Chapter 4
Santa's Cat Helpers
It was a cold, winter night on the eve of Christmas. The children were enjoying their dinner with their family, but one thing that's most exciting for them today is the arrival of that good, old, jolly Saint Nick. However, he wasn't the one who's coming, but two of his little helpers will come tonight.
"Mmmmm, I love lasagnas," Lasagnyan enjoyed her Christmas dinner. She was eating lasagnas, her favorite food. "This lasagna is the best one I ever hard this year!"
"Why, thank you, Miss Lasagnyan. I learned to cook this Christmas theme lasagna from watching a video on MeTube," Yuray said as she was cleaning some dishes.
With a good hear, a mail letter came into the mailbox.
"Oh! It looks like a mail arrives. I will get it, but I wonder why this late," Yuray commented as she floated to the front door.
"Miss Lasagnyan, this letter is for you," she said as she handed the letter to the cat Yokai.
"For me, Y'all? I wonder what in tarnation is this time? Probably some coupon again," she remarked as she opened the envelope and began reading the letter. "HOLY COW! This isn't a normal letter you get on any days!"
Meanwhile, at Keita's residence, Jibanyan was sleeping warmly in the kotatsu table, relaxing with his bottom half and feet inside.
"Aaahh, this is the life," he sighed, relaxed. His human friend, Keita Amano and his Yokai butler, Whisper were also inside the kotatsu table, warming their feet
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
"Hey Whisper…Could you go and see who it is at the door?" Keita asked.
"Why do I have to do it? Can Jibanyan do it instead?" Whisper mumbled.
"Me, nya? Why would I have to do it?" Jibanyan said.
Suddenly, the door burst opened, scaring the trio to almost death.
"HEY TOMATO BUM! WAKE UP! WE HAVE A JOB TO DO TONIGHT!" Lasagnyan yelled very loudly.
About 5 minutes later, Jibanyan and Lasagnyan were outside at the local park.
"What?! You're saying that you and I are partnered for Santa Claus this year!" Jibanyan exclaimed.
"That's what I said, Tomato Bum. The Saint Nick himself chose us to be his Yokai helpers for this year's Christmas, and we got a lot of ground to cover," Lasagnyan said. "Here is your bag of gifts."
She gave Jibanyan the largest bag, even larger than her.
"What?! Why do I have to carry the bigger bag?! You have much smaller bag than mine!" Jibanyan complained.
"I already delivered some on my way to your home, you lazy fool! Now, pick up the pace and let's get going!" She scolded.
Jibanyan and Lasagnyan began their work, but they continued to bicker and argue each other.
"Tomato Bum, that blue present is for the boy's next door!" Lasagnyan grumbled.
"No, it's not! It's for the girl in this house!" He argued.
"Lasagnyan, this isn't the right present for the kid who lives in this house! This is for another kid!" Jibanyan stated.
"No way, you're wrong, Y'all! That is the right one!" Lasagnyan complaiuned.
They continued to bicker over the night. Then, they arrived at the last place to deliver the gift.
"OK, so this is the last place to give the gift to," Lasagnyan said.
"Good! Because I am tired, cold, and hungry and I want leave so I don't have to work with you!" Jibanyan stated.
"Just get moving, Tomato Bum!" Lasagnyan ordered.
"Nyeah, nyeah, nyeah," Jibanyan said, rolling his eyes. "And my name is Tomato Bum!"
They climbed up the roof. The only way they could get into the big mansion was the chimney. The roof was snowy and slippery. As they walked over the rooftop, the noises they make caught an attention of a young girl, who was just going to sleep.
"Santa?" She whispered.
Jibanyan and Lasagnyan went down the chimney as quietly as possible.
"Waaaahhh!" They crashed into the chimney fireplace, making clouds of dusts and smokes. Well, at least they were inside the mansion now.
"What do you think you're doing, Tomato Bum?! Trying to wake up the entire house!" Lasagnyan scolded.
"Just get the gift, and leave it under the tree," Jibanyan growled.
They began putting the last gifts under the tree.
The little girl who woke up just a moment ago watched the two cat Yokai helping to get the gifts out and putting them under the big Christmas tree.
"Hello," she greeted softly.
The voice spook the two Yokai cat and made them swallow their breath. They slowly turned around to see the young girl in her pajama standing right in front of them.
"Who are you guys? You don't look like Santa," she said.
"Nya! This girl…" Jibanyan whispered to Lasagnyan. "She could see us!"
"I know that, Tomato Bum! I think it's best to just play along!" Lasagnyan said.
"Umm, hi, Little Girl! My name is Jibanyan, and this is my friend, Lasagnyan," Jibanyan greeted calmly.
"That's right, Y'All. What is your name, Little Girl?" Lasagnyan asked.
"My name is Nanda," she introduced.
"Nanda, huh? Well, that's a cute name for little young lady like you," Lasagnyan commented. "We're here helping with the Christmas present for you and your family."
"My family? Oh I don't have a family," Nanda answered.
"Huh? You don't?" Jibanyan looked confused.
"But aren't this your house, Nanda?" Lasagnyan asked.
"No, it isn't," she said. "This is an orphanage. It used to belong to some rich guy, but he made it into an orphanage house for orphans, like me. I've been here for a long, long time since I was a baby."
Jibanyan and Lasagnyan were surprised and felt bad for Nanda. They thought Nanda was a simple rich girl who lives at this huge mansion, but it was really an orphanage house and she is an orphan.
"Nya!" Jibanyan remembered about the present. "Then, here you go, Nanda. This is your present from Santa Claus and he wants you to have this."
"Oh, thank you!" Nanda said joyfully. "I will put it under the tree. I don't want to open it now because I want to open it with my friends."
"Thank you, Nanda and we wish you and your friends a Merry Christmas," Lasagnyan said warmly.
After they put all the presents under the tree, the two cat Yokai said goodbye to Nanda and told her to keep this as a secret. Jibanyan and Lasagnyan decided that they must do one thing before the dawn. They went back to all the other houses they visited and corrected their job, and they did it with teamwork this time.
"Is this the right present?" Jibanyan asked.
"Yup. That's right," Lasagnyan answered.
It took them almost the entire night, but they did. They watched the Christmas dawn together as the sun rises. Jibanyan and Lasagnyan were very happy and they hoped that the children of the town, including Nanda and her friends at the orphanage were enjoying in opening their presents right now.
They learned that though they may disagree sometimes, it was best to work together.
Ho, ho, ho!
A new (delayed) update for Yo-Kai Watch Christmas Special is finally here and I hope you all enjoyed your Christmas Day with family and friends.
This chapters star our two cat Yokai duo, Jibanyan and Lasagnyan, learning the meaning of teamwork. I decided that this story is extended to New Year's Eve and next chapter will be about another winter holiday that actually started right after Christmas Day and will end on New Year's Day.
See you all soon!