Here we go, Chapter 18. For this chapter, I thought it would be great if Nick gets to meet up with Judy's Bunnyburrow friends. So this is another chapter that takes place in Bunnyburrow. I feel that all of you are going to really love this chapter a bit. Nick and Judy will also have some more moments together and as always Nick and Judy get teased by their friends whether they are a couple or not. There will also be fluff. There has not been enough Nick x Judy fluff in my last chapters. This will make up for that. Should be fun. Also, I'm taking the time to go through my old chapters to fix errors or add a thing or two to them. It's taking a while, but I'll get it done. Let's start this chapter up.
At a busy farmer's market in Bunnyburrow, a bunch of stands had a bunch of products and produce being sold by several bunnies and other mammals. One of the stands just happen to be The Hopps Family Farm's stand. Stu, Bonnie, and a few of the kids were setting up all of their produce on their stand for selling to the public. Helping them out with this was the Wilde Family, John, Frankie, and Nick. John was lifting up a crate of carrots and moving it with direction from Stu.
"Put it down over there, John." Stu said telling John to drop the crate near some other crates behind the stand.
"Right here... and..." John said as he put the crate down. "... there." John then brush his paws together.
"Thanks for helping us out, Johnny." Stu said to John.
"It's no problem at all, Stewie." John said smiling. "I love farmer's markets." John then walked over to Frankie and put his arms around her. "It reminds me of how I reunited with my Frankie again."
"Ahh yes. It's the same for me, my foxy hubby." Frankie said happily to John.
John and Frankie then started to nuzzle each other. As nice as it was to show signs of affection for one and another, Nick wasn't too fond of the sight.
"Ewwwww!" Nick went sticking his tongue out. "Ma, Pop, they're people here."
"Soooorry." John and Frankie went.
"You know how your father and I can get." Frankie said happily.
"Yeah well... could you at least take it down a peg?" Nick asked.
"We'll try." John and Frankie said to their son.
From behind Nick was Judy patting Nick on the back.
"Thanks for helping us out, Nick." Judy said happily.
"No prob." Nick said with a smile. "You know me, I just love to help you and your family. But uhhh... do I have to wear this?"
Nick was wearing blue overalls over a green shirt and a green cap similar to Stu's. Nick wasn't too glad about wearing overalls. It wasn't really his thing. Judy was wearing a white and pink flannel shirt with blue jeans.
"What? You look like you're a real farmer." Judy stated.
"I look like Gideon." Nick said not too happy about that.
"You really do. Add an extra pound or two and you could be his twin. Hehehe!" Judy said laughing a bit.
"Ha ha... really funny." Nick said sarcastically.
As Nick, Judy and everyone else stood by their stand, they noticed after a few minutes in, they... were pretty slow. People were walking by, but they weren't buying anything from them.
"*sigh* Looks like it's gonna be another slow day." Stu said a little down.
"The day's still early." Bonnie said.
Nick walked up and noticed some of the other stands out there in the farmer's market today. Nick thought it would be a good idea to look at some of the other stands. He went over to Judy to ask her if she wanted to join him.
"Say Carrots, want to check out some of the other stands and do some recon?" Nick asked Judy.
"Okay. Sounds like a plan." Judy said nodded.
So Nick and Judy went off to check out some of the other stands out there. As they went off, their parents were trying to think of a way to increase their business a bit.
"Stu, I know a thing or two about business savvy. So from what I can tell you, you need to do something to peek everyone's interest more." John suggested.
"We're doing that. Our carrots speak for themselves." Stu said as he pulled the straps of his overalls. "We even had a few of the young'uns make this new sign."
One of Judy's brothers was the one holding that sign. The sign that the Hopps kids made said in big letters "Hopps Family Farms" and below that said "Best carrots in the Burrows" in smaller letters. The sign was pretty colorful and in the shape of a carrots.
"Ehh... it's a good sign, but I think you need more than that." John said.
"Oh. I know. Johnny, didn't you use to spin signs?" Frankie said to John.
"That was waaaaay back when I was a kid working at that pizza joint." John said while he scratched his chin. "I'm a bit rusty, but I guess I could give it a shot."
Meanwhile, Nick and Judy were still looking at all of the stands around the farmers markets. Most of them were rival farms owned by bunnies.
"Wow! Look at all of the stands." Nick said to Judy.
"Yeah. As you can see, competition is tough for us these days." Judy said. "But I'm sure our farm will still do well. We have a way with vegetables that..."
As Judy went to on, Nick's mind kinda wondered. He then looked at some of the stands that interested him and went off on his own. As Judy still went on and didn't notice Nick left.
"... so I know we're gonna be just fine. Don't you agree, Nick?" Judy asked hoping Nick would respond, but there was no response. Judy then turned around to finally realize that Nick was gone. "Nick? Nick?" Judy turned around to see if she could fine him. She wasn't having any luck looking for him. "Ah jeez, Slick. Where did you go?"
Meanwhile with Nick, he was gazing at some of the other stands. However, it was hard to find anything... interesting when most farms owned by bunnies only have carrots.
"Carrots, carrots, carrots, more carrots, carrot jam, roasted carrot on a stick. It's like these bunnies always have carrots on the brain." Nick thought not into everything being carrots. Nick then saw some produces that actually weren't carrots. Some delicious looking fruits. "Here we go. Apples, grapes, raspberries, peaches. All pretty tasty fruits." Nick then started getting the scent of sweet and fresh strawberries. While they weren't blueberries, Nick still like them all the same. "Wow! Those strawberries look and smell soooo good. Maybe I should get some later."
As Nick walked and looked at more the foods, he was paying attention to what was in front of him. He then bumped into two other kids. Two boys. One was a jaguar and the other was a cougar. As the three bump into each other, they all fell into the ground and rubbed their heads to ease the pain.
"Owww..." Nick said rubbing his forehead. He then looked at the two kids he bumped into. "Dudes, I'm sooooo sorry. I wasn't looking where I was going."
"Ugghh... it's okay, man." The jaguar said.
"No harm, no foul, right?" The cougar said.
It seem that the two weren't gonna hold a grudge on Nick. Which was good. But what Nick didn't know was that theses kids just happen to be two of Judy's friends. Kyle Jagger and Bobby Catmull. Nick then helped them back up. While Nick didn't really know these two, he did feel that he knew them from somewhere.
"Hey, you guys look familar. Have... I seen you two from somewhere before?" Nick asked the two felines as he scratch the right side of his head.
