Chapter 1 : Landing
June 2020
The party had come from mild to wild, and most mammals were now dancing their ass off to the songs the band was performing.
Nick was trying to not look too ridiculous while Judy bounced around gleefully. Her parents were rock dancing almost like professionals, Vivienne and Finnick were mostly improvising, Wolford was doing exaggerated dance moves from the various movies he knew to Blackfur's hilarity. Fru-Fru and her husband were dancing on the large polar bear bodyguard's paws which looked mostly bored. Buster was nowhere to be seen. The icing on the cake was the chief and Clawhauser dancing together in what looked like Gazelle's song choreographic moves. No mammal's present had any doubt left they were together, as they occasionally kissed. Wolford had barely kept his jaw to touch the floor the first time he had seen them do so, but Blackfur hadn't seemed shocked. Or even surprised. The Tri-Burrows mammals however, didn't really know what to do or say, and were mostly giving them a wide berth.
As the party continued on in the evening, the dancer were fewer and fewer. Since it was time to eat, they went to the buffet that had been set up and ate. It seemed they knew carnivorous mammal would be present since there was meat and fish, as well as bug-based toasts. The respite was good, as they al felt a bit tired from the dancing. Looking around they saw that the bunnies had no qualm laying around in groups to nap before getting back to the partying.
"Where is Hollie ?" Asked Nick to his mother, a bit worried that she'd feel alone without her foster parents.
The vixen pointed a place at the edge of the party and Nick squinted his eyes to see. There was bunch of kids there playing and she was with them, seeming to have fun.
"We're still going to check on her once in a while, just so she doesn't feel abandoned."
"Good."
Wolford plopped at Nick's side.
"You need something, big guy ?" Asked the fox.
"For since when did you know about Clawhauser and the chief ?"
"Approximately right after it started."
"Yes, but since when ?"
"Approximately two weeks after Lycus case end."
Wolford stared at the two embracing mammals. "I'm so unreceptive."
...
Nick and Judy felt slightly tired but the upbeat mood and the energy the guests showed had kept them going. Now however, they needed a bit of rest and directed themselves to their tent. When they entered it, they weren't surprised to find Wolford and Blackfur, Jessica and Gideon, Fru-Fru and her husband, as well as Vivienne and Finnick sitting, chatting and laughing around a bunch of full and empty bottles.
"I see everyone's having fun." Remarked the bunny as she sat with them. They widened the circle to give her and Nick space to sit.
"Yup. I knew bunny were overly cheery and energetic, but I also thought you were on the top layer." Said Wolford with a smile.
"Jessica proved you wrong did she ?" asked Nick.
"Yeah."
Judy looked around. "I'm surprised Buster isn't here. I haven't seen him since the beginning of the party." She took out her phone.
"He's a grown rat, Judy. I think he can handle himself." Remarked Blackfur.
"Getting overprotective with your new partner ?" Asked Vivienne with a smile Judy was used to see on Nick's face. "Hope my son has no reason to get jealous."
"No ! Of course not."
"Already married and you already go down that road ? Tsk, Tsk, Tsk." Scolded Jessica.
"Not funny. Guys." She scolded. "Nick you have nothing to worry ab-"
He was giving her a look of hurt and sadness, which broke in the quarter of as second when he saw her shocked expression. "Sorry fluff, it was too tempting."
She lightly punched him in the rib, and he used it as an opportunity to kiss her nose.
"So what were you discussing about ?" Asked the bunny, eager to get away from the jokes they all seemed willing to play on her.
Jessica showed her phone. "Truth or Drink app. Normally, it's one question each, but we're a bit much for that, so everyone answers the questions. Rules are, if you answer you have to give details. If you drink, you don't have to, but everyone will suspect you did or said something you weren't proud of."
"Who's been drinking the most ?" Asked Nick.
Gideon rose his paw. "Adventurous teenage years." He explained.
"Alright, what's the next question ?" Nick asked eagerly.
