By animeninjaNIPPON
Siiiigh…Dib sat alone in his room, desperately trying to figure out why his life was so screwed up. The easiest thing for him to do was to blame Zim, but thinking back past the day Zim walked into his life he realized that he was miserable and jaded then, too. Back then, nobody paid any attention to him. He was always the last to be picked for sports and projects, if he was even lucky enough to get picked at all (which he usually wasn't). In fact, the only times anyone ever really noticed Dib were when Zim called him to attention, but those times were always negative. Then again, there's no such thing as bad publicity… right?
As sick and weird as it sounded, Dib was actually enjoying Gir's attention – just a little. It was sort of nice to have someone care, even if it was a shallow, vain infatuation. But in all reality, he didn't want it. To him, love wasn't supposed to be some obsessive, touchy-feely disease. To him, love meant more – and he wanted any relationship he had to actually mean something.
However, that was only part of the reason. The deep, dark truth was that he liked someone else – someone who felt his pain, understood him, and was compatible with him. But he knew that person would never feel the same way, so he tried not to think about it much.
Siiiigh…This time it was not Dib who sighed, but the little neurotic SIR unit next to him. Dib didn't scream bloody murder, but instead turned to Gir and spoke:
"So, what are your interests?"
"I like PIGGIES! Piggies are PURPLE!" Gir replied, giggling.
OK, thought Dib, he clearly has no personality. But still, he has the ability to be manipulated by the power of affection… Dib's mind trailed off as Gir curled up next to him, squeezing him tightly. Something compelled Dib – loneliness or libido, who knows? – to hug back. He felt like he was embracing a cold, metallic plushie. But Gir was a lot more exited…
"Kiss me!" Gir squeaked.
"What?" Dib let go. "But – but we don't even know each other that well!"
"Kiss me!" Gir repeated, standing up to face his crush.
"Let's just be… friends or whatever," Dib suggested lamely. Gir's eyes narrowed and reddened, then he cooled off and replied, "OK!" with a little hug.
It wasn't so bad being with Gir. Sooner or later, Dib would need to return the robot to his rightful owner, and that would mean the chance to see the object of Dib's affection – Zim.
End of part four
I know, it gets weird – that's why it's a bizarre love triangle. Don't think this is the end, though…
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