The irken stood infront of the mirror of the school bathroom, lights off and doors locked as he stared at the reflection of himself in the shadows. Eyes were glowing brightly whilst two black serpent-like heads where at both sides along with dark tendrils that waveed around amongst his body.
He could remember the day he got this, parasite, in his body. It was only an excavation to another part of the earth and he stumbled upon the 'Darkness', a being that was created since time existed and now it hosted his body. This parasite seemed to be attracted to him, but he wasn't entirely sure why, all he knew was that this could help him finally take over earth and gain the respect of his
His leaders have yet known his newfound power, and neither does Dib-and he intended to keep it that way. Dib wouldn't be able to stop him this time, this time Zim was more powerful than ever... Unstoppable. The planet would be his in no time... But what was stopping him?
There were two things, one: he has to stay in the shadows to keep the darkness charged, and two: he hasn't completely unlocked all the powers yet. And he had this entity in his body for a few days.
"I don't feel like heading back to class..." Zim said, mostly because he's been so used to the shadows that he hated the light so much... But there was a reason why he bothered to go.
"Then stay here, in the shadows," The parasite hissed pleasingly. He was glad his host had finally gotten away from the blinding light of the classroom, it allowed him a chance to stretch out his tendrils and absorb the energy of the shadowy room. It didn't really understand why this alien went to school and put up with the annoyances of those humans and the wretched sun.
The irken sighed, "I would... But you know why I go there.." And it was true... No, he didn't have any deep feelings for that big-headed human, he knew he didn't have any for Dib. Dib was just a valued enemy.
"He's weak, a creature of the light," The darkness hissed, turning one of it's serpentine heads to rest his glowing gaze on the host, "He reaks of... innocence," he said.
Zim turned his head some to glance at the head, "But he can be a valued Ally in a point in time. He was the attention I needed even though I never wanted it. The tallest won't care if I make him a slave of mine..."
"A slave..." The parasite hissed in thought, a sound akin to a mix of a purr and a growl escaping him, "The thought pleases me, use him and manipulate him," It said, it's tendrils wiggling about in sick glee.
The alien host chuckled darkly, "if it were so easy~ I would have to fool him to think I'm not after world conquest..." And plus he hasn't tried yet for a couple of months since he was planning on exploring the earth to see if there was anything of use. Maybe it would work...
The twisted glowing serpent head smiled, it's razor sharp teeth bared in a sick grin. "Oh but it will be easy, he's so innocent and naive. A plan to trick him wouldn't be that hard to make," he said, a small dark chuckle of his own escaping him.
Zim smirked evilly, "I'll do that when the bell rings for school to be out." He said as he looked at his watch, "We got a minute till it rings." it was a perfect plan, perfect indeed...
"Gooood~" The darkness cooed, his glowing serpentine heads nodding in approval before going back to simply floating at the hosts side and enjoying the power from the shadows while he still could.
The irken leaned against the sink carefully as he waited for the bell to ring, but when it did he stood straight and adjusted his blood-red shirt and black leather jacket, "Alright, time to get back into my body." He said as he headed towards where the switch was.
The parasite slithered it's way back into it's hosts body, not wanting to deal with the light directly. At least inside of the alien host it was bearable.
Zim turned the lights back on once the deity was back in his body and unlocked the door so he could leave the bathroom. He glanced around, looking for the big-headed human.
Dib was stepping out of his last block class, his backpack slung over his shoulder as he looked around suspiciously. He'd seen less and less of the alien and his unexpected absence in the last class had him on edge. The irken was probably working on some kind of huge world domination plan that he'd have to stop again.
The irken host smirked darkly as he found the Dib a few inches away and blended into the crowd just to step infront of the teen as he grinned oh so evilly. But he did not say anything yet.
The teen stopped when he caught site of the alien and he glared at him spitefully. Well he at least knew where the irken was.. now he was probably going to say something about how mighty he was or how amazing his new plan would be. The thought had him rolling his eyes some, "What do you want space-boy?" He practically growled.