"I don't think so." Kyle stated.
"Hold on. Are you related to Gideon?" Bobby asked looking at Nick's attire.
"Related to..." Nick said a bit surprise to hear someone say that. "Ohhhh. I get it. Because I'm a fox and I'm wearing overalls."
"Oh... no. I wasn't trying to offend you or anything." Bobby said.
"It's fine. No, I'm not related to him, but I do know him." Nick said.
"Huh. So I guess you should give you our names. I'm Kyle." Kyle said introducing himself.
"I'm Bobby." Bobby said introducing himself too.
"My name is Nicholas. But call me Nick." Nick said with smile.
The second Nick mentioned his name, Kyle and Bobby's eyes widen. The two then looked at each other and then looked back at Nick.
"Wait? YOU'RE... Nick?" Kyle and Bobby said stunned.
"As in... Nick Wilde?" Kyle asked.
"As in... Nick Wilde from Zootopia?" Bobby asked.
Nick was starting to look a bit weird out.
"Uhhh... you know for two guys who say they don't know me, you seem to know who I am I and where I'm from." Nick said still looking stunned.
"Oh ho! So you're the Nick Wilde that we've heard so much about." Kyle said smiling a bit.
"Nice to finally meet ya, dude." Bobby said happily shaking Nick's paw.
"Uhh... same here." Nick said still a bit weird out. "How... do you know me?"
"Oh right. You don't know. See the two of us are good friends with Judy." Bobby said.
"You know Judy?" Nick said a bit surprised. Then it finally hit Nick. "Now I know where I've seen you guys from. You guys were in Judy's play."
"You got it. I played the role of the savage tiger... even though I'm not one... and Bobby did the music." Kyle said.
"I knew I seen your faces from somewhere." Nick said while smirking and doing the double finger guns. "I don't forget a face often."
"Good to hear. Especially since you're... Judy's boyfriend." Bobby said smirking.
Once again, it was happening. Friends of Judy were calling Nick as Judy's boyfriend. As always, it felt Nick was getting struck by lightning just hearing that word.
"Unless there's a space in the middle, that's not the case." Nick said blushing a bit and looking a bit peeved.
"Haha. You even get mad like her." Kyle said trying not to laugh too much.
"Yeah. Haha. Everyone always assume that you two are boyfriend and girlfriend." Bobby said happily.
"Is that so? Why's that?" Nick asked still blushing a bit.
"Cause she talks about you all the time. I mean ALL the time" Bobby stated. "For the first two weeks after she met you, she went on and on about you. Nick this and Nick that."
"After a while, she started feeling down that she may not get to see you again. But then she met you a second time, and started to get perky again. Then she tells us that she was gonna start visiting you every week at Zootopia. All because she became friends with you." Kyle stated.
Nick was surprised to hear all this. He didn't knew that Judy talked about him to her friends so much. Let alone knew that she talked about him all the time.
"So Carrots talks about me that much, huh? Well... I am a pretty awesome guy." Nick said not sounding modest.
"NICK!" Someone from behind Nick shouted. It was Judy, of course.
"That's got to be her right now." Nick said with a sly smile.
Judy ran over to the front of Nick and didn't look to happy with him ditching her.
"Slick Nick, that was not nice of you running off without letting me know." Judy said to Nick.
"What? I knew that you would find me eventually." Nick said shrugging and smirking.
Judy then looked behind her and notice that her friends from school are with him.
"Oh. I see you already met up with Kyle Jagger and Bobby Catmull." Judy said.
"Hey Judy." Kyle and Bobby said waving at her.
"Yeah. But it was more "bump into" than "met up"." Nick stated.
"That so? So what did you guys talked about?" Judy asked a bit curious.
"Just about a few things." Nick said. "Like how often you talk about me... and..." Nick then started have slightly mad look on his face. "... they... called us that thing that everyone thinks we are." Nick was referring to the whole boyfriend/girlfriend thing.
"That again?" Judy said looking peeved and blushing a bit. "Why does everyone think that?"
"It's not our fault you guys make it look that way." Bobby stated shrugging.
"*sigh* Why do I even bother with you guys?" Judy said with her paw in her face.
"Anyway Judy, we were just about to meet up with some of the others later. Do you and Nick want to come?" Kyle asked.
"The... others?" Nick asked looking at Judy.
"You know, my friends. The same kids that you saw during the Carrot Days Festival." Judy said to Nick.
"Oh. Them." Nick said recalling the kids that he saw before.
"So... wanna come?" Bobby asked.
"Sure. I would like to meet those guys again and know them a bit better." Nick said with a smile. "But we should go back and let our folks know first."
"Good idea." Judy said agreeing with them. "Let's head back to their stand and tell them."
"We'll come with." Bobby said.
"Alright." Judy said.
So Nick, Judy, Kyle and Bobby went over to the Hopps Family Farm stand. As they walked over there, they were all starting to notice that there was a huge crowd of people surround the stand. Curious, the four kids all went over there to see what was the deal. Turns out it was the crowd aweing the sight of a sign-spinning fox by the name of John Wilde. John impressed the crowd with tricks like spinning the sign one with one paw in a circle. He then throw the sign in the air, did a quick spin and then caught it with his paws behind his back. The crowd cheered with the sight of John's trick. This included Kyle and Bobby.
"Nick, is that your dad?" Kyle asked.
"Is that fox spinning the sign all awesome-like my pop? Yes. Yes is it." Nick said proudly.
"Wow. 10 seconds and he's already the coolest dad ever." Bobby said.
"You still got it, Johnny." Frankie shouted out cheering her husband on.
"Like I ever lost it." John said with a smirk as he spin the sign.
"Wow. John is really good." Bonnie said.
"... aaaand he's hauling in a huge amount of customers." Stu said happily.
John then stopped spinning the sign and called out to Stu.
"Hey Stu, want to give it a shot?" John said offering Stu a try in spinning.
"Me? Oh. No thanks." Stu said not to eager to try.
"Come on, Stewie. At least try." John said not wanting to give up.
"I said no. I'm fine." Stu said still not wanting to try.
"Don't let me start up an chant with everyone here." John said smiling slyly.
"You wouldn't." Stu said looking a bit worried.
Just like that, John started up a chant with the crowd. "Stttuuuu! Stttuuuu! Stttuuuu!" It didn't take long for the crowd to start joining him. "Stttuuuu! Stttuuuu! Stttuuuu!" Even Stu's kids, Nick, Judy, Kyle, and Bobby joined in. "Stttuuuu! Stttuuuu! Stttuuuu!" Due to all the cheering and not wanting to be a killjoy, Stu gave in and decided to walk over to John and give the sign spinning a shot.
