Hey guys Price here and welcome to Chapter 2 of Nick and I. You guys finally get to see what that paper was! So yeah, Lance is based on me, but the direction I'm taking his character in is a way I didn't go myself. Also, I may write a Hellsing: Ultimate fanfic that has a Character with his name and overall personality. I know, I'm unoriginal, but shush. I can't help it if I can't come up with names easily. Hell, Lance Whitney was a name I got from a Fox Name Generator. So yeah, I hope you guys and gals are looking forward to seeing this Chapter, which takes place a few days after last Chapter did. Anyway, this is getting long enough, I think it's time to get...onto the story!

I knocked on the door to a house I knew very well, my boyfriend Nick Wilde beside me. We'd actually hit it off very well, surprisingly, and Nick had agreed to the idea of dating readily.

The door opened, and a Vixen stood in it's place.

"Lance?" She said in surprise, and I smiled.

"Hey mom, how ya been?" I asked, stepping forward and embracing the older Vixen. She certainly wasn't that old, but she was a good eighteen or so years older than me.

"Good, good. Oh, this must be Mr. Wilde." She said, turning to Nick.

"Mrs. Whitney, Lance has told me all about you." He said, and my mother faltered at that, if only slightly.

"Well, only good things I hope." She said, but I could see she was already nervous by what had been said.

"The truth." Nick answered, and I gave him a small, albeit playful, warning glare. Sure the Vixen wasn't my favorite mammal of all time, but she was still my mother.

"Nick, play nice, please." I said, laying a paw on his shoulder.

"Of course. Sorry, Lance," He said, my mother eyeing my paw briefly.

"Well, come on in you two. Sorry I couldn't prepare more food, somebody didn't let me know you'd be visiting." My mother said with a small look at me.

"Klein ain't here, is he?" I asked, not really wanting to run into the older Todd. The Todd was...conservative with his views. Unfortunately, that meant he was extremely against me being with Nick. Also unfortunately, he was very vocal as well.

"No, he shouldn't be back for a while. You have some time." My mother said, while Nick just cast me a curious look.

"Later." I mouthed, and Nick nodded. We stepped into the house, my mother smiling politely. I could tell it was forced, though.

"So, if I may ask, would you mind telling me how you two met?" She asked when we had sat down, and me and Nick glanced at each other.

"Me and my partner Judy were informed of a break in at the apartment where Lance lived, and we went to investigate. We met when he opened his door to answer some questions. He asked to speak with Officer Hopps alone, and I went on down to the cruiser. He practically begged her for my number, apparently." Nick said, and my mother chuckled.

"I did, actually. On my knees and everything. Though I don't know why you thought it was necessary to include that." I said, giving him a playfully annoyed look.

"Well you were the one who said it was better to tell the truth." Nick retorted, and I shrugged.

"That is true." I said, my mother huffing in amusement.

"Nick, do you think I can talk to my son for a moment?" She asked, the Fox glancing at me. I smiled reassuringly, though I already knew what she wanted.

"It's fine, Nick. I'll be fine." I said, and he hesitated still.

"Okay. See you in a few." He said, and I nodded as he stood up and stepped into the hallway, though I saw he didn't close the door all the way.

"So, what do you want do asperse about me this time?" I asked, turning to face my mother with a cold expression.

"Lance, you know I love you. You're my son. And I am proud that you finally have somebody! But this–" she pointed towards the door in an effort to gesture at Nick – "is not what I want for you!" I curled my lip at her tone, and she faltered – if only slightly – at that.

