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Authors note: I'm sorry that I'm taking so long but between school,dance classes, and homework, not to mention siblings,and chores I have had very little time to work. Plus I keep coming up with new ideas. Any other authors reading this know what it's like. I promise that I'll try to at least finish up one more of my fics by May.Well, on with the fic.
Kelly
Chapter 3
The next day Dib was back in skool but it was obvious that his shoulder was still hurting. Irken technology could only do so much overnight. Kelly stood just outside of the door to Mr.Green's classroom, intending to wait for Dib, when Mr.Green asked her to come in."Kelly, I'd like to talk about the little,um, incident yesterday." Kelly looked up at him. "Incident? You mean when I punched you in the face?" "Well, yes. Why did you do that?" "I don't like people who ask me about my life. Especially when it comes to boyfriends." "And why is that?" "What did I just say Mr.Green?" "Just tell me. Maybe I can help." "No, you wouldn't have been able to help. Nor will you now. I had been very close to someone that my parents disapproved of. After awhile it got to be so bad that he felt it would be safest if he left. So he did. My parents actually had a small party to celebrate and made me stay there with them. He gave me two things before he left though. My parents only know of the existence of one, which was a puppy that used to be his. My parents hate it, but don't actually do anything to it directly. But that doesn't matter now." "And why doesn't it matter?" "I've already told you more than I had been planning on and that still wasn't all of it." Mr.Green looked troubled but as soon as some other kids came into the room he instantly brightened up. Kelly went back to waiting for Dib and Zim. When she saw them, she ran to them and then couldn't think of anything to say. Dib still looked very weak and even a little ashen. It was obvious that Zim was supporting him. "Zim, I'll help him for a while. We have more classes together." Zim looked up at her. Kelly was surprised. Was that guilt on his face? "No Kelly, it's my fault. I should help him." "Zim, if you don't let me help, I will start rumors." Zim figured out what she meant pretty quickly and carefully handed Dib over to her. She turned her head slightly. "You felling better?" "Well, better than I did last night anyway. It still hurts like heck though."(AN:Trying to keep a low rating here,sorry if it sounds weird) Kelly waited for Zim to open the door to the classroom."Yeah,I know what it's like." Dib was about to ask her what she meant but the bell rang and Kelly had to help him to his desk. As she sat down in hers she thought. Wow, I guess he lost more blood then I thought he did. I'm going to bring him to the nurse's office before gym. There's no way that he could handle it, considering that he's still having trouble standing.
After class, which had been a lecture on the symbolic meanings of trees,Kelly helped Dib to the nurse's office. Kelly thanked any deity that she could think of for the fact that the nurse would let you go home for almost anything. It was obvious that Dib probably wouldn't make it through the day without serious problems. Kelly left Dib sitting on one of the chairs outside of the nurse's office and ran to gym. She was able to get changed and into the gym before the bell rang, but only just barely. Mr.Mule was standing in the front of the gym, holding a red ball while the rest of the class had been separated into two groups. Oh no, not dodgeball. Well it's a good thing that I brought Dib to the nurse. He would never have been able to make it through this. I wish that I had had friends like me and Zim when- Kelly's thoughts were interrupted when Zim ran up to her and dragged her over to his team. "Where's Dib?" "Nurse's office." "Good. We're playing dodgeball." "I know." "I detest this game." "So do I". Then Mr.Mule blew his whistle, signaling the start of the game. Balls were thrown back and forth in a blur until the only people left standing were Zim and Kelly on one side and Fred and Jim on the other. Fred and Jim were well known for their hate of anything or anyone new or different so Kelly, Zim, Dib, and countless others had met their fists before. Fred laughed. "You're goin down freaks." Jim joined in. "Yeah, you won't last a minute." Zim was about to say something when Kelly picked up a ball and quietly said "Well we'll just have to see, won't we." And threw the ball right at Fred's head. It connected, making an interesting sound, something akin to a rubber ball hitting a hollow log. Unfortunately the rules for dodgeball at this skool were a bit different. You had to fall down to be counted as out. Fred and Jim immediately started chucking balls at Zim and Kelly. Zim and Kelly worked together, dodging and throwing. if one didn't see a ball coming towards them the other would be there to catch it and then throw it in one fluid motion. It was over in three minutes, Fred and Jim's all out offense being no match for Zim and Kelly's teamwork . "You may hate this game but you're pretty good at it." Kelly said as they waited for the bell to ring. "You are good at it also. How was it that you seem to know what I'd do next?" Zim looked at her, a slightly puzzled expression on his face. "Instinct mostly. Tem let me try some of the training programs that he had from when he was learning to be an invader." Zim only had time to yell "WHAT?!" before the bell rang.
