So, you guys might have noticed, that I might have overdone the fluff in the previous chapter, but don't worry, I did that on purpose and with a good reason.

This Chapter will contain very minimal fluff, but I had no heart to leave you guys without the usual amount, so i kind of 'transported' it into the chapter before. This chapter will have some tension and is not happy.

Tell me if you liked a little action in the story, or on the contrary, hated it, and I will try to adapt the future of the story to your wishes.


After their dramatic and emotional ritual up on the edge of the cliff, that made them into something even more than they were before, they spent at least 5 minutes in each other's arms, silently celebrating their new union. After that, Nick finally got out of Aaron's arms, and they started walking down the path they took before.

They were heading back to the festival in a comfortable silence and deep in their thoughts about what's just happened; Aaron could not believe that he had the boldness to ask something like that from Bushy tail, and Nick did not believe that Wolfie was the one who initiated something like this. Nick should do more stuff for Wolfie. He smiled when an idea came to his mind.

Oh, you will enjoy this Wolfie.

They arrived back at the event, when suddenly Nick's phone started to ring. He looked up at Wolfie with a worried face, thinking that maybe he should have turned his phone off for their date, and the wolf might find it disrespecting. Aaron just smiled and waved it off.

''Don't worry, answer it. Meanwhile I'm gonna get something for us to eat, all right?" asked Aaron while patting his mate's, now technically husband's head.

''Sure, thanks Wolfie." Replied Nick, relief washing through his body. He reached into his pockets for his phone and took it out, stealing a last glance at the wolf, who disappeared behind one of the booths, getting out of the sight of Nick. He looked at the ID of the caller and smiled. It was his mother.

''Hey ma, what's up?" asked Nick while leaning on one of the booths.

''Hey Nickie! I'm calling you to tell you, that your cousin got out of custody." Informed Christine in an amused tone. She really did thought that this whole situation was stupid.

''Oh really? Well, let's hope that I don't have to arrest his tail again. I wouldn't be his favourite cousin after that, that's for sure." Chuckled Nick knowing that he probably has to bust his cousin again, who seemed to be confused of how the law works around speeding and ignoring street signs, especially in a city like Zootopia, where one tiny wrong turn can kill an entire family of rodents.

While they chuckled, he did not notice a very angry she-wolf in a lab coat sneaking behind him with a bottle and a rag in her paws.

''Oh yeah, ma, did you know that as of today I'm something like a half husb-Mpfhmpfh!" started saying Nick, but suddenly he found two white paws pressing a pleasantly smelling cloth to his nose. His vision started to blur after he took a sniff from the rag, and realized how big of a mistake it was, when his body lost all weight and he could not stand properly. He tried to struggle against his hold, but the paws were too strong and he was getting weaker every second. He felt his body getting light and started to ease out of consciousness. He really hoped that it won't be the end of him.

His last thoughts were a silent plead.

Help me Wolfie…


~In the mean time, on an other part of the festival.

''Wow Charlie, this place is amazing!" exclaimed Judy while holding some of her prizes she had won on her and Charlie's date.

Unbeknownst to Nick and Aaron, they weren't the only ones who thought it would be a good idea to go on a date to the Canine Festival. The bunny and the painted dog were having their time of the year. They arrived half an hour after Nick and Aaron, and somehow managed to avoid them. That is a huge accomplishment, considering that there weren't a lot of same-sex couples that got a stalking group of at least 30 mammals where ever they went, but they nonetheless managed to always be where Judy and Charlie wasn't.

Judy, after winning in almost everything they played, decided to make their date not only fun but interesting. She Zoogled up the Zootopedia page for the family of Canines, and bet with Charlie, that she would get one toy from every kind, ranging from the usual grey wolf and red fox to the very rare maned wolf and racoon dog. The loser would be buying dinner for them for an entire a week. Charlie calmly accepted the challenge, knowing that it was basically impossible to get a toy from all the 33 Canine species… right?

He started to get worried, when Judy was putting the 25th plush, a golden jackal into her second bag. Since they came with only their wallets and phones, Judy decided to buy backpacks to store her plushes, and she was now filling her second one.

