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Matted fur, muffled sounds, a dry mouth, and not a single ounce of energy left in his body. Yep, the fox knew the feeling. Perhaps a little too well. There had been many days in the tod's past where he'd spend a long night, casually chatting with a buddy while sipping a glass of cool beer.

Ah, those were the days… but they always seemed to end the same. He'd walked through the streets, arm slung around his short, canine friend, and watch the heavens spin circles around him. Then, in those mornings, he'd wake up, face planted on a shabby sofa, drool hanging from his lips with the world's most unbelievably unbearable headache.

Though he wasn't drunk at the moment, or experiencing any of it's symptoms, the sensation felt the same. Dry mouth, muffled sounds, lingering feelings of delight, and an entire muzzle stuffed deep inside the crevice of a couch. Definitely a familiar setting.

...Yet different.

Yep, those were definitely days to remember. Except he was a different mammal from the one snoozing on the sofa. Back then, the fox liked to consider himself emotionless, or near emotionless at times, and still did. Sure, he'd experienced fear, pride, sadness, and even jealousy back then, but never showed it to the world. Why would he? That would be a sign of weakness and that was something you really didn't want out in the dangerous streets of Zootopia.

So he prided him with his motto 'Never let them see that they got to you,' gladly wearing it on his shoulders for all to see. After all the harsh years of experience on the streets, not even the most harshest insult could even crack his mask. He'd just smile, laugh and throw an insult back.

But… That was until one clever bunny knocked him completely off course. And to be honest, he wasn't sure what to make of her. When they first met, even for as brief as it was, he thought he figured her all out. Just some naïve, dumb bunny with big dreams and a shiny badge.

Conning since he was the age of twelve, the fox prided himself in his natural ability to read others. The skill even helped him escape the most treacherous of situations and still did. But boy, was he wrong with her.

Sure, she had been naïve, and she still has big dreams, but if there was one thing that bunny wasn't, it was dumb. With careful words, big bunny eyes, and the best leverage she could get, she managed to hustle a professional con artist into helping her solve a case.

And the fox thought he was smart.

At first, he saw it as nothing more than a game. How long will it take until she cracks under pressure? But no matter what he'd throw at her, no matter how much he'd mess with her oh so precious time, no matter how much he'd mess with her emotions, she always, ALWAYS get right back up, dusted herself off and knocked the sole fox down instead. And that's what shocked him the most.

Of course he'd experience blackmail, threats, and even being hustled once or twice during his hardened life, but it usually took his aggressors days, even weeks of research to even set him up. But then here comes some cute, little bunny hopping up and down across the street, who manages to drag the smooth-talking fox halfway across Zootopia without breaking a sweat.

Yep, and all it took was 48 hours, two fateful days in order to change both lives forever. Now, the fox had a job, an actual job which paid decently; true respect for who he was; and a chance to correct his past mistakes. And best of all? He got to spend each passing second of that time with a friend who truly cared, even if they were on opposite sides of the food chain.

It wasn't long before the fox opened up to the bunny; 38 hours after working together to be exact. Normally, he'd rather jump off a bridge before he'd do something as stupid as that. But in that humid air on that decaying wood, there was no way the vulpine was going to let another soul go through the heartbreaking experience he had went through. So… He told her his most vivid nightmare without even realizing.

His buddy Finnick hadn't even heard that story in god knows how many years they'd known each other. But frankly, the fennec didn't care. Occasionally, the small predator questioned his irrational behavior around muzzles before, but never went too deep into it. Afterall, almost everyone on the street as some sob story to tell… Even Finnick.

But did the fox regret telling his gray friend? No, no he did not. She listened without a single interruption, let him get everything off his chest, and even offered him her support.

During their entire time together, the duo quickly moved from being enemies, to acquaintances, to friends, to partners, and eventually… to best friends. And still, their bond only grew stronger as time went on. That's why if you were to question what they were now, the fox couldn't give a straight answer.

They talked, played, and spent tons of time together like any other friends did… But there were those moments of lingering paws, close quarter cuddling, and obsessive hugs they shared. Sure, they told everyone that it was normal in their relationship, and assumed it was normal with others... but in the deep corners of their minds and out of sight, a small sense of satisfaction could be felt from each other's touch.