"What you want for me? What about what I want!? This is my life, mother, not yours! I know you think you can control me just because you're my elder and mother, but you can't shove all of your problems onto me and expect me to not speak up! News flash, mother, I don't care what you want for me! You always, always acted like it was my fault that I failed at school! You should have pushed me more, but you just gave up! You've always treated me like a lost cause since I left high school, but now that I'm finally happy you think that you get to bust in and tell me I can't be all because I fell for another Todd!" By this point my breath was hitching and my eyes were watering, but I continued on, jabbing a digit into her chest. "Go on, say it! You can't honestly expect me to just tell Nick 'hey, sorry, but we have to break up because my mom thinks it's wrong' can you!? If so, you're even stupider than I remember! You really think you're so high and mighty all the time and look down on me because I couldn't finish high school, but neither did you! And neither did your dad or mine! So you want to treat me like I'm a failure, fine! You do that! But don't you dare tell me I can't be happy just because you don't like the idea of two Todds loving each other, you ignorant bi-"

"Okay Lance, that's enough. I think she got your point." Nick said, startling me when he placed a paw on my outstretched arm. I hadn't even heard him approach.

"Nick, you can't honestly be defending her, can you?" I asked, my mother looking at me fearfully for the first time I could recall. That made me falter, not expecting the shame that came from seeing that look on her face.

"No, of course not. But she's your mother, Lance. She's all you have left, and driving her away isn't going to help anyone." He said, but it was the way he said it that hit me. He sounded like he knew that from experience, and it made my heart hurt just thinking about it.

"Nick..." Whatever it was I wanted to say next, I didn't. I just wrapped my arms around his neck, leaning against him.

"Whoa, okay we're hugging." He said, his surprise evident. My mother just stood there, equally shocked by my actions, if not my words.

"I love you, Nick." I said quietly, though it was still loud enough to be heard by both him and my mother. Nick was silent for a long moment, and I feared I had done or said the wrong thing when it was still so early into our relationship that I pulled back a little, my ears laying down as I stared at him. His eyes were wide in shock, and he looked like he was trying to speak. He focused on me, and he smiled.

"Yeah, love you too Lance." He said, and the fact that he said it like he meant it had my eyes watering again. This time, however, they were tears of joy. I let out a choked laugh and, my self awareness and shame taking a short vacation, kissed him. This one wasn't like the one in the park though. This one was deep, passionate, and above all else, conveyed more of our feelings than any words we could say at the moment. When we finally pulled apart, it was to breath and nothing else. We were both panting, our chests heaving as we stared at each other for what felt like hours to us, though in reality was no more than thirty seconds.

"That...is getting continued later." I said, still slightly breathless. Nick smirked, then casting his gaze to my mother.

"Definitely." He agreed, and we reluctantly broke apart as I turned to my mother. She looked embarrassed, and was obviously trying hard not to say something offensive.

"The hell is going on in here!?" I froze, my blood turning to ice at the voice as I slowly turned.

"I thought you said Klein wasn't going to be back for a while." I said, glancing at my mother angrily.

"He wasn't supposed to." She said, even as the Todd approached.

"I said, what the hell is going on here!?" He shouted, getting into my face. I growled at him, and the Todd blinked.

"Sir, leave Lance alone." Nick said, placing a paw on the Todd's shoulder warningly.

"Who're you? Just some random fa-" I snapped. My paw hit him in the side of the muzzle, sending him stumbling away.

"Eff. You." I growled out, and Klein licked his muzzle, then grinned at me.

"I see you finally grew a pair. You want to fight? I've been waiting." Klein said, stepping closer. Nick stepped between us, surprising both me and Klein.

"You aren't going to lay a paw on Lance." He said, and Klein laughed.

"What, you think a scrawny Fox such as yourself is gonna stop me from beating some sense into him?" Klein asked, letting out a wheezed laugh. My mother attempted to say something, probably a warning, but I shook my head at her.

"I do, actually. In fact, I know I will." Nick said, Klein scoffing in amusement.

"Alright. Guess I'll just have to beat some sense into you as well." He said, swinging a paw. The blow caught Nick across the temple, and he stumbled but remained standing. He chuckled, and I smirked as Klein tilted his head.

"And now...you're under arrest for assaulting a police officer." Nick said, and Klein visibly blanched at that.

