14 Road Trip
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This is going to be a considerably longer chapter because I really didn't want to interrupt the flow of the chapter. Hopefully it will make up for the longer time between postings. Enjoy.
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"Okay, everyone please, have a seat." begins Shifu.
As everyone starts to get comfortable, including Nick who shifts to a regular medium-sized mammal chair, the coyote withdraws several sheafs of papers from a well-worn messenger bag.
"I would normally have Nicholas paw these out, but since he's managed to be disabled – again-" which draws laughter from everyone except Nick "I would like a volunteer to-"
"May I Shifu?" as Darci raises a paw and instantly inserts herself into the seminar.
"Of course … Darci is it? You are the level I practitioner, is that correct?"
"Yes Shifu, it is, and thank you."
"You're very welcome. Now," as he paws the doe several small sheafs of papers "the top sets of papers are the level one introductions to Reiki, and are instructions for the new students. The second set are introductions for the expectations for level two in case anyone here might be interested in continuing the course of instruction in the future. Please give copies of each to everyone in the room, including Nicholas and yourself.
"The third set of papers are to be given to yourself and to Nicholas. I will explain that in just a second." noticing Nick's slightly confused look.
"If you-" indicating Darci "choose to continue your training toward master's level, you will need to study these level three instructions for guidance. As for Nicholas …" pinning the todd in a steely gaze "I expect him to assist anyone here with their transition to level two if they so desire. I will also instruct Nicholas on proper methodology for completing attunements and I will expect him to do this as an integral part of being a true master of the art.
"Do you accept this responsibility Nicholas?
Sitting straight in his chair, Nick has no choice, and has actually anticipated this challenge for some time.
"Yes Shifu I do. I give you my solemn word that I will do my utmost to honor the task that which you have bestowed upon me."
"Excellent. Now … now I will give each of you roughly fifteen minutes to study the level one papers that you were given. Darci, please study thoroughly the level two papers. Nicholas and I will retire to a quiet corner so that I may give him instruction on proper form and procedures to give attunements."
…
Twenty minutes later, Nick and Shifu return to the group.
"Has everyone looked through the papers you were given?" the coyote asks.
When everyone nods the affirmative, the coyote announces that. "Nicholas will assist in performing attunements later on today. He will practice with his mate to be, while I work with Mrs. Hopps. Debra, please pair up with your mate while Darci and Theresa please work together.
"If you need to refer to the information sheet you were given, that is perfectly fine to do so and is to be expected, especially considering that you need to memorize the kanji to be used when working on someone and do your best to balance their chakra's.
"Everyone will most likely feel warmth where contact is made," Nick begins, now acting under Shifu's tutelage as he steps behind Judy "and possibly a slight tingling or some other sensation. This is all normal and a part of the procedure. Try to picture the mammal in front of you filling with energy, and the mammal being 'treated' please try to think happy thoughts."
After a bit, Nick continues "When you feel that the mammal you're working on is as full of energy as he or she can be, you may break contact and seal."
When everyone seems finished, they're told to swap, with the one that was previously the patient being the deliverer except for Judy and Bonnie, who simply watched with piked interest.
When the trainin exercise is complete, Shifu Mooney observes Nick attune Judy and has him assist with attunements for the rest of the gathered mammals, with Shifu giving Darci her second level attunement.
As the seminar comes to a close, Nick asks Shifu and Judy to stay for just a moment.
…
"Where to begin …" begins Nick a bit uncertainly.
"At the beginning perhaps?" snarks Shifu, while Judy simply facepawlms at the byplay.
Rolling his eyes, Nick asks "Shifu, would you mind giving Judy a ride to Zootopia?"
"Of course not, it's no problem at all."
"And I would be needing a ride to Zootopia … why?" asks the slightly curious doe.
"Firstly, I fully anticipate being discharged from this lovely facility while you're attending the Academy." Nick tells her with a touch of snark. "Because of that, I will be needing my own transportation so I would like for you to bring me my other car."
"You have another car?" she asks, slightly amazed.
"Of course, doesn't everybody?" he answers, already knowing that it further antagonize her slightly.
Not getting a reply, but seeing the 'look' that he was getting from his doe, Nick continues to explain. "Look Fluff, yes I have another car. Besides, it'll give you a chance to get acquainted with the me that you don't know and haven't had a chance to meet yet. All that you really know is what's been out there for years. Everyone has a side that's never seen until you get to really know them.
