A/N: Well, we'll see how far this gets! Chapter ten everybody!! For this one, I thought it would be fun if I had the kids at school in on the song wit this one. ;]

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Bolting up the stairs to his room lightning quick, Gaz was not even fully aware that her brother was home until she realized that the front door was wide open. Growling, she slammed it shut and headed upstairs to berate her older brother.

"DIB! Just where the hell were you!? Dad came home last night and I couldn't tell him where you were!!" She kicked his door and heard his muffled sobs. "Crying like a baby? What a loser you are!" She kicked his door again out of frustration. She heard him mumble an apology and a plea to just leave him alone. She sighed irritatedly and kicked the door once more, hard; leaving a crack from the bottom to about a fifth of the way up his door. "Just be ready for dinner tonight. Dad said he'd be home again to check on you."

Dib sighed when his sister finally left hearing distance and he cursed Zim to the high heavens. He was so angry at himself for believing such a deceiving jerk. He was an alien, of course he would lie to get what he wanted. How stupid he'd been. He had prided himself on being the smartest kid in school, which was more than a far-fetched tale. Guh, how foolish he'd been to think someone would actually accept him and love him for what he really was.

After sulking for more than an hour, he got up, kicked off his boots and took off his glasses and took a nap. He was too tired to even think of anything but sleep.

The day passed by as did the night, his father questioned him and he told him he was out all night hunting for werewolves and pixies and his father told him how he should give up on that and join the team for REAL science. Dib was only half listening. His mind was whirring about what Zim might be doing now, and what he'd been thinking when he'd put the moves on him. His face turned pink and his father mistook it for excitement in becoming a real scientist. Excusing himself for the night, he decided maybe one of the SE members might be able to help him out.

Agent Dark Booty was the one he chose to confide in and he told him all about what had happened with this, "girl," for his sake. Dark Booty told him to wait it out, see if anything happens. He said women were finicky and that they always wanted the man to be the one coming back to him. Dib sighed and tried to turn it around in his head. So Zim wanted him back....but he was the woman, so...he should want Zim to come to him...ugh! This was all too confusing. Thanking Dark Booty for his help, he signed off and shut down his computer.

He wanted to take a walk, but he was afraid of Gaz's wrath and what he might hear. He knew where his feet would lead him, and he didn't want to deal with that just yet. Tomorrow they had school and Dib was dreading it more than is normal. He had slept too much today, and so he lay restless in his bed, thinking, torturing himself to the brink of insanity. Or what he called insanity. By other people's standards, he already was crazy. But whatever; they didn't matter at all. What mattered to Dib....what made him.... What was the point!? He was getting aggravated and went to the bathroom and took a sleeping pill. Within the hour, he was asleep at the tender morning hour of two a.m.

In the morning, he woke up at nine a.m., shouting when he realized he'd overslept and even slept through Gaz's destruction of his room while she attempted to wake him. Cursing as he sprinted to school, he was completely unaware of the fact he was being followed.

When he got to the school, he ran into the room panting. Miss Bitters snarled at him and demanded his excuse. He shook his head and said he'd overslept and took his seat, ignoring the gazes of all the children. He chose instead to look out the window until the lunch bell rang. Dazed, he left the room and headed outside, and towards the swing set. Picking a swing, he just sat there, swinging slightly back and forth. He was unaware of Zim's intense gaze upon him from afar. Not like he wasn't surprised.

Suddenly, like in a movie, music began playing from out of no where. The kids on the playground were surrounding him and smiling. He looked at them in terror, waiting for the beating that didn't come. Dib looked at them all and he sighed, talking to himself. "If there's a prize for rotten judgment, I guess I've already won that. No man is worth the aggravation. That's ancient history, been there, done that!"

The kids all then chorused at him, scaring him off of his swing. "Who'd'ya think you're kiddin'? He's the Earth and heaven to you! Try to keep it hidden, honey, we can see right through you! Dib, ya can't conceal it! We know how ya feel and who you're thinking of~!" Dib stood himself up and brushed himself off. He shook his head and moved through the crowd.

"No chance, no way. I won't say it, no, no!" He climbed on top of the jungle gym and sat, swinging his legs. The kids watched him and sang loudly up at him:

"You swoon, you sigh, why deny it, uh-oh...." the kids danced and swayed along to the music as they watched Dib sway atop the jungle gym.

