HOUSE HIPPO
Four yearold Cooper Owen held out his pet proudly for all his Day Care classmates to see. "This" He said just as proudly " Is Janto my house hippo." Ianto Jones sat at the back of the class and watched as his son gently stroked his pet's chin . The hippo ( who was no bigger then a baby rabbit ) closed its eyes and , as the creature often did , almost purred in contentment when its young master petted him, Ianto smiled as he watched this. He and his partner Jack Harkness had found the young creature one day on one of their missions and had brought it to the TORCHWOOD hub,
Cooper had taken one look at the small creature and had fallen in love with the young hippo. He had asked if he could have the hippo for a pet, Jack and Ianto had agreed after Cooper had promised to look after it, And to Ianto's surprise the little boy had keep his end of the deal. Ianto could tell the hippo adore its young master just by the way the creature purred when the boy was in the room.
Ianto smiled as he watched the rest of the class leaned in closer to get a better look, Ianto waited with bated breath as he heard the Teacher ask " He is sweet Cooper
Where did you find your toy house hippo? At a toys shoppe
Cooper, smiling proudly and in his best Bragging voice ( that reminded Ianto of Jack) replied as Janto yawned. " He isn't a toy, Miss. he is a real animal. Tad and Daddy found him after he fell through the rift," Ianto closed his eyes as he felt the teacher look at him and then she looked back at the small boy. " The rift?" she inquired. Cooper looked at Ianto and then back to his teacher " Yes Miss."
To be continued
I soooo want a house hippoe,