He'd lost... Zim scowled to himself at that information... Now, it is a fact that he was a bad loser, but losing at something like this just tipped the chart! He thought he'd win no problem because he had a longer tongue than Dib, but since there we no rules about doing anything else, that obviously made a difference.
It was scary at how seductive the human could be when he wanted to... And even more so how it affected him! No way should that have worked... Yet it did. Zim shut his eyes in annoyance and replayed the scene in his head.
The face that Dib had pulled... And the voice... It gave him chills just thinking about it.
Hearing a squeal snapped him out of his thoughts with a jump. Zim's eyes widened as he stared at Dib, thinking that maybe he'd been scared by something; but that theory was gone when he saw a huge smile on the other's face.
"Dib-friend are you oka-" He went to ask, but got cut short when his lips got joined by Dib's own pair. Instantly his eyes widened and he started to kick his legs around. The competition was over, and he had only just gotten his breath back from the last time they'd... kissed... Zim could feel his face heating up again, and now his purr was back in action, that increased in volume too.
It was funny, how startled Zim was reacting. Heh, surely he didn't expect such a harsh kiss. So, Dib not only enjoyed the kiss itself, but also the fact how strongly he affected Zim with his actions. And when the purring got only louder, Dib's mind went fogged and his belly filled to the brim with knotting, squeezing... things, while his skin tingled with thousands of pins and needles all over his heating body.
On the other side... if Zim didn't like it, he should stop for now. Dib wouldn't be himself if he got only his own fun in mind. He decided to stop, while still some rational mind was present. So he caught Zim's flailing legs with his own after a few tries and parted their lips. With closed eyes, he heavily panted for some moments, still smiling to the constant purring. After collecting his thoughts, Dib opened them again.
"C-calm down, Zim and listen... I-I know, that you don't like it when you're purring, l-like now... because maybe you're ashamed or y-you think it's a... show of weakness or something... B-But it isn't a bad thing t-to do that, Zim. I-I really like to hear it... M-maybe because it shows me t-that you're happy... a-and when you are, I'm happy too. Especially when it's me... w-who makes you feel that way... So, please, Zim, d-don't try to stop it... J-Just let it go. I'm sure, it will feel good..." He explained with a reassuring voice.
Albeit smiling, he was now extremely confused. Should he feel ashamed, because he rushed and pushed Zim into all that touching and kissing without any warning? But why was he still smiling though? Because it all felt so damn right. So natural So... complete. Dib felt himself more and more connected to Zim with every day... No, with every passing hour! He wasn't sure, if it would sound too weird to say it aloud. So instead, he just kept smiling down at Zim, draped his arms over the Irken's chest and rested his head on his hands.
Zim had originally thought that maybe kicking his legs around would make Dib get off him. Apparently not.
He listened to the other's explanation and slowly calmed down his little tantrum. Well... when he put it that way... His previous scowl soon disappeared and instead was replaced with a blank expression. What more was there to say? The human had put it in just the words that he needed to hear...
The heat that he had felt earlier had long left and now he was just calm... and maybe slightly tired. So, seeing that Dib was currently just lying there also, Zim let his head rest back on the sheets and stared at the ceiling, thinking. Thinking about what just happened. How un-real it all seemed. Only days ago they were fighting, and now here they were... Lying around after just finishing a contest which involves most a lot of physical contact... It almost seemed enough to be just a dream, something he'd wake up from and forget within the time space of a couple of days. He really hoped not! Because they'd mean that their friendship would have been nothing but brain waves too. But thankfully no. It was all real. Just slightly... odd.
Zim let out a sigh, before shutting his eyes for a few seconds before re-opening them and looking back towards Dib. He was still lying there, well obviously, and still in the same position.
Zim lifted up a hand and starting messing around with the human's hair once again. Hair actually just looked like a lot of mini wires which connected to the brain really... Maybe that's what they actually were but just got mistaken for hair? No... Probably not. He just had a weird imagination...
"You're annoying human... Annoying how smart you actually are..." Zim mumbled, thinking out loud again and referring to the mini speech Dib had done just now.
