A/N: Wow...Well, this week seems to have gone by quick enough. At least, to me. Not sure about the rest of you, but I can't believe it's already time to update again. And oh so many faves I have on it. Thanks a ton, you guys. Really, we love getting new readers. And much thanks to those of you who have added the story to your story alert list, of course. =3 Anyways, for those of you who have been waiting oh so patiently, here be Chapter 12 of ZADR Orange. Remember that feedback is much appreciated. 8D
Warnings: Extreme OOCness
Rating: M for later chapters
Disclaimer: We do not own Invader Zim, nor any of the characters from it. We do not make any money from the writing of this story.
Zim: Notgonnadie
Dib: Me
Beta: Notgonnadie
Contrary to what Dib thought, Zim could only smile at his words before responding back in a soft voice to him. "But, Dib...Things were different back then. This is special." he leaned in to kiss the boy. "I can wait for this." he assured the other comfortingly.
"Y-You'll be my first...A-And hopefully my only, b-but...But I'm not your first, am I? S-Something was going on between you and your leader, wasn't it? A-At least, something was going on between you two in the past..." Dib couldn't help but look up at Zim questioningly.
Zim merely chuckled a little, however. "No, Dib. You're not entirely right on that. Yes, I had a fling with my Tallest, before they took over that is...But we never actually HAD sex...We started...But we had never gotten past foreplay." he blushed, a little embarrassed now. "Of course, Pur always hoped we would, so he kept me as an optional mate, which completely infuriated Red." he hugged Dib tightly. "But I've never actually done it...If we did decide to do it...you would also be Zim's first." he told the other, holding him close.
Staring at Zim with wide, unblinking eyes, Dib could hardly believe the other when he told him he had never had sex before. "Y-You've really never had sex before? The way you were acting last night, s-so...so calm a-and intent on having it, I-I never would have guessed you hadn't had it at least a few times in your life...P-Possibly with even a few other Irkens and not just one...though I suppose foreplay might have something to do with the reason why you were so calm about it...A-And I'm not the first guy you've ever been with..." he seemed to be processing the information in his mind now.
Even more embarrassed now, Zim could only blush more at Dib's words. "Well...No...I have technically been with others...But I've never had sex. No...The furthest I ever got was with Purple...I-It's not like I never wanted to though...I just...couldn't..." he dropped his gaze down to the ground.
"Couldn't? What do you mean by 'couldn't'? Do you mean you didn't want to at the time? O-Or was it some other reason? E-Exactly what happened between you and your leader that you only got to foreplay and no farther?" Dib asked, now interested in what could have made Zim say no to his leader.
Blushing more now, very embarrassed, Zim knew he had to tell Dib if he wanted to stay with the other. "I couldn't do it, Dib...I-I was...afraid...of deep intimacy..." he looked away, face a deep blue color now. "I was scared to have sex..." he had never wanted to admit that to anybody.
Staring at Zim with wide eyes yet again, Dib tilted his head to the side, slightly confused now. "Y-You were afraid? B-But if you were so afraid of it, th-then why were you so eager to have it last night? W-Were you just afraid to have it with your leader? O-Or would you be afraid to have it with me too...?" he asked, trying to straighten things out in his head.
Unable to bring his gaze back to the human, Zim couldn't look Dib in the eyes as he answered. "I don't know...I did fine up until it was time for the actual sex part...though him being my leader might have made me nervous...but...I-I don't know...I wasn't afraid last night...But we hadn't gotten into anything then if you think about it." he finally brought his eyes back up to look at Dib.
"T-True..." Dib sighed. "A-At least you got up to the foreplay part...I-I've never done any sort of foreplay with anyone let alone even been naked in the same room with somebody before. Hell, I haven't even been with anybody up until now...Never been on a date or kissed or even just hugged somebody until just the other day when I was with you...A-And to tell the truth...I-I doubted I ever would..." he dropped his own gaze down to the ground now.
Smiling softly, Zim looked back up at Dib. "Why would you doubt it, human? You are perhaps the most attractive worm baby in our class." he said in all seriousness.
"To you maybe, but the others all think I'm insane, a-and they wouldn't even bother to talk to me if their lives depended on it..." Dib hugged one of his pillows close to himself, resting a cheek against it and closing his eyes.
Running his hand through Dib's hair, Zim could only smile even more. "Forget them, Dib. They don't matter anyways." he hugged the human close.
"It doesn't make it hurt any less..." Dib pressed his cheek to Zim's hand before opening his eyes partway to peer up at the other.
Sighing, Zim merely shook his head and held Dib close. "I know...But just think of everything you've done!" he smiled wide, now wanting to cheer the boy up.
Body seeming to droop, Dib merely shook his head. "I haven't done anything...Not really...I-I just wish the world could know what YOU'VE done, cause they owe you their lives...A-And so do I..." a small smile played along his lips.
"But I couldn't have done it if it weren't for you." Zim kissed him. "You saved the Earth, Dib." he tried to get that through to the human.
