Chinese Zodiac Animal Soulmates

The Inside Joke
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(Narrator: Once upon a time, there were twelve animals that won a race held by the Jade Emperor. This was a great honor for them- but as time passed, they all grew lonely...)

Jae Suk is filmed as he walks to the opening scene-dressed as a rat. And worst of all, he was dressed as a green rat. He had a 'rat ears' headband on, and a green tail to match. Basically, he looked ridiculous. As usual, he was grumbling.

(C: A... Green rat?)

"Ah... What are we even doing again? This is so ridicu-" he burst out laughing as he saw Suk Jin approach, wearing a horse costume. His horse mask sat on top of his head and it was an extremely bizarre sight-he was wearing hooves on his hands and had a long horse's tail. Suk Jin also burst out laughing seeing Jae Suk.

"What is this!" Gary is seen hopping in, stuck in a snake-design onesie. The problem was, snakes could not use their arms or legs, and currently, neither could Gary.

"Gary, you look so pitiful!" Jae Suk said, adding salt to Gary's wounds.

"And you look ridiculous!" Gary retorted.

"We all look ridiculous Hyung!" Kwang Soo proclaimed as he walked in. He had horns on the sides of his headband, and a fake nose-ring in between his nostrils. He too, had a tail, an ox tail.

"Jong Kook Hyung just looks scary!" Haha, wearing even bigger horns proclaims, pointing at the dragon Jong Kook.

"Me? You mean the fire-breathing dragon me?" Jong Kook threatened jokingly. He was wearing the largest dragon tail and a sinister smile.

"Does he? Honestly, he looks ridiculous too! Ahh... And then there's her..." Jae Suk sighs as an adorable Ji Hyo in a rooster costume and headband walks in. She groans in embarrassment.

"Ah... What's this? I'm covered in feathers!" Ji Hyo complained.

"What are you talking about? You just look cute!" Jong Kook complained.

"Ya, why does she never look ridiculous? This isn't fair!" Jae Suk complains.

(C: It's not our fault the rest of you naturally look that way...)

"Anyway... Here is your mission for today. All twelve of the Chinese zodiac animals are lonely, but seven of them have decided to step up and find the soulmates among the Chinese zodiac animals. There are twelve animals, so that means there are six soulmate couples. You must all work together to find clues in order to correctly identify all six soulmate couples in order to receive an award from the Jade Emperor."

"Ah, we're working together today? It's been a while..."

"Yes. And in order to give you guys a head start, here's a few clues: First, out of the seven of you, three soulmate couples can be formed."

"Three? So one of us might get left out?" Gary asked worriedly.

"You'll still have to find all six soulmate couples, so that doesn't exactly matter right now. Secondly, there is a small pattern in the soulmate pairs, regarding the smallest age difference between each soulmate couple. For two of the soulmate couples, the smallest age difference between the two is one year, for another two, the smallest age difference is three years, and for the last two, the smallest age difference is five years."

"Hmm... So what's our first mission?"

"Your mission is to find clues. Inside the office building behind you, there are clues hidden all over. However, each of you are only allotted three minutes to pick up clues. These clues come in the form of facts about the chinese zodiac animals, but there are definitely some blank clues. Also, the clues are not all extremely useful. After the three minutes are up, you must all come out to review your clues together. And your time starts... now!"

(C: Zoom~)

All of them take off into the building at breakneck speed, even Gary who still could not put his arms out of his onesie. The members all scrambled to find clues, but time soon ran out.

"You have thirty seconds left to search and leave the office... Or all the clues you find will be taken from you."

The announcement startled the members and they all rushed out, causing them to pant from how they ran.

"Ok, let's count your clues first. Song Ji Hyo has found a total of 5 clues, Kim Jong Kook has 4, Yoo Jae Suk 4, Haha 3, Gary 2, Suk Jin 2, Kwang Soo, 1."

Everyone turned to Kwang Soo.

"Yah! Why couldn't you find any!"

"Because Noona found them all before I did! I was trying to mooch off her luck..."

"Ok. Let's first take a look at Kwang Soo's clue." The PD opened the clue, and inside it said...

(C: Dud...)

"What? I only found one clue and it's a dud?"