Dib just stayed silent and still, seeing as Zim took his time to think. When Zim was so silent, he usually was in really deep thought. So, Dib took the chance dwelling on his own thoughts...
The heat from just moments before was still waving around washing over his body, slowly ebbing away. He shuddered when the pleasant imagines flashed in his head: Zim's long dominant tongue, his claw-like hands on his back, arms draped around his pale torso, the glistening red orbs, and most of all... his purring.
Dib caused the Irken to purr; to make such a nice sound. 'I am making Zim happy! Me. Nothings more proof than his purring...' he thought and got more and more relaxed; somewhat different from the overwhelming rush of... pleasure.
Suddenly, he felt a light movement on his head. Something was in his hair... Zim was fondling with it. He enjoyed the tingly feeling of the other's claws on his scalp for some moments, before he opened his golden-brown eyes and looked directly at Zim's red ones. Oddly, the first thing he mentioned was the somewhat uncomfortable looking position of Zim's head, so Dib lazily lifted his head to look around. Seconds after, he snatched two (luckily) nearby pillows and piled them neatly under Zim's head.
Closing his eyes again, he mumbled "Hmm... you think so? Then... you're even more annoying. Actually, the most annoying being I know... Heh. Funny, when you consider that I said the exact same thing so often in the past. Up to three days ago. But with the opposite meaning."
Letting out a content sigh, he searched with one hand for Zim's currently unemployed one. Success! He snatched it and placed it on his head, like the other hand. He mumbled stuff under his breath and enjoyed the replay of some cuddling-scenes with Zim in the last two days.
"...Zimmm..." His smile got even wider.
Noticing that Dib was looking around, Zim watched to see what he was doing, and oddly enough, he saw that he was grabbing at some pillows. Confused, the Irken was about to ask what he was doing, but couldn't since he soon saw for himself what he was doing. The human was bringing them over for him! But before he could even thank the other, he saw that he was back into the position he was in before. Zim smiled slightly at this.
Dib sure looked comfortable that was for sure. And so was he to be honest... Very comfortable. Especially with the human there with him. About to shut his own eyes, Zim felt the other's hand of his own and put it up where his other was.
"You like that then human?" He asked, chuckling slightly, now playing with his hair with both hands. He remembered how the boy had explained that his hair had no feeling... but maybe it did in some way?
After a while, he heard his name, but prolonged... The way it was said gave his chills again for an unknown reason, but he didn't mind, especially when seeing the smile the other was giving.
Zim smiled again and rested his head back onto the newly delivered pillows. Suddenly he felt extremely tired... And it wasn't helping at how comfortable they both were. Checking his internal clock, it was now 11:17pm... Wow, how times flies... Weird human expression, but true in this case. The day had seemed to go quite fast, but so much had happened also. Including their friendship building in strength. The smile on the Irken's face grew and he then shut his eyes. Letting out a sigh, he seemed to feel like he was sinking into the sheets below him. And the weight of the human on top of him made the moment even more special...
His breathing evened out and soon his mind went cloudy whilst any thoughts faded to black. And soon he had fallen asleep without even realizing he was doing it.
The calm moment was just too much for him.
After a while of unknown length, Dib lazily opened his hazel eyes and saw Zim's sleeping and slightly snoring face.
Dib grinned fondly at him and just watched. Now he realized that he never got the chance to watch the other sleep. After all, it was only the second time they slept together and the first time -last night- they dozed off almost simultaneously.
Zim's big beautiful ruby orbs were now hidden beneath green lids.
Dib wondered how he was able to snore without a nose... Well, maybe it was something different, something 'alien'. Dib quietly chuckled at this.
The more time he was spending with Zim, the more he knew the true Zim, not the shell of proud and egocentric, self-centred. Yes, Zim was still holding up a shield of proud and a big ego. But well noticed, this shield was getting thinner. And somehow it suited him of course. Zim wouldn't be Zim without an ambitious, proud and 'genius' attitude. That's what Dib liked about him. But the Irken greatly changed during the past 2 days, it was... weird. The boy was sure, the banishment played a role, but his heart was telling him that he himself, Dib, was the main reason for Zim's 'changes'.
