Hey guys, I need to put out another chapter of this because it may need to be continued. Some reviewers wanted more details, of which I will oblige, and stop spelling nick in a way it annoys people. Well, heres a production secret. Sometimes I listen to music when I write and it influences my stories greatly by giving me inspiration and entertaining bits that aew kinda like music videos that also effect the story. Like with this chapter I was listening to Panic! At the disco's "Welcome to the sound of pretty odd". Give it a listen sometime. But I'm sure you want more of this. Tell me if you want more clause and mika in the reviews, and you'll get plenty of nickolas and Judith.

Clause opened his eyes and saw mika's sleeping face. He rolled over and checked his clock. 5:36 AM. He rolled onto his back and sighed. It had been 3 weeks since the explosion. Sometimes he hated those officers. He needed that money he'd get off the drugs. Yes, it was distasteful. Yes, it was blood money. Yes, it was a living. He promised he'd provide for Mika and their pups. The pups. It was a miracle they came to be at all. He had to hire special physicians becase to go to the hospital under those circumstances... Their love was already taboo. He didn't need half of zootopia knowing about it. But its done. And they're beautiful. 3 girls and 1 boy. They have long snouts like their mother and strong builds like her, but they have his whiskers and paws with tails. Hopefully things will be different when they have to register their genetics. But that was a long way from now. They're sleeping in a pile in their cribs. Clause blinked the sleep from his eyes and slid out of bed. He was naked. The night was pleasant.
He slid his pajamas on and went out of his room. Once in the doorway, he examined the room. A window on the far wall. A closet on the middle wall. There was a bathroom that was small on the close wall. Two nightstands on either side of the bed. He slept on the left side closest to the window. Mika on the right. There was a bookshelf in there on the close wall next to the bathroom door. Mika's form lay still with soft risings and fallings.

Oh Mika... She could have done much better than he. And he knew it. But he loved her and the feeling was mutual in the tenfold. How he managed to get her to love him, he'll never understand. They met at a drink shop. He liked to get a milk hot chocoa with a small shot of vodka in it to give him all the warmth it had to offer.
He had simple pleasures for a wealthy life. He'd done some terrible things. To please his father. But his father was incapable of that. He hated the man but some neglected corner of his soul still loved that bastard. He brushed these thoughts away and walked down the hall a short way and walked into the pups room on the left. There were baby toys in a toy-box. Mika's old toys. He never had any, despite his families wealth. He had to fight for everything he ever recieved in his life. It was his fathers way of "weeding out the weak". Clause wasn't weak. There was a bookshelf with a few books on it. Stories. From the old country. Also Mika's. There was an armchair on the far side of the room. There was a crib on the left wall.

He walked up to it. They all lied asleep in a pile. They were his sunshine that peaked through the clouds of a dreary world that refused to stop raining. His rare gems he spent his entire life trying to find. He'd never give them for anything. There was a warmth in his heart when he looked at them sleeping soundly.

"Many will say I made a mistake.. Many will say you shouldn't be... Many will say I am wrong in the sickest way... But I care not for those many. I look at you now and I love you,
I look at you now, and I have no regrets..." He whispered quietly.

Nick sat in his apartment. He'd been staring at his phone for over an hour. Some of it was reading. But a lot of it was deciding whether to call Judy. He still wasn't sure what to feel about her. I mean, she was a different species. It was bad. Wrong. But he just couldn't shake her from his thoughts. Once exploring these thoughts, he found himself in new lovely places of a future that could never be.

He drempt up them falling in love. It was slow at first. Both of them coming to terms with how they felt. But it snowballed and they loved eachother very much. They'd date and he'd propose. She'd say yes. They'd retire from the force with full benefits and move to a remote, quiet neighborhood and get married and buy a house. They'd raise a family there... They'd... He shook the daydream away. He now knew how he felt about her. But he could never act on it. Could he? And even if he could... How does she feel about him? He pulled up her contact. His thumb hovered over the call button. What would he ask? Something friendly like just going to grab some coffee. Yeah. That would work. Now he just needed to compose himself and lather on his smooth.

Judy pulled some carrot cookies out of her oven. She'd been able to afford a bigger apartment with higher position in the precinct. Chief Bogo gave them 3 months off for their injuries and that they never actually used those vacation days that had been piling up. In the free time, Judy had taken to baking. It passed the time and made something that tasted good, and if she made them right, they weren't really bad for her. She set them on top of the oven to cool. She took off the oven mits. She wore a T-shirt with a rose on it and jean shorts. She looked over to the window in her next to the dining table. She walked over to it. She looked outside and saw the park next to her building.

There were children playing there. Some playing with their parents. They looked happy. Judy hoped to raise herself a family some day. Maybe not as large as her family was but a few kids. She had yet to find a rabbit or hare who met her tastes. When she thought about the traits she was looking for, her thoughts always went to nick. He was one of the few guys who was ever able to actually keep up with him. And he was so damn smooth... But he could be so sensitive too. And caring. Could she find another guy like that? Some part of her said that it didn't want another. It wanted... she brushed it away. She shook her head and brushed her ears back. She left the kitchen and walked into her living room. There was a TV against the wall. A couch infront of it and a little table with pictures on it. Against the opposite wall was a piano. She never knew how to play but it was given to her at her last birthday. She was positive that panther was just trying to get rid of a piano too small for him, but she appreciated it nonetheless. She just could never play. But next to that was something she could play. It was a fiddle. It once belonged to her uncle. She learned how to play that back at the burrows. Gave her that feeling of home when she was homesick.

