Judy was being weird.

Like, really really weird. Weirder than bunnies usual were. At least, she was acting up. Maybe Nick broke her? Bunnies weren't usually this secretive, at least in Nick's experience, and how Judy was acting, it was doubled. This was super weird. Rabbits didn't usually hide things in their desk draw, nor did they pad their number. I mean, they are quiet, but not secretive.

But that was how Judy was acting.

And it didn't make any sense.

Nick looked on as she ducked round the door for yet another 'coffee' break, yet this time she came up with something new, saying it was a 'toilet' break. Call it whatever you wanted, Nick knew when it was a lie. And this was a lie.

He tilted his head in curiousity as the door swung shut, sealing his view from wherever Judy was actually going.

He decided to shurg it off and get on with his paper work, since it was going to be a long day as they had a longer shift.

This is the weirdest Monday in a long time…

Nick thought that it was just the Monday feeling making Judy act the way she did, but it turned out it was something else, because this was getting ridiculous.

By Thursday, Nick was pulling his fur out. Judy was always on breaks, always avoiding him, always panicking when he caught her with the other officers, always being so cautious. It may have just been his annoyance that they weren't getting anything done, but Nick had learnt that it was more than that. The fox knew that it was because he didn't want Judy to avoid him, he didn't want Judy to be cautious round him.

All he wanted was their friendship.

And it seemed he wouldn't get it, at the way Judy kept avoiding him.

So he decided to go up and confront him about it.

"Alright Carrots, spill. Why have you been avoiding me?" he said, putting his paws on his hips. He had pretended to go out to the toilet, leaving her alone for five minutes. Then he had snuck up behind his friend and scared her, trying to glance over Judy's shoulder to see what she was doing.

However, he didn't get to as the rabbit frantically pressed exit out of the web page she was looking at.

"Wh-what? Av-avoiding you?" she stuttered, trying to look natural as she leant her elbow against the desk. However her eyes gave it all away as they madly glanced everywhere every so often.

"Yes, avoiding me! You hardly ever hang out with me, you're always going out on a 'coffee' break, and I mean, since when did you have coffee? At home is worse, I mean you always go out to shop for something, but you never even bring anything home!"

"I do, I just- I eat it,"

"All of it?" Nick asked, raising an eyebrow as his paws crossed over his head in annoyance, still not convinced.

"Uh, ye-yes," she answered, her nose twitching.

"You're lying,"

"No I'm not!" Twitch twitch twitch.

"Yes you are, your nose only ever twitches when you are afraid or lying!" Nick protested, his arms unfolding and laying limp by his side.

The fox's ears went back, as he looked at her in the eyes.

"Unless you are afraid…" he whispered, ears flat against his head. Judy looked up at him in shock.

No no no, not this again!

"Wha-? No! I am not afraid of you! Your not scary enough!" she said, poking him in the stomach playfully. Nick grinned back.

"Oh yeah! We'll see about that!" he said, lunging at Judy. The bunny let out a gasp of surprise as they fell to the floor, Nick tickling her sides.

"N-no! N-nick st-stop! N-not here! N-NICK!" she said, laughing hysterically as the fox released her small form, chuckling in amusement.

"How scary am I now? And I'll know if your lying, your nose'll twitch,"

"V-very scary," she said, as she lent against one arm and gasped for breath. Nick blinked happily at her, and then frowned.

"So, why are you avoiding me?"

The atmoshpere instantly went solemn as Judy looked up at him in embarrassment.

"I can't tell you,"

"What?!"

"I can't tell you," she dead panned, her ear twitching back in guilt.

"Why?" Nick asked, pouting slightly.

"Because I can't. I can tell you that it is important, though, and it won't last long. I promise," she said, her paw resting on his shoulder as they sat side by side.

Nick just looked at her in worry.

"Will it be worth the wait?" he asked. Judy nodded at him in reply.

"Won't be long, Nicky,"

Saturday came quite quick, and things still hadn't changed. Nick had pulled his fur out, so he had then moved on to his pulling out his ears.

Nick lazily flicked through the channels on Furflix, watching through half lidded eyes. He was waiting for Judy to come back, after going 'shopping' again.

Aww, man, she took forever.

And Nick still didn't know what she was doing, and what she was hiding. It better be darn important, at the rate it was going.

Nick suddenly had a thought.

Wait, she only said it wasn't going to be long, but that could be months, or years! Or maybe even decades! Not long can be ages to rabbits! How am I gonna live that long in isolation! I'll lose my sanity by the time she's done! Nick groaned at the thought, leaning against the couch and placing his paws over his eyes. This is gonna kill me!

However the fox's ears twitched open at the sound of the door creaking open. He shot up, as his eyes were met with the top of grey ears closing the door and bouncing over to the couch. Nick quickly flicked the TV off, hoping Judy hadn't seen it was on in the first place.

