even though I had already submitted this drawing, I'm also including the story, so enjoy ^_^

*keep in mind* this was a while ago, Lizzy had a human girlfriend before meeting Lizza!

THE BACKYARD

It was morning of a brand new day. The sun shined into the green room and Selena stirred her eyes as the clock struck 7:45. She glanced over her side and noticed Lizzy was still dead asleep. Without a sound, she slipped out of bed and walked downstairs. She set aside the curtains and stared at the backyard. The backyard was large, but simply empty with only the dirt and rocks off to the side that decorated this yard. She went back up stairs and into the bedroom. She sees Lizzy scuffling around the bed trying to get comfortable. Selena then pounces on the bed and Lizzy groans a bit.

“Hey there captain Adorable” Selena said.

“Howdy Peach Pie on the Beach” Lizzy murmured.

“Hey, I’ve been thinking, what do you say if we get started on the backyard?” Selena suggested as she was disrobing the blanket covering Lizzy. “It would be great, we can put in a walkway, add in some grass, and even a small garden.”

“I don’t know…I’m not in the mood” Lizzy responded. Selena takes her two fingers and drags them across Lizzy’s belly.

“Oh come on Lizzy, it will be fun, we can have the yard we always wanted.” Selena pleaded as she is moving towards Lizzy’s feet, which were sticking out of the blankets on the other side. She placed her fingers on the sole of his right foot and gently rubbed the pad on his paw. Lizzy moved his feet inwards in the blankets.

“WELL FINE THEN!!!!” she yelled. “I’ll get someone else to do the backyard for us since you don’t want to!”

Across the valley another lizard, just like Lizzy, sat in his desk awaiting a call from any customers. He set his feet on the desk, resting and annoyed, waiting. Piles of papers filled one side of the desk, including the rest of the small, tattered room. A ringing sound came from the phone, a sound the lizard hasn’t heard in a while. A sound he hasn’t heard in so long, he first believes it’s an illusion, a joke, something playing with his head again. He jolts from his chair and listens for a second ring. When it finally comes he quickly answers it.

“This is Sawtooth, your yard design extraordinaire, how may I be of some assistance?”

“Uh, yeah, hi, um I was wondering if you could come help design our backyard, um when are you available?”

“Hmm, well let me check miss.” He quickly looked at his calendar and noticed it was totally empty for this month. He went back and responded: “um I’m kind of swamped this month, but I could make some changes around for you miss.”

“Oh stop it you.” Selena giggled.

“Ha-ha, well I’ll come by today to check out what I’m dealing with.” Sawtooth responded.

“Great see you then.” Selena said in exasperation.

Later that day, a knock at the door came; Selena answered it to see Sawtooth. Sawtooth with his large boots and handful of materials, seemed to have forgotten that the door had been answered as he was playing his Nintendo DS.

“Um hello?” Selena asked. Sawtooth quickly glanced up and saw Selena.

“Oh, I’m sorry, I got all caught up playing this game, it’s very fun.”

“That’s quite alright, please come in.” Selena led Sawtooth in.

“What a beautiful house, I wouldn’t want to ruin your clean rug, should I remove my boots?” Sawtooth asked.

“As long as your feet don’t smell.” Selena joked.

“Oh – heh, I guess I better leave them on.” Sawtooth first laughed, then got a little embarrassed. He stared down at his feet and began to blush.

“Oh don’t be embarrassed.” Selena chuckled. “Let me show you the backyard.” She grabbed his arm and led him into the backyard.

“Wow, well I guess I got some work to do here, I will get started on this yard tomorrow, you go ahead and take this day to draw up what you want in your backyard and I’ll see what I can do.” The whole thing about his feet seemed to have faded.

“Will do, um, would you like anything to eat or drink?” Selena asked.

“That’s alright, I’ll be fine.” He remarked.

“Okay, let me show you out.” Selena persisted. As the two headed towards the door, Lizzy came walking right in.

“Oh, Lizzy, this is Sawtooth, he’s going to be doing our yard.” Selena said. Both Lizzy and Sawtooth stared each other down for a long time.

“Hello.” Lizzy murmured.

“What’s up?” Sawtooth responded. “Well, I best be going now, I’ll be back tomorrow.” And he did. Everyday since, Sawtooth has been coming with his different accessories from grass to bricks working on the yard. He has worked hours a day without rest in the burning summer heat. One day, Selena invited Sawtooth in for some lemonade and the two sat down on the couch drinking the exquisite drink.

“Are you sure you don’t need any help out there?” Selena asked.

“No, I’m fine, I’m actually halfway through the yard, its actually coming out swell.” Sawtooth exclaimed.

“I must admit, you are doing a wonderful job and I don’t know how to repay you for your deeds.” Selena said.

“The payment in the end of this project will be enough for all I’ve done.” Sawtooth replied.

“Yeah, I guess, but I feel you deserve a little more…you know I’m going to college to learn how to be a massager.” Selena added in.

“…That’s terrific.” He said as he taking a sip of the lemonade.

“Would you like a foot massage?” Selena asked.

“PPPPFFFFFFFFFFFFWWWWW! [Spitting out some lemonade] WHAT?! No that’s fine, I don’t need one, but thank you.” Sawtooth snapped.

“Ah come on, I need someone other than Lizzy to tell me how I’m doing.” Selena said.

