The fox let out an audible groan as he felt his consciousness return to him that morning. A few joints in his arms and legs felt sore, his neck felt a little stiff from passing out on the bed at an awkward angle, and worst of all was the throbbing pain in his head. Nick opened his eyes and lifted his body up in an attempt to slowly but surely wake himself up. His first reaction in this kind of situation was to always start by rubbing his head and to get a bearing on where he was. And as he looked around he first noticed that the furniture was different from his own place and was, in fact, Jack's guest room; not exactly an unfamiliar scene for the fox really.

But in that instance a cord struck in Nick's head, the events that had transpired last night began to finally run through the fox's head almost in an instant. And if there was one thing Nick knew about himself at this point, for better or for worse, it was being able to remember what happened the next morning no matter how drunk he got. And to be honest, he wasn't too sure if remembering was a good or bad thing right now.

You would think he might be happy at learning the news of last night compared to what he was originally thinking.. but he was still uneasy. Nothing said it guaranteed Judy truly liked him in that way, it just meant he had a chance. And after what Jack said to him he was damn sure going to take that chance… but he was still nervous. Just the idea of opening up to Judy, saying his real thoughts without certainty to her reaction like he once was before this whole dating fiasco.. It made him anxious just thinking about it.

He already had enough trouble opening up to Judy about his past but this was another level. Nick was completely unfamiliar with the concept of love after all, and he knew it was by far the most vulnerable thing to open up about. And even worse was the fact that it was so damn hard to keep under control too, no wonder he always kept his heart closed off for so long… He couldn't imagine wanting to deal with something this volatile when he was younger and on the streets. Nick let out a deep sigh and started to calm himself.

Come on Nick.. this whole looking inward stuff doesn't suit you, and it's just going to make you feel worse right now. What you need to do is bring the old Nick back.

Still feeling groggy Nick got off from the bed and started walking over to the bathroom, looking at his somewhat mangled looking fur and droopy eyes. He quickly took one of the brushes on the counter and gave himself a quick little groom even though what he really needed was a shower. Looking at least somewhat manageable the fox put on a somewhat forced sly grin in the mirror.

"Alright slick here is what you're going to do, you aren't going to be like one of those high school friends of yours that dumped their feelings on a girl only to get promptly rejected and sulk about it for a week. No no Nick, you're much more smoother than that, you're in control and you're going to take it slow. Maybe deep down.. she does have some feelings for you, maybe she's unsure of them, maybe she's never even considered you up to this point.. but either way."

Nick straightened up more of the fur on his face with his paws before giving himself a wider smile.

"You're going to show that rabbit why she should have. You're going to clean yourself up, grab as much money as you can, and show officer fluffs the best damn time of her life today. It doesn't matter how much you spend or what you need to do to get it done, you're going to be the most courteous and caring fox there ever was. And by the end of the day today, there'll be no way she won't be able to give you at the very least give you a chance."

Suddenly Nick could hear clapping come from behind him, he turned his head quickly to see jack clasping his paws together with a large grin on his face.

"That was quiet a nice little speech, I'd have to say you got a good plan there too. But you sure you can really keep your emotions in check like that?"

Nick turned his body around and crossed his arms at Jack. "If I can manage to infiltrate a drug deal in a dress, I think I can manage keeping my feelings in check for a day. Besides you're the one that spurred me on for doing this you know."

Jack snickered a little in response and turned his expression to something a little friendlier while keeping his sly smile on.

"That is true, hard to say if my own situation would have gone better if I showed her an amazing time out before revealing my own feelings that time.. I did it in reverse order. In a way I almost couldn't help it, I know you're quiet good at keeping yourself in check so if you think you can do it go for it, but it won't be easy you know."

Nick turned around and once again looked at himself in the mirror. "The things you truly want in life are never easy bunny, and getting the bunny that I want is no exception."

Jack walked up behind nick and put a paw on his shoulder. "I'm sure you'll do fine Nick.. for now, how's about you get in the shower and get dressed though, we can talk more about it over some breakfast."

