Nick was kinda drowning in his bed. His apartment, of course, wasn't a clean one, and it was hard to point if the problem here was his laziness or his incapacity to spend money for a better one. Zootopia was full of habitation too dirty for an animal to live in, but Nick was fine with that. To him, it wasn't really like he lived here for real. He lived with a sentiment of… delay, and this place wasn't really what he could call a home, so why take care of it?

He was sleeping with his headphones on and the smart phone right next to him. A remix of "Oh wonder" stated ringing in his sensible hear as he was slowly waking up. While he was opening his eyes, looking at the ray of the sun who were able to reach the inside of his rat-hole, like he was calling the place where he was used to sleep.

He didn't try to know why the phone was ringing this strong, he was use to sleep with some music, not this strong sound that was pounding his audition, it was a call. A call he immediately denied, while slowly moving his lips to growl. "- Who the f…. Would..."

The next thing he heard was a horrible sound at his door, a sound who mean it was time for here to stand up. With a half-asleep posture, Nick rapidly stood up and walked to his bathroom, washing his face and the fur on his neck. And no more than that, the rest of his body would be under his clothes anyway. Carefully, even if someone was banging at his door, he took care of some details of his face, cleaning his ears and is teeth. The "rat-hole" wasn't that ugly, but just in a classic mess for Nick. At 08: AM, this place was "invaded" by the sun (to Nick). Maybe it was something between the old or the vintage, but, by the window, the sun would gently come by and illuminate the sofa he was resting on. And the rest of the apartments. Inside, two places, a bathroom, with the toilets in it. And the rest, kitchen, bedroom, living room, garage. All into one. A little space for a smart fox, but the roof was strangely high, allowing him to pile up his stuff instead of cleaning it.

"-Nick Wilde, to work" Did he say, his usual smirk starting to appear on his face. A last drop of water on his muzzle, and he was on the move. His cop's equipment was waiting him at the police station. But his police badge was also sleeping with him now. He rapidly put on on of his Hawaiian shirt and the usual pants. While he was gazing upon the badge between his fingers. Amused by the little surge of fear he was feeling anytime he saw it, before, this badge was nothing but problems to him. Now this little toy is giving him the smile. Finally, he opened the door, where a really not amused sheep was glaring at him with nothing but despise in his eyes.

"- Nick..." Did he start

"- If this is about the rent, I wouldn't be the one bothering the cop, Juan." Continued the fox for him, who started to lean on his own door, looking at his phone to try to catch the name of the people who dared call a lazy in such an early hour. Showing with his other pawn the badge, with his name on it. "- This is not like your apartment could be legal in any form with this pest in the hole building..." Continued to say the fox, finally catching the name on the phone: Mom. Ow, ow ow. Maybe next time, no? The vixen could only call him to annoy him, so the later, the better.

But the sheep didn't back off, the eyes of this species was really disturbing, and the fox didn't like to look them back. Their distorted iris was really scaring him off back then. He was really unable to tell what those were thinking, which, to him, was a really disturbing experience. But in fact, the proprietor seems to be scared. Nodding carefully, he just pointed him the stair. "-Someone is..."

"-Yea, someone is waiting for you, Nick!" Did she say.
"- Whiskers" Whispered the fox, his ears suddenly flattened, as he switch off the screen of the phone.

The look on her face as she climbed the ten last stair to reach him was terrible. And Nick started to sigh, but she didn't let him anytime to explain himself (since he didn't really have anything to say in order to defend what he just did anyway.).

"- Grab your tie, we're going, now!"

"-Okay okay, gimme a sec!"

Seconds later, they were walking on the street. On Judy was continuously pulling him by his tie, while she was incriminating him. The fox, with discretion, was looking at his phone in order to see if his mom was sending him more message. But rapidly, as Judy nearly tore his neck apart, he switched it off again, fearing that she would snap and break it if she saw that he wasn't really listening to her.

"- Nick, it's your second day, YOUR SECOND! And I already see you abuse people with your new status? Are you nuts!?"
"- Hey, hey there, listen there, carrot, I'm pretty sure that this apartment is really illegal, in fact. I'm not really… abusing, anyone!"

Right away, Nick was violently pulled by his neck-tie. Judy was already wearing her cop clothes and equipment. So she probably already passed by the station, he was late, huh? Her next word confirmed this/

"-Nick! You, you! Arg! You are dirty! You are late! And you even missed the appointment today! It's not because you just got in the police cause of your old act that you can't be late or even absent! People need us out there!"

"-…. People need you, not me" Did he whisper, resisting the urge to answer his phone, who just ringed an instant in his pocket:

"-Don't you dare pick up this phone Nick!" Said the bunny, daring him to do so. But Nick just sighed and made a sidestep, in order to dodge a lion, who gave him the amused glare. It wasn't really cool for a predator to be pulled like a pet py one of those prey, but Nick didn't have the ego to step up for his pride. And Judy was way more dangerous than him anyway… She stopped walking, and turned onto him: nearly climbed on him:

"- You think I didn't hear you? You're so much better than that, Nick!"

Nick who until then was just in his usual lazy mood, didn't hear quite well what she just said, strangely, the remark here did have really have another sonority that the first time he heard it. And he sighed again, making the bunny fulminate:

"- Yeah yeah, of course: The con artist is such an important member of the new crew..."

"-Nick!"

"-What, Judy!? Can't you just gimme those five more minutes of sleep, it's not like you needed me Right away. I don't have your routine, okay!"

"- Do not hide behind laziness, Nick! Can't you just try a real work for a time!?"

"- I guess not!" Did he throw back right away. While he burred his hands deep inside his pocket while looking up. They started to howl more than talk, Judy even stopped to walk in order to protest more vigorously as Nick started to refuse to look her in the eyes. Caring less and less.

"-This is important Nick!"

"-To who? Not to me, anyway!"

"-This is important for you, for your... your wealth! Did you see the hole where you live ?! Do you smell it? You really wanna live there all your life ?"

" -I don't really live there!"

"-Yes you do!"

"- And who care about my wealth miss Hoops ? Cause I don't!"

"- Well I do!"

Clearly, one peasants did laugh, Nick was sure of it. But he didn't respond right away, he wasn't capable of it: Shame on him, Judy was still in her momentum and his tone did have something desperate inside it that made the fox suddenly blush of disgrace. Still cursing, the bunny continued:

"- I do even if you don't! I can't stand watching you wasting your time here! I can't stand watching you drowning here away from everyone else ! Away from me!"

Blushing, she noticed the silence of the fox. Who was smirking to hide his shame. The bunny blushed immediately and started to pull him by his tie, again, while she turned her back on him, as she was invaded with a desire to hide herself somewhere,like under an elephant. Some animals around them started walking at a normal speed again, and the fox saw some smirk and even some gestures he didn't stand to acknowledge: He messed up. But darn it made him happy to saw Judy showing so much care about him. He started to open his mouth but the bunny clearly wasn't in the mood to joke anymore.

"- Wow, Whiskers, erm…"

"- Don't you talk anymore, please !" Did she immediately say, while she was nodding to the right and the left, biting her lower lip. Obviously, she have to said it so clearly, nice, everybody will make fun again of the bunny who was nursing the goddamn fox. Why was she doing that, again?

"-Crazy for me, Huh?"

"- Oh my lord, Nick! Just shut up! "