A/n Man, this story has certainly gotten me pumped because I just posted my 7th chapter yesterday! Oh, and I am going to put in new characters:

Cody Schiele aka B. C. Schiele!

Kayla Daimon aka MistressMoonDemon!

Mario Luna aka Invader Johnny!

Bling aka Invader Bling!

Dokami Chan aka Dokami-San!

Jenn Harpy aka Luna Lilly Moose!

Oh yeah, and don't get disappointed if you don't appear in this chapter. I promise to you that I'll use everyone who is interested. I hope more people will want to be in my fanfic because I want to involve my readers as much as possible. Hey, I'm creating a whole world here!

Zim: Ugh…

Spider: What's the matter Zimmy?

Gaz: I just kicked his ass bad.

Spider: Oh, then he deserves every ounce of pain.

Dib: And I got it all on tape!

Zim: Gimme that infernal tape recorder!

Spider: While they're fighting, let's go on with the story!

Disclaimer: This goes for the last chapter too: I do not own Invader Zim, or any of the new characters, because those were ideas of the readers, except for Bianca, who is my character.

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Chapter 8: "Lavender."

It had been a few days since Gaz ran out into the city, and Zim couldn't find her anywhere. School had just started up again from a mysterious break (most likely because the teachers finally had enough sense to go on strike ) but Zim wasn't able to find her anywhere.

I was so stupid. Why did I…do that thing to her? She seemed to like it, until I—Zim stopped his train of thought when an idea struck him.

The Raven's Lair.

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A girl with shoulder-length brown hair streaked with red and blonde walked into the dark bathroom inside the small café. She stepped into one of the stalls only to find someone already sitting on the toilet.

"Oh, sorry! It wasn't locked…hey, what's the matter?" Asked the girl as she looked at the girl sitting on the toilet seat with teary streaks on her face.

"Nothing…I'll move if you want…" The violet girl responded as she stood up. She wavered in her spot then fell back on her seat.

"Hey! You look like you haven't eaten in a few days. Who are you?" Said the concerned girl as she kneeled in front of the weakened girl. Her black trench was dirty and her violet hair was in tangles.

"I'm Gaz Membrane. I was just hiding out here for a few days…I'm just really tired." Responded the dark girl faintly.

"My name is Dokami Chan. C'mon, I'm not gonna let you stay here. You need food, so I'll buy." Dokami smiled as she held out her hand out for Gaz. Gaz smiled faintly and grasped her hand and the two girls walked out of the restroom.

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"…and I just panicked. Ugh, I can't believe I'm telling you this. I just met you." Said Gaz as she popped a finger sandwich into her mouth. Dokami raised a brow in question and smirked.

Gaz now had full view of the girl who rescued her from the bathroom. Dokami had brown, red and blonde hair and was wearing a black choker with a red heart on it. Her eyes were surrounded with various shades of grey and she wore a spaghetti strap shirt with lace on it. For some reason, Dokami reminded Gaz of an angel.

"Anyway, it sounds like this guy Zim can't control his dick. Stay away from him. He sounds like a complete jerk; all guys are like that." Said Dokami as she took a sip from her mocha latte.

"Um, he's not really…" Gaz feebly tried to say but a faint ring interrupted her. The front door opened to reveal a girl with strawberry blonde waist-length hair to walk in over to their table. She beamed at Dokami but stared at Gaz with curiosity with huge greenish-grey eyes.

"Hey Dokami-san, who's this? I haven't seen her before." Asked the girl. She wore a black shirt that said,"Break Dance Not Hearts" and a three layer black skirt.

"Hey Jenn. This is Gaz Membrane and I found her in the bathroom." Responded Dokami as Jenn Harpy took a seat beside her.

"Hey, aren't you the daughter of Professor Membrane? That one science dude who was mysteriously murdered—OWW!" Jenn rubbed her pinched arm and gave Dokami a warning stare. Gaz hung her head, and Jenn felt guilty.

"I'm sorry. I know what it feels like to lose someone. Most of the time, no one even bothered with how I feel, especially when my dad would…" Jenn didn't continue.

