''G-Gary and Larry Howlington?"
It was like, time has stopped for a second when the two timber wolves and the bunny and the fox spotted each other. All four had a mix of emotions written all over their faces; surprise, recognition, nervousness and a bit of fear.
Gary and Larry of course knew who these two were, since the bunny was the one who arrested them personally when she and Nick busted the Asylum. They could have felt mad at them, but in reality, they were actually grateful, because technically, they 'liberated' the timber wolves.
In the mean time, Bonnie and Stu were cluelessly looking between the four mammals in question. They had no idea why the sudden tension, nor about the fact that it seemed that their daughter and Nick knew the timber wolves.
So Bonnie cleared her throat, getting everyone's attention.
''It seems that some of you know them already, but nevertheless I would like to introduce you Larry and Gary, they are working for us for over a year, and helped immensely." Introduced Bonnie with a smile.
''That's right. At first, we were hesitant to hire them, but they showed us that they are a handful bunch. Since then, the farm has been the most successful in years." Informed Stu with a proud smile.
''Come on Mr. Hopps, we were just doing what you've told us." Noted Gary shyly.
''Damn right you did! Fastest and most efficient paws I have ever seen. It's a shame you are already married and you are both wolves, I would have loved you two to court some of my daughters otherwise." Said Stu, making Bonnie facepalm. Nobody noticed how Charlie flinched upon the last comment.
Okay, getting Stu's acceptance might be harder than I thought.
''Stu, I think they get it. Gary, Larry, Let me introduce you to-'' sighed Bonnie then continued on introducing, but stopped when both timber wolves knelt down.
''Detective Judy Hopps, Deputy Chief Charles Pictus, Sir Nicholas Wildeford and Sir Aaron Wildeford." Said Larry, making Bonnie and Stu absolutely clueless.
''Sir?" asked the older rabbits with raised eyebrows, looking at Nick and Aaron questioningly. The fox stood up with a heavy sigh and put on the friendliest smile he could muster.
''Come on guys, stop with this nonsense. In this house, we are all equal, except for Bonnie and Stu of course, but that's not the point. Could you please act like we are normal mammals while we are here? After it, you can idolize us as much as you want." Asked Nick with a friendly smile. Gary and Larry looked up at him incredulously.
''B-but, you are the king! Don't you want to, y'know, be treated as such?" asked Gary warily. Nick inwardly groaned. From their desperate and nervous facial expressions, a simple request or even pleading would not convince either of them, so Nick has to go with the flow.
''Well, in that case, I want both of you two handle me and Wolfie as normal mammals while we are here, and that's your king's order, understood?" said Nick with a serious tone. Both timber wolves nodded eagerly and finally smiled at him.
''Great, now come on, before your food gets cold. Mrs. Hopps must have worked hard on it, and we don't want to disappoint her, do we?" Said Nick while gesturing Gary and Larry to join them.
After they got seated, Judy and Charles noticed that the tension was still lingering in the air. They tried to locate the source, but could not find anything. Gary and Larry seemed comfortable, Bonnie and Stu seemed to have questions, but nothing out of the ordinary. Judy didn't have anything negative towards the timber wolves, only some questions and maybe an apology, Nick just talked to them and took care of the only thing that would annoy the fox, and Charlie has never met them.
Their answers were given when they looked at Aaron. He was notably shifting away from the timber wolves, and had a very deep frown on his face. Although he was looking at his food, even Charlie got a bit of a chill running through his spine from the intensity of the wolf's eyes. The bunny and the painted dog concluded that Aaron had a history with them, and not a good one.
''So, mind telling us what was this about?" asked Bonnie with a raised eyebrow. Aaron finally stopped mentally murdering the table and sighed.
''Have you watched the last part of 'Gazelle's stars'?" asked Aaron sorrowfully. His shift in mood from calmness to anger and from anger to sadness caught his husband's attention aswell, who looked at him worriedly.
''Yes, we did. Our kits love that show, because usually it always contains the freshest gossips of the city, and when they told us that Judy would be on the next one, we decided to watch it with them. It was really surprising to see something so serious as a family reunion in a show famous of its humor." Replied Bonnie with a nod.
