Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Hey everyone! Thanks so much for reviewing my previous chapter! I'm glad you liked it! Chapter Ten isn't very interesting, but, as promised, the hamsters are there! Well, only Stan and Sandy, but they're there for the entire chapter. It's also short, but I really wanted to update today. The title's kind of dumb, but I like alliteration! English class is really getting to me. Anyways,enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Hamtaro, any of the Hamtaro characters, or anything connected to the show. I only own Jake, the character I made up. Anything in this story that is similar to something already in existence is purely coincidental and unintentional.

Chapter 10: The Twins Team Up

Sandy had been running for a few minutes, and was getting pretty tired, so she sat down on a nearby rock for a rest. It's not like she was in a rush to get anywhere in particular. "This is stupid, why am I running away?" she thought to herself as she wiped the remaining tears away from her eyes. Although she was still a little mad at Stan, she was angrier with herself. Everything she said and did recently all seemed so petty and selfish.

"What am I going to do?" Sandy asked herself, resting her chin in her paws.

On the other side of town, another tiger-striped hamster was just asking himself the same question.

"What am I doing to do? Sandy could be anywhere by now! Lemme think, if I were Sandy, where would I go? Hmm…" Stan stopped walking and held his chin, trying to look thoughtful. "I know; the clubhouse!" He said, with sudden enthusiasm. Stan frowned, "no… that's where I just came from… think, Stan, think!" A smile slowly crept across Stan's face as a new idea popped into his head. "It's so simple and obvious; I might actually find her there!"

Back at the rock, Sandy was still trying to sort out her thoughts. "Maybe I should just go back to the clubhouse. They won't exactly be excited to see me, but at least I can try to fix things before everyone finds out about the fight…" Sandy got off the rock and began to walk back to the clubhouse, staring at the ground.

At the same time, Stan was heading towards Hillary's apartment, the place where he was most likely to find his sister. He heard a strange tune coming from behind him and his ears perked up at the sound. Stan whipped himself around, discovering that the music was coming from an ice cream truck that was driving down the road (A/N: yes, the same ice cream truck from Chapter 8) "Whatever," he thought, spinning around quickly, only to crash right into his sister, knocking the poor hamster over.

"Sandy!" Stan exclaimed, "I was looking for you!"

"Well you found me," Sandy replied with a hint of resentment in her voice as she stood back up.

"I didn't mean to crash into you, you know, and-"

"Yeah, I know," Sandy said, rolling her eyes and walking past her brother.

"Come on, at least hear me out!" Stan said, grabbing his twin's arm, forcing her to stop. "Look, I wanted to apologize for the stuff I said back at the clubhouse… It was really harsh, and I didn't really mean to be mean, but-"

"Don't apologize," Sandy said, cutting Stan off.

"But-"

"You were right. I was being selfish. I only wanted Jake and Hillary to be together because of Maxwell. Now that I think about it, Jake's been a real jerk to Hillary. Personally, I'm glad that she's having second thoughts about their relationship," Sandy said seriously.

Stan looked hopeful. "So, you're not mad then?"

"Not really. I guess I kind of just needed time to think, which made me realize how stupid I've been these past few weeks."

"Naw, you're not stupid," Stan said supportively.

Sandy smirked. "You're right, I'm smarter than you!"

"Hey!" Stan replied indignantly. Sandy giggled and ran away from her brother, back towards the clubhouse. Stan immediately chased after her, laughing too. They were nearing the end of the grass, almost to the sidewalk, and Stan was getting closer and closer to catching his sister. Then, out of nowhere, Sandy stopped dead in her tracks. Stan, being right behind her, crashed into her again.

"You've got to stop doing that!" Sandy said, half-jokingly, half-annoyed.

"Heh, sorry!" Stan replied, helping his twin up. "Why'd you stop?"

Sandy merely pointed down the sidewalk. Stan's eyes followed Sandy'sgaze, down the sidewalk, where the two of them saw Hillary locking lips with Jake.

"What the heck is going on with those two?" Sandy questioned angrily.

"Don't look at me," Stan replied defensively, "I thought their relationship was going downhill."

"It was yesterday. I thought Hillary was going to break up with Jake this morning, not make out with him!" Sandy said, crossing her arms.

"Why is Jake so lucky?"

Sandy punched her brother in the arm. "Stan!"

"Sorry…"

"Let's go, there's no way I'm watching any more of this!" Sandy said, walking away.

"I'm right behind you, sis!" Stan added, catching up. "So now do you agree that Noel is better suited for Hillary than he is?" Stan asked, nodding behind them to indicate who "he" was.

"Obviously! Noel deserves to be with her… Unlike some people we know."

"Exactly. Finally you're agreeing with me!" Stan replied eagerly.

"Well, it's for Hillary's sake."

Stan rolled his eyes. "Whatever. We're working together now, and that's what matters."

"Agreed." Sandy put her paw in between her and her twin and began speaking rather formally. "From now on, we shall work as a team to put an end to this dreadful relationship as soon as possible!"

"Totally!" Stan agreed, putting his paw on top of Sandy's.

"Twin power!" They both shouted, pumping their fists in the air.

Little did they know, one particular hamster was about to give them both the best and worst news that they could ever imagine.

Dun, dun, dun! Another cliffhanger! I'm getting evil… Muahahaha! Anyways, that was a really boring chapter in my opinion… Still not as bad as Chapter 3 though, lol. Well next chapter you get to find out what the good and bad news is, and who the "particular hamster" is…I thought of more plot advancements so I'm not ending my story quite yet. Yay!

Thanks again for reading and reviewing everyone!

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