''Okay, I may have to remind myself not to underestimate your determination. I did not even think that there really was plush toy for every canine, and now you are 8 away from the end." praised Charlie with wider eyes than usual. Her determination was a really alluring trait of her, if Charlie was honest with himself.

Judy chuckled a good one at the praise, but deep down, she was desperate. She really was nearing the end, but there was one species she could not find, no matter how hard she tried; a painted dog.

Charlie knew about her little quest for sometime, because she always looked over the prizes when they came to a new booth, and she never seemed to find what she was searching for, which greatly disappointed her. Of course he knew what she wanted to find, and he would have helped her find that painted dog plush, but he was in the middle of his own little 'hustle'. He already won one unbeknownst to Judy, and sneaked it into one of the backpacks. He knew, that because his kind was pretty rare, there weren't a lot of merchandise of them, and he could guess that this one might be the only one in the whole festival. He could already imagine Judy's face when he pulls out it from her bag and gives it to her. His heart was already speeding up from the image of her joyful and excited smile.

Just please, find the last seven quickly…

His thoughts were interrupted by a loud growl from the bunnies stomach.

''Looks like somebunny is a little hungry. All that determination does require a lot of energy it seems." Chuckled Charlie while eyeing the embarrassed bunny.

''Yeah, I haven't eaten since lunch… Sooo, how about we catch a bite or something? You haven't eaten since we came here, you must be hungry too." Said Judy, trying to distract Charlie from her snoring belly by moving the subject.

Charlie wasn't the Deputy Chief because he was stupid, he knew what she was doing, but he wasn't about to relentlessly tease her. He would leave that job to the professionals, and by that, he meant Nick. Plus, she was right, Charlie actually felt a bit hungry.

''Sure, let's go." And with that they headed towards some place that had food.

Soon, they found themself walking in the food serving section of the festival. The event's cuisine was very much what modern predators ate; bugs, fish, some birds, and sweets. She guessed that she won't be eating salad or any green tonight, and she wasn't about to taste something that lived before, so she settled for sweets and prayed that all that sugar will be merciful on her and she could sleep later. Judy could swear that while walking on between the booths, she spotted multiple misdemeanours and health code violations, and she was restraining herself so hard not to stomp over and arrest someone.

But she was on a date, and she would not make Charlie embarrassed, so she won't bust anyone just this one night, no matter how badly she wanted to. Although that didn't mean she couldn't look up their names later and give them a piece of her mind then.

Suddenly she felt Charlie's brown paw on her shoulder stop her in the way. She looked up at the painted dog, and saw how he was focusing on something in the distance, and how he was trying to solve something in his mind, unsuccessfully.

''Hey Judy…. isn't that Aaron? That wolf over there in the red shirt?" said Charlie pointing at a wolf over at a Candy Floss stand. Judy looked at the mammal in question and determined that it was indeed their friend over there, holding two pink candy flosses in his paws and the biggest smile on his face. Judy silently chuckled how goofy he looked while he wagged his tail in happiness.

''Yes it's him! Isn't he supposed to be on a date with Nick tonight?" exclaimed Judy while she looked at Aaron from the distance.

''Well, unless candy floss is his favourite food, I think the fact that he bought two of them should mean that Nick is around here, isn't it?" asked Charlie smugly. Judy thought about that and realized that he was right. She mentally scolded herself for not putting the pieces together.

Detective, my fluffy tail

They decided to go over and say hi to their friend, who didn't seem to notice them closing the distance. When they got in hearing range, they saw the wolf's nose twitch, meaning that he detected a familiar scent/familiar scents. He started looking around for the source, and eventually spotted them waving at him. He looked really surprised to see them, but nonetheless wore a friendly smile.

''Well, well, well, if it isn't Judy and Deputy Chocolate pudding. Didn't expect to see you there of all places." Greeted Aaron while turning towards the unusual pair.

''Well, i can assure you this is just a coincidence, a pleasant one at that. Where is Nick by the way?" asked Judy while stealing glances right and left searching for her other partner.

