Title: Those Pesky Irkens

Rating: 13+

Genre: Romance

Warnings: ZaDr (Zim and Dib romance) Don't like it, don't read it, and please don't trash talk it. You have been warned! Don't judge me because I like slash ;)

Summary: Another Invader lands on planet earth and Dib fears that Zim finally has the help he needs to take over the world, only...that's not what seems to be happening.

I sometimes wonder if there is some almighty being out there controlling my fate. If there is then I have come to the conclusion that the very same almighty being, hates me…like, a lot. You would probably be saying the same thing if you were as smart as me and surrounded by people as stupid as my peers. I honestly wonder if my entire life has been a joke, if I the moment I was born people started acting stupid to aggravate me. But sadly I don't think that is the case, the life forms that I live with are agonizingly ignorant and just plain stupid. None of them know the first thing about real life, or the fact that there is an alien living RIGHT UNDER THEIR NOSES!

Sorry…My name is Dib Membrane, and my worst enemy is an incapable Irken Invader named Zim. Yes you heard me, an alien, and don't you dare say I'm crazy because if you saw him (and you aren't as stupid as bread, which I pray you aren't) then you would agree with me.

Now when I said he was incapable, I mean he is IN-CA-PA-BLE. He's been here for years now and hasn't even come close to conquering our planet, which is his intent. Though no one else notices he's an alien, I do and so I am the only one able to stop him. Thankfully I have been able to stop every one of his idiotic plans that he has attempted.

Because he comes from such an advanced and prosperous race, I honestly thought he would have taken us over by now. However we have both made it to High Skool and oh look, earth is still ours. I honestly think Zim might have been…tricked into coming to earth so that he could be kept out of his leaders' hair. I actually feel a bit of sympathy for him because no one deserves to be abandoned and lied to like that. But he still doesn't know that he's been abandoned because he obliviously tries again and again to destroy mankind for 'his tallest.'

Even if his mission was a fake I'm still not risking anything so I do all I can to stop him, even if that means I get labeled by my peers as 'the crazy Dib guy.' Not that I was worried he would succeed…note that I said WAS. I'm a bit worried now that me may have the help he needs to take over the world but before I get into that I suppose you must know what happened…

It all started this morning; I got ready for High Skool as usual and started walking there. On my way I passed Zim's house to see if anything had changed, which nothing had. I smirked and continued on until I reached the skool. I walked down the hallways and went to my locker where I was surprised to see Zim waiting. He had grown a bit and was around my height. He also got a new wig that was a bit longer and I guess you could call it punk rock? I don't know I'm not very good with these things. He had gotten rid of that dress-like uniform he wore everyday and adapted to human clothing. Now his usual attire consisted of black pants, and a magenta/pinkish v-neck with the Irken symbol on it. He still kept his gloves, and his knee high combat boots.

I myself have changed my style slightly as well. I didn't wear my trench coat every day, mostly when it was cold. I wore fingerless gloves and had chains hanging down from my jeans, yeah it sounds stupid but you would have to see it first. I was still considered an outcast because my obsession for exposing Zim has never wavered, but I didn't mind. As long as earth was safe then I'm good not having friends. Ugh I'm a saint.

As I approached the locker Zim's look became even more irritated and I heard a faint growl emitting from deep in his throat. I stepped back in surprise from the noise, and just his general presence.

"What are you doing here Zim? And can you plea-" I was cut off by his obnoxiously loud voice.

"Silence Dib-thing, for I am talking!" he loudly announced causing me to roll my eyes.

"Alright then what is it?" he glared at me before continuing.

"Did you, or did you not, pig-smelly, send out powerful waves of energy into space to crash all of THE AMAZING ZIIIM'S COMPUTERS?" he yelled and I stared at him in confusion.

"Uh, no why? Did your system crash or something?" I asked and he crossed his arms and nodded. I smirked at him thinking of all the ways I could use this to my advantage.

"Well why would you think I did it?" I asked curiously.

"The energy could have only come from Irken technology, and I know you have Tak's ship. You are the only obvious culprit," he snapped at me causing my smirk to grow.

"Well, unfortunately I wasn't able to inflict this misery on you so would you please get out of my face and away from my locker?" I said in an annoyed tone just to irk (heh heh pun) him further.

"SHUT UP DIB-STINK DON'T TELL ZIM WHAT TO DO!" he yelled before stomping off and I rolled my eyes once more. God he can be so overdramatic sometimes…well most times actually.

The bell rang and I cursed under my breath at the Irken because now I had to rush to my class. When I walked in the door I saw everyone talking to their friends. Everyone except for Zim of course; he hated all of us humans and avoided most other people in the class. Despite that fact that he never spoke to anyone I could still see most of the girls and a few guys even, staring at him with a longing look in their eyes. It was pretty obvious why too; I mean he is pretty hot I'm not going to lie.

I guess I should also tell you that, yeah I'm gay. I've never really fallen for any specific guy but I find them much more attractive than females. I honestly doubt I will ever find anyone because everyone hates me. Not to mention all the humans on this planet are agonizingly stupid and I can't stand being on the same planet with them much less be in a relationship with them. But I don't care; I'm too busy stopping Zim from destroying the world to date.

I got so caught up in my thoughts I didn't realize that I was staring at Zim the entire time. That is until he growled and threw a text book at me. Before I could react Ms. Bitters appeared behind me from the shadows and hissed at me.

"Get to your seat now Dib," she said and I did so quickly, I hate to admit it but she was scary. You can imagine my horror when she continued to move up with us to High Skool.

"Zim, pick up that text book now or you will stay behind and write 'I will not throw text books at school' one million times," she growled and before I saw it happen the book was back on Zim's desk and he was saluting Ms. Bitters with a straight face.

"Good, now children we were supposed to be getting a new student today," I sat up straighter at this. Who might this new student be? Were they smart, human, cute?

Just then the door opened, seemingly by itself and the room filled with a sort of magenta colored fog. The lights dimmed and a boot clad foot stepped into the room. It was followed by a leg wearing black skinny jeans then the rest of the person came into view. It was the new student, and she really knew how to make an appearance. She was wearing a snug pink t-shirt and fingerless gloves. Her hair was dark, curly and streaked with pink, and her skin was a light brown. Her backpack was a messenger bag that rested on her hip. My breath hitched in my throat when I saw the Irken symbol on it. She had a smirk on her face and looked around the room, her eyes pausing on me. I had just started breathing again but when she looked at me felt my breath leave once more. Her face was pretty and flawless, but what stunned me were her eyes. They were a deep sparkling crimson, just like Zim's; without the contacts that is.

She continued to scan the room and when she saw Zim her eyes widened slightly before returning to normal size. He wasn't even paying attention to her arrival and was staring out the window. Just wait until he sees the Irken symbol. Her smirk grew and she kept her gaze on him. Mrs. Bitters floated over to her and spoke loudly to her.

"If you have something to say, then say it now because after that I don't want to hear another word from you," she growled very similarly to what she said to Zim on his first day.

"Oh yes, yes. Hello worm-babies my name is GIN, and I hope we cannot be friends. I am a perfectly normal human worm-baby just like the rest of you so from now on we should have no trouble yes? Good," She said and walked to the only empty seat in the classroom which just so happened to be right next to me. Oh god…