Chapter 3. Whoopee! I'm on a writing roll with this fanfic; it usually takes me much longer to write chapters but, I'm making these so short, it's a -snaps fingers-!

Again, I don't own Invader Zim. If I did, it would still be on T.V. with new episodes. (Thought I would make that clear; they're actually playing it on Nicktoons again. Yay!)

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If you hadn't noticed, I changed the genre to Angst/Romance. In future chapters, you'll see why...

"ARGH! That damned Zim!" Gaz flopped down onto her bed. She let out an annoyed sigh. "Why did he have to go and say that… Now it's bothering me so much I can't sleep!" She clutched her deep red comforter so tightly, her knuckles started to turn white. Laying there, she could hear her brother doing something on one of the many computers in his room. She could also hear a dog off somewhere, as well as her neighbors, outside having their usual Friday night barbeque. Gaz curled her legs up closer to her chest, feeling cold. I wonder… Just what Zim had meant, she wondered sleepily. Her mind started to replay the scene in her head for the millionth time since it had actually happened.

-FLASHBACK-

"Maybe that's why you can't take over the planet; 'cause preteen human girls are as smart as you!" Gaz realized too late that probably wasn't the best thing to say. The smile that had graced itself on Zim's lips vanished. When it did, for some reason, her heart sank. I didn't mean to upset him! she screamed inwardly at conscious, I was only joking around with him…! The alien turned to leave, his face and eyes shadowed. It took all of Gaz's willpower not to beg him to stay, to take her back in his arms and never let go. What he said made her froze. "…Maybe there are other reasons, too, Gaz…" Zim looked back over his shoulder at her, a look she could only describe as longing in his eyes. "See you 'round, Gaz…"

-END FLASHBACK-

What had he meant…? Did he mean… A blush grew evident as she drifted on the edge of consciousness.

…Is he staying for me…?

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So, she's finally figuring it out, huh? Zim sat on top of a telephone pole, unseen by mere human eyes. He couldn't here the girls thought, but from the looks on her face, he could guess. He sighed. His self assigned mission of getting another kiss from her was turning into something more important, more…dangerous. The alien sighed wistfully, the burning he'd come to know as want coursing through him.

Zim was figuring out quickly that what had been so innocent of a thing to want, was turning into a burning fire that was threatening to consume him... That was, unless he did something about. As stealthily as he possible could, Zim crept down off of the telephone pole, across the street, and up towards Gaz's window...

-gasp- Dun-dun-dunnnn! Cliff hanger! Now you'll just have to wait until chapter 4 is up! Woohoo! It will probably be up by the end of the day. Please R&R!

~ShokuninBaka