A/N : As you can see, I decided to continue this. Reading over the oneshot, I found that there's a lot of potential that leaves room for a continuation.
Judy Hopps had never been one for romance. Sure her parents, as much as she loved them, went a little overboard with setting her up, she never found actual, pure love on any of those flings.
Of course it was her own fault. Everyone she was tricked into going out with was rejected within an hour. Could they blame her? She simply wasn't interested in dating. Her parents had to respect that. They'd already spent years discussing it.
So you can imagine Judy's surprise when she answered her door, halfway expecting another game of ding dong ditch from her neighbors, but instead was greeted with beautiful, red roses and lilies.
Unfortunately, there was no note in sight, not even a letter of clarification they were for her. Of course, they were at her door step, but it more then well could be another ridiculous prank.
Judy had even gone over to Bucky and Pronk's place, demanding an answer. But they swore it wasn't them. Maybe it was her naive, do good heart, trusting heart, the one Nick constantly teased her about, but she believed them.
Now she was stuck with the predicament of figuring out just who sent her these flowers.
Perhaps one of the flings? A simple phone call rejected that guess. Neither was it the Ottertons, they own a flower shops so honestly how couldn't she suspect them? And although they were both more then eager to give her some, Judy quickly rejected the offer.
It wasn't Clawhouser or any of her many growing brothers or sisters. Nor a surprise from her mom and dad. It wasn't even a thank you gift from the toddler's parent's she rescued a week earlier. Not that she needed one, of course.
No. It didn't appear to be anyone she knew, so Judy's next guess was a secret admirer from her building. Unfortunately the guys she lived around were rather.. Loud, rude obnoxious and annoying, so she couldn't even fathom that any longer an option.
A part of her wanted to consider them being from Nick, but Judy quickly turned down that thought. Nick was not the fluffy flower type, nor was he the type to send gifts in an act of love. In fact, Judy was positive Nick didn't even know that type of stuff existed. And it seemed romance would never be an option for their future, no matter how many failed attempts of flirting she had tried.
Not that she was purposely flirting with her partner. It just came out most of the time! Nick never commented on it, so she assumed that smug grin was just another act of his he didn't realize. It was fortunate at the time, but upon realizing she had fallen hard for the fox, Judy wasn't so relieved anymore.
So she tried harder and harder at work. She bought him coffee on a regular schedule and both complimented each other often. However, nothing grew from it, unfortunately. Fortunately, the two were still best friends who always had each other to lean on, no matter the circumstances. Judy was well aware of what to say and when to say it when Nick was upset and even the other way around. And although her partner had always been talented at masking his true emotions, Judy developed the skill to see right through his facade.
And as a result, Nick opened up to her more. He told her about his life, his past, his childhood. Judy would never dream of interrupting, she would listen calmly and caring. It were days like those she knew Nick and her had expanded in their friendship. In fact, just a week ago, the two had been getting breakfast like any other day, when Nick told her everything.
His stories ranged on from growing up, to working around the law, and finally the day he met her.
Honestly hearing the fox speak so highly of her was a comforting shock to her ears. It was a nice shock though, the kind when you feel like hugging the one going on about you. So she did.
And after all they had been through in their lives, they remained best friends, which Judy was insanely grateful for. And she was moving on from her own feelings in order to focus on purely that.
In fact, Judy already planned on asking Nick for assistance in tracking her 'secret admirer' down. They are police officers after all. And considering the work they've finished in record time and absolutely nothing needing their full attention at the moment, it was the perfect opportunity that they could finish in a matter of hours.
Bounding into the ZPD, Judy adjusted her badge on her uniform as she walked in. Like always, the place was crowded, a nice crowded, where you knew the people there were doing absolutely everything they could to help one another. Sweet cheese and crackers she loved her work family.
"Good morning Judy!" A voice snapped her out of her thoughts and as the small bunny looked up above the desk, she noticed Clawhouser smiling wildly at her. The cheetah slash desk receptionist had a halfway full box of donuts on his desk, which he didn't hesitate to offer. Judy took one, thankful, before he promptly asked her where Nick was.
"Oh, we didn't meet up this morning. He slept in late." The bunny answered, nibbling on the jelly filled donut that was nearly the size of her. Clawhouser gave a knowing grin in response.
Heading into roll call, like always, Officer Hopps was the first one there. No one really expected anything less, after all, she loved her job wholeheartedly. It was who she was to not only be on time, but to be early.
Fortunately, Nick had strolled in before Chief Bogo got the chance to scold him and question Judy on his whereabouts. Though, it didn't take long for Judy to notice how weird he was acting. Like when she offered her hand to help him up beside her, he didn't take it. Instead Nick leaned against the chair himself and nodded at her 'cooly'.
It was enough for a smile to grace her lips though, and as she turned her attention back to Bogo, she couldn't help but notice Nick eyeing her. That caused another smile but she didn't dare meet his gaze this time.
"Hopps! Wilde! You too are still overdue on filling last week's case reports." The buffalo muttered, looking from his clipboard to them. "As I've informed you.. I expect them done by tonight or we're going to have a problem."
"Yes Chief." Judy saluted, earning a chuckle from Nick. She giggled at his response right before the partners hopped down from the seats and headed into the office.
A/N : Alright, so.. The oneshot I wrote, aka the first chapter, seemed to get a lot of love. 15 reviews?! That's the second highest I've ever got on a single oneshot, following close behind "Mates By Comparison". I wanted to continue this, not only because of that, but because well rereading the first chapter, there's a lot thats left untold. Judy's reaction, finding out, all of that.. So this is now transitioning into a multi chapter fic and I desperately hope this doesn't distract my readers away. If your reading this and want me to continue with more chapters, tell me. And if you don't, you can tell me that too. Just include why.
I hope my readers enjoy this fanfic as much as I enjoy writing it and stay along for the ride.