Judy's foot tapped in slight impatience as her fluffy tail simultaneously wagged back in forth in excitement as she waited for Nick. She was outside of a fair that had been in Zootopia for a few days now and Nick almost out of nowhere sent her a text this morning asking her if she wanted to go.

"Hey carrots, I know this is last minute but I figured sense we both still have off and we both had our own little personal time with Jack that it was time we did something, just the two of us. I remembered that this week was the annual Zootopia city fair and I'm guessing my little bun from the boondocks has never been to one, so I was thinking if you wanted too we can just spend the whole day hanging out there together."

Naturally Judy Immediately jumped at the opportunity to be able to go, not only has she always wanted to see what a fair was like having only seen them in movies, but it would be just a day alone with the two of them! She had been sort of avoidant of him these last few days, but after a day of sulking, a night of awkwardly drinking far too much for her own good and a nighttime of passing out on the floor of her apartment, she thought it might be best to move on.

It had only taken a few days for Judy to already get sick of staying depressed anyways, it didn't fit her character. Once she saw the text she within seconds got herself up, showered, dressed nicely, and forced herself to say yes to meet up with Nick.

There's nothing wrong with being just friends Judy. You can't just mope around in your room all day avoiding your best friend, if you do that to long he may even start to think he did something even though it's just you being a dumb bunny. Sure things could be in a.. much better situation then they are right now, and maybe it would have been better to have just said your feelings early on and get promptly rejected afterward…

Judy thought about that last statement and winced for a moment.

Actually.. I don't think that would be any better… I feel like I'd maybe feel even worse. Ok but that's beside the point Judy! You are going to go to this fair, have an amazing time with your best friend and show him that nothing has changed between the two of you! Sure maybe you can't kiss those wide devilish fox lips of his… but, you can at least hug him!

Judy having partially failed at her own inner pep talk looked at her phone again as she waited outside the fair, only 3 minutes passed. She let out an audible frustrated groan at her lack of patience.

"Getting frustrated already carrots?"

Judy's ears perked as she turned her head around, and there she saw Nick sporting a surprisingly tasteful sweater and Jeans that suited the slightly colder weather, he was well groomed and well… everything.

"Nick! aah.. wow, you look… well dressed and… really good for once." Judy said with a hint of sarcasm at the end of her statement as Nick only grinned.

"Well I got a little help with some clothes this time around from a friend, besides it's a bit too cold for my trademark tie and shirt."

Judy raised an eyebrow at him. "You mean that tacky tie and 50% off thrift store t-shirt?"

Nick responded by looking at Judy with faked astonishment. "Carrots I would never get something that cheap! It was at least 25% off."

Judy rolled her eyes and walked up closer to Nick with a wide smile on.

"You know maybe we can spend the latter half of the day shopping and showing you what having real clothing is like, and maybe we should bring however put those clothes on you cause they clearly have actual taste."

Nick snickered at Judy's comment and stuffed his paws in his pockets.

"I guess you bunnies just have good taste in clothing in general, unlike us cheap foxes. But as fun as your offer sounds, trust me when I say we won't be having enough time to shop while we're here."

She looked up at Nick with slight confusion. "Wadda mean? It's only about 1pm and the fair is open tell midnight right?"

"When I said we won't have enough time I meant it fluff, I think you underestimate the size of the Zootopia fair, hope you have sturdy feet."

And once again that sly fox of hers was right, as always. She figured the big wide entrance she saw with over a dozen rides and little side games would have just been about half the park, but how oh so wrong she was. This thing stretched for literal miles on end.. they closed down entire sections of the city purely for setting up this crazy elaborate fair. The amount of varying kinds of animals walking around was almost as claustrophobic as the city center itself; and the amount of things to do and see and buy was.. well almost mind numbing.

But it was for all of those reasons that Judy was feeling ecstatic about being able to be in the fair right now. Nick practically knew almost everything there was to know about the fair having apparently gone quite a few times in his life. Nick always made sure to give Judy enough time to enjoy all the little side games she was interested in, but at the same time it still always felt like they are in a rush for the next thing.. there really wasn't enough time for it all.

Bang!