Kelly ran to the nurse's office. Dib was sitting in the waiting area, holding a note and looking annoyed. "Hey Dib. SO, you going back to class or what?" "Going back to class. They won't let me go home because I don't have a fever." "Well come on then." Kelly helped Dib stand up. "So, can you walk on your own or do you still need help?" "I can walk by myself." "Alright, but if you start to feel dizzy, tell me." Dib shrugged and they walked to class.
"Finally, lunch. I don't know how many more lectures I can take before I just blast the teacher with a laser." Zim muttered to himself as he found an empty table to sit at. He had stopped buying lunch from the skool long ago, bringing some food from his home that was at least edible. He was soon joined by Dib and Kelly who also brought their lunches from home. Zim looked at Kelly. "They didn't allow him to go home?" "No. But he seems better. I want him to spend the night at your place again." "Alright." Dib cleared his throat. "Excuse me, but I AM sitting right next to you." Kelly smirked. "Are you sure? Do you even know if you really exist?" Dib looked confused, then annoyed. "What does that have to do with anything?" Kelly smiled innocently. "Absolutely nothing." Dib just gave an exasperated sigh and began to eat his lunch. Kelly and Zim did the same. They finished quickly and got back to talking.
Zim once again looked at Kelly, this time curiously. "Kelly, I've been wondering." "Hmm?" "You keep alluding to something, like you know what Dib's going through." Dib looked at Kelly also. "Yeah. Why do you do that?" Kelly smiled grimly. "Because it did happen to me once, the wound was just a bit more serious." Dib tilted his head slightly. "How serious? From what you said, if Zim had hit me just a little to the side, I'd be dead." Kelly looked off to the side. "If it wasn't for his quick thinking and technology, I would be dead." Zim and Dib were astonished. "What?!" "The laser not only punched a hole straight through me, it completely destroyed a small but important section of my heart. Thankfully he weren't very far from his base and he was able to fix the damage and get me home before my parents even noticed." Zim looked doubtful. "How was he able to do that?" Kelly shrugged slightly. "I don't know. Ask Tem when he gets here."
The rest of the skool day was quiet and peaceful. That was also how the next two months went by, except for Gaz threatening to destroy Zim if he didn't let Dib come home. Finally, one day when the first class was about to start, Mr.Green announced that they had a new student.
"Class, This is Tem. Say hello to Tem everyone." The class mumbled something that was apparently supposed to sound like 'hello'. Then Mr.Green told Tem to find a seat. He chose one next to Kelly. She grinned and made the hand motions for 'nice disguise'. Tem had chosen blue eye contacts and had a messy dirty blond colored wig, with much of the hair going over his eyes. He also wore Earth clothes, a red T-shirt and jeans, along with sneakers.
They sat quietly through their classes until Gym. Today they were going to play 'scooter soccer'. This was much like normal soccer, except played on square wooden boards with four wheels attached to them. When Kelly saw this she sighed. "I hate this game." "So do I." Kelly whirled around, finding herself staring at Tem. He grinned at her surprised expression. "Well c'mon. If we want to be on the same team we'd better hurry." Tem ran into the Gym. Kelly growled slightly in annoyance before following him. Zim and Dib, who had seen the entire thing, simply shrugged and entered the gym.
After gym was science. For once Zim and Dib weren't the only ones chuckling at how basic it was. Kelly and Tem joined them. The teacher, Ms.Toaden was almost immediately standing next to the table where the four sat. "And just what exactly is so funny about my class?" Kelly spoke. "It's not funny, it's simply that we know this already and it all seems so very basic. WE mean no disrespect to you, of course. We are sorry to have interrupted your class." The other three nodded their heads in agreement. Ms.Toaden turned and walked back to the front of the classroom. The rest of that class went smoothly. Then, they had another class with Mr.Green before lunch. As they small group walked to his classroom they talked.
"Ugh, I don't know how much longer I'll be able to stand him. He's just so....happy." Tem looked at Kelly. "Yes, I've only known him for a day and he is annoying me." Dib sighed. "Well at least he's better than Ms.Bitters." Both Zim and Dib shuddered at the memory. Kelly reached the door to the classroom first and paused. On the blackboard she saw the name Ms.Bitters. Also, Mr.Green was nowhere to be seen. Instead there was a very unpleasant looking old lady. Kelly turned to face the others. "just what did this Ms.Bitters look like?" Zim answered her. "Tall, oval glasses, gray hair held back in a tight bun, either wearing a black or dark purple dress, sallow skin, looks too old to be alive." Kelly grimaced. "Then you guys aren't gonna be too happy." Kelly and Tem entered the classroom. Dib and Zim followed, both having to stifle a scream wen they saw what Kelly had been talking about.
Next chapter: What happens during their class with Ms.Bitters, what happens during lunch, the rest of that skool day, and most likely what happens after skool. Well, please review!