A/N: This is my first fanfic on this site and my first in maybe 4 years? Please bear with me- a bit of context.
Gaz is 17

Dib and Zim are 18 ( for earth years at least)

Please enjoy :)

CHAPTER 1

It was another day for Gaz Membrane. She woke up numb, ate numb, went to school numb and slept numb. Gaz had a hard time distinguishing what day it was since they all blurred together.

She would wake up, brush her teeth, get dressed and grab her freshly charged Game Slave before heading downstairs to eat her breakfast. Dib would be there bright and early and cheerfully try to talk to her, or offer her food he made. But she would just walk past him and grab a bowl of cereal before mindless chomping down as she played her game with one hand.

Gaz knew if she gave any kind of response to her brother he would spin into a rant about his newest project or plot to destroy Zim. She fell for that one too many times and did not want to sit through another talk. So instead she opted for playing her game and eating cold, bland cereal. It didn't matter to her though, the empty feeling of being in her own world was better than having her brother's voice pierce her ears. Why couldn't he talk about something she would enjoy? Why did he always have to be so self-obsessed so... so... so like their dad.

She hated her father more than anyone in the world. Everyone says she is too harsh on him- after all, it wasn't HIS fault that his machine malfunctioned and killed her mother. Besides- Professor Membrane had shown plenty of grief and regret. Gaz didn't believe it though- after you kill the mother of your children you then abandon said children?

Dib did not like to say that their father abandoned them, he simply was delving into his work to try and right the wrong- give them a better life. Pft. He seems pretty enthusiastic for a guy grieving.

Regardless, at this point in her life, Gaz could care less about what her father did and did not do. He wasn't there so she didn't have to deal with it. It didn't help to watch her brother turn into the same workaholic mess.

After breakfast, Gaz tossed her bowl into the sink and strapped on her boots before grabbing her bag and setting off for school.

This was the only activity other than playing her game that she actively enjoyed. She was completely and utterly alone. She had a scary reputation in town whenever she walked in there crowds would split and part ways for her. She was like Moses- except no one would dare let her lead them anywhere. It would only lead to their own doom.

Once Gaz appeared in front of the Hi Skool with bustling kids shouting and laughing, she resumed looking down at the tiny screen of her game slave. She would hear kids snicker at her and she would snap her head and give them a deadly glare.

God. I wish I could snap their little heads off. She darkly thought. She would never go that far- that's what her games were for. She hated the sound of laughter, she assumed it was because of the usually high pitched noise and ugly snorts. When really it was because she knew she hasn't felt that way in over ten years. She envied the happy but refused to believe it- opting to end it instead.

The same went to anyone who even tried connecting with her. She was abandoned so much in her life, becoming obsolete in her families eyes. One day she decided- Ya know what? Fuck it. I can live life on my own. And she has stuck with that ever since. Now everyone was a threat.

She despised humans. She despised herself for being one. Humans were so weak so gushy and mushy. She would cringe if she thought about it for too long. Thankfully she did not do so much thinking, sitting in the corner of a classroom- eyes locked on her game and she pummeled every villain into oblivion. Her body knew the motions of the day, so she did not even realize then that when she was walking down the hall she walked straight into none other than Zim- the green foreign exchange student who was infamous for making a mess- and making her brother go insane.

Her game slave dropped to the floor as Zim turned around to her about to pick it up when she flashed him her teeth in a scowl and her eyes lit on fire.

First, he causes her to drop it? Now he wants to touch it? Oh no… Zim was gonna get it.

She reared her fist about to slam it into him before he backed away apologizing. She lowered her fist in confusion. This was not the loud crass Zim who was too proud to apologize. What happened to him?

"Oh…" Was all she muttered out, surprised, her muscles relaxed. She bent down to pick up her device as a strange feeling filled her chest. She hasn't felt this before was this… Embarrassment? Why was she embarrassed? Zim deserved whatever she was about to deliver to him.

"Zim apologizes. He did not mean to cause harm to your game." He spoke making direct eye contact. Zim was a lot taller now, she had to tilt her head so far back to return the stare. Gaz wondered how it was possible to miss him these past few years- besides her brother's ramblings, she forgot he even existed.

Quickly she snapped out of her thought and squinted her eyes, "Whatever." She muttered, "Just don't do it again." She regained her cold tone and stiff posture- asserting her dominance.

Zim let out a small laugh before muttering as he walked away, "It's not like Zim will be here long anyways."

As Gaz heard that her head snapped back- she was about to yell for him and ask what he meant but the words were lost. She just watched as he walked away, shortly after she realized she was not the only one. Eyes were all glued on her- watching the unusual altercation.

"What are you all looking at?!" She snapped at everyone.

They quickly averted their eyes and ran off to class. Then finally… She was alone again.

What did he mean he wouldn't be here long?... She pondered before returning to her game and also heading to her next class.

A/N: Well! That was the first chapter lol. I thought this up after listening to the Beetlejuice soundtrack too many times as I read Zagr fanfiction. This is also sort of a vent story for me so it was nice to write. I hope it was good though- It has been so long since I had written anything and I have never written anything for Invader Zim before. Please review and let me know what you thought :) More will be coming soon. I expect this to be at least 10-15 chapters long but we'll see. Maybe even more ;) Thanks for reading yall.