Its Called a Baby. Sweetheart: The Official Story of Isabelle Wilde.
Hey everyone! Before we dive into the story, I want to thank Trashasaurusrex for giving me the chance to work with her and being the one to create Isabelle's story! To those of you who don't know who Isabelle is; she is, if I'm not mistaking, the first child OC of Nick Wilde. Though how she came to be is somewhat of a grey area! Many people are unaware of her actual origin or are left with a large amount of questions, my overall goal is to answer them in a way that has not been presented before! Now please note that, if you have seen Trash's work you know that she draws a lot of Mpreg images of Nick, this is how Isabelle came to be, so for the first few chapters I will be focusing on that alone (who her origin mother was, why everything happened). I will admit this is a rather out of the box fic, but there will be a second part to this which will primarily showcase Isabelle's life, growing up with only Nick but having Judy as a closer friend than before, and following her steps and growth from a young kit to a bright and inspiring young woman!
The story will be told in a mixture of POVs (point of views), I will inform you which one at the beginning of each chapter (Pov NAME)! Side note, despite some basic romance this story will be kept PG unless I'm told otherwise xD
Chapter 1: A new life together
Life can be an interesting thing, it can surprise you at the most inconvenient of times. It can hit you when you're at your lowest or it can show you the light at the end of the long dark tunnel, that's how dad always described it and it always stuck with me all the way through my childhood and well into my adulthood. Well that plus a long list of things I learnt along the way, but nothing stuck more than that message, especially after everything he went through and did for me…
(Pov Nick)
The day felt like any other, the sun was shining brightly and the sky was a vibrant blue. The cars were passing at their consistent speeds, of course some faster than others. Yet where was I during this stunning and gorgeous day? I was at my new home, well an apartment but none the less it was home, unloading boxes from the back of the mover's truck into the apartment. It was a relatively new place, just outside Zootopia's downtown region so there was a mixture of culture plus the occasional modern scene, to which I have been more inclined to notice and admire after I had joined the ZPD. I stood and looked up at the apartment, I was taken by a sense of pride and accomplishment. This was something I had always wanted but due to the constant fear of losing it all during my hustling days, having it now felt remarkable. Grabbing the next box with a large smile on my face I made my way into the building and into the elevator. I was lucky enough the get the eighteenth floor, so I had a great view of the city which I'm sure at night would look even better than during the day! At the ding of the elevator the doors slid open and I walked to my new apartment, number 1810. I supported the box on the wall just outside of the door as I opened it, then using my back I pushed the door open. I sighed happily as I looked around at the open room filled with boxes and some furniture already in place. Nothing too major, just basic stuff like my couch and a few cabinets and a T.V stand which was pushed to the wall but was still missing the T.V. I walked to the centre of the room, not even caring where I put the box at this time, I'd reorganize it later anyway.
The apartment was modern in design and was very open concept, which I loved. I had even gone out and purchased all new, well, everything! I threw out my old bed, a lot of my dressers and cabinets were all new, Judy even went out with me a few times and helped me pick out things that would match the colour, that day turned into a case in itself when a customer at AardMart was hysterical over the price of bread, but that's a story for another time! The movers, two beavers who I could only assume were brothers due to their steady bickering, came in with the last of the boxes. I paid them and shook their paws, thanking them for their time, after all they were working long before I got here to help, gotta love paperwork. I stood there for a moment, after the movers left, and sighed happily. Looking around the apartment again and loving the simplistic fact that I was starting my life anew. My thoughts were interrupted when someone came around behind me and, wrapping their arms around my waist, hugged me. I couldn't help but jump a little inside, but despite being taken by surprise I already knew who it was.
"It's perfect." Heather said as she came around beside me and leaned against me. I wrapped my arm around her and kissed her on her head.
"Isn't it."
"This is right nick." Heather said looking up at me.
"Well I think we could at least try to organize everything first, y'know, get rid of the boxes, unpack everything."
