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Gaz was not having a good morning... well, that would go without saying, but this particular morning was even worst than usual. It had been bad enough that once again, her father wasn't even here to say good morning, as he was unavailable due to his discoveries of science, but she had got quite used to it at this point. Dib's rantings about a brand new discovery was another, but that was easily ignored as well. It was when she had went to school... or 'skool' as this stupid town would call it... that things would be gloomy.
Even sitting in class and growling at all the girls and boys that found her scary was perfectly normal, even for her. And why not? Nobody wanted to hang out or even sit next to her. Anybody who did would have a particular death wish. She didn't need any friends, anyway. If the world turns its back on her, she turns her back on the world. But regardless, the sooner she can get out of the classroom in order to get to lunch or recess and play her new game, the sooner the day can just... go quickly by.
Either way, she didn't care. It was just the norm for her... even if the sun came out and shined brightly for her, there would always be that dark cloud under her head... and that was the way she preferred it.
"Good morning, class!"
Gaz looked up from the notebook she was writing in to see her peppy teacher, Mr. Elliot. The kids gave a nod towards the teacher while she just scoffed and looked up, as her eyes quickly fell on this... strange new kid in her class. Green skin, black hair, purple eyes, red striped shirt, black pants, gloves, boots and a red spotted backpack sprouting from his back.
"Today, we have a brand new student coming in, hailing from... where did you say you from, again?" Mr. Elliot said, turning to the new kid.
"Irk- er, Irk-" The new kid's eyes started darting around for a minute as if trying to look for something, until his eyes spotted something. "-keyhole-" The new kid spotted something else quickly. "-bell-" The new kid then spotted something else. "-gem."
Gaz blinked twice as she noticed the respective items that the kid was spotting, immediately knowing the kid was lying. She saw what the new kid saw... she saw the drawing of a keyhole that one of the girls was making... she saw the diagram of the bell that a boy had prepared... and she saw one of the girls staring at a nice ring containing a beautiful red gem.
"Irkyhol, Belgium, huh? Foreign exchange student, then?" Mr. Elliot asked.
"Y-yes! You might say that!" The new kid said with a grin.
"Anyway, let me introduce you to Zim. Zim..." Mr. Elliot paused as he turned to the kid, raising an eyebrow.
"Hm? Oh! You want a... last name, right? Er... uh..." Zim quickly thought about it for a moment... before getting an idea. "Lor. Zim... Lor!"
"Thank you." Mr. Elliot smiled. "Before we begin, do you have anything to say to the class?"
"As a matter of fact, I do." Zim smiled as he turned to everyone. "Hello, friends. I am a perfectly normal human worm baby. You have nothing, absolutely nothing to fear from me. Just pay no attention to me and we'll get along just fine."
Gaz rolled her eyes as she looked down. She didn't need this weird strange kid telling her what to do... she was going to do just that anyway.
"Well, thank you, Zim. That's perfectly wonderful. Why don't you take your seat? There's an empty one next to Gaz right there."
Gaz stiffened a bit as most of the other kids were shuddering. Some of them started to whisper as Zim gave a nod in content and headed straight over. Zim paid no heed to the words, but Gaz did as she heard some of the whispers.
"Boy, I would hate to be him if he sat next to GAZ!"
"The scary girl? Boy, just sitting next to her is a death sentence waiting to happen!"
"Do I have a tick in my ear? Be honest!"
Gaz watched as Zim took his seat as he caught sight of Gaz and flashed him a smile. As natural as it is for her, Gaz turned her head to the side and growled as she continued to look over to her notebook, just wanting to take notes.
"Well, now that everything's all settled, why don't we start today's lesson... er, yes, Zim?" Mr. Elliot said as he noticed Zim's hand being raised.
"Er, I have a question. In the event of, say, a full-scale alien invasion, how prepared do you think this planet's defenses would be? Tell me!" Zim said, seemingly eager.
Hearing the word alien come out of his mouth, Gaz couldn't help but roll her eyes as she muttered, "Oh great, another alien fanatic... Dib would probably have a field day with this one..."
Mr. Elliot blinked twice... before laughing. "It's nice that you want to express your creative ideas Zim, but let's save it for our creative writing class, shall we? Let's start with science and the wonders of outer space."
Zim looked a little disappointed that the question wasn't really answered, but regardless, he still listened to the teacher until he eventually started to drone. Pretty soon, Zim was even bored by how the teacher would point out how 'special' each world is and eventually changing subjects at every turn... but still, it looked like Zim was a little pleased... so far, nobody was even turning his head towards him in suspicion. He was half-tempted to shout out in victory, but he didn't want to cause a scene...
In fact, the only person that seemed to be showing him any attention was the girl sitting next to him. Zim frowned as she swore that girl next to her would occasionally glance at him in suspicion. Which, Zim had to admit, was pretty amazing, for someone who had their eyes shut most of the time. He was starting to get a little nervous though... had this girl suspected that he was not who he was? Would she be... an enemy? Someone who could easily compromise the mission the Tallests specifically gave him? It was at this moment that the girl human noticed Zim was staring at her. Zim immediately turned his head, pretending like he wasn't looking at her.
