love like this

Her father was sure that some day she would be faster, but there was no way. He was big and strong and unstoppable and nothing could be faster than her dad. Aia was even more convinced of this when he began to run faster. The wind pulled through her soft, fluffy coat and Aia giggled joyously at the wild ride.

When they stopped, Indigo crouched and he'd barely asked if she wanted to walk when she was sliding to the ground with an awkward little puppy roll. Once on her tiny paws, she moved to the edge of the lake where the grass was thinner and looked out over the darker portions of the water on the opposite side of the horizon. "What are all the little lights?" She'd never seen fireflies before and was quite curious about them. "Are they flying stars?"

From behind her, the sun began to rise and the girl instantly felt the warmth of it seeping into her fur. She turned her attention to the sunrise and was in awe yet again at the plethora of colors playing over the sky. Aia went back to her daddy and sat between his giant forelegs. The tiny girl leaned against the thick fur of his chest and silently watched the sun rise with her papa.

"Aia Indarra"