Shifty walked onto the beach and sat on a rock, waiting for Nutsy to meet him there. The little dingo felt a lump form in his throat and his eyes sting with tears.

Nutsy joined Shifty at the beach, "What's wrong, Shifty? You look like you're going to cry."

"I just wish my family would understand me better." Shifty sobbed, his salty tears running down the bridge of his muzzle to the tip of his nose. A few tears dripped off Shifty's nose, dampening the rock he sat on.

Suddenly, Nutsy's instincts got the best of her and she leaned in close to Shifty and started lapping up the tears that ran down his muzzle as if Shifty's tears were the most delicious liquid in the universe. She could taste the bitter saltiness of Shifty's tears against her tongue as she cuddled him. Shifty was taken aback in shock by Nutsy's actions but smiled, "So, i'm guessing you aren't getting enough salt in your diet?" Shifty joked sarcastically, trying to sound funny.

Nutsy blushed a bit, "I'm sorry, I guess I got a little carried away there, Shifty. It's just that, when I'm alone with you, I feel kind of funny."

Shifty blinked, "Funny? What do you mean?"

"I just wish I could make your pain go away, hug you, tell you everything will be okay. I think you're so cute, but everyone else...it sickens me. It sickens me that the others don't see you the way I do. Shifty, I...I love you. With all my heart." Nutsy confessed to the dingo.

Shifty felt a lump in his throat and tears form in his eyes. A single warm tear of joy glistened in the sunset as it rolled down Shifty's muzzle. "Thank you so much, Nutsy. You have no idea how much those words mean to me."

Nutsy was attracted to Shifty for more reasons than pure sympathy, she always found him to be very attractive secretly. His light blond fur, his puppy dog eyes, his long ears and adorable fangs but it was his overall nerdiness factor that made her melt the most. Just the thought of cuddling him made her feel all warm and tingly inside. Shifty was an odd dingo, even a little effeminate at times but he was smart kid for his age.

"You're my knight in shining armor." Nutsy blurted out loud to Shifty.

"What makes you say that? I'm just a little dingo." Shifty replied sadly.

"You helped reunite me with my father. If it wasn't for you..." Tears of joy began to roll down Nutsy's face and she threw her arms around Shifty, sobbing into the dingo's soft chestfur.

"So, i'm a hero?" Shifty asked, confused. Nutsy simply nodded, too choked up to speak. Shifty smiled at Nutsy, "Know what? You're also my knight in shining armor. You care so much about me, just thinking about it warms my heart."

The koala and dingo sat together, Nutsy closed her eyes and buried her face in Shifty's chest. Shifty felt a few more happy tears run down his muzzle as he watched the sunset. To Nutsy, Shifty felt like a warm, cuddly pillow and she could easily imagine herself falling asleep in the little dingo's arms. Shifty's musky, canine scent was oddly relaxing and intoxicating to her as she breathed it in. Eventually, she fell asleep and not long after, Shifty's eyes began to feel heavy as well. The koala and dingo fell asleep on the moonlit beach together, all warm and cozy as they cuddled each other.

The end.

And so concludes my Shutsy (Shifty Dingo X Nutsy) fic. I know most people pair Nutsy with Blinky because of the books but Nutsy is really the only character (besides her father) to show compassion to Shifty on a regular basis. Plus, they have a lot of romantic subtext if you watch the Mother's Day and Wedding Picnic episodes. This is one of the first ever Blinky Bill fanfics to be published (as far as I know) so hopefully you'll enjoy it.