Today was Saturday and Zim found Dib in his garage working on his earth built version of an Irken vessel. When Dib didn't notice him come in Zim threw a tennis ball at his head.
"Oww! Oh hey."
"I thought we agreed you shouldn't be working on Irken technology until you understand it? Don't forget what happened last time you messed with Tak's ship."
Dib sat back from the ship cleaning his hands off with an oil-stained rag. "It's not Irken. These are all materials I got from earth, mostly from my dad's lab."
Zim raised an eyebrow, "yes but the schematics are those of Tak's ship are they not?"
Dib's eyes just glanced around the room. "Umm… Maybe?"
Zim let out a loud annoyed sigh. When would the Dib-stink learn that all of his attempts with Irken technology ended in explosion. "Anyway I did some research on your filthy planet's definition of 'love' and I am here to inform you that I have contracted no such disease. Thank you and now we can end the topic." Zim stood eyes closed hands on his sides, in a triumphant posture.
"Love's not a disease. I mean ok people say Love sick but that's not really what it means." Zim just stared at Dib with a blank look on his face.
"But your earth information says that when someone feels 'Love' they show symptoms such as stomach ache, sweaty palms, and disgusting amounts of happiness."
Dib just stared at Zim trying to figure out how to explain it. "Yeah ok I guess so, but that's because you get nervous around the person."
"ZIM IS NEVER NERVOUS! So clearly I do not have this love you speak of."
Dib was at a loss. He wasn't exactly the best person to explain this, though as much as it pained him, he had an idea who might be able to.
"Hey Gaz, can we talk to you for a second?" Dib had dragged Zim up the stairs to his sister's room and Zim wasn't exactly thrilled to be there. Gaz had once beaten him up for mistaking her room for Dib's not long before he had been told his mission was fake.
"Oh great. What do you two want?" Gaz was sitting on her bed with her Game Slave 5. Her homework lay scattered on the bed and the floor, completely forgotten.
"I was hoping you could explain to Zim what it means to like someone." Dib said dragging Zim through the door.
Surprisingly, Gaz paused her game and looked up, one of her squinty eyes open. "And why would I do that?" Dib was an annoyance, the Gaz-demon was the only human Zim almost feared. His eye twitched when she glared at him. How could two females of the same species be so different? Then again he still didn't believe those tests, that said the Gaz-monster was just a normal human, were right.
"I think he likes Kam but he refuses to admit it. Apparently they don't have a word for 'love' on his home planet." Dib and Gaz both looked at Zim who just stared back blankly.
Gaz's eye twitched. "Fine but if anything I say leaves this room I will unleash the horror of a thousand nightmares upon your souls." Dib just smiled and nodded. A thousand was a lot of nightmares to Zim.
"L..like…" Gaz struggled to force herself to say something so embarrassing, "Liking someone means that you n…no.. notice lots of things about them. You don't mind or even want to spend time with them." Zim was shocked to see Gaz was blushing, for a reason other than rage and fury. "It means you worry about what they think of you, even if normally you don't care what people say. And it…" Gaz started twitching like she was about to say the most disgusting thing in the world, "…it makes y..you ha…hap…Happy," she spat out that word like it was poison, clenched her fist and continued, "when they say your name."
Then she stared at the two of them. Dib was smiling staring at Zim who was deep in thought. "Now if you two don't get out of my room I'll send my security after you."
Suddenly afraid for their lives they both ran out in a hurry.
Zim and Dib have the kind of friendship that says "If we're being chased by flesh eating zombies, I'm tripping you." Which I find really cute! Kam wasn't in this whole chapter I know but Dont worry she'll be back and the awkwerdness will continue! Favorite this story if you think it's adorible how Zim doesn't know what Love is!
