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"VULPES! My office NOW!"

Evan flattened his ears against his skull and walked away from the group he chatted with in the mornings.

"Yes chief?" He asked once he was securely locked in the small room.

"I now owe Wolford coffee every day for a month. Which means you owe me coffee every day for a month. Care to take a guess why?!" He asked, his voice loud. Although Evan could hear restraint... the chief was holding something back.

"She passed didn't she...I made a cop of a criminal." Evan said with a grin

"Flying colors... You're only the second one to do it." He said sarcastically and Evan's ears twitched for the briefest moment. The chief compared him to the most legendary police duo in the city. They retired after only five years serving together, but had more crimes solved than half the force. The news followed them out to some little house in Bunnyburrow and then it was over, the most publicized interspecies relationship Zootopia had ever seen... Evan thought of the comparison in another light in that moment... he was history repeating.

"Partner?" Evan asked, grinning, hiding his unsure feelings.

"You know the rule Vulpes..." and the fox hung his head slightly. "but you also know I'm not too big on rules... especially if the partners get me good results... but just so we are clear... two sugars, three creams...and I prefer hazelnut." The chief said, dismissing Evan with a wave of his hand. As the door closed, Evan could have sworn he heard

"Why does this keep happening." Just before the door shut. Standing outside was half of the precinct officers, each with grins on their faces. All looking like they were on to something. Evan looked at them, then at the Wolf who was casually reaching for his wallet. Evan sighed

"Wolford... at least buy lunch with the winnings. We're partners." Evan said as he walked past. A cacophony of swearing erupted as several mammals parted with their money and one happy wolf raked it in. Evan held his excitement in until he reached the door. Waiting outside was a short rabbit in a full officers uniform. Evan dropped a paw on her shoulder.

"So...partner... how's it feel to be on the easier side of the law?" He asked. Luna replied with a playful elbow to the stomach.

"It feels like I went through 21 weeks of training...with the world's angriest polar bear, to end up with a cheeky fox." she said with a grin

"So... we got stuck with a boring assignment. Speeding patrol."

"How boring can..."

4 hours later

"speeding really be...? The answer... very boring." Luna muttered as the fox held a radar gun out the window. The radio crackled to life with a such a suddenness that both officers snapped their heads towards it.

"All officers near Sahara gate 4 we have a Code Purple 10-72 Advise any nearby units to provide backup to unit 78" the radio repeated twice and the two officers looked at each other

"Gang activity and a loaded weapon. How far?" Luna spouted

"That's five minutes away. We can make it." Evan shouted, flicking through sirens on and gunning it out of the small parking lot they had parked in.

"This is Unit 443, Vulpes and Praxis inbound, eta 5 mins." the SUV sped down the streets sirens blaring, with less than a minute left a frantic voice broke over the radio

"11-99! We got an injured officer, two suspects armed with semi-automatic weapons, populated area, backup required." Evan swore and swerved around a smaller car, pushing the engine as fast as it could go. He all but drifted around a corner, the flashing red and blue of another squad car in his sights. He slammed on the brake, the SUV screeching to a halt as he drew his gun, seeing his partner do the same. Almost immediately a loud bang sounded and a ping let them know they were being shot at... with lethal rounds no less. Evan flattened his ears and dropped to the ground, seeing Luna sprint away to cover. Evan swore and started crawling... there was a car blocking the gunmen's line of sight, and Evan could see the injured officer. A sheep he had seen around the precinct before, his left shoulder was stained red, and empty tranquilizer shells littered the area from his partner, who was currently trying to give him first aid. Evan watched as his partner darted around a corner, her pistol held in a perfect form... for training. It was her first day... Evan's gut wrenched with fear. She had a firefight in her first day. He swore and popped up, the ping sound of his tranquilizer pistol filling his ears. He was met with more whizzing as bullets flew past him.

