"A Perfect Day" Zootopia Fanfiction #3

On a perfect day such as this one, the city of Zootopia was bustling with energy. All around, the loud chattering from passing crowds could be heard and the sweet smell of nearby coffee and ice-cream shops filled the air. Not a single unhappy soul could be found. It was a wonderful day in Zootopia!

'It's perfect weather for a walk in the park.' A smiling bunny sporting a police uniform thought upon seeing how beautiful the park looked today. This was officer Judy Hopps of course. Today, she decided to take the scenic route and just walk to ZPD instead.

'Almost there.' She thought as she turned the corner of a building. That said building was Zootopia's very own Police Department. She approached the door and opened it, taking note of the cool breeze of air that encased her.

She greeted Clauwhauser as usual before heading towards her office. She noticed he seemed more giddy than usual but continued anyway. Just before opening the door to her office, Judy stopped. She had gotten a weird feeling… like something or maybe someone was already waiting for her on the other side. She shook off the feeling and turned the doorknob before pushing the creaking door open to reveal!… Nothing. It was the same little office she left yesterday—the lights were still off and everything. She breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that nothing was there.

"Whew! Haha… I was just a little paranoid, that was all." She assured herself quietly. Even so, she was still cautious when taking the first few steps inside. She reached up to the light switch and switched it on. Automatically, the lamp on her desk was turned on and light filled the room. Her big eyes scanned the room before walking towards her office window. However, before she could reach the window to open the blinds, she heard the door shut which was followed by the sound of the light switch flicking off. It was completely dark now except for the few slivers of lights coming through the blinds. She gasped as she stumbled through the dark towards the window. She opened the blinds immediately to let light through and who she saw standing by her door was a surprise. She sighed. It was Nick!

"Oh, Nick! It's you!"

He flipped the light switch back on which turned the lamp on to fully reveal Nick Wilde, the one and only. "Yep, thought I'd give you a little scare before I said hi." He said with a smirk and a chuckle before casually sitting in his rolly-chair.

She smiled. Usually, she would be mad at him, but she couldn't remember the last time she saw Nick which was about three days ago. That was long enough for her.

"Well, how did I not notice you? I didn't even hear you…" She wondered out loud.

"Oh me? I hid behind the door when you came in, and I stood completely still. Plus, it's hard to see someone in the shadows when you don't have night vision, huh cottontail?"

She let out a scoff, "Oh." She sat down in her chair and pulled some papers out for her to finish.

He scooted his chair closer to her in an exaggerated fashion, before placing one arm on her desk and propping his head up on it. "So, how've you been?"

"Great!" She announced. "This weekend, I visited my family and I saw a couple of my new baby siblings, and I also finished with—"

"Oh yeah! That sounds great," he said with an uninterested but enthusiastic tone. Her ears lowered slightly, saddened by her friend's lack of interest. She quickly perked up though when she thought of a way to grab his attention.

"And how have you been Mr. Wilde?"

"Ooh, I see we're getting fancy with names, aren't we Ms. Hopps?" He leaned in smoothly, showing his big, green eyes. She immediately looked away.

'No way this is happening again! Just play it cool, Judy.' She thought before turning abruptly towards him and looking at him straight in the eyes with a piercing stare.

In an overly-serious voice, she answered back. "Why, yes Mr. Wilde."

He began to giggle and their eye contact was broken. Confused at first, Judy started to laugh with him.

"I can't even. I just can't," he said as he wiped an invisible tear from his eye. "Please, don't ever call me Mr. Wilde again! It sounds like I'm my dad…" he joked.

Judy's ears perked up a little. 'Nick's dad?' He hardly ever mentions his family.

Her thoughts were soon interrupted by the sound of Nick getting up from his chair. She watched as he walked towards the window, taking in the beautiful day that was just on the other side of the glass.

"Judy."

"Yes?"

He turned towards her. "We should go out and take a walk sometime today. What do you think?"