''Oh, he is talking with his mother on the phone not far from here. I just came here to get something to eat. Wanna go say hi to him?" asked Aaron while pointing at the direction of the fox.

''Sure, and from that more than happy smile on your face, I believe you had a good time?" joined in Charlie with the same friendly and knowing smile. Aaron changed to a satisfied and dreamy face.

''Oh boy, we had. But I will tell you about that later. Come on, he must be wonderin' where I went." Said Aaron, while turning on his heels and walking towards the direction of Nick with Judy and Charlie following him.

Soon they arrived at the place and… Nick was nowhere to be seen.

Aaron frowned in confusion.

''Where did he go?" asked Aaron looking around for the fox. Judy and Charlie soon joined in the search. They heard a feminine voice from somewhere continuously shouting Nick's name. Judy, with her super ears, followed the source and they soon found Nick's phone laying on the ground.

''His phone…" whispered Judy, but the feminine voice screamed again.

''NICK?!'' shouted the voice.

''That's Mrs. Wilde!" shouted Aaron, snatching the phone out from Judy's paws.

''Christine it's me, what happened!?" asked Aaron in a panicked tone.

''Oh thank god, Aaron, I was talking to Nick and then suddenly he stopped talking and I heard struggling, and then silence. What happened? Is he okay?" panicked Christine over the line. Aaron took a deep sigh.

''Sorry Christine, but I don't know either. Call the Police, while I search for him. Don't worry, I will find your son." Said Aaron while looking at Judy and Charlie, who got worry written over their faces, but nodded in confirmation that they would help too.

''Thank you, pup." And with that, she hung up. Aaron pocketed Nick's phone, and that's when both him and Charlie's nose started to twitch, sensing something sweet in the air. Their eyes widened when they realized what that pleasant smell was.

''Chloroform…" said in both canines in shock. Judy looked between them confused.

''Chloroform? What do you mean?" asked Judy, while she tried to smell the chemical her companions were talking about, but she could not sense anything.

''You can't smell it but we do…. Nick was kitnapped." Said Charlie making Judy wide-eyed and her insides twisted. She snapped her attention to Aaron to see how he took it, but she did not expect what she saw.

She tried to search for sadness, panic, anger or something, but his entire face was…..totally blank…..emotionless. His pupils lost color and dilated. His posture lost all rigidness and was calm, his arms just hung next to his body and a sudden feeling of uneasiness and danger started to radiate from the wolf. Judy got really worried. She had no idea what was happening, but she was sure this was not good.

''Aaron, are you-'' started Judy, but the wolf suddenly descended to all fours, making the candy flosses he bought hit the ground, and bolted away towards the forest in a speed that almost made Judy jealous.

Judy wanted to run after him but Charlie stopped him. She struggled to get out of the his hold but the painted dog didn't let her go. She looked at him with anger and confusion, and saw that he was frowning and very serious too.

''If you want to live to see the day, you wait a bit to go after him." Said Charlie in an earnest and commanding tone that sent chills through Judy's body. She stopped struggling, and hoped the painted dog would explain everything that just happened. She did not have to wait for long, because she saw Charlie's expression soften and he took a deep breath.

''Have you ever wondered why do mammals think of wolves as dumb or something like that?" asked Charlie. Judy tilted her head in cluelessness.

''Because they follow too much traditions and take them too seriously still in the modern days?" asked Judy while her ears dropped. She did not like talking about stereotypes, since she was fighting against them her whole life.

''Technically, yes. Now you see, some mammals, such as wolves, got stuck in evolution at one point. Their primal urges and their savage side is still present inside them in some way, but not in a dangerous one, so don't worry. That's why they stick to traditions, otherwise their body would protest and eventually they would go insane of their inner battle with themselves. Most mammals don't have to struggle with that, and the ones who don't know about this, or doesn't understand it, would label them as simply stupid." Informed Charlie, taking Judy's paw in his, They started walking in the direction Aaron bolted towards.

Judy thought about that, and if they really did get stuck in evolution, it made sense that some ancient side was still inside them. Mixing the modern and the old traditions is a clever move, it made them look normal and not dangerous to society while they satisfied this primal side of theirs.

