Dan and the Neko's

A Neko Christmas

~~~Dan and the neko's and Santa Paws.

Dan was relaxing in what had become his couch. His former chair was now Tigger's since he was the Alpha cat of the pack. The couch he was relaxing in was comfortable and well used. The leather showed the age though it was well maintained. Chances were good it would be reskinned in the near future. As he was relaxing several of his kits and pups came over and settled down with him.

"Daddy will you tell us about Santa Paws?" She snuggled close to him and gave him an entreating look.

He had to smile, "What to say? Hmm... Well as some of the stories say he delivers presents to the good wolfies and kitties. Me? For some reason I keep getting bags of coal. I try to be good but apparently not good enough for them. Santa Paws is actually a team. He's a wolf and his mate is a cat."

Nang laughed at him at the mention of coal, "Dan even if you had a perfect year I think your track record would still get you coal." It'd been several years since they came back, and she'd learned about the various holidays human's had. They'd added a few from the Neko's home world for good measure. Most Were didn't celebrate Christmas since they didn't believe in God. They had their Goddess and knew she existed so why believe in some God who was never seen? They did appreciate the exchange of gifts.

Oreo snorted at him also, "Dan, I've seen you at your best which isn't saying all that much. For some reason you just exude trouble. I have a feeling you keep getting the coal since you cause Santa Paws headaches. If not him, his mate." When he grumbled at her she returned a hiss.

"If I'm going to be picked on I might lock the door to the suite this evening before anyone goes to bed. Let you find somewhere else to sleep." He had to admit there was a great deal of truth to what she said. If he had a guardian wolf the poor bugger would be run ragged. Chances were he'd be replaced on an annual basis due to mental issues.

"Tell us a story! Santa Paws story!!!" The kids started chanting at Dan.

"Okay, well, as you know, Santa Paws is to the Were community as Santa Claus is to the humans. They actually live and work together. Mind you the reindeer don't have anything to do with the wolves. For some reason they seem to think they might be on the next meal menu. Oh, in case you didn't know the reindeer are were-creatures as well. None of the wolves would eat one but it's the predator/prey aspect."

He had to stop as a number of the kids laughed at his joke. They knew the story but loved listening to it, "More, more!!!"

"Okay settle down pups and kittens. I can't tell the story if you keep talking." He couldn't help but laugh at them before he took a sip of coco, "Santa Paws' sled is pulled by part of his pack. Normally wolves would be offended by even the faintest suggestion of being used to pull a sled. For this they get a great deal of amusement and enjoyment out of it. In some stories they are all white, but I've seen them. Most of them are a variety of colors. I do feel sorry for the one wolf with a red nose. Call it Christmas magic since it's one night a year but still, can you imagine a wolf with a red glowing nose?"

Tigger settled down next to Oreo and snickered, "Silly wolves. Glowing red noses? Definitely odd." He gave her a good kiss and rubbed her round stomach. This time she was pregnant with his kittens and was going to be delivering soon. They'd decided to wait several years before trying to get pregnant and he couldn't wait.

Oreo decided to curl up on the couch and rest her head in Tigger's lap. She knew this close to delivery she was going to be resting a great deal. It had been much the same with Dan's pups. If she fell asleep she'd deal with it. For now, she was going to relax with her mates and enjoy the time with them.