One Stormy Night: The Secret Friendship

It has been 2 months since May and Anubis have sworn to keep their secret. They have done all they could to keep their friendship forever.
There are times, where they almost got caught in unfortunate times, but actually improved from being caught. But right now, they decides to now use gems (as Anubis found in a secret mountain cave ) as signals by using sunlight. They´ve learned each other how to use their own signs as messages and how to navigate the sun. But since then, it has been a great deal for them and their agreements got better.

In a beautiful summer day, Anubis collects all gems and puts them in a row. He has written a sign on the ground and navigates the sun's direction. Luckily however, the sun shines precisely on Anubis's mountain, so it shines straight on the large rock opposite him.
The sunlight clearly shone so bright, that May could see it from the distant. She sat on a small hill, where only she knew and nobody else. She reads the message and smiled after she read that their next meeting would be Crumbling Hills.
Anubis waited patiently for May's message, but then he heard a noise from the bottom.

"Anubis! Are you up there?".

It was his mother who called after him. She said she has taken some apple pie, which was his favorite. Anubis kicked the gems and tumbled around, so his mother would not to see what he was doing. His mother just stared in confusion.
"Just practicing my climbing skills, be right there!" he said a bit breathless. His mother looked a bit skeptical, but nodded and went down. Anubis breathed eased and turned around to watch the message May sent. He smiled and thought that he was looking forward to seeing his best friend again. "Crumblling Hills, it is."
May returned home and packed her basket filled with lunch, so she and Anubis could have a peaceful picnic. She told her grandmother that she´ll be leaving now. She galloped with a happily smile through the woods.
Meanwhile, Anubis was sitting next to his mother eating apple pie. There was very quiet in the cave. He opens his mouth to break the silence, but hesitated again. He looked at his mother eating the pie with a slow pace. He thought that he need to say it and asked straight to his mother, "Mom... When can we visit Ponyville?"
His mother stopped taking a bite and stared at her son. Her stare looked pretty strange. But then she replied, "I really wish I could take you there, but... It's probably not the best time right now..."
Anubis's hopeful smile faded. He wasn´t surprised to hear that, but he looked quite disappointed when his mother always said the same excuse. It was really annoying, but he understands why. He was not ready to see the world yet.
"I understand..." Anubis said a bit sad and continues to eat his pie. His mother looked at him with a sad look. She would like to encourage him by saying that she promises it next time. Anubis nodded, but knew it would be the same over and over again.
As his mother took her backpack and was about to leave the cave, she asked her son if there was something he needs, before she returned home. But he politely declines her offer and just says he's keeping on his climbing skills. His mother hesitated and left the cave. Anubis checked, if his mother had gone and luckily there was no view of her, so he took the pie into his mouth and spurted immediately.
May was almost advancing to Crumbling Hills. She checked her lunch basket and everything was in there. She smiled by herself at the thought of the picnic. But then she saw something that was really unexpected. She saw her friends and a couple of ponies she knows from the village. Unluckily she got caught by Jewel who called her over. "Wha-what are you doing here?" she asks to them, as she tried her best to hide the basket. Apple Lily replied that not just them but everypony are here too. She pointed at others and explained to her, that since wolves never their new hiding place, they can have fun whatever they want. She even questioned about May´s basket. She glanced panicking and didn´t really know what to do.
Meanwhile, Anubis are still in the woods. He walks east where Crumbling Hills were. He wondered a bit over what lunch he and his sweet friend will eat. He also thought about their blooming friendship and their moments together. He smiled by the thought of May, but laughed when he thought about the day he surprised her, everytime they meets and scared her. She became so frightened that she got angry.
But then he heard something familiar. Someone very loudmouthed to listen to. "Hey you! I've been looking for you everywhere!" says a growling and shaggy voice from a wolf. "B-Boris!" he said a bit frightened by his call. Boris is the dark gray wolf with a mohawk on his head. He´s Aaron's (the alpha) right paw of the pack and the best of them all.

"Aaron wanted to talk with us!" Boris said.

Anubis stiffened. What would Aaron want now? He stared annoyed at Boris and told him that he had other plans, but Boris convinced him to follow with him. "It's very important.".
Anubis sighed and has no choice but to accompany him back to the cave. He just hopes that May will not be worried. While they were about to walk back to the west coast of the mountain, Boris has been blabbering about his many hunt as young, even his first hunt, where he caught his first duck. Anubis rulled his eyes in a annoying state, but luckily it all stopped when they saw the sight of a large black wolf by the egde, who happens to be Aaron.
Aaron had already gathered the wolves to inform about his plan to hunt for food before winter. "As you already know, we only have 3 months till fall, so we have to use another strategies with our hunting...".
As Aaron continued talking, Anubis trembled nervously. He really hopes Aaron will be done soon with his meeting, so he could hurry back to Crumbling Hills to meet May again. Fortunately, Boris hasn´t noticed it, so he tries his best to hide his nervousness.
But something caught his attention when Aaron said something that was a shock to him; "... Today, we´re going to Crumbling Hills to hunt there...".
"What the!" Anubis thought completely stunned. Did he just mention Crumbling Hills? It can´t be right! Then Boris asked Aaron why this area, since nobody's coming there. Aaron chuckled when he replied; "I had watched those critters all summer. They had already found a hideaway on the east coast of the hill where they can eat grass in peace and quiet. They think we wouldn´t find them there, not even their ridiculous magic would protect them".
The wolves listend patiantly, but Anubis seems terrified as Aaron continues, "... They don´t know, we would be there so it's perfect for us to take them down. Now Boris, do you understand my plan now?". Boris understood the plan and thought his plan was brilliant. He even apologizes him for doubting him. "So how should we do with our new hunt?" he asked. Aaron replied that they still uses the same strategy on their new hunt. But he gave Boris a special task. "Boris, I want you to find a special and delicious meat for my mate. You know how she likes it. Bring it back to me and you would be very-well rewarded". Boris made a laugh by joy. Then Aaron told Abel and Kain (the two wolf brothers) to surround the area and not letting any of them escapes. They nodded with a big smile.
"... And for the rest of you is the same, do not disappoint me and let this hunt be successful!" he proudly concluded to his comrades and they shouted a proud yes.
The meeting was already over and the wolves were ready for hunting. Except Anubis, who looked shocked after the news, "Oh no... I gotta get her out of there." he thought and followed the wolves to Crumbling Hills.

