Dib explains why he committed suicide to his father. (Hard to explain it without giving it away) One-shot.

Dear Dad:

I'm doing well. As well as you can be when you're dead. I heard you knock on my door that morning, as my body was there cold on the bed. I saw you push it open. I felt you grab me by the shoulders and shake me.

At the funeral, you sat in front, your tear-filled eyes never leaving the body's bloodied wrists. Gaz's game lay in her lap, ignored. When she came up to say goodbye, she left the gameslave in my pocket. Did you know that?

When you came up to say goodbye, you apologized for calling me demented, insane, crazy, and all the other insults you've thrown at me all my life. Your goggles were off. Who knew your eyes were blue?

You were so upset then, but I'm glad you're happy now. You pay attention to Gaz, and she's grown out of her hatred. It's a beautiful thing, I just wish it were like this before.

I know you're curious about why I did it. I know I left no note, as people normally do. But, then again, who said I was normal?

You haven't figured it out now, 2 years later, while Gaz has known since the day I died. She's so observant when she tries.

Do you remember that little alien Zim I used to hate? He always paid attention to me, always had time for me. Remember that night in the rain when you kicked me out? I showed up at Zim's door, and he took me in. I was there a month before you told me to move back in.

Thanks to you, our hate turned to friendship, and that to love. Nobody noticed the difference at skool. And that after skool club I'd told you I joined? That was a lie, a way to spend time with Zim. Then again, would you really have noticed if I weren't home? Probably not.

He had beautiful red eyes and a snakelike tongue that tasted like chocolate. His robot would always be there to open the door for me, welcome me home.

But then, one day, he didn't come to skool. I went to his house to check on him, but...

He was dead.

I later learned that Tak had returned for payback on us both, and that he'd kept me safe by lying, saying he'd already killed me out of spite. So she then killed him. Like a fool, she believed him and left.

As I've said before, 'Dad', I loved him. He was the center of my universe, the point my world revolved around. For you and Gaz, I tried to pretend I was fine.

I tried.

But I could only go so long without my sun.

I love you, Dad. And you too, Gaz. Hope your wedding is okay tomorrow. You two make a great couple.

With Hope,

Dib.

Sighing, I threw the paper into the fire before me. Heaven's pearly gates were a prison. The only thing worth staying about it was-

A cold pair of arms wrapped around my waist.

"Good morning, Dib-Human. I missed you."

Turning into the embrace, I looked up into the soft red eyes. This alien was the one I'd given my life for. My best friend, my comforter, my lover. The one I would spend eternity with.

An eternity that would be well spent, in my opinion.