A/N: Well, this is turning out to be more of a tickle fic :P. Anyway, this is the last part in my two-part story. My thanks for those who reviewed and gave feedback. To Azalmega, yes, I might consider uploading the full story in dA with the cover art, but if I don't do it within the week, it means I forgot :P. Speaking of which, the reason why it took me longer to update is for the cover art for this story, which is nice, but isn't amazing in any stretch of the imagination. Although, if some of you guys can come up with a better cover, feel free to PM me :P. So with that, enjoy :).

Flea Season (Part 2)

It had been a day since Judy's absence. She had been on leave yesterday and pretty much the whole of today. Nick was relieved that his shift had finally ended and he could check up on his favorite bunny. He took the trains, again being the fastest, toward her place. After that, it was just a walk toward her building. While he was headed there, he wondered what he would see once he sees her. Will she be infestation-free or will she still be itching? The porcupine did say she needed two, but what if one could have worked. Well, he was going to find out eventually. Her building is now on view from he was walking. Though there was still the concern that if she still had fleas, what next? A vaccine would not see the light of day until next month. The chief had thought of extending her leave and since Nick was going to her place anyway, the chief wanted him to relay the message to her. Nick liked the idea of an extended leave. Imagine getting paid to sit around in your house and relax. Of course you have to live with the fact that you're flea-infested. To Judy though, it would be huge dent on pride and her perfectly good attendance, which had already been tarnished as of yesterday.

Pride. She had lots of it. Nick had suggested once that she contact her parents on their way to her home, but Judy refused. If her parents found out, they might think that their little girl does not know how to take care of herself, something which she wanted to prove them. Nick thought she was overreacting; then again, bunnies are so emotional.

His thoughts were such a distraction that he barely noticed that he was at the lobby of Judy's apartment. He discretely made his way to the elevator and went to Judy's floor.

Judy was sleeping when she woke up from the knocking on her door. She felt lethargic. She had spent most of her day itching when the shot took effect. She felt relieved that the itch had died down from yesterday, but it was still there.

"Carrots! Open up!"

It was Nick. Only he called her that name. She looked at her phone and realized that she had slept the whole day away and skipped two meals. No wonder she felt drained.

"I'm coming." She replied as she slowly got out of her bed. She eventually made her way to the front door and opened it. A red fox was on the other side of the door.

"Judy, you're still wearing your uniform." He said.

"Too lazy." Judy replied. She was clearly low on energy.

"Well there's something you don't hear every day." Nick chuckled. "Feeling better?"

"Still itchy." She replied. Although Nick noticed that she had not scratched herself this entire conversation. "Come in."

Nick complied and proceeded to go inside.

It was not Nick's first time to go inside Judy's apartment, but he could never get over the fact at how tiny the entire place was. This studio was smaller than your average studio. Judy had well-off parents, she could easily ask for financial assistance to get a better place.

"So what've you been doing since the last time I saw you?" Nick asked.

"I slept the entire day, Nick. I woke up just now." Judy replied.

"Sorry I bothered you're beauty sleep. You really need it after the way you looked yesterday." Nick smiled casually.

Judy grinned slightly. "Ha ha. Very funny."

Nick took a look at her bed and noticed the dozens of spots coloring the sheet. Nick realized that they were the dead fleas that have fallen off her fur. "Look on the bright side, Carrots. At least it's working." He said pointing to her bed.

"Yeah… well whop-tee-do." She replied. "Is that gonna get me back to work?"

"Actually, that's what I came here to tell you." Nick replied.

This caught the bunny's attention as her eyes and ears were now focused on him. "What do you mean?"

"Chief wants to extend your leave considering the circumstances of your condition."

Judy's face suddenly turned grim. "No." She muttered. "No. No. No." She paced around the room eventually landing face first on the bed, the impact causing more fleas to fall of her fur.

"I can't take this anymore, Nick." Judy replied as she pulled her ears.

