The next day was an amazing day weather-wise. No clouds in the sky, the sun was shining, but not scorching. A gentle breeze accompanied the warmth aswell, making the weather a perfect one for continuing the ongoing spring harvest. Even in the morning, when the sun still took its time to warm the earth up after the cold night, you could comfortably mind your own business outside in a single tank top.

Speaking of Morning, Judy and Charlie were peacefully sitting on at the table they occupied last night at dinner, eating their breakfast peacefully. The slight difference is that instead of fried crickets and carrot stew, they were both eating a good ol' morning sandwich filled with vegetables and cheese. When the painted dog was asked whether it is okay for him to eat something like this, and instead they should make him something more predatory, he waved it off, saying that he is perfectly okay with that. He is a carnivore of course, but thanks to evolution, and maybe some personal weirdness, his favourite foods are vegetables and fruits, but since he can't survive without protein for much long, he has to eat meat occasionally, but he always preferred the taste of an apple rather than chicken.

And he had to give it to Bonnie, her sandwiches were top-notch. It didn't only contain that motherly care that her roasted crickets had, it was just simply well-made. He enjoyed the sensation of the flavours of parmesan cheese, cucumber, tomato and other vegetables that he had no mind capacity to figure out at the moment. The tastes were so good in fact, he had to stop mid-bite to sigh in contentment while his eyes were closed.

After he finally started actually eating the sandwich, he had thought about the stuff they heard yesterday. Gary told them a lot of interesting things, but the main info he salvaged was that Aaron was constantly bullied because of his height, and was labeled as Omega. As a traditionally very close mammal (nevermind that he really didn't care about them) and someone, who studied every species very throughoutly, wolves especially, he knew how serious all this was, and already started to understand things, like why did him and the Hopps/Wilde duo became so close so suddenly. One was bullied and looked down upon because of her dream, the second was because of his species and the third was because of his height.

The other thing was the connection between Aaron and that she-wolf, Jessica Clawson. Initially he thought that it was either some kind of ex girlfriend that did not really got over their breaking up, or just some lunatic psycho, who saw Aaron once on the street, and decided with her crazy mind, that she would acquire the full right over him just because she wanted so. Turns out, it was very complicated and worse; it was the Gray timber wolf's biggest bully, who, from what he gathered, bullied him because of her own feelings and uncertainties.

It was like a crappy romance novel.

After ending his morning analyzation of the night, he returned to the present and noticed how hesitantly Judy was eating next to him with a thoughtful expression on her face.

''What are you thinking about, Judy?" asked Charlie, making the bunny shake herself out from her own realm.

''I… I was actually thinking about Nick and Aaron." Admitted Judy, taking a bite from her sandwich and slowly chewing the bite.

''Oh?"

After gulping, he looked at Charlie with a neutral face, that had a hint of worry. The painted dog nodded, urging her to continue.

''Well, I mean, about their relationship, because they are incredibly fast. Guess how much time did it take from their first meeting to already mark each other?" asked Judy with concern all over her face

''Knowing how unorthodox they are, and how fast they could be, I would guess… 3 months?" guessed Charlie while taking a sip from the carrot juice he was offered to. He didn't like anything carrots, but the juice was somewhat bearable.

''You wish. Less than 3 days." Informed Judy, making Charlie almost spit his carrot juice.

''3 days?! But… they marked each other! Canines usually do it after at least half a year of dating, when they decide to settle down with their date and mate." exclaimed Charlie with a shocked expression. 3 months would be somewhat acceptable in a level, but 3 days was just plain ridiculous.

''Exactly! And I'm worried about them. This speed is very dangerous, and I don't want them to break up because they were too fast. But not just that… Have you… Have you ever heard them arguing? Or at least having a debate about something?" asked Judy hesitantly. Charlie thought about her question, and all the times they were…

''No… Now that you mention, they never did that. They were always doing everything together, and whenever they talked, they were always this corny and sappy lovebirds, googly eyes and all." Replied the painted dog calmly and thoughtfully.

