~Bunnyburrow

''You are welcome. Now, I should hang up, since I heard the water from the bathroom stop. Call back 5 minutes later, and your daughter will accept it." Said Charlie's voice through the phone.

''Okay, thank you. Good bye." And with that Bonnie pressed the end button.

A short, comfortable silence filled the room, while Bonnie and Stu tried to process what just happened. They originally wanted to talk to Judy about her litter mates getting married, and maybe encourage her to at least try to find someone, but the last thing they expected is to see the boss of their daughter accept the call, much less hold it and actually talk to them.

They were in the master living room, where usually the life of the Hopps Clan happened. It was always the noisiest, the most narrow room, since this living room connected all sides of the Hopps family house, so if somebody wanted to go from point A to point B, they had to make a trip to this living room. It wasn't an architectural masterpiece, but this was how the Hopps lived for generations, and overtime you get used to it.

''He seemed nice." Stated Stu bluntly looking at his wife.

''Well, nice and beautiful. Have you seen that symbol next to his right ear? It was like a star in three different colours. He even had round ears like us bunnies." Noted Bonnie, making Stu snort.

''Yeah, fella was really colorful, I'll give him that. But his species is confusing, have you ever seen this 'painted dog' or what before?" asked Stu looking at Bonnie for guidance.

''No, I haven't, Judy gave me a decent description about them though, and now we both saw it first hand." Explained Bonnie.

''I guess you are right… By the way Hon, are you sure about that? Inviting predators to our home?" asked Stu warily. It was his last try to talk her wife out of this, since he knew that she had boundaries aswell.

Bonnie raised an eyebrow.

''I'm totally sure about that. I would like to meet the mammals who keep our Judy safe in the big city, and at least thank them. It's what hospitality about." Told Bonnie, sending an unamused and harsh glare to her husband.

Stu just nodded and accepted defeat.

''Now, it's no time to talk about that, we have to speak to Judy." Said Bonnie changing to a warm smile. She didn't want to make her husband feel like a loser, or that he had no power of any kind, but he had to learn, that predators are not dangerous, and if what she experienced in their last visit when she met with Nick and Aaron are anything to go by, she was more worried whether her children will hurt them. Experiencing the legendary Hopps Kerfluffle for the first time did cause some mental problems to some of their visitors.

Stu just nodded and they dialed Judy's number again. When Judy accepted the call, she of course inquired of what happened between her parents and Charlie, but they reassured her, that Charlie was really nice, and they explained why it was him who answered the first call, making Judy groan.

After that, they explained why was Stu present in the call. It was pretty unusual, and Bonnie usually notified Judy if their father will be present at their next 'mother-daugher session'. They explained to her, that her littermates, Jamison, Jackson, Jim, Jill, Johnny, Jordy and Justinia are all getting married to does/bucks from different families, and they told her that she should at least try to date some bucks. Well, it was Stu who said 'bucks' but Bonnie winked and shook her head, signaling that it does not have to be a bunny, since she already knew who her daughter was onto. Judy of course did not miss this sign and smiled appreciatively at her mother. It felt nice, that one of your parents are supportive of your odd decision.

After they notified Judy about all that, and of course the usual reassuring her parents, that she will find someone ended, they made idle talk about Judy's day, the farm life and other events inside the family. It was refreshing for Judy that after everything that went down these last days, something stayed the same and it was their parents and their usual half an hour.

After they hung up, Stu and Bonnie went to their respective business; Stu was checking up on some daughters of his that had their boyfriend over, to make sure that nobody gets frisky in his house, while Bonnie was on her own little mission.

She stepped into the kitchen and turned the lights on. It was night, and the kitchen/cafeteria part of the house was usually empty. The only souls coming here are some kits trying to sneak some late night snacks into their rooms, but now it wasn't the case.

Bonnie looked around making sure that no one was near, and stepped next to the counter. She opened one of the drawers that only she had a key for, and took out some weird smelling ingredients, that are not suited for a bunny home; crickets.

Unbeknownst to everyone, Bonnie secretly decided that she would learn how to cook a good meal for predators as well. She wanted Nick, Aaron and now Charlie to feel welcome here, not constantly looking around, fearing that some bunnies will jump on them with a pitchfork. She knew that her daughter could cook fried crickets well, she heard it from Aaron in her very secret phone conversations with the Lupine, but she would be expecting visitors, and she will be damned before she let Judy cook for them. It was her visitors, and she will show them how a mother does these things.

She is not gonna lie, the smell of bugs are kind of making her uncomfortable, but it evaporates when cooked/fried. Bonnie secretly sneaked her and Stu's phone out aswell, and after her daughter showed her how to use private mode on the web browser, so Stu won't discover her little secret, she searched up many websites containing recipes/tips/tricks to predatory food. Of course, first, she needed to understand why they needed bugs and other stuff as a meal and why couldn't they eat salads and stuff, but least to say, that she was more than convinced after she read that those food contained protein, and without that, poor predators would die, or at least suffer from diseases.

She did not want to cause her visitors any of that, so she took up a determined face, and put the crickets into the frying pan with some spices on top and begun practicing.

My daughter might be able to cook this well, but they haven't tried a mother's meal yet.


~Back in Judy's apartment

''Nice mammals." Commented Charlie after he saw Judy finish her call with her parents. He was leaning on the door frame of her living room while Judy was sitting on her sofa.