''You still haven't told me why couldn't we go with him. And what happened to him?" asked Judy impatiently.

''I'm getting there, don't worry. So, this side would take over sometimes. For wolves, family is number one, and if a family member gets hurt, this side would come out. How strong this other side shows itself depends on the mammal and his relation with who got hurt. In this situation, we have Aaron, and his mate, probably the most beloved mammal for him getting kitnapped. This side probably overtook his body entirely, that's why you saw him kind of alter to a different wolf." Explained Charlie while they were getting deeper into the forest. Judy did not know where Aaron was, but she saw Charlie take sniffs from the air, so she thought he was following Aaron's scent.

''Okay, makes sense, kind of. But why couldn't we go after him?" asked Judy more calmly. This whole 'getting stuck in evolution' was kind of scary to her, but she nonetheless understood the logic behind it.

''Well, his mate was just kitnapped. After he 'transformed', he technically went 'savage'. Meaning, that he lost all memories and all sense of rationality. He had two things in mind: Find his mate and exterminate the danger. Since he lost his memories, he couldn't have remembered us, so he would have probably seen us as potential danger. The chances are high, that he would have attacked us if we had gone with him." Continued Charlie while focusing on the wolf's smell and following it's fresh trail.

Judy nodded in understanding. Everything made sense, although she did not understand the reason for it, and even though she felt outraged that she couldn't help her friend, she was not in the mood for getting mauled by Aaron.

''You mean, we really can't do anything?" asked Judy in a sad and disappointed tone. Charlie just smiled and squeezed her paw that he still didn't let go.

''Never said that." said Charlie while taking out two tranquilizer guns from the inside of his coat. Judy got wide-eyed upon seeing the fully loaded guns.

''You brought weapons to our date?" asked Judy. She felt a little hurt and a little impressed at once.

''Hey, better safe then sorry. If things go south, we will intervene. The police should be on their way. Shoot only if necessary." Commanded Charlie in a serious yet playful tone. Judy accepted the gun, and griped it tightly.

''Now, let's make sure everyone survives this night." Said Charlie, and they picked up their pace.


Aaron was out of his body. He could only spectate how he got tucked away to the back of his mind while the savage took over him. He didn't even struggle against it, he actually agreed with his primitive side.

No one kitnaps my mate, NO! ONE!

He felt how his body masterfully dodged tree after tree while following three scents at once. His night vision was working on all high, everything looked like it was daytime. His hearing, sight and smelling got enhanced too. He could hear the smallest leaf landing on the ground with a light thud, that even bats couldn't notice. Even without his night vision, he swore he could see everything in miles, and everything he saw was so clear, he could count the amount of cherry that grew on that cherry tree he saw far between the other trees. His smelling was the best; If he wanted, he could confidently tell all species of the mammals that went through this path in the last 2 weeks, and what they did while they were walking there. But he really did only focus on the three scents ahead of him that were getting stronger by every meter.

The first scent is what gave him power to run faster than any other mammal would. It was his beloved husband's smell that combined fox musk, blueberry and Aaron's mark. He could feel the fox's plead and need for safety through his scent, and it just made the wolf all the more faster and stronger.

The second scent was Chloroform. While being out of control, the little rationality he had tried to puzzle together and gather all the information he could. He concluded that whoever kitnapped his mate is either a serial kitnapper, who's technique is to make his victims unconscious before the crime, or has some connection to some kind of medical facility, and held a grudge against his fox.

But the last scent was the one that fueled his inner rage. It was a smell he oh so wanted to forget, but damned wolf nose never forgets. It was the scent of his personal enemy, his childhood bully, Jessica. When he realized who this third scent belonged to, he felt his insides twist in disgust. And when he concluded that Jessica was the kitnapper, he could swear he saw red.

He just run and run and run, the scents getting closer to him.

Suddenly he got to a little patch in the forest, where there were no trees. What really got his attention is that the scents disappeared. He looked around while taking deep sniffs in the air, trying to relocate the trail.

He heard the crackle of leaves from the trees. He turned towards the sound and growled, his hackles rising, his posture ready to pounce. He felt his claws dig into the dirt, but felt no pain, he just watched how the bushes on the side of the mini pasture moved.

