ZADR Orange Chapter 89
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
Enjoy. =3
Still blushing, Zim held onto Dib, focusing on him until they made it to the mall.
Finally pulling the car into the parking lot, Jack, to his relief, found a parking spot quickly before turning off the engine. "Well, we made it. We're here." he said, turning around to smile back at them. "Are you ready to get going?" he then asked, already knowing Zim would be more than happy to just get out of that car.
Looking up as Jack said that, Dib nodded his head. "Yeah. I think Zim will be happy to get some fresh air now that we're here." he said, unbuckling himself from his seat and slowly sitting himself up straighter to climb out of the car with some difficulty due to his large belly.
Hopping out of the car, Zim slowly took a few wobbly steps before sinking to his knees and throwing up in the parking lot.
"Zim?!" Dib heard the other getting sick before seeing it as he toppled back into the seat after having some trouble pulling himself up. Sitting himself up quickly a second time though, he wiggled out of his seat so he could make his way over to the other's side and rub his back.
Looking over also, Jack and Rose sent each other worried looks and made their way over to where Zim and Dib were.
Hacking up the last of his breakfast, Zim then leaned back against Dib, his eyes closed. "I hate earth vehicles..." he shuddered.
A worried look on his face, Dib continued to look down at Zim. "A-Are you okay, Zim?" he asked, holding the other close, one of his hands traveling up to his forehead. "I'm sorry...I didn't want this to happen to you..." he apologized, feeling horrible now.
Kneeling down next to Zim and Dib, Jack offered to help Zim back up onto his feet. "Are you going to be okay to go shopping?" he asked, not wanting to push the Irken into doing so if he wasn't feeling well.
Rubbing his head, Zim took a deep breath. "Yeah. I'm fine...Just a little car sick is all...Come on." he said, attempting to stand up.
Jack slowly helped Zim back up onto his feet. "Well, alright...But don't push yourself too hard. If you need to sit down, tell us and we'll find you a bench to take a rest at." he said as Dib also got to his feet to help Zim.
Zim laughed a little. "We have two pregnant people with us, and you're telling ME not to push myself too hard?" he poked some fun at the sudden role reversal.
"Well, we're not the ones who just threw up our breakfasts in the parking lot, Zim." Dib said, holding up one of Zim's arms as they helped the still somewhat wobbly Irken towards the entrance to the mall.
"Perhaps we should head into one of the stores and get him something to take for his motion sickness."
"I'm fine. Honest. Let's just get Dib some clothes."
Dib sent him a worried look. "Will you at least take some before we leave today? I don't want to put you through that again." he said, knowing that if they took the car home later, the other would most certainly get sick again.
"I won't need it, Dib. I just won't eat while we're here. I'll be fine."
Looking a bit nervous about risking that, Dib sent Zim an almost pleading look as they finally entered the mall to look for the store Rose had told them about.
"Well, whether you eat or not, I agree with Dib that it would probably be best you took something before we get in the car again. After all, what harm could it do?"
"Please, Zim. Take it for me." Dib begged, just wanting to do whatever he could to prevent something like that from occurring again.
Zim sighed heavily. "Okay. I'll take it for you...But I'm telling you, I won't need it." he said, convinced he wouldn't get sick again on the way home.
"I don't care if you don't need it! It will just make me feel better knowing you won't have to go through that again..." Dib said, his antennae drooping.
"Alright. Alright." Zim sighed, hugging Dib loosely. "I'll get some, okay?" he promised, not wanting to upset Dib again.
Nodding his head slowly, Dib nuzzled into Zim's chest, antennae twitching.
Zim rubbed his back. "Ready for some shopping, oh killer whale of mine?" he asked, giggling and kissing Dib on the top of the head.
Pulling away from the other's shirt to blink up at him, Dib could only nod his head slowly before pouting a bit. He otherwise didn't argue with the other however, deciding it would be best they got the clothes before any of the other stores they needed to go to decided to close up for the day. He'd really hate to have to make a trip down there another day and risk the car ride.
"Alright. Our first stop is just a few stores down from here." Rose said, gesturing for them to follow her.
An arm wrapped around Dib tightly as they walked, Zim followed. "What will we be getting here?" he asked, curious as to what kind of clothes they sold.
"Oh, I was just planning on taking Dib into the men's section and looking around for some shirts he'll have more room to move around in. Though they might be a bit big on him at first. I want to leave some room for him to grow into more since I'm certain those smeets will be getting bigger in the next couple of months. But I also want the clothes to be somewhat slimming. You know, so nobody else can really tell he's pregnant just by glancing. Then I can head into the women's section and hopefully get him some pants that will stretch."
Squeezing Dib's side, Zim nodded. "That sounds good. And he won't get harassed for wearing female clothes." he said, not thinking it all that bad an idea.
Blushing a bit nonetheless at Zim's words, Dib continued to allow Zim to lead him along.
"He shouldn't. I'll try to find a pair of pants that don't look too feminine though. Perhaps they'll even have some black pants like the kind he's wearing right now." Rose said as she continued on ahead of them. "But I think it would be best we got him a few different pairs to wear so he's not confined to wearing only one pair throughout his entire pregnancy." she said, thinking it an easy enough task.
