DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN INVADER ZIM OTHERWISE IT WOULD BE ON NICKELODEON EVERY OTHER HOUR SO DON'T SUE ME!
Ch.1: For Lack of a Better Title: The Beginning
It started out as just another normal day, Miss Pain (a close relative of Miss Bitters) was talking about some boring nonsense about human reproduction. 'How I hate learning about nasty human filth and their filthy way of reproduction! FILTH!' Zim thought angrily. Looking around he spotted Dib in the corner of the room. 'Grrrr… that Dib, he's been my sworn enemy for five years, but lately he's had an odd habit of sticking up for me. I don't need him, I don't need anyone! I am ZIM and therefore above the likes of human help! I would never have gotten so far in my plans if I had a human-stink to worry about! He and I have, after all, been through a lot together though. Wait! What am I thinking! I hate the Dib stink-beast! I hate, hate, hate him!'
(On the other side of the room)
Dib was sitting staring blankly at the wall when a certain alien's stare caught his eye. 'What's up with him? Maybe the idea of humans having sex has made him, how does he put it 'make little sicky noises'.' He chuckled at the thought. But thinking of such things brought up a more interesting question, 'How do Irkens reproduce? Do they have specific body parts for that purpose such as we do? If not Zim might be the only male in this room without a…Wait what am I thinking? Damn you perverted teenage mind, Damn you! I must erase this from my memory permanently! Dib then began to bang his head against his desk really, really hard. Suddenly Miss Pain popped up behind him and asked menacingly, " Dib, do you want another trip to the happy house?" "No ma'am," he replied as horrid visions of past visits crept into his mind. "Then wait until you get home to bang your disgustingly large greasy head into things." "Yes ma'am," he said resisting the urge to scream at her about how his head was neither big nor greasy. Miss Pain obviously believed that to be sufficient, so she popped up in the front of the room and continued her lecture. Dib rested his head on his desk and sighed, he didn't even have to look up, he knew Zim was laughing at him. But for once he didn't feel like getting into an argument; he just felt like sleeping. 'Lately I've been so distracted. I haven't gotten a healthy amount of sleep in weeks. It's that feeling I have. I can feel it in my chest like a gaping hole waiting to be filled. I can't decipher it or explain it, but it usually turns into that feeling like I'm gonna puke my guts out all over everything. Oh well, I guess I'll figure it all out in time.
(2 milleniums later)
RRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNGGGGG!
"Okay children you're free to go, but be warned there will be a 7,550 question test tomorrow over everything I talked about today. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
(kids stare at Miss Pain like she's a nut and groan very loudly)
(In 9th grade hallway)
"Move it loser!" A huge brutish kid yelled at Zim and knocked him to the ground.
"You dare call ME, ZIM a loser you FILTHY earthen STINK-CHILD?"
"Whaddid you just say to me?"
"You heard me you over sized PIG SMELLY!" Zim shrieked looking like he was about to rip the brute's head off.
"That's it!" The brute yelled picking Zim up by the collar and getting ready to punch.
"Let him go Nathan!"(brute boy's name) Dib commanded walking over to the scene.
"Aww… look Zim, your wittle boyfriend is here to help you." Nathan mocked laughing stupidly at the two.
"SHUT UP! How dare you laugh at ZIM!" Zim screeched trying desperately to get free.
"Just leave him alone! He's never done anything er…remotely horrible to you." Dib was now on the verge of kicking this guy's ass, or at least trying to.
"Dib-worm I do NOT need your ASSISTANCE!" Zim yelled.
"Your lover's quarrel is annoying me, so I think I'll end this now." Nathan said with an evil smile on his face.
"No don't!" Dib yelled, but it was to late Nathan punched Zim as hard as he could then through him down. Zim landed with a loud thud. His left leg looked a little weird in its current position but that was the least of Dib's worries at the moment.
"You asshole!" Dib screamed and jumped at Nathan.
The fight needless to say, did not last very long. Though Dib got a couple good hits Nathan ended up pummeling him and walking away. Dib landed on the floor (Nathan had thrown him) so close to Zim that they were nearly touching, which for some strange reason made Dib blush a little.