"Not that smarty pants!" Heather said giggling. "Us. Finally living together after so many years, starting a life together!"
Heather and I have known each other since we were kits growing up in the city. She was a bit shorter than myself with white fur and violet eyes, almost like Judy's. We grew up dealing with the same type of statements "you can't trust foxes. Probably up to no good." and so on. But as we grew up we learned to live up to the comments. We were always finding new ways to cause trouble or make a quick buck, most of which worked for the most part but there were times when the person we were hustling got smart, it got us more than a few stern looks from both of our folks. As the two of us grew up she started to fade away from the type of work I was more prone to and decided to try and go to school, she always the more book smart one of the two of us. She, ironically enough, wanted to be a teacher. I found it funny, as kits neither one of us enjoyed school. Heck we even messed with the teachers on more than one occasion. But she was determined to help kids, I don't know why but she did always love them. She grew up with two younger siblings, both brothers who were a few years younger than she was. When she wasn't out 'terrorizing' the city with me she would be at home helping her mom with her brothers, not to mention basic chores around the house. I'm still not sure if she chose to do that or if she was forced to, I never actually asked.
Even though she was off to a university I still stuck around. We had the type of friendship that, no matter how long we were apart we could pick up right where we left off. It was a factor we both realized but never took advantage of. After some time, I gained the courage to ask her to be more than my friend, it may sound odd but I was a bit nervous when I asked her. I mean she was like a sister to me, she was one of my only real friends beside Finnick. But that was more than five years ago, give or take a year or so. Now of course we would go and stay over at one another house for the night, or two, maybe three sometimes, but we never made it official.
Not long after I had graduated the Police Academy and was assigned my position as Judy's partner and overall pain in the tail, I had decided it was time to start an actual life, and I figured no time like the present. When I finally asked if she wanted to, once again, take our relationship to the next level she couldn't have been more excited! That was about a month ago, in the meantime I searched all of Zootopia for a place that met both of our wants. For me; it had to be close to the ZPD, looked nice, and had a great view. Heather was in the same boat as me, she was a bit more technical than I was but she had one requirement that stood out to me, it had to be close to a school. But seeing that she was going to school to be a teacher I didn't give it any thought.
Our first night we unpacked the basics, some of our clothing, our bedding, but we decided to leave everything until sometime tomorrow, we didn't even bother to unpack the dishes instead we just ordered some pizza. Peppers, onions and pineapples on one half for her, no I have no idea why she likes that she just does, on mine I was a lot more basic and normal! Three cheese which was heaven for the taste buds! But just like my reaction to her half she was disgusted with my pizza.
"How can you eat that!" she chuckled between bites.
"How can you not! This is a masterpiece, compared to that monstrosity you call a pizza." I said teasingly.
"Its called being healthy, and it tastes good! If you would give it a try you would agree!"
"I wouldn't eat that pizza if I was starving at your parent's family dinner!" I said sticking smiling ear to ear. Heather only gasped and jokingly slapped me on my arm as she laughed with me.
We leaned back on the couch together, Heather then sighed as she rested her head on my shoulder. Leaving her half-eaten abomination on the box. I wrapped my arm around her and rested my head-on top of hers and sighed in happy contentment. The sun was beginning to set as it did lights were starting to turn on in this distance.
"Heather." I nudged her beside me.
"Hmm?"
"Look." I nodded towards the windows of our apartment.
"Oh wow!" Heather said in amazement as she got up and walked towards the window. I got up and followed her. With each passing second, as the sun began to set slowly in the horizon, a new light would turn on in different building across the city.
"I've always wanted this…" I said in a light whisper. But Heather didn't say anything, she only reached over and held my paw, which was enough, as we watched the sun disappear past the buildings.
"I love you, nick."
"I love you too, Heather." I said softly as I wrapped my arm around her, she then rested her head on my shoulder as we watched the rest of the sun set and its glow start to fade away.
"Nick?" Heather asked softly, not looking up at me.
