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Friday evening was the first football game of the season which was a big deal for Gaz and Dib's Hi Skool. The Squirrels (their skool's mascot) were especially competitive considering they were playing one of their rival teams, the Tigers.

Thus, during the day, the entire team ran screaming through the halls wearing their jerseys with war paint on their faces.

Gaz walked down the hall before the stampede of boys forced her to grip the lockers as they ran past her, shoving kids out of their way, or in some cases, gripping kids by their shoulders and forcing them to chant for the team. As Gaz watched the chaotic scene unfold, she suddenly felt her blood run cold as she saw Jake hang up a poster on the wall for their team.

Jake was the team's quarterback this season which Gaz couldn't help but scoff at. Of course he was! They made eye contact for a moment, but Jake looked away quickly when he was playfully punched in the arm by another teammate. Gaz watched as Jake and his friends began running down the crowded halls, aggressively raising school spirit.

Gaz felt her stomach do flips when she saw Zim round the corner. He was wearing a jersey and black face paint lines on his cheeks. He also sported a huge grin on his face as his teammates messed with his 'hair' and put him in a playful headlock as they raced down the hallway.

Gaz was a little surprised to see Zim interacting with other people besides Dib and herself considering how much he despised humans. She also couldn't help but feel a little… dare she say, attracted by Zim's appearance. The face paint, the jersey, the adorable grin on his face was almost too much for Gaz to handle. He was like a different person in that moment. I need to get more sleep… this is crazy.

As Zim passed Gaz with his enthusiastic teammates, their eyes met for a split second. Gaz felt her face heat up as she remembered the night they shared on the sidewalk where she told him her deepest secrets. She didn't regret it persay, but she had definitely analyzed the situation thousands of times in her head and felt like she may have scared him off. Zim and her hadn't spoken since it happened. Gaz hoped it wasn't because of what she told him. Exposing so much of her feelings to someone who didn't even consider her a close friend was risky, but Gaz really needed to get those emotions off her chest and didn't feel like breaking down in front of Dib.

The rest of the day went by and Gaz eventually found herself at home, too excited to do her homework. She hadn't ever gone to a football game before since she never really saw the point of it. Sitting outside in the cold with strangers screaming at cocky assholes on a field to tackle each other didn't exactly sound pleasant to Gaz, but now that she knew someone on the team besides Jake, it seemed more appealing. Dib had also agreed to go with her to make sure that Zim joining the football team wasn't just part of his 'evil plan'.

"I'm telling you, Gaz, if I'm not there and he's secretly up to something, humanity could be doomed!" Dib announced annoyingly.

"Whatever Dib." Gaz responded, playing her Game Slave despite the nervous jitters going through her body. Why was she so excited to go see a stupid football game? As she thought about this, Zim's smile from that morning flashed in Gaz's mind, causing her heart to skip a beat and the Vampire Piggy Slayer to get killed. "Damnit!" Gaz cursed, restarting the level. This is getting ridiculous. It's Zim! Get it together Gaz!

Meanwhile, Dib ran up the stairs to his room to prepare for whatever Zim was planning.

"This time I'm ready, Zim. You may think you have everyone fooled by joining the team, but not me! I can see right through your silly front and it's not going to keep me from exposing you to the world… or maybe just to the school…" Dib monologued as he grabbed various recording equipment and shoved them in his backpack.

"You must think you're so clever blending into the Skool now that you have teammates, but what you don't realize is that football is a high-contact sport. Your disguise is going to come off and then they'll see, they'll all see!" Dib said to a badly drawn picture of Zim he had on his wall before laughing maniacally.

"Dib, you better not be monologuing to yourself!" Gaz yelled up, causing Dib to stop laughing.

"Of course not, Gaz! Just practicing lines for the Spring play." Dib lied.

"Since when are you in the Spring play? You're terrible at acting!"

"Mind your own business!" Dib called before racing towards the door, backpack filled with all kinds of gadgets. Gaz sighed and followed him to the car.

On the ride over to the game, Gaz began getting lost in thought. She had spent countless hours over the week thinking about how she felt about Zim, but she kept coming to an answer she didn't like. Zim was her brother's arch nemesis and one of the main causes of her headaches as a child! Gaz was also still scared of getting hurt. Jake had broken her and she wasn't sure how long it would be before she began trusting men again. There was no way Zim could change her mind about something like that. Granted, Zim was an alien and seemed pretty clueless about human relationships, but for all she knew Irkens could be as cold and unfeeling as Jake was.

