I awoke with a start and sat up. "Huh?" I looked around and blushed. The walls around me were crimson and mahogany. A few unfinished projects lay scattered on various desks around the room. I found under myself a bed with green sheets and crimson and magenta. 'I must be in Zim's room...' I got out of the bed and pulled the sheets up over the pillow.

"Like it?"

I squeaked and jumped around towards the voice. "You got to stop doing that!"

Zim chuckled and strode up to me. "You gave me quite the scare, are you feeling better?"

I nodded.

He relaxed and circled to stand behind me, wrapping his arms around my waist.

I leaned into him. "Call me crazy, but... I heard a voice talking to me in my head."

"Really?"

"Yeah... she said, 'they've upset you Mela, allow me to eliminate them.'"

Intriguing... but let's forget that for now." He kissed my neck.

I sighed and leaning into him farther, my mind going fuzzy. My head rested on his shoulder.

His lips found mine and we stood there kissing passionately for what seemed like eternity. His jaw pushed mine open, his breath sweet and moist on my tongue. He jerked me and turned me around, molding me against himself. My arms twinned around his neck as his teeth grinded against mine.

I panted into his mouth, as I blushed and opened my eyes and found them locked with two blood red crimson orbs glazed with elation. I guessed that mine mirror the same emotion. These eyes that had captivated me for so long, and now the one who owned them was kissing me with all his heart and soul. The feeling was the most extraordinary thing I had ever felt. I sighed as his tongue ran over my lips. I closed my eyes and mimicked his movements.

He breathed deeply into my mouth, as my hand found the base of his antenna. His mouth detached from mine for a split second before coming back with twice the force. He put his hand behind my head as he lent over me.

For the first time in awhile, I felt trapped and exposed at the same time. However, in this moment, I relished the feeling.

He suddenly gripped my antenna.

I moaned, opening my eyes slightly.

Ripping his mouth away from mine, he licked the wetness away from the side of my mouth and trailed kisses up to the base of my right antenna.

I panted slightly and closed my eyes as he nibbled on my antenna, whimpering at the strange sensation. Suddenly, a sharp pain entered my head. "Zim, stop..." I pleaded.

He obeyed and leant back to look at me. "What's wrong?"

'You disgust me you childish girl!'

The pain intensified. I gritted my teeth, not allowing myself to scream. 'Why me?'

'Why you? Well, that's simple! It's in your blood!' It chuckled sadistically. 'Now, let me borrow your body and show you how to have fun!' I could sense it smirk.

"No!" I looked helplessly up at Zim. "Zim, take off my amulet!"

Wha-?"

"Just do it!"

He responded and reached into my Pak.

I shivered and relaxed as he pulled out the glowing gem. "Thank you..." The pain numbed away into nothing as I laid my head on Zim's chest, listening to the 'bu-bu-budump' of his Spooch.

"What was that?" He put the treasure on a nearby table and wrapped his arms possessively around me.

"I'm not sure. She said I was childish and asked to borrow my body."

"Borrow your body? You mean like take it over?"

"I guess, what else could it mean?" I sighed. "But we've got another problem..."

"Hm?"

"There's something living in my amulet..."

"Speaking of problems..."

I looked up at Zim

"We've been banished to this dirtball and in one month they're sending someone to kill us."

"What?" Tears pricked at my eyes. "Kill us?"

"I'd like to see them try after what I have planned!" He kissed away my tears and smirked.

"You have a plan?"

"Of course Zim does! Do you think I'd let them kill you after how hard I worked to save you?"

I smiled. "I knew you would say that."

He smirked wider. "Then why'd you ask?"

"Guess I just wanted to hear it..." I licked his lips.

He licked his own lips. "What was that?"

I smirked evilly. "Revenge..."

"I'm not about to give you the chance!" He held me tightly against him and bit down lightly on my antenna.

I gasped. "You're going to pay for that!" I disappeared and reappeared behind him. Giggling, I bit down roughly on HIS antenna.

The ex-invader hissed.

I chuckled but stopped when he grabbed my wrists.

Zim twisted me and threw me across the room.

I twirled in the air and landed on my feet. "So that's how you want to play huh?"

He smirked and his eyes danced.

I returned the smirk and got in a battle stance. "You're going to get your butt handed to you!"

"But you haven't seen me fight in 40 years!"

"Meh!"

He ran at me and aimed a punch at my torso.

'He's fast, but not fast enough!' I swerved out of the way at the last second. Kicking my lag up, I aimed at his side.

Zim whipped around and took up a defensive position. "Ha! You missed!"

I raised an invisible eyebrow. "Oh?"

Suddenly the cloth on his side split open to reveal the bandages wrapped around his waist. "What the-? How did you do that?"

"That's simple! I was moving faster than what you might've saw." I grinned.

He smirked back at me. "I could say the same."

"Huh?"

Zim pointed at my arm.

I looked at it, and sure enough there was a tear in the cloth. "I-You-!" My mouth couldn't find words.

"You are surprised, yes?

I gulped and nodded.

He chuckled and broke away from his position, walking up to me. "I know your style well Mela, and I've had ample time to hone my skills."

I shrugged. "I'm not exactly going full-out right now either."

His smirk grew. "Neither am I..."

I mimicked his grin. "So, I guess you are challenging me to a full-out duel, yes?"

"You could say that..."

I huffed. "But I don't exactly want to mess up your room."

"I have the perfect place," he strutted up to the door, "follow me."