Three chapters in one day (or night for me) what is this madness? I got really into writing it I guess. I'm really happy with it so far and I'm proud of myself for getting back into writing it so yay. I hope you enjoy.
Gir led me down what felt like the longest path in the work and then I saw him. Zim was moving around a figure, some sort of contraption. He definitely got taller. He seemed to have aged like a normal human, which is good. He looked the same except he was a lot taller, taller than me that's for sure.
I didn't know what to do or what to say, I stood there staring at him for a good 30 seconds before Gir piped up.
"MASTA GUESS WHO CAME HOME?!" Gir yelled, startling Zim a bit.
"Gir, what did I tell you about yelling while I'm working?" he asked, sounding a bit annoyed. His voice sounded the same, maybe a tad deeper. He seemed flustered about something.
"But..." Gir said sadly.
"Gir-" Zim started, but he finally looked towards us. He seemed shocked at first, then he looked angry, then confused. He made several different expressions before walking a bit closer. "Kat-Human?" he questioned.
"Yay, you got it right!" Gir said happily, clapping for Zim. I nodded eagerly, glad to see that he still recognized me.
"I came back, like I promised." I said with a nervous laugh, searching his face for a reaction. I opened my mouth to speak again but Zim suddenly hugged me. I was confused but happy, and I hugged him back tightly, holding back tears of joy. "I guess you're happy to see me, then?" I giggled as he let go of me. He didn't reply, he simply began to walk towards the elevator.
"Follow me Kat-Human." he said, so I followed him. We went up the elevator and out the front door. He took me all the way to another familiar house, it was Dib's. He knocked on the door, he had a bit of a smirk on his face. It was Gaz who answered the door.
"What do you want?" she asked, sounding irritated.
"I wish to see the Dib." Zim stated boldly. I rolled my eyes, I sure missed the way he worded things so weirdly. Gaz sighed with annoyance.
"Dib your weird friends are here!" she yelled. I heard footsteps and then Dib was at the door.
"What do you want Z-" he stopped mid-sentence as he noticed me standing next to Zim, who had crossed his arms and had a smug grin on his face.
"I told you Kat-Human would come back." Zim said smugly. Dib blinked and pushed Zim out of the way to hug me. I laughed and hugged him back.
"It's nice to know I was missed." I said, laughing a bit more. Dib let go after a while.
"I had no idea you were coming back... I... this is so... wow." Dib stammered. He also looked the same, just a bit taller. That little hair spikey had also grown out and somehow was a zigzag, which was both cool and annoying because how does it even do that? We stood in an awkward silence for a bit.
"I like the new hair, by the way." Dib pointed out. I smiled and reached up to brush my bang with my fingers like I did so often.
"Thanks... I missed you guys so much." I said with another laugh. "Is Leah around?" I asked, hoping to see her as well.
"She went off to college in a different state. She still comes back on her breaks, though. I'm sure you'll see her. Wait... how long are you staying?" Dib asked.
"As long as I can." I replied, looking towards the house. "I'm living in the same house. Rachel came with me, and my friend Josh." I added.
"Josh? When did you meet him?" Dib asked.
"When I moved back to my old town. He became my only friend." I said with a shrug. "I'm not good at being popular like Rachel." I said with a sigh.
"Is he... better than us?" Dib asked, sounding a bit sad.
"What? Are you insane?" I asked, turning to face them again. "No one could ever replace you guys, if that's what you're asking. He's a very good friend, but not as good as you guys." I said with a large grin on my face. This made Dib smile, too. Zim wore that same expression he always did, where he looked kind of mad about something.
"Do you guys want to come back to my house for dinner or something?" I asked, bouncing on my toes from excitement.
"Sure, I'd love to!" Dib said enthusiastically. I turned towards Zim, bouncing on my toes a bit still.
"Fine, I don't like the pathetic Earth food, though." he said dismissively. I frowned at him.
"Oh please. You've only had the nasty food around here. I make homemade meals. They're better." I stated, poking him in the arm. I took both of their hand and walked back towards my house.
Once we got there, I opened the door and led them inside. "You guys can get comfy somewhere or something. RACHEL I'M HOME!" I yelled.
"Whatever!" she called back. Josh was watching tv in the living room, but he turned around when he heard me come in.
"Oh, okay guys meet Josh my friend. Josh, this is Zim and Dib, also my friends." I said, bouncing on my toes with excitement again. "Alright, I'm going to make some dinner." I said. Dib and Zim followed me into the kitchen and sat down at the table. I smiled and shook my head at them, they must feel a bit awkward I guessed.
"I'm making spaghetti, tonight. Unfortunately, I'm feeling lazy so we'll have to use tomato sauce from a jar." I said, pulling it out of the cabinet. I put a pot of water on the stove and turned on the heat, waiting for it to boil. I sat down at the table with Dib and Zim.
"You guys are so quiet. I want to know all about what went on after I left!" I said excitedly.
"Well, we stopped hanging out and so did Leah. We all went our separate ways. I continued to study science from my dad and a bit about supernatural things. I may or may not have fallen into a sort of depression after you left and may or may not have said you were never coming back." Dib said with a nervous chuckle.
"You silly boy. Look at your hair. That's ridiculous." I said, shaking my head with a smile."How does it even... it just... how?" I asked, he laughed. "Also, your head is the right size for your body now!" I said with excitement.
"It always was!" Dib replied defensively.
"Mhm, okay, sure." I said, sticking my tongue out at him. I turned to Zim, now. "Okay, and you? What did you do?" I asked, staring at him with interest.
"Same thing I always did. Tried to think of ways to destroy this horrid planet. It was hard without my human slave to help me." he said nonchalantly.
"Oh pfft. I am not your slave! And you have Gir!" I replied, smiling at him.
"Gir isn't... you." Zim said with a shrug. I laughed at him, blushing a bit.
"You and your shrugging." I shook my head. I stood up to see the water boiling and put the spaghetti in.
"Dinner will be ready pretty soon so everyone wash up and grab a seat!" I called throughout the house. This was how I wanted things to be all the time.
I never know how I want to end the chapter, it's so hard to decided how to end it. It's so weird. Anyways, hope you enjoyed it. Hopefully will have a chapter 4 up tomorrow or at least pretty soon.