''They are… you seriously talked to them?" asked Judy looking at the painted dog with disbelief in her voice.

''Well, somebunny forgot to mention they liked Guns'N'Rodents aswell, and she actually had 'November Tame' as her ringtone." Retorted Charlie, making Judy roll her eyes.

''Just so you know, I won't punch you for that remark, since you seem to have a good taste in music." Commented Judy while crossing her arms before her chest.

''Oh, and not because I'm your boss, and hitting your boss might get you into trouble?" replied Charlie sarcastically making Judy snort.

''Pfft, yeah. We are not at work now, and as Bogo said, outside of work, we are all civilians. By the way, shouldn't you be at the Precinct now since you are the chief? You must have lots of work." asked Judy while tilting her head in confusion. Charlie's smile grew.

''Well, I should, but there are almost no crime in this city, since a particular very determined team of mine managed to basically scare most of the bad guys off. Even that weasel, by the name… I think it was Duke or something, so yeah, he stopped committing any crime and was actually seen trying to get an honest job." Explained Charlie making Judy look at him incredulously.

''We did?! And I have never thought i would hear the words 'Duke' and 'honest job' in the same sentence." Replied Judy, making the painted dog chuckle.

''That you did. By the way I have a surprise for you, follow me." Said Charlie while he pushed himself away from the door frame.

''A surprise?" asked Judy while standing up and following Charlie to where ever he wanted to go.

''Yeah, I hope you will like it." Said Charlie mysteriously

They walked to the door of her bathroom. Judy could hear a faint sound of…

Jazz Music?

Charlie then turned around and signaled Judy to open the door. She was really confused and curious of what the painted dog did with the bathroom. She opened the door and could only watch the place with her jaw hitting the floor.

Her bathroom became one of the most cliché, albeit the most romantic places she has ever seen. The light was off, but she could see everything, since lit candles on different places gave a dim lighting to the room. There was her stereo, that emitted the Jazz music she heard, and she saw it being connected to Charlie's phone. She saw her bathtub filled with water, and all around it were rose petals, even some swimming in the water.

It was an incredible sight. Judy felt warmth spread through her.

''You like it?" she heard Charlie ask behind her.

''Y-you did that? W-when?" stuttered Judy while slowly turning around and looking at the smug looking painted dog.

''Well, you talked to your parents for a long time. I just did something I thought you needed." Shrugged Charlie nonchalantly, but he was not ready for the grey bullet that toppled him in a hug.

''Youareamazingyouareamazingyouareamazing" mumbled Judy into the still smug painted dog's neck, now sitting on the ground of the bathroom floor. Charlie chuckled and hugged the doe back, who were not even half his size. It looked quite funny.

''Thanks for the high praise, but I think we should like… get in?" asked Charlie in a tone that Judy could not decide whether it was suggestive or shy. Nevertheless she blushed.

''Should we then take off our…" said Judy shyly while averting her gaze from the painted dog. Charlie was amused by her innocence but he quickly reassured her. He wanted it to be relaxing, not completely flustering.

''No, I was not planning on doing that. Do you have your swimsuit here?" asked Charlie while pointing at his own prepared swimsuit folded on top of Judy's dishwasher.

''Erm, y-yes. Let me get that quickly." Said Judy while rushing out quickly. She was still furiously blushing, since the picture of a naked Charlie was still inside her head.

They quickly changed to their swimwear in different rooms. Judy wore a yellow bikini that had a little sunflower on the side with matching bras, while Charlie wore purple a swimtrunk. When they saw each other they forgot to breath for a second.

Charlie thought that Judy was beautiful on a basic level, but seeing her in this swimsuit, even the ever-cool painted dog felt like salivating. He could finally see her curved body, her strong legs and her well-toned muscles, that otherwise were hidden under a police uniform, or her regular clothes. He could see that the doe had white fur starting from her chest and ending at her stomach. Least to say that he had to cross his legs not to show the most obvious sign of what he thought about Judy in this attire.

Judy on the other paw could only ogle the painted dog's bare chest. It was better than anything she has ever imagined; Not only did he have one of the sexiest body she has ever seen (the faint but visible 6-pack helped too), she could see more of the patterns and forms that his three colour made, and she noticed something very amusing. While Charlie had some totally random fur patterns on his head, legs and arms, his upper body was different, because it was symmetrical. He had two beige lines forming lightning shapes on both his sides, his brown colour formed something that could be taken as a tree and the black had formed a sinuous line circle around it.

Needless to say, they stood there for a good 5 minutes, frozen, looking over the other's body, and saving it into their memory.

It was Charlie who broke the silence.

''Judy… You are beautiful." Breathed Charlie after making sure that he saved every detail of her into his mind.

Judy shook himself and shyly giggled.

''You are one to talk." Complimented Judy while she walked towards the tub.

''After you." Urged Charlie politely while holding his arm out for Judy. She took it and stepped in the warm water slowly.

She slowly sat down, already feeling her muscles relax from the perfectly warm water. She marvelled on the whole influence this gesture of Charlie had on her. She tried to lay back and relax, but when she did so, she noticed that her bathtub was warm and soft, and had two arms, which circled around her, hugging him to the main source of the warmth. She quickly realized that while she was enjoying the water, Charlie sneaked in with her and sat down behind her, waiting for her to lay back. She looked up and saw Charlie, looking down at her with a warm smile, making Judy melt.

Okay scratch everything I have said before, He is definitely the most handsome male that could live in this planet. Period.