''Yeah, I thought that a perfect relationship needed two mammals that are totally opposite, like me and you. I'm energized and determined, while you are the impersonation of calmness and cool. No offense." Said Judy, quickly trying to apologize for her remark. After THE press conference, she did not want her tongue to slip and cause other's any kind of harm. Charlie although seemed like he even got a big smile on his face.

She may have forgot about the fact that she outright told Charlie that they are a perfect relationship material. That might have been the reason why Charlie suddenly put Judy in his lap, surprising her in the process.

''None taken. First of all, that was probably the most cliché thing you could ever say. No offense." Retorted Charlie with his own signature smirk. Judy rolled her eyes and gave him a playful punch for his mocking.

''But it is nonetheless true. Second of all, I had already learnt that everything connected to wolves are usually pretty complicated and extraordinary. Who knows, maybe you need to be as similar as you could be for wolf relationships to work." Wondered Charlie. Judy thought about that, and he did have a point. Since she knew Aaron, the world seemed to be turning upside down.

That's when she realized how safe she felt in the arms of the bigger canine, and acted according to her urges: she buried his nose into Charlie's shirt and let her worries go away. She felt Charlie plant a light kiss in-between her ears and a smile crept its way into her face.

They seemed to forget that Bonnie was in the room aswell, and was witnessing everything with a happy smile while leaning on the stove. It was so good to see her determined little daughter, who was always so focused and stern about becoming a cop, being so happy and relaxed. At this point, she was pretty sure that she had no objections against Judy dating Charlie and not some handsome buck she initially planned. Bonnie knew that no bunny can make her daughter this happy. As a parent, her children's happiness was the most important thing for her, and it filled the older doe with satisfaction seeing one of them reach it.

Suddenly the door of the kitchen opened, capturing the three mammal's attention. The sight they saw made them chuckle; It was Aaron carrying around Nick, who seemingly tried to get off of the wolf, but Aaron did not let him. Both of them had their normal, everyday clothes on which meant Nick's signature Pawaiian shirt and khakis and Aaron's Red T-shirt with jeans.

''Wolfie, I said put me down!" commanded Nick, but from his voice, only a stupid could not salvage how much fun he was having.

''Ah-ah-ah, not happening. You would just sneak back to the room and keep on napping." Replied Aaron while deflecting one of the fox's trials from getting off and holding onto him with his arms circled around him.

''But we are in the kitchen, alright? You can put me down!"

''You are too sly for your own good. You will eat your breakfast in my lap, where I can assure that you won't sneak out, heard me?" said Aaron while sitting down next to the amused Judy and Charlie and pinning Nick down into his lap. At this point, the fox stopped squirming and buried his face into the wolf's red shirt, getting lost in his own laughter, and soon Aaron followed him too.

Judy and Charlie shared a knowing look. These two radiated happiness today, and if Charlie's nose didn't lie, not only happiness, but full body marks once again.

After the wolf and the fox finished with their laughing, Bonnie gave both of them a plate with their sandwiches on it, which they gratefully accepted and literally ravaged.

''Someones seem happy and famished." mused Judy with an amused expression.

''We were awake for over an hour- don't look at me like that Bushy tail, I know you were awake!- anyway, as I said, we were awake, but this foxy here wanted the legendary '5 more minutes' which as the nice wolf I am, gave him without questioning. I mean, free cuddle time, right? Who doesn't want that? I even allowed him for a second time aswell. Then he started to make a conversation with me, trying to distract me from waking up, which I only realized after I glanced at my phone and saw that we should have been down here for over half an hour, so I stood up, picked him up and brought him down by force." Exclaimed Aaron while gesturing wildly with his hand.

''Come on Wolfie, I knew you were sore from last night, I just wanted you to regenerate." Replied Innocently Nick while giving his wolf the handsomest smirk he could muster.

Aaron seemed to be hesitating for a sec upon seeing the gorgeous Vulpine in his lap trying to seduce him, but he quickly shook his spell off of him.

''You aren't playing your embarrassment card on me now, Bushy tail, nor your hustler charm either. Eat." Scolded Aaron playfully.

