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Gaz ran, hearing Zim follow her from behind. She glanced backwards and saw Kama, pushing through the crowd with a worried look on her face. She turned and kept running.

Zim caught up with her at the edge of the village and put his hand on her shoulder from behind.

Gaz shrugged it off. She was glowing faintly with her black aura.

"That... was... totally... humiliating." she growled.

"You're a good singer, you know," he said suddenly.

Gaz turned, surprised.

"What?"

Suddenly, they were surrounded by villagers with spears. Probably the warriors of the tribe.

Zim asked something in Irken. One of the warriors shouted something back, and he tensed. Before Gaz knew what was happening, Zim had jumped in front of her protectively, in a battle stance, his hands glowing with green energy.

"Hey!" Gaz said. "What the hell is going on?"

Zim growled.

"I need some answers here! Hellooo?"

"They want to force you to marry the chief's son,"

Gaz grimaced, then tensed in a battle stance of her own, back-to-back with Zim.

"That is so not going to happen,"

She had no time to think about why Zim reacted so suddenly. She growled.

"WAIT! WAIT!" Kama ran between Gaz and the warriors she was about to blast to the moon.

"WHAT?" She yelled impatiently. Her hands brightened and Kama flinched, but stood her ground.

"Don't hurt them! It's their culture!"

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"Every few years, they get a new member of the tribe or two, some people who were banned or ran away from the empire!"

"Uh huh. So?"

"They have a custom that if the travelers want to go on their own way, one of their group has to marry one of the important people in the tribe!"

"Yeah, well, we're an exception." Gaz grinned evilly at the thought of destroying these warriors who had taken her captive. Her hands brightened further.

"NO!" Kama yelled. She sighed.

"We're not going against their customs, my Lord."

"Well I ain't marryin' no 'Chief-to-be,' Deafy."

"No..." she looked straight into her eyes and smiled sadly. "I will."

Behind them, Zim blinked.

"Well..." the fire on his fingertips went out and he stood up straight, tapping his chin and pondering this decision.

"It is a possibility."

Kama gasped slightly and looked down at her feet. Gaz looked back at Zim, then to Kama again.

"Weeelll..." she said. "If... if you're sure..."

"I am." Kama looked up and smiled. "I fell in love with their culture, with their religion, with their way of life! I'd do anything to stay here and have someplace to belong to. I fit right in!"

Suddenly, she ran up and hugged Gaz's legs, the only place she could reach.

"Thank you for banning me!"

Gaz looked down, unsure what to do for a moment. After a moment, she kicked Kama off. She skidded for a second, but remained on her feet.

"Alright." Gaz said. "Go tell them you're staying. I sure as hell can't do that."

Kama smiled and talked to one of the warriors. He nodded as she spoke, then yelled something out. The other warriors cheered loudly and went off, probably to tell their leader that someone had agreed to the marriage.

Kama walked up to Zim and motioned for him to bend down so they could talk. Gaz watched through narrowed eyes.

"I just wanted to say... thank you."

"Um... you're welcome."

Kama bit her lip and looked down. Zim stared at her expectantly, wondering if she had anything else to say. It sure looked like it.

Kama looked up. Before Zim knew what was happening, she leaned forward and kissed him lightly. She walked away, crying silently.

Zim stood up with widened eyes. He glanced at Gaz and looked at her curiously.

She looked shocked. Then, that shock turned into anger. She growled, walked up to him, slapped him as hard as she could, then stomped away. He sat on the ground, rubbing his cheek where she had hit him.

"Pick your ass of the ground and let's get going. I want to be as far away from you as possible. As soon as possible," she grumbled, walking angrily through the woods.

Zim stood and shook his head. He followed her into the woods.

Must be a full moon or something, he thought. Apparently women everywhere go absolutely insane today.

Note: Dun dun duuunnn! Ooh, dramaaa! Kama's true feelings revealed before she says goodbye forever! The traditional slap that causes someone to really think about the cause! Gaz revealed to be a good singer! What totally exiting thing will happen next? Not even I know! Well, I do. Kind of.