''Yeah, remember what my mother did with Nick?" asked Aaron, continuing his mysterious sadness. Nick at this point was restraining a small whine to escape.
''Yeah, we thought it was just some kind of wolf thing, but it seems that it might be bigger than we thought…?" trailed off Stu very curiously. Both Bonnie and Stu were oblivious of Aaron's change in mood, but now even Larry and Gary saw that something was not okay with their wolf companion.
''Yeah. My mother gave him the king title there, in front of everyone. Today, when he was officially recognized as the King of Zootopia, he managed to drag me into it, and since then we are the Monarchs in theory." Explained Aaron, his mood not brightening. The only sign that he was not as crestfallen as he seemed to be was that when Nick entwined their paws under the table and wrapped his tail around the wolf's waist tightly while he talked, Aaron squeezed back and gave him a sad sideways smile.
''Wait, King of Zootopia? I thought Zootopia was a republic?" asked Bonnie in mild curiosity while tilting her head.
''It is, but it is also a Monarchy too, most of the population is oblivious of this fact though. Only wolves and some very big history fans know about this. My mom was the queen 'till yesterday." Explained Aaron while his tail slowly circled around Nick and rested on his lap. The fox felt relief wash through him and started to stroke it gently.
''Well, Hon, who woulda thought that we would be serving royals today?" asked Stu with a proud smile, making his wife rolled her eyes.
''Stu, you heard them, they don't want to be treated so highly, they want to be treated like normal mammals, and I can totally understand them." replied Bonnie with a warm smile.
After this, a comfortable silence filled the room, as everyone started or resumed eating their dinner. Everyone was thinking of what the next topic should be about. It was Stu who broke the silence.
''So, um, Jude-the-Dude, how's the big city life treating you? It must be hard with this new reputation and what not." Changed the topic the older buck while everyone resumed eating the food.
''Oh, well, after the show, I was bombarded with questions by my siblings, especially Bethany and Clara. They don't seem to understand the difference between normal, appropriate questions and… not so appropriate questions." Told Judy, while her face gradually becoming redder.
''Oh, you know those two. Young teenager does… They just want to explore this more exciting part of life." Said Bonnie nochalantly, making Judy even more redder than before.
''I-I guess…"
''Oh yeah, by the way, it seemed like you, Nick, Larry and Gary knew each other. Is there a story we should hear?" asked Stu with an interested tone. He was still slightly uncomfortable of the fangs of the predators when they opened their mouth to take a bite, but he had learnt that Gary and Larry are anything, but dangerous, and the predators Judy brought do seem like okay fellas aswell, so he managed to stuff away the feeling that he has to run, and tried to be as welcoming as possible.
''Mr. Hopps, remember that I told you that we have been arrested once?" asked Gary, receiving a nod from the buck.
''Well, it was actually your daughter and Nick who apprehended us. They somehow managed to sneak through and busted the whole Lionheart operation in one night. I still remember that I was totally speechless when a bunny was reading the Miranda rights to us. By the way, how did you manage to sneak through the bridge? At least 7 of us were watching it the whole night." asked Larry while looking at the younger doe, who suddenly looked very smug.
Judy and Nick looked at each other slyly and nodded. Then Nick stood up in his chair and covered Aaron's ears with his paws, blanketing it from the incoming sound. The wolf's silent sadness was cut off by confusion and he looked at Judy and Nick questioningly. Then Judy mimicked the howl she did on that night, making Gary and Larry freeze in place and cover their ears aswell.
''It was you?!" exclaimed both timber wolves in astonishment after Judy finished.
''It was me." Clarified Judy while taking a bite and humming contentedly.
''For a Bunny, you can howl damn well. I'm not even mad, that is awesome." Complimented Gary with an amused shake of his head.
''What, you are saying that because I'm a bunny, I cannot howl?" mocked Judy.
''After that, we are not even sure." The timber wolves chuckled, making the table's other occupants snort aswell.
''What about you guys? How did you manage to come from the guards of a forgotten Asylum to hired farmers of a rabbit family?" asked Nick, finally calmed down that his wolf seemed happier than before.
