ZADR Orange Chapter 091

    A bit flustered by all of Rose's questions, Dib could only blink at the shirt she was holding up to him. "U-Ummm...I-I guess..." he said. Rose really had been dragging him back and forth, making him try things on, something he wasn't very used to. And he couldn't say he had any idea whatsoever to say back to her. To say the very least, he had hardly even ever had any reason to go out shopping for clothes in the past. To his knowledge, his clothes had always fit him up until this point in time. So being asked all these questions about something he really could care less about was putting him on edge a bit. He had at least hoped Zim or Jack would come in with him rather than leaving him to deal with Rose all on his own.

    "Oh, come on, Dib. You have to tell me whether you like things or not. Otherwise we'll never be able to get you what you want."

    "But I don't KNOW what I want." Dib whined a bit. "Can't I get a second opinion in here?" he asked, wanting at least Zim to be in there with him. After all, he figured it was the Irken who was going to be looking at him the majority of the time he wore these clothes. Not himself. So he might as well get something Zim would like to see him in.

    Rose sighed. "Do you want Zim?" she asked.

    Eyes dropping down to the ground, Dib nodded his head slowly, antennae drooping a bit. He didn't mean to be so difficult with her, but he really felt as though he just needed SOMEBODY else in the room with him to help him decide. "I-I'm sorry...I'm not very good at this though..." he said, blushing a bright red.

    Sighing, Rose then smiled. "It's okay, Dib. Come on. Let's get Zim." she said, wrapping an arm around Dib and walking back out to the boys with him.

    Letting her lead him back to the front door to the store, Dib watched as she popped her head out to talk with them.

    "Hey, you two. Dib is having a hard time deciding on what to get. Do you think you could come in here and help him, Zim? He says he wants a second opinion." Rose said as Dib stood behind her, fidgeting nervously in his spot.

    Glancing at Jack, worried, Zim blushed.

    Jack laughed. "Go ahead. He needs you. Rose isn't THAT bad." he said.

    Nodding his head, Zim then smiled. "Of course not. Coming, Dib-love!" he said.

    Meanwhile, Rose couldn't help but send Jack a rather unimpressed look for his comment. "Actually, Jack. You better come in here too. I think Dib could use a third opinion." she said, grabbing him by the arm and dragging him in behind her. Zim and Dib followed behind at a safe distance.

    While he didn't mean to get Zim or Jack into trouble with Rose, Dib sighed in relief nonetheless at no longer having to face her alone.

    Nuzzling into Dib, oblivious to his troubles, Zim smiled as he walked with Dib back towards the changing rooms. "So, what do you need Zim's opinion on?" he asked.

    His body trembling slightly, Dib could only stiffen a bit at the question. "Everything!" he sent Zim a truly terrified look. He hadn't imagined that shopping with Rose would turn out to be so stressful. But it was, and as nice as she was, she was a little intimidating whenever she asked for his personal opinion on something. Because just saying he wanted something comfortable to wear wasn't enough in her book.

    Eyes widening in a bit of fear, Zim then smiled weakly and hugged him close. "It's okay, Dib. Come on. Zim shall help." he said.

    Clinging to one of Zim's arms as though for protection, Dib calmed just a bit at the hug and let his eyelids slip partially closed again. "...Okay..." he said in a quiet voice, his antennae falling back more to a more comfortable position on his head. "Just let her know what you think will look good on me. Otherwise she'll drag me into another changing room and make me try it all on again..." he said, shuddering a bit at the memory.

    Zim laughed a little. "What if I want to see you modeling your new clothes?" he asked.

    "I don't mind trying them on again just so long as Rose lets me get them on myself." Dib blushed.

    Zim smiled. "Well, if you need help, Zim is here." he said.

    Finally letting his eyes slip back closed, Dib sighed out gently. "I know...J-Just don't let Rose come in while I'm changing..." he said, going to rest his head against the other's shoulder as they walked.

    "I won't. Now, what were you looking at before?"

    "Well, for starters, she brought me to look through the shirts after picking out a few pairs of pants she wanted me to try on. Then she said she wanted to try and help me find at least a night shirt to wear at night to sleep in. But I was kind of being difficult with her about the shirts. Because I don't know what it is I want to wear. I've been wearing the same shirts for years, and I really like them, so it's kind of hard to just pick out new shirts to wear."

    Zim smiled. "Then why don't we just get you some shirts like your old ones?" he asked.

    "Hm? I'm not so sure they make them anymore. That's why I'm hoping this weight will drop off quickly after the smeets are born. So I can wear my old shirts again. Besides, I think Rose had something else in mind for me to wear. She said she wanted to find something that would make me look "slim." That way people can't tell I'm pregnant."

    Zim nodded. "I guess that would be a good idea. What was she showing you?" he asked.

    "Mostly just a bunch of dress shirts and T-shirts with abstract designs on them. She did find me one shirt that kind of reminds me of your uniform top, but it's blue, and the stripes are thicker. And I guess she figured out I like space, so she picked out a few darker colored shirts with stars and other spacey type designs on them."

    "Well, they sound nice. How do you like them? And how do they fit on you?"

