It was early morning when Dingo left the house. Jet was still fast asleep and he didn't really want to disturb him, so he left him be.

The sun was rising on the horizon, hidden behind the line of trees, the bright golden glow causing their trunks to blacken, their branches reaching for the sky, with fresh leaf buds beginning to grow. As he approached the woods he noticed a group of startled birds fly out of the trees and swooping off into the light of the new day.

And there she was. Aniu, standing at the edge of the trees, waiting for him, her pure white fur glistening in the golden glow of the morning sun. "Hello, Dingo" she greeted as he joined her.

"Morning" he responded with a yawn, Aniu chuckled.

"So, where would you like to spend the day?" She asked him.

"I don't know, somewhere exciting"

"I think I've found just the place, follow me" she told him, leading him into the woods.

"So, what did your dad think to the fawn you caught yesterday?" He asked.

"He was impressed and very proud" Aniu responded cheerfully.

"That's good to hear"

"And it was all thanks to you. I never would have caught that fawn if you weren't there"

"It was nothing really. You were the one who did all the work"

"That's true" Aniu said smugly with a smirk. "Ok, we're here" she stated, pushing through some thick bushes and into a large clearing. Sunlight was shining down through the gaps in the branches causing the sweet green grass to glisten. Bright, colourful butterflies fluttered past them and nestled down on the fresh, blooming flowers.

"Wow..." Dingo murmured "It's beautiful"

"I know, right?" Aniu agreed, while sitting down and bathing in the sunlight. She gave him a small smile and patted the grass next to her with her paw, gesturing for him to come over. Dingo returned the smile and sat down beside her.

"Come to think it, Aniu, I don't know much about you." Dingo commented.

"No, I suppose you don't. But I'll happily tell you my life story, although it's not very interesting" she replied. "Well... I lived with my mother, my father and my four brothers. My father is the leader of our pack and maybe one day I'll be able to follow in his paw steps"

"That wasn't very long" Dingo commented teasingly.

"Yeah, well, I haven't lived very long, have I? I'm still a pup and so are you" she responded. Aniu paused before glancing around nervously "Can I... Tell you something?" She asked.

"Sure, what's on your mind?"

"Just... Promise you won't freak out, okay?"

"Why would I do that?" Dingo inquired.

"Well..." She began "It's probably best if I just show you". Aniu drew nearer to him and placed her paws on his "Just try to relax" she told him.

Aniu closed her eyes for a brief moment and when she opened them they had turned bright yellow. Dingo saw his whole life flash before his very eyes, every memory, every thought, every breath, every heartbeat he felt in a single moment. It was... Terrifying. Dingo could feel his mind burning, his eyes began to sting and water, he wasn't quite sure if they were tears or not.

Dingo quickly pulled away and stumbled backwards "Wha- what was that?!" He cried.

"I saw everything..." Aniu murmured distantly, her glowing yellow eyes had now returned to normal.

"Aniu- you're scaring me. What- what just happened?"

"I looked into your mind. I saw your thoughts, your memories, it was almost like... I was there, like I was the one who experienced it."

"You're not making sense!"

"Dingo listen to me. You don't need to be afraid."

"I'm not afraid... Just... Confused" Dingo responded.

"When I was born, I was 'gifted' with special powers allowing me to do... Stuff like that. I'm not completely sure about what I'm capable of to be honest"

"I saw my past... I saw my entire life, I experienced everything all in one go, do you know how that felt?! It was like losing my entire family all over again!" Dingo exclaimed, he could feel tears glistening his cheeks now.

"And I experienced it too. Look, Dingo, I'm sorry that I put you through that, I really am." She told him apolitically.

"It's ok..."

"No, it's really not"

"Does anyone else know?" He asked.

"No, not even my family. You're the only one that knows, the only one I can confine in." Aniu told him.

"Surely you should tell your parents, maybe they could help you with your 'gift' and help you understand" Dingo suggested.

"You think so?" Aniu asked.

"Yeah, I do. Whenever I have a problem, I always talk to Jet and he helps me, I'm sure your parents can do the same"

"Yeah... Jet. I saw him in your memories too, apparently you 'like' me"

Dingo felt his cheeks go warm as turned his head away in embarrassment "Um- yeah, well- I- I do like you- and - you're- well-" he stuttered.

Aniu laughed "It's ok, Dingo, I get it"

"You- you do?"

"Yeah. You're a really good friend" she told him kindly.

That wasn't exactly what Dingo had in mind but he'd take it "Thanks" he replied gratefully. The two sat in silence for a brief moment "I should probably go" Dingo said, while standing up.

"Go? But it's still early"

"I haven't had breakfast yet. Plus, Jet will be worried when he wakes up and finds that I'm missing. Look, I'll make it up to you later. Just meet me tonight, I have something special planned."

"Really, what?" She asked him.

"I can't tell you that, it's a surprise." He responded whilst turning and moving towards the edge of the clearing "See you later"

"Bye" Aniu responded simply with a swish of her tail as Dingo ran off into the shadows of the trees.


I bet you all thought I forgot about this fan fic, huh?