It wasn't long before the bunny opened her eyes. She rubbed her eyes open, and became atuned to her surroundings, noticing Nick staring at her. she blushed, before she quickly retreated away out of embarrasment. It wasn't abnormal for her to do so, but usually she didn't look so shy. It made Nick giggle.
"What...what's so funny," Judy asked blushing. Nick rose up to meet her, and grabbed her. He brought her to him, and as much as she tried to push him away, she collapsed into his embrace.
"You are, you can nver decide what you want, can you? Doesn't matter, I guess. I'm just happy, so let me have this," Nick pleaded as he held her. Judy didn't get it, but after last night how was she to turn him down. She held him back, and for that moment Nick could pretend, even if it weren't true, that they were a couple.
The moment was broken with a knock on the door. It was sudden, and Judy jumped up. She wasn't expecting any company today. She turned to Nick with a look of horror.
"Nick, hide under the bed," Judy asked frantically.
"What, why should I, why are you hiding me," Nick responded angrily.
"Please, Nick" she asked again, but this time he could hear the desperation in her voice. Without a second thought, though not without a rolling of the eyes, positioned himself under the bed. He didn't like it, but he couldn't let that bunny suffer.
Judy straightened herself out, put her clothes on, and answered the door. The person at the door suprised her, it was Chief Bogo. Her eyes widened, she was not only suprised, but now she was scared of him seeing Nick. She stared at him, the buffalo stared at her. It was getting akward, so Judy spoke first.
"Chief Bogo, why...are you here," Judy puzzled. It wasn't normal for him to be making random appearances, and this was just that.
"We got reports of screaming from this building last night, though they were reported stopping sometime just as quickly. At first, I ignored it due to the fact that this place has noisy occupants, but when I learned that one of my officers was living here, I took it upon myself to check on them. I may not care about a lot of things, but the saftey of my officers, especially the ones who solve major cases, is of extreme importance to me," Bogo explained. He seemed geniune, but Judy feared that he was hiding something.
"Well I can..uh...assure you that...um...nothing strange here happened last night, I would've been on top of it. But, I do appreciate your...thoughtfulness...sir," Judy thanked, stuttering through her words. She was hoping he didn't want to come in, she was afraid that he would find Nick, or worse the drugs that were going to be turned in for evidence.
"Is everything alright, Hopps" the buffalo quizzed. He looked at her with suspicion, and Judy could tell.
"Yeah, everything is fine," she replied to him, hoping that he would believe her.
For a moment the two locked eyes, and the overwhelming feeling of dread hit Judy. It was a silent moment, but finally the buffalo broke it.
"Okay, Hopps, enjoy your day off," Bogo said, and true to his nature he walked off without a care. Jusy closed the door, and let out a sigh of relief. Nick came out from under the bed just as relieved as she was. Then Nick started to laugh. He rolled over on to his back, and started laughing harder.
"What was so funny about that," Judy asked furiously.
"That's not what I'm laughing about," Nick replied, through stifled breathing.
"Then what was it?"
"Screaming! I must have been better than normal."
Judy's face turned bright red. She looked down at the ground in embarrassment. Then her face turned angry, and she lept at the fox, beating him up with her strong legs.
After all the commotion, they finally got ready for their deserved day off. Preparing their clothes, and gathering their things.
"What's your plans for the day, Nick," Judy asked putting her phone in her pocket. Nick then quickly closed any distance the two had just then, and gave her a mischevious grin,
"I think you mean, what are our plans for the day," the sly fox said, hiding his intentions behind his words.
"What do you mean our plans," Jusy pondered, trying to back up.
"Well, you made me hide under a bed, and i think you owe a date today, Ms. Hopps," Nick said to her with no hesitation.
"How do those two things relate," Judy again pondered.
"Well, you could refuse, but maybe I could tell the Chief what that sound really was," Nick said , again giving her his grin.
Judy's face again went red, and she knew that he did everything he asked of him. Maybe he did deserve it, she could talk to him on a normal level, she was concerned about what the drug did to him, and she knew he would only talk about it to her in a casual setting.
"Okay, Mr. Wilde, but you better have something amazing plan," Judy agreed. Nick's chest again tightened, she said yes, even though he thought for sure she'd try to get out of it in some way. This time his face turned red, but then his smile returned.
"I wouldn't give you anything less, Carrots," He replied to her as they walked out of the apartment together.