"Alright. I guess I'll give it a shot." Stu said.
"Heehee! I knew you would do it after everyone started chanting." John said slyly.
John gave Stu the sign. Stu did seem a bit nervous cause he felt that he wasn't gonna do as good as John. John was nice enough to give him a few pointers.
"Now, it's all in the wrist." John said. "First, start with turning the sign a 360 degrees clockwise."
"Easy enough." Stu said. He then slowly turned the whole sign 360 degrees clockwise.
"Good. Now turn it counter-clockwise. But also be a little faster." John said to Stu.
"O...kay." Stu said. He then spin the sign counter-clockwise a bit faster than the first time.
"Good. Now clockwise again. But this time keep spinning it." John said.
"Al... right." Stu said as he spins the sign some more. He tried to keep a steady speed.
"A bit faster." John said to Stu.
Stu spun the sign faster.
"Faster." John said wanting him to pick up the speed.
Stu was a bit more nervous, but he still spun the sign faster like John said.
"Now... toss the sign up in the air." John said to Stu while pointing at the sky.
Stu threw the sign really high in the sky and it spins rapidly. As everyone looked up, Stu was feeling really really nervous.
"What do I do now?" Stu asked.
"Catch it, Stu." Bonnie shouted out from behind the stand.
Stu was scared. He was afraid of failing. While failing to catch a sign wasn't a big deal, he was still afraid of failing none the less. It also didn't help that some many people were watching him. But overtime, thanks to John, he has been more confident with trying. So he had some courage and as the sign fell down to him... he caught it with both paws perfectly. The crowd all applause for Stu. Especially Judy and the others.
"Alright dad!" Judy shouted out happily.
"That was awesome, Mr. Hopps." Nick said cheering for Stu as well.
Since Stu did so well with the sign spinning, some of the people thought it was from eating some of their produces. So they all thought about getting some of their veggies. A big line started to form by their stand. Stu was still in shock and awe that he actually did well.
"I... can't believe that I actually did it." Stu said.
"See? Trying is good. And you even got more customers for it. You're welcome." John said with a smirk.
Stu felt a bit more alive after that. With a smile on his face, Stu walked back to the stand to tend to the new line of customers. Nick, Judy, Kyle, and Bobby went over to John.
"Hey pop!" Nick said greeting his dad.
"Nick. Judy. There you two are." John said to his son and his rabbit friend. John then notice the jaguar and cougar with them. "Umm... who are these two with you?"
"These are my new friends, Kyle... and Bobby." Nick said happily.
"Hey Mr. Wilde." Kyle and Bobby said waving at John.
"New... friends?" John said as his eyes widen.
Now... John is always okay with Nick making new friends. But because they were foxes, John always worried that it would be hard for Nick to make friends. It was only after meeting Judy that Nick has been able make so many friends. Because of Nick making more and more friends ... John has become a bit... emotional. He was happy... just... emotional. He was doing his best not to break into happy tears.
"That's... great." John said happily and trying his best not to cry. "Great... that you're making new friends."
"Anyway pop, Judy and I want to hang out with them and a few of our other friends for a while." Nick said to John.
"Other friends?" John said starting to wobble a bit.
Oh dear. Just hearing the fact that Nick is hanging out with more friends has made John feeling emotional a bit more. Nick and the others were starting to notice.
"Uhhh... pop, are you okay?" Nick asked.
"Ye... yeah. I'm... I'm fine." John said trying not to cry.
"So... is it okay if we can go?" Nick asked his dad.
"Sure. Sure. Of course. Hang out with your friends." John said happily. "But first..." John then grabbed Nick's paw. "Son, do you mind if we talk for a minute? Just... a minute."
"O...kay." Nick said willing to talk.
So John took Nick from behind the Hopps' stand to talk to him for a bit.
"So pop, what did you want to talk about?" Nick asked.
"It's just that well..." John said as the tears started coming down to his eyes. "... recently you have been making a lot friends... and... you have no idea how happy that makes me."
"Oh pop." Nick said feeling a bit embarrassed.
John then got on his knees than hugged his son.
"I just want you know that... I love you, son... and I'm really happy for you." John said tearing up some more.
"Pop, they already think you're a cool dad. Don't lose that." Nick said wanting his dad not to hug him so hard.
Hearing that, John stopped hugging his son and got back on his feet.
"Right. Sorry." John said wiping the tears from his eyes. "Cool dad. That's me."
Frankie then walked over to Nick and John.
"Johnny, why were you getting emotional again with our son?" Frankie asked seeing what happen.
"Oh... pop is just happy that I just made two new friends." Nick said to his mom. "I'm also about to make like... 3 more."
Frankie was silent for a bit. Frankie then dashed to Nick and hugged him. Now it seem that Frankie was the one getting emotional.
"My sweet baby boy." Frankie said crying happy tears as she held her son tightly
"Aww ma! You too?" Nick said feeling more embarrassed.
"You're making so much new friends. I'm so happy for you." Frankie said happily.
"O...kay." Nick said as he slipped out his mom's hug. "Now can I go?"
"Oh. Sure." Frankie said wiping her tears off. "Don't keep them waiting."
"Right. See ya." Nick said nodding.
So Nick ran to Judy, Kyle and Bobby. As he did, John and Frankie were still getting emotional.
"*sniff* Our baby's growing up so fast." Frankie said to John.
"*sniff* It's another good day to be a parent." John said with his voice breaking a bit.
While his mom and dad were... you know... being emotional parents, Nick walked with his friends. They were a little curious on what his dad wanted to talk to him about.
"So, what was that about?" Kyle asked.
"Well, you know." Nick said to Kyle.
"Let me guess. Emotional parents?" Bobby asked.
"You... actually know?" Nick asked surprised.
"Dude, we ALL have emotional parents." Bobby stated.
"You seen my mom and dad, Nick." Judy said.
"Guess even the coolest parents can still be embarrassing." Nick stated.
"Well said." Judy, Kyle and Bobby all said agreeing with Nick.
So the four of them went off to meet up with Judy's other friends. The same kids from the Carrot Days Festival and from Judy's school. The black sheep girl, Sharla, the white sheep boy, Gareth, and the little bunny girl with golden-brown fur, Libby. The three of them were waiting for Kyle and Bobby to meet them at the park sitting near the sandbox. After a couple of minutes of walking, they made it to the park.