Zim didn't seem to express much emotion when Gaz cried in front of him. He even said that Irkens didn't even mate or date like humans do, so would he even reciprocate or understand romantic feelings for him? Not that she had feelings! She just meant in general!

The pair arrived at the packed parking lot where hoards of kids congregated, drinking vodka in water bottles or messing around and trashing the lot. Dib and Gaz stepped out of the car and headed over to the field where bleachers were packed with kids from both their Hi Skool and the opposing team's skool.

"Holy shit! This is the perfect place for Zim to unleash whatever his evil plan is. I'll catch up to you later Gaz, I have an alien to stop!" Dib exclaimed before running to find a hiding spot near the field. Gaz watched him leave boredly before turning her attention back to the stands. As she began looking for a spot in the bleachers she noticed Keef standing around, talking to a bunch of people. Gaz felt her jaw clench in anticipation. She hated social situations where she didn't know anyone and knew that if she didn't approach Keef she'd have no one to sit next to.

Gaz swallowed her pride and sulked over to Keef and his popular friends who Gaz couldn't help but be intimidated by. All of the girls were super pretty and the guys that weren't already on the football team weren't bad looking either.

"...and that's why I don't think he'll be ready to play in the first quarter..." Keef said to his friends before Gaz lightly tapped his shoulder. "Oh, hey Gaz, what's up! Guys, this is my new friend Gaz!"

"Hey." Gaz said awkwardly.

"I think I may have seen you around. You're related to Dib right?" One of the pretty girls asked. Gaz recognized her from the party, remembering how Dib had spotted her as soon as they got there and had basically ditched Gaz the whole night to impress her.

"Unfortunately." Gaz responded, getting a chuckle from her audience.

"Oh my god! That's where I know you from! You were the girl Jake and that weird kid had a fight over!" The girl exclaimed. Suddenly everyone began talking excitedly to each other.

"Wait what fight?" One of the boys asked.

"You know, at Keef's party? Jake like grabbed her and then he got into a fight with… what was his name?" Another girl added, forgetting Zim's name.

"Zim." Gaz replied.

"Who?" Another boy asked.

"Oh wait, is he the new running back? He's the green kid right?"

"I think so. I've literally never talked to him before. Are you friends with him or something?" The pretty girl asked Gaz.

"N-No! We just have science together."

"Wait, if you're not friends then why did he fight Jake?" A boy asked.

"Guys," Keef cut in, "you don't have to be friends with someone to save them from a shady situation. Jake could have easily taken advantage of her."

"Pssh. Jake isn't like that man." One of the boys defended.

"You don't know that." Keef responded, placing his hand on the small of Gaz's back to guide her away with him. "I'll see you guys around."

"Oh, Gaz was it? Say hi to Dib for me, we haven't talked since the party!" The pretty girl called.

"Sure." Gaz replied. Did her stupid brother actually have a chance with that girl?

"Do you want to sit with Trevor and I? He saved me a seat over there." Keef pointed to a smiling boy a few rows up.

"Sure, thanks." Gaz replied, following Keef up the metal stairs before squeezing past a bunch of people's legs to get to Trevor. Trevor was a lean boy with platinum blonde dyed hair and glasses. He wore a navy hoodie and dark jeans. He smiled at the two of them as Keef and Gaz approached him.

"Hey babe, this is my friend Gaz." Keef introduced, giving Trevor a light peck on the forehead.

"Hey, I'm Trevor." He greeted, shaking Gaz's hand. Gaz smiled and sat down next to Keef. "So how do you two know each other?"

"We have art together." Gaz replied, putting her elbows on her knees to lean forward enough to see him.

"Oh, cool. I suck at art."

"No you don't." Keef retorted, punching Trevor lightly on the arm.

"Yes, I do! Have you seen my art from last year? It's disgusting."

"I suck at art too." Gaz added, resulting in a smile from Trevor.

"Oh, I heard Jake's the Quarterback this season." Keef suddenly said, turning to Gaz.

"I know." Gaz replied, feeling her blood boil at just the sound of his name.

"You know Jake?" Trevor asked, looking over at Gaz.

"Yeah…"

"He came to my party and started messing with her. Ended up getting beat up by that green kid Zim." Keef explained to Trevor.

"Wait, Zim beat up Jake?" Gaz asked, slightly surprised. She figured no one actually won the fight.

