Summary: ZAGR. The Irken armada hasn't contacted Zim in 6 years, and he's in denial. Gaz has had enough of Dib's ranting about the paranormal, and decides to get on friendly terms with Zim…but what will this lead to?

A/N this is my first fanfic so go easy on me. I love Invader Zim and I share the credit of this story with my sister.

' ' – thoughts

" " – talking

Disclaimer: I do not own Invader Zim. If I did, I would have made Zim have a crush on Gaz along time ago…heehee. Also, I do not own a Glitterboy Chaos Heart 3-layer skirt (I wish I did…)

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Chapter One: "I just felt like talking to you."

"MASTER! I want a taco!"

"GIR! I will not get you a taco this early in the morning! I have to send another report to the Armada today and I do not have time for….meat…" A green teen hissed through his lips, hating the sound more than the actual substance itself. Now, this would be something…somewhat… typical for a regular teenager, but this teen was not regular at all.

His name is Zim.

And he is an alien.

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At the Membrane household, two teens ate their breakfast. Alone.

This is not unusual for Dib and Gaz Membrane, since their father probably loved his work more than his own children, and anyway, it seemed like they barely had a father.

Dib had not changed much since elementary skool. He had gotten taller, still wore his ridiculously long black trench coat and that smiley face shirt. His spike in his black hair got longer, only he decided to dye it a burnt red colour.

Gaz, on the other hand, was 5'3" and changed her wardrobe quite a bit. Her hair was longer and had soft waves that framed her pale face. She preferred to wear her hair in a long braid down her back tied with a black ribbon. Right now, she wore a black fishnet shirt with a purple cami underneath. She also wore a black, three layer skirt with the Glitterboy Chaos Heart on it (a/n I want that skirt!). On her legs she had white and purple stockings and a pair of black combat boots. She still wore the skull pendant but looped it on a spiked choker instead.

Gaz quietly chewed on her toast as she opened one of her normally squinted eyes at Dib, who was furiously scribbling in his notebook. Bright amber focused on his scraggly writing, in an effort to see what he was planning.

'Probably something stupid…like to get rid of that Zim or something.' Gaz thought as she closed her eye and chewed some more.

Gaz knew Zim was an alien. She had seen him so many times before without his disguise, she had gotten tired of it. Dib was always planning to 'destroy' Zim sometime or another, but, as always, he miserably failed.

"Gaz! I have the perfect plan to destroy Zim once and for all!" Yelled Dib as he waved some extremely bad drawings in her face.

'Here we go…' Thought Gaz as she briskly walked out the door with her purple book bag. Dib, apparently pissed that his little sister wouldn't listen to him, stalked out the door behind her, fuming.

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Zim, back to where we left him, stood in front of a mirror, partly shattered. He had just sent his report to the Tallest but they didn't answer his transmission. There was simply…

…static.

Zim sighed and looked in the mirror again. He had changed since the time he first came to this stinky ball of dirt. Zim had grown to be about 5' 8", and he ditched his Irken uniform for more dirt-child clothing. He now wore a black sleeveless shirt with a black hoodie with the Irken symbol on it. He wore baggy blue jeans and a pair of black and red converse. Overall, he hadn't changed much.

'6 years and they still haven't reported back yet.' Zim sighed as he grabbed his backpack and headed out the door to the living room. Gir was having his friend Pig over again for tea.

"So, Mr. Piggy, want some bacon?" Squealed the little SIR unit as he handed a plate of bacon to the confused pig. Zim smirked at the little robot; over the years, he was a little fond of Gir, and found him to be quite amusing.

"Gir. Make sure you don't let anyone in the house unless it's me. I have to go to…skool." Zim said with a bit of distaste. Skool meant Dib, and Dib meant insults, and insults meant annoyance.

Annoyance meant chaos.

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Dib walked briskly to his locker and smirked when he saw Zim walk past him. He grinned as he ran to Zim and blocked his way to his locker.

"Dib-human, I command you to move aside! FOR I AM THE ALMIGHTY ZIM!" Yelled Zim as he waved his arms in the air. Dib laughed lightly at the display, and Zim just got more annoyed.

"God Zim, do you actually think you are going to destroy the planet! I've been spying on you Zim, and I know for a fact that Irk hasn't responded to any of your calls…for all we know, they left you on this planet for dead!" Yelled Dib as he waved a finger in Zim's face.

Zim, for a moment, had nothing to say. It was true that the Tallest hadn't called him back, and for a split second, Zim actually thought…

…Dib might be right.

Dib, taking advantage of the situation grinned triumphantly.

"HA! I knew it! I was right, aren't I Zim? Your precious alien planet abandoned you!" Dib was yelling so loud that he didn't notice that a rather large crowd came to watch. Zim could feel everyone's eyes on him, and he suddenly started to find the floor rather interesting.