"Kyle, Bobby, there you guys are." Sharla said.
"Sorry if we're a little late." Kyle said.
"We brought these guys with us." Bobby said.
Judy and Nick came from behind them.
"Hey guys." Judy said happily to her friends.
"Hello again." Nick said waving at them.
"IT'S HIM!" Sharla shouted out excitedly. "Judy's boyfriend!"
It happened again. Someone calling Nick "Judy's boyfriend". Nick and Judy were slightly blushing and not amused about this anymore.
"Is that... is that a thing around these parts? Cause I'm telling you right now, it's NOT funny." Nick stated with a not too happy face.
"Not... one... bit." Judy said with the same face as Nick.
All of their friends responded by laughing.
"Nick gets mad just like Judy does." Sharla said to everyone else.
"We know, right?" Bobby said chuckling a bit.
Nick and Judy didn't like all the teasing, but they quickly get over it.
"If you guys are done... let me reintroduce you to Nick again." Judy said to Sharla, Gareth and Libby.
"Hi Nick." Sharla said greeting Nick.
"Nice to see you again, Nick. " Gareth said greeting Nick.
"Nice to see you again too,... uhhh." Nick said before trying to remember their names. Except that he didn't know their names. "Ah jeez! I didn't get your names last time."
"Right. We didn't say who they were." Judy said realizing that. "Over there is Sharla..." Judy said as she pointed at Sharla. "... that's her brother, Gareth..." Judy then pointed at Gareth. "... and the bunny over there is Libby." Judy then lastly pointed at Libby.
"Sharla, Gareth, and Libby. Got it." Nick said memorizing their names.
"That's our names, so don't forget them." Libby said to Nick.
"It will be no problem. If Judy's didn't already told you, I already memorized all her brothers and sisters' names. Three more are cakewalk." Nick stated confidently.
"Great." Sharla said clapping her hoofs together. She then walked over to Nick and grabbed his arm. "Come on. Sit sit. We wanted to talk to you about a lot of things."
"Okay." Nick said.
All the kids sat by in the sand box to do some talking.
"Hey. Can I ask all of you something?" Nick asked them.
"Sure. Ask us anything." Libby said willing they answer Nick.
"Quick question, why does EVERYONE think that I'm Judy's boyfriend? Seriously." Nick asked firmly.
"Heeheehee! It's pretty obvious why." Sharla said trying to hold her giggling.
"Like we told you before, Judy talks about you all the time at school." Kyle said to Nick.
"Kyle!" Judy shouted out blushing.
"It's true. She really likes visiting you in Zootopia. If not just for the city." Gareth said.
"Gareth!" Judy shouted out still blushing.
"Then everytime one of us call you her boyfriend, she would always reply "With a space in the middle."." Sharla said with a smirk.
"Carrots, how... often have you use the "space in the middle" reply?" Nick asked Judy curiously.
"Way too many times." Judy simply said with a flushed face.
"All things asides, Judy said that you were a very great person and one of the most kind and trustworthy mammals she has ever known." Libby said. "And you being a fox, that says a lot."
"Hmm. Thanks." Nick said smiling.
While Nick wasn't happy with the teasing, he did like that Judy's friends thought that he was kind and trustworthy. It was good that they saw him for more than just a fox. There was one more thing that Nick was curious about as she sat by Sharla.
"Sharla, this is gonna sound weird. But I really want to ask this." Nick said to Sharla.
"What is it?" Sharla asked.
"Can I... touch your wool?" Nick asked.
"Nick! You don't just ask a sheep if you could touch their wool." Judy stated.
"What? It's just that... sheep never let me get this close... and I was always curious on what sheep's wool feels like." Nick said sounding really curious.
"Still... you don't just..." Judy said before Sharla spoke up.
"It's fine, Judy." Sharla said.
"Are you sure?" Nick asked being sure that it's okay.
"Yep. You're not the first mammal to ask. First fox, but not the first mammal." Sharla said.
"It's true." Gareth stated.
Sharla then lean her head down a bit.
"Go on." Sharla said.
Since she gave out the okay, Nick slowly reached his paw to the top of Sharla's head. He lightly tap on the wool on her head and Nick was a bit surprise how flexible it looked. He then placed his whole paw on Sharla's wool and was in awe of the softness.
"*awing* Soooooo... fluffy!" Nick said happily as he petted Sharla's wool. "It's like... cotton candy. No wonder why so much mammals love sheep's wool so much."
"Are you done now?" Sharla asked starting to feel weird about it.
"Yes. Thank you." Nick said as he stopped. Nick then put his tail up front. "If you want, you can pet my tail a bit."
"Really?" Sharla asked.
"Sure. Judy and her sisters pet my tail ALL the time." Nick stated.
"I do not." Judy said in a bit of a fit.
"No. You do. You just don't like to admit it." Nick said slyly.
"... Your tail is really fluffy, okay." Judy said a bit embarrass to admit it.
Sharla started petting Nick tail. She was surprise that Nick's tail was so soft and fuzzy.
"Wow. I didn't know fox tails were so... fuzzy." Sharla said.
"Our tails have always been one of us foxes best features." Nick said with a confident smile as he put his tail back behind him. "Well... besides our noses... and pawpads."
"Can't argue about the pawpads." Kyle said agreeing with Nick while also showing his pawpads.
"Yeah. Pawpads are awesome." Bobby said agreeing also well. Bobby was also showing off his pawpads.
"Pawpads are overrated." Gareth said.
"How dare you." Nick, Kyle, and Bobby said feeling a bit offended.
"Figures someone with hooves wouldn't understand the greatness of having pawpads." Nick said sounding poise.
"Couldn't agree more." Bobby said again with Nick again.
Seems that mammals like Nick, Kyle, and Bobby enjoy having pawpads a lot to have a conversation like the one they are having. All paw and hoof conversations aside, Libby wanted to ask Nick something about his current... attire.
"Nick, I wanted to ask. Did you know with those overalls you have one that you kinda look like Gideon Grey?" Libby asked Nick.
"Wow. That's... totally the first time I heard that today." Nick said sarcastically. He then realize something. He didn't know how these guys felt about Gideon after the last time. Nick start to look concern "Oh. That's right. Listen, are you guys all... okay with Gideon now? Cause Gideon and I have been becoming really good friends."
"Don't worry about that Nick." Judy said.
"Yeah. Gideon went to all of us and apology for bullying us." Sharla said. "He also told us why he became a bully."
