(A/N): I have a lot of time on my hands alright? Don't you want me to update fast..? That's what I thought!
The rest of the day was painfully boring. As the classes went by, my PAK provided me with the answers and the teachers spoke in away that sounded as if they wanted everyone to fall asleep at their tables. It was like some kind of half thought out plan to take over the world. If so, they could learn a thing or two from the mighty Zim! Finally the bell rang for lunch break.
In the lunch hall I took one look at the food and pushed it away. I was past the point of testing it as I knew now it was not what normal humans liked to eat and that they too just threw it away or brought their own from home. Of course the High Skool food was slightly varied to my previous Skool, but it was generally still the same un-Godly mixtures of Earth's worse and worser foods. I had tried to poison it once to get rid of the disgusting pig-children and not one person had even gotten a belly ache. It seemed even they knew better. I don't know why the Skool even wasted money on buying it in the first place. I contented myself by getting an Irken snack out of my PAK and sitting by myself. That's when I heard them start talking.
Chunk, Jessica and a few other popular children were sitting at the table behind me. Chunk then started up a conversation, very loudly, about what had happened to him in second period science class. One he shared with Dib.
'So yeah, then I told him just to get on with the prac so I could quickly finish my English paragraph, cause, ya know, it was due next and Mr Thompson said if I didn't do it one more time I'd get a Saturday, but youse all know that.' Chunk began. He'd become even more of a jerk since Skool and now he'd taken to using slang so it was even harder for me to understand him. 'And he goes –' Chunk put on a really high pitched voice, imitating the Dib obviously. 'But you have to help me, Miss Carter made us partners! Wah wah wah!' I snickered slightly. 'So then, I like, told him to shove it and Miss Carter heard. So now I got two Saturdays cause I couldn't even finish my English!' He cried dramatically. Everyone at the tabled groaned. I believe they'd been planning one of their infamous beach trips...
'Aw Chunk! Why'd you go and do that?' Jessica complained. Due to the disgusting rumour spreading nature of these humans, I had unwillingly found out that Chunk and Jessica are an "item", whatever that is... But as I understand it includes going places as a pair. 'Can't you just skip it?'
'Yeah, but then I'll get like five more!'
'Well if you're not going, then neither am I!' She exclaimed. The table groaned again.
'But Jessica! You have to come!' Someone whined.
'Why can't we just do this on Sunday?' Someone else suggested.
'But we ALWAYS go on Saturdays; it just wouldn't feel right...' Jessica complained.
'Do you want Chunk to come or not?' The first person asked.
Jessica sighed loudly. 'I GUESS we can move it to Sunday...' The table erupted into cheers. I turned around and glared at them. Chunk and Jessica were facing away but everyone of the other side of the table turned their cheers into coughs. 'I still don't see why you can't just skip them Chunk; next week is the last week of term and they can't make you go on the Christmas holidays and they will have forgotten all about it by the start of Skool!'
'Yeah well they're already making me come on the last weekend of term, and I'm not going to push it! Mum said she and Dad were having "serious thoughts" about letting me go out with you guys anyway! Ya know... bad influences...' He added and the whole table cracked up laughing. I turned around and scowled at them again but this time Chunk and Jessica turned around to look at me too.
'What up, Shorty?' He said. The children didn't seem to understand the seriousness of the nickname they'd given me. I hardened my glare. Besides, Dib had started it. 'Heh, heh... Just kidding Zim.' He raised his hands up and leant away from me. I liked knowing that most of them were scared of me. Maybe even everyone apart from the Dib-beast.
'The Dib-pig was annoying you, no?' I asked. I knew how to make things even better here. Chunk frowned.
'He sure was.' He glared at Dib's back a few tables in front of us.
'Then why not get even? Was he not threatening your superiority over him?' I said then got up to put my lunch tray away.
'Hey Zim's right!' Jessica exclaimed. Although he had a weird way of putting it... She thought to herself. 'You need to get revenge!'