Without saying anything, Charlie ended hugging Judy, put his paws on her shoulder, and started massaging it, making Judy moan a bit.

''Wow, you are really tense Judy. Do you ever relax?" asked the painted dog in a soothing voice.

''Well… I always focus on work and AH-yeah that spot, Ohmygooosh…" started telling Judy but Charlie seemed to find a very stressed spot of hers. Charlie chuckled when he felt the muscle visibly relax.

''You always focus on work, aaaand…?"

''Well… I don't really have time to relax, I'm a bunny after all, energized is our most common trait." Explained Judy with her eyes closed. The combination of the warm water, the soothing jazz music and Charlie's soft and gentle paws that seem to be finding all the right spots managed to make Judy feel like she is as heavy as a feather.

''You should start doing that, it's not healthy." Recommended Charlie. Judy could just nod and lay back on his chest and listen to his heart beat.

Charlie could not remove his eyes from her beautiful face, that shined in euphoria. If he wasn't in love before, now he was sure he is. This bunny, who barely manages to reach up to his chest with her ears, managed to steal his heart from it's place. Now he just needed the right moment to finalize it, and he could confidently call Judy his love before her.

''What are thinking on that handsome head of yours?" Suddenly asked Judy, making the painted dog shake his head and realize that he kind of zoned out.

''Nothing really, I was just wondering how could one mammal be so beautiful." Replied Charlie accompanied by a wink. Judy could only smile appreciatively and blush a bit. She rarely got compliments from anyone, and most of them were connected to her determination or work. Charlie embraced Judy and put his snout between her ears, closed his eyes and sighed in contentment.

She suddenly remembered something she had to ask from him.

''Hey Charlie…" whispered Judy. The painted dog in question opened one of his eyes and looked down at the bunny.

''Yes, Judy?"

''I know it's a sudden question, but would you come with me and the boys to that talk show Gazelle hosts?" asked Judy nervously, making Charlie open both his eyes and look at her incredulously.

''You mean 'Gazelle's Stars'?" inquired Charlie with disbelief in his voice.

''Yeah, she invited us to it, and I kind of got starstruck, and maaaybe accepted it." Said Judy guilt all over her face.

''And why did she invite you?" asked the bewildered painted dog, having no idea whatsoever

''Well… she kind of wanted to ask us about our relationship…" admitted Judy honestly. Charlie's interest was awaken.

''How did she get wind of that we are dating?" asked Charlie, totally clueless and a bit wary.

''Well, some mammals kind of… captured us looking like a couple on the festival, and uploaded it onto the internet." Admitted Judy, while averting her gaze from the bewildered painted dog.

Charlie was in one of those 'what the hell' kind of moments. As the calm mammal he is, he wasn't taken aback that badly by this sudden revelation, but it nonetheless surprised him.

Which means that now probably half of Zootopia knows about me and Judy…

''And she wants me to go aswell?" asked Charlie, clearly not liking the whole idea.

''Well, not exactly, but it wouldn't be fair towards you, if it were only me who explained… well 'us'. I just thought you needed to be here." Said Judy looking down at the water in shame. She started to feel bad for trying to drag Charlie into this.

Although the painted dog was starting to change his mind. He could have asked her to back down from this as a whole, but he knew how much she adored the singer, and chatting with her would be a dream come true for her. He wasn't afraid what would others think about them, and if that were the only thing between him and going to that show, he would have shrugged and said 'why not?', but it wasn't the case. He didn't think that they should make this whole thing between them this big, but he knew that with that photo on the internet, mammals had questions, and it would be nice to tell everyone at once, instead of answering everyone they meet individually.

''Do you really want to go?" asked Charlie. If she wanted to go, then he will too, consequences be damned. He couldn't let her do this alone.

''Well… It wouldn't be that bad, having some chat with Gazelle, answering the questions of her and the public. Oh, and don't worry, she reassured us that there won't be anything overly personal, and we would see all her questions way before the show so we would have time to prepare." Informed Judy. Charlie thought about that, and if they could really prepare for it, then there was nothing really wrong with it besides that he did not like talking about it in front of millions. Their relationship was widely known now, mammals had questions, and he could meet his love's idol first hand and see whether this pop singer is a genuine mammal or just one of those greedy stars, running after money.

''If that's the case, then sure, I don't see anything wrong with it." Agreed Charlie. He knew that this decision was worth when he saw Judy's eyes light up in excitement.

''Thank you!" exclaimed Judy and hugged the painted dog. Charlie just smiled satisfied.

Yep, worth it.


After it, they spent another 20 minutes or so in the bath chatting and just generally enjoying the others presence and the contact that the closeness brought. Charlie resumed his massaging, getting to other places on her body, but being careful not to get frisky. As much as his male being wanted more, he restrained himself. This sleepover was about romance, and getting close to each other.

Judy, when they decided to end this romantic session, told Charlie that her limbs were so relaxed that she couldn't move. Charlie chuckled and lifted the bunny from the now a bit cold water. He even toweled her fur, while she was giggling whenever Charlie intentionally tickled her.

He brought Judy over to her bed, and laid her down. She immediately hugged her blanket tightly, still shivering from the contact of the air after being lifted out from the water. Charlie went over to the backpack he brought over, and took out a sleeping bag. He was about to place it down when he felt a grey paw on his arm. He looked at Judy questioningly, who was looking at him with pleading eyes, making his heart melt.