Larry and Gary shared a worried look upon hearing the request.
''Babe, if you don't want to tell them, you have all the right not to do so." Reassured Gary while taking his husband's paw in both his and pulling it to his chest.
''I know, but I think they deserve a proper explanation." Replied Larry with a warm smile. Gary leaned in and planted a kiss on the side of Larry's snout.
''Alright, but you know that the moment you want to stop, you can stop, no one is forcing you." Said Garry while nuzzling Larry's cheek. Aaron and Nick shared a knowing look, that sent the 'This will be us soon' message between them.
So with that Larry sighed and began.
''So, since you know our full name, you probably know that we are married, and that I was originally coming from the Howlington family, right?" asked Larry while looking at the bunny and the fox, who nodded in affirmative.
''Well, you have to know, that around 2 years ago my mother was the alpha of the family. Now I don't know how badly your mother took it at first Aaron, but whatever her reaction was, multiply it by 3, that's how big of a scolding we got after we came clean. She was all for the traditions, and if anyone didn't follow the tiniest segment, she would punish them harshly, even her family, and she was not afraid to use physical force. Me and Gary had to date secretly, but I should have known that sooner or later she would find it out." Told Larry in a distraught voice.
''You got disowned, too?" asked Judy, getting pretty tired of these stupid traditions that make mammals do such horrible things.
''Worse. My mother somehow heard about Lionheart's operation, so she made two separate deals; one with me and Gary, and one with Lionheart. She would let us marry without any consequences, only if we started to work for Lionheart, and we could keep being married as long as we worked for him. In the mean time she agreed with that lion, that she won't spit info out in the public, if he took us in as his workers, and made sure to never let go."
''Wait, you are saying that your mother not only disowned you, but basically sold both of you as slaves to Lionheart?" asked Charlie in a shocked tone.
''Basically, yes. Me and Gary really wanted to get married, and this was the opportunity we needed, so before we could think about it, we both already said yes. Soon we realized that it was just mother's mind game, but don't think that we regretted our marriage. After some time, we wanted to escape, really, but we knew that if we did so, mother would hunt us down, and probably ban us from the city, so we stayed and prayed for Fenrir for a miracle…" continued Larry, when suddenly he got a smile on his face.
''… Little did we know, that Fenrir would send us the first rabbit police officer and his fox companion to the rescue. After the operation was out in the public, we were held in custody of course, but soon the jury decided that we were following orders, so he let us go." Told Larry with a mocking smile towards the bunny and the fox, who rolled their eyes and snorted.
''After that, we tried to survive in the tension filled city, but basically everyone avoided us as long as we were together in public. Prey did not want to come near, since they feared we would go savage, while predators were simply disgusted by our sexuality and that we dared to show it in public. After Judy and Nick uncovered Bellwether, the city changed for the better by miles, but it was not enough for us to stay. We decided that Zootopia gave us nothing but hate and grief, and that it should be something in the past, so we packed our things and left the city. We thought we wouldn't find proper work in the urban areas, since the farms around Zootopia are mostly prey controlled, and folks around here tend to be a little… well, old-styled? Yeah, let's go with that. We were surprised that the Hopps family was eager to hire us, but we did not complain, and since then, we are working here." Told Larry with a heavy sigh. He still remembered how hard it was for them, trying to not show up together, just so they could buy food.
''What happened to your mom then? Last I heard, the Howlington alpha was David Howlington." Asked Aaron finally making a conversation with Larry and Gary.
''Yeah, he is my father. Mother died three moths ago in a heart attack, and since the eldest she-wolf is my sister, who is 3 years old, thus not old or clever enough, my father is the alpha until she grows up. How do you know my dad's name by the way?" asked Larry with a raised eyebrow.
''Considering that we are wolves and we know each other well, plus I am coming from the Wolford family, I was basically taught about every member of your pack." Replied Aaron with a small smile.
''Oh, yeah, thank god we made peace." Chuckled Larry, but Aaron turned back to his sour mood.
