**Just a lil note hoping everyone had a good Christmas and sparing a thought for those who are a lot less fortunate then some of us.
On Christmas Eve one of my Mums friends was told by a specialist that she had throat cancer and would either hardly have a voice at all, have to have her voice box removed or she would eventually die.

It's when things like this happen that you realise your own life isn't so bad after all and that you really are lucky. If Mums friend dies she will be leaving four children behind, two of which are only 2 and 4 1/2 years old.
So just remember there's always someone with more problems then just getting your weekly allowance cut off for a week or two.**



Disclaimer: I still do not own Jhonen Vasquez or anything to do with Invader Zim.

Welcome back...oh but, you can't do that.

"It's going to feel strange. I haven't been here for ages. Over a month in fact." Tenn explained to Tak as they walked down the musty hallways to their classroom. It was Tenn's first day back after seven weeks away.

"Yeah. I'm ok though. I'm glad your back." Tak leaned over and gave Tenn a friendly hug as they continued to walk to class. "Because now I have someone to talk to and hang around with again. I found out that I'm really not that good at being alone."

" Tak you're so silly. Well here we are. Good old room 402."

"We sure are, so you ready to return to the realm beyond boredom?"

"You bet ya." And with that Tak pushed open the door for Tenn and followed her after she had walked in. The instructor who sat at his desk looked over and smiled at Tenn then stood up and held out his hand. Tenn approached and took his hand and engaged in the firm handshake he gave.

"Ah Tenn welcome back. So good to see you again. Your usual seat is waiting for you."

"Thank you Sir. Its good to see you too." Tenn saluted and turnt round and walked over to her seat and sat down. Right behind Tak. Tak turnt round and smiled as Tenn got out her books.

"Ohhh hello stranger. Like old times huh?"

"Oh come on Tak it really hasn't been that long it was onl...

"Hi Tenn so good to see you again. How are you?"

"Hi Zee im fine so bye bye." Tenn waved her hand to dismiss Zee but still she stood there.

" So I suppose you'll have a big ugly scar right up your leg. Too bad, who would want to see that, yuck." Zee smirked, very pleased at her comment. Zee was always in a one sided competition with Tenn. They were both cute and major targets for the male Irkens, however where Zee jumped at every good offer Tenn really didn't mind too much about dates.

"Not like it is any of your business but, yes, I do have a scar, but I don't really care because its not like I plan on going around flashing my legs about to the whole planet. So taunt me if you want but you might as well know that, no, it won't bother me." With that Tenn turnt round in her seat and faced away from Zee who flicked her antennae back and smile at Tenn.

"Yeah, you talk tough." Then Zee put her hands on Tenn's desk and leaned forward towards Tenn's antennae and spoke in a harsh whisper.
"But we'll just see if you 'are' breakable." And as Tenn turnt around to say something Zee spun round and headed back to her seat. Tak looked quizzically at Tenn before she spoke.

"What was that all about?"

"Nothing much. She's just being Zee." And with that the instructor stood up and announced that the lesson had officially started. Everyone turnt to the right page in their books and started to follow what he was reading.

Tenn sat at the lunch table waiting for Tak to come over. She poked at her lunch with irritation; she hated vegetable stew and dumplings, and she wasn't a big fan of oatmeal muffins either. She stared at the floating blobs of stuff (the dumplings) with disgust when someone came over to her. Tenn looked up and frowned when she saw who it was.

"What do you want Zee."

"I came to see you. With Tak at the back of the lunch line and you with your 'condition' I thought you might need some company."

"Well I don't so you can go see your little followers." But Zee didn't. She sat opposite Tenn and smiled.

"No no I insist I stay. We've got the physical resistance portion of the week next. Are you sure your up to it what with your condition and all?" Zee put her spoon into the stew and started to eat as she looked at Tenn.

"I am up to it. And it's not a condition so stop saying it is. I cut my leg, it left a scar big deal. It doesn't mean I'm incapable." Tenn glared at Zee who just continued to innocently eat her lunch.

"I was only checking. Don't want you getting hurt now do we?"

"Sure. Your oh so concerned." Tenn looked back to her lunch and pushed it away a bit she really didn't want to eat it.

"And I wouldn't call it 'just' a cut. You sliced well over half you leg open. That's no way just a cut." Zee sarcastically explained as she pointed t Tenn scarred left leg. "And besides if it was just a cut why were you out for weeks and had to undergo serious physiotherapy? Well?" Zee looked Tenn in the eye at her question and smirked as Tenn looked uneasy.

"Ok it is more then a little cut. But I'm still not incapable. And I will participate in the physical resistance after lunch just you wait and see. And I'll probably 'still' do better then you will, or ever could." Tenn giggled slightly as she saw Zee struggling to find an answer.

"We'll see. We'll see." And with that Zee stood up, having finished her lunch and walked off. About four minutes later Tak came over without any lunch and sat down. Tenn looked at her confused then decided to speak.

"Where's your lunch?" Tak looked at Tenn's lunch and smiled.

"In the trash where it should be if I'm not going to eat it. Like I would ever eat Vegetable stew and dumplings. Get real."

"Not going to give your compliments to the chef then?

'Nah. I spent all lunch in line and there's only five minutes left. Sorry I left ya on your own." Tak looked at Tenn apologetically and smiled.

"Its ok. I had company in a weird little way. Tak looked confused and just shrugged. Tak got up and picked up Tenn's food.

