Whaaaat? What's this? A light hearted chapter? It's the sign of the apocalypse. XD But alas, I'll be right back at dishing out the sads after this one. I guarantee it. Because I just can't do chapters like this consecutively. lol Plus I have a couple new idea swimming in my head that could turn out pretty intense. Also this was a request. Enjoy!
Judy and Nick stand at the front desk talking to Clawhauser early in the morning before things get into full swing. "Do you eat anything else?" Nick chuckles.
"Nick," Judy elbows him hard. ""Be nice."
Clawhauser waves her words away. "Nah, it's cool Judy. I do eat way too many donuts." He laughs. "But, hey, if nothing else it has made me the king of eating contests." He grins through the bread in his teeth.
Nick raises a brow. "Oh really now? The king, huh?"
"You bet!" Clawhauser nods as he downs another donut. "I dominated as a kid cause nobody expected a cheetah to be able to eat so much in one sitting. You know, fast and all."
Judy chuckles. "Some stereotypes work to one's advantage, huh?"
"I think I could beat you." Nick points a finger at Clawhauser.
Clawhauser blinks. "Huh? Really?"
Judy bursts out laughing.
Nick frowns and narrows his eyes at her. "What's so funny? I could!"
Judy grins from ear to ear. "Nick, honey, there is no way you can beat him. I'm sorry, I love you, but there is just no way."
Nick puffs his lips out in a pout and crosses his arms. "Oh yeah, well I can definitely beat you." A smirk curls his lips as he redirects his finger an inch from her face.
Judy snorts. She pushes his hand down. "As if. Clearly you don't know me at all."
Nick looks at her as if she is stupid. "Carrots, honey, I don't know if you've looked in the mirror lately but you are pint sized. And you may have a big mouth, but it is nowhere near big enough to even shove a whole donut in there."
Judy fumes. Her foot drums steadily on the floor. "Nicholas Wilde."
Nick ducks his head and presses his lips tight together. Really? She had to go and use his full name like that? She knows the effect it has on him.
"I assure you, my size has nothing to do with how fast I can eat. Besides, over two hundred siblings. And you may not know what that means, so I'll enlighten you. It means having eating contests once a week – at least. Loser never lives it down either. So trust me, I can hold my own.
Nick scoffs. "I don't believe you, Carrots." He flashes her a smile full of teeth.
"Hey!" Clawhauser interjects. "Why don't you guys prove it?" His eyes light up.
Nick and Judy break their stare off to look at him. They tilt their heads and blink at him in tandem. "Prove it?"
"Well why not?" Clawhauser laughs. "I've got a storage of donuts in the back room. Plenty for an eat off between you guys. No offense," He snickers. "But no way you can eat as much as me. So we'll be good."
Nick shrugs. "I dunno. We should probably get to work."
"What's the matter, Pib? You chicken?" Judy flashes a devilish grin.
Nick deadpans. "You did not just call me that."
Judy's grin widens by the second. "Whatchu gonna do about it?"
"Noe on calls me that and gets away with it. You're on!" Nick pivots to face Clawhauser. "Clawhauser, get the donuts. Time to show this bunny who's boss."
"O-K!" Clawhauser scampers off to get some boxes.
Judy snickers. "We'll see who's the boss of who." She cracks her knuckles.
"And it's me." Nick points his thumb at his chest.
"Got it!" Clawhauser sets the boxes out on the counter. "So you guys wanna do this here or the break room or…"
"Our office." Nick says.
"Yeah, don't want anyone to see how badly you lose." Judy has never looked more mischievous.
Nick shakes his head. "Carrots, Carrots, Carrots. You are going to be so sorry." He smirks the whole time.
Judy hits him in the arm as she passes him. "You wish."
Nick and Clawhauser follow right behind her. They shove everything off the desk to make room for the boxes. Of course they'll regret it later when they have to reorganize everything scattered across the floor, but right now they only have one thing on their mind.
