Invader Zim, and other characters, are ™ and © of the one true lord and master of toothpaste Jhonen Vasquez and the television-station-that-brought-you-awesome-shows-and-then-took-them-off-air-in-order-to-bring-you-stupid-shows, Nickelodeon.
"I can't believe we did it! We actually did it! They LOVE us!" Keef screamed backstage, walking back and forth. Dib, Skoodge, and Gir were sitting on the couch and Zim was sitting backwards in a chair resting his arms and chin on the back of the seat.
Dib was watching him, he didn't dare disturb Zim when he was so deep in thought. Every once in a while Zim would chuckle softly, or adjust his weight. Dib was watching him intently, not at all different from what he usually did. But he felt like something was odd, after what he and Zim just shared, why wasn't Zim over here with him? Sure he didn't expect Zim to be sitting on the couch holding his hand, but it didn't mean he didn't want it. He yearned to be close to Zim, but Zim was so far away. If only he could read his mind.
Zim chuckled to himself again, everything was working out wonderfully. The Dib seemed to be absolutely insane about him. At first Zim was pleased to know he held so much power over the boy, he was happy to know that there was someone out there who understood him. But now the Dib's feelings worked to his advantage. Clearly in the 'scene' that his band was now entering, they loved the idea of boys kissing. The crowd had cheered and was enthralled, almost hypnotized, by the simple action of mouth hole touching mouth hole. And Zim had to admit he kind of liked it. Zim grinned and shifted his weight, resting his head a little to the side. Now that Dib was completely his, things shouldn't be so difficult anymore, and everything would work out just fine. All he had to do was act the way earth couples acted, and they would get all the attention that Zim so rightfully deserved.
Zim stood up and walked over to the couch. He grabbed Dib's hand and led him outside, Skoodge and Keef merely followed them with their eyes. When Dib and Zim walked outside Keef sat down next to Skoodge.
"Wow…" Keef muttered. "Its so not fair! Why is it always Dib that gets Zim's attention!"
Skoodge shrugged, "I'm not sure about all this touching stuff, from what I know its illegal. But maybe its in Zim's plan."
"Of course it would be in his plan! Zim is oh-so-smart! What do YOU think Gir?" Keef smiled and stared at Gir.
"I think… heehee, I dunno. LETS GO FILL MONKIES WITH POTATOES!" Gir stood up, his hands in the air, and started running around in circles.
Zim dragged Dib through the doors and outside into the chilly cold air. Dib shivered and wrapped his arms around himself.
"You cold?" Zim said, putting a look of concern on his face.
"Yeah, a little." Dib said. Zim walked over and wrapped his arms around Dib.
"Better?" He asked. Dib swallowed loudly, Zim's face was so close to his that Dib's glasses were fogging up.
"Zim, not so close… my glasses…" Zim reached up to Dib's face and took off his glasses, wiped them on his shirt, and put them back on the boy's head. Dib felt light headed, everything was happening so fast.
"Do you know that my leaders do what is illegal?" Zim said to Dib wrapping his arms around him again, "They touch, they feel things for each other, and yet they don't allow anyone to do the same." Dib stood there in Zim's embrace, his legs were feeling weak. "Centuries ago Irken scientists found a way to make smeets without the need for physical relations, and so my species has grown cold and distant. To think that I could be so close to someone…" Zim sighed. "We shall rule the earth you know… they are already craving us, they want us, its like they embrace the fact that I could so easily destroy them."
"But… I don't want to destroy them…" Dib said quietly. Zim chuckled again.
"Its inevitable pig boy, the humans have already doomed themselves. Look around you!" Zim let go of Dib. "This planet is going to waste! Just like your pathetic efforts to preserve it! Why not let the Irken Amada rule it, instead of letting your people destroy it." Zim stared straight at Dib.
"I-I-I don't know Zim, that's asking a lot." Dib stared at Zim. He tried to search his face for meaning but only saw contacts and a blank expression. "I mean, to just give up the Earth? We don't even know if this is going to work!" Zim backed Dib up against the wall, his face hardly an inch away from Dib.
