CHAPTER 14! I think that ya'll will enjoy this chapter. It's…let me not spoil it here by telling you what it is. But just have fun reading it! Sorry that it took longer than usual to update.

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14

Misunderstandings

Work the next 2 weeks just weren't the same. Even though Nick still worked by her side, Judy felt as if Nick were a stranger. He never talked to her; he barely even made eye contact. Judy felt so empty inside. She didn't know how she felt, but she sure did miss the old Nick. But Nick was trapped in a love daze, though he did sense something fishy about Alay. But he ignored it. Judy swore to herself that she'd never be love blind like him.

Judy was trying her hardest to concentrate on her work, but then her mind flashed back to Nick again. She realized that in just 2 days, he'd be quitting this job, and a week after that, he'd start his new job with her. Judy wanted to cry, but she was so tired of crying. It never got her anywhere. It only made her feel worse, knowing that she could do nothing.

"Officer Wilde."

Judy turned her head around and saw Hermit (A German Shepherd officer.) Nick looked at him.

"Yeah?" Nick wondered.

"Ms. Alay is here to see you," Hermit barked. "Should I tell her to come another time?"

Nick nodded. Judy was surprised that he did. Usually he would have leapt to her side, but this time he wanted her to leave. Judy looked at his face. He looked stressed. Even confused. What was going on in his head?

"Nick?" Judy finally spoke. It was the first time she spoke to him since that night. Nick looked up at Judy, confused and shocked. Judy actually spoke to him.

"Yeah, Carrots?"

"Well, in 2 days, I'm leaving to go see my parents," Judy explained, trembling a bit. "I was wondering if…maybe you'd want to come with me?"

Nick looked at his paws. He didn't know what to think. If Judy was inviting him, then that was a good sign. But he still didn't know. After their 'breakup,' Nick thought that Judy never wanted to see him again.

"Um…I'll have to think about it," Nick replied. Judy nodded.

"Of course," she said. "Just get back to me tomorrow."

"Alright," Nick sighed, turning back to his work. Judy almost smiled. If Nick said yes, then they'd grow back closer. They could be friends for an entire week without Alay interrupting their fun.

Nick grabbed his head in his hands and let a growl escape his lips. Judy jumped and looked over at Nick. He was struggling with something. Was he…going into another attack? Judy slowly made her way to the door. She rested her paw on the door knob and looked at him.

"N-Nick?" Judy stuttered. Nick was definitely fighting something inside of him.

"I t-think that…that it's h-happening again," Nick snarled. Judy held onto the knob and slowly began to twist it so that if Nick made his move, she could escape.

Nick used one paw to grab onto his muzzle. He held it closed as he tried to control himself. His head began to shake, but he was getting better at controlling himself. He slowly began to return back to himself. Judy began to breathe easily again and stood there for a minute, looking at Nick's back.

"Nick…you okay?" Judy asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Nick panted, clenching his paws into fists.

"Are you going into another attack?" Judy wondered. Nick shook his head.

"No, I'm just irritated with this," he replied. Judy knew that things would be okay now, so she sat back down at her desk. She was still worried for Nick's safety. She sure hoped that he wouldn't go back into another attack. When would Doctor Barns get back to Nick? Or did he already tell him and Nick never told her? Nick wouldn't go savage like Jaws, would he? If he did…

Suddenly, Judy felt something grab her shoulders. She felt pressure and let out a yelp. She turned around to see Nick, his claws on her shoulder. He glared at her and growled. But…his eyes weren't cold. Shouldn't they be cold?

Nick suddenly bursted out laughing. He let go of Judy and laughed even harder. "You should have seen your face, Carrots!"

Judy glared at Nick, furiously. Her nostrils flared as she shouted, "Nicholas Piberius Wilde!"

But Nick continued to laugh. "Oh, Carrots! This was too good! I should have videotaped it!"

Judy crossed her arms and watched Nick laugh.

"Nicholas Wilde, it's very possible that you could have been having an attack," Judy snorted. "It's not funny doing that after an attack like that."

"But it's the best time to do it," Nick chuckled. "Your mind is still thinking about the attack then."

Judy wanted to slap Nick. She felt a big urge too, but she thought that it might upset him and cause another attack. Instead she kicked him lightly in the leg.

"Get back to work, Officer Wilde," Judy sniffed with amusement in her tone. She was so close to smiling and Nick could sense that.

"Aw, but why? We were having so much fun…"

Judy suddenly felt pained. She was having fun, actually. She hadn't spoken to Nick in 2 weeks straight, and their teasing was making things more fun.

"I bet that we could continue this fun, if…" Judy trailed off.