Judy wasn't so sure she wanted to participate in that game. For one she didn't want to get too personal with so much mammal, and knowing that kind of games, it would go toward their sex lives. And second, Finnick and Vivienne were here, she feared some questions would be too personal for them.
"Have you ever been handcuffed ? By whom and in what circumstances ?"
"Nope." Said Fru-Fru and her husband.
"Yes. Part of the police program." Said Wolford.
"And a couple of times by Fangmeyer as a prank too." Added Blackfur with a smile.
"Hey !"
"Same answer as his, minus the Fangmeyer part." She added.
"Same." Said Judy.
"Never." Said Finnick. All mammals looked at him surprised except Nick. "No, seriously. Never happened."
Vivienne drank. Finnick smiled, Nick scoffed, Judy gasped and the whole assistance was surprised.
"Seriously ?" Asked Nick.
"It was only once, and I'm not telling anything more. What about you ?" She asked with taunting smile.
Nick answered with the same type of grin and simply pointed at Judy whose face instantly shot red. "All I'm saying, is that she wasn't arresting me." He said, triggering a round of laughter.
"Well, if it gets me to be laughed at, it's not happening again."
Nick smile dropped, and the laughter kept going.
"I never got cuffed." Said Jessica. "But I wouldn't mind." She said, giving a side glance to her husband who almost strangled himself with his drink.
"Tha' wos my answer by the way." He said, as he took back his breath a showed his drink.
"If you had to play match maker, who of your friends would you match ?"
Most mammal shrugged, having no idea what to answer to that question. Most mammals they knew that would go well together were already a couple.
"You two." Said Nick casually, pointing at Wolford and Blackfur.
As an answer they gave him the same look of uninterested disbelief.
"Bad idea." Said the wolf.
"Ditto." Added the panda.
And they fist bumped on it.
"Oh, that one is a bit dark. Who here could get away with murder ?"
Most mammals turned to Nick. "Seriously guys ? That's not nice."
"On the contrary, shows tha' they think ya clever enough to get away wid it." Said Finnick, who for one, hadn't pointed to Nick.
Nick chuckled. "Yeah, except you all are not taking all the parameters into account." And he pointed at Fru-Fru who giggled.
Realisation dawned when they understood how it was way more likely.
"When you are trying to impress people, what personality trait do you try and hide ?"
"I can answer 'dat one for Nicky. He knows how to hide how annoying he is." Said Finnick, raising his glass to his friend.
"Ha ha. Very funny. And I don't have any trait to hide, I'm overall perfect." He said, sipping his drink.
"I try to be less energetic." Said Jessica.
"Ya fail at that. And tha's why I love ya." Said Gideon, kissing her between the ears. "I mostly try to not say anytin' stupid."
"I act surprised when mammals tell me stuff I already had guessed." Said Blackfur.
Wolford sipped. "What ? I'm not giving you any ammo."
Fru-Fru shrugged but didn't sip.
"I tone down my humour." Said her husband. "Not that I'm funny, it's quite the opposite."
"I try to not fucking curse so much." Said Vivienne, triggering the general hilarity.
"Ain't nothing I need to hide. You don't like me, y'all can just piss off." Said Finnick with a smile.
Jessica giggled at the next question. "If you had to sleep with one person here, who would it be ?"
Judy groaned. That one was easy, but that also meant there were also be more question of that type. All couples pointed at eachother, and the only ones that didn't point at anymammal were Blackfur and Wolford.
"Don't take it personally. I'm just answering a question." Said Wolford to Gideon before pointing at Jessica. "And the app said 'had to', not 'want to'."
Gideon muted down the growl that was coming up, but couldn't do the same with the frown.
"You have a thing for bunnies, Wolford ?" Taunted Nick ?
"Let's just say meeting Judy woke up the taste." Answered the wolf in the same tone. At that, Nick gave him a thumb up.
Blackfur pointed at Gideon. "Just because you'd be able to survive it." She winked.
For a few seconds, Judy wondered how many drinks the panda had downed. She hoped this time the shirt would stay on.