Then suddenly, Nick came out of the brushes. Or more like fallen out, because the moment he showed himself, he collapsed, making the wolf regain some of his senses. He quickly rushed over to his mate, and enveloped in a primal possessive ring; tail wrapped around them, licking his face while whining in happiness and plead. He burrowed his snout into the fox's neck and inhaled his scent, calming himself greatly.

That's what the she-wolf wanted, who managed to sneak out from behind the bushes, and using Aaron's moment of weakness, she managed to come close to him with a maniac grin on her face. Aaron couldn't see her, he was too enveloped in the relief that finding his mate gave.

The next thing Aaron knew, that he felt two paws on his shoulders pry him away from his mate. In his surprise, even his inmammal reflexes combined with the boost his savage side gave him couldn't react to it fast enough and he soon found himself pinned to the ground, farther away from his unconscious mate. Then Jessica sat down on his nether region, making him unable to move his waist. She looked at him like he was candy.

''Well, hello there Omega, long time no see. You seem to have grown up, literally." mocked Jessica in a lunatic voice. She wore a crazed smile on her face, and Aaron could have seen the enormous amount of lust in her eyes, but he wasn't himself either, so he couldn't notice how turned on she was.

''Jessica?" growled Aaron. His rational mind started to come back, but seeing his nemesis made the progression halt, so he was basically half Aaron, half-savage.

''What? You aren't happy to see me again?" said Jessica, winking at Aaron.

''Happy? You? Are you serious? After all that you've done, you are the last mammal I want to hear about!" snapped at her Aaron in a hoarse voice, signaling that he was close to bite her arms off. The she-wolf didn't even flinch, only her smile broadened.

''Well, I am serious, you have a very sexy she-wolf on you, aren't you a little happy about that?" and to emphasize her question, she made a circular motion with her hips, trying to get a desired reaction from him.

But she couldn't detect any growth in his pants, nor could she smell his arousal spike. She looked at his face, that was still serious, but now had a hint of smugness.

''Sorry Clawson, but I don't swing that way. Plus I'm a mated wolf." Replied Aaron. He would have lied if he said that he wasn't amused by the she-wolf's trial, but he really did not find her attractive in any way.

Jessica, upon hearing that, unleashed her claws and ripped the lab coat she wore into two, and discarded it, exposing her bare upper body. She struck a sexy pose, trying to look as alluring as she could, while still pinning Aaron down on the ground.

''Are you sure about that? Don't you wanna… touch this body?" said Jessica in a seductive tone. She thought she got her point through when she saw the wolf's eyes widen and roam her form up and down.

But Aaron went back to his smug grin.

''Nope, still nothing. Why are you being so forward all of a sudden?" asked Aaron in an amused tone that still had a bit of a growl in it. He saw Jessica's posture become rigid in anger, and her face being overtaken by fury, but that maniac grin did not disappear.

Next thing he saw was Jessica raising her paws to strike him down, leaving his arms meanwhile, and that was enough for Aaron. With his incredible speed, he took the she-wolf's wrist and held it tightly in the air. She tried struggling against the hold, but without much success. What happened next took Aaron aback.

''LOVE ME! YOU HAVE TO LOVE ME YOU MORON!" screamed Jessica while baring his fangs.

Aaron could not comprehend what he just heard. His childhood nemesis wanted him to love her? Did she really have the guts to ask something like this after everything? Even if he wasn't gay, he wouldn't have given a try to this insane female. But being around Nick, even if for a short time, had it's influence, and he was already planing his own little hustle. He had to get the she-wolf off from his waist, so he could move more freely and manage to escape from her hold.

He smiled when he realized, that taking advantage of her weakness was easier than he thought, so easy that he didn't need to hustle her. And this weakness was him.

So he thrusted his hips upwards, making the she-wolf moan in pleasure and surprise. He felt her struggling stop, so he kept thrusting upwards. The fact that he didn't feel any sign of getting turned on made him a bit amused, knowing that he could torture Jessica's weakness without him getting lost in the feeling it should have given him.