"W-what?" He exclaimed, and I laughed.

"Good luck. I hear mammals like you have a very good time in there." I said darkly, enjoying Klein's fear.

"You...you bastard." He said, pointing at me. I shrugged.

"You'll have to do worse than that." I said, my tone indifferent. He growled and leapt for me, but I sidestepped him and wrapped my arm around his throat. I tightened my grip on him until he stopped moving, then dropped him. His head bounced off the coffee table. "Oops." I said, drawing a small chuckle from Nick.

"C'mon, we need to get him to the Precinct. Gotta go get your application finalized anyway." Nick said, and I bent over to pick up Klein. "Hm, not a bad view." He remarked, and I laughed.

"You can look all you like later, Nick." I said, my mother gaining a horrified expression at that. "Maybe if you're good I'll even let you touch." I said suggestively, Nick laughing.

"I think you seem to have it confused. If I remember right, you're a shy mammal." He retorted with a grin, and I scoffed.

"Okay, seriously though. We should probably stop before my mom has a heart attack." I said, Nick rolling his eyes playfully.

"Wait, you mentioned an application?" My mother suddenly said, looking at Nick.

"Yep. Gonna be a cop." I said, my mother blinking in shock. "Well, hopefully anyway." I added, shrugging.

"You are, and I will be there to see you succeed." Nick said, making me smile as I began to walk towards the door with Klein slung over my shoulder.

"Well, good! I'll be there too!" My mother said, making me stop in surprise.

"But-" the glare she sent at me made me reconsider that, and I closed my muzzle.

"Lance, I may not necessarily agree with your orientation, but I am not missing out on the chance to be there when you succeed! You're right, I did give up too easily. And that's my own fault. The reason I made you feel like a failure is because I felt like a failure. I thought that I had failed you as a parent, and that horrified me. So I'm gonna be there, even if I have to do so against your wishes." My mother said sternly, and I glanced at Nick for help.

"Don't look at me." He mouthed, holding up his paws. I sighed.

"Alright, fine. I'll see you there." I said, smiling and giving her a two digit salute before turning and carrying Klein out.

Nick had convinced Judy to let him bring the cruiser, though how they convinced the Chief I had no idea.

As I opened the back and more or less shoved Klein in, Nick opened the driver side door and hopped in. I made sure to buckle the unconscious Todd in, since it wouldn't get me any points if he was injured by flopping everywhere. Satisfied, I closed the door and hopped into the passenger seat. Since I was technically still a civilian, there was a strict "no touch" rule.

"So, when does Academy start again?" I asked, turning to face Nick.

"A week, I think. It'll take a few days to process your application, and then you gotta get packed. Oh, and you might want to refrain from mentioning...well, us. I don't know about now, but when I was there they weren't very kind to the aberrant cadets. That includes the one or two non straight ones. You can say we're friends, but for your sake, don't say anything other than that." Nick said, and I remained silent for a few moments at that.

"You tell Judy yet?" I asked, and Nick shrugged.

"I think she knows, but she hasn't asked yet." Nick answered, and I nodded.

"Okay. But, do you think I can't protect myself?" I asked, arching an eyebrow as I looked at Nick. He glanced at me, amusement clear.

"It's not that, it's just I don't want you to lose your chance by getting angered by some idiot and putting them in the infirmary or anything." Nick said, and I laughed at that.

"You know, you need to trust more." I said, Nick huffing in amusement.

"Says the mammal who hasn't found anybody worth their trust." He said, and I rolled my eyes.

"Except you." I reminded him.

"Except me." He agreed, and I shrugged.

"Well, you need to trust me more. How's that?" I asked, Nick shrugging.

"I guess I can do that. Still though, just be careful." He said, his tone serious. I faltered, not used to Nick being serious despite the fact he tended to do it from time to time.

