Rover; Shasta; Bree

Three hamsters scurried aimlessly through the alleys. Rover, a Syrian, was in the lead, with two Campbell's Russian Dwarfs behind her. They stopped behind a box to rest.

Snowflake

Snowflake let out a soft squeak when she spotted other hamsters.Silently she scurried closer.She wondered if they were mean or nice."Hi,"she waiting for an reaction.She was fully white with red eyes.

Fernando

Fernando had lived in the box in which they took shelter behind. He had a small, rag-and-paper made nest. He heard them and crawled out of a small hole, looking at them. "Hola!Hello" Fernando was Spanish and loved to speak his native language, even though he knew English quit well. "Coma es stas? How are you?"

Snowflake

Snowflake jumped in the air when she heard the voice in the box.She had jumped pretty high for a hamster.Turning she stared at the hamster in the box."Hello i'm Snowflake and you,"she asked all the hamsters including the other three.

Rover; Shasta; Bree

Rover looked up at Fernando. Being born and raised just north of the Mexican Border, she knew Spanish quite well. "Hola. Estoy bien. Y usted? Hello. I am good. And you?" She replied.

Shasta and Bree, however, knew no Spanish, but English and Russian. "Hello?" Shasta, the little albino hamster chimed in.

Snowflake

Snowflake smiled at them.She had wondered why they hadn't said their names,but she wouldn't pry.She looked at the others silently.Waiting to see if one of them would speak to her,or if she have to say something again.

Fernando

Fernando smiled. "Good." He now spoke in English. "I am Fernando of Spain, I see I am not the only spanish speaking hamster." A devilish smile crossed his face as he looked at Snowflake. "What brings you guys here? This place is cold...and barren. I see dogs wandering around here a lot...vicious animals."

Rover; Shasta; Bree

Rover nodded her head to the fellow Syrian hamster. "I am Rover of the great city of Sierra Vista, Arizona. I had to learn Spanish because many of my Mexican friends didn't know English." She replied. "We're just...wandering, I guess."

The dwarf hamsters came up beside Rover. "We are Shasta and Bree of Siberia. Had to travel halfway across the world to get here." Bree said politely. Shasta stood on her hind legs. "...And now I'm not so sure it was worth it." She added, receiving a curious look from Bree.

Snowflake

Snowflake smiled back."Hello Fernando.I was born here,"she said.She always lived in the alleys bu the colds brought her farther away from where she lived in the alleys.

Fernando

Fernando acknowledged Snowflake with a dip of his head. "A friend of mine came from Siberia, Shadow was his name. Lived outside of the valley...somewhere..." He smiled with a chuckle.

Snowflake

Snowflake listened to them silently her whiskers quivering with excitment or was it nervouness.You could never tell.She waited to see if the coversation would turn into anything she knew about.

Rover; Shasta; Bree

Rover smiled at Fernando. "I haven't known a whole lot of hamsters in my life." She said with a shrug, really not knowing much about talking to other hamsters.

Shasta and Bree looked at Snowflake. "Hello." Bree said timidly.

Snowflake

Snowflake turned to look at Shasta and Bree."Hi,"she said.She had a smile on her face trying to be friendly.She hadn't talked to many other hamsters,but things were changing.

Fernando

"Hey. Let's make a clan." Fernando grinned devilishly. "To the hamsters who can survive on their own." His brown eyes glittering.

Snowflake

Snowflake smiled at what Fernando said."I agree,"she said loud enough to be heard only.Her blue eyes shone brightly.Her white fur shone brightly against the sun.