"Opposites attract"

He never knew when it started, but he found himself staring at Judy. More often than he would have thought. When hanging around the police station he found his eyes away from his phone, a prized distraction whenever he got bored, and on Judy.

He never realized that he had been counting her whiskers, watching how they shook whenever she took a sniff. How her fur seemed to shine in the light of the sun, the individual hairs looking as they would be soft to the touch. Even her deep purple eyes seemed to make him drown in her beauty. He was stuck staring into them while Judy shouted at him angrily for some....thing.

Even when angry, her eyes continued to look like gems.

"Do you understand, Wilde?!....Wilde!"

He blinked tiredly at her, snapping out of his daze.

She tapped her foot impatiently on the pavement. "Did you heard anything I said?"

"Oh yeah, every word." He replied. He took out his phone and began texting, making Judy scowl at him.

"Then what did I say?"

His typing never slowed. "Uh- "Nick don't be so reckless", "be more responsible," and..."don't play with the police equipment."

He thought that would be the end of it until his phone got taken out of his paws. His head shot up.

"Hey!" He exclaimed. "You know not to take my phone!"

Judy held it away. "I didn't say any of that! If you were paying attention you would have known that I said- 'this phone is cause of all your problems!"

"Oh boy-" he muttered crossing his arms, a sign that he was now out of the conversation.

Judy held the phone tightly.

"I am sick of this phone! You never even listen to me!"

"I'm hearing you pretty good now." He dryly stated.

He noticed some animals with their heads turned towards them, wanting to witness and eavesdrop on their conversation.

"Why don't you take this job seriously, Wilde?" She continued. "I gave the chief my word that you would be a great asset but he noticed that all you do is look at this stupid phone!"

Her cheeks were now a shade of red. He bit the inside of his cheek, holding back a laugh because of how she puffed out her cheeks. He had the urge to squeeze them. He blinked. When did he started having these thoughts?

"Do you think this is funny?!" She yelled, her hand threatening to crush his phone. His jaw went loose.

"I have a crazy bunny yelling at me in broad daylight, what do you think?" His response was more than sarcastic making her finally lose all her patience. With a shout she threw his phone straight at his muzzle. His paws bounced the phone, awkwardly refusing to let it fall. The thought of the screen being cracked was more than enough for him to finally catch it.

Judy turned away from him. "Enjoy your stupid phone! Because I'm through with you!" She threw open her car door, then slammed it shut behind her, fuming.

"Judy!" Nick called banging on her car window, trying to prevent her leaving. "Come on Judy! Let's talk!"

She glared at him as if insulted. "Don't bother coming into work tomorrow!"

Her foot hit the reverse hard, speeding away into the streets and leaving Nick behind in the parking lot. His only source of transportation was gone, but that was the last thing on his mind. He grabbed at his ears harshly, letting out a loud moan knowing that he really messed up this time. He had never seen Judy so angry with him and he made it into a joke. His only friend in all of the animal kingdom was now gone. He clutched at his phone, giving it a squeeze before stuffing it into his back pocket. He needed to get to Judy.

He stood in front of her apartment burrow. The dirt-colored door was proving to be an obstacle,blocking his path inside. A series of crashes and angry shouts made Nick jump back. He pressed his ear against the door, hearing her talk to herself.

"Stupid fox!" He cringed hearing another crash. "That is so like him! Irresponsible!" He heard a thud, almost like something was dropped. "Never listening to me! Always treating everything like a joke! I hate him!"

An object hit the door, making him pull away in fright ready to take the chance to come back later. Maybe when she calmed down he could talk to her. He took a side-step ready to go back to his own home, but stopped when he heard something strange, or rather the lack of noise. He pressed his ear back to the door, hearing nothing but silence. His brow arched and he pressed himself closer, the wood creaking under his weight.

It was quiet inside, until he heard a sniff. He took out the spare apartment key, he visited her so often that she had given him a spare, and opened the door.

Judy's head shot up from her hands, her eyes bloodshot and her cheeks stained by tears. She was sitting on her couch with a large cardboard box filled with his things that he had left. One look of him made her bare her teeth.

"What are you doing here?" She said, her blood boiling over.

