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Sorry for the delay, but this is art by 
mitternacht! Well worth the wait in my opinion.
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Hopper turned on Darryl. "DUDE!" His eyes were open wide, a scowl on his face. Hands were balled up into tight, trembling fists. "Iggy is NOT going into the garbage!"
Ivan placed his hands on Hopper's shoulders, wedging himself between the two. "No fighting. You are both friends. You will be calming down now, Hopper."
Hopper pointed at Darryl around Ivan's broad shoulders. "He wants me to get a garbage bag for Iggy!"
Ivan eyed Darryl, who was shaking his head during Hopper's tempest. "No, dude. I wasn't suggesting throwing away your iguana. We just need to put her in something to take to the vet."
Hopper's eyes were angry, yet glassy, unspent tears pooling up around the corners. "The vet? She's dead. Why would I take her to the vet?"
"Because the vet can take care of the body, man."
Hopper suddenly tried to lunge past Ivan to grab Darryl, but the snow leopard's grip was firm. All he managed to do was press up against Ivan. "I'm not letting some stranger bury Iggy!"
Darryl took a step back, hands held up in front of him. The empty beer can bounced along the carpet. "Jesus, dude. Okay. Calm down, we'll bury Iggy somewhere, but we should at least put her in the bag. Keep the smells out and stuff."
The explanation seemed to calm down Hopper. He lowered his arm and backed off of Ivan. "Yeah. I guess that'll work."
"I didn't mean to piss you off, Hopper."
It's...all right. Iggy was with me for a long time. Ten years." His voice wavered. "Maybe...maybe she was just old."
Ivan released Hopper, hoping the rabbit would remain calm. "I am sorry for your loss."
"Thanks, Ivan. I'm gonna...I'm gonna go lay down after I put Iggy in..." He sank to his knees, his outstretched fingers brushing the glass of the aquarium. "I need to be alone here, guys. I don't know if I'm gonna cry, but I might. I don't want you guys to see that."
Darryl nodded. "Okay." He retreated into his bedroom, closing the door.
Ivan took the cordless phone with him, turning it on as he entered his room.
Nothing happened.
He tried again. The phone was dead. He quietly returned to the living room and saw Hopper with his head against the aquarium glass. Either he didn't notice Ivan, or was ignoring him. The snow leopard placed the phone on the charger and returned to his bedroom. He would call his family tomorrow.
Ivan put on a tank top, grabbed the gym bag next to his bed, and saw Hopper was no long in the living room. The front door was ajar. Hopper forgot to shut it behind him again, but it was understandable. He still hoped Hopper hadn't left in his boxers.
Ivan looked at the dead iguana staring at the ceiling. A strange chill started to fill his body, but he shrugged it off.
He was still relieved to be away from the apartment.
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mitternacht! Well worth the wait in my opinion.* * *
Hopper turned on Darryl. "DUDE!" His eyes were open wide, a scowl on his face. Hands were balled up into tight, trembling fists. "Iggy is NOT going into the garbage!"
Ivan placed his hands on Hopper's shoulders, wedging himself between the two. "No fighting. You are both friends. You will be calming down now, Hopper."
Hopper pointed at Darryl around Ivan's broad shoulders. "He wants me to get a garbage bag for Iggy!"
Ivan eyed Darryl, who was shaking his head during Hopper's tempest. "No, dude. I wasn't suggesting throwing away your iguana. We just need to put her in something to take to the vet."
Hopper's eyes were angry, yet glassy, unspent tears pooling up around the corners. "The vet? She's dead. Why would I take her to the vet?"
"Because the vet can take care of the body, man."
Hopper suddenly tried to lunge past Ivan to grab Darryl, but the snow leopard's grip was firm. All he managed to do was press up against Ivan. "I'm not letting some stranger bury Iggy!"
Darryl took a step back, hands held up in front of him. The empty beer can bounced along the carpet. "Jesus, dude. Okay. Calm down, we'll bury Iggy somewhere, but we should at least put her in the bag. Keep the smells out and stuff."
The explanation seemed to calm down Hopper. He lowered his arm and backed off of Ivan. "Yeah. I guess that'll work."
"I didn't mean to piss you off, Hopper."
It's...all right. Iggy was with me for a long time. Ten years." His voice wavered. "Maybe...maybe she was just old."
Ivan released Hopper, hoping the rabbit would remain calm. "I am sorry for your loss."
"Thanks, Ivan. I'm gonna...I'm gonna go lay down after I put Iggy in..." He sank to his knees, his outstretched fingers brushing the glass of the aquarium. "I need to be alone here, guys. I don't know if I'm gonna cry, but I might. I don't want you guys to see that."
Darryl nodded. "Okay." He retreated into his bedroom, closing the door.
Ivan took the cordless phone with him, turning it on as he entered his room.
Nothing happened.
He tried again. The phone was dead. He quietly returned to the living room and saw Hopper with his head against the aquarium glass. Either he didn't notice Ivan, or was ignoring him. The snow leopard placed the phone on the charger and returned to his bedroom. He would call his family tomorrow.
Ivan put on a tank top, grabbed the gym bag next to his bed, and saw Hopper was no long in the living room. The front door was ajar. Hopper forgot to shut it behind him again, but it was understandable. He still hoped Hopper hadn't left in his boxers.
Ivan looked at the dead iguana staring at the ceiling. A strange chill started to fill his body, but he shrugged it off.
He was still relieved to be away from the apartment.
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Wow, this part is pretty emotional. it reminds of how i was with my albino dwarf hamster's last moments, i was talking to him when he slowly died and i almost cried when he was gone. T.-.T he was 3 years old, which is extremely old for a hamster. T.-.T
this part is awesome and the art is as well. greatly done aw the both of you. ^.=.^
this part is awesome and the art is as well. greatly done aw the both of you. ^.=.^
Burt's Gym...are we seeing product placement now? :) So far the story is pretty good, you have me wondering about the first part and how it works into all this. I am curious about the egg....Pretty sad chapter, then agian it is always sad to loose a pet, especially one you have had for a long time. Ivan seems a pretty interesting character so far, can't wait to see where this all goes Greg!
pegasus316
i must say the art sets the scene very well.
i remember when my friends iguanna died. Like she was stommping around in the cage one and minute and then she just stopped moving the next.
i liked this bit more than the others too, i think it might have been the slightly more mature tone...^^;;
i remember when my friends iguanna died. Like she was stommping around in the cage one and minute and then she just stopped moving the next.
i liked this bit more than the others too, i think it might have been the slightly more mature tone...^^;;
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