Dib pulled out of his alien lover and lie down on the bed next to him, panting heavily. "Wow, baby boy… that was fucking amazing." Zim made a little squeal sound and kicked his legs happily, he was in little space now apparently. Dib rolled over and pulled Zim against his sweaty abdomen. "I love you so much, snuggle-bug." Zim nuzzled into his collarbone, not minding the pungent scent of sweat.
"I wuv you too, dada." The alien mumbled in a baby voice. Dib laughed softly and kissed Zim's forehead lovingly. They closed their eyes, not falling asleep, just enjoying each others company and appreciating the silence. Snores could be heard from other people from all around the house, it was just them who were left awake.
"Baby boy, do you want to go somewhere special with me?" Dib whispered into his antennae. Zim nodded tiredly. The man climbed out of the bed and pulled on some sweat pants and a hoodie, "bundle up, babe. Its hot during the day but it can be kinda cold out
at night." Zim did as he was told, but put on one of Dib's hoodies instead of his own.
They snuck out of their room and Dib peeked his head into Gaz and Mina's room, "Gaz!" He whispered, she rolled over and took off her headphones.
"What do you want?" She asked snidely, her phone illuminating her face to expose her bothered expression.
"Zim and I are going out for a bit, if anyone asks, tell them that." She groaned in agreement and rolled back over. Dib closed the door and led Zim up the basement stairs. They snuck out the back door together and jumped the fence out into the street.
"Where are we going?" Asked Zim softly.
Dib smiled excitedly like he was trying hard to keep a secret from him, "that's for me to know and you to find out", he teased. Zim growled in his throat, he didn't like not knowing things.
They walked together through the streets of the small Mexican town illuminated by the moon, the stars, and street lamps. A light breeze shook the trees and blew sand and dust across the pavement. Neither of them spoke, they just held each other's hand and traveled to their destination.
Dib stopped at a gas station and went inside. "This is where you wanted to take me?" Zim said outraged.
"No, no! I'm just grabbing a couple snacks. What do you want?" Zim chose a juice box and package of cookies. Dib grabbed a bottle of beer and a bag of chips. He paid the man at the counter and they continued to the unknown place.
Dib brought Zim to a beach, on the edge of the stretch of sand was a sort of cave carved into the cliff. It wasn't very far into the rock and felt more like a shelter from the sun than a cave. Dib led Zim into the small shelter and sat down, leaning his back against the rock wall. Zim sat beside him, looking out to the ocean.
"This is it," he whispered, "I used to come here as a child all the time. This was my favourite place, I called it 'la Cueva secreta', which means 'the secret cave'." Dib turned on some music on his phone and cracked open his can of beer, and passed Zim his juice.
Zim sipped the drink and leaned on Dib's shoulder, looking at the water. The music was hardly audible over the sound of the waves crashing on the shoreline. "It's pretty." Zim whispered into Dib's ear. Dib hummed in agreement.
"Please don't ever leave earth without me, Zim. Promise me you won't"
Zim used his claws to draw patterns in the sand, "I promise, Dib. I have nowhere else to go, anyways." Dib put an arm around him and they leaned on each other, enjoying their snacks, the scenery, and each others company.