The last cardboard bunny behind the booth was shot with precision and right on the mark as the somewhat stout tiger behind said booth looked at Judy in astonishment. In front of him the tiger saw a rabbit with big wide eyes, elongated perky ears, and an adorable little smile on; completely juxtaposing the hefty rifle she was holding that was practically over half her size.

"Wow you… got all of them… even some of the bigger animals couldn't get that perfect of a score, let alone a cu-"

"Do NOT call me cute!" Judy shouted out in anger at almost just hearing the c word.

In context of Judy holding a rifle and the feat she had just accomplished the Tiger had actually gotten somewhat scared from her sudden outburst and backed away a little. "Woah o-okay okay! I'll just get you your prize.."

Judy smugly smiled up at Nick beside her who only seemed to also be smiling in amusement at the event transpiring before him.

"Told you I could get them all perfectly!" Judy said with a confident voice.

"Indeed you did sharp shooter Hopps, aannndd while you were doing that I already bought you another reward."

Nick handed Judy a small cup filled with some type of cloudy brown drink, Judy taking it and looking at it curiously as Nick spoke up again.

"It's called milk tea, take a sip."

Judy raised her eyebrow at Nick. "Uhm milk.. but.. isn't that-"

"Carrots animals have eaten much weirder things, plus you're the one that always says-"

"-Try everything" "Try everything"

"Yeah alright Nick, I get it." Judy said overlapping Nick's statement before taking a very small cautious sip, her ears instantly perking as the flavor hit her tongue.

"Oh my gosh, this is really good!"

Judy right afterward took a much bigger sip as Nick watched with a satisfied smile.

"Thought you might like it, but you don't have to finish it if you want.. there's lots of different drinks and foods left to try you know, animals of all shapes and sizes have everything out and available for anyone that wants to eat it here, unlike in some spots of the city."

Judy looked down at her cup for a second before turning her head back up. "I know you're the one showing me all this but you should let me buy something for you too you know. I-"

"No can do carrots, I'll be the one buying everything today. I've been to the fair and you haven't, so it's up to me to show you a good time here."

Judy gave Nick a slightly annoyed expression not wanting to accept his generosity. "You sure you even have enough money to just keep buying me everything… I mean what if I want something really expensive?"

"Then I'll get it for you anyways, the rule I have is that you aren't allowed to spend a single dime while I'm here, got it." Nick said with a toothy grin.

Judy pouted. "Hey come on that isn't fair! I should get a saying in wither I even want you to buy me all these things."

"First of all fluff it's not fair, it's THE fair. And secondly life isn't fair anyways."

Nick leaned down on his knees at eye level with Judy. "Sorry carrots, but I'm the leader of this expedition and what I say goes. Besides.. just consider it another gift from me for the bunny that changed my life."

But Judy didn't respond right away to what Nick said. As the two were at eye level a small awkward silence suddenly permeated between them, Nick's smug expression changing lightly at the end of it before he suddenly stood back up and looked away. Judy herself snapped out of her momentary bewitchment she suddenly felt looking into Nick's eyes and also looked away, composing herself.

"Well fine.. if you're going to be that stubborn, let's just continue on shall we?" Judy attempted to say nonchalantly.

Nick's smile soon returned to his face. "You're the boss."

And right afterward Nick started to walk off again as Judy somewhat silently followed behind him while trying to hold a neutral expression.

Everything Nick has been doing with her today had really been amazing. Buying her so many things.. showing her such a great time, the strange connection the two of them share when they hang out that isn't comparable with anything else, and that silver tongue of his that occasionally managed to make Judy's heart thump; she felt like right now she should be the happiest bunny in the world to even just have someone that great as a friend and partner.

And yet.. just that small moment of closeness that lasted only at best a few seconds, was enough to put a damper on her logic. In that instance the only thought that came to her mind wasn't to say thank you or act a little embarrassed.. all she wanted to do was jump at him and kiss that sweet fox of hers with all her might. She wanted to show her affection in a way that just being friends couldn't do, she wanted something beyond just a work partner. And Judy being the type to usually just go out and act on her interests had a very hard time dealing with the fact that no matter how bad she wanted it.. she couldn't.

