You know something is up if the Chapter title doesn't contain any form of the world 'Howl'.

This might just be the most important Chapter I have written so far. I'm not exactly satisfied with it, but there is no writer who can confidently say that everything he wrote is exactly how he imagined it to be.

I was torn while writing this Chapter. I knew it would overtake 10k words (which it did) but I realized that I was only halfway through when I reached 10k, so I had to decide whether to cut the big chapter into two, or write down everything, and produce something around 20k words. I really didn't want to cut this into two, but 20k chapters are just too long to bare. Nonetheless it is a monster, and after hours of speech writing, planning, sleepless nights and missed lectures from school, I produced this beauty.

This is the First part of teh chapter you have been all waiting for, get ready for a barrage of emotions and maybe tears.


The accident with the Hopps children happened at the end of Spring, which meant May. Their wedding was on the middle of August. They would have had it much sooner, but it turned out that the combination of being sentenced to bed for weeks, being the theoretical and the real ruler of Zootopia and Wolfska, participating in another wedding and helping the Hopps residence overtake the loss of the patriarch was enough to delay it to August. The time between Aaron waking up and their wedding day could be separated to 3 different parts.


°Recovery°

Aaron and Nick didn't know whether the doctors really hated them, but they sure as hell were insistent on keeping the wolf inside the building from May to the middle of June. They claimed that the tests from Aaron's blood and saliva uncovered some infection, so he had to go through all of those tests and treatment that did absolutely nothing. The wolf felt like he was being used as a payback to Nick for being insufferable, and the fact that the fox was released from the hospital two days after their proposal was not helping the doctor's alibi.

The immense headaches started to subdue slowly, until they disappeared completely. By the end of May, Aaron felt like he was better than new, his wound has healed and the fur on his head has completely grown back, but of course the doctors had several excuses why he had to be bedridden for two more weeks. They made sure to use fancy Latin words, so the wolf didn't even know what the excuse was, but apparently it was enough for the wolf to be locked inside the hospital.

Nick had kept to his inner promise, and didn't leave the wolf's side, even though he was already discharged for a long time. Thankfully, Bogo gave him a break until Wolfie was 100% physically, and Carrots was 100% emotionally. The poor bunny was shaken up pretty badly, she didn't want to see anyone for weeks except for her mother, Charlie, Nick and later Aaron.

Nick did everything in his power to make his wolf feel as comfortable as possible. He made sure to swap the disgusting hospital food to something he knew the wolf was crazy of, such as Blueberry. And Nick was an expert on the fruit, so Wolfie really couldn't complain about his 'hospital food'. The fox made sure to obey every wish of the wolf, which most of the time was cuddling and kisses. Easiest job ever. Aaron couldn't complain about the company either; friends and family were regularly passing by, leaving small gifts to the recovering wolf. And of course there was his husband/fiancé (depends on the perspective you are looking from), who was by his side, making him feel like the happiest wolf in the universe.

The meet up with Mr. Big went much better than the wolf thought it would go; the shrew turned out to be an alright fella, he welcomed Aaron back and even proposed that he pays off the hospital bills, which the wolf gratefully declined. He really didn't want to be in the debt of the mafia. The one thing that caught the wolf off guard was that Mr. Big told him that the moment he marries Nick, he would be part of the Big family aswell. Turns out, Nick had a pretty interesting history with the mafia, but he not only apologized for his wrongdoings, he was secretly helping Mr. Big behind the scenes. The shrew quickly reassured the wolf that he made sure that every business Nicky was now having with the mafia is strictly legal, and that whenever the fox says no to something, Big wouldn't push it further. That's why the shrew welcomed Nick back to the family, and if Aaron marries Nick he would be part of that too.

Oh and Fru Fru is a huge sweetheart.

When Nick wasn't in the same bed as his wolf, he was at their shared home, making sure that everything was clean and shining when the wolf came back. When Christine heard about his son cleaning, as in, actually using the brush and the vacuum cleaner, she let out a hearty laugh, telling her son that it was probably the best joke she has ever heard. She knew that taking care of the house was something Nicky never did, no matter what he was bribed with.

She was wrong. After being reassured that he was really doing it, Christine had to see it with her own eyes. The moment she stepped inside the apartment, her jaw hit the floor. The apartment was shining brightly and everything was so damn clean, they could eat from the floor.


°Return°

Meeting With Natasha~

After Aaron was finally released from the hospital in the middle of June, the first thing they did was to meet up with Natasha. He didn't even go home, they straight up went from the hospital to the café they agreed to meet in. Turns out, Natasha brought some mammals with herself too, namely her fiancé, a tiger named Janet and the hospital gazelle nurse, Lucy.

The meeting was very emotional. Natasha seemed to play all-in, since she wasn't hididng any of her feelings, her life story and uncertainties were out in the air with every detail possible to the canines without hesitation. She was basically babbling, she had to be reminded to slow down multiple times. Nick and Aaron was taken aback first from the sudden honesty and the info wave they got, but after digesting everything detail to detail they made sure to reassure the shaking Oryx and her nervous tiger that they understood and they agreed with them fully. Thank god the café was empty at this time, otherwise they would have had to worry about an audience aswell.

After reassuring Natasha and Janet that they would definitely attend the wedding, they just made a friendly chat, until they realized that it was getting dark. They bid farewell to each other and went home.

~Making Love~

The amount of jaws that hit the floor of Nick's and Aaron's apartment increased by one the moment Aaron opened the door. His home was never dirty or untidy, but it was never this clean. Everything was at its intended place, the pictures and the furniture has been dusted off throughoutly, the fridge was full with fresh food, the rugs and the curtains were freshly washed out, even their bathroom looked like it was from a 5 star hotel. To top it off, everything smelled like Nick, Blueberry and Flowers.

His fox took care of their den while Aaron was away. It satisfied a very primal part of his, and awakened another. That's when he realized that they haven't made love for an entire month, and it was long overdue. Aaron also realized how pent up he was and when he turned around, he saw his fox's smug face, which just screamed to the wolf; 'Pin me down and show me your love!'

Then he quickly noticed just how horny he was and the perfect mammal was standing in front of him, unsuspecting of the fact that he has been targeted. Nick was surprised when he found himself pinned to the nearest wall, breath kicked out of his lungs. He looked at his wolf questioningly, and found lust filled hungry eyes that were looking at him like he was his prey. Nick found himself getting hypnotised.

