THE INCIDENT: PART 1
It was a cloudy afternoon, several clouds covered the sky, staining the city with a grey light. Judy had already said goodbye to the friendly cheetah that was in the reception. The bunny was heading for the train station when her phone started to vibrate on her pocket.
"Hmm...Nick..." the name and photo of the fox appeared on the screen "...Nick!...what's up?" she answered, trying to hide her fatigue.
"Good evening, Carrots...you left work already?" his soft voice tickled her ears.
"Yep...why?"
"Well...the boys and I have met at the bar, and I was wondering if you wanted to come with us"
"Mmm...I'm sorry, Nick...but I'm a little bit tired" she said with a sad tone of voice.
"Ow...c'mon boring bun..."
"That's not gonna work..."
"Okey okey...other day then?"
"Sure...goodbye, Slick" she giggled before hanging up.
Judy got in the train that crossed the city until reaching her small neighborhood on the outskirts. She kept following her routing by walking down the street, but when she was about to turn her street's corner, the bunny saw a bunch of police cars, accompanied by a fire truck that was parked in front of her apartment's building.
"What the...?" she whispered to herself as she walked up to the fences "...Hey!...Hey you!" she caught an elephant's attention, who looked like a firefighter.
"Yes, Miss?" he took a few steps towards the bunny.
"What happened!?" Judy stood on the fence.
"Hmm..." the elephant took a look at her uniform "...a fire on the second floor"
"Oh God..." she covered her eyes with both of her paws before one of her ears raised, she could hear a pair of voices, arguing.
"I've already told you that you can't get anything in the microwave..." said Bucky while he and Pronk got out of the building, covered with two blankets.
"And how I was supposed to know it would explode!?" answered his roommate.
"I need to get in..." Judy walked past the fence.
"Hey, hey, hey...wha'cha think you're doing?" the elephant tried to stop her "you can't get in"
"Just give me 10 minutes to get a few things..." she got in the building.
"10 minutes!"
After walking up the stairs, Judy slowly took a few steps through the hall, her neighbors' door was entirely burned and hers...just a little.
"Ow...it's not that bad" reacted the bunny when she opened the door.
She hurried up and packed a few clothes and something more before leaving with just her suitcase in one of her paw. Judy walked again to the train station as she got her phone out before calling Nick.
"Carrots!...did you change your mind?"
"Nick...where are you at?" her voice took the fox's smirk out of his face.
"I-is everything alright?"
"*sigh*...where are you?"
"At my apartment..."
"Oh...I thought you were drinking..."
"Yeah...it's not the same with you so..."
"I'll be there in 15 minutes" she hung up.
"Wh-Hopps?" he looked at the phone before throwing it to the couch.
Judy waited for around 15 minutes before taking the train that left her a few steps away from the fox's apartment. She already went to his house a few times, like that night when she had to accompany him when he drank a little bit more than he should, he couldn't avoid letting a warm smile out as she remembered how cute he looked when he felt asleep on his couch.
The bunny finally arrived to Nick's apartment, after using the elevator she walked up to his door before knocking.
After a few seconds the door opened and the fox's ears peaked.
"Hi, Fluff..." he noticed the suitcase "...wanna come in?" smirked the fox as he entirely opened the door.
"Mm-hm..." she walked in.
Nick closed the door while the bunny took a few steps towards his living room.
"Make yourself at home..." he looked how she sat on his sofa while he walked into his kitchen.
The fox started whistling while he got a few beer cans out of his fridge before sitting next to Judy and offering her a drink.
"Thanks..." she said before opening the can.
"So..." he opened his "...are you gonna tell me what happened?" the fox got comfortable on his own couch.
"Well...my neighbors thought it was a good idea to blow the microwave up"
"What?" he coughed a few times as he giggled.
"Yeah...I can't go back to my apartment...the whole floor is burned"
"Ow...Poor Carrots" his ears dropped as he look at her.
"Do you mind if I stay a few days?" she hit him with her puppy purple eyes.