''Hey, can't blame a guy from trying." Replied Nick while resuming his breakfast. Aaron rolled his eyes and continued his own. They were eating in a pretty interesting position, since Aaron's left paw was locked around Nick's waist so he couldn't escape, his snout was resting on the fox's right shoulder, so the only way he could eat was with his right paw in above Nick's shoulder. None of them seemed to be fazed by the weirdness of their position, instead they wore that stupid love-sick smile they wore every time they were in each others lap.

But soon enough the amusement of the scene evaporated, and was replaced with concern. Charlie, Bonnie and Judy remembered Gary's revelation from last day, and knew that they could tell Aaron the truth about Gary right now, so the last bit of tension would disappear from the air, but it was something the white timber wolf has to manage on his own.

Speaking of timber wolves, soon the door of the kitchen opened and Stu, Gary and Larry walked in, dirt all over their fur. Thus the tension was back again when Aaron spotted the nervous white timber wolf. He quickly turned back to his food and played the ignorance card. His expression was unreadable, but everyone had a pretty good idea that they are still not on friendly basis.

With the exception of Aaron, everyone (even Stu) shared a worried look and nodded towards Gary. The wolf in question sighed and slowly started to walk towards Aaron. He hesitated when Aaron's posture slowly became defensive, but he knew that he had to do it, no matter how stubborn Aaron is.

''Sir… A-Aaron, can I talk to you for a moment? In private I mean." Asked Gary nervously. Aaron wanted to tell him to piss off, but when he stole a glance at his husband in his lap, who were looking at him pleadingly, he knew that he was gone.

With a sigh he let Nick go from his lap, and stood up, facing Gary. He might have given poor Gary the nastiest look ever, that even Bogo would flinch from.

''One chance, no more." And with that he was out of the door with the rest of the Hopps children, the white timber wolf following him close.

Nick smiled upon seeing his wolf's maturity, but he had other plans aswell. He quickly rushed to the door to eavesdrop. When he heard no talking from the other side, meaning that there was no chance Wolfie would overhear him, he smirked and looked at Charlie slyly.

''You, are going to help me."


After closing the kitchen's door behind him, Gary immediately found a grey paw on his mouth, preventing him from saying anything. He looked at Aaron with wide eyes, who signaled him to stay silent with the same stern look. Gary gulped, nodded and Aaron removed his paw. Gary was really confused but did not dare to make a sound. Aaron was silently leaning on the door and listening.

Suddenly Nick's voice was heard.

''You, are going to help me." Said Nick's voice.

''Me? In what?" asked Charlie's voice in a confused tone.

''When we are at the Blueberry fields, I'm going to excuse myself from Wolfie, and we meet up in front of the Hopps residence at your car. There is a jewellery shop in a the village of Bunnyburrow lead by an Old panther. We are going there and then back." Said Nick confidently. Aaron's smile just grew.

Just as I expected

''What are you planning to do with old Rupiano?" came Bonnie's voice.

There was a brief silence, but Aaron knew that it was just Nick smiling smugly at the older doe.

''I'm proposing Wolfie, and I need a ring for it." Said Nick confidently. Aaron got a bit confused upon hearing how honest Nick was, but then he remembered that Charlie probably wouldn't help him if he told the painted dog that there was a bet, so honesty is the only way to go.

He heard the gasp coming from the others, but he knew that non of them would say no to Bushy Tail's silver tongue. So he stood back up and started walking towards the door of the 'cafeteria'. Gary followed him as always but was totally astonished of what he heard. It was a big thing for him to share the same house and to get permission to act like friends with the Monarchs, and now to top it all of, he might be part of their marriage aswell. If he wasn't about to share his life story with Aaron, he would have been jumping in excitement.

He soon found himself on the couch in the ground floor, Aaron sitting next to him with his arms crossed before his chest and looking at him without a trace of fondness.

''Talk."

Gary sighed and decided to start off with the sentence he knew Aaron wanted to hear.

''I'm sorry."