The next day, Nick woke up feeling incredibly sore. He knew he had been hustled somehow and as much as he loved it and wanted more of it, he was going to get back at Wolfie. He walked out of their room, completely naked, wanting to find that goddamn wolf and take his revenge. Much to his luck, he found his wolf in nothing but a red apron making breakfast for them in the kitchen. Everything was perfect. He hid behind a wall, and waited Wolfie to finish making their breakfast. He heard the sizzling of the pan stop, the clinking of plates and then calm steps coming towards his room. That's when Nick let his primal feelings take over.

Unbeknownst to the wolf, every time he made breakfast, lunch or dinner, it stirred a very primal part of Nick. The mere fact that the wolf was taking care of him and sharing his food made it hard for Nick to not pounce on him and show him his gratefulness. After a while though, Nick got used to resisting the primal urge. But now he let it all out, and the moment the wolf was in pounce range, Nick toppled him the ground and just simply stared at him with his own lust filled hungry eyes. When he saw the wolf having the same reaction as Nick did the day before, he knew that he got him back.

In those two days, they not only satisfied their pent up sexual tensions, but found out that they liked being the other's prey.

'Like' is an understatement.

~Taking Care of Business~

Aaron also made sure that he was giving enough attention to Judy. He knew how hard it was for the bunny, but after meeting with her first time and seeing it with his own eyes that the bunny was not herself, he couldn't help but hug her. It worked, because after overtaking the initial surprise, Judy started sobbing which later turned into crying quickly. Aaron didn't care that his shirt would be soaked, he just wanted the bunny to feel like everything is okay. Much to his surprise, Nick was soon a part of the embrace aswell, and even Charlie joined too, making it a team hug. Aaron would have laughed at any other scenario, but it was so not the time.

Charlie was not himself either after the accident. Aaron saw how uninterested he was in the fact that he had been demoted, that he had been found innocent for something he could have gotten a life long sentence or that he had killed and sent multiple mammals to wheelchairs. He only cared for Judy at the moment, just Judy, no one else. That didn't mean that he was being hostile to Nick and Aaron, he was actually friendlier than before and was more open about himself, but it didn't take a genius to realize that Stu's death changed the painted dog. Charlie and Judy told the canines that they have been busy theses days, helping Bonnie on the Hopps farm, that's why they could rarely visit them in the hospital.

They also had to take care of some royal business aswell. They had to meet many important mammals, who wanted to welcome them and show them their support. Mammals such as Prime Ministers from countries around the globe, politicians of different parties, even the mayor of Zootopia. They never thought that the mayor would be so cheerful and happy, totally not the serious and stern mammal they imagined him to be. Anyways, thanks to Lazlow and the Royal Wolf Knights, most of the regal work was avoided, and as Lazlow phrased it: 'You just have to look pretty and not do anything that would end up in a war', which they easily followed.

~The Reunion~

They attended the official Wolford family reunion aswell. Nick was actually really nervous, even though he had already met all the members of the Wolford family and they absolutely loved him, but in the end it was a family reunion he was going to, which meant that he is considered to be family. It was still pretty new to him, having friends and his mother back for a year did not erase two decades of having no family at all, so nervousness was only natural for the easy-going fox. He tried to mask it with jokes, sarcasm and indifference, but he should have known better. Aaron immediately picked up upon his fiancé's nervousness, and did everything to calm him down, even though Nick insisted that he was cool as a cucumber.

The moment the wolf's lips touched his own, he decided that if he was going to get this treatment every time he was nervous, he wants to be nervous forever.

In the end it was all for nothing. The reunion wasn't as big as Nick thought it was going to be. Monica told everyone to bring only mammals they thought as a part of their family. Patricia, Victoria and Caroline brought a triplet of panthers that were just as enthusiastic and chatty as the she wolves were. Rufus brought his best friend, a coyote named Nataniel, who were the exact opposite as the baker timber wolf. While Rufus was sentimental and enthusiastic, Nataniel was grumpy and gruff but Rufus claimed that he had a heart like a popsicle.

Hughes didn't bring anybody, claiming that as a young photographer his only love was his camera and his pictures. Nick's curiosity has been poked since he had thought before about what Hughes's job could possible be. He couldn't figure out jobs that could be done without hearing or talking, but apparently photographing was one of them. Hughes showed some of his best photos that he always kept with himself, and they were magnificent and beautiful. Most of them were of nature, but there were some from weddings and other important events, there were even some photos about Nick and Aaron from the hospital and numerous other places. Nick wanted to hug Hughes for these amazing pictures, but he knew that it wouldn't only weird the deaf wolf out, he would probably hurt his own wolf too.

All in all, Nick had to give it to Hughes, he had real talent.

The whole reunion was basically about chatting between each other. The spotlight was on Harry of course, since he was the one who disappeared for decades. They exchanged stories, emotions, tears and laughs, the whole reunion was a huge success. Nick made some new friends, the panther girls were crazy about him and Nataniel seemed to have developed some kind of fondness towards the fox.

But it was nothing compared to how the heads of the Wolford family treated him. Monica and Harry were chatting with the fox like they were old good friends, and Nick actually enjoyed being part of their 'pack'. They even gave them their blessings too, which was the thing that put the dot on top of the letter i for Nick.

Aaron never once leaved his side, and did not hesitate to make physical contact with Nick. When they arrived at the Wolford residence and took their seats, he wanted to insist on Nick sitting in his lap, except that Nick seemed to be reading his mind since before the wolf could start saying his request, the fox was already comfortably seated in his lap, grinning at him mischievously. For the rest of the night, they were chatting and swapping stories with the other guests while Aaron was hugging the smaller canine's frame to his own body, enjoying its warmth.

~Natasha's Wedding~

The 'Return' part ended with the Wedding of Natasha and Janet. Nick and Aaron could get a taste of what it felt like to celebrate love. The wedding was in a Spa at the edge of Zootopia, and it was not modest a bit. It had several huge pools, gardens and casinos, all in all the entire building was a pleasant sight to look at; it was a perfect example of modern architecture.

The ceremony was in a very spacious garden. There were two columns of seats in front of a stage where Natasha and Janet would be getting married. The canines decided to wear a nice black tuxedo, and as the cheesy pair they were, they decided to wear bracelets that had an emblem of the other's species. It was bad, it was cringey, but it was sweet and they loved it.

