As you may have realized, life is full of its many "odd occurences" that happen to just about everybody. But what you may NOT have known that most of these problems are the result of a mischievous group of spirit-like creatures known as "Yo-Kai". These pranksters can do anything, such as make those you know babble on with no end, give up on things halfway through, make you completely annoying and all other sorts of things. Now, normally, you couldn't see or speak with these spirits. But if you're like Nate Adams, the wielder of the Yo-Kai Watch, you've suddenly find yourself plunged into their world and work as hard as you can to befriend the Yo-Kai and earn their medals in return.

And just as Nate has eventually realized, once a Yo-Kai enters your life, things may NEVER be the same for you again…..

Yo-Kai Watch! Christmas in Springdale

Chapter 01: Meet Frostynyan

~ Downtown Springdale | Shopper's Lane | December 20th ~

Our story begins in the snow covered city of Springdale, down by the ever popular Shopper's Lane area. It is here that we find our Yo-Kai befriending hero, Nate Adams, with Jibanyan and Whisper. The three were walking together down the alley that was the shopping district when Nate stopped at the window of the nearby toy shop. He saw a large plush pink unicorn with a red ribbon around its neck. As Nate's eyes remained fixated on it, he imagined a scenario in which Nate would be giving it as a Christmas present to Katie, a girl from his class. He sighed heavily afterwards.

"What's wrong Nya-te?" Jibanyan asked, looking up at him. Whisper pulled out his Yo-Kai Pad and began swiping through screens.

"Well, Jibanyan, as you and the many folks out there reading this story of ours can guess, Nate has been looking for the PERFECT gift to give to Katie before the big school Christmas party….where EVERYONE shares their gifts with each other before holiday break." Whisper explained. Jibanyan glanced up at him.

"Well, I get that. But every time Nate seems to stop like this, he looks like his frown is getting droopier and droopier." the cat replied. Soon, both eyes were on Nate before he eventually saw their reflections.

"Come on Nate! Turn that frown upside down! Surely you'll find the perfect gift for Katie before the big party! We JUST need to keep looking!" Whisper exclaimed, trying to invigorate Nate's spirits. Nate glanced to Whisper.

"I dunno Whisper. Katie's…..extra special to me. So…I can't just give her any plain old gift. What'll happen when we get older and, even then, I can't man up and tell Katie I like her? Ugh! If I don't let her know soon, I may let her pass me by!" he explained. But Whisper and Jibanyan simply glared.

"You know, Nya-te, you don't exactly age all that quickly." Jibanyan pointed out. Whisper chuckled.

"Indeed. So relax and take it easy…before you start growing gray hairs. Katie's not going to stop being your friend anytime soon." Whisper said, slipping the pad away and placing his hand on Nate's shoulder. Nate turned to his ghostly friend.

"Maybe you're right. Okay. Let's keep looking. We're sure to find something." Nate said. Just then, Jibanyan gasped and patted his paws together.

"Wait! I just remembered something! Isn't your mom's jewelry store having that big holiday sale? You could get Katie something like a ring or something like that!" he exclaimed. The two turned to Whisper before glancing at each other.

"Yeah! You're right Jibanyan! My mom's favorite jewelry store IS having a sale! It's supposed to be from now until Christmas Day!" he shouted "C'mon you guys! Let's go!" He then suddenly raced out of the shopping plaza and down the sidewalk with his Yo-Kai feverishly trying to keep up.

"Whoa Nya-te! Wait for us!" Jibanyan yelled.

~ Downtown Springdale | Crystal Harmony Jewelry Shop ~

In no time at all, Nate and his friends found themselves at his mother's preferred jewely store, called "Crystal Harmony". As they walked in through the front doors, Nate's eyes widened as he quickly found himself clutching himself.

"W-W-What the..?! I-I-It's colder than it is outside!" he shuddered. Whisper glanced to Nate, looking a bit puzzled. As Whisper's eyes then turned to Jibanyan, even the cat Yo-Kai was shivering.

"Geez! It must be below zero in here!" Jibanyan shivered. He quickly climbed up Nate's pant leg and slipped himself into his coat, his cat tails popping up from behind him. Suddenly, Whisper himself felt a cold snap come over him.

"Oh my stars! It's ANTARTICA in here!" Whisper exclaimed, shivering from his tail to his head. Nate looked around at the other employees in the store, seemingly cold as well. The other customers inside also appeared to be feeling the effect. He then noticed a thermostat nearby, where the temperature was set at 70 degrees.

"No way! The thermostat says seventy but it feels like a frigid ice box in here! That settles it! There has to be a Yo-Kai here!" Nate thought. Reaching for his wrist, Nate quickly flipped open the Yo-Kai Lens and began searching around the room. Just then, he started to pick something up when he looked down towards the corner of a display case. The lens suddenly caused a Yo-Kai to appear at the exact spot. It appeared to be a light blue cat Yo-Kai, similar to Jibanyan, but it was wearing a blue and teal stripped scarf over a dark blue jacket.

"Got you." Nate muttered. Whisper quickly spotted the Yo-Kai as Jibanyan popped out from Nate's jacket head.

"Whisper? Who is that?" Nate asked. Whisper gasped and quickly turned away, plucking out his pad.

"Ah! Yes! Let's see…..blue cat, looks like Jibanyan….let me see here…." Whisper muttered. But his train of thought was cut off when Jibanyan suddenly called out.

"Oh! Hey! I know him! That's Frostynyan, a pal of mine from up north!" Jibanyan shouted, making Whisper gawk. The ghost turned back to his pad and laughed, before shoving his pad away and cleared his throat.

"Y-Yes! I was about to say….that is the Yo-Kai known as Frostynyan, a close relative of most cat based Yo-Kai!" Whisper explained. Hearing his name, Frostynyan turned towards them, appearing surprised at first.

~ FROSTYNYAN ~

"CHARMING"

Whisper peeked back to his pad.

"Apparently, this little rascal causes rooms to feel super cold as he is draining body heat from everyone around him, be it human OR Yo-Kai. He's responsible for that feeling you humans get when it feels like Jack Frost is biting at your nose. I must say….he's not one for parties….as you can imagine." he explained. Just then, the cat slowly approached them and looked up at Nate.

"Huh? W-Wait a second. You're….You're talking about me? B-But, you're a human, aren't you?" Frostynyan asked. Nate nodded.

"Uhh…yeah. I am. But….you see, I have the Yo-Kai Watch….so I CAN see you Frostynyan." he explained. Frostynyan's eyes remained fixated on Nate before he gasped, seeing Jibanyan on Nate's shoulder.

"Hey Frostynyan! How's it hanging my fellow feline?" he called. Frostynyan's eyes widened in awe at the sight.

"H-Hey there cousin! I was wondering if I'd see you!" he exclaimed, leaping into Nate's arms. But the instant Nate felt Frostynyan's paws against his chest, he suddenly felt a surge of cold come over him, his teeth chattering.

"Oh geez! C-C-Cold! S-S-S-SO COLD!" Nate shivered. Frostynyan gasped, quickly jumping out of Nate's arms and back to the ground.

"O-Oh my gosh! I am SO sorry! I forgot when I hug anyone, I suck even more body heat from them like a vaccum cleaner!" he apologized. Nate chuckled.

"N-No. It's okay." Nate replied, waving his hand. But as this was going on, we notice someone walking by the store and stopping at the windows to see him. It was Katie.

"Huh? Is that….Nate?" she asked before walking on.

TO BE CONTINUED…