Dib could feel Zim's breath on him and started to sweat, his legs got shaky again. "Fear me, love me, do as I say…" Zim quoted something from a movie Gir once watched. Zim pressed his face into Dib's and let their lips touch. Just the feeling of the human's skin was enough for Zim, but then Dib did something strange, he opened his mouth. So Zim followed his lead, after all if Zim was to act like a normal Earth mate then he better learn what to do. Zim had his open mouth locked onto Dib's and was flexing his jaw. 'I wonder what it would feel like,' thought Zim, 'If I could taste the human.' So Zim moved his tongue into Dib's mouth and felt around. He could taste what the human had eaten, and his tongue tingled with pain from the moisture in the Dib's mouth. But there was something about the pain that Zim enjoyed, mainly because he knew that this was what he had to do to make everything work out.
Dib couldn't control his actions, he was so close to Zim and his curiosity took the best of him, he had to indulge his fantasies and know what Zim was like. So Dib opened his mouth and felt Zim do the same, but Dib encountered a brief surprise when the Irken put his tongue in his mouth. Dib felt as Zim explored his mouth, running his tongue along the other's, feeling, probing everything he could reach. Dib moved his arms around Zim's waist and pulled him close. Dib felt Zim's tongue, it was ridged and smooth in between and Dib enjoyed the taste. He moved his jaw and tongue, breathing heavily against Zim, knowing fully well that he was losing himself in the alien, that he was slowly giving up, but he couldn't stop himself.
Zim pressed himself against the human, copying everything he had seen in movies and the TV. He moved his fingers through Dib's hair, he massaged his back. But Dib suddenly stopped and pulled away quickly. Dib turned against the wall, his back facing Zim. It had gotten to be too much for him, he had to back away.
"What's wrong Dib?" Zim said, he could still feel the imprint of the Dib's tongue on his own.
"I can't do this, I don't know why, but I just can't." Zim reached out to touch Dib but Dib flinched away. "I'm scared." Dib ran inside with his hand clutched to his mouth, and tears streaming down his face.
Zim sighed and leaned against the wall. "Well this makes things a little difficult…"
Soon after Dib ran away they left for Zim's base. The ride home was eerily quiet, Dib was leaning against the window replaying what happened over and over in his mind. The truth is, he was scared. Scared of losing himself in Zim, scared of being changed, either for better or worse. He had never depended on anyone before and now all of a sudden he needed Zim. But he wasn't sure how much of this was real, and how much of it was just a part of being a teenager. And that's what scared him the most, not being sure.
Zim piloted the cruiser home in silence, consumed by his thoughts. The Dib human had gone along so well with his plan, he was singing, drawing in the crowd. It was true that Zim did not plan for the kiss thing to happen, but it did, and it fit in so nicely with his plan. The humans adored couples, he knew this, and so he planned on making Dib his 'boyfriend' in the hopes of attracting media attention. But Dib had to go and cry like that. Pathetic human emotions. He said he was scared, but of what? Zim knew he had to remedy the situation and fast, or else his mission might be in jeopardy.
The ship landed in the roof of Zim's base and Skoodge and Keef got out. Keef walked out the door to go home and Skoodge waddled over to his room. Zim and Dib sat in the voot cruiser. Dib was silent and staring out the window. The only thing he wanted was for Zim to reach over and take him in his green Irken arms. And so he sat there waiting to see what would happen.
Zim was quiet, contemplating what to do.
"What did I do Dib human? I thought I was doing everything right…" Zim looked over at Dib. He rubbed at his eyes, the contacts were starting to get really itchy. Dib looked over at him and smiled weakly.
"You did nothing wrong and that's what the problem is." Dib turned his face down to his lap. Zim took off his contacts and placed them on the dashboard of the ship. Dib looked up at Zim again. "I know this must be hard for you Zim, but sometimes I just…" Dib sighed loudly and shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know if you're serious or keeping something from me or using me or whatever!"
"You're right not to trust me Pig-Boy." Zim said and Dib's mouth hung open.
"What?" Dib gasped.
"I am using you, well kinda. You see to make my plan of doom excel I need to attract as much filthy attention as possible. And you can bring me that attention."
