Several years had passed and our young tod had grown up into a lean adult fox. During the time Nick and Judy had spent together, they quickly grew fond of each other. The moment they had met all those years ago on this particular mountain, something had clicked inside of them. Never had they met a mammal so different and yet so perfect and it didn't take both of them long, to fall in love with each other.

Nick truly felt like the happiest mammal in the world since he had met the energetic bunny. The way she approached life head-on in such an optimistic way, every time her angelic laughter filled his mind, and how every time his heart sped up when her soft gray fur made contact with his. She was the reason why he thrived to be a better mammal, she was perfect; she was his soul-mate.

And the fact that this bunny, coming from the Upper and from a wealthy family, was willingly ready to spend her time with this poor fox from the Below, it befuddled Nick.

But he wasn't one to complain. No, he was beyond happy.

All these thoughts wandered through the fox' uneasy mind as he sat on a particular cliff. This place was insofar a special place for him, as it was the highest point from each twin planets. Here he was the closest to her, and she the closest to him. So the lovers had decided to make this cliff their secret meeting point, having spent the last years hiding from their families and jobs to see each other, for they knew their time together was limited.

The freezing cold up on the mountain caused the fox to shiver as he hugged himself, his gray jacket only doing a moderate job in keeping him warm. His emeralds looked blankly up towards the Upper, roaming for a particular gray bunny. He watched as the snow from both worlds fell and rose, how his sky was basically a mountain pass, covered in glistening snow while the sun bathed the atmosphere in a warm light.

Nick could never have enough from watching how nature would paint its fleeting masterpiece upon the sky day after day. It was truly one of the most beautiful things he could recall seeing. That is until he heard a particular voice.

"Hey!"

Interrupting his thoughts, the female voice reminded him of another stunning masterpiece, as he looked towards the source of the voice, a smile already tugging on his lips as he stood up from his seating position, looking up at the most important mammal in his life. As always she looked stunning, and again Nick wondered how she could look so gorgeous seemingly without any effort.

"Well, well Fluff, how rude of you letting me wait out here in the cold," he quipped, his smile growing as Judy climbed up her mountain and closing the distance, "You know, I've been waiting ages for you, where have you been?"

"Our neighbors got robbed, they're saying it was a thief from down below," Judy answered, her voice slightly strained from the quick climbing session. Even though both of them were now up on the highest point of their planets respectively, they were still about twenty meters apart.

Nick's smile faltered slightly as he heard her talking, "There's hunters with guns and border patrol trucks." Emeralds widened and Nick's smile was replaced by a worrisome expression. Hunter's were never a good sign. They were ruthless and cruel. If you were a predator then you are a suspect. And suspects rarely get a trial.

Nick's gaze shifted and he began to worry. What if they find us?

Before he could voice his concerns Judy spoke up, causing him to make eye contact.

"Don't make that face!" Her smile was balm for his worrying soul and his heart calmed down immediately as he smiled back at her, her optimism slowly infecting him, "I made it here, right?"

Nick's gaze softened as he answered, his tone still layered with worry, "Look, as long as you're okay.."

Judy just chuckled upon his answer, her laughter causing his heart to flutter. Instead of finishing his sentence, Nick ducked down and grabbed the rope he had brought with him. It was the only means for the to truly make contact, their nexus to each other, connecting both of their worlds, "I'll throw it up, okay! Ready?"

"Ready!"

Skillfully Nick hurled the rope towards Judy as she caught it swiftly in her paws before tying it around her waist. Then Nick proceeded to descend the cliff while pulling at the rope.

"Are you tied on?" he called as he looked up. She threw him a thumbs up as she replied, "I'm done! Don't drop me!"

"I would never," he quipped with a grin as he braced his feet against a rock formation, beginning to pull his bunny towards him as she slowly inched closed towards him.

His heart began to race as he pulled his love closer and closer, his smile growing as his emeralds finally saw her enchanting amethysts again. His heart yearned for her contact and as she was finally in arms reach, he dropped the rope and grabbed her gently while pulling her small frame closer to his body.

As Nick hugged her tightly they wordlessly inched closer, sharing a sweet innocent kiss. The world around them disappeared as they shared their intimate moment, and Nick relished in the wonderful feeling of her soft lips on his. As their lips parted, they remained close to each other as Nick continued to hold onto her, preventing her from falling up her world. Not that either of them would complain.

"I missed you, Judy," he whispered as he gazed into her amethyst pools filled with yearning and love. He was sure that she saw the same in his as she pecked him curtly on his lips before smiling sweetly, "I bet you do."

They spent the next two hours sitting close to each other on the cliff, as they shared food from either of their worlds. Nick was munching blueberries as he sat under the cliff formation while Judy was lying on the underside of the cliff, the gravity of her world pulling her up and therefore letting her lying upside down facing her fox.

"You know, these ones from up top are so good…" Nick mumbled, his mouth full of the sweet treats as he threw another berry into his maw. Judy watched him with amused eyes as the fox ate the gift she had brought for him.

"Yeah, they're amazing, right? I brought them from my family's farm, they're the best in and outside of Zootopia!"

Nick swallowed before he answered, "Whew, I don't know about you, but now we definitely need to visit them." He chuckled as he continued to eat, missing how Judy's expression slightly faltered. His ears perked up and he stopped chewing as she voiced her concerns.

"You know we can't do that," her voice was low and calm, well aware of how impossible it was for either of them to visit each other's worlds.