Her heart skipped a beat and she could already feel her cheeks heating up as frantic thoughts entered her mind. 'What?!… He wants to go out with me?! Is this a date? What! Pshht, no! Of course not! A fox and a bunny? Together? That won't happen… right? I mean, this is just a walk right? Yeah, yeah. We're just walki—'

"Judy! Hey, snap out of it. Helloo?" She suddenly saw a paw waving in front of her face. Shaking her head out of the daze, she looked up at Nick who was the owner of that said paw.

"I'm okay, I'm okay." She assured him.

"Geez, I thought I had lost you, Judy! You bunnies! Always blanking out." He playfully said as he plopped down on the couch in her office. She didn't really take offense at his comment since he said things about bunnies all of the time.

"So, do you or do you not wanna go walk with me, cottontail?"

"Um… Sure! Of course I do! I'll clock out early and we can walk to, um…"

"I was thinking to the park." He smirked as he saw her smile grow wide.

"Yes, of course! How does," she glanced up at her clock, "3 O'Clock sound like?"

"Great. In the meantime, I'll be here." Those were the last words he said before he closed his sleepy eyes and shifted to get comfy on the couch.

Soon, Judy heard the soft snores of the sleeping fox while she pondered the meaning of their relationship. She's known him for four months. They usually see each other almost everyday. Somedays for cases or stakeouts, others for just hanging out. He had always teased her though and that bothered her. Judy never took his flirting seriously but it often kept her wondering. 'Could he really like me?' Sometimes, however, he could be a real pain. She remembers when they first met, he was conning animals straight from the get-go. It wasn't right. The notion that foxes shouldn't be trusted at all costs that came from her folks back home couldn't be true, could it? Well, at least for most foxes it couldn't be. Besides Nick has changed his ways—for the most part. Sometimes he's lazy and irresponsible and that drives her insane too. Whenever she asks him to do something, there is a 50% chance he doesn't do it and she ends up doing it herself. But, she has to admit, he is pretty good at solving things, which helps her a lot when cracking a case. He also gives her support when she really needs it. And he's very sweet when he wants to be and he's just a… a really good friend… or maybe something more?… She looked over to him still sleeping peacefully on the couch. He lay flat on his back with one arm covering his forehead and the other hanging limply off the side of the couch. She smiled warmly as she noticed how cute he was.

She looked up at the clock. It was now 2:47 and she decided this was a good time to wake him up from his nap for their walk. Hopping out of her chair, she approached him. She watched how his ears slightly twitched when she stepped towards him and how he breathed so delicately. His mouth was slightly open and she giggled when she noticed a hint of drool at the corner of it. She waited a few moments before gently shaking him awake. He began to stir.

"Nick… Wake up, it's almost 3 O'Clock." Judy announced softly.

Without opening his eyes, he moved his arm away from his forehead before curling back into the couch and away from Judy. "It's what? What's going on?" He said groggily.

"It's almost time for our walk… Y'know to the park?" She explained.

"…oh, oh yeah. Lemme just wake up a little and then we'll go, okay?" He smacked his lips a little before giving out a big yawn and relaxing back into the couch. Judy smiled at him.

"Okay, I'm going to clock out, and I'll be right back," Judy said before walking out of her office.

Nick wished he could go back to sleep but he didn't want to disappoint Judy. Before getting up, he stretched and hoped She wouldn't come back anytime soon to hurry him. In fact, this was the first time in a long time that he's gotten some good sleep. However, much to his displeasure, he finally opened his eyes and sat up. He yawned again before standing.

At that moment, Judy came back in. Standing up straight with both paws on her hips, she gave him an eager look.

"You ready to go?"

"Sure!… Where to Ms. Hopps?" He joked as he acted like a limousine driver opening a car door.

"Why, to the park of course, Mr. Wil—" A finger was put up to her mouth to interrupt her.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, cottontail. Remember what I said about having Wilde behind mister. That's a no, no." They both laughed while Judy hid her small blush.

"I'll remember that the next time then." She smiled.

He straightened his tie. "Alrighty, let's go!" Nick walked out the door while motioning Judy to follow. Before leaving the office, Judy closed the blinds, flipped off the lights, and closed the door. They left the building together before venturing off to their destination. And with that, both had a wonderful walk in the park on that perfect day.