"If what?"

"If you come to Bunny Burrow with me," Judy replied. She almost sounded like she was pleading. She looked so cute right then that Nick couldn't resist.

"Alright, fine Carrots," Nick said. "You win. I come with you in 2 days."

"Really?" Judy asked, getting excited. She nearly threw her arms around Nick, but she thought that it might make him uncomfortable, so she just smiled brightly. "You're the best, Nick!"

"I know I am," Nick winked. "Now, aren't one certain bunny and one certain fox supposed to get back to work?"

"Yeah, I suppose we are," Judy replied. She turned around in her wheelie-chair and looked at some papers scattered on her desk. She hoped that Nick and she would be able to get some action together in Nick's last 2 days working at the ZPD.

"You're thinking hard, aren't you, Carrots?"

Judy turned around to look at Nick. He had just cleared up his desk and he was standing by the door. Judy wondered why.

"Y-you're leaving? Now?"

Nick chuckled. "Carrots, have you fallen asleep and lost track of time? It's the end of my shift—our shift. It's time to go home."

Judy looked at her phone and checked the time. "Oh, yeah. I guess I did lose track of time."

Judy quickly tidied up her desk before meeting Nick at the door. She looked at him and waited for him to open the door. But he just looked down at her slyly.

"What, you think that I am gonna open the door?" Nick smirked. "I can assure you that I'm no gentleman."

Judy crossed her arms and smiled. "Well, I certainly won't open it."

"Well, looks like we're stuck in here forever."

"As long as I have my left over lunch in here, then that's okay," Judy said.

"Good. But…wait! Shoot, I left mine with Clawhauser!" Nick moaned, dramatically. "I can't starve in here! Carrots, will you do me a favor and go get it for me?"

Nick gave her adorable puppy eyes. Judy tried her hardest not to laugh. She held her laugh in with a big smile. How could Nick look so cute like that?

"Mr. Wilde, you'll have to be the one to get it. I'm not responsible for your food."

Nick crossed his arms. "Well, I'm not going to get it either," he sniffed. "I guess that you want me to starve."

"Yeah, I guess that's alright with me. After all, I'm not the one starving," Judy replied. Nick bent down towards her and made his smile even more sly. Judy felt uncomfortable. Their noses were just an inch apart from touching. Wouldn't Nick feel uncomfortable like this too? But Nick just raised an eyebrow and moved quarter of an inch closer to her.

"Officer Judy Hopps, I want my lunch and you're going to get it for me," he whispered. Judy challenged his playful stare and whispered back, "Nope!" The 'P' in her 'nope' popped loudly and sent a little piece of spit landing on Nick's nose. But Nick still didn't budge. He must have enjoyed this banter after stone solid quietness for 2 weeks.

"Oh, you're not going to like the consequences," Nick replied, narrowing his eyes (while still smirking.)

"Oh, what? Are you going to eat me?" Judy asked. Nick moved even closer, their noses now just barely touching. Judy's heart began to race. She began to feel even more uncomfortable, but she wasn't going to show it. Nick was having fun, and that was good.

"Yeah, I think that I will," Nick responded.

"Bring it on, Mr. W-"

Suddenly they heard their door creak open. The Officer who opened the door caught a quick glimpse of their position before Nick and Judy jumped back.

"Thank you, Officer Hermit," Nick said to the German Shepherd. "We were arguing over who would open the door and I guess that you did it for us."

But Officer Hermit ignored Nick. "Is there…something going on between the two of you?"

Judy laughed nervously. "What? Oh, no, no, no! There isn't anything going on," she said. "We're just…teasing each other. That's all."

"But you guys haven't been talking for weeks…"

"Well, we're talking now," Nick chuckled, looking down at Judy by his side. Man, did he sure miss her. That little bunny was the light of his life. He even realized that he didn't have much fun with Alay when he and Judy broke-up that night. It caused him a lot of pain and sorrow, knowing that he hurt that little bunny. But he had a feeling that things would be better now.

Judy looked up at Nick with her big, violet eyes. Finally, Nick and her were growing together again. Those past—about 12—days were probably the worst days of her life. But now her Nick was back. And she was happy. Really happy.

"Come on, let's get home," Nick said, putting his paw on Judy's back and nudging her forwards. Judy looked up at the fox and smiled, so very happy that he was back.

Hermit looked at them as they walked out. The way he saw them—so close together—he thought that there was something between them. But then again, he knew how weird those two were together. They were impossible to figure out. But everyone at the ZPD—like, everyone—knew that they felt for each other. But the thing was, those two partners…they didn't know it at all.