She walked over to the picture table. There was a picture of her entire family. The guy stood 75 feet back with an extended frame and it barely got all of them. She smiled.
Another picture was her standing next to nick in their uniforms. He didn't have to help her. But not only that, he became her best friend and completely turned his life around.
There was another picture. A "selfie" with both of them. Nick was smirking and he had his arm arapped around her and the other taking the picture. She was grinning ear to ear. She wore a dress with carrots on it that day. He wore a striped tie and a black polo. She smiled now looking at the picture. She picked it up and dusted it off.

She was by herself, it was safe to think. Thats what she thought anyway. He was really handsome. Those emerald green eyes and the tint of his fur in the sun. It reminded her of the sun glinting off the leaves in autumn. His tail was so furry and soft. She wanted to just grab it and bury her face in it. His smile was bright, and it brightened his day. She never thought she'd be thinking a fox was attractive. She blushed at the thought. Some part of her wanted to be closer to nick. But they were best friends and he was a fox. She couldn't get much closer than she already was. What would her family say if she had a fox boyfriend? What would happen if she dated nick? She shuddered.
Not at dating nick, but at the public response. She knew how it felt to be hated by nearly everyone already. Atleast everyone it mattered to her anyway. That last part.

She didn't need to care about what others thought of that. Its her life. She straightened her posture and stood tall. It was her life. And she could love whoever she wanted to. Nomatter the species or judgement on her. Yes. Right? The phone rang. She left it on the coffee table infront of her couch, between it and the TV. She set the picture down and walked over to the table and picked up the phone. It was nick. Her heart skipped a beat and then started overcompensating. She tried to keep her calm and took a few quick, relaxing breaths. She answered.

"Hello?" She said.

"Hey fluff, its nick." The phone answered.

"Hey nick. Whats up?" She asked. She hoped he couldn't hear the strange trembling in her voice.

"I just was wondering if you wanted to go out for a few hours and grab some drinks or something." He asked, maybe a twinge of uncertainty?

She thought about it. Could this be a date? No. No way. He couldn't like her like that. He knew just as much as her why they couldn't. And why would he. He practically had a fan-club. This must be just friends. But some part of her doubted that.

"Sure, I'd like that." She said happily. She smiled.

"Great! I'll be right over. See you in a minute." He hung up.

Judy was exhilerated. Just both of them. Together. Ofcourse they'd spent time like this together before but... not since she'd had these... feelings... Maybe it was like a catchy song. The more time she spent with him, maybe the feelings would fade? She knew it was a convenient lie but it was more comfortable than the truth she wasn't yet ready to face.

They sat together on a park bench overlooking a large canal. They were alone. The sun was setting over the horizon. It was chilly so Nick wore his jacket and Judy wore a scarf. A cool wind blew gently by so Judy snuggled closer to Nick for warmth. As a result, Nick wrapped his arm around her. To the bystander, they were very good friends who were just cold. None would assume anymore than that. Both of them had two thoughts going through their minds.

"How close is too close? How close is close enough?"

Twilight commenced. Nobody was nearby. Both wer listening intently for any outside presence. They heard nothing for ten minutes. Nick looked at judy and she looked back into his eyes.

"Hey, fluff... Just tell me when you want to go home. Ok?" He trenmbled as he lost hiself in her eyes.

Judy felt it and stared back, entranced by his eyes. "I'll tell you..." She muttered. Their faces slowly came closer together. Was it for a better look into one anothers souls?
Or was there another purpose to this? Their lips barely made contact for the briefest moment. Both pulled bakc in shock and blushed. Nick turned away for his blush. Judy just shrank.

Nick was the first to regain some composure. "Its getting a littly dark, judy. Maybe we should go home." Both of them could see well in the dark. But they both needed a way to go over what just happened alone.

"Y-yeah... I-I'm ready..." Judy managed to get out.

It had been a quick and silent drive. Judy went directly to bed, just as nick had done. Judy put on pajamas and Nick just stripped into his underwear. They both crawled into bed. They both gently felt their lips that felt warm where they had made contact for that fraction of a second. Judy sprawled out under her covers and layed her head on her pillow. She stared wide-eyed at the cieling.

"Oh, no..." She muttered quietly. "I'm in love with him..." She wispered so none but the night may here this exclamation.

Nick got in the fetal position under the covers. His head was on the pillow. He licked his lips. His highly evolved taste buds could taste judies lips, and they tasted better than anything else he'd ever tasted his entire life. He swooned at the memory. His eyes widened.

"Crap... I'm in love with her..." He whispered, barely audible. The darkness around him, his only true confidant.

And thats that. Tell me what you thought and what you want with clause in the reviews. I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks guys. This is fun and lovely to write. See you next time guys. ^_^