'Yeah but how?' Chunk asked dumbly. The whole table, even Jessica, rolled their eyes. There was only one way things got settled here at this High Skool.
In a break between classes, I was standing by my locker, minding my own business when the Dib-beast popped up from practically no where. I didn't make eye contact and just continued what I was doing. Nothing really, as I was done now, but I didn't want to have to walk away as his longer legs gave him an advantage if a chase ensued. I like to think ahead in these situations.
'Hey Shorty.' He said, trying to provoke me. I did nothing. 'Everyone has been laughing at me whenever they see me today. Do you have anything to do with this..?'
'Everyone already laughs at you Earth-smell...' I said casually. I knew perfectly well what I'd started when I'd said that to Chunk at lunch time.
'Well more than normal.' Dib sulked. 'I mean –!' He tried to cover it up, but the damage had been done. 'No! That's not what I meant!' He cried to everybody in the hallway but they just laughed louder and continued what they were doing. Dib's shoulders slumped and I snickered. He tried to regain whatever was left of his pride and turned back to me.
'I have no idea what you're talking about.' I replied evenly, still shuffling my books around in my locker. Dib put his arm at the top of the locker and leant on it. He towered over me now. He wasn't especially tall but more so than the average kid. I ground my teeth nosily and Dib smirked at the desired affect it had on me and I cursed under me breath for being so weak. 'You're not doing yourself any favours Dib-stink.' I hissed. Just then Chunk and a bunch of his brawny pals rounded a corner behind Dib. The odds were about to tip in my favour again.
Chunk noticed my irritated look and motioned for his friends to stay back and watch. 'Hey Zim. Is Dipstick here causing you any trouble?' He asked using the adorable nickname derived from what I generally called the Dib.
'Hey back off Chunk, I'm talking to Zim here. And don't call me that.' He added somewhat pettily at the end.
'Zim's my buddy, and I'll call you whatever I want, Dipstick.' Chunk retorted and gave Dib a little shove. Dib seemed to realise the hopelessness of trying to talk to me with Chunk here like a body guard. Not that I needed one.
'Oh yeah! I know it you who caused the blackout, Zim! I'll get you for that!' Dib cried over his shoulder. Once Dib was out of sight Chunk continued.
'You know what we're gunna do right?' He asked and I rolled my eyes.
'Of course. I look forward to it.' I replied as I began walking off to my next class.
The mind numbing day continued and the only thought I could go with was that I hoped it would be today that Chunk took his revenge; otherwise I'd have to wait a whole weekend for it...
When the bell to end Skool finally rang I hoped out of my desk, not wanting to miss out on anything. I suddenly wished I had a human scene taking device to immortalise the moment with. Of course such things had happened before to embarrass the Dib, but not with nearly the entire Skool looking out for it.
Ahead of me, through the crowd, I could see the Dib-stink strolling along as if it were a normal Friday afternoon. How little he knew... Seriously, even at the best of times.
I pushed through the crowd not wanting to loose him when I saw Chunk emerge from a classroom and spot Dib as well. He smirked and pointed. Yes! It will be today! If I were a child I would've squealed in delight. But, uh... Not being a child... Ehem.
As Dib walked out the front doors and down the steps, suddenly Chunk pushed in front of him, cutting him off. Dib looked confused and slightly scared as Chunk cornered him at the side of the Skool. Other kids noticed and circled around them forming an impenetrable barrier around Dib.
This was the moment! Chunk reached into his pocket and I ran closer to get a better look.
(A/N): IMMORTALISE THE MOMENT! WOOT!
Yeah! Nny rocks! I think he did the right thing. It would never have worked out...
I actually wrote that subconsciously... Freaky. It has nothing to do with the story, I just thought I'd leave it there as it states my undying fandomness for JTHM.
Anyway, even though this is a bit of a cliffie, you won't have to wait long to find out what happens, cause I like writing this (as you can tell...) and more to the point, it's the holidays and my friends have all ditched me cause they have more fun places to be.