''Good start. Keep going." Replied Aaron, his frown easing a bit.

''I'm sorry for all the times I bullied you and all the derisive nicknames I called you, but you have to understand that I was blackmailed by Jessica and no other choice." Admitted Gary. An immense amount of relief washed through his body when he saw that Aaron was listening to him and was believing him on a level.

''She discovered my relationship with Larry, and she threatened me that she would tell Larry's mom about us if I didn't do as she said. I think you can guess that everything I have done to you was under her command." Admitted Gary while nervously fidgeting with his paws.

Aaron was just half listening. He salvaged the main information from Gary's story, the rest of the time he was searching for any kind of sign that he was bluffing. He used his best detective skills and all his training with the ZBI of mammal reading to find any trace of faking, but found none. Only genuine and true shame and sorrow could be seen, which meant that everything he said was true, and that he was really sorry.

That made him finally resign his killing look that he learned from Bogo and relaxed.

''I can understand. If someone threatened to hurt Nick in any way, I would do anything for him without a second thought. Since I can't hold a grudge against you in that case, and it seem that you were just as much of a victim as I was to your sister, I forgive you on one condition." Said Aaron seriously. Gary at this point felt really happy that Aaron was believing him and he would forgive him.

''Anything, what do you need?" Replied Gary, trying not to sound so desperate, but failing at it.

Aaron just smiled slyly.

''I saw that you have a truck, right?" asked Aaron in a very Nickish way. Gary became a bit wary of what was he planning on.

''Y-yeah…"

''And since you were here for over a year, do you know the shortest way to the city?"

Gary started to suspect what this was about.

''I know several ways, the shortest is 10 minutes. That's 20 minutes shorter than driving on the main road to town." Replied Gary getting confident.

''Good. When Bushy tail starts his plan, we are starting ours too. We are doing the exact same as him, but faster. Understood?"

''Yeah, so he won't have any idea that you got the ring aswell, and will play into your paws, right?" asked Gary excitedly. He won't only be part of the marriage, he will be essential to it. This has caused his anxiety to disappear.

''Almost, he WILL know about that I have the ring too, but I have a plan, so don't worry. You can bring Larry too if you want to. If you do this, we will be even, and who knows, maybe we can be friends aswell." said Aaron with the first genuine smile. Gary's tail started to wag in excitement.

With that they stood up and started making their way back to the kitchen.


When Nick and Aaron was lead to the blueberry fields, the fox literally became an adult child; his tail was hyperventilating, he wore that excited childish smile that was so not suited for him, and he was acting like pup in an amusement park. Aaron instead of getting annoyed, he found himself enjoying this side of Nick, especially, since he told Nick that it was thanks to him that they could eat from the bushes as many as they want, Nick planted a grateful kiss on his face every 20 seconds or so and was continuously thanking him. After a good 15 minutes, Aaron's face was a bit sore from all the kisses he got, but he did not care, he was at Cloud nine.

''Ooooh, look at this, it's twice as big as the others!" exclaimed Nick while popping that big blueberry into his mouth and eating it excitedly. He was currently squatting down on the third row of Blueberry brushes, next to him Aaron was doing the same.

''How about this, this ain't small either." Said Aaron while showing a slightly smaller, but still big enough to make Nick's eyes light up in excitement. He wanted to take it but Aaron moved it away from his reach.

''Not so fast, Bushy Tail. What do you say when you want something?" asked Aaron with a smug smile. Nick would have played along if not for the fact that Wolfie did this same thing every time he found a big blueberry.

So yeah, jumping at his wolf, toppling him down to the ground and kissing him deeply until he forgets about the blueberry in his paw was justified, at least in Nick's eyes.

Aaron was really surprised but wasn't complaining. His fox in those 2 weeks since they came together learnt one thing or a two of the wolf's body, such as the spots that needed to be pressed/stroked/licked/nipped in order to for the lupine to go jelly in pleasure. He wanted to hate Bushy Tail for abusing his weaknesses, but when you feel like you are about to pop from ecstasy, you can't find any urge to care about it.

