ZADR Orange Chapter 63
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
Looking outside the window into the darkness, Dib's antennae drooped as the last thing he felt like doing was having to walk all the way back to Zim's base. "M-My body really hurts right now...I-I don't know if I can walk the entire way..." he said before look back at Zim. He didn't want to walk but knew it was the only way back to the base as he slowly attempted to push himself up onto his feet to at least stand, using Zim for support as his legs shook a bit.
"No, Dib." Zim pulled Dib back into his lap. "There is no way you are walking all the way to the base." he stood up, scooping Dib up bridal style. "I'll carry you." he said, heading for the door.
Letting out a slightly startled squeak at being scooped up so suddenly, Dib then blushed. "But that's too far to carry me, Zim...Really...I can walk at least part of the way..." he tried to shift out of the Irken's arms.
Nuzzling Dib, Zim smiled. "No, no, Dib. I can carry you. It's not too far." he headed for the door then froze. "...C-Could you open it?" he asked, gesturing to the door.
Looking over at the door, Dib then leaned forward a bit to open the door for Zim. "A-Are you sure you can carry me all that way, Zim? I-I'm not as light as I was a few months ago..." he blushed, his leader's comment about his weight still getting to him.
"Dib, listen to me. You are NOT fat, okay? You're NOT." Zim leaned forward to kiss him. "I love you. Now, let me take you home." he said, using his foot to close the door after they had exited Tak's base.
Dib sighed. "Okay..." his antennae drooped nonetheless. "C-Can I take a hot bath when we get back? I-I'm really sore right now..." he said, shifting uncomfortably in Zim's arms a bit.
"Anything you want, Dib." Zim smiled, kissing him again. He then began carrying Dib home.
Resting his cheek against Zim's chest, Dib fell silent for a few minutes longer before speaking up again. "What's going to happen now?" he asked, passing one of his hands down to his stomach, his fingers twitching against it.
Looking away, Zim sighed. "I-I'm afraid...you're going to be giving birth...to live smeets..." he squeezed Dib closely, eyes watering up. "I-I don't want you to get hurt..." he said, starting to have doubts again.
"You don't want me to...But it will hurt...a lot, won't it? And there's nothing we can do about it at this point..."
Shaking a little now, Zim nuzzled into Dib. "I know...You shouldn't do this, Dib. You shouldn't have to be going through this at all." he wished he had never slept with Dib in the first place.
"What's done is done though...A-And I don't want to lose the smeets..."
Still walking towards home, Zim held Dib tightly. "I'm so sorry..." he apologized for what must have been the millionth time that week.
Nuzzling his face into Zim's chest, Dib closed his eyes. "Please don't, Zim...I don't want you to regret these smeets..." he whimpered out softly, sniffling wetly.
Arriving on their home block, Zim shook his head. "I just don't know what to think anymore..." he said, feeling overwhelmed by the situation.
On the verge of breaking down now, Dib lifted his gaze up to stare at Zim with wide, tearful eyes.
"Oh, don't cry, Dib...Please don't cry. I want the smeets. I do. I-I just wish you didn't have to get hurt..." Zim tried to calm him as he finally arrived at the base and carried Dib inside, taking him down to the bedroom so he could take his bath.
Hiding his face in Zim's chest, Dib could only let out a shaky breath at those words. "I don't even care, just so long as they survive!" he whimpered into Zim's shirt, his body shaking slightly. He just didn't want to lose them.
Shaking his head, Zim sighed. He knew if worst came to worst, he would be saving Dib, not the smeets but thought it better not to tell Dib that. He nuzzled Dib. "You wanting to take a soak?" he asked, changing the subject now.
Lifting his head to look up at Zim after a moment, Dib nodded slowly. "I don't think I'll be able to get back to sleep without one...IF I can even get to sleep at all, that is..." he sighed, wide awake despite how tired he felt.
Zim nodded. "You want me to help you?" he asked, feeling a little nervous about leaving Dib on his own in his current condition.
Opening his mouth as though to say no, he could handle it, Dib stopped himself, looking back down and realizing that he really couldn't handle it. He then nodded slowly. "Yeah..." he agreed to let Zim help him.
Carrying Dib into the bathroom and setting him down on the edge of the tub, Zim smiled softly at him. "You get undressed. I'll get your water set up, okay?" he said, setting to work on making the water as comfortable as possible for Dib.
