After a very difficult day of work, Nick and Judy went back to the ZPD. They both walked in the reception, covered in dust and with a few scratches on their cheeks.
"Oh god..." Clawhauser dropped his spoon when he saw the couple "...wh-what happened to you, guys?" the cheetah quickly grabbed the phone.
"Don't worry, Ben...it's alright" Nick rested his paw on the bunny's shoulder before getting her closer to him.
"Okey..." he calmed down "...by the way, Bogo wants to see you"
The fox just nodded while Judy kept her gaze down. Then they walked to the buffalo's door before knocking.
A FEW MINUTES LATER...
The bunny slammed the door before starting walking through the corridors of the station.
"Carrots..." the fox went after her "...Carrots c'mere"
"Leave me alone, Nick" she tried to ignore him but after a few steps the fox was able to catch and stand in front of her.
"What's wrong, Judy?" he softly caressed her scratched cheeks, calming her down.
"It's not fair..." she did a little pout before holding the fox's paws "...he just can't move us away from the case like that"
"I know, Fluff..." he warmly smiled "...but maybe it's better this way"
"Hmm?" the bunny changed her expression.
"Yeah...we've been working all week and-"
"That's why!...this case is ours!" Judy began to walk again.
"Carrots..." they crossed the reception.
"Goodnight, Ben" the bunny said goodbye to Clawhauser before walking out of the station.
"G-goodnight..." the cheetah saw them leaving the station.
Judy was determined to keep walking, but it was raining, a lot.
"Let me take you home..." Nick rested his paws on her shoulders.
The bunny turned around and looked at the fox's glowing green eyes before taking a deep breath.
"See you tomorrow, Nick" she turned around and walked through the rain.
"Be careful, Carrots...or you'll catch a cold..." the words of the fox disappeared between the sound of the rain.
Nick stayed there until the figure of the bunny disappeared, then he got into his car and went back home.
THE NEXT DAY
The fox opened his eyes due to the annoying sunlight that came through his window, he lazily got out of bed and yawned a few times before getting in the bathroom. After a quick shower that finished waking him up, Nick put on his uniform and left his apartment. Before going to work, he decided to get some coffee for him and his partner. Then, he finally entered the station with a few coffees on a cardboard tray.
"Morning, Ben!..." the fox greeted the cheetah before offering him a drink "...coffee?"
"Thanks, Nick...I see you're in a good mood mood today" the cheetah smiled back.
"Yep..." he took a sip of coffee "...by the way, where's Judy?"
"Oh, she just called...apparently she's sick so I gave her the day free" said Clawhauser while checking his notebook.
"Sick?" coughed the fox.
"Yeah...a think it's a cold or something like that..." he thought out loud.
"Hmm..." Nick took a while to think "...guess I'll have to take the day free too"
"What?"
"Yeah, you know...someone will have to take care of her, no?"
"Mmm...and how do I know that this isn't just an excuse to spend the day with Judy?" smirked Clawhauser.
"Oh c'mon...I just wanna make sure she doesn't get worse" Nick tried to convince his friend while hiding his own blush.
"Okey..." the cheetah grabbed his notebook again "...but just for today" he remarked before writing down something.
"Thanks, Ben" said the fox before walking away as he wiggled his tail.
Meanwhile, the bunny was barely awake, she avoided the sunlight by covering her face with her ears and rolling the pillow around her head. Judy hated that feeling of weakness that kept her from getting out of bed. And it didn't get much better when her neighbors started their daily routine.
"JUDY!...YOU STILL HERE?" commented Pronx.
"YEAH...SHE DIDN'T EVEN MOVE" answered Bucky.
"Guys, I'm sick" the bunny stirred under the blanket.
"*GASP*...WE'RE SO SORRY, RABBIT" apologied one of the antelopes.
"DON'T YELL, HAVEN'T YOU HEARD SHE'S SICK?" said the other.
"THEN WHY ARE YOU YELLING?"
They were about to argue, like everyday, but the sudden sound of Judy's door opening interrupted them and made the bunny turn around.
"Nick?" she lazily tried to get up when she saw him, dressed with a white t-shirt and dark pants.
"*GASP*...IS THAT FOX" her neighbors tried to whisper.
"Hi, Carrots" Nick walked towards the edge of the bed and dropped a few bags.
The bunny stared at the fox with her cute purple eyes as he sat next to her, then, he checked her body temperature by resting his paw on her bunny's forehead.
