Zim was gone in the morning again. Dib wondered what time he leaves. Or why he even comes just to sleep anyways.
"Weird ass alien." he said quietly while rummaging through the fridge for some food. Dib momentarily remembered the feel of those fragile talons holding firmly to his sides. A shiver ran up Dib's spine. He never thought he would feel like this over Zim. He didn't worry about it too much as he ate his snack. It was probably some strange phrase he told himself.
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Dib tried to find something better to do, other than TV and computer stuff, but it was proving to be very difficult. He looked through his room for something to come out and entertain him but he got nothing. In the end he failed at went into the living room with Gaz.
They sat on the couch and watched TV as usual. They were dying from boredom and Gaz didn't even question Dib's presence. Then Dib remembered that Zim is probably doing the same thing right about now...is everyone watching frigging TV!
"Will Zim come again?" Dib thought. He wasn't sure if he wanted the alien to make another nightly visit. He didn't seem to be causing too much trouble surprizingly. "Should I tell Gaz?" he looked to his sister, who was texting again. "Nah, she'll jump to conclusions, tell the whole student body and next thing I know, I'm gay for the kid with the 'skin condition'. Not happening!" he pouted to himself. He was already the 'insane', 'crazy', and/or 'big-headed kid'.
Dib would look at the clock often and paled a little the later it got. His brain was rotting and decided to take a shower to cool off and give him something to do.
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It was around 11 when Dib finished his shower. He was in a towel and dripping wet inside the steamy bathroom trying to fix his hair. It was frustrating having a giant lock of hair hang over your face, whipping water at you. He let out many grunts and Gaz was getting disturbed.
"What the heck are you doing in there?" Gaz yelled through the door.
"Hair. Not. Co-operating." Dib said through clenched teeth. Gaz rolled her eyes.
"Wow, Dib. Seriously, get a boyfriend if you're going to be like that." she said. Dib swung open the bathroom, face a shade of pink.
"Must you comment on everything I do! And I will not get a boyfriend! That's your job." he informed his younger, female sister.
She shrugged and walked down the hall to her room. "I never said I didn't have one." She shut her door, phone in hand. Dib stood at the bathroom door with his jaw almost to the floor and face unnecessarily red. GAZ HAS A BOYFRIEND! Sounded loudly through his head. He shut the door and tackled his hair dilemma again.
After that was finally dealt with Dib rushed to his room, he was freezing and wanted to be dressed as soon as possible, he had no clue when Zim would come or if he would come at all. Once in his room he let out a breath to find no green aliens in his room. He looked at his digital alarm clock, it was still too early for Zim, he came at around 2 or something, which, of course, is weird. Dib just couldn't get over Zim's strangeness sometimes. Especially now.
Dib went into his clothes drawer and looked around.
"Urgh, I have to do laundry soon too!" he said out loud. "I'm running out of pjs..." He had a couple pair of pjs left. He usually just wore bowers in the summer but now a certain alien was stopping by as he pleased. Dib shouldn't really care about Zim seeing him half naked but he did. It would be awkward and he knew Zim would make stupid comments. As Dib quickly tugged on his boxers, he contemplated whether he should scared Zim away with his extremely pale skin and nudity. But went against it after much more thought.
Unfortunately for Dib, his idea was about to become a reality when he failed to hear the familiar climbing tick, tick, tick noises outside the house. Dib heard a click and whipped his head to his window. His eyes went wide in horror as Zim poked his head in and spotted Dib standing there with only his boxers on.
Zim was just as shocked as Dib was but Dib was more angry while Zim looked more nervous and slightly confused.
Dib got over the shock faster than Zim and sighed heavily. "Great timing, space boy." he turned to grab some clothes and tried hiding his blush. Zim climbed all the way in and sat on the bed, facing away from the human.
"Urgh, tell me about it. That skin is paranormally pale." he took a quick look again and commented again, much to Dib's dismay. "You can qualify as a ghost."
Dib rolled his eyes as he put on his pants, still shirtless. He knew Zim would comment on the skin. But was surprised and disappointed to see the Irken still in his room.