The ceremony was just simply breathtaking. Of course, they felt the disgusted and the admiring stares from different mammals from the moment they stepped inside the Spa. They ignored it and focused on Natasha and Janet, who both looked absolutely beautiful. Natasha went with the full package of a wife wedding costume, which meant that her skirt was huge, he had several wails on her head and she had probably the biggest bouquet of flower possible, while Janet went with a modest one, her dress showing her shoulders, her skirt not being huge but it still reached the ground. They all had one thing in common though; both were looking at the other with love.

After giving a vow to each other and sealing their marriage with a passionate kiss, came the reception. Much to the joy of Aaron and Nick, there was a huge supply of blueberry pastry at some of the tables, and it was just so goddamn tasty!

They met up with numerous mammals who admired them for their bravery and accomplishments, making them feel proud again. They were relieved that the mammals who were giving them hostile glances were avoiding them, less tension in the air. Although they really did not understand why those mammals were soo displeased of them, neither their sexuality nor them being in an interspecies could be the reason, since those mammals were literally attending a homosexual interspecies wedding.

Then they heard someone talking into a microphone, making the entire garden quiet. They looked at the stage where Janet and Natasha were wed, and saw the oryx holding the microphone and looking at them knowingly. Aaron and Nick knew what was about to happen. They dismissed the heavenly pastries and walked to the stage where they gave two speeches about not hiding the real you and being proud of yourself. Overall, they were a huge success, they even made Natasha and Janet tear up.


°Preparations°

Natasha's wedding was on the 12th of July, and after that, Nick and Aaron were focused on two things: planning their own wedding and getting back to the force.

~The Second First day~

Their first day back was full of surprises. They woke up at their usual working time, went to Rufus' bakery to get their pastries and to meet up with Judy. Much to their surprise, Charlie was there in his brand new detective uniform. Least to say, Blue and his colours did not compliment each other, which Aaron and Nick made sure to tease the painted dog with. Charlie looked displeased at first, because he thought too that his new uniform didn't suit him, but he couldn't fight the smile and then the snicker that slowly crept into his snout.

The moment they stepped into the precinct they found a huge 'Welcome Back!' banner hanging above Clawhauser's desk with the entire precinct standing in front of it and cheering. Even Bogo was there and had a genuine smile on his face. They received backpats and welcomes from almost every officer. Precinct one was a huge family to them, and they did not disappoint this time either.

Turns out, while Aaron was in coma and Nick was in hospital, the crime rate increased by 5% again. Bogo was not pleased with this, but he knew that now that the team that was feared by the criminals was back in action, and it had an additional team member (and a skilled one at that), Bogo was positive that within two days the crime rate will decrease massively.

They met up with their new co-boss, who was a good friend of Charlie. The boss was a Lynx with a heavy english accent, which made it hard for Nick to not give a bad first impression by making fun of it. The lynx was stricter and more stern than Charlie, but he was okay and his overall requirements were also reasonable. They also got their first big case that day, a series of Kitnappings in the Meadowlands, which they immediately started working on with full force. Much to no one's surprise, they cracked it within a week.

It was actually easy. The kitnapper focused on interspecies couples, and by sheer coincidence the team that was sent after the kitnapper consisted of two of it. They decided that Aaron and Nick should play the bait, since there was no way the kitnapper wouldn't go after the most famous and cherished interspecies couple. The Canines agreed, knowing that the moment the kitnapper struck, he would definitely get beaten up by a very angry and very skilled wolf.

Everything went as planned. The kitnapper used sleeping darts, but Aaron's sensitive ears picked up the sound of the shot and caught the dart midair. It was night, but Nick's natural night vision allowed his incredible aim to work, and he managed to hit the kitnapper from the distance with his tranquilizer. Judy and Charlie caught the sleeping criminal and sent him into interrogation. Much to everyone's surprise, the interrogator was none other than Finnick, who looked especially ridiculous with his tiny police uniform on.

Finnick entered the room with a cup of coffee and a magazine in hand, confusing everyone at once. Then he jumped on the chair facing the criminal and started to drink his coffee while reading the magazine, completely ignoring the irritated culprit at the other side of the table. Being ignored seemed to do the work, because while the culprit wanted to get some reaction from the fennec by taunting him, he managed to slip the info they wanted; his hideout and where the kitnapped couples were taken.

Thus that's how Finnick managed to get crucial info by doing nothing.

~The Planning~

Then there was the wedding aswell. Nick and Aaron wanted the wedding before Nick's mating season (Nick had it from November to January while Aaron had it from January to April), because they knew once those month hit, they won't have any time for the ceremony nor the rest of the preparations for it, because… friskiness. They needed help though, since they had no idea how these weddings worked, so they hired a wedding planner. And, hold on to your seats, it was a wolf! Surprise! Well, it wasn't much of a surprise to Nick and Aaron, since after proposing on live television their e-mails has been bombarded with requests from different wedding planners from all over the city, even some from Furrance aswell. They ended up asking Monica and Harry for an advice, which the two timber wolves recommended some guy named Bruno, who according to them were their own wedding planner. They claimed he was really good at what he did, so Nick and Aaron gave him a call.

They expected some older wolf, around his 50's maybe 60's, but they found themself planning their marriage with a wolf that even looked younger than them. Aaron knew that his parents had their marriage before they had Aaron as a first child, so he really didn't understand how this was possible. Turns out, Bruno was 45 years old, but he takes great care of his body and health, that's why he looks so young. He was all in all a really cool guy, but Nick saw the restrain in his eyes. He was really excited to plan their wedding, and Nick had to suppress rolling his eyes.

Much to their surprise, Bruno really was a professional, because he made weddings look so easy to make. Bruno already had propositions of where the wedding should be, who should be the priest, how many guests should be there, who should make the food, even for the Dj. Aaron and Nick agreed with some of his points, such as the place. Bruno chose the Iridescent Flower Park, a greenhouse garden which was famous for its polychrome and for the fact that you couldn't feel bad when you walked between the rows of bushes full of flowers. Bruno pointed out that following their wedding ring colourings, they could rent the part of the garden that was planted with Begonias and Petunias. Aaron and Nick was confused, because upon doing a quick search on both flowers, they discovered that Begonias were mostly pink and Petunias were mostly purple, which didn't make any sense.

