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First Contact Chapter 2
After the first week of quarantine Judy was bored. After a second week she would have been ready to start pulling out her fur by the roots, but a day later they'd returned her Fox!
"Nick!"
She leapt into his arms and they just looked at each other for a moment. It had been the longest they'd been apart since they'd met. Even when her Fox had gone to the police academy she's found some excuse to go by every few days and see him. Then she felt his hand behind her head and their lips touched. God she missed him! He carried her to her old room and lay down on the bed with her. She'd thought her Fox would want to make love, but he pulled close and just held her, tucking her head under his muzzle. Then he'd laid his tail over her and she smiled. After a time she heard his breathing become regular and soon after joined him in sleep.
Nick woke first and felt his bunny's warm body pressing against his. God, he'd missed her! He saw her holding onto his tail like a hug pillow and smiled. He rolled onto his back and his bunny sat up, stretched, and yawned. Then purple eyes stared down at him.
"Good morning," he said and smiled. "How ya doin'?"
Then he leaned up and gave his bunny a quick kiss. She cocked her head and a hint of a smile came across her face.
"So what's on your mind?"
He put his hands on her hips and pulled her forward until she straddled him. A few moments later she knew exactly what was on her Fox's mind. She giggled.
"Oh, nothing much."
"Really?"
"Well, there's a certain bunny I haven't made love with in over a week."
"Anyone I know?"
"Maybe."
Judy giggled again.
"Tell me about her."
"Well, she's the most beautiful bunny in the world."
"You've checked."
"Yep, every last one," he said and gave her his best foxy smile. "She's really smart."
Judy snorted.
"So she's no dumb bunny."
"Of course not!" he said and his green eyes twinkled. "She chose me, didn't she?"
Judy laughed so hard she fell across him and tears came from her eyes. When the mirth left her she looked down at her Fox.
"Anything else?"
"I love her dearly."
For the next two weeks they'd spent more time together than they had since they met and kept each other 'entertained'. Judy woke and smiled, remembering the previous night. She stretched and felt her Fox's arms encircling her.
"I love you," he said and licked the back of her neck
"Me too."
"Fluff, you're such a romantic."
She laughed and he hovered over her. Then the phone rang and she grabbed it.
"Oh, hi mom!" she said and pulled up the blanket to cover them both. "We weren't doing anything." Her Fox rolled his eyes and then licked her throat. She bit her lip. "We'll be up for breakfast in a little bit. No, I'm OK. Really! See ya!" She hung up the phone and smiled at her Fox. "Please stop." But he didn't and she giggled. "Nick, mom says she has a surprise for us!"
They showered and hurried to the dining room.
"Maria!" Judy cried, seeing her best friend come through the kitchen door. She leapt and the Gazelle caught the Rabbit midair and hugged her best friend. "They finally let you go!" Then she noticed John and Thel. "You too!"
Both aliens smiled and they all joined the line for breakfast. Bonnie smiled as the three predators came to the head of the line.
"I know that predators need some meat in their diet," she said and indicated a cover tray. "Even here in BunnyBorrow we have a few predators – specifically Foxes." She looked at the surprise look on Nick's face and smiled. "They do raise a few animals for meat and of course they're not intelligent." She lifted the tray and came out of the kitchen. "Please follow me and I hope you'll enjoy this."
She led them to a table on the far side of the room which was already setup. Several other rabbits followed carrying bowls of vegetables and pancakes. Three predators and two prey seated themselves. Of course a certain bunny sat beside a certain Fox and a certain Gazelle sat beside a certain Human. Then the human raised an eyebrow and looked at the Gazelle who gave him her best coy smile. Bonnie rolled her eyes and cleared her throat. Everyone looked to her and she lifted the cover.
"Chicken!" Nick exclaimed and reached for the serving fork.
Judy smacked his hand and her Fox looked at her surprised.
"Grace," she said and bowed her head. "Heavenly Father, please bless this food, and bless our friends and family who've come to dine with us today. Amen."
"Sorry," Nick said and his bunny chuckled.
He leaned over and hugged his bunny and then kissed her.
"Nick, not in front of the aliens!"
Nick laughed first and soon everyone else joined him.
John hadn't eaten like this in so long that he couldn't remember. They'd fed him and Thel well enough while the government scientists had studied them, but this was wonderful.
"So it looks like you enjoyed the food," Maria said, having watched him go back for seconds and then thirds. John looked at the Gazelle and she smiled. "As I said I do like a male of few words."
John raised an eyebrow and then actually smiled. Maria chuckled and then squeezed his hand.
"For almost thirty years I first fought other humans and then the Covenant."
"Then you end up on planet filled with tens of thousands of different types of peaceful aliens and meet a beautiful Gazelle who only wants to be your friend."
"Isn't life ironic," Thel said and smiled at his friend.
John chuckled and Maria turned to look at the Sangheili.
"I'd like to be your friend too."
Thel laughed and then abruptly stopped, looking across the room. The others turned and watched Stu walking toward them followed by two Wolverines and a Grizzly. John stood and walked toward the newcomers meeting them halfway. The others soon crowded around him.
"First, all tests have found that no disease organisms that can affect our world have found on either of you or any of the animals you've come contact with," the Grizzly said.
"Nice to know we're clean," Nick said and smiled.
The Grizzly gave him a hard look and he only returned a smile, remembering his dealings with certain Polar Bears.
"Somehow you existence was leaked to a certain segment of the population," the Grizzly continued, looking at a certain Gazelle who only smiled in return. "Then they leaked it to the population in general. Currently there are demonstrations in every major city and everywhere else across the planet calling for your release from quarantine."
"They've shut everything down, haven't they?" Judy said and smiled.
"Yes!"
"So," Thel said.
The Grizzly glared up at him and the Sangheili smiled down, showing all his teeth.
"You will be allowed to become citizens and become productive members of our society."
"I think he means you'll need to find jobs," Nick said, giving the Grizzly a wink.
That said he turned and stomped off followed by his bodyguards. Stu just looked at John and Thel and shrugged. Someone laughed and soon the entire room broke up just before the government officials reached the door. The Grizzle stopped and then almost turned, finally gaining control of himself. Then ever so slightly his shoulders slumped and he continued. The laugher only increased.
"You're one sneaky Gazelle!" Judy said, poking her in the ribs.
"Wasn't me," she said and shrugged.
"I did it!"
Everyone turned to see a Rabbit standing beside a figure of Human female – nearly nude one. A moment later everyone heard an oof as Judy's fist connected with her Fox's ribs.
"Jill!" Bonnie said, looking at her younger daughter.
"Cortana!" John said.
"I snuck away with this projector," the Rabbit said, pointing to it, "just as the government types showed up."
"And then she released me onto your internet," Cortana said and grinned.
"What about …," John began.
"Their computers may not be as sophisticated as the ones in the UNSC, but there are a great many of them," she said and smiled. "Now I've become metastable and will never go rampant. I also now have access to the computers on the Dawn and am in the process of copying all the information they contain onto multiple computers here so none of it will ever be lost."
She didn't tell what else she'd found on their internet, but the time for that would come at some point in the future.
"Now all you need to do is find jobs," Nick said and smiled.
"Ya know there's a new class at the police academy starting next month," Judy said.