" Howdy asked. "New Years is soon!"
"The let's hurry," Hamtaro finished.
Before Boss could say anything else, all the Ham-Hams were out of the Clubhouse. Boss felt his lip tremble.
"Momma..." he whispered.
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Me: "Momma"? What's he talkin' about?
