Hello, my friends, I'd love to introduce you to my first official chapter! The other two are prologues! Now, this writing style is new to me so please let me know how it reads in a review. Enjoy!
The soft jazz music from the musicians on the stage set up a warm atmosphere throughout the ballroom, a dozen or two mammals dancing slowly with their partners. Even more on the outskirts and the upper floor balcony. They all had their fancy knee high dresses and two or three piece suits on, maybe even jewelry or a gold watch. The chandelier above illuminated the old but grand wooden walls with a soft golden light and the white marble floor shining lightly in its rays.
The guests seemed to be having a good time and their smiles signified it. Especially the mayor and the police chief who both were terribly out of character considering their hard demeanor on the job. There was other mammals who were attending this party tonight, CEO's, senators, public servants, and even a mob boss here or there. Attendees were even allowed to bring two guests with them. The perfect place for all kinds of groups to collude with one another, all held under the guise of a charity ball.
"Hopps, Wilde! I expect you to be on your best behavior tonight" Bogo said firmly as he stared them both down,
"No problem buffal-"
"NO nicknames wilde" he stated angrily through clenched teeth, the name making him want to knock the lights out the red tailed fox.
"No problem sir, I'll keep an eye on him" Judy replied happily with a reassuring smile, quickly jabbing him in the stomach.
Bogo cracked a small smile as Nick buckled over with a groan. Judy chuckling as well.
"Good, but don't enjoy yourselves too much tonight. I still expect you bright and early" Bogo said with a smile before turning around and walking into the crowd.
Nick glared at Judy for a second before straightening back up, flattening his tux back out with a huff. Judy straightening out her own tux as well. His eyes flickered to the upper floor balcony, his smile turning into a frown as he spotted a familiar mammal. The mammal, a bunny who also happened to be a kit, was a seventeen-year-old named Andrew Hopper. He isn't related to Judy thankfully, but anytime he thinks about it a shiver goes down his spine
The kit is cold and calculating, not unlike Nick at that age. He's also smart and already has a wealth far greater than mine accumulated in his many accounts. Enough to get him through his ivy league education. The money or smarts aren't a problem for Nick, but there is one thing that that is.
The kid was taken in by Big when he was only three. He was raised by him to be apart of the family business and because of that, he's turned into an entitled little brat. Unlike Fru Fru who's a humble and respectful little shrew, Andrew treats everyone like they're inferior and thinks he's invincible because of Big. As a result, this has landed him in neck deep waters several times with Big himself and almost got him 'expelled' from the family business.
Nick glanced back down a Judy, her own signature smile already gone and her more natural bland face marking the beginning of our night.
"Looks like the kits upstairs, think it's something interesting?" Nick asked as the two started to make their way towards the stairs in the back.
"I hope so, I'm not taking out some rich guy that's in the brats way again," Judy said with distaste, quickly eyeing a gazelle server walking towards them with a plate of full champagne glasses.
They walked through the crowd and avoided the dance circle in the middle of the room, even if it was tempting. They spotted many political and city bigwigs in the crowd, all of them ignoring the two as they made it to the stairwell. Nick glanced back down at Judy and smiled with amusement as she sipped at her wine.
"You always do seem to find the free drinks, Judy," Nick said smoothly as they cleared the first staircase.
Judy looked up at Nick with a devious smile "And I'd have more if we weren't on the Job" she said slyly before downing the last little bit.
He shook his head in mock disbelief before climbing the rest of the stairs. There were two wolves at the top. Both of them wearing suits, glasses, and earpieces. Nick groaned internally, the private security making him feel on edge. The upstairs wasn't off limits so all they were able to do was stare them down as they walked past.
They took a right and a shiver went down Judy's back as they approached the bunny. Judy's never liked the little brat, other than the pointless jobs he sends to them from time to time, he hits on her every time Nick isn't around. Judy groaned internally as he looked over at them, a douchebags smile directed towards Judy.
'This dick needs to realize I don't take kits' Judy thought angrily as she glared back at him, her ears folding back slightly.
Nick, already sensing Judy's change in demeanor, growled warningly at the kit who quickly turned away as a result. Andrew could never really stand up to Nick since Nick could 'knock' a little sense into him without Big raising an issue with it.
They shuffled into a pair of seats behind him, Judy resisting the urge to kick him out of his chair.
"So Andrew… what is it this time?" Nick asked inquisitively as he pulled out his phone and pretended to play on it. Judy doing the same but actually playing on it.
"Mr. Big needs information on Sorrento," Andrew said in a whisper as well, the request surprising both of them.
Sorrento was the leader of her own crime syndicate in the rainforest district. She was a puma and her operation wasn't as large as Bigs, but if we did anything big we couldn't ignore her and her group of felines.
"Specifically on one of his lieutenants. She's here tonight as one of the fire chiefs guests and Mr. Big wants you to give her a 'visit' after the party" Andrew implied as he stood up from his chair.
"Her?" Nick asked, turning back to his phone.
"Jackie Wilson, the slim cheetah in the black dress to the right of the stage," he said plainly before checking his own phone.
"We need info on Sorrento's next big operation. All we know is that it's happening next week. We don't even know the day. So get everything you can from her" he said firmly before reaching into his coat pocket and pulling out a pair of glasses.
"Anything else we should know, kit?" Nick asked with a smile, the kit part making Andrews' ears shake in anger as he put on his glasses.
"Hm… It's all in the folder under your seat Wilde. Get it done" he ordered much to his dislike.-
Judy glared at the kit as he walked away, the urge to kick him still lingering in her head. Nick reached down and grabbed the folder underneath his seat. It was a thin manilla folder and as he leaned back up he could already tell there wasn't much in it. Meaning that the two will have to get a little physical to get anything useful out of her.
They waited a few minutes after he left to look up from their folder and phone. Both of them quickly spotting their newly acquired target. She looked uncomfortable from up here and was currently swatting away the advances of a male tiger.
"Sorrento huh? Last time we went after her bunch shit almost hit the fan" Nick said with an irritated sigh, memories of last time flooding back to him as he flipped through the folder's contents.
"I wouldn't be surprised, she's already interrupted a few of our weapon deals in the Meadowlands" Judy stated obviously as she slid her phone back into her pocket and peeked over at Nick as he pulled out a few pictures of her.
"So how do you want to go about this one? I don't feel like coming up with the plan this time carrots" Nick said with a smile as he leaned back against his chair.
"Feeling lazy tonight slick?" Judy asked with a smile as she leaned against his torso, her eyes examining the pictures in his lap.
"Of course… especially after last night" Nick implied with a lude smile.
Judy shook her head in amusement "Well just sit back and watch the professional at work" Judy said jokingly as she stood up.
"I don't know about professional carrots, your tie isn't even flat," Nick said with a chuckle.
Judy's eyes widen in surprise and she quickly looked down at her tie, only to find it nice and flat. Judy looked back up at Nick with a glare who was chuckling like an idiot. She grumbled something unintelligible and punched him in the side. Nick quickly leaned back forward and clutched his side painful groan, a few mammals glancing at the duo.
"Jeez fluff, how do you punch so hard?" Nick asked with irritation.
"When I want to Nick," Judy said angrily.
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