Just as she had answered, both Bonnie and Stu, and the chief and Clawhauser appeared. "Your boss told us a lot about your work. It seems there is a lot you're not telling us, sweetie." Said Judy's mother, before realizing how many mammals were present. "Am I interrupting something ?"
"No auntie, but if you want to learn secrets about Judy, maybe you should sit with us." Answered Jessica.
The blood left Judy's face. This was nightmare. She tried to get up but Nick's paw was keeping her down. Glancing to him, she saw the corner of a mischievous smile.
"You'll pay for that, Nick". She whispered.
"Worth it."
The cheetah and the buffalo also took place, and it was probably the weirdest situation Judy had ever gotten into. Both her parents and her boss playing truth or drink with her. She'd never be able to get past that.
"Oh, this one is going to be good !" Giggled Jessica. "Have you ever slept with a mammal someone else here slept with."
All mammals looked around, and they saw Nick raise his paw. "Does 'fooling around' count ?"
"What do you mean by that ?" Said Judy.
"There was no actual...I'm not going to spell it out." He said with a shameful smile.
"Let's say yes." Jessica smiled.
"Then yes."
"Who wos it ?" Asked Finnick with a scowl. "Better not be-"
"Honey. You weren't together anymore."
Judy's jaw fell. "You, with... Honey, that Honey ?"
"That one yeah." Seeing the interrogative expressions from the other he gave her more information. "She's a Honey Badger. Yes, unoriginal name. And no, I won't say more. She wouldn't like that. And neither would Finnick."
"Goddam right."
"Anyone else ?" Asked Jessica. Everyone shook their head. "Alright, I slept with Chad."
"WHAT !?" Came multiple voices.
"I was young and stupid, and I could believe someone so handsome could be such an asshat, okay ? It was right after Judy broke up with him. Well, he tricked me like all the other girls." She shrugged. "And I found way better afterwards." She added, kissing her fox.
"That's it." Said Bonnie. "I'm neutering him."
"Let's just pretend you didn't just say that in front of six officers." Joked Stu with a smile.
"Not my jurisdiction." Stated Bogo, which earned him twelve surprised stares and a giggle coming from Clawhauser.
"Next question." Said Jessica. "Okay, seems like it was already answered. Did you sleep with someone here and how was it ?"
"Amazing." Immediately came Clawhauser's voice, as his face heated up.
"Same." Said the chief, stroking his shoulder.
Most mammals gave the same answer, except for Blackfur and Wolford who both downed their drink.
Nick's, Judy's, and Clawhauser's jaw fell.
"No way." Said the bunny.
"Yes way." Said Nick. "Told you. Come on guys ! How was it ?"
"Awful." Said Wolford.
"A terrible idea." Said Blackfur.
"Shouldn't have done that." Added the wolf.
"Wish I could get it out of my memory." Declared the panda.
"Ditto."
"Okay, what the actual fuck ?" Asked Nick, which surprised the other mammals since he didn't curse much. "I mean, when ? How ?"
"I thought we didn't need to give details if we drank ?" Asked Wolford, but seeing the interrogative looks on most of the other mammals he sighed and caved in.
"I was tipsy, she was tipsy, we were watching a rom-com at hers..."
"… We got caught in the moment. Nothing else to add. Let's move on." Finished the panda.
"Well, that was strange." Stated Jessica. "What's the hardest drug you've done ?"
Nick and Finnick drank and gave around a look that dissuaded others to ask.
Wolford drank.
"Pot... No, hallucinogenic mushrooms." Stated the panda. "It's his fault." She added, pointing at the wolf.
Okay, thought Judy,she's definitely drunk.
"Hey !" The wolf reacted.
The chief gave them a scolding glare and they both seemed suddenly highly interested by their drink.
"Pot." Stated Gideon flatly.
"Same, in a browny." Said both Judy and Clawhauser, staring at Wolford with accusing smile, while the wolf tried to make himself smaller.
"Judy ! That's what you do with your free time in the city ?" Upsetly asked Stu.
"It was an accident." She justified. "I didn't know the cake was trapped."
Her parents gave her suspicious looks but let it slide.
