Chapter 11

          Long Time Away

                      "WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU??!!" Clem scolded Tip

                      "Ahaha!" Tip laughed nervously

                      "WE WERE WORRIED!" Dib yelled at Tip

                      "I-I'm s-sorry! I-I just forgot that time speeds up in spa-"

                      "THAT'S NO EXCUSE!" Both Clem and Dib yelled

                      "MASTEEEEERRR!!! I MISSED YOOUUUUU!!" GIR cried while hugging Zim

                       "Well I'm glad YOU got a nice welcome!" Tip said to Zim

                 Zim shrugged and smiled at Tip. Before Tip turned around to face Clem and Dib they hugged her tightly.

                         "Why were you in space anyway?" Clem asked Tip

                         "W-Well Zim wanted to show me what used to be his favorite planet, Kantounia!" Tip said with a smile

                   Dib frowned and walked over to Zim. 

                          "Kantounia huh?" Dib said through clenched teeth

                          "Ehhehheh," Zim rubbed the back of his head

                           "Oi! You two! Don't start!" Tip put her hands on her hips. 

                    Dib backed away from Zim. 

                            "By the way Dib!" Zim shouted to Dib "You lose," He smirked

                     Dib was confused so Zim walked over and hugged Tip from behind to clear the confusion. 

                              "Haha! What's with the sudden hug?" Tip asked Zim

                              "No reason," Zim smiled and gave Dib a smirk

                              "Whoa! Did something happen in space that I missed? Because Tip would have thrown you over her shoulder by now Zim," Clem put her hands up and eyed Zim suspiciously

                               "Um...Zim and I are...well-"

                               "Dating," Zim cut off Tip

                         Clem's mouth dropped open and so did GIR's. Dib grew angry.

                                "Yes. Dating," Tip said

                                "...I gotta go," Dib said and started to walk away 

                                "Oh wanna play video games today?" Tip asked Dib

                                "Uhm not today I'm busy," Dib said

                            Zim smiled. 

                                 "Oh. Okay," Tip said slightly disappointed "Tomorrow then?"

                                 "Yeah...sure," Dib said then rode away on his motorcycle

                                  "Weird," Clem said then broke Tip away from Zim "Don't worry! I'll have her home by eight!" Clem said to Zim and tugging Tip away

                                   "You better!" Zim smiled

                                   "So tell me the details girl!" Clem said excitedly

                              Dib's bike stopped in front of his house. He took off his helmet and threw it to the side as he was walking to the door. It landed on his lawn. 

                               Dib kicked open the door.

                                     "Quiet big head! I'm playing my-"

                                     "SHUT UP GAZ!" Dib snapped cutting off his sister

                                      "What...did you...say?" Gaz trembled in anger

                                      "I said shut up!" Dib said slowly

                                Gaz stared at him as he went upstairs. Her ember eyes wide open. Once he was out of view she mumbled angrily to herself.

                                 Dib kicked open his bedroom door and stood in the middle of the room. Then after two minutes he started to trash his room. He smashed his laptop, ripped down his paranormal posters, threw his desk chair out the window.

                                        "FFFFUUUUUCCKKK!!!!" Dib yelled through clenched teeth "FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!"

                                   Dib trashed the room some more before calming down. He threw himself on his bed panting heavily then he went downstairs and went outside. He picked up his helmet off the lawn and put it on. He then started his bike and drove off. His mind wasn't clear at all. His anger was consuming his mind. 

                                    Dib stopped his bike in front of a bar. Of course he was still too young to drink, but this was one of those bars who didn't care about age or anything for that matter. As long as you pay good money for cheap beer. He went inside, wind blowing his jacket as he walked in. His helmet still on. 

                                          "Give me a cold one," Dib said. His voice surprisingly clear considering his helmet was still on. 

                                          "Aren't you a little too young to be drinking judging my your body cool guy?" The bar attender lady said behind the counter and handed him a beer.

                                           "I didn't ask for your opinion!" Dib snatched the beer away

                                       The girl laughed and took off Dib's helmet.

                                            "Not nice to wear your helmet in-pfft hahaha!" The girl started to laugh

                                             "What?!" Dib raised his voice

                                             "Nothing it's just that...haha...your hair is...weird hahaha!" The girl was almost in tears

                                             "Alright giggles! What's your name?"

                                             "Hahaha...my name? Hmm...I rather not say. I don't like to give out my name to strangers,"

                                             "Hmm...understandable,"

                                          The girl leaned over the counter and took his glasses off.

                                             "You know...you wouldn't be so bad looking if you wore contacts and smiled a bit more...and started to dress like a normal teen instead of an undertaker hahaha," The girl laughed

                                              "I'm in NO mood!" Dib said snatching his glasses from her

                                              "Girl troubles?" 

                                              "What?"

                                              "That's why you're mad...yes?" The girl smirked

                                              "...The girl I loved...fell in love with someone else," Dib sighed

                                           The girl stared at him in pity then smiled.

                                               "Come on! You need to let lose!" The girl said and hopped over the counter. She took Dib by the arm and pulled him out of his seat

                                                "Wait...is it okay for you to leave?" Dib asked

                                                "Of course it is! I'm the owner after all!"

                                             Dib's eyes widened. The girl laughed. She took him to an amusement park and to the beach. They had beers until their faces were bright red. They laughed and laughed and laughed.

                                                 "Ahahahahah! Eeehhh...so," Dib's words slurred "What IS your name?"

                                                 "Ahahahahahahahah!! Ah I don't think you want to know!" The girl's words slurred too

                                                 "Oh that's not fair!"

                                                 "Well COOL GUY! I don't know your name...so? What IS it?"

                                                 "Oh you DON'T want to know!"

                                             Both of them laughed. This girl reminded Dib of Tip a lot. She saw joy in almost everything even though she had the worst life possible and she always liked to have fun. 

                                             Without warning the girl kissed him. Dib was shocked at this, but didn't really care. After a few seconds the girl stopped.

                                                 "Sorry," The girl said

                                                 "No...I'm glad you did that," Dib said

                                              The girl smiled. 

                                                 "Give me your number,"

                                               Dib and the girl exchanged phones to type in their numbers.

                                                  "That way if you ever get lonely," The girl winked

                                                Dib blushed. The girl and him walked to the bar. By this time Dib was still drunk, but decent enough to drive. He gave the girl a kiss before riding off. He still loved Tip, but right now he didn't really care. He wasn't thinking straight at all. 

                                                Dib got home in one piece. He walked in the door. It was early morning. Dib crashed on the couch. "Sooooo not going to Skool," Dib thought. He soon fell into a deep sleep.

                                                Tip woke up from a bad dream. She was on the floor under a blanket next to Zim. She rolled away from Zim careful not to disturb him. It was quite cold in Zim's house. After all it WAS winter. She couldn't shake the feeling that she was missing something. Like she was forgetting something. Zim's eyes fluttered open. He looked at Tip who was staring out the window.

                                                     "You okay?" Zim asked

                                                     "Mmhmm," Tip said

                                                  Zim got up and wrapped the blanket around Tip,

                                                     "It's too cold for you to not wear a blanket," Zim said and hugged her covered body

                                                     "I wish...," Tip stalled "I wish the old memories could just be erased from my mind, but without those memories I wouldn't be who I am so...I'm happy," 

                                                     "Are you?"

                                                     "Of course...because you're here...and that makes me happy," 

                                                    Zim blushed "Then smile,"

                                                  Tip's blank face formed into a happy one. 

"I'm happy,"