"I will. Judy better keep you safe, you hear? I'd hate to go through all the trouble of graduating the Academy only to find out you'd been shot either not long after I left or not long before I graduated." I said, Nick nodding.

"I'll let her know you said that. She won't let me leave desk duty until you get back." He said jokingly, and I let out a small laugh.

"Well, you can still do the normal cop stuff, just be extra careful." I said, Nick nodding.

"Okay, I will. You?" He asked, glancing at me briefly.

"So will I." I said, Nick nodding.

"You'll have to fight a little harder than everybody else, you know." Nick said, and I smiled.

"Tooth and claw."

A week passed surprisingly quickly, and I stood at the train station that would take me to the Academy's own station, only a few feet from the open train doors. Nick stood next to me, Judy unable to make it due to an unexpected attack of paperwork.

"Well, I guess I'll see you later." Nick said, and I nodded.

"Yeah, I'll...call you or something." I said, stepping forward before I paused. I heard Nick make a small noise of curiosity when I dropped the small duffel bag in front of me. I turned, taking a deep breath. Nick barely had any time to react before I was wrapping my arms around him in a hug.

"I guess a kiss for luck couldn't hurt." Nick said, like he knew what I wanted. And in a way, he did. So, I proved him right.

I pulled back a small bit so I could press my muzzle to his, ignoring the shocked stares me and Nick received as we kissed. I let out a small whine, both from need and sadness that I'd have to leave him for a few months as we separated, panting.

"Love you." I said, Nick smiling.

"Love you too." He said, nodding. I nodded back and turned, picking up my bag and stepping onto the train.

"Auf Wiedersehen!" I said, giving a single wave to the fellow Fox in farewell right before the door closed. I waited until the station was out of sight before I sighed.

Climbing the stairs to the top level, I ignored the brief glances a few of the other mammals gave me as I approached the far end. I set my bag down and climbed onto the seat, crossing my legs and leaning back. Closing my eyes, I shifted a little bit so I could get comfortable in an effort to sleep.

"Hey, Fox." I groaned quietly to myself, slowly opening my eyes to find a Wolf next to me.

"Uh, hello." I said, wondering what the Canine wanted.

"Hey. So, you got a name or can I call you babe?" The Wolf asked, and it was only then I realized the voice was a little high pitched for a male. Or at least I thought it was a male.

"You can call me Lance, and I have a boyfriend." I said, the Wolf pouting at that.

"Ah, man. You sure?" The Wolf asked, and I glared.

"I'm sure. Besides, I'm not even sure what gender you are." I said, the Wolf looking angry more at the fact I was refuting their advances than the fact I couldn't tell if they were male or female.

"Fine. And I'm female, by the way." She said, and I nodded my head in dismissal.

"See you at the Academy then." I said, closing my eyes again. I heard the Wolf let out a small growl of annoyance, then stand and storm away. I waited a moment, my hearing strained, before I pulled out my phone. I scrolled through my contacts and found the one I was searching for.

"Lance? You forget something?" Nick asked, and I chuckled.

"Please tell me it's normal to have mammals hit on you only five minutes into the train ride." I said, Nick laughing at that.

"Oh dear. Does this make you uncomfortable?" He asked, and it was his tone that made me laugh. That only drew more attention to me, but I didn't care at the moment.

"A little bit. God, I can't help but feel like this is gonna suck, being away from you for so long." I said, even though it sounded incredibly sappy, like something you'd find in a bad romance movie, novel, or other form of story.

"Oh probably. But I'll be there at the end, so you have nothing to worry about." Nick said, and I smiled momentarily.

"You better have a pretty good excuse if you aren't. I don't know if I'd be able to forgive you if you didn't come just because you didn't have time to get dressed." I said, my eyes flicking up and catching the curious stares from the other mammals. Nick must have been able to tell something was off, even though he couldn't see me. I tended to go silent when I was unsure of what to do or say in a situation.

"Did somebody say something?" Nick asked, startling me briefly.