"There is no reason for Judy to be the only one to be embarrassed." Mischievously smiled Jessica. "What's the biggest lie you ever told to a significant other ?"
All mammals stared at them and they suddenly felt particularly uncomfortable. Stu was about to drink but he realised that if he did so, Bonnie would probably reel him down until he talked. "Remember, just after we graduated, when I said someone had stolen your car when you lend it to me ?"
"You mean, my first car ?" Bonnie frowned. "Yeah, what about it ?"
"She's actually at the bottom of the tri-burrows river." He stared at his drink. "I had a bit of an accident." He hid his head in his shoulder.
Bonnie frowned for a few seconds before relaxing. "Explains why you came back with different clothes on. You owe me a car honey." It was a good thing she was already a bit drunk, because otherwise, Judy knew her mother would tear her father a new one. Coming clean at that moment probably the best time to do it.
"The assurance paid for it."
"Not the same."
"And you mom ?" Asked Judy with a wide innocent smile.
Bonnie felt the attention shift to her. That was her turn to feel uncomfortable. "Um..." She stared at her drink. She couldn't sip, Stu hadn't either. "The dress, the really expensive one that you bought me. Do you remember it ?"
"The one that you ripped a week after ? Yes, I do remember."
"I never showed it to you, after it ripped, right ?"
"Yeah." He answered suspiciously.
"It's because I brought it back to the store."
Stu gasped. "It was gift."
"Honey, it was both hideous and pricey. I used the money to pay for our kid's clothes for a year. The whole twelve of them."
"Oh." He left his ear slumped with a sad expression
She kissed him on the cheek. "I love you, but there is a reason why I insist to pick your clothes for important events." She hugged him. "I'm sorry."
"That's okay." He turned to the other mammals. "Anyone else has anything to confess ?"
Wolford shrugged "No significant other."
Blackfur sipped. No one pried. Vivienne did the same. "Not about you." She said to Finnick.
"I may have told you a couple time I was too tired to come see you before coming to live at yours, but I was, um... 'Working'."
"It's actually a better reason." She remarked.
"Yeah, well, at that time, I wasn't doin' a job I wos proud of."
Jessica kissed Gideon. "I pretended I didn't have feelings for you. Mostly lied to myself though."
"I remember saying to you I'd never want ta have anytin' do wid bunnies ever in highschool."
"I think you said that to most bunnies at the time." She smiled. "But I'm not jealous about that."
Clawhauser looked up at the chief. "I never lied to you."
The chief lifted a brow and began to talk with a serious tone. "After Hopps and Wilde came back from their vacation I asked to you what was new at the precinct. You said 'nothing much' and omitted to mention they were a couple, even if you already knew."
"Okay, that's once." Smiled the cheetah. "I hope I didn't upset you."
"You could never." He whispered, kissing.
Seeing the chief all nice, in his stuck up way, around Clawhauser was still a bit unsettling to his officers, which now wore awkward smiles.
"And for my lie." He took a sip of his glass. "You already know. I'll tell you again later."
"Works for me."
They heard Fru-Fru squeaky voice, "I pretended I wasn't my dad's daughter the first time I met him. I didn't want him to run scared."
Her husband was a bit embarrassed. "When I learned she was Mr Big's daughter, I... Well she already knows about that one." And he sipped his glass, while Fru-Fri gave him a drunken and giggly hug.
"I did pretend to be Finnick's father to con Judy out of five bucks." Said Nick.
"I pretended I could set the IRS on his tail when I had nothing but a recording that didn't really prove much. And the IRS had biggest fish to fry anyway." Said Judy
"Okay, one, saying I'm a small fish is hurtful, two, you double-hustled me ?"
"Yup. Hustled you into giving a confession, and bluffed you to make you believe I could use it. Not so bad for a dumb bunny."
"You're the best Carrots."
As the Jessica was finding another question, Judy whispered in Nick ear. "But it wasn't your biggest lie to me."
"What was it then ?"
" 'I'm Okay.' "
"You got me Fluff."