''Please, sleep next to me…" said Judy with the best puppy eyes she could muster.

''A-Are you sure about that?" stuttered Charlie, being taken aback from the sudden request.

Judy nodded and made space for Charlie to comfortably lay down. The painted dog hesitated, but nonetheless complied. He felt Judy immediately hugging him, and he found his doubts and uncertainties disappear and he hugged her back, snout resting on her head, spooning her with his own tail. His tail wasn't as fluffy as Nick's, nor was it as big as Aaron's, but for Judy, it was the best, because it was Charlie's.

''Good night, Judy."

''Good night, Charlie."


~2 days later, the ZNN Headquarters

Nick, Aaron, Judy and Charlie were currently sitting in a waiting room, reserved for the the participants for a little talk in 'Gazelle's Stars', hosted by not surprisingly, the singer Gazelle.

After the night, both couples got a phone call and an e-mail from Gazelle, where they were notified to when and where they should go, what they should wear, what should they expect. She e-mailed the questions to them while they talked. All four of them decided that the questions were fair, even the ones selected from the public were not that bad, it were pretty general questions.

After they clocked out from yet another exciting patrol day (Judy was not complaining now for the lack of cases, she was just too damn excited), they decided to meet up at Judy's flat for some practicing. The only problem was that Charlie, as the chief, needed to stay at the precinct for an hour or so to finish reading all the reports from the officers, and sign them to the records.

Although the whole practicing quickly turned to a huge teasing fest, where Nick and Aaron decided to ask their own, very personal and suggestive questions from Charlie and Judy, but they got them back when it was their turn. By the end, even Charlie was holding his stomach in laughter; there was no amount of coolness against that. They were all crimson shaded from the questions, but they had a great time. They decided, that whatever happens on that show, all of them will have a great time.

Now, it was the next day, they already clocked out, Charlie managed to stuff this talk show into his schedule, so they were sitting in the waiting room of the show, around a circle shaped table, and were chatting audibly. They could do it, since it seemed that Gazelle planned that they will be the shows only participants today. Charlie just mentioned them their little romantic bath.

''Chocolate pudding, I didn't think you would be the romantic type." Teased Aaron. After a week or so with Nick, he started to enjoy this behaviour, more so when Nick sent him an impressed glance.

''Why, what did you think I was like?" asked Charlie with a little fake hurt in his voice, but nonetheless smiled. He can get used to this atmosphere, and the teasing wasn't that bad. If he were honest, he actually enjoyed it a bit, but he had learnt that if he admitted it, they would make sure that he won't enjoy it anymore.

''Well, I always imagined you as the kind of cool mammal, who always played hard-to-get and waited for women to come to him." Replied Nick while gesticulating. Charlie chuckled a good at that.

''Look who's talking Bushy tail, I thought you were supposed to be Mr. Nothing-bothers-me-oh-I-just-hustled-you-by-the-way." Retorted Aaron sarcastically while petting his husband's hand. Nick rolled his eyes and sent him a playful glare. At first it was annoying, but now he kind of enjoyed this gesture of his wolf.

Charlie in the mean time noticed how quiet Judy was. He looked at her and saw her in what could be described as a very nervous pose; she was constantly fidgeting with her left ear while looking down at the ground and was sweating a bit.

''Hey, Judy, you okay?" asked Charlie while putting his paw on her shoulder. Judy shook herself and nervously chuckled.

''Yeah, I am, totally… definitely not freaked out by the fact that I'm going to talk to Gazelle within minutes." Replied Judy with a shaky voice.

''Whiskers, you already talked to her, remember? In the plaza a few days back?" reminded Nick with a raised eyebrow.

''Yeah, but that was just the four of us. Now it's gonna be five of us chatting in front of millions! That's entirely different." Exclaimed Judy.

''How so? You will have your Prince in shining armor right next to you and you can just ignore the rest of the room and the cameras." Reassured Nick. Charlie rolled his eyes upon hearing the remark but didn't say anything.

''It's gonna be hard with these antennas." Said Judy while pointing at her droopy ears.

''Well, try to focus Judy. Imagine this whole situation as a… as an Investigation! Where the main lead is Gazelle and her questions, while the audience and the cameras are useless towards the case, thus you don't need them." cut in Aaron. Judy didn't say anything just nodded and took a deep breath.

Aaron is right, it's a case, and I can't let useless leads distract me from finding the culprit. You can do this Judy.

Suddenly they heard a bored voice coming from the intercom.

''Okay, okay, everyone, the show is about to begin in 10 seconds, cameras get ready, Microphones steady, guests shut their mouths and prepare to be called in!" said the voice.

''Damnit, I thought he was gonna rhyme the last part. It would have been cool." Commented Nick, making the others roll their eyes.

Suddenly the huge plasma TV that were standing there in the room with a black screen, turned on and Gazelle's Stars' intro could be seen. All four mammals were watching the screen, some calmly, some more excitedly than others. Then came the sound of the usual deep voice presenter, that was music to everybody's ears.

''The owner of several musical awards, the writer and the performer of famous songs like 'Hooves don't lie' and 'Try everything', some call her the angel with horns, sweet and honest, beautiful butterfly, and so on. Everyone, welcome our host for tonight, Gazelle!" said the voice in a very ecstatic and charming tone.