"No, nothing like that. I just realized that mammals are staring at me." I said, Nick laughing at that, like it was something funny. "Niiiick, you know I'm not social. This is just making me feel awkward." I said, and he stopped.

"Yeah, sorry. Put me on speaker." He said, making me blink.

"Huh?" I glanced up at the mammals, which seemed to have gotten closer. I hoped that was just my imagination playing tricks on me.

"Put. Me. On. Speaker." Nick said slowly, as if talking to a kit.

"Yes, daddy." I said playfully, and the line went dead silent at that. "That came out different than I meant it to." I said, placing my paw over my mouth to stifle my laughter.

"Well then. Am I on speaker?" I quickly pulled the device away and pressed 'speaker' when the screen lit up.

"You are now." I said, turning up the volume.

"Thank you, Lance." The closest animals perked their ears, before turning and tapping the mammals behind them and whispering something. The mammals behind them nodded and set to work informing the mammals beyond them. The mammal closest to me, who I was pretty certain was a Sumatran Tiger, though they may have just been a shorter than average Bengal, turned to me.

"Is that...Nick Wilde?" They asked, and I said nothing, only smiled.

"Is everybody listening, Lance?" Nick asked, and the Tiger quickly whipped around and leaned out, then turned back to me. They gave an 'okay' sign.

"Yes, Nick." I said, leaning back into my seat comfortably.

"Thank you, Lance. Now, cadets. Many of you may recognize me, some of you might not but, in the words of Chief Bogo, 'I don't care.' Now, that does not mean I don't care about you, just whether you know who I am or not. I'm Nick Wilde, by the way." That garnered a few chuckles, though I noticed many of the mammals leaned forward a little. "This Fox you see before you is Lance Whitney –" I gave an awkward wave "–and as I am aware one of you already knows, he is taken."

"Nick..." I said as I realized what he was going to say next, knowing he wanted it to stay quiet.

"Hush, Lance. This is for you. Now, what I want you cadets to do is listen and listen closely. Lance Whitney belongs to me." The mammals just stared, though one or two eyed me. "I will not tolerate hearing about any abuse he suffers at your or anybody else's paws, whether verbal or physical or mental, even if you don't mean it. If Lance says something makes him uncomfortable, don't bring it up again unless he says you can. If I hear about any threats or name calling or anything of similar sort, I will make sure to let your instructors know. How they deal with you is up to them. Now, have a good eight months in hell." I turned off the speaker, and the mammals all turned to each other. I heard whispers of conversation, though I wasn't sure what they were about, as I placed the phone back to my ear.

"Thank you for that, Nick. I know it must have been hard." I said, feeling happy that Nick would so readily abandon his plan for secrecy at the first sign of me being in some sort of trouble for keeping it away from the collective knowledge that was society.

"Eh, they were going to find out anyway one day, I figured they should at least hear it from myself so it seemed reliable." Nick said, and I imagined he was shrugging as he spoke.

"Still though, it...feels nice to know I don't have to watch what I say or do anymore." I said, casting back on how surprisingly difficult it was to keep myself in check when me and Nick were getting together as much as possible the week prior. The little things like smug smile and just overall attractive looks made me want to just kiss him and hug him all the time.

"Oh, I know. I didn't think it would be so difficult to keep myself from finding the first stable surface and ru-"

"Okay, let's save that for later." I said, my tone awkward as that particular fantasy was filed away into the mental filing cabinet dedicated to strictly those things. The number of files would be almost scary if they weren't all so hot.

"I was going to say 'run my paws through your fur roughly'. But yeah, probably a good idea. Wouldn't want to embarrass you any further than I likely have." Nick said, and I chuckled.

"Embarrass me? No, actually, it felt nice to hear you defend me like that. It's been a long time since anybody has, I almost forgot what it felt like." I said sadly, and I noticed that the Tiger from earlier turned their head towards me at that, surprise echoing across their features.

