Yet another mediocre chapter by me, Kat-chan! More kissy! That's not till the end though...but the rest of the fic is fun too! This is also kind of a song fic, just so ya know.
Note: ~Song Lyrics~
Disclaimer: I do not own Invader Zim
Chance
Chapter 5
Dib yawned and stretched in his bed, then glanced at his clock.
9:32....I love weekends...
Dib just layed there until Pip realized he was awake and began crawling on him.
"Pip, please just let me rest a little more."
Pip looked at Dib, perplexed.
"But...Zim's here...You should say hi."
Dib sat straight up, nearly causing Pip to fall off the bed.
"He is?"
Pip giggled and nodded. Dib got dressed quickly and began heading out of his room. As he was about to open the door, Pip tugged at his pants.
"Up."
Dib chuckled.
"Demanding little thing, aren't you?"
Pip giggled and nodded again as Dib picked her up and carried her downstairs.
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Dib was worried. He had expected Zim to start ranting at him as soon as he came into sight, but instead the alien just sat on the couch, staring blankly at the wall. Pip whimpered, then jumped out of Dib's arms and walked over to Zim.
"Zimmy...? Dib's awake...You wanna talk to him?"
Zim glanced at Pip and nodded slightly, before resuming his zombie-like state. Pip looked helplessly at Dib before climbing onto the couch and hugging one of Zim's arms in an attempt to make him feel better. Dib slowly walked towards Zim, then sat down next to him on the couch.
"What's wrong, Zim?"
"Nothing."
"If nothing was wrong you either wouldn't be here or would have ranted at me when I walked into the room. What is wrong?"
Zim sighed and met Dib's gaze. Dib was shocked to see that the alien had been...crying...
"Everything."
"What do you mean?"
"You remember that.... file from Det, right? How she said my... mission was a fake?"
Dib nodded slowly.
"Well, I...finally got up the courage to ask the Tallest...and..."
"It is..."
Zim nodded and lowered his head. Dib put his hand on the distraught boy's shoulder.
"Well, it's not all bad, is it? I mean, now you're free to do what you want."
Zim looked Dib straight in the eye.
"But all I wanted to do was what the Tallest told me to! That was the purpose of my existence! Without a mission, without the Tallest to command me...I have no purpose..."
Not knowing what else he could do to comfort Zim, Dib pulled him into a hug. Zim resisted for a moment, then relaxed and returned the hug, burying his face in the human boy's shoulder. They sat like that for a while, before Dib got an idea.
~There's a place where you can go, When you're lower than low. If you want it I can show you how to get there.~
Dib stood up, bringing Zim with him. When the smaller boy protested, Dib grinned.
"C'mon, I know the perfect way to cheer you up."
Zim looked skeptical, and Dib grinned more.
"I go to this place whenever I get depressed, and I always feel better afterwards. Promise."
Zim stared at him for a moment, before shrugging. As Dib led Zim out the door, Pip tried to come along, but Dib shook his head.
"No Pip, you're too little. You'd end up getting stepped on."
Pip pouted, but didn't try to follow them again.
~It's an elevator ride from your head right down your spine. In the basement you will find your cab is waiting. It's a phone booth in the rain, It's a quiet country lane, It's a holiday in Spain, So come on we're going. It's a twenty minute walk, It's a minute in the car, it's a lover in the dark.~
Zim and Dib walked down the street in silence for a while, before Zim decided to speak.
"So, just where are you bringing me?"
Dib grinned.
"It's a club. The people there all know me, so we'll get in no problem."
Zim blinked.
"You, in a club? That seems highly unlikely."
Dib smiled, at least Zim was talking again.
"I stumbled across it a long time ago, when I was just a little kid. I had been crying, so one of the guys brought me in and got me a glass of water. I've come here ever since, when I was depressed. I've almost gotten in trouble a couple times, when cops came in, but the bartender always vouches for me."
Zim just nodded as Dib led him into a small brick building. The man standing at the door waved at him.
"Hey Dib. Who's your friend?"
"His name's Zim."
The large man chuckled.
"Ohh, him. Well, don't do anything too weird."
Dib rolled his eyes.
"He's just been having a rough time, and I thought this'd cheer him up."
The man just smirked and let them in. Dib shook his head.
"Ignore Bill, Zim. He's got a weird sense of humor."
Zim just nodded, looking around the club. It was crowded, with multi-colored lights and loud music.
~Soul people shakin' to music that is wakin' their hearts up while they're makin' their minds up to stop fakin'~
Dib led Zim over to the bar, where he waved at the man standing behind it. The man came over and grinned when he saw Zim.
"So, I see you finally brought a friend."
"Yeah. His name's Zim."
The man looked at Zim.