After that, the singer walked in, and even Nick and Aaron couldn't deny the fact that she looked stunning. Her dress was a typical secretary dress that reached her ankles, but didn't show much. She wore a diamond necklace and earrings, and a huge friendly smile on her face.

''Good afternoon, Zootopia!" shouted the singer to the cameras and the audience.

''It is actually pretty strange to hear it coming from the TV and from behind the door." Commented Charlie, making the other three mammals nod in agreement.

After the huge applause that the singer got, she sat down in her usual chair where she asked her guests.

''Today's show is going to be special, because I invited four mammals, that I had the luck to meet in real life, and let me tell you, they are just the sweetest." Complimented the singer, making the audience gasp.

Judy, Nick and Aaron suddenly looked at Charlie questioningly.

''Chocolate cake? You met her?" asked Nick. Charlie just smiled.

''It was yesterday, she actually came to the precinct to invite me personally." Shrugged Charlie.

''And Benji didn't demolish the building with his scream?" asked Judy in disbelief.

''No, he just froze up and fainted." Chuckled Charlie nonchalantly, getting a round of amused snorts and giggles from his companions.

Suddenly a beaver in headphones came in from the other side of the room.

''Guys, get ready, you should be coming next." Then with the speed he came in, he left.

''Well guys, it seems that it's showtime." Said Nick while standing up from his chair.


~Bunnyburrow

''Mama! Papa!" said numerous pretty high-pitched voices from the living room where there were dozens of bunnies from all age groups gathered to watch their favourite show, Gazelle's Stars. When they heard that their big sister will be in the next show, they immediately started calling their parents, who dismissed everything they were doing and ran into the room.

''What's going on? Is everybody okay?!" shouted Stu in panic while looking around to see any injured bunnies.

''Nothing happened dad, it's just Judy being on TV." Said Bethany, one of the oldest daughters of Stu and Bonnie. Speaking of them, they sighed in relief, knowing that nobody got into trouble.

''Well, we can't miss Jude-the-Dude being on TV, can we children?" asked Stu while he sat down on the middle of the sofa, making place to his wife. His answer was a round of giggling upon hearing their sister's stupid nickname. After they calmed down, every eye was looking at the screen.


~Christine's house

The older Vulpine in the meantime was very, very bored. She had nothing to do, so she decided to aimlessly switch between channels on her Tv to see if there is anything interesting.

Suddenly her phone rang, signaling that she had a message. She took in in her paw and saw it was from Monica.

Monica: Watch Gazelle's Stars on ZNN. You won't regret it.

Christine was confused. She kind of did not trust Monica after what she had done, and was purposefully avoiding her to show that she did not want anything to do with her until she changed her mind. But curiosity got the better of her.

It's not like it can hurt me. Maybe it is something interesting.

So with the same boredom, she change the channel to ZNN, and indeed, the singer show was ongoing.

Let's see what this stupid wolf wants to show me.


~Precinct 1

Benjamin Clawhauser was currently welcoming the night shift into the precinct. He still had at least an hour until his shift ends, not like he wanted it. Being the receptionist is actually his favourite work, and he enjoys meeting with other mammals and spreading the word of his favourite singer. Field work was too much exercise, and he couldn't watch videos and listen to music while doing that.

He noticed the white timber-wolf, Richard Snarlof in his regular clothes coming towards his desk. They exchanged friendly waves.

''Hey Richie, are you clocking out?" asked the cheetah, getting ready to work on his computer. He was the one, where every employee of the ZPD had to report if they were leaving, and the cheetah had to write it down to the records, so if someone wanted to check when an officer left the building, it was always in the system.

''Yes, I should, thanks Claws. By the way, shouldn't you be watching the show you were always watching at this time? The one with Gazelle?" asked Richard with a raised eyebrow. Benji's eyes widened in panic.

''OH GOD YOU ARE RIGHT! And it's the most important episode." Rapidly mumbled the cheetah in a panicked tone while quickly clocking the wolf out and preparing his phone to watch the live broadcast.

''Most important episode? Do I want to know why?" asked Richard in curiosity.

''You don't know?! Asked the cheetah incredulously.

''Know… what exactly?" inquired Richard while tilting his head.

''Judy, Nick, Aaron and Chief Pictus are her guests tonight!" exclaimed the cheetah, panic instantly fading from his face when the broadcast on his phone started.

''Oh, are they? In that case, can I watch too?" asked Richard, but Clawhauser was already lost in the show on his phone. He just shrugged, went behind the desk and set next to the cheetah, watching his friends and boss getting interrogated by the pop star.

~The Show

''Now enough from talking about them, I know that all of you can't wait to meet these mammals. I present to you one of the, if not the most charming and wonderful fox in all of Zootopia, Nick Wilde and his just as sweet and handsome husband, Aaron Wilde, accompanied by Zootopia's determined bunny cop that showed us that size really doesn't matter, Judy Hopps and her not-so-secret love, the Deputy Chief of the police, Charles Pictus!" presented Gazelle while standing up to meet the incoming for mammals for a hug. The audience was loudly clapping and cheering. At this point, almost everyone knew about these four.

After the welcomes ended, Gazelle sat back to her chair while the four sat down on the sofa facing the singer. Judy was seemingly nervous, but Aaron's advice calmed her down a bit, and the closeness of Charlie did wonders.

''Welcome guys, it's nice to meet you again. So let's jump into it, I would start with you, Nick and Aaron, since it was you that started all of this." Said Gazelle while looking at the canines in question.

