"Hey Phil, what's going on?" Frank asked.
"Not sure dude, but it's been going on for awhile now. Don't you remeber last week?" Phil said.
"Yea, god. I hope this doesn't keep up. Don't these humans realize there are animals with normal sleep habits here? Like seriously."
"I know right? Dammed ignorant humans. Always causing such a freakin' ruckuss here. I don't wanna be sold. Ever. I like my home here."
It was a Thursday morning, nearly one in Chicago. Such a busy, noisy city it was. I mean really, it is the year 2001 after all. Frank & Phil were simply two small new baby lizards in Dills' 24 Hour Pet Store. Not quite sure why there was a 24 hour pet store of all things, but hey, thats our world right? Anywayz, Dill of course was the owner of the old, run down place. Being on the corner of the main street in the city, and the industrial center, he always had a lot of people come in and out of it, usually to just browse the puppies.
But on this very morning, there were two kids. Kids who Dill have never seen around before. Curious Dill finished up his dusting and walked over to the taller, younger looking male kid.
"May I help you with something sir?" Asked Dill.
"Nah, we're good. Just looking. Hey, got any cool lizards or something?" Asked the guy.
"Actually yes sir, we do. Two new ones actually. Named them Phil & Frank. There right over there on the left. You interested in buying them?"
"Yea, actually. They're pretty cool. What kind?"
"Not quite sure really. They just came in recently, maybe about a month ago. Babies they both are. Phils got green & even a touch of blue on him. While Franks red with two white stripes around his black outlined spine. Pretty cute too."
"Awesome! Hey Donna, would you wanna get the lizards now? Think the ones this mans talking about would work. They're amazing looking. I really love the red striped one!" The guy said turning around to ask the girl behind him.
The girl was shorter, looked kinda older then the boy. Though seemed a tad more zoned out then him.
She turned around and faced him to answer.
"Yea sure Shane, how much are they? Remember, we've only got like 30 if we pulled out money together." She said.
Dill, curious asks "You guys brother and sister or what if I may ask? You don't look alike, but around here you never know anymore. You guys seem pretty close."
Both Shane & Donna turn and look at eachother and start laughing. Shane replies saying,
"Nah not related, just good friends. And we were talking and figured it'd be cool to buy a pet. One for the both of us ya know? And we both like lizards so we came here. Closest place around my aunts." he says.
"Yea, we're on vacation here. If you wanna call it that anyway, not really much to do here though, so we thought this up. Plus, about a year ago, this one here made me write a story like this. So I thought it would fit pretty damn well." Donna says laughing as Shane just rolls his eyes.
"Hey! You told me you were writing so I gave you an idea! It was fun writing it wasn't!?" He says jokingly.
Dill paitently waiting there, realizing he probably shouldn't have asked such a question to such obviously hyperactive kids says calmly "Hey, sorry for interupting, but the lizards? Phil & Frank? Yes?"
"Oh sorry dude, almost forgot what we were saying. But yea, how much are they?" Dill asked.
"Pretty cheap seeing their still babies. About $10 each actually. You said you both together had $30 right? You'd still have money left over. Listen, you buy these guys and promise to take care of them, I'll even start you two off with supplies for them both. Sound good?" Dill replied.
"Amazing! Dude you're amazing!" Dill said jumping up and down beside Donna.
"Donna! I call the striped one! I get Frank!" he said to Donna.
"Fine, fine, I like blue and green anyways. Plus, Phil reminds me of Rugrats!" Donna answered Shane back.
"Great, I'll get the carrier for them and their stuff. You two go wait at the counter." Dill said to them both.
As Donna and Shane headed happily for the counter, Dill went in the back to get everything the two home bound babies would need. He was so happy to see kids like Donna and Shane come by, though he didn't have much paitent. It just was always nice to see kids that age actually interested in such different creatures. It's not something he was use to seeing. Most people around the area we're more into the new pups or even birds. He always had felt bad for all the other animals, he kind of felt that the people in the city kind of just neglected them.
Meanwhile...
(To be continued...)
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