A/N: So over 53% of you wants a Wilde Hopps story and the other 47% wants a Maxhie (MaxxSophie) story. However, as much as I wanna entertain the 53%, I feel like that will have to wait. Because I feel like the Wilde Hopps one is just… Not the right time yet. But as for the Maxie story, I could post this anytime. But since I'm waiting to post for that Wilde Hopps story, I thought I might as well post this. This is the first time I'm writing a story about only my OCs. I might even post the Wilde Hopps one while updating this one, so be on the lookout.
Summary: Max has returned to Zootopia after all the 'dates' he owed. He has traveled to many countries even and is now exhausted. However, what he did not expect was a guest in the middle of the night.
Disclaimer: Zootopia belongs to Disney, but I own the characters in this story.
It was getting dark. The sky has already turned orange and a young Max and young Sophie were walking home together.
"And then, Kyuubito found out a way how to mastered the Rasengan himself! And then…" Max was busy talking about his favorite anime, Kyuubito (Naruto), with his best friend, Sophie. Sophie actually didn't care about any of that however. In fact, she loves seeing Max happy and she doesn't mind at all.
"Really, Max," she finally spoke up, still smiling. "Can we talk about something else, other than anime?"
"Well…" Max thought for a moment. "How about our future?"
"What made you so interested in that now?"
"Just curious. Like maybe… What do you wanna become when you grow up?"
"Me?" Sophie looked up in the sky, thinking. "I wanna be a teacher."
"A teacher?"
She nodded with a smile. "A kindergarten teacher. I want them to know that they all have their own choices someday. I wouldn't want them to become like me."
"What's wrong with being you?"
"Max… You should know now why I don't have friends either. I come from a rich family and… It's hard to make friends. No one likes me for me."
Max stopped on his track which made Sophie turned to him, all confused. "I like you for you," he said.
Sophie looked at him, in disbelief.
"Remember how you offered me chocolate?" He took out a Catbury bar and offered one to her. "It was the first time someone besides my parents gave me something. And I'm happy. Even if it's just chocolate." He grinned at her, his fangs visible.
Sophie accepted it and smiled slowly. "Max…" she said looking away. "Promise me that… Um…"
"Yeah?" He tilted his head as he waited for a reply.
"Nothing…" she shook her head, smiling.
"You can tell me anything, Soph. We're best friends, aren't we?"
She tightened her lips and thought for a moment. She let out a sigh. "Okay… Um… Promise me, that…"
"Well, well, well," said someone walking by them. "Look what the fox is doing." It was Brad, the jackal and his group of fellow predators following him, five of them. They all have a very mean look in their faces too.
Max frowned at the sight of them. "Come on, Brad," Max said. "Leave us alone already."
"Sure. As long as you ditched that long ears thing." The predators behind Brad laughed at his lame joke.
Max frowned and grabbed Sophie's paw. "Come on, Soph," he said. He passed through them. But just barely.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Brad said, separating their paws from each other. The predators grabbed onto Sophie's wrists. She yelped from their tight grip.
"Let her go!" Max tried to reach for her but was shove away by Brad.
"Sorry, little fox. But this is what predators do. You should watch and learn." Brad then grabbed her ears and started scrunching them. "Why's your ear bent? Should be broken anyway." They all laughed at her suffering as she tried to struggle free.
Sophie was now crying as the predators not only held onto her wrists but was slowly pulling her arms on either side while Brad kept toying with her ear.
"I said let her go!" Max leaped forward and clothesline the two predators blocking him and climbed at the back of Brad. He then clawed Brad's neck and bit it as hard as he can.
The predators barely pulled him off as Max held on to Brad's neck with his fangs as hard as he can. As soon as he got off of Brad, he stood on all four, his fur standing up, pupils dilating while he growls at them revealing his teeth.
They all go at him at once but he went for one of their ankles first slowly chewing it but as hard as he can. He moved his head trying to increase the pain and clawed another on the chest so hard that his shirt ripped. And then climbed on one of their backs and bit their ears still growling savagely. The predators all yelled in pain as tears formed on their eyes.
Brad tried to hit him from the back only to tripped on Max's tail and afterwards he clawed Brad's face repeatedly. Max later backed up and got in front of Sophie, making sure that they don't hurt her. The bullies also backed away from him and ran away as quickly as they can from the savage tod.
Max stood up and sighed. "They're gone now,"Max said turning to her with a smile.
But instead… What he saw were tears coming out of her eyes. She looked… Afraid.
