Notes: Well, it sure has been awhile. I recently watched Zootopia and that elusive creativity bug peeked it's head out of hibernation and gave me the urge to write for the first time in a very, very long time. If anyone would like. I am looking for a beta reader, if there are any issues or confusion it's because my brain autocorrects most errors that I make. So shoot me an email if you want to volunteer!

I started writing this just for the sheer fact that I needed some closure with their relationship. I had planned for it to just be a One-Shot but the way things are going that is not the case! I wrote a lot of it while listening to the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack, hence the title.

Anyways! Enough chatter! Enjoy!

"I'm Not in Love"

"Nicholas P. Wilde!"

The normally cheerful voice of Judy Hopps rang throughout ZPD headquarters, causing many of the police officers to stop what they were doing and look toward the desks of the aforementioned officer.

Among a pile of untidy case files and loose pieces of paper a black tipped red ear twitched and the head of the aforementioned fox rose slowly out from between two large piles of case files. Pinning his ears back he shrunk away slightly from the smaller rabbit and tried to not look at her.

"Hey, Carrots…" With a huff Judy crossed her arms tightly, ears pinned to the back of her head, her left foot started to tap wildly in agitation.

"What's the problem…partner?" Nicks' voice exposed his discomfort at the amethyst-eyed glare set upon him. A very unusual growl reverberated from the gray furred rabbit that caused the fox to flinch slightly. Judy waited for what seemed like an eternity, finally getting fed up with his silence.

"I go away for ONE WEEKEND, and our desks are COVERED. IN. CASE. FILES. What is (gods) name have you been DOING?" Her attempt at restraining her voice was obvious, but she was still unable to hide how aggravated she was with her vulpine partner.
"Er, well, you see…I was going to get to them but I was held up by...by…something?" He finished lamely.

The rest of the precinct, having grown used to the various outburst from the sole rabbit officer, returned to their various tasks and assignments, leaving the fox to fend for himself.

"Something." Judy mimed quotation marks with her hands, "came up?" She dropped her arms to her sides, her fists clenched in frustration.

"What could possibly have come up that you were unable to finish the paperwork you 'promised' to finish while I was away," Nick opened his mouth to respond but was cut off before he could even begin to explain as Judy started in on one of her tirades.

"'It'll be fine.' He says, 'Don't worry at all!' He promises. 'I will have it all done by the time you come back! Just enjoy your family!'" Her voice had risen to a shout at this point and it took a lot of self-control for Nick to not crawl underneath his desk in shame. Instead, he managed to muster up his courage and stand up to the furious rabbit.

"Now, now look Hopps, you don't know what could have happened while you were gone! I could have been in a hostage situation, or-or had to chase down a bank robber!" Judy looked taken aback for a minute before she narrowed her eyes and put her hands on her hips. Nick crossed his arms, a smug look on his face.

"Did any of those things happen?" Judy tilted her head slightly, her ears starting to perk up a bit.

"Er, well, no, no they didn't." Judy narrowed her eyes. "But!" Nick rounded his desk to approach the bunny, "But they could have and you never gave me a chance to explain why!" Judy crossed her arms again and leaned back gesturing for him to continue. Nick perked up a bit and then grimaced. Scratching the back of his head he said, "I...well, you see, um…" Judy rolled her eyes and flopped down into her chair with a grumble. She grabbed a file off the top of the pile and started working, muttering about lazy foxes all the while. Nick looked surprised and then hung his head in shame, his ear laying flat on his head. The fox returned to his desk and slowly lowered himself into his own chair a quietly pulled a file out of the pile.

They worked in tense silence for about an hour before Nick cleared his throat, causing Judy to whip her head up and glare at him. Nick suppressed a flinch, "So...how's the her-I mean family. How's your family?" Judy narrowed her eyes then looked back down at her work. Nick worried his lip, wondering if this offense was severe enough to earn him the silent treatment when Judy finally responded.

"Fine. The farm is doing well. It was a very pleasant weekend for me," Nick let out a breath he had been holding. He knew that if Judy was still willing to talk to him her anger would soon abate. The corner of the foxes lips raised as Judy relaxed her ears up slightly. The tension between the two slowly dwindled. Finally, when there were only two or three files left Judy placed her pen on the desk and rubbed her temples with a sigh.

"Nick…" the fox perked up a bit, her tone more tired than anything. "Why do you have such a hard time doing the things I ask?" The disappointment in her voice caused the fox to wilt, a painful knot forming in his stomach.

"Judy...you have to believe me when I tell you that it has nothing to do with you, it's just paperwork. I really, really, hate paperwork. When I became a cop I had no idea there would be so much effing paperwork!" Nick threw up his hands in frustration before slouching back in his chair. Judy smirked slightly and shook her head, her ears returning to their naturally vertical position.

"Yeah, they don't really mention that in the job description," she eyed him, "seriously, though, what did you do while I was gone?" Any trace of annoyance was gone; her question was one of pure curiosity. Nick sighed and leaned forward, crossing his arms on his desk.

"It was Finnick, he got caught up in some scheme and tried to get me involved, he ended up getting picked up and I sorta posted his bail…" Nicks' ears lowered slightly. He knew that Judy didn't fully approve of his friendship with the small Fennec fox, but she just pursed her lips and held her tongue.

"Can you just promise me that you'll try harder next time?" Nick sat up straight and nodded.

"Sure thing Fluff, hey, since we're pretty much done here." Judy quirked a brow glancing at the last few files, "how bout we get out of here, grab a drink and some dinner? Betcha 20 bucks you haven't eaten yet?" The familiar smirk grew on Nicks' face and Judy let out an exasperated laugh.

"Fine, let me turn these files over to records and we can go." Judy collected all the completed case files and headed down to the records room. Nick watched her go, a warm smile on his face. He almost fell out of his chair when Benjamin Clawhauser sighed right next to his head. "Ahh, young love."

"Ben!? What are you doing you almost gave me a heart-attack!" Nick clutched his chest thematically and the cheetah just giggled.

"I saw the way you were looking at a certain bunny," he said 'bunny' in a singsong voice that made Nick roll his eyes.

"You're hallucinating." The cheetah giggled and said, "everyone in the precinct noticed how you moped around when Judy was gone. Like a sad little puppy who had lost his-" Nick stood up, cutting Ben off as Judy walked out of the door leading to records. Judy tilted her head in confusion at Nick's forced smile and strict posture.

"Shut it Clawhauser or I'll stop bringing you donuts." Ben gasped, clutched his chest, then made a swift exit before Judy got back to Nick. Judy peered around Nick at Ben, she opened her mouth to ask why he didn't stick around but Nick cut her off by seizing her shoulders.

"Whelp, time to go Carrots! Got your coat? Keys? Right, time to hit the road." Nick spun her around and started to frog march her towards the entrance to the precinct. Judy barely had time to shoot Clawhauser a questioning look before Nick shoved her out the front doors.

Well, I'm rusty but hopefully if you got this far you enjoyed it. Please R&R! As stated above, I need a beta reader so message me if you're interested!