Zim didn't walk to school with Gaz the next day, or the day after that. When Friday finally came, Gaz walked up to Zim's table and sat right next to him. Zim felt himself tense up a bit. He started to scoot away, but Gaz slammed her brown sack lunch down on the table, causing him to stop. "What is wrong with you, Zim?" she asked, a bit on the irritated side. Zim looked away. He felt ill inside, and hoped that Dib wasn't watching. He looked down at his boots. the silver metal tips tapped lightly against the white tile. Gaz opened her eyes a bit and stared at Zim. Something was wrong.

"What's wrong Zim?" Gaz asked again, a bit more quiter. Zim gradually lifted his head up. His sky blue eyes darted frantiacally around to see if Dib was near. He wasn't.

Zim slowly turned his head and looked up at Gaz's pale face. Her beautiful golden brown eyes stared back. Zim felt a weird feelin inside him as he stared. He sighed, relaxing his shoulders. He felt his antennae twitch inside his jet black wig. He finally gave in.

"I can't be near you anymore." He said in a calm voice, which scared Gaz a little. Zim's contact blue eyes lowered. He stared down at his twiddling gloved fingers. Gaz just looked at him. "Why?" she asked, moving a stray strand of purple hair out of her eyes.

Zim gritted his zipper-like teeth with frustration. He didnt want to talk about yesterday, but he had to. He wanted to be with Gaz. He wanted to be with the female human. Zim narrowed his eyes and turned his head back to Gaz. "Dib tried to attack me yesterday!" He shouted. "He was very stupid to do so! The Dib pig tried to hurt me, but I stopped him with ease! and then he said in fear that I shouldn't be near you!" Zim stretched the truth a bit when he told her.

Gaz rolled her eyes but Zim didn't seem to notice. He was sure that Gaz believed him and that he was capable of dealing with things.

With that, she got up. Zim's eyes widened. He got up, hoping she wasnt leaving him. He grabbed her hand. "Where are you going? He asked quickly.

"I am going to go reason with my stupid brother," she answered angrily. Zim's eyes widened in horror. "No! Don't!-er I mean...If you do, then he will know I was near you," Zim said. Gaz stopped. "Then what do we do?" Gaz said irritated. Zim let go of Gaz's hand and thought for a minute. Finally, his shouldrs sagged.

"I'm not sure," he admitted. Gaz sighed. They looked away from each other. Zim shuffled his feet and looked at the ground. Gaz looked out the cafeteria windows and rubbed her arms.

When they saw Dib coming, Gaz grabbed her lunch and walked away from Zim's table. She sat down at the usual table. Dib sat down across from her. He lookd at Gaz, who had her head down as she searched silently in her lunch bag for something to eat. Dib's eyes moved away fro her and over to Zim. He glared at Zim behind Gaz. Zim narrowed his eyes and looked away. Dib smirked and lowered his eyes to his cafeteria food.

Gaz continued to poke arund in her lunch bag. There was an apple, a tuna sandwich, a juice box (cherry flavored) and a small plastic bag of cookies. She all the sudden didnt feel like eating. Her mind was stuck on the thought that Dib attacked Zim. Something inside Gaz made her outraged. She felt her fists tighten. Dib shouldnt hurt Zim, and it was not right for Dib to be telling Zim not to be with her. She didnt want Dib to control her life on who she wanted to be with. Suddenly something hit Gaz in the back of her amethyst- colored hair.

She looked up at Dib. He didn't notice was busy eating corn. Gaz ruffled her hair till it fluttered to the ground. It was a paper airplane. She quickly scooped it up and opened it. Her dark coloered eyes scanned the letter. She read it a couple of times before she could understand what it said.

To: Gaz

From: ZIM!

A plan is forming!

p.s. Finish the Dib-pig and make him suffer good.

love: ZIM!

Gaz smiled a very small smile and quickly shoved the note in her pocket. She turned her head around to see Zim, but Zim was gone.

When the bell rang Gaz followed Dib. Then at the precise moment when they were near the cafeteria food, Gaz tripped Dib. Dib came down with a loud thud and then thus hitting the table with a huge black pot filled to the rim of spicy hot chili. Dib rubbed his head. His eyes widened and looked up, just in time to see the pot swivel toward him. His eyes narrowed a bit behind his round rimmed glasses.

"You've got to be kidding me," Dib said as the whole pot came down on him. A tsunami of red hot chili came out of the pot. The kids screamed and ran out. Zim was already out and watching through the windows. Dib was screaming in pain as waves of the hot sauce came down on him. Almost drowning him in the process. Sounds of sizzling Hot Chili and Dib was heard all over the school.

Gaz stood on one of the tables. Smiling evily down on Dib, while he suffered in pain. Gaz and Zim looked at each other and smiled evily to each other. Zim gave Gaz a thumbs up for doing something he liked, and then looked at Dib and started to laugh so hard, he started to cry. (Or something liquid-like was coming out of his eyes because he was laughing so hard)

Dib was a chili monster now.

Caked in globs on top of globs of thick hot red chili. It felt like fire was burning his body to ashes. Dib started to scrape off all the thick sauce off of his face and eyes. Gaz quickly got down off the table and casually walked out of the cafeteria before Dib realized she did it. Gaz was still smiling evily as Zim laughed his squiggly-spooch out.

A plan is forming...