AN: This first chapter is kind of a warmup, but I hope it'll get you interested. This is my first fic, enjoy!

The characters you recognise are owned by Disney, not me. English is not my first language, spelling/grammar mistakes are mine. (Feel free to correct them in the comments, just please do it nicely)

Judy was happy. She made a mistake, but it was a small mistake. Everything will be fine. Nick was her partner after all, she was sure he'd help her out. Or would he? As she jumped on the bus she started to feel a little nervous. If things don't work out with Nick, who else could she ask? She didn't have many close friends in the city, and only a couple of males. Oh, please, let him agree to do this.

One more stop and she was arriving at his place. She practiced a speech in her head a dozen times, and by now she felt confident with it. Her heart was beating a bit too fast, but it was nothing she couldn't handle. As she got off the bus, she took a deep breath and looked around. She's only been in this neighborhood two times, when she helped Nick with moving. It was an older part of the city, not too many modern buildings to see. It actually had quite a charm to it, with the small parks between the large blocks of apartments and the tiny shops on the ground floors. Walking by the buildings she noticed two young foxes playing around a sandbox. She wondered if Nick had any family here. Maybe he used to. Maybe that's why he was fond of this neighborhood. This wasn't the time to think about that. She had to get to her partner's apartment quickly. The door of the main building was already open, so she slid inside instead of ringing the bell. Nick lived on the very top, so it took her a couple of minutes to get up. There were only two doors on that floor. She ran to the one to her left and knocked.

"Nick! It's Judy. I need to talk to you about something" She heard a quiet groan and some creaks as he stood up and came to get the door.

"Hey, come in!" She must have woken him from a nap. His fur was fuzzy all over and he was wearing clothes that looked a lot like pyjamas. "That coffee better be mine, Carrots." he yawned.

"Actually, it is for you, and so are the cookies!" She held up the coffee and a pack full of cookies with a wide smile on her face.

"What happened? Do you need something?" he laughed and took a sip from the coffee.

Judy moved further inside and sat on the couch. The place wasn't so big, but it was cozy. The last time she was here, they were building the shelves which were now filled with books, DVDs and even pictures. She wanted to get a closer look, but decided to do that later. "I just wanted to hop by at first. You know, talk a bit, spend some quality time with my new partner-!" she raised a fist towards Nick, but instead of bumping it, the fox just raised his eyebrows and grinned. "But…now I think, I need to…ask a favor" she smiled at him hopefully. For some reason, she felt like he didn't take her seriously. He snorted and put his cup down.

"Sorry Judy, but there's not enough coffee in the world that could make me go on parking duty in your place. Again." He grinned with a playful warning look.

"No, you dumb fox!" she punched his left arm lightly. „Besides that was one occasion, you should stop whining about it!"

"Okay right, then what can I help you with?"

Judy took a deep breath. This is it.

"So, I'm heading back to the Burrows next week, for the Summer Carrot Days, and I wanted to ask you to come along" she spoke fast. She must have seemed worried, because Nick pulled a little closer and glared at her.

"Why? Is there a problem?" Now he sounded worried. He knew some of Judy's family wasn't as supportive of her career and lifestyle as she would've liked. He thought she was afraid to confront someone on her own.

"Oh, no. Everything's fine! It's just…well, I messed up something, so now I need to bring someone to this festival, and you were the first I thought of."

"I don't follow. Why do you need me to go there?" He was confused.

"It's a long story"

"I have time" His smile was toxic. It never failed to make Judy smile back.

"So, last night I met with some of my younger sisters because they were at a party at the central. And I just tagged along, tried talking with them, but by the end of the night we got into a fight…" She suddenly lost a little confidence. This was an uncomfortable topic. "They said some pretty rude things to me, even that…I can't even get a boyfriend, and that's all because of me being a loner, and, and…whatever. So, I got pretty sad. And mad –"

"Smad" he winked. He tried to joke, but he was feeling sorry for the bunny. She was always happy, and it pained him to see her feeling blue.

"Let me finish!" she giggled. Looks like the joke worked after all. "So I got angry, and tried to defend myself. And, who knows why, I told them I had a boyfriend. And I…told them I'll be bringing him to the Carrot Days next week." She covered her mouth as she finished that sentence.

There was a moment of complete silence. Nick opened his mouth, but no words came.

"What I'm saying is that I want you to-" she started, but got cut off.

"Yeah, I understand." He looked like he was thinking hard. Eyebrows pulled, lips pushed together. "Why do you let them do this to you? I thought you didn't care what others said."

"Well, that's true, but they are my family. And it hurts me a lot more when they behave like that." She paused for a moment. She really wanted to convince Nick. "Back to what I was going at… As you know, I do not have a mate. But I want to keep myself from any more embarrassment. I want to ask you to come and pretend to be my boyfriend."

"Listen Carrots, I'd love to help you, anytime, but I don't think taking a fox home would be any less embarrassing that going alone." He didn't want to be rude. That's exactly what he believed.

"That's not something I care about"

"Excuse me?"

"I mean… I don't care if they judge me for dating a fox. Which I'm not" she added quickly.

"Still, couldn't we find somebunny who could 'date' you just for a week?"

"Nick, I trust you. You're my best friend. You don't have to do anything, just act like you were my boyfriend. People think we're a couple all the time, even when we're not trying! It shouldn't be too hard! And Carrot Days are always fun. There are shows and games and much more!"

She was happy and excited again. She saw it in Nick's eyes that he was leaning towards it. He began talking with a smile.

"Well, if you really want me to be your boyfriend for a week, and maybe, get lots of free blueberries from your family's farm as a symbol of gratitude," he put his arm around her side of the couch. „you got yourself a deal."

She jumped and hugged him tight. "Thank you, thank you, thank you! You're the best friend I could wish for, Nick!"

"Alright, alright, there you go." He said, petting her gently on the back. "I'll try my best, but I can't promise they'll like the idea of me being your boyfriend"

"Come on! They might be shocked, but what do we care, it's just a hustle anyway. And they know you're my partner at the ZPD, they'll like you! Oh, this is gonna be so much fun!"

AN: Thanks for reading! Please leave a comment and tell me how you liked it. Constructive criticism is always welcome. :)