AN: Hey guys! Guess who's got a chapter done! This guy! Yeah. I'm sorry about the delay. I was attacked not once, not twice but three times by real life. It was a merciless onslaught but I think I was able to pull through. *looks at hand with missing fingers.* But seriously I haven't had internet for the past three months. As soon as I was able to get it other stuff got crazy. I can't win for losing.
Real quick I gotta song suggestion for a little part in this chapter. I was actually listening to it and it formed the whole scene it's in. If you'd like; look up on YouTube 'Subnautica Soundtrack- Abandon ship [Extended mix]'. Play it whenever I mention the "particular" song.
Alright three and some change months late but better than never let's get this show on the road!
Enjoy!
Chapter 15
Grocery Hunting Mayhem
Chapter quote:
I just woke up one day and decided I didn't want to feel like this anymore, or ever again - so I changed. I had lots of excuses for not being able to change, but at the end of the day, they were excuses. Being able to change starts with your decision to change.
-unknown
Bonus quote!
I want to wake up at 2 am, roll over, see your face and know I'm right where I'm supposed to be.
-unknown
It was warm. Nick was warm and comfortable under his bed's sheets and blankets. The fox didn't know what time it was, nor did he care. He just knew he didn't want his sleeping to end. He was in that wonderfully awful stage of sleep between dreams and reality. Subconsciously he rolled over to his other side and was returning to the great land of dreams when he heard a buzzing sound, much like that of a fly, and felt a tickle in his ear.
Nick flicked his ear to try and rid it of the ghastly nuisance; much to his success. The buzzing stopped and the tickle quit…
For all of ten seconds. Out of frustration he sloppily swiped his paw at the disturbance. This time around the buzzing stopped but a tiny giggle replaced it. It too was quickly muffled.
Now completely awake Nick knew what was going on. So he stayed still and waited. The next time he heard the buzzing he reached out in a flash and grabbed the soft paw by his head. This caused a squeal to come from his assaulter. Nick pulled fast but at the same time gently on the paw until the person was dragged down to his level where he rolled himself on top of them and pinned their arms above their head.
When Nick at long last opened his eyes they met a pair of violet ones that stared up at him intensely. Silently he lowered his muzzle down next to Judy's ear. Her expression grew more nervous the closer he got. When his mouth was right next to her ear he spoke.
"Good morning Carrots. You do know it's rude to wake other mammals right?" as he whispered he could feel the rabbit shudder underneath him. Even though he couldn't see it Nick knew she was smiling.
Judy leaned her own head up to where her mouth was right next to his ear. "Well, Nick..." she breathed causing Nick's fur to puff out as goose bumps rushed across his body. "I got bored and you have nothing to do in your house. So I thought maybe we could go grocery shopping. Because you're out of granola again and I'm hungry." She relaxed back on to the bed and looked up at Nick with a confident smirk.
Still slightly poofy Nick stared down at the rabbit. There was a moment of silence as he thought. "Well… I don't see why not. But I get to shower first. Then I'll make us something to eat. But first I think you need to know what it's like to be tickled against your will."
Instead of smiling or trying to escape like he thought she would have, a look of pain crossed Judy's face. "Could you get off Nick you're starting to hurt my back and chest."
Nick practically flew off her, and the bed for that matter. "I'm sorry Judy! Did I hurt you?" Nick rushed over to the closet and pulled on a light blue button-up shirt and a gray pair of sweatpants' kind of an odd combo. "Do you need to go back to the hospital?" he asked.
Judy sat up and stretched her back producing an audible wet crackling popping grinding sound. "No Nick it's not that bad. I do think I might need another one of my painkillers."
"You haven't taken one yet?"
Nick turned; getting finished with buttoning up his shirt. Judy's eyes were drawn to the steadily shrinking patch of cream colored fur on his chest. Catching herself staring she looked down at her paws resting in her lap. "No, I don't like how I get loopy when they're in my system."
Doctor Stone had prescribed Judy codeine to help with her pain. And two of its worst side effects were drowsiness and 'loopiness' as Judy put it. It wasn't an official side effect; the drug affected everyone differently. Judy often said it was like being drunk or really buzzed.
"I know you don't like it Carrots. But I don't want to see you in pain. Just take one instead of two."
Judy rolled her eyes and got off the bed. "Fine."
The pair would be out of the hospital for four weeks in three days. Both were still in the process of healing up. It had been interesting; staying together and being around each other around the clock. Almost all of their around the house habits were completely opposite. Judy liked to get up early and Nick didn't. She liked to take longer showers and Nick was in and out in five minutes or less. Nick was a good cook and made most of the meals, most of it being really simple anyway. Not that Judy was bad in the kitchen. She could make simple things just not five-star meals.
Over the hours and days they sat and didn't really do much, or they'd talk and tease like normal. The TV was regularly used. Nick had an old gaming system with a few old games in a box in his closet alcove. Most of them were more puzzle games with a lot of thinking involved to finish them. Judy did find them fun; just not like Nick did, it didn't help that he'd already finished most of them. That wasn't all that Nick had in his small collection. He had Super Bash Mammals and the Jak series which were some of Judy's favorites when she was little. He had the whole collection, which had three games Judy didn't even know existed. Since it was only one player they had been taking turns working on it based on whenever they'd die in the game.
Another frequently visited topic was what they were going to do about revealing how they felt for each other. They'd talked and talked about it. Debated on whether they should try and keep it as secret as possible especially from the public. Which was ultimately going to fail, it already was actually. Since Clawhauser had posted about it on Furbook new articles had started popping up across the web about the rumored subject. Luckily it hadn't gone viral or hit the news, yet.
The only other option they had was to put the rumors to rest and tell the truth. But was it worth the risk? It would for sure put a huge target on their backs. Them being on the public face of the ZPD didn't help in this case. They had notoriety and that meant everyone knew who they were. Not a good combo when they had targets on their backs.
They also wondered what their parents would think. Judy already knew her mom was fine with it, but her dad was another story completely. Judy wondered what Nick's mother would think. She'd met Marian shortly after Nick graduated. She was a wonderful mammal and Judy loved being around her. She already treated her and Nick like they were a couple. So maybe she didn't mind? They'd sure find out.
Nick walked through the short hallway and tossed his previous day's clothes in the washing machine that was off to the side. Once out in the main room, he retrieved Judy's medicine bottle from the top of the fridge and waited for Judy to catch up. Not long after she appeared out of the hall still in her green apple carrot themed pajamas.
