Well, here's the next chapter!

Disclaimer: Michael Dougherty owns Krampus the movie. No one owns the idea of Krampus.

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Merry Christmas!

Three months later…

Gavin sighed as he sat on his couch, a small bowl of ramen noodles sitting on the coffee table in front of him along with some milk.

'In just a couple weeks, I'll be out of here,' He thought sadly as he looked at his house, which looked a bit more barren, as he'd sold some of the furniture, like the recliner, in order to help buy food. 'I never thought I'd end up homeless honestly,' He continued with a sigh. 'Always thought I'd live a decent life. I guess that's not what was meant to be.'

With that thought, he ate dinner, before he went to take a shower. After his shower, he headed back in his pajamas (consisting of a pair of soft gray pants and a blue sleeveless top) to the living room with a pillow and blanket in hand, planning on sleeping on the couch for the night, as it was Christmas Eve. He then grabbed a small plate of cookies and two glasses of milk, before setting them on the table along with small paper nameplates that read "Santa" and "Krampus."

Once they were all set, he turned off the lights, and laid down on the couch, looking at the Christmas tree and fireplace with a smile. He then closed his eyes, and soon fell asleep.

Some time later…

*THUD!*

"Hm?" Gavin hummed as he sleepily opened his eyes, having been woken up by a loud noise. "What was that?" he said sleepily.

*THUDTHUDTHUD!*

"Huh?" He said with confusion as he looked up at the roof, which was where the noises were coming from. "What was that?"

*THUMP!*

"Seriously, what is that?" He continued as he sat up. Then, a couple small pebbles landed at the base of the empty fireplace, catching his attention. 'Is there something in the chimney?' He thought with confusion, before his eyes widened as the fireplace grew massive, soon reaching a height matched by adult elephants.

Then, two figures fell out of the top, with one landing on their feet and wearing a semi-tattered red cloak, while the other landed on the ground, with a large gray bag that had a gold rope tied around the top falling on her. He couldn't tell what the very tall person in the cloak was, but he could tell that the other figure was an anthro female raccoon.

"Um, who are you guys?" Gavin said to the figures with confusion, catching their attention.

"Oh! Hello there Gavin!" The female raccoon said with a friendly, caring voice and a large smile as she stood up, revealing her full self. She stood 5 foot 4 inches tall, and had gray fur with black stripes on her long fluffy tail, as well a black natural mask around her green eyes. She was quite curvy, with large tits being held in by a short red dress that was lined with white fluffy cuffs and a white collar. The dress did a good job of covering her massive butt, and ended in the middle of her thighs. A black leather belt wrapped around her somewhat thin waist and flat belly, with a gold buckle keeping it secure. Red leggings with white cuffs hugged her curvy legs, while a pair of red boots with white fluffy cuffs sat on her feet. A pair of black gloves hugged her hands, and a red hat sat on her head, with holes cut out for her ears, a white fluffy cuff, and a small white pompom at the end of it. "I'm Santa Claus!"

"And I'm Krampus," The other figure replied with a nod, her voice sounding seductive and somewhat playful. "It's good to finally meet you."

Upon hearing this, his eyes widened greatly. "Oh my God!" he exclaimed as he got off the couch. "It's you!" He said with a smile upon seeing them. 'Finally, after all these months of talking, I get to meet them!' He thought happily.

"Yes, it's us," Santa replied with a smile as she set her bag next to her. "Merry Christmas!"

"Merry Christmas Santa! Merry Christmas Krampus!" Gavin said to them. "So, um, uh," he stammered, not sure what else he could say to them.

"So how are things?" Krampus asked him. "It's been a few weeks since your last letter. Anything change?"

"Well, my car broke down recently," He replied with a sigh. "I've had to ride my bike to work for the past couple weeks, while it's in the shop. But other than that, it's been alright. How's things been for you guys?"

"Oh, busy like usual," Santa replied. "Triple checking the lists, making sure the elves have everything ready, making sure the reindeer are healthy, and so on."

