Hello, everyone. Weclome to another story. But not just any story. A new mini saga from my most beloved story. I give you, While We're Young: A Wilde and Hopps Christmas. That's right. I'm doing a new story based on "While We're Young". That meas, Nick and Judy will still be kiddos. For this story, they are gonna be 10. About over a year or so after they first met... in my story. Not the canon. Main story, Nick's family decides to spend the holidays with the Hopps. Good idea, right? Yeaaaahhh... you can guess how well that's gonna go. I'd like to say more, but I really don't want to give too much spoilers. I'm really happy to do this story. I planned doing a story like this since last year. So let's get to this 3 part mini-series. Ladies and Gentleman, enjoy the read.

The holidays. Considered to most as the most wonderful time of the year. It was the same for the City of Zootopia. Now in Zootopia, areas around the entire city were cold and even covered with snow. Not just Tundratown. But Tundratown was the current location of a certain group of kits. Out playing in the fields of snow, were Nick, Judy, Benji, Finnick, Mervin, Ronnie, Audran, Falisha, and Gazelle. The kids all had winter clothes on too.

Nick had a blue coat on with a red scarf and blue pants. Judy had on a black beanie cap on with a green coat and blue pants. Finnick had a black coat, red earmuffs, and red pants. Benji had on an orange winter suit on. Mervin had a dark blue coat on with the hood up and black pants. Ronnie had a big winter jacket and blue pants. Audran had a red coat with white pants. Falisha had on a white winter coat with black jeans. Lastly, Gazelle was wearing a white winter jacket that had fuzz on the arm sleeves and the collar. She also had white earmuffs on.

The kids were currently enjoying walking around the streets of Tundratown.

"Nothing like walking in the snow." Judy said happily. "Something about walking in the snow in the winter time that's... so relaxing."

"Cept for the cold." Nick said not sounding happy.

"Come on, Nick. The cold's not that bad." Benji said.

"Said the boy with a thick layer for extra warmth." Finnick whispered.

"Huh? Said something, Finnick?" Benji asked.

"Nothing important." Finnick said as he looked away.

"Look, I'm fine with winter and love snow. But... it's just so cold." Nick stated. "And well... there's my fur..."

Since Nick's a fox, wintertime means that he gained his winter coat. During this time, a fox's coat grows out more fur to help them keep warm. This meant foxes like Nick looked... fuzzier.

"But Nick, you're so fuzzy." Judy said adoring Nick's extra fuzz.

"That's the thing. It's the one time of year everyone thinks foxes are actually adorable." Nick said looking annoyed.

"Thank god I don't get that." Finnick said since he's a desert fox and they are normally not areas of cold climate. "I get enough of people thinking I'm adorable."

"Adorable on the outside, yes. Adorable on the inside, ehhhhh." Falisha stated as she made a 'meh' paw gesture.

"Shutty, Fal." Finnick said firmly.

Judy then walked over to Nick's tail and started to hold it. She couldn't seem to help herself with Nick's fuzziness. Nick then pulled his tail away from Judy.

"Carrots, what I said about my tail?" Nick asked sounding firm with Judy.

"I can't help it." Judy admitted. She then put her paws on his face and started ruffling his fur. "You're just so fuzzy-wuzzy."

As Judy continue to ruffled Nick's fur some more, the others watched and were a bit surprised, yet not that surprised that Nick and Judy could be so... intimate with each other in front of them.

"How are they NOT dating yet?" Mervin asked.

"They said they were playing the waiting game." Audran stated.

"Waiting game or not, the waiting is killing me." Benji said.

"You do know we can hear you guys, right?" Judy stated as her and Nick glared at them.

"You're supposed to." Ronnie said with a smirk.

After grunts of anger, Judy then stopped messing with Nick's fur.

"You know, it's funny." Judy said.

"What is?" Nick asked.

"I remember all the time you called me cute and adorable. Now the tables have turned." Judy said at Nick with a sly grin.

"Carrots, don't you dare turn this around on me." Nick said looking all flustered.

"Not so fun now. Isn't it, Slick?" Judy asked still grinning slyly.

As Judy walked followed with her back turned, Nick didn't want Judy to get away with her insults that easy. Then, Nick looked at the snow on the ground and had his signature wide smirk on his face. He then gathered up some snow, formed it into a snowball and chucked it at Judy. The snowball hit her right in the back of her head. She quickly turned around knowing exactly who hit her. Everyone else looked a bit worried.

"Oh no!" Everyone except Nick and Judy went.

"NICK!" Judy shouted out angrily.

"Wasn't me." Nick said trying to sound innocent.