''Yeah, but it seems your taste in mates is just as bad as it was…" mumbled Aaron harshly, although with three bunnies and a skilled detective at the table, everyone heard the remark. Larry and Gary looked a bit hurt upon that.
''What do you mean?" inquired Gary with a raised eyebrow. He did not like what Aaron was implying
''Oh, nothing. By the way, it's swell to see you again, Fang." Said Aaron, the word 'Fang' was said with venom and disgust. Gary's eyes widened of the name that he headn't used since he was a teenager.
''Fang?" asked Bonnie questioningly while looking at the white timber wolf, who was staring at Aaron in horror. But it only seemed to break something in Aaron.
''Yeah Fang, remember me yet? Remember Dwarfy? The Omega midget? The Gnome Wolf? Got to give it to you, you were very clever with your petnames, you almost made me jealous. And the way you handled me! Wohoo! Now that was the cherry on top. Remember the famous incident of the manikin wolf? I was reeking of garbage for an entire month after that." exclaimed Aaron sarcastically, but with full of scolding. Everyone at the table was looking at Aaron and Gary with wide eyes.
When Gary had no good comeback, Aaron just scoffed.
''As I thought. After 25 years, and still has no balls to at least apologize. Mr. and Mrs. Hopps, thank you for your dinner, but if you will excuse me, I need some air." said Aaron without looking at the bewildered Bonnie and Stu. He stood up and walked out of the door with his paw in his pockets. Without looking back, he slammed the door behind him.
Well, saying that the tension was back in the air would be an understatement. Now everybody was looking at Gary with questioning and a bit hostile eyes, except for Nick and Larry. Larry looked at his shameful looking husband with worried eyes. He didn't know what Aaron was talking about, but he knew that Gary has changed a lot since then, and he did not deserve such treatment.
Nick although was on the opposite end of the stick, and was restraining a snarl and a growl.
Dwarfy? Omega Midget? Gnome Wolf? The incident of the Manikin wolf? Wait a second…
''Gary, just answer one question. What was your old name before you took up Howlington?" asked Nick with no friendliness in his voice. Judy has never seen Nick like this, his laid back persona was entirely gone, he actually looked intimidating and hostile.
''G-Gary Clawson…" stuttered Gary, who was now in the edge of tears. Larry, upon seeing his husband's state, hugged him tightly and started to growl soothingly. It was their little ritual when something like this happened. Suddenly Judy and Charlie understood what happened 25 years ago.
Jessica Clawson and Gary Clawson…
Nick didn't say anything but stood up and went after Aaron.
It was around this time, that Bonnie had enough.
''Could somebody explain to me what in the name of Skvader just happened?" shouted Bonnie looking very angry. She did not like that the nice family dinner turned into this emotional clown fiesta.
The silently sobbing Gary looked up at the older doe and sighed.
''It all started when I was 10…"
In the mean time Nick was running like his life depended on it, which was actually a half truth. He didn't know the place Wolfie was going, nor where the fox actually was at the moment, but the wolf's amazing scent was still very fresh in the air, so he was following his nose. He could feel the sorrow in Wolfie's scent slowly overtaking anger. When he was back in the top floor of the Hopps 'plaza' he had to stop. Not because he was already tired of running, but because he felt something else in the scent; tears. He looked at the floor and saw the droplets aswell. Now he wasn't only driven by his love for the wolf, he was also driven by the protective urge to protect what's his. It was pretty new to him, but he knew he had no time to think about this urge he has never felt, he had a husband to find and defend.
When he was back in the big wardrobe and stepped out of it, he heard the faint sound of sobbing. He started rapidly sniffing the air, not caring the Wolfie's depressing scent was starting to influence his own mood somehow.
He looked around the night veiled carrot fields and spotted Aaron siting on the ground, the fence supporting his back. He was hugging his legs to himself and was loudly crying, the ground around him already soaking a bit. Now Nick really didn't want to have night vision, because his husband looked like a mess, and it made the fox all the more protective. He didn't care that he was now on all four, he just wanted to hug his poor Wolfie and kiss him until the faintest sign of a ghost smile appeared on the beautiful snout of his.
