Since I idolized them SO MUCH when I was a little kid, I am finally writing my love story for Moose A. Moose...with, of course, Zee in it, and my OC. And I hope I'm not the only one that still treasures their childhood idols 'cause I do, and I'm proud of that! But for now, I really hope you all enjoy reading this story.

Every Time We Touch

Chapter 1 – New Friend

It was such a beautiful, cool and crisp fall morning at the top of the peaceful mountain, where Moose A. Moose and Zee D. Bird made their humble abode in a nice, little cabin.

But today wasn't a school day, so that meant it was a day off for Moose and Zee being the school teachers. And they were going to spend their free day by just having a lovely stroll through the forest.

Zee blinked confusingly a few times at Moose.

"Oh, don't worry, Zee. I won't need a scarf; I'll be fine, I promise," Moose reassured Zee. The blue bird just rolled her eyes in defeat and adjusted her scarf because there was a bit of a chilly breeze today…but now to Moose, apparently.

Eventually, the duo began to make their way from the cabin porch and down the hill towards the woods. They enjoyed the amazingly beautiful scenery of colored, falling leaves.

As they continued to walk, they noticed most of the small rodents gathering food for the winter. And a cute couple, a male and female chipmunk nuzzled each other's noses before crawling into their little den; probably never to come back out until spring.

Moose couldn't help but sigh and smile, knowing that those two chipmunks will become a happy mother and father come spring time.

But the moment was ruined when…

THUD!

Moose had accidently bumped into something…or, more like someone.

"OOF!" both Moose and the stranger grunted at the same time when they bumped into each other and fell back onto the ground. the stranger shook their head, but then gasped when they noticed Moose was rubbing his head in pain.

"Oh, my goodness! I'm so sorry! Are you alright, Sir?" the stranger asked in a woman's voice. She then put her camera strap back over her shoulder, and then held out her hand to Moose.

Just when Moose had shaken his head too to see clearly again, he then looked up at the beautiful sight before him.

It was another, female moose. She had a darker golden skin tone than Moose, big eye-lashes, she wore a red and pink striped scarf around her neck and a red bow with white polka-dots on her left ear, and she was slightly thinner and shorter than Moose.

Moose's eyes went wide and his mouth was slightly gaping as he slowly took her hand, and she helped him up.

"U-uh…y-yes, I'm fine, and I'm very sorry that I bumped into you like that. I wasn't watching where I was going," Moos explained sheepishly with a goofy grin.

"No, it was my fault. I was too busy taking pictures of the trees and the animals to pay attention," she explained softly while holding up her digital-camera for Moose and Zee to see, "my name is May. What's yours?" Mary asked as she once again stuck out her hand, but this time to greet Moose and Zee.

"I'm Moose A. Moose, and this is my best friend Zee D. Bird…b-but you can just call us Moose and Zee," Moose replied as he shook Mary's hand, and then she shook Zee's little talons.

Suddenly a nastily chilly breeze blew through, and it was enough to make Moose shiver. He regretted not dressing warm enough now.

"Oh, you must be cold. Here, take my scarf," Mary said as she began to take off her scarf, and handed it to Moose.

Moose was a bit surprised by the kind offer, an he reluctantly took the scarf while smiling. But Zee was not amused; he wouldn't listen to her when she said to wear a scarf earlier, but he'll take Mary's advice?

"Well, thank you, Miss Mary, this is very kind of you," Moose said as he wrapped the scarf around his neck, "but now you don't have a scarf," Moose pointed out.

"Oh, it's fine. I mean, I may have a bit of a walk's back to me camping tent, but I'm sure I'll be fine, and you can keep the scarf. Think of it as a token of my gratitude," Mary said kindly.

"For what?" Moose questioned.

"For becoming my new friend," Mary replied and sweetly smiled, only making Moose and Zee smile too. But then Zee blinked at something to Moose, and nodded in agreement.

"Um, Miss Mary-," Moose began but Mary cut him off.

"Oh, please, Mary is fine,"

"Oh, yes, well…Mary, Zee and I would like to invite you to dinner," Moose offered with a smile.

"A-are you sure? I don't want to impose!" Mary said sheepishly.

"But we insist, and it's getting a bit cold, don't you think? Please, it's the least we can do," Moose said, a little bit of begging in his voice.

Mary inhaled sharply through her teeth, and then exhaled with a smile.

"Oh, alright. What are friends for?" Mary chuckled.

Ah, what could be more romantic than love at first sight in the autumn woods? Anyway, I hope you all liked this chapter because I will be continuing to write and post this story!

Until the next chapter, I'm TrikiD, bye-bye!