Childhood Friends

A/N: Hi, this is crystalgurl101. This is my first story, so pleeeaaase be sensitive! Oh, by the way, the star thingys----those things, means someone is thinking. Enjoy!

Chapter 1: Stan's Target!

One sunny morning, Hamtaro was making his way towards the clubhouse. He was trying to think of something he and the Ham-Hams could do. "Hmmm...maybe we should invent a new game! Or go on one of those 'field trips' to the museum! Or we can go collect some more acorns, on account Bossman is a bit short on...aaaahhhhhh!" Suddenly, Hamtaro stumbled and fell flat on his face. "Man, what the hell was THAT?" he exclaimed. He stood up and turned around. A shiny red ball attached to a stick had been under his foot. "Hey! Doesn't that look alot like one of Stan's mar-aaaaaahhhhhh!" Suddenly, a strong paw grabbed his arm and began to drag him towards the bushes! Hamtaro began to kick and scream and struggle. "Aaaahhh! Lemme go! I didn't do anything! I don't have any money! I..."

"SHHH! She'll see ya, birdbrain!" said a voice. Hamtaro looked up. "S-Stan? What are you doing here?" he asked. "Be quiet ham-dude, before she hears you!" Stan hushed him again. Hamtaro cocked his head. "Heke? Who's SHE? And why are you hiding in this bush? Are you SPYING?" Hamtaro demanded. Stan sighed. "If you MUST know, there's a cute new baby girl in town. And I wanna get my paws on her, before some other casanova wannabe does!" Stan boasted. Hamtaro snorted and rolled his eyes. Yup, that was Stan all right! He was always hitting on every girl he met...and that was always a problem with some of the guys in the clubhouse! He always flirted with Bijou and Pashmina, two Ham-Ham girls at the clubhouse.

Bijou, was the prettiest of all the others with her pure snow-white fur, her french accent and ways, her delicate nature, her gorgeous diamond eyes, and of course, the white pigtails she wore and the blue silk hair ribbons she tied around each one. Pashmina was the responsible and "good girl" of the other females. She was white and a golden yellow with a friendly smile, bright eyes, and the beautiful pink scarf she always wore around her neck. There were three other girls in the gang, the ones Stan DIDN'T flirt with. They were Sandy, Penelope, and Pepper. Why, you ask? 1). Penelope was just a baby, with a yellow blankie worn over her body. 2). Pepper was already Oxnard's (Hamtaro's best friend) girlfriend, so she was taken. 3). Sandy was Stan's twin sister, so Sandy had the exact same brown tiger stripes, shiny orange and white fur that he had. The only difference was that Sandy had a small orange ponytail and a red ribbon tied over her tail. Pepper was brown and white with a red hankie wrapped around her neck and two brown braided pigtails with two small red ribbons on the end of each one.

"My woman lives in that house over there." Stan pointed at a large white mansion with citrus-colored outlines. (Citrus is another word for orange) "Wow! It's as big as Bij's place!" Hamtaro exclaimed. "Bij " was the nickname the Ham-Hams sometimes gave to Bijou. "Yea, I know!" Stan nodded. "Hey, Hamtaro. Look!" Hamtaro noticed Stan point to a window in the mansion. A girl with dark brown hair around the age of twelve was placing a hot pink hamster cage on the windowsill. He saw her lean down and say something inside it and smiling brightly. "Uhhh, why is she talking to the cage?" Hamtaro whispered to Stan. Stan rolled his eyes. "Ugh! No stupid! She's talking to the hamster!" Stan scoffed. "I don't see no hamster!" Hamtaro squinted. Stan slapped his forehead. "Of course we don't! We're ACROSS the street! Think!" he shouted, pointing at the street between the two boy hamsters and the mansion. "Oh," Hamtaro sweatdropped. I don't know WHY Bijou fell for this guy anyways! Stan thought to himself. Finally Hamtaro sighed and stood up.

"Well, g' luck with the lady-ham, Stan. I'm out. Bye!" Hamtaro said quickly and began to walk off. But Stan grabbed his maraca and used it to trip Hamtaro. "Hey!" he complained. "You're not going anywhere Mr. Romantic! You're gonna help me!" Stan told him. "WHAT? B-But I wanna see Bi-uhh, I mean the Ham-Hams!" Hamtaro whined. Stan stared at the mansion. "You can see your little girlfriend later. But right now, I need your help!" Stan sighed. Hamtaro shot him a glare. "Bijou is NOT my girlfriend! I mean, she IS a girl and a friend. But she's not my girlfriend!" Hamtaro protested. Stan smirked. "Who said I was talkin' about Bijou?" he scoffed. Oops... Hamtaro thought as his cheeks began to burn. He didn't know why, but lately, Bijou had been stuck to his brain like super glue. He just couldn't shake her off! "W-Well...why do I have to help you?" Hamtaro changed the subject. "Cause, you hooked up Oxy with that Pepper chick. So now, you're gonna help me hook up with a littlegirl o' my own...!

To be con't...

A/N: Sooo? Whatcha think? I know, sux, right? Don't worry! I'll try harder next time! Stay tuned!