"Oh nothing," Zim said placing his hands on his hips, "I was just thinking, I've been absent quite alot." he said, indeed, he has been absent alot, it was due to the traveling he done. He even told the school that his 'parents' were taking him places and would be gone for awhile. Course they bought it and sent him homework that he had to do.
"I've noticed," Dib said annoyingly, "So what's the plan this time? Putting explosive weasels in everyone's desk again?" He asked sarcastically, stuffing his hands in his pockets as he continued to glare at the alien.
"There is no plan. I've been out exploring other places of earth, there is no plan." the alien crossed his arms now, and pulling off a delicious flirty smug look while he was at it. He was planning to woo the Dib, but surely the human wasn't smart enough to get that.
The teen was slightly confused when the irken said that there was no plan, and the look he was getting really creeped him out, "Well if there is no plan then I don't see why the hell you're talking to me, so move," He said angrily, to hide the other two emotions.
"I could but I don't want to..." Zim said, and then grabbed the other by the hems of his trench, "I was thinking that we should stop being enemies~" he said smugly as he pressed his forehead against the other's. Dib was a tad taller than him, but it was still easier for the alien to get in the teen's face... Literally.
Dib's eyes widened slightly at the sudden closeness of the irken's body and he pushed him back, a light blush coming to his cheeks, "What the hell is wrong with you?" He said a bit too shockedly, the alien had changed and it kind of scared the teen.
The irken chuckled as he straightened his shirt again, "Nothing is wrong with me, Dib-beast. I'm just tired of the unending conflict that was going on between us. And I no longer desire ruling the planet after what I have seen during my travels."
The teen eyed the alien suspiciously, the irken HAD been away for a long time and hadn't exactly tried anything to conquer the planet. But it made no sense, "What exactly have you been doing all this time then, huh?" He asked, still not buying in completely to what Zim had said.
Zim softly cooed as he placed his clawed hand against his chin, "around the planet... Exploring. Something you'd wish you would do than sit in a boring room all day and listen to them go on and on about the lesson."
Dib's eyes narrowed back into a glare at the alien's glaring. That was defenitely true but he'd never admit it, "That doesn't exactly explain your sudden want to stop your crazy plans," He pointed out, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Sudden?" the alien chuckled, "It's been about two months for me." He said, and moved so he was close enough behind the human that his snake-like tongue was wiggling right at the other's ear, "And I've been thinking so much... This planet isn't even worth the destruction. Afterall... it's already destroying itself..."
The teen tensed some when he felt the appendage wiggle against his ear and it had him leaning uncomfortably away from the irken. The change had been so sudden to him because his cameras had suddenly stopped working in the irken's base and it had been impossible to map what had gone on the last couple of months. "It may be destroying itself but it can be saved, and that's why I'm here," He said.
"And what are you going to do? Genocide your own race? Because they are the problem to why your precious planet is dying. They wont listen to you, you know if that is what you're thinking." Zim smirked as he put his hands on his hips again.
Dib was silent at that, glaring quietly at the irken as though wishing looks could kill. He didn't need to be told that his own race wouldn't listen to him seeing as that was proven basically every day.
Zim chirped sexily as he leaned closer to the Dib, "but I'll tell you what... I could make them listen for you..." He said, he had his way with manipulating people lately due to the parasite in his body... It effected his personality quite abit.
The teen bit his lower lip at that, for a second actually considering the offer, but when he caught himself he quickly tried to push the thoughts away. He was earth's only protector... without him where would the rest of the world be. Though the irken had said that his goal wasn't world conquest anymore... could he really trust Zim? He'd changed so much and Dib didn't know what to expect from him anymore.
"I'll tell you what..." the alien started as he moved back from the teen some, "I'll let you think on that, and when you have the answer... Come to me. You know where I live." He said as he slid his body passed Dib, but not before wiggling his slithery tongue against the human's cheek. He smirked in accomplishment and headed to the school exit.
Dib blushed some when he felt the irken's tongue against his cheek, glad that the alien hadn't stayed to watch his reaction. He was left simply standing there for a second before finally exitting the school and heading towards his house, he needed time to think.