"It's too cliche, I won't say I'm in love." He paused and sighed. "I thought my heart had learned it's lesson. It felt so good when I started out... My head is screaming get a grip, dude~! Unless I'm dying to cry my heart out! Ooohhhh!!!" Dib clenched his heart and looked at the sky. The children's eyes were all on him and he was getting a little unnerved by it all. Were they picking on him? Were they even aware of what they were doing? Had something happened he wasn't aware of?

"You keep on denying, who you are and how you're feeling. Dib, we're not buying. Dib we see you lose control. Face it like a grown-up, when you gonna own up, that you got, got, got it bad!!!" Dib cried out and jumped down, running away to the tether pole and swinging around on it, holding onto it like it was a life line.

"No chance, no way, I won't say it, no, no."

The kids circled him and smiled. "Give up, but give in," Zita stepped forth and lifted his chin. "Check the grin, you're in love!" Dib ripped away from here and shook his head as he walked.

"This scene, won't play, I won't say I'm in love!"

"You're doin' flips, read our lips. You're in love!"

"You're way off base, I won't say it!! Get off my case, I won't say it~!" He turned and sang/shouted at them. Covering his ears, he walked over to the front steps and sat down with his head in his hands. The kids gathered around the step and one boy handed him a flower.

"Dib, don't be proud, it's okay you're in love~..."

Dib sighed in defeat as he sat back, playing with the petals. "Ohhhh~! At least out loud....I won't say I'm in....love~....," Dib closed his eyes and smiled, thinking of Zim and how he might have reacted if he saw this. Maybe....no, couldn't be. Dib stood up with a smile and walked back inside with his flower. And once he was out of sight, the kids were out of their trance and were back to playing on the playground as if nothing had ever happened.

Dib was none the wiser to the presence behind him and before he could even blink, his mouth was covered and he was pulled into the boy's bathroom. A kiss on the cheek startled him as he turned around to see who it was. Gasping at the revelation of who it was he saw as he turned, he blushed red and hid the flower behind his back. "Zim!"

Zim smiled and tilted his head in wonder at the human boy. "So... you're in love? With who, I wonder....," he fingered the flower behind Dib's back and Dib shook like a leaf. He turned his face away from Zim's and denied Zim's accusation. Said Irken invader smiled and took firm hold of Dib's chin and kissed his lips softly. "I'm...Zim wishes to apologize for yesterday. I didn't mean to startle you or make you think wrongly of me. I just wanted you to understand the full extent of my love. Zim loves Dib....does Dib...love Zim?" He asked sweetly, looking into his eyes. Dib looked away and swallowed harshly.

Did he love Zim? Did Zim really love him? He chanced a glance at those fake eyes that were still gazing intently into his own. He quickly looked away and sighed shakily. "I....I think I do, but I'm not sure. How can I be sure, when I can't trust you? How do I know you love me, Zim? For real and not just from what you've read or looked up in books?"

Zim was taken aback by this and swallowed. Dib was very cautious, and it might take a long while to get him to break down and see Zim for what he really was. Pulling him closer until their lips touched, Zim hoped this would be a good enough answer. "You won't know until you give me a chance. Dib, I really do love you. I love you...I need you in my life. I want you in my life...," he said sincerely. He hoped Dib could see the truth, He really did want to love him and only him, no matter what anyone said. He'd loved Dib for a while now, and now that he'd had him in his arms, and he knew about his love, he didn't want to let his Dib go. Zim had already come to terms with his love for the human. Now, it was Dib's turn to accept his love for Zim.

Dib took a step away from Zim and turned his gaze to the floor. "I need...some more time to think on it. I really...just need to clear my head. Okay?"

Zim nodded, understanding Dib's thoughts. He sighed and kissed him once more before turning around to leave. "I'll give you as much time as you need, Dib. You know where to find me when you've made up your mind." He called as he exited the horrible, smelly bathroom.

Dib sighed and went over to the sink, splashing cold water on his face to cool him off. Never had he been under this much hormonal stress. What would he tell Zim? How long would he wait? There he goes, off thinking again without a regard to his mental health. He decided he'd take two days this time to decide, and then...he'd have to confront Zim. Would he be able to tell him no if he didn't really love him? What might Zim's reaction be?

But, he did love him, so it shouldn't be that scary....right? Right?

Sorry it is kinda short. I need sleep and I didn't want to lose my train of thought. What'd you think? I thought I was stretching it a bit with the whole song thing, but it was fun. I had fun so it was worth it. If you didn't, well, you have no sense of humor and I pity you. The song if you don't know, you are deprived, is I Won't Say(I'm In Love) by Megera in Disney's Hercules. Now I want to watch this movie. XD Yay, chapter ten! Thanks, and review and you'll get eleven soon!!