"What's the kinkiest sex toy you've ever used with a partner ? "
Everyone sipped like one mammal. Judy gave glance to her parents. On one paw, she was glad they hadn't answered, but on the other, that they'd be too embarrassed to say what guaranteed it was really not something she'd like to think about.
"Carrots aren't technically sex toys." Deadpanned Nick, glancing at every bunny, while the other mammals choked on their drinks.
"That's it. No more drinks for you." Said Judy, trying to reach his glass, that he lifted high enough so that she couldn't.
"What's the most illegal thing you've ever done ?"
Nick and Finnick raised their glasses to each other and drank.
"I think I answered that question earlier." Said Wolford.
"Stole a car." Said Gideon. "But I brought it back."
"So that makes it okay." Smiled Jessica. "I stole a garden gnome. That's technically more illegal than speeding." She told to Gideon that had started to grin.
"I let a suspect go, even though I had already caught him." Said Blackfur, giving a discreet smile to Nick.
"Who ?" Asked Bogo, like he didn't really care.
"Not answering that. And I wasn't under your authority at the time" She smiled.
Vivienne and Judy's parents drank too. "I'm not letting you using that against me. Ever." His mother said to Nick with a smirk.
Fru-Fru took a shot and was followed by her husband. They couldn't really risk saying anything in front of officers.
Vivienne suddenly took out her phone. "Oh shit." Finnick took a look at it. "Oh crap."
"What's happening ?" Asked Judy.
"Well, we don't want Hollie to stay up too late, but it's already late, and we're both pretty drunk." The vixen explained.
Finnick got up on wobbly legs, and helped his wife up, which wasn't much more stable.
"You're sure you can take care of her in that state ?" Asked Nick.
"I've done things way more complicated while drunk. But I'm really not sure if we'll find our room in the house."
Bonnie got up, a bit too quick, and started to reel, she was caught by her husband, as he got up in turn. "We'll help you get there. I'm a bit tired myself." Said the female bunny.
Clawhauser stretched his arms. "To be honest I am too. I wouldn't be against getting back to the hotel room." The chief got up, and pulled the pudgy cat by his arms to put him on his feet. "Thanks, hon."
"You're welcome."
"Which direction is the hotel again ?" Asked Wolford after downing hisr drink. "Cause I don't remember, and I'm pretty sure she doesn't either."
"Ginsky ?" Squeaked Fru-fru. "Could you take us up and lead us there ?"
The bored bear put back his phone in his pocket and extended his paws to take his boss's daughter in it and led the mammals away.
"Not even a good bye." Remarked Nick, sipping his drink.
"Completely drunk." Added Judy.
"They're going to regret it in the morning." Added Jessica.
"I'm shure I will too. Glad I ain't working."
"Where is Travis by the way ?" Asked Judy. "He basically disappeared as soon as your wedding was over."
"He's working. Well, volunteering. He's one of those that clean the place and keep the booze and food flowing. He doesn't like parties."
"If he spends all of them that way, I'm not surprised." Joked Nick, getting up at the same time as his wife.
Gideon shrugged. "I think he doesn't like crowds. And loud noises. I'm pretty shure that if you found him, he'd be wearin' a noise-cancelling headset." He helped Jessica getting up and they directed themselves to the house.
…
Though the showers were individual in the burrows, the bathroom were still separated between males and females. However, since so few bunnies were present at the moment, it didn't stop Nick from suddenly barging in Judy under the shower.
"Hey ! The male showers are on the other side."
"I might have gotten lost." Smiled the fox, while throwing away his boxers and getting in with her. "And I know you always struggle to reach your back."
"Nick, this isn't my back." She scolded.
"Woopsie. I knew it felt nicer." He joked pulling her closer.
She pushed him back an inch. "Nick, I'm not really comfortable doing that here."
He gave her a kiss between the ears. "Sorry, between the wall thinness of our room, and the alchohol, I feel a bit daring." He took the bottle of shampoo and began scratching her shoulder. She gave a little sigh of satisfaction.
"I'm sure with the party and all, most of my siblings will be too drunk to notice anything tonight."
