The last chapter was very long! Damn! I put effort into that chapter alright! Anyway, battle is now over, and Zora's mom is now on her way to the rescue with her 'double-ds'. XD Art will be posted soon my children, but for now, enjoy this glorious chapter of solitude. Btw, Zim and Zora mostly in this chapter. Light fluff, but I won't get too deep into it... yet. That will wait.

Gaz was the first to wake, with a pounding headache.

"Ah, shit!", she mumbled, holding on to her forehead.

"Good morning, little Gazzy!", cried a cheerful voice. Gaz turned over in rage, "Call me that one more time, I dare-", she stopped in mid sentence, not believing who she saw. Zelda Ozbourne was sitting at the end of her brother's bed, petting Gir.

"It's been a long while, hasn't it? I remember when you were just a little girl. You and my daughter were the closest of friends." She smiled her kind smile, just like the one in the photo. Gaz jumped out of her bed and lunged at her, giving her a giant hug. So un-Gaz like.

"I missed you so much! I can't believe you're actually here!" Gaz opened her eyes, looking around the room. "Uh... speaking of here... where are we, exactly?"

Zelda giggled, just like her daughter. "We're in the infirmary, which is located in our basement. You and Dib are stuck in her with me, along with this cute little guy," looking down at Gir, still petting his happily sleeping form, "and so is Ryuu." She motioned her head over to the male goth that they were fighting earlier.

Gaz's mouth was hanging wide open, confused. "WHAT IS HE DOING HERE? YOU KNOW HIM? HE TRIED TO KILL US ALL!"

Zelda raised her brows, acting surprised. "Did he really? Well, I guess that explains why all of you are battered and bruised the way you are."

Gaz looked around, suddenly noticing that two of their allies were not among them.

"Where's Zora and Zim? Are they here too?"

Zelda laughed a heartily laugh. "Of course! But I put them in a separate room. I think they need some time for themselves, don't you?"

Gaz looked at her, feeling more at ease... for the time being.

Meanwhile, in another room on the far other side from where the rest of the group lay recovering, Zora sat next to a still sleeping Zim.

Her clothes are back to normal, with jeans, sneakers, and a white top. She glanced at his facial features, then slowly lowered her gaze down to his chest. His wound was fully healed, thanks to her mother's active magic, which was far more stronger than hers.

Zim was breathing in a steady pace, his wig and contacts now placed back on his persona. 'I don't want him freaking out on me, getting worried that his identity is exposed.', she thought to herself. She couldn't believe that Zim was an alien, and frankly... she didn't care. Zim was Zim, that's all there is to it. He didn't deny her or toss her aside when she revealed that she was a witch to him, so why should she?

She stared at his sleeping face, and mindlessly, started caressing the side of his face. The texture of his skin was so smooth to the touch and very cool. She trailed his jawline swiftly with the tip of her finger, and soon started going down lower to his collarbone and then his chest.

She stopped as she reached his lower ribcage, returning her attention to his face.

He slowly began to stir, making her wonder if he was about to wake. Nope. Still out cold.

She sighed softly. She was still a little angry at him. 'How could he scare me like that? I thought he was going to die!'

"Stupid Zim." she smacked his head lightly, which made her jump cause he started mumbling in a sleeping manner.

"Zim is not... stupid... you... stupid... you... Zzz..." She relaxed, seeing that he was just sleeping. She couldn't help but giggle, thinking that it was cute also.

Her heart came to a stop, as she heard him mumble something else, "Zora... are... you... alright? Zzzzz... I... shall... protect... you..."

She smiled warmly, her heart beating in a rapid rate. She bent down next to where is ear probably was, and whispered, "Yes, Zim. I'm fine. Thank you."

She rose and looked at his face, a smile slowly forming on his countenance. "That's... great..."

He drifted off to sleep, but mumbled one last thing.

"Zora...I... really... like...you... Zzzzz...", from there, he drifted off to his slumber, not saying anything more. Zora smiled a loving smile. She bent down one last time, and whispered, "I like you too, Zim. A lot."

She gently stroked the side of his face, admiring his handsome features. Without a second to register what she was about to do, she gently lowered herself and kissed him on the lips. 'More than anything...', she thought, slowly pulling back after a long minute. The bed was large, so it had enough space for her as well. Zora kicked off her sneakers, and climbed on the bed, gently resting her head on his chest and went to sleep herself. Nothing could ruin this perfect moment, as the two slumbered away peacefully.