Zim smirked evily, he got Dib where he wanted him, it was only a matter of time before the human comes running to his base. It was so perfect, "You're right... it was so easy... I have him where I want him." He said softly and lowly so only the Darkness could hear him as he headed to his base.
"Human minds are easily bended and twisted to our every whim," The darkness said, chuckling darkly without having to extend it's dark tendrils from the hosts body.
"Indeed~" The irken host agreed as he reached his neighborhood, he wasn't really far from the highschool, heck it was almost as if the school was nextdoor. "And I don't even have to go another level unless I desired it. It's so fun to tease them, make them think you want them in such a manner. Humans are so predictable and weak-minded..."
"It's almost sad how easily you seduced the innocent one," The parasite said, another small chuckle escaping him. He liked how easily this host manipulated peoples thoughts and feelings, it amused him.
Zim smirked as he went inside his house, which was so dark inside, well besides the tv going on since Gir is watching it. "You think?" he chuckled evily as he removed his black wild wig and contacts and placed them aside.
"Yessss, but it's amusing to watch," The darkness hissed letting out a dark laugh. The being gave a small sigh of relief when his host entered the dark house, the light from the tv was obnoxious but it was much better than the full on sunlight.
The irken couldn't help but giggle sexily and head to the kitchen to make himself a snack, enjoying the darkness in the base. He's been so used to it that the sun was like a pain to him... Like with the earth water on his skin... Which he had grew to get used to during the four years stuck on this disgusting planet.
The parasite was silent for a while simply absorbing the wonderful energy from the shadows that surrounded them. "What will you do with the innocent one when he comes here?" It finally asked, not really feeling like delving too deeply into it's hosts thoughts.
"Use him for my own desires of course. It gets lonely sometimes, and needs aren't always fullfilled in one way..." Zim answered, it was his idea, and why he wanted Dib as his slave. He knew he wont have the pleasure if Dib was dead and the host was ruling the planet.
The darkness laughed darkly, that was definately a pleasant thought. He himself wasn't really into touching and feeling a mortal but it was always fun when the host was and he didn't have to lift a finger.
The irken then headed to the elevator with his meal while munching on it, it was just usual snacks and maybe some fruit. "I'm going to have to update my PAK today, it's been wanky as of late."
The parasite nodded mentally before moving to stretch it's tendrils out to better enjoy the darkness, it's duo serpent heads soon joining the tendrils and staying beside the hosts shoulders. "Much better," it hissed pleasingly.
Zim chuckled as he munched on the remainder of his food as the elevator took him down into the lab level of the base, eventually finishing his food and wiping himself off before getting off the elevator once it stopped. He had a feeling Dib might come over, but for the time being he decided to remove his Pak and work on it at one of the stations to fix whatever's wrong with it.
Dib was walking down the sidewalk in the direction of the irken's house, his hands stuffed in his pockets and his shoulders hunched. He really didn't want to be doing this at all but his curiosity wouldn't just let him sit around and think. The alien's new attitude towards him was confusing and he just needed to know what the hell was going on.
The irken was blissful of the human's arrival as he was 'upgrading' his pak, trying not to use too many sparks just to not harm the parasite in anyway. He figured why the Pak was alittle weird lately, it wasn't adjusted to the new neighbor that hosted the aliens body.
The teen walked up to the front door, just standing there for a couple of seconds. He was still having a couple of doubts about this, but he'd already walked the entire way here and his pride wouldn't let him walk away. He raised a hand and pushed the doorbell.. probably sealing his own doom.
Zim's lekkus poked up as he heard the doorbell, he quickly finished what he was doing and reattached the PAK onto his back before heading up to the house area, "Might need to hide, I don't want Dib to see you. Atleast not yet..."
"Have fun with your human play thing," The darkness hissed with a small chuckle before pulling his physical form back into the host, going into a more dormant state so the alien could act freely and feel like he wasn't being watched too much.
The alien chuckled as well before going and answering the door, well peaking to make sure the coast was clear before actually answering. And he smirked so widely when he saw the teen infront of him, "Well, well. What a pleasant surprise... Dib-beast..."
