That wasn't the plan. That was soooo not the plan. Nick planned on messing with the wolf for beating him in his all time favorite game. He found the lupine's vulnerable spot and struck, only to lose his own mind in Aaron's lean and masculine body, his alluring scent and his eyes full of hunger and want. Amidst that, he had totally forgotten about Judy, her parents and that they would come by at any second.

Calling the situation awkward was an understatement and a half, but seemed like fate gave mercy to them for a short time. They saw Stu drag his daughter and wife away from the door, presumably out of the apartment aswell. Now he was alone with Aaron, with whom he almost stepped over the line they drew if his sane mind didn't come back in time.

Now Nick had a very hard choice to make. The silence was unbearable, and he had to react to the situation, and fast. He was the one who caused this situation, so he will make it right. His choices were either to use his usual defensive mode to avoid or get out of awkward or uncomfortable situations, such as this. That means using jokes and sarcasm and quickly changing topics before things got worse.

Or he had the choice to be honest and apologize like any normal mammal should. It wasn't his cup of tea, and in every other situation, with every other mammal he would have used the first choice in 99.999% of the occurences. But Aaron was different than every other mammal, and as much as he tried to deny it, he had no heart to treat him like any other mammal.

Continue being UnNickish it is…*sigh*

''I'm sorry…." mumbled Nick in shame. He could not meet his wolf's gaze, the guilt was too strong. Why he felt so guilty, he had no idea.

Aaron was witnessing the fox's change in behavior. He wouldn't openly admit, but Nick was adorable, when he was like that: Ears flatten to skull, tail limp, his right paw scratches his other arm in nervousness, and his eyes looking down in shame. As adorable as the sight was, he knew the fox blamed himself for what happened, even tough Aaron got just as carried away, and both forgot about Judy's parents. His heart clenched when he heard the fox apologize and decided that he needed to make the fox see reason.

So, he lifted the fox up, surprising him in the process, hold him in eye level and looked into his eyes.

''It wasn't your fault, we both messed up." assured Aaron with a genuine smile.

Nick was speechless. He was ready for a fight, or at least the wolf to be mad at him or something. Instead, the wolf took him into his arms, looked into his eyes and told him the one sentence he needed to hear.

To emphasize his statement, Aaron brought the Vulpine over to Judy's couch, sat down and started nuzzling him reassuringly. He felt Nick's body tense up, but after a short time he relaxed into the caring touches and started to stroke the lupine's tail, signaling him his gratefulness.

Nick was about to say something when they heard a loud shout from outside.

''HEY YOU TWO FILTHY PREDA-'' and then silence.

Nick looked at the door and already knew that it was Mr. Hopps' voice. He already knew, that the old buck was never fond of foxes or predators altogether, if what Judy told him was true, so he wasn't surprised, although it hurt nonetheless. He was used to it, mammals called him worse before, 'filthy predator' could be his 4th name by now.

When he glanced at Wolfie, he understood why it was actually a pretty big deal. The wolf looked surprised, shocked and heartbroken. Nick now knew that he was target of prejudice aswell, but he managed to literally outgrew of it, so he hadn't experienced it in a long time. He saw sorrow overtake his expression, his once wagging tail, that showed Nick companionship and reassurance was limp again, and his ears flattened against his skull.

Oh no, you will not get crestfallen on me now!

So Nick did the first thing he could think of: He quickly took his head in both his paws, rotated it, so he could see him and planted a sweet smooch on the side of Aaron's muzzle. He didn't know if it was too much or if it was even enough to distract the wolf, but it seemed to work. His tail started wagging the moment his lips met his muzzle, and he closed his eyes enjoying the feeling. When he opened his eyes again, all the sorrow was gone and saw a caring and genuine happiness his kiss caused him. It made Nick all warm and satisfied inside.

Before Nick could say something, the door opened and Mrs. Hopps stepped in. The canines quickly stood up and regained their embarrassed posture. Bonnie was not pleased with that.

''Don't worry my dears, I did not come to chew you out." said Bonnie reassuringly. The wolf and the fox sighed in relief and relaxed their bodies. They were happy that they were not about to be scolded by an angry mother bunny.

''I came here, because I heard that you boys have undergone something heavily emotional and life changing in these days that you guys cannot handle, and you could use some help, am I right?" asked Bonnie with a weak smile. Aaron and Nick looked over the doe's body language but they could not see anything, that indicated that she had any bad intentions. They were surprised, because after everything, that went down, they at least expected some hesitation, and hearing her husband openly expressing his dislike of them made them all the more skeptical. But the doe seemed genuine, and they knew better than to lie to her.

''Yes…But it's a long story…" sighed Nick. Bonnie looked over to the wolf named Aaron and saw him nod, confirming her suspicions.

So it's one of those moments. Oh dear, it must be hard, if they look that uncertain at this age. Let's see if my method would on them too.

''Well, I think Judy will be giving her father a long lecture, so I think we have time. But I will need a pen and a paper if you can lend me some…?" asked Bonnie looking around for said objects. Aaron quickly shot up and went over to his bag, where he took out a notebook and a blue pen and handed it to Bonnie, who thanked him.

''Now if we could sit down-'' suddenly the wolf put his hands up like he was in school.

''Yes, Aaron?" asked Bonnie patiently.

''Why do you need those for?" asked hesitantly Aaron pointing at the objects in the doe's hand. He would not want to question Mrs. Hopps' methods, but he was really curious about her plans.