Nick nimbly turned over without any sound, and peeked over the edge of the couch, his chin resting on the edge.

He narrowed his eyes as he saw Judy sneak into the kitchen. The fox debated on following her, but before he could make a decision he saw he walk out, glancing to her right and left. She then made her way to her bedroom, where she must have gone to get ready for bed.

Nick shot around to the kitchen to see what she had bought, but couldn't find anything as he combed around for something. He even sniffed to see if he could catch a new scent, but he couldn't. It was all just food and the kitchen bench. Maybe she hadn't put anything, just eaten something before she went to bed?

Who knew.

So, sadly, the fox gave up on his mission as he closed the closet door, and sauntered over to his bed, where he got dressed and went to sleep.

This is driving me nuts.

Wednesday.

It was the following Wednesday, and Nick had pulled his fur and ears out, so had proceed to pull his tail out. He was literately gnawing on hissing frustration.

She never stopped!

Okay, so they had the previous day all to themselves as they took a day off work, but that wasn't the point! The point was Judy was still basically avoiding him, and it was driving the fox mad. Literately. He wasn't getting any sleep wondering, and thanked God for his fur which hid the bags under his eyes. At least he hoped it did.

They had returned home from work, and Judy seemed to be bouncing on a wire or something. She was so ecstatic about whatever she was doing, and just so darn happy, that it set Nick off.

How was she so happy when she was avoiding him?

Nick just didn't understand bunnies.

They walked into their apartment, and Nick slouched into the kitchen chair in exhaustion, setting his hat and sunglasses beside him. Judy finally noticed his tiredness, and walked over to him.

"What's wrong, Nick?"

"Tired…" Nick mumbled back, his eyes half closed as he slouched further into the chair.

"Maybe you should get some rest. We have a big day tomorrow. Well at least you do," she said, patting his back.

"Good idea," he replied, tiredly making his way over to his room. Nick did a big stretch and yawn, tiredly rubbing his eyes. However, he didn't see the smiling Judy behind him, as she bobbed on her heels in anticipation.

Extra time. Perfect.

Nick woke with a start, as he glanced over at his alarm clock, quietly beeping. Quietly was a ginormous understatment. Nick wacked the top for it to stop, and tiredly stretched. He then tilted his head, trying to hear the normal morning sounds.

But he didn't.

That's strange…

The fox threw his covers off and quickly got dressed, then making his way out of his room, walking into the kitchen.

He expected to see Judy there, hurrying him up to eat or else they would be late for work.

But she wasn't.

Nick came screeching to a halt.

Where was she?! He raced into the kitchen, and took one look. Nick was about to start panicking, when a small note caught his attention unded a bowl. He sprinted over, praying that it wasn't some kind of ransom note.

Okay, that was it. He was hanging around Judy too much. Finnick was right.

He started to read it.

Dear Nick,

Sorry if I gave you a fright, I hope I didn't scare you too much. I have gone to work earlier than usual, mainly because Bogo asked me too come in early for a meeting, so it wasn't just because you take forever ;). Anyway, I will see you at around 5:00 this afternoon.

See you!

~Judy

Nick breathed a sigh of relief as he finished reading the note. Then inhaled yet again. She was doing something else today. All day. He would be all by himself all day.

And today was a special day. Nick's ears went down to flatten against his head as he threw the note on the bench.

Well, he didn't expect Judy to know, or remember. He had never told her about it anyways, and he guessed it wasn't as important as work. He had just hoped…

Never mind, he couldn't just hope about anything.

Nick Wilde of all animals should know that.

So he got his breakfast ready, quickly ate it, and then headed over to work. He could survive this, he had survived all the previous years, and he could survive this one.

The day had dragged on pretty horribly. Some way to spend yo- No, Nick, we're not thinking about it. It isn't important.

But it is, she didn't even make an effort to find out, a nasty said in the back of the fox's mind.

Shut up, voice. You never help! he barked back, accidently out loud. He clamped his mouth shut as a couple of animals turned their heads his way.

Nick smiled apolegetically, turning back to the task of walking out of the ZPD without making a scene. Just as Judy had said, he hadn't seen her the whole day. Not a big deal, easy. He had worked through many a day without her, and he could today.

But today is- SHUT UP! At least this time he kept it in his head. Nick walked out of the revolving doors, and into the carpark, where he got into his car and drove off to his apartment. He only then realised he had forgotten his sunglasses. Nick sighed in frustration, and decided to quickly ring Clawhauser on the BlueClaw, to ask if he could look for them.

Ring, ring, ring.

Oh, hi, this is Ben. I am unavailable right now as I may be eating donuts, but yeah, I'll get back to you soon. Leave a donu- I mean message!

