You're Slowly Killing Me

Hi, everyone. I know SOMEONE -cough- Nathan -cough- keeps pestering me about how on Irk Snare is supposed to kill people... Hehehe. Just wait. It'll all make sense later. -Waves hands around weirdly- Wow. I'm BLOATED today. Er... Sorry to any guys reading this... I'll... Shut up now...

Zim turned around and stared at Dib as though he had just grown another head, then laughed. "L-love?! HA! Zim doesn't need love!" He obviously thought Dib was joking. Dib looked irritated. "I'm not kidding, Zim." He said hotly.

The laughing stopped. Zim stared at Dib. They looked at each other in silence for several long moments. "And why do you want to know?" Zim asked, his antennae flicking up slightly. "I think I might be falling." Dib said.

Zim paled. "Who on Irk..."

"I..." Dib choked to get the words out. "I'm in love with Tak."

x

They couldn't see her, so they didn't know she was standing right there in front of them. Snare grinned cruelly. She could use this to her advantage.

Almost everything was completed now. There was just that little detail of how she would get what she wanted, Tak out of the way, without harming herself. If she just killed Tak, she'd die, too... No, she'd have to get rid of the pest a different way...

Nothing could mess up in this plan. Nothing... Absolutely, positively nothing could get in her way. Her black booted feet stepped silently onto the floor. If she hadn't just been a soul, her feet would be clunking loudly on the floor.

Being a mere spirit, she didn't have to worry about walls too much. She easily drifted through the cabin door, where Tak was sleeping. The Irken had barely slept last night, too worried about Zim. Pft. Snare glanced at the idiotic robot lying at Tak's feet. It appeared to be snoring.

As a PAK soul, Snare had almost always had control of Tak's emotions without her knowing. With a grin, she decided to have some fun.

x

The handshake was short. Tak distinctly remembered it. "Congratulations, Zim!" She had said happily. Zim smiled at her. "Thank you... Almost Invader." He smirked teasingly. Tak shot him a little bit of a sour look, although she knew he was just teasing her.

Zim cocked his head. "Awww... Did I... Upset the Smeety?"

Tak pursed her lips, then tackled him. He laughed, then flipped her off with a smirk. Then a cold breeze swept through, and she heard two people speaking.

"We... it is!"

"We... all of them."

"... Armada... Best..."

"... No choice... Sift out... Option."

Then a sigh.

"What... Zim?"

"It... be... Defect... Advanced..." This one's voice seemed to be talking about something obvious.

"... Tak? Greatest... Ever lived."

"Not anymore."

Shivers went down her spine, although she felt sluggish and not awake.

Her eyes snapped open at the sound of another voice. This time, she just plain felt like crying.

"I think I might be falling." Dib said. His voice was almost silent. Zim sat beside him, his elbow resting lazily on his bent knee. Zim's face turned off-white, as if he had seen a ghost. He swallowed loudly. Even Tak, several feet away could hear it. "Who on Irk...?"

There were several long moments of almost-silence.

"I..." He sounded completely choked. "I'm in love with Tak."

Tak's face paled as she felt an overwhelming mix of sadness and dread come over her. "I'm sorry..." She whispered softly.

You're slowly killing me.

Sorry I haven't updated. A lot of things have been going on. I've been writing whenever I get the chance, and I haven't lately. This chapter took three days. o.o I'm going to go swimming for a little bit. Swim Team sign-up is soon and I have to train as well as get my physical.

Love and kittens!

-TallestYellow