    "Weeell...I guess they're okay...I-I don't really care how they look just so long as they're comfortable. But Rose keeps on asking me what I think of them and I don't know how to respond. So I thought, you know, that you could tell me what you think of them...B-Because you're the one who's going to be looking at me in them...A-And I guess they fit me alright...She got me a size bigger than my size right now because she thinks I'm going to grow into them more. But the pants are kind of uncomfortable. They don't come up any higher than my hips, but she says that's how they're supposed to be."

    "Well, with the smeets, you probably wouldn't want to get pants that come up any higher anyways. And we can always get you more later." Zim kissed him. "If you think the shirts are comfortable though then let's just go ahead and get them." he said.

    "W-Well, why don't you have a look through them with Rose first. I want you to like them too. A-And that's kind of why I even asked for you in the first place. She wanted to go through a pile of them and have me pick out the ones I liked the most. But they all pretty much fit the same, so I couldn't pick which I liked the best. And we still haven't picked out any pajamas...err...a night shirt yet."

    Zim sighed. "Alright. Alright. Let me see them." he said.

    Nodding his head, Dib led Zim over to the pile of clothes Rose had picked out for him to try on. "U-Umm...D-Do you want me to try them on again so you can get an idea of how I look in them?" he asked Zim once they were standing right outside the dressing room they had left the clothes at.

    Zim smiled. "Sure." he said.

    Dropping his gaze down to the ground, Dib blushed a bit before picking up a pair of pants Rose had brought him along with one of the shirts to change into really quickly so Zim could get an idea how they looked on him. After a few minutes, he then walked back out of the changing room with his new outfit on.

    Blushing at how Dib looked upon exiting the changing room, Zim looked away to the side and slumped in his seat a bit.

    Dib could only blink at Zim's reaction when he came out. "Hmm? So you don't like it?" he asked, antennae drooping before perking a bit again as he turned to the side to look at himself in a mirror they had placed outside the dressing room. He turned this way and that to try and get an idea of how it looked on him from all sides.

    "No, no. It looks nice."

    Not so sure he actually believed the other's words, Dib glanced back at Zim after a moment or two of looking himself over. "You know, if you don't like it, you can just say so already!" he exclaimed, getting frustrated with the other's half-assed response to how he looked in the outfit, especially since it was Zim's opinion rather than his own that he truly cared about at this point.

    "I like it, alright?!" Zim exclaimed right on back before standing up and walking over to him. "It's just odd seeing you in anything other than your normal clothing. You know, everything you used to wear was exactly the same." he said.

    Dropping his gaze back down to the ground, Dib's antennae drooped. "But you wish I didn't have to change them either, right?" he sighed. "I know I need new clothes, but I don't really like them all that much..." he said.

    Zim blushed more. "A-Actually..." he leaned in closer. "I think you look kind of sexy." he smiled a little, stealing a kiss.

    Blushing also, Dib blinked wide eyes open at the other. "You do?" he asked before looking back down at himself, trying to see what the other saw in them that made him look sexy.

    Wrapping his arms around him, Zim kissed him again. "Yes, I do..." he said.

    Cheeks flaring up a bright pink color, Dib shifted his eyes to the left and then the right to look around before bringing his gaze back to look at Zim again. "D-Does that mean you want me to try the other clothes on too then?" he asked.

    Zim nodded. "If you're willing to." he said.

    "O-Okay..." Dib pulled away to head back into the dressing room so he could change into the shirt he had told Zim about earlier that looked like the Irken's uniform top.

    Meanwhile, Zim waited patiently for Dib to finish.

    After a minute or two of struggling to pull the shirt on, Dib finally managed to pull it over his head and smooth it out before exiting to find Zim waiting for him patiently. "O-Okay...What do you think?" he asked, turning about so Zim could see him from all sides before responding.

    Pulling Dib into a deep kiss, Zim slowly grinned wide. "I like it." he said.

    Blushing shyly once Zim had broken the kiss with him, Dib played around with his fingers as Zim held him close. "O-Oh...W-Well, I guess I'm glad then." he fixed his gaze on the ground below, a small smile tugging at his lips as his antennae twitched almost happily.

    Zim nuzzled him happily. "If the rest fit the same, I don't think it would matter if you try them on or not. We'll just get them all." he said.

    "A-Are you sure? I-I'm not really sure how much they'd all cos-" Dib began but got cut off by Rose who approached them excitedly with another article of clothing in hand.

    "Oh, Dib! I found the cutest pajama top for you to try on!" Rose exclaimed, holding it out for them both to see before turning to face Zim. "Don't you think this would look so cute on Dib, Zim?!" she smiled wide, holding up what looked to be a night shirt only with some kind of bunny ear hood on it.

    Covering his mouth, Zim snorted a little. "I never thought Dib to be the bunny kind. Are there any others?" he asked.

    Rose sighed. "Well, there are a few other ones. But I really do think this one would look the cutest on Dib. The ears kind of remind me of his antennae." she said, flapping the ears around like they were his antennae. "And I get the feeling they would keep them warm too." she said, trying to persuade Zim into giving the bunny hood a chance.