Meanwhile later...

May almost climbed to the top, away from her friends. Although she doesn´t like to leave her friends behind and even lies to them, they still wouldn´t understand her and mustn't know about Anubis. She was wondering where Anubis is now and wanted to call him.

"AAAAANUUBISSSSS!"

She noticed that she called too loud and closed her mouth, "I should be more careful!" she thought worried. But she thought what Anubis said to her the other day.

"If you're in danger, just call my name. And no matter how far I am, I'll always be there and protect you. Then I'll show them my rage, RRROAAARRRRR!"

"He looks pretty funny with that face..." May chuckled to herself. The fog became thicker than expected. Aaron and his pack was in the surrounding area. They were looking everywhere but couldn´t see through the fog. Not even their smell, they could sniff around to the ponies.
Luckily, May was hiding under a rock and keeps her breathing for not being caught. She heard something coming. Aaron stood over the rock which was May's hideout and smelled a bit. He was then interrupted by Anubis. He said, "Aaron, I don´t
think..." but Aaron shushed at him and told him to shut up, "Will you stop being so loud, your stupid creature, there's a pony around us."
Anubis looked surprised, "Could it be... ". He hurried to distract Aaron by informing him that he found some ponies by the south coast, "... Yeah... Some delicious meat, for your mate."
Aaron smiled satisfactorily, "Well done, Anubis. I always knew you ' ll find better meats than anybody". He then asked him to keep looking before he left his spot. "No problem." Anubis said confidently. He turned around to see if May was unharmed, but frozed when he saw Boris sneaking behind her. He don´t know what to do and just stared at them. May were relieved to see Anubis again, but questioning why he just stood there. Hun then turend around and saw a wolf opening its jaw and was just about to eat her.
Anubis quickly looked around. He saw a huge boulder, so he hurried up at the gap and pushed it. Although it was very heavy, he was strong enough to let it fall down. Boris saw the boulder and hurried to evade it. He breathed relieved not to get flat. But he immediately realizes that the little unicorn had disappeared. May was on the back of Anubis in the form of a regular pony and fled from Boris. Meanwhile, the other ponies fled from the wolves, who were already starting to hunt them down. May and Anubis hid behind a large rock until the coast was clear and they fled away from the place.

Later then. Up along the cliff, Anubis and May sat in a secret cave with a big rock as a door. "Don´t worry, no one has ever found or knew this place, but me." he said, breathing easily out of this madness. He then said with a apologitic expression that he´s sorry that he wasn´t there as soon as possible. He didn´t think it would be that foggy. But May thanked him for saving her from that wolf. She would be gone, if he wasn´t there. "I have no choice really..." he said with a little smile.
But May reminded him that grass eaters like ponies and meat eaters like wolves cannot be friends at all, as she said, "...Eating me would be the only option". But Anubis stared at her with a smile and said, "Eat you? Just like that?!". He chuckled, but told her that maybe wolves might only see her as food. But he scratched his neck slightly when he said, "... But I think I like you better as a friend". May seems surprised, but smiled happily. "Thank you..." was the only thing she could say.
They sat inside the cave until it almost got dark and the fog was dimming. Anubis told her that she could go home now, but May noticed the sad expression on him. "Is there something wrong? You seem disappointed." May finally said. Anubis noticed her worried face and just answered her question, "Actually yes... The only reason, I invited you here, was to see the full moon tonight". "The full moon?" May whimpered questionable. Anubis explained to her, this cave they were in, was his hideout. And every night he comes here to see the full moon to relieve the stress or just being alone. But because of the fog, it had ruined his expectations of sharing his very first best friend his interest.
May didn´t say anything but looked completely speechless at him. She had never thought, he did everything for her. Even though they were disturbed, it ended up very well. She thanked him for sharing his joy with her and then saying, "...But even if we aren´t going to see the full moon, I'm happy. When I'm with you."
Anubis was completely surprised, but felt very approciated by her words, "May... Did you really mean it?" as it came out of his mouth. "Absolutely." she said with a smile. Then she stared at the shiny moonlight and said, "You know, we could stay here if you want to... It's already nighttime and... I told my grandmother I'll stay overnight with a friend...". "Oh... Okay..." Anubis said a bit hesitating.
They found a comfortable spot to sleep on, but smiled at each other and said goodnight to each other before falling asleep. But they couldn´t help smile, especially Anubis dreaming about the full moon with May, his very best friend next to him...