He offered her his paw to help her up but she backed away from him. Max looked at his paws carefully. He looked down on his school uniform and then wipe his mouth. Blood… All over him.
He looked back at her slowly and took a step closer. "Sophie…" he said.
Sophie frowned in sadness and quickly stood up running away from him.
Max watched her get far away from him and then to his paws again. His paws started shaking before he placed them over his head. He fell on his knees and cried as well. He has lost the best friend he has ever had in his life…
"Max… Max…! Max!"
Max, all grown up, then woke up to find a leopard shaking him. He looked around to find himself in a private jet.
"You okay?" said the leopard. He was wearing a black pilot uniform with a cap.
It was all a dream. Or rather to him, a nightmare… He sighed and placed his paw on his forehead and groaned. "How long was I out…?" he said.
"Not long. 5 minutes?"
Max dropped his paw and stood up slowly. He sighed and yawned after taking off his hood. "Thanks again for the lift, Rio," he said.
"No problem," said the leopard, named Rio. "Is it that dream again?"
Max stayed quiet and nodded.
"Then I won't talk about it. So um… That's 18 trips."
"Oh right…" Max took out his phone and transferred the pilot's payment to his account. "20 trips… There."
"Um… It's only 18," he reminded.
"I know," Max said, picking up his backpack and patted the leopard's shoulder.
"Seriously, Max. You can't just give money away like that. You seriously need some too."
"I wouldn't be worried about it."
"How much do you even have? 100 billion? Because that can disappear quick."
Max took out a Catbury bar and unwrapped the top. "500 bil," he corrected before taking a bite.
The pilot froze and his jaw hung open.
"Thanks again for the ride, Rio," Max said, getting off the plane. "I'll give you a call again if I ever need it." He waved the pilot goodbye, not looking at him while walking away.
As soon as Max stepped out of the airport, he breathed in the air and sighed. "Good to be home," he said. Home indeed. He was back in Zootopia. Thanks to Officer Judy Hopps and Officer Nick Wilde, he was finally able to settle back home at where he belongs. The first thing on his mind was to go to visit his parents' graves. It was only for a month after the Robin Hood case. But he was thinking that it was the perfect time to tell them everything.
He took a cab to the Zootopia cemetery and went to the regular size burial. His parents were wolves that adopted him when he was 4. However, even though he was a fox, they loved him as if he was their own son. And it was the one thing he cannot ignore after all that he's been through.
He finally made it to two graves, buried next to each other. On the right was Aiden Zero and on the left was Ellen Zero. Max then placed two bouquets of flowers on their graves, one respectively.
"Mom, Dad…" he started. "I… I know it's still too soon but…" He chuckled at what he was about to say. "But a lot has happened last month. I met an old friend, Nick. You guys remember him. He's a cop now even. Who would've thought. And he's got a girlfriend too. She's a bunny." Max's smile disappeared afterwards. "We… We were all trying to solve a case. A case that involves what I did before. I think you remembered…
"I know you guys said that… You weren't proud of what I'm doing but… I had to. Dad… You use to have your own motto, 'Just because I'm a predator, it doesn't mean I can't be more than that'. I was proud of that. And Mom, you had yours, 'Even though we are different species, we can still love each other like family'."
Max took off his hood. "I… Have my own motto now… 'I do bad things, for good reasons'. I know, that you two aren't proud of that but… I just can't ignore someone who needs help… That's who I really am. I am a fox and more. And I know you won't forgive me for it. But… I just want you two to know that… You both are the greatest parents anyone could ever have. And I'm proud of that."
Max sniffed and wiped a tear off with his sleeve. "I met Sophie recently too… We've been staying in touch so far and… I was happy that I finally got to see her again. I've lost a lot of mammals on the way. My real parents, my comrades, and now you guys. I've lost Sophie once, but it won't happen again. I can't imagine what will happen the next time we separate again. That's why I'm so happy that she's back in my life."
Max closed his mouth shut and sniffed again. He stood up and bowed to them. "Take care, guys," he said softly. "Love you…"
As he walked out of the cemetery, he entered the cab that was waiting for him. "Where to next?" said the driver.
"Hill Street," Max answered.
Hill Street. The place where he grew up after moving away from Savannah Central. A place where homes were on top of the hills where they can see the city from the top. Max has already bought a place the moment he arrived to Zootopia before the Robin Hood case started. He opened the door and turned on the lights.
