I woke up to my alarm clock going off. I sighed and turned it off. I walked over to my dresser and picked out a pair of gray skinny jeans and some socks. Then I walked over to my closet and grabbed a random shirt, my black shirt with three ninjas in the middle of it. One wearing red, one wearing blue, the other wearing lime green. I walked slowly into the bathroom and closed the door. I got dressed, brushed, and straightened my hair. As soon as I was sure I liked my hair I threw my pjs in my room, grabbed my shoes, backpack and phone, and ran downstairs. "Morning Grammie." I said tiredly as I got out a bowl, spoon, a box of Frosted Flakes cereal and the milk. I ate breakfast quickly and washed my dishes. I hadn't noticed when Rachel came bouncing into the room wearing black leggings with a long white tee shirt that was almost like a dress. I rolled my eyes and grabbed a paper bag. I always packed lunch, even at my old school. Lunch was always terrible and I'm also a very, how would you say it, choosy eater. I packed a bagel quickly and shoved it in my backpack. I quickly put on my shoes as I heard the bus outside.
"Ray! Come on! We're going to miss the bus!" I yelled as I grabbed my favorite black and white striped hoodie. I pulled it on as I ran towards the bus. Rachel was close behind and we sat by each other in the middle of the bus. The ride to school was very boring and very long, well to me. I leaned my head against the window as we pulled up to the school.
"Hmm. That's odd." I said, more to myself than to anyone.
"What's odd Katie?" Rachel asked.
"The school is called Skool." I said.
"Um. Yeah." she said.
"I mean 'Skool' with a 'k' in it instead of 'c h'" I explained.
"Oh. Okay. Hm. You're right." she agreed. I smiled and shoved her jokingly. She smiled and stood up. We walked into the skool and into the office.
"I'm Katie-Marie McKleign and this is my sister Rachel McKleign-"
"Hi."
"Anyways we're new here and we were wondering which classrooms we'd be in." I said.
"Eh. Room... 2... uh. 285. Yeah." the office lady said. I looked at her awkwardly and headed out of the room with Rachel by my side. We walked down the hall, it wasn't very long, and found room 285. I glanced at her with a worried look and she just smiled a smile to encourage me. I took a deep breath and opened the door. The teacher looked at us with an angry look.
"Um. Hi." I said awkwardly.
"Come in! Introduce yourself to the class, and after you sit down I don't wan to hear ANOTHER SOUND FROM YOUR PITIFUL MOUTHS!" she yelled. I flinched but Rachel stepped up happily.
"Hello. I'm Rachel and I'm really nice." she said with a smiled. I rolled my eyes as she took her seat next to some big headed kid with glasses. I sighed and stepped up.
"Hello, my name is Katie-Marie." I said. I stood there for a second then rushed to the closest empty seat next to some kid with, green skin? Why was his skin green? I stared at him, listing possibilities in my head. He noticed me staring and he looked at me. Of course, I'd already spaced out and didn't notice. I didn't snap out of my reverie (A/N reverie is a fancy word for daydream) until the bell rang. I stood up and grabbed my paper bag. The green kid approached me.
"Who are you? Hm? Are you a spy? Are you like the Dib?" he asked. I frowned and gave him a confused look.
"What? Why's your skin green?" I asked.
"It's... a... a... a skin condition. Yeah." he said, he smiled like he had just accomplished something.
"Oh. Okay. What's this 'skin condition' called?" I asked. He looked around nervously. "How should I know?" he asked. I shrugged and started to walk out of the room. Then I realized I had no idea how to get to the cafeteria.
"Hey, um, green kid!" I called. He turned around and I ran to catch up with him. "What's your name anyways?" I asked.
"It's Zim. My name is Zim. Future destroyer of this... this HORRIBLE planet." he said. I looked at him awkwardly. This guy was crazy.
"Oh. Well, do you know how to get to the cafeteria?" I asked.
"WHAT IS WITH ALL THE QUESTIONS?" he yelled, stopping in the hall. "What are you trying to find out human? Hm? You'll never get any information from me. NEVER!" he yelled running down the hall. I watched him and realized that if I didn't follow him I'd get lost. I ran after him and I sighed with relief when I noticed the cafeteria was right there. I scanned the room for my sister, she was sitting with the kid she sat next to in class and a girl with purple hair who was playing a video game. She spotted me and motion for me to come over and sit by her. I bit my lip but I walked over and sat next to her.
"So, this is my sister Katie-Marie." she said proudly, as if I were some kind of trophy.
"Cool, I'm Dib and this is my sister Gaz." he explained. "And I saw you talking to Zim. He's an alien, that's why he has green skin, why he talks about destroying earth, and why he calls us humans all the time. He isn't human." he said.
"Oh. Well that explains a lot." I said. I took out my bagel and ate it slowly. Rachel talked with Dib the whole lunch period, and I spotted where Zim was sitting. I smiled and ran over to him when it was time for recces.
"Hello." I said with a smile.
"It's you! Stay away!" he yelled. I grabbed his arm before he could run anywhere.
"Are you really an alien? And are you really going to destroy earth?" I asked.
"No. Where did you hear that from?" He said nervously, he shot an angry glance at Dib. "It was the Dib, he told you didn't he?" he said.
"Ye-"
"DIDN'T HE?"
"YES!" I said. I sighed. "I was just wondering because... THAT IS AWESOME!" I said.
"Yes, yes. Wait, what?" he said. "How can you think that the destruction of your own planet is a good thing?" he asked.
"I don't know, it just is." I said with a shrug. "It'd be so cool to help you." I said. The bell rang and recces was over. "Well, best we head to class now." I said I turned swiftly on my heel and followed the large crowd of kids inside. I hadn't noticed Zim was right next to me the whole time. For the rest of the day, Ms. Bitters went on about doom. How we're all doomed or something like that.
"Is class always like this?" I whispered to Zim. He nodded, it didn't seem like he was paying attention to the lesson anyways. I sighed and looked up at the clock. Only five more minutes. I sighed and looked at Rachel. She was talking with Dib. Before I knew it I heard the bell ring. I got up and grabbed my stuff. I followed Zim outside.
"So, where do you live?" I asked. He glance at me and started to walk away. I wondered if that meant I should follow or not.
So, I followed him.