Nick handed her a single pill. "Alright don't do anything crazy like sneak out for coffee or something, again."
"Yeah laugh all you want Slick Nick. It is not my fault you don't have a coffee maker. I mean you practically live off that stuff how can you not have a coffee maker?"
A few weeks ago after Judy had taken her morning dose of painkiller, this time two pills because she was hurting a lot more. She had decided in her buzzed state that she wanted some coffee and had tried to sneak out the window so Nick wouldn't know where she'd gone.
Nick had been in the shower when he'd gotten a call from a friend at the Snarlbuks down the street asking him to come and pick up the drunken rabbit and pay for the coffee she'd drunk.
Nick had shown up soaking wet and only in a pair of sweatpants that Judy adamantly claimed over and over he had on backwards. First, she'd giggled at him and made a few jokes, and then she complained as he carried her back to the house over his shoulder.
"To answer your question Miss Fluff, I don't have a coffee maker because it makes it so I can have coffee with you every morning." Nick turned and started heading for the bathroom at the edge of the kitchen.
"What about on our off days? We weren't always together." Judy argued playfully.
"I don't know how you forget but it was quite the contrary. We would, and still do spend as much time together as possible." He snorted a laugh. "And we wondered why everyone thought we were already a couple." He laughed.
Judy started giggling along. "Yeah, how could we have not seen it?"
"Your answer is as good as mine Carrots." The sound of his voice was interrupted by the door to the bathroom closing; separating them.
Judy stared at the door for a moment before meandering to the living room, which was right on the other side of the kitchen counter. She sat down and didn't know what to do. Maybe she could try to beat that really hard to figure out puzzle in one of Nick's games. "No probably shouldn't. I got pretty angry last time."
So she just sat and listened to the shower running and to Nick who was humming some tune she didn't know. Right as she was about to nod off her phone rang jarring her back to full wakefulness. Upon retrieving the device from the counter and unplugging it Judy saw it was her mom.
Hitting the green answer button Judy smiled. "Hey, Mom!"
"Hi, Bun-bun. How are you?" Bonnie asked happily.
"Oh, I'm doing fine. I'm just," A yawn interrupted her. "tired."
"You sure you're doing alright? How has your back been?" Judy rolled her eyes at her mother's cliché concern.
"Yes mom, I'm just fine. Nick has been taking good care of me."
"How is Nick dear? You're not giving him too much trouble, are you? I know how you get on codeine." She teased.
"Can we please drop the wisdom teeth thing? I already said I was sorry like a million times."
"Try telling Danny and his friends that. You know Tucker and Jazz still tease him about how his little sister 'arrested' him."
Judy facepalmed and groaned. "Alright we've had this same conversation too many times; time for a new one! What's happening there, anything interesting? How's Dad doing?"
"Alright Bun Bun I'll drop it this time." Her mother laughed. After a second of thought, Bonnie spoke again. "Well it's almost September and everyone here is gearing up for the harvest. Your father has been working on the yellow combine getting it ready for the south bean fields. It's been giving him some troubles. So he's been working on it in advance so nothing is unharvested come the first heavy snows."
When Judy was still working for her family she had always loved driving the heavy equipment. Whether it was a combine a swather or a multipurpose tractor with one of its many different attachments. She loved the change on the land she could see once she had passed. And it was the closest thing she could imagine driving a tank would be like. It was one of the few jobs she actually liked to do on the farm. All the rest of them were just that; jobs.
"We're also planning on doing our final cutting of hay right around Thanksgiving. It's been a wet year so we've gotten four cuttings!"
"Wow, really Mom?" On a good year the Hopps usually only got two cuttings.
Bonnie hesitated for a second. "Are you and Nick still coming down here for Thanksgiving?"
"Yeah, mom we're still planning on coming down. Ooh, maybe I could teach him how to run one of the tractors! This is going to be great!"
"Don't go getting too excited, you don't want to scare him away."
"Oh, rubbish and poppycock! That fox is too stubborn to run." Judy laughed and Bonnie joined. After a moment and they were settled down Judy broke the short silence. "So… have you told Dad about me… and Nick?"
"Well, I have been asking him questions that make him think about what you'd want. Like what would he think if you got a boyfriend? I asked him that last night. That's actually why I called. He was elated! He started asking who he is; and when you are going to bring him home, the whole nine yards!"
"Well did you tell him?" Judy asked anxiously. Her heart started hammering in her chest and seconds seemed to triple in length.
"No, I didn't. That's something you're going to have to take up with him dear. I did tell him you were serious about this relationship and that he made you happy. But that's all; the rest is up to you."
"Ugh, Mom why can't you just clue him in?"
"It's not my place; it's yours. And that's all on the matter. Now, what have you been doing over the last couple weeks?" Of course Bonnie changed the subject. Judy decided to leave it in favor of getting scolded for being a coward.
"Well not much just sitting around, sleeping and playing a few games with Nick. He's really hard to beat at chess. I still haven't been able to do it. We're getting low on food I can eat so we're going to make a supply run to the store later today."
"Well, you be careful, alright. Don't forget to put on your brace I don't want you hurting yourself again. Don't roll your eyes! I'm serious." Judy stopped mid-eye roll and looked at the blank phone screen. It wasn't a muzzle time call so how did her mom know- "I have 276 kits, Judy, I know when they're going to roll their eyes at me." As if to prove her point there was a loud crash in the background. "Speak of the devil. I got to go see what that was. You take care alright? Let me know if Nick needs more blueberries. Bye Bun Bun, love you!" And the blip sound told Judy the call was over.
"Ugh, bye mom, love you too." She mumbled.
"Feeling moody instead of loopy today Carrots?" Nick spoke up right behind her ears. Judy openly shrieked and dived for the floor and crawled under the coffee table to the other side.
Once she was standing again Judy whirled on Nick. "You, you big dumb dumb, dummy head!" She yelled and repeatedly punched one fist into her palm. "I swear if you ever do that again I'll I'll! I don't know right now! But you won't like it!"
This entire show of anger Nick didn't see. As soon as Judy had kamikazed off the couch he had started laughing so hard he wasn't able to keep his balance and had slowly fallen to the floor.
"Shut up Nick you don't get to laugh," Judy said as she walked around the couch and looked at Nick on the floor. Not heeding her words Nick kept laughing. This caused Judy's foot to start thumping the floor at a dangerous speed. But still, Nick kept chuckling.