"Right, right," He said. "So, it been a busy night for you guys tonight?" He asked them, before facepalming. "Wait, nevermind! Of course it was. It's Christmas Eve!"

"Actually, it's Christmas Day," Santa answered. "And yes, it was rather busy for the both of us. Wouldn't you agree Krampus?"

"Eh, not as busy for me," Krampus replied with a shrug, still keeping her entire body shrouded in her cloak, as if not wanting to show herself just yet.

"Wait, it's Christmas Day?" he said, before he looked at the nearby clock and saw that it was 4:30 A.M. "Huh, so it is. Why'd you visit me this close till morning?"

At that, the two mythical beings looked at each other, before turning to him once more. "Well, you see, Gavin," Santa began. "When we got your letter a few months ago and learned about your current situation, we got rather worried, and wanted to help you."

"But Nicole here wasn't sure how," Krampus added. "After all, we couldn't just send you a bunch of money without attracting attention."

"But then, Krampus here told me about an idea she'd been cooking up for a little while, ever since you'd started writing to her," Santa replied. "One that I would have never thought of before."

"OOookay, and what idea is that?" He asked with curiosity.

When he asked them that, Krampus stepped forward a little bit, before she spoke. "Gavin Woodring, how would you like to live at the North Pole with us?" She asked.

Gavin blinked several times upon hearing that, before his eyes widened greatly. "WHAT?!" He exclaimed with shock, stepping back as he did so. "You want me to-are you serious?!"

"Yes, we are," Santa replied with a nod as she stepped forward, Krampus nodding as well.

"But-but what about my job? And my friends?" He asked them, stammering with shock.

"You don't really have that many friends," Krampus replied, making him arch an eyebrow. "The only one that could be considered a true friend is the old lady at the gas station you regularly stop at. And if you accept, we'll make sure to leave her something so she knows you're safe." When he gained a confused look on his face, she elaborated. "We know everything," She continued. "EVERYTHING."

"'Everything?'" He repeated, before his eyes widened even more. "You mean, you know about my past?"

"Yes, we do," Santa replied with a nod, making his eyes widen to the size of dinnerplates. "And we must say, we are so sorry you had to go through with that," She said, with Krampus nodding in agreement.

"Um, thank you," he replied, shocked that they knew his past. Although, when he thought about it, it did make sense that they would know. After all, they were mythical beings who were quite powerful.

"As for you job," Santa continued, getting back to the topic at hand. "Krampus here has something in mind that I believe you will like much more than your current job. If you accept our offer, that is."

"So, Gavin Woodring, do you accept?" Krampus asked him, her voice becoming serious as she extended an open hand out towards him. Said hand was covered in dark brownish-black fur, with sharp black claws on her five fingers. Her arm appeared to be well-muscled and matched her hands in color as well.

"Well, um," Gavin stammered, before sighing. "Can you give me a minute?"

"Certainly," Krampus replied.

"Thank you," he said, before he turned around and started to think. 'Holy shit! This is happening?!' He thought to himself with wide eyes. 'They want me to come live at the North Pole with them! Cool!...But, do I want to go?' He then hummed as he thought over the question. Did he want to go live with them? Did he?

After a couple minutes of thinking, he turned around, and grabbed her hand, before gently shaking it. "I accept," He said with a smile, before letting go of her hand.

"Wonderful!" Santa replied with a warm smile, before she opened her bag and pulled out a small box that was Christmas red with gold snowflakes on the sides. "I'll go ahead and pack your things."

"Huh?" Gavin said with confusion, before she opened the box. When she did so, multiple gusts of sparkling wind flew out and into every nook and cranny in the house. "What in the world?" he continued as he saw his things get flown into the box, shrinking down as they entered.

Several seconds later, the box shut, and he now found himself in an empty living room. "What the heck was that?!" He said, while Santa chuckled.