"Not really a surprise but whatever," Dib said, rolling his eyes. That smirk never failed to tick him off but he was here for a reason and wouldn't let himself back out now.
Zim chuckled and opened the door alittle wider to allow the human inside, "Come in~ it's quite hot out there especially with what you're wearing~"
"It's not that hot," The teen said, shrugging it off as he stepped inside. He was so used to wearing a trench coat all the time that he barely noticed the heat anymore.
The irken closed the door once Dib was inside, it was entirely dark in the house level, only the TV being on gave some light into the room, "I apologize for the less light inside, during my travels, I mostly went in caves... and the less light reminds me of them..."
Dib looked around the room not really seeing much seeing as his eyes hadn't adjusted yet. The light from the TV was helping a little but not much. He nodded some when he heard the irken's explanation... it made at least a little sense.
Zim smirked deeply, it was so perfect... Dib vulnerable in the darkness... HIS darkness. He moved closer to the teen, as he placed his hands on the other's sides while behind the human and brought his lips close to Dib's ear, "There's something I never told you... Dib-human."
The teen blushed slightly at the sudden closeness of the alien, the lips against his ear not really helping and making him tense slightly. "A-and what would that be?" He asked when he was sure his voice wouldn't shake too badly.
The alien hissed needily against the appendage, "How much I'm attracted to you~ I haven't noticed until after I returned from my travels... How much I missed it when you were there to foil everything I planned~" course, he wasn't really in love with Dib... But he couldn't help it, he did miss it when he was away.
Dib's blush deepened in shade and he backed away from the irken slightly, this had been a bad idea, he should have stayed at home instead of let his curiosity get the best of him, "I don't know what the hell you've been smoking Zim but I think you should sleep it off," He said, raising his hands slightly as if that would ward the insane alien off.
"Nothing is wrong with me, Dib..." Zim said as his lekku lowered, but not in sadness, "I'm tired of just fighting with you, as much as I enjoy it, and as much as I quit my conquest over this planet. I have thought about it alot while I was away, am I not allowed to think?"
"You're allowed to think Zim.." The teen replied with a small sigh, seeing as it was dark he took the lekku lowering as a form of sadness and he lowered his hands some. He wasn't used to the alien acting like this and it'd taken him extremely off guard. He hadn't talked to the irken for months and now he was suddenly saying that he was attracted to the human... it would be enought to shock anyone.
"Aren't you tired of fighting with me, Dib?" The alien asked, "I am." He moved alittle closer to the human, He was planning every second of this... And putting emotion into it-Just like an actor.
Dib leaned uncomfortably away from the irken, he had begun to start getting tired of all the useless fighting... but it definitely wasn't for the same reason as the alien. "I guess..." He finally admitted.
Zim churred some, "You know.. I can help you save this planet... I seen alot of things about it... It's depressing that your kind is killing it off. How can a race not care for the magnificence of their own planet?"
The teen sighed softly when the alien mentioned that, he had a point... as horrible as it was to admit it. The human race was destroying it's own planet without a care in the world or a second thought to what they were doing, it ticked him off slightly but he'd hoped that if he could save them they'd turn their actions around. Too bad they hadn't done anything of the sort. "I don't know.." He finally replied.
"You won't be able to accomplish it alone, Dib-beast... It's been four years, and all you've done was deal with me, trying to expose me and everything. Did you ever stop and think that maybe I could be your ally than your enemy? I had the potential of taking over the planet, why not the potential to save what is left of it?" The alien tilted his head some as he held his hands together.
Dib was silent at that, he of course had never thought of doing such a thing.. Zim had a one track mind or so he'd thought until now. Could he really trust this irken to help him or was this just another trick? He eyed the alien a bit suspiciously, but that was hard with his eyes only just having adjusted to the dim lighting of the room.
Zim smiled some, "Having trouble seeing? I could fix that... As an irken I can see very well in the dark, almost like if it were day." he said, and he did have a special set of lenses he used to wear before he met the Darkness.