"Nice try, but I see the snow in your paws." Judy stated using Nick's snow-covered paws as evidence. She then got down on the snow and formed a snow of her own.

"Ohhhhh boy..." Finnick went knowing this wasn't going to end well.

"We should probably step back." Gazelle said while taking a few steps back from Nick.

Judy then throws her snowball at Nick, but Nick dodges it with ease.

"Ha! Missed!" Nick said grinning.

"Grrrrrrrr..." Judy growled.

She then made another snowball and threw that one at Nick. Once again, Nick dodged it.

"Ha! Ha! Missed again." Nick said mocking Judy some more.

"Grrrrrrr! Hold still." Judy growled getting even more angry.

She then formed yet another snowball and threw it at Nick. This time, it did him. Not just hit him, it knocked him down to the ground.

"Ohhhhh!" Everyone else went.

"Ha! I got you good with that one, didn't I, Nick?" Judy said boasting a lot. She was expecting to hear a response. But Nick didn't say anything. "Nick?"

It seemed that Judy hit Nick a bit too hard. It was like he was out cold. This worried Judy and the others.

"Jude, I think you put too much pepper in that last snowball." Falisha said to Judy.

"Oh my gosh! Nick!" Judy said as she dashes to Nick's side and to where he was down on the ground. "Nick! Nick! Are you oka..."

Before Judy could say anything else, Nick got up and sneak attacked Judy with a snowball to the face.

"HA! HA! Got you, bunny!" Nick said laughing. Nick was just luring Judy in so he could pelt her with a snowball.

Judy then brushes the snow off her face and looking even more mad at Nick.

"NICK! That was a cruel thing to do." Judy stated looking very steamed.

"It's called a hustle, Carrots." Nick said shrugging.

Judy's nose started to wrinkle a bit and she looked like she was about to cry. She then turned away from everyone else and covered her face as she laid down on the snow.

"Nick, I think you went too far." Benji said lookingg worried.

"Yeah. You really upsetted Judy." Gazelle stated.

Nick now started to feel really bad. He always likes to have his fun with Judy, but doesn't want to he is hurt Judy emotional.

"You... might be right." Nick said with drooping ears.

The fox then walks over to the little bunny.

"Judy?" Nick said wanting a response. Judy didn't say anything. "Judy? Come on, Judy. I'm really sorry. Come on. Talk to me, Ju..."

Before Nick could even say anything else, Judy pelted him with a snowball.

"Hahaha! Got you!" Judy said laughing.

"*gasp* Judy!" Nick said surprised. "That was downright undermining."

"It's called a hustle, Slick." Judy said shrugging and sticking her tongue at Nick.

"Oh ho ho!" Nick said as began forming another snowball. "Now. It's. On."

"Snowball fight!" Finnick and Ronnie shouted out.

"Every mammal for themselves!" Mervin shouted out.

As everyone stepped away from each other, they all had one of the biggest snowball fights ever. It was the most fun any of them have had in the snow. Even if the snow was VERY cold and would only add up with each snowball that hit them. Cold, yet fun. After an hour or so, the gang walked around Tundratown some more.

"Okay. Having a snowball war for a whole hour maaaaaay have been the best idea." Nick said shivering a bit.

"I could really use a nice and warm pick-me-up." Judy said shivering as well.

"Let's head to my dad's tackle shop. He's been selling hot chocolate." Ronnie stated.

"Oooooh! I could use go for some hot chocolate." Benji said liking the idea.

"I could use a cup." Finnick admitted.

"Me too." Mervin said.

"The shop's not too far. But let's hurry before he sells out." Ronnie stated.

"Don't need to tell me twice." Nick said already dashing ahead.

After a few more minutes of walking, the group made it to Ronnie's dad's bait and tackle shop. Outside the front of the store with a table setup was Ronnie's dad himself, Ronald Behr II. Like Ronnie said, he was making and selling hot chocolate for people. The kids all walked over to him.

"Hey, papa." Ronnie said greeting his dad.

"Oh. Hey, Junior." Mr. Behr said greeting his son. "I see you brought your friends too."

"Hey, Mr. Behr." The kids said greeting the bear.

"Looks like you kids were playing in the snow all day." Mr. Behr said after looking at the snow on everyone's clothes. "Looks like you kids could use a pick-me-up."

"That's why we're here." Ronnie said with a smile. "Papa Bear, mind pour us some cups?"

"Say no more. These cups will be on me." Mr. Behr said willing to give them cocoa for free.

Mr. Behr set up nine tall styrofoam and pour hot chocolate into each of them from his metal kettle. Each cup looked nice and hot as the kids could see the steam from them and got a whiff of the chocolatey aroma.

