Sorry, this is just another really random one-shot that came into my mind. XD This will be the last happy chapter for a while, which is why I did it! XD And my internet is still being annoying! I never knew I could hate the internet so much until November! XP

Note: This story takes place after Season 3.

Disclaimer: I don't claim to own Monster Rancher or the characters. I'm just a huge fan. Tecmo owns everything. I just own the plot.

Moments We Share

L: Letters

"Hey, that cloud looks like a Dragon!"

"…what the heck are you talking about?"

"Look! That one! See how it looks like it has a long neck and wings?"

"It looks more like a Zuum."

"What? No! It's a Dragon!"

"No way! It's a Zuum!"

"Dragon!"

"Zuum!"

Genki chuckled softly to himself as he watched Hare and Tiger once again begin to argue about something completely irrelevant. The sky was beautiful and clear while the wind was gentle and soothing. It would have been a sin to stay indoors on such a lovely day, and so the group of rebels packed up some food and headed off to the outskirts of town to have a simple picnic. The young man felt his grin grow further as he looked down to catch the gaze of a young woman whose head was rested snugly in his lap. Unlike the rest of the rebels who only ate the picnic food, Holly had been up early preparing everything for their day out. Although a bit tired, she was still enjoying just relaxing in the fresh air and with being around the people she cared for the most.

"Holly, do you want anything to drink?" Genki asked the brunette.

"I'm okay, thank you. I'm just enjoying the moment," Holly replied with a tired smile as she looked up at Genki with sincere and gentle eyes.

"Hey guys! How about we go to the casino tonight?" Hare suddenly piped up with a large grin.

"Why would anyone here want to waste their money at a shady place like that?" Tiger scowled.

"Well, I just happened to be walking through town today and a fortune teller told me I'd have good luck!"

"So you're going to bet your money because of something a complete stranger told you?"

"Fortune tellers sometimes are real! We could strike it rich!"

"Or you could be wasting your money away. Are you crazy?"

"No! I have a gut feeling about this! Fortune tellers are right about tons of stuff," Hare replied with a glance over to the rest of the rebels as he crossed his furry arms over his chest. "I kind of like thinking that some people can just tell how fate will turn out. It's always interesting to see if they're right or not."

"I suppose. In my world, there were all kinds of fortune tellers like people who read palms and tarot cards. It's neat stuff, though I never tried it for myself," Genki said with a shrug of his shoulders. "What does this world do to see the future?"

"Well, in this world there are lots of ways soothsayers can see the future like telling fortunes using bones and even seeing a future prediction using the first letters of peoples' names," the rabbit monster spoke with a wryly smile.

"I've heard of the bones thing before, but using the letters of peoples' names? How does that work?" Genki asked with a raised eyebrow and a curious expression.

"Yeah, I've never heard of that either," Suezo spoke up with a skeptical glance.

"Really? Well, you and Holly did grow up in a secluded village so that doesn't surprise me," Hare replied while he readjusted his red scarf.

"Actually, I've heard of this form of future seeing myself," Tiger spoke up softly from his seat next to Mocchi.

"Really? Then what… is it…?" Golem asked up with curiosity; his years of living alone leaving him unused to city cultures.

"They say that if the first letter of your name matches up with someone else's, then you're more likely to fall in love and marry. It's just superstition," the wolf monster explained briefly. "This method isn't as poular as it once was."

"…Pfft! Hahaha!" Hare laughed suddenly while the other rebels looked at the rabbit monster in confusion.

"What's so funny?" Tiger growled.

"Hahaha! You and Techno Dragon!"

"…huh?"

"That letter myth! Techno Dragon and Tiger have the same first letter, so they're meant to fall in love! Hahaha! I always knew you had interesting taste!" Hare choked out while holding his stomach from laughter, his eyes closed tightly as he let out another series of laughs. "It does explain alot!"

"What? No way! You're a sicko!" Tiger shouted in horror at the implication.

"How about… Tiger… and Tama…?" Golem spoke up in a calm voice.

"I guess that one isn't so bad…" Tiger mumbled softly.

"Hey guys! What about Mocchi and Monol?" Suezo piped up before laughing hysterically.

"No, chi! No way!" Mocchi squeaked up as his face flushed red from embarrassment.

"Or Mocchi and Melcarba?" Hare chided in with a chuckle.

"Stop, chi!"

"Mocchi and Matthew!" Suezo choked out as he wiped a tear from his eye from laughter.

"…who the heck is that?" Tiger asked.

"Some old guy we met a long time ago."

"Ah, gotcha…"

"No, chi! You guys are wrong!" Mocchi wined.

"Man, we have some good ones for you, Mocchi. Like Mocchi and Moo!" Hare grinned wildly as he slapped Mocchi on his shelled back, causing the young monster to stumble forward and almost lose his balance. "You're one smooth little guy, aren't you? So what's your secret to getting so many lovers?"

"Gross, chi!"

"Come on, guys. Leave him alone," Genki spoke up, though no one seemed to listen to him; leaving Genki to sigh before giving Holly a look of uncertainty.

"Mocchi and Most?" Tiger suddenly chided in.

"I always knew there was a reason you wanted to hang out with him so much! It went beyond rivalry, huh?" Hare winked playfully while a laugh threatened to spill from his lips. "I can only imagine what you guys really did at those training sessions…"

"It's not like that, chi! We're just friends!"

"Oooh! What about Mocchi and Mum Mew? We finally got a female to pair you up with!" Suezo laughed gleefully while Mocchi's face flushed several shades of red, his eyes darting back and forth from desperation and embarrassment.