Tears came back into Dib's eyes. "So I mean nothing to you, I'm just another tool…"
"Stop crying!" Zim shouted and turned sharply to Dib. "Stop feeling so sorry for yourself, just stop it! Maybe I am using you, but only a little bit, ok? I do want to be near you, I find you attractive, I really like… you…" Zim stopped mid-sentence and gaped at Dib.
A wide smile started on Dib's face and Zim started to fiddle with his hands and stutter. But Dib just smiled, "I knew it!"
"Now wait a moment fool boy… I didn't mean that…"
"YES! I knew you liked me!" Dib kept beaming.
"SHUT UP! I do not… Zim needs no one!"
"You like me, you wanna kiss me, you wanna hold me…" Dib bounced up and down in his seat. Zim growled and lunged at Dib, Dib winced but Zim kissed him on the mouth instead of hitting him. Zim fell on top of Dib and began ferociously tonguing the boy. Dib just moaned and pulled on Zim's clothes. Zim grabbed at Dib's hair and slammed his head against the door. Zim pulled away and Dib winced in pain.
"What the hell Zim?" Dib whined rubbing his head. Zim just smirked and got out of the ship.
"Don't mess with me Dib." He said and walked away. Dib closed his mouth and smiled.
"I plan on it Zim…" He said and he started to walk home.
Dib's house
When Dib walked inside he was smiling so widely he didn't notice his father sitting in the corner.
"Son…" Professor Membrane said. His eyes, er, goggles were narrow with anger. He sat with one leg crossed on the other and on his lap was… the puppet.
"Yeah Dad…" Dib gulped loudly, his dad only took out the puppet when he was going to criticize Dib.
"We were watching TV…" Professor said,
"AND WE SAW IT!" his puppet screamed.
"Shh, sh, sh be quiet now." The Professor quieted his puppet. "Didn't we have a talk the other day? I thought I told you…" he directed at Dib.
"I know dad, but I can't help it." Dib stared straight into his father's face. "I am who I am. I'm sorry I kissed him, but a feeling took over me. I know you think I'm insane dad, but maybe you are!"
Membrane sighed and he and his puppet shook their heads. "That's exactly what I'd expect you to say. Insane people never know they are insane…"
"I'm not! Everyone else is! Did you hear them cheer dad? They love me!" Dib threw his hands up in the air. "I'm not insane and if that's how you feel, I'll leave." Dib stared at his dad.
"Will you date some girls and study real science?" Membrane asked.
"Goodbye Dad…" Dib said and he turned around and left his house.
"Our poor insane son." Puppet Membrane said and shook its head in pity.
Zim's House
Zim took off his wig and piercing and sat down on the couch. He sighed loudly. He didn't like the Dib. No not at all. But he had to admit he didn't exactly hate him either. There was something about the human that had woken up something carnal in Zim. Whenever he saw him he wanted to take control of him, make him listen, and make him need Zim. He knew this wasn't the same as the affection Dib felt for him, but it was as close as Zim was ever going to get.
The doorbell rang and Zim went to get it. When he opened the door he was shocked to see the Dib standing outside. The most shocking part was that he wasn't crying for once, he was smiling.
"Dib?" Zim said staring at him.
"I did it Zim! I left my house! I won't have to deal with my dad telling me to do real science anymore or anything! He basically kicked me out." Dib put his hands on his hips and smiled widely.
"And you're ok with that?" Zim asked puzzled.
"HELL YEAH!" Dib screamed and threw his arms around Zim's neck. "I'm ok cause I'm with you."
Zim hugged Dib back. 'We are definitely not feeling the same thing.' He thought. Zim inhaled deeply and his nose was filled with Dib's smell. He breathed deeply again and his hands squeezed Dib's back.
"Ah.. Zim? What are you doing?" Dib asked warily.
"Well first I'm going to throw you on the couch…" Zim said. "And then I plan on taking advantage of you." Zim smiled widely. Before Dib had time to protest Zim threw him on the floor. "Oops, I missed!" He smiled widely and dove on the Dib.
Oh yesh, mucho love-ness in this one. I just get all tingly when I think of zadr. So this kinda takes a different turn than I bet most of you were thinking. It just turned out this way on its own, I swear. Dib said he wanted his independence so I gave it to him, and well Zim had no say. Dib told me that Zim had desires for him. All in my head… I mean dreams. I'm not Crazy!