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Chapter 6: Kic's Embarrassment

Kic sat outside her house in her yard. School had been postponed today for some reason and she sat staring at the sky. She had never felt so bored in her whole life. "Hey Kic!" Dib smiled, looking down at her. "Ah! Oh, hi Dib! You scared me!" She insisted, and sat up. "Can I sit with you?" He asked, and Kic nodded happily. "Sure Dib... Is there something wrong?" She asked, and Dib looked over silently. "My sister..." He whispered, and then looked around to make sure no one was listening. "She?" Kic urged, and Dib sighed. "She started a rumor that you have a crush on me...." He sighed, and she looked away for a moment trying to hide her blushing face. "Oh, I gue-" Kic began but Dib interrupted her. "It has to be stopped." He finished, though that was not what she was going to say.

"Yeah..." She said, idly pulling a few grass stems from the lawn. Just then Sarah, the neighborhood girl came skipping along to her house. "Dib and Kic sitting in a tree..." Sarah began and Kic stood up. "Please don't Sarah. Gaz started some kind of rumor." She called, and Sarah stuck her tongue out at her. "Aaaand.... Is it true? Or are you in denial!" She shrieked back and Kic, looking quite hurt glanced at Dib and then ran in side. In her eyes you could see the pain and fear of finding out that Dib now knew that she liked him and that he would never be her friend again. "Sarah! Why do you believe Gaz? You hurt Kic's feelings!" Dib crowed, and Sarah smiled. "Aaaaw, you're in loooove too!" She snickered, and all of a sudden came Zim walking casually past her house. "Aaah, Diiiib. I see you are being thoroughly tortured by the school kids... I also notice you are in Kic's yard? Whahaha! So the rumors true! She DOES like you! How pathetic." Zim laughed, leaving Dib in awe. What were they talking about?

Kic watched as others past by laughing and snickering and pushing poor Dib around. Maybe she should have stayed in her old house, not here. Obviously you can be popular one moment and then easily replaced the next. It was this that perplexed Kic at this moment. She couldn't just let Dib get beat up, Zim seemed to be doing all the dirty work of it. Tim, the other new kid, who was quite large for his age held Dib up as Zim punched him. When this happened she knew she had to stop them.

"Stop it now!" She yelled, opening up the front door and closing it with a slam coming toward them. "Oh, I'm so scared... A human girl unarmed. Mwahahahahahaha!" Zim laughed, and punched Dib again. "Fine!" Kic crowed, and kicked Tim in the back of his knee making him lose balance and fall over. "Grrr. Stupid human! Gir come and get this pest!" Zim ordered bringing out the microphone from his pack. "Yeeeees?" Gir asked, already there. "Defeat this girl! She's just as annoying as this Dib creature." He demanded, but Gir was eating chips. "Hold oooon." Gir insisted, holding a bowl of potato chips. "Want some?" Gir asked, raising the bowl to Kic. "Stop Gir! That's the enemy!" Zim crowed, and Kic smiled. "Yeah, but he has more brain then you Zim." Kic sighed, patting Gir on the head. "I love you." Gir sighed, and angry Zim stomped his foot.

"No Gir, you cannot be friends with the enemy!" Zim cried, frustrated. "Chip?" Gir asked Zim, and again Zim was furious. "NO! I DON'T WANT A CHIP!" He roared, and Gir shrugged. "You're missing out..." Gir insisted, eating some more. "Fine! I'll deal with her on my own!" Zim called, but too late. "Kic! Hahaha! You like Dib? Hahaha!" Gaz called, running with all of the kids from Skool. "Leave her alone Gaz!" Dib supported, and Gaz laughed. "Too late! Don't defend her or I'll assume you like her too!" Gaz smiled, and Dib fell silent. "So Kic, now we know. You cannot deny in any longer! You have a crush on DIB! The loser!" Sarah called, and Kic balled her fists.

"Okay, it's one thing to joke but this has gone waaaay to far. Can't you see neither of us deserve to be treated like this? Especially Dib, you guys never believe him but he's the most trustworthy person I've ever met. Maybe he can be a little weird, but look around! No ones perfect! You have to put yourself in someone else's shoes for once and understand you're not the only person on this Earth!" Kic called, and walked silently back inside without another word. "Sniff, sniff, beautiful." Gir sniffed, and walked back to his house. Gaz, for the first time ever looked down at the ground regretting treating her friend that way. It was jealousy that had overtaken her and made her destroy her best friend...

Kic watched from her window, tears streaming down her face. She wanted to go to her old home more then ever now. There was now only one thing that kept her here... The fear of being taken over by Zim, the hidden alien. That, and her secret crush.... Dib. She then watched as one by one everyone left in remorse and defeat and all that was left was Dib. He sat in her front yard head in hands and legs tucked into her chest. When she was sure everyone was gone Kic came down from her room and out of her house once again.

"Thanks for defending me... No ones ever done that much for me." She smiled, and Dib looked up hopefully. "Did Zim hurt you?" She asked, and Dib shook his head. "It'll be okay..." He sighed, and Kic nodded. "Gaz said to tell you that she was sorry." He said, standing up. "Oh... That doesn't sound like Gaz but I believe you." She insisted, and Dib half smiled. "Well, see you at Skool tomorrow." Dib waved, walking out of her yard and onto the pavement. "Bye." She sighed, and smiled to herself. She had kept the secret to herself. And she didn't even have to lie....

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~Garo Mistress~