A/N: Well, well, well. Will you look at that. One of my teachers decided to cancel class today. And since the other teacher doesn't give a shit about attendance, I've decided to go ahead and skip school today. So long as it doesn't affect my grade, I'm all for skipping out on classes every once in a while. Besides, I can give myself a private lesson later on. Before I do that though, I might as well update the story again. =3 Your guys' reviews have motivated me to update more often. ^^ So here is Chapter 53 of ZADR Orange. We hope you all enjoy it. =3 And, as I must say each and every chapter, much love to those of you who have faved or added the story to your story alert lists. =3 We very much appreciate that. Just as we appreciate feedback. =3 So please do keep it coming, you guys. ^^

Warnings: Extreme OOCness

Rating: M

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

Jack/Rose: Both of us

Beta: Notgonnadie

Sighing at Dib's words, Zim could only shake his head, feeling defeated. "But I can't promise that! What if something was happening? What if YOU were going to get hurt?" he threw back at Dib, not wanting the other to speak that way.

"Zim, I'd rather get hurt than you get killed! Because I'd be as good as dead without you! Even now, you're the only one who's keeping me going!" Dib tried to make Zim understand the position he was coming from.

"Then why did you leave me?" Zim asked, looking away, not a hundred percent inclined to believe Dib at this point.

"Because I needed some time to clear my head! And maybe I would have come back sooner if you had told me beforehand that it was three and not one! How do you think I felt having to find that out from my sister and Tak? Or to even find out that they knew about all of this before I even did? You tell everybody else what you should be telling me!" Dib retorted, not feeling particularly guilty at the moment about having left Zim. How could the other have expected him to stay under such circumstances?

"I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO! That's the only reason they knew! I didn't know...A-And then...Y-You left before I could say hardly anything..." Zim tried to explain to the other why he hadn't told him first about the smeets.

"Well, you should have just told me from day one what happened rather than keeping if from me for two months! Then maybe I wouldn't have run out like I had! You could have told me! Y-You didn't have to lie to me about it..." Dib's voice came out more hurt now, that earlier pain of Zim not trusting him enough returning to him.

Staring back at Dib with wet eyes, Zim sniffled wetly before nuzzling back into him, finding the boy's chest to hide in. "I wanted to tell you!...But...You said you had a dream...But it was really reality...And you didn't remember what you said...I couldn't tell you! You would have hated me!" he broke down a bit himself now.

"How could you know that if you wouldn't even tell me?" Dib asked, wrapping his arms around Zim and rubbing up and down his back before pressing his forehead to the Irken's. "I've told you time and again that nothing you could ever do would make me hate you...Nothing..." he closed his own eyes, tears rolling down his cheeks. "I love you too much..." he then said in a quiet whisper to the other.

Not having the strength to keep fighting with him, Zim could only nuzzle himself weakly into Dib, remaining silent. "I'm sorry..." he apologized for the first time since he had arrived there.

Sobbing against the other and nuzzling his wet face against Zim's skin, Dib merely sniffled wetly at the small apology. "I forgive you...But please...No more lying...And no more keeping secrets from me...Please just promise me at least that much..."he pleaded with the other not to put him through this again.

Pulling back from Dib, Zim nodded in agreement. "Alright...B-But...But then...I'd have to tell you more..." he didn't want there to be anymore secrets between them for the sake of their relationship.

"Well, all that telling can wait until you've eaten and had some more rest." Jack then cut in before either Zim or Dib could say anymore, setting a plate of sweets in front of Zim.

Glancing up at Jack, Zim could only cuddle up next to Dib more before staring at the plate of food a little unsure. "Thank you..." he thanked the man before digging in, too hungry to eat slowly or even really question the food at this point.

Smiling at how quickly Zim began downing the food, Dib couldn't help but sigh out more contently now as he leaned himself up against Zim and closed his eyes to rest. "Don't eat too quickly, Zim...I just got you back, and I don't want you choking to death..." he murmured out in a quiet yet tired voice.

Swallowing down what he had in his mouth, Zim couldn't help but blush a bit at those words before trying to eat the rest slower now.

Watching amused from their seats, both Jack and Rose merely continued eating their own meals at a much slower pace than Zim.

