Let Me Hold You
chapter seven
thank you all for the reviews you have given me and thanks for the "happy birthdays" It feels so weird to call myself 18. i still have to get use to it. but you know, the weirdest thing anyone has ever said to me was "happy birthday! you're now 18 and you can be a porn star!" I just about slapped 'em right there in the face. No thank you. That's like the worst job ever. ( no offense to anyone) Even though you can get paid like crazy :)
well anyway spring break has finally started! woooo. Good thing too, I was getting tired of school. I would have updated sooner, but I had all this college stuff to go through. Its tough. I'm about to graduate in two two months and about to be shipped off to the "real world." It's sad, i wanna stay home with my mommy! (not really. no offense mom, I love you very much)
on with the good stuff...
"Do you need something, Zim. I'm kind of busy if you didn't notice."
"I've been thinking.."
"Oh no," I said sitting down. "I better sit down for this." He rolled his big blue eyes.
"I just wanted to make sure that you are prepared for tomorrow?" I tilted my head.
"That's it. No alien scheming?"
"Not, at the moment," he said smirking.
"Well really, I've got nothing. I don't even know where to start. I need to know where it is you would want to begin and..."
"The human organs," he said interrupting me.
"Rude. Like I was saying...and I'm not the best at anatomy so I really don't know how accurate I could be."
"Look human, I just want you to tell me everything YOU know?"
"Why me and why are you so determined to know about us humans. You're not trying to become like one of us are you," I said laughing a little. He kept staring at me like I went mad(crazy) or something. I stopped laughing and put on a serious face. "Why?" He sighed in annoyance.
"If I tell you, will you stop asking stupid questions." I nodded smiling. He sat there for five minutes looking at his plate.
"Zim?" His head popped up.
"Oh, right, right. Well it's complicated."
"Everything is," I stated. He gave me a "shut up" look.
"My bad," I said putting my hands up. "Go on."
"some years ago I was sent on a mission by my Tallest..."
"You're what?"
"The leaders of my planet." I nodded in understanding.
"Long story short, I was lied to the whole time I've been here and have no choice but to live among you dirty humans since my...those stupid Tallest wont let me come back." His eyes never left mine as he told his incredibility short story. I looked away felling sorry for the guy. But I'm sure he would just yell at me not to feel sorry for him. Or show any sympathy. To hell with it. I can say whatever I damn well please.
"Sorry, Zim. Must be hard and all." He glared at me, but not with too much hatred.
"Fool. Nothing is too hard for Zim."
"Oookay. Well It's been nice talking to ya...again. I'll see ya tomorrow." He didn't say nothing more so I just walked back to my table.
"where you been," Gaz asked. "Dad already paid for dinner we're about to leave."
"Nooo. I didn't even get to eat my soup."
"Better hurry. your dad went to the bathroom." At that I gulped down my soup and grabbed a couple of bread sticks by the time my dad got back, with Ms. Kate.
"Eww. I don't even wanna know what was going on in the bathroom." Gaz nodded.
"Okay kids. Lets go home."
During half of the day, I was asleep in class. I hardly got any sleep last night. I don't think no one would when your teacher spent the night at your house and...well you get the picture. God, I couldn't even look at the woman when she was teaching us. She had the stupid "I got laid last night" grin on her stupid face. But I had to say that I was happy she didn't give us any homework since she was in a good mood. The bell rang and everyone started to pile out the class room.
"Um, Dib I have to stay after school today...well the rest of the week." He raised a brow.
"What for?"
"I'm doing some extra work for the teachers around school. Some of them need some help grading and getting things done," I said, lying smoothly.
"Oh, ok. See you later then." He walked out the classroom and I turned to Zim.
"Lead the way." He rolled his eyes and I followed him.
"Bye Bianca. Tell your father that I had such a nice time and I'll see you at your house for dinner," Ms. Kate said waving and smiling like an idiot.
"Ew," I whispered. "Ooookay, bye," I said giving a fake smile. "Why me?"
"I'll never understand humans," said Zim. I chuckled.
"Yet you want to become one."
"Like one," he said growling. "Like a human. Not be a human." I rolled my eyes.
"Might as well be one, but then you wouldn't be you."
"what?"
"I'm saying you should just be yourself, Zim. Do I have to spell everything out for you."
"You didn't spell anything." I growled.
"You sure know a lot of nothing about simple human phrases. Even though you've been here for a long ass time."
"zim sees no interest in learning about earth language."
"You're complicated," I huffed out crossing my arms.