"Of course not, Judy...you can stay as long as you want..." he got closer to her "...now that I'm in the academy I'll only be at home at night"
"Hmm...thanks, Nick..." she finished the first can of beer.
"No problem, Fluff..." he smoothly surrounded her neck with his arm.
"So, what's my sly fox doing at the academy?...many homework?" smiled the bunny as she got another can of beer.
"Puff..." he fell on Judy's knees "...exhausting" he felt the bunny's paws caressing his ears.
"Don't worry, Slick...just one more month"
"Another one!?" he sadly growled.
"Mmm...you lazy fox..." she scratched the back of his ears.
"Ngh..." he got up and lay on Judy's chest "...but the reward seems worth enough" Nick got his muzzle close to hers.
"Oh stop..." he laughed when she felt the fox's snout tickling her neck as she tried to push him back.
Nick stopped and went up again, pressing their muzzles and staring directly at each other's eyes. After a few seconds Judy's cheeks were already blushed when the fox separated from her, with that dumb smile that disguised his blush.
"Would you bring me another drink?" she asked while looking away.
"Of course, Fluff..." the fox got up and went into the kitchen.
AN HOUR LATER...
"Ngh...*yawn*...hmm" Judy stretched on the couch, pushing Nick with her feet.
"I think you should go to sleep, Carrots" the fox moved her legs, making her almost fell from the sofa.
"Yeah..." she hugged the pillow.
"Well..." he got up before lifting the sleepy bunny on his arms "...let's get you to bed then" Nick walked towards his bedroom.
"Oh no no no...leave me in the couch...*yawn*...I don't wanna bother you" she snuggled upon his neck.
"No way I'm letting my future partner sleep on a sofa when she has this soft and comfy bed" he opened the door of his room.
"Mmm...how kind of you"
"C'mon...let go" the fox leaned and tried to lay her on the bed.
Judy stretched once more before getting under the bedsheets and getting comfortable. Nick took a few seconds to observe how she stirred before getting close to one of her ears.
"Goodnight, Judy" he whispered before softly kissing her ear.
Then he headed for the door, but the bunny's sleepy voice stopped him.
"Where are you going?" she turned around.
"Ehm...to the sofa"
"No..." she wiggled under the blanket.
"No?" the fox sat on the edge of the bed.
"I don't...want you to sleep on the couch...because of me" she rested her paw on one of Nick's legs.
"Hmmm...okey...I'll sleep with you..." stood up the fox and started to take his shirt off "...if that makes you happy" he smirked.
"Ngh...just get in already" she patted the side of the bed.
"Whatever you say, impatient bunny..." he laid down, looking directly at Judy's tired purple eyes.
"Mmm...you're so warm and fluffy..." she snuggled up his naked chest.
"You're cold...and your breath smells like alcohol" Nick surrounded her waist with one of his paws as she nuzzled his fur.
"*snif*...do you think you could...give me another goodnight kiss?" her snout kept sniffing his neck.
"You drank too much..." giggled the fox while wrapping her paws around her hips.
"Should I take that as a yes?"
"You're starting to-" could say Nick before Judy softly grabbed his cheeks and melted their lips in a long kiss that froze the fox "*gasp*...Judy!" Nick slowly pushed the bunny back as he tried to hide his blush by looking away.
"Hmm...didn't I tell you how much I love when you call me by my name?" she took the pred's paws and cuddled again with him.
"Can we just go to sleep already?" he let the bunny place his paws around her.
"Maybe one more kiss would knock me down..." she crawled up his muzzle again.
"As you wish..." Nick gently grabbed her chin before giving the bunny a wet kiss that made her ears drop "Mph..." moaned the fox as he felt Judy's tongue interlacing with his.
After a few seconds they broke the sweet, long and pleasant kiss that they both enjoyed.
"Goodnight, Slick" the bunny hugged his neck while wrapping her legs around the fox's.
"Mmm...goodnight" he hugged her back as his tail surrounded her.
To Be Continued...