Then the line cut.

Arg, stupid cat! If only Judy were he-

I can make it through the day, I can make it, he thought, as he drove on after the light changed. He quickly glanced down at his watch, 4:30.

Thirty more minutes, Nick, then you won't be alone on yo- SHUT UP YOU USELESS MIND! He roared, as he parked the car, locked it, and rushed up to his apartment. It took a couple of minutes to make it up there, since Nick decided to take the stair up instead of the lift. Just so he wouldn't get there before Judy.

4:56pm.

She should be home soon!

He got to the apartment door, and nearly slammed it open.

5:00pm.

Nick's ears went back. The apartment was empty. His arms went limply to his side, as he walked in, pushing the door behind him.

He trudged into the kitchen sadly, as a tear leaked out of his eye. He quickly brushed it away.

Well this is a rotten day.

He walked in, and threw his hat on to the table, which blew the note from the morning off. Hang on, the table?! Nick had put it on the bench! He glanced behind him, and sure enough there was the note from the morning, telling him where Judy was.

So then, this is another note?

Nick scrambled up and bent down, scooping up the note, his eyes scanning it. Without a word, he threw the note on the ground, then raced to his room and stripped down his uniform, throwing on his casual clothes. Then, the fox raced out of the apartment.

Petrie Point.

That was where he was heading, as he madly sped through the traffic and roads. He nearly missed the exit to get there, as he swung the wheel around to turn into the exit. Nick was basically panting after his mad dash over to Petrie Point, but he was so excited to see what Judy had been doing.

And if all of you were wondering, the note had said for him to meet Judy at Petrie Point, where there was surprise waiting for him.

Nick knew he was going too fast for something so small, but he wanted to escape his thoughts and the silence. He just had too!

So he quickly parked the car in the guest carpark, and slammed the door shut. Nick winced at the sound it made, so decided to play it cool and locked the car, then tucking his paws into his pockets and walking up to the nearby café.

It had said to meet him at the Petrie Café, so that was where he was headed.

He quickly scaled up the hill, and when he reached the top, slowed down his pace. Nick may be excited, but he didn't want to show how much he was. It was probably just some minor surprise. So the fox pushed open the door to the café and walked in.

But what met him was the opposite of a surprise.

It was silence.

And darkness.

This couldn't be right, Judy had told him to meet her here, but no one was here. This had to be a mistake. Nick may have good eyesight, but this darkness was so thick he could barely make out the path from the doorway down the café.

Too bad, really, since he walked straight into a chair.

"Ow! What the heck, what is a chair doing in the middle of a pathway!" he cried, rubbing his knee as his tail swept the floor in frustration. He shoved the chair aside angrily, and walked on, dusting himself off as he went. He looked around at what little he could see, but there was nothing.

Nada.

It had to be a mistake, and he was just about to turn around when the door to the main room where all the chairs and tables were.

Nick debated the thought, but then with a sigh decided to go in.

Just in case.

He walked in, and nearly fell flat on his face as a trip wire was pulled by yours truly's foot, and Nick only just had time to straighten himself. However, a blast of light and sound met him as he looked up, and then Nick regretted bothering to pick himself up as a blurry grey ball smashed into him and strangle hugged him around the neck.

"Happy Birthday Nick!" everyone cried, as Judy hugged him one more time for good measure, then hopped up off the floor and lent out a paw for him to get up.

Nick looked up at her in amazement.

"Wh-what?"

"Happy Birthday you goof! Now get up!" Judy said, yanking said fox up off the ground, a little dazed if surprised.

Nick then looked around the room to see all of his workmates and friends, and basically everyone he had every even greeted in his life time. He saw Clawhauser, Finnick, Wolfred, Delgato, Flash. Even Chief Bogo was there, and he wore a very tight smile, but a smile no less. Nick was tempted to take a picture of Bogo right there and then, but one he was so stunned about this surprise party, and two he didn't have time to, as Judy dragged him over to a table stacked with presents.

"Come on, you couldn't have forgotten your own birthday, could you?" she teased, as Nick looked at all of the presents.

"Course 'e didn't. 'E's Nick," Finnick replied with a chuckle, as Nick looked down at his two closest friends in amazement.

"You did this all for me?" he asked, as he looked around in amazement. The sight that mey his eyes amazed him even more, as balloons of every colour of the rainbow floated around lazily, night themed streamers covering the ceiling, a Happy Birthday sign hanging from the banisters.

"Yeah. Don't you, like it?" Judy asked, her nose twitching.

"Defenitly not. I-I love it. Thanks, Carrots, this means a lot to me," he said, looking down at her, and giving her a hug. Judy breathed a sigh of relief, as she hugged the fox back. Finnick just smirked in amusement.