Maybe the little Irken had these emotions and affection inside himself all his life, but never met someone to share it with or who was able to reciprocate it. It was even more sad regarding Zim's age in Earth years. Such a long time...
Dib reached forward and gently stroked Zim's cheek with his hand.
Maybe... maybe he was the first being who saw this side of Zim! His first real friend. Well, Zim was definitely Dib's first...
Suddenly a deep yawn left his mouth. Now he was even more tired; all this musing and thinking... it just happened.
Dib looked to the left and to the right, as if checking if someone was looking. Then, he leaned slowly forward to Zim's face and gave him a small kiss, dragging his tongue over green lips with a long lick. Leaning backwards, Dib smacked his mouth and smiled even wider.
Grabbing both of the other's hands, which laid on the sheets, Dib wrapped them around his body over his back. He let out a content sigh and rested his head on Zim's chest, hugging him tightly. There he laid and dozed off. With the constant pace of alien breathing in his ears, the feeling of wonderful soft skin beneath him and the comforting taste of his Zim on the tongue.
It was already said, so here's an update: Dib couldn't be happier in that moment.
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The next morning came too soon. Far too soon. But it didn't take a genius to work out who was being the alarm clock. There was a high pitch shrieking coming from the main level, but so loud it probably reached half way to China...
Zim made a whining noise at the back of his throat from the rude awakening, before going to turn over to his side to try and block out the noise. However, he found he couldn't since there was a weight on top of him which was preventing him from moving. So, opening his eyes, Zim soon saw what it was. A still sleeping human. A sleeping Dib to be exact.
Memories from the past day soon flooded back to the surface of his mind, causing him to blush from embarrassment. Ugh... What was he thinking? But looking at the human's sleeping face caused him to remember what he was thinking... Very much so...
At this moment Dib looked so calm and innocent. Like he'd never done anything bad in his life. Zim smiled at the other, before bringing one of his hands up to the human's hair and messing with it again. It was actually quite relaxing, for both of them he guessed; since yesterday Dib had seemed to like it. His other hand was still around the boy's torso.
The moment would have been perfect, if a certain noisy robot wasn't screaming its head off... The noise was giving him a headache. If the human wasn't stopping him from moving, he would go and slap GIR...
'Stupid robot,' Zim mentally whined, before resting his head back. But what he felt wasn't the sheets, it was the pillows Dib had brought over... Instantly, he lifted his head back up to look at the other. Still sleeping and breathing steadily. Looking so carefree. Well, people are when they're asleep. In a world of their own.
After studying Dib's face a while longer, Zim soon realized that the human was still without his glasses. So, looking around, he soon saw them not so far off; and reached out one of his hands to pick them up and inspect them, still using the other hand to mess with Dib's hair. He'd lost the contest, sure, but if the human was asleep then he couldn't complain.
After a few minutes, the Irken decided that he'd probably studied them as much as was possible, so put them back on Dib's face as best he could without waking him. Took a few attempts, but got there eventually.
Resting his head back into the pillows, he chose he'd just wait for Dib to wake up before doing anything else.
Dib's mind slowly emerged from weird, Zim-related dreams into the bright reality. With a small grunting noise, he lifted his way too heavy lids and the first thing he saw was red. Red oval eyes...
'He's already awake...' A warm smile spread across his face. Good. He was still with Zim and had apparently not moved an inch. There was this nice tingle on his head again... Still feeling so drowsy, he looked up and saw a green arm, stretched towards his hair. Zim played with it... again. Heh, cute. And it felt so relaxing. In fact, everything felt so warm and comfy in that moment. Zim's soft skin, one arm on his back, the combing claws. All, but one thing... that horrible screeching noise!
His fogged up mind was only yet really aware of it. The sound harshly flooded his head and made him fully awake against his will. He would have laid there on top of Zim for several more hours, never budging one limp. But, that noise... that noise made it impossible! Stupid GIR.