"Paranormally pale? That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Paranormal is used as a noun Zim, never an adjective."
Dib went to another dresser to fetch a shirt. He had to walk towards the bed and felt very awkward as Zim glared at him.
"Your language is stupid anyways." Zim argued. Dib just rolled his eyes as he picked out a shirt that would match his pants well. Once he decided on one, he put it on and looked at the intruding alien.
"You just think that because you suck at it." Dib smirked. Zim gave the human a death glare.
"Zim sucks at nothing!" the alien yelled as he shoot his arms in the air in triumph or protest. Probably both. Dib covered Zim's mouth with his hand a shushed him.
"If Gaz finds you here-no, if Gaz even wakes up, we're both goners." Zim narrowed his eyes but then nodded slowly. Dib just headed to his computer and started it up.
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Dib typed away on the keyboard and after about a half an hour he realized that Zim was quiet. Too quiet. He looked behind him to see that Zim was still awake but his eyes were half shut, staring at the ceiling with his arms behind his head.
"I'm going to be up for awhile...if you're tired, go to bed."
Dib took a retake at what he just said and shook his head. He was already used to the alien coming over and began treating his enemy like a guest.
Zim too took a retake. 'The human is being...nice?' he said in his head. Dib caught the odd look on Zim's face and turned back to the screen. "Just saying. Your here for the bed not to hang out, now, sleep alien." 'There, that's more like it'. Dib smiled proudly at his ingenious way at being less 'nice' to the alien menace.
Zim sat up, hopped off the bed and turned off the light as he grumbled things under his breath. Before he laid back down he peered at the computer screen. "What are you doing, human?" Zim asked quietly. Dib jumped at the sudden closeness of their faces.
"Wha! What are you doing!" Dib almost yelled. Zim backed away from the human's jumpiness. He tilted his head in a confused fashion.
"Why do you startle like that?" Zim questioned, remembering how he did that last night too. Dib glared at him but it didn't last long due to the way the alien was looking at him. Genuinely confused. Dib sighed.
"I don't like random things like that." came his reply.
Zim sat on the edge of the bed and asked "that's not like you. Are you not used to Zim yet? You must be by now." he asked in a sincere voice, the lighting radiating from the computer screen illuminated Zim's face delicately, making him that much more sincere looking. The sight was almost serial to Dib.
Zim too was captivated by how Dib looked with the monitor light on his pale, pale face. Zim wanted to reach out and see if Dib was really there.
"Dib?" Zim said.
Dib seemed to snap out of his daze. "Oh, uh, well, you coming here and not insulting everything, every second is unlike you. I know you pretty well that way." he said to the other. The two stared at each other. Zim looked down to the floor after some time.
"I suppose that is true..." Zim muttered. He felt a little confused for some unknown reason.
They fell silent. Dib didn't know what to say anymore. Zim didn't know what to say either.
For some bizarre reason, Dib's heart began to speed up and Zim's sqeedily-spouch turned uncomfortably. None of them wanted to say anything cheesy or too awkward. They really weren't used to telling each other how much they knew about each other. Indeed...awkward.
Zim looked up and laughed. Dib was shocked to see Zim laughing like the mad Irken he was. He waited for Zim to finish and hopefully, explain what the hell that was about.
Zim did eventually stop and with a sigh he said " Man, was that ever awkward." He said looking to the side and fiddling with the mattress. Dib made a deadpan look and swivelled to the screen.
"No kidding." he said and typed again on the keyboard. He was glad Zim found a way to halt the terrible starting they got themselves into. Zim yawned and went under the covers. Dib looked back a little to see the alien had his back to him.
"Dib." the human's eyes darted back to the screen and made a 'Mmm' noise.
There was a pause before Zim spoke again.
"Zim likes sleeping." he muttered, he must of had the covers over his mouth. Dib couldn't help the tiny smile that formed on his face.
"I can tell." he said. Zim slowly drifted to sleep. And about an hour later, Dib went to bed too. This time he faced the alien as he shut his eyes.
You likey? I hope so. I kinda do. XP I might add another chapter tonight.
