Chapter 15: A Relationship Rekindled! Haru Meets Her Idol!


"Officer Hopps, at your service," Judy greeted Alex. The white wolf was stunned. How had she found him? At the same time he was asking himself questions, he also had to deal with his conflicting emotions. He was really, REALLY happy that he was able to see Judy again, as he hadn't seen her in over a month. But at the same time, her presence could ruin his cover.

"You're here… you're really here! But how did you find me here? Why are you in Cherryton? Does-" Alex began asking, barraging her with questions. The bunny cut him off by giving him a kiss, and Alex's worries evaporated.

He couldn't help but go full out, kissing her with all of his might. "It really IS you, Judy!" Alex joyfully cried out, his tail wagging like crazy.

"And YOU'RE the one asking questions! I have some questions for YOU, mister! Why the hell are you playing schoolboy?" Judy countered. Alex chuckled.

"Heh, it's a long, long story, Judy," Alex told her. Judy looked at him earnestly, scratching the albino wolf's chin. "Then tell me, you silly dork," Judy teased.

And so, Alex began to explain what he was doing in Cherryton. He told Judy about the rumors of a lion gang murdering innocent animals in this town, and how his mom had wanted him to take the role of a student undercover as Alex had never been to school properly before. He described the experience of him moving into dorm 701, the school's carnivore dorm, and how shocked he was at how friendly everyone was. Judy felt happy for Alex, but also pitied him for not ever having been through school before, and she was glad he was liking it.

Then Alex told her about Tem, and how he had been devoured and murdered on school campus. Judy was astonished by the story. Juvenile predation was almost unheard of in Zootopia, and the only case she had ever heard of was Alex's incident with the elephant who had tried to eat him. Alex recounted how he had decided to shift his focus from investigating the lion gang to figuring out who had murdered the alpaca, and Judy couldn't blame him. She and Alex had seen plenty of gang activity on the Zootopia police force, and although the Zootopian gangs had done some atrocious acts, none of those acts compared to Tem's horrible fate.

The wolf elaborated on how he had been investigating the murder, starting with how he had observed Legosi for a whole day and saw him give Tem's love letter to Els. He told her about how he had saved Haru from bullies, and that the white dwarf rabbit reminded him of her. Alex informed her about Louis and how he felt that the red deer was dangerous. Then, when Alex got to the part about him and Legosi finding a Night Howler flower, Judy stopped him.

"Night Howlers?! Here?!" Judy exclaimed. Alex nodded gravely.

"Thank God for the fact that I had the antidote with me, and the strange behavior Legosi exhibited," Alex sighed.

"Strange behavior?" Judy asked, her curiosity peaking. Alex explained about how Legosi had seemingly imprinted on Haru, similar to how he had imprinted on Judy when Bellwether had shot him with the Night Howler serum at the museum.

Judy was thankful that Legosi hadn't hurt anyone, but she was also concerned. From what Alex had told her, Legosi was extremely shy and socially awkward, so he wouldn't be very experienced with interacting with girls. How would he handle being in such a close and intimate relationship?

Alex continued telling Judy about his experiences, but omitting some details such as the demon encounter as to not send Judy into a panic. Finally, Alex finished his recounting. "Now, it's your turn. Why are you here in Cherryton?" Alex inquired. Judy blushed, a little embarrassed about her explanation.

"Really, I'm only here because I'm checking up on one of my younger sisters who attends this school. Bogo had me go on vacation for two months after I got a nasty concussion," Judy answered.

"So it's a complete coincidence that you crossed paths with me in Cherryton?" Alex asked. Judy nodded her head to say yes.

"I only found out you were here when I recognized you on stage. Your undercover act might be able to fool most animals, but I'll always be able to recognize you," Judy answered.

Alex shook his head in response. "I doubt it. I don't believe in coincidences. For some reason, fate has brought us back together," Alex told Judy.

"Then maybe I'm supposed to assist you with the investigation!" Judy realized.

Alex chuckled. "If things were different, I'd be glad to have you helping me find the culprit. But your face is kinda recognizable to those who might be familiar with your work, and I'm not sure how well you'd be able to pass off as your sister. For now, you should lie low and stay at your sister's house. But if an emergency arises, I'll definitely call you," Alex said.

Judy then laid down with him. "I've always wanted to try doing this at school," the police bunny giggled. Alex groaned.

"God, you bunnies and your hormones… Fine," Alex sighed. He hopped into the bed with Judy, and the two started to make out and lose themselves in each other. For Alex and Judy, it was pure bliss and love.

A sudden squeal jolted Alex out of bed. From the looks of it, Judy had been jolted awake by it too. The albino wolf looked up and saw Haru standing there with her mouth agape in shock.

"Oh my god. Is that your girlfriend?" Haru blurted out.

"I'm Elisa Hopps-" Judy began to say, before Alex cut her off.

"She knows, Judy. Yes, this is Judy Hopps. Judy, meet Haru," Alex introduced the two bunnies to each other.

Judy sprung up and landed on the gardening club building's floor, before extending her paw out to Haru. "It's nice to meet you. Alex told me that you remind him of me," Judy greeted. Haru blushed intensely, shaking Judy's paw gingerly.

"I've always looked up to you.. You're like my idol," Haru said. Judy beamed at the white dwarf rabbit.

"Thanks! Maybe we can get coffee together sometime, and you can tell me about yourself," Judy offered.

Haru squealed, and nodded yes excitedly several times. "I would love to!" Haru exclaimed. They exchanged phone numbers, and Alex smiled. Hopefully Judy would be a good influence on Haru.

Judy got up and got her outfit from last night back on. "Well, I'd love to stay and chat, but I've got to get going. Wouldn't want to cause an uproar," Judy said.

"Oh, of course! I understand," Haru responded. Judy left the gardening club in a hurry, and Alex followed suit, but not before waving goodbye to Haru.


Alex heads back to the 701 dorm, only to find the members of the dorm performing an act that utterly disgusts and mortifies him. What sort of action would evoke such a reaction from our wolf cop? Then, the story perspective shifts from focusing on Alex to Legosi for a little while! The gray wolf bumps into Haru in the lunchroom, and they begin to build their relationship!

Find out next time on BEASTARS: The Divergent Variable!

Chapter 16: Do You Have No Shame?! A New Relationship Blossoms!