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

Chapter Seven

The night of the birthday party had finally arrived and Dib was watching his sister do her makeup in the bathroom. They had plenty of time and somehow, they just felt like enjoying each other's company. Gaz was going for a basic look but that still had a slightly goth signature to it, probably nothing too dramatic since her dress would call attention in the middle of the other girls.

"So, what do you think? Which eyeshadow?" She asked Dib, pointing to her pallet

"Humm... I think I need to see your dress again to decide, but I think the light purple one" Dib answer touching his chin

"I agree and no contour, right?" she asked applying the makeup

"Yeah, I don't even know why you bought that contour thing, I think you look prettier without it" Dib said looking at his sister while she applied the eyeshadow

She smiled a bit and asked him for some help on pinning her hair in the back. Dib took a while to do it the way Gaz wanted, always checking the reference picture she had on her phone. Gaz kept looking at Dib behind her through the mirror, they were very similar and yet extremely different from each other. Eventually, they both got satisfied with the hair and Gaz was about to leave the bathroom when Dib called her name.

"Yes, Dib? Do you need anything?" she asked

"Not really... I was just thinking... it's your first date, right? Are you nervous or something?" he asked getting closer to her

"Well... a bit" she said in a low tone

"That's normal, I got really nervous when Zim came here the first time" Dib said in a reassuring way

"That's not it... All the girls will be there and they are all so... I mean, I'm so... different from them, what if Jasper doesn't like that? Maybe I should have gotten that other dress" she said in a regretful way

"I get it Gaz... You have your own style, but that's a good thing! And that dress looks perfect on you... And if Jasper can't see all that, then there will be somebody else that will, ok?" he said touching her shoulders in a brotherly way

"Even if he comes from outer space?" Gaz joked feeling better about herself

"Humans suck, if Jasper doesn't have game I'll ask Zim if he has any cool invader single friends to introduce to you" Dib joked along

They both giggled, noticing how unconventional their life was.

It was Dib's turn to get ready for the party, so he decided to take care of his hair first, borrowing some products from his father. Their hair could get really dry, so he hydrated while reading a comic book. By the time he took his shower and was styling it in front of the mirror, he could already hear Zim's voice downstairs.

It was funny because Zim had no clue on how to put on his suit, especially because of his PAK attached to his back. So they went upstairs to execute the task before Membrane came home, the professor wouldn't like the idea of his son helping his shirtless boyfriend with his clothes.

Dib could tell Zim did something to his skin and wig. His green skin seemed smoother and had a perfumed light scent. The human knew Zim avoided water since it was harmful to him but he had his own ways to keep himself clean.

"Hey Zim, did you shower? Your skin feels different" Dib asked as he finished buttoning Zim's shirt

"Yes, did you like it?" He asked with the puppy eyes he would put on when he wanted to be praised

"Of course, it's so smooth and smells really good. But didn't it hurt you?" He asked concerned

"No... You see, I'm actually ok with water, what hurts me is the bacteria found in the water around here" Zim explained