Say Something I'm Giving Up On You

6: Coming Together, Coming Apart

When Chief Bogo had no news for Judy the next day, she was kind of pouty. She really wanted to find some kind of action, but all of the other criminal chases and arrests were taken care of. She dragged herself into her office again, grumbling and pouting. Nick looked up from his phone (because they pretty much already finished their work since their work was boring and easy.)

"What's the news, Carrots?" Nick wondered. "Taking it from you face, I'd say they're not good news."

"Nope," Judy muttered. "Why can't we just do some other job? Like, watching out for speeders!"

"Jerry and Tod are already on that," Nick stated.

"Well, why not directing traffic?" Judy moaned. "I mean, even a Meter Maid would be better than this!"

"Then why don't you go crawl up to Chief Bogo and plead—while on your knees—for your old Meter Maid job back?" Nick smirked. But Judy was not in the mood for teasing.

"Shut up, Nick," Judy snapped.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Nick exclaimed. "What has gotten into you, Cottontail? Don't you know a joke when you hear one?"

"And don't you know when to stop joking?" Judy shot back.

"Hey, I can joke around all I want!" Nick growled. "That wasn't even an offensive joke, Judy!"

Oh, he used me name. He really must be angry, Judy told herself. Now I've got to beat him at this little game!

"Listen, Mister Wilde," Judy snorted. "I have the right to be offended with anything! As you can see, I'm not in the mood for your little, stupid jokes!"

"Well then, maybe you can lighten up your mood, Hopps!"

"Well, what if I don't want to?!"

"For God's sake, shut your little bunny mouth!"

"I WON'T!" Judy shouted.

"THEN JUST LEAVE!"

Judy stopped. She felt really choked up right there. Nick really wanted her to leave? I mean, she couldn't blame him because she was in a bad mood, but the way he said it really hurt her. Her nose twitched as she looked at Nick's angry face. The fire in his eyes made Judy cringe and it filled her with fear. Judy really didn't like the look of his cross face. It kind of resembled the one in her nightmare, only not quite as crazy-mad.

Judy whirled around and raced out of the room, slamming the door shut behind her. She zoomed down the hallways of the ZPD building, ignoring the hot tears rolling out of her eyes. She didn't care if anybody saw her acting like this. She was so done with Nick. Something had been in him the last couple of days, even if it wasn't noticeable. Then again, Nick probably thought that she had an attitude these last couple of day, but that was only because of the nightmares that were haunting her thoughts.

Judy heard a faint "Judy!" It was probably Nick, but she didn't care. Nick was being a jerk and something changed in him right there. His eyes changed and not just because he was mad. Something in them made some kind of permanent change in him, but Judy didn't know exactly what the change was yet.

"Judy?" Clawhauser asked. Judy turned around and looked at the cheetah.

"Clawhauser, tell Chief Bogo that I'm going home early," Judy explained. "And tell him that it is not because there are no other jobs for me. Tell him that it's personal stuff."

"But, Judy-"

Judy didn't have time to hear what else Clawhauser was going to say because she already had left the ZPD Police Department. She sobbed hard, angry tears as she raced down the streets of Zootopia.