''Shoot." Said Nick while forming two guns with his fingers and aiming at her.

''So, Nick, as we all know, after you and Judy managed to prove to everyone that a fox and a bunny can work together efficiently, some speculated that there might be more between you then simple friendship and partnership, thus the Wildehopps ship was born. But then, suddenly a picture got uploaded to the internet, and some mammals started to question Wildehopps, and moved their attention to this mysterious wolf police officer that no one knew about." Said Gazelle to the fox, and a bit to the audience. The fox and the wolf looked at each other knowingly. They both knew which picture it was, and couldn't wait to tell everyone the story.

Or so they thought they knew which one it was, because when they stole a glance at the wall next to them, where the mentioned pictures/videos/newspaper articles were shown usually, they saw a different picture. It was the one, where Aaron saved the unconscious Nick and Judy from the drug lab they busted. Even Judy and Charles was looking at the wall in confusion.

''So, what is the story behind this photo?" asked Gazelle, snapping out the four from their confusion.

''Oh well, actually, even we didn't know that this photo even existed. You look good on it Wolfie. So manly and protective." Commented Nick while nudging the wolf.

''Thanks for the praise, sleeping beauty." Retorted Aaron while he wrapped his tail around Nick. He still remembered how he felt upon seeing his husband getting almost strangled to death.

''So anyway, before I tell you anything, I will let you know that there will be some details that I can't say, since police secrecy and regulations forbid it. Understood?" said Nick looking at Gazelle and the audience. When he saw some of the mammals and Gazelle nod, he took a deep breath, because this story will need plenty.

''So this picture… well, I remember that we got a call that there were strange sounds coming from a flat somewhere in Downtown. We tried to get in, but no one answered the door, although this little bunny next to me said that she could hear breathing and a heartbeat inside the flat, so we opened the door with force, and was immediately jumped on by a drugged lynx or something. He had this yellow dust on his nose, so he was totally reckless and high. He managed to tranquillize us, and it was enough for us to be unable to fight back. With my last bit of consciousness, I saw the lynx trying to strangle both me and Judy. The next thing I remembered that I woke up, feeling warm and safe, and around me were a wolf on full protective mode, defending me from everything. It was a good surprise, and just for that I pretended to sleep so I can feel my wolf around me." Told Nick while resting his head on Aaron's shoulder, who hugged the fox to his side and planted a kiss on his forehead, making the audience cheer again.

Gazelle just smiled knowingly.

''Interesting story. Aaron, can you tell us what happened while Nick and Judy were knocked out?" asked the gazelle, changing her focus to the wolf.

''Well, the lynx did not count in the possibility that there might be more than two officers coming, so when I saw Nick and Judy pinned to the wall, paws around their necks, I felt this protective urge rush through my body, and immediately knocked him out. He was lucky I was able to stay sane, because after what he did to Nick and Judy, I felt like actually hurting him." Said Aaron, getting a round a claps from the audience, even from the singer.

Next thing he knew, that he found a very fluffy tail circle around him, leaving its tip in his lap. He knew what Nick wanted him to do and started grooming it, making the fox next to him purr a bit. The audience aww-ed in unison.

''So this was probably the picture when I heard the police and the ambulance arrive, so I brought them down from the flat, so they could immediately get examined for injuries." ended Aaron, getting an other round of cheers from the audience.

''You are really a hero. Now this picture was just the beginning, there was this other one that really got the debates going on different platforms." Said Gazelle while the picture changed to the much more familiar one with Aaron and Nick kissing while Judy was in the background. The four mammals looked at each other knowingly. They had different opinions about this piece of photograph.

''I just have to say that you guys look adorable together. Whenever I look at this, I can always feel love radiating from this picture, and could see that you guys were made for each other. Is there anything interesting behind it?" asked gazelle.

''Oh, boy, you don't know half of it." Mumble Aaron with an amused shake of his head.

''Well, we got a call that someone was committing a fraud, so we drove there as usual. Little did we know that it was one of my best friends, my old 'working buddy'. We found nothing, but then he started questioning me about my strange smell, and I just couldn't leave this chance to mess with him. So I told him about Aaron and me being mates-'' told Nick but was cut off by Judy.

''You mean, you gave him a detailed version of how good Aaron was in bed, which left your 'working buddy' totally frozen in place." Commented Judy, getting a snort from Charlie and making Aaron remember how embarrassing (and arousing) the situation was. The audience was giving that typical cheering and whooping upon hearing the suggestive remark.

''Carrots, it's all in the details. So after I told him this, he was still in great denial, so I had to show him some proof. Turned out, he actually hustled me into making this perfect picture." Said Nick while giving the bunny an unimpressed glare that was rewarded by Judy's own smirk.

''So your friend was the one who gave the picture to the ZNN?" asked Gazelle in curiosity. She was more than satisfied by how this show was going.

''Oh no, turned out, he was actually hired to do this by someone, who ordered my friend to send it to the ZNN. Keep in mind that my friend didn't know who he was sending the picture to, so technically he was hustled too." told Nick, making Gazelle nod in understanding.

''So, you are the first widely known interspecies same-sex couple in all of Zootopia. What would you say to other couples, who think they have to keep their relationship a secret because of prejudice and discrimination?" asked Gazelle.