"Yeah. Jake still tries to act like the fight was over because the cops showed up, but I swear if they hadn't gotten called Zim would have killed him." Keef replied, causing Gaz's eyes to widen and her heart to flutter. Images of Zim beating up Jake flashed in her head.

"Do I know Zim?" Trevor asked.

"I'm not sure. He's green, kinda tall, yells a lot." Keef described, causing Gaz to smirk. "He's playing tonight so you'll see him."

"Okay, cool."

A few more minutes went by before the announcements began. Gaz tried to look for Dib among the crowd but failed. She still couldn't believe that pretty girl she was talking to was actually interested in Dib. It was a joke right? Then again, Dib had mellowed out since losing interest in Zim, so maybe the girl just hadn't known him during his alien-hunting craze.

"Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the first game of the season!" The principal of their Skool announced, standing in the middle of the field with a microphone and a clip-board.

The crowd went wild, clapping and cheering. Gaz clapped too as a mixture of anxiousness and nervousness surged through her. She was excited to see Zim in action, but was also dreading seeing Jake. It was an odd feeling.

After announcements concluded, which consisted of various shoutouts to clubs and events, a girl came to the center of the field to sing the National Anthem. Gaz could tell she thought she was the best singer ever as she tried to do riffs, ruining the song. Keef and Trevor stifled their laughter as Gaz smirked at the off-key song.

Once the song concluded, an announcer from the booth where the score was being kept began introducing the players. Gaz's heart quickened in anticipation.

"And now to introduce this season's Squirrels! Starting with number five, Torque Smackey!" The announcer called, as Torque ran onto the field. A wave of cheers came from the stands. Gaz remembered Torque as the middle-school bully/ athletic kid who was constantly pumping weights during lunch.

"He used to be the quarterback, but I heard Jake beat him for the spot this year at tryouts." Keef suddenly explained to Gaz.

"Oh shit. He must hate him." Gaz replied.

"I heard there's a lot of bad blood on the team this year." Trevor added as the announcer continued to call out names of players. Gaz's ears didn't perk up until she heard a familiar name.

"...number forty-two, Zim!" The announcer called. Gaz's heart skipped a beat as she saw Zim run onto the field wearing the team's uniform and a helmet. She had never been more attracted to the alien than in that moment. Any doubt she had about her feelings before had been thrown out the window. Fuck it. I'm done denying it. His toned biceps could be seen as he ran down the field to join the teammates whose names had already been called.

Gaz couldn't take her eyes off him as she watched Zim high five a few people in the stands before running over to the rest of his teammates, laughing and talking to them. Gaz had never seen him interact so normally before. If she didn't already know he was an alien, Gaz could have actually believed he was human. Dib probably noticed this too as she caught him popping up from behind one of the bleachers with his jaw dropped. He began zooming in on Zim with one of his cameras before taking vigorous notes on a notepad.

"And finally number fifteen, your new quarterback, Jake Ryan!" The announcer suddenly called, snapping Gaz's attention to the evil boy who ran across the field, waving to everyone cockily. Everyone began cheering except for Gaz, Keef, and Trevor. Keef suddenly turned to Gaz and smirked, confusing her, before he began booing loudly. Gaz laughed as Trevor joined in. Everyone around looked at them with confused or angry looks. Gaz shrugged and joined the couple, booing as loudly as she could. It felt good.

Jake seemed to have heard them booing as he scanned the bleachers in confusion for the source, but failed to spot Gaz. After the announcements were done, Gaz, Keef, and Trevor all high-fived despite the angry students around them.

"Ha! Everyone hates us right now." Trevor said, making eye contact with a girl in front of him who sent him a death glare.

"Who cares, he deserved it." Keef responded cockily. Gaz nodded in approval.

Finally, the Squirrels faced off against their opposing team in a lineup. As soon as the teams got into formation, Trevor turned to Keef.

"Oh shit! He's the runningback?!" Trevor exclaimed, pointing to Zim.

"Wait, runningback is like a really good position right?" Gaz asked. She had played football video games before, but it had been such a long time.

"Yeah. If they're good, runningbacks usually make a lot of touchdowns."

"Oh man, that must fucking suck though." Trevor stated, sitting on the edge of his seat.

"What? Why?" Gaz asked with a raised eyebrow

"Well the success of the team is reliant on how good the quarterback is and if the quarterback has beef with the runningback… this is going to be an interesting game, that's for sure." Trevor replied. Gaz knew what he meant and felt her nerves act up again. She was already worried about what would happen with Jake and Zim working together on the same team, but with their positions being so close together it made her all the more tense.