Nick was enjoying this just as much as his wolf, but as a hustler, you learn to always focus on your goal, no matter how many distractions there are, although the sexiest wolf in the wolrd gave him a bit of a challenge, but he managed. When Aaron started to moan because Nick scratched that particular weak spot behind the wolf's right ear, he knew it was his time to steal the forbidden fruit.

Aaron knew what was his intentions all along, but he used all the time he could, even if it meant to play right into Bushy tails' trap. He would have given that piece of fruit to him anyway, but Bushy Tail, instead of asking politely, he gave him a short cuddling session, which is much more better.

He was a bit disappointed when Nick stood up with the blueberry in his paw and looked down at him with a triumphant look. He just smiled back and licked his lips, signaling Nick that he was open to more of these. The fox snorted and continued collecting blueberries into his baskets that they brought. Soon Aaron joined in and acted like nothing happened.

This went on for another 15 minutes or so, when suddenly Nick's phone rang. The Vulpine looked at it, making sure to hide the ID from the wolf, and accepted it.

''Yes Bonnie?" said Nick while listening to the older doe on the other side of the line. Or at least pretended to be, and Aaron knew that now comes the excuse of leaving to the jewellery. Especially that the feeling when Nick was hustling came back again, clarifying his hypotesis.

''Definitely, will be here in short." Said Nick and he hung up. He hugged his wolf's torso immediately and leaned up to kiss him.

''I will be back in an hour or so. Don't worry, I will pay it back to you the time we lost, but Mrs. Hopps asked me to show some Hopps children that foxes are indeed not made from the devil." Reasoned Nick. Aaron was soooo amused of his perfect acting skills, but it was an ideal time to show Nick his own aswell.

''Why would anyone think that foxes are made from the devil?" asked Aaron, feigning cluelessness.

''Oh, turns out, Stu's father kept on telling stories to his grandchildren about how evil foxes are, and kept on saying that 'Foxes are red because they were made from the devil'. It takes very little effort to convince children it seems, so Bonnie asked me to show them that their grandfather was just simply senile." told Nick with a smug smile. Throughout the story, Aaron's eyes continuously widened, until he could do nothing but bury his face in his paws.

''Ohhh god, that is horrible." Groaned Aaron. And he thought that those mammals who tried to 'rescue' Judy from them was bad, but that is an entire new level of ridiculousness.

''Is it okay then?" asked Nick, out of genuine worry. Aaron peeked from behind his paws and saw how worried the fox looked. Nick might have used puppy eyes, but Aaron was not sure. When he saw that Nick was actually not feigning this, and the question was real, Nick was actually asking for permission from him. The wolf's expression softened and knelt down to his level.

''You are an independent fox Bushy Tail, why do you ask such questions?" asked Aaron with a genuine smile.

''I am an independent fox, but with you I'm not. Remember what you said? Back on the Howler's cliff? 'You are my other side'. Well, it goes both ways. I don't want to do anything that would cause you harm or hurt. Plus I realized that I'm kind of uncomfortable without you by my side, so it might be more to reassure me than you." Admitted Nick, looking a bit nervous. Aaron was really taken aback by this sudden revelation. He knew that Nick played the empathy card and was using his silver tongue to get what he wants, but Aaron also knew that everything he said was true and from his heart.

So he pulled him close in a hug and wrapped his tail around him defensively. He started to nuzzle his beloved husband, and he knew that Nick was enjoying it, since the fox started loudly purring again. He started to growl, but not in the way that made Nick turned on, it was more like the way Larry and Gary did it yesterday. He felt Nick sigh in contentment.

It might have been the best embrace they have ever done. But they had to end it though, they both had a ring to get.

After a good-bye kiss, Nick walked away with a happy jump in his steps and Aaron watched how Nick disappeared in the bushes towards the Hopps family residence.

When he was sure that Bushy tail was out of sight he took out his phone dialed Gary's number.

The line went through immediately.

''Ready?"

''Ready."