His laughing was infectious because Judy was having a hard time keeping herself contained. Desperately she tried one last threat. "If you don't stop, uh, I'll tell my mom to stop sending the blueberries." She couldn't help how unconvincing it sounded and worse yet the small snort of a laugh at the end. Within fifteen seconds Judy's giggles joined Nick's.
After several minutes of giggling and then catching their breath, Nick and Judy picked themselves up and embraced. Nick rubbed Judy's ears affectionately. "I don't believe you Fluff not for a second. Your mom would still send those blueberries regardless of what you said."
"Yeah, I know. So what are you going to make for breakfast?"
Nick entered the kitchen opened a cabinet and produced a can. "What do you think about some quick grits?"
"That sounds great!" It had been a long while since Judy had any hot cereals.
"Could you go pick up the mail? I'm expecting something, rather important. I'll get this started." Nick said as he pulled out a pot.
"Alright, I'll be right back." Judy turned around swiped Nick's keys off the counter and headed for the door. The mailboxes were at the end of the hall. It was still relatively early, in Nick's terms, so most people were already out to work or home from the night shift sleeping.
Judy strolled down the hall happily. Once there she inserted a brass key into box 7 which opened. After retrieving the stack of paper Judy closed the small door and started shuffling through it. "Junk, junk, trash, newspaper, fancy cat magazine, trash, urgent…" In her paw Judy held an envelope that had the words 'URGENT OPEN IMMEDIATELY' printed in red across it. Without thinking about it Judy used her small claw to open the envelope and pulled out the paper. It read:
'Mr. Wilde
This is an eviction notice. After falling behind on your rent for several months and being unable to pay up you are being evicted from the living space. You have two weeks to leave the premise. That or you can you pay the rent like we agreed, fox.
—Lori Fuller'
Judy carefully folded the letter back up and put it back in its envelope. It made sense now, it all made sense now! Why Nick didn't want to pay for meals much anymore. The reason he had budget food items. And most of all probably why he still only had the same style of clothes he'd been wearing when they first met. But that could just be her overreacting. It all made sense now! And it made Judy feel sick. Nick was really struggling to make ends meet.
Judy slowly started walking back to Nick's door. On the way, she thought out loud. "How can I help him? This can't continue like this. If he gets kicked out he'll have nowhere to live. Maybe he could live with me. No, no that definitely won't work not with the Bucky and Pronk show. Maybe I… could move… in with him…" Judy stopped in front of Nick's door and trailed off as the gravity of what she had just said hit her like a brick. Would Nick want to live with her? Was their relationship ready for that? Were they going too fast?
On autopilot, Judy opened Nick's door and padded inside. Once on the other side, she saw Nick just finish placing bowls on the counter. "Well was there anything interesting, any blueberries? He winked at Judy but his smile fell away when he saw her worried and nervous face. "What's wrong?" All Judy did in reply was pass the envelope to Nick.
Nick took the package already knowing what was inside. He was about to tare it open when he saw it already had been. He looked up at Judy and was going to ask but she beat him to it.
"Nick, I want to move in with you. I know we're still new to this." She motioned between herself and Nick. "I know it could be too soon. But I, I think we're ready to take this step. It's your choice Nick; I won't be upset if you don't want to."
Nick was quiet for a second just trying to comprehend what he'd just heard. 'Where in the world did she get this from?' looking down at the opened envelope answered his question.
Once again Judy was trying to help him and make his life better. She was ready to take the next step, but was he? It was a question he didn't even need to ask, he knew. Yes, he was ready to take the plunge. Nick gently set the envelope and letter down on the counter and rested his fingers on it.
"You know Carrots I've been telling you to get a bigger apartment since we met. But here I am, silly me; with a nice big one that just feels like it's missing something, or maybe someone... It does get a little lonely around here and I think some good company would do me some good."
Judy's smile was so big it might as well have gone from ear to ear. "Really Nick, you mean it?" He nodded. Judy took in a huge breath and her eyes started to glisten. Almost as if he could read her mind Nick knelt down and opened his arms. As fast as her padded feet could carry her Judy rushed into his embrace almost knocking them to the floor.
They stayed there basking in the happy moment and the love they felt for each other. But the moment was interrupted as the pot of grits boiled over snapping crackling and popping as it hit the burner. In an instant, Nick was at the stove stirring the pot and turning down the flame. When the contents were under control again he turned around to Judy, who was standing right behind him.
"Come here." She grabbed his tie and gently pulled his head to hers where she kissed him softly on the lips. He was quick to kiss her back. Too soon the sweet action was over. When Judy pulled away she nuzzled Nick affectionately. "I love you, Nick." She murmured.
It was like a drug how those words made Nick feel. He felt wanted, trusted, valued and loved; all things that Nick hadn't sincerely felt in years. Feelings he had learned to hide and ignore. He was the only one that cared and even that he'd stopped doing. But not anymore that was a past life, it was over and his new life was still beginning and changing for the better. He was beyond happy to be taking this next step with his bunny by his side.
"I love you too." Dropping to his knees Nick hugged Judy again. "Thank you. For everything you do. Don't ever stop being you." Judy nodded into his shoulder as she held him back tightly.
After another intimate moment together Nick and Judy stepped apart and smiled at each other. "Alright, Carrots the grits are almost done. You go sit down and I'll add the sugar to them and be right over." Judy did as asked and went and sat at the card table they used as a kitchen table. "So what are you going to do about your lease at the Grand Pangolin in Arms?" Nick asked as he poured some sugar into the pot.
"We'll just have to go over there today and get my stuff and close my lease. It is almost the end of the month anyway."
"You mean we're going to move you over here today; all your stuff?"
"Yeah, I don't have much. Just clothes, a microwave, my bedding, the desk and whatever's inside it. That's it! I mean we could put ninety present of it in garbage bags to move it. It'll be easy." She explained excitedly.
Nick walked over with two bowls in paw and sat one in front of Judy and another at his spot before he plopped down as well. "Alright, we'll stop there before we go to the store."
"Ooh, this is so exciting! I can't wait." Judy said happily. Nick just smiled as he started eating his food.
Twenty minutes later the pair, now well fed, were walking down to Nick's car. Judy was dressed in a dark green plaid shirt and jeans. While Nick had changed into a pair of khakis. Judy was happily bouncing and skipping as she hummed to herself. After she was out the front doors and seated in the LTD did she speak.
"Hey, Nick did you ever get the damage to your car fixed? You know when we chased…" she trailed off. But her message came in loud and clear.