"Oh, I just packed all your things for you," She replied as she picked up the box and put it back in her bag.

"With what?!"

"Magic," She replied, making him groan and rub his forehead.

"Ugh, why do I get the feeling that's going to be the answer for a lot of things?" he said, while Krampus chuckled.

"Oh, you'll get used to it," Krampus said before turning to Santa. "So, ready to go?"

"Yep! All ready!" She replied as she grabbed her bag.

"Good," Krampus said as she turned back to Gavin, before she held out a hand. "Now then, let's go."

"Um, ooookay," Gavin said as he grabbed her hand, before he was pulled up against her body, much to his surprise. Her body felt very warm and soft, and he also felt two very large orbs pressing on either side of his head, making him blush a bit as his back was pressed against her. Krampus then took a few steps, before she leaped up.

They went up and up and up, until they were outside, the cold December air hitting his pajama-clad body as she landed on the roof.

"C-C-Cold!" Gavin stammered as he started to shiver, a light breeze blowing snow past him and onto him.

"Rats! I knew I forgot something!" Santa replied as she floated out of the chimney, which then shrunk back to its normal size. "Quick! Get him in the sleigh!"

Krampus nodded, before she turned around, revealing a well-lit sleigh sitting on the roof, with nine regular reindeer hitched up to it. The sleight was Christmas red in color, with gold lining the edges of it and the runners it sat on. The reindeer harness' had the same gold and red color scheme on them, as well as nametags to help tell them apart, even for the one reindeer at the front that had a glowing red nose.

She walked over to the sleigh with him and stepped into it, letting him see the interior. The one seat in the sleigh stretched across the sleigh, and was covered in a very thick red cushion. The floor was painted black, and a few dials and a radar sat on the dashboard, while in the very back was a large black bag.

Krampus then picked him up and set him down in the middle of the seat, before she reached into the back and pulled out a large thick red and gold blanket.

"Thanks," He replied as she put the blanket all over him, before she sat down next to him on his right, while Santa put her bag in the back and then sat on his left. She then pulled the blanket over her lap as well, before she spoke.

"Warm enough?" She asked him, prompting him to nod. "Good. Thirsty?"

"A little," He replied, his throat a little dry.

"Krampus, could you get him some hot cocoa?" Santa asked her friend, who nodded in response. "Thank you." Santa then grabbed the reins, and gently whipped them as she said, "Come on girls. Let's dash away home!"

Upon hearing that, the reindeer started to move, and soon ran off the edge of the roof and into the air, pulling the sleigh behind them.

Gavin stared at the moving landscape with shock and awe. 'This is amazing!' He thought, before he noticed Krampus reach out and push a small green button on the dash, causing a panel to slide open and reveal a cocoa machine. She then pressed a blue button on the base of it, and it started to run, slowly filling up a small green mug with hot cocoa.

After about ten seconds had passed, it finished, and deposited a couple marshmallows in it, before the mug was extended forward via a robotic arm.

"Thanks Krampus," he said to her as she handed him the cup, while the robotic arm and machine slid back into the dashboard, with the panel sliding over it once more. He then took a sip of the cocoa, and hummed. "This is really good!"

"Yes, it is!" Santa replied in agreement, before she reached down towards the dash. "Now, you might want to hold on to something. This is going to get a little fast."

"Hold on to what?" He said with confusion as she pushed a yellow button, before he suddenly felt the sleigh shoot forward at an incredibly high speed. "Holy crap!" he exclaimed with shock, before he tried to grab onto anything nearby. He then felt his hand grab onto Krampus' other hand, and he gripped it tightly as the sleight went faster and faster, till he was pulled out of his seat and into the air, the only thing keeping him in place being Krampus' hand.

"Just hold on! We're almost there!" Krampus called out as she held him by the hand tightly, looking at Santa, who had a worried look on her face, having seen Gavin fly out of his seat.

