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Dib POV

Sure, I stepped out to give Gaz some alone time to talk to Zim, but I when I looked inside I saw her wrapping up her wound. "Gaz."

"Dib." She said looking at me; I could see tears in her eyes. "Thanks for trying." She murmured and hugged me.

"What do you mean?" I asked her, hugging her back. If Zim broke her heart again, I'm going to kick his green ass. She's suffered through enough.

"He was busy. Look, I'm going to go back to the party." She said.

My gaze hardened. I looked at the transporter machine, I'm going to make it work so I could make Zim pay for causing all these damages. "I'll stay here for a bit Gaz. Take the car, I could walk." I told her, reaching into my pocket to hand her my keys.

"Thanks Dib. You sure?" she asked.

"Positive… just be careful okay?"

"Whatever. You better sleep in your bed tonight instead of the cold floor of Tak's base, okay?"

"No Promises." I said.

"Dib, promise me you are going to go to sleep in your bed tonight." She growled.

I sighed. "Anything for the birthday girl." I murmured, ruffling her hair. "Bye Gaz!" I said as she left.

I looked back at the machine, it just needed a few wires. I hate to say this… but I need Irken help.

Just as I thought of this the computer screen lit up. Incoming transmission it said.

Just as I was about to press the button that allowed me to see who it was an image appeared on the screen.

"Why are you transmitting here Zim?" I growled at him.

"Dib? Where is your sister?" he asked confused.

"She left Zim. It's her birthday and everyone's at her house eating Bloaties." I told him as I walked past the screen to start working on the transporter.

"How old is she?" he asked.

"Twenty-five. Zim. Even though you guys went out for about two days, these past nine years without you, it was like hell for everyone because of Gaz. She keeps hurting herself; I can't count how many times I've found a rope hanging in her closet." I said more to myself than to Zim, not wanting to remember the pain that Gaz has been through as I rolled up my sleeves so I wouldn't get them dirty, diving in to the machine to switch some of the wires.

"She would never do that, nor the Gaz that I know." Zim said.

"Zim, she changed. She isn't the same, believe it or not, she's scarier than before. She's lost, and she just began to find herself… but then I had to butt in and bring her down here thinking that she'll get to be happy… she was for a little while, but then you ended the transmission." I growled not looking up from what my hands were doing so that I wouldn't electrocute myself.

"It was an emergency. What are you doing anyways?" Zim growled.

"Trying to fix this god damn thing so that I could go over to where you are and kick your ass and then dissect for hurting Gaz." I growled.

"I got a better idea." Zim said.

"What could be a better idea than strapping you on an autopsy table and cutting you open?" I growled at him, looking away from all the wires to look at him.

"Let me talk to her." He said a smile reaching his lips.

"Zim, this is the last chance you are going to get… And I'm not about to pull her away from her party so find a way to talk to her by yourself." I growled at him, taking off my trench coat, it was warm in here. I took it off and remembered when I had grown out of it. Gaz knew how much I loved the thing.

She took up sewing classes and after about a month of practicing sewing on her own clothes, she decided to fix my trench coat so that it could fit me again, and then gave it to me for my birthday… she might seem cold hearted to everyone else, but all that counted was that I knew other-wise.

"Look, Zim, do what you have to do… I just want to see Gaz happy." I said gently folding my Trench coat and putting it on the floor.

"Alright Dib, here is what I need you to do…"

Gaz POV

"You guys better get going before it gets late." I told Jane and Iggins. "The twins are getting a little feisty, I think it's time for them to go to sleep." I whispered to them so that the two little kids that were arguing about who got the last slice of pizza wouldn't hear me.

"Yeah, I think you're right. Bye Gaz." Iggins said, giving me a quick hug before he ran to the children and threw them onto his shoulder with a loud playful roar and the kids let out a cheerful shriek. He ran out the door, and I looked at Jane who rolled her eyes.

"I wish I had kids." I murmured.

"I wish I was as skinny as you after I had the kids." Jane said patting her belly and letting out a laugh.

"Oh, ha ha." I said with a roll of my eyes and gave her a hug goodbye.

She shut the door closed behind her and I went to sit down next to my dad.