"Oh yeah I talked to Bogo about it and he said he'd take care of it. This is actually the first time I've been in here since that night." The car had been delivered about a week back when the precinct mechanic was finished working on it. Nick peeled a large sticky note off the steering wheel. He read it out loud to Judy who was looking at the dictionary-sized paper.
"We installed a few upgrades hope you don't mind. Bogo just says not to use the siren and lights unless you really need to. The radio has been upgraded as well. Hope this helps in the future. Sincerely, Officer James Graves."
"What does he mean siren and lights? Also isn't Officer Graves the one that answered your radio call that night?" Judy asked.
"Yeah he was, he even visited us while we were in the hospital, remember?" Judy shook her head. Her memories from then were still a little foggy.
Nick set the note aside and looked around. On the dash, there were two new knobs. They even matched the style of all the others. One said 'Lights' and the other 'Siren' "No way… They wouldn't." Nick pulled the knob labeled 'lights' and saw a hidden light bar at the top of the windshield start flashing red and blue. "They outfitted my car to be an undercover cop car!"
"That's so cool! Why do you think Bogo did that?" Judy asked.
"Well let's see. First, we arrest one mayor then we cause city-wide uproar, then we arrest another mayor, all of this without support or help. Now fast forward a year and a half we're uncovering conspiracies left and right. I think this is a little overdue." Nick finished by pushing in the knob shutting the lights them off.
Judy laughed and tried to box Nick's shoulder but was barely able to reach. "Fine fine you win. This is overdue."
Nick and Judy arrived at the latter's apartment around fifteen minutes later. When Judy unlocked the door and walked in the first thing she noticed was the layer of dust that rested over everything.
"I can't believe it's been almost two months since I've been here." She murmured to herself.
"Yeah, time flies. I just wish that date of ours could have gone better."
"Me too Nick." A dreamy look materialized on her face as she continued. "With the way you were dancing with me and the way things were going… right before we were interrupted. You know I would have kissed you right there and then if you would have been able to tell me how you felt?" She walked over to the desk and hit a button on her alarm clock which started playing music "But that's in the past, for now, let's focus on the present!" She declared happily.
So they started packing. They started with the clothes; which there weren't very many of. Judy yelled at Nick when he started unpacking her underwear drawer. Which he countered by saying that he'd already been through it whenever she'd asked him to retrieve some of her stuff. It ultimately ended in her blushing really brightly and not looking at Nick.
Pictures were taken down clothes folded and bagged up and bedding stripped from the bed. Even Judy's stuffed bunny collection was carefully bagged away. Nick had to point out that she also had a fox one, which resulted in more blushing. They were nearing the end of the job when a particular song started playing on Judy's clock.
"Abandon Ship, this is one of my favorite songs Nick!" after the song had been playing for several second Judy couldn't stay still and was dancing around the room to the heavy bass. When the chorus started she grabbed Nick's paws. "Come on Nick dance with me." Before he even knew what was happening they were dancing spinning and bouncing around the room. Together they narrowly dodged bags, a couple of boxes and even the microwave.
Nick saw how happy Judy was. Saw how bright her smile was, it still lit up his world. This was what he wanted, for her to be happy. He loved the way she moved and the way her eyes seemed to glow with life, energy, and joy. He would never leave her side. He would be there for her for as long as he was alive. Through hell and high water, not even the end of the world could separate them.
The room was spinning around them but they didn't focus on that. Their eyes remained locked the entire time. Their breathing began to synchronize; as did their movements. And the room remained a blur. Again the bass solo came and they broke apart Judy hopping and dancing to the music and the beat. Nick found himself dancing along with her; goofy moves and all.
Once again the chorus began to start and they came together and started dancing as one; the beat leading them on. Judy looked up and time seemed to slow down in her eyes. Nick's emerald eyes were locked with hers. They burned with life and affection. Here she was dancing in her soon to be old apartment with her best friend, her fox. She really was taking this step. It wasn't another dream she would have to wake up from. The thought brought a surreal feeling over her before time started to move again. She would be by his side till the day she died. Nothing would come between them.
Their spinning grew faster and they got closer as the song drew to its end. The beat was in their ears and they could feel it in their chests, even though the song itself wasn't playing loud. And when it seemed the beat and chorus couldn't get any more intense they dropped off with one final note and the song was over.
Together Nick and Judy stood still in the middle of her bare apartment. They held each other close as they caught their breath from the exertion. Still huffing Nick broke the silence.
"I didn't know you were into electro music Carrots. I thought you liked Gazelle."
"I still do. But I like this kind of stuff too. It gives me a sorta energy; so it makes good working music. I used to listen to it every time I'd run a tractor during haying season back home. That reminds me. Do you still want to come home with me for Thanksgiving?"
"Of course Fluff I'd love to." Nick picked up a couple of the black bags. "Come on let's get this loaded up." Judy nodded and grabbed a bag herself and they headed out the door.
"So is that what you and your mom were talking about this morning?"
Judy threw the bag over her shoulder with a grunt. "Yeah, she was telling me that they'd be haying when we're visiting. Everyone in the community helps each other out during harvest. It's a busy time but there are festivals and potlucks. And with it being almost Thanksgiving there's the Carrot Days festival too. So there's a lot to do."
They continued talking as they descended the stairs. "Sounds like fun. Say do you think your dad would mind if I drove one of the tractors? I think that'd be fun to learn to do."
"The more help the better. I'll probably be teaching you if you'd like." Judy smiled over at him.
Nick returned her smile. "Sure I don't mind. It'd be nice to spend some alone time with you." He waggled his eyebrows.
"Nick, we already spend every day together and neither of us really ever leave the house. So what's your point?" She winked at the stunned fox.
Once they reached the lobby Judy asked if Nick could take her bag the rest of the way. Saying her back was getting sore and that she needed to talk to her landlady. Immediately Nick obliged and took the bad from her paws and continued to the car. Whenever the fox returned he found Judy where he'd left her.
"What happened?" he asked.
"Nothing, I just returned my keys and tried to pay my rent. But she wouldn't accept it. She said that she'd heard about what happened and since I haven't been here since then; not to worry about it."
"Are you going to miss it, living here?" Nick asked as they ascended the stairs.
"Yeah, a little. This was my first home. I earned the money to be here. I've never done that before so I'll always remember it. I do have to admit that I am going to miss the complimentary delousings. I think I'm due to get one."
