Update: 10-26-2012
Ohh my god. Someone pointed out to me that first Zim wants gummy bears, then he buys it and now has gummy WORMS, and then it goes back to gummy bears. So I just fixed it ^^; Thank you sooo much AsianCutie93 for pointing that out! :D
"Ugh! I hate this weather!" Dib complained as he stood outside of Hi Skool, watching the rain fall mercilessly to the ground. He looked over at the Irken that stood to his left. Who, much to his satisfaction, was shorter than him. After four years of being on the planet the Irken had realized that his old attire had been deemed 'weird,' and in his attempt to successfully blend in with the humans he had taken the human with him to purchase clothing that was 'normal', which consisted of very dark colors. On every outfit Zim had stitched a pink insignia of his Irken empire. The invader had also customized a longer wig to hide his growing antenna.
After the shopping trip the two became something more- not enemies, and at the same time, they were not friends. Their relationship had grown into something like an annoying companionship. Although the threats against the other's life had died some time ago, the two still bickered over useless things.
Zim glared at Dib, who had grown up to be 6'1 over the seven years Zim had known him. This had irritated the green teen to no end.
-How dare this worm baby surpass the almighty Zim in height? The human had also grown his hair out so it just barely reached his shoulders.
"What's wrong Dib-Stink? I thought you disgusting worm babies loved this vile liquid." Zim spat out.
Dib sighed and pulled out an umbrella from his backpack. "Just because we need water doesn't mean we love it, Zim."
Zim mumbled something and crossed his arms.
Rolling his eyes, Dib pulled out another umbrella and handed it to Zim. "There's this awesome thing called a weather channel. You should try watching it sometime." he said, sarcasm dripping from his lips.
Zim snatched the umbrella from Dib. "Silence Dib-Beast! I, the amazing ZIM, will not tolerate your childish insults!." With that, Zim pushed up and opened his umbrella and stepped out into the rain. He cursed under his breath and began walking down the street.
Dib chuckled then opened his own umbrella. "Ya know Zim, your house is that way." Dib said while pointing to the opposite direction that Zim was heading.
Zim stopped walking but did not turn around to face Dib. "Zim… does not wish to go home right now…"
Dib walked to Zim's side and stared down him, trying to read his human immediately recognized the look of pure rage that was plastered on the smaller being's face. Raising one brow, the human glanced down at the scowling Irken. "Why?" He questioned. . Dib gasped Zim threw his umbrella down to throw a clenched fist into the brick wall of the school. "Idiot! You're getting burned!" Dib shouted as he frantically tried to adjust his umbrella over Zim's body.
Zim ignored both Dib's words and the stinging of the rain as he growled in anger. "They left me here..." he said in a dangerous tone as his small frame began to shake, rage building with each passing moment.
Dib looked down at the trembling Irken in confusion. "What are you talking about."
"It was all a lie…" Zim said quietly.
"What?"
"They told me that Zim was never supposed to find this planet!" His voice raised as he spun around to glare at the shocked human. "I was supposed to die!"
Dib blinked as his confusion grew. "Zim..." he said slowly. "I don't understand."
"My Tallest sent me off without even knowing of this planet's existence! They hoped I'd wander around space until I died!" He slammed his fist into Dib's shoulder. "My whole life has been a lie!" he shrieked.
Dib's heart sank as he looked at Zim's face that was pinched with animosity, ignoring the stinging in his shoulder. He opened his mouth to console the pissed off Irken, but he quickly shut it. Anything he'd say now would only make the situation worse.
Zim huffed at the other's silence and he quickly turned his back to the human. "Stupid, cocky, arrogant, fucking shit heads!" Dib flinched as Zim continued to curse his ex-Tallest.
Dib watched with a pitiful look as Zim slammed his fist against the wall again. "How dare they leave me, the amazing ZIM behind on this filthy planet with these filthy humans?" He growled.
The human felt a tight churning in his chest at the words, but he quickly brushed it into the corner of his mind as the ex-invader pulled his arm back for another attack. Sighing softly, Dib reached out his left hand to grasp the other's clinched fist "That's enough." he said as he glanced down at the ripped glove.
Zim spun around with glossy, narrowed eyes. "Do not think for a moment you can tell me what I can and cannot do, Dib-Worm." he said bitterly before tearing his hand away from the other's grasp. Without another word, the Irken stepped out into the acidic rain and picked up abused umbrella.
The human let out another sigh before leaning up against the wall the Irken had just assaulted. Avoiding the other's glare, the human shoved his left hand into the pocket of his trench coat. "Does it hurt?"
Zim glared at the human as he leaned his back against the stone. It hadn't been this human's fault that he was damned to this horrible planet in the first place. If the dirt child would have never hindered the Irken's plans for conquest, the planet would have been taken over in a matter of days and he would have been a hero.
