Parenthood [INVADER ZIM]

CHAPTER 20 [parte 2]

[M/N] has been on courting missions, by Red and forced to by the control brains. He never enjoyed them, Red boasting anything that came to mind, talked about himself and spoke ill against Zim which annoyed [M/N] to no end. The courting mission was finished the second [M/N] snapped at Red harshly and which lead to [M/N] leaving and Red scowling.

Though, he would've guessed this would be the first date he'll ever have with a human. This man was not just any ordinary human, no way, this was Professor Membrane, Mateo Membrane. The smartest man in the world, the most beloved man by everyone. Rumor has it, he could save or destroy the world if he wanted.

A man that [M/N] some how gotten a date with and was now acting nervously around the Tallest. [M/N] found that disgustingly adorable. Though, the other probably had different thoughts, without a moment of hesitation, he gently placed his hands on Mateo's cold ones, giving it a squeeze, " Hey, Mateo," he spoke softly with a smile, " Calm down, to at your pace." [M/N] smiles, eyes twinkling a bit. " If anything, this is my first date as well."

" Really?" Mateo asked, hopeful and a bit bright eyed. " You're perfect, you're handsome, very intelligent, very loyal and protective. I wouldn't understand why no one had noticed yet that your the perfect partner." [M/N]'s cheeks flushed a deep red making Mateo's chest swell up with pride from the other's change of color. Mateo must've done something right for it. " I'm honored I could take you out." Mateo moved his other hand over [M/N]'s, giving it a squeeze back. "You're a special person."

" You're a special human," [M/N] said and imideatly freezes up and tried to fix his mistake. " I'm S-sor-"

" Yes, you're a special human as well." Mateo said, a chuckle escaping his lips finding [M/N] trying to correct himself was awfully cute. " You don't have to change the way you talk for me, I'll help you correct it but I find the way you talk charming." Mateo smiled a bit and [M/N] could feel purring trying to come out of his mouth. "Can I start over?"

" Yes." [M/N] smiles, as he watched Mateo fiddle around with his mask a bit.

" What do you like to do in your free time?" Mateo asked.

" Hm, well, when I'm not working for you then I'm at home spending time with Zim. I often enjoy a nice book or looking up random facts or even looking up recipes that I would like to try with the kids." [M/N] said, playing with his straw of the his drink, a little smile on his lips. " Other than that, I just think of what to do with the kids when I'm working." [M/N] smiled a bit more, " What about you?"

" Hm," Mateo thought over it, He worked at the Lab, greeted the kids in the morning sometimes, and worked. " Uh, this? Between us, I suppose." Mateo said, as he quickly elaborated. " I-I mean, I never been on a date-date before, I meant if you like to continue this then I would like to do more dates with you. But I mean, I don't do much other than work and spend some little time with my children." Mateo quickly fixed himself.

" Oh, joy!" [M/N] beams, " I would like to have more dates with you as well, if you don't mind." Mateo's cheeks turn a bit pink from the other's beaming face. He's so cute, can I still call him cute?

" I'll try to get another one squeezed in, I'm sure the cure for something could wait." Mateo chuckled when [M/N] did a bit, the Tallest thought he was joking about it. Mateo glanced for their waitress for their food but she has yet to make another appearance. " Uh, what do you want to do with your life? I mean, the kids won't be kids forever." Mateo asked, leaning a bit on his arm that held his chin up and head.

[M/N] eyes squinted a bit, thinking of what he could do. He wasn't going to go back to the massive at all, he had no plans for that. " Uh, I...well..that's kind of difficult to..discuss." [M/N] said, playing with the red bottle with the large skinny tip. All his life was all about smeets and war, smeets and war. He couldn't visit a lot of planets, nor walk out of the underground labs where the smeetary was. He was use to that life style until the Massive came to be, being forced to leave the smeetary and aboard a ship that Red could try and seduce him as usual. He would assume as mate to the Red and be there as a trophy. " All my life, all I knew was how to raise children. I've never thought about myself."

" Oh." Mateo let out, and noticed the little lost look in [M/N]'s eyes, he did stay and worked at the orphanage back in his. That Orphanage, it sounded like a prison but the dead look in his eyes worried Mateo a bit. " Is the place dangerous? The Orphanage?"

" Hm?" [M/N] blinks back to reality and looked to Mateo, he must've spaced off. " The Orphanage was just..." Cold, dark, depressing, " Low on funds. The place had many beds, but some children had to share," The same DNA from Irken's before them, " It's funny, as much as I love each kid as my own, they always grow up so fast in my eyes," Because of the PAK's, " All I've ever known since I was small was to take care of kids, I had my education, I got older and my job became watching over the Orphanage along with two others who didn't like the job, they loved the perks." Purple and Red, my job was to protect the Smeetary as it's tallest, now I'm here watching the only one that has ever loved me, My Zim. " Everything changed when I met Zim."

" How so?" Mateo asked, ignoring the waitress that placed their food down on the table.

" Not one of the kids showed me any gratefulness for taking care of them, I ignored it and kept going and going. Until Zim appeared, he was small and so wide-eye. The second I saved him from falling on his face, he told me that he loved me." [M/N] said, giving a dry laugh. "It was the oddest thing that ever happened, all the other kids never told me they loved me, but the second Zim saw me." A smile crawled up [M/N]'s lips., " He loved me, how odd is that?"

" Not at all, usually it happens between animals, Zim seemed to imprint on you since he was young." Mateo said, he kept rubbing gently over [M/N]'s knuckles. " Though, it is very sweet that he loved you with one simple action, it's a basic form but I believe you might be the only parent he has ever known."

" I am, and I am more than willing to give my life for him." [M/N] said, " along with Gaz and Dib." Mateo's own cheeks turn pink and rubbed his clothed nape. Now that was dedication to his children. It really was. 

" Only after me," Mateo said. Only after me, until then, you can't die.

" You won't die, not until the kids are in college." [M/N] teased, " I won't let you die on my watch, Mateo Membrane."

Newton, promise me that. I think I'm failing in love with you [M/N].