Color - Monster Christmas

I am not a white dove. In fact, I am the black sheep of the family and I had become used to being irresponsible without suffering consequences. Financially, professionally or in love, I always ended up ruining it due to my immaturity.

However, this particularly hard year for everyone had made karma finally catch up with me. I lost my job, had to move to a much smaller apartment and my two years long relationship with my girlfriend ended, because of my irresponsibility.

To make it worse, today is December 24 and I was alone, without friends or family, so I went to drink alone in a bar to scare away the problems in my mind and that brings me to where I find myself now as I am walking back home.

"You reap what you sow," I said to myself, and as I lingered on this a tear ran down my cheek. I think I have reached my limit.

I walked down a side street in the residential neighborhood I found myself in. I could see that in some houses there was still light, although most had already turned them off. I assumed it must be around 3:00am at least.

Suddenly, I heard tinkling bells. I froze, was it Santa Claus? I know this thought sounds very unreal to an adult, but the grief and the drinks were definitely clouding my perception a bit.

I approached the backyard from where the tinkling came from and I saw an image that made my hair stand on end. About one house ahead, through the fence, a kind of female demon appeared. Large horns protruded from its head, her four arms ended in sharp claws, hooves on her legs, a tail and long black hair. Only one thing came to mind.

"K-Krampus," I said terrified, and apparently louder than I had intended. The demon looked at me as she stuck her long flexible tongue out from between her sharp teeth. I just fainted straight away.

I am not aware of how long I was out, I only remember that I felt a firm but soft hand patting my face as I was coming to.

"Hey, are you okay? Please wake up,” I heard a female voice next to me.

I opened my eyes and I could see that next to me was the Krampus that I had seen before. Now that I was next to her, I could see that despite her demonic features she was quite sensual and cute in a way.

"Oh please don't take me." I begged, "I've been a lousy person, but I've already set out to change."

"Hey wait... do you really think I'm the Krampus?" The girl said with some disbelief.

"A-aren't you?" I asked foolishly.

"Hahahahaha, I'm not a real Krampus, I don't even know if that exists…" said the girl with a laugh, "My name is Cassandra and I'm a mutant who had the bad luck to look like a monster and who only gets a job on Halloween and Christmas…" she sighed.

"What? Work?”, I asked dumbfounded.

"Yes, you wouldn't believe how many parents like the idea of having ​​a Krampus to scare some wayward child," she said as she helped me up. "The rest of the year it is much more difficult to find something, especially in a city that you don’t know well and without family..."

"So, is your whole appearance just makeup?" I asked, by now completely recovered from the shock, in fact, even the drunkenness had passed a bit.

"Well no, unfortunately what you see is 99% mine," she said as she helped me shake off the snow. "Or do you think I can do this with makeup?” she said gesturing with her lower hands. “The only redeemable thing about my mutant form is the thermal resistance, which allows me to walk in a bikini in winter…"

She stood next to me. Looking at her up close I noticed she had a cute face. She looked at me and apologized.

"I'm sorry I scared you. My appearance is quite monstrous…"

"Hey, stop saying that," I said, "You have unusual features sure, but you're quite pretty."

"You really think so?" she asked me incredulously.

"Children and drunkards always tell the truth!" I said and we both laughed heartily. Then she took a card out of her bag and handed it to me.

"In case you ever need a monster girl to scare someone... or maybe have a coffee or... something else," she said in a naturally flirtatious way.

"How about now?" I asked seriously. She looked at me strangely. "I just want to know if you would join me for a while, I don't like spending Christmas alone."

"Well... I don’t want to be alone either," she said looking at the ground. Suddenly, she looked up and smiling she took my arm tightly. "Come on, you decide where to go…"

For some reason, every second that passed she looked more beautiful to me. We started our way, chatting and laughing.

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I woke up with the sunlight coming through the curtains and hitting my face. I had a deep headache from the hangover produced by the activities of the previous night. At that moment, it was hard for me to distinguish what had happened and what I had dreamed. Suddenly, a strange realization came to my mind. I did not recognize this ceiling, nor the walls, nor the furniture. This was not my room!

I sat up heavily and realized that, furthermore, under the bedspread I was naked, and next to me was the sensual monster girl from last night, sleeping and completely naked, in the most sensual and wild sight that I could visualize. She woke up slowly and stretched gracefully as she gave me a big smile with her sharp teeth.

“I see you woke up honey,” she said as she came over and gave me a kiss, “Hey, last night you really did well... and let me tell you that I had never before done the things I did with you yesterday, seriously, no joke… I liked that you accompanied me home and honestly, I have also liked you since I saw you.”

"Wow... T-That’s amazing then!" I said foolishly, as I internally cursed myself for not remembering anything. "Hey... and do you think… we can repeat it tonight? I mean, for science."

"I don't know if it can wait until night," she said as she licked her lips with that flexible tongue and put on her Christmas hat, "This Krampus knows you're a very bad boy and she's going to punish you."

This is going to be the first of many amazing Christmases.