After ten minutes of walking we finally reached his...house? It was odd looking. I've never seen a house look like that in my life and it reminded me of a cartoon. It was just a simple, narrow one story house with a really tall roof. It was covered in green paint with a purple roof. There was also a crack going up the roof. Very strange. But what can you expect from an alien. The house also had pipes going into the fellow neighbor's homes.
"Well don't you just have a ...very...charming home." I did my best to smile and not look so much freaked out. Zim rolled his eyes.
"Follow me." As soon as he opened the door, he was "attacked" by his robo-friend.
"Hiiiiii masta! I love you," it said dragging out "you" for a couple of seconds. I couldn't help but laugh.
"GIR! get off of me!"
"Okay," he simply said.
"HI." Gir, as his name was, said to me as he was waving his hand dangerously fast. I hope he doesn't break his arm off. I gave a small "hi" and a wave before he ran screaming about tacos.
"You sure do know how to create strange robots."
"I didn't create Gir. He was given to me." Wow he really sounded annoyed. Well he always does seem annoyed. What crawled up his ass? Does he even have an ass? I sat on the couch, which was comfy. There was a big flat screen in front of me, which was nice. I looked around. Why the hell is there a toilet in the kitchen. What if I have to go potty?
"There has been a slight change of plans." I gave a slight worried look.
"What do you mean by that?"
"As you have witnessed, I have lack of skills in human language and communications. Right now, I think that's the most important thing right now, that I need to learn seeing as it's real important to you humans." A smile graced my lips.
"Sure! That will be much easier for me to teach."
"Good."
"Now just where to start is going to be the hard part. What do you not understand the most?"
"Human relationships," he said finally sitting down on the couch.
"Back to that subject again, huh?"
"what is the meaning of having friends," he shouted. "It's just so stupid."
"Well one thing is, stop shouting! I'm right here, not a mile away. And second, having a friend is not stupid. Unless you make friends with the wrong people. Anyway, Having a friend is like the best thing ever." He glared at me.
"Why?"
"Because they're always there for you no matter what. Well if you have a very good friend. Also known as a best friend, or a BFF, or a bestie, or a homie, or a pal, or a mate, or an old bean, or a chum or an amigo, or a..."
"Okay. I get it," he shouted.
"Sorry, just got carried away," I said chuckling. "So if you hear any of those phrases, it means friend. Accept "friends with benefits." that's just plain weird."
"What is this...friends with benefits?" Why did I mention that?
"You're just having...sexual relations with your friend. You know, the thing people do when they want to have have an...offspring."
"I see. Are we friends with benefits," he asked me sincerely If I had been drinking something, I'm pretty sure that it would have went everywhere and I would have been choking.
"What? No! God, no. Just forget the "friends with benefits" thing, okay. Now that we have gotten that out of the way, now what?" He tapped his chin.
"Ohhh, there are many things Zim doesn't understand. Like...feelings and emotions."
"Ohhh, emotions, huh? I don't think I can really explain those, except that you go through them on a daily bases. They can even have an affect on other people. Like listening to someones sad story, then you may become sad. It's real simple, but of course complicated." I could tell that Zim was thinking. He had his eyes fixed on nothing particular, but the gears in his head was moving.
"I know you had to feel sad when you found out that your...Tallest...was lying to you."
"I was not! I felt nothing but anger. Not sad, helpless, scared, or...whatever felling you're thinking of." Wow, I've never seen someone THAT angry before. Not even I had been this angry as Zim was. He was shaking. From what, I don't know. I wasn't scared or anything, just confused. Why did some feel the need to not show or tell what they really feel? That junk just got on my nerves.
"What's so bad about emotions," I blurted out.
"Weakness. It's shows weakness." I shook my head and said what I said to everyone who has told me emotions are a sign of weakness.
"I've heard all that before, Zim. And frankly I don't believe in it. If anything they make you strong. And the sooner you realize that, the better off you'll be. So stop being a damn pussy and accept your emotions!" Before I had time to react, His lips flew onto mine. I fell into it for a few seconds. But before I knew it, I was running out the door like a crackhead on crack. (well duh, what else would they be on)
yay! Finally a kiss scene. Even though it was not "all that" But it's just the beginning and I can't have them kissing and groping each other like a bunch of hormonal teenagers every minute. even though it would probably be fun to write, yes? Next chapter should be coming soon. Lets shoot for Sunday. which reminds me, I need to do homework. No fun there. I'll do it tomorrow... maybe.
Thanks for reading and reviewing.
ta-ta. wow, I haven't said that in a while.