Now on to the next chapter. Disclaimer's on the first chapter.

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Chapter II: Mistletoe

It was Christmas Eve morning. Well, early morning. Forte is contemplating about why Koi thought that it was an honor to be his operator. Forte was happy to know that he was thought about as "rad". Then, a few hours past and the sun barely broke out. The snow clouds still existed and so did the snow on the ground. Koi groaned and got up. He yawned and said "Morning, Forte." "Good morning, Koi." Forte replied. "You have received an e-mail." "I have?" Koi asked. "Who's it from?" "A girl named Kurisutaru." Forte answered. Koi blushed. "Uh, what does it, uh, say?" "It says 'Koi, meet me at the tree where we hung out when we were younger tonight at 8:00 PM.'" Forte read. Koi blushed really hard. "Uh, I guess I'll go there." Koi said nervously. "I would suggest you do." Forte answered. "Let's go, I'll introduce you to my folks." Koi went downstairs and introduced Forte to his parents. His mom was too busy with the house since one of her brothers was coming. His father on the other hand, had some conversations with Forte. He was very interested in him. But, Koi's father, in the end of the conversation, said "Do not let your cousin see him. He'll arrest you on the spot!" "C'mon, don't you think your over-exaggerating?" asked Koi. "No! He'll think that you're involved with crime or something like that!" Mr. Kunsanagi exclaimed. "Hmmm… Knowing him, he might do that." Koi said. "Okay, I'll hide him." "Why is his cousin so paranoid about… oh." Forte said, remembering the havoc he caused. "I think it would be best if I did disappear for that time being." "Good idea." Koi said. "Oh, yeah, dad, I gotta split for a while at eight." "Why?" Mr. Kusanagi asked curiously. "Oh, uh, nothing. I'm just going for a walk." "Oh, okay, Koi."

About three hours later, the doorbell rang. Mr. Kusanagi opened the door and saw her brother and his son. "Oh. Hello, Shuuseki." Mr. Kusanagi said flatly. He couldn't stand this brother-in-law. Hell, he utterly despised him. He thought of him as the worst human being on the planet. Why? How he raised his son. His son, Enzan, was extremely fearful of his father. He'd do anything to impress him. He'd even felt honored if his father let him sit at the same table at dinner. "Hey, Enzan." Koi said nervously to his younger cousin. "Hmph." That's all Enzan said. Koi then stared angrily at Enzan's father. He, too, disliked his uncle. "Hello, Shuu-kun!" Mrs. Kusanagi said happily, while trying to hug her brother. "Don't touch me." Shuuseki said angrily. "Or my son." "Now, isn't that a wee bit too cold?" asked Mr. Kusanagi. "No." Enzan's dad said simply. Mr. Kusanagi was fuming after he heard that. Mrs. Kusanagi, Enzan, and Koi decided to butt out of the

argument. It was going to be a long Christmas Eve.

It was quiet after dinner. It was nothing but staring at each other. Well, actually, it was only Mr. Kusanagi and Enzan's dad. Enzan was thinking about why he didn't go to Netto's party. He wasn't that much of a friend to Netto Hikari, but they were okay with each other, especially when it came to protecting the net. Koi was watching the clock. It was 7:45 and he knew he had to run to see Crystal. "I gotta go. I'll see ya later." Koi said running out the door. "I'll be right back." Enzan said, following Koi. Koi started to run. "Why are running?" asked Enzan. "No reason, dude." Koi said. "You're lying." Enzan said. "Listen, man, where I am going to extremely private and you have no right to tell me otherwise." Koi said, slightly pissed off. Enzan grabbed his arm, causing Koi to drop his PET, revealing his new Navi, the one and only, Forte. "Oh, my God." Enzan said in shock. "What?" Koi asked. "You're under arrest, Koi." Enzan said seriously. "For what?!" Koi shouted. "For holding this illegal weapon!" Enzan said. "I know what I did was wrong, I was being used! Ask Netto Hikari! He'll tell you!" Forte protested. "Fine." Enzan said. He picked up his PET and called Netto.