"Mmmmmm. Smells good." Judy said loving the smell.

"Alright. Here you kids go." Mr. Behr said as he finish pouring the cups.

"Thank you!" The kids all went before each taking a cup.

As Nick looks at his is hot chocolate, he thinks something is missing.

"Uhhhhhh... where's the marshmellows?" Nick asked wanting the little white puffs in his cup.

"You won't need them for this cocoa." Mr. Behr said bolding.

"Trust me, guys. With my dad's cocoa, you won't miss it." Ronnie stated.

"Well, if you say so. But I'm pretty nitpicky when it come to cocoa. No marshmellows just adds to the nit." Nick said taking Ronnie and Mr. Behr's words. But still looking unsure.

"Same for me." Judy said looking unsure as well.

"Just try it." Ronnie told them.

After blowing on their cocoa, everyone took a sip from their cups. To most of their surprise, the cocoa wasn't just good. It was extremely good. It was super rich and very chocolatey.

"Woooooooooaaaaahhh!" All the kids except Ronnie went.

"Right?" Ronnie said not surprised by his friends reaction.

"Dude, this is the best hot chocolate I've ever had." Nick stated.

"It's REALLY good." Judy said.

"It's like drinking a melted chocolate bar. So rich." Benji said before taking another sip.

"I use the best stuff for my hot chocolate. Not that regular powder you can get at the stores." Mr. Behr stated.

"Good call on that. This stuff's good." Finnick said with a smile.

"Super good." Falisha added.

"So Mr. B, why are you selling hot cocoa... in Tundratown?" Nick asked.

"Even the locals need some warming up." Mr. Behr replied. "Also, around this time of year, I just share some warmth."

"That's nice." Judy said with a smile.

"I always wanted to ask. How come you run a bait and tackle shop here in Tundratown? Don't you live Downtown like most of us?" Mervin asked.

"Yes, I do. When I bought the store, I bought it on a whim. Not only that, due to many of Tundratown's resident, fish is one of the biggest resources. So with that in mind, making money from running a bait-and tackle was easy." Mr. Behr stated. "Now only that, but the locals really love fishing. Like me."

"Even in the cold?" Judy asked.

"Ever heard of ice fishing, dear?" Mr. Behr added.

Mr. Behr considered himself to be a fishing expert. He taught Ronnie quite a bit about it and took him on a few fishing trips. He's even known to go on a few with Nick's dad, John, these days.

"I recall you started to fish with my pop more often now. I never asked, but did you to catch anything good?" Nick asked.

"*sigh* Nothing worth mentioning." Mr. Behr admitted. "Well, nothing compared to you and Ronnie's catch."

"Ah yes. The Leviathan of the Lake." Nick said grinning a bit. "Seems like yesterday when Ronnie and I bagged that monster."

"I did most of the work." Ronnie said boasting a bit.

"Hey! I did just as much as you. PLUS, it was MY fishing pole that bagged him." Nick stated firmly.

"Yeah. With my dad's lure." Ronnie stated.

"Psst! You and I both know we caught it because of my 'Wilde Luck'." Nick said boasting.

"Heh heh! Wilde Luck? You Wildes must come up with everything." Mr. Behr stated. "You really are a lot like your old man, Nick."

"I'm his kid, after all." Nick stated proudly.

Mr. Behr realized that his kettle was empty.

"Whoops. Low on the good stuff." Mr. Behr said. "Guess I better make some more."

"We'll leave you to it." Judy said with a smile.

"See you later, Papa Bear." Ronnie said waving goodbye to his dad.

"See you at home, son." Mr. Behr said waving goodbye.

"Thanks for the hot chocolate." Finnick said before taking another sip.

The kids all said their goodbyes to Mr. Behr. A few minutes later, they all finished their cocoa and enjoyed looking at the Winter Wonderland they were walking on. To each of them, the holidays were the best time of year. Mainly, because of Winter Break and no school for a few weeks. Watching the snowfall, seeing the people enjoy themselves, the Christmas decorations, and even saw a singing choir. Hearing them, made Nick want to sing a bit.

"Just hear those sleigh bells jingle-ing ring-ting tingle-ing, too." Nick sang.

"Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you." Judy sung along being close to Nick.

"Heh. I guess we all know who you both want to be on under the mistletoe with." Finnick said with a grin.

"Ahhh!" Nick and Judy said blushing. "KNOCK IT OFF!"

"For real though, you two have plans for the holidays?" Finnick asked.

"Well, my family is coming to visit. Meaning my house is gonna be more of a madhouse." Judy admitted smiling awkwardly.