''I would like to tell them that they should fear nothing. I am wolf coming from a noble family, and when my mother heard that I was in a relationship with Bushy tail here, she disowned me. I thought I was going to break from depression and sadness, but this wonderful fox gave me power to survive hard times, and I learnt that whatever obstacle wants to stop us, we would be facing it together. So my advice is to trust your lover, and together you can defeat anything that may try to stop you." Said Aaron, making the fox next to him look at him in wonder and amazement.

Nick tapped the wolf on his side, who looked down at him, and found Nick's lips crashing to his, the fox's tongue immediately asking for permission, which he did not have to wait for long. The kiss was passionate, but they both knew that it was to show others, that after everything that went down, they are still together, and they are not afraid to show others, not even in live television.


~Bunnyburrow

After the kiss, the room was separated into 3 parties;

The first party was the one who was cheering Aaron and Nick, and was generally very happy and a bit misty eyed by the speech. Bonnie, Bethany, Clara, their group and some younger bunnies were part of this.

The second party consisted of the confused ones. They were the ones who did not know what to think of the event they just witnessed. Most of the younger bunnies, Stu and some teenager ones were part of this group.

The third party was the minority, maybe 4-5 bunnies, who were openly giving disgusted sounds showing their disagreeing with them. They were immediately shushed by the supportive group.

''Mommy, why did those two boys kiss? Shouldn't only a girl and a boy kiss?" asked one of the younger bunnies, who were around 6-7 years old. Bonnie was the first to reply.

''No, Zachary. There are some boys who like boys more than girls, and there are some girls, who like girls more than boys. They are just born like this, and we should treat them in the same way as we do with others." Said Bonnie with a warm smile. She heard the ones who disagreed with that statement, and she was already thinking of ways to scold them.

She smirked when she got an amazing idea.

What does Nick call that? Oh right… Let's hustle.


~Christine's home

The vixen decided that it was the right move to listen to Monica. At first she was confused when she saw his pups, Judy and their boss being on the show, but that mood quickly faded when she listened to what they said.

After she heard how Aaron managed to save his son and Judy, she couldn't feel more grateful. She of course knew how dangerous it was to work on the police, but she was a mother goddamnit, it was her work to worry. Her mood changed when she heard how his son got hustled into making the picture Monica showed her back at the Café. She of course knew who this 'working buddy' was, and it just made it all the better to see how little Finnick managed to hustle his son.

And then came Aaron's speech and the kiss. She found herself getting really emotional, and she needed tissues because she was openly crying from every word. And then the kiss… she could just watch it with dreamy eyes, her paws at her heart, happy tears flowing from her eyes. She could do nothing but watch them in wonder.

My pup really found someone.


~Precinct 1

Richard could not be more satisfied. He knew about what happened with the lynx, and he quickly puzzled together what Nick said about the picture and what the chief said back in the car when they visited the Wolfords. It felt nice to be the one to know the most about something this important.

Then came the speech and he could not agree with his wolf companion more. He was raised in a loving family and he were continuously told to treat everyone equally. It could be his raising, or that he really did think that it made sense to oversee the differences between us, but he found himself nodding while Aaron was giving the speech.

Then the kiss. Richard was not into other males, nor was he the romantic kind, but he found this feeling, when you feel like you accomplished something big and you were just so satisfied seeing how it worked, although he knew that he had very little part in making them be what they are now. He sighed in satisfaction when he saw his colleagues part.

Then he heard a faint wheezing next to him and realized that he was with Clawhauser, who saw the same kiss as him.

He was basically sitting next to a ticking bomb.

HIs eyes widened, and quickly took out the earplugs Nick gave him. Yesterday, the fox gave everyone a pair of plugs against the 'Benji-Frenzy' and it just came in handy now.

'' OH MY GODNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!" squealed the cheetah. Richard did not even flinch, the plugs were that good.

Although he felt a bit bad when he saw some of his colleagues on the floor holding their ears.


~The Show

After the canines parted, they looked at each other with eyes filled with love. If they could, they would have continued tasting the other and show the other their fondness and they would have gone further beyond, but they couldn't do that in front of millions. They still heard the loud whooping and cheering from the audience, and even Gazelle seemed to be looking at them in amazement.

They looked next them to their companions and saw how Judy was clapping with the audience and even Charlie was giving them a thumbs-up.

The audience managed to calm down after a good 2 minutes or so, giving the singer a chance to carry on.

''So, Judy, Charlie, you are probably the closest to Nick and Aaron. What kind of influence do they have on each other and how did they change each other since they got together?" asked the singer while looking at the bunny and the painted dog.

''Well, Nick was always this calm and cool mammal, who found great joy in messing with me and others, while never taking anything seriously-''

''I plead the fifth on that one Carrots, and I did take things seriously." Cut in Nick. Judy snorted and looked at him in a challenging smile.

''Yeah? Exactly what, besides seriously annoying everyone at sometimes?" retorted the bunny.

''Well, that's one thing I took seriously. Without me, you guys would have too much peace, you need someone to shake things up a bit, and I was the one who took this burden from your shoulders. You should thank me now that I think about it." Replied Nick feigning hurt. The whole room started to giggle uncontrollably at this point, expect Charlie, because he needed much more to lose his coolness, and Gazelle, because she had to keep a straight face.

''Oh, my apologies. Thank you Nick for being insufferable." Giggled Judy.

''Ah, now I don't know whether I should feel bad for keeping Bushy Tail in check or not. It seems like he was doing good for the precinct, so Bushy Tail, I will let you do as you wish if i can join aswell, deal?" Joined in Aaron, making Judy stop giggling and look at them in horror.

