Chapter 2

Authors note: Once again I tell you that I don't own the Invader Zim characters.

Thoughts in italics

The Next Day

As the shrill cry of the alarm signaled the end of another period, kids poured out of their classrooms and proceeded towards the lunch room. Among them of course was Gaz, headed for lunch and not far behind was her new secret admirer/sex obsessed adolescent: Seth. "Today's the day I make Gaz mine, after that it's only a week before I'm riding her in my room, then I dump her and get back to my blonde." When Seth arrived in the cafeteria the first thing he looked for of course was his current girlfriend, who luckily for him, was eating off campus today with her friends. The next thing he searched for was where Gaz was seated. This in its self was not an overly hard task, as Gaz could, more often than not, be found in a corner away from the crowd playing her GameSlave. Seth cautiously approached the table, looking for any sign of rejection or welcome. The slightest gesture, the smallest glance could mean "Go Away" or "Keep Coming." When he finally reached the vacant table occupied only by Gaz, he decided to ask a simple if not stupid question. "Excuse me, is this seat taken." Gaz was at first startled by the sound of a voice talking to her until she looked up and stared at the detailed, the handsome, the perfect face of Seth. Now she was nauseous. Her amber eyes glanced at the empty chairs that surrounded the table then back to Seth and replied "doesn't look that way." Success! Seth eagerly took his seat across the table and began trying to think of a good conversation starter. The next five minutes that followed seemed longer than any other amount of time either of them had to endure. An awkward silence was lingering in the air, but it was this same atmosphere that begged the question which was on both their minds. Who will speak first? Finally Seth couldn't bear the silence any longer. "So", he began in a casual voice "I don't think we've met before, I'm Seth." "Gaz" she replied without looking up from Zombie Cactus 12. "Wait a minute; you're in my Math class aren't you?" "Yep" Gaz said concentration unbroken yet becoming annoyed. Seth, seeing that his attempts at human conversation were being mercilessly slaughtered by the GS2 decided to take a different approach. For the rest of the day all he could think about was how to get the GameSlave away from Gaz but to no avail. Finally, at the end of the day, just when Seth was about to abandon all hope, a familiar voice addressed him from behind. "Hey Seth, you want a ride." Seth slowly turned to see his dad, Tim, the new principal standing there briefcase in hand. Suddenly, that gave Seth an idea. "Sure, it's better than walking." As they approached the red Camry, Seth asked "Are GameSlaves allowed on school grounds." His father looked at him with a puzzled look as he opened the car door. "Well, there's really no rule against them because we've really had no problem with them. Why do you ask?" "Well, I don't want to come across like a tattle tale," (Seth began in a tone that sounded like he actually cared) "but I've noticed an increasing number of kids at the school using them when they should be concentrating on more important things" Tim frowned as he pulled out of the parking spot. "So kids are playing these devices instead of doing their work is that what you mean" "Yeah something like that" Seth replied. "Seth I'm very glad you've informed me about this, I'll speak with the superintendent in the morning" Tim said, who was quite troubled by this news. Seth, on the other hand, was plotting his next move.

Authors note: Well there it is ladies and gentlemen I'll have Chapter 3 up right after I decide what Chapter 3 is. 