A part of what she had feared in the back of her mind from seeing Nick again was rearing its ugly head in the window. Her love for him didn't feel like something she could just casually shake off and move on from. They hang out with each other almost constantly, do almost everything with one another, work together, and even sleep over at each other's houses. These feelings she gets when they do these things together, these urges.. they keep coming up even when she knows can't act on them, her heart wants something more even though she can't get it. She wasn't sure if she could handle just simply being his friend at this rate…

"Yah doing alright back there carrots?"

Judy almost without hesitation looked up at Nick with a happy smile. "Ah yeah I'm okay, sorry just got a little lost in thought. But man is it's getting pretty cold huh?" Judy said trying to turn the subject around.

"Well that is why I'm wearing a sweater, maybe I should get you a scarf, I'm sure they have a few places selling them around here."

Judy wasn't too great at hiding her emotions, but for what she lacked in control she made up with her determination. Even though it was difficult, she was refusing to let her feelings get the better of her right now, she was going to spend the day with Nick, as a friend, and like it even if it killed her.

Indeed just as that damned rabbit friend of his predicted, it was surprisingly difficult hiding your feelings in a scenario like this. Nick had faked emotions, hid his true intentions, and hustled his way out of some of the most ridiculous situations in the past; all the way from simple pawpsicles to pretending to be a vixen. Yet sometimes, when the two of them would get just a little too close to one another.. or when Judy would have a certain look to her, even when she wasn't paying attention, Nick felt a barley controllable urge to just go up and hold her, or touch her.. sometimes even thoughts of kissing her.

Nick had gone on more dates he can count on his paws, yet not a single one had anywhere close to this kind of emotion or feeling.. it was certainly much harder than keeping your baser instincts in check. Initially Nick had been worrying he was being too obvious because of how he was reacting but.. a different problem had surfaced.

For someone like Judy it was surprisingly subtle, but he could tell something was up with her. For hours on end things would be going great, Nick would buy her a sample of some food, they would end up going to one of the side games and either Judy would play or they would compete, they sat by the pier together, they went on multiple rides together…

Yet Nick couldn't help but notice a strange glazed look in her eye, sometimes she wasn't really there or paying attention… Sometimes he would think he said something slick and maybe even a bit romantic but she'd never respond like he thought.

A part of him hoped for some kind of cute embarrassed reaction or maybe even a little blush from the bunny, but instead she would brush off what he said or change subjects. He always did have a little bit of a hopeless romantic side to him that he wished he could indulge in, but he never quiet did sense he knew it wasn't very realistic. And if anything Judy's reactions were just more proof of that.

Did something dramatic happen between Judy and Jack that he didn't tell the fox about? Did something important come up in her life? It wasn't very like her to hide it, or at least for this long. He couldn't pin point what it was either.. which for a fox like him that's bet his life on reading animals, that usually meant he was missing a piece of information, something he didn't know about.

And as the day went further on, it seemed like the situation became worse.. and his own feelings also became even harder to hold back, if this was really how he was going to feel around her from now on, he was starting to worry if just being friends would be viable.. But he very quickly purged the thought from his mind, now was hardly the time to be thinking about that.

Nick looked over to his left at Judy who seemed to be staring off at a few night lights; the lighting was slightly off the beaten path they were on. And even though it seemed like she was enjoying the view … that glazed look was back in her eye again, a look of un-happiness.

"….Hopps?"

Judy turned her head over to Nick suddenly wearing a smile on her face. "Yeah?"

But as she spoke her smile disappeared just as quickly as it appeared. Nick was in turn giving her a concerned look while holding a frown on his face.

"Why won't you tell me what's been going on with you?"

Nick said softly as Judy tried forcing herself to smile again with an equally forced laugh.

"Like I said I'm just-"

"Judy!"

Nick shouted interrupting and surprising Judy, only on a few occasions had Nick ever called her by her first name, and it was always when it was something serious.

"You've made the same excuse the whole day… I can tell that you've just been hiding it the whole time, and it's not like you to act this way.. "

Nick went up closer to her and gently grabbed Judy's paws with his own, eliciting a slightly sad frown from the bunny that matched Nick's.

