**Note: I'm glad this story isn't so bad…

Chapter 3—Enjoy!

Chapter 3: Rain

Zim walked out of the college building and began to walk home. He thought about what had happened today, what the girl had told him… and she was right. She didn't deserve it, but he couldn't help himself. The feeling of betrayal still made his blood boil, that wasn't something he could easily forget.

As the Irken continued to walk, the sudden sound of lightning made him look up to the sky. 'Oh, this is just perfect…' he thought. He began to walk faster hoping that the rain didn't catch him. It had been years since he had been on earth; he hadn't seen rain since then and he was sure it still affected him.

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After a while, Zim came to the door of his new house. This time, he hadn't used his ship to build it. If he had, it would have sent a signal to the Massive and the Tallest would know his whereabouts. As he entered his human-made home his little robot known as GIR ran towards him and jumped on his face.

"Master! Master you are home!"

"I am, now get off me!"

The little robot jumped down and walked towards the living room. Zim closed his door and locked it. He then began to remove his disguise, starting by the wig that made his antennas a bit sore and then the eye contacts that irritated his ruby eyes at times. He threw them on the floor and walked towards the couch. He sat down; his eyes were looking down at the floor.

"What is wrong?" GIR asked.

"Nothing…"

GIR stood on the couch and walked towards his master, "You are sad, master. Why are you so sad?"

"I'm not sad, GIR." Zim replied as he looked at the little robot.

The little robot just stared at him with his tongue hanging out. "I like you…"

Zim let out a sigh, "Yes. I know you do…"

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About three miles away, Nira entered her apartment completely wet. She closed the door and walked towards the restroom. 'I have to remember to take an umbrella tomorrow.'

She wrapped her hair in a towel and changed cloths. After she had done that, she headed for the small kitchen and opened the refrigerator. She frowned a little as she looked inside; there were eggs, bacon, cheese, orange juice, mountain dew, and milk.

Rolling her eyes she took out a can of mountain dew and walked towards the living room. She opened the can and stared at the boxes she had to unpack. She let out a sigh and drank her soda. She then walked towards a box labeled "Pictures". Nira set her soda can on the floor, kneeled and opened the box.

Pools of tears formed on her eyes as she looked through an album. She sat on the floor and flipped the pages. Memories, good ones none the less; the time when she and her parents had visited Italy one summer, when they had spent her birthday in England… back when they had been happy.

When her mother had been alive.

Tears began to run down her face as those memories began to flow in her mind. How she wished things were still the same… maybe if her father hadn't remarried, things would be okay.

*Knock, Knock*

Wiping her tears, Nira got up from the floor and walked towards the door. She leaned her head on the wooden door and looked through the view hole, "Kate?"

"Are you gonna let me in? It's pouring out here!"

Nira unlocked the door and opened it, "Hey… I thought you weren't coming."

Kate shrugged her shoulders and walked inside, "I figured you'd be starving by now."

Nira closed the door, "What makes you say that?"

"Let's see… oh, you just moved in, you didn't eat today, you don't have a car which is why you moved in so close to the campus, and the nearest grocery store is three miles away."

"Fascinating—"

"Elementary, my dear Nira."

"And you figured that out all on your own?"

Kate glared at her and raised her hand, "I brought Chinese."

"The bathroom is over there," Nira pointed, "dry off while I serve the food."

"Okay." Kate replied as she handed the Chinese food to Nira.

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"Computer, preform a physical analyzes now!" Zim demanded.

Nothing happened.

"You didn't create a base this time…" GIR said.

The Irken hit his forehead, "Right… old habits are hard to forget."

"Aw, don't be sad Master… I can help you out!"

"How so?"

The little robot just looked at Zim and walked towards the kitchen and returned with a small notebook and a pencil. "Lay down…"

"GIR, I really don't think—"

GIR's eyes became red, "LAY DOWN!"

Surprised at the sudden reaction of his robot, Zim let out a sigh and laid down on the couch. He had an annoyed expression on his face now and was wondering what the little robot had installed for him.

"How do you feel?"

The Irken turned his head towards his minion, "What a stupid question! I told you, I feel fine!"

GIR wrote something down, "You're not being honest!" he said in a high pitch voice.

Zim rose, "GIR!"

"Lay down please."

Glaring at his small robot, the Irken growled and laid down once again, his patience becoming thinner by the minute. "How will this help, GIR?"

"I don't know…"

Zim looked at him as his left eye began to twitch, "You… don't know?"

GIR just nodded.

"Why am I not surprised?"

The little robot just walked towards his master and patted him lightly on the hand, "It's okay, master. You just feel guilty."

"Guilty? Zim never feels guilty for anything he does! NEVER I SAY!"

GIR just stared at him, "I'M GONNA MAKE SOME WAFFLES!"

The Irken just glared at the little robot as he walked towards the kitchen. Zim sat back up and glared down at the floor. Was he feeling guilty? That couldn't be… his race was cold, cruel, calculating… how could he be feeling any remorse? Was it because he was… defective?

His mind went blank. It wasn't how he was feeling remorse; it was why he was feeling it. He was taking out his anger for Dib on an earth girl who had not been even born when it had happened… truth be told; she had been the only one who had been nice to him since he'd return. She didn't know him, so why was she being nice?

What would the Tallest think of him now? They already thought of him as worthless… as a threat… as a mistake that even the Controller Brains couldn't eradicate.

If they knew what he felt right now, they would laugh. But then again, they always had so it wouldn't be anything new…

'How do I stop this feeling?' he thought to himself, 'Maybe… I should… NO! I WON'T EVEN CONCIDER IT!'

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After ten long minutes Kate finally came out of the bathroom.

"Finally! I thought you had died in there!" Nira said.

Kate walked over to her, "Haha…" she sat down beside her friend, "You okay?"

"I'm fine."

"So… why did he kick you out?"

Nira looked down, "I really don't want to talk about it."

Kate just looked at her with pity. She knew how much of a bad relationship Nira and her step-mother had. She just didn't know how bad it had become over the course of the years. "Movie?"

Nira looked at her, "I don't have any."

"It's cool, I brought my own."

Nira smiled, "Are you planning on staying the night?"

"Yes."

Nira laughed, "Fine…" she looked around, "Where's your stuff?"

Kate gave her a smile, "In my car."

**Ooookay… how was it? I really, REALLY hope it wasn't that bad. Well, thanks for reading!**