The next day Bruno brought them to the Iridescent Flower Park in the Rainforest District. Bruno brought them over to the section he was talking about and suddenly Nick and Aaron agreed with the wolf; This part of the garden was planted with orange Begonias at one side, while it had a mix of white and black Petunias on the other. This part of the garden was spacious and to top it off it had a beautiful fountain in the middle with titmice resting on it and drinking from its water.

It was perfect.

Turns out, Bruno has already put down a reservation for the place for the 23rd of August. The date was perfect, but it only gave the two canines a month to fully prepare for everything. They were really nervous about that, since 1 month isn't exactly a lot of time to prepare such an important event, and they really didn't want to hit Autumn.

They should have trusted Bruno more.

By the end of the week, they have hired a priest, an awfully sweet kangaroo. 'Exotic weddings need exotic Priests' as Bruno phrased it. All the guests's invite has been already sent out aswell. Nick and Aaron had some special requirements that made things a bit complicated, not for Bruno though. The canines wanted Gideon Grey as the head chief and Hughes as the main Photographer.

Nick has met Gideon once after the accident. When the baker fox heard the conspiracy against his life and what happened, he packed his things just to visit Nick and Aaron. Nick was at first hesitant with the other fox since he heard his wrongdoings from Judy before, but he also heard that he changed, so instead of being hostile to him, he carefully read him to gather whether his supposed change was real or not. Turns out, Gideon was an alright and honest fella, who genuinely changed, he even apologized for the whole accident. (Which he had no part in, but for some reason he felt really bad).

Bruno managed to hire Gideon and Hughes, who both agreed to do it free. Hughes referred to the family bond between him and Aaron, while Gideon accepted it because he still felt remorse for the accident, no matter how many times did Nick and Aaron assure him that he had nothing to do with it.

The media was a tricky one, since as celebrities and monarchs, a lot of News stations from different countries wanted to live stream their wedding. That was something even Bruno struggled with, but they managed to agree to give the press a separate, secluded part, where they couldn't bother the wedding, while they get their news material.

In the end, Nick and Aaron could sleep in each other's arms peacefully, knowing that everything has been taken care of, the wedding would be flawless.


Then the day came.

It was half an hour before noon, and for once, it wasn't raining in the Rainforest District, much to the happiness of a particular pair of mammals who had their biggest day of their lives. Half an hour from now, and they wouldn't be just telling other wolves that the other is their husband, they could officially claim to every other mammal, that they are Mr. Wildeford and Mr. Wildeford. They got a smile on their faces while they were preparing for the ceremony upon thinking about the whole conception.

Aaron and Nick agreed to not try to shake things up just because there was no bride. They didn't want to look up homosexual wedding traditions, they wanted a normal wedding. Then they came to this tricky question; Who would take the role of the bride today? Nick knew that in their relationship, he was the more… 'feminine' one, although Wolfie did everything in his power to make them as balanced as possible in this aspect. It was the case now too, since the moment Wolfie heard that Nick was taking over the role of the bride, he insisted that they would be sharing it. Nick wanted to calm down his wolf, since he knew that it was the truth that he was indeed the more feminine, but the wolf was stubborn, and in the end Nick agreed in sharing.

Both the fox and the wolf concurred on not seeing each other in their wedding suit until the ceremony began, referring to the tradition of the groom must not seeing the bride in her wedding dress. The Greenhouse had a hotel next to it, on which the canines (with the help of Bruno) managed to rent two floors of, mostly for the quests. The wolf and the fox were in two, different rooms at the two ends of one-one floor, preparing for the ceremony mentally and physically.

''I'm so nervous." Declared Nick for everyone to hear in the room. Pairs of ears, amused and warm expressions turned towards the fox.

''Wilde, stop worrying too much, you make me want to slap you." Growled his best man, Finnick.

There was one thing they shook up for the sake of their female friends. Since they had no bride, the question about the bridesmaids and the maid of honor was something they needed to solve. They ended up on agreeing on both having 1 Maid of Honor, 1 Best man, 1 bridesmaid and 1 groomsman. This way, they could still have to usual 4 female and 4 male mammals on each side, while keeping up Aaron's requirements of sharing the bride role. Although calling someone your 'bridesmaid' was strange as a male.

Nick's mammals were easy; Judy for the Maid of Honor, Finnick for his best man, Clawhauser for his groomsman and Bonnie for his bridesmaid. Judy for more than obvious reasons, Finnick for even more obvious reasons, Clawhauser because he was one of the first mammals in the ZPD to welcome him and show him some friendliness, and Bonnie because Nick felt like the older doe had been through a lot and giving her this opportunity would perhaps make her forget about her mourning if only for a minute and cheer her up.

Of course, his mother was in the room aswell, watching his son with a warm, motherly smile.

That's how the combination of three foxes, two bunnies and one cheetah ended up in Nick's room with one of the (not murderous, actually nice) Hopps children, Sarah Hopps, who according to Bonnie was the best tailor in the entire Tri-burrows area. Sarah was the one responsible for Nick to look as perfect as possible, which the doe seemed to be taking very seriously.

''Come on Slick, Out of all the mammals I know, you are the last that I thought would be nervous about this." teased Judy with an amused smile.

''Carrots… not helping…" grunted Nick with a glare while Sarah finished evening out his white suit. Nick's arms were sore from posing a scarecrow for 10 minutes now.

''Come on Bun Bun, you know this is an important event for Nicky here, go easy with the teasing." Said Bonnie in a motherly tone. Both her, Christine and Judy were wearing beautiful white dresses, while Clawhauser and Finnick went with black tuxedos, probably the biggest and the smallest one on the market if Nick had to guess.

Back to the topic, it still astonished Nick how strong Bonnie and how she could still be her sweet and sometimes sly self after the loss of her husband.

''Okay, mum." Said Judy while rolling her eyes. Against her word, she would tease the fluff out of Nick in this wedding.

Nick was relieved that his nervousness that was on the edge of turning into anxiousness wouldn't be poked anymore. That's when he noticed Clawhauser jumping on his toes in noticable excitement.

''Spots? Have something to say?" asked Nick with a ghost smile on his face.