The day was spent as if they were a normal couple, and it brought Nick peace. He took her to a park that he would go to when the times felt a little tough. He wanted to take her to a place where he came to to let the stress of the world melt away, and who better to bring than the bunny of his dreams. She seemed to be enjoying it. They walked, and Judy saw a swngset in the distance. Pointing to it, the two walked up, and judy sat down in one of it's seats. She insisted that Nick push her. It brought him joy, and as he pushed her, he watched the happiness on her face. That sight was the one he had been waiting to see, since he realized his feelings for her. He wanted more than anything to see that smile be about him, but for now this would be enough. Every moment that he spent with her, he knew that he was falling even more in love with her.
They ended there day, by going to a local cafe. It was an older one, but well known by the locals. It had a sale going on inside that Nick knew Judy would love, Carrot Cake. As the two grabbed a seat inside, plates in hand Nick watched as the bunny quickly enjoyed the piece that she had gotten.
"Man, that was delicious, thanks for the day Nick," Judy said as she gave him a grin. Nick smiled back, and slowly ate his cake.
"Anytime, sweetheart," Nick replied.
"Nick, I wanna ask you, that stuff you took, what did it feel like," Judy asked. It was a concern she wanted to squash. She wanted to make sure her friend was okay.
"It made me feel...confident, like I could take anything I wanted. Look, I knew you'd ask about it, and I'll tell you now, I'm fine, their seem to be no side effects that I can tell. Besides, I'm not one for doing stupid stuff like that, so please don't worry," Nick explained, comforting her. Judy smiled, she was glad to hear that from him. Nick looked in her eyes, he knew that she was concerned, and he wanted to make sure she knew he was ok. He grabbed her nhand, and held it in his. At first she held his back, but then her gaze became fixated on the crowd around them, and she quickly pulled her hand back. Nick's smile turned to a face of concern.
"Nick...don't," Judy commanded softly.
"I don't understand, Judy, what is so wrong about this," Nick asked in a hurt tone.
"Nick...we're different species...it's not right. It's one thing for us to be friends, but there's no way we could be...together," Jusy explained. She looked away from him, knowing what was she was saying was hurting him.
"Oh, so it's okay to sleep with me, but's it another thing for you to be with me in any other way," Nick responded loudly. The crowd began to glare at him, they didn;t hear what he said, but it was loud enough for their eyes to be fixated on them.
"Nick, keep your voice down, people will hear you," Judy begged. She shrunk in her chair, but Nick rose from his.
"You were the one that said predator and prey could be friends, but you're totally being hypocritical about it, they can only be friends, nothing else. You know what, I'm done with this, I've done nothing but try to be with you, but all you want to do is lead me on," Nick stopped to throw some money on the table, "Good luck with life Judy, I hope you find some bunny to make you happy." He started to walk away, but as he hit the door of the cafe, he turned to face her one more time. As they locked eyes Judy could see his face. There were tears rolling down his face, he was hurt, he didn't want this to be it, but he knew she wouldn't change. Finally, he walked out the door, and escaped her view. Judy began to cry as well. She had just hurt her friend again, and she knew she had to make it up to him. She ran to him, but as she walked out the door, he was gone, out of her view. She ran around in a panic, but to no avail, he was nowhere to be found.
His place was empty, maybe he hadn't retuned, and she waited by his door. He had gotten it as soon as he was able to afford it with is new paycheck, but as the night crept up he didn't return. She made her way back to her apartment, hurt, and tired of the day. She hit the bed hard, and cried into her pillow. Then she realized that he would be at the P.D. and she could talk to him then. It wasn't the greatest place to talk, but she felt a little hopeful, and was able to drift to sleep.
The P.D. was crowded as normal, and as Judy walked in, she felt a pain in her chest. she was scared to see him, bt she knew he had to talk to Nick. She sat at her normal place in the bullpen, and awaited, but the reports came and went, and Nick wasn't around. She again got disheartend, and drooped down in her seat.
"Hopp's, I want you in my office, now," Bogo said. Judy shot up, and nodded to the Chief. As the two made their way to his office, a feeling of dread hit Judy. She didn't know what was going on, but it wasn't good. They both took there respective seats in the office. Judy sat up and began to speak.
"What's going on, Chief," she asked fearfully.
"Wilde, he quit last night," Bogo replied to her. Now the feeling was complete in Judy. She was sad, and it would be two months before she would see her friend again...