ZADR Orange Chapter 116

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

His antennae wilting, Dib could only shudder at Zim's response.

Nuzzling him gently, Zim sighed. "It'll be okay, Dib. I'll be there the whole time to make sure you're okay." he said, trying to keep the other calm.

"But you promised me nobody else would have to see me naked!" Dib exclaimed as he pulled the covers off of himself.

Again, Zim sighed. "I know I did, Dib...But you don't have to be completely naked..." he said, trying to convince Dib anyways.

"No! I don't want anyone else in the room with us!" Dib pulled the covers back over himself stubbornly.

"What about Jack and Rose?"

"Umm...Zim?" Purple came up to the Irken and placed a hand on his shoulder before leading him back over towards the door. "I think it's pretty obvious your mate isn't going to agree to this no matter what you say. Perhaps it would be better if we just got the medic drone here before he can talk you out of it. After all, we both know it's for the best that you have one here." he whispered quietly to the other so Dib wouldn't hear.

His antennae wilting, Zim sighed and nodded at Purple before making his way back to the bed to snuggle up to Dib.

Still hidden under the covers, Dib let out a small whine at the nuzzle, not wanting to come out from under them.

"Come on, Dib. Let's just relax and let the smeets calm down..."

"Umm...Do you want me to leave again?" Purple asked, standing back and feeling slightly uncomfortable now.

"No, it's okay. You don't have to..."

Trying to pull away from Zim, Dib shifted under the covers, letting out another small whine when the kicking grew worse again.

"Diiiib." Zim whined a little.

Finding himself unable to pull away from Zim, Dib let out a small whimper, breaking down into sobs underneath the covers a few moments later, still upset about the medic drone.

"Oh, Dib, shhh...It's okay..." Zim held Dib close, nuzzling him and kissing his antennas.

Sobbing to himself lightly, Dib could only turn over onto his side to hide his face in Zim's chest, more than a little bit tired out by everything that had happened that day.

Rocking a little, Zim held Dib tightly as he lowered a hand to rub his belly.

Peeking inside the room, Rose knocked on the door lightly. "Hey, I brought Dib some mil-" she cut herself short when she noticed Dib crying. "Oh no...What happened now?" she asked, making her way into the room to set down the warm milk next to the bed.

Looking up at her, Zim sighed. "He doesn't want anyone to see him naked..." he blurted out, throwing Rose a little off guard.

Slipping out of the room, Purple sighed quietly, feeling unneeded.

"See him naked?" Rose glanced down at Dib. "But he's not naked." she said before looking back up at Zim.

Zim sighed again. "When he gives birth he will be..." he said, hugging Dib closer.

"Oooh...Well, I'm not so sure that can be avoided. But childbirth is really a beautiful thing, Dib." Rose said, sitting down on the bed next to them. "You don't have to be embarrassed about it. You're bringing new life into this world." she smiled, reaching out a hand to run through his hair. "And nobody besides Zim needs to see you naked if you don't want them to." she said, still not knowing about the medic drone.

"But he wants to bring in an Irken doctor even though he promised me nobody else would have to see me naked!" Dib exploded, bursting into tears all over again.

Zim whimpered. "But, Dib, we need help on this! I don't know how to deliver live smeets! And I don't want anything bad to happen!" he exploded back on the other.

"Oh, Dib...You know Zim just wants what's best for you and the smeets. I can understand you not wanting anyone else to be in the room, but I'm going to have to agree with Zim on this one. A human doctor just doesn't seem to be the best course of action right now. So you should be considering yourself lucky if you can get at least an Irken one here to monitor it."

Nuzzling Dib, Zim smiled up at him, hoping he'd listen.

Finally bringing his teary-eyed gaze back up to look at them after a few moments of silence, Dib's antennae drooped as he finally gave in. "...Alright..." his voice came out in a whisper. "...For the smeets..." he said before dropping his gaze back down to the blankets.

Kissing him, Zim smiled sadly. "Good." he said with a nod when Dib agreed.

Going to hide his face in Zim's chest, Dib sniffled wetly, antennae shivering.

Rose smiled also. "Alright, Dib, I brought you some warm milk to drink." she picked up the glass and handed it to him. "Why don't you try to get some sleep now." she caressed his cheek lightly before standing up to leave the room. Upon leaving the room, she bumped into Purple.

"Oh, umm...I'm sorry?" Purple stepped back out of her way.

"Hey...What are you doing standing out here alone...?" Rose reached up a hand to place on Purple's cheek gently. "Is everything alright?" she asked, sensing just the opposite.

Looking away, Purple sighed but leaned into her touch. "I miss Red...But I know he doesn't miss me...I want my own smeets so much..." he breathed in shakily.

"Oh, now don't say that..." Rose pulled him into a warm embrace. "I'm sure that if you're missing him as much as you say you are, he's missing you just as much too. And remember...You can't just give up on having smeets yet. Jack and I spent years trying to have babies and no matter how many times I just felt like giving up, we kept at it until we were finally able to conceive. So you can't just give all hope up yet." she said, knowing exactly how he felt.

Sadly, Purple smiled. "But I can't even try..." he reminded her of Red's refusal to sleep with him.

"Now, don't give me any of that either. You two are spending some time apart right now, which can be good for couples. But the second you two are together again, you just remember what I told you about getting him into bed with you. If you really want those smeets, you have to do everything in your power to get your mate."

Laughing a little, Purple grinned. "You're very devious." he smiled slyly at Rose.

Rose could only send him a small smirk at those words. "Oh, I can be." she then took hold of his arm. "Come on. In case you need just a little more motivation..." she turned to knock on the door again before peeking her head in on Zim and Dib. "Mind if we come back in for a few minutes?" she addressed the half-asleep Dib and fully awake Zim.

"Uhh...Sure." Zim glanced at Dib as the two entered.

Rose led Purple up to the bed side. "Now remember, Purple. Love is a battlefield. You have to fight for what you want." she knelt down near Dib, who was nodding off now, yawning tiredly. "THIS is what you're fighting for." she brought his hand up to place on Dib's belly, a flutter of movement rippling beneath it.

As he felt them move, Purple gasped, this being the first time he had ever felt anything like this.

A/N: And there you have it for Chapter 116. =3 Until next time~