"You'll get a chance to look around my place and see the private me … the me that not everyone gets to see. I give you permission to look everywhere and check out everything there. You can scope out my parent's home if you wish as well. I simply ask that you exercise caution at my place because things can get … dangerous ... there's still some lethal stuff around – military and SWAT stuff in case you were wondering, and yes, it's perfectly legal for me to possess. And please be careful in my parent's home, some things there are easily broken and are irreplaceable. Finn has already modified my second car so you can drive it, so that won't be a problem.
"I also need to get my ZPD laptop and case files back to Bogo soon so he doesn't have an aneurism, as well as the fact that I can use my personal laptop, tablet and portable printer.
"Besides all of that, I'll have time to find and deal with the prime suspect in an important ongoing rape case, as well as trying to find a suitable place for myself, my intended mate and our expected kits to live in the near future, so I'll need my personal laptop and portable printer as well as a few clothes and things.
"Look … I know it'll be kinda late by the time you get to Zootopia so you can spend the night and poke around in my personal life to your heart's content. I know that you'll probably have a ton of questions about … well a lot of things, so please write them down as you go and try to ask them all at once. In the morning you can go the precinct and give Bogo my laptop and the files, then drive back here and drop off my car. We can spend the rest of the day together and be together for as long as we can on Sunday before you have to report to the academy. Easy, peasy."
As Judy's face undergoes the transformation from being a bit perturbed to wistful to downright sad(?), the doe slowly makes her way to where Nick is sitting (on a regular chair since the seminar had started remember). With her now crawling up and standing on his lap and looking the todd with direct eye to eye contact, her eyes now brimming with tears, the todd can't help but be a bit concerned.
"Fluff … Judy …?"
Suddenly grabbing him in a bone crushing hug, the doe can no longer contain her emotions, with deep, heartfelt sobs racking her small frame.
Not knowing what else to do, Nick gently hugs her back with one arm and paw while stroking her ears, which are laid flat against her back, with the other.
After several minutes, the sobs slowly subside, and Judy manages to allow herself to relinquish her hold somewhat.
"Sorr-sorry. Stupid bu-bunny emotions …" she hiccups as she apologizes.
Taking a deep breath, she continues "Sorry … it's … it's just that … no one has ever supported me like you have."
"I guess you're just gonna have to get used to it, 'cause I don't intend to stop anytime soon. While we're on the subject, you might wanna start by going back to your room and gathering up all of your dirty clothes as well as any fursonal stuff you might need for your stay. No sense in not using my laundry while you're at my place. You do wanna make a good impression when you get to the academy, right?"
"Yeah, I guess …"
"While you'll be wearing Academy uniforms during your training, I'd really prefer to spend the weekend you get free after the first two weeks training just being together and NOT have our time taken up with your wasting our time by doing laundry."
"That … makes a lot of sense actually."
Standing and moving back to the wheelchair for his mandatory ride back to his room, Nick prompts his doe and his former mentor "Well, lets get moving so you two can get on the road, shall we?"
As Judy prepared to push Nick, Nick grabs her and sets her on his lap with her uttering a surprised (Eeeppp!", while Shifu grinned at the byplay between the two as he pushes Nick's wheelchair as they head to the elevator.
…
The short ride to the third floor was very uneventful.
Exiting the elevator, the trio passes the nurses desk and observe Theresa (Trixie) and Dianne (Derpy) in an animated conversation.
With both mammals giving them a quick nod as they pass by, they proceed to Nick's room.
After arriving back in his room, Nick adds a few final instructions after he slides back into his bed "Okay … I'm gonna text you both my Zootopia address and Judy will get the codes to the driveway gate and the codes to both mine and my folk's security systems. Judy, you already know that there's a key to the physical lock to my place on your keyring, and there's a key to mom and dad's place in the glove box of your car."
Climbing on the bed, Judy gives Nick a hug like he's never had before.
"I-I really don't wanna leave …" admits the again tearful doe.
"I know Fluff, but I really need for you to do this. Besides, after Sunday, you're gonna be gone for two weeks, so let's treat it as a short practice run, okay? You know that we'll be together for good before too long anyway, right?"
"I guess … but I still don't like it!"
"Me neither to tell the truth, but …"
"Shall we….?" prompts Shifu, trying to move the process along.
"Yeah, I guess …" admits a still sad Judy.
"I'll be calling Bogo to let him know that you'll be stopping by tomorrow morning so he'll be in the station, and I'll probably let Wolford and Fangmeyer know that you'll be showing up tonight. We wouldn't want you to get arrested for trespassing now would we?"