The green teen was pulled away from his mulling at the human's question. "Eh?" Typical Zim response.
Dib let out a third sigh. "You're hand. Does it hurt?"
Zim glanced down at his hand. He hadn't realized he ripped the glove, let alone the skin. His eyes slowly softened as he mimicked the other's posture. "Yeah... It does."
Dib and Zim stood like that for a while as the rain ceased to stop. Neither saying a word as they thought over what just happened. After sometime, Zim pulled away from the wall and turned his back to the human. He wiped away the blood from his hand on his pants and stared at the ground. "Thanks for… listening Dib-St… No. Thank you Dib."
Dib felt his cheeks flush as the other took out the added insult to his name. "Uh, no problem Zim." He placed his hand on the back of his neck and let out a shaky breath. "Do you want to go somewhere with me?" Zim said nothing, but nodded his head in agreement. Dib laughed and grabbed Zim's hand. "Come on! I know a great place we can go to cheer you up! " He dragged Zim behind him as he made his way to the movie theatre. "I heard they're showing a new horror movie where these people spend a night in a haunted house and get killed off by a demon!" Dib said, squeezing Zim's hand tightly.
After about ten minutes of walking, Zim and Dib finally arrived at the movie theatre and made their way to the ticket booth. Zim grasped Dib's sleeve and tugged. "Dib-Filth, Zim doesn't have enough monies-"
Dib shook his head and smiled down at Zim. "I'll buy them this time. But you owe me one, Space Boy!" Turning his attention to the ticket master, Dib said, "Two for Demons in the Woods please."
"This movie is rated R. I need to see some I.D." Dib opened his wallet and showed the man the requested piece of identification. "Mkay, that'll be $12.00."
Dib pulled out the money and exchanged it for the tickets. He then led Zim into the main lobby and stood in front of the concession stand. "Do you want anything to eat during the movie?"
"Do they have gummy bears?" Zim mumbled.
Dib looked around the glass case for the candy. He smiled once he found them before walking up to the stand, requesting the man for a package of gummy worms and popcorn. After he paid for the snacks he and Zim made their way to movie. They both went to the very top and sat in the corner. Zim looked down at his hand that was still entwined with Dib's. "It seems that you are very fond of my hand Dib-Human." Zim said.
Dib looked down at their hands and quickly pulled away. He felt the heat raise on his face and averted his eyes from Zim.
Zim gave Dib his signature look (one eye open and the other half closed) . "Are you feeling ill Dib-stink?"
Dib looked back at Zim with a confused look. "No. I feel great. Why?"
Zim smirked and he poked Dib's flushed face. "Because your face always changes colors. That can't be a good sign of your health Dib."
Dib gently smacked Zim's hand away and coughed. "It's your fault it changes…" He mumbled, hoping Zim didn't hear. Dib looked at Zim from the corner of his eye and sighed with relief when Zim had lost interest in the conversation, too engrossed with trying to open his bag of gummy bears.
"Why must you worm babies make everything so hard to open?" Zim grumbled. He put the bag up to his mouth and ripped the top off with his teeth. A smirk crept across his face and he pulled out a gummy bear from the bag.
"You like sweets way too much Zim." Dib stated.
Zim waved him off with his hand as he bit the head off of the bear. "Silly dirt child, sweets are the only thing on this filthy planet that Zim can eat without it causing him great pain."
Dib nodded in understanding. "Ya know Zim, with your advanced technology you could easily make a serum that could take out the poisonous bacteria from water based goods."
Zim shoved the rest of the gummy in his mouth and looked at Dib. "Zim has already made such a thing Dib-Stink."
Dib shot Zim another confused look. "Then why don't you use it?"
"Because it tastes bad." Zim pulled out more gummy bears and shoved them in his mouth.
Dib almost laughed at Zim's childish mindset. "Then make it taste good." he said.
Zim ignored Dib's last statement and shushed the human. "The movie is starting."
Rolling his eyes, Dib grabbed a handful of popcorn and shoved it in his mouth.
Zim's P.O.V.
I stared down at the empty bag on my lap, disappointed in the fact that I had eaten the entire bag in only a few minutes. Why can't humans have an unlimited source of gummy bears? It make life on this terrible planet more bearable. Letting out a depressed sigh, I stared at the ground. "Umm Di-"
"AH!"
I jumped at the sudden scream and looked over to Dib. His hands covered his face as he trembled from whatever just happened in the movie. I blinked and then started to laugh.
"Sh-shut up Zim!"
I waved my hand towards Dip and continued to laugh.
"It's not fun- AH!" Dib screamed along with the rest of the room .
