It doesn't take much to know who this shuffle's dedicated to. Get ready for feels, fluffs and fox tails.
#21: All by myself by Celine Dion.
Nick checked his wristwatch for the twentieth time.
"9:40 pm." It read. Twenty more minutes and the bistro closes.
He nervously looked around the bistro. Occasionally glancing at the door from time to time.
The waiter returned for the umpteenth time. The wolf waiter asked him the same question, and Nick would always give the same answer:
"I'm waiting for someone."
The wolf barely hid his irritation, "Sir, we close at ten."
"Well good for you! You can tell time." he snapped sarcastically. "What do you want, a medal?"
The waiter sighed and went away, leaving the stubborn fox alone.
Nick forlornly glanced through the window.
She didn't show. He couldn't believe it. He couldn't think of any reason why Claudette hadn't come.
He looked at his wristwatch again. Ten more minutes and the restaurant closes.
By then Nick had called it a night and left is table. Not bothering to leave a tip.
#22: That should be me by Justin Bieber ft Rascal Flatts.
He stopped dead in the middle of the sidewalk.
He didn't know if he wanted to be mad or go home where no one could see him break down into a thousand pieces.
Nick stood still as he watched Claudette walk into that same bistro, laughing in delight as a tall jackal accompanied her in. He felt a sudden stab of pain in his chest as the jackal swiftly stole a kiss from the vixen.
#23: Perfect by Simple Plan.
He hadn't known what possessed him to do it but Nick could only stare at his phone, a phone number displayed on the screen. A number that he hadn't thought of contacting until now.
He swallowed his pride, tried not to choke, and he pressed call.
It ringed for a bit on the other line. It seemed like an eternity had passed when someone picked up.
Hello?
He knew that voice. But he hadn't expected her to answer.
"Mom?"
Nicholas?
"Where's dad?"
It took a while for his mother to answer. He heard a faint sniffle from the other end.
He's... not well.
Nick suspected as much. His father had been diagnosed with heart cancer three years ago. The old fox had put up a good fight, but despite of the countless tries of medical help his body had given up.
Nick tried to reach him with a call, a last attempt to bury any type of animosity between them. But if he wants to see him for the final time, he has to do it face to face.
He's been asking for you. His mother had already given her front and now she was just sobbing into the speaker.
When are you going to see him Nicholas? He's your father.
"I'll see him." he said as he breathed heavily to fight back the tears that were threatening to flood his eyes.
'I just don't know when'
#24: Everything to me by Shane Filan.
"Are all bunnies bad drivers or is it just you?" I drawled, taking another lick at my pawpsicle.
Then suddenly the tires screeched into a sudden stop. And the resulting inertia sent me flying into the dashboard.
"Oops! My bad."
I groaned as I got back up. My frozen treat sticking on my left eye.
"Oh haha, very funny." I gave a mock glare at my partner that was manning the steering wheel.
Her nose twitched as she laughed.
Yeah, you know who she is. Judy Hopps. The same rabbit who about a few months ago hustled me into helping her solve a case. It was a pretty darn good hustle, I have to admit. But of course I'm not gonna tell her that.
It was funny. That everything changed when I met this one rabbit. This clever, feisty and annoying bunny that hustled her way into my life.
And like about a few months ago if you'd ask me to team up with a bunny I'd probably laugh at your face. Or that if you told me that a rabbit would be my closest friend then I'd call you crazy.
But here we are.
She got me a job. A place of my own. And I get to ride in this kick ass police cruiser.
It's everything that I never thought I'd have.
Judy smiled. "Dumb fox."
Well... She's everything that I thought I'd never have.
"Clever Bunny." I retorted back.
"I could already tell that you're gonna get on my nerves."
"Yeah but you'll love me anyway."
She actually contemplated that thought, "Yeah... I might."
#25: Stuck by Darren Espanto. (This is the same Darren that covered Sia's Chandelier.)
So stop me if you think that this sounds familiar:
Guy meets girl. Guy hustles girl. Girl retaliated by hustling Guy back and blackmails him with his tax anomalies.
Ringing any bells yet? No? Okay this makes my job a lot easier.
So this guy, if you haven't summed it up yet, is me. And the girl is my partner Judy Hopps.
Yes the same Judy Hopps that was the first rabbit officer in the force and the same one that solved the savage case.
So... What's so wrong about this situation? Well, if you recall the guy meets girl thing that I was talking about? It kinda goes deeper than that.
So this is what it looks like now:
Fox meets Bunny. Bunny blackmails fox with his taxes. Fox is forced to help bunny into solving the savage case.
And eventually said fox and bunny caught the culprit and now they became partners.
So there. Everyone's happy, right? Judy got her recognition and I became an upstanding part of the society.
Well... For me, happiness is as close as the moon's distance from the earth. So yeah... It's that far away.
So what's wrong? What's missing? There couldn't be anything else missing, I now have everything I need.
Maybe I'm asking you the wrong questions. Let's examine my current situation:
So Judy and I have been partners for well over a year and a half now. And lately, I've caught myself looking at her, in such an odd way that made everything in my stomach tumble and clatter.