"How do these guys even get bullets?" Evan yelled before he heard the voice of his partner scream and he popped his head out without thinking. She was pinned behind a car, a hail of bullets hitting the ground near her. Evan ducked back as one hit near his own muzzle. He moved back around the cruiser to put more distance between him and the shooter. He had to think, they didn't have time to let the guys get away. Evan felt his hand drawn towards the red topped magazine on his belt... the lethal rounds all officers carried. He brushed a finger over the clip before shaking his head, he was better than that. Evan looked everywhere, and decided finally to think like prey...The two gangsters were Blue Suns, they were used to fighting predators. Evan quickly made his mind up and crammed himself under his car. The heat was the first thing he noticed... of course... he had driven ninety down neighborhood streets a matter of a minute ago. He flattened his ears to his head and moved forwards slowly, a drop of boiling water dripped off the radiator and found it's home in the small of his back. His reaction caused him to arch, slamming his head Into the axle. He swore, a trickle of blood dripping over his eye. He reached the edge of his SUV, and popped his hand out, aiming through the chaos... he fired three times, and one dart found it's mark, leaving the Gangster spinning and remaining up. He leveled his gun and Evan scrambled out from under the car, and hee leapt to the nearest cover, a Zootopia Postal Service mailbox. Evan really hoped it was full, as his back met the metal and bullets bit at the ground where he was seconds ago. Evan took a deep breath and spun, leveling his pistol. He fired and the dart hit the gang member dead in the chest, but as the gangster fell he squeezed the trigger...

White hot pain lanced through Evan's arm as the bullet whizzed past, tearing his uniform and leaving a glancing wound. Evan dropped to the ground for cover as he reloaded, and in a brief second he heard two other tranquilizer pistols fire rapidly. Then the best word he had heard all day, from the voice of his partner.

"Clear!" Evan sighed as he slumped against the wall. His entire arm was wet, and he was starting to look over when a voice made his fur stand on end. "Evan!" The rabbits piercing scream managed to make Evan scramble for his gun. "No don't move!' she yelled skidding to a stop next to him.

"What's wrong?" He yelled, his ears swiveling around trying to listen for anything.

"What's wrong?! You're hit!" she yelled, calling in his injuries.

"Oh...no it's just a graze." He said, trying to lift his arm, but he found it rather heavy.

"You dumb fox... you're gonna wind up dead someday, don't you remember your academy training!" Luna said helping the fox up. Police and ambulance sirens filled the air as backup rushed in from everywhere, Evan sighed as he was led into an ambulance. The EMTs patched him and were getting ready to leave when a knock sounded on the door. They opened the ambulance, and Luna was waiting there.

"I...i'd like to ride with my partner." she said as she clambered in and sat down next to him.

"Couldn't stay away from me huh?" He asked with a snarky grin. Her first reaction was to punch him in the arm. His yell of pain had officers turning towards the ambulance wondering what was going on. And the bunny's apologies were equally as loud.

The hospital wasn't a place Evan liked. It brought up far too many memories, and some were better left dead and forgotten. He only required stitches, and the doctors told him his luck kept him from having a torn artery... they said if that had happened his chance of survival would have plummeted. By the time he was out, it was already the afternoon. Evan went to call in, but Luna stopped him.

"Hey, chief called... we have leave for the rest of the day. He wants us to take it easy after a rough morning." She said, her voice a comfort.

"Oh... well... could you drive me home then? I don't have my car." He said slowly... a far away stare taking his face.

"Actually... I was gonna ask you something." she said, her ears folding back as she fought the embarrassment. "There's this... fair... a couple blocks from my new place... I wanted to know of you'd like to go with me?" She said, her voice split by little nervous pauses.

"Sure fluff, I'd love to." Evan said calmly, but his insides were doing flips. Luna just asked him on a date... they hadn't really talked too much, but they had hung out a few times... neither had the time.

"R...really? You're sure you don't want to just go home?" She asked, visibly blushing.

"No... I'd like to spend some time with you." Evan said, a blush of his own spreading. The two sat in silence for a second before Evan chimed in

"Can we stop at my place for a change of clothes though?" He asked and Luna nodded, pulling the cruiser out of the hospital lot and off towards her partner's house. When they arrived Evan eased himself out of the car and walked towards the mid size apartment. He turned about halfway when he noticed Luna in the car still.