Nick was happily walking towards the double doors of the Jewellery. He felt a bit anxious because he was about to make a huge decision in his life that would dictate the rest of it. But he knew that there was one thing he definitely wasn't: uncertain. He knew that Wolfie is the and only, and he wanted to make it official. He knew that they are being scandalous by even thinking of marriage that soon, but they are…

-A homosexual interspecies couple…

-The kings of Zootopia…

-One saved the City from Bellwether…

-The other is a trained fighter with incredible speed and reflexes.

So yeah, caring about others' opinions was pretty low on their list.

With that in mind, he gracefully entered the Jewellery Shop and was almost blinded what he saw; Diamonds, Golds, Gems, Jewels, everything that just screamed the word: Fancy. The sun was in a perfect position to shine on the show-window for the diamond jewelry, and it perfectly reflected to Nick's eyes, making him flinch and become blind for a moment.

When his vision cleared he noticed a pretty old look looking panther in a black suit behind the show-windows. He took a deep breaths and stepped in front of the panther, who at first gave him a thoughtful face, then smiled genuinely.

''Welcome to Rupiano's Shinies, the perfect place to get a present for the missus, mother or a ring for your significant other. My name is Enrique Rupiano, what can I help you mister?" asked the panther in a gruff, old, but nonetheless warm tone. Nick liked this panther.

''Well, I'm here to get my lover a wedding ring, and I was wondering if you could help me in that." said Nick while looking through the show-window. Something was really odd about the panther, he seemed like he knew something Nick didn't.

''Then you came to the right place. Tell me about your 'lover'." Said Enrique while taking out a note and a pen and getting ready to write down the information.

''Well, he is what you would call a 'sweetheart'. Yes, he is a male, and I hope you don't have a problem with that, right…?" asked Nick carefully. The panther smiled warmly.

''I believe that love is love, so no, I have no objections against the gender of your significant other. Keep going." Reassured the panther. Nick sighed in relief.

''Great, so, personality. He is very easy to talk to, and he gets on well with others. He had a pretty hefty childhood, so he is kind of scarred, but you would never figure out if you talked to him. He is really strong emotionally, he is very brave, and he would do everything for his friends and family. I think this is usually what you hear after you ask these questions, right?" asked Nick while leaning on the show-window, supporting his head with his fist. The old panther chuckled upon hearing the question.

''Yes, but it helps mammals decide what they want, I can already see what kind of jewellery they desire the moment they step in."

''Am I right if I guess that you didn't write anything on that notepad then?" asked Nick, surprising Enrique.

''You are absolutely right, it's just so the customers won't panic and calm down when they see that their request is being analyzed, and that they will get the perfect ring they want." Replied the panther while showing Nick the completely empty notepad.

''So Grandpa tell me, what kind of ring do I want then?" asked Nick with a hint of snark. The Panther raised an eyebrow on the nickname but shrugged it off, which made Nick really confused.

''Well, you would probably want something, that reminds the other of you. You have a beautiful red and orange fur with dazzling Emerald eyes, so I think a golden ring with orange rubys decorating the circle would be perfect. I could imagine a bigger Emerald gem on the top would be a perfect resemblance to your eyes." Said the panther without hesitating, like he has practised these lines. Nick looked at him with wide eyes while frozen in place.

''That's… that's actually perfect. Wow, you really know your way around this." said Nick in an impressed tone, making the panther chuckle.

''I have been in the business for 60 years, I have seen more gems than mammals believe me." Said the panther while taking out the perfect ring that he described, and it looked better than he imagined; it even had a little foxy figure engraved on the side.

''Does your pocket have everything in it you wish for or what?" asked Nick in an astonished tone. Enrique just smiled smugly and produced a little ring box, in which you usually propose.

Everything was perfect, and if Nick were a ring and a box, these would definitely be him.

''Are these good for your liking?"

''Yes! I mean… these are just as I imagined, and more. How much would they be?" asked Nick, already pulling out his wallet.

''Well, let's see… between 'Absolutely Free' and 'every number multiplied by 0'." Said the panther smugly. Nick's paw froze in place and looked at the feline incredulously.