"Oh, so that's why I see you scratching so much now. That's probably why I've been so itchy lately. You know you rub all over me when you sleep. Oh no, I've got rabbit cooties! Someone help me! I've been infected by the fluff!" Judy rolled her head back and laughed, and soon Nick joined in.
"Shut up Nick you know you love it."
"Indeed I do Fluff. I love ya."
Judy sat down in the passenger seat of the car letting out a breath of relief. She turned around and looked at her and Nick's handy work. The back seat was full of bags of clothes with a desk. The rest of her belongings were in the trunk.
The driver's door opened and Nick slid into his seat. "Well, Carrots that's the last of it. You ready to go?"
Judy was about to nod when the doors to her old apartment building opened drawing her attention. When she looked over she saw Bucky and Pronk walking towards them.
"Are you leaving Judy?" Bucky asked.
"Yeah, I'm gonna go live with Nick." She answered.
Pronk scratched his neck. "We just wanted to say goodbye and good luck. So… good luck."
"Aww, thanks, guys. I'll see you two around. Try to be quieter; I don't wanna have to arrest you for a noise disturbance."
"Will do bunny cop." They said in unison. They waved as Nick drove away.
As soon as the window was rolled up Nick spoke. "They aren't going to quiet down are they?"
Judy shook her head with a serious look on her face. "No, no they are not. I just hope it's not us that gets called into breakup one of their arguments."
"You wanna bet?"
"Nick no not now. I actually need another one of my pills. I overdid it back there."
"Carrots I told you I could handle the desk myself. But no; you just had to help." Nick pulled a baggie out of his shirt pocket. "Here, that's two today. Don't go getting all silly on me now." Judy nodded before she swallowed the pill.
And on they drove in silence. Nick was heading to a local store called Blair's. They served both predator and prey of the small and medium-size class. Their prices were fair according to Nick. Judy had never been there before. So, of course, she insisted they'd go there specifically. It wasn't far, only about ten minutes away. And the time passed quickly. Before either knew it they were walking through the automatic doors.
"Alrighty, Carrots what do we need to get stocked up on?"
Judy put a paw to her chin in thought. "Humm fruit vegetables and orange juice. You ran out yesterday morning."
"And whose fault is that." Nick jabbed.
"Well, I'm sorry I got thirsty. It's not my fault we need liquid to survive." Judy parried. "We also need more tortillas." Nick rolled his eyes and grabbed a cart.
They strolled the store looking for anything they might need. The first place they stopped was the produce section. Judy led Nick around as she checked how ripe various fruits and vegetables were. But before they made it all the way through the section Judy started slowing down. Nick was at her side in no time placing his paw on her shoulder helping to support her.
"You alright Fluff? You're slowing down a little."
Judy reached up to her shoulder and held Nick's paw. "I'm just getting tired Nick. I'll be alright."
"You sure? You know you could ride around in the cart if you'd like."
"And look like a little kid? No thank you."
"What I'd bet you'd like it. It'd be like a carnival ride. It's a fox-sized cart and you are rather small. It's a perfect fit!"
"Nick I said no and that's the end of it." Judy made to keep walking but suddenly was in the air. "Nick! What are you doing?! Put me down!"
"I'm sorry Carrots but you're walking around like you've had too many drinks. I'm not going to have to pick up a stack of apples because you decided to rest against them." He carried her over to the shopping cart and plopped her into the child seat.
Judy crossed her arms and looked anywhere but at Nick. "This is so humiliating." She said lowly.
"Don't worry Fluff it'll be fun. You just let me know if there's anything you see that we need."
Judy didn't respond so Nick kept getting stuff he liked to eat. Like cherry tomatoes and a forest of broccoli. He also grabbed a carton of strawberries and a bouquet of flowers for Judy. He knew she loved to snack on them. He saw her eye the fruits for a second before she went back to pouting.
After the produce section, Nick pushed the cart to the canned goods aisle where he picked up some tomato soup and some cream of mushroom. He hated mushrooms but he knew Judy didn't. She was just weird like that.
Next was the chips and cereal aisle. Kind of an odd combo, but he didn't run the store. He was just browsing when Judy tugged on his sleeve. "Hey, Nick. Could you maybe get some Peanut Butter Bunnies? I, they're my favorite."
"Of course my dear Carrots," Nick replied in a teasing manner. He crossed to the other side of the aisle and grabbed a box of the peanut butter and chocolate flavored cereal. "I guess we're going to need some milk for these too?" Judy nodded in reply.
Nick handed Judy the box and the change in her attitude was like a light coming on. "Have you ever had these Nick? They're so good! I never really liked them when I was little but for some reason, I do now." And on she went as Nick left the aisle.
"You know we need to get you a coffee maker, and some coffee too. You can't have a coffee maker without coffee to put in it. That's just wrong. You should know this you seem to worship the stuff every morning. Ooh, we need some of those!"
Nick looked over where she was pointing and just about passed out from shock. Judy was pointing at several different brands of potpies. Nothing weird other than they all had poultry in them.
"Um, Judy I don't think you can eat those… um…safely." Nick tried to reason.
"Nonsense I eat chicken all the time!" she declared loudly.
Nick put a paw to his face. What have I done? "Alright, Carrots if you say so." After retrieving two pies from the freezer Nick hurried on. Next was the baking aisle. They didn't even make it half way through before Judy was begging Nick to get a box of plain vanilla cake mix.
"Please Nick. It'll be so good. I'll even make it so you don't have to."
"I'm sorry Carrots I don't want my kitchen to become a war zone so no. I'll be the one making this." He shook the box he was holding. Before they left Judy snagged a can of vanilla frosting without Nick noticing.
Twelve more isles came and went. Every single one had at least one thing on it that Judy wanted. Be it tortillas, soda pop, cookies, bean burritos and even a package of rags compressed into different shapes. Thankfully the only things Nick budged on were the tortillas and burritos.
"Alright Carrots we're going to go check out then we get to go home! Time for you to get out of the cart."
"Aww, Nick I don't want to walk." She slurred 'walk' pretty badly.
"I don't care. Come on" He grabbed her under the arms and lifted her small weight out of the cart. Once on ground level again Judy stood and looked at Nick like he'd just betrayed her. Nick held out his paw to her which she took with her own. Once again her mood was instantly brighter. His fingers engulfed her own forming a protective shield around her paw. She liked it. It made her feel safe.