Staring back at Zim with somewhat wide eyes, Dib could only shake his head even more. "B-But you're the one who convinced your leaders not to destroy Earth. I-I'm the one who almost ended up having it destroyed because of my big mouth." he sighed, not willing to accept a title he didn't deserve.
"But I wouldn't have gotten to them if it weren't for you." Zim nuzzled him. "You did a BIG part, and you did it well. No one stopped us. You were like a real Irken." he said, drawing Dib's attention back to him.
Blushing a bit at the Zim's praise, Dib couldn't help but smile a bit again. "Heh...S-So...Did you like my disguise then? Y-Your computer was at least able to really make me LOOK like an Irken if nothing else. Gir didn't even recognize me at first. He thought I looked a lot like you." he giggled to himself a bit.
Laughing a little himself, Zim smiled wide at him. "It was a brilliant disguise, Dib." he said in all honesty.
Smiling a little back at him, Dib continued. "I didn't even recognize myself...But it was kind of fun...You know...pretending to be an Irken...E-Even though I was scared shitless at the time...Heh...So...Do you prefer me as a human or as an Irken?" he asked, wanting to know what the other thought.
Blanching at the question, Zim knew it was a bad question to answer truthfully. "Uhh...I like you no matter what you look like, Dib-thing." he answered quickly, hugging him close.
Letting out a small whine at that answer, Dib pouted now, knowing the other was avoiding answering him truthfully. "Awww...Come on, Zim. Tell me which you liked better. I promise not to be offended either way." he held up one hand to show he meant it.
Still feeling rather uncomfortable about answering this however, Zim could only sigh. "Well, you did make...quite an Irken..." he admitted, looking down awkwardly and grinning, a small blush gracing his face. "But you should have kept your hair." he looked back up at the other with a smile.
"M-My hair?" Dib reached up a hand to feel his own scythe lock. "I think that would have given me away. But you know, your computer could probably make me another disguise if you liked it that much." he let go of his hair to consider that.
Blushing at that thought, Zim merely blinked back at him. "Well...Only if you wanted to..." he hadn't considered such a thing himself.
"I-I wouldn't mind. I kind of liked the way it looked on me, a-and I never really liked the way I looked as a human anyways..." he looked down again, fiddling with the blanket now.
"Really?" Zim couldn't help but send him a confused look. "Why don't you like the way you look?" he asked, running a hand through Dib's hair again. "Is it because of school?" his voice grew quiet with that question.
Dib merely shook his head slowly. "No...It's because I look too much like my dad...And I really hate having to wear these glasses sometimes." he pulled them off his face for a moment to rub at his eyes before placing them back on.
Antennae lowering at Dib's words, Zim dropped his gaze down to the blanket Dib was playing with. "Well...If you wanted to...and I mean REALLY wanted to...I could change you..." he blushed before looking back up at Dib to continue. "...biologically...I could make you an Irken...But it would be permanent if I did it..." he warned the other, not wanting to get his hopes up too high.
Eyes growing wide at that bit of information, Dib could only stare speechlessly at Zim for several long moments. "I-Is that really possible? I-I mean...I'd have to think about it, but..." he clutched the pillow he was holding tightly. "...But I think I'd prefer that...W-Would you actually be willing to do that though? I mean, i-if you think it'd be too weird, I would be happy with just getting to wear the disguise every once in a while." he tried not to get too excited about it all at once.
Blushing at Dib's sudden excitement, Zim looked away again. "This is your choice, Dib. Not mine." he said before turning back to kiss him. "But I'll love you no matter what." he smiled, twisting Dib's hair around his fingers. "Though I would like to keep this." he purred a little. "You'd probably have to wear a disguise to go to school and such though...If you DID keep going that is..." he then glared in the direction of the school. "If not, I could just teach you...Or the computer could too." he offered, knowing Dib wouldn't just give up his education so easily.
"I-I wouldn't mind. B-But would I still be able to do the things I could do when I was a human? L-Like swimming or eating human foods? O-Or would I have all the same allergies that you have?" Dib asked, knowing he couldn't just jump into this without knowing what he was getting himself into first.
"I can eat human food...I just don't care for the taste of it." Zim defended, sticking out his tongue as his antennae twitched in thought. "Well, we COULD keep you as a hybrid instead of a full Irken...Then you wouldn't really be irritated by water." he said before a large grin began to spread across his face. "And you'd keep this lovely hair of yours. You'd probably need less of a disguise too if we did it that way..." his sentence suddenly trailed off as a realization dawned on him, causing him to tackle Dib in a big hug excitedly. "And you could still live long like me!" he exclaimed, all smiles now.
Eyes snapping wide open at the sudden hug tackle, Dib found himself on his back within a matter of seconds. "W-Well, wait a second, Zim. I-I haven't decided yet whether I really want to go through with this. I-I'll probably need at least a few days to think it over. I-I mean, this is a really huge change, and if it's irreversible, I don't want to do something I'm not absolutely sure I won't dislike in the end. D-Do you think you could make me a disguise first? One that I can go around in for a few days to see how I like it?" he asked, knowing that if he was going to consider doing this, he'd have to give it a test run first.