The game finally began and Gaz watched intently as Jake threw the ball to teammates, while avoiding Zim over and over. Keef and Trevor began yelling at Jake since a lot of the plays cost them the ball and didn't advance them much further toward the end zone. Gaz could tell Zim was starting to get pissed off by this. When their team called a timeout, Zim began talking to Jake and it looked tense.

"Oh man, it's starting to get heated." Trever commented, noticing how serious Zim looked when he was talking to Jake. Gaz watched the interaction as Jake defensively raised his arms up and tried walking away but Zim suddenly grabbed his shoulder. Jake ripped it off and started yelling, but when their coach ran up to them, they calmed down and joined their teammates in a huddle.

"I wonder what happened." Keef asked, resting his chin on his hands. Gaz also wondered what was said and whether or not another fight would break out at some point.

The game started back up again and the Tigers had the ball. The game progressed until the Tigers finally got a touchdown. The opposing crowd cheered while everyone else remained silent. The Squirrels looked pissed off, especially since there were so many turnovers caused by Jake because he still hadn't given the ball to Zim once.

Gaz noticed that a few of Zim's teammates began saying things to Jake before the kickoff. As the ball flew through the air, Gaz watched in shock as Zim caught it and quickly sprinted across the field, getting a pretty good distance before being tackled by the defense. The crowd cheered.

Squirrels still had possession and had thirty yards to go. Jake continued to ignore Zim, passing the ball to other teammates which resulted in a turnover. Tigers got possession of the ball again, but fumbled which caused another turnover. Gaz was getting stressed-out just watching.

"When is Jake going to use his running back? Zim's been left wide open so many times because the Tigers know he's not going to get passed to!" Keef pointed out angrily. "He's going to cost us the game!" The Squirrels had possession of the ball again at the forty yard line.

Before the play began, Zim said something to Jake that seemed to make his blood boil. Regardless, Jake called out the play and got possession of the ball before Zim purposely bumped into him, causing him to fumble as Zim swooped in and caught the ball. He took off sprinting, swiftly dodging the Tigers defenders as his teammates did their best to clear a path for him. The crowd began screaming as Zim got close to the end-zone, leaping over a defender who tried grabbing his legs. Zim regained balance and made it into the end-zone, making the crowd go crazy.

"Victory for Zim!" Gaz could barely hear Zim yell as he did a fist pump in the air. All of his teammates rushed over and began celebrating with him. Gaz could hardly believe it. She had no idea Zim was so fast.

"Holy shit, he's actually pretty good!" Trevor remarked, clapping.

"Did you see what he did though? That was crazy, he basically messed up Jake just to get that touchdown." Keef added.

As if on cue, Jake slowly made his way through the crowd of teammates who were hugging Zim, and pushed everyone aside. Suddenly he pushed Zim roughly in the chest, knocking him to the ground. The crowd gasped and cheered in excitement.

"Oh shit! It's happening!" Keef exclaimed, grabbing onto Gaz's arm. Gaz watched in horror as a full on fight broke out on the field. Other players tried ripping Jake away from Zim as he began yelling profanities at him. Suddenly Torque shoved Jake and began yelling at him before Jake kneed him in the stomach. The coaches began trying to intervene, pulling kids away from each other before Zim got on his feet and began yelling something at Jake. Jake ripped away from his teammates and shoved Zim again who countered by shoving him back harder.

"Oh my god, this is awesome." Trevor said as everyone around them began screaming and encouraging the fight to continue. Both boys had removed their helmets at this point as their teammates tried and failed to hold them back without getting into the fight themselves.

Jake threw the first punch, knocking Zim to the ground, but he recovered quickly and threw a punch back, breaking Jake's nose. Blood gushed down his face as he screamed in pain, holding his nose. Zim was held back before he could throw another punch, but this gave Jake the opportunity to knee Zim in the stomach before uppercutting him, popping out one of his contacts and exposing one of his ruby-red eyes to the entire skool. Zim growled in anger, covering his eye, before they were finally detained by their teammates and coaches. The referees kicked both of them out of the game for roughhousing and allowed Torque to take over as quarterback. Gaz was shocked by what just went down and saw that Dib was also shocked based on how many photos he was taking of the incident.

