WZ 9
"So…" She began. Her eyes wandering around. The air in the refrigerator was as stiff and cold as the boxes of dead fish beside them.
He slowly turned his head to face her before letting out a wheeze in response.
She gulped before quickly averting her gaze as if to dismiss her own attempt at conversation.
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He coughed and asked again, barely audibly, with a slightly annoyed tone, "Yeah…?"
Her ears perked up. Before nervously looking up at him again, "Oh sorry… I was… I was just wondering... if you..."
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He was giving her an unamused quarter lidded stare. His exhale let out a frosty puff of breath.
"Uhh… Could you… could you wrap your tail a little~" She reached her paws out toward his tail.
Judy finagled and adjusted Nick's poofy red tail so that she was coiled in between its fluff.
She worked busily as she positioned his tail a million different ways to find optimal comfort.
Nick's eyes still quarter lidded as he watched his hind side manipulated by a resolute naked rabbit.
Albeit a rather adorable one.
His eyes widened for a second at this random and intrusive thought. He tried to distract himself by interrupting her little feng shui session with his tail, "Hey." He managed let out with a rasp.
She stopped abruptly and looked up at him.
He stared her down with a half-lidded look. She grinned embarrassedly before explaining herself, "Hehe… sorry. I just… it's… I just wanted to adjust it so it'd be a little more *clears throat* comfortable for you and me… It's a little cold ya know! And you have to admit, your tail is pretty warm. I mean I wish I had a tail like this *nervous chuckle* it would do me wonders during the winte-"
She glanced up at him only to be met with an unmoving and judging stare from the fox. She scratched her ear nervously as her nose twitched a bit.
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"You are probably the most awkward rabbit I've ever met, Carrots." He flashed a quick grin before returning to his stone cold look.
Her cheeks flushed a little, before turning away. Her ears depressed also just a little as her tone was suddenly sincere and apologetic "I'm sorry."
Nick's eyes widened a bit as he turned away too.
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"It's… it's not really a bad thing, I suppose." He added quietly.
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She slowly turned to look up at him inquisitively.
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He looked at her briefly and quickly averted his gaze, almost as if he was nervous.
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"I… Yeah. I think it's alright. Makes you kinda interesting." He shrugged trying to play it cool.
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Judy smiled and blushed a bit. She didn't know why, but that seemed like the most meaningful compliment she had ever received. Probably because it came from the big-bad-kindness-deprived fox.
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He raised a paw to scratch his head and cleared his throat, "Well… if you're cold. I can probably go grab some more cardboard over ther-" Suddenly, he let out a series of loud retching coughs, small amounts of blood accompanied them.
Judy quickly rubbed and patted his back trying to help quell the sudden violent outburst.
She spoke softly while continuing to pat his back, "Nick... Are you… Well I know you're not ok… but…" she struggled to find the right words, she just really wanted to help but didn't know how.
He wiped his mouth before sniffing loudly and responding in a rasp, "I'm fine… I'm fine…"
"Don't worry. I'll go get the cardboard. You stay right here!" she reassured him with an air of confidence.
She took some of the cardboard that they previously gathered near to them and wrapped it around herself before standing up and awkwardly waddling toward another box just a few meters in front of them.
The icy breeze of the refrigerator quickly permeated through her insulation and Judy began to feel an aggressive coldness piercing into her skin. She began to shiver.
She tried to jog over to swipe the cardboard, but a small thin puddle of icy water caught her off guard.
"Ah!" She yelped.
She slipped and did half a backflip before landing on her back in a loud thud.
Nick cringed at the sight as he tried not to laugh.
Her cardboard guard was thrown away during the flip. Judy laid naked on the icy wet floor with pain and dizziness from the fall. She writhed around a little in agony. "Uhhnnn…"
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Then she stopped moving.
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Nick's eyes widened as his ears sprang up.
He tried calling out to her, but he paid dearly for that attempt as waves of violent coughs spilled out of him. Even standing up was still damn well near impossible.
Seeing no other alternatives, he placed what cardboard he had left on the floor and crawled on his belly toward Judy.
As he slowly clawed his way toward her, he finally let out a raspy whisper-yell, "Carrottss~ Are you ok?!"
Judy writhed some more as she let out a weak moan.
Nick grit his teeth as he continued to crawl forward.