Soon… He planned on opening up even further and bringing her to where it all began; home. And to be honest, he wasn't quite sure why he asked her anyways. The words came out of the fox's muzzle without him even realizing it. He had plenty of times to turn around during that ever so short conversation… But he didn't. Sure, his mother kept pestering and pestering him to bring her over some time, but he knew that wasn't the reason why he asked her. And the more he thought of why he did it, the more confused he became.

But right now, the fox was content. Thinking would have to happen later because right now, he happily rested on the soft cushions of the sofa, hoping to get a few more winks of sleep…

…

…

…

"Nick." Or not… Yep, he knew it was a hopeless cause. With a groan, the fox mustered all the strength he could summon and lifted his skull just enough to turn his head to the side before gravity pulled it back down.

Nick then gazed with half closed eyelids to the morning mammal. "Hm?"

"Ugh! C'mon you lazy fox!" Judy complained, tugging on the fox's red and black paw.

A sudden urge to stay overcame him, filling the fox with energy as he retracted his arm and covered his head. "Mpf... Nnnnooooooo…" Nick whined, curling his entire body into a small ball, tail easily covering his eyes.

Light soon flooded back into his vision as a soft, gray paw removed the fur from his eyes. "Really Nick? Get up!"

The fox scowled as he positioned the tail over his eyes again. "Carrots, I'm pretty sure normal mammals use their free time to relax. Something I fully intended to… embrace…" He dozed off, content sigh escaping his muzzle.

The experience was however short lived, interrupted by the force of Judy's pull. "Really Nick? You're on my couch, in my apartment, so my rules. Now get your lazy tail up so we can go to work!"

"Nnnnoooooo mmmmmm… too… comfy…" He squeezed together, truly showing the flexibility of foxes before exhaling satisfyingly.

*Kladunk!

Suddenly, Nick jolted awake, pushing himself up from the hard floor he now rested on. After long moments of thought, his brain finally caught up with his surroundings as he got up and sat back down on the couch. "Ugh, Judy! Why'd you do that?!" He rubbed his head, trying to comfort the throbbing pain.

His partner raised one finger in the air, and used the armrest of the sofa to support her weight from toppling over of laughing; it wasn't every day you manage to successfully aggravate the fox. Maybe that's why he did it so much to her. After a few more humorous moments. she eventually took a deep breath and exhaled audibly. "Well, how else was I supposed to get you up?"

The fox's mouth opened widely as he yawned and stretched before snapping shut quickly, smacking his lips. His tired eyes eventually focused on the bunny in front of him. "Ugh, I didn't want to get up…" As he spoke, his eyes unintentionally drifted downward until they closed. But the light jab in his side kept him from napping. "Mpf… Coffee…"

"Ugh, why do I have to put up with your lazy tail." She sighed, "C'mon! You can get some coffee at the precinct sloth." Judy giggled with the shake of her head, and dragged the fox by the arm away from the sofa and towards the apartment door.

With the events of the precinct behind them, both officers now sat contently in the warm car, driving down the lively streets of Zootopia. No conversation was initiated by the two, creating a comfortable atmosphere. The only sound that could be heard came from the engine's hum and the synchronized rhythmic breathing patterns of the two mammals. The silence in which they created was a comfortable one, something they often shared. In moments like these, they really didn't need to speak to feel satisfied, just the presence of the other mammal beside them was enough.

The rundown blue car navigated through the concrete jungle, passing many significant locations and monuments. Eventually, the car quickly approached an incredibly thick, steaming wall before it disappeared into the tunnel beneath it. But when the car reemerged from the large wall, the boundless skyscrapers in the distance vanished in an instant, replaced only with a wonderland of ice and snow.

Due to their sudden change in temperature, the clarity of the windows began to blur as droplets of moisture began to form on the windshields. The driver's gray paw moved to a button on the side of the car to roll down the windows and allowing the cold, arctic air to enter. As an effect, the fog disappeared, but sadly, so did the warmth.

Many stops, direction changes, and lots of shivers occurred before the car eventually came to a halt in a somewhat creepier part of the district. The buildings surrounding them were littered with colorful symbols and gang signs, while trash rested everywhere snow could touch. The car itself was parked behind many other run down, snow covered vehicles like itself, blending in almost perfectly. But they'd have to wait a while longer to build up the snow like the other cars.

After rolling the windows back up, the bunny turned the key of the ignition and the hum of the car was removed. Sounds of chattering teeth and sharp breaths were all that remained. A warm blue blanket was soon brought over the bunny to keep her from shivering any longer by her partner, who also wrapped himself in a similar blanket.

