A/N: Ah...Responding to you guys seems so much easier now that I've got NGD helping. 8D Or perhaps we just didn't get a lot of reviews this week. XD Either way, it's nice that she's taking the time to respond to you guys also. So I hope you'll all be polite in answering her back. ^^ As for today's chapter, I don't believe I have much to say about it for this week. So why don't we just jump on into it already. =3 For those of you who were waiting oh so patiently, here be Chapter 41 of ZADR Orange. Much love goes to those of you who faved or added the story to your story alert lists. And, as always, feedback be much appreciated. =3 So we hope you guys enjoy. ^^

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

His own antennae drooping at Dib's words, Zim could only pull his human hybrid closer to himself. "Ohh, Dib. He's just jealous cause I actually CARE about you." he said before glaring at the ceiling again. "AND HE BETTER CUT IT OUT!" he directed his words to his computer now as he pulled Dib closer and closed his eyes. "Would you like to go out for lunch or something? It might be nice to get away from unwanted company..." he offered, referring to his computer as he shot it yet another glare.

Cuddling up closer to Zim, Dib got comfortable against him before sighing out contently. "Maybe...Though I've been thinking that perhaps I may just be eating too much lately. It looks like I've gained a few pounds in the past month or so, so I'm considering putting myself on a diet for a while. I think that might help settle my stomach somewhat too. But I wouldn't mind getting out of the house for a while AND AWAY FROM YOUR COMPUTER." he raised his voice also, glaring up at the ceiling.

Eyes widening at the talk of weight gain, Zim swallowed nervously. "Uh...Why would you want to go on a diet? I think you're beautiful as is, and diets never work. Besides, what's the harm of a few extra pounds?" he smiled weakly at Dib, hugging him close. "You seem as skinny as always to me. Are you sure you're not just imagining it?" he asked, knowing Dib wasn't but not wanting him to realize that.

Blinking somewhat confused eyes at Zim, Dib looked back down at his stomach and lifted his shirt slightly to take a closer look again. "No...I'm pretty sure I'm not imagining that I gained a few extra pounds." he said before lowering his shirt back down. "And I know you'll think I look good no matter how much weight I gain, but I still want to go on a diet. I've been eating a lot of junk food lately and just think it would be better for me if I tried eating some healthier foods. Besides, a few extra pounds may not be harmful, but losing them wouldn't be harmful either." he turned the tables on Zim yet again.

Biting his knuckles as he thought it over, Zim nodded his head slowly. "Hmm...I suppose eating more healthy foods would be a good idea..." he looked up once he had decided. "Well then. Let's get dressed and get a nice healthy meal." he smiled at Dib again, thinking that eating healthy didn't necessarily mean eating less.

Smiling back at Zim, Dib nodded his own head. "Alright then!" he said enthusiastically, pulling up his bag to search through it for a clean pair of clothes to wear out, changing out of his pajamas for the time being. "Well, my nausea's at least gone for now. So I guess we can head to the store and pick up those things I wanted to get." he reminded Zim of his earlier plans.

Getting dressed in a fresh pair of clothes as well, Zim nodded his head back at the other. "Sure. If you want." he then glanced at Dib's stuff. 'Hmm...We should probably get him some new clothes too...But I'll wait until he's gotten a little bit bigger...' he thought to himself before turning away and sighing, feeling very dirty and underhanded for keeping this all from Dib.

Pulling on his last pair of clean clothing besides his pajamas, Dib then turned to face Zim as the other finished getting dressed himself, smile falling away a bit at the somewhat guilty look on Zim's face. "Hey, are you okay? You look a little...uneasy. Is something bothering you?" he asked, sending the Irken a curious look.

Shaking his head quickly, Zim plastered a smile across his face again before turning to face Dib. "No, no! I'm fine! I was just worried about you is all." he smiled a little more sincerely now. "So, where would you like to go? Or do you just wanna look around?" he asked, willing to do whatever it was Dib wanted to do.

Dib merely shrugged, however. "Look around, I guess. This is the first time I've ever had to consider putting myself on a diet. I mean, up until now, I've always considered myself to be pretty skinny and in control of my weight. But I guess rather than thinking I have control over it, it would be best I take a few extra measures just to make sure of it. I mean, I don't want to be one of those people who think they still have control over it when they really don't. So maybe somewhere I can get a salad or a sandwich would be best." he just threw out a random idea.