Sitting up Dib asked, "Are you okay Zim?"
Zim whimpered then replied, "Just leave me alone Dib-stink."
"Just let me help you up Zim."
"No keep your disgusting meaty hands off of me!"
"C'mon Zim, you know you can't stand on your own."
"And just why not Dib-worm?"
"Your leg looks like it's broken."
Zim looked at his leg, it was hurting terribly but he thought that it must be nothing to worry about. "I can get up by myself."
But after Zim took his first step he collapsed and screamed, "MY LEG!" Dib turned back around and sat down next to Zim.
"So, it is broken then?"
"Apparently." Zim said through gritted teeth. He hated being wrong, it made him feel weak and stupid; especially when he was wrong and Dib was right.
"Yeah, well we'd better get you home."
"And just how do you purpose I walk home with a broken leg.?"
"Here, I'll help, just put your arm around my shoulder."
"NO WAY! You're obviously covered in germs!"
"C'mon Zim you can't just sit here until your leg heals."
Zim thought for a moment the said, "Fine. So how does this idea of yours work again?"
"You just put your arm around my shoulder and I do the same to you, now I'm gonna act like your other leg."
"Alright." Zim said sighing.
The two walked to Zim's house in silence. Both of them were deep in thought. 'Wow, in all my years of knowing Zim I never dreamed I'd be doing this. I don't know why but being this close to him is making my face really hot. I hope that it's just a coming headache, but I don't think it is; I feel…happy being this close to him. Wait a second, did I just think that? Maybe, no it couldn't be I would never, it would be sick and wrong. Or would it? Is it possible that I might like Zim?' He looked over at Zim who was apparently deep in thought himself.
'Why does my face feel so hot?' Zim thought obviously very confused. 'And why are my insides all squirmy? That Dib-human must be doing something to me, but what? The Dib has no weapons, no mind controlling devices, nothing! So what is making ME, ZIM, feel this way? It must have something to do with the Dib-human because it only occurs when I'm around him. It's been happening for some time now, since 7th grade I think. The thing is, I think I might be warming up to the Dib but I'm pretty sure he still hates me, but if he hates me why is he helping me? Maybe Dib is warming up to me too. No, it couldn't be he's probably just being nice since my leg is broken. No matter what I have to keep my guard up.
When they got to Zim's house Dib helped Zim get on the couch. Zim then called for GIR. GIR came in singing something about moose and pigeons. "GIR, get me my first aid kit!" Zim commanded. "Yes, Sir!" GIR replied running out the of the room. "Are you gonna be okay?" Dib asked with a small hint of worry in his voice. "Yeah, if GIR hasn't misplaced my first aid kit or replaced the contents with something stupid, like tuna." "Is he that stupid?" "Yep, most of the time." Then the strangest thing happened Dib and Zim laughed together, and not in a maniacal way either just laughing like good friends.
"Um… Master?" GIR asked stepping into the room. "Yes GIR?" "The first aid kit went bye-bye!" GIR said waving and giggling. "What! What did you do with it GIR?" Zim yelled shaking his fist at GIR. "Well, I don't know what happened, so let's all go eat BACON!" GIR shrieked dancing around the room. "No GIR, now isn't the time to eat." Dib said. "Awww…" GIR said sadly. "So what am I supposed to do now?" Zim asked. "Well, I guess you'll have to come with me, I'll have to take care of you for a while." Dib said sighing at his seemingly horrible fate. "I guess that I'm going to have to since GIR broke half my base and it's still in the process of fixing itself." Zim said with deepest loathing (or at least what appeared to be deepest loathing). "Well we'd better get going then, GIR get your dog suit." "OKEYDOKEY!" GIR yelled running out of the room. "Zim, I think it would be easier if you rode on GIR." "That's a terrible idea! It would just be easier if a rode on GIR Dib-worm." Dib just rolled his eyes; these next few days were going to be interesting.
A/N: So how did you like the first chapter? Please review! If I get some good reviews I'll continue the story, if not I might decide to anyway! By the way this is my first Invader Zim fiction so try not to be too critical. -Megan