You scrambled out of class, leaving the bickering enemies behind you. You clutched the egg protectively as you watched some of your fellow classmates already break their eggs. You slide it into an empty water bottle and slide into your seat at the lunch table.

Meanwhile, Zim and Dib have barely made it out of Ms. Bitters' classroom. They were still arguing over you.

"Stay away from y/n-human, Dib-Stink. S/he/they belong to Zim!" He growled.

Dib rolled his eyes. "How many time do I have to tell you I don't like Y/n?! Just a few weeks ago I thought s/he/they was/were an alien and was plotting to the tell government!" The raven haired boy waved him off. "We're just friends."

Zim pointed a sharp finger in his face. "I don't trust you. You're a pathetic smeet! If you hurt y/n, I promise I'll make you wish I had successfully sent you to that room with a moose."

"You're so dense, Zim. You want to destroy the Earth for your leaders who don't even like you! They're lying to you, but you're such a moron you can't see that."

You froze when you heard Dib say this as they walked into the lunch room. He wasn't supposed to say anything to Zim about it. You were supposed to wait until you could tell him lightly.

Zim sputtered words randomly as he searched his mind for a comeback. You quickly changed the subject when they reached the table. You tried to talk about the project and how it would be easiest if you just cared for the egg alone.

"So, how long until the human worm baby hatches from that thing?" Zim questioned.

You blinked, not believing he was serious. As long as he's ben here, he hasn't learned about human reproduction yet? "You do know that humans don't come from chicken eggs right?"

He rolled his eyes. "Well, duh. They come from human eggs like the one in your possession. It's all the more reason why Irkens are superior. Our smeets are cloned from the greatest Irken elites."

Dib snickered. "If that's the case, why are you literal trash at everything? Where you cloned from a defected elite?"

"Zim is no defect!" To emphasize his point, he swung his arms back. He managed to knock the egg from Torque's hands. It flew across the room and smashed against Keef's head.

"Food fight!" Someone yelled.

You pulled Zim down for cover under the table. Dib crouched down next to you, glaring at the green boy. You covered your head with a lunch tray, just in case any of the wannabe food made it's way under the table.

"Way to go genius." Dib teased angrily.

Zim waved dismissively. "Zim meant to start a food war. I simply wanted to rid this planet of one future human worm filth."

You face palm. You figured there was no point in trying to explain the birds and the bees to Zim. He clearly had it in his head that he was correct already. You scanned the room, looking for the easiest way out of the situation at hand. You had to distract everyone somehow.

You shot up from your position with a handful of wanna be meatloaf. "Hey, Jessica!" You shout at the blonde haired popular girl. "Your makeup looks a little off. I think you could use a little blush." You toss the meat at her face.

The entire crowd of Skoolchildren gasped and gawked as the mystery meat splattered all over her. You smiled nervously and continued your confident facade. "That's better. The ketchup really makes your eyes pop."

Jessica fumed, yelling frustratedly. You grabbed Zim by the hand and motioned for Dib to follow you. The moment your hand touched the door to the exit, the food fight started back up again.

You huffed and leaned your back against the lockers. "Well, that goes my chance of ever being popular here."

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Once the school day ended, you, Dib, Gaz, and Zim began your walk home. You were actually surprised that the boys were getting along for the time being, but that was probably because they both are visibly afraid of Gaz. You made a mental note to bring her around more often when you have to deal with Zim and Dib at the same time.

When the time came for Zim to turn down a different street to return to his base, he awkwardly pulled you into a side hug. "Until tomorrow, my love pig."

You raised an eyebrow at his sudden use of affection. You mumbled a goodbye and continued on your way with the siblings. Gaz snickered at the uncomfortable atmosphere. Dib, of course, had a million and one questions to ask.

"Wait, you're really dating that alien? Do you know how many levels of wrong that is? Do you want to have mutant alien babies?" He frowned.

You rolled your eyes for the hundredth time today. "Please don't start the baby talk with me. We haven't been dating long enough to worry about that." You erase the thought from your mind. "And just so you know, I happen to have four mutant friends and they are the nicest people I know. Well, Raph's not that nice... but my point is there's nothing wrong with mutants!"

"You're missing my point." He threw his hands in the air. "We don't know what Zim is planning. He could be using you now that he knows about your powers!"

You huff. "Actually, Gir told me about Zim's crush on me before he knew about my powers. Besides, he promised he wouldn't use my abilities against the planet."

Dib opened the door to his home, letting his sister walk in as he held it open. "Look, y/n. You can't trust his word. Zim lies all of the time. Do you really think he cares more about you than his home planet?"

You didn't answer his question. You were too afraid to be wrong if Zim decided that the Tallest were more important than you. You also didn't want to think about it. You were risking a lot by putting your trust in Zim.

You walked away from the Membrane household, clutching the water bottle with the egg floating around in it to your chest. You called out over your shoulder, "I'll just finish the project by myself."

What you didn't know was that Zim was secretly listening to your conversation. It warmed his squeedily spooch to hear you defend him, but it also hurt him to see you so torn. Zim knew he had to prove Dib wrong, but more importantly, he had to prove to you that his intentions to be with you are real.

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