A/N: And there you have it. Your weekly update of ZADR Orange. And look! The plot thickens yet again! So keep your eyes open for Chapter 12. Will have that up as soon as physically possible. =3 Now let me take this time to respond to those of you who reviewed.
To Illisandria Carthain: Lol. The OOCness is what makes this story so great. XD And as you can see by reading this chapter, the plot has returned! WITH A VENGENCE! Lol. Just kidding. The plot must now be developed. Anyways, thanks a ton for the cake! 8D Here be a cookie for being such an awesome reader and reviewer! *Hands you cookie* Now, as for your weekly question, the answer is simple, really. Yes, Gaz has a special someone later in the story. As for who it is, I think it's a fairly obvious pairing. Especially since I mention it in the summary of this story. But just in case you or anyone else can't figure it out just by looking at the acronym, let's just keep a secret for now so people can enjoy the surprise to come. XD
To 1337kitsune: Well, I'm not really sure whether you'll get this now seeing as how you're reading the story over on DA, but in the event you continue to read it here also, here be my weekly response to you. =3 I do tend to get carried away with the length of my responses to you guys. But that's just cuz I luvs you all so much! *Huggles* I'm happy that we've managed to inspire you so much. And you really should type up your stories. I always love encouraging people to write. There are so many creative minds out there that aren't put to use in creative ways. Take my brother, for example. He's a great writer but he hardly ever writes anymore nowadays. I miss reading his stories. They were so full of is why I love writing so much. My mind is just wired for it. Probably why this story is going to be so long. I love it so much, I just don't want to stop writing it. And indeed. A year is nothing for a story. This story is going to take much longer to get posted, and even longer to actually finish writing it and figuring out how many chapters it will eventually come out to be. But I'm glad you have the time to read it. I'd consider it a miracle if we somehow managed to finish it even before your 20th birthday. XD Hope you can put up with us for that long. But anyways. Happy Early Birthday. I guess this chapter will be dedicated to you as an early birthday present then. X3 You might have to re-read this story quite a few times actually. So much happens in it, not many people can keep up. Now, as for your question, I believe I answered it over on DA. The title ZADR Orange has nothing to do with the story. It was just a combination of my old username and my new username over on DA. The title just stuck after Notgonnadie made some fanart for it. Remember that chapter 34 is the first AFF chapter in this story, and it'll be all good. And yes. Zim is quite patient with Dib in this story. Thus the OOCness. XD
To Turquoise ebonyfox: Hehe...Your name didn't come through in my responses to all my reviewers last chapter. Sorry about that. FF must have thought I was sending a link because of the "." in your username. So I just took it out this time to prevent that. ^^; But anyways. Yes. The OOCness is what makes this story so great. XD As you'll see in later chapters, Dib's just put through a lot of physical and emotional/mental abuse in this story, thus the PMS mood. XD As for Zim, things are very awkward for him in this story, mostly because he's the one who keeps on screwing things up. But we still love him for it. *Huggles Zim*. X3 Thanks again for reviewing. 8D
To kaoru1174: Lol. They'll at least try to work out their problems until something else horrible happens to them. XD But trust me, they're far from needing counsiling in their relationship just yet. A lot of the problems between them take place because of Dib having emotional/mental problems in this story. But we'll get more into that later in the story. Anyways, hope this next chapter was satisfying enough for you. =3
To ClockwerkOrange: Lol. The sex doesn't come until Chapter So you'll just have to wait for that. But I appreciate the cabbage. Here be another chapter for you in exchange. The TAGR doesn't come for a while still, though it IS in this story. So just hang in there for now and enjoy the updates until we get to that part. But I think everybody dying at the end would be a little out of the question. ^^; Can't possibly have a sequel to this story if everybody in it dies. That would make for a pretty sad sequel if you ask me. So no death for you! X3
To zozanna: Well, hello. Always so nice to see new faces here. =3 Thank you very much for such a kind review. We're glad you're enjoying the story so much. =3 Here be another chapter for you, so get well soon. =3 As for what the characters look like, if you'd like to get a better idea of how they look, you can go ahead and check my profile on here. In it, you will find several links to fanart sent in for this story. I keep it updated regularly with new images. The ones done by me and Notgonnadie are going to be the more accurate ones to how they are portrayed though. I have at least three pictures posted for this story and Notgonnadie does preview images for the story over on DA. So I have those posted in my profile if you'd like to see them. You should be able to just copy and paste the links into your address bar. Hope that helps. =3
To Invader Ang: Indeed. This would be why we have it as a warning at the beginning of each chapter. But for those of you who don't mind, we're glad you enjoy it so much. Fear not, for we shall continue to write. And we hope you will continue to read and review. =3
To Casykirby: And ANOTHER new reviewer to our story! 8D Thank you for taking the time to send us your feedback. We're really happy you're enjoying the story so much. =3 Really, we're quite flattered you consider our updating to be the best part of your week. =3 Here be another chapter for you get excited about! 8D And thank you for the awesome review. Though I can't take all the credit for writing this. Notgonnadie does Zim's parts. I never could have written something like this on my own. =3