"Nick..." Judy held Nick's paw while looking at his heart-warming face "...I'm sorry" said the bunny with a sad tone of voice before hugging the fox's neck.
"It's okey, Fluff..." his soft voice leaned her ears back.
"No...it's not..." they separated and shyly looked at each other's eyes "...I got angry without a reason and I didn't listen to you...I feel stupid"
"That's what you get for having a dumb bunny as a partner" smirked the fox before squeezing her cheeks.
Judy stared at Nick before noticing a few bags next to him.
"What you have there?" asked the bunny as she tried to get up again.
"Oh...some things I've brought for my sick little bunny..." Nick started rummaging until getting a few medicines out "...let me get some water"
The fox got up and walked to Judy's kitchen, he filled a glass of water and dissolved a tablet in it before handling it to the bunny.
"Thanks..." she took it as Nick sat down next to her again "...by the way..." Judy left the glass on her bedside table "...have you taken the day off just to be with me?"
"Besides of taking care of my favorite bunny, yes" he blushed the bunny's cheeks.
"Hmm...I don't deserve you"
"Of course you do, Carrots..." Nick caressed Judy's cheek with one of his claws "...now..." he got up again "...are you hungry?"
"Well...I didn't have dinner and breakfast...so, yeah"
"I'll start to cook then" he grabbed the bags and carried them to Judy's little kitchen.
"Cook what?" she felt with enough energy to sit on the bed and have a look at the fox's tail.
"It's a family recipe that my mum used to make me when I was sick" Nick started to prepare everything he needed.
"Mmm..." she got under the blanket again.
Judy observed how Nick placed all the ingredients on the counter and started cooking. He started humming a song they both know while chopping some vegetables and pouring them into the pot with the boiling water.
"You know, Fluff..." the fox turned around "...this is the only way I ate carrots as a cub" he smiled before focusing back on the cooking.
"Maybe now you can do it more often..." the bunny made Nick turn around and raised one of his eyebrows "...I mean..." she suddenly blushed.
"Hmm...I didn't know you have that kind of thoughts, Carrots" his voice made her blush even more.
"Shut up" she hugged the pillow.
The fox giggled as he kept cooking.
30 MINUTES LATER...
Nick poured the soup in two bowls and put them in a tray, then he walked back to the bunny's bed.
"Et voilà!..." he left the tray on Judy's knees before grabbing a bowl and a spoon "...is something wrong?" he noticed that Judy didn't move.
"Oh...no...its just that I'm still very tired and maybe I-" her tone of voice got lower.
"Do you want me to feed you?" asked Nick while putting his bowls on the tray.
"Well..." she tried to look away.
"It's okey, Fluff...remember I'm here for you" the fox grabbed another spoon and started feeding Judy.
"Mmm...it's delicious" the bunny's muzzle twitched.
"Glad you like it, Carrots...cause it's made with all my love" he warmly smiled before feeding her again.
Judy felt a sudden heat growing on her chest that made her tail shiver.
10 MINUTES LATER...
"It was great, Nick...thank you very much" they both finished eating.
"No need to thank me, Fluff" he got up with the tray and started washing the bowls.
Judy got comfy again without taking her eyes away from the fox. Once he was done, Nick knelt next to the bed and slowly began to fondle the bunny's ears.
"Hmm...you're not as fluffy as always" he took his time to feel the bunny's fur.
"Maybe it's because of the rain"
"Didn't you take a shower?" the fox slightly sniffed her.
"I was tired..." Judy grabbed Nick's paw and started caressing herself with it.
"Do you want me to prepare you a bath?" proposed the fox.
"A bath?...like with bubbles and that?"
"Yeah, give me a few minutes..." said Nick before grabbing his bag "...I'll be right back, sweetheart" he got into the bunny's small bathroom.
A few minutes later, the fox got of the bathroom, he closed the door quickly so Judy couldn't see anything. Nick walked up to the bunny and let her hug his neck before lifting her up.
"Close your eyes" Nick softly asked as he took a few steps towards the door.
"Why?" complained the bunny.
"Just close them" insisted the fox before opening the door.
"Can I open my eyes now?" asked Judy when a vanilla fragrance took over her twitchy nose.
"Not yet..." Nick carefully put her down and surrounded her waist with his paws "...now you can"
"Wow..." the bunny saw some aromatic candles and the bath full of foam "...wait, you had all this planned?"
"No time for questions, Carrots..." he softly pushed her towards the bathtub.
"Wait, I'll have to take my clothes off first, right?" she stopped his paws.