''Free? But why…" asked Nick, when suddenly he was given a note with a handwriting he knew and loved.

'Yes, Bushy Tail, I have paid for both of our rings, and already told Enrique what ring you would want, so he made it already. Before you think you owe me, don't forget that I'm from a noble family, and mother was more than happy to help me out in this.

Oh yeah and: It's called a hustle, sweetheart.'

That's when Nick totally lost it. He couldn't believe that somehow his wolf not only knew that he was going to hustle him, but used this chance to hustle Nick back. And what a glorious hustle that was. He was shedding tears from the intensity of the laughter.

''I have to agree with you Mr. Wildeford, your soon-to-be fiancé is a sweetheart." Noted Enrique after the Vulpine finally calmed down from his chuckle fest.

''After this, 'Sweetheart' would be an understatement and a half." Said Nick while putting the ring into the box, and the box into his right pocket.

''I want to thank you and your lover for asking me to help such a beautiful bunch of youngsters. It really made me feel young again making both your and his ring." Said Enrique with dreamy-eyes.

''Don't worry grandpa, I have a particular pair of friends, who might need your services very soon, and you bet your tail I will recommend you. Good day." Said Nick while walking out and using his famous two-fingered salute.


Aaron was back in the blueberry fields, sitting in the dirt and thinking about the ring he just bought. He was really proud of himself how slick he was, and it was technically his first hustle, which he hoped was good. But now his slickness was the last thing that occupied his mind. He finally had the key to a better life. A life with his gorgeous fox. He hid it at the only place he knew Nick would never search for it; Gave it to Gary and Larry to take care of it until the perfect moment. It was good to see both timber wolves getting overly excited upon hearing his proposition, especially Gary, who seemed much more happier since they talked. Least to say, the duo agreed wholeheartedly that they would treat it like it was their lives.

The ring was following the same idea as the one he knew Nick wanted; it would remind the fox of him. The frame was made of silver instead of gold, it had grey pearls around and a big onyx on the top, representing his own colours. And of course it had a little wolf figure on the side aswell for bonus.

He looked up the sky and imagined his fox wearing it. It satisfied every part of his body, even the primal part of him. It even made him feel giddy, and he could not wait for the moment he would put it on the fox's finger. That would be the moment when they both make it official that Nick was entirely Aaron's and vica versa.

He was sitting in the dirt for some time. He knew Nick wouldn't be here for another 10 minutes or so, so he occupied himself with his phone. There was next to no Wi-fi there but somehow his mobile internet reached here, which he was grateful for, because he started to get bored after such waiting.

His ears perked up when he heard someone running towards him and panting pretty heavily. He pocketed his phone and looked towards the source, just to see a pretty exhausted female bunny in a stereotypical farm attire, who he thought was a sibling of Judy, running towards him with a panicked expression on her face. His own cop mode activated and ran towards the bunny, getting ready to serve and protect.

''Could you help us?! Someone fall into the riven and we can't reach him!" pleaded the bunny while dragging Aaron towards where she came from. Aaron nodded and started running back with the rabbit on full speed with a determined face.

They soon arrived at a cliff kind of thing. Aaron guessed that the river would be in the ditch between the cliffs. He did not notice 4 more bunnies creeping up behind him with evil faces.

Aaron quickly reached the edge of the ditch and looked down, trying to find the bunny who fell into the water…

But found none.

He suddenly heard the same bunny talk, her voice now full of mischievousness.

''Actually, that somebody would be YOU, you filthy predator."

Aaron had no time to react, and he soon found himself being pushed into the ditch and free-falling towards the rapidly flowing river. He only had time to look back and saw the 5 bunnies laughing and smiling at him crazily.

Before he reached the surface of the water, he realized that the river was not deep; it was shallow, so shallow that there were rocks breaking the flow of the water.

And he was rapibly falling towards one.

The last thing he felt was the immense amount of pain and burning in his head, and how the water started to carry his limp body towards it's unknown destination while he was slowly easing out of consciousness.

His last thought was of his beautiful fox, and a silent plead of help towards him.