"Dad, you've been quiet all day long… what's wrong?" I asked him.

He sighed. "Gaz… You're twenty five, I just can't believe that the time flew by so quickly… and I wasn't there to enjoy it." He said, looking down.

"Dad, I'm pretty sure I'll be around for a while longer." I told him, giving him a hug.

"Yeah, but I wasn't there for you." He said patting my head.

"Dad, you were there for me to give me advice about Zim, remember? Sure it was a little late, but better late than never… right?" I asked him.

"Yeah, I guess so. I should get going. I have a class to teach and seven tomorrow." He said, grabbing his cane and standing up.

I helped him get to the door. "Let me drive dad." I said getting a coat.

"Are you sure Gaz?" he asked, stepping out of the house and making his way to his car.

"Yeah, positive." I said.

"Alright then." He murmured we got in.

On our way to my child hood home, we talked about the few memories we had together.

"I remember the one time that you and Dib had wanted to go to different restaurants for family night and we had to draw straws." He said, letting out a small laugh.

"We ended up going to Bloaties! Yeah, I remember that!" I said, letting out a small chuckle. "That was the day I shoved pizza down his shirt!" I said as I pulled into his driveway.

"I remember that I ended up grounding you." He said.

"Dad, you never enforced any of your rules so when you left, I was off the hook!" I said.

He let out a small chuckle. "I'll see you next week Gaz." He said and got out of the car. I got out of it too and went around to hand him the keys.

"See ya dad." I said and gave him a kiss on the cheek, and walked back home, shoving my hands in my coat pockets.

I looked up at the stars and I could have sworn that they moved to form Zim… I was going crazy.

I sighed and looked at it. "I miss you Zim… I could wait, but I won't be able to promise you how long I would be able to…" I murmured and kicked some rocks out of the way.

I grabbed my house keys and ran to my room, trying my best to ignore the games slave that was on the bed and changed into my pajamas. I looked outside, it was as if it was calling me out, tempting me with the soft cool breeze. I looked up at the stars and somehow they shifted to look as if Zim were hugging me… I sighed and gave in, grabbing my pillow and blanket, I was about to leave the room when I froze and turned back to see that the game slave was just lying there I sighed and grabbed it.

Making my way to the backyard, I set the blanket and pillow out on the grass and laid on it and went to sleep under the stars. "I love you Zim…" I murmured and then my eyes closed, I hugged the game slave to me and let out a small sigh.

(Insert break here)

My cell phone vibrated in my pocket. I groaned and sat up, blocking the blinding sun with my arm as I reached in my sweats.

"What?" I growled into the phone.

"Gaz, I'm sorry about last night." Dib murmured.

"It's fine." I mumbled getting up and picking up the blanket and pillow, dragging my feet as I entered the house, walking up the stairs and throwing them into my room, being more cautious with the game slave, I set it on my desk.

"No it is not. To it up to you, I decided to throw a party a Tak's house and invited the whole town! Won't that be fun?" he asked.

I snapped out of the haze that loomed over me. "YOU WHAT?" I yelled into the phone.

"I thought you'd be happy." He said, his voice saddening.

I sighed. "I'm not going to go."

"But everything is already to go! Gaz! Please! I feel so bad about last night!" he pleaded and I sighed.

"Whatever, what time is it?" I growled into the phone, slapping my forehead.

"At ten, I'll send you your dress!" he said and hung up.

"Dib? Hello? God damn it Dib! You know how much I hate dresses!" I snarled into the phone, but I knew it was useless. I tried calling back, but he didn't answer.

I growled and made my way back downstairs going into the kitchen so that I could eat my cereal in peace. One of the perks of living alone is that you could eat all the cereal you want, and your annoying brother won't finish it before you do!

I sighed as I filled my bowl with cereal. I just stood there eating cereal as I thought over my life. I realized, beside my success in the business world, I had ruined my life mopping about Zim…

I sighed. I'm going to make up the lost time. After Zim, I hadn't gone out with any other guys, but tonight, that is gonna change. I'm going to move on with my life, I don't care if I can't forget about Zim…

Maybe I need someone else to fall in love with in order to forget him… that's what I'll do. I'm going to get myself a human boyfriend.