When he was close, he slowed down. Aaron didn't seem to notice him, so Nick decided to sit next to the weeping wolf, and hug him tightly. Aaron didn't show any resistance either, he even hugged back, kept on crying, soaking Nick's pawaiian shirt. Nick felt a tear escaping his own eye but he had to stay strong for Wolfie.
''W-why does m-my past suddenly c-come back and bite me?" sobbed Aaron with a depressed voice.
''F-first Jessica, t-then father and n-now F-fang."
''There are a lot of things you can hide and run from, but your past is not one of those things. Sooner or later, everyone has to face his own demons, and stay strong, so they could beat those demons. You are lucky though, did you know that?" said Nick while looking down and into the wolf's wet eyes.
''H-how…?"
''Well, back in the past you had nobody to back you up, but now you have me, and I'm not one to usually boast, buuuut Jessica is now in a high facility prison and your dad will be part of the family very soon, and accidentally this all happened after you met me." Said Nick with a teasing smile. The fox was really happy to see the wolf's lips curling upwards slightly after hearing that.
He took the wolf's head in his paws, so they were at the same level. Aaron was in a very uncomfortable position, he had to support his upper body by his paws, but he went on with it.
''Now listen to me Aaron Wildeford, you have done so much to me already, even in my dreams, you kept saving my life and my happiness, and after all that, you didn't ask for anything back, you even insisted on treating me like a king. Carrots was the only one who did similar things before, she did save my life countless of times and she was the first one in a long time to see past my species. But you did much more than these, and I cannot feel happier." Said Nick with a confident smile. The wolf didn't say anything, instead just nodded, signaling him to continue,
''I could say 'you stole my heart' but that wouldn't be true, since in those two decades I lost it. Mammals ripped it out day by day, until I did not want it back. Carrots managed to find it, gave it back to me, and convinced me that I need it. It was broken, It was close to breaking, it was weak, but it was finally there and it was healed a bit since then. But it never really became a normal, healthy heart.'' Nick didn't notice that he was starting to shed tears while he spoke, in contrary to his wolf, who let out a small whine upon seeing them.
''You, instead of stealing it, took care of it, polished it, burnished it, shaped it and more importantly, completed it with your own. Then gave it back to me, and it looked better than new. Wolfie, my point is, that your past may be slowly coming back to get back at you, but you managed to get me on your side, and I promise you, that we will face everything together. I don't care if it is some lunatic she-wolf freshly escaped from an asylum, or your long lost father, or another childhood bully of yours, we will hit back together and make sure that those things never come back. You have me, don't forget that."
Aaron was absolutely speechless, but he was starting to get used to it, so he did the thing he always did and will always do when this happens; kiss his fox.
Nick of course knew this weakness of Wolfie, and happily complied. He knew that in reality, it was more to soothe his wolf, but that didn't mean he couldn't enjoy it. He knew that he hit his mark, when he felt the wolf actually smile amidst the kiss. Nick felt Aaron's tongue trying to get access, but it was not the time to make out or even get to dangerous waters, although the wolf was giving Nick a hard time by changing his scent back to that intoxicating odor he always had when they were foreplaying, but thanks to Nick protective urge, he could handle it for some time.
They separated, but Aaron did not have the power or the need to really separate, he still needed contact, so he lay down on his back, and rested his head on Nick's lap, while letting the fox pet him. They knew that they have to go back, since they did not know where their rooms/room would be, but they deserved some calmness.
''Hey Bushy tail." Said Aaron without opening his eyes. Nick looked down at him with a raised eyebrow.
''Hm?"
''Did you know that Bunnyburrow had a little village part aswell?"
''Erm… okay, what does this have to do with anything?" asked Nick in a confused manner.
''Well, Bonnie may have told me that there is actually a jewelry store there, lead by an old panther. I hope you know what I'm trying to imply." hinted the wolf mysteriously. Nick at first didn't know what does a random jewelry store has to do with anything, but he soon remembered their little deal back in their home.
''Why are you telling me this? You could have won our little bet with this info."