"How many people are gonna be there? Like, 4000?" Audran asked making a guess.

"I'll admit, my family's big, but it will be close to 500 bunnies. Mostly my grandparents and a few cousins." Judy stated.

"Oh. I see." Audran said.

"What about you, Nick? Any big plans?" Gazelle asked.

"Well, my family from other parts of the city usually visit. If not, then we will just have a holiday with just the three of us." Nick said.

"Really? That's all?" Judy asked sounding surprised.

"My family's not as big as yours, Carrots." Nick said.

"Still, you should be doing more for the holidays." Judy said.

"If something big comes up, we'll do that. For now, just the family at home." Nick said.

"I'm not doing much either." Benji said.

"Have a few things planned with the family." Mervin said. "Ugly sweater party."

"Me too." Falisha said.

"I think we all have plans, small or not." Gazelle stated.

"That reminds me. Mom, need me to get back home after getting her a few things. She's making holiday pie." Benji said.

"Sounds good. Save us a slice." Nick said.

"We all better head home." Finnick said.

"Right. See you, everyone." Judy said.

The group all said their goodbyes and made their ways back to their homes. Nick and Judy walked together a bit more. Downtown was pretty snowy too. As they stopped in front of Nick's home, Judy and Nick stood in front of each other.

"We'll be leaving for home tomorrow morning." Judy told Nick.

"Hope you have a great Christmas, Judy." Nick said with a smile.

Judy then hugged Nick. At this point in their lives, Nick and Judy were used to hugging each other and not feeling awkward about it.

"By the way..." Judy said as she ended her hug. "... if your family are is still looking for something to do, you can always spend Christmas with my family."

"Hmm... A family of foxes spending Christmas with a family of bunnies? I'll think about it." Nick said with a smile.

"See ya, Nick." Judy said.

"See ya, Carrots." Nick said.

Judy then left for her motel room. Nick stared at Judy as she takes her leave. Nick and Judy were very close. Close enough to even kiss once. However, the two agreed that they wouldn't be in a relationship yet. So for now, the two are just friends.

Nick opened the door and walked inside. In the living room, sitting on the couch, were his parents, John and Frankie Wilde. Their winter coats have also came in.

"I'm home, mom and pop." Nick said to his parents.

"Hey, sweetie." Frankie said happily.

"How are you, champ? Did you enjoy your little snow day?" John asked.

"Yeah. We kind of had a snowball fight." Nick said. "Well, more of a snowball war. We went a little overboard. But we were lucky to have some hot chocolate from Mr. Behr."

"That's nice of him." Frankie said.

Nick then took off his coat and put it on the hanger. He then walked over to his parents.

"Say, mom and dad? Do we have any big plans for Christmas?" Nick asked.

"Christmas? Nothing really." John said.

"We were thinking of calling some of our other family members. Your cousins, your grandparents, some of your uncles and aunts. Yet, none of them really picked up. Guess they're all busy." Frankie said.

"Did you have something in mind?" John asked.

"Well, Judy invited us to spend Christmas with her family at Bunnyburrow." Nick said.

"Hmm... A family of foxes spending Christmas with a family of bunnies? Not really common." John said with a grin.

"I said the same thing. But we're all close to the Hopps. They're practically family to us... and isn't spending time with family what the holidays are about?" Nick asked.

The Wildes and Hopps have been friends for over a year. It's not just Nick, Judy, and her siblings that were close, but Stu, Bonnie, John, and Frankie as well. The parents were almost as good friends with each other as Nick and Judy.

"Frankie, what do you think?" John asked.

"A Christmas in the country does sound nice." Frankie admitted.

"Soooo... Christmas at the Burrows?" Nick asked.

"Christmas at the Burrows." John and Frankie answered with a smile.

"Yes!" Nick said as he pumped his fist. "Can't wait! I mean, I can wait. Still got a few days before Christmas anyway. But being at Bunnyburrow for the holidays is gonna be awesome!"

Nick then left to go up to his room. As he left his parents, John and Frankie talked a bit. Frankie felt a bit worried and John noticed.

"What's wrong, hun?" John asked his wife.

"I don't know. I just feel a bit... concerned about this." Frankie said.

"Come now. It's just a family visiting another family on the holidays. What's the worst that could happen?" John asked with a smile.

Little did John know, a family of foxes doesn't simply just visit a family bunnies on the holidays. Let alone when other members of the family are coming too.

That's all for this chapter. My plan is to try and finish this story before Christmas. So I'm putting "Endless Summer" on hold. But hey, this should hold you down until then. I'm gonna do my best to not slow down. Got to keep my motivation juices flowing. See you all the next chapter.