"Judy, you can take down a rhino in a fist fight. This should be a cake walk."

"I have millions of bugs attacking me at every part of my body. How is that cake?"

Nick sat on the bed near Judy. He placed his paw and began scratching the fur behind her ear. Judy felt relief as his claws gently stroked her fur. "That feeelz sooo gooood." Judy mumbled as she continued to be face down on the bed.

A thought suddenly occurred to Nick. A smile formed on his lips as he was eager to share his idea with the bunny. "Hey, Carrots. I just got the craziest idea."

Judy rolled over the bed so she could face Nick. "If it will help me with my problem, then I'm all ears."

"Well, you'll love this one."

"Well, spill it, Nick!"

"Okay. My mother, when I was still a little pup, had her way of dealing with flea infestation. Call it traditional medicine or whatever. It actually works and it's very effective." He explained while scratching one of her ears.

"Nick, I think I'm open to any suggestions right now."

"Good." Nick then fell down over the bunny and covered her body securely. Judy tried to squirm at first, but soon stopped as she looked at him. Nick's face was staring at the bunny's who looked directly at him. "'cuz I think you're gonna enjoy this, Carrots, as will I."

"Nick, what are yo-"

She was not able to finish her question when Nick put her right ear between his teeth. "You know, I always wanted to know what bunny tastes like." Judy was caught surprised to see her ears about to be chewed, but instead of a painful bite, a ticklish lick came instead.

Goosebumps overcame her body as her ears twitched at the sensation of being touched by a slobbery tongue.

"Ni-I-ICK!" Her voice struggled as Nick slowly pulled away her ear with his muzzle before finally letting go. She took her time to breathe to recover from the sensation. "Sweet cheese crackers! What was that for?"

It did not take long for her to realize what he did as she looked at his face. His mouth was filled with red spotty things that she could only guess were the parasites violating her. His tongue moved around his mouth trying to sweep said parasites into his mouth. "Scared you, didn't I?"

She had to admit it. Nick scared her a bit at the beginning. Now, she's just confused. "So your plan is to lick the fleas out of me?"

"Don't question mother's ways. Mother always knows best. And besides, I always thought you were a believer of the Zootopian spirit. I lick you. You become parasite-free while I get a free dinner. It's called mutualism."

"Yeah, I don't think being cleansed with saliva is considered clean." Judy replied.

"Come on, Carrots." He gave the bunny his trademark half-lidded gaze. "Don't tell me a part of you didn't enjoy that." He moved his face closer to hers, his breath heating up her face. "You know you want to." He whispered.

And Judy had to admit, as he pulled away her ears, she felt a sensation that she could not quite describe fully but the sensation still lingered in her head … and it felt goooooood. "Nick?"

"Yeah, Carrots?"

She relaxed herself. "Please! Just do my other ear."

Nick smiled. "I'm not yet done with your right." Nick put his mouth back to her ears. "I knew you'd enjoy this."

"Just shut up."

And with Judy's permission, Nick gently pulled her ear with his teeth once more. She shivered at the sensation again. "Couldn't you do two at a time?" She asked.

"Aren't you the eager beaver? Just relax, Carrots. You're gonna get the full treatment."

The two licks had done its job of keeping Judy's ear clean for the most part, leaving only a few stragglers hiding behind the gray fur. Instead of licking the remaining fleas, Nick opted to pick them up one by one. It was easier now that they were quite few.

She gave her other ear the same treatment, scraping the fleas with the help of his teeth and tongue before picking the remaining leftovers. Judy just cringed at the sensation of her ears being pampered in a way that no one has ever done. Was she being tickled? Was she being massaged? She thought it was a bit of both. Judy was grateful for what Nick was doing for her. And maybe just this once, she was grateful she had a predator for a friend.

"Well, that was fun." Nick replied as he momentarily stopped.

"You're finished?"

"Oh I'm just getting started, Carrots. I just need a glass of water." He said.