Growling slightly, Dib pulled his arms from underneath Zim and tried to block out the screeching by pressing his palm to the ears. It didn't really work... So he dropped them again and just hoped it would pass soon.
"We should imprison GIR in a soundproof chamber... that sucks," he grumbled annoyed, not yelling, since Zim's feelers were already so near. "Damn, this is not fair, Zim," he then whined and crawled up a bit, so he could hide his face into the pillows beside Zim's head.
The growl from the other reached Zim's antennae which sent a message saying that Dib was now awake. So, looking to the other, he saw a quite annoyed expression and his ears being covered. Well, who could blame him? GIR could be extremely annoying... especially when screaming in his annoying high pitched voice... Ugh, he'd have to change that, but thinking of a lower pitched GIR was just... weird... However, the suggestion Dib made was defiantly a possibility. He'd have to look into that. But for now they'd just have to try and ignore it... no matter how hard it may be. Since, it seemed neither one of them wanted to get up just yet.
Zim chuckled slightly at how Dib hid his face into the pillow, almost trying to hide from the sound altogether.
"Speak for yourself human... Zim has had to put up with GIR for a lot longer than you," he teased, turning his head to face Dib. He could understand though. Getting woken up by the robot was annoying... He did it most mornings. They were just lucky he didn't the other day... After a while though, even the Irken was starting to lose his temper.
"Computer! Shut him up!" He yelled to the ceiling, hoping it'd find a way to do the job. And after a few seconds, the noise gradually faded. The computer probably opened the door to let GIR outside or something... Who cared as long as the noise was gone?
"Thank Irk..." Zim mumbled, relieved that silence had been restored to the room. But it also filled with a slightly awkward mood. Deciding to speak first, without complaining at least, Zim spoke again. "So... uh... How did you sleep?"
Zim was right. Now that Dib thought about it, GIR was Zim's sidekick since he landed here on Earth; and who knows how much longer than that. And Dib already whined after just a few days. Embarrassed now, he hid his face even deeper, until he felt his glasses being pressed against his face. Hmm, strange. Usually, he took them off when going to bed. So, Zim must have put them back on, when he was sleeping...
Now, Dib got quite curious. And... wait; he heard 'computer' being shouted and soon the screeching was slowly getting weaker, until it was gone. Thank god. Also because breathing was hard with the pillows in his face. He lifted his head, took a deep breath and then looked calmly at Zim. 'For how long was he watching me actually? When I was still sleeping...' he wondered and adjusted his glasses. The next thing he noticed was Zim's question. His dreams just moments ago were already nothing more but a fogged blur of faint images of Zim. Still, Dib's face flared up, because he DREAMED about Zim in the first place. Now he felt a bit like a weirdo.
"W-Well, I slept rather nice. Actually... it was very comfortable. I-I guess I've never slept better, also b-because I got some n-nice dreams... about you..." he mumbled the last part, quite embarrassed now. He really didn't know why he was telling Zim this, if it was so weird and awkward. But... Zim was the one who asked, so Dib was just honest. The Irken somehow needed to know that, Dib believed.
Noticing the redness on Dib's face, Zim wondered that maybe the question was considered weird in human terms, but was relieved to hear the human answer like anyone else would... Apart from one part. He'd dreamt about him? Zim suddenly became curious about the dream now, but decided against asking too many questions so close to just waking up. Half his mind was still half asleep and was just slowly waking back up. He really hated mornings... Wait, was it even morning?
Checking his internal clock again, it actually turned out to be 10:03am. Well, that's probably what happens when you fall asleep late... But it was worth it. Yesterday was pretty exciting and new. In lots of ways. Too many to recall in his current mind... still half asleep.
"Glad to hear..." He mumbled, followed by a yawn. He decided he'd ask about the whole 'dream' thing later. For now he was just thinking about yesterday's shopping activity; trying to keep the changing room scene out of his mind for the moment. But after a while, the silence felt weird...