He closed the door, wanting to save the residents around them from the amount of screaming that might happen. He took a few steps towards her in caution, her eyes piercing right through him.

"I...just want to talk."

She cut him off with a swift motion of her paw. "I don't want to hear it! So here!"

She picked up the box, slamming it against his stomach. Inside he saw an assortment of DVDs that they had watched together, CDs of his favorite music, their favorite board game-mousetrap, and the matching green Hawaiian shirt he gave her.

"I don't want these here anymore-"

"Judy..." He began, placing the box back on the floor. "I know you're angry but-!"

"Angry? No-I am done with you, Nick!" She hissed and poked at his chest. "I don't want to see you right now and I want you to leave. Immediately. With all your stuff too!"

His fingers twitched. "So that's it huh? You don't want to be friends anymore?"

She blinked and he saw in her magenta eyes, the option hurt her. She opened her mouth.

"I...I want someone that I can count on and right now-" she took a breath, holding back her tears. "You're not it."

He felt as if the air was knocked right out of him. She was actually serious. She crossed her arms, effectively cutting him off from her own emotions. His paws curled into fists, shaking in his own wave of anger.

"You-" he let out a primitive growl. "You stuck up little bunny!"

Judy took a step back hearing the fury of his voice. She had never seen him so angry, he was usually so calm and he never raised his voice at her. He took a step towards her.

"You want to just cut me off?! Forget about me?! You want me to actually "learn" something?!" He snarled, baring his teeth.

The sight of his sharp canines made her retreatmaking him close the space between them. He pulled out his phone, shaking it in front of her face.

"All because you think that the phone is the problem!"

He threw it down, his phone shattering into pieces of sharp plastic and glass. She gasped loudly seeing his precious phone broken next to them. He grabbed at his head, his nails digging into his fur, and Judy was afraid that he might pull it out.

"Why can't I see you like a regular bunny?! If I was another fox I probably wouldn't care but I do!"

Her eyes widened. "N-Nick?" She jumped when he grabbed at her shoulders. His fingers were squeezing her skin.

"I can't get you out of my head!" He blurted out. She looked at him like he had lost his mind, making her struggle against him.

"Nick! Let go!"

"I mean why did I ever get mixed up with you? I was doing great conning animals from their money and then you have to come along and change everything!"

She grabbed his wrists, trying to pry his fingers off. "What are you saying? Have you gone crazy?!" She yelled.

"I'm saying that I think I actually love you!"

She felt the world stop, looking at him in shock wondering if she heard him right. His paws slowly fell off her shoulders, pulling away from her own. Her eyes narrowed.

"Is this a joke?" She asked, clearly not believing him. He looked straight at her.

"No. For the past-I don't know how long- You've been in my head, no matter where I am."

Something clicked in her head, making her glance at the phone. "So that's why you've been....distracted." It really wasn't the phone.

She peered back up at him, seeing him holding a small frown waiting for her response. He ran his paw down his face.

"Look-I know how weird this is! But-"

"It's not weird."

"What?"

She shrugged, a small blush appearing. "I...I actually looked into "inter-species" relationships. It's actually something not weird at all..."

"Looked into?" He tilted his head. "What made you do that?"

"I..." She grabbed at her ears, bringing them down, her blush growing. His ear popped up in surprise, his mouth moving into a grin.

"Do you...'like' me?"

Judy stroked at her ears and biting her lower lip, she nodded. He began to chuckle, relieved to find out that she actually liked him! He laughed at the outcome of the day, laughing at the thought of what animals might think of a bunny and a fox becoming mates!

He laughed even louder seeing his phone completely broken! Judy stared at him as he laughed uncontrollably and found herself laughing along.

With their laughter dying he wrapped his arms around her head bringing her towards him. She giggled as she grabbed at the back of his shirt.

"What do we do now?" She asked with a small smile.

"Does that mean you're not angry with me anymore?" He asked, having another laugh escaped his lips.

"I...I was wrong anyway." She admitted.

"Half-wrong." He corrected. "I'll leave my phone off whenever we are in the office. It was becoming a problem."

"What phone?"

His face fell. "Oh...that's right."

Judy smiled. "I was wrong again."

"About what?"

"I can count on you."