"But it means we'll have to take a shower again." Said the fox in a fake whiny tone.
"Too bad."
The shower was short. It's a habit every bunny took. With that much mammal using the same water, they had to be quick so that every one would get the chance to have hot water.
Judy pulled him out of the bathroom and into their shared room, pushing him on the bed.
"What are you doing ?" He asked, as she took a few steps back. "Don't try to take momentum, cause I'll dodge."
"Close your eyes."
The fox did so and he heard a ruffle of clothes.
"You can open them."
He did and saw her in her wedding dress again. "I'm glad." He said. "I was afraid we'd have to divorce and marry you again so that I'd get to see you in that dress for a second time."
"I'm glad you like it."
"That's because you look so cute in it."
Judy couldn't hide her blush. "So I suppose you wouldn't want to help me get rid of it ?"
"To be honest, I'd feel like I was desecrating it. I mean, look at you..."
"Hm." Said the bunny, scratching her chin.
"Is something wrong ?"
The bunny felt a bit taken aback. "Well, um... That wasn't really the reaction I was expecting."
"Sorry."
"Don't worry." She giggled. "I'm no upset. Just surprised." She pulled one of the strap, and then the other. The dress fell, and he saw that she had gotten rid of her underwear before putting the dress back on. "Is this more your speed ?" She smiled, taking a couple of steps toward him.
All he could do was give her a wide smile.
…
"So, how was the party ?" Asked Nick to Wolford, while sipping on his coffee at the diner. It was already noon, but the both of them hadn't woken up way sooner. The wolf had been clever enough to restrain himself to one type of alcohol, and so he wasn't sick at all.
"Nice. Don't remember everything though."
"You remember the moment when you and Blackfur kissed, I'm sure." Smiled Judy above her chocolate milk.
The wolf froze. "What ?"
"You. Blackfur. A kiss." Said Nick, totally seriously.
"Oh crap, again."
"Again ?" Asked the bunny.
The wolf closed his mouth.
"It happens often ?" Asked Nick, his grin threatening to appear.
"It happened once. And we never did it again. And none of us want to."
"So that's all you did ?" Judy was trying to keep her smile from widening.
"Yes."
"I guess that story about having sex in front of a romantic comedy was just a joke." Stated Nick, with a gigantic effort to keep his serious in front of the expression of utter panic the wolf was showing.
"We talked about that ?"
"Maybe."
"But only to you right ?"
A completely hangover Blackfur appeared behind the wolf, leaning so that only their booth could hear. "Yes, Wolford. Only them, Fru-Fru Big, her husband, Nick's mother, his best friend..." As she was enumerating, the wolf slumped his head on the table.
*bonk*
"Judy's cousin..."
*bonk*
"Her husband..."
*bonk*
"Judy's parents..."
*bonk*
"Clawhauser..."
*bonk*
"And the chief."
Wolford put his paws on his head. "Shiiiieeet."
"Yup. You can consider that the whole precinct will be aware of it by tomorrow."
"I can't believe it was that awful." Said Nick was a smile.
"Well…" Said Blackfur. "It wasn't awful in the moment. I mean, Wolford is very, uhm... Okay, not drunk enough. Let's just say, it was nice. In the moment." It was the first time Judy saw Blackfur really embarrassed. It was beyond weird. She thought nothing could really reach the panda that way.
"Oh yes. It was actually very nice. I mean she's more nimble that..." The wolf instantly shut his mouth. "It was okay. It was afterwards that we realised we shouldn't have done that. Let's just say, working gets really hard when you spend your time trying to avoid your partner."
"It took us a week to talk about it. I was afraid he could have feelings for me that I didn't return." Explained Blackfur.
"It was like I had slept with my sister... If that sounds really wrong, I guess you know understand how we felt."
Both Nick and Judy had winced at Wolford's last sentence. "I didn't think you were that close." Said the bunny.
"Well, a lot happened during the last year." Explained Wolford. "We've spent a lot of time together, and not only during work. Chances are, we're going to find a place to be flatmate. So yeah, we're close."
