Gaz sat up in her bed when she heard footsteps outside of her room. Slipping out of her bed she stretched and yawned, her feet touching the ground as she stood up to see that Zim was still asleep on the ground, snoring.

With a roll of her eyes she opened her door. "What do you want Dib?" she grumbled, even though it was pitch black she could still see him. Well, not really see him, it's more like his 'idiot' waves were crashing into her, she could sense that it was him.

"How'd you know it was me?" Dib asked.

"Sixth sense." Gaz mumbled, crossing her arms in front of her chest and stepping out of her room, closing the door behind her. "You know I don't like repeating myself Dib, but I'll do it just this once. What do you want?" she growled.

"I know Zim's in your room Gaz. Why you decided to save him, I don't know, but you should have let him die Gaz." Dib growled at her.

Gaz's usual glare intensified as she took a step toward him. "Are you raising your voice at me?" she growled changing the subject.

Dib's eyes widened and then he glared back at her. "Maybe I am." He growled.

Gaz grabbed him by his collar and turned on the hallway light that was on the wall next to her door.

She pulled him down to her eye level. "Don't you ever do that again." She growled venom dripping from her voice.

Dib knew he was pushing it but his sister betrayed him by helping his enemy, and he wasn't going to stand for it.

Gaz pulled her lips back as she grinded her teeth together pulling Dib closer to her so that she could show him how pissed she was pretending to be.

"I do whatever I want, when I want, and I don't care who it affects. You go that, Dib?" she growled, spitting his name out.

"No." Dib mumbled shaking his head. "No." he said louder. "I am not going to be scared of you anymore Gaz."

Gaz's glare that was sent his way wavered, the fear he has for her was the only thing she had to keep him in cheek, that was the thing that her mother had taught her to do so that her brother would be safe on the outside world… with the fear that she put into him gone, and who knows what will happen.

Dib saw that her gaze had wavered and thought that he might have gone through to her, that she was going to back off.

Gaz shook her head and let go of him. "Take that back." She snarled at him through clenched teeth, her hands turning into fists.

"No." he said stubbornly.

"Fine then." she growled, pulling back her fists and socking him in the jaw.

There was a loud crack and his glasses had flown to the side. Gaz hated having to do this, but she knew how crazy her brother could get if he thought he had control over her. She actually cared for her brother, but she'll be damned if he ever found out.

Dib fell back to the ground and groaned in pain.

Gaz grabbed at his collar again and pulled him back up. "If you ever say that again, you'll wish that you were in hell." She growled looking up at him. "Do you got that?" she growled.

Dib nodded slowly.

Gaz wanted to flinch, but she didn't let herself show weakness to Dib.

He had tears in his eyes from the pain, but there was something else there… hurt.

Gaz sighed. "Come on, I got to pop your jaw back in to place. You're lucky your glasses didn't break." Gaz mumbled, picking up his glasses and dragging him over to the bathroom. "This is gonna hurt Dib." She mumbled getting a good hold of his jaw.

Zim flinched when he heard the agony filled scream. He had been spying at them, he had seen the whole thing go down, and he had to say, Dib had some guts standing up to his sister like that; it's too bad she shot him down.

He looked down at his injured body and then back to the empty hallway… maybe he wasn't as strong as he always said he was…

With a sigh he went to go lie back down on the ground and covered himself with the blanket that was lent to him and started to think… maybe with Gaz by his side… no, she'll never accept… but if her hatred towards her brother is as strong as he thinks it is, maybe, just maybe, there is the chance that she will accept being his body guard.

Just as he was about to sit up, Gaz's door was flung open. "You'll be fine in a few days Dib, get some rest." She growled and slammed the door shut behind her.

Gaz completely forgot that Zim was there as she ran to her bed, jumped down on it face first and started to cry softly so that no one would hear her pain.

She hated doing that to Dib, hurting her that way and no matter how hard she tried… she was never able to enjoy it, but it was the only way to put fear into him, the only way that she knew he wouldn't go completely crazy… she had to hurt him… that's what her mother said before she passed away, and her mother was never wrong. Gaz hated it so much, she had to be so cold to him, she had to be unforgiving for him… she had to be inhumane, and she hated it, she hated every single second of it.

Zim sat up and looked at her, his eyes wide in shock and his jaw slacked as he realized that Gaz Membrane, the one coldhearted human that enjoyed torturing her brother and the others around her… was crying.