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Hey guys! I am so sorry! I know I have not updated in two days, but I have been busy with something else. I am trying to learn to draw good enough so that I can draw some of the scenes from my stories. I thought you might like that. So here is a quick update. I know it is not as long as the others ones, but hopefully the last chapter makes up for it ;). I actually really loved that one, if I may say so myself XD. Plus, this chapter has a lot of Zagr comfort/love moments ^-^. Enjoy and Review!

They dropped Keef off at his house, telling his parents that he had fallen asleep at skool after a long evening of rehearsal. He had woken up right before they left but luckily, had forgotten everything that had happened. Zim drove to Gaz's house, their entire ride driven in silence. Gaz stared out the window as she counted the streets left before they arrived. When they did, Zim moved his hand over a button to open to top for her to get out, but she quickly grabbed his hand. He gave her a puzzled look.

"I'm not ready to go home yet. I want to talk to you."

"But, Gaz—"

"Take me to the hill," she interrupted.

He stopped to think for a moment and realized what she was referring to right away. During Romeo and Juliet, the pair had grown very close. So close that on the night Zim invited her to take a ride with him, they ended up on a hill that overlooked the city. There, they shared their first kiss. Zim nodded and directed the Voot Cruiser to their spot. As they drove, Gaz could not help but remember what had happened. The way he had jumped Keef, the way he grasped that noose, the way he had looked at her; every single moment stained her mind. They finally arrived, Gaz sighed, and turned to face him. He continued staring straight ahead, afraid to look her in the eyes.

"Zim…" She placed her hand on his arm. He glanced pitifully down at the touch, yearning for her, yet hating the fact that what had just happened had really happened. He had come so close to hurting Keef, possibly even killing him. After the scene Gaz had witnessed, he knew she would never look at him the same. Still, her hand remained.

"I did not mean for it to lead to that," he mumbled.

"I know you didn't. That's why I'm not mad. I know you were just trying to keep Keef away from me. But, Zim," she waited for him to face her, "you don't have to worry about anyone stealing me away from you. That last time we were here, the night we had our first kiss, we made a promise to each other. Don't you remember?"

He nodded meekly.

"When I said I was yours, I meant it. And when you said you were mine, I know you meant it too. That means you never have to worry about Keef or anyone taking me away."

He faced her completely at that. He shook his head over and over as if refusing to believe it.

"Zim?"

He continued to shake his head, staring down at the seating of the Cruiser. When he glanced up, she was shocked to see tears in his eyes. A gasp nearly escaped her lips at the sight of the miserable Irken. He gritted his teeth, angry with himself and also at the burning sensation that stung his skin at the contact with the tears.

"All of my life," he muttered, "I have lived a lie and lived with betrayal. My leaders, the ones I have served since birth and sought to impress, sent me to a foreign planet to let me die. I have lived on this planet in complete solitude since I have arrived. I did not mind at first; I was sent here to destroy your race!" His eyebrows furrowed with anger. "But then, I was forced to audition for that play and I actually got to know you." He looked up at her. "You, the one who was always rejected by her own kind because she was different. The one who was supposedly 'cold and unsocial'. And yet, you were the most accepting of them all…"

She could see the confusion gathering in his eyes. He no longer knew what to do with himself, with his life. Everything he had worked for was in vain. Without his mission and the loss of what he had believed was his real life, he had lost his purpose. He no longer wanted a reason as to why the Tallest had betrayed him; he simply wanted the pain to end, a reason to continue living. She could see long hidden pain coming together and spilling out with each tear, each word that slipped from his grasp. Whether he would admit it or not, Zim was crushed by his loss. She opened her mouth to speak, but he was not finished.

"My time with you was breathtaking. I had never known love before; my planet had forbid it long ago. The night I finally told my leaders of you, they wanted me to use you and make you my slave. But I couldn't. I refused and they told me I was a defect and a failure. I gave up everything for you and suddenly, Keef came into our lives." He sneered at the name. "I saw him as a threat. I had nothing left but you, Gaz. When he came, I feared that he would take you away and I would be left with nothing. I knew you did not have feelings for him, but I was afraid that there may have been temptations. I created this device to impress you by being the best I could in the musical, but like everything else, it failed." He ripped the device from his PAK. It sparked and sputtered until the lights finally died down. He threw it behind his back, releasing the reminder of his failure. "When the Tallest had told me the truth, it was unbearable. But then, a greater pain came. Yes, their news hurt, but it couldn't compare to the pain I felt that day I heard you singing with Keef. Every single word, every lyric sang was like a reminder; a reminder that I am not of this world. I am not of this world and I have no home. And it also proved to me that I cannot be everything you need me to be. Without you, I am nothing." He took her hand, now heartbroken more than anything "So please, Gaz, I wish to ask of you one thing and one thing only." His eyes looked into hers, pleading, begging.

She nodded timidly, heartbroken at the pain he had felt. Why did I not notice any of this? She thought to herself. How could I have ignored him when he has always been there for me? He sighed and she could see he was afraid to continue.

"Just love me, Gaz… Please, love me…" He shuttered as even more tears came and burned his flesh. He groaned in pain; the pain caused by his tears and by his past. She grabbed his face and lifted it until he was looking at her. She quickly wiped the tears away while tears fell from her own eyes.

"I love you, Zim. I do. I really do love you," she whimpered as she desperately worked at the evident pain the alien had experienced completely alone. His pain killed her. It killed her to know that he had suffered alone for so long and she did not even notice.

"I am so sorry," she whispered.

He abruptly faced her, his eyes questioning her.

"Why? Why are you sorry? I have caused all of this. It is my fault. I was the failure. I—" She interrupted him by pressing her lips to his. Her tears rolled onto his face, fresh smoke rising into the air. She brought a hand up to wipe it away, but he clutched her hand and pulled away.

"Don't"

"But it's hurting you."

He shook his head.

"It doesn't matter. When you feel pain, so do I. Let it show that that is the way it shall always be." He went back to kissing her and ignored the discomfort. That night, they released their pains, every wrong doing anyone had ever caused them and focused on each other. They knew that the feeling they felt when in each other's arms was irreplaceable and planned to savor every minute of it.

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Poor Zim…

I know I have said that a dozen times, but I kind of have a reason for that lol. In Zimeo and Gaziet, the story mainly focused on Gaz and her troubles. So I decided for this one, I would have it focus on Zim. Well, now that my explanation is out of the way (^-^), I hope you enjoyed it! Chapter 9 will be up soon!