"The faucet has potable water."

Nick took a glass and began pouring water from the faucet. He took several gulps from the full glass and laid it down in the sink when he was finished. Before she knew it, he was back from the short break. "Now, where were we?"

Judy continued to lie down expectantly, waiting for his teeth or tongue, whichever, to reach whatever part of her body he pleased to go for next. She got a surprise when she got a lick right on her face.

"Nick!" Her face was covered in saliva. Her protest fell on deaf ears as he made another run for her face. "Nick hold u-" Her words were swallowed as Nick's tongue, instead of going through her chin to her forehead, stopped between her teeth. Nick, realizing his lips were in contact with hers, immediately pulled out. Judy felt his tongue slide away her teeth. If it was not for the thick covering of their fur, they would have seen each other blushing at the unintentional kiss. Nick smiled sheepishly as a sort of 'I didn't mean to' response. Judy returned the smile.

"You've got something on your teeth." Judy said.

"You too." Nick replied.

Apparently, both their teeth were covered with the fleas.

"Well, I guess… I should… let you… clean them too?" She said, although it came out more as a question than a request.

Nick was relieved that she did not think any malice at the unintentional kiss, but to kiss her again, with her consent? She must really like the treatment.

But to be honest, he liked it too.

Nick returned her permission with a longer kiss, scooping up the remaining fleas with his tongue. "Enjoyed that?" Nick asked.

Judy playfully pushed Nick up, effectively pushing his head a bit farther. "Don't get used to it, you dumb fox."

"Says the bunny who somehow got herself infested with fleas in the first place."

Judy rolled her eyes, although he did have a point. Judy was always so careful. She always took good care of herself, so to be in this situation was a slap in the face in spite of her best efforts. He continued licking and nibbling on her face. By the end of 'treatment', her face resembled a wet gumdrop.

Nick soon went for her hands, putting every finger in his mouth one by one, sucking them up like lollipops. Nick took his time here though, making sure he did his job thoroughly. Judy knew that while Nick cleaned her out, she was sure that there were still some left over, but at least the itch is almost nonexistent. She felt a lot more relieved that she may get to see some normalcy and perhaps get back to work soon, probably even before the week ends.

"You know, you should try to change your clothes, Carrots. Carrots?" Nick stopped sucking her fingers, only to see that Judy had fallen asleep. "Guess I must be doing a good job." Nick chuckled. He was pretty much done with her hands.

Moving to her cotton tail, he rolled her roll face down. Her fur was dotted with the pest like a Christmas tree… whatever that is. Nick easily swallowed her tail whole and pulled it up and outward. In two sweeps, he was able to get most of the fleas in to his mouth, picking off the few he can see with his claws. Judy slept through the entire step.

Now, it was time to get dirty. Nick lowered his gaze on her feet, which were the most flea-infested parts of her body. The amount of fur that had already fallen off meant that he could slightly see the high amount of fleas still residing between her toes, feasting on its flesh. She was still wearing the ankle pads, which seemed to cover what was underneath. Carefully, he slowly removed her ankle pads, making sure as to not wake her. The sight that greeted him was disgusting. Her soles were covered with the parasite caught between her fur. Some bite marks actually resembled wounds and the fact that they had been covered meant that some were open. They were not deep though and most likely won't get infected. Nick made a mental note to buy disinfectant for her when he goes to the drugstore maybe. But perhaps the most notable thing about her paws was the smell.

Evolution is a funny thing. The change from survivalist society to a progressive one had several changes in the mammal anatomy of nearly all species. One of them was the formation of sweat glands.

"The things I do for you, Carrots."

Nick readied his tongue and stuck it out, but as he came closer and gave his first lick, a new sensation came over him. Maybe it was the slight hint of blood still covering the small open wounds or the oddly inviting odor coming from the rabbit's paw, but whatever it was, the fusion of flavors it added to the fleas he scooped in his mouth was what he suddenly craved for. All of a sudden, he wanted more.