"We've only known each other for a short time… but I've always thought we could talk with each other about everything, I took you out here to show you a great time today.. and I don't like seeing you this way."

A small part of Nick almost wanted to crack a halfhearted joke to diffuse how unusually serious he was acting, but he quickly pushed the thoughts aside.. he had been keeping his feelings at bay for the entire day now, and seeing Judy so constantly unhappy was just turning what should have been a great time out for the two into a sour one; he was sick of hiding.

But unfortunately Judy only turned her gaze away from Nick and swiped her own paws away, still holding back her thoughts. "I can't Nick… I.. I really can't talk to you about it."

Nick clenched his fist lightly as he felt a little frustration in him swell. "Why can't you? What is it that could possibly be going on that you can't tell me? Are you worried that I would judge you? That it would somehow be a burden on me? You know I would never hurt you or-"

"Things aren't that simple Nick!"

Judy shouted back somewhat surprising the fox, Judy herself also seeming to become a bit emotional.

"There are some things that I… I can't say! Because… because….." Judy paused for a moment clenching her own fist briefly before swiftly turning herself around. "I'm sorry… I've just been ruining this whole day today haven't I…."

Judy paused for another moment as she kept her gaze fixed sternly away from the fox. "..Maybe it would be better if I just, left."

Nick couldn't believe this, how did things even end up like this? Judy had been acting weird all day long and the two hadn't even hung out sense she asked Jack out… Did something happen between them that Jack didn't tell him? Jack said she didn't have any supposed feelings for him, and Nick didn't see him as a the type to lie.. but there's some piece of info her he's still missing, and he doesn't know what it is.

Is that it? Did it really have something to do with Jack all along.. was he just saying that to placate me? Or does Judy hold some interest in him despite what Jack thinks? Am I the only real one being kept out of the loop here!?

Nick's mind started to get cloudy with emotions and illogical thoughts as he for one of the first times in a while felt like he wasn't in control of them. He felt so damn frustrated.. was the day in vain from the very beginning? When did her trust for him start to wane away.. had the two of them started to become distant without Nick having even realized It. Nick's thoughts only continued to spiral downward as he failed to grasp the reasoning to Judy's actions.

"So then that's it? You're just going to just walk off like that and pretend none of this happened? Who else can you talk about it if not me! Are you just going to go off and tell Jack all about it instead!? Is he really that much more important to you all of the sudden!"

Nick yelled out as Judy reacted with a slight twitch, now seemingly a little angrier herself. She quickly turned around to yell out something back to him but was taken back in surprise by what she saw.

"That's what this whole thing is about isn't it, it just has to do with Jack! Am I just completely out of the loop now, what happened to just the two of us huh!? "

Nick now wasn't just looking angry, without him even knowing it his own anger was slowly beginning to wane off. His face was becoming slightly softer as he yelled out, his eyes were becoming wet and his voice more desperate. In turn Judy's own face had contorted to one more of shock and sadness.

"We.. we do everything together, anytime we have a thought we talk about it with each other almost without hesitation! We eat out together, we watch movies together, we work together.. who the hell in your life is closer to you then I am! But yet…."

Nick clenched his fist again momentarily and looked away, scrunching up his face sadly.

Come on Nick… get ahold of yourself, don't let her see you like this… don't let her know like this.

But Nick promptly ignored his own rational thoughts and turned his slightly swollen eyes right back to Judy's own as he pointed at Judy.

"But yet you asked Jack out of all people that day! Did you ever think of asking me out!? The fox that held you when you felt lonely that night a month ago, the fox that helped you out on your first ever case when you knew nobody else in the city would!? The fox that changed his entire life around just so he could get the chance to be with you!?"

Judy's expression turned to one of almost slight horror as Nick suddenly revealed his thoughts to her, the fox only seeming to get worse as tears began to form in his eyes, his voice becoming almost raspy.

"Is that it? Is it just because I'm a fox and he's a rabbit!? Despite how open you've been with me.. despite how affectionate you've been, have you not ever once truly thought of me as more than just a friend!? Have you never considered!-…."