And I also noticed that I've been flirting with her. I mean yeah, I've done it before but there's usually that tiny little jagged piece of an insult hidden in there somewhere.
You might go the extra and say that I'm suddenly having feelings for her...
Unfortunately you'd be right. Cuz I do. I have feelings for her. It sounds cheesy I know, but that's what it is.
The worst part is I know that if I tried I could actually have her. But I can't. Why?
Well, there are two reasons. And reason numero uno is that Judy and I are two completely different species. Just think of the headlines if word got out that a bunny and a fox are dating.
Zootopia maybe a free city, but it's free to an extent. Animals are judgmental creatures, and criticism is their most favorite (and sometimes abused) privilege.
The second reason is a bit more technical.
There's this rule in the ZPD's police handbook. It states that two officers of the opposite gender and of the same district are not allowed to engage in any type of emotional attachment.
In other words, I'd either have to lose my job or Judy has to get transferred to another district for us to actually give it a shot.
And of course I can't give up my job. I just got it! And Judy went into so much trouble just to have me here.
And we all know that Judy loves this district too much to leave. Even so now that I'm here.
So now... Well... I'm just stuck. I can't have the girl of my dreams and I can't attain that one thing that'll make me happy for the rest of my life.
For now, I'll just happily be her partner. To serve and protect. And to be there when she needs me.
#26: Afire love by Ed Sheeran.
It's like every step he took weighed a thousand pounds.
Nick paced back and forth across the waiting room. The doctors were in there tending to his sick father.
He'd been such an idiot. He should've seen him sooner. His father had been asking for him, but now it might be too late.
But what kind of face would he show to his dying father? He didn't have a job. He lived off of the animals that he used to con.
"Nick."
He's a failure.
"Nick."
Worthless. Too into his own ego to understand.
"Nick!"
"What?!"
Judy flinched at Nick's outburst. But she immediately deflated her defenses and looked at him straight in the eyes.
"Sit down, please."
The fox heaved a huff before he did what he was told, taking a seat right next to the rabbit.
Judy laid a comforting paw on Nick's arm, a silent gestured to let him know that she's here for him.
"Mr. Wilde."
They both looked to see that one of the doctors (A timber wolf, ironically) had emerged from his father's room.
"Your father wants to see you. He doesn't have much time."
His legs felt heavy. Looking down, Judy had her paw wrapped around his. The bunny gave his paw an affectionate squeeze.
And with a huge breath of air he opened the door to his father's room.
His chest seemed to weigh him down once he saw his father lying on his bed.
A respiratory mask covered the old fox's muzzle. The way he breathed sounded painful. And with the sporadic beeps of the life monitor, Nick knew that he didn't have much time.
Back then he looked so strong. And he had been his hero. Oh why? Why did he push him away?
With heavy steps, Nick approached the bed, with Judy still clinging to his paw.
"Dad." he hoarsely called.
The old fox opened his eyes, they stared directly at his son's. Their eyes looked so a like that made Nick shiver slightly.
"Nicholas?" heaved the old fox.
"Yeah, dad." Nick smiled, tears stinging his eyes, "It's me."
The old fox smiled back, "It's good to see you again, son. Though I would've preferred we'd meet at better circumstances."
He then took notice of Judy's presence. The old fox smiled at her.
"Who's this?"
"This is Judy Hopps, dad. A close friend of mine and my partner at the police department."
Judy returned the old fox's gesture and waved, "It's nice to finally meet you, Mr. Wilde."
He waved a paw at her dismissively "Bah! None of that Mr. Wilde stuff. You could call me Grant."
"Of course, Sir."
Grant chuckled. He looked back at his son, "I don't have much time left, Son. And I want you to know that if you think even for a second that I am not proud, well you're wrong. I am proud of you."
"I wish I could've seen you sooner." the younger fox's voiced croaked.
"I know. But I wouldn't give a damn about what became of you, son. I just want my Nicholas back."
Grant reached his paw over to his son. To which he immediately took into his. His paw felt warm, just like those times when Nick was just a pup, holding on to his daddy as they crossed the street.
By then Nick had given the fight and had let his tears stream down his face.
"And I just know, that you're going to accomplish a lot of things. And I'll always gonna be there to see it. And you..."
He looked at Judy, "Take care of him. Take care of my Nicholas."
Judy gave a slight nod. She couldn't utter a word herself for she too was crying.
Grant breathed steadily. His grip on his son's paw softened up significantly.
Beep
Beep
Beep
Beeeeeee-
And then he was gone.
#27: See you again by Charlie Puth.
Two years passed since his father's passing.
Nichols P. Wilde strode over to his father's headstone. Decked in full police uniform.
He laid a bushel of flowers over the grave. He smiled, as if Grant Wilde was standing directly in front of him.
"Hey dad." he greeted. The stone remained quiet, but spoke as though his father his could here him.
"How's it going? I've been better. I caught my Fiftieth crook this week, five more and I'll be tied with Judy on the pool.
"If you could see me now though, I'd never thought accomplish any of this."
Again, the stone said nothing.