"Don't you forget too much. You need help with anything, just call. And I do mean anything." I smiled at that, knowing just what he meant.

"Yeah, some late night study sessions may be in order." I said, hearing Nick laugh from the other end. "Anyway, I guess I'll let you get back to doing...whatever it was you were doing before I called." I said, Nick sighing.

"Just walking. Approaching my apartment now, actually. Talk to ya later, I suppose. Love ya, Lance." Nick said, and I smiled.

"Love you too, Nick. Bye."

"Bye." I pulled the device away from my ear and ended the connection, the Tiger standing and approaching.

"Yes?" I said as the Tiger stopped in front of me, looking up at him questioningly.

"Congratulations." They said, making me blink in shock. "What, you thought I was gonna say something else? Sorry, but I'm an open minded mammal." They added, chuckling.

"Well, I wasn't expecting somebody to actually say anything is all. I mean, he is kinda famous and all. And no, that's not why I started going out with him." I added the last part when the Tiger opened their mouth, and they closed it with a pleased hum. "He's just...nice. I mean, sure, he had this really smug aura about him when we first met, but when I got to know him he was just really honest and...it felt nice to trust and to be trusted back." I said, the Tiger nodding. He gestured to a seat next to me with an arched eyebrow, and I nodded. He sat down, and I knew he wanted to ask something but didn't want to accidentally offend me. "You can ask anything you know."

"So...what's up with that? You mentioned it'd been awhile since anybody has stood up for you, and now you mention trust. Why is that, if I may ask?" The Tiger asked, and I smiled lightly.

"Ah, it's just a callback to some of the things I've shared with him. A lot of mammals I've come across ask me to trust them when they don't deserve it. Sometimes I do, and so far Nick is the only mammal that hasn't purposefully betrayed my trust in some fashion. He just...reads me and can instantly tell if something bothers me. It's like having your own counselor, except they actually care for more than just your money." I said, the Tiger laughing at the last bit.

"I know what you mean. It is so difficult to find a counselor who actually cares about you. It is a little sad that you've only found a single mammal worth your trust, though." He said, and I nodded.

"I know. Mammals just...they pretend and they lie and steal and cheat. And then, at the end of the day, they ask you to trust them." I scoffed, shaking my head. "Mammals used to say I was so mature for my age when I was a teenager, but in reality...everybody else was just immature." I said, silence fell between me and the Tiger, and it took me a while to realize that he just didn't have anything to add to the conversation that wouldn't be pointless drivel. I smiled when I did, knowing I had found a mammal I could trust, at least only a small bit. Those mammals knew when a conversation had ended, and would stop pursuing one when it was done. Those were the mammals I always liked.

Eight months later

I stood proudly in a line among the various other cadets of the eighth Mammal Inclusion Initiative class, the feeling of success an amazing feeling after five years of sullen failure. My gaze lit up as Nick approached the podium up on the stage, and I eagerly took in the sight of him after almost nine months of not seeing him outside of pictures and the occasional video chat. He hadn't been lying when he'd called the Academy hell.

He'd actually asked to speak at the graduation, and I knew my mother was in the crowd somewhere behind me.

Nick cleared his throat, a nervous smile touching his muzzle briefly before it disappeared.

