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Chapter 4—Enjoy! ^_^

Chapter 4: Introduction

The storm finally stopped. The only traces that were left of it were the large puddles of water on the concrete ground and the sounds of small drops of water falling onto cars or puddles. It was around 11:30 p.m. and most of the humans were asleep, and those where usually the elementary students, along with some high school students, and some adults who had to wake up very early the next day.

But somewhere in the neighborhood, two college students spent their night watching movies and enjoying a bag of caramel popcorn.

"Okay, okay… what movie do you want to see next?" Kate asked.

"Which ones do you have left?"

Kate searched through her bag, "Um… well, I have Hamlet, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Ring and Alien vs. Predator."

Nira thought for a moment, "Um… let's watch Hamlet."

"Okay!"

As Kate took out the previous DVD and placed it on its box, Nira took a moment to look towards the nearest window. It was then she noticed how the rain had stopped and that now, all that was left of it were droplets of water that softly hit the glass and made their way down to the stone.

"Kate, do you believe in aliens?"

Kate looked over her shoulder, "What?"

"It just came to mind, sorry."

"Weird question, but I'll answer it."

Nira looked back at her friend as she waited to hear her answer. Now, she just had to come up eith an excuse as why she had asked that.

"I don't."

"No?"

"Nope."

Kate returned to her seat beside Nira and pressed 'play' on the DVD remote, "Do you?"

"Um… yes."

"Cool."

After that, Kate didn't say anything else. They watched the movie, commenting on some scenes and laughing at the ignorance of some characters; and as the movie reached its climax, the girls began to drift away into sleep. Soon, their eyes felt too heavy to continue to watch the movie. They stopped it and walked to Nira's room.

"I'll sleep on the couch." Kate said.

"Um… okay."

"Night Nira."

"Night Kate."

It wasn't long before the two of them fell under the sandman's spell. They slept peacefully, dreaming of the day they'd had or of their most precious memories.

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The next morning the two friends walked to the campus together. Kate had wanted to drive there but Nira had told her that doing that would be lazy and a waste of gas. Much to Kate's dislike, she agreed on leaving her car but told Nira that if her car got vandalized, she was paying for the damages.

Upon arriving on campus, the friends went their separate ways. Kate went to her Biology class while Nira went to her Art class.

As Nira entered the empty classroom, she felt a small burning sensation on her neck. She rubbed the small wounds as she walked towards her desk and sat down. She brought out her sketch pad, pencils, markers, and some pens and began to draw.

Zim was entering the classroom when he noticed Nira scratching her neck. Rolling his eyes, he entered the classroom and took his seat beside Nira.

"What are you doing?"

Nira flinched and turned towards him, "Zim?"

"I asked you something."

"…. I'm drawing."

"Not that."

Nira closed her sketched pad, placing her pencil inside to hold her place and covered her neck, "I'm scratching my neck."

"Why?"

"It itches…"

The Irken raised an eyebrow, "Let me see."

Nira shook her head.

"I'm not going to hurt you."

With noticeable hesitation, Nira brought her hand down and tilted her head to the side making her neck wounds visible to Zim.

The Irken frowned as he observed them.

"You need antibiotics."

Her eyes grew, "W-What?"

"What did you expect? You scratched them and now they're infected."

"This wouldn't have happened if you hadn't given them to me in the first place!"

Zim remained quiet. She was right; if he hadn't attacked her yesterday she wouldn't need any antibiotics. "About that…"

Nira looked at him curiously.

"I uh… I'm… I'm sorry."

"What?"

"I said I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you."

By now, Nira was speechless and Zim was surprised by his words. He wasn't lying about it, he was actually giving an honest apology and it made him feel… weird. Something he had never felt before… he felt relieved. As if a great deal of weight had been lifted from his body.

"Apology accepted."

The Irken smiled a little.

"Want to start over?"

Zim nodded.

With a smile, Nira stretched out her hand, "I'm Nira."

The Irken grinned and took her hand, "I'm Zim."

"So… can I use any type of antibiotic or does it have to be a certain kind?"

"Any should be fine."

"Okay."

Zim began to tap his desk, "So…?"

"What?"

"You trust me?"

Nira opened her sketch pad, "No."

"Why not?"

"Zim, do you trust me?"

"No."

She grabbed a pen, "We're barely getting to know each other… give it time."

"And my secret?"

"I'll take it to the grave."

The Irken crossed his arms, "I can't trust you."

"I know…"

He turned towards her, "How do we solve it?"

Nira stopped and looked at him. "If I expose you, you can torture me to your heart's desire."

Her words sent chills down the Irken's spine. She wasn't lying, he could see it in her eyes… but yet, that was a bit far. "Deal."

She gave him a nod and return to drawing.

Zim looked over to her sketch pad, "What are you drawing?"

"A wolf."

"Cool."

It wasn't long before the other students entered the classroom and amongst them was the bully form the day before, Mark.

"The King has arrived!" he announced.

Some of the students laughed while others rolled their eyes.

"He's not bright is he?" Zim whispered.

"Nope." replied Nira.

Mark then looked at them, "Well, if it isn't the two aliens."

They glared at him but decided to ignore him. Nira returned to her wolf drawing and Zim continued to watch her.

The bully began to turn red with anger. Apparently them not paying attention to him, had really ticked him off. He continued to scream at them and began to call them names.

Everyone in the classroom was begging to get aggravated by Mark's screams, and Zim, Zim was very close to losing his temper with the loud human. If it hadn't been for the timely arrival of the Art teacher, Mark would have become something far worst than a failed science experiment.

"Finally. I thought he'd never shut up."

Nira closed her sketch pad, "Same here…"

"What class do you have after this?"

"None. The rest of my classes were cancelled."

"Fun."

Nira just nodded. "You?"

"Chemistry."

"Is it hard?"

"No."

The class went on, and every once in a while Nira and Zim would stop talking and take down notes. The teacher mentioned how their next assignment would consist of either a water painting or a sculpture. Some groaned, others rejoiced, and others didn't show much interest.

"What are you going to do, earth-monkey?"

Nira did her best not to burst out laughing, but couldn't help giggle a little, "A water painting."

"Why did you laugh?"

"I'm sorry, Zim…. But your expressions are funny."

"Really?"

She nodded, "What about you?"

"Maybe a sculpture."

"Cool."

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Once class was over, Nira placed her stuff back inside her book bag and rose from her seat. Zim was already out of his seat, now he was just waiting for the girl so they could leave the classroom. He looked around the room and noticed how Mark was still inside and was glaring at them. The bully seemed extremely angry and was obviously not going to leave them alone.

Growing tired of him, Zim walked towards Mark and locked gazes with him. "What is your problem?"

"I don't know who you think you are, punk! No one ignores me!"

Zim gave him a bored look, "I'm sorry, what?"

The bully's eyes grew. He grabbed Zim's collar and pulled him, "You have no idea who you're dealing with!"

The Irken gave him a cruel and cold glare, "No, earth-smell. It is you who doesn't know who he's dealing with. Listen carefully, I will not repeat myself. Leave us alone or I will eliminate you down to your last cell… and once I'm done with you, no one will remember you even existed."

Mark released him. Fear was written in his eyes, he could feel a shiver going down his spine as he looked into Zim's eyes. There was something in them… something dark and evil.

Moments later the Irken and the human girl left the classroom, leaving the bully frozen in his spot.

"What did you tell him?" Nira asked.

"Stuff."

Nira shook her head, "Well, I'm leaving. See you tomorrow?"

Zim nodded, "Yeah."

**Oook… how was it? Was it good? I hope so… well, thanks for reading!**