''Oh, with 276 children, there are a lot of teenage problems, that they come to me for advice. Their father is kind of clueless, unless it's about farming, so it's my work to help them in these situations.. So, I created this method: I listen to them, and while doing so, I write my advice on a paper and after they told me their problems, I send them on their way with encouraging words. So instead of telling them what I think, and to risk of them forgetting something, they could always just glance at the paper I gave them, and remember. These advice could be emotional advice of what he should or shouldn't do, but sometimes I have to tell them to practice some daily exercises, and if my mother hunch is correct I will have to do something like this again." explained Bonnie with a reassuring smile.

Aaron thought about it, and it actually made sense. He still couldn't comprehend that she managed to gave birth to 276 kits and managing to raise them properly (if Judy is any indicator). But if her method worked with Teenage bunnies, who says it can't work with 2 adult predators?

Upon seeing the understanding nods from both canines, she clicked the pen and readied to write.

''Shoot."

In the next 20 or so minutes, both Aaron and Nick told their perspectives about their current situation alternately. In the mean time, the older doe paid attention with great interest, and sometimes stopped to write something in Aaron's notebook. Judy came in to the room once, telling them that she and her father will get some ingredients for dinner, so they will be back shortly. Upon telling the canines that she hopes that she won't come home finding them in a very suggestive way, they both blushed deeply and nervously laughed. Bonnie quickly shooed her daughter away and they carried on from where they stopped.

Bonnie listened to everything: She was told about what the situation was, they told her how they got here and what did they agree on and their concerns about themselves, their future and others' opinion. She already saw where their problem lied, and got the perfect 'prescription' for her newest 'patients'.

''So that's all." said Nick. It was actually very refreshing to tell these to somebody, who genuinely wanted to help them, and from what they heard, could give some useful tips and advice.

''Well, I think it wouldn't be a surprise, if I told you, that I had this kind of conversations dozens of times before, right?" asked Bonnie. The canines thought about that statement. Out of 276 children, there were bound to be some special ones in that way, so it really wasn't a surprise. And if what she said about they coming to her for parental support is true, then they couldn't find a better mammal.

Realizing that the doe was still waiting for their answer they quickly nodded, urging her to continue.

Bonnie ripped the paper out from the notebook, and folded it.

''My dears, I might not know you well, so some of the stuff I wrote down might not work considering that I have never consulted predators or adult animals, especially not both of them, but I do hope that you will be fine, and live a happy life together. I'm telling you my boys, that you will always be welcome to the Hopps' farm, if you need further advice, just call me, okay?" smiled Bonnie while handing Nick the folded paper. She was surprised when she was trapped in a hug by red and orange fur.

What did Judy always say when she told me about Nick getting depressed over losing some of my blueberries? Oh right: These foxes…Sooo emotional *giggle*

Nick ended the hug and thanked the doe.

Just like on queue, Judy and her father came home with bags in both hands. Bonnie came along with them, leaving Aaron and Nick for themselves and their thoughts. When the door closed, Nick unfolded the paper and upon reading its content, he started to blush and chuckle.

Oh, this is gonna be good.


Dinner was really awkward to say the least. The whole time it was Bonnie being in deep thought, Judy and Aaron continuously asking Nick about the paper he was given to, which he always replied with a shrug or a witty remark. His comrades were happy that his old self was back after today's morning, but he could at least tell them something, anything! And last but not least, Stu being a nervous wreck: Whenever Aaron or Nick opened their mouth to take a bite, thus showing their teeth, Stu became rigid with fear, but no one noticed that.

Stu was thinking about what Judy told him about predators. It was true, since they partnered with Gideon Grey, they have never had problems with the chubby fox, although that might be because Stu did some precautions unknown to his wife. So maybe predators weren't that bad in the end. But he couldn't understand how can her daughter and wife be so goddamn calm around those sharp teeth and claws. Aren't they at least concerned that they might trip and scratch them with those pointy claws?

Bonnie seemed to nearing the end of her thoughts because a smile spread through her muzzle and then she had an amazing idea.

''Hey dearies." said Bonnie in a suspiciously sweet tone. They stopped prying from Nick, and looked at her with curiosity.

''How about the next time you get some day offs, you come down to Bunnyburrow and meet our family?"


Adrian Bogo was not a happy buffalo. He needed one thing from the mayor, one goddamn thing, but he couldn't even manage to do that. Now he was holding the failure of his plans in his hooves.

Request for the change in the Fraternization policy of the Zootopia Police Department requested by Chief Adrian Bogo

Fraternization between partners: Allowed

Request for the change in the Partnership policy of the Zootopia Police Department requested by Chief Adrian Bogo

Number of possible mammals within a partnership increase from 2 to 3: Request Denied.

That goddamn City Council convened a meeting today to debate certain requests from different mammals throughout the city, Bogo being one of them. If only they would have given more thought of the number of possibilities that 3 partners could provide (especially that those partners contained Hopps and Wilde), then his plan would have been a success. Even though the mayor promised him that every request of his will be taken into consideration and will be allowed, it seemed that he has less power than Bogo originally thought.

''Incompetent-'' He headbutted his table ''useless-'' Another headbutt ''no good-'' He was about to headbutt the table again, when an idea popped into his head. A horrible idea, which he will definitely regret it later, but it could work.

''Arrgh, that's such a bad ideaaaaa." groaned Bogo. But he had no other choice. He searched his drawers throughoutly and found the papers he was looking for, and completed them. He wanted to fill out these papers for a long time, and was planning to do it in the next month or so, but thanks to how the situation ended up, he might just do it now. He sighed in frustration. He either wins it all or just worsens his current situation with that move. But it is a risk he is willing to take.

He decided to go and have some air, maybe check up on some of his officers. Yeah, that sounded appealing now. He left his office with three pieces of paper hanging out from the folder named ''Promotions''.