''Well, I want a fair race. This would have been too big of an advantage for me, I'm just evening out the odds…" said Aaron mischieviously. His sly smile turned into an honest quickly.
''… but if I want to be honest, maybe I just want us to propose to each other at the same time. It would be so like us, and very romantic aswell." Admitted Aaron while opening his eyes half-lid.
''Wow, that was the sappiest sentence I have ever heard leaving your mouth… but no argument here. Why don't we both give a visit to that old panther together?" proposed Nick with a warm smile. He was struggling to keep his cool persona and not show how excited he was.
''Hey, it's still a bet, if we did that, it wouldn't be a competition anymore…" Snarked back Aaron, but suddenly he got a thoughtful expression on his face.
''Although, you asking to basically back out from a bet is very not much like you… are you trying to hustle me, Bushy tail?" asks Aaron with an amused and tired face.
''Oh no, I've been caught red-handed!" exclaimed the fox sarcastically.
After a bit of chuckling, a peaceful silence descended on them, where they just being where they are. Nick gently stroke Aaron's ears and groomed his head, making the wolf sigh in contentment.
After 5 minutes or so, the fox noticed how Wolfie's breathing slowed down.
''Don't you dare sleep on me, we have to get to our rooms first, and I cannot bring you anywhere, you are too big." Said Nick while inspecting Wolfie's face for any signs of being awake.
And here is the twitch, yep, he is wide awake.
''Interesting, last night I didn't hear you complaining about me being too big… nor the night before, or the night before that." remarked Aaron with a snort. He was really amused when he heard Nick facepalm and groan.
''Urgh, okay, I jumped into that one, I will give you that. At least you are back, can you stand? Wait, scratch that, stupid question, you can." asked Nick with a teasing smile. Aaron sat up, letting the fox stand on his toes. Nick stretched his sore legs and helped Aaron up.
''Let's head back, before they think we got kitnapped or something." Said Nick while interlocking their paws.
When they turned towards the house, they did not expect to see Judy and Charlie standing there, looking at them impatiently.
''I think you are pretty late about that." said Judy while thumping her foot on the ground furiously. The wolf and the fox laughed nervously and put their hands up in defense when the bunny stepped forward.
Charlie saw that these two were about to worsen their situation, and as amusing as it was seeing 2 grown up predators being this scared by a bunny, he decided to take charge.
So he stepped towards them and grasped one-one ears of the wolf and the fox and started to walk towards the door, pulling the two canines with him.
''Auch Chocolate cake, not my- Auch-auch!"
''Chocolate pudding, stop pulling my, Ow!"
''Come on jokesters, we are going to your room. Bonnie has already prepared everything." Said Charlie, totally careless about the pain of the two.
He heard Judy giggling next to him and smiled at her.
''M'lady, want one?" proposed Charlie while holding up both Nick and Aaron's ears to show. Judy just kept on giggling.
''I will take the red one." Said Judy while taking Nick's ear in her paw.
''That would cost a kiss on the cheek.'' Said Charlie with a wink.
''I thought I meant more to you Chocolate Ca-OW!" tried to snark Nick, but Judy gave a strong pull to his ear.
''What kind of law-abiding citizen would I be, if I didn't pay for the goods I buy." Mocked Judy while planting the kiss Charlie's muzzle, making the painted dog's legs become jelly.
''Come on Lovebirds, let's go sleep, Dad said he had plans for us tomorrow."
Their room was a pretty modest one with one nightstand, and a double bed, which was literally a double bed; it was two single beds pushed together, so the two canines can sleep comfortably. It made sense, because the whole house was bunny sized with everything in it. The room could not have been more than 10m2, and the fact that the beds were pushed together just gave it even less space. It also made sense, since it was a farming family, so children rarely stayed in their rooms, so it must have been perfectly enough for the 'room's' only purpose:sleeping. There was so little place, that the bags and their clothes in it could only be stored in the only corner that wasn't occupied by either the bed or the nightstand.
When Nick and Aaron were basically thrown into their room, they realized how tired they were. To top it off, Nick was constantly complaining that his ears were hurting.
Like now.
