Chapter One.

            A girl with waist length raven-black hair exited the terminal, and got inside a taxi.

            'I can't believe that I'm home.  I can't wait to see everyone.'

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            "Mom, dad, I'm home," shouted a voice.

            "Okay Travis, there's sandwiches on the kitchen table if you want any," shouted his mom.

            "Thanks."  Just then, the doorbell rang.

            "Wonder who could that be?"  When the door opened, there stood his older sister, Katie.

            "Katie!"

            "Travis.  Oh look how you've grown," replied Katie as she gave her younger brother a hug.

            "Mom!  Look who's here!"

            "Who is it?  Oh my… Katie," answered a very surprised mother, who gave her a hug. 

            "What's all the commotion about," asked another voice.

            "Daddy," answered Katie.

            "Katie?  My baby girl.  Welcome home," her father replied when he also gave her a hug.

            "Katie.  Why didn't you call?  We could've given you a ride home."

            "No, it's okay.  I wanted to surprise you all.  My luggage is still in the taxi, and I was wondering if you could help me…"

            "Say no more.  Of course we'll help you, that's what we're for."  Everyone went outside to get Katie's luggage.  Five minutes later, Laura arrived.

            "Hey Travis, what's going on," she asked when she saw the commotion outside.

            "Travis, who's this.  Your girlfriend," replied Katie, in her teasing voice.  Travis and Laura blushed.

            "No.  This is Laura, a classmate of mine," he answered.

            "Yeah, sure.  Anyway, it's nice to meet you Laura."

            "Same here.  Well, shouldn't we go inside?  We have to finish our project."

            "Yeah.  Let's go."

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            "Why didn't you tell me that you had a sister," asked Laura.

            "Well, she's studying abroad in America.  I didn't think that she'll come back this early."

            "What do you mean?"

            "We usually go somewhere for summer vacation.  Since it's her first year studying in America, I thought that she'll just meet us at wherever we were gonna go."

            "Oh… But still, you should've told me."

            "We better get started on this.  You know that this counts as our final."

            "You're right.  Let's get started."

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            "So, how's your studying going," asked Rita, her mother.

            "Fine," answered Katie.

            "And your host family?"

            "Fine."

            "And your diet."

            "Fine."

            "And your friends?"

            "Fine."

            "And—"

            "Argh.  Stop pestering the girl with questions on her first day home Rita," exclaimed Anthony, her father.

            "It's okay dad.  Well, I'm going to bed.  I'm really tired."

            "Alright dear.  Goodnight."

            "Night."

Author's Note: Okay.  So, how is it?  I need feedback.  This is my first Hamtaro fic, so I need constructive criticism.  Okay?  Bye.

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