Zim's eyes widened.

"Y-you remember me now?"

GIR nodded. Then he smiled.

"You smell like bubble gum," he said sweetly. Zim put him down and with that, he went to the kitchen to make waffles. He made a mix and put it in the waffle iron. Then, he sat on the couch with GIR.

"Dib knows you're here…right?" Zim asked. GIR nodded.

"But he only wants me here for a bit." GIR said.

"Oh. Okay…" Zim said, then sighed as he began twisting his fingers through the curls in GIR's hair. "I'm sorry…" he said.

"It's okay…but why did you do…that?" GIR asked.

"I have my reasons." Zim said.

"M'kay." GIR said, sitting in Zim's lap and falling asleep before the waffles were ready. But he woke up about an hour later to the sound of the doorbell. But a few seconds after he woke up, he realized that he didn't feel so good.

"Hey." Dib said, picking GIR up to give him a piggyback ride.

"Bye-bye." GIR said weakly waving to Zim. But GIR realized something when he went outside.

It was snowing!

But Dib hadn't brought GIR an extra jacket- and GIR was feeling horrible. But he insisted on walking himself and not being carried.

Dib's house wasn't that far, but because of the snow, it would take about an hour to get there. On top of that, Dib was walking slow so GIR could keep up. He noticed that GIR didn't look very lively.

"Are you okay? Do you want to borrow my coat?" Dib asked.

"N-no." GIR said, "I'm fine."

Then when they were about halfway to the house, Dib noticed that GIR continuously tripped over his own feet. Then finally, GIR fell face first into the snow.

Dib quickly wrapped him in his coat, sat on his knees, and held GIR.

"Are you okay?" Dib asked GIR.

GIR shook his head.

"N-no." GIR said, "I…I c-can't move." he said with a shiver.

"The hospital…it's just around the corner…" Dib said.

"No." GIR said, "Hospitals are scary."

Dib sat with GIR for awhile. And GIR was in a horrible state. His face was very pale.

"Please let me take you to the hospital." Dib finally said.

"o-okay…" GIR said. Dib picked GIR up. And a few minutes later GIR's breathing became labored and unsteady. So Dib had to hurry.

He quickly got GIR into the ER. Then he called Zim on his cell phone and told him everything. But after Dib hung up…

He broke down in the waiting room.

Sad? It might get sadder in the next chapter.