Yes, yes I know this may come to a surprise to a lot of you, but with how many people followed and figured this story I thought I might as well continue this, but that isn't the only reason why. Now I'm not the best at writing love stories it's why I focus mainly on dark imagery, and because I'm great at it, so I'm hoping by continuing this short story of mine I can improve on that subject matter and bring you all something you will love. So enjoy.
Chapter Four: The Stares
5:29 AM, March 25th, 2017
Nick woke up just before his alarm like he always did, but this time it was with the bunny of his dreams on top of him. She laid on his chest curled up in a ball using his fur and the end of the blanket for heat.
Nick smiled at her; he couldn't help himself, she was just too cute, but he would never tell her that. She resented being called cute, so Nick found any other way to describe her limitless beauty without using That word.
The digital clock hit five-thirty, and the radio turned on.
"Good morning Zootopia, it's a beautiful Saturday morning, Let's kick it off with a song from a couple of years ago, from the very talented Justin Beaver, 'Get Used to it' up next," The animal said making it clear he was in a chirpy mood.
"subjected to my system
Reflecting on the days
when we used to be just friends,"
Nick smiled, and he hugged Judy saying with a smile, "Hey Carrots ... Come on beautiful; it's time for work, we have to this Saturday."
"So get used to me checking in
All day
Get used to me falling through
Just to see your face
There ain't be a moment
I won't need your brace
Get used to me touching you
Get used to me loving you."
Judy opened her eyes to Nick's subtle shaking, and his joy filled smile, she heard the music playing, and she smiled back saying, "I love this song."
"And I'ma April shower you
Forever if I mayTill your flowers bloom in June
Mae sure that our fireworks
Be your Fourth of July
For life
As long as you stand right by my side."
"So do I," Nick replied giving Judy a kiss on the forehead.
"Keep growing closer
Throughout October
Oh counting down it's almost Christmas Eve
Oh seven days shy of a New Year's Eve
Then we'll be celebrating"
"We really should get up; we have to work today, unless you forgot that we don't get this weekend off and that's next week?" Nick said as he sat up slightly.
"so get used to me checking in
All day
Get used to me falling through
Just to see your face
There ain't a moment
I won't need your brace
Get used to me touching you
Get used to me loving you."
Judy stretched out while still on Nick, but she fell to his side when he sat up even further.
"I didn't forget I just don't want to get up, I'm tired out from last night," Judy said looking up at the smiling fox.
"Oh get used to it, eh
Oh get used to it, eh
Oh get used to it, oh eh oh
Get used to me holding you
Get used to me woeing you
Get used to it
Get used to it
Get used to it."
The song finished and Nick shut off the radio before he said with a smirk, "Well that is just something you will have to get used to."
Judy had chuckled before she said, "What kind of joke was that? Not your best work, Wilde I think you're losing your touch."
Nick covered his mouth with his paw in shock as he said through it, "Carrots, how could you say such a thing?"
"Come on we should really get ready for work," Judy said changing the subject before she jumped off the bed.
Nick sat there for a brief second before he realized what she was doing, so he said with a grin, "Wait, Carrots, don't change the subject on me you have insulted my humor, there must be a punishment."
Judy turned around still nude, and she placed her left paw against her left hip, and she asked, "Oh really. Like what?"
Nick dragged his naked self from the bed, and he moved up to her before he said with a chuckle, "Well I don't know ... yet, give me some time, and I'll find a way to punish you for your unkind words."
"mhm ... okay, how about while you think about that, you get your uniform on?" Judy ordered with a smirk on her face.
Judy walked to the end of the bed and on the ground by her feet were her panties. She grabbed them and pulled them up into the proper position. Judy grabbed the rest of her undergarments putting them on before she grabbed her uniform and quickly slipped it on.
While Judy did this Nick as well got dressed, however, being at home, he decided to change into a clean pair of underwear, unlike Judy, he sweats a lot more than her, so he also fetched his clean uniform. Since the ZPD didn't want their officers smelling like sweat or looking dirty, they offered their officers more than one uniform. Nick put his clothes on, and he left the bedroom alongside Judy who grabbed his paw with hers.
"What if I apologize to you?" Judy spoke up.
"Huh, what, for what?" Nick asked while they made their way passed the couch where their first time together began.
"For making fun of your joke, what if I apologize to you will you lift whatever punishment you have planned for me?" Judy asked looking up at Nick.
"Well it would have to be really meaningful and sincere," Nick replied with a smirk.
"Alright," Judy added.
She quickly stopped and pulled Nick down by his dark blue tie and said to him with pure affection, "I'm sorry for making fun of your joke, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings."
Then before Nick could accept the apology, Judy gave him a kiss.
She broke away from Nick, and he said with a smile, "Apology accepted."
"great," She replied. They both continued to walk towards Nick's kitchen, and Judy asked, "What do you have to eat anyway?"
"I've got a box of Lucky Chumps," Nick answered. "You know I usually buy us breakfast, so I haven't restocked my shelves of any sort of food," He added.
"Well then, I'll buy breakfast," Judy offered.
"You sure, I have the money?" Nick asked not wanting to force her into paying for him.
"Nick, you haven't forgotten I have the same job as you, I get paid the same as you," Judy replied with a smirk and subtle chuckle. "Now come on where do you normally get breakfast for us?" She asked.
Nick was given no choice, so he agreed to her terms and followed her to the door while he answered, "It's a diner a block away." He closed the door behind them not locking it for he did not care to, and he added, "its own by a friend of my mother, they were good friends."
"Oh, well what happened why aren't they friends anymore," Judy asked not giving her question a thought.
"Uh ... that's right, I haven't told you," Nick whispered to himself not thinking she could hear him.
"Haven't told me what?" She asked, still oblivious to what Nick was hiding from her.
