violet eclipse
Disclaimer: I do not own Invader Zim or it's characters.
Chapter 4,
"Your sister really likes to torture others." Zim said, his burns finally starting to relax, and Dib shrugged.
"Yeah... She's always been like that." Dib said and Zim looked at him.
"Well you could have tried to get her off me." Zim complained and Dib rose an eyebrow at him.
"First of all, if you saw her torturing me, would you stop her?" Dib asked.
"Uh, well... How would I know it isn't a family matter?" Zim asked and Dib scoffed.
"My point, exactly. And second of all you kind of deserved it." Dib said and Zim gasped.
"Zim deserves no pain!" Zim shouted and Did giggled.
"Ignoring the fact that you want to destory the earth, you didn't exactly have the nicest things to say about Gaz earlier." Dib said and Zim shrugged.
"You fool, I was trying to invoke you, not your sister." Zim said and Dib shook his head.
"You're a jerk. But you've met Gaz, so you should have known that she wouldn't be happy about what you were saying." Dib said and Zim looked at the sidewalk beneath him.
"But I didn't tell her, I told you." Zim said and Dib blinked.
"Dude, you told everyone around us that she was a slut. Gaz isn't a big fan of gossip in general, so she really hates it when the gossip is about her." Dib said and Zim blinked this time.
"What is this 'gossip' you speak of?" Zim asked and Dib sighed.
"Basically a humans way of spreading bad and often incorrect information about others." Dib said and Zim thought about this.
"Hmm, no wonder your sister hates gossip." Zim commented.
"Well at any rate, there's the mall, so you can get that electric blanket soon." Dib said and Zim saw the building, which was only 100 feet away.
"I don't know if I'll use it to makd the burns feel better." Zim said, although his burns weren't really painful right now, mostly tingly and ithcy.
"I never said that you haf to buy one, Zim. Simply that you should buy one because you probably don't want me to hold you everytime you feel pain." Dib said and he thought he saw Zim blush, but shook it off as his own imagination.
"You know, Irken tend to heal very quickly. So when we feel lasting pain, we go to the only moski on the planet for treatment. I suppose, on earth, you would call her a medicine woman or a doctor of sorts. I went once when I was very young, I was thrown from a machine and damaged my head. While I was there I saw a Tallest for the first time. It was the great Delur, son of Cutive who made our planet amazingly efficient. Anyways, Tallest Delurbwas injured in the great Lander War, so he came to see the Moski a few times a year. I was so giddy from seeing a tallest that I followed him, and I saw him get his treatment. The moski grabbed these two blue blobs off the shelf, rubbed them together until they were almost white and placed them on Tallest Delur. I had never heard an irken scream from that much pain, but after about 5 of tour earth minutes, the treatment was done and Tallest Delur thanjed her and that was that." Zim told him and Dib was a little surprised at him opening up to him like that. By that point the two had already walked through the mall's doors and seemed to be walking randomly.
"So you see, pain is part of being healed on my planet. Even if you choose to see the moski for something small, you will feel pain at her cure." Zim said and Dib thought about them in the locker room.
"So I guess my hands are the first thing you experienced that soothed the pain away." Dib said and Zim nodded.
"Yes, it was an odd discovery." Zim said and Dib smiled.
"I kind of gathered. You looked a little surprised." Dib said, toning it down a little.
"Well, if this blanket soothes pain like that, then we never have to worry about being like that again." Zim said, crossing his arms, and Dib scoffed.
"Worried? That was a once in a life time situation." Dib said and suddenly Zim worried that he would never be in Dib's arms again.
Not that I want that filthy human around me. Using his heated body to gently hold me and feeling his intoxicating breath on my shoulder. Of course I don't want that... I don't... Dib is disgusting like all humans... Disgusting brown eyes which are full of wonder and understanding, disgusting hands that are softer then satin, disgusting smile that can light up your world... How gross he is...
"Zim, in here." Dib saud and Zim mindlessly followed him.
His gross cheeks that blush when he is embarrassed... That gross sparkle in hus eyes when he talks about the supernatural... His gross tongue that protrudes to try and insult me...
Zim looked at Dib as he walked.
His gross stride that's always so confident... His gross strong legs... Hus round, firm bottom as plump as an apple...
Zim swallowed and licked his lips.
Probably his most disgusting feature of all.
Zim thought and Dib smiled as he found the electric blanket. He bent down, pick up one and turn slightly to say something to Zim, but paused when he saw him. It sorta looked like Zim was staring at him, but his gaze was lowered like he was in his own world.
It's probably a coincidence.
Dib thought, but that didn't stop the blush feom forming on his face. Taking a deep breath to calm his nerves, Dib turned so that he was facing Zim and walked over to him.
"Zim, what are you thinking about?" Dib asked and then he mentally slapped himself
Dude, why would you want to know that!
His mind shouted.
"Butt... Uh, but that blanket doesn't look very warm." Zim said embarrassed.
"Well, it's an electric blanket. You have to plug it in before it gets warm." Dib said and Zim looked at the device.
"Hm, that's pretty stupid. Your hands don't need electricity and they are warm." Zim said, placing one of his hands on Dib's. Zim blushed a little at the heat and Dib blinked and cleared his throat.
"I already told you, Zim. Our blood heats up our skin the same way electricity will heat up this blanket." Dib explained and Zim nodded.
"Well, ok. I can try it out." The alien said. But they stated like that for a minute, unsure of the new feelings arising, but wondering if they were always there.
Finally Dib moved his hand from under Zim's and placed it on top of Zim's. This small movement gave the alien hope of something happening between them; until Dib gently pushes the box into Zim's hands and pulled away. Dib didn't know what was happening between them, but he needed a little time to think about it. Preferably before he and Zim clean the locker rooms for the second time that day.