Dib Is Sick Chapter 52: Food
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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Scoffing a bit at Dib's words, Zim shook his head and brought up a fist. "Pff, I'm not starving myself! I'm an Irken! I can go for days without food!" He exclaimed enthusiastically before shutting his eyes and nuzzling into a pillow. "Yep...Zim needs no food." he then murmured to himself, still in his own half-asleep daze.
Sending the other a rather unimpressed look, Dib raised a brow when he heard Zim's stomach growl suddenly. "So, I take it THAT'S why you look so skinny all the time?" He said, rolling his eyes at the Irken's refusal.
"Eh?" Zim frowned, putting his hands to his stomach. "What are you talking about, Dib-thing?" he sank down a bit.
"You really don't eat that often, do you? And that's why you always look so skinny."
"Nonsense," Zim turned his head the other way and frowned. "Zim doesn't know what you are speaking of..." he said rather stubbornly, a little irritated by Dib's words to him.
Dib glared over at Zim. "Then tell me. When was the last time you actually ate something?" he asked, knowing he hadn't seen Zim eat even one thing in all the time he'd been spending with him as of late.
Closing his eyes, Zim shrugged. "I don't know...I eat so much, I can never remember...Oh such food I eat...Yep." He buried his face into the pillow again.
Dib frowned even more. "Liar..." He turned over in the bed so his back was now facing Zim and pulled away from the other a bit.
"Uuugh...Diiib." Zim looked back at him. "I already told you that Irkens don't require very much food. I am perfectly fine. Really!" He said, hating the fact that Dib thought he was lying about that.
"But you've been with me for the past 3 or 4 days, and I haven't seen you eat once! Irken or not, you shouldn't be going that long without food!" Dib curled in on himself a bit.
Frowning down at the other, Zim pushed himself up. "Fine, Zim shall buy some of your FILTHY earth food already!" he got onto his feet. "THEN you shall witness my eating." He muttered and stormed off to the vending machine. Suddenly feeling a bit guilty for acting like that and leaving the other, he then took care to make sure it was a quick trip there and back.
Watching the other leave with wide eyes, a bit shaken by the sudden yelling, Dib shrank back in the covers when Zim returned with a chocolate candy bar and some potato chips.
"Okay, I have food..." Zim dropped them onto the bed and sat himself down opposite Dib, looking down at the two snacks. "I don't know whether I can actually eat this stuff, but I'll tr-" he looked up at Dib and felt a sudden twinge of guilt again before looking off to the side. "...Uhm...Sorry..." He looked at Dib, hopeful that he wasn't too upset.
Hugging himself tightly, Dib tensed at Zim's sudden closeness before pulling away to the very edge of the bed. "I-It's...It's fine..." he said, trying to hide his discomfort the best he could despite how his voice wavered.
Zim sighed. "No...It's not...You were just worried and I shouldn't have yelled at you like that, but..." He picked up the candy bar. "I'm going to eat something now, so...Forgive Zim?" He looked at him hopeful, feeling rather uncomfortable about the whole situation himself.
Dib gripped his arms even tighter. "A-Alright..." His voice shook a bit.
Looking down at the snack in his hand, Zim stared over at Dib for a moment before opening it. "Okay...Well..." He grumbled to himself, giving the candy a small sniff before taking a bite and wincing in disgust at the same time. "...Ughh...Mm...It's...not bad, I guess." He took a larger bite. "...What is this stuff anyway?" he asked once he had gotten a mouthful of it.
Dib looked at the candy bar. "I-It's chocolate...You've never had chocolate in all the time you've been here?" he asked, a little surprised by that given he knew Zim ate at least some human foods already.
"Nuh," Zim shoved some more into his mouth, secretly really liking it but putting the rest of it aside after chewing and swallowing what he had in his mouth. "Okay. So that's one other thing I can eat on this planet, I guess...But...I'm done with eating for now." He said, not wanting to admit he was a little scared to try the other snack he had picked up at the vending machine.
"I-It's kind of a treat that people don't buy too often b-because people think that if they eat too much of it, they'll get fat. B-But humans tend to stock up on it during certain holidays..."
"Eh...It makes people fat? So...Is all the food on this planet bad for you if it actually tastes good?"
"It depends on what your definition of good is."
For a moment, Zim blinked at the other with a blank expression. "I don't know. Everything that I've tried on this planet that hasn't almost poisoned me is considered bad food." He shrugged. "I guess it's because Irkens just LIVE off artificial snacks...Hmmm...You know, Dib. Maybe you should try some of my food when you get better." He smirked. "It's much better than inferior earth food." he said with a small nod, trying to impress the boy some.
"And how do you know that your food won't have to same reaction on me as earth food has on you?"
"Hmm...I DON'T know...Ah well. Just try it if you're prepared to take the risk, but...Only when you're well enough." He leaned in nearer to the other a bit. "How are you feeling today anyway? Y'know, after last night and all?" he asked, having forgotten to question the other about that when he first woke up.
Until next time~