But as Nick, tears streaming down his face was about to finish his sentence, he held his tongue and body in place as his mind finally registered Judy's face. Judy looked like she was almost staring at some kind of horrible monster; she had her own tears streaming down her face and an almost frozen shocked expression.

And finally part of his rational mind came to the fore front as he realized what he had just done, and what he had just said. His face almost in an instant softened to one of guilt and shame at himself as he quickly turned himself around to look away from Judy, feeling unable to face her.

Not only had he revealed his feelings at the absolute worst possible time, and not only had he shown a side of himself he had never wanted Judy to see, but worst of all.. he had hurt her and made her cry. He had completely and utterly screwed up in the worst way possible. And In that same instant, Nick felt a sudden feeling of resignation at his fate and their relationship, he thought that this was it.. things wouldn't ever be the same again after this. That after this they would-

"Nick!"

Judy suddenly shouted interrupting the fox's thoughts as she practically almost tackled him with a hug from behind, her voice sounding almost as bad as Nick's was earlier.

"Why!? Why haven't you told me any of this!? You were the one telling me we talk about everything together…. But you… this whole time…"

Nick could tell just from the sound of her voice that she had even started sobbing a little just as Nick had finally stopped his own. Nick wasn't too sure what would happen after this, but at this point it was already all out on the table, there was no point in keeping anything a secret.

"Because… I didn't even realize how much I loved you until you asked Jack out…" Nick could feel a strange movement from the bunny behind him as her sobs seemed to have mostly halted from his statement.

"Before.. I think I was almost subconsciously keeping those kinds of thoughts out of my mind. I always went out of my way to stop myself from thinking about my feelings or my emotions, it became a habit really. I had never dealt with any sort of feeling even close to love before, I wasn't familiar with it.. and perhaps a part of me didn't even want it, I had seen what it did; it made people weak, something I couldn't afford to be on the streets. But that day with Jack.. when I thought maybe my interest in you was just as a fling or a casual interest, when you had asked him out instead of me.. I was so damn angry.."

Nick without even realizing it clenched one of his paws into a fist for a moment before releasing it again and hanging his head low.

"It was only later that day that I found out why I acted that way. I had to search within myself to find the answer, something I honestly didn't really start doing until I met you and became a police officer. And the answer I found.. was that I didn't just have some small interest in you, I was madly in love with you…"

Nick paused for a brief moment to let out a deep and relaxing sigh before continuing, trying not to get to emotional again, and only partially succeeding as his voice cracked slightly.

"But.. I… I can understand if you don't feel the same. In the end, wither you love Jack or not, you asked him out and.. not me. I.. I can't say I want to just be friends with you but.. I also can't bear the thought of not seeing you either. So.. maybe if we-"

Suddenly Nick felt his body almost violently turned around by what could only be Judy. And before the fox could even register exactly what was happening, Judy without hesitation grabbed the scruff of Nick's collar and roughly pulled him down into a kiss while she pushed back the tears in her eyes.

And it wasn't just a light kiss, Judy was going all in. Nick for almost half of it was just standing there completely dumbfounded by what was even going on, it was so completely out of nowhere. But eventually his scrambled mind succumbed to his instinct and before he knew it his eyes started rolling up in his head as they closed and he started kissing Judy back.

And fairly soon afterward Judy roughly ended the kiss while still holding onto Nick's collar as she started sobbing uncontrollably. Nick in response looked back at Judy in confusion as well as concern.

"J-Judy what…. What are-"

"I lied to you Nick.."

Judy barley managed to say between her crying and sniffling

"Not only have I been a stupid bunny, but I've been an awful awful friend to you Nick. I.. I lied about wanting to go out with Jack.I.. I've been in love with you ever sense you graduated from the academy and we had that sleep over the same day! A-And sense then I've so badly wanted to tell you but, but It seemed like you didn't even have any remote interest in me.. a-and I was waiting for the right time, and I was so desperate for your attention I just, I made a horrible mistake and tried to make you jealous…"

Judy's voice only started to become more and more unstable as she continued.

