A/N: Surprise to see a new story? You should be. Because tomorrow is the day my driver's test begins. You all are so supportive that I decided to write this before the test begins. Thanks for giving me hope. Just don't believe in me though. :P
Also, this is actually a 3 genre story, mystery/friendship/romance. But because fanfiction is being a little 'female dog', I decided to put only 2 of the main genre.
Summary: The fox/bunny couple has returned to Zootopia after their 7-days off. But at the same time, many thefts have been pulled through the city and not a single mammal have any idea how all these rare artifacts and valuable items have been stolen.
Disclaimer: Zootopia and its characters belong to Disney. However, I own some of the characters in this story.
2 weeks has passed after Judy and Nick's return from BunnyBurrow. And during those 2 weeks, Judy actually manage to afford a home finally. It was still around Savanna Central but this time it's a single house. She packed up her stuff and texted Nick that it was time to go when suddenly, a knock on her door was heard.
She opened and found Nick texting. "Nick!" she said hugging him before getting a notification from her phone. She checked it and laughed. It was from Nick, saying, "I'm here."
"You could have texted me sooner, you know," Nick said. He was also carrying a suitcase. And for some reason, he wasn't wearing his usual green hawaiian theme shirt. Instead, he was wearing a brown shirt with maple leaf theme on it. But he still kept the purple striped tie.
"What happened to your usual shirt?"
"Oh, you like it? I thought about changing from time to time now that we're about to… You know…"
He didn't even need to finish his sentence for her to get it. She grabbed her suitcase and locked the door. It was time to leave the Grand Pangolin Apartment.
Right after she returned the keys to the landlord, she thanked her for letting her stay and waved her goodbye. She held Nick's paw as the two walked their way to their new home.
They were going to live in a single house now. Which means, peace and quiet. And maybe for once, to throw a party. Nahhhhh.
"Have you heard about last night?" Judy said still walking with her todfriend.
"About the museum?" Nick asked.
She nodded. "This is the sixth time that's happened in only 2 weeks. And yet, no evidence or witnesses. Not even the cameras got it on tape."
"You know," Nick interrupted. "If I was a professional thief, which I never have been, I think I would have done some research."
She laughed. She knew he use to do a lot of schemes and cunning activities. But that was a long time ago. "How?" she asked.
"By working at the place so I can learn every angle and blind spot that I can take. And patience. Almost forgot about the patience." Nick then let out a yawn.
"Nick? You look tired."
"Yep. Been chatting with an old friend all night. Haven't seen him in years now so I thought I might as well take that chance to chat."
"Old friend?"
"Childhood even."
Judy looked at him, a little concerned. He looked a little TOO tired. Her ears dropped but she didn't wanna bring it up. It might upset him because she knew that whenever she talks about Nick's past, it'll be a little too harsh. And especially in this condition.
The couple finally reached their new home. It was a regular single house with a fence around it. The house was total white with one window on either side on the front. The door was all green with dark yellow trim around it and the lawn was cleanly mowed.
"I guess we can paint the house ourselves sooner or later," Judy said after seeing their house.
Nick just stared at it. He's never lived in a house before. He used to live in a flat in a shady area where there were only predators among him. But now, he felt a little warmer just by looking at the sight of his new home.
"You okay, Nick?" Judy tugged him on the sleeve.
"Yea…" he said smiling before giving her a kiss. "Thanks, by the way."
She blushed and looked down. "I-It was nothing. You DID say you wanted to come along."
"Glad I did."
She smiled after looking back up at him and grabbed his paw. "Come on."
The two entered the house and the first thing they saw was the living room on the left and the stairs on the right.
The walls were painted in a light brownish color which looked lively. There was a couch in front of the a flat screen television with a long coffee table in between. There were three cushions on the couch. One on the left, the other two on the right.
"It looks nice," Judy commented.
However, the first thing Nick did was he ran straight upstairs.
"Nick?!"
He opened the first door he found and saw a queen-size bed. "I call shotgun!" he exclaimed before tossing his briefcase aside and jumping into bed. He sighed in relief as he bury his face in the sheets. "So comfy…"
Judy looked at him, frowning. "This isn't your bed," she said, a foot thumping.
He turned around, his back on the bed and lay back down. "Sorry, Carrots. But I called dibs."
A sly smile formed on the bunny's face and she closed the door as she walked over to Nick. She sat next to him. "Actually…" she said, holding his face which caused him to blush. Her lips almost touching his ear and he can feel her hot breaths entering his ear.
He blushed as his other ear flicked, in embarrassment.
"It's OUR bed…" she whispered very, very closely.
His eyes widened along with his ears dropped down. He looked at her shly and then smiled nervously. "No wonder it's so big…"
She rubbed her paws on his chest which made him shiver. "Your fault for coming up here first," she said in a sexy voice to tease him.
Judy was normally the submissive one but now, she was dominating him.
He swallowed his nervousness but it just won't go down. His nervous smile was a little off as his blush grew redder.
And then, she nuzzled him on the nose and let him go.
He was a little surprised at first. He was for sure she was going to go full force on him but…
"You're… Not gonna continue?" he said as she walked away from him.
"Nah. You look exhausted so I think it was right you went to bed first." She held on to the doorknob of the other side gave him a seductive glance. "Sweet dreams," was the last thing she said before closing.
