Melody of a Dark Past Chapter 1, an invader zim fanfic

YAY! First chapter to my sequel. Unfortunately, I still have to post chapters at the skool library….so new chapters might be slow in the making. Also, for those of you who are still waiting for reviews from me, the skool bumped up their security, so getting to the story by merely searching the site isn't a possibility anymore. But I'm working on it, the same friend who first told me how to get around the security by searching the site also said I could use his computer this weekend…

Anyway….I hope you enjoy this chapter ^-^ (Title might change…)

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Invader Zim or any of the songs…I am not claiming that I do.

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Chapter 1: Beginning of a Haunting.

Ember was sitting on the floor, leaning against the front of the couch. She had her sketchbook in her lap and was currently drawing something.

Zim had just gotten home from skool; he sat on the couch, in the corner and was silently watching Ember draw.

Gir wasn't home; either he was out getting something to eat, or was dancing to some annoying music at some club. Who knows? It's always hard to keep track of Gir.

It had been a month since the events of that first couple of weeks when Ember met Zim. One month of nothing but hanging out at the base for Ember. She refused to go outside and wouldn't tell Zim why.

Zim sighed "…Ember, why don't we go to the park?" He asked, trying to at least get Ember some fresh air; he knew humans needed it, and Ember was no exception.

Ember stopped drawing; she looked up at Zim with a hint of fear in her eyes. "Um…it's okay…I'm fine." She looked down from Zim's concerned look.

"Ember, it's been a month. Not only have the children at skool been questioning where you are, but also Ms. Bitters. I'm worried for you…" Zim explained, trying to get Ember to tell him what was going on with her.

"I'm fine Zim…Please; don't make a big deal of this." Ember looked down; she took out a pen to darken the lines of her new creation.

Zim was about to argue more, but the squeaking sounds of Gir's disguise stopped him. He looked towards the door to see Gir walking towards him.

Gir walked slowly across the room with a Suck Monkey in his hand. He walked towards the TV and turned it on, then walked to the couch and sat down next to Zim.

The Angry Monkey Show came on, but was quickly interrupted with a commercial break.

Ember looked up at the TV as the sounds of someone saying "Wanted" echoed throughout the room.

"Wanted: 10 year old girl for shooting and killing her father." A bold voice said as a picture of Ember came on the screen. "If you have any information please call this number" it then went on to show a police number or to call 911.

Ember stared at the screen; the pen was now being bent in her two hands from her anxiety.

Zim watched the screen, he didn't notice Ember actions.

Gir wasn't even paying attention; he had gone into the kitchen when the commercial first started. Sounds of him trying to get a soda out of the fridge were muffled by the voice on the TV.

Finally, the pen could no longer bend; it snapped.

Ember was flooded with past memories of being splattered with her father's own blood as the black ink splattered onto her chin and sides of her face. Bits of plastic reminded her of the glass as they hit against her skin without puncturing her skin.

As the man on the TV went on to describe who Ember was, what she looked like, what she had done and when she had done it, Ember held in tears as she buried her face in her hands.

Zim saw Ember and got off the couch. He knelt down next to her and held her as silent tears were threatening to fall down her face.

"Gir!" Zim shouted towards the green dog standing near the doorway of the kitchen. "Turn off the TV!"

"But…my show!"

"NOW!"

Gir did as his master said and walked back into the kitchen with his head down.

Zim still held Ember, but was gently pushed away. He stared at her as Ember wiped away the tears building up in her eyes with the back of her hand.

"So…is that why you don't want to go outside?" Zim asked in a soft voice.

Ember nodded slightly. "I….I don't really want to talk about it, I'm just going to go lay down for a while." She said as she got up off the floor, leaving the sketchbook and broken pieces of the pen behind.

Zim watched as she left through the door to the hallway. He sighed and got up; he turned to go to the kitchen.

Gir passed him in the kitchen; he skipped into the living room and turned on the TV.

Zim flushed himself down to his labs; his mind still on Ember. This was actually the first situation that he came across where he truly didn't know what to do. Ember couldn't live the rest of her life in his base, without ever going outside. Well, she could, but it would severely affect her health.

Well, it was something that could wait for now; the computer had alerted him to an urgent call from the Tallests.

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Ember laid down on the bed, on top of the comforter. She rolled onto her side so she was facing away from the door and the light that slipped through its cracks.

It was dark; almost eerie. The lamp was on, but it did little.

This room seemed to hold another presence, a presence that certainly didn't like Ember. She could feel it.

Ember once again rolled over to the table; she turned on the radio that was still in her room. She started keeping it in her room to practice playing her guitar and her singing.

The room was just so silent; Ember wanted at least some sound.

A song started; a song that was sad and made her regret ever turning the radio on.

I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself
Cause my heart so much misery
I will not break the way you did,
You fell so hard
I've learned the hard way
To never let it get that far

She turned away from the radio; now on her back, Ember stared up at the wired ceiling.

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid

She wanted to just shut the radio off; but something stopped her. The song played on, filling Ember's mind with more and more guilt.

She knew that she shouldn't feel guilt or even sadness for her father's death, but yet she still did.

I lose my way
And it's not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake
A smile, a laugh every day of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't even whole to start with

Silent tears fell down Ember's face; she could feel someone, or something watching her. She turned her head towards the door; seeing no one she began to feel nervous.

Breathing sounds seemed to be coming from the far corner of the room; someone was watching, waiting for Ember to fall asleep.

Ember looked towards that corner; just in time to see a tall shadowy figure disappear. She sat up; the song still playing, she was now fully awake and on high alert.

I watched you die
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
And now I cry in the middle of the night
For the same damn thing

That same shadowy figure reappeared, walking out of its corner and towards the other corner across the room. It seemed to skip like a CD would; it would disappear, and then reappear farther from the place where it had vanished; still walking.

Ember watched it; she didn't know what to do, clearly it wasn't real. She wanted to scream for Zim, but something held her back. The same something that stopped her from turning off the radio; a feeling.

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I try my hardest just to forget everything

It stopped; now near the foot of Ember's bed.

It starred at her; practically daring her to speak or even move.

"Ember…" It said in an eerie whisper; the voice was familiar, yet it seemed to be distorted from its voice having a sense of being demonic like.

Because of you
I don't know how to let anyone else in
Because of you
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
Because of you
I am afraid

Ember was frozen from fear; she couldn't move or speak. She just starred at it; meeting its death filled glare.

Because of you
Because of you

The song ended; the radio now went from being silent with the last words of the song still lingering, to static filled.

The figure stood up straight and vanished. The radio stopped.

Ember waited for its return, but it never came. Slowly she crept out of bed and to the door. It opened and she ran out, heading for the elevator door.

She went into the elevator, telling the computer to take down to wherever Zim was. It obeyed and took her to the main lab.

Ember thanked the computer and walked out. She saw Zim and was about to run up to him when she noticed he was talking to someone on the monitor.

She realized who they were and stopped walking; she watched the two on the screen.

The Tallests seemed a lot nicer to Zim; though they seemed to be worried and filled with a sense of severe urgency.

Ember sighed in relief, clearly they weren't arguing, so Zim was safe. She continued her walk towards Zim; wiping off some of the cold sweat that resulted from what had happened to her only minutes ago.

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Probably not the best part to end the chapter, but I'm almost out of time.

The next chapter should be up soon, my computer is on its way to being repaired. So by I guess this time next week, I should have the freedom of using my computer again.

Next chapter should be up soon…