Disclaimer: I do not own Zootopia or any of its characters, they all belong to Disney.

Thinking of Her Fox

Judy woke and stretched. Thank God it was Saturday! At least they didn't have to work this weekend. She looked around her small dingy apartment and grimaced. They had closets larger than this back in her parent's burrow! The Grande Pangolin Arms was a dump and that was the best thing she could think of to call it. She glanced at the clock: 8:32. She rose; grabbed a towel, her clothes, and soap; and went to the communal showers.

She stood under the water and reveled in its warmth. Then she smiled. Her Fox was coming over today and they were going to have lunch and spend the day together. Her Fox – when had she started think of him that way? She smiled and felt her face grow warm. Now every time she was with him she wanted to touch him and run her fingers through his beautiful fur. Her face grew warmer and her ears came up. She pulled them down covering her face in embarrassment. Then other thoughts came to her mind unbidden. As she rinsed the soap out of her fur she imaged Nick's hands on her body. She bit her lip.

The soap was long gone when she found herself leaning against the wall panting. She pulled her red ears over her face embarrassed again. Then she giggled. She toweled off and started to brush her fur. Soon all that was left was the strip down the middle of her back. Back at the burrow her sister Jill would always do it for her and she would reciprocate. She'd been in Zootopia almost two years now. This was just one of the little problems that she had here that weren't ones there. She put on her blouse and shorts and went back to her room.

Judy picked up her mug and looked at it. It read 'Happy Birthday from Benjamin.' She'd turned 26 the week before and the Cheetah had given her this mug as a present. He was a good friend. She filled it with water, put it in the microwave, punched in three minutes, and hit start. She still felt the unbrushed fur under her blouse and idly wondered if her Fox might brush it for her. It would only take a minute or two. She would hand him the brush, face away, pull the back of her blouse up, and he would brush her fur. It would be simple. Of course knowing her Fox, he would find other spots she'd missed and insist that he had brush those too. Then there would be 'accidental' touching and he would apologize profusely. She giggled and then the microwave dinged.

She retrieved the mug being careful not to burn herself. There were several types of tea and she selected Jasmine. She put in the bag and watched it turn the water a light yellow. Closing her eyes she breathed in the aroma. Then she stirred in a little sugar and then remembered Nick saying 'sugar was bad for bunnies.' She rolled her eyes and then smiled. He was always looking out for her. She smelled the tea again and after she stirred it a few more times pulled out the bag. Then she looked at the clock: 9:26. She carefully lay on her bed keeping the tea from spilling. The smell of jasmine had now permeated her apartment. She took a little sip and decided it was still a bit too hot. It wasn't sweet enough either. She thought of putting a bit more sugar in it and again remembered Nick's admonition. She sighed and lay back.

Later she tried the tea again. It was perfect and she took a long sip. It tasted wonderful! Over the next twenty minutes she sipped it slowly and let her thoughts wonder, but they always seemed to come back to her Fox. She smiled at her thoughts. He was very handsome she had to admit to herself. There had been Foxes in BunnyBurrow, but never really thought about them. Of course her parents had drilled it into her almost from birth that Foxes were sly and untrustworthy. She'd almost lost Nick because of that and felt her eyes grow watery. Then she sniffed as she felt the first tear ran down her face. The thought of him not being in her life she found it actually did make her heart ache! She turned over and buried her face in the pillow. Then more tears came. She knew she was being an emotional bunny, but she didn't care. What a fool she'd been back then!

After a time she relaxed and sleep came. She found herself in a forest and she was naked! She took a few hops and looked around. These looked like the forests near BunnyBurrow. She tried to stand and only flopped on her side. Looking down her legs they were all wrong! She could always walk on all fours if she needed to, but now that was all she could do. She smelled water and hopped toward it. When she looked she looked like one of rabbits from ancient times that couldn't stand upright! Then she smelled Fox! Ancient instincts took over and she hopped away. Then she saw a blur of red fur and the Fox was on her. It was Nick – naked and on all fours! He stood over her and she saw his teeth. She screamed, but then only felt him lick her throat. It felt wonderful and she moaned with pleasure.

The sound of music from her radio woke her and she turned over to look at her clock: 11:01. She'd set the alarm so she wouldn't oversleep. Only another 59 minutes and he's be here! Then she remembered her dream and giggled. His tongue was so gentle. Her mind drifted back as she remembered the time at the museum and felt like her ears would burst into flame. After she's screamed and felt his teeth she'd been frightened and then a moment later aroused! She shuddered with the memory and had to sit and hug herself. Then felt like she need to take another shower – this time a cold one!

Later she began to clean up the apartment which took all of five minutes. She looked around for anything else and spied the old meter maid vest handing on the wall. She thought back to her first day in the ZPD and immediately the image of her Fox entering the ice cream shop appeared in her mind. Two things always bother her. First, was how did Finnick get in the ice cream shop wearing an elephant custom without anyone noticing? Second, how could he have worked that same hustle in Zootopia for twenty years? How many ice cream shops were in the city? You'd think eventually he'd have to go back to a shop he'd hustled someone previously and the owner would've remembered. She thought of asking him, but he'd either evade the questions or come up some improbable stories. Maybe she'd do anyway just to see. She smiled.

She looked at the clock again: 11:20. She flopped back on the bed and thought of making herself another cup of tea. That brought up another urgent matter and hurried down the hall. She returned and sat on her chair. Getting out her music she just randomly picked a song. 'Try Everything' began to play. She remembered hearing that song the last time they went out together. First they'd gone out to eat and then to the movies. Afterward they walked around the downtown mall just looking at the shops and buying a few things. Then she remembered some of the other animals staring at them. Her Fox never touched her in public or even that often when they weren't. She wondered what would happen if he were hold her hand or even put an arm around her in public. What would those animals think then? Well she really didn't care. If they didn't like it they go straight to he… blazes!

She sighed and then thought about changing clothes. She wondered what her Fox would like. Knowing him nothing at all! She giggled. For a moment she thought of his face if she'd greeted him in just her fur. She could just see it in her mind. First his eyes would grow wide and then a moment later he would get that foxy grin. Then he would say in that smooth voice: "Fluff, I thought we were going out, but if you would rather stay in." His right eyebrow would go up and he would wink at her. She blushed and giggled again.

She opened her wardrobe and started looking through her dresses and slacks. She really didn't have that many clothes. She laid two dresses and blouse and slacks on the bed. She held up the first one and looked in the mirror. She put if back in the wardrobe and then did the same with the other two outfits. She put them back too. Then she looked at herself in the mirror. She turned back and forth and then smiled. Her Fox would love this. Her shorts were tight and black and her tail was white. It would really show it off and she knew he liked her tail a lot. The blouse was pink and a bit tight in all the right places. She smiled and then looked at the clock: 11:52.

She took one more look around the apartment and decided it was perfect. She fidgeted a bit and went to look at herself in the mirror again. She felt her foot tapping the floor and then had to consciously will it to stop. She sighed and looked at the clock again: 11:57. Then she heard the knock on the door and took a deep breath. She ran to the door anyway and opened it. Her Fox stood there smiling.

"Nick!" she said and hugged him.

He returned it and then she pulled herself up unto their eyes met.

"Ask me again."

He looked puzzled for a few moments and then his green eyes twinkled.

"You know you love me," he said.

"Do I know that?" she said, but this time she didn't look away. "Yes. Yes, I do."

Their lips met for the first of many many times.