"You coming?" He asked. She simply blushed in return as he brought her to his apartment. Evan fumbled with his keys a few times before dropping them. He grunted as his arm pulled at the stitches. Luna noticed his help and put a hand on his arm

"Hey, I got it" she said, before slipping the key into the lock and opening the door. Evan followed her in, watching her reaction to his home. Her eyes were wide as she looked around the small apartment. Everything was pristine, almost as if nobody lived there... the only hint was that there seemed to be a coffee maker in every room she saw, and they all had mugs and coffee by them.

"Jeez Evan... caffeine addict?" the bunny said, looking around.

"I guess you could say I have a drinking problem." He quipped back, wandering into his bedroom. Evan threw his shirt off carefully, and inspected his stitches. They had shaved the fur off the area, and Evan was slightly annoyed that it would grow back at a different length than the rest of his fur. He was probably due for a full body trim anyways, before he started shedding all over his apartment. Evan pulled on his civilian clothes. A button up blue shirt, and some shorts before walking back out to catch the Bunny inspecting his house as if she was looking for clues.

"What's up Sherlock?" Evan asked, and the bunny nearly jumped a foot in the air.

"Oh, uh nothing I was just.... Uh..." she stammered, turning red.

"I don't believe this is a crime scene yet Fluff, The only evidence here is of my coffee hoarding." Evan said proudly. Before the bunny grinned and shoved past him into his room.

"No crimes eh? Then what do you call this!" She yelled, pulling a record off a stack of Vinyl that had sat in the corner. "Mazzy Stoat? Ohhhh you aren't living that one down. The Beagles, Weird Al Yakovic... really...? All on records too?" The bunny called. Riffling through the foxes collection.

"Hardy har, you probably only listen to Gazelle and Catty Perry." Evan shot back. "Now, I'd argue music all night, but this bunny totally asked me on a date." Evan quipped, having the last jab. Luna promptly put the records down and blushed, quickly coming back out of the room. Evan turned to watch as she left, and he became acutely aware of how good his partner looked. Less than a month out of training and she was assigned to precinct one. Her life of crime before had kept her in shape, and her agility and street smarts made the academy a joke to her. She was jokingly named the only cadet that the drill instructor claimed to like. She surprised him when she applied to the force. He was still in the hospital, and she came in with her acceptance papers. Although... since she went to the academy he hadn't seen her, they talked when he stopped by a few times... but their friendship seemed to remain strong despite the distance. The two of them piled back into the police cruiser, and went off to Luna's home. Evan thought her new apartment looked much better than the one she had back in the slums near the wall, and as he waited as the bunny changed, he noticed the lack of any decorations, It was new after all. The rabbit popped out of her room in a simple t-shirt and shorts, but Evan's breath caught for a brief moment. Something about this rabbit made him tingle in all the right ways. The two walked down the block, awkwardly spaced. They were close enough to hold each other's hand, but neither did, as they came upon the fair Evan's jaw dropped, he hadn't seen anything like it before. The fair was absolutely massive, the bunny looked up and giggled at the foxes jaw on the floor.

"You know this happens yearly right? It's one of Savannah square's biggest attractions."

"I... never got out much as a kid..." Evan said, his smile vanishing for a moment. Luna had the briefest flicker of concern cross her face before she grabbed his paw and rand forwards.

"There's a first time for everything foxy, lets go!" Luna dragged him to the ticket booths and they both payed to get in, before Luna grabbed his paw once again and dragged him off. Evan couldn't help but smile wide as he was dragged around by the ball of energy that was his partner. Their first stop was deep-fried carrots. Evan couldn't help but laugh as the bunny put down the first three, then he looked on in concern as five more followed.

"Jeez, fluffbutt, isn't that a bit much?" He asked cracking a grin at her. She whipped around, murder in her eyes for a brief moment

"You don't get between a bunny and her food Evan..." She said before turning back to normal as Evan flinched "That was a nice snack, let's hit some booths!" They were off once again, the feeling of happiness and joy filling Evan as the little bunny dragged him around. As they played games he felt his worries slide away. He no longer felt like he was being compared to the fox who came before him, he no longer noticed the distasteful glances thrown at him, and he no longer saw the way people shifted away from a fox. Zootopia may have come far in the past five years, with a fox being one of the cities hero's... but the city was still far from accepting his kind. However, tonight, none of that bothered Evan, all he was focused on was the bouncy bunny dragging him through the carnival, laughing all the way. The excitement seemed to boil over when she stopped dead in her tracks and stared ahead.