Meanwhile, having yet to touch his food, Dib rather dozed off against Zim, all the morning's excitement having worn him out completely. "Mmmmm..." he sounded out, out cold within a matter of minutes.

Finishing his meal up quickly and nuzzling the sleeping Dib, Zim then looked up at Jack and Rose. "Can we sleep on your couch?" he asked, knowing he didn't have the strength at the moment to carry Dib back home with him to sleep at his own base.

"Oh, sure. Here. Let me help you." Jack stood up to help Zim carry Dib out to the couch. "Need anything else?" he then asked once he had set the hybrid down on the soft cushions.

Shaking his head, Zim turned to look back up at Jack. "No. Thank you..." he thanked the man again before crawling up on the couch, half on top of Dib, half not so he could snuggle in to the blanket and fall asleep as well.

Smiling down at them, Jack nodded. "No problem..." he pulled the curtains over the windows in the room and turned out the lights before leaving them to sleep for a while.

His antennae twitching forward to curl around Zim's, Dib quickly located Zim's chest to hide his face away in as he slept. "Mmm...Zim..." the Irken's name slipped past his lips as he fell into a more sound sleep.

Having been wanting this since Dib had left, Zim purred and twitched his own antennae forward to catch Dib's, rubbing them up and down the sensitive stalks on Dib's head.

His entire body shuddering, Dib tensed suddenly at the feel before going completely lax against the other, his face flushing in his sleep from the pleasurable sensation.

Falling into his own deep sleep soon after, Zim merely continued to purr however, not realizing what this was doing to Dib.

Meanwhile, back in the kitchen, Rose giggled from her spot at the kitchen table as Jack re-entered the room. "Oh, Jack. Aren't they adorable?" she asked, unable to help but laugh.

Taking his seat across from her again, Jack could only chuckle to himself, amused. "Well, it sure is something to watch them going at it. Kind of reminds me of when we were younger." he smiled at her, leaning in to place a gentle kiss on her lips before pulling back with a smirk. "It's almost like they were made for each other." he kept his forehead pressed to hers for a few moments longer.

Giggling again at the small kiss, Rose wrapped her arms loosely around Jack. "Just like us, huh?" she raised an eyebrow curiously.

"Yep...Now, who would you say I'm more like though? Zim or Dib? I already told Dib that he reminded me of you, but that was only because of the morning sickness." Jack laughed a bit to himself again.

"Hmm...Well, you do tend to do anything I ask you to do, and you do get a little over protective sometimes." Rose giggled a bit. "If we had to pick, you'd definitely be more like Zim, from what I've seen of him." she smiled wide back at him, eyes half lidded.

Smiling back at her, Jack could only lean in to kiss her a second time. "Well, Dib's a sweet kid, and he definitely reminds me of you. But he's kind of shy. I think that's something he'll grow out of when he gets older though." he said, remembering how shy Dib had been when they had first met.

"Let's hope so. The poor thing. He seems so insecure about everything." Rose dropped her gaze down to the table, remembering herself how he had acted when she had first introduced herself to him.

"Eh...Who isn't at that age? Besides, sounds like he's already been through so much in his lifetime. Far more than most people go through in 80 or more years of their lifetimes. I think I'd be pretty insecure too if I were a 16 year old boy and found out I was all of a sudden pregnant with an alien baby. But at least he has Zim now." Jack glanced back towards the living room where the two were sleeping.

"Yeah. It was pretty amazing how he showed up here..." Rose shifted her own gaze to where Jack was looking.

"Yeah...I think he was just going up and down streets, knocking on people's doors until he found Dib. Poor guy was so worn out though when he reached our house, he seemed to just give up all hope. I'm glad he found us though. Dib really needs him right now." Jack couldn't even imagine what Dib had been going through the past week without Zim.

Nodding her head, Rose leaned up to kiss Jack on the lips. "Just like I need you." she stared up into his eyes lovingly.

Smiling at the kiss, Jack leaned back down to plant a slightly longer kiss on her lips, breaking it after a moment or two. "I will always be here for you." he promised before pulling away slightly, his arms still wrapped loosely around her. "Well, since those two are sleeping, what do you say to a small nap of our own?" he asked, feeling just a bit tired out himself now.