On the inside of Nick's apartment muffled voices could be heard outside the door. "No not that one Carrots the other gold one. Yes yes that one! No the other one. The one with the house shaped top. No that's round, square, that's a triangle, yes that one right there! Now unlock the door. The other lock; the top one. That's still the bottom one. Your key's upside down. Turn it around, no the pointy end, yes that way. Now make that part go down. Perfect! Now turn it. No the other way. Yes yes! That's good open the door."
At last, the door opened and Nick stumbled in with both paws filled with shopping bags. Rushing to the kitchen he carefully deposited them on the floor. Judy waltzed into the house with Nick's keys in her paw.
"That was hard Nick."
Nick turned around and looked at Judy and shook his head. "Yeah tell me about it. It's not like I have to take care of a crazy rabbit that is driving me crazy right now."
They'd stopped to eat a late lunch at the deli down the road. Which was an escapade in itself. He'd never doubt how many lettuce wraps Judy could eat in two minutes again. Nick shuttered at the memory. She could win contests with that eating speed.
"Who are you talking about Nick? Want me to beat them up?" She punched one paw into the other in an adorable and almost threatening manner. Nick almost burst out laughing at her response and auction.
"No, it's alright Judy. They're *snort* they're not causing any troubles. Now while I put this stuff away," Nick walked over and opened a drawer and pulled out a deck of cards. "Why don't you build me a house of cards?" He handed the pack to Judy. She went into the living room to get to work.
That'll keep her busy for a while. He snickered was it mean? Maybe. Was it funnier than Judy's carrot themed underwear? Beyond funny. Nick shook his head and got to work. He sorted through all the stuff they'd gotten and placed each object in its respective place.
After that was done he went back out and started retrieving Judy's bags of clothes. Carrying four bags at a time resulted in only one trip. After carrying them up he started hanging the contents in his closet alcove.
It was a strange feeling to be filling a space that was once his own with someone else's belongings. It wasn't a bad feeling, no not at all. He wanted the space filled. It was a good but strange feeling.
After carrying up the desk Nick placed it next to his own desk. Sorting through more bags Nick placed some pictures on it alone with her lamp. Nick left Judy's other pictures on the desk as well she could decide where she wanted to hang them up later. The last thing Nick did was put Judy's accursed alarm clock on her nightstand.
When Nick reemerged from the bedroom, now with some lazy clothes on, he found Judy's masterpiece, which was just a messy pile of cards. "What happened Fluff?" he asked the angry looking rabbit on the couch.
"I can't build a house of cards." She grumbled after a second she looked up at Nick as a puzzled expression came to her face. "Nick, why is your shirt on backwards?"
Nick silently groaned. Not this again. "Carrots my shirt is not on backwards. It's still on the right way."
"Then why isn't there any picture on the front?"
"It's just a plain white tee shirt. See?" he pulled on the piece of cloth to help prove his point. That was when he saw the tag of the shirt in the front. "Oh come on! That's no fare! These shirts are too comfortable to tell when they're on backwards!"
Judy rolled around on the couch laughing as Nick took the shirt off and turned it around. "I I *gasp* told you it was on backwards!" She started laughing harder.
Nick sat down next to her. "Har har very funny Carrots."
"Yeah, it is." She laughed. Nick didn't respond. "Oh come on Nick don't be mad. I do it too sometimes." She whispered.
Nick sighed. "Yeah right. You take too much care to do that."
"No, it's true! I actually have to remind myself every morning to check to see if I got my uniform tights on the right way."
"So you mean to tell me that you've worn your pants on backwards to work. Even with the knee pads?" This was capturing his interest.
"I hate to admit it but yes, I've worn my pants on backwards to work on more than one occasion. They're just so comfortable I can't tell." She giggled at her own funny story. "Also my knee pads can come off separately."
Nick let his own laugh escape his muzzle. "Fine, I guess we're both guilty." Judy nodded happily. "Well, what do you want to do now?"
"I don't know. What do you want to do?"
"Wanna watch a movie?"
"Sure, what you got?"
Nick got up and walked to the movie shelf. "Let me see… I've got the Wolverine?"
"Nah I don't want to watch Hugh Jackalman."
"The Stand?"
"No something less dark."
"Alright how about The Sixth Sense?"
"I said less dark!" Nick chuckled.
"The Hobbit?"
"No, I probably won't make it through all the movies. I'll be asleep halfway through the fourth one."
"The Godfather?"
"That's funny Fru Fru says that's like her dad's mob boss handbook."
"That's kind of scary. Alright, how about Elysium?"
"What's that about? I've never seen it."
Nick pulled the movie from the shelf. It was still in its protective plastic coating. "I don't know I just got this one."
"Put it in let's watch it!"
Nick and Judy sat on the couch listening to the end credits play. Nick was relaxing next to an armrest while Judy was lying down with her head resting on his thigh. She was absentmindedly playing with Nick's tail which was covering her like a blanket. Nick was returning the favor by gently massaging her ears.
The movie was about a fox named Max. He lived in a place where there were two different kinds of people. The rich and wealthy who lived on a massive space station called the Elysium and all the rest of the populous who lived on the overpopulated and ruined earth.
"You know Max reminds me a lot of you Nick," Judy said quietly.
"He does now, how so? It isn't just because he's a good looking fox like me, is it?"
"Well, he wasn't always a law abating person. He just wanted to get through life without trouble. But in the end, he gave everything so everyone else could live better lives. He had a good heart even if it didn't always show on the outside."
"Wow, I'm that great am I? And I'm good looking. No wonder I can't get rid of you."
Judy shoved Nick's leg "Shut up Nick! You ruined the moment."
"No, I didn't." He leaned down and kissed the bunny between her big purple eyes. "Oops, I missed. Let me try again." Taking another shot Nick kissed Judy's pink nose. Which started twitching a mile a minute. "There's something wrong with me today. Alright, third time's a charm!" This time Judy leaned up and met him halfway.
As she reclined again Nick followed her down not breaking contact once. Judy's small paws reached up and she started running her fingers through Nick's fur. Nick gently grabbed one of her paws and ran his thumb over her fingers while his other reached down and cupped her cheek.
When they pulled apart it wasn't by much; their lips were still almost touching. "I guess you didn't ruin it that bad. You are pretty great and good looking."
"Well if I'm good looking and great then you're gorgeous and magnificent," he whispered back.
Judy's ears began turning red and her face started to feel hot. "Shut up and kiss me again you dumb fox!" Nick didn't need to be told twice. He leaned forward and mashed his lips into Judy's. It was just as sweet as the first time but lasted twice as long.
