Gravity of You [Invader Zim] [Zim x Dib] [ZADR]

Chapter Two

On the following days, Dib was constantly trying to engage in conversation with Zim as casually as he could. He would see if he was on the school corridors and even tried to sit on a lunch table that was closer to his.

Zim noticed that the human wasn't being hostile to him, in fact, he seemed to be over the fact Zim was an alien. Maybe he just gave up on telling that to the world after a series of failed attempts to do so. If that was the case, Zim didn't bother to talk to him, in fact, he appreciated that. His kind was more of the loner type, they were all invaders after all, usually assigned to worlds in which there was no one like themselves. But with time passing, living on a foreigner planet could be too lonely if they didn't bring it to complete destruction.

With that in mind, Zim decided to make a move. Dib was always trying to talk to him here and there, but today he didn't say anything. Maybe he thought he was bothering the other.

"Dib, Gaz, may I join you on this poorly balanced meal?" He asked approaching their table

Gaz barely raised her head from her video game, but nod in response.

"Uh... sure" Dib answered confused, but soon feeling silly with enjoyment

They kept talking about a couple of things, like plans for the weekend. Apparently Dib was going to look at the stars using his telescope. Zim was about to say something about the ridiculously more advance telescope he had at home, but showing that to Dib made him uneasy so he kept quiet.

"And you Zim, what will you do?" The human asked while drinking his juice from the box

"Repairs" he said simply

"Oh... on what? Your spaceship?" Dib asked

But this time, even Gaz bothered to look up. There was no anger, no irritability, no sarcasm or anything of the kind on the question. He was purely wanting to know for the sake of having a conversation with him.

"Ahn yes! And I have to do something about the screen of my computer as well" Zim said in a paused way, still not believing. "Aren't you going to... you know...?" He finally asked after another pause

Dib sighed deeply and look at him to answer.

"Not really. I kind of gave up on this planet, Zim. Earth was taken to another part of the universe, people saw that black hole in the sky, they saw you and the spaceships and they still didn't listen to me. Humankind will never know we are not alone because they don't want to"

Zim looked at Gaz trying to find answers on her. The urge to say something to comfort him came almost as an instinct.

"He has been gloomy. I felt the same when I gave up on humanity. Many. Many. Years ago" she said with her rough voice

Then didn't talk much more until the end of class. Only when Dib was going to his Dad's car he said a couple of things to Zim before joining his sister on the backseat.

"I'll see the stars tonight, very late, around midnight. You can come to my house if you want, I'll see them from the roof"

Zim noticed Dib sounded rather shy, maybe insecure. Still, he liked the invitation.

"I'll show up at eleven, with pizza" he said touching Dib's shoulder and smiling briefly

Dib smiled on the corner of his mouth in return.

"Ok, see you later" He said before greeting his father inside the car

Later that night, Gaz was walking around the second floor when she caught her brother looking into the mirror on his bedroom. It was obvious to her that something was in the air. Dib wouldn't care about his appearance for anything in the world. As long as his hair had that right shape and his clothes were clean, he couldn't care less.