Perks of playing for the other team. *chuckle*

He saw the she-wolf unconsciously raise her hips, probably to make room for Aaron's advancements. Aaron just smiled, when he realized that this is his chance.

Bingo.

He immediately freed her left paw, just so he could deliver a strong right hook to her muzzle. With his freed waist, he could move his entire body, which he used to give momentum to his fist, so the hit could make the she-wolf stumble side-ways. His calculations were correct, because Jessica soon found herself lying on the ground with a bloody nose while crying in agony.

Aaron got up quickly and before the she-wolf could stand up, he kicked her in the stomach, making Jessica cough up blood. He was still half-savage, so kicking her while she was on the floor was the nicest thing he could do. He had to restrain himself harshly not to bite her or straight up kill her. In the end, she did kitnap his husband and tried to seduce him to be disloyal, which in wolf culture was as bad as killing someone.

For his surprise, Jessica recovered quicker than he thought and slashed at him with her claws, ripping the front of his shirt and his chest. Aaron hissed in pain and when he looked down, he saw blood coming from the claw marks, reddening his already red shirt.

When he looked up, he saw Jessica… licking his blood of her claws hungrily?!

What the heck?!

His shock from the she-wolf's insanity was cut short when Jessica pounced on him again, and he felt how her claw dug into his shoulders, but he wasn't about to let a little pain get to him. He kicked Jessica off of him towards the other direction.

When he looked back at her, he got wide-eyed. He realised that he kicked her next to the still unconscious Nick.

Jessica seemed to notice this as well, so she looked at Aaron and smiled devilishly. With the little power she had after getting hit and then kicked in her stomach, she reached over to the discarded lab coat and took out a handgun from one of its pockets. Then she put the gun to the side of Nick's head, while smiling crazily.

''No one can love you, just me! ME!"

After that Aaron's world stopped. He saw his mate being held at gunpoint, and from what he gathered, Jessica was crazy enough to shoot him without batting an eye.

Anger and sorrow filled his body, and he found his mouth working on its own.

'' YOU DARE TO KILL MY MATE, I'M GOING TO RIP YOU TO HALF, CRAZY B%!CH!" shouted Aaron while unleashing his own claws, and getting ready to slit this goddamned she-wolf's throat.

But Jessica didn't look scared, she laughed like a maniac, and readied the gun.

Aaron was shaking with anger, but the little rationality he still had inside was really scared of losing his dear love. He couldn't watch his own mate die, but if he took a step closer, Jessica would immediately pull the trigger. Upon seeing Jessica readying the gun, he managed to close his eyes, not wanting to see the moment he lost his mate, and he did the only thing he could: Wait and pray to Fenrir.

Silence.

Nothing came.

Aaron opened one of his eyes a bit and saw Jessica wide-eyed, not moving, the gun is still pointed at Nick's skull. He opened both his eyes entirely and saw two darts hanging out from her neck. He realized that those were tranquilizer darts.

He looked towards the direction where the darts came from and saw an angry-looking Charlie and even angrier Judy holding Tranquilizer guns in their paws, still keeping the now unconscious she-wolf at gun point.

When Aaron and his savage side realized that his mate is safe and alive, he rushed over to his side. Nick seemed to have slept through the whole event, and after looking through his entire body, Aaron concluded that he was unharmed. No wounds, no scars, no signs of being hurt, nothing. Relief washed over the wolf, who scooped his mate up and resumed his primal caressing. He didn't need anything now, just his mate waking up and confirming that he indeed felt okay, and he would be a happy wolf.

But he realized that someone, or in this case, someones were watching him, so he looked up to see Judy and Charlie standing her and smiling sadly. Without letting go off his mate, he walked over to them and kneeled down to their level. With his free arm, he enveloped both the bunny and the painted dog in a group hug. They would have protested against it, knowing that he might be a bit savage still, but after what they witnessed, they needed the comfort of their friends just as much as Aaron. And if the wolf was giving it to them, that must have meant he wouldn't lash out on them.

''Thank you…" whimpered Aaron, making both Judy's and Charlie's heart melt.