"GIR's good for one thing though, an alarm clock," Zim said, trying to 'un-awkward' the moment with some humour. But even he'd have to say it wasn't any good. He wasn't very good at Earth jokes just yet. Or any jokes for that matter. But oh well, it wasn't exactly important.
"Yeah, he works just fine," Dib mumbled a bit annoyed; but after some seconds he chuckled though about the whole situation. It didn't fell quite as awkward as he expected it to be. Waking up shirtless on top of Zim. When the boy recalled the last night in his mind, he blushed and dug his head into the pillows again. They smelled like Zim... Just thinking about what he had done with Zim caused goosebumps on his pale skin.
Dib thought about it... if they were already in this position now, they could do some of the things again, right? Since they both weren't fully awake just yet, some morning cuddling was a nice thing to do. The best actually. Taking a deep breath, he got up from the pillows and rubbed his eyes under the glasses, blinked... and then yawned long like a big cat.
Yep, getting up now was out of the question. Zim was too... tempting, the way the laid there, just being... cute! But this time, Dib was smart enough to ask before he got too 'wild' again. So, he rested his head on his hands and looked at his Irken and tried to make pleading puppy eyes, pouting slightly.
"Wanna c-cuddle a bit, Zim?... I know, you don't wanna get up too. Sooo... what else could we do?" While speaking, he rubbed his chest against Zim's, curious of his reaction.
Hearing Dib's annoyed tone when talking about GIR made Zim smile slightly, he still felt too tired to laugh at that moment. He just hoped he'd become fully awake soon. He really wasn't a morning person. Yet he didn't mind just lying there with the human for awhile longer. If they could stay there all day, he probably would, but then again, it may get slightly boring after a while... He wondered what they'd do today, since he remembered some things Dib had mentioned a while ago what friends do while in each other's company.
But those thoughts got removed when Zim saw Dib's puppy-dog face and heard his question. This was now the second time the human had used that face to get what he wanted... He was actually pretty good at it. And the Irken hated him for it. Dib just looked so... 'cute' when doing that... And 'cute' wasn't a word he used often... Not often at all. And it didn't help that now their chests were rubbing together.
Zim gasped slightly at the sensation and remembering that they were both still shirtless... 'You've got to be kidding...' He mentally whined, before giving the other a slight frown. But after a few moments of getting no response, he sighed and answered. "Fine... Just stop that face." That face was extremely nice to see actually, but just so unbelievably persuasive.
The gasping and the following frown was quite amusing to see, since Zim was literally trapped. His begging expression turned into a smug one. "Oookay... There's no escape anyhow, Zimmy." And before he knew he was saying it, he added: "Just let's take it as my prize for winning last night."
Suddenly, Dib was in a kinda playful mood. Maybe it was the friction from the rubbing or Zim's at first glance somehow refusing, but in reality agreeing and happy response. Dib knew that. His Irken friend was just not the type to say what he really thought, especially about things he likes. But Zim's body told the boy otherwise... With those things in mind, he slowly leaned forward and rubbed his nose between Zim's big red eyes. Grabbing the other's cheeks, then Dib lightly licked his lips, before went to curiously nibbling at them.
Now he was awake for sure... When he saw Dib moving closer to him and then rubbing his nose between his eyes, Zim instantly felt his breathing hitch in his throat, before returning to normal; if slightly faster in pace.
When the human said 'cuddling', he thought of just hugging, but it seemed the boy had other ideas when it came to 'cuddling'. He didn't mind, but was not going to say that! No matter how much puppy eyes he did. Although, it was unlikely that Dib would even ask such a thing.
The gesture made by the human was quite innocent, but that changed when Zim felt the other's tongue on his lips and then soon his teeth.
The Irken made a surprised tone, before trying to jerk his head back out of instinct. Though, after a few moments, he relaxed again and just started to mess with the sheets on the bed to let out some of his nerves. Why was he nervous anyway? They'd done it before... Maybe it was because it was first thing in the 'morning'. Late morning more like. He just hadn't expected this moment to happen just as they both had woken up.