"A-And I just ended up hurting you, and making you go through all of this just because of my selfishness.. and I used Jack… and I'm a horrible..horrible friend… a-and I don't deserve anything you've done for me today, or even you liking someone like me… and... and if you don't even want to look at me ever again after today… a-and if you want to leave from being my partner.. I-I understand…. and….. and…. I'm so sorry.."

Judy ended her sentence with a cracked voice as the sobbing once again completely took over the bunny.

And as Nick processed this sudden influx of information Judy had barley even managed to say through all her tears, he was also trying to even comprehend what he should be feeling right nw. Shocked at what she did? Furious at lying to him and using Jack? Disappointment in her, relief in fact she likes him back, sympathetic at what she was going through?

There were so many thoughts and emotions trying to clash with one another that all Nick felt right now was.. indifference, like his feelings had completely crashed into one another just leaving all of them broken. But.. even if he didn't understand quiet what he was feeling right now, there was still one thing he did know. He knew that no matter what kind of insanity or mess life would try to throw at him, there was still one thing he could truly say he couldn't ever imagine living without.

Nick slowly squatted himself down so that Judy wouldn't have to keep a vice grip on his sweater. He softly looked face to face at the crying bunny whose eyes were still closed. He carefully put his paw on Judy's cheek as the rabbit seemed to notice and opened her eyes, still sniffling through her tears. And as their gaze met, Nick began to speak while closing the gap between them.

"Be quiet…"

Was all the fox said to Judy before he placed the front part of his muzzle around Judy's much smaller mouth and started to kiss her slowly yet passionately. Judy didn't even seem to hesitate in reacting as she almost immediately reciprocated and even put one of her paws behind Nick's head to keep the two together in place.

Even though Nick's tongue was significantly longer then Judy's, he still managed to be able to subdue it in the heat of the moment and allow for Judy to swerve and dance around with her own tongue. Whimpers and pants occasionally escaped the two as their lips would only part for an occasional inhale of breathe as the two almost fought with each other in how passionate they could be.

Nick and Judy couldn't say exactly how long they were kissing with each other that day, or even how many people may have been watching their little spectacle off in the sidelines; but they could also care less about the answer. The only thing they cared about right now was each other, for their kiss was more than just a sign of affection, it was both a confession of love that words would only mince and a release of all their own pent up emotions and feelings they kept secret from one another all the way up to this moment.

In fact the two only stopped the kiss due to their jaws actually started to ache from how intense their make out session was. In unison the two retracted their lips before gazing almost greedily into one another's eyes. And what both of them could see in there, behind any other confused mix of emotions and thoughts, was a genuine love for the other one.

The two now smiling happily at one another and keeping the silence lightly hugged each other, Judy taking the time to enjoythe warmth of the larger fox as Nick equally enjoyed the gentle feel of the bunny against his chest. And after a few minutes Judy was the one that finally broke the silence.

"…..Hey, Nick."

Judy said in a rather casual tone.

"…..Judy."

Nick replied back equally as plainly before Judy partially let go of their hug and looked up at Nick.

"…Are… we the dumbest couple in all of Zootopia?"

Nick smiled warmly down at Judy. "We sure are bunny, we sure are."

Judy looked down from Nick for a moment with a light frown on her face. "I… I think I might be the dumber of us though. Are.. you really okay with wh-"

Nick put one of his fingers up against Judy's lips shushing her. "None of that matters to me anymore… logistics, semantics, reasoning… that kiss was the only real answer I needed. And while you might be a dumb bunny… all I want is for you to be my dumb bunny."

Judy looked up at Nick with wide eyes and began to feel tears form in them once again as she spoke up. "N-Nick I-"

But the fox immediately interrupted the moment by pointing a finger directly at her face, which scrunched up almost instinctively. "However you need to apologize to Jack for what you did.. and unlike this stupidly in love fox that is willing to look past it, Jack may not be as forgiving."

Judy let out a small sigh in response. "Right… right. God I really can't believe I even thought that was a good idea.. And I even pretended like I wanted to cancel movie night!"

Nick put back on a slightly smug smile as he continued looking down at Judy lovingly.

