A/N : If I remember correctly, putting musical lyric is violating the rule, am I wrong? It feels wrong though without the lyric, but anyway, please just enjoy.

Weekend night brought joy everywhere in the city with dim street lights and loud chit-chat in most corners. The freedom of time repelled any common sense going to sleep early, and encouraged many to have fun until the clock buzzed thrice as a reminder of midnight.

Wrapped in her light blue hoodie, Judy tiptoed the stairs to the rooftop carefully. The bunny glanced at her phone, and it told her it was almost 10 PM. Another sleepless night, but Judy never found herself against the idea. She supposed letting the steam off from weekday works would help, specifically when her partner was present too. She could hear a faint voice coming up there, and when she opened the door with a loud clank, her suspicion was answered.

Her partner was there, sitting alone with his back on her, a guitar was his one and only company which he held close. The fox was currently crooning and focusing on his guitar, ignoring the world around him.

"Nick?" she called.

The music, consisting of hum of lyric and guitar, came to a halt. The lone mammal with the name peered over his shoulder and threw a grin.

"Hello there, Carrots," Nick greeted with paw waving toward her, his other paw holding the guitar steady. He patted the outdoor mat he was sitting on. "Come please."

The makeshift establishment was poorly organized. The basket full of snacks was used as to weigh the mat down so that the wind wouldn't blow it off. Nick sat close at the other end, in which Judy had herself settled between the fox and the foods.

"Were you asking me to be your private audience?" Judy snorted playfully and wondered how Nick could see his fingers to play the guitar with only moonlight's guide. But foxes were gifted with night vision, the same quality Nick had written on his form back then, so Judy's question needed no answer.

"Exactly," Nick held a digit and chortled. "Though this greenhorn would like to forwardly apologize," he glanced aside and brought a sheepish grin on his countenance, which in a flash shifted into naughty smirk. "This bewitching fox doesn't play music often, so there's a chance the show may cloy you."

"Well," Judy's response denoted the concern didn't even cross her mind ; something instead was nagging there. She drew a breath and laughed. "I'll be blunt. Even if your voice fails to amaze me…" trailing off, Judy ensured herself to take another good look on her partner. "… honestly, you look good already with that guitar. I think you should start a street band."

"Ah, another victim of my irresistible charm," Nick appeared unfazed and nonchalantly answered. "And no, music is special and special things ought to be kept for special person."

"Look at you and your flatteries." Judy put her balled paw on her hips and wore her own casual smirk."You've been improving, huh?"

"All the more to bring you down." even within the dark, the bunny didn't miss his wink.

"Unfortunately, they keep me up, you know." Judy deliberately missed out the metaphor and pretended to take it literally.

"Yeah," the fox shrugged, his finger danced around the string. A low strum briefly resonated, distracting both attention. Nick solely did that in purpose to come up with another jest. "And that's my one and only specialty."

"Dumbass." Judy was unable to resist a laugh.

They sat face to face. Nick's right arm draped over the guitar while the other was employed to hold the chord at certain place to perform different tone. The strum began shortly after Nick cleared his throat, and he began to sing the intro.

Judy tensed slightly listening to his totally different voice. It was generally a little deeper, amazingly fruity yet at some point sounded too gruff. Nevertheless, she found him enticing not to look intently. Furthermore, his eyes were shut as if to unite with the song, his guitar play was simply wonderful with nothing missed out despite him not looking at it.

The whole four minutes quickly vanished. When the song ended with Nick's solo guitar play fading away, Judy clapped her paws gleefully, having enjoying his show-off entirely.

"How is it?" Nick rubbed the back of his head subconsciously. The fox was aware of his mediocre level of strumming and even lower grade of voice, but seeing Judy appreciating it gave him the strong feeling to smile.

"You want an honest answer or untruthful one?" Judy asked jokingly and with a quick move sat next to him already. The rabbit gently elbowed her partner's side, Nick feigned a flinch but failed with laugh came right after.

"Both?" Nick requested.

The doe wasn't surprised with the answer with her already overseen it. She giggled and covered her face with the paw to hold herself from laughing aloud.

"The latter," Judy began between little laughs. "My mind forces me to tell you that no singing in a room with windows otherwise they'll just break apart."

"Oh thanks, Judy's mind!" the fox sarcastically declared his fake gratitude, the cock smirk never fell from his face. Judy chuckled as well, and her face completely changed into an unreadable one.

"The prior…"

"I think I'm infatuated now," she momentarily went silent. In love did not impress her and it sounded odd, so she came up with proper substitute. The rabbit threw her glance away, anything but his sparkling green eyes, and whispered the unfinished statement. "With your charismatic glamour."

Nick was involuntarily stunned and going completely silent, his eyes stared blankly to the murky horizon. The fox had been dumbfounded almost an entire ten seconds when he eventually lifted his face and snickered pleasantly.

"I'm impressed, priestess." he drummed his finger on the wooden surface, eliciting a knocking sound in implication to shake her from her reverie. In fact, neither made an attempt to look aside. They simply enjoyed the presence of each other in the cold night.

"Encore?" Judy said finally, breaking the comfortable silence.

"If you insist-" Nick skillfully had set his paw back on the chord but a grey blur startled him.

"No," Judy cut him short, her paw snatched a handful of his arm furs, stopping his finger on track."Just sing. Sing for me."

The wooden guitar whined in protest, if given chance and capability, the sooner Nick put it down on the cold floor.

Nick held his face up, eyes fixated on the sky, watching the dazzling stars and smiling. When he inhaled and was about to start, a gentle yank on his tie forced him to look down.

"Huh?"

Despite the darkness, Nick could make out her genuine and enthusiastic smile.

"May I join?"

He couldn't tell if there was something far more better than her plea.

"Sing with me."

Both reveled in lines after lines of mellow lyrics, the distinct difference of pitch and tone were united to create a harmony of melody. The song would abruptly come to an end with a chortles, giggles, and like nothing happened, began again with different song, over and over until moon descended and sun peeked in.

The guitar alone served as the only witness to watch how two close friend were bound in unquestionable partnership, the endless hymn vocalized their heart content in unison. Cheerful, merry vibe accompanied the silent night and neither paid any mind if someone had heard them.

Anyone would only hear the hoarse voice, one which seemed rather unpleasant. But none could feel the abundant emotions beneath the chants.