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Finally, he pulled himself up beside her. He quickly hoisted her small freezing body up onto the cardboard he laid on the floor. His other paw reached out to pull another piece of cardboard over themselves creating a fox-bunny smores between the cardboard.
He embraced her tightly in a prone position physically appraising her for any noticeable injuries.
Probably a minor concussion.
"Carrots?" He beckoned as he shook her a little.
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"Carrots?" Her nose twitched a little in response.
"Hey Carrots…" He rubbed her cheeks with his paws.
"Hnnn?" she let out a weak groan in response.
"Hey… Hey wake up. Wake up. You can't go to sleep, you probably have a concussion, you dumb rabbit."
"…Wha… Ohh… My head… Nick…" She slurred.
Ok well at least she remembers my name.
"You slipped and fell while yo-" he had to stifle his laughter to a quiet snicker from how funny it was now that he's had some time to think about how she slipped and fell.
"Heh. You slipped and fell while trying to retrieve the cardboard." He finally was able to tell her with a somewhat straight face.
Judy stared at him still confused. "I-I did? Wow. I don't… I don't even remember. That's embarrassing."
"It's ok. It was hilarious." He smirked.
She glared at him.
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"Wait. Why are we lying down now?" She suddenly asked. Her eyes looked down to see them both embraced chest to chest.
Even his nether foxy member was dangerously close to her thigh.
Her eyes widened as she quickly pushed up away which actually shot her out from between the two boards and landed her on the icy floor.
She shot up again from the sudden coldness and propelled herself back into the cardboard smores colliding into the naked fox.
He raised his brows at her, "back so soon?" he gave her a slight smirk.
Judy's face flushed as she realized that collision resulted in an even tighter intimate contact with Nick under the covers, and this time… his malehood was actually pressed up against her thigh. Both of them quickly retracted their hips to avoid any more unnecessary draping.
Judy, though somewhat warmer now, began to shake from the nerves and awkwardness.
"Carrots." He suddenly spoke up still in rasp, but with more enthusiasm. He pulled her in closer to a small embrace.
Her shaking stopped. She looked into his eyes and him into hers. Despite the hurt and fatigue the rest of his body showed, the strength in his eyes never faltered.
Their faces just a few inches apart. The proximity flashed the memory of their random kiss under the bridge.
Her ears glowed red. Nick's face began to blur out in her vision as his face moved in closer.
Out of nowhere, her right paw came out to lightly slap him in the face. Nick flinched a little and quickly stopped the advancement.
He backed his face up a bit, now his eyes were in her focus again. His eyes were wide.
She stared back at him. Eyebrows raised, a simultaneous sadness, rage, and excitement filled her heart.
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"Why." She peeped. Her eyes were pleading as if begging for answers.
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He sighed. "What do you mea-"
"You know dang well what I mean, Wilde." She almost shouted.
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He looked at her with his brows furrowed. She gathered he was frustrated too, but then saw his face return to the casual expression he usually wore.
He let go of their embrace and tried to lie beside her instead between the cardboard smores. One of his paws reached out to rub her head gently in an attempt to quell any head pains from the fall.
Judy let him do so, but never took her eyes off him. Her amethyst gaze, like tractor beams, pulled at him.
Nick tried to escape it, but it was futile. Slowly, he turned her head toward her again to face her.
He let out a soft exhale.
"I told you. You're different." He spoke flatly.
"I know that. I get that. And I get you're trying to help me. And I trust you. I just don't… Why did you leave me under the bridge? And why you would come back to this place to get yourself killed? It just… it seems like such mean and stupid things to do." She interrogated a little angrily.
He closed his eyes for a moment before opening them slowly again.
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She was about to turn away from him when he suddenly spoke up.
"I've done some bad things, Carrots. Ya know that?" He spoke lowly.
Her ears depressed and were pretty much taped to her back.
"I've cheated, tortured, and killed animals." He continued. Judy gulped from the thought of that. The worst part was that it was very easy to imagine, she had seen him fight before. That cold relentless gaze, those quick and precise movements. She shuddered at bit.
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Judy averted her gaze as she fell silent and just listened.
He chuckled, "And it was all just for some fucking money… that hustle ya know…" He shook his head as his chuckle faded away. Now his expression was solemn again.