I tried to calm myself but Dib's second scream only sent me over the edge again. "Haha! What's wrong Dib? Haha! I thought you liked this kind of stuff! Hahahaha!" I grabbed my sides and continued to laugh.
"If you were actually watching the movie you'd be scared to idiot!" Dib cried.
After a few minutes, I finally calmed myself and looked back at Dib. "Silly Dib. How could something that's obviously fake scare the Almighty Zim!?" Dib simply shook his head and pointed towards the screen in front of him.
Sighing, I turned my attention to the movie and ignored Dib's random outbursts.
"I think we should leave this place Derik! It's not safe!"
"What about the others Molly? HUH!? We can't just leave them to, to that thing!"
Molly grabbed Derik's hand and pulled him to the door. "They're already dead Derik! We gotta leave, now!"
Derik pulled free from Molly's grasp and shook his head. "It's not right! We gotta find them!"
Molly grabbed Derik's face and pulled it closer to hers. "Please Derik! I don't want to die like the rest of them! I don't want you to die either!"
"Molly…"
Derik and Molly leaned in and kissed each other patiently.
"Oh Irk! What are they doing!?" I shrieked.
Dib looked over at me and smirked. "I know you know what kissing is Zim. You've been here long enough to realize what it is."
I shot Dib an angry glance. "Of course Zim knows what this, kissing, is Dib-Filth!"
"Really?" Dib questioned. "By the look on your face, I'd say you've never actually seen someone kiss. "
The Dib was right. Although I knew what kissing was, I never actually saw anyone do it. Being on this filthy planet for seven years and not once have I ever saw someone kiss like the people in this movie have. I watched intently while the two characters tongues entangled with each other.
I looked at the Dib from the corner of my eye while he was watching the movie so intently. What would it feel like to kiss him? I could feel my face flush from the very thought. I shook my head from the thought and looked back at the screen. The male named Derik ran his hands all over Molly's body and she moaned. Would it feel good if I touched Dib like that?My squeedly-spooch began to burn. But, it didn't hurt. It was a good burn. I stole another glance at the Dib and gasped when our eyes met. I quickly averted my eyes and stared at the ground.
Dib cleared his throat and stood up. "Umm... Do you wanna go get some more uuhh..." He gestured towards the empty bag in my lap. I nodded and stood up and let Dib lead the way back to the lobby. "Wow." He said while rubbing the back of his neck. "Didn't see that coming huh?" I shook my head and walked up to the concession stand. I pointed towards the gummy bears and reached in my PAK to pull out my wallet.
Dib grabbed my wrist, causing me to gasp. "I told you it's my treat." He said kindly.
"Nonsense! It is Zim's treat so Zim shall pay for it!" I stated obviously.
"Oh man look at that!" Dib shouted and pointed behind me.
I quickly turned around and saw nothing.
"Here you are sir."
I turned back towards Dib and he dropped the bag into my hands. I stared down at my hands and blushed. Stupid humans...
"Zim, have you ever kissed anyone?"
I looked up at Dib with a confused look.
"Ah, that's a stupid question seeing as you just found out about it today."
"Stupid Dib! Zim knew what a kiss was! Zim just doesn't know how to kiss." I said.
I saw the Dib's face change color again as he fidgeted with his fingers. "Sorry, that was an awkward question."
Ignoring Dib's comment, I put the bag up to my mouth and ripped the top off with my teeth. I reached in the bag, pulled out a bear, and threw it at Dib's face. I chuckled when I saw his face change from embarrassment to being annoyed.
"What the fuck Zim?"
"Zim simply wanted to see if the bear would merge with your big head, seeing as you're always thinking about nonsense."
Much to my amusement, Dib's face changed color again and he bent down to pick up the gummy bear. He inspected it briefly and without warning he threw it back at me. We both stared at each other for a few moments and burst out laughing.
"Well," he said after we finally caught our breaths. We should go back to our movie now. I wanna see how it ends!"
Dib and I walked out of theatre and stood outside the doors. I frowned, for the rain had gotten worse than when we arrived. I felt something cold touch my hand and looked at Dib's umbrella. Uttering a word a thanks I quickly grabbed and opened it. I waited until he got his out before I stepped out into the rain. I felt my heart sink when I realized I would have to go back home alone.
"Hey Zim, do you think I could stay the night tonight? I don't have my house key and Gaz won't be home tonight to unlock the door for me." The human said as he came up to my side.
I gave Dib a questioning look before answering. "Zim... does not mind the Dib's company tonight."
Dib gave me a huge smile and laughed. "Great! This way we both won't be alone!"
I felt my lips twitch into a smile at Dib's words. My squeedly-spooch churned again when I saw Dib's smiling face. This was the first time he has ever looked at me with such happiness that it made my heart flutter. My smile widened when I realized that that smile was only for me. Yes... I am the owner of that smile...