The teen rolled his eyes, having trouble seeing wasn't exactly a new thing but he wouldn't let the irken know that, "Yeah yeah yeah, I get it your aalien race is so much more "superior" to mine," He said sarcastically in response the alien's bragging.
"Not entirely. we stil have our flaws... like the fact that contaminated water burns our skin." the irken said, "Would you like to come into my lab, it's dark in there, too but there are some light in it... Atleast better than up here."
Dib arched a brow at the alien, he was going to let him into the lab willingly? "Uh... sure..." He said suspiciously. Maybe Zim really had changed... Zim chirped some and carefully took the teen's arm to lead him to the elevator, he didn't want Dib to trip on anything; especially in the dark.
The teen tensed slightly when the irken took his arm but he relaxed some when he realized that the alien was leading him through the dark and not dragging him to some evil doom... or at least that's what he guessed.
Once they were in the elevator, they were taken down into the lab level. The lab was also dark, but not extremely. It's more of a dim shadow, the perfect kind for Zim and the Darkness but this time the parasite isn't interfering much but it was best to stay in atleast some shadow to keep it charged.
Dib felt at least a little more relaxed when he could see more clearly in the lab, his vision still wasn't perfect in the darkness but it was at least better than it'd been upstairs. He stuffed his hands in his pockets and looked around in a silent fascination. The only time he'd ever seen that lab was when he was either fighting with Zim or hiding.. so he'd never really gotten a good look at it.
Zim chuckled some, "Hopefully that's abit better... now..." he glanced to the teen, "What do say about us teaming up to save this planet? I have everything we need to do it..."
The teen sighed softly when he heard the alien's question and he turned away from the fascinating lab to look back at his rival. "I don't like it... but I guess I don't really have a choice in the matter..." He finally said, glaring halfheartedly at the irken.
The alien sighed some, "atleast be alittle happy that I'm helping you with something for once..." Well.. The Bologna cure was one but he didn't want to remember that at all. That was just... A horrible memory.
"Well what are you getting out of this?" Dib asked, crossing his arms some as his look became suspicious once more, "You don't do something unless you get something else out of it," He said, and he was pretty sure Zim hadn't lost that trait... if so he'd probably go insane.
Zim rubbed his chin some, "Do you really wish to know...?" he said and went closer to Dib so their lips barely touched, "Or do you have an ideaaa...~?" he asked as he smirked he was so close that their fronts would slightly. touch
The teen's eyes widened and his face turned a deep shade of crimson. He opened his mouth to say something but with the irken leaning so close to him he was speechless.
The irken smirked more, "what's the matter?" he asked as he ran his fingers up the human's chest. "Alien got your tongue?" he chirped, taking this chance to press his lips against Dib's.
Dib tensed at the feeling of the irken's fingertips against his chest and he was about to deny the statement and say he was fine when Zim's lips were suddenly against his. It took a moment for the human to recover from the serious shock he was experiencing but when he did he practically shoved the alien away, glaring at him, "What the hell Zim?" he shrieked confusedly.
Zim grunted abit when he was shoved away, but he knew he was getting to Dib. "You're so slow, Dib-beast." he said, crossing his arms, "Can't you tell?" he growled, but this was all part of his plan... and Dib was so blind to not even see what he was up to.
The teen glared at the irken, "You're sick..." He finally said, both anger and embarrassment mingling in his voice. At least his blush was starting to go away.
The alien snorted and turned so his back was facing the human, "I should say the same to you..." he said, "Keeping pictures of me in your room... And not even sent them to that show you seem to enjoy watching..."
"That's RESEARCH," Dib growled, "And Mysterious Mysteries gets copies of EVERYTHING I get," He said then paused, "How do you know what my room looks like?" He asked suddenly, a little confused if not creeped out.
Zim smirked, "I grew curious," he said, his smirk turning into a grin but Dib can't see it, "So I snuck in while you were away to see what you've been up to during my absence. I'm surprised you even had the ones where I had nothing on my body."