Now… They waited.

The fox took a sharp intake of air before he spoke in the stereotypical newsmammal voice. "A-and here we are. Today, we will witness this historical event where the two star officers freeze to death in the cold, arctic environment. This is news anchor Nick Wilde coming to you live from Tundratown. Miss H-hopps, what do you have to say regarding their c-current case?" He spoke, pointing an imaginary microphone in her direction.

Judy looked at Nick without turning her head with an unimpressed expression before sighing and pretended to talk into the microphone. "I c-cannot disclose any confidential information on the current case t-they are working on at the moment. Thank y-you." She giggled, pushing his paw away.

"See! That wasn't so hard. I swear you're getting better every time!." Nick easily smiled, canines shining brightly due to the nearby alley lamp.

"Ugh! No way. Stop trying to get me to do any more press conferences Nick. No matter how hard you try, I said I was done with them." She spoke difinitively, crossing her arms and looking away from the fox and to the warehouse in front of them.

"Aw c'mon Fluff… Don't be like that." Nick whined, giving pouting eyes to his bunny partner. In return, she turned her head back to him and gave him the same unimpressed look at the start of the conversation before turning away. Nick shrugged and dropped the act. "Eh, worth a shot… Hrm… Hey! Now that we're awake and obviously have plenty of time on our paws, what'd you think of that movie last night?"

After a moment of thought, Judy just shrugged nonchalantly and avoided his eye contact, instead gazed to the shifty animals arriving at the warehouse in a white van. "Eh, it was alright."

Nick looked sideways with a raised eyebrow. "And what'd you think of the ending?"

"It was… good. Didn't expect that." She shrugged, sinking further into the comfort of the warm blanket.

A sly smile steadily broke out across the fox's muzzle. His eyelids became half closed as he watched his partner closely. "Oh yeah? What happened at the end then? Hm?"

Judy opened her mouth to respond but no words found her. She tried this a couple of times before she finally turned her attention to the confident fox beside her and spoke, words dripping with uncertainty. "Uhhhh… They all… died?" She smiled bleakly.

Nick leaned back, bringing both paws out of his own blanket and slowly clapped at her response. "Bravo Hopps, bravo! Didn't think you'd get it. Well, for someone who fell asleep halfway through the movie that is." He smiled devilishly, hiding his paws underneath the blanket once more.

The rabbit just shook her head and sighed. "Oh shush. Every typical horror movie ends up that way. It wasn't that scary anyways!" She claimed, throwing her arms into the air for no apparent reason.

"Really? My tail still hurts from you squeezing it so tightly!" He emphasized, bringing the bushy tail from out of the blanket's protection and to her curious eyes. Slowly, he petted the fur softly and slowly pressed it onto his face. Not a few moments later, he groaned at Judy and hid it underneath the blanket. The glint in his eyes were replaced with a playful scowl, staring daggers at the bunny snickering behind her open paw.

When she finally brought her paw away from her mouth, a devious smile could be seen as he face morphed into the same sly expression Nick's face usually created. "I was cold... Besides, this is coming from the fox who hugged me to death throughout the entire movie." She pointed accusingly at the fox, whose wide eyes flickered between her finger and her own lavender eyes.

The fur on his neck slightly spiked while warmth built up in his blood. Covering it up, Nick just rubbed the back of his neck, smoothing out the raised fur and spoke unapologetically. "Guilty." As he spoke, his face morphed into a neutral expression but the smile present on his face never left.

Before any more words were contributed, the buzz of the portable radio came to life. The sound of one energetic cheetah claimed over the awkward silence of the car. "Officers Wilde and Hopps, this is dispatch. Any new information your assignment?"

Without wasting any time, the bunny reached over and grabbed the corded radio, unfortunately sacrificing her warmth in the process. "Negative dispatch. Suspects arrived as predicted but we're still waiting on a client to arrive, over." She informed, looking up at the arms deal progressing in front of them.

"10-4. Report any new findings. Have fun you two! Over and out." They could practically feel the smile on his face before his line ended.

"10-4." At that, she sat the radio back into its place and the silence returned. To minimize boredom, both mammals occasionally occupied some time by watching the deal go down.

During the time the fox wasn't looking out of the tinted window, he occupied his time by tapping away on the rectangular device in his paws while Judy recalled the events of this morning. Soon, a questioned formed in her mind, causing her to turn her attention away from the shifty mammals huddling together. "Wait, I distinctly remember waking up in my bed. How'd I get there if I fell asleep on the couch?"