When halftime was called, Gaz, Keef and Trevor got food and hung out in the parking lot, discussing how crazy the game was. Dib eventually made his way over to Gaz, beaming,

"Gaz! Did you see that? That fight was definitely part of Zim's plan! I'm going to get him this time. I got footage of his contact getting knocked out! Irrefutable evidence!" Dib exclaimed, holding up his camera in triumph before a bird flew down and grabbed it from his hands. "What the hell! Damnit!"

"So anyways, Gaz do you think that fight had something to do with the party? Or was it just about Jake not giving Zim any playing time?" Trevor asked, taking a bite of a taco he'd bought from a nearby food truck.

"I dunno, probably both." Gaz replied, trying to sound uninterested. Truthfully, as much as she hated seeing Jake, she had actually been really turned on by the whole fight... Seeing Zim acting so dominant and aggressive was like seeing another side of him that Gaz had never seen before. As she thought of this she suddenly remembered something.

"Hey Dib, I talked to that girl you ditched me for at Keef's party." Gaz stated.

"Oh, Amelia?" Dib asked.

"I don't care what her name is. She told me to say hi to you for her."

"Wait, really?" Dib asked, smiling. Gaz shrugged before following Keef and Trevor back onto the field to watch the second half of the game.

"I'm gonna head home, Gaz. I need to see if I can recover some of the footage from my memory drive. Can you get a ride?" Dib asked.

"I can drive her!" Keef replied. Gaz smiled at him in thanks.

"Okay thanks!" Dib called, still beaming from what Gaz had told him. He couldn't believe Amelia actually said that to Gaz! There was no way he had a chance with her, right? Dib began speculating this as he got into his car and drove back to their house.

The Tigers ended up winning since the Squirrels were at such a disadvantage with the new arrangements now that Jake and Zim had been kicked out. Gaz glanced at the two boys who were both seated on chairs watching the game from the sidelines. Jake's nose was being patched up by a medic and Zim held an ice pack to his cheek.

Keef and Trevor stood up to leave and Gaz followed as they all moved slowly down the bleachers, following the flow of the crowd. Everyone around them seemed to be in a sour mood from the loss.

Once the trio got to the parking lot, Keef and Trevor left to find the bathroom. Gaz waited for them near the fence that overlooked the field. A chill wind blew past, causing Gaz to shiver and rub her arms to keep warm. She lazily watched as teenagers got into their cars and drove home or hung around and smoked.

"You boys are on thin ice. I'd cut you from the team if we didn't have such a hard time finding players." Someone suddenly yelled from behind. Gaz turned around and looked through the chain-link fence to see Zim and Jake who had both changed out of their uniforms being scolded by their coach in front of the rest of the team. "On Monday you boys will have detention and I expect written apologies to the principal. Am I making myself clear?" Zim and Jake nodded and apologized before the team got into a huddle. Gaz couldn't hear what else was said until the huddle broke and everyone went their separate ways.

Jake turned on his heel and walked back towards the field to the other side of the parking lot while Zim and everyone else went towards the exit where Gaz was. Gaz quickly turned away so no one saw she was staring and kicked the rocks beneath her feet. All of the players filed out into the parking lot and got into their cars. Gaz continued boredly kicking before a familiar voice broke the silence.

"Oh, hey." Zim said, sounding a little surprised to see her. Gaz looked up to see that Zim had both of his contacts in. His wig was messy and the black face paint streaks were smeared on his cheeks as he held an ice pack to one of them.

"Hey." Gaz replied awkwardly.

"I wasn't expecting you to come."

"Why?" Gaz asked, her voice carrying a small amount of danger. Zim shrugged. An awkward silence arose before Gaz broke it. "You were good out there."

"Eh?"

"I didn't know you could do that sort of thing."

"Ah, yes, well Zim is amazing at all things so you need not be surprised, human." Zim gloated, acting like his normal self again despite his disheveled appearance.

"Like seriously, you were… amazing out there…" Gaz complimented, finding herself blushing. Zim noticed this and laughed awkwardly, scratching the back of his neck.

"Of course I was… Zim makes all things amazing little-Gaz." Zim smiled, exposing his zipper-like teeth. Gaz felt her heart race at the sound of him calling her by that pet name.

"What happened out there anyways?" Gaz asked, trying to change the subject. Zim's eyes narrowed for a moment before his fist clenched suddenly.

"That- that filthy disgusting- ugh! I hate him!" Zim growled, kicking the fence. "How dare he challenge Zim! I'm a better player than he'll ever be. Without me we never would have gotten that touchdown and he knew it!"