''Oh! I'm just sooo excited! This is gonna be the best wedding ever! You look absolutely marvelous, I'm kind of Jealous a bit, but not really. Anyway, when you told me that you-wanted-me-to-be-your groomsman,-I couldn't-believeItButHereIAm, WatchingYouGetReadyFor-''

''Wait, is that Gazelle?!" shouted suddenly Nick, looking at the open doorway with feigned surprise. The rambling and excited cheetah snapped his attention to the door frame.

''GAZELLE?!"

''Yeah, I think I saw her walking away, if you are lucky, you can catch her." Said Nick with an encouraging tone. The cheetah didn't need much of encouraging though, and with an excited squeal, he started running down the hall, searching for his adored pop star.

''That was cruel Nick." Noted Judy with a small chuckle.

''Sorry, but this whole thing is getting to my nerves, I don't need Clawhauser's inner child to mess things up further." Retorted Nick while massaging his head.

''Come on Nicky, he just wants to help you." Replied Christine while looking over her son. She had dreamed of the day when she would be standing here, looking at his son before his wedding, who was getting so riled up on the whole thing for absolutely no reason. But no amount of dreaming could prepare a mother for a moment like this, and she already felt emotions starting to gather in her gut. His son was really handsome, and she was sure that Aaron would be more than pleased with what he would be getting.

''That Cheetah is kind of annoying, but I can see why you guys might like him." Shrugged Finnick while leaning on the wall with his arms crossed.

''That's Spots for you." Noted Nick, with probably the first smile since the day started.

''I think he is kind of sweet, what do you think Sarah?" asked Bonnie, looking at her daughter who were currently tugging back the suit on Nick's wrists and buttoning it there.

The younger doe just shrugged and with a last swipe, she stepped back, her paws on her waist, looking at Nick with a satisfied expression.

''I think I'm finished. What do you think?" asked Sarah while getting a mirror for the fox. Nick looked at his reflection and he had to give it to her, Sarah made him look like he was some kind of angel, an elegant one at that.

''Not bad Sarah, I like it." Praised Nick with a smile, easing a bit out of his nervousness.

''Oh, it was easy." Said Sarah while smugly inspecting her fingernails.

Christine went over to his son and started inspecting him with a critical eye while scratching her chin.

''Hmm… yes, I quite like it too, although there is one thing that is not right here..." Said Christine, getting a sly smile on her face.

Next thing Nick knew is that his mother's paw reached out to his groin area and then a loud zipping noise came.

''…Maybe we don't want a hundred mammals looking at your exposed underwear, now do we?" asked Christine, barely holding her chuckle in. The inside of Nick's ears reddened to match the shade of his fur upon realizing that he was standing here with his zipper down the whole time. That's when he heard laughter coming from his right. Sarah's laughter.

''You." Hissed Nick between his teeth, looking at the doe with killing glares, making Sarah stop laughing.

''Oh well, it seems like I have missed a spot." Said Sarah in feigned innocence. The free bunnies and Christine started to giggle upon seeing the embarrassed expression on Nick's face, even Finnick had to hide his smile behind his paw.

Suddenly a noise came from the doorway.

''Erm… Hello?" said the voice. They 5 mammals in the room turned to the door and much to their surprise, Gazelle was standing there in a similar white dress as Christine, except for the fact that hers was more shiny and expensive looking.

Sarah gasped upon seeing the popstar and brought Judy's ear down to her mouth's level.

''Is that really Gazelle?!" whispered Sarah harshly. Upon overtaking her startlement, Judy smiled smugly.

''Yes, that is Gazelle." Whispered Judy back, making her sister squeal in excitement.

''Yes, Isabelle? Is there a problem?" asked Nick with a hint of worry in his voice. The singer smiled at him.

''No, everything is fine. The guests has taken their seats and everyone is ready, we are only waiting for you." Said Isabelle.

Nick nodded and sighed. This was it. They were going to go over to the garden where his and Aaron's friends would be waiting for them to watch their brand new union.

Christine, upon seeing her sons distress, went over to him and hugged him close.

''Everything is going to be alright, my little pup." Reassured Christine, making Nick relax in his mother's arms.

With a nod, he recomposed himself and started walking towards the door, when suddenly a gasp, a squeal and a thud could be heard from the hallway. The singer got spooked upon hearing the sounds coming from her side, and found a chubby cheetah lying in the ground. The singer panicked at first, but she just looked confused when Judy brought a cup of water and splashed it on the unconscious Cheetah's face, who immediately woke up startled.

''Come on Spots, you can admire Isabelle on the way, we have somewhere else to be." Urged Nick while they exited the room and locked the door.

The rest of the way downwards was filled with idle chat with a bit tension in the air. Nick was still nervous, really nervous indeed, but he had his friends and his mom, and he knew that everything would be okay.

Here I come Wolfie.


''I'm so nervous." Declared Aaron for the entire room to hear. Several ears perked up and looked at him with warm and amused expressions.

''Why are you so worked up? Nothing bad is going to happen. You go in, marry Nick and then continue living your life." Said his best man, Charlie, with a raised eye brow.

The situation in Aaron's room was really familiar. Aaron was currently playing scarecrow too in his white tuxedo while Bruno was making sure he looks presentable. Aaron also had his family and the mammals in his room who would be standing behind him while he marries.

He chose Charlie as his best man, because Aaron felt it was wrong not to choose the painted dog after everything that happened between them what they've been through. Him and Charlie became really good friends, especially after the accident. Aaron was the only one who could understand Charlie's inner turmoil about letting his primal side out, and the wolf made sure to support the painted dog through the hard times and give him a shoulder to cry on.(Charlie didn't actually cry) Aaron also helped immensely on Charlie getting over Stu's death, the old buck's words has sunk into his mind, giving him many dreamless nights.

'Take care of my daughter'

Aaron chose Natasha as his Bridesmaid, because he knew how much it would mean for the oryx to not only participate in the wedding, but to be the bridesmaid. Although the fact that after discovering that family members cannot be Maid of Honors or the Bridesmaid, Aaron had a really small list of mammals who could fulfill both roles, so that definitely helped Natasha getting this important role. He chose Christine to be the Maid of Honor for her helpfulness and support when Aaron had no family, the vixen was really close to Aaron's heart, and since she wasn't officially family yet, she could be the maid of Honor. She was the mother of Nick though, so she was currently on the other side of the building, helping Bushy Tail preparing.