Nodding, Rose yawned a bit at the suggestion. "A nap sounds wonderful." she smiled up at him, needing more rest the farther she got into her pregnancy.

"Good." Jack responded back, taking her by the hand to lead her towards their bedroom.

Hours later, back out in the living room, Dib shifted in his sleep, yawning and slowly coming out of his light sleep, bringing a hand up to rub at one of his eyes when he realized he had fallen asleep. "Hmmm?" he looked around, wondering how he had gotten from the kitchen to the couch in the living room. That's when he remembered Zim was with him. "Zim?" he sat up a bit more to have a look around.

Now having a little bit of food in his stomach, Zim didn't budge, content to sleep soundly for a while.

Having sat up all the way now, Dib found the other sleeping right there next to him on the couch and sighed out a bit relieved yet disappointed. "Oh...He's asleep..." he said quietly to himself, finding the house completely dark and quiet now. Stomach a bit choppy at the moment, he then wrapped his arms around his abdomen. "Ugh...Glad I didn't eat anything earlier..." he then whispered to himself quietly, the queasy feeling quickly subsiding.

Whining a little at the loss of Dib, Zim otherwise continued to sleep even after Dib had pulled away to stand up.

Just needing to stretch and walk off the slight bit of nausea in his stomach, Dib pushed himself up onto his feet.

It was a beautiful night out and one of the windows had been left open, revealing a sky full of bright stars.

Noticing said window as he paced back and forth, Dib quickly broke free of his pacing to walk over towards it, closing his eyes and sighing as a cool breeze brushed by him, making him feel slightly better now.

He really had slept for a long time. Staring up into the night sky, he then noted the full moon, the atmosphere outside all nice and quiet as most people were in bed now.

Passing his hand down to his stomach, running a thumb over it gently, he then looked down at it before shifting his gaze over to where Zim slept, fast asleep on the couch.

A/N: And there you have it for now. I don't have much to say about these following chapters so allow me to just get to the reviews for now. =3

To lillybean queen of the i ocean: Glad to here it. ^_^

To kikidon11: Sorry, kikidon, but I do NOT give out URLs here on Fanfiction. The reason you haven't heard of a site is because I never gave one out on here. And I don't intend to. I PREFER you people continue reading the story on here. It keeps a more steady pace and allows our readers to take more in without being overwhelmed. Also, we ENJOY being able to talk to our reviewers. So the site is only offered to those who have DA accounts or who can find it on their own. But like I said, I'd really rather people didn't try finding the site. We lose reviewers that way and that's just something that kind of bugs me on some level because reviews are what keep us going on this story. We've already lost several FF readers to that site and even though some of them PROMISED to continue reviewing here, we never heard from them again the second they found the site. Hell, they didn't even review ON THE SITE! So I'm not giving out the site link any longer. NGD and I are two authors who enjoy keeping in touch with our fanbase. The second people stop responding to us, we feel less motivated to actually continue the story. Not to say reviews are the only important thing to us when it comes to this story, but it's a bit of a downer when we work so hard on something just to get no feedback. Illisandria only knows about the site because she has a deviantart account and knows both of us on DA. Not to mention, she is the ONLY FF reviewers who has kept her word about continuing to review here. But I never actually gave out the site to her. She found it on her own. Besides, like I told her in my last response to her, the site is on stand-by anyways. It's undergoing some technical difficulties due to NGD not having a computer at the moment AND it's not even a complete site yet. We're still missing chapters in the middle so you really wouldn't get that far on it. So I'd recommend just reading the story here when I update. I won't keep you guys waiting long if we have a fairly steady amount of reviews coming in each chapter. We'll probably catch up with the site before too long anyways if NGD doesn't get a computer to work with soon. So just be patient. Besides. It's nicer knowing you can come home to a new chapter here during different times of the week. It's almost like a surprise gift. :)

To InvaderSammeh: Awww. Well, thank you. ^^ We're very glad to hear you're enjoying our story's plotline. =3 And your love for the story makes us smile. ^^ You'll continue to be included in our review section if you just keep reviewing. So it's no problem at all. Thank YOU for taking the time to read and leave a review at the end of each chapter. We enjoy hearing from you guys. We really do. It's like the gas that keeps our creative engines running. ^^

