*UPDATED(FINALLY! XD I KNOW THE LAST ONE WAS 'TOO FAST' SO HERE'S 2.0 ^-^
MORE UPDATES TO COME IN FOLLOWING CHAPTERS, DON'T WORRY~!)
It was a cold night in the middle of November, people's smiles and brightly-lit lanterns everywhere making it seem like a dream. Nick and Judy were on their way to the annual street fair. In the fair, they bumped into some familiar mammals, like Clawhauser, in the one of the booths. They tried the game booths and some food they have yet to experience. It was a beautiful night, everything was perfect. The aura in the air felt nostalgic in a way that the smell of cotton candy and candy apples are just a few meters away. And a spectacular firework show before the fair ends. What an amazing way to end the year.
"Having fun, Carrots?" he examined her mesmerized face and snickered. She looked like a child's first time in an amusement park. Her eyes looked so excited, and the way she happily drags him around the booths. He was happy that she was having a great time.
"Nick! Don't you go judging me like that!" she playfully hit him, then she squeezed her giant stuffed toy he won for her at one of the booths "I mean, this is my first time"
"We don't stop here. Hold on!" he held her hand tightly as they both rushed to the next booth hand in hand like newly-wed couples. "The night is still young!" then she thought to herself 'Why am I so happy? Is it because of Nick?'
It felt like forever when Judy had her day-off, and luckily the same day as Nick's. The two spent the whole night playing games and eating food on sticks. 'It might not be much, but it's worth every second' Nick thought to himself as he slowly falls for the furry angel. I love her.
Judy POV
He seems.. Different somehow.. The way he keeps looking at me, how he smiles whenever I smile, how he comforts me when I'm down. Why do I feel like this? Why does my heart beats faster every time we gaze into each other's eyes? I think I.. No, it's weird. I just have to sink this feeling deep down and hope that I would find someone someday, but what are the odds of that? If I don't say it now, I might never say it at all. But.. If I really do love him, then I should accept the fact if he feels the same way or not. I love him.
Nick POV
The fair is going to end soon.. I have to do it! But is it really worth it? A better relationship for the price of our friendship? Am I really worth something? Have I proven myself to her? Maybe I shouldn't.. I couldn't..
Normal POV
The firework show was about to start. The two sat under a massive tree on top of a distant hill, giving them an amazing view of the fair from there. Both the stars and the full moon were standing out in the void of space, giving it a romantic atmosphere. "Nick look!" she pointed up to the dark sky. A minute ago, there was nothing, and now, right before their eyes, an amazing meteor shower appeared out of nowhere and they both looked in astonishment. It felt as if the world was telling them 'It's time'. They both closed their eyes, hand in hand as they wished on thousands of falling stars.
'I wish she'd/he'd say yes..' Nick and Judy thought hard before they slowly open their eyes.
After wishing their dreams to become a reality, they sat back down at the foot of the tree. "Hey.. What does this scene remind you of?" Nick stared in the vast open field at the bottom of the hill, waiting for her response. "Nothing really comes to my mind. Why?" she asked. "Well, I remember this memory in particular, but it's all a blur now, as if it were a dream from the past" he glanced at her and smiled faintly "It was a cloudy summer day, the sunflowers finally bloomed. I came to my usual place in the fields, maybe read a book or two, and sleep under the shade of a tree. One day, I caught a gray figure form the corner of my eye running in the field, so out of curiosity I followed it" Nick looked up at the sky as he continued "The skies became darker and it became silent, too silent. The sound of rustling in the field stopped. I saw the gray figure passed out on the ground. I wasn't even sure if it was just tired or had a mental disorder" Nick chuckled nervously as his face turned cold. "And then what happened?" Judy asked as if she felt the story seemed familiar. "Well, it was going to rain, so I did what I had to do. I carried it to the foot of the tree. Something like this-" he swept her off her feet and reenacted the scene.
They both chortled when he carried her and placed her gently on the soft grass. Judy pulled him to a hug and Nick fell on top of her, Nick's face just a few inches away from Judy's, close enough to hear each other's heartbeats. Their hearts beat faster every time they felt each other's hot breath. "And then what happened?" she finally asked.
"I carried it to the foot of the tree. And waited. Waited until the gray figure wakes up. Sometimes I would glance at her from time to time if she had already woken up-" Nick hesitated and decided to keep the rest of the information to himself. "And?" she asked again. "I got tired of waiting and left" he forced a smile, hiding his tears.
Nick POV
She must not know what I did in the past. It's better off this way. If she does find out the real story, then so much guilt would devour her heart. I don't want that. She shouldn't know who it is.