The first thing he saw was the kitchen literally to his left, a living room in front of him passed the kitchen and a flight of stairs to his right leading down to his bedroom and further down to his basement which he uses as an entertainment room. He took of his hoodie and hanged it on the coat rack and removed his glove. He lay his back down on the couch and sighed in exhaustion, rubbing his temples slowly, trying to get his head straight. Then he placed his right forearm on his forehead and looked up at the ceiling.
"So bored…" he thought to himself.
He looked to his right to see the newspaper he took in and read it. He was thinking of trying to find a job now that he's back in Zootopia. It would be nice to start things new too.
Few seconds later, he received a text message. He checked his phone and saw that it was from Sophie. He opened it and read her message: "You back yet?"
He smiled and texted back to her. "Yep. And exhausted."
"Poor thing. Let's hang out tomorrow then. Rest up. :)"
"Thanks."
Max placed his smartphone and flip-phone next to each other on the table along with the newspaper and closed his eyes. "Maybe I can find a job later," he said to himself.
After reading Sophie's message, he was able to finally get some rest. He needed it after all. He smiled and slowly drift to sleep.
The clock ticked from 3:02pm to 11:56pm. Max was so exhausted after all that traveling that not even he realized it's been more than 8 hours. However, he was awoken by the doorbell. He frowned and groaned as he sat up. He stretched his arms a bit and stood up, grabbing his gloves and puts them on.
"I'm coming, I'm coming," he said lazily. He gave one last yawn before opening the door. "Yes?"
His eyes which were half closed immediately opened up when he saw his guest. Sophie…
"Hi," she said, waving at him shyly, not looking at him.
"Sophie? What're you doing here in the middle of the night?"
Sophie looked down and then up to him. "My boyfriend… Is mad and… I thought I'd stay away. So…"
"So you came to me?"
She didn't say anything and nodded.
Max looked at her and opened the door for her.
She shyly stepped in and looked at him. And as soon as Max closed the door, she quickly hugged him. Max, who was frozen there, looked back at her and patted her paw. She seemed… Sad.
"You okay?" he asked.
"No… I'm not." She sniffed.
She let go of him and he hugged her back. "You said your boyfriend is mad?"
She looked up at him and shook her head. "He's just… He's such a jerk!" She buried her face in his chest. He patted the back of her head and sat her down.
"Want anything to drink?"
She thought for a moment. "Do you have any milk?"
"Will chocolate milk do?"
She smiled slowly. "Yes. It will."
Max smiled back and grabbed a small box for her.
She poked in the straw and sucked on it lightly. After she stopped, she looked at him. "Still eat Catbury, huh?" she said.
"Most of the time. Not all the time." Max took a seat next to her.
She looked over at the table and noticed that there was a newspaper was on the help wanted ad page. "Looking for a job?" she said.
"Yea," he said, picking it up and looking through it. "I thought maybe now that I'm back, I might as well start fresh. So maybe a decent job would be nice."
"Like what?"
"I don't know. A convenient store or something like that?"
She giggled and sipped on her milk again. "You haven't changed a bit. Always wanted a simple life."
"I wouldn't say that. I've changed." He looked down, putting down the paper and rubbed the back of his neck.
"Oh yeah?" she said turning to him. "Catbury chocolate, mangas, animes, your old GameFox with the same Pokemals game."
He chuckled and nodded. "Okay, maybe I've changed a bit."
She smiled and lay her head on his shoulder. "You're still wearing those gloves…" she said after noticing them.
"I have to…"
She quickly sat straight up again. "Max. It's okay. I know you won't hurt me. Take them off."
Max thought for a moment and shook his head. "I… I can't…"
She held onto his paws and looked at him in the eyes. "Please…" She wanted to feel his paws again. The gloves were only getting in the way. It's been too long since she's held his paws and now, she just wants to feel them again.
Max looked at her and nodded hesitantly. He slowly took them off and held her paws in his.
She grasped his paws tight, not wanting to let go and looked at him. "That's better…" she said softly. She could feel his claws marking her softly. She didn't feel any pain. But instead, she wanted to embrace it. She knew the moment that she ran away from Max was the biggest mistake of her life. She wasn't going to run anymore.
The two looked at each other in the eyes for a moment and she hugged him. It's been a while since they've actually got to spend some time together. And Max was taking his time, feeling her warm body on his.
"Max…" she said softly, grabbing onto his shirt. "I need to tell you something…"
"What is it?" he said, looking down at her.