"Yeah?"
"I've wanted to ask you something for a long time but I've been to afraid to, since we've both been so busy and trying hard to make our relationship work. But now that we're finally living together I think this is the best time to ask…"
"Ask what, Heather?" I asked as I turned to face her.
"What do you think of…having kits?" Heather asked as she looked up at me.
"Y-you want to have kits?" I asked astonished.
"I've wanted them for a long time and I think we're ready!"
I let go of Heather and walked towards the centre of the room, running my paw through the fur on my head. I'm not going to lie, the thoughts of having kits was not an unfamiliar thought but it was something that often terrified me. I turned to look at Heather who was gazing at me with hopeful eyes.
"Heather…" I said softly, trying to wrap my head around what she was asking for. But I couldn't get a word out before she stiffened her back and look down at the floor.
"You know, just forget what I said." She then walked towards the bedroom.
"Heather." I said softly as I reached out to her.
"Just, don't Nick. Just forget about it all." she said in an upset tone as she turned back and went into the bedroom, slamming the door behind her.
I sighed as I made my way to the door and putting my ear on it. It was muffled but I could hear Heather crying. I had no idea that having a kit was so important to her. I looked down at the ground, trying to think what I could or should do. It's not that I didn't want to have a kit, despite how the thought made me nervous, I did want one at some time in my life. Was I ready to admit that now was the time, honestly, I wasn't sure. I turned the doorknob to the bedroom and walked over to Heather who was still crying but calming down nonetheless.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be rude to you, Nick. I know why you would be hesitant to having a kit." Heather said as she wiped the tears from her eyes.
As I said, Heather and I grew up together, she has seen everything I've been through. Every comment, every glare, she watched me get beaten up just for walking down the street, all just for being a fox. Of course, times had changed but the last thing I would ever want for my son or daughter would be for them to grow up in a place that hated and shunned them.
I leaned over and wrapped my arms around Heather, who was sniffling but no longer crying.
"I think we're ready too." I said softly. Heathers eyes widened, filled with excitement, as she looked up at me.
"R-Really?" she asked excitedly. I nodded with a small smile, which was both happy but behind it I was beyond scared.
"On one condition, I think we should both get checked out, make sure we're healthy. Better be safe than sorry."
"Of course, Oh my god Nick!" Heather screamed as she Jumped on top of me, hugging me tightly, that's when I knew for sure that I was making the right choice but a small voice in the back of my mind told me that I was making a mistake…
(A few days later)
It didn't take us more than a few days to get everything unpacked and organized, luckily, we had the whole weekend to take care of it all. By the time, I went back to the ZPD Heather had already called the doctor and booked an appointment for the two of us that day, I don't think I had ever been more anxious to go to the doctors in my life. Even Judy could tell something was up. We were on our lunch, when she turned to me and asked firmly…
"Nick, what's wrong?"
"Nothing." I said shrugging my shoulders and taking a bite out of the sandwich I had packed myself for lunch.
"You're a horrible liar."
"If that was true, you wouldn't have fallen for my hustle."
"That was before I knew you and started to work with you. Now seriously, what's wrong? You haven't been yourself all day and it's starting to worry me."
I only sighed, I knew Judy would keep bugging me until I told her the truth.
"Heather and I have decided to have kits." I stated unenthusiastic.
"Nick that's great!" Judy exclaimed excitedly as her ears bolded up and her hands went to her mouth to cover the little squeals.
"Yea, Heathers really excited for it." Judy's excitement lessened and she gave me a troubled look.
"What about you?" She asked, her eyes keeping the same look.
"I am, too." I said trying hard to muster any type of energy but to no luck.
"Nick…" Judy said to me, tilting her head and only glaring at me. I sighed again.
"I'm terrified."
"Why?" Judy asked, now sitting up and much more intrigued than before.
"A few reasons, I'm worried how they will grow up, will they follow in my footsteps before I became a cop. Will they be hated by society? Will…" I took a deep breath "Will I be the same type of father as mine?"