After a few more harrowing minutes passed, Santa pressed the button again, and the sleigh started to slow down. Soon, the sleigh had slowed down enough that Gavin landed on top of the two bags in the back with an "Oof!" narrowly avoiding spilling his cocoa.

"What the heck was that?!" he said as he pushed himself off the bags.

"'Santa Speed,'" Santa replied as he crawled over the back of the seat and sat down, before taking a sip of his cocoa, finding that it was still hot. "It's how we visit all the houses in one night, and why I wanted you to hold on to something. We don't have foot clamps in the middle of the sleigh."

"'Foot clamps?'" he repeated with confusion.

"It's how me and Nicole stay in place when we go at Santa Speed," Krampus explained as she pointed at a pair of metal boot-shaped clamps wrapped around Santa's boots that were slowly receding from them.

"I see," He said as he took another sip of cocoa, before he looked up ahead and gasped. "What's that?!" He said as he pointed ahead, making them smile.

"Gavin Woodring, welcome to the North Pole," Santa said with a smile as they flew towards the large island covered in pine trees and snow.

As they reached the island and started to pass over it, with them being almost low enough to touch the treetops, he looked at everything with amazement. The forest was massive, with a few frozen lakes scattered throughout it.

"Wow," He said, having never seen a forest like this one before. Then, they reached a large clearing, and his eyes widened even more with surprise.

There, sitting in the massive clearing, was a large village. The buildings looked somewhat small, and were made of light gray brick and shingles, with snow-covered dirt paths connecting them to each other. And walking along these paths were small beings, which he guessed were elves.

After looking at the village for several seconds, he then turned to see where they were heading, and his eyes widened even more. Ahead of them was a massive castle that was built of gray brick and shingles and had several windows on it. A large stable sat near it, with a long runway next to it.

"Is that where you live?" He asked them, causing them to nod.

"Yep! That's home sweet home!" Krampus replied as the reindeer started to descend as they approached the runway, which had many of the small beings alongside it.

"Wow!" he said as he stared at the castle, while the reindeer continued to go lower and lower and lower, until they eventually touched down on the runway and slowly came to a stop.

As they did so, Gavin got a good look at the small beings waiting for them, and arched an eyebrow in surprise. 'Are these the elves?' He thought with surprise. 'I don't know what I was expecting, but this wasn't it!'

The elves were anthro Arctic Foxes, and all present appeared to be female, as they all had rather large chests and butts. The tallest one stood 4 feet tall, and the shortest was 2 feet tall, with all having long white fur and large fluffy tails. They were all wearing red and green dresses that hugged their curvy figures and small red, gold, and green hats that had small bronze bells at the ends of them.

As the sleigh came to a stop, all the elves started to talk at once, which prompted Santa to whistle to quite them down. "Alright! Merry Christmas everyone!" She said to the foxes, who all yelled back "Merry Christmas Santa!" happily. "Now, our guest is here, so please be on your best behavior," She continued, making many of the foxes gasp, their tails wagging excitedly. "Good. So, who wants to get him a change of clothes?"

As soon as she said that there was an explosion of "Me!" from the foxes, who were all jumping while waving their hands around, wanting to be picked.

"Now, I can only choose one of you," Santa said as she looked around at the various foxes, before she pointed at one. "You there. Maria. You can get him the clothes."

"Yes!" A young female voice cried out amidst the multiple disappointed "Aw!"'s, before one particularly chubby and short fox hurried off towards the castle, looking somewhat like a colorful marshmallow.

"Now then, is his room all set up?" Santa asked them, causing them all to nod. "Good, then I need someone to bring his things," She continued as she pulled out the box from earlier, prompting the foxes to start yelling once more.

"Why are they so excited?" He whispered to Krampus with a confused look as he watched Santa look over at the crowd of about fifty foxes.

"It's because we've never had someone move in before," She replied, making him nod in understanding. 'And cause you're the first male here,' She thought to herself with a small smile.

