Dib Is Sick Chapter 29: Pneumonia

Zim: Sassafrass002

Dib: Me

Beta: Sassafrass002

Warnings: Extreme OOCness

Rating: M for later chapters

Disclaimer: We do not own Invader Zim, nor any of the characters from it. We do not make any money from the writing of this story.

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A little confused by Dib's words, Zim sent the other a small look before the realization of what Dib was getting at dawned on him. "Oh...Because he might take you to a hospi-...Umm...W-Well, surely he must keep some kind of medicine in this house." He quickly changed the subject.

At the mention of the hospital, Dib tensed. "Th-There might be s-some downstairs, but I-I'm not s-sure. Th-The last time I-I was sick w-was when I w-was s-seven." He said, shuddering at the memory.

"Want me to go check for you? I'll just have to read the labels carefully...Uh...Your father and sibling are out, right?"

"D-Dad should be g-gone by now i-if he went t-to the lab t-today. B-But I'm not s-so sure about G-Gaz..."

"..." Zim sighed. "I'll deal with it. Where do you keep all your medicine and stuff?" He pulled away from Dib and wrapped the covers around him fully to keep him warm.

"I-In a cabinet i-in the k-kitchen. A-And there might b-be a few i-in the bathroom t-too."

"Mkay. I'll have a good look." Zim pulled on his uniform top, not bothering with the wig and contacts as he opened the door and looked back at Dib for a moment. "I'll be real quick." He said before closing the door behind him and making his way into the bathroom, opening up the cabinet and staring at its contents. "Hmmm." He sounded out as he tried to decide what to bring back.

Walking up behind Zim, Gir poked him in the leg, making him jump and let out a shriek. "Whatchadoooiiin?" The android asked in an all too high pitched voice.

Zim glared at Gir. "GIR! Ughh...Nothing. Just...Make yourself useful, and get Dib a glass of water or something...Oh, and um...Did you see anyone else here?" He asked, peeking out the bathroom door momentarily.

"Nawww...But I go get dat." Gir saluted before heading downstairs.

Zim rummaged through the cabinet frantically.

A few doors down, Gaz made her way out of her room, yawning and rubbing the sleep out of her eyes as she wore nothing but a long, black nightshirt with a white skull on it. Coming to stand in the doorway of the bathroom, she then stopped upon seeing Zim rummaging through things in the medicine cabinet.

She sent him a rather unimpressed look. "Just what the hell are you doing now?" She asked, a little annoyed to see Zim was still there.

Jumping, Zim sharply turned his head to look at Gaz. "Uuhhhmm..." He coughed and put on a serious face, trying to hide his fear in that moment. "Uhh...Gaz, I need to find a medicine for symptoms such as nausea, hot and cold...and head-aches and stuff...Do you have such a medicine?" He asked just a bit nervously.

Gaz continued to stare at him with an unimpressed look on her face. "No..." She said, rather bluntly.

Gir came up behind her. "I gots da water!" He announced.

Shifting her eyes to the floor, Gaz looked down at Gir. "Don't you pay ANY attention to what they teach you in school?" She said before looking back up at Zim. "Those are all symptoms of pneumonia, dummy. You can get antibiotics to treat it at the drug store down the street. Now, get out of the bathroom so I can get ready for school already." She said, crossing her arms and tapping her foot against the ground impatiently.

"Pneu-monia...Hmm..." Zim repeated the word to himself before walking out of the bathroom and back to Dib's room, Gir following behind him as Gaz slammed the bathroom door shut behind her. He opened the door to Dib's room. "Hey, Dib. Zim thinks you have something called 'pneumonia,' but it requires antibiotics from the store." He said, closing the door behind him after Gir walked in.

Not responding as he had already fallen back to sleep in the time Zim was gone, Dib's body continued to tremble slightly despite.

"Awww."

Finding a notebook and pen, Zim looked over at Dib for a moment before jotting something down, ripping the page off, and holding it in front of Gir. "Gir, I need you to run down to the drug store to get antibiotics for these symptoms." He shook the paper in front of Gir before the android took said paper from Zim. "Can you do that? I'd do it myself, but I have to stay here and keep Dib war- I mean...Just...Can you do that, Gir?" He saved himself before he could let out what his true intentions were.

Letting out a shriek of joy in response, Gir ran off giggling insanely.

Zim smacked his forehead. "Ugh...That STUPID minion of mine better do this one thing right..." he said before walking over to Dib and adjusting the covers on him, sitting himself beside him and running a hand on his arm soothingly.

Remaining fast asleep, Dib's breathing remained fairly normal despite his shivering. Turning over in his sleep a bit, he then hugged the closest thing to him, that thing being Zim's waist. He nuzzled a cheek to the other's hip.

Blinking in surprise, Zim couldn't help but smile a bit as he stroked the top of Dib's head.

"Mmmm...Zim..." Dib curled up underneath the covers.

Moving himself so that he was laying under the covers too, Zim cuddled up to him closely.

Smacking his lips together a few times, Dib yawned to himself in his sleep before clamping his mouth down on one of Zim's fingers to suck on a bit. "Mmmm..." He sounded out in his sleep.

Eyes widening, Zim tried to stop a giggle from escaping him as he let Dib suckle on his finger as he rubbed a hand down his bare back gently.

"Hmmm..." Dib ran his tongue around the digit unconsciously, using his upper teeth to pull it further into his mouth.

Blushing, Zim then smirked a bit, wrapping his legs around him and slowly running a hand down his front as he gave him an affectionate lick to the side of his face.

Flinching a bit at the lick to his face, Dib tried to pull away by curling in on himself even more, Zim's finger still in his mouth.

Cuddling up to him again with his free arm, Zim rubbed his thumb on his cheek where he'd licked him and nuzzled his face against Dib's neck. "Hmmm." He sounded out contently.

Dib continued suckling on the finger in his sleep as Zim cuddled up with him.

Returning from the store a few minutes later with a small bag in hand, Gir headed up to Dib's room again and trotted up to the edge of the bed where Zim's back was turned to him. "Whatchya doin, Master?" he asked excitedly, tapping him on the back all the while.

Pulling his finger out of Dib's mouth, Zim rolled over and sat himself up to look at Gir annoyed. "N-Nothing..." He took the bag from Gir and pulled out the medicine, reading the label for a moment. "Hmm...This looks about right. Good work, Gir." He said before turning back to face Dib.

Gir smiled. "Mmhm!" He was happy to have pleased his master.

Putting a hand on his shoulder, Zim gave Dib a light shake after turning back to him. "Dib..." He attempted to wake the other up, wanting to give him this medicine before he forgot.

Until next time~