''We are a team, and we have each other's backs." Said Judy. Charlie just nodded affirmative.


The police soon arrived with the ambulance aswell. They needed some time to find the place, but after doing so, they went to work immediately. The ambulance looked over the now conscious Nick, and reassured both him and Aaron that he was okay. Aaron got several clawmarks and open wounds on his chest, which needed more work, but with some layers of bandage and cleaning, the wolf was good to go, much to Nick's relief. Least to say, that after waking up, and discovering that this she-wolf was the one who bullied his now husband when he was a child, that she was the one who kitnapped Nick, and then hurt Wolfie, all three of them were needed to restrain the fox not to hurt the unconscious she-wolf.

The police presented himself with 2 cars and 4 officers. Delgato and Fangmeyer came and arrested the still knocked out she-wolf.

The other two officers equally surprised them in a positive and a rather negative way.

In a positive way, because one of them was Officer Snarlof, the other friendly wolf from the precinct. After coming clean, he was one of the most supportive of Nick and Aaron being together, and he did not hesitate to defend them. When they were looking over the comments on the picture Finnick took before, they focused on the more positive ones, but some negative comments did wake their interests. They opened the replies for them and there was one name they saw continuously defending them under every hateful and negative comment: Richard Snarlof.

The other wolf was famous for his skill for telling everyone off in a blink of an eye, making the precinct woop and cheer after his 'roasts'. Let's just say that he had a field day when he continuously humiliated or 'burned' some bigots in the comments. Sometimes, he managed to write serious comments about their love, which made their faces light up in a grateful smile.

The whole night, the white timber wolf was always by their side, chatting and joking with them, and he told some gossips from the precinct. They were really grateful for that, because it did wonders in easing out the tension, that filled the air after the second officer exited the cruiser.

It wasn't really an officer, it was actually Bogo, who according to him came as fast as he could after hearing that one of his detectives got kitnapped while an other got injured. Upon seeing the water buffalo, the group of four got different reactions on their faces.

Nick and Aaron took it better. They were actually amused by how Bogo used Finnick to hustle them and then the fennec at once, and he almost got away with it if they didn't have a nosy painted dog around. They forgave him pretty fast, but the buffalo insisted on compensating for taking advantage of them.

Judy was really disappointed. She thought that after misjudging her and Nick, and using everything in his power to stop them from solving the Nighthowler case, he would have learnt that abusing his power was not worth it. Even though she was disappointed, no actual harm has been done, and as far as she was informed, the whole fiasco made Aaron and Nick pretty popular, but in a good meaning. She saw very little opposition against them, and even Gazelle gave an interview on her positive standpoint aswell. So, she forgave the buffalo, but not without making him promise to stop playing with his officers.

Charlie on the other hand was continuously avoiding the chief, and every time the buffalo wanted to make any kind of advancements towards the painted dog, the buffalo received the nastiest glares he has ever seen. The chief knew how hard it was on his deputy chief, and did not want imagine what would happen if Charlie knew how he treated Hopps when she joined. It seemed to Bogo, that the only way to get his deputy's loyalty back, is to get Wolford back to his family. Upon imagining his talk with the head of the clan, he already felt a migraine sneaking into his forehead. And Wilde hasn't even started joking.

After they were cleared for leave and gave their statements on the events, Bogo decided to stay there and consult with Delgato, Fangmeyer and the medical team. Bogo let the four take the cruiser with Snarlof driving, so they could go home. They happily complied, and so the white timber wolf drove to their own homes.

Well, except for Nick and Aaron, who since the fox woke up did not let go of the other. They were too scared of something like this happening again, so Nick agreed to stay at Wolfie's home for the night. Even after climbing the stairs and entering the building, they went together everywhere. They ate together, showered together, and watched the Tv together, not letting go of the other's paw.

When they both felt their eyelids became too heavy, they decided to call it a day. They both changed to their nightwear, and cuddled in Aaron's bed, spooning each other with their tails, and letting the content feeling of the other help to reach their dream, which they hoped were not about tonight's happenings.

After a day like this, they would never let the other go, and they both knew what the next step had to be.