A rapidly blinking Judy clearly had not considered that single point.
Stepping up and shaking Nick's paw, Shifu tells the todd "It's been a pleasure Nick. let's try to get together a little sooner next time okay?"
"I'll try, but no promises Shifu."
With that, with that, Shifu Mooney and Judy finally take their leave and head towards the parking lot.
Passing the nurses station and noticing that no one is currently there, the odd pair enter the elevator and take the short ride to the main floor.
…
Giving Shifu and Judy several minutes to be on their way, Nick picks up his phone and dials.
After 3 rings, he gets and answer: "Zootopia police department Precinct One, how may I direct your call?" comes the cheery voice."
"Hey Ben, this is Nick Wilde, is the Chief busy?"
"NICK! I was so worried about you! Lola said you'd been in and accident and were in the hospital in some little town, and -"
"Ben, slow down, I'm fine … more or less. I really need to talk to Bogo. Is he busy?"
"Umm, I think he's in a conference … hold on, I'll buzz him and find out …."
"What is it Wilde? I'm busy!" comes the buffalo's gruff voice over the device.
"Nothing drastic boss. I just wanted to let you know that Judy is going to be bringing you my ZPD laptop and my completed files sometime tomorrow morning. I should be by sometime in the next couple of weeks to personally paw you my request for transfer to the Tri-Burrow sheriff's department and turn in my equipment."
"So this really gonna happen then?" he asks.
"Yup, I'm afraid so."
"I hate to admit it Nick, but I'm actually going to miss your sorry butt."
"Yeah, I know what you mean Adrian."
"So I guess I'd better start looking for a new partner for Bunnee then …"
How about Silverstien? He's top notch. Plenty of experience, good skills."
"Silverstien … the silver fox? … yeah, I guess. If you think he's ready, I'll give him a look."
"See ya in a week or so boss…" and Nick breaks the connection.
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Quickly dialing another number, his call is answered on the second ring.
"Wilde? What the hell Nick?" comes Wolford's voice, the relief evident.
"Take a chill pill Mike. I was basically calling to let you know that Judy is gonna be showing up there tonight and I didn't want you and Liz to get all bent out of shape when you see lights on in my place or mom and dad's place."
"So it's true what Finn has been letting on, you're hooked up with a rabbit doe for real? Any idea as to the time frame as to when they'll arrive?"
"Yeah, it's for real. We're probably looking at about three and a half to four hours from now, maybe a bit more 'cause of traffic. She's riding with Shifu, but she's gonna be going by her motel room to pick up some fursonal stuff, then it's about a three-hour trip to Zootown plus at least another half hour to an hour to my place."
"You want us to swing by and make sure everything's okay?"
"If you don't mind, please do."
"We can do that, gods know we owe you enough to do that small favor."
"If it ain't asking too much, could you do a bit of shopping? I know that there can't be much food left at my place, and what is there is NOT prey friendly. You might call Lola and get a few ideas as what to get. I really appreciate you two looking after the place while I'm gone, you know that, right?"
"Next time you decide to do a walkabout, how about not trying to ger yerself killed? And at least let us know what you're up to. okay?"
"I'll do my best, but no promises. Holler at ya later, you guys behave …" and breaks the connection again.
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For his last call, Nick presses an unmarked app and is directed to a secure line, then dials code and a preset number.
After 5 rings: "Wadda ya want Nightstalker?"
"And hey ta you too Sparks."
"I know this ain't no damned social call, so again, wadda ya want."
"Straight to the point as usual. I need some intel, intel that only you can get for me."
"Zoogle it, I'm busy."
"Too busy to hack into the ZIA servers?"
"…. You could a said it'd be a bit of a challenge ta start off with, asshole!"
"Now what's the fun in that? So, ya up for it or not?"
"Info – gimmie …"
"Okay … code name Jack Savage. Hare buck. Horizontal stripes on face and ears. Terminated in disgrace, not sure how long ago so go back at least a couple of years, maybe longer. I want everything you can find, no matter how insignificant."
"Hmmm … gimmie a few."
Several minutes later …
"Stalker, ya still there?"
"Yeah, I'm here … give!"
"Ta start with, I really had ta dig, 'cause a lot of shit was redacted so I had to work around some really shitty firewalls ta git what ya needed. There's a lot of info here, ya want me ta send it ta yer secure e-mail or do ya need it asap?"
