*(A/N) Hi fellow readers/writers! :3 My name is Yukicrazed96 also known as Zadrakurei96 from my utube account. I've written many stories and have always LOVED fan fiction. I never really finished a story though because i could never show anyone and no one ever appreciated it, SO! now i turn to you! That's right! You! No not you, the other one, yeah YOU! :D Reviews are GREATLY appreciated, i will always respond to messages as well (unless they be booty calls) :[ Anyway, ON TO THE STORY!
Take Me Home
Chapter One: Season's Creepings
Zim stood glaring at his computer monitor. Irken writing sped across the screen but he was no longer reading. His eyes became unfocused seemingly staring through the screen to the wall behind it. He was deep in thought; deep in thought about a certain boy with lightning shaped ebony hair and an insatiable thirst to be a paranormal investigator.
What was it that made him so anxious when it came to the human? He was after his blood of course! But… that's not what concerned the slender alien. Zim heaved a sigh and turned on his heel away from the light of the computer in the dark room. As he headed for the elevator, something out of the corner of his eye caught his attention. He whipped his head around to be face to face with… Gir…in a cat suit. Where the hell did he get a cat suit?
"MEOOOWWW!" the deranged robot screeched taking hold of Zim's face and scrunching it up. The alien smacked the robot to the floor effortlessly. "Gir! What have I told you about touching me!"
The little unit meowed and stuck his tongue out. Zim's eye twitched. Sometimes he wondered about Gir. Then again who wouldn't?
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"DIB!" Gaz screamed from downstairs. What the fuck could she possibly want now? It's Christmas break! "WHAT?" I yelled back after scribbling a note to spy on Zim later.
"Dad's home!" now that got my attention. Since when did the great Professor Membrane have time for his lowly children? Usually he just sent someone else to give us gifts or something around Christmas.
I bolted out of my chair leaving it spinning erratically. The second my foot hit the last step I heard my father speaking to my sister.
"Gaz! My dear daughter I have a very special gift this year for you and your brother!" Gaz's eyebrow rose quizzically. "This Christmas we will spend together! As a family!" he looked towards me. "Dib, my wonderful totally sane son! I'm home for the holidays! We will have such a jolly time together, I'm very excited, you know!" he then proceeded to head to the kitchen to make "a magnificent gingerbread house of science!" I leaned over to Gaz who was propped against the kitchen door frame with her sketch book in hand.
"Are you buying this?" I whispered. She scrunched her face angrily.
"Can't you see I'm trying to think?" she smirked. "Of course, how would you know what thinking looks like?" I scoffed as she flipped her now shoulder length purple hair and went upstairs.
I sighed and plopped on the couch. I clicked on the TV and watched a couple episodes of Mysterious Mysteries. Suddenly I remembered writing a note to spy on Zim! I mentally face palmed and ran upstairs as quickly as I could hoping I didn't miss anything.
Jumping in my chair my heart jumped in my throat when I remembered it was on wheels. I turned on my computer and clicked on the video feed icon.
"What are you up to this time Zim?" I said to myself. My eyebrows scrunched in an effort to completely concentrate. Whatever he would be doing couldn't be trusted, not after what happened with the Santa Suit.
Finally I found the slender alien sitting in his lab; he wasn't doing anything in particular. Just...sitting there, with his head on the cold metal table in his crossed arms. Suddenly his whole body shook. My eyes went wide. Was he...crying? No, he couldn't be. He's too stubborn to let himself show that kind of emotion so openly. All in one motion he stood up and slammed his fists on the table shoving all of the experiment equipment on the floor. He screamed something in Irken which I couldn't very well understand yet but I could tell that it was desperate. I zoomed in the camera to see his face. His pale green skin was flushed a very dark green color. His ruby eyes were glossy with fresh tears and he was panting; probably unable to breathe properly from the sobs racking his body.
I then noticed my eyes were wet. I laughed at how emotion can travel from one person to the next. I wiped my eyes and tried to figure out what could make someone as stubborn and hard headed as Zim break down like that. He already knew that the Irken race sent him here on exile; already knew that his entire mission was just to keep him from coming back. I winced at the thought of that. If my whole world decided to send me away because they hated me so much; I smirked darkly, everyone thinks I'm crazy anyway; I guess Zim and I aren't so different after all. I sat up from my desk and turned the monitor off. Grabbing my jacket I decided to take a walk. Somehow I felt responsible for Zim's tears. I shook my head and hurriedly zipped my jacket barricading myself from the frigid December air. It was around 9:00 so it was dark already; but with the fresh powder snow and the excessive Christmas lights dotting houses, it seemed pleasant. Like a black backdrop for a starry night. My boots echoed on the pavement with every step I took. I breathed in the thin air and immediately coughed. I shouldn't stay out too long, I thought. Gaz would be so pissed off if I got sick and left her and dad to the shopping.
I finally looked up and realized where I'd ended up.
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"Damnit! Why won't anything work?" Zim cried throwing himself down on the couch. Everything was falling apart. After the Tallest cut him off from their technology, he had nothing to upgrade his PAK with. Zim sighed, thoroughly defeated. Sitting up he tapped the machine on his back. It whirred and made a high pitched whining noise before shocking the alien painfully. Zim rubbed his shoulder gingerly. "It won't be long now."
A little while later, screaming could be heard outside.
"What the..." Zim opened the door and looked outside. "Dib-human! What are you doing getting your human filth on my property!" Dib looked up from the ground where he'd been attacked by the lawn gnomes guarding the alien's house and smiled.
"Oh hey! Umm, I just stopped by to say merry Christmas!" Zim's eye squinted while the other stayed open; his way of a questioning expression.
"Foolish earth child, the mighty Zim does not celebrate this planet's disgusting holidays." He said with a grimace. Dib suddenly looked very sullen. "Dib-thing!" the alien said scowling, "Stop your pouting this instant! I will not have you being a depressed worm baby while I am alive, is that clear?" Dib stood up and brushed himself off giving Zim a concerned stare.
"Why were you crying earlier?" Zim's expression went through many changes, first confusion, then shock, fury, and finally acceptance. "…You… how did you know?" Dib opened his mouth to reply when Zim held up his hand. "Never mind, Dib, I don't want to know."
"I do." Dib adjusted his coat, "In the five years that I've known you, you have shown every emotion except sadness. I know that you know the Tallest exiled you here and I know you've moved past that. Other than that, I can't come to any conclusion that makes sense."
The two enemies stood in silence for a long while in the cold night air; neither one spoke. "Look, Zim, if you don't want to tell me that's fine but as far as I know, I'm the closest thing to a friend you've got." Zim narrowed his eyes obviously not pleased with the comment. "You're point being, dirt child?"
"My point is, you shouldn't be alone during Christmas. So, I want you to come spend it with me and my family. Gir can come too if he wants." Zim breathed deeply. "You… want Zim to spend time with you?" Zim smirked ran a hand through his wig. He rolled his eyes and leaned against the doorframe. "I GUESS Zim could find a bit of time to spend with you and your human family." Dib beamed, "Great! My place starting tomorrow afternoon sound good?"
"Fabulous." Zim stated very sarcastically, "See you then, Dib-monster." The alien flashed Dib a manic grin before turning back inside his awkwardly shaped house. Yes, Zim would be celebrating this human holiday after all but he had plans to make it even more enjoyable. Well, for him that is…