Here is chapter 4. BlackGatomon gets a fun and playful idea. How will things turn out? Will Gatomon soften up a little? Read to find out. Enjoy!

Chapter 4: Jingle Bell Cats

It was a fine Saturday morning. Upon waking, Gatomon noticed that her tail felt numb. It turned out that BlackGatomon had slept on it. Irritated, she tried pulling her tail out from under the black cat Digimon. No luck. Gatomon was annoyed and somewhat in pain as her long tail was trapped under the body of her counterpart. She didn't want to wake Kari, but she had to rescue her beloved appendage somehow. My poor tail…

"Good morning, sis!" BlackGatomon finally woke up, sat up, and stretched, yawning her greeting. In that time, Gatomon pulled her sore tail towards her and began to pet it. BlackGatomon turned to her and said, "I've got a great idea."

"What?" Gatomon rasped.

"Ever play dress-up before?" BlackGatomon whispered with a grin. Gatomon tilted her head. BlackGatomon assured, "It'll be fun. I promise. You like putting on clothes and getting all fancy and stuff, right?"

"I guess," Gatomon shrugged, having a bad feeling. Cautiously, she asked, "What did you have in mind?"

"Well, I brought a couple of outfits with me, hoping you were that kind of girl," BlackGatomon got out of bed and went over to her one small suitcase that held everything she had. She pulled out two identical outfits. "Well?"

"A little out of season…" Gatomon mumbled.

"C'mon!" BlackGatomon pulled her sister out of bed and eagerly guided her into the bathroom. She groped Gatomon for a minute, getting a feel for her measurements.
"Good. Same as me." Gatomon's heart sank upon hearing that. BlackGatomon then forced her into one of the identical outfits.

"I'm not sure about this," Gatomon whimpered uncomfortably.

"Relax! You look adorable!" BlackGatomon exclaimed. They were wearing the exact same thing: a red velvet dress-like garb with white fluff surrounding the collar, sleeve openings, and bottom. "Santa wishes he could look this hot!"

"You're insane…" Gatomon muttered. "It's not even December anymore."

"It's always the season, sis, if you just get in the spirit," BlackGatomon winked. Gatomon looked at herself in the mirror. She had to admit that the garb looked cute. She smiled and twirled. BlackGatomon gloated, "See? What'd I tell you? This is fun! You like it, and you like liking it!"

"Don't get ahead of yourself," Gatomon said, but her smile said otherwise.

"You'd better cling tight to that Patamon of yours, because every Digimon will want you when they see you walking down the street!" BlackGatomon advised playfully. Gatomon blushed at the thought of that. "C'mon! Let's show that human girl of yours! What's her name? Candy?"

"Kari," Gatomon corrected. "You're not serious, are you?"

"Of course I am. Why wouldn't I be?"

"Yep, you're insane."

"C'mon!" BlackGatomon pulled her out of the bathroom.

Upon waking, the first thing Kari saw was BlackGatomon and Gatomon back to back in their adorably festive garbs. BlackGatomon grinned and winked, while Gatomon smiled shyly, somewhat embarrassed. Kari cooed, "Aww!"

"How do we look? Cute, huh?" BlackGatomon asked rhetorically.

Kari nodded, finding the two sisters in identical Santa garbs absolutely precious. She asked politely, "Can I please take a picture? I don't want to forget this! This is just too cute to let it slip by!"

"Sure!" BlackGatomon obliged. "Hold your pose, sis!"

"Holding…" Gatomon continued to smile shyly. She could not believe what was happening. Kari took a few pictures, just so dazzled by the two cats in their adorable, yet notably out of season outfits.

"Morning, ladies! I—" Agumon knocked and walked in. He saw the two kitty sisters in their garbs. "Either Christmas came really, really early, or really late."

"Cute, right?" BlackGatomon asked and purred playfully at him. She seemed very energetic. Gatomon couldn't figure out why. They were sisters. Shouldn't they have been able to read each other more easily? Then again, they did only meet a couple of days ago. Maybe they just didn't know each other well enough yet.

"There's enchantment in this cute scene! Kari, take a picture!" Agumon urged excitedly.

"I'm way ahead of you!" Kari smiled and showed her brother's Digimon the pictures.

"Aww! Gatomon, your smile looks so cute! I could just eat you two up! So precious!" Agumon exclaimed dreamily. "I haven't seen anything this cute since bagels the size of my fist!"

Gatomon couldn't believe what was going on. It was lunacy! First, she was forced into an admittedly cute outfit, then did a little off-holiday impromptu photo shoot, and now she was being compared to bagels. Bagels were good. Now, she wanted a bagel.

Later, TK came by with Patamon and Mikemon. Tai asked TK curiously, "So, how'd your mom handle the new house guest."

"Very well. He was actually very good," TK reported. "He has a few weird habits that I've come to respect. This morning, he stuffed scrambled eggs in a fish."

"That sounds repulsive," Kari gagged.

"Actually, it was great! He let me have some," TK smiled.

"Huh. Maybe Gatomon would like that," Kari wondered with a shrug.

Mikemon and Patamon, having become fast friends, peeked in Kari's room to see their girlfriends in their Santa Cat outfits. Gatomon turned to see Patamon. She grinned, hugged him, kissed him, and greeted, "Hey, sweetie!"

"Christmas came early!" Patamon swooned after receiving one of Gatomon's heavenly kisses. Then, Gatomon realized she was still wearing the garb and blushed.

"Meow! Babe, you look hot! It's not exactly the right time of year, but you look hot!" Mikemon commended BlackGatomon with a purr of interest and pleasure.

"It must have been cold out there. Allow me to warm my baby up," BlackGatomon purred seductively and kissed Mikemon on the lips. He kissed her back. Back and forth they went.

"You look great! My precious kitty always looks great, but this is a new kind of great," Patamon smiled.

"Y-you really like this?" Gatomon asked. She was a bit surprised.

"Yeah. Don't you?" Patamon asked as a counter.

"Well, I-I guess so," Gatomon stuttered. "It is pretty cute, not to mention really comfy."

"If you're happy, I'm happy!" Patamon smiled and kissed her on the cheek. She blushed and kissed him on the cheek in response.

"I'm happy," Gatomon told him, "because I have you with me, Patamon." He lifted her up into his arms and kissed her nose. She exclaimed, "Wow! Have you been working out?"

"A little," Patamon admitted sheepishly. "It might just be adrenaline. I'm sorry if admitting this makes you uncomfortable, but my heart is pounding right now."

"Glad to see a little variation?" Gatomon giggled cutely. "Maybe I'll dress up a little more often for you. I think it's sweet that you have affections for me."

"I always have, I always do, I always will," Patamon explained, "because you are you. No festive clothes or adorable poses can change who you are. That's what I love you for, so you do whatever you want. Okay?"

"Aww! Okay!" Gatomon nodded. "Do you ever run out of sweet things to say?"

"…Going down," Patamon collapsed, not any longer able to hold up his beloved girlfriend. "Sorry, Gatomon."

"Ah, it's fine," Gatomon said, slightly laughing. Patamon was so sweet and playful and fun. She held him in a special place in her heart.