"I carried you to your bed." He wasted no time in responding, eyes still boredly gazing down at his phone. After a few seconds, his words finally sunk in and his eyes went wide. He then snapped his head towards the still confused rabbit with a sheepish smile. Ever so slightly, the fur on his neck spiked again as he spoke quickly to reassure her… but mostly for himself. "What? Don't look at me like that. I wasn't gonna let you steal my spot." He shrugged, looking back down at his phone again. "Also, real talk, do you know how heavy you rabbits are?"

A swift and powerful kick into the predator's side quickly removed the sly smirk of his face. "GAHHHH!" He cried, dropping his phone to the floorboards. Whimpers escaped him as he held onto his now injured side. "Mpf! Curse you and those insane legs of yours." Nick eventually hissed through clenched teeth.

"I thought you would've learned by now to keep your complaints to yourself. Dumb fox." Judy chuckled. Although, she was slightly concerned for her red friend, but was soon relieved when she heard the sound of laughter emanating from him.

After a deep breath and a sideways stretch, he breathed out words. "Abusive bunny." Nick chuckled. "Oh hey! We still got that weekend coming up. Mind if we set up plans now or are you in 'work mode'?" He asked, using his fingers to quote the last two words.

Judy lifted up a single digit to her chin in thought. "Well, since it's to see your mother, I think I can let it slide this one time."

"Woah a free-be. That's new… Anyways, I was thinking about meeting her around three, maybe fourish, that way we have time for something to eat and to actually wake up. Sound good?" He said, purposefully raising his voice for the last part, which earned him a light jab on his shoulder.

"That's a little late, don't you think? Why not earlier?" She asked curiously.

"Carrots, we're nocturnal… and she's old. Ma needs her rest. That so happens to be the time she finally wakes up." He explained matter-of-factly.

She opened her mouth to complain but found nothing to complain about. After sighing, she gave in. "Fine. But that means we'll have an entire half day of nothing. What are we gonna do in the meantime?"

"Well, sleeping is always an option." He suggested but after receiving a glare from Judy, he rose both paws into the air. "Okay, okay. No sleeping. How about we play some games. We don't have to scrap game night completely. It'll just be… game day." Nick snapped his fingers together at the thought. Judy's forehead slammed onto the rim of the steering wheel, purposefully avoiding the horn and sighed. Nick's finger found its way to her side and cautiously poked.

Tap.

Tap..

Tap...

After the third poke, Judy's head shot up from it's resting place and swerved toward the fox. "Grr! Nick!" She growled playfully, swatting his arm away and lightly punched him back. The whole time, Nick was struggling to breathe.

Their playfulness eventually died down, and they both returned their attention back to the suspicious mammals out in the cold environment, sitting close together in foldable chairs near the white van, which hadn't moved since their arrival.

Another thought popped into her mind, something she had given thought to before. Turning her attention toward the fox, she stared intently at Nick, deep in thought. The predator soon noticed her staring out of the corner of his eye and also turned his attention toward her, but she continued to gaze onto him. Slightly uncomfortable, he squirmed a bit in his seat. "Uh, Carrots. Glad you like what you see but… what are you doing?"

"You need a date." She claimed, expression still in the intense staring mode. The flabbergasted fox broke eye contact and his eyes went wide. "Wait, wha? Where'd this come from? Are you joking?" He sighed, returning his eyes to her and poked in between her eyes, breaking her out of the trance.

"I'm serious! You're back in touch with your mother, have a dream job, and a best friend. Now, all you need is someone to share it with." She piped energetically, bouncing up and down in her seat.

Nick closed his eyes and rubbed his forehead. "Carrots, I don't need a date."

His answer caused Judy to stop bouncing and look to her partner with gloomy eyes. "Aw, c'mon Nick! It'll be fun, just try it out and see how it goes." She begged, leaning closer to the fox and made her nose twitch slightly.

A single black paw rose to block his vision, but curiosity got the best of him. Once he peeked, there was no going back so he let gravity take hold of his paw. "Ugh, fine. Only one."

"Five." She replied immediately, voice still full of spirit.

"Huh?"

"Five dates, you don't find the perfect match that easily." She explained while jittering in her seat.

