Following Nick's suggestion made earlier, he and Finnick were walking up the stairs to the third floor. More specifically Nick was carrying the fennec while we walked up to the third floor. Upon reaching it Finnick was set back down to walk on his own, something the fennec was a little upset about doing.
All that was left was the short walk to the third door and knock on the door.
"Who is it?!" a voice answered that wasn't Judy's.
"Who the hell are you?!" Finnick yelled back at the hostile voice.
"We're her neighbors!" One of the voices shouted back. The door marked as number four opened, revealing two deer-like animals staring back at the two foxes.
"So, who are you two anyway?" Nick asked them both.
"I'm Bucky and this is my husband Pronk!" the kudu gestured to the oryx standing next to him. "We're very loud and We're not apologizing for it!" Without another word the door was slammed shut.
"Are they gone yet?!" the voice of Pronk was heard through the wall.
"How am I supposed to know?!" Bucky shouted back.
"Quiet! You won't know unless you listen for them!"
"Well, it's hard to hear anything over your voice!"
"Oh, whatever! You're way louder than me, Buck!"
"Oh yeah?! Well…You're the reason that sweet old badger moved away!"
"I specifically remember her telling you to be quiet!"
The noise boomed and echoed through the hallway; their voices were clear and unfiltered as if the door wasn't even there. Both Nick and Finnick winced as the yelling continued, only getting louder and angrier with each rebuttal.
"Good grief they talk to each other like that all the time?" Nick groaned.
"I'd rip my own ears off," Finnick agreed, crossing his arms. "Hey! We can all hear you dickheads!"
The yelling from the other couple quickly ceased, leaving a silence throughout the entire floor. Suddenly the door burst open, both Buck and Pronk stepping out into the hallway.
"Okay…We had a little talk and we'd like to reintroduce ourselves," Bucky said in an unexpected calm tone of voice.
"My name is Buck Oryx-Antlerson and this is my loving husband Pronk Oryx-Antlerson," Bucky introduced, extending his hoof to shake Nick's paw.
"Uh…Okay." Nick blinked and extended his paw and shook with the smiling kudu. "I'm Nick and he's Finnick. Judy Hopps is a good friend of ours."
"Well if she comes by we'll—Oh, look! She comes now," both Bucky and Pronk pointed simultaneously. Judy walked down the hall, Gideon walking alongside her. The fox and rabbit were happily talking and laughing as they approached the others.
"Hmm? Oh, hey Nick!" Judy greeted.
"Hey, Judes. We were just looking for ya," Nick grinned at her.
"Hey, Gid. Guess you made it home okay, huh?" Finnick asked, tilting his head towards the larger fox.
"Y-yeah. Made it home just fine. T-thanks for worryin' about me," Gideon chuckled awkwardly.
Pronk cleared his throat, focusing everyone's attention on him and Bucky.
"It was really great to meet you guys but since you got what you came for we'll just…" Bucky and Pronk stepped into their apartment and quickly slammed the door shut.
"Well…How are things?" Nick asked, changing the subject.
"Great! Gideon dropped by and we went out for ice cream," Judy beamed, pressed against the thick fox.
"Aw, isn't that cute. We spent the morning cleaning—"
"The couch!" Nick interrupted, giving Finnick a quick glance. "We spent the morning cleaning our new couches because…we moved here!"
"What? Really?" Judy gasped. "When?"
"It was last night. I bought the place a few days ago and we're finally breaking the place in," Nick explained. "We're on the second floor, room five."
"Just warn us before you come over," Finnick said, tapping a foot against the carpet.
"Duly noted," Judy nodded, fishing out her keys to open her apartment door.
"You guys wanna drop by?" Judy asked.
"We still got a few things to unpack…But thanks anyways," Finnick huffed, looking away.
"Alright then. See you guys later," Judy waved.
"Come on, Big Guy," Nick grunted, lifting Finnick up in preparation to carry him back down the stairs.