"We had no idea that Gideon had it so hard." Gareth said. "So we understood why Gideon acted the way he did."
"We all forgave him and decided to become friends with him." Libby said with a smile.
"*sigh* That's good to hear." Nick said with his paw in on his chest and looking relieved.
"Actually... we even invited Gideon over to join us." Sharla said. She then looks over to the horizon and spots someone at the distance. "Oh. What do you know? I think that's him coming right now."
The kids all turned around and look. Like Sharla said, it was Gideon coming this way. But not just Gideon. His friend ,Travis, was also with him, holding a round red ball. Nick was always happy to see Gideon, so he was to first to walk over to him and greet him.
"Gid!" Nick said happy to see Gideon.
"Well well. Look who's come to town today?" Gideon said happy to see Nick as well.
"Say Gideon, you didn't told me you had a twin." Travis said joking a bit since Nick was wearing overalls like Gideon.
"Oh I don't talk about him much. As you can see, I got the looks in the family." Gideon said joking around as if Nick and Gideon were twins.
"Dream on. If anyone has the good looks, it's this fox right here." Nick told them sounding poise again.
"Hahaha!" Gideon laughed. "It's good to see ya, City Boy."
"You too." Nick said happily. Nick then put his attention to Travis. He remember him from the first time he visited Bunnyburrow, but this was the only other time he saw him. "You're... Travis, right?"
"Yeah... that's my name." Travis said looking and sounding a bit nervous. "You probably remember me... from before. Listen... I..."
"Hold it!" Nick said raising his paw near Travis's face and wanting him to stop. "There's no need for apologies. I already forgiven Gideon a long time ago, so I see no reason I shouldn't forgive you. Let's just say that everything is water under the bridge."
"Thanks." Travis said relieved that he was forgiven for being a bully like Gideon. "Anyway, I brought my ball. Anyone what to play some catch?"
"Sure." Nick said.
"Sounds fun." Judy said.
"I'm game." Bobby said raising his paw.
"Me too." Gareth said.
So the kids all agree to play catch with the ball that Travis brought. They all got into a circle and pass the ball around to each other. After throwing the ball for a bit, Nick was the next one to catch the ball. As Nick caught the ball, he wanted to ask Travis something.
"Travis? I don't want to sound blunt, but I got to know. Why were you a bully?" Nick asked Travis as he threw the ball to him.
Travis caught the ball and then answered Nick. "The same reason as Gideon. Us weasels have it just as bad as foxes. Maybe even worst. You know... with everyone thinking that we are all sneaky and conniving." Travis then threw the ball at Gideon and he catches it.
"Everyone judged Travis just like they judge me before even getting to know him." Gideon said. "The two of us stuck together because we knew how each other felt." Gideon then pass the ball to Judy and she caught it.
"And that's when you two decided to become bullies. It was easier to be that instead of being what you were really like." Judy said.
"Exactly." Travis said.
"It didn't help that we just went and believe that." Judy said passing the ball to Kyle.
"It's not like other predators haven't been having a rough time here either. A few mammals have been scared of my dad on more than one occasion." Kyle said as he throws the ball of and catches it. "But like most of us he doesn't let it get to him." Kyle then pass the ball to Nick.
"Sounds like what my pops does." Nick stated. "Some people think since he's a fox that he's trouble. But my pop never lets things like that get to him. As his son, I try to live up to his example. But uhhh... it hasn't been that easy for me." Nick passes the ball to Sharla to catch.
"You mean... trusting others who turned out not to trust you?" Sharla asked Nick.
Nick froze for a second from what Sharla said. He looked a bit shaken. It felt that... it felt that they knew. "So... Judy told you what happened to me, didn't she?"
Sharla and others were silent, but they simply nodded their heads.
"Right... I guess that isn't really news anymore." Nick said sadly and with his head down.
"We're sorry that had to happen to you." Sharla said being sincere. "What happen to you, we wouldn't wish that on anyone. Especially to someone who doesn't deserve to be treated like that." She then passes the ball to Gareth.
"What those guys did to you was wrong. Putting a muzzle on you for wanting to join their pack? Unforgivable." Gareth said angrily. "Makes me feel angry to be a prey mammal like them." Gareth then pass the ball to Kyle.
"I'd like to see them try that with me. Thought I was vicious in the play, you ain't seen nothing yet." Kyle said in a bit of a tone before passing it with great force to Travis. The force was a bit much for Travis as he almost fell over when it hit him in the gut. Kyle realized that he may have overdone it. "Oh. Sorry Trav."
"I'm good. Ugh... Still alive... barely." Travis said as he rubbed his gut.
"Guys, while your anger is appreciated, it's not necessary." Nick said to them. "We got back at them not too long ago."
"What... did you do to them exactly?" Libby asked as she catches the ball from Travis.
"Simply put, we outsmarted them." Nick said with a smirk.
"I used the carrot pen that's also a recorder on them. Once they said the right things I wanted them to say, we were able to use their words against them." Judy said with a smirk as well.
"Nice." Bobby said as he catches the ball from Libby. "So what happen next?" Bobby then passes the ball to Judy.
"Well... they weren't too happy about that. They tried to steal the pen from me. But Slick here was one step ahead of them." Judy said as she passes the ball to Gideon.
"City Boy pretended that he went savage and gave 'em all a good scaring." Gideon said with a smirk. "After that, Nick said some deep words to 'em that cut like a knife through butter and got out of there. Not wanting to be a part of a pack like that." Gideon passes the ball to Kyle next.
"Good. You made the right choice not joining them." Kyle said as he passes the ball to Nick.
"Yeah... I guess." Nick said a bit sadden. He didn't seem like he wanted to pass the ball anymore. The others started to look at him and started to look concern for him.
"Nick, don't be sad." Judy asked.
"Yeah. Judy and Gideon told us how much that met to you. But even so, you did the right thing." Sharla said to Nick.
"No. I was okay with making that choice. In fact, my lives been pretty good since then." Nick said.
"Then why do you look so down?" Gareth asked.
Why did Nick look sad? What did Nick had to be sad about? Like he said, his life has been pretty great so far. Or... was that the problem? Nick put down the ball before spoke.
"Like I said, my live has been great. I got a bunch of friends now, my family's store is doing better, people actually trust me now. My life could never be better." Nick stated. "But I feel that's the problem."
"Huh?" The other kids said.
"I'm use to being down or in the middle. But... now things are going up for me... I'm scared." Nick said shaking a bit.