Taking a second or two to think about it Nick tells the mammal on the other end "Naw, e-mail it. I can't act on it right now anyway and I'll wanna print a hard copy. I seem ta think better if I've got hard copy in front of me ta mess with. I can quick scan with my phone if I need some quick intel, otherwise I can wait a day or two ta print it."
"You got it 'Stalker. Laters!"
With that connection broken, Nick can't help but smirk as he thinks to himself "I've got your ass for real now Savage!"
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With the drive to Judy's motel room being so short, all conversation mostly consisted of Judy giving directions rather than needing to plug the address into Shifu's GPS.
Less that five minutes later, Judy had gathered up her laundry and the few fursonal items she'd need for her overnight stay in Zootopia and they were on the road.
Finally on the road to Zootopia, a comfortable silence fell over our pair – until:
"Shifu …"
"Yes Judith?"
"Can I ask you a question?"
"I believe you just did …" he deadpans with a very Nick-like smirk fully in place.
Mouth slightly agape, Judy rolls her eyes, takes a breath and resets: "May I ask you something about Nick – about when you knew him when he was in the service?"
"Of course Judith. Nicholas figured that you'd ask and instructed me to answer any question that you may have honestly and truthfully to the best of my knowledge."
"H-he did?" she asks in a minor state of disbelief.
"Of course. Nicholas thought that you might ask questions of me to get an unbiased opinion of him after I met him."
"Okay … ummm …"
"Let me lead off by saying that while Nicholas had suffered severe wounds during what was to be his last mission, not all injuries were to his body. That is hardly surprising in and of itself. While severe, except for some massive scaring issues, which I understand you've been introduced to, the problem was not the physical wounds, but the wounds to his psyche."
"I-I don't understand!" admits the doe.
"I was never privy to the details of the mission or its outcome, but I gathered from conversations that I overheard, that Nicholas lost one of his team members."
"Yes, Nick told me, and my sisters and mom, that one of his team covered a grenade with his body and was killed doing it."
"There must be more to it than that, because I understand that loss of one's team members is an occupational hazard among the members of the military, so that in and of itself shouldn't have been as traumatic."
"… Nick also told us that after he was wounded by the grenade, he perceived another threat and killed the threat without really looking, I guess on pure instinct. By instinct I guess. The threat turned out to be about a 10-year-old kit." Judy informs him.
"That … that would unsettle anyone I would imagine!" admits Shifu.
"Nick also told us that he was presented proof that the kit had a suicide vest on and would have killed Nick and his entire team except that a lucky shot from Nick had severed one of the wires making the vest useless."
"And yet, Nicholas has carried the guilt of killing the kit with him to this day."
"So it seems, yes." the doe answers.
"If I may, I would like to make a fursonal observation …"
"Go ahead …"
"During our conversation within the training session, I noticed that Nicholas was much more at ease than at any other time since I've known him. Whatever bond you two have formed has managed to calm his mind. While I know that he meditates almost daily, he seems to be much more at peace with himself now, and I suspect that you are the cause of that peace."
"Me? But-"
"Judith, whether you believe it or not, you have quite literally saved Nicholas's life. I have seen many predator veterans with PTSD do a 'walkabout' as a form of suicide. I believe that you unknowingly interrupted Nicholas's walkabout and set things right."
Stunned, all Judy could do was sit back in her seat, draw her knees to her chest and pause to think.
The rest of the trip proceeded in relative silence, with Judy managing to fall asleep for most of the way.
Waking as they entered the city limits of Zootopia, Judy managed to put her thoughts aside (at least temporarily) and marvel at the sights that the large city offered.
…
Pulling up to the address that Nick had given them, both Judy and Shifu noticed a medium mammal sized ZPD cruiser parked in front.
When Shifu exited the vehicle and approached the cruiser, a wolf and tigress greeted him and pleasantries were exchanged, so they obviously knew one another.
Exiting Shifu's car, Judy came face to face with the two offices, both wearing welcoming smiles, thus setting the doe at ease.
"Judith," began the coyote "I would like to introduce you to officers Michael Wolford and Elizabeth Fangmeyer, two of ZPD's finest."
"H-Hi …?"
"Michael, Elizabeth, please say hello to Judith Hopps."
"Hello Judy!" comes from both officers.
"Alright, introductions are complete and I need to finish heading to my hotel." says Shifu "Do you two think you can handle things from here?"