Laughing at Rose's words, Zim couldn't help but smirk a bit to himself. "You mean like he is now?" he asked, giving Dib's side a light poke.
Sinking down in his spot a bit, Dib's antennae drooped, his blush growing. It wasn't his fault he was down to only one pair of clothes. Staring down at the ground so neither Rose or Zim would notice his blush over the conversation, he followed closely to them until they had reached the entrance to the store.
"Well, we're here." Rose said, turning to smile back at them.
Turning to Dib, Zim grinned wide. "So what-Hey, what's wrong, Dib?" he asked when he saw the other's down-trodden face.
Shaking his head, Dib responded in a low voice. "...Nothing..." he said before pulling away from Zim to walk past them all into the store. Eyes still glued to the ground, he just wanted to get this over with already.
"Dib..." Zim sighed, jogging after him. "Come on, Dib. What's wrong? We're here for you." he said, nuzzling into the boy.
As Zim came up behind him, Dib looked back. "It's nothing...Really...Let's just get our shopping over with already." he said, pulling away from the Irken.
Zim sighed. "Dib, you don't have to be embarrassed..." he said, figuring that was what this was about.
"I'm not embarrassed!" Dib snapped back quickly, his blush flaring back up.
Zim pulled Dib into a tight hug. "It's alright, Dib...You can have anything you want, alright? Don't worry about the price." he said, about ready to offer Dib anything that would make him feel better.
Finding himself nuzzling his face back into Zim's chest, Dib could only let out a small whine. "Mmm...All I want is to sleep..." he said in a tired voice, using Zim for extra support.
Zim laughed a little. "Then let's get you some pj's first." he said, knowing Dib could use a pair of those.
"Mmm...Are you sure they'll even have some that will fit me...?" Dib mumbled into the other's shirt, his antennae falling back to rest against his head.
"Oh, Dib. Stop that. You're not that big."
"Yes, I aaaaam..." Dib whined again, not having the energy to lift his head and argue with the Irken anymore than that as he felt like sinking to the floor and just falling asleep now.
"No, you're NOT. So stop saying you are." Zim wrapped his arms around Dib and lifted him up bridal style. "If you were too fat, could I do this?" he asked, wanting to prove to Dib that he wasn't as big as he thought he was.
Dib didn't even respond to having the floor underneath him disappear suddenly. Rather than answering, he merely turned over in Zim's arms and curled up a bit, yawning tiredly as he began to doze off. He didn't even have it in him to argue with the other any longer.
Zim watched amused as Dib fell asleep. "Well, it looks like this is going to be a little harder now..." he said before carrying Dib back over to Jack and Rose and sighing. "He's tired..." he said, realizing Dib hadn't had the best night sleep the night before.
"Already? But we haven't even begun shopping yet. Didn't he get any sleep last night?" Rose asked, rather surprised Dib had tired himself out so quickly already.
Zim blushed. "Well...We slept for a while...Then umm...Yeah...And then the sun woke us up this morning on the couch..." he said, leaving out the part about what they had done BEFORE falling asleep there.
"The couch? Didn't you two go to bed last night in your bedroom through? I thought that's where you were taking Dib when we left."
"But he couldn't sleep...So we went upstairs..."
Rose sighed a bit. "Well, I guess there's only really one thing we can do at this point to wake him up." she said before turning to face Jack. "This probably isn't the best thing for the smeets, or Dib for that matter, but I'm thinking some caffeine should wake him up fairly quickly. Do you think you could go find a coffee shop somewhere in the mall and bring Dib back a small coffee, Jack. It might make him a bit jittery, but it should get him through the day." she said, reaching into her bag to pull out some money.
Zim cocked his head to the side. "What's coffee?" he asked, having never heard of it before. He only cared to spy on Dib, so anything the human wasn't into, he didn't know about.
"It's something that humans drink, usually for a little extra energy during the day. But it's mostly only drank by adults. It seems that as we get older, it becomes harder to find the energy to do certain things. So coffee is what most people turn to to get them through the day."
Zim nodded sadly. "So all adult humans lose their energy?" he asked, glancing at Dib, worried. "What about Dib...?" he asked in a quiet voice.
Rose smiled back at him. "Well, I can't say for sure what will happen to Dib when he gets older now that he's only half human. But I wouldn't worry too much about it right now, Zim. He's still pretty young. The only reason he's tired right now is because of the smeets. It's perfectly normal to get easily tired during pregnancy." she said, not wanting him to worry too much about it.
Still not feeling all that much better, Zim held Dib closer, kissing him gently.
"Tell me something, Zim. Do you think he'll age like a regular human now that you've changed his DNA? Or do you think he'll age more like your own species?"
Zim shook his head. "I don't know..." he admitted, holding Dib closer. "I-I hope like me...I don't want to lose him..." he said, not wanting to think about what things would be like were Dib to age more like a human.
"Well, how old are you right now? And how long does your species live anyways?" Rose asked, wanting to get a feel for how Irken's aged before giving her two cents on the matter.
A/N: And there you have it for Chapter 89. =3 Until next time~