"Evan! Look!" she shouted and pointed ahead "The line for the ferris wheel is empty, let's go!" Evan smiled as he plodded along behind Luna, and the two made it up into the ferris wheel. Evan looked over the carnival as they first came off the ground, but his jaw dropped as the wheel brought them over the level of the buildings. He looked out across the view of Zootopia at night... he could see to the walls in each direction, the skyline lit up by the buildings. He could see the Oasis Hotel shining in the distance, it's fronds spread out across the sky.

"I see you like the view foxy." Luna said, and Evan turned to meet the shining crimson eyes of his partner.

"This...this is amazing... I can't believe I never came to one of these."

"Oh the big bad fox cop has a weakness after all...carnivals." She said, scooting closer to him, then pulling him into a hug. "Hey... Without you I never would have become a cop... I came to this every year to pick pockets, and steal prizes to make myself feel better... I never once came here with another mammal..." She said, nuzzling her head into Evan's side. Evan squeezed her a little bit

"Thank you Fluff... without you I would've been crushed by a rhino, and become just another story... The second fox ever in the ZPD can't measure up to the first, and dies on the job... newspaper would've eaten it up."

"Second.... You mean you compare yourself to that guy? Come on Evan... he was a con-fox at the start and became a good cop, you are a good cop at the start... imagine what you'll become." Luna said, nuzzling further into his side. Evan remained silent until she felt a single drop of liquid land on her head. "Evan are you--"

"No... i'm fine Fluff... that just meant a lot." Evan pulled away from the hug with a bright smile on his face as the ferris wheel made it's way back down. The two hopped off, holding hands as they walked back into the bustle of the fair. "What next Flu--" Evan began but was cut off by what he thought was a large predator growling. Evan looked up and looked around, before noticing the embarrassed look on Luna's face

"Can we get food?" She asked, putting on the cute face hardcore.

"But... we just ate?" Evan said, flabbergasted at the bunnies metabolism.

"Evan... remember what I said about getting between bunnies and their food?" Luna quipped, her face taking a savage snarl. Evan simply laughed and indulged the bunny.

"Alright what do you want? I'll go get it. My treat." He asked, a smile plastered across his muzzle.

"Well... there's this predator food shack that's here every year, and they make this...chili with grilled carrots in it." The bunny said, curling in on herself slightly.

"Wow, my little partner bunny, vicious as ever... wanting to eat from a predator's food stand.." Evan joked. "I don't blame you though, we do cook the best." Evan left the bunny at a table and got in line for the stand. Evan glanced over once to see the bunny on the phone, she looked moderately angry, and Evan wondered what was on the other end... probably work. He shuffled his way through the line, paying for the chili and beginning to walk back towards his partner, a smile on his face. She had her back to him as he approached.

"Are you kidding me? He's nothing more than a fox... a predator... we all know they don't go savage, but he could still rip me apart if he got angry, how could I ever even consider liking a guy like that...You know what, this is over, don't ever contact me again." The bunny all but slammed her phone into the table and turned, her eyes wide in alarm. Evan flattened his ears and set the chili down, his chest ached, he felt like someone had punched him in the gut and the pulled everything out all it took was words and his smile was gone... replaced with the vicious words his friend had spouted. "Evan, I...I can explai--"

"No...Fluff... you explained pretty clearly... I... I really had hoped that we... I really liked... I trusted you and... nevermind..." Evan said, his heart breaking just a little more with every breath. He turned and began walking, doing everything in his power not to show his emotions... not to show her how far she gouged into his heart... not to show her that he had been tempted to tell her how he felt, not to show her that he had fallen head over heels for the little bunny, even though they barely talked through her academy. The little time they spent together was enough to sway his mind and his heart. As he reached the edge of the crowd, he stumbled in, having lost the one person he thought he could trust. Evan never heard the bunny's cries.

"Evan... wait... please...don't go."