"Of corse, go ahead..." Nick crossed his arms as he lazily looked away.
"Nick..."
"What?...I'm not looking, I swear..." Judy did some gestures with the paw, telling him to turn around "...okey, but I thought you may needed some help too"
The bunny just giggled before taking her sleeveless shirt and yoga pants off and slowly getting in the bathtub.
"Mmm..." her ears leaned back "...okey, Slick...you can look now"
Nick turned around to see the bunny covered by a thick layer of foam that smell like fruits.
"Make sure you clean all your surface...I'll be outside, shout if you need me" said Nick before heading for the door.
"Aren't you gonna join me?" joked the bunny.
"Careful what you wish for, Fluff..." the fox managed to took of his shirt with a single move "...cause it could come true"
"Hmm?..." she could avoid having a quick look at Nick "...okey...you can leave" she hide her blush with the foam.
The fox got up with a smirk on his face before walking out of the room while whistling. Judy took a deep breath before closing her eyes and letting the mix of vanilla, fruits and a little bit of the Nick's scent helped her to relax.
Meanwhile, the fox decided to take a walk around the bunny's apartment before grabbing his bag again, but Judy's voice interrupted him.
"Nick!" she made the fox quick walked up the door.
"Is everything alright?" he peeked from the door.
"Y-yeah...it's just that I forgot to get clothes, could you get me some, please?"
"Oh...of course" Nick closed the door and rummaged between the bunny's drawers until getting a blue shirt and some pants, similar to the ones she had been wearing.
Then, he got back into the bathroom and left the clothes on a little stool.
"I leave them here" the fox smiled one more time before getting out.
Nick realized that he hadn't put his shirt on again, so he sat on the bed and put it on. Then the fox resumed his walk. While slightly looking through her bottom drawer he spotted a little box, Nick inspected it before opening it. The fox couldn't resist letting out a little smile when he discovered the bunny's little collection of photos of him. There were just a few photos of them together, but the majority were only of the fox. He felt how his heart melted as he looked at them.
"Nicky...could you come here?" asked the bunny from the bathroom.
"Yes, my dear?" he quickly opened the door.
"C-can you help me getting out?" Judy's cheeks got a little bit red when she saw the fox's eyes staring at her.
"Of course, sweetheart..." Nick grabbed a towel, extended it and looked away.
"Thanks..." the bunny got up, letting the water clear the foam and wrapped the towel around her "...mmm" she felt the fox's paws rubbing and drying her fur.
"Nnn...now you're fluffy enough" Nick surrounded her waist with his arms while nuzzling the top of the bunny's head.
"Ahng" Judy couldn't avoid moaning when the fox applied a few wet kiss on her neck.
The kisses kept going until she turned around to hug him too and the towel unintentionally fell.
"Hmm..." the bunny stuck to the fox to cover her naked body "...Nick" she called for help.
"Don't worry..." he ran his paw down her hips to get the towel "...your tail is fluffy too..." the predator tickled it before wrapping the bunny with the towel again "...there you go, put on your clothes...I'll be outside...waiting for you" his claw scratched her cheek before getting out.
Judy's legs began to shiver while her flustered cheeks got gray again, she finished drying her fur before dressing up and leaving the bathroom. The first thing she saw was the fox laying on the bed. The bunny took a few steps towards him before sitting on his lap, making Nick's ears lean back. Judy gently grabbed his paws and surrounded her with them before falling on the fox's chest. The bunny took a deep breath as she felt Nick's breathing on her chest, then, the predator smoothly began to run his muzzle around her fur.
"N-Nick..." she called his attention with a trembling tone of voice "...were you planning on spending the night?"
"Mmm..." the fox interrupted the kisses o answer "...I've brought a sleeping bag, just in case you wanted me to stay"
"Perfect" Judy took a big sniff of Nick's fur before falling asleep.
The fox observed the cute scene as he got comfortable enough to take a nap too.
A FEW HOURS LATER...
The bunny slowly opened her eyes to see the fox putting on his coat.
"Ngh...Nick..." Judy almost fell as she lazily tried to crawl to him "...where are you going?" she knelt and showed her cute and sad face.
"Ow...don't worry, sweetheart..." he squeezed her cheeks "...I'm just going for some dinner..." the fox calmed her down before kissing one of her cheeks and walking towards the door "...by the way, I've left my laptop on your bedside table, feel free to use it" winked Nick before leaving the bunny's apartment.
Judy immediately grabbed the fox's laptop and turned it on, the bunny found a few apps, but the she finally got into 'PetFlix'.