His smile faltered slightly as he considered her words before a grin formed on his face. He wouldn't let negative thoughts ruin his date as for he knew how limited their time together was. Also, he would die before he would see his bunny being sad.

"I know we can't, but imagine if we could.. just go anywhere we wanted to," he turned around and looked towards the rising sun on the horizon of the two worlds. The warm light contrasted with the cold atmosphere of the mountains, the colors crashing beautifully as they watched the spectacle.

"It would be life changing," Judy finished his thoughts as she diverted her gaze from the sun to her fox, her mind stirring with imaginations of how life would be if she could just spend the rest of her life with her wonderful fox. To just laugh, grow old, to love without being persecuted for it. Her thoughts were interrupted as Nick snorted and began to stand up before facing a befuddled bunny with a determined face.

"You know what, we can."

"Wha-" before Judy could question further what he was talking about, his paws were suddenly grabbing her waist before he hoisted her up his shoulders, causing her to emit a high pitched "Eep!".

"Let's go down!" Nick exclaimed, his paws gripping her thighs tightly so she wouldn't fall up as he began to descend the cliff, a hysteric bunny on his shoulders.

"Nick! For Pete's sake what are you doing! Sweet cheese and crackers.." she chided angrily, before she held onto his ears for her dear life as he jumped down the rocks.

"Ouch! Carrots, watch the ears!" Nick yelped as he entered the forest below the cliffs, running between the trees as he carried the panicking bunny.

"Don't Carrots me, you dumb fox and let me… let.. this.. this is actually fun!"

Her heart was still racing from the impulsive action of her fox, but the panic was gradually replaced with joy as she sat on Nick's shoulders while he ran through the forest, swirling leaves from the ground up. The wind ran through her fur as she was practically lying on Nick's head.

They soon began to chuckle and enjoy the moment, filling the forest with joyous laughter as they sped down the path, jumping to and fro while both of them relished the close contact. But soon enough Nick began to slow down, the exertion on his body from carrying another mammal on his shoulders while running wearing him down. He was already panting as he made a stop in a clearing, Judy still laughing on top of him, causing him to smile as his body was filled with warmth.

"That was awesome, Nick!" Judy chuckled as she hugged Nick's head, his smile growing from making his bunny happy, "We should definitely do tha-"

Her sentence was cut off as a sudden bang echoed through the forest, causing her ears to perk up in surprise. Both of them were now listening intently for the sound as they stood still between the trees. Nick could feel his heart as well as her heart racing, as they waited for another sound. He knew from experience and from living on the streets that the sound was definitely a gunshot, and upon that realization his blood froze, the urge to protect his bunny beginning to rise.

"Did you hear that?" Judy whispered into his ears, her eyes watching the forest as Nick answered quietly, "Yeah, we should go."

Nick was about to retreat back towards the cliff as another gunshot echoed through the forest, this time way much closer and louder. And both of their hearts leaped as they heard the distant sounds of mammals yelling and shouting, coming closer and closer.

Without another word Nick turned around and ran back up the hill towards the cliff. His legs were burning and his heart racing, his lungs yearning for air, but he refused to slow down. He needed to bring his bunny to safety. He could feel her trembling above him and her fear began to infect him, as he forced his tired legs to move faster, the sounds of the hunters coming closer.

"He's there!"

"Get him!"

Another gunshot. The world exploded and wood splinters flew around as Nick sped down the path. They were close, and Nick was gradually slowing down. The exertion and the uphill race wearing him down. Nick was panting, everything was burning, but he needed to get her to safety.

Much to his relief he reached the cliff. Using his last resorts he jumped up the rocks, Judy quickly tying the rope around her waist. Before Nick was about to let her up to her planet, he quickly pecked her on her lips, his silent good-bye before he let her go.

He clenched his teeth as he grabbed the rope, slowly letting Judy ascend to her planet as he stemmed his leg against the rock. She was still dangling about ten meters above her planet and Nick did his best to move fast, hearing the hunters coming closer and closer.

Several gunshots rang out and missed the mark, as the rocks around Nick exploded. Nick flinched as chips of stones were flying to and fro, but he refused to let the rope go, still holding onto his bunny. She was now a couple more meters away from here planet, before everything went wrong.

Pain shot up his arm as a bullet hit its mark, causing Nick to yelp and collapse to his knee, his paws losing its grip on the rope. Eye wide in shock, he looked up to his bunny now freefalling her last meters before she landed with a sickening thud on the rock, her body not moving as Nick called out to her, his voice stricken with shock and grief.

"Judy!" More gunshots. "JUDY! NO!"

Nick barely registered the mammals restraining him as his gaze kept locked with the unmoving body of his love. Blood began to pool from her head, the white snow now red, and Nick's heart froze upon seeing the red liquid. Misty emerald tried to find amethyst, but all he saw were closed lids, before he was subdued and arrested for something he never did.

On that day, Nick lost everything. The Upper world suspected him of being the thief and proceeded to burn down Becky's house. He was forced to watch as his home burned down to ashes, forced to watch as the police took away everything he had. The last thing he saw before they took away his great aunt, was her bawling her eyes out as she was frantically resisting arrest, trying to reach out for her nephew while crying out, that he did nothing wrong. He would never see her again.

Because of his foolishness, they took Becky. Because of his carelessness, they burned down his only home and threw him in jail.

Because of his love, they took his soul-mate away.

AN: And that's it! That's basically the prologue! Don't worry, this isn't the end, but I don't want to spoiler anything. All you guys need to know is that this story will have a happy end. You guys deserve it after all the shit I've written.

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