After they separated to breathe Nick sat up followed by Judy who crawled into his lap where she turned around and hugged him. Nick rested his muzzle on her head as he hugged her back. They just cuddled this way for a while. Enjoying the sound of the other's breathing and heartbeat. Each was steady and strong always present to reassure them the other was still there.
"You know what I find weird and cool about the movie?" Nick asked.
"What is it you find weird and cool about the movie?" Judy snickered.
"Don't think I don't see what you're doing. But back on subject, I think that it's really cool how Max's best friend was a bunny. He's a fox she's a bunny. You see what I'm getting at?"
"You're a fox and I'm a bunny… do you think? That maybe we might have more support or at least acceptance than we first thought?"
"I honestly have no idea Carrots. I hope it's true; that the world is changing."
"Yeah me too."
Judy sat in quiet thought for a long moment. There had been something she'd been meaning to ask Nick about for a while. But the right moment hadn't presented itself. She well knew it could ruin this sweet moment they were having now. But she needed to know the answer. So she asked. "Nick?" Judy began in a timid voice.
Nick picked his muzzle up off her head. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing I I just—" she hesitated and took a deep breath preparing for anything. "—Why do you get up in the night and come out here?"
Nick took a deep breath and slowly let it out. He remained quiet for a long time. So long in fact that Judy began to think he wasn't going to answer. "I dream. About you, about that night and about how I could have lost you."
"Nick, why didn't you tell me? Why don't you wake me up?" She couldn't help the slightly disappointed tone that crept into her voice.
"I don't want you to worry."
"You don't want me to worry? How about when I do wake up and you're not there and I sit awake for hours and wonder why you left. Wonder what I did to anger you. And what you're doing and where you went. I thought you might have needed some space so I left you alone. But you needed me."
Nick heard a sniff and a second later could smell the salt of tears. "Judy please don't cry. I'm alright I prom—"
"No! You're not alright, you're trying to deal with something that you can't on your own! This isn't something you can keep bottled up just to save others a hassle. I told you about my dreams and you helped me. Why won't you let me help you? Nick, please let me in. Let me help you. If you're afraid I'll disappear don't be. I won't go anywhere, and I don't ever plan on it."
Nick took a shuddery breath. He knew Judy still had codeine in her system and it sometimes made her emotional. But she had hit that one spot. He liked to call it a raw nerve. That one topic that when bought up would tear down any and all defenses he had put up around it. Ever since he'd met Judy he'd grown more of these 'raw nerves'.
"Alright, Judy. You're right; I can't keep this to myself forever. But old habits die hard. I'm sorry."
Judy leaned back and looked Nick in the eyes with her own tear-filled ones. "Tell me what happens; in your dreams."
"I'm in that same clearing; rolled over van, dark forest all around me, big trees. It's all the same. Ryan is there too. He starts out holding you by your leg. Sometimes he throws you. Other's he'll just shoot you right there. Sometimes I can't move sometimes I'm not fast enough to save you. It always ends the same."
Judy listened as Nick retold the dreams. She felt horrible for not following him out when he left. She honestly thought maybe he just needed a break from her rambunctious energy. Oh, how mistaken she was. When Nick grew silent Judy looked up at him and saw that his eyes were facing down. Reaching out she lifted his face so he'd look at her.
"Nick that was two months ago. I'm here you're here. We made it. You didn't fail to save me. And I'm not just going to run away whenever I'm healed. I'm moving in with you. I'm going to live with you, I'll wake up with you; go to work with you; we'll make the world a better place together. I want to laugh and cry with you, Nick. I want to be with you, forever."
"I want to be with you too, I really do. And I know I didn't fail. It's just, I don't know. I don't know why I still have the same dream."
"Maybe it's because you leave me all alone every time you have one." Judy ribbed trying to lighten the mood.
Nick chuckled as he wiped the last of Judy's tears away. "Yeah, you're probably right."
Judy relaxed back into Nick's chest. "Well, there goes the warm and fuzzy mood. Everything just got so serious. And I said you ruined the mood."
Nick nodded his head before resting it on top of Judy's again. "Yeah, we need to settle down so our lives aren't so crazy. Move out to the country, get married, maybe have a couple kits."
"What you don't like our crazy? I like it. I met you because of it." She said fondly.
"Well there's that, but only that. Now, what do you want for supper?"
"Good way to change the subject." As if to drive Nick's point home Judy's stomach gurgled loudly. "Fine, how about a fried onion with a slice of bread on the side?"
"Alright, that's easy enough. Come on you can butter the bread."
Judy sat up and stretched her back with a groan. Surprisingly Nick was quicker and was already up and on his way to the kitchen by the time she was done. When Judy made it to the kitchen Nick was already half done peeling an onion.
"I swear you rabbits have the weirdest eating habits. I'm not sure I'll be kissing you much for the next day; you'll have onion breath."
"Well that's not nice; I kiss you all the time." She burst out laughing. "And *gasp* and if you don't like onions why did you agree to make one for dinner?"
"Maybe it's because I do like them and you've just thought for all this time I didn't."
There was a lull in the conversation as Nick started chopping the onion. "Hey, Nick you know how onions have layers, right?"
"Yeah, what are you trying to get at?"
Dinner eaten, dishes cleaned and night shorts on; Nick sat on the couch waiting for Judy to get out of the shower. She had insisted she take one since she hadn't earlier that morning. She had said something along the lines of smelling bad because she'd worked up quite the sweat while helping him move her belongings. He didn't think she smelled bad she just smelled like rabbit. Nick found himself getting more and more attached to the smell of rabbit the longer he lived with one. He didn't know if it was ancient instincts speaking or not.
Judy was taking her sweet time in the shower. As usual, she loved to take long showers. He never took long showers. They cost a lot and took too long. Judy was so bad about it that she'd made him stay in the shower with her for nearly half an hour whenever he helped wash her back while they were in the hospital. He liked to tease her about it now and again. It wasn't really that bad, he did enjoy it but only that one time.
Nick was scrolling through the latest batch of memes chuckling whenever he found a funny one. He'd heard the water stop five minutes ago and Judy still wasn't out. Putting his phone down Nick got up to go see if his crazy bunny was alright.
As he crossed the room the realization that Judy was going to be living there with him hit again. This wasn't the first time he'd thought about it and it probably wouldn't be the last. Nick shook his head and chuckled silently. It was just crazy how everything had worked out.