"Yes Shifu." returns Wolford as he heads toward the trunk of Shifu's rental. Grabbing Nick computer and files, while Liz takes possession of Judy's laundry bag. "Come on Judy, Liz and I will give you a quick tour of both places."
"Ummm, if it's all the same to you, I – I'll take a polite pass on going through Nick's parent's home. It just wouldn't feel right going there without him." states the doe.
"All right then, no problem we understand." admits Fangmeyer "Carrying on, we'll go straight to Nick's place."
After punching in the code to the mammal gate, the trio walks up the driveway to the quaint, not quite so little, (what used to be) mother-in-law's cottage Mike and Liz lead their new acquaintance to the front door where Mike shows Judy how to quickly unlock the front door, then leads her over to where the security keypad is and punches in the correct code.
"I probably would never have been able to do everything in time to avoid setting off the alarms. Thank you!"
"Happy to help." admits the canine.
"So … let's give you the nickel tour so Mike and I can get back to work." prompts Liz.
"As you can see, this is his living room," then moving to her left "here's the kitchen. We stocked the fridge with a few bunny friendly foodstuffs as per Nick's request."
Opening the fridge, Judy sees a small but fairly complete selection of leafy veggies, with several containers of pomegranate juice in the door.(*)
"We did have the foresight to call Lola so we'd get the right stuff, especially the pomegranate juice and the broccoli, cabbage, parsley, watercress, celery leaves, kale and even some dandelion greens."(*) admits Liz.
"Yeah, most mammals think that carrots are a staple for rabbits, especially pregnant does," she admits "but the opposite is actually true." admits Judy. "Carrots and fruit are high in sugar and should only be eaten in small amounts as occasional treats."(*)
"Huh … well, good to know I guess! admits Mike.
"Mike, why don't you put Nick's ZPD stuff in the trunk … wait, put it on the floor of his car. That way it won't be such a chore for Judy to get it out tomorrow when she meets with Bogo."
"Good idea, I'll be right back." as he opens the door to garage.
"Speaking of, have you called Nick to let him know that you've arrived safely?" Liz asks.
"Damn … thanks Liz!"
After sending a brief text to Nick letting him know that she had gotten to his place safely and Mike and Liz were showing her around, Judy got a quick thumbs-up from him, letting her know that he got the text.
Finally peeking through the door, Judy is openmouthed dumbfounded when she gets a first look at Nick's pride and joy.
What she sees is a fully restored, pristine, midnight blue '67 GTO hardtop. In the dim garage lights it almost looks to be black, with the 5 spoke chrome Cragar mage wheels setting the car off nicely.
"Oh … my … gods!" was all the doe could manage to say.
"Yeah, cool as shit, huh?" comments Mike – just before he's not-so-gently elbowed in the ribs by Fangmeyer.
"OW! What?"
"Language dummy!" as Liz berates her partner.
"Umm, yeah, sorry about that!" he apologizes.
"It's ok, I've heard worse." admits Judy.
"Still, it's not appropriate." grouses Fangmeyer as she gives Wolford a well-deserved stink eye.
"Onward?" prompts Judy, hoping to calm a still slightly irate Fangmeyer.
"Sure-"
Leading everyone back into the house, they head towards the next room which happens to be Nick's 'office'.
"This is kinda Nick's inner sanctum if you will." comments Mike "Nick's kinda picky who he lets in here, and we were told to give you a complete tour, and you are supposed to be his mate, so I guess you're as privileged as a mammal can get!
"I need to get his laptop and a portable printer? I've never heard of one of those!" admits Judy
Gathering up Nick's personal laptop and stowing it in a case, Mike picks up a smallish device and shows it to Judy.
"This is a portable printer. They don't take up a lot of space and all of the detectives and some of the beat cops use them at home and on assignment." as he stows it in an appropriate sized transport bag. "Anything else?"
"Some clothes? I'm not sure what to take, but he'll need some clothes for when he gets out of the hospital."
Taking a quick look around (since she'll likely be sleeping in her tonight) Judy notices that its sparsely decorated.
Moving to a walk-in closet in Nick's bedroom, Liz slides the door open and gazes inside. "I guess at least one or two of these hideous outfits." she suggests "Nick loves to wear them when he's in the office, I guess because it annoys the hell out of the Chief." earning a giggle out of Judy and a semi-stifled snort from Mike.
"Here," she says, pushing out a fairly large suitcase into the bedroom proper "we can put his stuff in this."