''Goddamnit, my ears are burniiiiiing Wolfieeeeee." Whined Nick while laying down on their bed.
Aaron rolled his eyes and next to him.
''Sit up." Ordered Aaron with a smile. Nick looked at him questioningly but did as said while massaging his sore ear.
What his wolf did next made him limp in pleasure. He felt Aaron's teeth nipping at his ear, while the wolf massaged the area around it with his fingers.
''Wolfie wha- Ahgh pleasdontstoooop." Breathed Nick with a moan.
This wolf can't do anything badly, can he?
In the mean time the wolf enjoyed how his fox squirmed and became a puddle under his teeth and paw. But after that speech in the fence, he will make sure to have a night to remember. Whether it was the frisky one, or just giving him a pleasurable massage, this little vacation will be all about his fox. But he knew that Bushy tail would be insistent on helping Aaron beat his past demons, and as much as the wolf didn't want any of it, he knew he would be just delaying the inevitable.
''On a scale from 1 to 10, how bad is your pain?" asked Aaron while resting his paws on the fox's shoulder.
''My pain is between the root of 2 and the total value of pi." Snarked back Nick. He could feel how hard Wolfie was rolling his eyes.
''And you called me a smartass." Mused Aaron with a chuckle.
''You know you love it." Said Nick while looking back at his husband.
''You are right about that… by the way, we should probably change to our night wear." Said Aaron while standing up and going over their backpacks. Suddenly he got a very good idea.
Nick dramatically flopped back to the bed and groaned.
''But daddyyy, I don't wannaaaa." Whined Nick dramatically.
''If you behave, you might get some candy tonight…" Nick heard Aaron say suggestively. The fox looked up and saw Aaron standing there with his arms crossed. What really caught the fox's attention was his attire; because there were none.
''…and by candy, I meant eye candy." Said Aaron evocatively.
The fox just watched how the naked Aaron walked over and lay down next to the still fully clothed fox while pulling the fox into a kiss by his tie. Then, Aaron covered himself with the blanket and supported his head with his paw, looking as seductive as he could.
''Come on foxy, if you want that eye candy, it's time to change." Urged Aaron with a wink.
Aaron had to restrain a laugh when he saw Nick basically speed-run his undressing. He would have measured it with a stop-watch if he could, and it would probably show something between 10 and 15 seconds.
When that time was finished, Nick basically slammed into the bed and sat on his toes and pretended to be a cute little pup.
''Well, I guess you did as I asked…" and with that Aaron uncovered himself, showing his body in all its glory. It was really amusing to see Nick's tail hyperventilate upon seeing him without clothes, and if Aaron wasn't laying on his back, his would probably too.
It needed around 4 seconds for Nick's change in scent to reach Aaron's super sensitive nose. He didn't even need to look at the fox's lower body without knowing what's going on down there. He decided that tonight would be one of those friskier ones, and that as tired as he was, he could gather some energy for some fun.
Not that he complained. It will be easier to fall asleep.
~In the mean time, back in the 'ground floor'
''…and then the wolf mentioned Rupiano's Jewelries, which makes me think they are planning on proposing these days." Said one of the bunnies to Thompsen and his companions. They haven't moved since Thompsen proposed his plan.
''Interesting…" said Thompsen while scratching his chin in deep thought.
''I know! Let's end them when they propose! They would probably want to be secluded and alone, we can kill two flies with one stone!" exclaimed the bunny sitting next to him.
''Has potential, but we don't know them enough. Maybe they want Judy and the brown-black whatever he is with them. Too dangerous." Concluded another bunny.
Thompsen's eye suddenly lighted up in excitement.
''No, I know what we should do. I remember hearing my mother talk to that new grey wolf on the phone around a week ago, and I remember mom saying that this Nick, the fox liked blueberries and gave permission to the wolf to eat as many as they want. They would probably go the blueberry bushes soon, most likely tomorrow." Concluded Thompsen with a wicked smile.
''So?" asked the first bunny.
''The blueberry bushes just happens to be next to the river, which leads to the forest, ends in a small waterfall and into the Elizabeth Lake…"