The fox narrowed his eyes and examined her closely, carefully weighing his options. "Two." Nick said, mischievous smirk forming.

"Three." Judy said instantly, mouth mirroring his smirk.

"Deal." As soon as the words left his mouth, the bunny turned her attention away from the fox and to the phone which now occupied her paw.

The events that had just transpired finally caught up with him and his smile melted off his face.. "Sly bunny."

"Dumb fox." She countered, typing rapidly on her phone.

What did I just get myself into? Nick sighed, he knew there was no backing out now. "What about you? Shouldn't you also find a date?" He asked curiously and observed the bunny.

"Don't need one." She replied without looking up from the screen. For a second, her eyes narrowed onto the screen before returning back to the normal position.

"But you're a bunny." The tapping of her fingers stopped as she rose her head slowly to the fox. Nick brought both paws in the air in surrender. "Didn't mean it like that! Just thought it'd also be good for you." He nervously chuckled, but it was enough for Judy.

Judy shrugged carelessly and returned her attention back to the phone, paws hard at work on the screen. "Eh, I'm perfectly happy with what I've got now." Nick shook his head and eyed the bunny suspiciously. But isn't that what I feel? As quick as the thought came, he just dropped the subject and let her do her thing. Afterall, she's just trying to help him.

After a few seconds, Judy eventually spoke. "Question number one: Are you straight, bisexual, or gay?" She asked without hesitation, not uncomfortable in the slightest with the question.

Nick pulled on his ears and mumbled to himself. "Ugh, this is stupid... Straight." He sighed.

Judy nodded her head and continued to type across the screen. "Number two… wait, nevermind… three… Hm hm hm… Uhhh, number four: What type of animal are you looking for?" She asked, pulling her head up, slightly interesting in his response.

The question itself caught him slightly off guard. A good bit of thought had to be put in before he could form a response. "Eh… I dunno… A good personality I guess? Someone who could actually keep up with me." He shrugged, completely unsure of what he just said.

Judy on the other paw, thought about what he said for a few moments before nodding her head and turned her attention back down to the phone, humming. "Mhm…" Once again, only noises of breathing and tapping could be heard. "Oh, last question. Are you open to interspecies relationships?"

Nick just shrugged carelessly and looked back to the winter wonderland outside. "Eh, sure. Why not?" Judy smiled faintly and tapped away at her phone.

Once all the profile questions had been answered, she soon scrolled down to the final red button at the bottom of the screen. 'Create'. But her thumb hesitated slightly when hovering over the button. Judy closed her eyes and breathed in deeply. Relax Judy. Deep breaths… It's for the best. With a deep exhale, she opened her eyes and pressed 'Create'.

"Hey Carrots, looks like our crooks are packing up. Shall we nab them?" Nick's voice called out. Judy then looked up and followed his pointing finger toward the direction of the mammals who began to fold their chairs together and return them to the van.

Quickly, the bunny grabbed the radio and pressed the button. "Dispatch, this is Hopps. Looks like the client isn't showing up. The perps are beginning to leave. Permission to advance?"

"Mmmm… Permission granted Hopps, proceed with caution. Good luck you two, over and out." Clawhauser buzzed through the other end, although the sound of his munching was the most clear throughout the conversation.

At the green light, Nick opened up the glove compartment and took out two air powered tranquilizer guns. The guns in his paws were the brand new ones which were based off of the design of Bellweather's previous model and was specially made for the duo. Thankfully, the design allowed more than one round to be fired at a time, making their job in sedating the four suspects much easier.

After putting on the heavy duty ZPD jackets from the back and grabbing a gun for themselves, both officers looked to each other and smiled. Simultaneously, both jumped out of the car and skillfully aimed the guns directly at the group of mammals. Four continuous hisses sounded, just before all four perps put a paw to their necks in confusion. Before they could even register anything else, all bobcats fell limp into the snow below.

Judy wasted no time and ran over to the suspects, attaching pawcuffs to each of their wrists. With a skip in his step, Nick also followed behind her and walked casually up to the van, all the while humming the catchy tune of 'Walking in a Winter Wonderland'.

Once they were sure they were sure the perpetrators were secure and certain there wasn't any other suspects around, they walked to the back doors of the van and opened it.

Nick's eyes widened and a whistle escaped him. "Wow. Looks like my informant was right. This really is a big load." He chuckled, moving out of the way for Judy to see. Her eyes too widened in response.