"Scared?" Judy said looking confused by what Nick means.
"You're worried that now your life is so good, that sooner or later things will go down for you again." Gideon said.
"Yeah." Nick said admitting it.
Everyone understood what Nick meant. It wasn't like all foxes were getting it as good as he was. So if things were ever to go back people not trusting him, unpaid bills, and having no friends, Nick probably couldn't handle it and might go back to not trying anymore. Gideon walked over to Nick... and bopped him on the head.
"Owwwww!" Nick shouted out with both paws on his head where Gideon hit him. "What was that for?"
"You're doing again, City Boy. Overthinking things and being mopey because of it." Gideon said crossing his arms. "I thought you weren't gonna act like that anymore."
"I... I did, didn't I?" Nick said realizing that.
"That's right. You are also not the kind of person to be scared of things." Judy said as she walks over to Nick. "Whatever happens, whether up or down, you have friends like us to help you out."
"Yeah. Judy's right, Nick." Sharla said agreeing with Judy.
"So if you are ever feeling down, just come to us to talk about it." Bobby said to Nick.
"Yeah. So no more mopey Nick, alright?" Gideon said.
After hearing all this, Nick finally snapped out of it. He smack his face a bit and went back to his happy and confident smile.
"Right. No more mopey Nick." Nick said smiling widely.
"Ah ha. There's that famous Nick smile we all hear so much about." Travis said happily.
"Yeah. I'm back to being..." Nick said happily before realizing a word that Travis said that made him feel surprised. "... wait. What do you mean by "famous"?"
"Oh, Judy didn't told you?" Libby said to Nick.
"Nick, you're actually pretty popular around these parts. Especially around school." Gareth said.
Hearing this, Nick eyes widen and he dropped the ball he was still holding.
"WHAT?! I'M... POPULAR?!" Nick shouted out looking very shocked. "I don't even go to school here and I'm popular?"
"Uhh yeah. Why do you think we were so stun to find out that you were that Nick?" Bobby asked Nick. "I mean, you kinda already made a name for yourself."
"Nick Wilde, the fox that stood up to Gideon Grey to protect local bunny, Judy." Sharla said.
"Nick Wilde, the fox that fight Gideon and help him change his ways." Travis said.
"Nick Wilde, the fox that change a whole family of settlers to become triers." Kyle said.
"Nick Wilde, proof that foxes can be good and trustworthy." Libby said. "That's why everyone what's to meet you at school."
Nick couldn't believe all the stuff he was hearing. He probably knew he was known, but he never knew he was popular. Let only THAT popular. Nick ran to Judy and then lifted her up from the ground.
"JUDY, HOW COME YOU NEVER TOLD ME THIS?!" Nick shouted at Judy.
"First off, put me down." Judy said to Nick not liking being lifted. Nick did what Judy's said and put her down. "Second, if I did told you this, you would get all braggy about it and gain an ego."
"What? Moi?" Nick said getting a sly smile. "Do you really think that hearing that I'm super popular in a town I don't live in, other kids wanting to meet me, and them hearing about some of the things I did that I... Nicholas Wilde... would..." At that moment, Nick started chuckling. "Yeah... I can't keep a straight face. I literally just like hearing everything I just heard. I mean, popular? Me? That's something anyone would like to hear."
"Be a bit more modest, why don't ya?" Judy said as bumps Nick lightly on the arm.
"Aww, let him brag a bit, Jude. If any fox deserves to... it's him." Gideon said patting Nick on the back.
"Thanks Gid. Good to know my fox buddy agrees with me." Nick said happily. Nick then picked all the ball again. "Now, how about some more catch?"
"Yeah." Everyone else said agreeing.
So for the next couple of minutes, all the kids continue to play some more. They also talked about other things. They talked about their interests, their life stories, made some jokes. They all seem to get along so well. After a while, it was time for some of them to leave and go home.
"Nick, it's been a blast getting to know you." Travis said shaking Nick's paw.
"Same here, Travis." Nick said happily.
"Now I think it's time we all get going." Sharla said.
"Yeah. We have to go back to my parents' booth at the farmer's market." Judy said.
"Well then, I guess we'll see you later." Libby said.
"Just a second guys." Nick said halting before everyone left.
"Huh? What is it, Nick?" Kyle asked.
"I don't know if Judy told you this yet, but I formed a little pack called the Zoo-Burrow scouts." Nick said. "Judy and I are always looking for new members, prey or predator, from both Zootopia and Bunnyburrow annnnd... I think you all would make great members."
"You... formed your own pack and you want us to join it?" Kyle said.
"Uh huh." Nick said nodding. "I think that you guys would all make excellent members. That is... if you are willing to join. Gideon's already a member."
"Sounds awesome. I'm in." Kyle said happily raising his paw up.
"I'm in too." Bobby said happily raising his paw as well.
"Me too." Sharla said joyfully.
"I think it's clear to say that we're all in." Gareth said.
"So... it's okay if I join too?" Travis asked looking a bit nervous.
"Of course. No matter what you are, you can join." Nick said to Travis.
"Wow. Thanks." Travis said happily.
"No problem." Nick said with a smile.
"We welcome all of you with open arms." Judy said happily.
"Gideon will fill you in with what we do later. But for now, I think it's all time we get going." Nick said to everyone.
"Right. Once again, nice meeting you, Nick." Kyle said.
"Same from me." Bobby said patting Nick on the back.
"Take care... Judy's boyfriend." Libby said grinning.
"For the absolute last time... WITH A SPACE IN THE MIDDLE!" Nick and Judy both shouted out looking red-faced.
All the other kids broke down in laughter at Nick and Judy. To them, it was always funny to see them react. The teasing aside, they were all good friends to have. Each of them waved goodbye and were on their ways. Except for Gideon, who was stopped by Nick.
"Gid, got a minute?" Nick asked.
"Sure City Boy." Gideon said walking back to Nick.
Nick then went over to Judy to tell her something. "Carrots, do you mind if I talk to my "twin" alone for a bit?"
"What do you two need to talk about?" Judy asked Nick looking curious.
"You know, guy stuff." Nick said.
"Fox stuff." Gideon said.
"Guy fox stuff." Nick and Gideon said.
"Alright. I'll leave you two to it." Judy said before walking far enough to give the two foxes some privacy.
So now Nick and Gideon could with just the two of them. To both of them, this felt similar to the last time the two talked.
"Seems like you're doing good with everyone now, Country Boy." Nick said with a smirk.
