Im sure I'm going to get a lot of hate for how mean Gaz is in this chapter, but I promise I'll make it up in the next one :)

"Gaz!" She heard her brothers voice ring out from down the hall with glee. Gaz rolled her eyes. She was glad that Zim was nowhere near her. She was really dreading the 'big confrontation' that was sure to happen. She turned to see Dib with open arms. Oh god he was going for a hug.

"If you hug me I'll rip your arms off." She snapped. He stopped and put his arms down but that goofy grin stayed on his face.

"I missed you!" He said loudly. She sighed. She already had to deal with Zims lack of volume control during the weekend. Now she would have to deal with them both.

"I missed you too just be quiet." She groaned. This of course only fueled his excitement.

"You DID?! Oh Gaz I'm never leaving you again! I did have fun though. Did you know that Bigfoot sightings date back to-" she blocked out his voice and continued her walk down the school hallway with him following. When she finally made it to her class she cut him off.

"Dib that's great now GO AWAY." He ignored her glare and waved happily before walking away.

She spent half of 1st period staring at the clock and the other half sleeping. She had stayed up all night unable to get Zim off of her mind so she was even meaner than usual today. She bit her lip nervously. He was in her 2nd period class. Thankfully she would be able to put off the big confrontation until lunch. When the Skool bell finally rang, she groaned. She liked Zim a lot but he was the type to do something really stupid and embarrassing. She thought of the possibilities as she walked down the hall. What if he tried to declare his love for her in front of everyone? Or what if he told everyone that they were together? Her eyes widened. She wasn't ashamed that she liked Zim. She didn't really care about what everyone thought. But if word got around that they were together she'd never hear the end of it and it would be really annoying. Besides, she didn't want word getting back to her brother. She walked into class expecting to see everyone whispering or laughing but everyone was acting completely normal. She looked at Zim, who was giving her that lovestruck gaze again. She took the empty desk beside him, wearing her normal scowl.

"I suggest not doing anything to get on my nerves because I've already had to deal with my stupid brother today and I'm not in the mood." She warned. He chuckled.

"I do not wish to bring unnecessary attention to myself, Gaz-human." He said as if it was obvious. She rolled her eyes.

"What exactly do you plan to do about Dib?" She whispered.

"What?"

"Did I stutter? What are we going to do about my brother? He's not gonna be happy that we're talking." He shrugged in response.

"Look! The weird green kid and the goth wannabe are buddies now!" They both turned to see a blond cheerleader girl pointing at them. The class erupted with laughter. Gaz usually wouldn't care but today she was tired and stressed. She walked to the girl wearing her meanest glare.

"Listen you stupid fake bitch." She began, silencing everyone.

"If I hear another word fly out of your whore mouth I'll knock your teeth down your fucking throat. I've got enough to deal with right now without you making fun of me. SO SHUT UP!" She felt extreme satisfaction when everyone flinched and grinned when she saw the girls eyes fill with tears. She knew she was being way too harsh but she didn't care. Today was not the day to mess with her. Zim watched with fascination. He loved Gaz's mean side. He thought it was hot. Gaz walked back and took her seat beside him again. The cheerleader stopped talking with her friends and ended up bursting into tears. Gaz felt a pang of guilt but she knew the girl deserved it. She had overheard the blond making fun of innocent kids everyday. She laid her head on the cool desk, her violet hair covering her face.

"If anyone tries to wake me up I'm going to destroy them." She told Zim. He smiled.

"I'll make sure no one does." He murmured. She sighed and fell asleep just as the teacher began his lesson, an irritatingly large grin on his face. He paused after a few minutes when he realized that Gaz was sleeping.

"Uh, Gaz-"

"Don't!" Zim yelled. The teacher raised an eyebrow. Zim hardly ever talked. He always just quietly took notes. And the fact that he was speaking about Gaz was just bizarre.

"Yeah, don't. She's in a really bad mood today." Okay, this was just freaky. Now the most popular girl in Skool was speaking for her. He noticed how red her face was and realized she had been crying. He continued his lesson, deciding not to make the quiet sleeping girl angry. Zim sighed with relief.

The lunch bell woke Gaz from her slumber. She groaned and looked at Zim, who had been watching her sleep.

"You ready for this? Dibs gonna freak."

"What exactly are we doing?" Her wicked smile made him nervous. She was going to do something ridiculous. He just knew it. He sighed.

"Let's get this over with." They got up and began walking toward the cafeteria. She stopped him outside the doors. She didn't say anything and he raised an eyebrow. His eyes widened when she took his gloved hand in hers and smiled.

"Gaz-human...are you sure?" She nodded. He smiled back at her. Shock. That just about sums up what the reaction was. Shock. People whispering, giggling, gagging, everyone was shocked. Especially Dib. His mouth hung wide open as he approached them.

"Zim! What did you do to my sister?!" He demanded.

"He didn't do anything to me." Gaz snapped. Dibs eyes held hurt and betrayal. Gaz felt horrible for throwing this at him, but it had to be done. She liked Zim. A lot. She had never liked anyone before so it made sense that Dib thought it was involuntary. She took a deep breath and pushed her guilt aside.

"Zim and I care about each other. You're just gonna have to learn to deal with it."

"No! He's manipulating you, Gaz! How can you be so stupid?!"

"Ouch!" Zim yelled and retracted his hand. Gaz had squeezed it so hard she nearly broke it. She was furious. Dib realized his mistake.

"Wait, Gaz, I didn't mean-" he was cut off when she kicked him right in the groin. He sunk to the floor, clutching his unmentionables. She had kicked him really hard.

"Don't you ever call me stupid." She glared at him. Zim laughed loudly at Dib and walked with Gaz to his table. He spent the rest of lunch trying to ignore the whispers. She spent the rest of it trying not to feel bad about what she had done to Dib. She laid her head down again. Today had gone horribly.