Mind still spinning from Dib's roundabout logic, Zim merely nodded his head in response. "Well, after you." he stepped aside and gestured towards the door, smiling at Dib.

Smiling back at Zim, Dib exited the room and headed straight for the elevator, Zim following close behind him. "I guess we could find a small cafe or something somewhere. They usually have pre-made sandwiches. And I can pick up ingredients for a salad for later at the store. Is there anything in particular that you wanted though? I don't want to make you suffer by eating healthy with me if you don't want to. After all, you're as skinny as a twig already." he smiled, poking some fun at Zim.

Chuckling in response to that, Zim could only shake his head a bit. "Most Irkens are. You probably just have enough human in you to get pudgy at most...Hmm...Well, as long as you don't try to feed me meat or beans, I think I could 'suffer it.'" he snickered into one hand, wrapping an arm around Dib as the lift went up.

"I know not to feed you meat and beans. Those aren't even really diet foods. But really, I don't want to make you eat anything you don't want to eat. So feel free to get whatever you like. I'm not a particularly picky eater to begin with. I'm not going to miss eating junk food all the time, especially if it's what's making me sick in the first place. I'll probably even feel better puking up something other than chips and doughnuts." Dib shuddered at the thought of what he had been bringing up the past couple of weeks. "Though I'm hoping that by switching my diet over to something healthier I won't be puking anything up." he said, really wanting to figure out some way to prevent him from getting sick in the morning.

"Well, we'll see. It might take a little while to take effect, but that will probably fix you up." Zim smiled, kissing Dib. "And if you can do it then I can try to as well." he didn't want the hybrid to be going through this alone. That's when the elevator dinged, letting them out on the main floor.

Smiling at the kiss, Dib blushed a light pink. "So I take it your computer didn't find anything wrong with me aside from indigestion?" he said, smirking at the other before poking him in the side playfully as they headed out of the elevator and towards the front door to take a walk into the city in search of a place to eat. "Figures, I guess. I doubted it would find anything anyways." he said, walking on ahead of Zim.

Blushing at Dib's words, Zim stopped for a moment to look away. "Yeah...But I just wanted to make sure you were okay." he said before trying to keep pace beside Dib so he wouldn't have to let go of the boy.

Stopping in his tracks, Dib turned to face Zim, pulling him close to nuzzle affectionately. "Thanks for taking such good care of me..." he then whispered into Zim's antennae before pressing a kiss to one of them and then the other. "You forgot your disguise again though..." he smirked before leaning in to kiss his lips, smiling against them amused.

Shaking his head and pulling away slightly, Zim merely waved those words away. "Like I've said before. No one will notice me, Dib." he said before leaning back in to kiss him back, running his tongue up to one of Dib's antennas and stroking the other with one of his free hands. "They never notice what's right in front of them." he then breathed against the antenna in his mouth.

Eyelids fluttering closed, Dib shuddered at the feel of Zim's tongue running up his antenna. "Mmm...You never know...Not every human on this planet is stupid, you know..." he murmured as he just seemed to melt against the other, finding Zim's chest and hiding away in it, purring contently. "So just...wear it for me...okay?" he purred, tilting his head back to lick at Zim's bottom lip really quickly.

Sighing at the lick to his lips, Zim then pulled back to smile at Dib warmly. "If you insist." he pulled an arm away from Dib to rummage through his PAK in search of it as they walked, pulling out his wig a few moments later. "But I'm not wearing those awful contacts." he pressed a finger to Dib's chest, drawing the line at wearing his wig.

Sighing also, Dib could only give in at those words. "Fine..." he pulled Zim back in to nuzzle him once the other had gotten his wig on. "But don't come crying to me if the government decides to abduct you for experimentation." he nudged the alien jokingly before pulling away when they had finally found a small cafe to eat at. "Now, come on. Let's get our food before it gets too late. Before too long, they won't even be serving lunch anymore." he said, opening the door to the cafe and standing back to allow Zim to enter first.

Rolling his eyes at the joke, Zim nonetheless followed Dib to the door, walking in first to have a look around the dimly lit cafe.