"My whole life. Hustling. Then running. Hustling… then running. I'm in my 30's for god's sake, and that's all I've done…" He smirked sarcastically. "That's all I know how to do."
"Hell even my attempt at an 'honest business' at Wild Times was still a fucking hustle." He spoke in an almost disappointed tone. He shrugged his shoulders, "I guess I had the raid coming. Bad karma perhaps?" He smirked and joked a bit.
Judy found no humor from that, she reached out to grip his forearm in an attempt to comfort him.
He glanced at her before pulling his forearm away.
She slowly retracted her arm feeling a little saddened by his dejected demeanor.
"When I met you though… You were different…" He spoke fondly of her as if reminiscing old happy times.
Her ears perked slightly.
"You were strong, you were righteous… and…" He rubbed his own neck a little.
"And you never ran from what's right. Your brutal honesty and desire to help is simply unparalleled. You're everything I'm not. Or rather… I couldn't be." He turned to face her with a smile.
"And I thought… I thought maybe… If I saved you or- or helped you or something… Somehow… I could redeem myself a little." He shook his head.
"I guess you inspired the return of some of my long lost naivety. Ehh… But reality… it uh… it has a way of reminding you of its presence… In my experience, usually through extremely painful events." His paw gestured to his face. He smirked a bit.
Judy felt really bad. She felt like she put him in this mess. Tears began forming in her eyes.
"It's not your fault though." He quickly continued. Judy closed her eyes to squeeze out the tears, she quickly wiped them with her paws. She couldn't help but think of the struggles he's been through and how she couldn't even begin to empathize.
"It was long overdue that I tried something new anyway… Heh. But… That night… Under the bridge… I realized that… I… I wasn't helping you in any way. I was almost forcing you into my life of violence… and running and that's… that's not what I wanted at all." Now his tone was very apparently remorseful.
"So I left. To be honest, I was hoping you would leave and forget me quickly. And I hoped to take care of things on my own, whether I came out dead or alive didn't matter… Because… Judy. For once….."
She stared at him intently.
"Just for once in my life… I felt like… Maybe… I don't need to run anymore. And… If I died doing that… I could have been happy with tha-"
"Well I couldn't!" She shouted. There were now angry tears in her eyes.
He winced.
She unleashed a series of bunny punches at his chest. "Ouch! Ow! Ow! Carrots! What are yo-"
"You STILL DIDN'T EXPLAIN THE OTHER PART!" She interrogated loudly again.
Despite the swelling in one eye, both of his eyes were now wide open.
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"Well. Carrots… I didn't think that needed an explanation. Kissing is almost a universal gesture of… uhh…" He cleared his throat.
Her eyes were wide open. Ears fully perked. Face fully flushed.
"Yeah. I uhh… I fell in love with you, you dumb rabbit." He admitted with a little guilt in his voice.
She appeared to be shocked, but she of course knew to an extent… Just wanted to hear him say it. Judy retreated a little from him due to shyness and odd bliss.
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He averted his gaze to face the top of cardboard, "And when you came in to uhh… 'rescue me' I knew…" He spoke with some confidence.
She looked at him inquisitively.
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She asked quietly, "Knew… what?"
He turned to her, "I knew you knew you loved me too." He gave her an apparent smirk and half lidded eyes. Although somehow, this time… it didn't seem so sarcastic or annoying.
Judy raised both her brows a bit. He was incredibly bold. She smiled back at him.
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Do I know that?
"Yes… Yes I do." She replied without another thought.
AND IM FUCKING BACK BABYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY.
Sorry guys. The ratio of Pepsi to Coca Cola preference was too low, so yall forced me into retirement (I'm a Pepsi guy). Some of you chocolatey fucks had the balls to say Dr. Pepper? What are you, GAY?! Jk. We should all be so gay, amiright?! (I hope all you gender fluid fucks choke on rainbow skittles, I voted for my boi Donald Truck)
I hope yall forgive me for my prolonged absence. The truth is… I had been in immense pain lately. But that's not important! I hope to update yall asap. Stay tuned, this ShamefulFaggot is back!.one!1
Also, if you're new here. Please understand I've got some autistic bold texted A/N so forgive me as well.
If you don't, I'll literally let whatever bird I see outside to type the next chapter (it could honestly write a better story than I ever could… OK OK You got me… I'm actually a bird. Fuck.)