"I hate him too." Gaz replied thinking about Jake's stupid head.

"Yes, I know you do. I know." Zim replied softly, calming down, looking at Gaz with a concerned expression. "About that night-"

"Save it, Zim." Gaz interrupted, "I was just tired and I don't even remember what I said or did so there's no point in talking about it."

"Gaz." Zim suddenly said, startling Gaz by just using her first name. "I need to talk to you about something,"

"What?" Gaz sighed, dreading what was coming next.

"I have been doing some research about human relationships and I realized that I didn't react the way I should have when you told me about your courtship troubles."

"Zim, you really don't need to-"

"Silence human! You will listen to Zim now! I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for what Jake did to you. It wasn't your fault and he's the reason why I want to destroy humans in the first place. I don't remember everything you told me, but it was enough to make me hate him more than I already do." Zim continued. Gaz nodded quietly in response.

"Another thing Zim wanted to ask is-"

"Hey, Gaz!" Keef suddenly called, interrupting Zim. Gaz glared and looked over at Keef.

"What?"

"Do you need a ride home? Trevor and I are leaving."

"No orange-human, Zim will be giving Gaz the ride home!" Zim called over. Keef, while weirded out by Zim's nickname for him, gave Gaz a thumbs up before getting in his car and driving off with Trevor.

"Anyways, I was going to ask what that… what's that word... kiss! That kiss on the cheek meant because according to your earth websites, a kiss is a sign of romantic affection for humans." Zim stated. Gaz was mortified. Her eyes widened in horror at what Zim had asked.

"You… want to know… what?"

"Before I flew home you kissed Zim on the cheek."

"I- you must be imagining things. That never happened."

"Eh? You mean you didn't do this to Zim?" Zim suddenly leaned down and gave Gaz a peck on the cheek, causing Gaz's face to flush.

"Zim! What the hell!" Gaz covered her cheeks with her hands to try hiding her embarrassment.

"I was simply giving a demonstration. Perhaps your earthling brain couldn't comprehend what I just did. I'll show you again-"

"Stop Zim! Okay. Maybe I did kiss you but it didn't mean anything! I was just tired and got all emotional or something." Gaz said defensively, feeling anger rise up in her chest. Zim sighed.

"Err… do you still need a ride? I'm using a hoverpad since you have my ship." Zim offered cautiously, afraid to set Gaz off. Gaz stared at the ground for a moment, weighing her options, then nodded and followed him to the sidewalk. Zim suddenly pulled a remote out from his pocket and clicked a button which unfolded the remote into the pad. Gaz quietly got on behind Zim and wrapped her arms around him.

"I'm planning on using your ship this weekend, by the way. I just need to figure out where I want to go." Gaz said suddenly as the hoverpad took off.

"Can I give you some suggestions?" Zim asked.

"Sure."

"There's a planet not far from Earth that throws really fun parties."

"Huh, I didn't know you liked parties so much." Gaz remarked which caused Zim to chuckle.

"There's much you don't know about me, human."

The pair flew in silence. Gaz sighed, "I…" Gaz hesitated, deciding whether or not to say what was on her mind.

"What is it?"

"Do you want to come with me?" Gaz squeezed her eyes shut, afraid of what he would say in response. Zim was silent for a moment causing Gaz's heart to accelerate. "I hate going to parties alone."

"Only if you beg..." Zim said in a teasing voice.

"I hate you."

"That doesn't sound like begging little-Gaz."

"Just forget it then. I'll find someone else to go with me."

"I mean yes! Zim will accompany you to this party adventure you speak of! ...But only because I miss my ship." Zim added quickly. Gaz rolled her eyes.

As the pair flew to Gaz's house, Gaz began to wonder what going to a party with Zim meant. Did it mean anything? As long as she didn't admit her feelings for him she wouldn't get hurt. Besides, he said he was only going with her because of his ship so clearly he didn't feel anything towards her. This was good. People can kiss each other on the cheeks and go to intergalactic parties together as friends, Gaz thought.

The pair finally arrived in front of Gaz's house and she hopped off.

"Thanks for the ride." Gaz said quietly, staring at the ground.

"I'll see you Saturday night?" Zim asked, also avoiding eye contact.

"Yeah."

"Good."

"Great."

"Okay..." Zim trailed off, unsure what to do. Gaz was unsure too, but decisively turned and went into her house, looking back over her shoulder at the green alien who sent her a smirk. Gaz flipped him off before closing her door, already excited about what Saturday night would bring.