"Coffee?" Zootopia Fanfiction #1

He came to the doors of the Zootopian Police Department and opened them. During the day the ZPD would be bustling with energy and packed with the usual variety of police officers—rhinos, elephants, and hippos. He casually sauntered into the lobby with a slight smile on his face. Stopping about halfway, he propped himself up on the front desk, with one arm under his head, and looked up at Benjamin Clawhauser, the cheetah.

"Good morning," said Clawhauser holding a cheery smile. Nick smiled back.

"You too." Nick said in an inattentive tone as he stared at something behind Clawhauser. Clawhauser eagerly shifted in his seat to get a glimpse of what Nick was looking at.

Before them, a fraction of Nick's size, was Judy Hopps. She had recently strolled out of her office to go over to the slightly hidden coffee station that was a few feet behind the front desk. Of course the station was originally for bigger animals so it was understandable that Judy struggled on her tip toes to reach for a cup. Nick had noticed this instantly when Clawhauser began talking. Judy continued to struggle until she turned her head and saw them both staring at her. She instantly stopped and gave them a sheepish smile.

"How are you guys this morning?" She gave a nervous laugh.

"Great! Do you need some help?" Clawhauser asked.

"No, but thanks." She said stubbornly as she turned back to reach for a cup again.

"Are you sure?" Nick said while leaning forward.

"Yep."

Clawhauser shrugged and turned back around toward the front of the lobby. Nick walked around to where Judy was and towered over her, watching her fail at every attempt to get a cup. He leaned in closer to her.

"Are you still sure?" He chortled.

She pushed his nose out of her face and huffed. "You know what? I don't even want coffee anymore," she sulked as she crossed her arms and stomped away into her office. Nick rolled his eyes and followed her.

"Aww, come on. I'll get you some if you just ask." He leaned on the door frame with a smirk plastered on his face.

She sat there with her paws on her hips and sighed. "No. I'm fine, Nick."

"Sheesh, fine."

She returned to her desk and pulled out a small notebook along with a carrot-shaped pen. Nick fully entered the room, closed the door behind him, and sat down on the couch that was on the opposite side of the room of Judy's desk. He stretched out his legs and comfortably put his arms behind his head while Judy jotted down some notes from the paper in front of her.

"Sooo," Nick started, "Who are our suspects?"

"We've got the shrew, opossum, and raccoon. The opossum knew about what would happened before the crime was reported and the raccoon and shrew were both hiding from the police when we got there." She said while rustling some papers.

"Is there any connection between the opossum's family and the crime? How about the others? Do they know about it?"

"We don't know yet. They're being interrogated right as we speak. I'm sure we'll find out soon enough." She assured him while putting away all of the supplies on her desk. Judy yawned, leaned back in her chair and stared at Nick, who was holding a sleepy gaze right back at her.

Nick suddenly got up from the couch and sat in his rolly-chair and rolled towards Judy's desk. Judy watched him as he casually propped his head up on one arm and winked at her. She quickly looked at the ground, blushing slightly. He chuckled.

"Now, how about that coffee, Hopps?"

She gave him an irritated look. "No."

He slowly leaned in closer,"You sure?"

She just scowled at him and turned away.

"Okay, fine then. I'll be back in a second." He stood up and left.

She closed her eyes and exhaled, partly glad Nick wasn't there to bug her about the coffee. She usually thought he was charming until he started to annoy her. It drove her crazy. She shook the thoughts off and opened a drawer where she found some photos of her and Nick having fun from previous cases or trips. One had Nick wearing a weird mask with her in the background dancing. She giggled. The second picture showed them when they solved their second case together. Another was a picture of them both having switched their outfits—Judy dressed in Nick's trade mark Hawaiian shirt and Nick in a police uniform. She had to admit, he looked good in a police uniform.

She sat the pictures down as a certain smell interrupted her thoughts. Her nose wiggled as her whole body stood alert. She sniffed. It smelled like… Coffee? She turned to look towards the door where Nick was currently standing—two coffee cups, one in each hand. He smirked as he put one on her desk. For a moment she stood there dumbfounded, but her scowl returned and she protested.

"I thought I told you I didn't want coffee!" She crossed her arms.

"Well, your welcome." He sat in his rolly-chair again.
She stared at him with an unintentional adorable scowl as she steamed. He grinned.

"Well, if you don't want it," he playfully began,"I can just have it, right?" He began to slide her coffee cup towards himself. Her eyes got wide as it neared his mouth.

"NO!" She quickly snatched it from his hands, being careful enough not to spill it, and took a sip. He chuckled and took a sip of his coffee while he leaned back into his chair.

"You like it?"

She held her scowl for a few seconds before she smiled sheepishly and nodded. "Thanks."

He smiled warmly at her and continued to sip his coffee. "No problem." Nick then noticed the pictures on her desk. He smiled as he picked up the picture where they had switched outfits. "One of my favorites." He said. He put it back in the pile and looked back up at Judy. "Mine too." She smiled warmly at him.