This is my first actual fanfiction. It's a story about The Adventures Of Blinky Bill, an obscure australian cartoon I discovered on the internet and got hooked on. It features Nutsy X Shifty Dingo (which so happens to be one of my favorite pairings!). There hardly are any Blinky Bill fanfics on the internet so I decided to take action and make one myself. All characters are copyright Yoram Gross.

It was a day like any other day, Miss Magpie's class flooded outside and sat at the picnic tables for art class. It was near Valentine's Day and love was in the air.

Nutsy looked at the other table where Shifty was sitting. She felt herself blushing as she thought about the timid little dingo.

"So Nutsy, who are you giving your art project to?" Marcia asked her.

Nutsy had brought a heart-shaped locket her father gave to her. She opened it up and smiled at a picture of herself on one side. She then dug in her backpack and pulled out a photo of Shifty Dingo.

Marcia was sickened, "HIM? How on earth can you love that mangy little crybaby of a din-"

"Oh, hush now, Marcia." Nutsy interrupted the mouse. Flap and Splodge overheard the two talking and burst into laughter.

"Nutsy and Shifty sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" Flap sang.

"First comes love, then comes marriage..." Splodge added.

"So what if I love him?" Nutsy interrupted again. "He's a sweet kid and a gentleman."

"And a dingo." Splodge added.

"Face the facts, Nutsy. You're a koala, he's a dingo. Do the math." Flap said.

Nutsy scoffed at him, "Well, I never!"

Miss Magpie walked in on the students, "And how are our art projects coming along?"

"NUTSY HAS A TREMENDOUS CRUSH ON SHIFTY DINGO!" Marcia screamed at the top of her lungs.

Tears began to fill Nutsy's eyes and started to roll down her cheeks. "I...I...I..."

Shifty turned to Nutsy, "Really? So you really like me?" The little dingo asked her.

"I...I...I..." Nutsy burst into tears and stormed out of the school.

A single tear trickled down Shifty's cheek, leaving a salty trail in his blond fur. "Wait, Nutsy!" he shputed as he chased after her.

Eventually the little dingo caught up with Nutsy. "Nutsy? Are you all right? What's the matter?" Shifty whimpered softly. The dingo pulled the koala into a gentle hug and Nutsy buried her face in Shifty's chest. Nutsy's salty tears soaked into Shifty's fur and he cuddled her. "Let's just go back to class and sort all this out, okay?" Shifty asked.

Nutsy sniffled, "Everyone, even Miss Magpie knows my secret now."

Shifty smiled at her, "It's not so bad, in fact I've always had a little crush on you."

Nutsy hugged Shifty and he began giving her sloppy puppydog kisses, licking the tears from her face. Nutsy smiled and wiped her eyes. "Thanks, Shifty."

Shifty led Nutsy back to the outdoor area and she drew a shaky breath. Everyone was staring at her. "Miss Magpie, could you please cut out this picture of Shifty for the locket?" Nutsy handed Miss Magpie the photo of Shifty and her locket.

Miss Magpie smiled at her, "I'll see what I can do." Nutsy was so upset, not only was her secret out but her surprise for Shifty was ruined but Shifty didn't mind, he was just happy someone was being nice to him.

"I'm sorry we laughed at you, Nutsy." Blinky said. "There isn't anything wrong with you liking Shifty."

"Thanks, Blinky." Nutsy sniffled.

"I'm sorry the surprise got ruined, Shifty." Nutsy apologized to the dingo.

"No, don't be sorry. It's not your fault, Nutsy. Marcia was just being a big bully" Shifty said.

Nutsy smiled and kissed Shifty on the cheek, much to the disgust of Marcia, Flap and Splodge. Shifty just blushed.

Miss Magpie came out with the locket, "Here you are, dear." she said as she gave the locket to Nutsy.

Nutsy handed it over to Shifty and he looked inside, "It's so beautiful, Nutsy." Shifty said, feeling tears of joy fill his eyes. The little dingo wiped his eyes with the back of his paw as he put it around his neck, "So how do I look?" he asked Nutsy.

"HIDEOUS!" Marcia blurted out. Shifty's ears wilted a little. Everyone glared at her, including Flap and Splodge who had previously made fun of Shifty.

"Don't listen to Marcia, I think you're very handsome." Nutsy said.

"Ewww! Get a room, you lovey-dovey freaks!" Marcia yelled at Shifty and Nutsy.

"Time-out room, Marcia. Now!" Miss Magpie yelled at the mouse.

"Thanks so much for your support, Marcia!" Shifty yelled to Marcia with pure sarcasm.

Marcia gave Shifty the middle finger salute and Miss Magpie noticed it, "And now you're suspended, Marcia."

"For what?" Marcia asked.

"I'll have a talk with your parents this evening." Miss Magpie simply said. Marcia started panicking and Nutsy and Shifty giggled a bit.

"Would you like to come over to my house and bake cookies with me after school, Shifty?" Nutsy asked the dingo.

"Of course I would. I'd love to bake cookies for my family!" Shifty said, smiling.

Splodge nudged Blinky, "I always thought Shifty was a little strange, but this is ridiculous."

"Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if he plays with Daisy's dolls in his spare time." Blinky chuckled.