A/N:Sorry about the late update but here's chapter two please enjoy and review. I'm tired and I've been working on other books for like the past week staying up all night and day. I finally just got some sleep today when my FAJA took my computer away from me.

I may be accepting OC's that will come later in the story so keep that in mind and hold out for me to ask!

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PLEASE REVIEW ~Cari =)


We arrived at the house around four in the morning after Tabitha demanded that Zim and Gir stay with us. I swung the glass screen door open letting all of us in to the warm.

Zim made himself at home on the couch as his crazy robot ran through the kitchen shouting something about tacos. "Tabitha can I talk to you for a second?" I asked gruffly as I glared at Zim.

"Sure," She said and followed me to a dark corner of the house.

"What were you thinking? I am leaving tomorrow for my trip and you just invited a male alien to stay at our house, are you insane! I can't defend you if he tries anything on you while I'm gone!" I yelled rather loudly.

He blue eyes widened in understanding but something about them told me she really didn't care, "Iris, if you really remembered your past you'd understand that I used to protect YOU."

"What?" I asked curiously.

"Never mind, I'll be careful and sleep with a gun ok. Now come on I'm sure he can hear us anyways." Tabs said back and started walking towards the kitchen. With an angry sigh I followed her and glared at Zim.

"Why do you keep glaring at Zim like that!" Zim snapped at me and gave me a weird look.

"Because I don't trust you," I said back and walked over to the couch, "Now move."

"I don't want to," He said back.

"Fine," I snapped and shoved him off the couch.

"HEY!" He yelled when his bum came in contact with the ground, "What was that for!"

"Play nice in there!" Tabitha called through the kitchen bar window.

"Bite my ass!" I yelled back, "and Zim don't mess with me when I'm tired."

"I mess with anyone I want!" He yelled and tackled me to the ground.

"You dumb ass!" I yelled as I shoved him off and pinned him to the ground, "Stop fighting me and shut the hell up!"

"Why should I?" He hissed.

"Because I said so," I hissed back and continued to sit on him while I flipped through channels.

"You know if I want I can just make you uncomfortable then take the remote from you," Zim taunted and rested his face in the palm of his hand seeing as he wasn't getting anywhere fast.

"I'd murder you." I said back.

"Whatever," Zim grumbled and laid his head on the ground. It almost looked like he was trying to go to sleep.

"What are you doing?" I asked gently making him open an eye lid and look over at me.

"Trying to rest, I sprained my arm when I impacted back over on that hill, so I'm trying to sleep away the pain." He answered.

"Why don't we just put it in a sling?" I asked him back and slid off of him so I wouldn't hurt him any more.

"A sling?" He said in a confused tone.

"It's like a cast that helps your arm go back to the right place. But you shouldn't move your arm after that." I said and smiled at him. I could at least try to get along with him…

"Ok, show me this sling thing…" He said in a wavering voice.

"Don't worry I'm not like going to kill you, it's just a small cast." I said and stood up. I offered him a hand up that he accepted and walked off towards the bathroom.

The bathroom was a baby blue with a white toilet and a perfect blue bathtub and shower. The sink was also white along with the mats that sat under the wetter items. A mirror rested above the sink that I popped open to reveal pill bottles, tooth supplies and medical tools.

I pulled the dark blue sling out of the mirror and inspected it to make sure it would fit around Zim's shoulder. "Why are you helping me?" Zim asked suddenly.

"I am not going to not help an injured man staying at my house; it's against my code I guess so that's why." I grumbled and held the sling up.

"Which arm is it?"

"The left," He said softly.

"Ok well here you go," I mumbled and helped him slide it on. He yelped in pain once but then kept it in and jumped slightly every time I adjusted the strap hurting his arm. While I was doing so he looked into the mirror cabinet and noticed my earring tree.

A gasp escaped his lips and he spun around at me, "Where did you get those!" he snapped suddenly and pointed to my pretty blue earrings that I'd never seen before on earth.

"I can't remember where but I just remember waking up at Tabitha's house with them on. They mean a lot to me because I just feel like someone special gave them to me, it's hard to explain but it's also just a feeling, nothing big." I explained and looked at the earrings with pride.

Zim nodded and mumbled a thanks for the arm sling, "Why do you ask?"

"I just recognized them, that's all." He grumbled back with a sad look on his face.

"Are you alright, you suddenly seem down?"

"I'm just remembering someone who was special to me. I don't want to talk about it though so thanks for the cast I'm going to watch TV now." He said back and quickly rushed out of the room.

"Ok then…" I said and followed him out slowly.

When I got back into the kitchen I could smell freshly baked tacos, "Why does it smell like tacos?" I asked impatiently.

"Me and Gir cooked some since we guessed you guys would be hungry so there in the kitchen if you want any." Tabitha called out and started humming a song Gir came up with called the 'doom' song.

"I'm not hungry, thanks though. I'm going to go and start packing." I called back and started walking towards the stair case.

"Ok, call me up if you need any help and if we go to sleep before I see you again have fun!"

"Thanks Tabs, I will!" I shouted making Zim's antenna perk up and his eyes widened.

Zim's POV.

Iris walked away towards the steps as my jaw hung open loosely. There was no way it could be her. I stood up quickly and ran into the kitchen to confront Tabitha.