"Yeah. The kids I use to bully have forgiving me and are now my friends." Gideon said with a proud look on his face.
"That's good to hear. I was a bit worried for you." Nick admitted.
"To be honest, I was too. I wasn't sure that everyone would forgiven me. Especially Sharla, since I stole her tickets. But they all were kind enough not to hold a grudge. I'm really grateful for that." Gideon said.
"Well... from what I can tell, Sharla is a really nice girl that doesn't seem like she stays mad at people." Nick said. "She was even nice enough to let me touch her wool."
For some reason, hearing that made Gideon look a bit stunned.
"You... you... touched her wool?" Gideon said quivering a bit.
"Only cause I was curious on how sheep wool felt. No big deal. I let her touch my tail to even things out." Nick said.
"She... touched your tail?" Gideon said looking more stunned.
"Uhhh... why do you care so much?" Nick asked raising one of his eyebrows.
"I.. I don't. I don't care. Not one bit." Gideon said a bit frantic.
"Hmmmm..." Nick said scratching his chin. Nick was smart. Smart enough to know something was up with Gideon. Why was he so concern about Nick touching Sharla's wool or Sharla touching Nick's tail. The main connection... was Sharla. After putting the pieces together, Nick eyes widen. "*gaaaasp* NO!"
"HEY! HEY! Whatever you're thinking, stop now." Gideon said not wanting Nick to figure it out.
"Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh!" Nick said explicitly.
"Stop! Please stop." Gideon said starting to blush a bit.
"Sharla? You like Sharla?" Nick shouted out quietly.
Gideon admittedly closed Nick's muzzle, so he wouldn't say anything else. But judging by the embarrassed look on Gideon's face, Nick was right.
"Look, shut up. Just... shut up." Gideon said blushing and wanting Nick to stop.
Gideon let go of Nick's muzzle to see that Nick was doing another one of his wide and sly smirks.
"Oh my gosh. I've been waiting so long for this day." Nick said smirking. "After being teased by others for so long, I finally get to do the teasing."
"Don't... you... dare." Gideon said gritting his teeth.
"Uhhh... but I want to soooo bad. After all, you and the others had soooo much fun teasing me and Judy." Nick said messing with Gideon.
"Listen City Boy, you want to me talk, I'll talk." Gideon said.
"Alright. I'll listen." Nick said still smirking.
"Okay. My feelings for Sharla... our like your feelings for Judy. Completely unsure." Gideon said. "All I know is that Sharla's a really nice girl and I like being with her."
"Does... she know about this?" Nick asked.
"Of course not. I mean, I use to bully her. Letting her know that I might "like her" just seems too... difficult." Gideon said twittering his fingers. "What about you and Judy?"
"Don't even go there." Nick said crossing his arm.
"I haven't talked to anyone about this. So you better not." Gideon said firmly to Nick.
"You keep my secret, I'll keep yours. Deal?" Nick asked putting his paw in front.
"Deal." Gideon said shaking Nick's paw.
The two then did a fancy pawshake. Up high, down low, turn around, and bumped fists.
"Alright. Be sure to keep your word and not tell anyone about this." Gideon said.
"Sure. I'll just bank my teasing for later." Nick said smirking. Gideon didn't seem to happy about that. But he got over it as long as he didn't say anything to the others. "Well... see ya, Gideon."
"See ya." Gideon said to Nick.
So Gideon went on his way and wave goodbye to Judy as he did. Since it seem that Nick and Gideon were done, Judy walked back to Nick.
"So... you're done with your "guy fox talk"?" Judy said with air quotes.
"Uh huh." Nick said nodding.
"What do you even talk to Gideon about?" Judy asked still a bit curious.
"Now now, Carrots. Don't concern your little bunny head with boy matters." Nick said as he lean down and petting her head. "Focus on your own." Nick then stood back up. "Now... should we get back?"
"Actually... before going back, how about we get some ice cream? I know a place where we can get some in our portion size." Judy said.
"Huh. I can go for some." Nick said in the mode for ice cream. "Okay. Lead the way."
Wanting to have some ice cream, Judy took Nick into the town's ice cream parlor. The ice cream parlor went by the name of "Rocky's Ice Cream and Shakes". It was a small ice cream joint owned by a beaver. It may have been small, but it had up to 30 different flavors. Looking at the display of ice cream put Nick in awe and amaze.
"Aw man! So many good looking flavors. How does someone choose between all of them?" Nick said as he looked through the glass displaying the ice cream flavors.
"By trying a different flavor everyday for one month." Judy answered. "Then doing it again cause they couldn't decide with was the best."
"Fair logic." Nick said to Judy.
The beaver cashier, Rocky, was ready to take Nick and Judy's orders.
"Welcome to Rocky's Ice Cream and Shakes. Today we have a special deal. Get two scoops and you get the third one free." Rocky said to the two kids.
"Sweet!" Nick said excited. "Now to decide what to get."
"You can go first." Judy said to Nick.
"Okay." Nick said. He looked at all the ice cream and picked out his three flavors. "Okay, I'll have from bottom-to-top... Rocky's Rocky Road, Strawberry Stravaganza, and ooohh... Blueberry Blizzard."
"Blueberry. Of course." Judy said as she rolled her eyes. She then focused on her order. "Then I'll have... French Vanilla Valley, Mint Chocolate Mountain, and Creamy Carrot Delight."
"Carrot. Of course." Nick said as he rolled his eyes similar to how Judy did.
"Okay. Coming right up." Rocky said fixing the kids ice cream. "So... who's paying?"
"I got it." Nick and Judy said together as they dug into their pockets. They were both surprised to hear each other say that.
"Judy, it's cool. I got you." Nick said to Judy wanting to pay.
"You paid last time. I'll pay this time." Judy said to Nick wanting to pay.
"I got money now, so I can pay for you." Nick said.
"You did so much for me already. I'll pay." Judy said.
"No. I'll pay." Nick said firmly.
"No. I'll pay." Judy said as firm as Nick.
"Uhh... is someone gonna pay?" Rocky asked looking concern.
"Alright. You can pay for my cone." Nick said to Judy.
"Thank you." Judy said happily as she gets the cash out.
"But I get pay for yours." Nick said smirking as he gets his cash out.
"Ahh... fine." Judy said accepting that. "Sly fox."
"Yep." Nick said still smirking.
After buying their cones of ice cream, Nick and Judy walked happily enjoying their ice cream.
"Mmmm... this is sooooo good." Nick said joyfully licking his ice cream. "You can tell the work it took to make this. So much better than some of the ice cream you can get at the city."