Nodding his head in agreement, Dib slowly worked to pull off his shirt with some difficulty before getting frustrated and moving on to his pants first instead. He was shaking still as he made every effort to undo them and pull them off.
Looking up, Zim noticed Dib's distress and chuckled a little. "Need some help, Dib-love?" he asked, making his way back over to Dib's side.
Jumping slightly at the question, Dib looked back at him and blushed. "I-I umm...O-Okay..." he gave in, sighing as his antennae drooped and his blush grew even more.
Leaning up to kiss Dib, Zim smiled softly before pulling back and sliding his hands up under Dib's shirt, sliding it off and over his head before tossing it to the floor. Then, he reached for Dib's pants, unbuttoning them and sliding them down as well.
Shifting slightly so he was facing away from Zim a bit once his clothes were off, Dib squeezed his legs together subconsciously as he blushed shyly. "Th-Thank you..." he thanked the other, glancing back at him a few times just to return to staring back down at his lap as he scooted his way into the welcome warmth of the tub. As embarrassed as he was though, he didn't want to be left alone as he continued to glance back at Zim every few seconds.
Stroking Dib's face, Zim smiled. "I won't leave you if you don't want me to." he said, sensing that the other didn't want him to leave.
"I...don't want to be left alone..."
Running a hand through Dib's hair and rubbing his antennae, Zim smiled even wider. "Then I'll stay with you." he really didn't mind waiting for the other.
Letting his eyes slip closed at the gentle rubbing sensation, Dib leaned up against the edge of the tub comfortably and rested his head in his arms. "Mmm...Don't stop..." he sighed out gently, finding comfort in the gentle ministrations.
Zim smiled. "I won't." he kept rubbing Dib's antennas before moving a hand down to his belly to stroke his ever extending baby bump.
Eyes still closed, Dib then murmured out a quiet question. "Mmm...How much longer do you think we have...?" he asked, becoming lost to the gentle stroking.
Zim shook his head. "I'm not sure...You've been carrying them for almost four months now..." he really had no idea what to expect now, knowing that the eggs had hatched inside of Dib.
"Humans usually carry their young for about 9 months...But I don't know if that's going to be the case in this pregnancy..."
Still stroking Dib, Zim sighed. "I guess we'll just have to find out somehow..." he didn't want this to be a surprise any more than Dib did.
"Well...Do you think your computer could give us an estimate of how much longer we have? I'd really like to know ahead of time when to be expecting them..."
Zim nodded. "Okay. I'll ask when you're done in the bath, kay...?" he figured it was worth a shot.
Dib nodded his own head. "Okay..." he then closed his eyes, sinking into the water some more.
Continuing to stroke Dib's antennas and belly, Zim smiled and purred a little. "I bet they'll look just like their mommy." he whispered, nuzzling Dib.
Blinking his eyes open to look up at Zim at those words, Dib sent him a slightly confused look. "Like me?" he repeated the words before looking back down at the water. "I'm not so sure about that...I-I didn't really look all that much like my mom when I was born...I looked more like my dad. So I'm betting they'll look more like you. After all, they'll be more Irken than I am." he said, considering what they might look like himself.
Kissing Dib, Zim sighed. "Who's to say they won't look like you? I think if they did, they'd be completely perfect." he smiled, imagining their smeets looking just like Dib.
"I'd rather they look like you...If they looked like me, that would mean they also look like my dad, and I don't want that. I wouldn't mind if one of them looked like my mom though." Dib smiled at the thought.
A/N: And there you have it for Chapter 63. =3 Now to respond to your guys' reviews~
To SkyDrops: No, the chapters aren't off. They're set that way purposefully. If you go back and read through the entire story, you'd realize Chapter 34 was never posted here on FF. Fanfiction doesn't approve of sexual content being posted on their site. I wasn't going to risk having the entire story removed for the sake of posting one chapter. So chapter 34 never made it on here. I've already had entire stories deleted from FF in the past. I refuse to give FF any reason to delete this one.
To Klara2012zimdib: Heheh. ^^ Oh no. Thank YOU for reading. =3 It's very much appreciated, as is your review. =3 I'm glad to hear you're enjoying the story so much and I do hope you continue to enjoy it as it continues to be posted. Red with definitely be getting a "punishment" from Purple for his actions. And no worries. ^^ You'll get to see what happens with Dib and the smeets come the end of the story. =3 Though, that is still a very far ways away. XD But trust me. =3 We're shooting for a happy ending with this story. Anyways, thanks again for reading. Until next time~