"Hello, Zim. You're the first guy Dib's brought here, so I'll let you get a free drink."
Dib squawked in protest.
"Hey! You never gave me a free drink!"
The bartender smiled.
"Sure I did. That glass of water was free, wasn't it?"
"Water's always free!"
The man just chuckled and turned back to Zim.
"So, what'll it be?"
"Anything that isn't primarily made of water."
"Well, that certaintly narrows it down. How about milk?"
Zim shrugged.
"Fine."
The man nodded, then looked at Dib.
"Same as always, Dib?"
Dib nodded, dropping some money down on the counter. He took it, then handed Zim his milk and Dib his root beer. The two boys sat for a while, watching and laughing at some of the idiots that came and went throughout the day. Eventually the bartender, Chuck, told them that if they didn't leave soon they'd be out past curfew. Dib nodded and waved goodbye to his friends there as he and Zim left.
~With your headphones on the bus, it's the passion and the lust so electrify your trust. Shock me baby. It's the subway to your soul, Just turn on your stereo. There's a place that we can go, so come on, we're goin'.~
Dib grinned and looked at Zim.
"So, what'd you think?"
"It was...amusing."
Dib laughed.
"Yeah, today was better than usual. I mean, when that one idiot accidentaly set himself on fire with a smoke bomb, I nearly fell off my stool. That was great."
Zim grinned and nodded.
"And when that one large girl set an entire beehive loose, and they all turned around and attacked her!"
The two boys laughed, then continued walking. Zim glanced at Dib, who was still smiling.
"I...feel better now. Thank you."
"Told ya so."
Zim paused, looking at Dib. Dib noticed and grinned.
"What, I got sumthin on my face?"
Zim just shook his head and continued walking, before a mischevious smirk crossed his face.
"So Dib, am I a good kisser?"
Dib paused a moment, before laughing and looking Zim in the eye.
"I don't know. Would you like me to find out?"
"Of course."
~You're so not alone as you're walkin down the street.. Your soul is your lover, there ain't no other, walk on my brother till we move in perfect soul, there's a part of you called soul, there's a place that we call soul.~
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*Grins like an idiot* Aww...That was fun. The song I used is Soul, by Marah. I do not own it. Please give me reviews, I need them to continue writing.
Also, I know some of you *CoughLinaCough* wanna know what they wrote in those entries. I'm thinking about making a little side-story type fic about that particular night, including the entries.
See ya next chapter!
Note: ~Song Lyrics~
Disclaimer: I do not own Invader Zim
Chance
Chapter 5
Dib yawned and stretched in his bed, then glanced at his clock.
9:32....I love weekends...
Dib just layed there until Pip realized he was awake and began crawling on him.
"Pip, please just let me rest a little more."
Pip looked at Dib, perplexed.
"But...Zim's here...You should say hi."
Dib sat straight up, nearly causing Pip to fall off the bed.
"He is?"
Pip giggled and nodded. Dib got dressed quickly and began heading out of his room. As he was about to open the door, Pip tugged at his pants.
"Up."
Dib chuckled.
"Demanding little thing, aren't you?"
Pip giggled and nodded again as Dib picked her up and carried her downstairs.
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Dib was worried. He had expected Zim to start ranting at him as soon as he came into sight, but instead the alien just sat on the couch, staring blankly at the wall. Pip whimpered, then jumped out of Dib's arms and walked over to Zim.
"Zimmy...? Dib's awake...You wanna talk to him?"
Zim glanced at Pip and nodded slightly, before resuming his zombie-like state. Pip looked helplessly at Dib before climbing onto the couch and hugging one of Zim's arms in an attempt to make him feel better. Dib slowly walked towards Zim, then sat down next to him on the couch.
"What's wrong, Zim?"
"Nothing."
"If nothing was wrong you either wouldn't be here or would have ranted at me when I walked into the room. What is wrong?"
Zim sighed and met Dib's gaze. Dib was shocked to see that the alien had been...crying...
"Everything."
"What do you mean?"
"You remember that.... file from Det, right? How she said my... mission was a fake?"
Dib nodded slowly.
"Well, I...finally got up the courage to ask the Tallest...and..."
"It is..."
Zim nodded and lowered his head. Dib put his hand on the distraught boy's shoulder.
"Well, it's not all bad, is it? I mean, now you're free to do what you want."
Zim looked Dib straight in the eye.
"But all I wanted to do was what the Tallest told me to! That was the purpose of my existence! Without a mission, without the Tallest to command me...I have no purpose..."
Not knowing what else he could do to comfort Zim, Dib pulled him into a hug. Zim resisted for a moment, then relaxed and returned the hug, burying his face in the human boy's shoulder. They sat like that for a while, before Dib got an idea.