She stayed quiet for a while and looked away. "I'm… I'm getting married…"
Silence between the two. She thought for sure Max would reacted angrily but instead, he placed his left paw on her head and his right arm around her.
"I thought so," he said softly. "How could someone as beautiful as you not get married?"
She looked back at him and in disbelief. He really hasn't changed at all to her. Her eyes started watering and she hugged him. "But… I don't want to…" she said, crying. "I'm only marrying him because my parents wanted me to…"
Max remembered now. Her parents were a successful couple. They owned an oil rig that cost millions of dollars and because of her wealth, it was hard for her to make friends. No one accepted her as Sophie Glace. The only mammal that did was Max. And knowing that after he left her, he wasn't the only one feeling alone all this time but she too felt alone.
He frowned and hugged her. "Why can't you say no?" he said.
"Max…" she said. "You know my parents… You know what they're like… They've always made the decisions before I could even make them."
"And yet you're a kindergarten teacher?"
She sniffed and Max helped wiped her tears off. "They don't know about it…" she said. "I live alone after all. I… I wanted the kids to know that… They can't always depend on their parents… But mine just… Just won't let me be."
"Is that why you came to me?"
She looked at him and held his face. "I… I just wanted to be away from them… And… Him…" She wrapped her arms around him, putting her cheek on his chest. "So… Can I stay here for a few days…?"
Max rubbed her head and get her off of him. He stood up from his seat. "Follow me," he said. They walked down the flight of stairs which led them to his bedroom.
The moment Max opened the door, the first thing Sophie saw was a queen-size bed and a perfect view of the whole Downtown. She gasped in awe and looked out. "It's… Beautiful…" she said softly.
Max smiled. "It's my room," he said. She quickly turned to him, surprised. "You can sleep here in the meanwhile."
"Oh, Max…" she denied. "I… I can't…"
He walked towards her and caressed her cheek with his bare paw. She froze at his touch and looked up at him. "Please…" he said. "Besides, I'm more use with couches already."
She looked down, blushing. "Max…" she said. "I…"
Max kissed her head before she could say anything else which made her surprised. "Just get some sleep. I think you need it."
He let her go hesitantly, and walked away. But before that…
"Max?" she called which made him turned to her. "Remember… 10 years ago… I said I wanted you to promise something?"
His ears stood up. "Yea?" he said. "Right before…" He started remembering what happened after that. The time when they bullied her.
"Yea, but… Now I can finally say it…" She took a deep breath. "Max. Promise me that… You'll be with me no matter what?"
Max smiled. "Sure. But only if you promise me something too."
Her ears dropped.
"Promise me this. You'll say 'no' one day. You should live with what you teach too, you know."
She stared at him and nodded.
He grinned at her and closed the door behind him, leaving her to sleep. Sophie looked out at the window again and sighed.
"Say 'no', huh…?" she thought.
She lay in bed and thought about it. But couldn't. Her mind was too focus on Max. It's been too long already. Max has grown more… Attractive and it was something she just can't seem to get her mind off of it. His smile, his eyes. Everything. And his touch too. So soft. Max has definitely changed in appearance and she just can't seem to deny that.
The moment they reunited back at the ZPD, it was the happiest she has ever been after 10 years. But seeing him so much closes now… She realized that he did changed after all. But with all that thinking about him, she was actually able to go to sleep.
"Goodnight, Max…" she said softly. It was something she muttered every night the moment they stopped seeing each other. And even up until now, she still misses him even though he was closeby.
Max on the other hand lay down on his couch and closed his eyes. "Sweet dreams, Soph…" he muttered.
The two were literally in love with each other until the very end. They drifted to sleep, after thinking about each other.
A/N: There you go people. I have to say, I enjoy writing this more than previous ones. Mainly because these are my two own characters. I hope you enjoy. Chapter 2 will be out as soon as possible. And here's some info on Sophie.
Sophie's info: She comes from a wealthy family. Most mammals only became her friends because of her wealth. Max and her were the only friends for each other. After Max left Zootopia, Sophie realized that he was the best thing that happened to her and regretted about running away from him. Unlike Max, she's shy and not straightforward at all. She hates wearing fancy and prefers to wear casual clothes instead. She is a white bunny and has blue eyes with fuzzy cheeks.
Also, one of you asked if you wanted to draw for my fanfic. I say, be my guest. I'd love to see it. Send me the link of where you'll upload it in the PMs. I read every reviews and messages. Well that's all for now. Thanks for reading and ciao.