Judy didn't say anything, what could she say? She had no idea what it was like growing up the way I did. In a world that people only saw you in one way, where no matter how hard you tried to fit in as a cub you were always an outcast. Or even having a father walk out on you and your mom because he never even wanted you, his last words before walking out of the door being "You were nothing more than a mistake." I know as a person I'm nothing like him but being a parent is so much different than being a person, heck if anything it's worse!
Judy put her paw on my shoulder and looked at me, her eyes showing concern and worry but with a mixture of acceptance and understanding.
"Nick, listen to me. I know you, I know what type of a person you are and I've seen you around kids even my own siblings. You will be a great father, but you must be sure this is something you want. It's a big life choice and a big step in your relationship with Heather. Only go through with it if you're ready.
"Thanks Carrots." I said looking over at her and smiling lightly.
"So! What's next then? Is Heather…"
"No, heh, no not yet. Were heading to the doctors when I'm done my shift today, just to make sure everything is okay."
"Well I better be one of the first people you tell if it happens!"
"I'll call you right after everything, does that work?" I said laughing with Judy, the rest of the day sped past and was relatively uneventful. A few mammals going past the speed limit, a few not stopping for a stop sign. Yet, even though I was doing my job and trying to stay focused on the task at hand, I often found myself drifting off into an internal debate with myself. After the talk with Judy I realized, more so than I already had, that I did have a choice in this and if I didn't want to go through with this I didn't have to and more than once I thought about telling Heather that I wasn't ready, but then it occurred to me that my fears about being like my father, not being ready, have already been debunked more than once. I mean let's state the obvious, I'm talking to my girlfriend about having a kit, I am good with kids as well, Judy's siblings seem to love me and the kids I see when I'm on patrol think it's pretty cool that a fox is a cop, which could be taken in two ways! That was another big thing, I was a cop. I was the first fox cop, I'm doing something that others would consider pointless and idiotic. By the time, we had finished our patrol I had come to my conclusion; I was ready, we were ready for this, we just had to tackle any obstacles that would come our way! It wasn't until the end of my shift that my heart started to pound and I could feel myself get anxious again, especially when I pulled into the parking lot of the hospital with Heather who looked much more level headed than me.
"Alright, this is it." Heather declared as I put the car in park and turned it off.
"Yea I guess so." Heather leaned over and kissed me softly on my cheek.
"Nick, listen. If you're having second thoughts about this just tell me, I want us to go through with all of this ready and wanting to do this."
"I'm not having any second thoughts about this Heather. I thought a lot about it at work and I think it's the right choice for us. We're ready for this." I said smiling at her.
Heather then leaned over and hugged me tightly, I wrapped my arms around her and hugged her as well. I'm not going to lie, I was still nervous about doing this but I knew one thing for certain; I loved Heather, and sometimes love persuades you to do things you normally wouldn't do. When we made it to the receptions desk I looked around the office, it was relatively empty except for an older rabbit who was reading the paper, who coughed once or twice before turning the page.
"Hi! How can I assist you?" The young cheetah asked Heather, who made it to the desk before I did.
"Hi, I booked an appointment with Dr. Mainson, for Nick Wilde and Heather Minrow."
"Alrighty let me take a quick looksee here, yup here you are, the parents to be." The cheetah said with a smile.
"Well, hopefully." Heather said with a laugh.
"The doctor will be out in a moment, if you want to have a seat."
Heather and I sat down only a few meters from the desk. I then looked over at Heather who had her eyes closed and was breathing deeper than normal. I reached over and put my paw on her leg which startled her slightly.
"Hey, you okay?" I asked, concerned.
"Yea, I'm just… Nick what if something's wrong?"
"Nothing will be wrong." I said rubbing her leg, trying to comfort her. "Even if there is, we will find a way to work around it, we will always find a way."
"You promise?"