"Alright, you two! Sunny and Sofia!" Santa said after several seconds, pointing at two Arctic foxes who had some blue on their dresses in addition to the red and green. Said foxes were rather tall, standing nearly 4 feet tall, and were very curvy. "You can unpack his things."

"Yes!" The two foxes cried happily as they pushed their way forward through the crowd of disappointed foxes. When they reached Santa, she handed them the box.

"Now then, do not damage anything," She said to the girls firmly. "I and Gavin here would be most displeased."

"We won't boss!" One fox said with a nod, before the two turned and made their way through the crowd.

"Good, now then," Santa said as she turned her attention back to Gavin and Krampus. "Who's hungry?"

"I am a little," Gavin replied, before his stomach growled loudly with hunger, making him blush with embarrassment. "Okay, a lot."

"Good to hear!" Santa said before she got off the sleigh, making the foxes step back and form an open pathway that separated the foxes. "Then let's go inside and eat!"

"Alright," Gavin replied as he got up, before shivering as the cold air cut through his pajamas. He then grabbed the blanket and wrapped it tightly around him, before he stepped forward to the edge of the sleigh, and stepped down into the snow. "Oh my! So cold!" He cried as he started hopping from side to side, his bare feet on the snow. "So cold!" Then, he felt and saw Krampus' arm wrap around him and lift him up, before her other hand wrapped more of the blanket around his feet, prompting him to clamp his feet together to keep it in place.

"Better?" Krampus asked him as she held him up and started walking past the foxes, some of them staring at Krampus and Gavin, while others were taking care of the sleight and reindeer.

"Yes," He replied with a nod as she carried him over to the castle, which had a large wooden door in the side of it that Santa was opening.

When they reached the door and stepped inside, warm air rushed over him, and he sighed with relief, before he was set down by Krampus on the red and green soft carpet on the floor. "Thanks Krampus," He said to the female being.

"It's no trouble," She replied, before she lowered her hood, revealing her head. It resembled a goats and was covered in short dark gray fur. Her lips were smooth, slightly plump, and black as the night. A pair of thick black horns sat in the back of her head, with small bumps on them as they gradually ended in sharp points. Her ears were rather long, hanging down to her shoulders, and were mostly black in color, with a little gray fur at the base. Her eyes were bright blood red, and had tear drop-shaped black marks around them, with a black diamond patch between her horns and on her forehead. "Now come on. I'll show you to the dining room," She continued as she put a hand against his back and guided him along the hallway, revealing she had very sharp white teeth in her mouth.

"Um, thanks," he said as they walked. 'Wow, she's pretty. Intimidating, but pretty,' he thought to himself as they went down the hallway, which had multiple doors on it, Santa having already slipped through one. As they walked, his stomach started to growl, before hers did as well, sounding very hungry.

"Heh, sounds like we're both pretty hungry," He said with a smile as they rounded a corner and headed towards a large door that was red in color.

"Yeah, scaring all those naughty kids last night does make me pretty hungry," Krampus replied as they reached the door and she pushed it open, before they stepped through it and into the dining room.

The dining room was rather large, with a few doorways on its walls. A couple large brown China cabinets sat against the walls, filled with beautiful China and other glassware. In the middle sat a large round table that was carved with reindeer, foxes, and snowflakes, while three large red, comfy chairs sat around it, one a bit bigger than the rest. Above the table hung a beautiful gold chandelier that slowly spun around, with reindeer and snowflakes on it. The floor was covered in red and green carpet with gold swirls in it that matched the wallpaper and ceiling.

"Wow, it's beautiful," He said as he stared at the room.

"Yeah, it is, I guess," Krampus replied with a shrug as they headed over to the table and sat down, with her sitting in the largest chair. After seeing the same room for so long, it was rather hard for her to be amazed by its beauty.

As soon as they had sat down, the doors behind them opened, and a few foxes stepped out wearing white aprons, greens shorts that hugged their large asses, and red tops that showed off some cleavage. They were holding large trays that had several covered dishes on them, as well as a couple with a coffee pot and a jug of orange juice and milk.