"Alright!" Nick and Judy sit down in tandem, their eyes locked on each other. Nick asks without looking. "How are we doing this? What's the time limit?"
Clawhauser wriggles in place by the door. "Five minutes. That'll be enough. Five minutes." He makes incoherent sounds of excitement. "Oh! And you each get five boxes. Stay to your side unless you run out, that way we can count better."
"Okay." Judy tenses in preparation. "Who's timing it?"
"Me! Me!" Clawhauser throws an arm in the air. "I've got my watch." He pushes at the buttons for a few seconds until it shows a flashing 5 on the screen. "Alright…on your marks, get set…GO!"
The pair jolt into action. They shovel donuts into their mouths and chew as fast as their bodies will let them. Nick's cheeks puff out and bread sticks out of his mouth. Judy's cheeks are even larger and true to her word despite her small size her arm flies between her mouth and the donuts faster than Nick. How she isn't choking herself is beyond him.
Clawhauser stares on with rapt amazement. He presses his hands up against his cheeks further and further the longer the match goes on.
Nick can't help but notice that Judy is ahead of him and his stomach is already bothering him. Dang it. There's only one way to salvage this. He coughs and gags.
Judy doesn't even look up. "Nice try." She says through mouthfuls. "I'm not stupid Nick."
Nick growls beneath his breath. Oh well. He snaps his hand out across the table and yanks one of her boxes over to him.
"Hey!" Judy leaps to her feet. "That's mine. You aren't done with yours!" She lurches forward and grabs to get it back.
Nick holds on tight with one hand. He grabs donuts from hers and his and eats them together to try and double up. This is her last box after all.
"You cheater!" She squeals. She smacks at him.
Nick can't help but laugh at her and as he does so he sucks a piece of donut down the wrong way. He releases her instantly and coughs violently.
Judy's ears stand on end. "Nick?" She freezes.
Nick struggles for a moment but manages to cough it up, all over himself. "Man…" He grumbles. He clears his throat.
Judy blows out a breath. "That's what you get." She shoves a finger in his face. "You big fat cheater pants."
Nick snorts. "What a nickname." He wipes the mess off and into the nearby trashcan.
In the next instant the alarm goes off and Clawhauser jumps in place. "The end! Game over!" He scurries forward. "Well, uh…while you kind of made a mess of things, without Nick's cheap tactics it's pretty clear who the winner would be."
Judy pushes herself off the table and stands tall, her hands behind her back and her head held high.
"Judy!" Clawhauser grabs her arm and raises it high over her head.
"Ha." Judy yells in triumph. "See? I told you. I told you." She cracks herself up.
Clawhauser releases her and scampers out of the room. He's been away from his post far too long as it is.
Nick rolls his eyes. "Yeah, yeah. You're a regular elephant. And probably part squirrel with how far you can puff those cheeks out."
Judy giggles. "You weren't so bad yourself. I don't think I've ever seen any predator puff out as much as you."
Nick grins. "It's a secret talent."
"Yeah," Judy says with heavy sarcasm. "I'm sure you practice every day."
"Oh you know I'll be now. I've got to beat you. It's a stain on my pride." He lays a hand over his chest.
Judy snorts. "I think your pride is just gonna have to deal with it. Cause you won't ever beat me…Pib."
"You better watch yourself Carrots." He shakes a finger at her.
Judy shrugs. "I like my odds." She bends down to the floor. "Now come on. We've got to clean this mess up." They really shouldn't have been so hasty. What idiots.
Nick shakes his head. "Yeah, yeah." After that it becomes a routine for them to have an eating contest at least once every month to test themselves against each other and sometimes others in the office if they are so inclined. Eventually it even turns into a betting game, but that soon dies out when the mystery of the outcome disappears. Because just like the first time, Judy wins. Judy always wins.
Well this was fun, and certainly different. A crap tone of dialogue and not so many thoughts. I hope it was still good and enjoyable. Please review!