Chapter 4: True feelings
As Nick answered his phone he got a strange feeling in the pit of his stomach as if something bad happened.
"Judy," Nick said instead of the snide comment he planned on.
For a moment the line was quiet until Judys weak voice came through, "N-Nick... I need your help... I've been shot." Nicks heart skipped a beat when he heard those words, already running in the direction he left her he struggled to think straight.
"Judy where are you," Nick asked still hearing her panting on the other end of the phone.
"Under the bypass in S-Savanna central," Judy barely manged to answer.
Nick ran faster after hearing where he needed to go even though he was already running his top speed, if Nick had been paying attention he would have been surprised he could run that fast.
"Don't worry I'm coming... hang in there carrots," Nick said trying to reassure her.
Nick tried to keep Judy on the line but suddenly his phone said the call had ended. The bypass was just passed the restaurant a little ways so Nick was able to get there fairly quickly, getting a taxi crossed Nicks mind but he reasoned it was faster to run. When he got to Judy her wound was easy to spot, her blood stained shirt showed she was shot in the side as she layed unconscious on the ground. Nick rushed to her side and held her head up as he put his paw on the wound to apply pressure to it.
"Judy, Judy stay with me," Nick said in a panic.
For a moment Judy opened her eyes and looked up at Nick.
"N-Nick," Judy said softly.
"Right here carrots... I got ya," Nick answered holding her up a bit closer.
The minute he said that Judy passed out again. Judy woke up to the steady sound of a heart monitor, she was groggy and she didn't fully know where she was. She looked over to see Nick sleeping in the big hospital bed with her then Judy looked at the clock across the room that read 3:45am, she tried to sit up but winced at the pain from her side. Judy layed back after looking at her side and looked at the sleeping fox next to her she wanted to wake him up but he looked so tired, so Judy held out her arm and softly stroked Nicks muzzle in hope that would wake him but if it didn't she would let him sleep. Normally a soft touch like that wouldn't wake Nick up but the fact this was a foren feeling for Nick it was able to.
As Nicks eyes met Judys he sprung up almost falling off the bed.
"Judy you're up... are you ok, how do you feel, do you need anything, you probably want me to get out of the bed huh... sorry there was just so much room," Nick went on.
Judy put her paw on his arm hoping to stop his babbling, it worked and Nick turned his attention to Judy.
"I'm ok Nick... a little sore but I'm ok," Judy said in a soft voice.
The two stayed quiet for a while looking at each other thinking of the right words to say.
"So do you remember what happened," Nick asked curiosity.
Judy rubbed her head before answering, "It's sorta foggy but after you left I got a report on a break in not far from The Kings Bite so I went... I found a coyote running from the scene and started running after him, I chased him to that bypass and I almost had him but he turned and shot me... I didn't even know he was armed... I'm not sure but I think I ended up calling you because I couldn't get a hold of anyone at the station." Nick looked at Judy in worry as she told him what happened.
"When they got you here you were in surgery for a long time but they got the bullet and stitched you up... the doctor said you lost alot of blood but there was no major damage and don't worry your parents know you're alright," Nick explained.
Nick tried to hide the worry in his eyes but the truth was he had been at the hospital all afternoon, he had made calls to Judy's family and the ZPD the whole time trying to sound positive and not worry anyone. Nick had been so scared inside thinking he might lose Judy, it was like the light that guided him was fading away. Nick only finally fell asleep from exhaustion at 3:00am once his nerves settled down and he knew she would be alright.
"Look Nick about earlier," Judy began.
Nicks ears went back before taking over the conversation.
"Judy I'm sorry... I never should have talked to you like that... you know I had come to terms with the way things are between us, having to love you from afar I was ok with that being my life but this morning seeing you brought me breakfast again... I don't know I felt sad knowing I could never have you for the first time," Nick confessed.
Judy looked at Nick with a surprised look on her face for a moment.
"Oh Nick, you don't have to apologize... you shouldn't apologize, you were right... you put your heart on the line and I didn't even take you seriously," Judy said before stopping short as she remembered something.
Judy looked at the nightstand next to the bed where her uniform was nearly folded, she quickly foraged through her pants pocket and dug out her carrot pen. Nick knew exactly what it was but he couldn't put together what she was doing until she handed him the pen. He looked at the pen as he pressed the play button.
"N-Nick I was just shot... I called you but a-anyway I don't know what's going to h-happen so I wanted to tell you that I didn't mean what I said today... I was just stupid and scared I-I didn't expect you to say what you did... the t-truth is I love you Nick Wilde I just didn't know how to say it before... I wanted you to know that no matter what happens," Judys weak voice came through the carrot pen.
Nick just stared at the pen trying to processed what he just heard until he looked up at Judy.
"I just hated the thought of that fight being the last time we would talk, I'm so sorry Nick... I probably wouldn't even be here right now if it wasn't for you... I feel horrible for what I did," Judy said with watery eyes.
Nick stroked Judys cheek and wiped away any stray tears that fell from her eyes.
"Hey it's ok, neither of us meant what we said... besides I almost lost you today so nothing else matters... nothing could change my feelings for you carrots," Nick smiled.
Judy pulled Nick down to her and kissed him on the lips using all the strength she could mustard to do so. Nicks tail waged as they kissed then Judy let go to catch her breath. The two looked at each other shyly until a look of panic came over Judys face.
"Oh no," Judy whined as she facepalmed.
"What, whats wrong," Nick asked frantically thinking the fast gesture made her stitches come out.
"I made our first kiss in a hospital," Judy groaned.
Nick sighed in relief before trying to hold in his laughter.
"You're the only one who would care about something like that... besides some would say it's kinda romantic," Nick said with a smirk.
"Well when you put it that way," Judy laughed before giving Nick a small kiss on his nose.
Nick cuddled up with Judy until sleep found them which didn't take long even with Nick fighting to stay awake, he wanted to enjoy every minute holding Judy but he fell asleep all the same. His heart lifted with the thought the impossible happened and Judy shared his feelings, from then on Nick knew he would never lose his light.
A/N: Well there you have it, the end to my first story! I hope you all enjoyed it, I really liked writing it... sorry if it was a bit predictable and short it is my first story after all. But don't worry I want to make more interesting stories and I'm going to make a sequel to this story where more characters will be involved and there will be actual crime to solve. Thank you all so much for reading and the support you've all shown... I really didn't think anyone would be interested in my story so I really do appreciate it. I'm not sure when I'll get my next story out so until then PM me if you want to get a hold of me. Thanks again!