"I'm not going to lie. When I first saw this class at the train station almost nine months ago, I thought you looked pathetic. I thought a good many of you either wouldn't graduate or would be forced out due to some complaint or another. But I can say with pride that you all proved me wrong. You moved past the petty things and learned to function among other mammals you normally wouldn't. Sure, a few of you had your hiccups along the way, but all of us do. Even mammals such as Officer Hopps and myself had our shortcomings in the beginning, no offense to the Bunny herself. I have a short little challenge for this class, actually. Don't stop proving me wrong. Show me, and by extension everybody else, that your acceptance of others goes beyond the Academy. It is a dangerous, unforgiving world out there, and I have watched you all grow as individuals and as teams. I'd hate to see some of you go, but I know it's a fact of life. Everyone goes at some point. But that isn't what's important. What's important...is what you do with the time you get. What will you be remembered by? A few? Twenty, maybe? No. Strive to be remembered by thousands, hell, even millions. If you can do that with the short amount of time you get here on this planet, nothing else matters, as long as you're remembered for a good reason. That is my challenge to you, class eight of the Mammal Inclusion Initiative. To be remembered by as many as possible for the right reasons." I felt my chest ache in pride as Nick finished his speech, because I knew he wasn't a big public speaker despite his charisma. Despite all that, though, he had given quite possibly a speech for the history books. He began to call mammals up to receive their badges, starting from the far back corner from me. I smiled at his little tactic.

When he reached me, he smiled warmly before calling out my name. I approached, stopping just within easy reach of him.

"Good speech." I said, even as Nick pinned the badge to my chest. I saluted, Nick returning the gesture. "Should be one for the history books."

"One can hope." Nick said, and I joined the rest of the class as he turned back to the podium. "Class eight of the Mammal Inclusion Initiative everybody." The crowd erupted into cheers and claps as everyone stood, and I felt laughter bubbling up as I realized I had finally made it as something. I also knew that I was the youngest in the class at just over the legal drinking age, but that hadn't stopped me. Age was nothing but a number, after all. But, for others, it was also a countdown.

I'd viewed it as such for the last five years of my life. Now, I had something else to call it: just a number.

The rest of the ceremony passed in a blur, and I waited until everybody appeared to be mingling in the crowd before I approached Nick. He turned, tilting his head.

"Always wanted to do this." I said, Nick furrowing his brow in confusion.

"Always wanted to do wha-" Nick was cut off as I grabbed him by the uniform, pulling him into a kiss. It was deep and passionate, and neither of us noticed the crowd go silent as, one by one, they turned to stare. I parted my muzzle, intending to deepen the kiss, when I was reminded just where we were.

"Yeah, go Lance!" And just like that, the spell was broken. Me and Nick blinked, then turned as one to face the crowd. "Whoo!"

"Th-thank you, Hasan." I stammered out, the Tiger – who had confirmed to me he was indeed a Sumatran Tiger – waving. The rest of the crowd was silent, until Hasan nudged the female Wolf that had tried to hit on me when I'd boarded the train almost nine months ago and started to clap. She followed his lead, and soon the entire graduating class was clapping. The effect was instantaneous, and the entire crowd began to clap and cheer.

"Do it again!" Hasan shouted, and I rolled my eyes.

"Okay." Nick said into the microphone, and I barely had time to protest before he had turned me to him and was pressing our muzzles together again. I was quick to part my muzzle this time, letting out a whine in need as I pressed my paws against him.

When we finally broke apart again, the crowd was positively roaring approval.

"I am so looking forward to tonight." I said, breathless, as Nick nodded.

"We're gonna have to fight even harder now, you know." He said, and I grinned back at him.

"Tooth and claw, Nick. Always tooth and claw."

And that does it for Chapter 2 of Nick and I. This Chapter was a doozy to find the time to write it, but I finally did after waking up at like...one thirty four in the morning today. It's six twelve at the time of writing this, and I am somehow not tired. God help me later on in the day, though. This Chapter technically wraps up the plot and the story, but I'm still gonna be writing Chapter 3. May take me a while, though, because I want it to be good while still kinda having a little bit of plot to it. Like, not just have it be a lemon for the sake of being a lemon, but have it able to flow with the story. Kinda why I set it up at the graduation. I'm thinking about maybe writing a sequel, but I don't know for sure. I'd like to post it to , but I don't really want to take the risk of having this story or my account taken down even though the chance is extremely low. I mean, if enough people say they want to see it I may risk it, but until then you're better off just going to AO3 for the next Chapter. Anyway, this is getting long enough, I'll see you guys...next update. Word Count: 6,057