Heh, I will admit I thought about making him dance crazy but I didn't.
I skipped down the hall back to class. The news of the Talent Show had really cheered me up and not even the fact that I knew I would have detention after school could bring me down. I pulled the classroom door open with a big smile on my face. Everyone in class stared at me like I was insane for smiling so big. Perhaps I was, I wouldn't know.
Mood affects the speed of time, I swear it. The morning flew by and when lunch came I was considering apologizing to Dib for slapping him yesterday. I mean, it had been a poor decision. I waited in line to get my gross food and the second it was in my hands I walked over to Dib's lunch table. He and his sister sat alone, outcasts even in Hi Skool. I set my tray down on the table loudly.
"Hello DIB." I said emphasizing the fact I had not used an insult with his name.
"Ummm… What the hell do YOU want, SPACE BOY?" He asked rudely, emphasizing that he had used an insult.
"I have come to say that I am very sorry that I hit you on your bi- I mean regular sized head yesterday." I said with a smile. "It was rude of me."
"Okay, what's the evil plan this time?" Dib said crossing his arms.
I frowned. Why did he always assume that? "I don't have one." I said. "I just wanted to say sorry and ask if I could sit with you."
He raised his eyebrows and smirked. "Apology not accepted and no, you can't sit with me."
I looked away from him and picked up my tray silently. I tried to ignore the pain in my chest. It felt like my alien heart had been crushed, ran over with an Earth automobile, trampled by a heard of slaughtering rat people. Walking back to my table I heard Gaz reprimanding him.
"Geez Dib, you are such an asshole. For once he was being nice to you and you crush him, god you dickhead. Even I'm not that mean." She snarled. She may have been terrifying when you messed up her game, but apparently the girl did have a conscience.
I trudged away and dumped my food in the trash without even pretending to eat it. I walked outside to sit at the picnic tables alone until the lunch period was over. When I plopped down on the hard cold wood I felt my eyes tear up. Why did Dib have to be so cruel? I had tried to be kind to him and make amends but he just wouldn't accept it. He was such an overly paranoid fool! I felt the sadness wash away to be replaced with anger as always.
I don't need him! I screamed at myself in my head. I got up and ripped up a piece of paper on the ground. I snarled and looked for something else to take my anger out on. I shoved over and empty trash bin so that it clanged noisily. Breathing heavily I yanked a dandelion out of the ground and just as I was about to shred it I got an idea. Intrigue replaced my fury. I smiled at the little weed and inhaled deeply with my mouth. Yes, maybe this would prove me.
I set the little flower and note on his desk just before class started. Sitting in my desk eagerly, I watched him walk in the door and pick up the little folded paper and dandelion. The teacher started talking and he unfolded the note to read under his desk. His face went from no expression to a sneer. I felt my shoulders fall and I looked away. I didn't want to see him make faces at me for what I had written. After a few minutes I felt something hit me in the head. I looked down to see it was my note and it had Dib's clumsy scrawl on the outside that said 'open'. I unfolded it and read.
Dib, I really am sorry that I slapped you. Can we please try and be friends? I'm sick of fighting all the time. – ZIM!
Zim, I don't know. How can I be friends with someone who's trying to take over Earth? And what the hell is up with the flower? –DIB
I read the message several times, then wrote back. I threw the paper across the room when the teacher had his back turned and it landed squarely in the middle of Dib's desk. Perfect Irken aim, another wonder life. Moments later I had the paper back.
If you haven't noticed, I am terrible at taking over this planet. Isn't it typical Earth custom to give flowers? –ZIM
Well, I guess, if you want to interpret it that way. And yeah you are pretty bad and invading…. I SUPPOSE we can TRY to be friends. But I don't think it will work out very well. –DIB
I smiled hugely and wrote back.
:D Thank you.
When he read it, he just put it in his pocket without replying. Yet, I just couldn't find it in me to be disappointed. I was too overjoyed that Dib would try not to hate me. Then the horrible teacher set a piece of paper on my desk reminding me that I had detention after school. I groaned and smacked my head on my desk. Goddamn this stupid planet.
I ran in the door and down to my lab again, barely giving GIR time to say hi to me. At my ginormous computer I found the Earth search engine 'google' and typed in my criteria. I knew what I wanted to do, but I needed the perfect thing to go with it. I looked for hours and finally I stumbled upon the most amazing one. I printed it out and began to practice. Oh yes, once Dib saw me there would be no way he wouldn't understand. Now all I needed was my costume…
Tehe, so what do you guys want his costume to be? I have something in mind, but I'd like to know what you think.
SUDDEN INSPIRTAION : Thanks Invader Ang for the idea. When I saw it I just had to draw what he would look like in a bee costume.
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