"I promise." I said while holding Heathers paw. I kissed it softly, which seemed to ease her breathing and her overall stress.
It didn't take long until the same receptionist called us up and told us to follow her to the room where the doctor would see us. It was getting late, I was surprised Heather was even able to get us in today at all, most of the doctors were done for the day or with their last patient. Which meant the office was fairly silent, it gave a sort of creepy atmosphere, at least it would be if the lights were broken and the office was darker. When we got to the office which was labelled 'Dr. T. Mainson PhD" the receptionist welcomed us in and once again informed us that the doctor would be in shortly.
"Thank you, miss." I said turning to look at her. She smiled at me as she closed the door.
The room was like any other doctor's office I had been in, it had pictures of different mammals and their anatomy. A desk and computer with a screen saver dancing along the screen, an examination table, and a few medical tools hanging on the wall. I walked over and grabbed the first tool I could, which was a thick black cylinder with a small magnifying glass on the end.
"Hey Heather!" I said turning to face her. She looked up at me from the chair she was sitting on "Wanna play doctor?" I said holding the tool up to my face. Heather let out a little snorted laugh.
"Really, Nick?" she said giggling.
"Like I would do anything else given the opportunity." Right as I said that, the door handle jiggled and I rushed to put the tool on the desk beside me, I then leaned against the desk acting as nonchalant as I could.
"Good evening, Mr. Wilde, Ms. Minrow. Sorry for running a bit late, it's been a long day." The mongoose said as he walked to his desk.
"It's okay, Doctor, thank you for seeing us so soon." Heather said as she recovered from my joke.
"So, just for my understanding, you two are looking to check if you can have children is that correct?"
"That's right, doc. Just want to make sure everything is okay, no medical risks or anything." I said as I sat down beside Heather.
"I understand, very smart of the two of you. So, Mr. Wilde I'll be the one conducting your tests while, Ms. Minrow, your test will be done by my nurse, if you will just wait outside for her she won't be long."
"Of course, I'll see you in the waiting room." Heather said as she got up rubbed her hand across my shoulder and walked out of the room.
"Alrighty Mr. Wilde, were going to conduct some simple and basic tests and then from there the lab will process it and we should have the results by tonight, if you and Ms. Minrow are okay to wait?" the doctor said as he turned from his chair to face me.
"Yes, yes that would be great!" I said happily, I was relieved that we would know the results of the test sooner rather than later and I was positive Heather would agree.
For the next twenty minutes the doctor had run every test I could think of, even some I didn't want to think of and those were just the physical tests! He took my blood along with others tests, I guess to make sure I was okay to say the least. Overall it was easy, I was just hoping that nothing would be off. My thoughts then went to Heather, for I was hoping her tests weren't any worse than mine. The doctor assured me that she would be alright but I was still worried. This felt like something we should be together for, which sounds a lot more invasive than I intended!
After my tests, the doctor said I was okay to wait out in the waiting room for Heather, then from there he would process the tests and come fetch us when he was ready. I nodded, thanked him and shook his hand as I left his office. Heather came out a few minutes after me, she was walking a little strange and I could hear her growl under her breath. I went to go comfort her but she only looked up at me with hard eyes.
"Nick, I swear to god if you touch me I will break your hands!" I retracted my hands in an instant.
"Tests were that bad, eh?" I said with a light smile, but that only made her growl more. I had decided that it was best if I left her to recover for a but before I bugged her any more.
It took her some time until she could sit down and not be so uncomfortable, the nurse also brought out some pain medication which helped Heather, at least she didn't look like she wanted to bite my head off just as soon as look at me. Soon enough she was sound asleep, resting her head on my shoulder and breathing softly. I couldn't help but feel the need to drift off as well, but just as I began to rest my head on top of Heathers the doctor came out of the hall and called our names. I nudged Heather which woke her up quicker than I imagined.
"Your…your tests are back. We need to talk." The doctor said as he guided us back to his office. I was to tired to fully grasp the nature of his comment and tone of voice, which I'm rather grateful for. When we walked back to his office he closed the door behind him and let out a sigh.