"They didn't want you. You are a failure as an invader." Dib stated, leaving a chilling silence in the air.

Zim finally snapped.

"YOU THINK YOU"VE GOTTEN ME ALL FIGURED OUT DIB-DIRT CHILD! IF YOU ARE SO GREAT, WHY HAVEN'T YOU DESTROYED ME YET! NOBODY BELIEVES YOU, AND EVERYONE THINKS YOU'RE A FREAK!" Yelled Zim as he grabbed Dib by the collar.

"YEAH! AND YOU ARE--- "

Dib didn't get to finish his sentence, because the crowd parted to reveal Gaz, who was staring at the two like a lion would to a gazelle. She slowly walked to the center and tore Zim's hand away from Dib's shirt. She glared at Dib for a moment, and then turned to look at Zim. Her face showed no emotion at all…until she gave a slight smirk, and stalked off dragging Dib behind her, kicking and screaming.

The crowd began to file out into different classrooms, and a slight murmuring filled the hallway. Zim looked at his gloved hand where Gaz had touched for a fraction of a second. Warmth spread across his face, but he shook it off. He had to get to class.

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A vile, quivering glob landed on Gaz's tray as she got her lunch. She walked over to where her brother was sitting, and shot a glance at Zim. He was sitting alone, as usual, and was eating some sort of sandwich with an Irken symbol on it (if you don't know what I'm talking about, it's the sandwich from the episode where Zim tries to use Mars to squish the human race) and staring off into space. She shrugged and sat across from Dib, and pulled out her Game Slave 8.

Dib glared at Gaz as she sat down. Gaz looked up from her game and glared back with hauntingly amber eyes that she rarely opened.

"What?" She spat, as she looked back down at vampire piggies trying to eat her character.

"Why?"

"Why what?" Said Gaz smoothly, a little amused that Dib was asking her a question and not getting an answer.

"WHY DID YOU HELP HIM?" Hissed Dib as he pointed at Zim from behind him. Gaz sighed, put her game down, and folded her hands together and looked at Dib, a neutral expression on her face.

"Your voice is stupid." She said simply. "Just leave him alone."

"GAZ! How can you take his side? He could be planning something and you defending him? He could use you to spy on me?" Yelled Dib as he slammed his fist on the lunch table.

"Your voice is stupid." Gaz said again. She picked up her tray and book bag and walked to Zim's table and sat down next to him.

Zim was still staring off into space when she sat down. She looked at him and leaned in closer to the side of his face. She could barely spot a slight line of crimson beneath his contacts, and his wig was a little crooked.

"Hi Zim."

Zim jumped, startled, and turned his head to look at the intruder who interrupted his thoughts. He stared at amber eyes, and it took him a whole minute to realize that the person was Gaz.

Zim gave a yelp of surprise and scooted away a considerable distance from her. She chuckled a little, then pulled out her Game Slave. Zim, after cooling off, scooted back to where he was seated and looked at her.

"Why are you here?"

"Huh?" Zim said as he looked at her face. Her amber eyes were open, and held only one emotion: curiosity. He was taken back for a moment, not sure why she was asking him this question.

"Well?"

Zim opened his mouth and closed it. He opened it.

"I'm just here. I'm eating my lunch when you, Gaz-human, decided to interrupt me."

Gaz looked at him.

"I meant, why are you here, alone? On Earth? Shouldn't Irk have sent you to a different planet? Like one that is actually useful to their conquest?" Asked Gaz as she decidedly picked up Zim's sandwich and took a bite out of it.

"…." Zim stayed silent. Gaz took this as a hint he didn't want to talk about it. She took another bite out of the sandwich. It was good, whatever it was.

"Okay, different question: Do you have any friends at all?"

Yet again, Zim did not answer. He was fidgeting with the hem of his hoodie and was obviously trying to ignore her. She sighed, and flicked her bangs out of her face.

"Why are you sitting here with me? Shouldn't you be sitting with your brother, Gaz-human?" Asked Zim as the bell rang for next period, and Dib was stomping out of the cafeteria, pissed.

Gaz brushed off her skirt and stood up. She put a hand on his arm and felt him tense up. From what she could feel, he had pretty strong muscles under that green alien skin…

Gaz shook off the thought from her head. She leaned down to where his ear would be if he had ears.

"I just felt like talking to you." She whispered, and stood up. He turned and looked up at her. Her eyes went back to being squinted, and she spoke again.

"I want you to be my first friend. I'm coming to your house after school." She stated bluntly, the gentle tone of her voice gone. His eyes widened at her mood swing as she walked out the door.

In all of his 6 years of being stuck on Earth, this was the one human he actually liked…

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a/n whew! This took forever to type but now I'm done! Well, I hope you all like this and review! You all review, you get another chapter. See that little button down there? Isty-Evil-Spider commands you to review! Please!