But he still had his self-destruct button on his sleeve, just in case.
As for Gaz herself, she was feeling a bit creeped out, if not angry at the fact this new kid was just looking at her. If she could, she would just punch his lights out right there, in front of the class. She figured that it would mean a trip to the principal, but it would be considered worth the trip. In fact, maybe a trip to the principal's would be better than sitting in this class... and being stared by this new kid. At least he'll get the hint that she was not one to mess with...
Before Gaz could carry out her intended threat though, the bell had rung for recess. She sighed in relief, knowing that it meant at least thirty minutes of sweet relief. And she was going to spend the recess time doing nothing but play the rest of her new video game.
"Recess time, class! I'll see you in about a half-hour!" Mr. Elliot smiled as everyone was eagerly running out. He quickly spotted Zim still sitting down, as if in confusion, wondering what was going on. Concerned, he quickly noticed Gaz about to go out, her hand in her pocket about to reach for her game. "Er, hold on a minute, Gaz. May I speak with you for a moment?"
Gaz, stopping near the door, groaned as she turned to Elliot. "Look, the guy from yesterday DESERVED that punch. He invaded my persona-"
"I'm not talking about that, Gaz. I just want to ask that you help our foreign exchange student around the school, help him get a better feel around our area." Mr. Elliot smiled as Zim raised his head up in confusion.
"Eh?" Zim said.
"What?" Gaz raised her eyebrow in shock... before growling. "I am NOT this guy's babysitter. He can go around the school on his own!"
"It would be nice and courteous if you helped your fellow student out." Mr. Elliot said with a smile.
"I don't DO nice and courteous." Gaz rolled his eyes. "Now, if you'll excuse me..."
Mr. Elliot sighed as he said, "I didn't want to say anything, but there is a reward for helping your students, and I'm sure you're interested in the prize."
"Now I know you're bribing me." Gaz growled. "And any way, shape or form of it ain't going to work. I'm not helping this guy, and that's my final decision."
"One of them's two tickets to the upcoming G4 Gaming Convention." Mr. Elliot said as Gaz started to turn around.
Gaz's eyes popped wide open upon hearing that remark.
"Just doing this for the tickets, doing this for the tickets..." Gaz mumbled to herself as she and Zim were walking down the hallways as the green "kid" was examining everything in pure wonder as if taking notes.
"Oh, I see... pretty interesting..." Zim gave a nod.
"Listen, you moron." Gaz growled, not even turning to Zim. "This is the way things are. I don't like you. I don't like anyone, and if you know what's good for you, you stay out of my way. I'm only taking you on this stupid tour so that I can get those tickets to that gaming convention. Once this tour is done, I'm done talking with you. I don't want to hear from you, I don't want any notes from you, in fact, I don't want to be in the same plane of existence as you! I should be playing my Game Slave right now if things were going differently, but my point is... I don't care... not about you, not about anything. So, just go along with this stupid tour I'm giving you and you better give me a VERY good review, because if those tickets aren't mine... you will pay with your miserable life!"
"Uh-huh, yeah, sure." Zim said, not paying attention as he was looking at each door and hallway, taking notes with his head, as if observing.
Gaz noticed Zim was in his own little world and bared her teeth as she grabbed Zim by the shirt collar, making him yelp as her eyes made contact with his. "Do YOU understand me, or do you have a death wish?!"
"Eeep..." Zim yelped as she couldn't help but note the fire behind her eyes. He was beginning to understand why she never opens her eyes...
"Gaz, there you are! You weren't at the steps, so I just wanted t-" Another voice sounded as a figure rounded the corner.
It was right then and there that Zim and Gaz turned and saw the large headed figure with glasses and a black jacket just standing there, stunned. Gaz groaned, "Oh great, as if things couldn't get any worse..."
"Who's this guy?" Zim raised an eyebrow.
"Nobody. I'm not associated with-" Gaz started to say as she was about to turn around quickly to get away.
"Gaz... stay away from him! There's an alien right next to you!"
Zim just stood there, stunned as he looked at the boy. How had he seen through his disguise? The next part came to him as more of a shock as the large headed boy yelled, "Stay away from my sister?!"
Zim yelped as he turned to a confused Gaz, who looked at him in astonishment. Zim looked ready to panic as he was about to press the self-destruct button as he put two and two together. Somehow, this girl knew he was an alien, and that boy over there would be the one to ruin his plans. His finger quickly lingered towards the button.
Gaz raised an eyebrow in surprise and examined him again as if thinking. "That would explain why he was acting strangely... but even for Dib, it's... then again..."
Zim shut his eyes as he was about to push the button as Dib screamed out, "Everyone, everyone! Look, an alien is in school! An honest-to-goodness real live alien!"
Gaz frowned as she shook her head. Even if what Dib said was true, she knew what was going to happen... so she started to yell. "DIB, HONESTLY, SHUT UP! This guy is no alien!"
And cliffhanger! Sorry to leave you guys like that, but hopefully, next time, we'll see more of Zim's reaction and Dib's mere craziness! Tune in next time!