Live in my house, I'll be your shelter-
(Disclaimer: I do not own Invader Zim or Dib or Gir…etc. If I did the world would be filled with DOOM! So yes please do not sue me. The Baby Planner Office is not in anyway part of Invader Zim and is based on the Planned Parent Hood © again do not sue. Oh yes I forgot to add that this is in the First Person both from Zim and Dib's point of view. This chapter is Zim's POV))
Its amazing when we first got here I didn't understand compassion, just DOOOM! Being of Irken Blood I had not a chance to fall in love. I always tried to invade this worm planet, I had one friend (Keet) only because of the stupid girl suspecting my true nature TO BE THE INVADER OF EARTH. There was always one humanworm thingy who knew what I really was. And for that several years later I fell in love.
It all began at the place humans go to learn things…High School. I was sitting at the cafeteria table minding my own business (meaning I was picking at my earth muck those worms call cafeteria food..) when Dib walked by. I didn't recognize him at first until I actually looked. He was taller and more lanky, he carried a brown sack he looked at me.
"Is this seat taken Zim?" Me being speechless at how attracted I was to him I mearly stuttered.
"N…nnno!" He looked at me with such surprise and then said,
"Mind if I sit here then?" I shook my head no and he sat. We sat quietly as I picked at my food and Dib went digging through his brown sack, I finally broke the silence by going "Ahem"
"What do you want Zim?" Dib asked without looking up.
"I haven't seen you in years Dib human…Where have you BEEN????" I asked shaking my fist when I said been.
"I…..I…..I don't want to talk about it." I just nodded my head and stared adoringly at his tallness. He pulled this thing (I think its called a Sand-Witch??) out of that paper bag thing. I then stood up and said, "UntilLLLL we meet again Earthen human worm…I mean Dib." He just shrugged and nodded.
"Okay Zim see you in class." I walked over to that trashcan where I dumped all of my untouched earthen meals that would kill me if I ate them, and threw the muck into the black abyss of the can. I looked back at Dib and I had a weird feeling in the pit of my stomach…I think its what those Wormhumans call like or love…I shook it off and continued to my next class. Chemistry…the entire time I was working on the Hydrogen molecular structure I kept seeing Dib's beautiful tallness and his face.
"Weird…." I said to myself and as the bell rang I left to go to home as I walked I saw Dib walking and by the sounds of things he was crying. I made my way up to him and said, "What's the matter Dib?" He looked at me an crumpled the paper he was holding into his pocket.
"Nothing.."
"Nothing? Or Something??" He looked at the ground and I looked at his pocket. "Whats in your pocket Dib?" I asked in the most subtle way I could to make him give it to me, he then slowly reached into his pocket and pulled the paper out, then he handed it to me. I took it from him but before I read it he said, "I'm gonna be a dad, Zim."
"You mean there's a way, that you can create a earthen baby worm thingy?" He nodded, "Why you so sad then?" He motioned for me to read the paper. It said:
The Baby Planner Office
5555 Riverwalk Dr.
Your Town America
Dear Dib,
We are sorry to inform you that you are HIV/AIDS Positive, please note that every test was taken to be sure that you were not positive. Please go to your doctor and get AZT, there is a continuing struggle to find a cure, but until then you must take your medication.
Sincerely,
Gwendolyn Marcus
I scratched my head and looked at how upset Dib was. Until now I did not know what HIV/AIDS was so I didn't ask Dib. I decided that later I would look on the INTERWEBBBB!!
"I'm…..sorry…Dibhuman." I said, as sympathetic as I could sound.
"Its all right Zim…I just made a bad decision…" He shrugged and looked at me with a tear stained face, I then remembered that there was this movie on that Gir was watching a while ago, I remembered yelling at him to turn it off because the singing was driving me insane. I also remember that Gir had recorded it because he liked it so much, which I thought was weird. But the movie was about a group of friends who and this thing called…HIV/AIDS, so maybe Dib would like to watch it.
"Dib…Since we met seven years ago…I always thought that you were the smartest earthen. I had ever met." He looked at me and I thought Man I suck at this kinda thing , "So I was wondering if you have a place to stay?" Dib shook his head and said,
"My dad and Gaz disowned me when they found out, they thought I was gay." I nodded and then asked,
"What is the concept of this word you humans call 'Gay'?" I had been called that before but I didn't know what it meant.
"It means when a guy likes another guy more than a friend." I was beginning to understand this concept.
"Sooo, is it a bad thing?"
"It's frowned upon by most people, because in honor of tradition men are suppose to be with women."
"Stupid earthen scum…it shouldn't matter who they want to be with as long as there is love from both sides."
"You mean that it doesn't matter with the….Irken race?"
"Haha No! If it was like the Earthen society there would be no peace on Irk." He smiled at me and I felt myself getting warm.
"So you asked if I had a place to stay and I said 'no'."
"Well in that case, since you don't seem to want to prove that I INVADER ZIMMMM, am in fact an ALIENNN. I wish to call a peace between us and would like to extend the hand of friendship so that we in fact can live together in the SAME HOUSEHOOOLD." I held out my hand and he shook it.
"Sure…Zim." I smiled and said
"We're friends now Dib. So no more killing attempts."
"Deal," I stood there puzzled and asked,
"What is a deal???" He gave a watery laugh and said
"A deal is another word for an agreement."
"AH Yes well DEAL Friend." He and I walked to his old home to gather his things he needed and Gaz chased us out of the house, after Dib got his things.
To Be Continued