~There's a place where you can go, When you're lower than low. If you want it I can show you how to get there.~
Dib stood up, bringing Zim with him. When the smaller boy protested, Dib grinned.
"C'mon, I know the perfect way to cheer you up."
Zim looked skeptical, and Dib grinned more.
"I go to this place whenever I get depressed, and I always feel better afterwards. Promise."
Zim stared at him for a moment, before shrugging. As Dib led Zim out the door, Pip tried to come along, but Dib shook his head.
"No Pip, you're too little. You'd end up getting stepped on."
Pip pouted, but didn't try to follow them again.
~It's an elevator ride from your head right down your spine. In the basement you will find your cab is waiting. It's a phone booth in the rain, It's a quiet country lane, It's a holiday in Spain, So come on we're going. It's a twenty minute walk, It's a minute in the car, it's a lover in the dark.~
Zim and Dib walked down the street in silence for a while, before Zim decided to speak.
"So, just where are you bringing me?"
Dib grinned.
"It's a club. The people there all know me, so we'll get in no problem."
Zim blinked.
"You, in a club? That seems highly unlikely."
Dib smiled, at least Zim was talking again.
"I stumbled across it a long time ago, when I was just a little kid. I had been crying, so one of the guys brought me in and got me a glass of water. I've come here ever since, when I was depressed. I've almost gotten in trouble a couple times, when cops came in, but the bartender always vouches for me."
Zim just nodded as Dib led him into a small brick building. The man standing at the door waved at him.
"Hey Dib. Who's your friend?"
"His name's Zim."
The large man chuckled.
"Ohh, him. Well, don't do anything too weird."
Dib rolled his eyes.
"He's just been having a rough time, and I thought this'd cheer him up."
The man just smirked and let them in. Dib shook his head.
"Ignore Bill, Zim. He's got a weird sense of humor."
Zim just nodded, looking around the club. It was crowded, with multi-colored lights and loud music.
~Soul people shakin' to music that is wakin' their hearts up while they're makin' their minds up to stop fakin'~
Dib led Zim over to the bar, where he waved at the man standing behind it. The man came over and grinned when he saw Zim.
"So, I see you finally brought a friend."
"Yeah. His name's Zim."
The man looked at Zim.
"Hello, Zim. You're the first guy Dib's brought here, so I'll let you get a free drink."
Dib squawked in protest.
"Hey! You never gave me a free drink!"
The bartender smiled.
"Sure I did. That glass of water was free, wasn't it?"
"Water's always free!"
The man just chuckled and turned back to Zim.
"So, what'll it be?"
"Anything that isn't primarily made of water."
"Well, that certaintly narrows it down. How about milk?"
Zim shrugged.
"Fine."
The man nodded, then looked at Dib.
"Same as always, Dib?"
Dib nodded, dropping some money down on the counter. He took it, then handed Zim his milk and Dib his root beer. The two boys sat for a while, watching and laughing at some of the idiots that came and went throughout the day. Eventually the bartender, Chuck, told them that if they didn't leave soon they'd be out past curfew. Dib nodded and waved goodbye to his friends there as he and Zim left.
~With your headphones on the bus, it's the passion and the lust so electrify your trust. Shock me baby. It's the subway to your soul, Just turn on your stereo. There's a place that we can go, so come on, we're goin'.~
Dib grinned and looked at Zim.
"So, what'd you think?"
"It was...amusing."
Dib laughed.
"Yeah, today was better than usual. I mean, when that one idiot accidentaly set himself on fire with a smoke bomb, I nearly fell off my stool. That was great."
Zim grinned and nodded.
"And when that one large girl set an entire beehive loose, and they all turned around and attacked her!"
The two boys laughed, then continued walking. Zim glanced at Dib, who was still smiling.
"I...feel better now. Thank you."
"Told ya so."
Zim paused, looking at Dib. Dib noticed and grinned.
"What, I got sumthin on my face?"
Zim just shook his head and continued walking, before a mischevious smirk crossed his face.
"So Dib, am I a good kisser?"
Dib paused a moment, before laughing and looking Zim in the eye.
"I don't know. Would you like me to find out?"
"Of course."
~You're so not alone as you're walkin down the street.. Your soul is your lover, there ain't no other, walk on my brother till we move in perfect soul, there's a part of you called soul, there's a place that we call soul.~
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*Grins like an idiot* Aww...That was fun. The song I used is Soul, by Marah. I do not own it. Please give me reviews, I need them to continue writing.
Also, I know some of you *CoughLinaCough* wanna know what they wrote in those entries. I'm thinking about making a little side-story type fic about that particular night, including the entries.
See ya next chapter!