To Invader hooniemay: Lol. XD Well, hello, Invader hooniemay. I do believe I have as of yet to welcome you. So welcome. =3 I'd like to thank you for both your review last chapter AND the review you left on Chapter 50 of our story. ^^ I'm terribly sorry it has taken me this long to get back to you. Been quite busy lately. But rest assured, we DID get your first review and appreciate your kind words very much, as we appreciate your kind words in this review. =3 We're glad to hear you're finding our story cute as that's what we're shooting for in this story. And we hope to hear back from you again very soon. So until next time~

To Illisandria Carthain: Lol. XD Thank YOU for continuing to read our questionably tasteful plot. We're glad you're still managing to enjoy the story on here. =3 Though I couldn't understand what you meant when you said, "Goooooo Dib for telling your Zimmeh off for shiny a suicidal git!" Lol. XD I assume it's good though. XD

And I'll be sure to check my DA messages just as soon as I get the chance. =3 Just wanted to let you know that I DID finish though. XD I'm just a slow artist at times. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the end result though. I had a hard time deciding on what to draw for that one. XD Vague concept, but I made it work. So I'm REALLY happy to hear the wait was worthwhile. =3

As for the show Doctor Who, I still don't feel all that inclined to watch it. When I say old school, I mean old school for me, myself. I'm a child of the 80's and 90's. TV from the 60's doesn't really appeal to me because that's more my parent's generation and I just can't get into a lot of the show's they were into. Yet I can't get into the shows they come out with today either. So I just stick with shows that fall within the realm of mainly the 90's. It's like the show Speed Racer. They've done remakes of that show too. But I HATE that show with a passion. That was a show my mom was watching when she was younger. I find it one of the most boring shows on earth. (No offense to any Speed Racer fans, of course) So I can see why Doctor Who doesn't really appeal to me. And I really can't watch something I'm hell bent on staying away from. Sure, there are some shows I'll give a try with the thought that I'll hate them. But there's just something about Doctor Who that hasn't drawn me in enough to actually even give it a try. I think what pushes me away from that show most though is when people try to push me into it. I like finding shows that I'll like on my own. When people try to force it on me, then it just makes me not want to watch it even more. So, while I appreciate the suggestion, I just don't think that's one I can be forced into. Hell, I don't even see commercials for that show. So even though the whole world is raving about it, I could honestly care less about the show. So sorry. That's one show you'll have to find somebody else to fangasm over with. Same goes for Harry Potter. I won't say Harry Potter is BAD. But even after sitting through two movies, I wouldn't say I'm actually a FAN of HP. It never really drew me in. That was something my friends and family tried to force on me. Not something I picked up on my own. Hell, I could name a LOT of shows I don't like merely for the fact people tried to force them on me. It just kind of ruins the fun for me. Nobody forced me into IZ though. Nor did anyone force me into Osmosis Jones. And NGD's fanfiction skills only makes those shows even better for me. I rarely read fanfiction nowadays unless it's by somebody I KNOW is good at it. And in my eyes, NGD is one of the best. She really is. So I highly recommend reading what she puts out there. =3 She's hasn't posted much yet for the OJ fandom, but I'm urging her to post more of the fics she's been giving me sneak peaks of. And she wrote one flash fic for me that she posted on DA. Really good stuff. Makes me want to work on fanart for the fandom. =3

As for your question of the day, I'm afraid I don't really have a least favorite IZ character in mind. I can say I like some characters more than others, but I don't actually DISLIKE any of the characters at all. I think they all have their own unique qualities to them that can be brought out in a well written story. This even goes for non-main/secondary characters. I could find a story for just about any character in the IZ fandom. As for NGD's answer though, I'd have to ask her. But seeing as how her phone is now dead in addition to her computer (I'm certain you saw her last journals), communication between us may be limited for a while. So I can try to get back to you about it, but it may be a while before she gets my messages. Sorry.

Much love back to you for being our number 1 fan (Seriously, you are definitely the most loyal that I've seen so far) and we look forward to hearing back from you again soon. =3