Sorry about the whole document screw up thing. Didn't mean to post what first came out. Anyway, here's the real version of Missing Pieces. Sorry for the long waits as well. If you are ever wondering what is going on with me and why I am taking soooo long to post the next chapter, then go to my profile and go to that link in there. (If it's there at all.)
"I'm floatin'."
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"Hang in there Dib, please, just hang in there!" Dib could hear Kat's voice; it seemed to cut through the darkness that surrounded him. He couldn't see, he couldn't move, he couldn't talk, he could barely hear Kat and he could barely breath.
He wondered if he was going to die. As a matter of fact, at that moment in time, he really wished that he could die. The pain he was going through was unbearable; even the littlest breath caused immense pain and felt like a thousand needles rushing through his body. Had Zim finally won?
All hope is lost. Dib thought to himself as he felt his heart began to skip. I…I've failed. Dib hadn't moved for hours, he hadn't made a sound or any sign of life, but just then, at the thought of the death of his family, his world, his Kat, a tear streaked down his cheek.
"Dib," He could hear Kat's voice again as his heart skipped another beat. "I…I don't want you…to go…" He felt a small bit of pressure on his right hand. "I promise you that, when you get through this, I will be with you until the end of time. I promise…" Kat's voice trailed off and just as it did so Dib's heart stopped.
"Dib," He heard Kat say, her voice growing fainter every second. "I…I love you." As Kat said those three simple words Dib's heart sprang to life. Blood began to flow again and his heart began to pump profusely as if to make up for what it had missed.
"I…I love you too." Dib thought as his fingers slowly tightened around Kat's. She was the one who brought him back; she was his savior, his hero, and his angel.
Before everything went wrong.
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Dib's eyes opened wide as he sat up in shock. His eyes shut just as quick as they had opened once a bright white light shown in his face and he was jerked back down by arm and leg restraints. "Looks like he's finally awake." Dib heard a familiar voice say as he tilted his head to the right, cracking his eyes open slowly.
"Kat?" He asked in a cracked voice.
Kat walked over and pushed the light out of Dib's face, looking down over him. Dib was strapped down in a starfish like pattern on a flat, round, white table that was only a few feet from the floor. He turned his head and looked up to Kat, her usually awkward ponytail now gone as her blonde hair fell over her shoulders. "I see you finally decided to wake. About time, you were starting to bore me."
Kat's sweet girl voice was gone, as was her routine. He hands were on her hips and there was a 'I'm bad-ass so don't mess with me' punk look on her face. Her voice seemed a little older than her last and her skin seemed paler.
"K-Kat?" Dib asked, stuttering as he searched for answers to feed his questions.
"Yeah, who else would it be? Your sister?" She asked with a smirk as she crossed her arms. "You truly are an idiot, aren't you?"
Dib stared at her in confusion. "W-what do you mean?"
Kat burst out laughing. "What do I mean? Oh my, the humans are more pathetic than I thought!" Kat leaned over and placed an elbow on the table in which Dib lay, looking to him with an amused expression. "There were so many clues, so many hints, yet you were too blinded by passion to realize that they were slapping you right across the face."
"Clues?" Dib asked. He still wasn't corresponding with what was happening. Everything for the past few days was a blur; it was like a puzzle missing too many pieces. And now with Kat throwing even more of those pieces away, Dib was lost.
"You still don't get it, do you Dib?" Kat asked as she leaned in closer, her face only inches from Dib's. "All that you know, everything about Kat, about me, is a lie, was a lie and will always be a lie. I was playing you for the poor little sap you are. I lay the bait, and sure enough, the poor little earth boy comes running." Kat made the gesture of using a fishing rod, beginning to reel in the catch. "Hook…. Line…and sinker."
Dib watched his eyes wide. "But…in the hospital! You said that…that…"
"That what?" Kat asked, looking to Dib with a smirk. "That I loved you? That we'd stay together until the end of time?"
Dib looked away from Kat and closed his eyes. "Yes." He forced out, barley above a whisper.
"Well guess what Dib." Kat said as she reached over, grabbing Dib's chin gently and forcing him to look at her. Her face was calm for her next few words. "Your time…has ended." Kat let Dib's chin drop as she stood up and walked away.
Dib let his face hit the table, and as he closed his eyes tears began to stream down his cheeks. Kat stopped at the sound of Dib's crying. I'm sorry…for everything. She remembered herself saying a few days ago, when leaving Dib's room. "Yeah, sorry." She whispered under her breath as she began to wring her hands together and walk out the door.
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Hurray, done! And now I want to write! Damn, I am full of surprises. Eh, anyway, hope you enjoyed this chapter because I know I enjoyed writing it! Anyway, stay tuned for chapter thirteen. And perhaps, if I'm feeling generous, I'll post a preview of the next chapter in my Sheezy journal! We'll see! Until next time.