The Irken's instant reactions were telling Dib that he was doing 'it' right. They both were so new to this, but Dib was more curious than afraid or worried. So he just did what his instincts told him. Sure, he don't wanted to push things and make Zim uncomfortable, but he liked his role to lead things and literally being on top in this moment.
This was a whole other Dib than the crying one the bench before the mall entrance, thinking Zim didn't like his touches, maybe even being disgusted by them. He knew they would soon do other nice friend's activities, but he felt like he needed his 'portion' of Zim first. Tasting and rubbing.
After some more very nice moments of nibbling and licking, Dib leaned back and looked at Zim, panting and with askew glasses. To his surprise, Zim's eyes were already a good chunk darker than just two minutes ago. He smugly grinned at this. Yep, he wasn't that bad.
"Heh... Are you awake now?"
Dib definitely seemed pleased with himself... That was clarified at the smug grin Zim saw when they separated. They were both panting by now, and each had a blush on their faces. Usually Zim hated to be the one being dominated by another - though usually it was in battles or fights, but this was different.
He didn't mind how Dib seemed to be 'in charge' in these moments. It was almost 'natural' to have it that way. But then again, these moments probably weren't meant to happen in the first place. They were originally meant to be enemies... Both trained to fight the other. Zim by the empire, Dib by his paranormal interests. Yet, now here they were. Waking up together and then having another 'moment'.
"Yes... Zim's awake..." He mumbled between pants. Once he had gotten his breath back, Zim decided that maybe it was time to actually get up. They couldn't stay there all day after all. But to do so, he needed the other to move.
"Human, now could you get off me?" He asked in a half sarcastic tone.
Sitting up, Dib looked down at the panting Zim. "Sure. Let's get somethin' to eat, what do you think?" He happily and finally pushed himself off of Zim. Grabbing Zim's shirt, he was about to give it to him, but stopped in his tracks.
"Hold on." Throwing it away, he crawled to the end of the bed, bent over the edge, back to Zim, and rummaged through the shopping bag. After some seconds, he held up the new bought red shirt, turned around and tossed it to Zim.
"There, put it on. It looked nice on you and it's bigger than your old one and-" Suddenly, he was confused. "Umm... you're okay, Zim?" He asked, because the other was giving him a strange look and blushed quite a bit.
Once Dib was off him, Zim sat up and stretched out his arms, since they felt cramped, but that soon left. He left out a slight content sigh before turning to face the human again.
But all he saw was the back of Dib, which included his- Oh lord... Zim quickly looked back down at his lap, blush increasing. He had just got a good view of the human's butt... 'Oh Irk...' He mentally whined, bringing his knees to his chest and placing his forehead on them.
Why was it such a big deal anyway? He didn't know... But what he did know was that it felt wrong to look...
Once his cringing moment had past, he glanced back over to Dib, and saw him throw over the new shirt. Also noticing the other's question, he quickly grabbed the shirt off the sheets and threw it over his head whilst replying; hoping to hide his face for a moment.
"Yes, I'm fine!" He stated, like it was obvious.
Once the shirt was on, he straightened it up and looked down at it. It was more roomy than his uniform was. More room to move. Plus, it let more air pass through the material, which was good on warm days.
Something else popped into the Irken's head before he could think about the shirt any more though. "What do you usually have to eat in the mornings?" He asked, wondering if there was any human food left in the kitchen. Well, what was left of it after GIR messed it up a while ago...
"Well... good. I just asked." Was the boy's unsure reply. But from the way Zim almost yelled back, obviously something was on Zim's mind. Something weird. At least for him, since he was blushing so , Dib decided it would be the best to let it go. For now.
In moments like this, Dib wished that Zim would tell him what's going on in his mind on his own. Without asking. But, Dib surely would not push anything. Well, at least he'd try to...
However, hearing the Irken's question, dissipated Dib's musings and made him suddenly hungry. A lot actually. Right on cue, his stomach answered by growling loudly. Dib blushed, snatched his shirt and quickly put it on.