"Well that's great. I was afraid you didn't like it," she said, as Nick stood back. He looked at the active crowd who were chatting happily, laughter being heard every so often.

"I can't believe they all came for my birthday," Nick breathed in wonder, as he looked at some animals who went out on the porch. "So this is what was so important that you had to avoid me for,"

"Pretty much," Judy replied with a grin.

"I'm gonna go say hi ta Flash, 'k Nick? You seem pretty occupied with the fuzz anyways, so I'll catch ya on the flip side. Later, and 'appy 'irthday!" Finnick saluted, and walked off toward the sloth.

"See ya Fin!" Nick called after the small fox, as he merged into the crowd. Then to Judy he said "Boy, this is some party, Carrots. I am amazed how you managed it all, and without me finding out! Incredible," Nick said, as Judy lit up. He looked down at her as she bounced a little.

"Yeah, and I have another surprise! Guess who the DJ is?"

"Oh, Carrots. Not to be mean, but you have horrible taste in music," Nick said in fake dismay, as Judy rolled her eyes at his humor.

"No dumbie. Screechlex*!" Nick's eyebrow's shot up in surprise.

"Really?! Wow, Carrots, no wonder it took so long," he said, as Judy towed him over to yet another table.

"He will be coming later, don't worry. And now for the last surprise, which we will have later, and I won't have you sneaking any nips, slick Nick! Okay, close you eyes," she said, as Nick glanced at a silver dish. He did as he was told, and waited in complete darkness as music had started and was drumming in his ears. He hummed along to the tune, until Judy gave the all clear.

"Ok, now, open!" she squealed, and as Nick's eyes fluttered open, he focused on a large cake. Wait, a blue cake? A BLUEBERRY CAKE!

Nick's jaw nearly dropped to the floor, as Judy stood there laughing her little fuzzy tail off.

"Like it?"

"Th-that- is that a blueberry cake?"

"Yes!" Judy said bouncing up and down on the spot in pure bunny joy that only she could contain.

"It looks amazing," Nick murmured, staring at the giant cake in wonder. It had three layers, each getting smaller as you continued higher up to the top. On the edge of each layer was a ring of the plumpest blueberries one earth, and in between each was a little swirl of whipped cream. At he very top there was a larger swirl of cream, with blueberries sprinkles on top of it for decoration.

"I'm in heaven," he said, fighting with his own hands to stop them from shoveling pieces of cake into his mouth.

"Glad you like it!"Judy cried happily, hugging him around the waist.

"You sure I can't have a little lick?" Nick said, poking in between Judy's ears in an attempt of convincing her.

"Nuh-uh. You have to wait like everyone else, Nick Wilde!" she said, laughing and brushing his finger away from her head.

"Well, I guess we better start this party!"

Now I may not be the cliché kind of writer, but one sentence could only describe the party in full depth.

It raged on all night long, with everyone dancing like there was no tomorrow. Nick didn't dance as hard, only dancing to sneak over to the left over cake a eat some, but sooner or later Judy caught him red-pawed with a piece of cake in his paw and mouth full of cake. He looked at her guiltily, and so Judy grabbed him by the paw and yanked him out on to the balcony, where they looked at the stars as the two animals calmed down.

"Thanks again, Carrots. I really appreciate what you've done for me today," Nick said, as he leaned against his hands, looking up at the stars. Judy beamed at this.

"I am so glad you like it. It took me forever to prepare, and Clawhauser didn't really help when he ate the donuts. Finnick also got so frustrated with the balloons he popped half of them, and would have chewed them all if I hadn't stopped him," Nick chuckled. He still couldn't believe Finnick had bothered to help with the balloons, if not the party in a whole.

"Well, I would like you to know that this is the best birthday I have ever had. Thank you," he said, looking down at his friend as their legs hung of the edge of the balcony. Judy grinned back happily, her ears perking up just slightly.

"It was my pleasure," Judy replied, and hugged Nick tightly around the waist. Nick draped his arm over her shoulders, and they sat there in a peaceful silence until Clawhauser came and dragged them over to party with him.

Yep, some mysteries were worth keeping until the very end.

Happy 33rd Birthday Nick!

Hey guys, I hope you enjoyed this one-shot! It was quite fun to write, and was my crack at everything being from Nick's point of view during a mystery.

So yeah, this was really fun to write, and I hope you won't kill me for delaying this, it has been a pretty hectic life so far, so yeah. I have my phsyco friend sitting next to me too, so it's hard to write in peace.

So until next time, this is the hybrid possum saying Carrots!

*Screechlex is Skrillex, who is quite a famous DJ. And no one judge, it is my friend who likes his music, not me. I just needed a famous-easy-to-animalfy-name. And yes, I did create the word animalfy.