"Now this would be a great picture for the wall." She chuckled, eyes impressively skimming the selection of high powered assault guns and rifles hanging from the metallic walls. Strapped cases of grenades were stacked haphazardly across the ground, accompanied by other small cases of ammo. "Wonder who was gonna buy all this stuff…"

"Whoever it was, they'd have to buy the van too in order to carry all this stuff. Think we scared em off?" Nick suggested.

Judy shrugged nonchalantly and took her phone. "Could've thought this was a trap. I guess we'll never know." Opening the camera app, they positioned themselves behind the van so the camera could get a good angle on the contents and Judy raised the camera up high. Just as she was about to take the picture, some distant noise caused her to stop.

"What is it?" Nick asked, paw hovering over his gun holster. After skimming the empty streets, Judy sighed. "Nothing, just the wind… Smile!"

"Good job partner!" Nick congratulated, bring a paw up in celebration. The bunny quickly jumped high into the air and high fived his paw. Together, they closed the van's doors and walked to their undercover car, mainly towards the radio. "Gah, this stupid assignment is gonna cause me to shed all week. My winter coat is already growing." He complained, grabbing chunks of fur out of his arm.

"Aww, poor foxy." She chuckled, hip bumping him.

What they didn't know was a well dressed bunny was breathing heavily behind a dumpster and watched the two make their way around the van, backs facing his way as the walked farther away from the figure. Seeing his chance, he bolted away from the scene and into a secluded alley.

With deep breaths, he nervously took out a phone and brought it up to his ear. His blue eyes darted his surroundings suspiciously. "Sir, I didn't get the package, the deal went sour. A couple of cops were watching the deal, just as you predicted." He paced back and forth, fingers running through his thin fur. "A bunny and a fox cop." He continued, attentively listening for any new noises. "Yeah, that's them. What do you want me to do now? … Understood. Savage out."

Okay, the reason why this chapter may have taken longer to write than usual is because I did a little bit of last minute changes to the storyline. What I originally had I thought was a bit rushed and not satisfying. Also, I thought I could get that idea of dating out there, as you can see this chapter. Originally, I planned them to go visit Nick's mom this chapter, but I put it off later. SORRY, it'll come. Now my fear is that this is going too slow. So I cut a chapter out. GAH! It's so hard to write a decent storyline that is great. Okay okay, I think I'll stick with what I've got so far… No more changes… I hope. *Nervously shutters* Well… I lock in my answer… There's only one way to find out if you'll like it or not… Here goes nothing :l

UGH! There is so much I want to do, so much that I know would make the story a little better, but not enough space and thrill to fill it all. I fear some of the stuff I plan seems rushed, boring or just confusing. Jdkjsaghfsdjkahsdkfjha Well… *unsure sigh* I guess what I have now will be the solid plan. My only hope now, is that you like it no matter what. Only one way to find out. Now I can fully concentrate on the story and let all those worries go… Hope you enjoyed. (Romance is much harder to write than I thought lol BUT HEY! I swear I did 3000% better than that cringy romance part I tried last chapter. Ah, who am I kidding. I still need a lot of improvement xD)

Ah, oh well. People didn't get where they are now without taking some chances. Here's me doing that similar leap of faith. Anyways! Thank you sooooo much to these awesome people for leaving very kind reviews! Hehe, new format for these. Looks nicer, huh? Might have to go edit the other chapters to have the same look to it. Must… Be… Perfect...

Dark Fox Tailz - Haha, couldn't help it. But… nope, not saying. CAN'T MAKE ME! Anyways, I'm glad you enjoyed that chapter and I hope you liked this one too. Wasn't too cringy, was it? Bah, I suck at romance, any advice would be much much appreciated

Pedo-Sandwich - Yey! Hope you enjoyed this chapter as well. Trying to get that running start here. How'd I do? Also, that name Andrew I just used because of a previous friend I had when I lived in Kansas. But yey! Hi Andrew (Totally not creepy calling someone online by their real name... ) Sorry, I'll stop xD

Story Writer 2015 - GAH! Good ideas, and so little room to add them. I'm actually not sure if I will do a catch up with Bella and Judy. I mean, I might, seems relevant but just don't want to bore readers with the minor details or is that just me worrying to much? Eh, well, I'm glad you enjoyed that chapter and I hope this one was also good. Ugh, not too slow now is it?