"Really? You think so?" Judy asked before licking her ice cream some more.
"Of course. It's so yummy. Kinda wishing I had an extra scoop." Nick said happily.
"Well I'm glad you like it." Judy said with a smile. "Just be sure to eat it before it melts."
Nick and Judy walk together down the roads of town more. As they eat their ice cream, Judy walked to talk to Nick about something.
"Say Nick?" Judy said.
"Let me guess, we're gonna have another one of our deep talks." Nick said.
"That obvious, huh?" Judy replied.
"Alright. Let's find some place to sit ." Nick said to Judy.
The two found a bench near the street corners and sat on it for a bit, still having their ice cream.
"Okay, so what do you want to talk about, Carrots?" Nick asked.
"We... made each others lives better now, did we?" Judy asked Nick.
"I'd like to think that. I think the two of us are lucky to have met each other." Nick said.
"Do... you ever wonder... what would happen if we never met?" Judy asked. "You know, if you never came to Bunnyburrow when you did."
"Well... if I had to guess... your life would probably stay the same. Cept you and your family would still be afraid of foxes. As for me, I would be just become that everyone would think I was. And if that happen, there would have been no way we would be friends." Nick stated.
"You sound pretty sure that would be the case." Judy said.
"Aren't you? Remember... anti-fox equipment?" Nick asked recalling the anti-fox stuff Stu bought that was taking away from John.
"Okay. Guess you are right about that." Judy said while licking some more of her ice cream. "But other than that, I'm sure we could still be friends."
"No way. The two of us go at each other quite a bit. If we were to meet each other as adults, we would NEVER get along." Nick said.
"I wouldn't be so sure of that. I sure that after getting to know each other, we would understand each other and learn how to get along just the same as we do now. Beside, I you know you know, Nick. Even if you acted like a sneaky fox on the outside, you would still be the kind and trustworthy fox that's my friend on the inside." Judy said to Nick with a smile.
"Ha. Guess you're right about that." Nick admitting Judy was right. "Can't really change who you really are on the inside, right?"
"Right." Judy said before having some more of her ice cream.
"Say Carrots, do you mind if I ask you a question now?" Nick asked.
"What is it?" Judy asked.
"Do you... ever wonder what would happen if we were in each other's position?" Nick asked.
"Nick, if this is about switching places... I already told you that I'm willing to." Judy said humorously.
"Hahaha! No no. I don't mean like that." Nick said stopping his laughter. "I mean... how would you imagine it if I was the one with the big family in the country and you were the one living in the big city."
"You... want to be the one living in a town full of bunnies like Bunnyburrow?" Judy asked with a bit of a sly look on her face.
"Well maybe not Bunnyburrow. Maybe a fox version of Bunnyburrow. A Foxburrow... or something like that." Nick said.
"Is there even a place like that?" Judy asked.
"The world's big, so who really knows?" Nick said. "Anyway what I mean is... if I was in your position, I wouldn't having a big family or the easy life here in the Burrows."
"Seriously? Do you not remember what I told you before? Long lines in the bathroom? Running to the dining hall every meal? Hand-me-downs? ONE birthday present per year?" Judy said sounding that she didn't enjoy any of those.
"Well I know you have some downsides to it all, but there are plenty of good sides." Nick said. "You have big brothers and sisters to look out for you. Little brothers and sisters that look up to you. A big family that will always be there for you. Sure, Bunnyburrow isn't as exciting as Zootopia. But that doesn't mean that this place isn't amazing. Everything here is good and simple... and that's not a bad thing. It may not seem that way... but think about this. If you become a police officer... I mean when you become a police, you gonna move out to Zootopia. That would mean leaving your hometown and all your family here."
Judy then started to feel a bit sad when she realized that.
"It may seem like the small things bother you, but you might end up missing those things when you leave. You know what they say. You never know what you're missing until it's gone." Nick said sincerely as he licks more of his ice cream.
"'You got a point, Nick. But I know... even if that may be, I'm not truly alone." Judy said.
"Huh?" Nick said confused on what she meant.
"As long as I keep my family and friends in my heart, I'm never truly alone. Besides... I know I'll still have you, won't I?" Judy said happily looking at Nick.
"Uhh... yeah. Yeah will you." Nick said blushing a bit.
"Nick, promise me that we'll always be friends." Judy said.
"Promise. Best Friends Forever. You and I." Nick said happily.
"Thanks Nick. The two of us seem to make each others lives better." Judy said with a smile.
"Yeah. But I feel that my life is better because of you. A bit more than yours." Nick said.
"That's nice of you to think, but my life is definitely better because of you." Judy said.
"What? You're life would have been fine. My life's waaaay better." Nick stated firmly.
"Uhh... no. Mine is." Judy stated just as firmly as Nick.
"No mine." Nick said looking serious.
"No mine." Judy said looking just as serious.
"Mine." Nick said staring down at Judy.
"Mine."Nick said staring down at Nick.
Oh dear. It looks like Nick and Judy were having a fight on who's life was better because of the others. Only friends like Nick and Judy would have an arguement like this.
"You helped me make friends." Nick said.
"You let my family visit Zootopia." Judy said.
"You help me stayed myself." Nick said.
"You turned my family of settlers into triers." Judy said. "So I'm telling you, my lives better because of you."
"Think what you want dumb bunny, but I know I'm right." Nick said firmly.
"Hmpt! I'm not a dumb bunny." Judy said a bit peeved. She then quickly took her anger at rapidly licking her ice cream. But... she may have ate her ice cream too quick. And you know what happens when you eat ice cream too fast. Judy could already feel that chilling feeling on her brain. "AHHH! AHHH!"
"Brain freeze, eh? Haha! Bet ya feel like a dumb bunny now." Nick said teasing Judy. He then took a big chomp at his ice cream. Bad idea. He too started to feel that chilling feeling on his brain. But Nick tried to play it cool and pretend that it was nothing. He wasn't fooling Judy, however.
"Haha! Looks like you got it too, dumb fox." Judy said smirking.
"No no. I... actually like the feeling." Nick said lying and trying to look fine. "Especially when it... goes all the way to your spine."
"Mmm hmm!" Judy said being too smart too believe.
Whether it's Judy's life or Nick's life, it was no doubt in their hearts that Nick and Judy's lives were better now that they had each other. Arguments and all.
That's all for another chapter. This was funny chapter, was it? More things to come for Nick and Judy soon. Til next time.