(C: He is truly the icon of misfortune...)

"This can't be! We need to feel better, let's open Ji Hyo's clue." Suk Jin said, opening a clue from Ji Hyo's pile.

"What if Kwang Soo ruined her luck by following her?" Haha asked worriedly.

"Don't say that! We lose Ji Hyo's luck and we are all screwed!" Gary said equally dramatically.

"The Rooster usually has good foresight and their prediction of the future is uncannily accurate..." Suk Jin reads out.

"Wow, it's like we doubt Ji Hyo's luck for a second and the clue immediately reminds us not to..." Jae Suk says with a shudder.

"Stop! I'm getting freaked out, is Noona a human or a god??" Kwang Soo said dramatically.

(C: She is the Goddess of Luck~)

Ji Hyo also found all of this hilarious and was guffawing while her hand gripped Jong Kook's shoulder.

They continued opening up the clues and reading them.

"Oh! This one is funny: Dragons are curious and helpful by nature, and are often seen as meddlesome!" Ji Hyo read to Jong Kook. "We finally know why you're so naggy!" She continued to tease. Jong Kook rolled his tongue around the side of his cheek, and opened another clue.

"Aha! Roosters show enthusiasm in the things they do and will not tolerate sloppiness. As a result, they give others the impression that they are eccentric and nag. too. much. See! I'm not the only naggy one~"

(C: Aigoo... So childish...)

Kwang Soo whispers something to Jae Suk.

"Yah, he says he thinks the Dragon and Rooster are soulmates!"

(C: Betrayed)

"Why? Because they're both naggy?" Suk Jin laughs.

"I whispered for a reason! But also, look at the two clues I just read: The Dragon is self-centered and obsessed with being better than others, they make their prospective partners flinch at the thought of a commitment. Thus, most Dragons tend to marry late. And, Roosters see the spirit of love as more important than material considerations. Because of their high expectations in a life partner, they tend to marry late! Don't you think the marrying late thing is a link?"

(C: Also, audiences at home, please don't be affected by the characteristics of the signs, it does not necessarily reflect the personality/fate of each individual!)

Obviously, the members found clues about the other signs and couples as well.

"The Dog's ideal life partners are the Tiger, Rabbit, or Horse. They are recommended to never marry a Dragon as the marriage will seldom last."

"Signs under the (-Yin) category: Ox, Rabbit, Snake, Goat, Rooster, Pig.
Signs under the (-Yang) category: Rat, Tiger, Dragon, Horse, Monkey, Dog."

"Ideal life partners of the Rat: Dragon, Ox, Monkey."

"Metal Element: Monkey and Rooster Wood Element: Tiger and Rabbit
Water Element: Rat and Pig
Fire Element: Snake and Horse
Earth Element: Ox, Dragon, Goat, Dog"

"Spring: Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon. Summer: Snake, Horse, Goat. Autumn: Monkey, Rooster, Dog. Winter: Pig, Rat, Ox."

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perkedelcoklat #1
Chapter 18: Aaah it's a very good story. I really enjoy reading every chapter. Thank you! :)
Fillywonka #2
Good story
Spartace13 #3
Chapter 23: really love how each character was portrayed here. also love including captions in the narration. it was a very fun read.
czappp
#4
Chapter 23: Wow! I love your story! I wonder if RM members have the same inside joke.
Thank you for creating this awesome spartace story!
windflower01
#5
Chapter 23: Maybe we need a real inside joke for them to be a reality. I am waiting for them for quite some time already. I am hoping that 2020 can be a good year for spartace. Thanks for updating :)
sa_1109 #6
Chapter 3: Please continue this story dear author .....
serenitynadz #7
Chapter 3: Wow, really love ur story, pls update authornim
maria4289
#8
Chapter 3: Poor Gary is all alone... Anyways, I agree with Jaesuk. I think that those two are definitely dating LOL. Looking forward to the next chapter. :)
Bluefeather_88 #9
The plot is interesting. Lookin’ forward to your updates, dear author.
iamnez #10
Welcome back, i knew it was you the moment i saw the title :D
I really like the story, and kinda shocked when it suddenly got deleted.....
Anyway, welcome back author-nim