And last but not least, the groomsman. Aaron had several candidates for this role, but he ended up on one of the most supportive mammals of his relationship, Richard. Aaron and the white timber wolf developed a serious bond in the last months, Richard continuously defending Nick and Aaron on both the internet and real life. If it wasn't for Richard, Aaron would have had to spend an additional month in the hospital. The white timber wolf, after hearing that the doctors may have conspired against Nick and Aaron, marched into the hospital, caught the doctors who did not let Aaron be discharged, and gave him a lifetime chewing out.

The next day, Aaron was cleared to leave.

''You are saying that like you have been married before." Noted Aaron while sending a glare at the painted dog.

''He is right, you know. If you let anxiety take over now, how do you expect to survive when you will be standing on the altar, in front of hundreds?" said Richard while patting Aaron's back.

''Gee, thanks for the encouraging." Said Aaron sarcastically, making the white timber wolf chuckle.

''I think if you focused on things you are totally confident about, like your relationship with Nick, it may help easing out." Noted Bruno in a monotone tone, still focusing on Aaron's white suit.

Aaron took a deep breath and started thinking about Nick and their time together. His beautiful orange-ish fur, his dashing green eyes, his melodic laugh, his impossibly hot body with his curves and-

''On a second thought, maybe don't." cut in Bruno, still not halting his work.

Aaron shook his head and looked around the room to see a bunch of blushing and smirking wolves looking at him with twitching noses. He took a sniff and realised that his arousal has gone up, in the same room with 8 wolves and a painted dog.

With a loud groan he hid his face behind his face that felt like it was on fire.

''Just kill me…" mumbled Aaron in total embarrassment. He could not believe that this just happened.

Thankfully, the only one without a good nose, Natasha was looking between the wolves confusedly.

''What? What's happening?" asked the oryx.

''Let's just say, that Aaron here took 'Thinking about Nick' a bit too seriously, or more like… sensually." Replied Charlie with a smug smile. Natasha looked at the painted dog in a confused manner, but then it clicked for her, and she changed colour.

''Thanks, Chocolate pudding, i was just about to ask you to share it." Said Aaron while sending an unamused glare at the smug Charlie who just shrugged nonchalantly.

''Anytime."

In the mean time, Rufus, Caroline, Victoria and Patricia was basically drinking up their eldest brother's appearance. They were strictly told by their parents to tone down their enthusiasm, but it was just so hard not to rush Aaron down and fangirl/fanboy about his white tuxedo and his carefully matted fur. Victoria was basically shaking, Caroline was chewing on her claws and Patricia was clenching her paws in a fist so hard, while Rufus was doing his best to stay conscious.

Monica and Harry noticed it and rolled their eyes.

''Aaron, would you allow your siblings to check on you closely, without touching you?" asked Monica, directing the last part of the sentence to her four children. Harry was already out in the bathroom to prepare the water in case Rufus faints again.

Aaron seemed hesitant at first, but if they couldn't touch him, nothing bed could happen, right?

When they saw Aaron nodding, the four Wolford children quickly gathered around him and was looking up at him with dreamy eyes. It reminded Aaron when he was a teen and they were just small pups, and how much they loved their big and strong brother. This love didn't seem to decrease over the years.

''Brother, you look absolutely fabulous!"

''Is that from Preyda? No way!"

''I thought Preyda only served Prey!"

''Someone hold me, I think I'm fainting."

The wolf in question could have been a bit overwhelmed, but he was used to his siblings' antics. HE actually enjoyed it a bit.

Meanwhile Charlie and Richard were watching the commotion. They had to give it to Aaron, his family was something else. Never in their life seen as energetic and strange family, which will soon be extended by a two foxes to top it off.

''What a bunch." Noted Richard.

''You can say that again." Replied Charlie with a snort.

Suddenly, they heard a knocking on the door.

''Come in!" shouted Charlie without looking at the door, but nobody came in. Richard and Charlie looked back at the closed door when another knock came.

''I said Come in!" shouted Charlie again with a raised eyebrow.

When nobody came in, the painted dog decided to see who was playing games with them. He went over to the door and opened it, when a fist hit his snout. He hissed in pain while holding his nose. He looked at his attacker to see another timber wolf with a huge, expensive looking camera hanging from around his neck looking at him with full panic. What caught his eye that he looked identical to Aaron, but was definitely younger.

He saw the timber wolf making strange gestures towards him with his hands, greatly confusing Charlie who was still holding his aching nose.

''Hughes wants to say that he is incredibly sorry, he just wanted to knock and didn't expect the door to be opening inwards." Said Harry, still holding the cup of water in his paws just in case Rufus fainted.

''Why didn't he answer me then? I shouted twice for him to come in." Replied Charlie with a bit of outrage in his voice.

''Because he is deaf." Replied Aaron.

''And mute." Continued Rufus, both hugging their youngest brother.

Suddenly everything made sense to Charlie.

Of course he couldn't react, since he couldn't even hear me shout.

After ending their brotherly embrace, Hughes started to keep on making strange gestures, which Charlie and Natasha guessed that it was sign language.

''Hughes says that everything is ready, only Aaron is missing." Translated Monica while getting ready to leave the room.

Aaron took a deep breath. This was it. They were going to go over to the garden where his and Nick's friends would be waiting for them to watch their brand new union.

With Aaron leading, the Wolford family, Richard, Natasha, Charlie and Bruno left the hotel room and started walking towards the elevator.

Here I come, Bushy Tail.


The Iridescent Flower Park, even though it was closed for the day for a very special occasion, was still bustling with mammals from all kind. You could easily guess which mammal was a guest and which mammals was of the media, since every guest wore their nicest tuxedo/dress, while the media guys always had a huge camera or microphone with them.

The part where the wedding was intended to be was modified for the sake of the ceremony. Before the fountain, a small stage has been built with a white wooden arch at the background with Petunias and Begonias decorating at both sides. In front of the stage there were two columns of seats, a small gap between them where a red rug was put down.

Most of the seats has been occupied by different mammals from both Nick's and Aaron's circle of acquaintances. Some of them were audibly chatting with each other, some were meeting new mammals this way, and some were staring at the nervous Vulpine who was standing alone on the stage.