Judy had teased saying he didn't like how crazy their lives were. She knew he loved it. He really did. After spending over half his life trying to keep his head low and stay out of trouble. It was a good change of pace to be doing something more, noble. The only thing he didn't like about it was whenever Judy ran headstrong into danger.
Nick reached out and wrapped his knuckles on the door. "You alright in there Carrots? You didn't fall in, did you? Or have you fallen and you can't get up?"
"Will you shut up Nick! I was enjoying myself until you had to come and bang on the door." The door opened and out walked a damp Judy in her green pajamas.
"What, I didn't scare you did I?" Nick teased. Judy started grumbling under her breath and walked by Nick. As Judy walked by Nick turned and saw her cute little cotton tail. It was still damp and freshly brushed. Ooh, this'll be good. Before she got too far away Nick reached out and tweaked the tip of her tail "Beep!"
Judy jumped in the air with a high pitched squeal. When she landed she turned around so fast her still wet ears whirled around and slapped her in the face with a loud splat. The force from the impact of ears caused her to lose balance and start falling backwards. Judy flailed her arms to try and regain balance but to no avail. Accepting her fate Judy braced for impact. At the last possible second, Judy felt a large paw grab a hold of hers and an arm loop itself behind her. Just as suddenly as she'd started falling she stopped.
When Judy had started falling time seemed to slow for Nick. Seeing her squeal and get mad was one thing but seeing her get hurt was another entirely. As fast as he could Nick stepped forward and caught one of Judy's paws and at the same time threw his arm underneath her to stop her fall completely. The end result looked like they'd been dancing and had dipped low to the ground. Nick was almost kneeling and Judy might as well have been lying down.
"Bet that scared you. You just about jumped out of your skin." Nick joked.
Judy opened her eyes and glared at the fox. "You're such a jerk!" she started squirming until Nick let her down on the floor. She was up and stomping away before the next witty comeback was able to roll off Nick's tough.
He tried following her, he really did, but was stopped by the sound of their bedroom door slamming. "Come on Fluff don't be mad. I didn't know your ears were going to attack your face." No answer. "Does this mean I'm sleeping on the couch? Without my sweet bunny? All alone away from warmth comfort and love?" He would have continued, in fact, he was just getting warmed up, but the bedroom door opened.
Walking in Nick found Judy in the middle of the room arms crossed foot thumping and scowl firmly in place. Ooh, she's still mad. Alright not to worry Nick just say you're sorry and all will be fine. Nick took a breath. "Look, Judy, I shouldn't have pinched your tail, I have no excuse. I'm sorry."
Her posture relaxed and the scowl disappeared. "No Nick I should have dried my ears better."
"You know I could help you with that." Nick pointed out.
"Nick no that, I don't think I could take that." Nick opened his mouth and pointed a finger in the air. "No, you can't dry off my tail either." Nick's paw fell. "Let's just get to bed."
Obeying her command Nick went to his side of the bed and crawled in. A second later Judy did the same. "You know I still love you right?" she asked. "It's just all the touching and feeling can get to be a little too much. It's not that I don't like it, I do. That's the problem, it's just, I get…"
They slid to the middle of the bed where their noses were almost touching. "It's alright Carrots, I understand. I also know I'll get to touch that cute little tail of yours someday."
Judy rolled her eyes. "Keep dreaming Slick, keep dreaming."
Interrupted by a yawn Nick smacked his lips. "That's a nice dream Carrots." His words started slurring as he started to fall to sleep. "I love you Carrots."
"I love you too." There was no response; Nick was asleep. But Judy wasn't yet. She was worried. In a week they would be reinstated to the force. Nick would probably be on normal duty and she would be on light duty.
But that wasn't what worried her. She was worried about what they'd learn about their case. They'd been kept completely in the dark since their run-in with Ryan. What had their coworkers found? Was it good or, bad? Every time she thought heavily about the subject she got a bad feeling; in her belly. She didn't even know from what or why. She just knew that they were working on something big maybe even bigger than the Night Howler crisis itself. She hated to imagine what would be bigger than the Night Howler crisis, that was already bad enough.
Judy yawned finely feeling sleep tug at her consciousness. It was gentle pull. She didn't know where it led but knew it couldn't hurt to find out. Snuggling up under Nick's chin Judy wrapped her arms around him. Before sleep completely took her she felt one of Nick's arms drape over her. She felt safe in his grasp like nothing could ever hurt her.
"I love you, Nick." She whispered into the night.
Well, there you have it. After three months. Jeez, it's been a long time. I was dealing with a little writer's block. I'm really really sorry about the delay. It was finals season and work is busy right now and as I said before I haven't been able to get online. But here it is I hope you liked it.
Back when I was on codeine after I had my wisdom teeth pulled. I was loopy, to say the least. I guess I said some pretty funny stuff. I assume that's what it's like to be drunk or really buzzed.
I know Nick and Judy aren't the only ones that wear stuff backwards. My dad is really bad about it. Sweatpants; tee shirts; underwear the list goes on. It's hilarious. If it doesn't have buttons or snaps to mark the front there's a problem. I personally have worn long johns backwards for days on end. That's why I said Judy wore her leggings backwards; because I it too! XD
Alright on a lighter note we've passed seventy combined (FFN and DA) for the story! Oh my gosh, I am just floored by that. Thank you thank you thank you! You guys are what keep me going. I love seeing that you enjoy something I made. It gives me a reason to be creative, and being creative makes me happy. So keep it up guys!
Alright, another big note. The one year anniversary for this story has passed. *pops cheap party popper* Whoo Hoo! (Reference right there, but can you guess what movie it's from?) Wow, that really snuck up on me. It's been an amazing journey so far. I've learned so much and gone through a lot to get where I am today. But I'm still here all the stronger for it. It's not over yet and I look forward to being able to share it with you guys. Thank you all for sticking with me this long.
Okay, last note. This chapter is FULL of references. Like there's a lot of them, like ten of them at least, I think, maybe? Even the chapter title is one. Honestly, I don't know how I got that many in this chapter usually I'm terrible at including them. Finding them I'm good at, just putting them in my own stories is hard. From movie and TV lines to straight up mentioning movies by name see if you can find them all. No, seriously I've lost count and need help.
Alrighty then, that's all I've got. Again I'm sorry for the delay; just look on the bright side the next chapter is done and edited! Expect it in two weeks. You guys take care and stay awesome I'll see you around. :)