"I'm gonna throw your lunch away for ya." Tenn nodded as Tak walked off and when Tak came back just as she sat down, the bell rang, signalling that lunch was over.

"Well aint that my luck. C'mon lets go."

"Yep." And with that they both got up and started to walk out of the large lunch hall.

Outside on the training ground (know to you and I as a 'field. Amazing yes?) Everyone was standing in a well-organised line. Their instructor paced in front of them dealing out the instructions.

" And this little plate will be strapped onto your chest. It has an infer red connection that monitors how much of every exercise you do. It feeds the information through to the little floating screens, which displays and records the information so that I can make sure you do EVERYTHING! Is that all clear? GOOD! Now wait and I'll give you all you monitoring equipment." As the instructor moved down the line handing out the packs he finally came to Tak and Tenn who were at the very end of the line. He gave Tak her Pack and moved along and looked stunned when he saw Tenn.

"Everyone start your exercises now!" Every one ran to a space and started to do as told while the instructor motioned for Tenn to follow him. Tenn did. The instructor stopped when they were away far enough that no one could hear them.

"Tenn what are you doing here?"

"I came to do my physical resistance like everyone else sir. Is there a problem?" Tenn look confused as she strained to look up at her instructor. He noticed this and crouched sown so they were at the same height.

"Your leg. It's not ready for this yet."

"Not ready? But I completed my entire physiotherapy, I... I ...I even did extra sessions and I did some, no, allot of extra stuff with Tak's help at home. How can this be?"

"Its Doctors Xerox's orders." He tried to be as sympathetic as possible as he saw how upset Tenn was.

"Then tell me. Why the bloody hell am I even still here. I might as well still be home doing fuck all!" Tenn was angry and confused all at once.

"You're here because we felt you were missing too much theory work. The doctors agreed to let you come back but under no circumstances are you allowed to do any of our physical work we do here."

"Oh nice of them to tell me that. Wait. How long for?"

"I'm afraid you wont like this. Six we..." he was sharply cut off by Tenn

"SIX WEEKS! THIS IS RIDICULOUS!"

"I'm sorry Tenn. Are you aware you are still to continue slowly building up your strength at home."

"Yes I am aware of that. But I am not happy with this situation. What am I to do while I'm missing all the physical training and exercises?" Tenn had calmed down after her outburst but she was still angry.

"When we do physical exercises like today you will be able to go to the library and catch up with the work and assignments that you missed. But when we do training exercises you will be here 'but' only to observe and take notes of the techniques being taught. I'm sorry."

"I suppose I should go to the library now then?"

"You have set work waiting for you." He then reached into his pocket and handed her an assignment card. "Give them this and they will give you your work. You must not lose this because you only have one." Tenn took the card and weakly smiled as she did so.

"I guess I'll see you later. Last period. I'll be there." The instructor nodded and walked off towards the others. Tenn looked round to see Tak who sat there looking at her, confused. Tenn shrugged with a look on her face that said 'I'll tell you about it later' Tenn mouthed sorry to Tak before she turnt and walked off. Tak just stared for a while before continuing with her sit-ups.

Later after military school Tak and Tenn were at home, both in Tenn's room. They both sat on Tenn's bed in silence. Tenn had told Tak about what their instructor told her and Tak was speechless. Suddenly the doorbell rung. Tenn got up and started to walk out of her room.

"Are you sure you wanna get it?" Tak offered but Tenn just nodded and continued on her way. She reached the door and opened it. Great.

"Now what was it you said? Oh I remember. I will do the physical resistance and I'll probably 'still' do better then you. Looks like you couldn't live up to your words. Too bad."

"Piss off Zee!" Tenn snapped and went to slam when Zee put her hand out and stopped her.

"Shame we didn't put money on that. Still, there's always next year, if your up to it that is. I'll see you later." Zee smiled evilly and spun round as she walked off. Tenn closed the door and went back to her room.

"Who was it?" Tak asked.

"Sales man." Tenn said dryly

"Oh. I hate them."

"That one was especially annoying." Tenn said as she laid down and buried her head in her pillows. Tak got up and walked out and closed the door behind her. Then Tak quickly ran to the door and using her spider legs rushed down the stairs. When she reached the bottom she rushed out the door and stood just outside.

"ZEE!" She shouted as she saw Zee walking away. Zee turnt round and saw Tak coming n towards her. When Tak reached her Zee just smiled.

"What did you do to Tenn?"
"What? I didn't do anything."

"Yes you bloody well did. She's been acting weird all day and I've no doubt your something to do with it. So spill it." Tak was furious.

"I've only seen her a couple of times today. And the only thing I said" Zee stopped as she flagged down a taxi, she started to get in. "the only thing I said was the truth. Zee slammed the door as the taxi sped off into the near distance.

**Ohhhhhhh that was a long chappy.

I was really bored and depressed when I wrote this as you can probably tell by what happens. However I still think it was a good chappy.

IMPORTANT I had an e-mail saying how Tak was very out of character BUT she actually isn't. This is my fic about her past and why she came to act the way she does in her episode Tak the hideous new girl.

So no she IS NOT out of character got it? Good. If anyone else wants to tell me things I've done wrong its nightmare-aik@ntlworld.com so tell me and I will give an honest polite answer.
NO FLAMES (holds out mum's fire extinguisher just in case. Mum has a fire extinguisher because she a taxi driver and it's the law that she has one in her car. Just in case that seemed weird.)

New chappy will come but I've no idea when so I will be evil and make you wait. (laughs insanely) Uh hem yeah that.**