Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot, yada yada. Let's get this show on the road!
"So we have the day off?" Judy asked Nick skeptically. "Seems too good to be true, Slick." He only snorted in response.
"Carrots, why are you questioning a good thing?" he sighed. She only narrowed her eyes at him. The red fox raised a hand to his heart in mock offense. "And here I thought the two of us were getting along so well!" His partner rolled her eyes and waved her hand, as if to say continue before I decide to leave. "Alright. Sheesh, Judy. All I'm saying is that the ZPD kinda owes us a day to relax. We've been training nonstop for months and just had a major first assignment, not to mention the fact that we got home around 11 and have to wake up at 4:30 am every day. More like 4 am, really, if we want to get coffee."
"If you want to get coffee," clarified Judy. Nick groaned.
"Yes, we're going to have to get you addicted at some point. But anyways, we needed this for our sanities." Now she was reconsidering. She cocked her head to the side curiously.
"And you didn't just call the office and get them to send this email so you could play a prank on me?"
"When have I played a prank on you, Carrots? And I would have needed to call before you got up. I'm too lazy for that, anyways, Judy." She nodded slowly, believing her partner now.
"Well . . . alright," she responded, giving in. "I guess it's legit. But what are we going to do all day?" Nick only grinned.
"I have a few ideas . . ."
"Seriously?" huffed Judy. "Matching pajamas and movies? This was your idea?" The duo was currently standing in the middle of Nick's apartment, and both were wearing blue sets of pjs with a fake police belt and printed badge. It was borderline embarrassing to wear them around eachother, but Nick wasn't about to miss the opportunity to get a picture with Judy in them. He had thought they would be funny. Reality-wise they were kinda awful, but whatever, he figured. He was only going to be around his best friend, anyways, so who cared? You know, other than his best friend, who seemed disturbed by the whole ordeal.
"I can't fathom why you hate it so much, Carrots," Nick said, trying to suppress a grin but not being able to hold it back for very long. "Now you can chase criminals in your sleep."
"It's demeaning!" the gray bunny protested. Her partner merely laughed.
"Oh, breaking out the 'big vocabulary', I see. How many more do you have left?" he teased. Judy's face lit up with red and anger.
"Why you - I could just . . . Agghh!" she fumed. The bunny sat down, arms crossed. Nick sat down with her and hugged the rabbit, whose anger faded fast. "I think I'm a little better now."
"Good," he replied. "Now let's watch something."
"We haven't even picked a movie!"
"Well, what do you want to see?" She got up and began scouring Nick's DVD collection. She nearly snorted when she saw some of the options.
"Better Off Furry? When Hippo Met Salamander: A Claw-sic Love Story?" Judy began to laugh without restraint now. "I didn't peg you as a romantic!" Tears practically streamed out her eyes. "Seriously, this is terrible."
"Hey! I'll have you know that my mom left those in here?"
"How often does you mom come to visit her full-grown son, Nick?" He looked indignant and embarrassed now.
"Not a lot, but she came to see the new apartment, after all, and she left me a bunch of rom-coms, like a housewarming gift," he defended.
"Fine, whatever, Slick. But if I see any evidence of you buying them, don't think I'll hesitate to hold it over your head." The fox nodded quickly, assuming it was better to just agree with his partner rather than to risk her wrath. "Anyways, I want to watch them. If only to see you uncomfortable." Suddenly the fox felt overwhelmed and hot. He tugged at the collar of his blue pajama shirt.
"Watch them?" he almost chocked out. "With you? Alone? At my house? In matching pjs?" There was something definitely alluring about the prospect of hogging Judy all day, but watching romantic movies while cuddling on a couch seemed a little to intimate for 'friends'. Judy, however, didn't see a problem with this.
"Why not?" she shrugged, already popping the first one in the player. "We can go through all of your romantic movies, one by one. It'll be like a corny marathon." When Nick didn't answer, the bunny took this as encouragement. "Ok! We're all set up, Nick." He crawled under a blanket, and she followed, nuzzling right up next to his arm.
"You're warm," she hummed, content. He tried to respond, but felt like he had swallowed marbles. Why was there this tug in his chest right now? He felt . . . good. Way too good.
Instead of thinking about it, he tried to focus on the terrible show they were about to watch, trying not to grimace.
"Judy," he whispered, trying not to be too loud. Then he shook her lightly again. "Judy! Wake up, sleepy head. You have to go home." She only twitched her nose, still sleeping deeply.
Judy had fallen asleep during the 7th movie, and sadly enough, Nick had been too distracted by the awful plot to notice until the credits. But now she had been sleeping too long and was incredibly hard to reawaken.
"You need to get up, Fluff." There was still no answer from the little bunny, who was slumped up against her partner. With a sigh, the fox gently picked up the rabbit and began to walk slowly towards his bedroom. He set her down inside the sheets, which had recently been washed, so he didn't figure she would mind.
"Sleep up, Carrots." As he turned to leave, he saw her shivering on the mattress, clearly cold despite the sheets. It was understandable. The apartment got drafty at night.
"You're so high maintenance, Judy," he grumbled, not really upset. "Even unconscious." And so, with fake anger, Nick climbed onto the bed with Judy, wiggling into the sheets and essentially spooning her. Although it would be hard to explain the next day, silently the fox considered it a win. "Goodnight, Carrots," he murmured before cuddling closer and closing his eyes. "Sweet dreams."
So, yeah. This is chapter number 9. Anyways, I hope everyone is having a good day and that this brought you some sort of distraction. I'm sorry for not updating sooner, but after all, it is the holidays. On that note, please don't expect another chapter until after the holidays; I have other priorities, most of which take place in the physical world, but I am also attempting to finish a oneshot for MLP. It probably won't take me longer than today, but still. Don't be expecting anything until New Years is done (unless I'm bored; then something might get posted).
Be sure to check out some of my other stories while you're at it. I write for a bunch of different fandoms, so chances are there is something you'll find interesting in there. Also, if you want a story written for a different fandom, just request it. I might have been in it at one point and will type something up for you eventually.
That was a super long author's note. I'm sorry for making you suffer through it. Bye for now, everybody!