ALMOST AN HOUR LATER...
Judy was absorbed in the laptop screen when Nick suddenly opened the door, the fox was carrying a pair of plastic bags that left on the bed.
"Hello to you too, Carrots..." giggled the fox before sitting next to her "...what are you watching?" he tried to have a look, but the bunny suddenly closed the laptop.
"N-nothing...I was just checking some e-mails" Judy slowly tried to hide the laptop.
"Really?...c'mon let me see..." they both struggled for it until Nick managed to snatch it from her paws and open it "...wait...isn't this one of those documentaries...-"
Winter is the best time for foxes to mate, these predators can last more than 30 minutes when they are in heat and can be sexually active for 3 weeks straight-
Nick closed the laptop before looking at Judy, who had covered her face with her ears to hide his blushed face, the fox just raised one of his eyebrows and sat next to her.
"It's alright, Fluff...we're all a little bit curious" he caressed her ears.
Slowly, Judy leaned her ears back, uncovering her flustered face.
"There it is..." the fox stared at her purple eyes "...there's my cute sly bunny" he softly smooched her.
"Nick...stop...I'm so embarrassed" Judy lazily tried to push Nick away, but the fox made her fall back, getting on top of here.
"Okey...but then don't ask me to continue" the fox kissed her twitching nose before releasing her and getting up.
"What did you bring?" she looked at Nick with the cutest face he had ever seen.
"Mmm...oriental" he grabbed the bag as without looking away.
"Then why didn't you just order it?"
"Because this is too far away from the restaurant..." he got a few containers out "...and it probably would get cold before arriving"
"And...what do we have here?" the bunny looked at the few containers on her bed.
"Let me see...two veggie soups, noodles to share and some dumplings" he opened them one by one.
"It all looks great..." her mouth started watering.
"Here...the chopsticks" Nick handled them to the bunny before they both started to eat.
The couple enjoyed a tasty dinner before tidying everything up and get ready to sleep.
"We could watch a movie...or continue with the documentary if you prefer" smirked Nick as he got his bag.
"Grrr...no thanks...I rather rest a bit, maybe tomorrow I'm better" she stirred under the bedsheets.
"Okey...you're the boss" Nick took his shirt and pants off before deploying his sleep bag.
"A-are you gonna sleep like that?" said Judy while trying to not look at the fox's boxers.
"Yeah...why?" he knelt in front of the bunny.
"Oh nothing..." she got under the blanket again.
"Hmm..." the fox leaned to her and gave her a kiss on the forehead before slipping in his sleep bag "...goodnight, Judy" said Nick with his soft voice before turning the lights off.
A few minutes later a few raindrops started hitting the window, Judy was still awake and so was Nick. The bunny tried to calm the heat on her chest that was asking her to pounce on the fox and snuggle with him in his sleep bag but-
*KABOOM*
A huge thunder rebounded in her sensitive ears, scaring her and making her startle.
"Nick..." whispered the bunny.
"Hmmm?" growled the fox.
"Could you get up here?...please"
After struggling to get out of his sleep bag, Nick got in Judy's bed. The bunny immediately received him with a tight hug that the fox corresponded by wrapping his arms around her and smooching her ears. Judy took refuge in Nick's chest, she sank her cheeks on his fur as she surrounded the fox's neck with her shivering arms. The warm sensation of his partner's fur gave her confidence, maybe a little bit too much.
"Nick..." she whispered again.
"What do wan-" could say Nick before Judy joined their muzzles in a long and wanted kiss that drove them crazy.
The fox put her on top of him as his paws ran through her fur and their tongue played with each other. They took a few minutes to separate, the couple, panting, looked directly at their eyes before Nick could gently kisses her again as one of his claws played with the bunny's tail.
Judy went up to heaven before separating from the fox's lips and whispering his name, then, she fell asleep on Nick's naked chest. The predator just cuddled with her and got some sleep too.
THE NEXT DAY
"Mmm...looks like someone's sick" said Judy as she saw the fox covering him self with the blanket.
"That's why I didn't want to kiss you" complained Nick.
"Look at the bright side, it doesn't matter now..." the bunny hugged his waist.
Nick wiggled until getting face to face with Judy, he started at her with his green glowing eyes before squeezing her cheeks with both paws and devouring her lips without mercy.
"I love you so much, Judy" panted the fox as he hugged the bunny.
"I love you too, my dumb fox" answered Judy before melting their muzzles in another kiss.
FIN