Netto and Meiru were blushing, right under the mistletoe. They pulled to each other, slowly. Then, they kissed. It wasn't a simple peck on the check. It was a long kiss that felt like the greatest moment of their lives. They never wanted it to end. Then, they pulled away from each and then, they said "Merry Christmas" to each other. Then, his PET rang. "Ugh, perfect timing." Netto said, slightly pissed off. "Hello?" "Netto, this is Enzan. I need some help for an arrest." "What?! You have got to be kidding me!" "No, I am not. This is extremely important. It's to prove an innocence of the one I have in custody." "All right! But, let me tell you this!" Netto said, sounding really pissed off. "You SO owe me!" Enzan then sighed and said "Fine. Blues will give you the address and-" "HURRY UP!! I'M LATE!!!" Koi screamed, interrupting Enzan. Enzan then hung up and sent an e-mail to Netto and it contained the directions to where they were. Netto kissed Meiru on the cheek, and said "I'll be right back." He then ran out of his house to find Enzan.

"Alright, you better have a good reason for bringing me here." Netto said sounding annoyed. "You might say that." Forte said out of nowhere. "Is that who I think it is?" RockMan said nervously. "Yes. It is I, Forte." "WHAT?!!" Netto screamed in panic. "BUT PROTO DELETED YOU!!!" "I was lucky enough to escape, twice." "This is Netto Hikari. What an honor!" Koi said in awe. Enzan and Blues stared at him like he was insane. "And his brother RockMan!" "Uh, how did you know that?" RockMan asked curiously. "My parents work at the SciLab with your dad." Koi answered. "You know, technically, I'm not really his son. I'm a Navi." "Well, you are my brother." Netto interjected. "Can we just get on with this?" Blues said impatiently. Then, Forte spoke and explained the entire thing, including how Proto may still be at large. Netto, Enzan, and their Navis were shocked. They couldn't believe it. Especially Koi, when he heard about Slit. He was incoherent for at least one minute. After about twenty minutes of hearing Forte's and Koi's plea, they drew to a conclusion. "Everyone deserves a second chance. So, I guess we'll let you go." Netto said. "And don't start havoc or I'll arrest the both of you on the spot." Enzan said sounding very serious. "Thanks. Right now, I'm REALLY late, so I got to split. Later!" Koi said before he ran like hell, leaving Netto and Enzan in the dust.

It started to snow. By the tree where Koi and Kuri-chan hung out when they were kids. Kuri-chan was right under there, sitting under the tree, practically curling into a ball. She was crying because it was almost 8:30 and Koi still hadn't shown. "Kuri-chan, why do you continue to wait?" her Navi asked her. "Because I know he'll be here. I know it." "KURI-CHAN!! I'M HERE!!" Koi yelled in the distant. "Koi?" "Yeah, it's me!" Koi then ran to Kurisutaru. "I'm so sorry I'm late, something came up." "It's alright, as long as you're here." Kuri-chan and Koi put their PETs down right next to each other's. Kuri-chan then took Koi's hand and brought him under a branch. "Look up." Kuri-chan said, showing mistletoe above them. Koi blushed and Kuritusatu kissed him on the lips. Forte was in shock. "I will never understand human emotions." Then, Kuri-chan's Navi said "You still don't understand?" The voice was familiar. It was Serenade, the UnderQueen! "Serenade?!" Forte asked in shock. "It's been a while, Forte." "Yes, it has. Have you heard about Proto?" "Yes. I ran away and landed in Kuri-chan's PET." That's what happened to me!" "Have you changed your ways yet or do you still believe that humans should be destroyed?" "I've changed. Thanks to Koi." Koi and Crystal stopped kissing and stared in each other's eyes. "Merry Christmas, Koi-kun." Crystal said. "Merry Christmas, Kuri-chan." They stared into each other's eyes and kissed again. Forte and Serenade smiled and thought about how lucky they were to have these operators.

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Okay I hope you enjoyed this chapter as well as the first chapter. My next chapter is called "Dance Part 1." See ya laterz, dudes.