"Okay, enough of Mocchi. What about Suezo and Salamander?" Hare changed the topic at seeing Mocchi so uncomfortable.

"Ewww, gross!"

"Come on, guys. Let's talk about something else instead of this," Holly tried to reason, but the others had different plans.

"Or Suezo and Sandy?" Tiger chuckled.

"Suezo and Stone Dragon?"

"Suezo and Shogun the Mighty?"

"No, Shogun would only be after Holly…" Tiger stated with a roll of his eyes while Holly's cheeks flushed red.

"Ooooh! I have one I actually agree with!" Suezo stated with a look of triumph. "Sandra, the taxi driver! What a babe!"

"…lucky…" Hare muttered with a sigh.

"What about Genki and Gaboo?" Tiger spoke up with a humored chuckle.

"Ew, gross! I can't believe you're going along with this, Tiger!" Genki replied with a nauseated scowl and an embarressed glance at the wolf monster; his normally good companion suddenly bringing him into the awkward topic.

"What can I say? It beats looking at clouds with Hare."

"Oh! What about Genki and Gali?" Suezo snickered.

"Or Genki and Gray Wolf?" Hare chided in with a sly look while Tiger growled dangerously.

"You leave my little brother out of this!"

"Sorry, but its fate!"

"Yeah, come on guys. Let's finish up lunch and head back home," Holly sighed, knowing too well that her words weren't heard.

"Genki and Gooji! Hahaha!" Suezo laughed merrily.

"Genki and Ghost!"

"You're twisted, Hare!" Genki exclaimed with a growl, though Holly quickly took his hand in her's to calm him down a little. "Well, what about Hare and Henger?"

"Ooh, you want to play that game, huh? I just realized that everything that goes with Genki also goes with Golem, so in the end we can pair up Genki and Golem, too! Hahahaha!" Hare burst out laughing while Genki and Golem looked at one another with looks of horror before each of them took a step away from each other.

"Okay then! What about Hare and Hopper?"

"Genki and Garnish?"

"Hare and Horn!"

"…that's another one that Horn would probably only be after Holly," Tiger spoke up with a chuckle.

"Genki and Gobi!"

"What about Hare and Holly, chi?" Mocchi piped up with a giggle while Holly shifted with discomfort from being dragged into the odd competition. Hare, on the other hand, was feeling rather proud of the young monster's input as he let out a low chuckle.

"Ah, I guess that's one I won't argue back on," the rabbit monster spoke up with a grin and a playful glance at Genki while the young man couldn't help but smile back while feeling proud that the mention of his girlfriend's name was one that everyone respected and adored.

"Or what about Genki and Granity, chi?" Mocchi blurted out with a laugh, although he was the only one who thought it was funny. Everyone else felt the color drain from their faces at the young monster's pairing and they literally felt their muscles tighten and for their bodies to physically wince, for that pairing was the one everyone had been purposely avoiding. No matter how good of friends they were, everyone knew Holly still found herself inferior to the Pixie hybrid and she often found herself questioning Genki as to why he chose her instead. The subject was a touchy one, to say the least, and everyone felt their hearts shatter as hurt shone in Holly's eyes even though it was clear that she was trying to hide it. Before Hare could speak up to try and smooth things over, though, everyone felt their heads turn in Genki's direction as he cleared his throat.

"You know what, guys? I'm happy that Holly and I don't have the same first letter because that would get confusing. I'm happy with how the alphabet is and where each letter is because…" Genki trailed off before he put his arm around Holly's shoulder and pulled her closer with a grin plastered on his face. "… G and H are right next to each other, as they should be."

"… you really mean that?" Holly asked with a hopeful gaze.

"Of course!" Genki grinned as Holly took in his words and snuggled a little closer to him; a bashful yet happy smile every present on her lips.

"…gees, when did you become so romantic?" Hare asked in surprise while the other rebels were thinking the same thing.

"Oh, I picked up a few things while I was wooing Gali," Genki replied with a wryly grin as Holly giggled cheerfully at her boyfriend's joke; the awkwardness from before long forgotten.

"Yeah, well, that still doesn't explain fate," Hare replied.

"Ah, I'm actually happier not trying to fight fate and just going with the flow. Besides, I don't like leaving my fate up to people who may or may not really be able to see the future," Genki stated with a shrug of his shoulders before turning to the rest of the group. "Alright, gang. Let's pack up and head back home."

Later in the day, once the picnic was cleaned up and the rebels had all gone home, Hare had, indeed, decided to go test out the fortune teller's prophecy of him having good luck. When he arrived back at the his home with empty pockets, however, he realized that maybe Genki had been right. Maybe, leaving fate up to other peoples' predictions wasn't the best route to take and that maybe, fate wasn't something you could rig or could fight. Maybe things are better left as they are, no matter how hard or unfair it is...

...right?

Random! XD The ending of this chapter is also hinting a little at a future chapter. The whole future telling with letters was actually a true thing back when I was little. We all believed we'd marry someone with the same first letter as us. I have no idea how that first started up, though! XD I know I didn't put in everyone with the same first letters, but I didn't want this to drag on too much. Okay, here's a warning: the next few chapters are going to be more on the dramatic side and they will lead into a very tragic side of this story. The next chapter will be more cute/sad and the one after will be dramatic/sad/then happy, but after that, until letter V, there will probably only be one or two more happy chapters. The rest will be dramatic and even tragic. Just a warning, is all! I hope everyone had a good holiday and if I don't put out any new chapters first, have a Happy New Year!

RockyRoadSmith: Signing off! :3