Turning back to the closet, she paws out two sets of green Pawaiian shirts with ugly green and red stripe ties and tan slacks, which are quickly folded and backed in the suitcase.
Pawing out several sets of common blue jeans, old rock band t-shirts, followed, then a couple sets of sweat pants and tops.
Studying the selection for a few moments, Liz then pulls out a very becoming suit, pale blue with a black silk button up shirt and a green tie that closely matched Nick's eyes.
"This has got to go. When he finally get to take his bunny on a proper day, he'd better wear this or I'll sic Lola on him, and he definitely don't want that!"
"Doesn't!" corrects Mike.
"What?" asks Liz.
Nick doesn't want that."
"That's what I just said!"
"No, you said don't, and that's not correct. It should be doesn't"
"So now you're a speech expert?" as Liz takes the argument up a notch. "Why can't you get it right when we're doing our reports?"
"Umm, can we just get back to the task at paw?" interrupts Judy, hoping to quell a full-blown argument.
Shooting her partner a 'this is not over' look, Liz says "I guess so."
"So, more tour?" quietly asks Judy.
"Umm, sure, follow me." comes from Mike.
Exiting the bedroom, the trio passes by a closed door which Mike opens for a quick peek by all then closes it "And last but not least, Nick's laundry room."
Passing through the living room on their way out, Liz remembers "I almost forgot, there's a small package on the coffee table for you. Lola sent it." As she motions to the small package, delicately wrapped in vivid purple paper tied with a brilliant green ribbon and bow.
"I know this is kinda hurried and all," says Liz "But there is a decent sized back yard if you just take the door to the right of the TV. It gets really nice once the sun goes down. I know the view and atmosphere won't as nice as it is out in the country, but it makes for a good place to let down your fur after a long day."
"Thanks, I'll take that under consideration. Thanks for showing me around and trying to make me feel at least a little bit at home, I really appreciate it."
"Anything for Nick, so anything for his mate." comments Mike as he allows Liz to exit before him.
As Judy watches the pair get back into their cruiser and drive off, she thinks to herself "Those two act like an old married couple. I'll have to ask Nick if they're mates. They do fit well together …"
Closing and locking the door, Judy turns her attention to the small package on the coffee table.
Carefully unwrapping the item, Judy pauses for just a moment when she realizes the colors of the wrapping and ribbon closely match hers and Nicks eyes.
With the item unwrapped Judy sees a very expensive wood presentation case with the logo and script declaring that it came from an exclusive lagomorph only store in the city.
Opening the box, Judy sees several different varieties of natural flavored chew sticks. Apple, ash, birch, hawthorn, hazel, juniper, maple, pear, poplar, spruce and willow.
Tearing up, Judy manages to find the card that Lola had given her and sent a text thanking her for the much-needed items that she had forgotten to bring with her, not wanting to call and disturb her if she was at home.
Very surprised when her phone rings, she sees that it's Lola on the other end.
"Hello? Lola?"
"Yeah, hey Judy. I thought you might like to be pampered just a bit so I thought I'd get you those chew sticks."
"And I appreciate it a lot, but … they've got to be super expensive and-"
"Actually, I get a big discount because some far-flung relative is owner of the place. Besides, with what you've gone through and are still going through, I didn't mind. It's the same thing that Nick would do if he was there. Enjoy them and let me know how things work out later, okay?"
"I can definitely do that. And thanks again." as the smaller doe breaks the connection.
Sitting for a moment and reflecting on the past several weeks, Judy can't believe the support that mammals that she had never known before and a few of her relatives have shown, she's almost brought to tears.
Taking a deep breath and grabbing an apple chew stick, the doe first heads to the laundry room to start a load of her (by now fairly ripe) clothes, then to the kitchen to make a leafy salad topped off with some creamy cucumber dressing and finished off with a bottle of pomegranate juice.
Roughly and hour and a half later, laundry finished, meal finished and dishes done, a very tired doe heads for the bathroom in Nick's bedroom for a quick shower and then heads to bed for a very well-deserved rest.
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AN: *FUN FACT - the mentioned veggies and pomegranate juice are actually good for pregnant rabbit does, while carrots and fruits can be harmful to all rabbits in large amounts.
And so, Judy has finally gotten her little 'Cuda, and Nick is back in his '67 GTO.
The actual goings-on in a true Reiki seminar are not reflected in the chapter. If anyone is interested in learning Usui Reiki, please do some research and find an accredited, competent instructor.