The teen's blush came back full force, the way the irken was wording all of this was making him sound like a perverted freak when all any of that meant to him was research, some of it more extensive than the rest. He quickly tried to rid himself of the blush, realizing how guilty it probably made him look.
"So /what/ were you doing while I was gone?" The irken asked as he slightly turned abit so his eye was on Dib, watching the other's expression... He had the other in his trap, oh so perfect trap that he layed out.
Dib paused, slightly caught off guard by the sudden subject change. He hadn't really done much while the irken was gone besides going back to working on other investigations like hauntings. Sure it'd been fun but it never gave him the same thrill as chasing the alien. "I went back to investigating other things, I figured why not?" He said, shrugging some.
Zim turned completely around so he was facing the teen, "And how was that? Surely you might have missed me..." He said, lekku twitching slightly. He did miss Dib while he was away, and he wondered if Dib even missed him at all.
The teen shrugged, "It was nice having time to myself," He said, not really answering the question. He hadn't specifically missed the irken, but he had missed chasing him. He didn't really count that.
The irken snorted, and turned away again. Personally it kinda hurt him that Dib hadn't even missed him.. Not even once. "Whatever then." he said and just walked off to sit where the main computer was.
Dib was slightly concerned when the alien just turned away like that, the irken's new personality was really confusing him. The alien had used to be completely and utterly emotionless but by the position of his lekku that he was slightly hurt. The teen sighed softly, following Zim curiously over to the large computer.
Zim had began typing into the computer, probably just a daily log, "Well... since we are doing this.. have any plans?" he asked. He'll have to be patient on claiming Dib... Afterall, the human didn't seem quite ready or had adjusted to the change.
The teen moved to tap his lower lip as he thought, really he'd never thought of a large scale plan before. Nor had he thought that he'd have such a huge opportunity to do something good for the planet. He'd like to do a plan where the human population would be helping the planet willingly, but just making everyone aware of the damage wouldn't be enough.
The alien host continued to type, lucky it was all and Irk and Dib probably still can barely read it. In a sense... Zim was writing in his 'diary', a personal log that he's been doing for years. He was writing about what happened today.
Dib gave a small defeated sigh when he couldn't think of anything and just went to looking up at the computer screen. He couldn't really read any of it but he guessed that trying to decipher it was good practice in his study.
"If you don't have anything then you can go home you know... it's getting late for you." Zim said as his lekku's touched the back of his skull, he didn't want Dib to decipher this.. Not at all.
The teen glanced at his watch when the alien mentioned that, "I've stayed up later.. this isn't that bad," He said before lowering his watch arm back to his side. He had to admit that the irken's new personality was a lot more pleasant.. he at least wasn't bragging or screaming about how amazing he was.. maybe he had changed.
The irken paused his typing, "you're staying here?" He asked as he glanced at the human. "For how long?" Maybe it was an opportunity, but he didn't want Dib to find out too much... Not his plans. and not about the darkness in his body.
Dib shrugged, still looking up at the screen more boredly than anything else, "Not really sure," He said. He was at least beginning to relax around Zim, he didn't seem to want to kiss him again or attack him so he was fine with staying for a little bit.
Zim slightly blushed but made sure Dib didn't see and just continued typing, it was a surprise... so much for letting the darkness out some after Dib leaves... or when the human even leaves. he just hoped Dib wouldn't read any of his typing.
The teen glanced over at the irken when he didn't protest, a small part of him still slightly surprised. He was slowly getting used to it but he was still expecting the alien to just leap up and go on a rant or something.
The alien's cheeks were still a hue of purple as he continued to type his log. He didn't realise Dib turned to look at him, well not yet. And he eventually stopped typing because he was finished and he got the feeling that eyes were on him.
Dib was slightly confused when he saw the purple hue to the irken's cheeks. He'd never seen the alien blush before, what could Zim possibly be so embarrassed about? Had he done something to make the alien embarrassed, he didn't remember doing anything that would have such an affect on the irken.
Zim turned his head, and noticed Dib was glancing at him and he tried to hide the blush, "... What?" he asked, moving his hands away from the keyboard. He was only just embarrassed that Dib's staying at his house for who knows how long.