"TAB!" I shouted angrily.

"What, Zim that's my nick name." She said nervously.

"Cut the crap Tab! That's her isn't it!" I snapped and grabbed for her wrist watch. I spun it around making Tabitha gasp and change back into her original form. She was a tall Irken with large orange eyes and an orange tight invader uniform on with tight black jeans and pumpkin shaped antenna.

"You always ruin the fun Zimmy," She laughed and backed up a few paces.

"Why haven't you contacted the tallest about this Tab, do you realize how long I have been searching the universe for her!?" I snapped at her.

"If I contacted the tallest you know exactly what they'd do with her and she's better off here on earth where she's safe." Tabitha growled back.

"Are you insane, she was my mate Tabitha, you took her away from me ten years ago? How could you, I thought we were friends!"

"It was your fault I took her away to be safe Zim. So stop bitching and get over it, she doesn't remember anything past ten years ago which means she doesn't remember you which is how I plan to keep it."

"MY FAULT!" I shouted fuming mad.

"You suggested we all go out to the club that night!" I yelled.

"Yeah but I'm not the one who got drunk and left her unattended to get raped you dumb ass!" Tab yelled back angrily.

"That's right, you were the one flirting with all the boys while she was crying out for help in the alley way!" I snapped at her.

"She's happy here and she is not going back with you Zim, she doesn't remember any of that!"

"She needs to come back, I need her!" I growled and glared at her.

"Well that's your own damn fault for abandoning her that night then isn't it?"

"I slipped up ok! It was an accident but it was also your fault. I've been searching ten years to find her again Tab; she does remember me, just not specifically. She still has the earrings I gave her for our sixth anniversary." I said in a sad voice.

"I thought I threw those things out…oh well, look Zim she's not going back with you. She has a successful life here on earth and I plan to keep it that way for as long as I can keep the secret. So far I've done a pretty damn good job at it too!"

"You took my mate away from me in the middle of the night! I thought someone kidnapped her and I question almost everyone on Irk! Since then I've been searching the galaxy for her! She is my mate and you cannot take her away from me!"

"I already have and you wouldn't have ever known about her if I didn't invite you in here. I slipped up too. But there's no going back now, if you want her back you have to earn her feelings back yourself." Tabitha snarled.

"I can't believe you, you kidnapped my first and only love and took her here just because of one mistake."

"A mistake that cost her, her virginity and she's been afraid of men ever since then. That's why I'm the only one she trusts."

"She'd trust me if she remembered me." I growled, "Why doesn't she remember me?"

"She hit her head hard on impact of Earth and lost her memory except for the rape, she just thinks a human did it to her now because she can't remember what he looked like. Look Zim I'm sorry but I did what had to be done. I am her guard you know."

"And I am her mate! I am supposed to be the one protecting her not you!"

"You did a hell of a job at that!" Tabs shouted back.

"Do you even realize that tallest Blue is dead now? She has no kin except you and me but your just her guard, I'm all she has left."

Tabitha gasped but quickly shook it off, "What happened to blue and just for your information you are not all she has left. She has everything she's ever wanted or needed her on earth and I trained her to defend herself since the day we landed. Why do you think she protects me now?"

"Blue was assassinated Tab and she'll never really have what she wants because if you remember right I'm all she ever wanted, now that she doesn't remember me she just knows she has a missing part of her that can't seem to be filled. That's my part!" I hissed.

"You're wrong Zim, you stay away from her and if you say a word to her about what she used to be I'll kill you myself." She threatened me.

"She needs to know who she was Tab…" I said and rubbed my tired eyes with my one good arm.

"When she is ready to handle the truth I will tell it to her but until then she shall stay clueless." Tab growled and switched her wrist watch back to her human disguise.

"Stay clueless about what?" Iris asked from right behind me. I jumped and spun around to have my eyes widen at hers. I looked over at Tabitha angrily and motioned for her to say something.

"Stay clueless about how much we don't want you to leave tomorrow." Tabitha tried to cover up.

"What, you're leaving?" I asked frantically.

"Yes, I'm going on a trip to ocean Shores and I might buy a house down there to live in so that Tabitha can have this one and I'd have my own. We'd visit of course every few years." Iris said and smiled at Tabitha, "I'm leaving to start my own life."

My eyes widened as I searched her pretty green eyes for something…anything. "Do I look familiar to you?" I asked suddenly.

"ZIM!" Tabitha yelled and punched me in the arm.

"Whoa Tabs, it was just a question but if you must know then yes you do look kind of familiar. I don't suppose I've run into you before?" She joked and smiled.

"Well actually-,

"He just wanted to know, right Zim?" Tabitha asked me with a scary look on her face.

"No I-,"

"Let me help you take your stuff out to the car Iris, it'll be easier for tomorrow morning." Tab interrupted me again and grabbed Iris's suitcase.

"Ooookkkk?" She said and gave me a curious look.

As they walked outside I paced around and around and around trying to think of a way to get her memory back. Usually humans just see something familiar and it all comes back to them but she's Irken and now human because that's all she remembers… 'What to do what to do!'


A/N: HMMMMM Who do you think Iris really is? Well you'll find out later =)

Thanks for reading please enjoy and review and be thinking of OC's you might want to send in when I ask for them =)))

THANKS ~Cari