"Nick, Nick! Wake up!"

Judy Hopps was sitting in the driver's seat of the police cruiser trying to wake her partner; it was another routine day of traffic duty in Savanna Central for the two. Nick Wilde lay motionless in the passenger side with his feet kicked up on the dash and hands tucked behind his head. His signature green Hawaiian shirt was replaced with an officer's uniform. The constant snoring of the fox was starting to become irritating to the bunny's ears.

"Nick I can't believe you are doing this, wake up already!" Judy hit Nick on the shoulder, sending him into a frenzy.

"Huh-what?" Nick ears shot up as he jerked his head side to side.

"Oh, it's just you Carrots. Is it time for our shift to end yet?" he said lazily. His eyes were busy trying to adjust to the afternoon light.

Chief Bogo was letting them get off early today as a reward for all the hard work the past couple of weeks. Usually they worked eight and a half hour shifts for five days a week; anything over that was considered overtime. There were other placements in the ZPD with different shift hours proportionate to the amount of effort required, but the two mostly stuck to active patrol and crime investigation. Judy was glad that the meter days were long gone in the past.

"How come you're always sleeping on the job? When you became a police officer I figured you would take it a little more seriously, Wilde!" Nick stretched out his arms, letting out a big yawn. He took his sunglasses tucked in his shirt pocket and slid them over his face.

"Oh come on, it was only a little nap," he said with a devilish grin. Judy crossed her arms and shook her head defiantly. Letting out a sigh, she turned her gaze to a crowd of animals who were just now flooding out of one the many skyscrapers in Zootopia.

"What am I ever going to do with you Nick," Judy said in a soft voice. There was a long pause afterword that would have become awkward if Nick hadn't broken the silence.

"Don't you mean what are you ever going to do without me?" Nick said with a sly grin on his face. This made Judy let a giggle slip from under her breath; she tried to hide it with her paw to no avail. Nick took a sip from his coffee sitting in the center console.

"Oh please Nick, we both know who the lazy one is here." Nick nearly spewed his refreshment all over the dashboard as he coughed to keep it all down. He tried to play it off like he couldn't hear her. He pulled out his phone and pretended to be doing something important, while in return received a scornful look from his partner.

"Anyway, it is about time to clock out. I'll drop you off at your house after we get back to the ZPD if you want," Judy said examining the time display in the cruiser. All the ZPD's vehicles were fully decked out with as much modern tech as you could imagine. Judy's personal favorite was the heated seats that kept her warm in Tundratown.

Nick didn't exactly own a vehicle; Finnick and him collaborated to be able to afford the van. Nick, being the good friend he was, left it in his watchful care. His small friend needed it more than he did; Nick would have to go pay him a visit soon for old time sakes.

"Sure thing Carrots, but before you do I've got a surprise for you." Judy waited in anticipation for what Wilde had hiding up his sleeve this time. Nick reached behind his seat to pull out a full box of glazed donuts that was hidden underneath his spare uniform. The bunny didn't usually like sweets, but every now and then she would crave them. Nick hands the box to Judy who gladly accepts them.

"Nick you shouldn't have," Judy said with a smile.

Ever since the day Nick joined the force he had been treating Judy with all kinds of flirty remarks and the occasional gift. Where he found the money Judy would never know. He slacked off of work most the time, just barely meeting the standards of the police force.

"It's all worth it for my favorite girl," Nick said looking into Judy's eyes. At first she blushed, but then thought of how Nick might just be trying to pull one of his infamous tricks. A few of the other officers had already fallen victims of Nick's charismatic ways. Nick even convinced Clawhauser that Gazelle was coming to the ZPD to give him her autograph for being such an amazing fan.

Judy pulled in to the front of Nick's apartment in the cruiser. The part of town he lived in reminded Judy of how he used to be before they had met. She could still vividly picture their first encounter like it happened yesterday. Nick had come a long way since from being a con artist; escaping the stereotypes that were placed on his kind and proving to everyone that a fox could be a defender of peace. In that instant Judy's parents popped into her head for no apparent reason.

"Well, I'll see you later Nick," Judy said while giving a distant smirk.

"You too Carrots," Nick said stepping outside. Right as the door was about to close he stopped in his tracks and held it open with one of his paws.

"I was wondering Judy, since we have the day off tomorrow," Nick said trying to fight back the butterflies forming in his stomach. Judy was caught off guard; Nick had never asked her to do something with him besides paperwork.

"Yes," she asked. Judy could see that Nick was getting tenser by the second; it was very uncharacteristic for the usually cool fox. He fought against the lump building in the back of his throat.

"Would you like to do something fun together? Maybe go sightseeing in the Rainforest District? I know you didn't get to see much of it last time, given the whole incident." Judy paused and made a face that Nick was having trouble reading; usually he could tell what she was thinking by the little signs she made.

Judy was more surprised then anything. She kept running different scenarios in her head for what reason Nick had for asking her to go somewhere with him on their off day. Could it be another one of his pranks, or was he just genuinely inviting her to have a good time? Either way she didn't mind; it would be nice to get out of her stuffy apartment.

Poor Nick was starting to get anxious from her lack of words. Judy realized and cursed herself for letting him sit there for so long without an answer.

"Sure, I'll come!" Judy said cheerfully.

"Great, I'll pick you up at around 8:30 at you apartment! Don't bother bringing any money, it's on me."

Nick paying for everything somehow seemed strange to Judy, but if that's what he wanted she would go along. The more she thought about it the more excited she became.

"Ok, see you tomorrow!"

"See ya Carrots!" Nick said closing the door. Judy took the shifter out of park and slowly crept up to speed. As she drove away Nick stood waving in the review mirror at her. Judy couldn't help but notice how silly Nick looked. Soon he disappeared from vision and was long gone.

Judy arrives at her destination and expertly parallel parks the cruiser between two other cars. Nick was skeptical at first of her ability, and became uncomfortable when they got into a heated police chase. She would sometimes act like she had lost control and see what kind of reaction he would give.

She unlocks the door and enters the small room. Judy stuffs the box of donuts into her fridge, but not before having one for herself. Nick was really thoughtful to get them for her. A sudden realization hit Judy that left a sinking feeling in her chest. She hadn't given Nick a single thing the past few weeks, whereas he was so generous. It was too late to get him anything tomorrow; her paycheck wasn't until next Monday and the rest had already gone to rent and food. Judy would have to make it up to Nick somehow.

"But how?" she asked herself. After a few minutes she gave up and decided to prepared for bed. The neighbors were thankfully not being particularly rowdy, making the whole process ten times easier. She fluffed the pillow and slipped under the covers. It took a few minutes for her to get settled down. Just as she was about to fall asleep her phone woke her from her hazy trance.

"Who in the world would be texting me at this hour?" she growled.

Judy grabbed her phone to find it was Nick who had sent it.

"No surprise there."

She squinted to read the small text on the screen in the darkened room. It read, "Sleeptight, partner."

Judy couldn't stop the faint smile from forming on her lips. She pulled the phone to her chest and fell asleep dreaming of what was to come tomorrow.

Author's notes

What did you guys think, like the first chapter? I'm making this fanfic to pay tribute to one of my favorite movies of all time, and to share with you all a great story. I'm open to suggestions to where you all want this to go; I'm letting one of my friends have their own character added into the story! A lot of you are already asking for the next chapter in the reviews and I promise I'll get them out as fast as possible; finals are this week so I need to study. Expect the next chapter to be published in around 1-3 days, depending on how busy I am. If I'm able to publish a chapter every day then I'll definetly do it for you guys! Thanks again for all the amazing reviews, I hope you stick around to see how the story progresses. Until next time!