Nick was staring alternately at the two mammals sitting in front of him with a puzzled expression.
"You know Nick, females and males can be friends without having the urge to jump on each other. It's actually quite common." Said the panda slightly tauntingly. "On another matter. Has someone seen Buster ? He disappeared last evening and he wasn't in his room today." She took a look at her phone. "And it's almost 1PM. We have to meet the chief in front of the hotel and get back to Zootopia today. He better not be late, or the chief will give him parking duty for the rest of the week."
"Wasn't he going to have that task anyway since me and Judy are spending it here together ?"
"No, he has asked a temporary transfer from one of the other precinct. A guy named Cavid will replace Judy."
"Oh. Good." reacted Judy. "I know him, he wasn't half bad at the academy."
The wolf and panda got up from their seat and were followed by the fox and bunny. They soon arrived near the chief's cruiser. The buffalo was leaning against his vehicle, wearing a simple pair of jean, a perfectly fitting white buttoned short-sleeved shirt and his reading glasses. He was looking at something on his phone while Clawhauser was looking for something in his luggage.
When the newcomers arrived, he greeted them with a nod. "Only thing missing is Corporal Buster, now." He declared, looking around to see if the rat was coming.
Clawhauser found the thing he was looking for with a "Aha !". It simply was his phone. He quickly closed the suitcase and the chief casually carried it to the trunk.
"Guys, you're here !" He said, in a tone that lacked the usual energy. It seemed the party had drained him.
The mammals greeted each other a bit tiredly.
"I didn't know the chief could have a sense of fashion." Remarked Nick.
"Well, he likes jeans, but usually wears t-shirts with them." The feline explained.
"So I take it you asked him to wear shirts. How did you manage to convince him ?"
"I just told him he'd look good in them." They doubted 'looking good' was in the chief's preoccupation. Looking strong, fierce or intimidating, maybe. But not good. Then again, it showed how dedicated the buffalo was to the thing he had with the cat.
"I must admit, he does." Remarked Judy. Nick gave her a nudge, and a falsely jealous expression.
"And you wouldn't believe the ass those jeans give him." Whispered the feline with naughty smile.
Judy's face heated slightly, but she caught herself trying to catch a glimpse of the buffalo's butt.
Suddenly a car stopped near the cruiser, and Buster got out from it. He got around it and gave a kiss to the female bunny which drove it.
"If you ever find yourself in those parts again, give me a call." She winked.
"Will do."
And just like that, the female bunny rode off.
He took a couple of steps toward the cruiser until he noticed the six mammals staring at him. "What ? I would totally give her a call."
"I can't believe it." Said Judy, slapping her forehead.
"Score !" Sang Wolford and Nick, cheerfully lifting their paws up at the same time.
Blackfur simply gave him a slight smile with a single raised brow.
Clawhauser hid his mouth in his paws, containing his giggle.
The chief shrugged. He didn't care. "Say goodbye and climb in. We have some road ahead of us."
They said their farewell, and cruised rolled off under the afternoon's sun.
"So Buster is that kind of rat." Smiled Nick.
"I highly doubt he has a habit of sleeping with every mammal he meets." Answered Judy near him.
"Maybe he only does that with bunnies. Glad I found you first." Nick chuckled.
"I can't even understand how this is a joke." Remarked the bunny.
"Me neither. My brain is still numb from yesterday's party."
"You know that there is technically an afterparty today."
"Is our presence required ?"
"Technically yes, but I only promised a wedding to my parents. And that isn't that." Reassured Judy with a smile. "I could show you around, last time you were here, you didn't take the time to really visit."
"I wonder what kind of exciting thing a country town could hide." Joked Nick, earning a light elbowing in the ribs.
"Hey, that's my town you're talking about. It's very exciting." She reacted. "But the town isn't the thing I want to show you."
"What is it you want me to discover then ?"
"Well, it's the country. There are woods everywhere." She said, while taking a few steps to get ahead of him, rocking her hips and waggling her little tail.
"What are we waiting for, then ?" Eagerly asked the fox.