"A-Actually, when I'm really hungry, I like to eat fatty and sweet stuff. I thought that... maybe we could go out and eat something at a fast-food store. Honestly, I don't really trust these waffles GIR is making." Dib replied, knowing Zim told about them before. Who knew, what those 'waffles' are actually made off...
Hearing the growl from Dib's stomach, Zim instantly looked down at the human's stomach before laughing slightly. But quickly covered it up with a cough.
Yep, now it was a fact that Dib was hungry. He was himself actually... And he had to agree with him about GIR's cooking... It wasn't exactly trustworthy in any shape or form... Not when the first time he had cooked waffles he'd put peanuts and soap in them... They were okay to start with, but after a while...
Ugh. Bad memories, that's all he could say.
But at the mention of sweet food, he immediately perked up. It was probably a well known fact that Zim loved anything with sugar on... Snacks and candy mostly. So that idea sounded pretty good. And it meant they could get out of the base for awhile too. Also, since it wasn't the middle of the afternoon, unlike yesterday's trip was, probably not many people would be out and about. So, not many crowds!
"Okay! Where though?" He asked, now quite excited about the idea.
Glad that Zim agreed, Dib immediately got a good idea where to go.
"Ya' know, there's a new restaurant down the street called 'The Deep-Fried Hut'. I wasn't in there, but there was a flyer in my mailbox, saying they deep-fry almost everything. Whole meals or snacks like chocolate bars, fruits and even waffles. Eggs, potatoes, noodles, nuts... Meat is out of the question of course. Or we could just get a piece of cake at a diner."
Both options sounded really nice, because Dib got his friend now to share his time and food with. He almost mentioned ice-cream too, but luckily stopped himself, before the moment was getting... bad again. It would just remind them of Beth. Not that Dib really mind it, but he guesses how Zim thought about her... Well, there were enough other stores, selling that stuff.
Dib got off of the bed and tapped his butt pocket (checking for his wallet). "Let's hope, the weather is as nice like yesterday. Since you can't tell from down here."
Each example the human gave sounded better than the next, but what nailed the decision down to the first option was the mention of waffles. Waffles were definitely Zim's favourite Earth food! Well, if they were correctly cooked that is. Unlike GIR's ones... Anything with soap in was just disgusting!
Not that he'd say that to the robot, or it may go off into one of its tantrums... A one way ticket to a headache, that was for sure. Even worse than earlier when the robot was screaming. Which was saying something!
"The first option sounds good, and-" Zim started, but got stopped when he saw Dib tap his pocket near his butt. Instantly Zim's face flared up and he changed his gaze to the wall. What was it that suddenly made any reference to that 'place' of the human's so... weird? The Irken once again brought his knees to his chest and cringing slightly.
There was no change... not really, so why...
...
Zim groaned in annoyance and let his face fall into his knees again. That didn't last long though, since he remembered that Dib probably heard that, so he instantly sat up straight and put on a plain face as quickly as he could.
Now Dib was worried, since it was obviously something not okay with Zim. Well, blushing was kinda normal when they were together... but hugging your legs to hide your face really wasn't. Like trying to cover it by looking blank ahead too...
Dib played unsurely with his finger, before he sighed and sat next to Zim on the bed. He didn't want to make a big deal out of it, but felt like he should at least ask, offering help. Trust was important, so Dib hoped he got something from the Irken.
"Zim?... Hey, what's wrong? You're acting odd and are blushing... more than usual. Friends help each other, so please tell me what's up." He tried to sound not too demanding, but now Dib really wanted to know.
Seeing Dib now coming to sit by him, Zim immediately cursed himself mentally for showing his frustration.
Knowing already what the human was going to ask, the Irken quickly started to think of excuses. None were very believable... But he didn't want to say the truth either... Maybe somewhere in-between? It'd have to do. So, now looking at Dib, Zim waited for the question, and as soon as it had been said; instantly replied.
"Nothing really. Just thoughts being stupid..." He said, pointing to his forehead, but bringing back down the hand to mess with his new sleeves.
"Nothing important," he added, hoping that'd be enough to convince the other.