**Note: Oook, so the first chapter was actually good… I'm so happy!

Chapter 2—Enjoy!

Chapter 2: Confrontations

Nira walked to her next class without looking around like she always did. Her neck itched and gave off a small shock of pain through her body. She wasn't sure what had made Zim react the way he did, if it had been because she told him she knew he was an alien then she could understand his anger… but the small wounds on her neck had been for something else.

"How's the neck, human-larva?" Zim asked from behind.

Nira turned around, her eyes full of fear. "Please, Zim… don't hurt me again…"

The Irken rolled his eyes, "I asked about your neck."

"I-It's fine…"

"Good…"

Nira turned around and continued to walk to her next class. All Zim did was glare at her from behind. He couldn't stand the fact that yet another human knew he was an actual alien, he couldn't believe that the earth girl wasn't going to tell anyone. She would eventually, he was sure of it.

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Nira arrived at her second class of the day. By the time she arrived there were already several of her classmates in there, some talking on their phones, others talking to their friends, and some were actually going over the homework assignment from the day before. She took her seat at the far corner of the second row. "Hi, Nira!"

"Hey, Kate."

Kate took her seat beside Nira and began to talk to her. The two of them had been friends since high school and had actually agreed on going to the same college together. As Kate was telling Nira about the drama that a girl had made during her P.E. class, she noticed small sores on Nira's neck.

"Oh My Gosh, Nira! What happened to your neck?"

Nira touched her neck lightly, "Oh, it's nothing."

"Nothing? Nira, you have three open sores…"

"It's nothing, really. Just mosquito bites."

Kate crossed her arms, "Last time I checked, mosquito bites didn't leave someone's neck like that."

"They itched… a lot. I scratched them and opened them…"

"You dupe."

They shared a laugh. Yes, Nira felt a bit of guilt for lying to her friend, and she wasn't lying because Zim scared the living daylights out of her… but because she believed something had happened to him that made him hate humans so much, so she didn't hold it against him. "Hey, who's the new guy?"

Nira rolled her eyes, "There are a lot of new guys who just enrolled. Who are you talking about?"

"The one that won't quit staring at you from the doorway."

Nira turned around, "Zim?"

"His name is Zim? Wow… is he foreign?"

"Yeah…"

The Irken just stared at her; he had been listening to the conversation and was surprised the earthling hadn't told her friend he had been the one who wounded her neck. 'What is this human playing?'

"Zim!" Kate called, "You in this class?"

He shook his head and walked off.

Kate now had a confused look on her face, "What'd I do?"

"You scared him… like all the other guys."

"Oh haha…"

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Class ended.

Kate and Nira walked out of class together, "What are you doing tonight?"

"I'm going to fix up my apartment."

Kate gave her a small smile, "Your dad kicked you out?"

"Yeah… but that's the best thing that could happen."

"Really?"

Nira gave her a nod, "Why'd you ask?"

"I wanted to know if you wanted to get dinner tonight. But maybe next time."

"Or, you could help me out with my apartment."

"Nah, I'll pass… but you have all my moral support."

Nira laughed, "Gee, thanks."

"Nira."

They stopped. Kate turned, "Hi, Zim."

The Irken ignored her, "Can we talk, Nira?"

Nira turned around and gave him a nod, "I'll see you late, okay?"

"Yeah, sure…" replied Kate as she walked off.

Once Kate was out of sight; Nira walked over to the Irken and told him to follow her. They walked to a student center that was now deserted and sat down at the first table they saw. "Yes?"

"I don't understand you."

"What do you mean?"

"Why didn't you tell your friend the truth about your neck?"

Nira looked at him with surprise and shrugged her shoulders. "Didn't feel like it."

"Why not?"

"Zim, its okay… I told you I wasn't going to tell anyone about you."

He gave her a frown, "I can't trust you."

"I know… and I don't blame you."

"You don't?"

She shook her head, "I figured something must have happened to you. So I don't hold it against you."

Zim couldn't believe what he was hearing, first she looked terrified of him and now she acted like she felt compassion for him. What was this girl playing at? She was going to betray him, he was sure she was. He hit his fist on the table and Nira flinched. "What are you playing at?!"

"I'm not!"

"Don't lie, filthy human!"

"Why would I lie to you? You scare the hell out of me and I don't want to get on your bad side!"

He grinned, "I scare you… good."

"It's not good! I don't know what happened to you but I don't deserve to pay for the crimes of others!"

He frowned, "You humans are not worth my time."

Nira glared at him, "You know something… if you want to hate humans go right ahead! But keep me out of your anger issues!"

She stood up and left the student center.

Zim remained seated. His eyes now burned with fury, his head was telling him to kill the girl, but something stopped him. Maybe it was what she said, that she didn't deserve to pay for the crimes of Dib…

Dib… that filthy human that had betrayed his trust years ago… since then he couldn't trust a human, he couldn't trust anybody.

**Okay, how was it? I really hope it wasn't that bad… if it was, no harsh comments please…**