Nick and Aaron agreed on the wolf being the one that would be escorted in by his father when the ceremony started. They wanted to keep on going with the wedding tradition of the father giving his daughter to the groom, but since Nick didn't really have a father, it was decided that Harry would be the lucky father who would be giving his son away.

That's why it was Nick who was standing behind the altar, nervously looking through the crowds. He didn't think it would be that exciting but terrifying to be the groom.

Suddenly he felt a paw on his shoulder.

''Don't be nervous Slick. Everything is going to be alright." Said Judy's voice.

Nick sighed.

''I know… but what if-'' started Nick but was cut off by Bonnie.

''Oh no-no-no, don't think about the what ifs. This should be something you enjoy, not something you freak out about." Reassured Bonnie, making Nick actually relaxed a bit. He knew that Judy was right before, he should feel like the king of the world (in a sense, he was), not like he was a teenage girl before prom.

Nick looked over to the mammals chosen by Wolfie. Richard and Natasha were chatting about something, the oryx was seemingly restraining a chuckle. Charlie was currently having a sappy staring contest with Carrots, a goofy smile on his face. Nick wondered whether they became a couple at all, or were they following Nick and Aaron's steps and being totally weird. Then Nick caught his mother staring at him with a proud smile. It was strange move of Wolfie to choose Christine for the Maid of Honor, but Nick wasn't complaining. The wolf was sly and he learnt so much about loopholes in rules from Nick in the last months, he was almost better than the fox. Nick's favourite move of Wolfie was how dramatically he told Richard through the phone that those evil doctors want to keep him in for ever, making the white timber wolf fuming. It was the funniest scene seeing the doctors completely shell-shocked and frozen while they listened to Richard's lectures. And goddamn, did it work perfectly.

Back to his mother, Nick felt immense amount of warmth under her proud gaze. He guessed that she was currently having a moment, so he didn't want to interrupt her, but it still made Nick excited. I mean, come on! Which son doesn't want their mother to look at them like this?

Then suddenly the guests has quieted down and the music started. It was the well-known 'Wedding March', and as cliché as it was, it really did suit every wedding.

Nick recomposed himself to look as confident as possible, and looked towards the the way Wolfie should be coming any second now. Any second, and he will be meeting the one mammal that he would spend the rest of his life with, probably the rest of afterlife aswell.

A blink of white caught Nick's eye. Before he could wonder what that white was, his eyes slightly widened of the sight and he had to stop his jaw from becoming slack.

~Nick's perspective~

Wolfie was absolutely gorgeous. You now what? Gorgeous is too weak of an adjective. He was an angel fallen to the earth to spread joy and beauty. The white tuxedo on him perfectly complimented his unique gray-black fur colour. His well-toned, but not very muscular lithe body was already an absolute favourite for Nick, but this suit gave it a totally new meaning. And the tail, that long and fluffy tail that Nick wanted to cuddle with 24/7 and die with it sometimes, was swaying left and right confidently behind Aaron while he was escorted by Harry.

Then Nick caught his gaze, and suddenly the world stopped for a second. His heart started to pick up pace when he found himself getting lost in those pair of eyes. Nick always forgets how beautiful deep lapis coloured Aaron's eyes were. Theses lapis blue eyes were looking at him with a bunch of emotions. Love, adoring, excitement, anxiousness, fondness, you name it.

The fox felt like melting.

And that smile, that Holy smile, that Nick was absolutely sure could bring empires to their knees. Who couldn't smile back at such weapon?

~Aaron's perspective~

Aaron didn't know what to expect. Holding his fathers paw made him felt like a kit, but he knew that it was necessary if they wanted to keep going on with the normal wedding theme. He knew that only seconds now, he would make himself known and face Bushy Tail. Face the mammal of Aaron's dreams that he didn't know he had.

And just on time, the 'Wedding March' has started. Aaron looked at his father, who looked like he would burst from pride. Harry gave Aaron a last hug and they started walking towards the altar, Harry holding his son's paw, ready to officially give it to Nick.

A sudden wave of reality swept through Aaron when he saw all the different stares he was getting. It was a bit uncomfortable, but he had to tuck this discomfort away. He held his chin high and searched for the mammal he adored. He didn't need much searching, because nobody had such beautiful fire-orange pelt that was complimented by the exact same white tuxedo he saw in the purgatory. It was amazing how it didn't spoil anything, and the wolf's eyes brightened upon seeing the perfect specimen of a vulpine in front of him.

White should have looked disturbing on Nick, because the color didn't complent any shade of orange in theory. In reality though, Nick was like a ray of sunshine. His smaller form was looking so handsome and confident. At the beginning of their relationship, Aaron was worried that Nick's smaller form would compose a problem, but it just made everything better. Now it wasn't dissapointing either; It was perfect.

Then their eyes met and the Wolf felt like millions of fireworks have blown up at the moment. The Vulpine's green eyes were doing funny things with Aaron's soul, but the wolf didn't mind a bit. Nick might not have been made from the devil as Pop-Pop would say, but those eyes were sure as hell not coming from this world.

Without realizing, Aaron was already at the stage, and his father was giving his paw to Nick while the Wedding March was nearing its end. The fox's paws were soft as usual, and the wolf couldn't help but to give him a light squeeze. They still hadn't lost eye contact, but neither wanted.

The music ended in the mean time and the kangaroo priest stepped forward.

''Brothers and sisters. We have all come together this wonderful day to celebrate the union of two amazing mammals. These two mammals has fought for the chance of being here, they fought for this moment to to look into the other's eyes and wonder; 'Why didn't we do this before?' Now, they are here, holding each other's hand before the eyes of Karma and Fenrir, who smile every time upon gazing at the strange, unique pair." Preached the priest loudly. Aaron and Nick decided that Bruno wa absolutely right, this Priest is the best in the city.

''Now, it's time to finally and officially seal their bond to be eternal, and proudly claim that 'You are mine' and 'I am yours'. The vows please." Said the kangaroo, looking between the two canines. They nodded. Nick decided to start, and without leaving Aaron's hand or gaze he took a big sigh and smiled warmly.

