ZADR Orange Chapter 106

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

Entering the kitchen with her kids, Lily stopped when she saw Zim and Purple sitting at the table. "O-Oh, hello, we seem to be meeting a lot of new people today. Who are you?" she asked, sending them both a friendly smile.

Not looking up, Zim sighed out wearily. "I am Zim." he said.

Looking up, Purple waved a little. "I'm Purple." he said.

"Hmm, well that certainly is a strange name. I like it." Lily smiled as Jack walked into the room a few moments later.

"Oh, hey, Lily!" Jack smiled at her.

"Jack!" Lily excitedly threw her arms around him. "Oooh...It's been so long since I last saw you." she said.

Jack laughed. "Well, you know you're welcome here anytime, right?" he said.

"Yes, we know. We were just talking to your friends here." Lily said, gesturing to Zim and Purple sitting at the table.

Jack turned to look at them. "Oh, Zim, Purple, I didn't even see you there! I'm sorry. Hey, where's Dib?" he asked, looking about the room.

Again, Zim sighed. "Sick...Rose took him to take a nap."

"Oh no...Still? We were hoping he'd be feeling better today."

Rose entered the room. "Jack, I think now would be a good time to take Zim. I've got Dib upstairs in bed, and I'm about to bring him some warm milk to help him get to sleep, so I think now would be the best time to go. Oh, and Zim, don't you worry about Dib. I'll take good care of him while you're gone." she said before then whispering into his antennae. "I'm going to sneak a little medicine into his drink and then sweeten it up with honey and a cinnamon stick so he won't even notice." she said.

Laughing a little, Zim grinned wide. "Better be careful. He tends to notice what most people wouldn't." he stood up quickly and grabbed Jack's arm. "Come on! Let's hurry!" he urged the other to take him already.

Laughing herself, Rose smiled. "Well, I'll take the blame in the event that he does notice. But really, he's being ridiculous refusing to take any medications. Not all medications are bad. And I'm certain just taking it once won't hurt him. Now, you two have fun while you're out. But don't stay too long." she called after them.

"Oh, we won't." Zim grinned wide. "Hurry up, Jack." he said, trying to make the other move faster.

Jack rolled his eyes. "Calm down, Zim. I'm coming. The store will still be there if we don't run." he said.

Smiling as she watched Zim excitedly drag Jack out the door and towards the store, Rose then turned her attention back on Lily. "Lily, Jack's going to be making burgers and hot dogs for the kids later when he gets back. But can you help me make some spaghetti while we wait. I promised Dib I would make him some today since he doesn't get to have it too often. The kids can go play outside if they want just so long as they don't set off any fireworks yet. Oh! And I almost forgot, I still need to make some rice krispy treats too." she said, looking over at Purple and smiling.

Purple smiled back. "Would you like me to help too?" he asked.

"I think you'd enjoy helping me make this dish." Rose said, pulling out the ingredients she would need to make them and passing him a piece of paper with the recipe on it. "Do you think you can follow what's written on this piece of paper and start measuring out the ingredients we need to make them while I bring Dib that glass of warm milk I promised him?" she asked.

"Uhh, sure, I guess." Purple stared at the measurements, trying to figure out what they were.

"Ummm...Lily, can you make sure he's measuring those out right too?" Rose asked before then dropping her voice to a whisper so only she could hear her. "He's new to cooking." she said before retrieving the milk and warming it in the microwave to bring it up to Dib, though not before adding the bit of medicine and honey to cover it up.

"U-Umm...C-Can I come with you, Aunt Rose?" Stella asked, not wanting to have to go outside with her brother and sister, whom were running around squirting water guns at each other.

Rose smiled. "Sure, Stella, come on up." she said.

Eager to watch Dib, Stella grinned and followed her to the bedroom.

"But I don't want you waking him up if he's asleep already." Rose warned Stella before opening the door to the room and walking in.

One of the pillows resting against his stomach, which was upset due to the smeets moving around inside of him at the moment, Dib was at this point curled up under the covers.

"Hey, Dib..." Rose's voice came out soft as she reached out a hand to smooth back his antennae a bit. "I brought you some warm milk to help you get to sleep..."she said, placing it on the bed stand.

Eyes barely open slits at the moment, Dib yawned tiredly before reaching out to take the cup and down it, nuzzling into the blankets more and thanking her.

Giggling, Stella watched him.

Noticing this, Rose wondered what Stella was up to.

Finally falling fast asleep after a few more minutes had passed, Dib's antennae twitched slightly.

Sighing, Stella watched him. "Isn't he cute?" she said, a dreamy gaze gracing her face.

