I don't think I slept at all that night.
I got up just as the sun was breaking the horizon and got ready quickly, deciding to meet Zim at his house.
What was wrong with me? I would've wanted to attack him with paint guns and tie him up with barbed wire and other freakish things, but now I just wanted to be near him.
As I stepped out into the chilly newborn morning and found my legs go into automatic mode down the sidewalk, tiny memories flashed in front of my eyes.
I was filled with nostalgia, like Zim had died for four years and then life was breathed back into his lungs and he returned.
It seemed so weird, but he had changed.
Where there used to be a short, loud, self-assured alien was now a tall, quiet, and almost troubled...thing. Was he even an alien anymore if he sought shelter here on Earth? Like in a church, if you're an atheist but run into a sanctuary to try and claim your sanity, what does that make you?
I blinked as I found myself on the front step of Zim's weird house and smiled. I was glad that it held life within it now.
I knocked on the door and waited for a response.
It came from an undisguised, half-asleep Gir.
It--HER eyes were halfway open and sleep was evident all over the robotic face.
''Hooray for Earth.'' Gir said blandly, waving one arm weakly and covering a yawn with the other.
I raised an eyebrow then crouched down to Gir's level.
''Where's Zim, Gir?''
Gir stared at me for a moment than said, ''Who's Zimgir?''
There was a crash behind Gir and I heard Zim yelling to Gir.
''Gir, who're you talking to?!''
Gir's eyes opened wide and she squeaked happily. ''Your boyfriend, master!''
Zim ran to the door and Gir fled, screeching happily.
The door swung open and Zim stood, eyes wide.
''Is something wrong?'' He asked.
''No, I just thought I'd walk with you to school.''
Zim shrugged a response and got his disguise on, dragging Gir behind him, in her disguise.
Gir ran ahead of us singing a song in several different languages, but Zim and I stayed pretty quiet.
It becoming numbed and unnerving.
What happened to the Zim that you couldn't get to shut up?
This Zim was so quiet, so hallow...so dead.
I grabbed my head and I didn't even realize how loud I was when I shouted, ''What is wrong with you, Zim?!''
Zim stopped walking and looked at me, and he almost looked hurt.
Gir had also stopped and stared, but shrugged after a moment and disappeared into her multilingual song.
I kept my eyes on Zim, my emotions building up into this one moment.
''I'm fine, Dib.''
He pushed past me and walked away, just like that.
I watched him disappear along the trail to skool in the rising sun and felt an incredibly jolt of deja` vu.
It was just like when he had left before.
A/N: bum…bum….bum! I kind of like this chapter, even though it's painfully short. More soon, promises!
Disclaimer: hahaha.
I got up just as the sun was breaking the horizon and got ready quickly, deciding to meet Zim at his house.
What was wrong with me? I would've wanted to attack him with paint guns and tie him up with barbed wire and other freakish things, but now I just wanted to be near him.
As I stepped out into the chilly newborn morning and found my legs go into automatic mode down the sidewalk, tiny memories flashed in front of my eyes.
I was filled with nostalgia, like Zim had died for four years and then life was breathed back into his lungs and he returned.
It seemed so weird, but he had changed.
Where there used to be a short, loud, self-assured alien was now a tall, quiet, and almost troubled...thing. Was he even an alien anymore if he sought shelter here on Earth? Like in a church, if you're an atheist but run into a sanctuary to try and claim your sanity, what does that make you?
I blinked as I found myself on the front step of Zim's weird house and smiled. I was glad that it held life within it now.
I knocked on the door and waited for a response.
It came from an undisguised, half-asleep Gir.
It--HER eyes were halfway open and sleep was evident all over the robotic face.
''Hooray for Earth.'' Gir said blandly, waving one arm weakly and covering a yawn with the other.
I raised an eyebrow then crouched down to Gir's level.
''Where's Zim, Gir?''
Gir stared at me for a moment than said, ''Who's Zimgir?''
There was a crash behind Gir and I heard Zim yelling to Gir.
''Gir, who're you talking to?!''
Gir's eyes opened wide and she squeaked happily. ''Your boyfriend, master!''
Zim ran to the door and Gir fled, screeching happily.
The door swung open and Zim stood, eyes wide.
''Is something wrong?'' He asked.
''No, I just thought I'd walk with you to school.''
Zim shrugged a response and got his disguise on, dragging Gir behind him, in her disguise.
Gir ran ahead of us singing a song in several different languages, but Zim and I stayed pretty quiet.
It becoming numbed and unnerving.
What happened to the Zim that you couldn't get to shut up?
This Zim was so quiet, so hallow...so dead.
I grabbed my head and I didn't even realize how loud I was when I shouted, ''What is wrong with you, Zim?!''
Zim stopped walking and looked at me, and he almost looked hurt.
Gir had also stopped and stared, but shrugged after a moment and disappeared into her multilingual song.
I kept my eyes on Zim, my emotions building up into this one moment.
''I'm fine, Dib.''
He pushed past me and walked away, just like that.
I watched him disappear along the trail to skool in the rising sun and felt an incredibly jolt of deja` vu.
It was just like when he had left before.
A/N: bum…bum….bum! I kind of like this chapter, even though it's painfully short. More soon, promises!
Disclaimer: hahaha.
