Chapter 5

(In the kitchen)

"Hey, Zim, I been meaning to ask you something..."

"Yes, my Tallest?"

"How old is that Dib guy you're with?"

"Uhhh..." Zim counted on his claws. "Thirteen now..."

"WHAT?" The Tallest gasped. "THIRTEEN? BUT YOU'RE OVER 80 YEARS OLD!"

WHAT? Dib echoed in his mind as he snuck closer to their conversation. HE'S 80? HE TOLD ME HE WAS 24! THAT LIAR!

Zim laughed nervously and rubbed the back of his neck. "Heh heh..."

"You're a cradle-robbing pedophile, Zim!" Purple accused.

"NO, I'M NOT!"

"Anyway," Red continued. "I had something else to say, Zim."

"Yes...?"

"Well...I wanted to thank you...The videos on non-test tubular reproduction really helped with Irken studies"

"Yeah," Purple snickered and grabbed Red's butt. "It really helped!"

Red yelped.

"Well...eh-heh-heh...you're welcome, my Tallest!"

"Videos...?" Dib whispered.

"Is your boyfriend okay with you taping your sex life for Irkens to learn from?" Asked Red

" Well..."

"WHAT?" Dib stormed in. "YOU TAPED US HAVING SEX AND SHOWED IT TO PEOPLE? ZIM, HOW COULD YOU?"

Zim's eyes flew wide. "DIB!"

"In your attempt to educate your planet on non test-tubular reproduction," Dib spoke as he advanced on the irken. "You have destroyed any trust I had in you as my boyfriend, violated my privacy, knocked up a 13 yr old boy and established the fact that you ARE a cradle-robbing pedophile...What do you have to say to yourself?"

Zim slowly backed away from the murderous look in Dib's eyes. "Eh-heh-heh...I love you?"

"It's funny," Purple said to Red as they watched the lover's quarrel while eating Zim's doughnuts. "That they should mention male pregnancy..."

Purple ran a hand over his own stomach.

Red's eyes bugged out at the meaning of the gesture and started coughing andchoking violently on his juice.

"Wait..." Zim narrowed his eyes as Dib's words shed their anger and started to sink in. "Did you say...that I knocked you up?"

"Y-yes" Dib began to sob. "But...you lied to me, Zim...HOW COULD YOU?"

Zim reached out to try and comfort him. "Oh my Irk...I'm sorry, Dib!"

Dib slapped his hand away. "DON'T TOUCH ME, YOU SICKO!"

"DIB!"

"FORGET YOU, ZIM! I HATE YOU! WE ARE THROUGH! NEVER COME NEAR ME AGAIN!"

Dib turned and ran out the front door, leaving Zim to watch his departure in tears of his own.

Red had stopped choking and turned to Zim, not wanting to confront his own situation with Purple just yet. "Uhh...you okay, Zim?"

Zim just continued silent tears.

"Mmm..." muttered Purple. He walked up and lightly patted Zim's back. "You need some alone time?"

Zim sniffled. "Y-yes..."

"Okay...then we'll come check on you tomorrow..."

Zim nodded and turned away, heading down to his labs.

Red waved weakly as he and Purple made their departure. "Uhh...bye, Zim..."

Zim waved without looking back. "Good bye, my Tallest..."

(End Chapter 5)

Techno Doofus: I love her dreams too! XD ...most of them anyway.

TezzWoods: Truthfully, I don't know how it's gonna end. Ynnep-san hasn't sent me that part yet.

SingerOfDoom: You're right. There ARE some scary Zim/Gaz fics out there...I never find out just HOW scary they are, cause I usually don't read that far. XP

Invader Iza: No monies? You got any cookies? I like the macadamia nut ones with white chocolate chunks!

Night Masters: You remember what you was gonna tell me now?

animeninjaNIPPON: Suspense is over and Zimmy is sad. What he gonna do?

Ynnep: Hi, author lady! Thanks for letting me post your fic!

Ryu Forte: Yes, I know of your hate of shortness! Geez, you'd think you were irken...a ryhming irken! Oo;