"If there is one thing I now finally understand, it's that the statement love can make you do stupid things is way truer than it has any right deserving to be. Never once in my life could I remember feeling that completely out of control with my emotions, and it's all thanks to you fluff."

Judy giggled a little at his reply as she pressed her head up lightly against Nick's chest, wagging her tail a little faster.

"So a fluffy little bunny managed to break the thick impenetrable wall that is Nick Wilde's heart?

"Well what can I say? You bunnies are so good at hopping that you can just jump over any wall you see, doesn't matter how thick it is. No wonder it's in your last name."

Judy in response put one of her digits against the fox's chest and very slowly pushed it down through his sweater and fur. "You know… that's not the only thing bunnies are good at…"

Nick still keeping on his sly smile cocked an eyebrow at her. "Are you proposing to me? Cause I think we should date a little longer than 10 minutes before we take that kind of step."

Judy's face went a little red as a smile creeped on her face, with just a tinge of embarrassment. "Well.. that wasn't the kind of knot I was thinking of tying.."

Nick looked down at her with blushed shock as his sly face melted away, gulping at her response. "A-Are you being serious?"

Judy slowly went up toward Nick's ear and spoke in a seductive voice. "Why don't you come over to my place and find out… Nicholas Wilde."

Suddenly interrupting the mood both of them heard a buzzing going off on their cellphones simultaneously. Thinking it might be from the chief they checked their phone only to see it was a message from Jack. But it wasn't just a message.. it was a picture too, a picture of the two very passionately making out with one another.

"W-Wha!"

"H-How did he!"

The two exclaimed at the same time before reading the message below the picture.

"You guys really do make a cute couple~ Hope things work out between you two, both in and out of the bedroom!"

Judy angrily clutched her phone. "H-He was spying on us the whole time, and even has a picture! Okay he can forget getting any apology from me, that little-"

Suddenly Nick started to sniff the air around him interrupting Judy's angry comment as she looked curiously at him.

"Ni-" Nick quickly put up a finger in the air indicating for her not to talk. He started sniffing around a little more until he suddenly stopped, looking at a bush not too far from them. Taking up a stance on all fours he suddenly lunged right into the bush.

A few seconds of rustling later Nick suddenly stood up straight holding a slightly nervous looking jack in his hand. "Uhh.. h-hey Nick, and Judy, didn't think you'd.. actually find me."

Nick walked up closer to Judy and plopped Jack down on the ground wearing a smug smile. "I can recognize that perfume anywhere, you don't use it on missions, but you wear it when you go out sometimes.. it is quiet nice smelling though."

Judy crossed her arms tapping her foot angrily at Jack as he got up off the floor wearing a guilty smile. "Look I just.. was hoping to see things go good between you two and uh.. thought it might be cute to take a picture."

Nick stepped in between the two before Judy could reply. "Ok now hold up there carrots, you can't be too mad at him. Despite what happened he actually did help me to take you out today and well.. reveal my feelings to you, a lot happened last night."

Judy didn't fully get the details but for the most part seemed to get the idea and relaxed with a sigh. "Alright fine.. I guess I won't stay mad at you, and.. I do feel bad about what I did a few days ago and I'm.. I'm sorry. But I can't say that too genuinely after that photo you took.."

Jack only put on a smug smile as he seemed almost relieved to be let off. "Don't worry too much about it Judy, I wasn't really that angry about it anyways. Now if you'll excuse me I should be off to-"

Nick put a paw on Jack's shoulder stopping him from leaving. "Not so fast there Jack rabbit.. "

Jack's face became nervous as he looked up at the fox who had in that second come up with a little bit of an idea in his head.

"While I certainly appreciate you helping us get together, I feel I can't quiet just look past your most recent… transgressions, especially with Judy here too."

Jack laughed nervously. "I-Is that so?"

Nick put on a wide and toothy grin showing off some of his teeth. "So to make up for it, I'd like you to take care of a friend of mine… have you ever heard of a fox named Finnick?"

FIN

Hope you guys enjoyed my little story! I will very likely be writing a sequel that will be more rated M for mature and have a bit of a tonal change compared to this one, something a little less dramatic without spoiling it. No set time on when it will come out right now, but look forward to it in the future.