"I miss you, dad. I know it's been two years since you passed away, but..."
He cut himself off just before he lost control and broke down.
"You're right." he admitted, "You're right I shouldn't cry. Cops don't cry."
He looked down on the stone. A sad smile slowly forming on his muzzle.
Hey, Nick!
The radio on his holster buzzed. Judy calling at the other end.
"Yeah Judes?
We got a situation, Flash's been speeding again.
"I have to go dad, duty calls and what not." he walked off.
"See you later."
#28: What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction. (This next shuffle is inspired by a fellow Zootopia fan: DemonWriterX and his/her story Zootopia Drabbles. Taken from the chapter Staring Contest.)
It's been one of those days where everything seems to slow down. Hours get longer and the complaints from the citizens of Zootopia had stopped flowing in.
Of course there was the occasional mugging and street fights but still, it's one of those days where Nick Wilde wished that something even remotely interesting would happen.
And Nick hated being bored. Sure he had his phone, but that measly screen could only entertain him to an extent.
He took a glance at his partner, who was at her desk writing out reports.
Then he had an idea.
Judy felt an inkling feeling that she was being watched. She looked up from her reports and saw that Nick had his eyes on her. He sat on his swivel chair, his chin resting on its back rest.
"Do you mind?"
His ear gave out the slightest twitch in response.
"Nick, I'm trying to work."
He shrugged, "I Know."
"Well, can you stop staring at me like that? It's distracting me."
"Nope."
She sighed irritably, "Why not?"
"Coz you're beautiful to look at." was his nonchalant answer.
And it seems Judy hadn't expected that. But she was flattered nonetheless.
She continued writing, and Nick just looked on, as if she were the most interesting thing that had happened all day.
#29: Never say never by Justin Bieber ft Jaden Smith.
A bobcat. It just had to be a bobcat.
Nick Wilde stared down at his opponent.
Sitting on the other side of the ring, a bobcat snarled.
Do we have anyone else?
No, apparently they don't. It was either this guy or one of the rhinos.
At least with this guy he had a fighting chance.
He looked to the side, Judy was there as his coach, "I just hope that training you gave me made a difference."
"Don't worry, it will." she reassured him. The bell rang, she handed him a mouth piece, "Okay, you can do this. Just keep moving, keep your gloves up when he jabs and just focus."
He jammed the mouth piece in his maw and mumbled what sounded like 'got it'.
In fairness to Nick, he put up a good fight. He lasted a full three minute round, and at the second round the feline got him with an uppercut. He got in some shots too, but in the eyes of the proctor, that wasn't enough for a pass.
Nick huffed as he flopped himself over to his corner. Judy was immediately by his side.
"You were good out there." She complemented.
"I lost."
"I know, but that means that we just have to try harder, Okay?"
He took a deep breath, "Yeah. Gotcha."
Next time, he'll be ready.
#30: Must be doing something right by Billy Currington.
"The things I do for you."
"Oh hush!"
"Do I really have to do this?"
"Hey, the bet says that I could have anything I want. And I want a foot rub!" Judy exclaimed before lifting both her feet on the couch and shoving them in front of Nick's face. To which the fox swatted away.
"But it's not fair! You cheated!"
"It's called a hustle sweetheart. Now make with the foot rubbing!"
Nick grumbled, but with no choices left he reached for right foot, "I am never playing monopoly with you ever again." he declared.
Judy couldn't care less though, she knew she had won. And Nick could grumble all he wants, he's still giving her that foot rub.
"You know... " Nick began as he kneaded at her foot pads, "The last time I did this for you, you liked it so much that you kicked me in the face."
"Well, that's your fault for having such good paws." she shivered slightly as Nick pushed against the middle of her paw pad. Her known sweet spot.
"Oooh yeah! Right there!" she exclaimed.
Nick smirked, "And I also forgot that when I hit your sweet spot you make all those lewd bedroom sounds."
He applied more pressure on the said area and as a result, the rabbit let out another pleased coo. He decided to play along.
"Say my name!"
Strangely enough, she actually yelled out his name.
He commanded her yell louder. She obliged.
And soon one thing lead another and before she even knew what she was doing, Judy tackled Nick from across the couch.
And before either of them knew what the hell was going on, their muzzles collided into one another in a ravenous kiss.
It all went so swimmingly until Judy came to her senses.
She detached herself from Nick, if not far too quickly. The fox's lips were still puckered up as they were growing accustomed to the action.
And only then, Nick came to his own senses.
He licked his lips, unintentionally picking up a slight taste of carrots.
"Well..." he spoke.
"That..." Judy followed.
"Was something." he offered, "Wasn't it?"
A hard blush was already on Judy's cheeks, she looked directly into his eyes. Her paws resting on his chest.
"Yeah."
Nick leaned into her once more and gave her nose a gentle peck. Judy paid him back with a short peck on his lips.
And that, lead them to another round of kissing. Only difference was: neither of them stopped.
And cut there!
Well there you are folks! 30 One-shots for 30 Songs. This would be my first completed multi-chapter story so I hope you guys enjoyed this last set.