It was all the two schools could talk about for the next few days. How Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde came back inside the school all soaking wet. Their friends were just as surprised at what just happened. Judy went upstairs to get dried off and stayed in her room for the rest of the evening. While Nick went back to the boys' academy and never came back to the dance. Rumors had spread throughout the schools of what happened that evening between the fox and rabbit but to Nick and Judy's ears none of them were true.
Before Judy left for class she made sure the balcony doors were locked up so no more sneaky foxes with listening devices can get in. She walked down the hallway as there were whispers around her as she knew they were about her and Nick. She ignored them since it'll become old news in due time.
Nick however knew the story wouldn't truly die because it would be something that people will talk about for years, after all, how often do two students fall into a fountain? Especially since if they were the students that have a major rivalry going on. But even if the dance did not go as well he had hope it would, he still had his consolation prize of winning the bet and he was enjoying ordering Bogo and Lionheart around.
Only downside was they were trying to figure out what happen between him and Hopps.
Bogo came in to their dorm with their caffeine from Stagbucks as that was one of the things they had him doing during the month much to his fury. The boys were studying for midterms and the cape buffalo set their drinks down with a clang.
Nick smirked, "Thank you, Jeeves." and he grabbed for his cup.
"This isn't over, Wilde. We'll get back at you."
"Oh, yeah? How?"
"Once I find out what happen between you and that bunny that night, I will make you wish you were never born…"
Nick gave out a guffaw, "Well, you're going to have to get in line, BB, you're not the only one whose threatened me like that."
The large mammal snorted in anger before stomping out of the room.
Gideon slowly said, "You know… you never told us exactly what happen…"
Finnick said, "We knew she found the bug and her dressing up like that was her way of getting back at you, but how did you end up in that fountain?"
Nick was quiet for a bit until he sighed and pointed, "Alright, but no one is to repeat this outside this room…" he quickly looked at the wall where the two knotheads lived and whispered to his friends. "She pushed me and in doing so I tripped and grabbed her and we both landed in the water. It was an accident."
Ben questioned, "Then why not tell the whole school that if that's all that happened?"
"Like anyone's going to believe it was an accident." Nick countered.
"He's right." said Finnick, "Everyone's got their own theories on what happened and won't listen to anything else even if it was the truth."
Gideon said, "Which is a shame because a lot of the guys think you two went for a moonlight swim."
Nick made an amusing scoff. "Trust me, after that night, Carrots will never do anything like that with me, ever…"
Judy was busy concentrating on writing her notes for the midterm coming up. She made sure to push that night out of her mind as much as possible. She didn't want to talk or think about Nicholas Wilde. What he did was unforgiveable and she would never forget it as long as she lived. Among the other things in her life she never forgot and could never forgive…
When the bell rang signaling the end of classes, Fru-Fru, Giselle, and Dawn came to her with smiles on their faces.
Fru said, "We need to relax and enjoy ourselves before midterms next week."
"But wasn't that the whole purpose of the dance?"
Dawn said, "Were you relaxed at that dance?"
"Uh, no."
Giselle motioned, "I know just we need, a personal day at the spa so we can feel calm in time for the tests."
Judy smiled, "That sounds perfect."
Moments later, they were in a steam room and Judy could feel her anxieties sweating away of both her school life and personal life.
Fru sighed happily, "Just what we all needed…"
Giselle agreed, "Indeed, things were becoming so stressful."
"You're telling me, Mother is keeping a close eye on my grades so I have to study extra hard to make sure I don't get anything lower then a B minus."
Judy asked in concern, "Would she kick you out if you got a C?"
"Of course not, but she would certainly find some way to punish me."
Fru said, "I know Headmistress Bellwether can be strict when it comes to academic excellence, but to punish her own daughter just because she can't get great grades…?"
"I have to be the example set before the students since I am the headmistress's daughter."
"I sure hope I can meet her approval on grades when the midterms are done." said Judy.
"Oh," Dawn waved her hoof dismissively, "Mother adores you. During the summer she couldn't stop praising of what a top notch student you were and that she was grateful to have you in the school. Believe me, she doesn't want to lose a find such as you."
Judy blushed at the compliment as it set her mind at ease knowing the headmistress was fond of her intelligence and felt prepared to take the midterms now.
After a couple of hours of pampering, they started leaving the spa, until a group of girls in school uniforms that was a different color scheme from their own uniforms passed them by looking serious.
