Ch.3-Explanations

I woke up shivering. It was probably the morning dew being absorbed by my clothes. I pushed myself up off the ground and looked around. Zim was gone. Even though it was daytime, I was still afraid. Something touched my shoulder. I whipped my head around.

"Good morning, Dib."

I sighed. "Zim, it's just you,"

He sat down next to me. "Yeah it just me. Who did you think it was?"

I shrugged. "So, anyway, you said we'd talk?"

"Oh, right. Dib, what you saw last night was…"

Zim paused. I waited for him to finish the sentence, but got impatient.

"Well? What was it?"

"It was me. See these?"

Zim flashed his teeth. Two of his teeth were longer and pointier than the others. I nodded.

"I…guess I'm what you humans would call a…vampire."

I was shocked. "Zim? You're an alien and a vampire?"

"Well, not on my home planet. There's something about earth that makes my thirst uncontrollable. I come out here every Friday night to feed."

"So, you're the thing that attacked me?"

Zim's face turned a lighter green. "I guess…I really don't remember."

This puzzled me. How could Zim not remember?

"When I'm feeding, I usually let my instincts take over. So, my alien side just isn't there most of the time."

"How did you know I asked that question? I thought it, not spoke it."

Zim smiled. "I can do more that you know about."

That made me a little uncomfortable.

"Maybe next week you could come with me when I go hunting."

I was only able to nod my head. It was going to be a long week. A night alone with Zim in the woods? That would be interesting.