To this day I don't know why I said yes to Dib. He was so annoying. Was I just desperate? To tell you the truth, at that point, I thought I was. A lot went through my mind as I walked the streets. The little ass never told me where he lived, so I had to as the teacher. The frightening, the EVIL Miss. Bitters.

I knew I shouldn't have been walking to Dib's house when I got into a bad part of town. But this was the road that Dib's house was on. This was seriously frightening. I speeded my up walk, tromping on litter. My heart raced as I heard a couple of cats screeching from an old abandoned shack.

I ran.

I ran so fast. The place was so freaking dark and creepy. It was dirty. Homeless scattered everywhere. They smelled -no- they reeked of filth. One stood up, as tall as a tree, and tried to touch me.

"Hey little girl where you head'n?"

"Shit" I whispered.

He cocked an eyebrow, "Little girls shouldn't use that there language." He put his hand on my shoulder, "Come here, closer, girlie."

I made a swift kick to his balls and booked it. Where the fuck was I? The man started chasing after me.

"Come back!"

I screamed, "Help! Help me!" Then THUD. I fell back on the ground, my head cracked on the grimy pavement. I gasped for breath and forced myself to sit and look up at the guy I ran into. He was tall and dark looking.

"Watch it kid!" He yelled.

He sounded mad, but I didn't care. "Thank goodness, help me!"

He looked at me, annoyed, "Why?"

"That man is chasing me."

He rolled his eyes. "I'll take care of it; now go away before I change my mind."

He walked off, grabbing the scruffy old man.

I got away, thanks to him.

After wondering around for a while I made it to Dib's house. I really didn't want to do this, considering after what happened, but I was curious to see the little freak's family.

I walked up the laser-fenced yard and knocked on the door. No answer. I rang the door bell. No answer. I started banging on the door as hard as I could. Then the door flew away from me, causing me to fall forward.

I stood up quite casually and put my hand out to shake the strange man that stood before me.

His pointy hair shook as he loudly stated, "Ah, you must be one of Gaz's friends!" He shook my hand, "I'm Professor Membrane. I'll get Gaz for you."

"No sir, actually-"

"No, no, it's no trouble." He rapidly spun on his heel, his lab coat swirling, and went off to find his daughter.

I sighed and let myself in. I sat on the big purple couch and waited. I suddenly herd a huff and a puff. I spun around to see Dib. Right. In. My. Face. Startled, I fell backwards off the couch.

"Oh! Are you ok?"

"What do you think, dumbass?"

He gulped. "So... You've met my dad."

"Yeah. Annoying resemblance."

"What?"

"Nothing." I said sweetly. I gathered composer and stood up. "So, when are we going?"

"As soon as my dad gets Gaz we'll be going." He sat on the couch and patted the cushion next to him, "Knowing Gaz that's gonna take a while."

I sighed, "Remember I'm only doing this to make your dad "accept" you. Got it?"

Dib smiled, "Yeah... but shouldn't we make it convincing?"

I grunted, "Fine." I begrudgingly sat next to Dib. He grabbed my hand. I slapped it away, "Not so fast."

Dib blushed, "Sorry."

After a few moments Membrane, Gaz, and her friend were in the living room. "Alright kids, time to go!"

We piled into a tiny, tiny, car and drove off. The sun was setting by the time we got to Taco Hell.

We ate a little until Dib saw (666th word) a lady that apparently was our student teacher. I've barely noticed her. When he walked up to go talk to her I realized she was eating with the tall guy.

Gaz was annoyed with him and told Membrane she wanted to go home. She called Dib over and he went back to our table.

Membranes itsy bitsy car wouldn't start, so we sat in the parking lot. It was dark out. The kind of dark where you sit outside of a 7/11 sipping a brainfreezy and you can't see anything but the person's next your face in a dull blue.

Dib and I were sitting on one of the cement things in the parking lot.

"My dad can make a perpetual energy generator but he can't fix the god damn car." Dib stood up.

"Where are you going?"

"Exploring." He walked into the ally that opened into the back of Taco Hell.

"The creeps hang out back there."

"So?" He kept walking.

"Fine, don't blame me when you get kidnapped." I stood up and walked over to his dad, "Mister Membrane, I'm walking home."

"Alright."

"Bye."

"Alright."

I walked away. I shoved my hands in my pocket, feeling the paper that had Zim's phone number on it. I sighed. Today sucked. How could it of gotten any worse?

As if the universe took my challenge, I rounded the corner heading to my house smelling smoke. In serious curiosity I ran to my house. My eyes widened. Flames everywhere. In my house. Mine. My heart emptied and flew around my chest. I immediately looked for my parents. My breathing rapidity progressed. I felt like I was chocking. Where were they?

I took a nervous breath, "Mom! Dad!" I yelled. I teared up. Nowhere. They were nowhere.

I was later informed by a paramedic and a firefighter that my parents were dead. It was the worst day ever.

I was left all on my own. And there were only two people in town that I knew that would let me stay. And I wasn't staying with, ugh, Dib. I yanked the paper out of my pocket and found a payphone. Not to late after that Zim was at my house, pulling me to his.

He welcomed me in his home as his "minion" and he introduced me to his pet, Gir. What am I doing here?...