''So Aaron… I will probably not say anything I haven't said before, but I know how much you love when I openly express my feelings to you, so here goes nothing. One thing everyone has to know about foxes is that we take mating for life maybe the most seriously out of all species. If we lose our mate, only the most emotionally strongest foxes don't go after them. With this, I'm not only giving you my heart, but my life aswell. I know you will cherish it with all your might, and that's why I'm not worried about giving it to you. I also know that with this, you give me all your trust and love, and I promise you that I will guard these with my life, I will value them more than anything. From now on, we will be Mr. And Mr. Wildeford, and you bet that everyone will hear about us. Of course, if you still want to be mine." Told Nick with a happy smile. On the inside, he was struggling against crying.

Aaron knew that by marrying Nick his life would be in his own hands, and he's already prepared for it. But hearing it now, in the fox's official vow, it changed everything. Nick's life was something the wolf wanted to not only guard but make it as enjoyable as possible. The wolf knew that he didn't have much to offer, only his love and his company, but the fox seemed to be more than satisfied with it. Aaron wanted the best for Nick after his life, and if the fox thinks that he is the best for him, then Aaron would be his.

''Aaron, your vow now." Said the priest, turning his head to the misty-eyed wolf.

Aaron momentarily let go of Nick's paw with his paw to swipe away the tears, then he resumed their paw holding.

''Nicholas… You are definitely something else. You are fearless to face mammals four times your size, you aren't worried to look someone in the eye and laugh while they point a gun at you, and you aren't afraid to show yourself with an Omega such as myself. I know, I am not an Omega in the face of modern wolf society, but I accepted this as a whole when I was a child, I have learnt to live with it. Yet you still chose to be with me, for which you have my eternal gratefulness and love, and I promise that if you say the 'yes' I really want you to say, you will always have my everything. The love and the willingness to be with me, an Omega, is something I cannot thank you for enough. I will be yours forever if you want to be mine." Told Aaron, his eye now openly emitting tears, but the wolf himself wasn't sobbing.

The fox was sold from the first word when he, probably for the first time, called Nick 'Nicholas'. It was scary to hear from his mother and father, but from the wolf it just felt like an emotional verbal bomb. He would still stick to their nicknames, but this 'Nicholas' felt so special from the wolf.

And then the rest was something Nick will fix. His wolf was far from being an Omega. He was basically the most handsome and funniest wolf in this planet, and probably the most respected aswell. There was no way Nick won't be getting this Omega out from him, until he will proudly call himself an Alpha.

''The vows has been told, it's time for the finalization. Aaron Wolford, will you accept Nicholas Piberious Wilde as your lawful husband, come hard times and good times?" asked the kangaroo from the wolf. The priest probably had no idea how much Aaron wanted to answer that question.

''Yes, I do."

''Nicholas Piberious Wilde, will you accept Aaron Wolford as your lawful husband, come hard times and good times?" asked the priest from the fox now, who without any hesitation or doubt in his voice, answered.

''Yes, yes I do."

The priest seemed pleased upon hearing that. Next thing he did was he turned his attention to the crowd of guests. Half of said guests were openly crying, the other half was on the edge of it though.

''If there is anyone who has any protest against these two souls becoming one, talk now or remain silent forever." Said the priest, but everyone could guess that it was only a routine question. I mean, who wouldn't want these two to be together?

When silence followed his question, he smiled and cleared his throat.

''By the power invented in me by the City of Zootopia, I shall announce you husband and husband. You may now kiss the groom." Said the priest, stepping back to give space to the canines.

Aaron and Nick wasn't leaving each other's eyes the whole time, but now both had a glint of utter joy in their eyes. Aaron lifted Nick from the ground by circling his arms around his rump and held him close. Aaron wasn't that much taller than Nick, but it was enough to make it almost impossible to kiss without any discomfort for the wolf.

With their new position, having each other on eye level and in each other's arms, they gazed at each other and kissed.

This was not like any of the kisses they shared. It wasn't like their first kiss in front of Bogo. It wasn't like their kiss on that faithful night on the Howler's cliff. It wasn't like the kiss they had on the day Aaron woke up from their coma. And it would be a sin to compare this kiss to their 'because I want to and why not' kisses.

This kiss was something, that closed a door and opened the other. This kiss had something sweet in it, that both canines knew would stay there from now on. A passionate kiss filled with love and excitement. This kiss was the final door to a life full of happiness. With this kiss, they told each other that Nick was completely Aaron's and Aaron was completelly Nick's.

The canines were totally confident that time has stopped. There was no way that time had the guts to do its work while they shared the kiss they dreamed off ever since they realized their attraction towards the other. The kiss was so good, neither has noticed Aaron lightly stroking Nick's thigh or the fox scratching Aaron's sweet spot behind his ear. Their bodies weren't functioning at the moment.

But the moment had to end, since it turns out breathing was a thing. Upon disconnecting, they slowly regained their senses and heard the loud cheers and claps coming from all around them. They looked towards the guests and saw them clapping in unison while standing up. Aaron looked at his family, and saw not only the girls and Rufus being in tears, his parents were hugging each other, trying really hard not to have a heart attack of the immense proudness they felt. Aaron searched for his youngest brother Hughes, and saw him taking pictures of them. When the young timber wolf realized that he had been spotted, he poked his head from behind his camera and gave him a thumbs up. Aaron and him agreed that someone appointed by Hughes would be recording the whole ceremony, mainly for memory reasons, but it gave Aaron a chance to translate everything to Hughes after the ceremony. The poor wolf was in for a ride.

Then they looked at their other side, and saw their closest friends having tears in their eyes, except for Clawhauser and Christine, who were openly crying into their paws. Even Finnick and Charlie were busy swiping off those annoying droplets, trying to keep up the tough guy act.

Then they gazed back at each other.

''You know, I think I will very much enjoy the rest of my years with you on my side." Said Aaron while nuzzling his fox's neck.

''Me too… by the way, you will always be the bravest, strongest, most handsome Alpha on the planet for me, I hope you know that." Said Nick with an honest smile that contained some level of sterness.

''And I don't need anything else, just to be your alpha."

Then they collided with another kiss, even their 'just because I want to and why not' kisses became much more enjoyable, if that were even possible.


So yeah, first part of the wedding. I wanted to jump straight to the wedding from the proposal, but I have set up for so much stuff between the two events, that it would be a huge mistake of mine not to deal with them. But I knew that I couldn't delay this chapter, so I decided to do a little summary part with a new format style of mine. I hope the Chapter was something you loved, or at least found decent.