Just then realizing what Stella was getting at, Rose turned her attention on her niece. "U-Umm...Stella, honey...I should probably tell you that Dib's-" she got cut off by the sound of the doorbell ringing again and sighed. "I'll be right back. Just don't do anything to disturb him, okay?" she said before leaving the room to get the door.

Rolling her eyes at those words, Stella crept over to the bed to watch Dib sleep, grinning wide. "I'll have you for myself." she giggled. "So cute." she then said to herself.

Mumbling Zim's name quietly, Dib shifted onto his stomach in his sleep.

"Hmm?" Stella tilted her head to the side, not quite hearing him. She then shrugged and took a seat on the bed next to him.

Just continuing to sleep on peacefully, Dib hardly responded to the shift in the bed.

Re-entering the room after a few minutes, Rose found Stella sitting near him on the bed. "Stella, what did I tell you about disturbing him!" she scolded her 16-year-old niece.

"But I'm not. See? He's still asleep. He didn't even notice I sat down." Stella complained.

Rose sighed. "That's beside the point, Stella. He COULD have woken up. Now, come on downstairs with me to say hi to your grandmother. Your father just picked her up and brought her over here. And I know your mother is going to want you to say hello to her. Let Dib sleep for a while." she said.

Stella pouted a little. "Can't I just stay up here with Dib?" she asked.

"No, Stella. Your mother wants you downstairs helping in the kitchen. Leave Dib alone for now. He needs his sleep. You'll be able to talk to him later AFTER he wakes up and feels like coming downstairs."

Stella groaned. "Ugh. Fiiine." she got up to leave the room in a huff.

Her eyes narrowed on the girl, Rose followed after her. "Now, don't you be acting like that in front of your grandmother, Stella." she called after the girl as they left Dib all alone in the room.

Meanwhile, Zim and Jack stood before a large display of engagement rings, searching through all of them for just the right one.

"Hmmm..." Zim stared at them all, wanting to find something pretty but not too bulky or gaudy, knowing Dib wasn't really the show-offy type.

Looking over the rings as well, Jack came up to stand behind him. "So, have you given any thought as to what kind of ring you want to get Dib?" he asked.

"Well, none of these." Zim scoffed at the large rings. "He's more subtle...He would want something that he could wear and know what it meant but no one else could...That way no one would make fun of him..." he said.

"Alright then, that sounds more like Dib anyways." Jack said, taking Zim by the arm and leading him over to a small section lined with smaller gold and silver rings that had small diamonds and other precious stones in them. "How about one of these?" he asked.

"Ohh yeah, that would work!" Zim grinned wide. "What color do you suppose he'd go for?" he asked.

Jack could only laugh a bit at Zim's reaction. "Well, it's not really my choice to make. You just need to choose one you think he'll like. Perhaps the one that's closest to his favorite color or fits best with his skin tone or clothes. Of course, it's kind of hard to match green." he laughed a bit. "But I'm sure he'll be happy with whatever you end up choosing." he smiled at Zim. "Try to imagine which one you could see Dib wearing."

Zim bit his lip nervously. "Ummm..." he looked back to the rings, scanning through them, "How about...that one?" he pointed to a slim, silver-banded ring with a small diamond in the center.

Jack smiled. "It's a really nice ring. I could see Dib wearing it. Very simple; that's kind of Dib's style. But the final decision is ultimately yours, Zim. Can YOU see Dib wearing it? Is it what you had in mind to get him?" he asked.

Thinking it over, Zim bit his lip even more. "Yes. I think he'll love this one." he smiled a little, pressing closer to the glass to get a closer look.

"Well then, I think you should get it." Jack said before turning to ask the clerk behind the counter to pull out the ring for Zim to get a closer look.

Taking the ring out for them, the clerk smiled and handed it over to Jack.

Jack held it up for Zim to get a closer look. "I think he'll like it a lot, Zim." he said.

His mind quickly deciding what he wanted, Zim grinned wide. "Oh, yes. He will love it! And he will be mine." he grinned wide. "How much?" he asked.

"Well, for this particular ring, it would cost around $2600."

Zim choked a little. "Th-That much for this?!" he swallowed and shook his head, refusing to break his resolve. "Fine...Here…" he dug into his PAK and pulled out a small card. He held the ring close as he handed it to the cashier.

"I tried to warn you that it would be pricey, Zim."

"Well, you know, I could give you a discount on it if you're planning to buy your wedding ring here too."

Zim looked up. "Really?" he asked.

Smiling, the clerk nodded. "Sure. That's our policy." he said.

A grin spread across Zim's face. "SIGN ME UP THEN!" he said, smiling wider than he ever had before.

A/N: And there you have it for Chapter 106. =3 Until next time~