"Someone's gotta let them know," Hermit mumbled. He shrugged and walked off, still confused with those 2.

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"And you'll need this, too!" Judy shouted, throwing Nick's blue Hawaiian shirt at him. Nick caught the piece of clothing and shoved it in his suit case.

"Nick Wilde, you can't just shove it in there! You have to fold it!" Judy scolded. Nick sighed and grabbed the shirt out of his suitcase. He folded it, sloppily, and placed it back in there. Judy shrugged.

"I guess that's okay," she said. "Just…try to fold better next time."

The next morning, Judy and Nick would be leaving for Bunny Burrow. Judy could hardly wait to see her parents. It had been almost 7 months since she saw them last. She remembered how excited they were when she told them that she was coming down to visit them. She could hardly hold in her excitement.

"Carrots, you're having another excitement attack," Nick chuckled. He could tell whenever she did from her big smile on her lips.

"I'm sorry, Nick. I'm just so excited!" Judy bounced up and down, squealing with delight. Nick shook his head and smiled, really amused with this moment. He had the urge to videotape her, but once he would have brought out his phone, he knew that she'd notice him and she'd stop and scold him.

"Do your parents know I'm coming?" Nick asked. Judy stopped and frowned.

"I forgot to tell them," she said. "But I'm sure that they'll be alright with you coming. After all, they aren't totally against foxes. They work with Gideon Gray who also happens to be…"

Nick cut her off. "Totally against?" he asked.

"Ugh, Nick. You know what I mean," Judy replied.

"No, I really don't," Nick snorted, crossing his arms. Judy pursed her lips. She couldn't get Nick upset again.

"Well, you know parents," Judy laughed, nervously. "They are really weird and can be racist."

"Hmm…My parents never were," Nick snorted. Judy sighed.

"Nick, my parents will like you—love you! Just…they hear stories, and sometimes…sometimes they worry about foxes. But I've got them convinced that you're a good one," Judy explained.

"Oh, that I'm a good one."

"Nick," Judy said. "I don't mean it like that…They just don't see the good in foxes as well as I do."

""But that's the thing, Carrots!" Nick exclaimed, throwing his arms up. "You don't! You searched Alay out because you don't trust her. Because she's a fox! What's so wrong about a fox dating a fox?"

Judy sighed. "Nick, let's not go into this again," she said. She rummaged through his closet and grabbed an article of clothing. "Nick…THINK FAST!"

Then she chugged a pair of pants at him. Nick almost toppled over by trying to catch it, but the pants landed behind him and he fell back, laughing.

"Carrots, you sure are quick," he smirked, getting back to his feet.

"Aw, thank you!" Judy replied. She handed Nick some more clothes from his closet. "Hermit sure didn't believe us, you know? I mean, he thinks that we're a thing! How silly is that?"

"Well, you know dogs," Nick winked. "They always tend to smell something unusual."

"Yeah, well that was pretty unusual," Judy muttered.

"What's that?"

"I um…nothing," Judy replied. "But really. This is all a misunderstanding."

"What is? The way we were bantering?" Nick wondered.

"Yeah, I guess so. He caught us, and now he's probably gonna spread the word…Just wait until Alay hears this," Judy replied. Part of her actually wanted Alay to hear this so that Alay would get mad at Nick and breakup with him. Judy didn't want Nick to be heartbroken, but it'd be better than him getting really hurt from her. Judy still knew that, somehow, Alay was going to hurt Nick.

After packing the rest of Nick's clothes, Judy plopped down on his bed. It was 9:00 p.m. and tomorrow they had to leave early.

"Well, Nick. I have to go home and get some rest for tomorrow," Judy yawned. That packing made her really tired.

"Okay. Night, Carrots," Nick said, leading her towards his door. We walked with her to the front of his apartment. They stood in the doorway and looked at each other.

"I'll be here tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. to pick you up," Judy explained.

"I'll be ready," Nick assured her.

After some awkward silence, Nick spoke up. "Um, Carrots?"

"Yeah?"

"Thanks…you know. For coming back to me as an understanding friend," Nick nearly whispered.

"No, thank you," Judy said. "I can't imagine life without you."

Nick pulled Judy into a quick hug. "Neither can I, Cottontail."

After a few seconds, they pulled away. Judy punched him playfully in the stomach.

"Well, see you tomorrow, partner."

"Yeah, see you tomorrow," Nick responded. He watched as Judy walked out the door, carrying herself around in a little bounce. Nick quietly closed the door and sighed. Why was he doing this to her? Why was he quitting his job? He knew that being a police was what he was really good at. But his mind was made up now. And there was no going back.

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