Foxlover91 - Thanks! I'm glad you noticed the things I wanted to point out in the chapter :P And for the mysterious villain, over time, you'll know who he is and what he wants. I think… At least, I hope… *Sigh* Oh well… Hope you enjoyed this chapter as well! And haha, yup. It's still a creepy movie though.

Gabe5Bricks - Hey! Really glad you enjoyed that chapter, and I hope you like what I have planned for the future. I mean, I'm not even sure myself because of my own personality getting in the way (always wanting the best for someone, it's actually quite annoying. Makes reading tense stories all the more interesting.), but for the benefit of a good story, I shall set all that aside. I did a little bit more description in this chapter… Did you think it was too much? Or am I being paranoid again. Decisions, decisions, decisions lol

Sayiri the Fox - *Sigh* it's reviews like these that hurt me the most. Yes, the plot isn't perfect, but neither am I. This is my first fanfic so I'm bound to make cheesy and simple mistakes. I'm sorry if it wasn't satisfying enough but it's the best that I can offer. I've already learned a lot from those previous chapters and I hope the future plots I plan won't be as obvious as that one. I'm sorry…

ryt-'nd-Run13 - Thanks! It means a lot to hear those words, and I hope I didn't push too far with detail this chapter. I'll see what ya'll think in the reviews I guess lol Also, question on what species Magi is. I figured just to make her a cape buffalo just like Bogo. This is in the past, way in the past, society might not be so open to interspecies couples as they might be now. Just a thought anyways. And for the stupid duo cops, remember, they're dumb bunny and dumb fox, they'll figure it out eventually xD

ALookInsideMyHead - Yey, but I think I can be a bit more funnier with him. Not much of a joker in real life so it's a nice challenge. By the way, the only real reason why I made Nick pull Judy's ears is because 1) I wanted to emphasize Judy's concentration, 2) Nick would want some reaction out of Judy, maybe try and get some attention, and uhh... 3) It was a cheap way to make conflict. *sheepishly smiles* Eh, but seriously, in this chapter, did I go overboard with the description or did you get into the story like the last chapter? (Btw, those words actually felt good to read, thank you so much for that) Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter as well! Annnnddd finally, congratulations! You have received the reward for the longest reply this chapter! How does that make you feel? *points imaginary mic your way*

Anonymous - GAHHH! Hacker! Haha sorry, instincts. For your first question, I'm not sure. Schools approaching so I have to be mindful about that and what I have planned should go all the way to about chapter 25. I don't want to stress myself by thinking farther into the future right now, I still don't know if you'll like what I have planned still. But I'll find out. For your second question, sure, it's uhh… where'd it go… I'm sure I left it here somewhere… Sorry, I'll let you know once I find that darn card. Ugh, this is bad… Just… gimme a minute.

Lefalleneur1 - Yup, I thought so too. There's a lot of things that could be seen as cliché, sorry if those are obvious. I'm trying to avoid stuff like that but some things are hard to dodge lol I too liked that flashback of Bogo, thought it was a nice element to give you fragments of information. Also, be honest with me, does this seem slow? Because this romance part will be going on for maybe 2-3 chapters, depending if I'ma add that third chapter or not, before it goes intense. (OHHH how much I want to write that part… hehehehehe) Gah, I'm such a perfectionist… and paranoid…

Zootopia fan of fiction - All your questions will be answered eventually. Also, technically not their first movie night, because these chapters are 4 months in the future of the ceremony. The reason for this is because I didn't think it would be realistic for me to start out their romance problems right after the academy. They need to attract slowly... Ya know? But anyways, thank you so much for that kind review and I hope you enjoyed this chapter also. I'm really glad you think this is one of your favorite fanfics so far.

I now realize why my A/N are so long. I think 5k-7.5k words of my entire story are just A/N words. Wish I could remove that from the count :l But hey, I don't see a problem with long response sections. As I see it, it's just me trying to have a friendly conversation with you guys. You guys deserve a long response, not some short one ;) Well, that's all I have to say for now. Please leave a review on what you thought of this story, I REALLY want to know. Your response or questions will be guaranteed answered. For those who haven't already, please follow/favorite for more! I have more stuff planned.

Anyways, thank you guys and see ya later!

P.S. For me, that Unfriended movie wasn't that scary. Creepy, very creepy, but not scary. It's actually a great movie, 10/10 should watch. *cough* Not sponsored... *cough*

*Deep breath* EDITED BY NICKELAZ *nods head and walks away*