"Please, have a seat, there's a great deal that we need to discuss."
Heather and I looked at each other and sat down in the same seats as before. She reached over and grabbed my hand and squeezed firmly.
"What is it doctor?" I asked softly.
"There's no easy way to say this…I'm sorry but, Ms. Minrow you can't have children."
"W-What?" Heather asked in a whisper.
"When your tests went through I ran them twice more to be certain but they all came back saying the same, you're infertile…"
Heather let out a light gasp and I could see tears start to form in her eyes. I looked down at the floor, it took me a second to come to a full realization, Heather by that point was crying in her hands. The doctor reached over and handed us a box of tissues, which I thanked him for.
"Have you two considered adoption?" The doctor suggested in a friendly manner. Heather nodded as she blew her nose.
"I, uh, I considered it not that long ago. For predators, it's much more complex compared to prey. Having a biological child seemed like our only option."
"I see, what about a donor? Someone who could carry it to term?" The doctor suggested once again.
"I'm an only child, Heather only siblings are boys and neither one of us are in contact with anyone else who would be willing to do that for us." I said as I tried to comfort Heather but she was still trying to think of the whole situation.
The doctor then flipped through his notes, he then let out a sigh that made me look up at him in anticipation. My reaction made Heather look up as well in confusion and equal curiosity.
"There…may be a way, I'm not going to lie it's a trial and it has a lot of medical risks…"
"What is it?" Heather asked.
The doctor then proceeded to explain a new experiment that could, in theory carry a child, the only problem is that it would need a healthy host and to be genetically correct. He explained how it would work, what he would need from us, and he listed all the risks that could happen if the tests were to fail or if something were to happen to me. As he kept listing everything that would happen I started to be a bit amazed but also horrified, I mean this was something that no one had ever done before, there would be no way to compare results or anything like that.
"Long to short the roles would be revered." The doctor said as he sat back in his chair.
"So, Nick would be…"
"Yes. I understand this isn't a normal circumstance and I'm sure this isn't something you expected to hear when you came in today, but this is the only way to have a biological child."
"Well…I-I'd have to think about it." I said now trying to figure out what to do.
"What's there to think about?! We could have our own child, that's what we wanted!" Heather snapped at me.
"Yeah, but this is a lot different, this…"
"This is you being selfish!"
"Being selfish?!" I asked in astonishment. "Considering to put myself at risk and still having a difficult time to wrapped my head around it is being selfish?!"
"This is something I think you two need to consider and think about before you make any final decisions, it is a big life choice." He reached into his back pocket and handed me a card. "Whatever your decision is, just call me and we will arrange everything. I can also promise that, for this type of a test, the government will pay you."
"Thank you." Was all I could say.
I mean what more could I say, this wasn't exactly what I had expected when I suggested we go to the doctor…The car ride home was met in absolute silence. Neither one of us could think of anything to say to one another, what could we say at this point? By the time, we got home and walked into the apartment we were both exhausted and upset with one another. We didn't talk to one another while we undressed and got ready for bed, we only turned the lights off and tried to drift off to sleep…but I couldn't. I had too much on my mind that I couldn't just push it all aside. I sat in my bed for more than an hour trying to get comfortable or try to forget about today completely but I couldn't. I then sat up and looked over at Heather who was sleeping soundly. I had to ask myself, "Was this something I was willing to do, do for Heather, for us?" I didn't hesitate when I grabbed my pants and grabbed the card from by back pocket and went into the living room, trying hard to not wake Heather. I dialed the number into my phone and listened to the ringing, my mind was racing and my heart was pounding. Thoughts bolted around my mind and i constantly found myself thinking "This is for you and Heather". Everything stopped when someone picked up on the other end of the phone.
"Doctor Mainson speaking." I took a deep breath.
"Doctor, it's Nick Wilde. I'll do it."
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