His head thud on the bed and he sighed. Nick was rather hoping she just kept going but she was right though. He was too tired to even tease her today. He lay his head back down on the comfy pillow slowly falling to sleep to as much as he needed.
Judy was checking out everywhere in their new home. The kitchen was kinda small but it looked tidy at least. There were many cabinets and drawers all prepared and she checked every single one of them just to see if they were clean. She even checked the refrigerator to see if it was working.
Judy always has that habit to see if everything was exactly perfect. Or at least almost perfect.
The bathroom included a shower and a bathtub right next to it. There was even a carpet just outside the bathroom door from them to wipe their feetsies.
She smiled in satisfaction. Everything was perfect. Now all they needed to do was just sit back and settled in.
She walked up to their room and found Nick already fast asleep. He was dead tired. But, he wasn't snoring though. She carefully lay next to him, facing him.
She giggled at how his mouth was hanging out and she helped closed it. This made him moved a little and frown. But didn't wake him up.
"You really are that tired, huh?" she thought, cuddling into him.
Nick was totally out cold. She was surprised that he even managed to walk from his old place to hers then to here. She buried her face in his chest. She admits that she's tired too but just not as tired as him.
She decided to take a short nap with her unconscious todfriend as the day pass by.
Nick woke up and he looked around. Judy was already gone and he still had no idea that she slept with him earlier. He let out a yawn and stretched his arms before picking up his phone. 7 at night?!
"Did I really sleep for that long?" he thought. He shrugged it off and puts his phone away after getting out of bed. And as he stepped outside, he sensed a delightful smell. His ears immediately perked up along with his tail.
He was about to go to the bathroom to wash up his face but instead he followed the delicious smell as if he was being hypnotized.
Judy was preparing dinner already. Some mushroom soup and baked potatoes was already on the table. She was putting down two plates of rice just as Nick entered the dining room.
"Oh, you're awake," she said noticing Nick's presence.
He rubbed the back of his head and yawned. "Smells delicious…" he commented.
She walked towards him and held his face. "You look terrible. Go and wash your face up."
"I was about to, until the smell of food took control of my body."
She laughed at his sarcastic remarks and playfully slapped his arm before he went to the bathroom.
While walking to the bathroom, Nick received a text message. He read it and it said, "You already moved?"
He replied back. "Yep. Looks nice too. When will we meet up?"
"No idea. I hope soon. I have to go. Chat soon."
"See ya."
The fox washed his face a few times until he was all awake. He looked into the mirror and sighed. "Nice to finally have a home…" he said to himself, wiping his face afterwards.
After dinner, the couple were watching the news. Nick was sitting back down on the couch while Judy was laying in his arms.
"And again, just like last case, the mysterious thief, known as the Modern Robin Hood struck again. And this time, a Roman artifact, the Euphronios Krater was stolen just yesterday. Cameras still has no visual on the thief however a note was left behind as a clue to his next target but none of them announced when the next theft will happen."
"This is the sixth time now…" Judy said, after watching the news.
"I wonder if the thief is a fox…"
Judy punched him playfully and he laughed.
"Oh come on. It's okay if another fox says it."
She hugged Nick. She didn't care. She didn't want him to be all stereotypical again. Especially to his own kind. She knows that not all foxes are like that, and he was a prime example.
"You okay, Carrots?" he asked, a little concern.
"Just don't…" she said, speaking into his chest.
He knew what she meant and rubbed her head. "Sorry…"
"Turn it off… Please…"
He did as she told him to and hugged her. She gave him a kiss on the cheek, crying a little.
"Come on, Jude…" Nick said. "I was only kidding…"
She still didn't say anything and just hugged him. It took her a few minutes to finally spoke up. "I know… But just thinking about it makes me wonder that maybe you… You might go back to what others think you are…"
"Well, I'm a cop now. That's a change right?"
She grasped his shirt and placed her forehead on his chest.
He sighed and looked up at the ceiling. "I think we better get to better. The earlier, the better right?"
She nodded and muttered, "Mmm…"
He carried her up in his arms and carefully brought her to bed, putting her down and laying next to her.
"Nick…?" she said softly.
"Yea?" he said, turning to her.
"Do you… Do you still believe that… You should be what a fox should be…?"
"To be honest, yes. But like you've said before. I'm more than that."
She spread her arms out. "Hold me?"
He smiled and chuckled. "You sure are being a big baby today." But he did anyway.
The two just lay there, hugging each other closely. Nick staring blankly on his end, thinking. As for Judy, she was just holding on to Nick. She didn't want him to go back to where he thought he was something he's not. She knows that he's more than that but she just can't shake the thought that maybe, just maybe he might go back to being what he was before.
Eventually the couple fell asleep in each other's arms.
Later that night…
A shadowy figure looked on at a building with a sign that says, 'Rare Fruits Exhibition'. He put on his hood, setting up his mark.
"Time to make some money…" he said.
A/N: There you have it. Chapter 1 done. Chapter 2 might take a while. As I've said before, I decided to write this before my test begin because just think of it as a thanks from me to all of you. I've been keeping this story in my head for days now and I was afraid that it might go blank after my driver's test. So I hope you all enjoy. Sorry if there was any grammar mistakes. I'm just in a rush now.
Wish me luck in the test. Ciao.