"Breakfast is served," One fox said as they walked over to the large table and set the dishes and drinks on it, before pulling off the covers, revealing plates piled high with waffles, pancakes, eggs, and bacon, as well as some bowls of strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries. "Enjoy!" She said as she looked at Gavin and winked, before she and the other foxes bowed and left, each one swaying their asses side to side as they left.

'Huh, why'd she wink at me?' Gavin thought with confusion and a slight blush, before his stomach growled again with hunger, while Krampus started eating, grabbing some pancakes and putting them on her gold, red, and black plate along with some bacon. 'Eh, I'm sure it was nothing,' He thought as he started to grab some waffles and eggs, as well as some blackberries and bacon, before he poured himself some milk.

He then took a bite of the waffles, and hummed happily. 'Wow! These are so good!' he thought as he swallowed the bite he had and took another. 'So much better than mine!'

As they ate, Santa walked in through another door, and smiled. "So, how's the food Gavin?" She asked him, prompting him to swallow another bit of food.

"It's really good!" He said with a smile. "My complements to the chef! And the milk! It's sooo sweet!" He continued, making Krampus stiffen, before she took a sniff of the milk as he continued, and her eyes widened with realization. "I love it! What kind of cows do you have?"

"Oh, special ones," Santa replied with a smile as she walked over and sat down.

"Oh they're special all right," he said with a nod as he took another sip, loving the sweet taste. "They're probably my favorite cows now."

"I'll let them know that," Santa replied before she started dishing herself some food. "Now then, enough talk. Time to eat!" She said before she started quickly devouring her food, while Gavin and Krampus resumed eating.

Fifteen minutes later…

"Man I'm stuffed," Gavin said as he sat back in the chair, rubbing his full stomach. He then looked over, and saw that Krampus was still eating, while Santa had sat back as well, still nibbling on a strawberry. "How hungry is she?" He said to Santa as he watched her eat and eat and eat.

"Very," Santa replied as Krampus ate. "This is typical for her," She continued.

"Huh, okay," He replied, a bit surprised at that. "I guess I'll keep that in mind if I ever decide to cook for you guys."

"Oh? And what would you cook us?" Santa asked him with curiosity.

"Heh, you'll just have to wait and see Santa," He replied.

"Oh please, call me Nicole," Santa said to him with a smile. "Now then, you must be a bit tired," She continued, before he yawned. "I'll show you to your room."

Gavin yawned again, and nodded with a smile before he got out of the chair, while she got out of hers. Then, she took his hand, and gently led him over to another doorway, before stepping through it with him.

He continued to yawn as they walked through a long hallway, his eyes drooping. He was feeling pretty tired after eating all that food and the excitement he'd been through.

After several minutes of walking, they reached a doorway that was green in color with red stars on it. "This is your room," She said as she opened the door and led him inside, revealing that it looked exactly like his bedroom back at his old house, except for the green wallpaper and red and gold carpet. "Everything is exactly how you like it."

"Wow *yawn* thanks Nicole," he said as he walked over to his bed and started to get in it, before spotting a small green package on his pillow. "What's that?"

"Why, your Christmas present of course!" Nicole replied with a smile.

"Oh," he said as he slowly pulled off the paper, before smiling happily. Underneath the wrapping paper was a small plushie of Krampus wearing her hoodie, a frown on her face. "Thank you Nicole."

"You're welcome Gavin," She said as she headed towards the door and shut off the light, before she stepped out. "And Merry Christmas."

"Merry Christmas Nicole," he said as he got into bed and pulled up the covers, hugging the plushie as he closed his eyes.

And right after she had even fully shut the door, he was fast asleep, a smile on his face

This was indeed a merry Christmas.

Well, this was fun!

The next chapter will be coming soon!

Now yes, I did say earlier that Santa was a woman. I never specified that she was a human woman though.

PuzzleMaster1998 signing off!