“Well what’s wrong with Lizzy?” Sawtooth questioned.

“He’s too ticklish. All he does is laugh and he can’t give me an accurate answer.” She replied back.

“But I – But, my –“ Sawtooth stuttered.

“Oh are you still embarrassed about your feet?” Selena cut in. “If there’s one thing I’m so used to, it’s the smell of feet. My boyfriend Lizzy never wears shoes, and I always insist on rubbing his feet. So what are you so afraid of? Are you ticklish too?”

“…Alright if you insist.” Sawtooth lifted his right foot up upon Selena’s lap. He blushed a bit and was embarrassed. She slowly placed her hand upon his foot and carefully removed his boot. The ghastly smell filled the air as Sawtooth’s right foot was freed from the boot.

“I see you rarely take these boots off.” Selena said as she tried to gasp for air. She then removed the dirty sock that clothed the bare foot. Sawtooth doesn’t have a paw like Lizzy does, but the color of his sole is a bit grayish-brownish.

“See now what’s there to embarrassed about, you’ve got a cute pair of feet.” Selena commented.

“Heh, I guess…do you really think so?” Sawtooth asked in a puzzled voice.

“I am dead serious, your feet look tough and ready for anything, you shouldn’t hide your feet when they are this cute.” Selena said.

This inspired Sawtooth to playfully wiggle his toes. Selena kept her eyes fixed on the texture of his foot. She grabbed his toes and playfully wiggled them herself. Sawtooth giggled as she softly twisted and turned his toes. Sawtooth sat back on the couch and relaxed. Selena first ran her fingers from heel to the top of his sole. She found this very pleasant just as much as Sawtooth did, especially the fact that his feet were nice and warm from the summer heat. In just a few moments, she began to massage. Sawtooth closed his eyes and relieved the tension and stress that engulfed his mind. It seemed everything he was worried about, paying bills and keeping his job running seemed to have faded in a dream. All that were urgent seemed to turn into dust and blow in the wind. A smile drew its way on his face and he literally almost fell asleep but recovered.

“Wow Selena, that feels soooo gooooood. I am amazed.” Sawtooth let out.

“I’m glad you’re liking it, what do you say we have a little fun here?” Selena snickered. Her hand encircled Sawtooth’s ankle and with the other hand she lightly swished her fingers up and down his foot.

“Pfffpfffpff cut it out Selena.” Sawtooth chuckled.

“Oh, so we are ticklish, maybe that’s why you keep these feet in boots.” Selena was having a lot of fun. She then found where he is most ticklish, the center of his foot. She scribbled around that area for a few minutes while Sawtooth did all he could to keep himself from bust out laughing.

“Heeheeheehee no …p-p-please-s-s-s…st-sto-ha-ha-ha-ha-p.” Sawtooth had tears flowing down his cheeks. After a while Selena finally stopped. Sawtooth cleaning off the tears from his cheeks, and then he gets up from the couch.

“Well, I guess I better get going, I think I spent more time laughing today than I did actually doing your backyard.” Sawtooth said as he was taking in some breaths.

“Okay, I’ll show you out again.” Selena said.

The next day, ironically, Sawtooth returned. This time he was really focused on the work he had to do for the backyard and did not take any offers Selena had offered him. Lizzy stepped outside that day and lend a helping hand. It was about 7 in the evening and the sun was near setting. The two went back in the house and had a small snack.

“Thanks for the help Lizzy, we got a lot of work done today.” Sawtooth complimented.

“Hey, no sweat, I thought I should have at least helped you out.” Lizzy replied. The two were silent for a moment.

“So…I heard you got a foot massage by Selena yesterday.” Lizzy let out.

“Oh...That…um…listen, I really didn’t mean it to go too far –“ Lizzy put up his hand to signal Sawtooth to stop talking. Sawtooth took a deep breath.

“She also told me you were very ticklish.” Lizzy said and then smiled.

“Uh…where are you going with this?” Sawtooth questioned.

“Oh nowhere, I’m just saying from another fellow ticklish lizard. You know we should like team up and tickle her.” Lizzy suggested.

“Heh yeah.” The two laughed, Sawtooth got a little uncomfortable.

“I noticed, you’re the first lizard I’ve seen wear boots.” Lizzy said. “Most lizards I know love being barefoot. It’s this sort of bonding with the Earth when you’re barefoot. I mean, why else would god make us feel what were walking on? For me, I enjoy the grass in between my toes and the sand that warm up my soles during the day and the water to dip my feet in to cool down. Our feet go through a constant beating, that’s why god make us ticklish, especially on our feet, to help relieve the pain and stress that flow through us.” Lizzy theorized.

“Are you a philosopher because those were some powerful thoughts?” The two laughed after Sawtooth’s remark.

“Well, by the looks of it, your yard is done.” Sawtooth exclaimed.

“Thank you, you’ve done a wonderful job.” Lizzy replied.

“We should hang out more often.” Sawtooth suggested.

“Hell yeah, I could show you the rest of the gang Selena and I hang with.” Lizzy responded.

“Cool, well take care.”

“See ya.”

Sawtooth went to bed as soon as he got home. When he woke up the next morning he stretched a bit. He walked around the shed he lives in, feeling the patches of grass and dirt near his home. He did a couple of chores around his shed and after he was all done, he placed himself on top of his car and rested. For the first time ever, Sawtooth went the entire day in BAREFEET.