Dawn said under her breath, "Ugh, Menagerie Prep…"
Unlike All-Girls, Menagerie Prep was a co-ed academy on the other side of Zootopia between Tundra Town and the Rainforest District and was a rival school to both the All-Girls and All-Boys. There were other academies that were competitors to the schools but Menagerie Prep was their biggest competition as it was nearly hard to beat them.
Fru shook her head with sadness, "They take things so seriously. I wonder if they even have any fun there…"
"I'm not sure if they know the word." commented Dawn.
"Well, they can't be serious all the time, can they?" inquired Judy.
"I wonder what goes on their school to make them act that way." said Giselle.
"I'm surprised they didn't even recognize you!" Fru pointed to the gazelle, "You're such a huge star!"
"Well, I am wearing regular clothes not my stage attire. Plus, we're keeping low profile at the moment."
"Oh! I promise Manchas I would call when we got done!" Fru got out her cell phone and made the call. In minutes a white limo drove up to them and a panther got out and opened the door for them as they got in.
The girls' gave him thanks and he drove them back to the academy.
Judy held Fru-Fru as she told Mr. Manchas, "Thank you again, and give my love to Daddy when you see him."
He smiled, "Of course, Miss Fru-Fru."
With a goodbye they got out and watched the limo drive away, but as they were about to enter the academy they saw graffiti on the wall between the schools that said: ALL-GIRLS AND ALL-BOYS DON'T STAND A CHANCE!
The girls gasped upon seeing this and Dawn immediately ran in to get her mother who appeared minutes later and was appalled by the message.
The headmistress was a bit taller than her daughter but it was obvious that Dawn took after her the most as she put on a stern face and told her daughter, "Dawn, go get Headmaster Lionheart, he needs to see this."
The sheep did as she was told and the Headmaster arrived on the scene followed by his son, Bogo, and much to Judy's displeasure, Nick Wilde and his friends who gapped when they saw the writing on the wall.
"This is an outrage!" exclaimed the headmaster.
"I quite agree." said the headmistress.
"Who would dare do this to our schools?!"
Leodore said, "I bet it was Menagerie Prep!"
Dawn commented, "That is a good theory except they would never resort to this kind of delinquency they're much too posh for that."
Bogo said to his friend with a grunt, "She's right."
Judy spoke up, "I'm more concern by what they mean 'we don't stand a chance'…"
Giselle said, "It is rather unnerving, if it's not from a school that we go against this might not be a competitive meaning…"
The headmaster declared, "We shall inform the police at once!"
By the time it was dinner, everyone had heard of what happened and the police had been there all afternoon questioning if anybody saw something. Judy and the girls told them they weren't there when the graffiti got on the wall and how it wasn't there when they left the school.
The message did feel pretty intimidating to the students as if the schools were about to be under attack somehow.
"Maybe it's just a prank?" one girl suggested at a nearby table and a few others wanted to believe her words.
But Judy didn't think so. The way the message was written didn't sound anything like a good-natured prank and even if it was, it was a pretty bad one.
Even over at the boys' school they were on edge by the message.
"Does this mean we'll have to cancel our annual Haunted House?" Ben asked in concern.
Every Halloween, the All-Boys did a Haunted House event for the school and the city. They made sure to never make it too grotesque for children loved stopping by it after their trick-or-treating.
Gideon assured him, "I don't think so, just because someone debased school property doesn't mean they'll cancel the school's social events."
"Right, they'll just beef up extra security." said Nick, but even he was troubled by what the writing meant about the schools not standing a chance.
Don't stand a chance for what? A game? An attack of sorts?
It was creepy and he had no clue of how to figure it out.
Finnick decided to brighten the mood up which was rare for him when he suggested, "Let's talk about the Haunted House, what are we planning on doing this year?"
Ben gave a small smile, grateful for the distraction, "Well… I could dress up like Francolin's monster! Yeah, I would be station in the science lab and when mammals enter in it I go… boo!"
Nick smirked, "Hey, not a bad idea buddy."
Gideon smiled now, "I could some kind of mummy or a zombie!"
Ben gestured, "Nick should totally be Dingoula because he's got the charisma!"
Nick gave a smug look knowing how true that was.
"And Finnick could be a bat to go with it!"
They laughed excluding Fin who was scowling and Nick said, "Yeah, that's a great idea, he's already got the ears all he needs are the wings!"
They kept laughing as Finnick gnashed his teeth now wishing he kept his mouth shut.