"Do you have a fever," The teen asked, maybe the alien wasn't embarrassed and just sick. That would explain the flushed look to the irken's face as well as his strange behavior. He reached over to place a hand to Zim's forehead, he wasn't concerned for the alien of course.. he just wanted to know what was going on.
"I don't." The irken answered, abit surprised that the other touched his forehead. he was actually cold to the touch, maybe colder than normal. "I'm not sick." he said as he moved a hand to take Dib's hand off his forehead.
"You're freezing," Dib said, a small bit of concern leaking into his voice, going completely unnoticed by him. He pulled his trench coat off and draped it over the alien's shoulder. He didn't know much about the irken's health but he was pretty sure Zim had never been this cold.
Zim blushed some, why was Dib being so concerned all of a sudden? "I'm fine, Dib, really..." He said, but the coat felt rather comfy and didn't bother to remove it. Maybe he was freezing? It was probably the parasite in his body, feeding off his warmth.
The teen didn't even understand why he was acting like this... maybe it was because he'd just gotten his rival back and he didn't want to be alone again. Sure having time to himself was great... and researching other things had been okay at first... but he didn't want to go back to that.
"Perhaps.. maybe I should rest." The alien said, and proceeded to get up from his chair. He had nothing else to do, well... if Dib wasn't here he would go feed the Darkness, but maybe he could pass tonight. Or wait until Dib falls asleep or goes home.
"Maybe..." Dib said, stuffing his hands in his pockets and stepping back from the chair so Zim could stand more comfortably... and because he still wasn't fond of physical contact.
Zim glanced at Dib some, and headed to his room, still clutching the trench that was around him. Once he was at the door, he opened it to a pure dark room-his room. Nothing but blackness and not even a shed of light.
The teen followed the irken to his room, not really knowing what else to do. He couldn't really leave without his trench coat... and he had a horrible feeling about staying alone in the darkness of Zim's lab. He was just getting a bad feeling from the shadowy surroundings in general and seeing that the inside of the alien's room was pitch black didn't really help.
The irken turned his head and noticed Dib was following him, "Are you tired too?" he asked, he was getting tired himself, because the trench on him was so warm and comfy. But he knew that once Dib fell asleep that he would have to leave to feed the Parasite before the teen would wake.
"A little," Dib admitted, shrugging slightly. He was pretty tired but he wouldn't admit it out loud.. he figured it was like showing a weakness. Zim's lekku twitch some and he took the teen's arm and guided him through the pitch blackness til they reached the bed, He'll have to give his special lenses to Dib since he didn't need them anymore.
The teen squeaked softly when he was suddenly pulled into the pitch black room, what little ability he had to see going away completely. He didn't exactly like the concept of being in a room with Zim where he couldn't see at all.
The alien then sat on the bed, glancing to Dib with dimly lit eyes. He didn't know his eyes were glowing, but he did notice it was brighter in the room for some reason. "Since we're tired... why don't we both sleep? Tomorrows saturday..."
Dib was slightly confused when the irken's eyes began to glow and he stared at them, just barely catching the question. He'd seen the alien in the dark plenty of times... but his eyes had never glowed. "I guess that'd be a good idea," He finally said after a while, too tired and confused to really argue with the statement.
Zim smiled and made Dib sit on the bed and moved to the other side so Dib would have room. This would've been his chance to claim Dib, but Dib was tired and it was obvious on the humans face. So he was thinking of doing it tomorrow morning.
The teen lay down tiredly on the way too soft mattress, keeping to his side of the bed with his back turned to Zim. The bed was way too comfortable and the second his head touched the pillow, his eyes drifted shut and he almost immediately fell asleep despite the fact that he was in the same room with his enemy, basically going into the most vulnerable state possible.
The irken host smiled when Dib immediately went to sleep and silently got up from the bed and left the room without waking Dib. Once he was out of the room, he then headed to the house level and headed outside where he would haunt one with a tainted heart to feed to the Darkness.