"Well, at least what happened to me won't happen to you." Gaz said.

"What do you mean? What happened to you?"

"Well, I already poured out my heart for enough today. Can we change the subject? Or else I will turn back into my very anti-social self." Gaz smirked as both girls chuckled.

"Well, I guess I should agree. Around most people, especially fellow students at school, I don't trust anyone and I just don't socialize much. It's all thanks to my precious daddy who just couldn't stop hitting me after my mom died." Said Jenn with a bitter tone.

"Well, at least he's out of our hair now. He finally moved out of your apartment?"

"Yeah, and now I can decorate it however I want! You can come back and live with me." Jenn chirped happily.

"Huh, must be nice to have an apartment." Gaz said. "I was just living with a friend who I'm now afraid of." Jenn and Dokami looked at her with weird expressions until Dokami spoke up.

"Why don't you live with us? Now that you spoke to us, we are now bound to you with a sacred relationship that will never break." Said Dokami with gusto.

Gaz cocked her head. "Huh?"

"We're friends now, and we're gonna take you in. Not for pity, mind you, but we can't leave you with your friend that you're scared of." Translated Jenn as she stood up with her fist in the air.

Gaz smiled. "Sure, why not?"

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"So, you guys go to the same school? How come you're not in class?" Asked Gaz as they jogged to Zim's house.

"School ended about 2 hours ago. You must have lost track of time." Responded Dokami as she stared at Zim's odd house.

"Is it just me, or is something a little wrong with your boyfriend's house?" Jenn looked at the creepy looking gnomes and gulped.

"He's not my boyfriend, but you can say that he's…a little out of this world." Gaz laughed as she sprinted past the gnomes and entered the house. Jenn and Dokami followed her inside.

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"So, you haven't seen Gaz at all?" Zim asked patiently as Bianca gave him an angry look.

"No, I haven't seen her! What did you do to her, you idiot?" Bianca glared at Zim with suspicion as Zim stared at her nervously.

"I didn't do anything! I just want to apologize for something…"

"So you did do something?"

"Look, a monkey!" Yelled Zim and when Bianca looked back around, Zim already ran out of the Raven's Lair.

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"Are you sure he isn't crazy?" Dokami eyed the huge monkey portrait in the living room. Jenn was a little creeped out too. Gaz chuckled at their uncomfortable ness, but she really needed to get her things.

"Okay, can you guys wait here until I come back? I must warn you, Zim's house is a little…strange."

"You can say that again." Jenn nodded her head frantically as she looked at the toilet in the kitchen with a bemused expression.

Gaz walked to the next room and started to cram her clothes into her black duffel bag. She then grabbed her cell phone, her book bag, and her toiletries bag. After she had everything with her, she returned to the living room.

"Okay, I got everything. Now we can…" Gaz's voice faded away into a grim line when a figure blocked her path.

"What the hell do you think you are doing?" Hissed Zim as Dokami and Jenn backed off into a corner. Gaz shot a glance at them, then turned back to glare at Zim.

"Get away from me. I'm getting as far away as I can from you."

"You never said your boyfriend was green!" Shrieked Jenn as she pointed at the now annoyed Zim's head.

"He's not my boyfriend! He's just some creep who won't leave me alone!" Gaz just stared at Zim's eyes and didn't flinch when she saw hurt and confusion in them.

"Just get out of my house then." Said Zim quietly.

Gaz didn't say a word, but just gave him the cold look she had given so many others. She just walked past him and exited the freezing room with the two confused teenage girls.

The door closed with the deafening ring of loneliness.

Zim stared at the door at which the human girl had left his life…for a day anyway. He slumped to the floor and took in the great scent that wafted around the room.

The calming, seductive scent of lavender.

A/n Hey, I hope you have enjoyed this chapter, and I'm sorry it might be kinda short. But I want to keep you in suspense. I will try to use as many people as I can for the story, but don't be disappointed if I don't get a chance to use your character right away. Don't forget to review for questions, concerns, praises or flames. Just review okay?