(A/N: And now for another chapter! Let's see what happens in this one!)
It was now December in the city of Petropolis. Months had passed since Kitty returned from Kitaly, and she and Dudley were closer than ever.
Today was a day off, and it was a boring afternoon. Dudley wanted to spend some time with Kitty. He knew that she'd be home.
"You don't mind if I come along, do you?" Bruce asked.
"Not at all. I know that you want to so you can spend time with Katrina." Dudley said.
"Hey, I love her. You know that as well as anyone." Bruce replied.
"Of course. Well, come on. Let's go see Kitty and Katrina." Dudley said. So the brothers got into the car and drove to the apartment building where Kitty and Katrina lived.
In their apartment, Kitty and Katrina were in the living room. Kitty decided to practice Christmas songs on her old keyboard. Katrina was sitting on the couch, watching her sister play.
Sometimes, when Kitty played her keyboard, she'd mess around because that often ended up with her teaching herself a new song. And sure enough, she did teach herself a song. She learned the notes to a song from "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time". She immediately started searching out the other notes.
Katrina had perked up when she heard what Kitty was playing, and she was surprised.
"If Dudley heard what you're playing now, he'd be impressed, like I am. Plus, he'd probably take back the mean things he said about your piano recital, and the bad attitude he had towards it." Katrina said.
"You think so?" Kitty asked.
"He apologized for everything else. And if I know him like I think I do..." Katrina started.
Just then, they heard a knock at the door.
"Keep playing. I'll get it." Katrina said. And when she answered the door, she couldn't help grinning at the sight of Dudley and Bruce.
"Brucie! Dudley! Perfect timing, guys! You've got to hear what Kitty just learned!" Katrina said, motioning for them to come in.
"Kitty, what's up?" Dudley asked as he approached his partner.
"Listen to this!" Kitty said. She played a short tune on the keyboard. It was a melody that Dudley and Bruce knew pretty well.
"I know that song..." Bruce said.
"That song... that came from "Ocarina of Time"... Did you really just...?" Dudley asked, surprised.
"Yes, Dudley. I did. In fact, I've now figured out the notes to the songs Link plays in the game after I learned that one." Kitty said.
"Now I feel awful about how I described your piano recital, and for not enjoying it. I really apologize for that. But I have to wonder, why didn't you tell me you could play Nintendo songs on the piano? If I had known, I wouldn't have complained at all." Dudley said.
Unseen by the brothers, Katrina gave Kitty a look that said, 'I told you so.'
"First of all, you're forgiven, and secondly, those are the first Nintendo songs I've learned, just now." Kitty said.
"Oh. Wait a minute. Show me which keys are the ocarina notes. I wanna do something." Dudley said.
So Kitty showed Dudley the keys, and he taught her the melodies for some songs in other "Zelda" games. Kitty asked Dudley to tell her the order of the notes, and she wrote them down so she could play them herself sometime.
"Thanks for showing me those other songs, but I was actually starting to play Christmas songs when I learned the "Zelda" songs." Kitty explained.
"I love Christmas songs as much as songs from video games. Could you play some for me?" Dudley asked.
"Of course." Kitty replied with a smile.
As she played, Bruce and Katrina saw the way Dudley looked at Kitty. He looked at her as though she was a Christmas angel.
"I think he's in love..." Bruce whispered.
"So is Kitty. Recognize the melody?" Katrina asked.
Bruce listened carefully, and then he figured it out.
"That song. It's "Winter Wonderland", isn't it?" Bruce asked.
"Yes. That's it." Katrina said.
"It's one of the Christmas love songs. I see exactly what you mean." Bruce smiled.
"Yeah. I wouldn't be surprised if Dudley or Kitty confessed today." Katrina said.
"Same here, Katrina baby." Bruce said, pulling Katrina into a kiss. And Katrina immediately started returning the kiss.
But then their kiss was interrupted when Kitty started playing "Jingle Bells" and Dudley sang along very loudly.
"At least he's happy." Katrina reminded Bruce.
"I'm not complaining." Bruce replied. Then he asked, "Did you wanna play a video game?"
"No. If we start, Dudley will want to play, and I'd rather he and Kitty spend time together today. Or, they might confess while we're playing, and we won't even notice." Katrina said.
"Yeah, maybe we'd better just sit back, relax, and enjoy the songs Kitty can play." Bruce decided.
Dudley and Bruce stayed at the sisters' apartment till the sun went down.
"I guess we'd better be going." Bruce said, seeing that it was dark out.
"Aww, do we have to? I was having fun watching Kitty play." Dudley said.
"You can always come over another time, and I'll play some more songs for you, okay?" Kitty asked.
"Okay..." Dudley said. He gave Kitty a hug good-bye, and she gladly returned it.
"I love you, Katrina baby." Bruce said, pulling Katrina into an embrace.
"I love you, too, Brucie." Katrina replied, blushing.
The two gave each other a quick good-bye kiss, and then the brothers left the apartment.
The next chapter might show more DudleyXKitty stuff! You'll have to stay tuned if you wish to read that!