Both Nick and Aaron could hear the entire precinct scream at the screen in disagreement.

''Nah, I think we are already doing that. Let's give them that peace they oh-so want Wolfie." Said Nick while planting a smooch on the snout of Aaron.

Judy sighed in relief and kept on going.

''So, after they got together, Aaron managed to hold Nick back, and since that Nick became much more serious, and he was actually looking determined to do work- Nick, I swear to god, if you say something, I'm gonna cut your tail off." Threatened Judy, sending a harsh glare to the fox who seemed to have something in his mind connected to what Judy said, but upon hearing the threat, he hugged his tail and nodded.

''And Aaron? What about him?" asked Gazelle, who were doing her best not to burst out laughing. She saved all her laugh to when she replayed the recording of the show, and then she will make up for the lost laughter.

''Oh well, neither I, nor did Charlie know much about him before, he was always silent, never talked much, although we heard that he was actually a really nice mammal, but never got the chance to get to know him better. What I can definitely state that Nick officially rubbed off on him, and he is just as incorrigible now as his fox. I can tell you that they are a pair made in heaven." Told Judy, trying to look scolding, but in reality she was actually happy for them as much as she would love them to stop teasing.

''And I don't regret anything." Said the canines in question in unison.

''Oh yeah, and they started to think alike, and now they are saying the same sentences at the same time." Noted Judy. Her previous nervousness was totally gone, and she felt like she was stage diving. It was much more different than the press conference one and a half years ago.

''Charlie, you didn't say much, anything to add to anything?" asked Gazelle, looking at the painted dog who was silently spectating everything.

''Well, I got in connection with them, when they got promoted to detectives, and I became their co-supervisor. I have never known them before, I can only tell you about their team as a whole." Said Charlie for the first time since he stepped inside this show-room.

''Tell me about their team then." Encouraged the gazelle.

''Well, their team is really succesful, and by that I mean really. Their secret is still a mystery to me, but I suspect that it has to do with their very different personalities. Judy is the determined workaholic, she is the one who always goes forward, and beats the obstacles. Nick seemed to be the one who makes sure that Judy won't go overboard, since her determination could cause just as much harm, and she needs someone who can help her in relaxing and easing out. That's why Nick and Judy worked so well together and that's why they managed to crack the Nighthowler case all those years ago." Told Charlie calmly.

''What did the addition of Aaron result in? Did he help or made things worse." Asked the singer. Charlie snorted.

''Helped. Immensely. The problem with Wilde and Hopps was that they both had a power above the other, Nick made sure so Judy will have time to relax and for herself, while Judy made sure that Nick was actually doing his work. But the problem comes when they go overboard with that, and they needed someone to make sure that their power will be on a level that won't be too much, but won't be too little. So, for example, when Nick was being his usual self, which is pretty annoying and snarky-„

''Hey!" protested Nick, while looking at the painted wolf with a questioning face. He just got a wink from Charlie.

''As I said, Annoying and snarky, but he sometimes goes overboard with it, and infuriates Judy to a level where she might lose her temper, that's when Aaron always stops him from keep on going. Or in another situation, where Judy was in her 'Super-bunny-cop mode'-''

''Hey!" Now Judy was the one who looked at him questioningly. Charlie ignored her.

''-And starts trying out things that are a bit too much for everyone, it is always Aaron, who convinces her to use an easier way, or a way that won't result in them running kilometers." Explained Charlie.

''How do you know about that Chocolate Cake? You are never in the cruiser with us." Inquired Nick, making Judy and Aaron look at the painted dog aswell. Nick had a point.

''Well, I thought you knew, that when you start your engine, there are cameras inside the vehicles, recording everything that happens inside." Replied the smug looking Charlie.

''Oh…OH! I told you Carrots that it was a camera!" said Nick while pointing at the Bunny.

''Yeah, but not from the Government to watch if we want to bust another mayor!" retorted the bunny. Aaron at this point was facepalming.

Gazelle just shook her head in amusement.

''So, now that we are here, could you tell me about your relationship with Judy? We know how you two met, but how did you guys start this all? And isn't there a procedure against relationships between employees with their superiors?" asked Gazelle.

''Well, it is said that it is not encouraged, and it depends on the chief of the police whether it is allowed or not, and I don't think that our boss has any kind of problem with it." Replied Charlie, stealing a glance at Judy, who looked a bit wary, but upon hearing that, her face softened. And since Charlie felt like it, he hugged the bunny close to him, even wrapped his tail around her.

That's how badly I care about what that buffalo thinks.

Gazelle was really happy how comfortable and satisfied her guests looked, and it just made it easier for her to drop that bomb on them. She really didn't want to do this, but if everything goes as planned, everybody will be happier than now.

''So guys, I have a confession to make." Said Gazelle nervously. It was the first time this evening when she lost her straight face, which did not go unnoticed by anyone in the room.

''I promised you that I would tell you everything that would happen tonight, but in the mean time I got a call from a very desperate female mammal, who insisted on coming and tell you something, Aaron. After I heard what was the cause, I of course tried to change her mind from doing it in front of millions, but she did not let it go, so I hope you can forgive me for this…" said the Gazelle with a distressed looking face. The four mammals looked at her worriedly. Who could that mammal be that wanted to see Aaron, and tell him something in front of millions?

''Everyone, I want to you to Welcome… Monica Wolford."