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At around two in the morning, Zim woke up with a roaring fever. He tossed and turned and couldn't get back to sleep. Beads of sweat gathered on his forehead and rolled down onto his pillow. He coughed a lot, so much until it started to hurt. He shivered and groaned. He got out of bed and walked into Professor Membrane's room. He gently shook the man awake.
"Zim doesn't— (cough) feel that well." Professor Membrane sat up and rubbed his head. At first he sighed in annoyance, but then he remembered that Zim had contracted pneumonia and his annoyance lifted.
"Oh, alright Zim. In what way do you feel sick?" Zim shook, sniffled, and coughed for five minutes straight.
"I can't go back to sleep, and it's really hot in that room." Professor Membrane felt Zim's forehead. Luckily for Zim, the normal temperature for an Irken was about the same as a human's, so it could easily be identified if Zim had a fever.
"Well, you ARE burning with a fever. That might explain a little bit. Come with me." Professor Membrane got out of bed. He walked to the medicine cabinet, Zim following. Professor Membrane took out some fever-reducing medicine (in liquid form, not pill form) and poured it in the little cup thing that medicine bottles always come with. He handed it to Zim. Zim drank it all, getting every last drop. But then, shortly after, he began to gag. Professor Membrane picked Zim up and carried him into the bathroom. Zim leaned over the toilet and vomited. After he was done, he started to cough again.
"Zim, are you alright?" Professor Membrane asked. Zim nodded.
"I think so. Just a little ill is all." Zim continued to cough. He flushed the toilet, got up off his knees, and looked up at the tall figure of Professor Membrane.
"I'm very sorry for waking you, Professor," Zim said apologetically. But Professor Membrane waved it off.
"Quite alright. You should always tell me if you're not feeling well." Zim couldn't believe it. This man was treating him like a son. A son! Zim looked up at Professor Membrane and smiled.
"Thank you. I can always count on you." With that, he hugged the Professor; a rare gesture for him, as he wasn't much for the touchy-feely stuff. Professor Membrane hugged Zim back awkwardly.
"You're welcome. And of course you can count on me." Professor Membrane gently picked Zim up and tucked him in bed. He placed another glass of soda on the night stand and left the room, turning back once to check on Zim. Zim's eyes were wide and shiny, showing the man that he had earned his complete respect and trust.
"Goodnight, Zim."
"Goodnight, Professor."
With that, Professor Membrane left Zim to sleep.
What did you think? Too long? Too short? To horrible? Haha! I hope not! This is one of those chapters that I could just visualize inside of my head; one that kind of just flowed from my brain to my fingers to the keypad on my phone. Do any of you talented authors on here ever have that moment? So, anyway, I've got to go, since it is 1:10 am and I have school tomorrow. Ugh, SCHOOL. I recently moved in June, and it's been four months… FOUR MONTHS… and I can't get over leaving my old school and house and friends. It's a kind of homesickness that you can't cure, because you're just too far away from the remedy. Yeah, I just made that up as I was typing. XD But… HEY GUYS! I'm serious about the "I promise you, I will read any Invader Zim FanFiction you have written that involves Invader Zim characters getting ill" thing. If you read my previous chapters (I hope you did, because if you didn't, you'd have a tough time understanding this one) then you must know I love FanFictions that involve Invader Zim characters getting sick. Love them! But I need your help. I need you to inform me about these things! Mhffffhh! I'm very hungry for one of those stories. If you read the whole A/N thing, then I really love you, man! There will be future chapters, so stayyyyyy tuuuuuuuuuuuned!
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