"I-It's nothing, come on let's jut go to the diner and get some breakfast," Nick replied wanting to avoid that conversation for as long as he could.
Judy wanted to ask Nick to tell her what was wrong, but she didn't want him to get mad at her for persisting the topic, so she gave in and agreed to no longer discuss the matter, for now.
The two lovers walked from Nick's home and to the diner Nick had such high praise for.
When they approached the Diner Judy, read the name, "Claire's Diner. That's a bit of a generic name."
Nick chuckled under his breath then said with a grin, "The diner is named after her, and Claire deserves to have it named after her, she's an amazing cook, and she makes sure her employees are as good as her."
"Okay, now I want to meet her more," Judy added while Nick opened the door to the small diner.
Once in Nick and Judy heard over the noise the voice of a female, "Nicky you're early!"
The much older vixen walked out from the kitchen entrance and smiled at Nick.
"Good morning Claire," Nick walked up to the graying furred vixen, he hugged her and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
Claire sniffed Nick's shoulder smelling something different about him before looking over his shoulder, and she saw the young bunny standing there almost embarrassed.
"You've never brought anyone in here with you, Nicky who is this?" She asked backing up a few feet.
"Oh ... She's my partner at the ZPD, the one I told you about" Nick answered.
Claire walked up to the bunny, and she extended her paw to her saying, "Hello dear, I'm Claire, Claire Wilde."
"Wilde! Nick, you told me she was a friend of your mother?" Judy questioned.
"But I was, her husband was my younger brother," Claire replied on Nick's behalf.
"but he didn't tell me you were his aunt," Judy added.
Claire subtly sniffed Judy before she replied, "I'm surprised you haven't seen that Nicky isn't one to speak the whole truth at once, maybe you can change that."
Claire, we don't have a lot of time, we need to get to work soon," Nick cut in.
Claire turned around and replied, "Nicky this hasn't stopped you before, besides you're earlier than normal you have lots of time to eat, come on I'll make you both some pancakes. Caire pointed into the restaurant and said, "There's a booth on the corner take that one."
"You'd better do what she says Nick," Judy suggested.
"I'm really being given no choice here am I?" Nick asked giving into his aunt's demands.
Nick and Judy walked passed dozens of animals while walking to their booth, but while they did, many of them gave them strange looks. They took their seats beside one another and looked at each other unsure why they were giving these odd looks.
"Is there something in my teeth?" Nick whispered to Judy.
"I don't know, let's just ignore them," Judy replied.
after a few minutes, Claire came to them with the chocolate chip pancakes she wished to make for them.
"Here you go Nicky, and it is Judy correct?" Claire asked while placing the plates down in front of them.
"Y-Yes thank you," Judy replied.
Claire chuckled subtly, for she too noticed the glares her grandson and Judy were getting, so she said with a smile, "Don't mind their stares they aren't used to this." Claire went to walk away, but before walking away, she said, "Oh and these on on the house, take it as a gift for you both."
Nick smiled at his aunt hiding the fact that he like Judy had no clue what she was talking about.
"Well Carrots dig in we don't want to be late," Nick said with a smile as he stuck the fork into the stack of pancakes on his plate.
As they ate, Judy couldn't help but wonder about what she did not know about Nick and what he wished not to tell her.
"Nick," Judy spoke up after swallowing a bite of her food.
"What's up Carrots?" Nick asked.
"Remeber how I said I needed to tell you more about myself so we could know each other better for out relationship to work?" Judy pointed out.
"Y-Yeah, you worded it differently, but yes, is there something you want to tell me?" Nick questioned.
"No, it's what you need to tell me. Nick, I can't be the only one revealing my past or who I am to you. You need to do the same with me," She answered.
Nick was caught, he knew she was right, that he needed to unravel more about who he was beside the little she already knew.
"Carrots, it's ... it's not that simple I can't, b-because I don't know how to," Nick replied with an uncertainty of himself.
Judy smiled and said, "Nick don't you see it, that's what you have just done here today, you brought me to the Diner which is owned by your Aunt, who I didn't even know was alive."
"Your point being?" He asked.
"You showed me a part of who you are what you came from by bringing me here. I-I know it can be hard to tell me about your past because I know it's filled with such pain, but you don't have to say anything. Just lead me to it, and I will know," She begged, wanting to know more about her lover, wanting to be able to understand his pain so she could be closer to him.
"Judy, I ... I'm only afraid of what darkness you will find if we look, the evil that surrounds my life," He replied with a quiet tone as to not let the other customers in the restaurant hear.
"Nick, nothing about your past will change the way I see you," Judy insisted placing her paw on his
"Do you think we could talk about this somewhere else, perhaps after work?" Nick asked, tired of all the animals staring and some whispering.
Judy didn't want to end the conversation, but she could see the frustration in Nick's eyes, so she agreed, "A-Alright, we will talk about this after work."
"Good now let's get to work," Nick said with a sudden change in tone.
The two got out of the booth, and Nick pulled out his wallet.
"Nick, didn't Claire say it was, on the house?" Judy asked.
"Yes, but she deserves the money," Nick replied with a grin as he counted the cash in his paws.
Nick left three twenty dollar bills sitting on his plate. The two walked passed all the staring animals before they reached the door.
"Aren't you going to say goodbye?" Claire said suddenly startling the two secret lovers.
Nick turned around, and with a grin, he said, "Goodby Claire."
Judy smiled and said as well, "Thanks for the great food, goodbye."
"You two be careful," She replied walking up to Nick to give him a quick kiss on the cheek.
"W-We will, we always are," Judy cut in subtly grabbing Nick's paw.
The two lovers Had smiled before they walked out through the front door, with their paws gently intertwined.
"Oh how new love can be blinding," Claire thought to herself before going back to work.