Following him inside, Dib went ahead and had a look around himself. Being that it was late in the afternoon, the place was fairly empty save for a few people sitting at tables and chatting, one or two of them reading a good book with a cup of coffee.

Dib located the refrigerated section and found himself a sandwich and drink. Zim, meanwhile, lingered over by the front counter, looking through what else they had. Approaching him from behind with his sandwich and a small carton of milk in hand, Dib then leaned in to see what he was looking at. "See anything you want?" he asked, looking through the glass to see a variety of sweet treats inside ranging from cookies to muffins to entire cakes.

Jumping a bit at the question, Zim blushed and looked away from the sweets. "I'll have whatever you're having." he insisted, not wanting to eat any of this stuff in front of Dib.

Sighing at that response, Dib could only shake his head at that. "Alright then." he then turned to address the person behind the counter. "I'll take these." he placed his items on the counter before looking back at the sweets. "And one of those chocolate chip muffins please." he pointed at one of the muffins in the front display before waiting for the employee working there to ring everything up and hand them back to him.

"Come on." Dib gestured for Zim to follow him over to one of the small tables in the corner once he had paid for their food. Taking a seat, he then pulled up his sandwich and carton of milk to eat before placing the chocolate chip muffin in front of Zim. "You're not having what I'm having. It has a little bit of meat in it." he said before unwrapping his sandwich to take a large bite of it. "Mmm...It's really not that bad though." he said, taking another bite and then a sip from his drink.

A/N: And there you have it. Your weekly update of ZADR Orange. Mmmm...That made me hungry. I think I'll go grab dinner now. Until next time, you guys~ Oh, but before I leave, let me and NGD now respond to those of you reviewed last chapter. =3

To lilybean queen of the i ocean: We're really glad to hear it! ^^

To heartofstone15: Lol. XD Well, the group is called just Z-a-D-rOrange, though it would seem you've already found it. So I won't go into much detail here on how to find it. XD Feel free to join as a member though if you'd like. =3 We're looking to collect as many members as we possibly can. ^^ As for the rest of your review, NGD and I are going to be switching things up from now on. So I'll let her respond to the second half of your last review. =3

NGD: Heh heh XD Thanks. We couldn't get through a roleplay without some Mpreg drama, so I pitched the Dib as a hybrid idea and Pat loved it. Seeing as Irkens are hermaphrodites in this story, (except the females) we're making Dib go through all kinds of realistic pregnancy pains. BUWAHAHAHAHAH. And yes, we do one douchebag computer XD

To Illisandria Carthain: Lulz. XD Oh yesh! Teh smeebies have made themselves known to Zimmeh. XD Too bad he's too afraid to tell Dibbeh at first. XD Ah well. Dibbeh is bound to find out eventually. XD And as for the computer, the computer really is an ass. Though when you really think about it, just about EVERYBODY is an ass towards Dibbeh in this story. XD We're glad to hear you'll be joining our club and we look forward to seeing whatever art you draw for the story. 8D As for your question, once again, I'll be turning things over to NGD to answer. =3

NGD: *Snerk* *Snerk* You'll have to wait and see what happens~ BUWAHAHAHHA! XD Also the picture sounds like it'll be adorable XD

Thanks, as always, for reading and reviewing. Until next time~

To Mrs Inuyasha Kagome: Awwwz. XD Well, that kind of sucks. But at least it's better than attending school. =3 My friend and I just drove out of town to grab breakfast in the morning with her parents (whom we ran across on the road) then spent the rest of the day at her house watching Jack Chan Adventures. It was fun, tsunami warning aside.

To Dlbn: Lol. XD Your ball park may be a little closer than you think. XD But you'll see what I mean by that in later chapters. As for Zim's computer, it's a complete ass towards Dib. XD Of course, like most everybody else in this story, it finds amusement in tormenting him. Here's the next chapter, though you don't really get to see Dib's reaction until at least Chapter 45. As NGD puts it down below, it becomes a rather large mess. XD

NGD: Hehehe X3 Oh how we shall make a mess of this. BUWAHAHAHHA! ENTER NEW CHARACTER! (Shhhh...*Paranoid*)

Lol. Anways, hope you enjoy today's chapter and we look forward to hearing back from you soon. =3