Almost immediately, Nick changed his stance from one with care to one that is more aggressive and wasted no time to feed on her paws.

Judy Hopps violently woke up from a burst of electrical signals to her brain coming from her right foot paw. The initial shock brought about her confusion, but when she had adjusted, she realized that Nick was slobbering her foot violently. Almost immediately, she reacted by grabbing the bed covers with both paws on opposite sides into a death grip.

"NICK!" She called out for every lick she felt. "NICK!… NICK!… "

NICK!… NICK!… NICK!…

Buck Oryx-Antlerson continued reading his magazine on a dusty couch while the commotion on the other side of the thin wall continued.

YOU'RE GOING… TOO FAST!

Buck flipped to the next page. "Bunnies."

"NICK!… STOP!" She yelled as she kicked the fox to the wall with her powerful legs. The cessation of assault on her paws gave her a moment to catch her breath. He looked at the fox who was momentarily still on the ground. He was slowly coming too. "What was that all about!" Judy asked.

The fox slowly got up from the floor and rested his body on the foot of Judy's bed. Thankfully, he incurred no injuries. "Yeah. Sorry about that, Carrots. Let's just say I haven't tasted rabbit flesh. Bloody paws got me carried away." He explained. "I didn't hurt you, did I?"

Judy looked at both her paws. Thankfully, aside from the wounds she gathered from the infestation, there were no further injuries. "Not really. Maybe you oughta take it slow?"

"You still want to continue?" Nick asked, puzzled.

"Between this and these things around me, yeah I think I can manage a fox going crazy on me. Besides, I like kicking you hard." She gave him a smug smile.

Nick returned the smile with his own. "You, Carrots, are truly something else."

Nick resumed feeding on her paws, albeit at a slower pace. Judy winced a bit, but otherwise, she was actually enjoying the treatment. He moved on to her infested toes and finally started scooping up the fleas there and in-between. Her body was becoming more and more relaxed. "Nick, you sure have a way with paws."

"I aim to please, especially if it's my partner."

Nick finally moved to her other paw and performed exactly the same things with the other. Nick could tell with her body language that she was really enjoying it. Looks like Carrots found herself a guilty pleasure, he thought. He made another lick to her sole. Apparently, so have I.

Nick made the final touches with her left foot paw before finally setting it down. "Well Carrots, you're one heck of a workout. Looks like I won't be able to keep my promise of a full-body cleansing. Didn't think I'd actually get full from this."

"I gotta admit." She made an audible yawn. "That was amazing."

"Likewise, Jud's. Apparently, I've developed a craving for rabbit-flavored fleas."

"Speaking of cravings, I'm starving. I haven't eaten all day." She replied.

"Just lie down and rest, tall ears. I can order delivery for you." He slowly came to a landline phone on the table.

"Nick?"

Nick looked back to Judy, her face had a slight hint of trouble. "Hmm?"

"This thing… you know… what we just did. Promise me you won't tell anyone." Judy asked, clearly embarrassed.

Nick gave her a reassuring smile. "You're secret's safe with me, Carrots."

"Thanks. Now I still have a month to endure this, maybe you could… come by once in a while to… you know… give me a good cleansing."

Nick chuckled. "The things I do for you, Carrots. I suppose that's what friends do."

Judy smiled. "Yeah… friends."

"With benefits?" Nick gave her a wink in the eye.

Judy tilted her head and grinned. "With benefits."

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A/N: Well, that sums up the story. As much as I'd like to extend this ridiculous fanfic, I feel that it might go for the M-rating considering other… parts where intentionally left out. But from personal experience of writing M-rated fics… what am I saying, I have zero experience writing M-rated fanfics, so it's out of the question :P.

I'm gonna go back to my regular programming, but I could make an epilogue if people request for it. It won't be long though. With that, I hope you guys enjoyed the ride. I know I did.