Disclaimer: I don't own Invader Zim or the characters and I don't make money off of this.
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Heavy foot steppes echoed throughout the hallway of school. Zim stared at the ground as he made his way to the classroom, walking any further seemed like too much work, since when did all mighty Zim feel so… so… drained..
As the classroom door slammed open all eyes were upon Zim, some people pointed and whispered stuff loudly.
Dark circles had formed under Zim's eyes, his unnatural eyes were glazed over, his skin was a lighter green, he even looked a tad bit thinner, his clothes seemed to be a bit looser making him look even thinner than he really was and by the looks of it he was having problems standing on his own.
Quietly the alien made his way to his desk, ignoring the stares he was getting, dropping down into his seat and allowing his head to slam down on the desk with a loud 'thud'.
All the while this happened Dib was staring at the Irken with the slightest bit of concern in his eyes. When everyone turned away from Zim and to the teacher, Dib lowered his voice. "What happened to you, get soaked, beat up, maybe even or something else?" His voice sounded like he was amused, but at the same time there was something there that Zim couldn't place.
"What is it to you, Dib-stink? And the great Zim is the one that would be doing the beating!" The Irken's voice was quiet at first but it got a bit louder at the end, he also sounded somewhat dull. Zim lifted his head off the desk as he sat up, but he ended up slouching in his seat, his eyes drooping shut.
Dib leaned forward a bit more. "I doubt you could beat someone up, your arms look like they'd snap, did you eat anything at all lately?"
No answer.
"Zim?"
Still nothing.
For a moment Dib thought Zim might have been ignoring him, but some part of his brain told him otherwise, reaching out he gave Zim a light push to the side.
THUD! Zim had leaned to the side completely, soon his body started to fall and then he crashed into the ground, he let out a quiet groan while he pushed himself up. "You.. will pay for that.. Dib-worm.." His voice was hoarse as he spoke now, slowly Zim stumbled up to Dib, clutching onto the desk that Dib was sitting at to keep himself upright.
Dib sat up quickly, knocking his chair over as he did so. Reaching out, he tried to steady the alien, but it was no use as Zim shook off his hands.
Zim felt his world tip upside down, odd.. One moment he's about to pummel the humun, the next he's floating, or well maybe it was falling? He preferred floating, falling meant he'd have to land on the nasty, dirty floor… the germy floor. Faintly he could hear people talking, then he felt warmth engulf him, nice… warmth, slowly his vision faded to black as he nuzzled into the warmth.
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Zim jerked upright, slamming his head into someone else's as soon as he did, he clutched at his head while letting out a low whine. "You will pay for messing with the almighty Zim! You vile creature!"
Said creature snorted while holding his own head. "Yeah, whatever Zim, be grateful I didn't rip your wig off in front of everyone."
Pulling his hands away from his head, the irken glared at the humun filth, but there was no real hate or anger behind it like the other times, quietly Zim turned his attention to his hands.
Dib watched silently, his hands falling down to his sides. "So… what happened back there? Maybe it's something I can help with..?"
Zim glanced up for a brief moment, his voice was quiet, somewhat shaky. "Zim has no reason to tell a lowly germ anything… or have help from such a thing."
Before the alien understood what was going on he found himself pinned underneath Dib. "Don't give me that shit, Zim! I'm just trying to help!" The teen tightened his grip he had on Zim's upper arms, it'd be so easy to snap them… just like what he wanted to do when he was younger… but why couldn't he do it now?
Zim winced, pushing against Dib's chest, trying to shove him off with no success. "Let go!" He wiggled around, trying to get away from Dib, but each try was in vain.
"Great. My brother likes to molest the guy he likes to call an alien." Gaz rolled her eyes. "Anyway, your dog wanted to pick you up, Zim." And with that Gaz was gone.
Dib released Zim quickly, stiffly standing up, head bowed to over up his embarrassed expression.
The bed creaked as Zim slowly slid off it, alerting Dib that the alien was leaving, lifting his head he opened his mouth to say something, but Zim was already stumbling out the door.
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A/N: Hmm… were any of them OC? I hope not.. Also, reviews please! Oh.. And some hints on how to improve? Please? Also need to know if I should continue with this story.